This episode started with a PVC belt and ended up somewhere I didn't expect,  deep in a conversation with myself about joy, and why I felt that I needed to justify brief moments of joy in my life. 

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I was twelve years old when a guidance counselor decided to label me. It was an experience that I found a hard time finding meaning in. This episode is about what happens when someone hands you a label you never asked for  and what it takes to refuse it.

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It was the summer of 1992. Tameka was 19, headed back to Duke for her sophomore year. When her father didn't come home one night, everything changed. This is the story of a daughter, a father, and what midlife perspective finally makes visible.

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Welcome to I can't believe. Today, Tameka lays out what this podcast is, what it isn't, and why a drug trafficker dad, a temporarily evicted husband, and twenty years in advertising all led to this moment. 

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The stories are mine and are deeply personal. But I suspect they'll feel quite familiar.

I Can't Believe... is a micro podcast about the moments that make you stop and think — I can't believe that happened. Or: I can't believe I didn't see it coming sooner. New episodes starting April 30th.

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