We’re so excited to be bringing you another episode regarding the important issue of racial inequality in America. We promised to stay committed to keeping this going and we’re going to continue to do our best to keep this trend up. Today, our guest is Rick Lucas, a friend of the family. We first met him through his wife, whom Sophie met at a local gym she went to pre-COVID-19. They live in the same neighborhood as us and have two children nearly the exact same ages as our boys

As many of you know, I run an online program focused on addiction and mental health called the IGNTD Hero Nohab Program. Within this program, we have about 9 or 10 groups that we run, two of which I run every Tuesday and Friday. During my Tuesday session, I always kick it off with a sort of ‘rant,’ where I focus on a specific topic or lesson

As you know, we’re here to have the conversations that are difficult, uncomfortable, and hard. We don’t want to let the fire burn out on the Black Lives Matter movement — especially as things begin to settle more and more on social media and our feeds are returning back to “normal.” It’s so important — especially now — to continue these important conversations and keep them front of mind

In today’s episode, I’m going to be unpacking a bit of a complicated topic. Recently, I watched the movie 13th, which shares the idea that incarceration is the new segregation and that laws are written purposefully to keep black people marginalized — and essentially, enslaved

In today’s episode, we are continuing the conversation around the racial inequalities in America. With it also being Pride Month, we’ve decided to combine the two topics and take a deep dive into the unique challenges that people of color in the LGBTQ+ community face. Joining us is one of our close friends, Sam Akins. Sam has a unique perspective as a gay black man who grew up in an interracial family. He is a professional ballet dancer and has his own clothing brand as well

Currently, we’re wrapping our Family SOS Program — the first program we have ever run for the family members of those struggling with addiction. I can honestly say it has been one of the most incredible and enlightening experiences I have ever had and I cannot wait for this program to be more widely available in the future

You know us; we’re all about radical transparency — and this episode is no exception. In fact, this may be one of our most raw, honest, transparent conversations to-date. And, on top of that, one of the most important. Our guest today, Millana Snow, is a woman of color who has built an energy healing business from the ground-up that serves thousands of clients worldwide

In this Recovery Secret’s episode, I’m giving you all a sneak peek, behind-the-scenes, of what one of our online group sessions look like! This is one of our Tuesday sessions where I present a theme for all of us to take a deep dive into. In this session, we explore the theme of ‘f*ck shame’ and take a look at the power shame has over us and how we can rise above it

For the next couple of weeks, we’re really changing up what we’re doing here with IGNTD. We want to focus our attention on what really matters and what we need to do to continue to shed light on black lives and the racial inequality in America. With all the injustice happening, it is up to all of us to step in and make a difference and amplify black voices in our communities

Today, I want to talk about the racism problem in America. How many times have we now watched people be hunted down and publically murdered? And then, for the people who killed them, to essentially just walk away from it?