“To the degree that we want freedom, we shall have freedom.”

• What it felt like to self-publish Tina’s book and then get picked up by a major publisher (3:42)
• How to calm your ego (6:21)
• 2 ways to handle the fear of rejection (12:50)
• How to deal with pain (16:56)
• Steps for dealing with unresolved pain (25:22)
• How to stay committed to your dream when things are really hard (33:55)
• Tina’s experience of playing Aunt Vi on Queen Sugar (37:02)
• Tina’s perspective on the awards situation in Hollywood for black actors (52:17)
• How to deal with criticism of your work (56:50)
• How Tina gets loved up (1:05:50)
• What inner fitness means and why it’s so important (1:07:20)

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Queen Sugar
• The Little Book of Big Lies
• Water Dancer
• Inner Fitness

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