Shit We Don't Talk About

On the sweet 16th episode of Shit We Don’t Talk About, we are welcoming Kelly Wilson, of fitfizzstudio.com and host of the FitFizz podcast; Kelly is a personal trainer, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, and autoimmune educator who has been in the health and fitness industry for 25 years. So she is more than qualified to talk about today’s pressing issue: medical gaslighting.

Simply put, medical gaslighting happens when a doctor dismisses a patient’s concerns, questions, or symptoms. It even occurs when they downplay what you’ve got going on. We’re pretty sure everyone has been affected by this--particularly people who are chronically ill.

Gaslighting, in general, might be better referred to as “crazymaking.” People engage in this behavior to get what they want and not address the problem at hand. Also, they are assholes.

For full show notes on this episode, go to https://miavoss.live/16

To reach out to Kelly, visit her site: fitfizzstudio.com.

- The article mentioned gaslighting

- Kelly's Medical Gaslighting Episodes Part 1

-Kelly's Medical Gaslighting Episodes Part 2

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Inspiring Experience  by Rafael Krux

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Inspirational Infinity Of Space by WinnieTheMoog

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On the 15th episode of Shit We Don’t Talk About, we are meeting a multi-talented woman: life strategist, author, minister, entrepreneur, and corporate leader, SharRon Jamison wants to set the record straight about the experiences affecting the female population as we work to understand the decisions our sisterhood made this year--especially the election, where we learned that a shit ton of white women voted for Trump! What?!?!Since women are typically seen as nurturers, who are very loving and compassionate, it’s difficult to grasp why so many voted for Trump. It’s at odds with what we would believe women want: no children in cages, non-assaults on our bodies, respect, to walk fearlessly in the world, and the list goes on. SharRon reminds us that Trump magnifies what is wrong in our world, that racism existed before he darkened the White House’s door, and so did a whole bunch of other injustices.Today, more than ever, it is important that white women and black women talk to each other and be in connection because we cannot learn without being in the struggle right beside our sisters. It is not enough to slap a black square up on your Facebook profile and call that support.For full show notes on this episode, go to https://miavoss.live/15----Find Mia online here or here.MUSIC CREDIT:Inspiring Experience  by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5670-inspiring-experience-Inspirational Infinity Of Space by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6593-inspirational-infinity-of-spaceLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/miavosslive/support

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On the 14th episode of Shit We Don’t Talk About, Shenika Carter drops some truth bombs about active activism and how we all need to stay engaged and involved--even though the annoying orange is vacating the Oval. That doesn’t mean the fight is over.

For as long as minorities have been around, they have been marginalized, and their civil liberties and human rights threatened. This year, Hispanic people were told that if Trump didn’t win, their rent rates would increase. But Shenika wasn’t shocked, as appalling as it is, and this is what we need to pay attention to: shit like this goes down and affects oppressed populations regularly.

That’s just one takeaway from this episode of the Shit We Don’t Talk About podcast. Here are three more.

1. Black voters who have been voting for decades have been thrown off the ballot and their registrations removed. This is voter suppression, and it even happened to Martin Luther King Jr.’s cousin!
   
2. White slave owners who were forced to give up their slaves were given reparations. This is a new bit of information that gives even more credibility to their being an actual gap in generational wealth--as well, as it is incredulous when we know that black people have been asking for reparations for years.
   
3. Even though it’s 2020, people who have organized protests are facing 20 years in prison. And yeah, this is legal…in case you were wondering!
   

In this day and age, we have major race problems that, sometimes, white people can’t see. Legislation is racist. How terrorism is attacked is racist. White domestic terrorism is the issue, and rightfully so, Shenika asks, “Why don’t we have a task force for that?” It’s a question that needs answering and definite proof that more and deep work must be done. This would not be tolerated if the people affected were white.

You need to listen to this episode of the Shit We Don’t Talk About podcast to accept that the reason we have so many race issues today is due to the continued unfair treatment of black people that dates back to how they were allowed to be treated in society. That’s also why you need to make sure you vote to change up the Senate and help to make a different kind of history.

To reach out to Shenika, visit her site: Caravan 4 Racial Justice.

For full show notes on this episode, go to https://miavoss.live/14

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Inspiring Experience  by Rafael Krux

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5670-inspiring-experience-

Inspirational Infinity Of Space by WinnieTheMoog

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6593-inspirational-infinity-of-space

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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On the lucky 13th episode of Shit We Don’t Talk About, Mia dishes with Tomika Bryant of Life in Pumps. Tomika is an organic lifestyle blogger, activist, and Philly girl, so you know she has thoughts on the nonsense of this election, agreeing to disagree, drawing lines in the sand, and cancel culture.

As a black woman talking with a white woman and vice versa, this episode is real and goes to places most people don’t dare to go. A note as you read about it: Mia and the rest of the crew want you to remember if you’re lucky enough that your rights are not up for debate, consider voting for those whose rights are--those are the kind of places we’re going.

Three takeaways from this episode of the Shit We Don’t Talk About podcast.

1. Cancel culture is a calling-it-out culture. When people don’t want to tolerate unacceptable behavior, it’s very needed!
   
2. This is not the time for cafeteria religion. An example of this is being pro-life for white women only. (Didn’t know that was a disgusting thing, huh?)
   
3. Loving others is a noble and worthy goal, but it’s an empty platitude without action behind it. Besides, when that is a response to people asking for change, it is invalidating.
   

For full show notes on this episode, go to https://miavoss.live/13

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Inspiring Experience  by Rafael Krux

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5670-inspiring-experience-

Inspirational Infinity Of Space by WinnieTheMoog

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6593-inspirational-infinity-of-space

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This week, on a very special Shit We Don't Talk About, Mia is joined by prior guest Drew Linsalata to embark on a Shit We Don't KNOW About journey.  What don't we know about?  We have no idea how President Trump's campaign staff wound up staging a deranged press conference in the dusty parking lot of a tiny landscaping company on the outskirts of Philadelphia.

No, it's not an episode of Veep.  It's real life, which makes it that much better!

Normally we're gonna give you some valuable takeaways from the podcast episode, but this time all we got is this:

1. The press conference was between the fire extinguisher and the yellow garden hose.
2. At a base level, we're all just between a dildo shop and a crematorium, aren't we?
3. Mia falls asleep way too early.  It's genetic.
4. Leslie Jones and Patton Oswalt are hilarious.
5. NEVER just call the first number you find on Google. You might also wind up between the fire extinguisher and the garden hose.

For full show notes on this episode visit miavoss.live/12

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Hidden Place by Rafael Krux
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On the 11th episode of Shit We Don’t Talk About, Mia learns how to be a Dick from guest Marc Ensign, author of the book Be a Dick: How One Person Can Change the World in the Most Unexpected Way. And the book is not what you think at all!

This story of Marc’s friend, Dick, started out as a blog that Wil Wheaton (yes, that Wil Wheaton!) took viral. Marc was inspired by the way Dick lived his life and how he took kindness to the extreme, and then (boom!) a book was born!

Three takeaways from this episode of the Shit We Don’t Talk About podcast.

1. It’s not unheard of to really start your life after 40.
2. You can be a nice person and extraordinarily successful. The two are not mutually exclusive.
3. Be a Dick is about “being” period. Be Humble, Be Present, Be Generous, etc. Every chapter title gives us a goal outside of ourselves.

For full show notes on this episode visit miavoss.live/11

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Inspiring Experience  by Rafael Krux

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5670-inspiring-experience-

Inspirational Infinity Of Space by WinnieTheMoog

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On the tenth episode of Shit We Don’t Talk About, Mia chats with Rob Copeland, educator, counselor, and author of the soon-to-be-published The Synchronization of Life: A Family’s Alignment Pursued. Mia has known Rob since they were kids back in 1979, so you know they have a lot of shit to talk about that we don’t talk about!

First, please just let it be known that black people are tired right now, and rightfully so. Rob is tired, and we need to listen up to that! He is sharing with us why that is and why other people in his shoes and similar shoes(!) are tired, too!

Second, maybe you have some prejudices percolating inside you? Hey, we all do. That’s not a thing to run from, but something to acknowledge. Sometimes, black people are tired because of the way they will be perceived for daring to speak out. Have you heard of “angry black men/women” syndrome? That’s a reality Rob has to deal with--that people might view him that way before he even opens his mouth!

And we haven’t even gotten started. This is one juicy episode. Make sure you listen all the way through. Maybe even don’t multitask as you do!

Three takeaways from this episode of the Shit We Don’t Talk About podcast.

1. Black people are not “just” part of the black experience. Just like a gay person isn’t just gay. Black people are people who have real lives and many fragments to their existence.
2. Look up “code-switching” and “tokenism.” And generally, make it a habit to Google terms and things you don’t understand.
3. Do Mia a favor and when you watch any sort of media, pay attention to all the white folks. How much are you really seeing fair representation of our black and brown friends?

The last four years have been hell on earth for sure, but you’re also being exposed to experiences outside yourself, and this is what has been needed for so long--revealing the systems of racism that were put into place to make it seem like the US was rejecting racism. It’s like pacification.

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MUSIC CREDIT:

Inspiring Experience  by Rafael Krux

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5670-inspiring-experience-

Inspirational Infinity Of Space by WinnieTheMoog

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6593-inspirational-infinity-of-space

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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On the ninth episode of Shit We Don’t Talk About, Mia chats with Heather Coleman Voss, a career coach helping people make incredible career transitions. But today, she is sharing how she survived COVID and what her life is like now as a long-term survivor.

Heather thought she had allergies when she first got sick, but then it hit her like a Mack truck. Her body aches felt more like bone aches; she couldn’t stay awake after a 13-hour nap, her headache spread from the top of her head on down, her intestines were a wreck, and her throat was tight. Her dog was her saving grace. She had to take care of him, so she forced herself to keep moving.

See? We don’t deserve dogs!

Three takeaways from this episode of the Shit We Don’t Talk About podcast.

1. You might not know where you pick the virus up--if you do get sick. Heather has no idea when she got infected.
   
2. COVID is real, and even when you are over the worst, the symptoms can periodically persist. Oh, and of course, there’s no insurance/relief plan for the people who test negative but
   
3. Who are still struggling.
   
4. Our black and brown friends are getting COVID more than others.

For full show notes on this episode visit miavoss.live/9

Music Credits:

Inspiring Experience  by Rafael Krux

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5670-inspiring-experience-

Inspirational Infinity Of Space by WinnieTheMoog

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6593-inspirational-infinity-of-space

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On the eighth episode of Shit We Don’t Talk About; Mia chats with Tara Ijai, of Love Glasses Revolution. She is a proud love rebel and activist and she’s spilling the tea on what that means and why it is so challenging lately.

(For full show notes on this episode go to https://miavoss.live/8)

Tara is a converted Muslim and she shares why there is such a connection between love, light and action. Many times in her life she has had to toe the line and stand firm on not changing who she is and what she needs even in the face of terrorism. She has responded with nothing short of mad love, believing that love is the great remedy for what ails the world.

Three takeaways from this episode of the Shit We Don’t Talk About podcast.

1. Not assuming that people wearing a hijab or other ethnic wear are foreigners. They might speak better English than you!
2. You can bridge the gap of fear with love.
3. You can care about more than one thing at a time! Who knew?

Tara’s definition of love is wanting your brother or sister to want what you have. Wearing your love glasses (the heart-shaped ones that frame everybody’s face so well), is an anchor you can hold onto to remind yourself to lead and respond in love.

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Music Credits:

Inspiring Experience  by Rafael Krux

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5670-inspiring-experience-

Inspirational Infinity Of Space by WinnieTheMoog

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6593-inspirational-infinity-of-space

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On the seventh episode of Shit We Don’t Talk About; Mia chats with Debbie Scheer, who is a speaker, soon-to-be radio host, and human strategist. Her motto, “If we can laugh about it, then we can surely talk about it,” is right in line with our show. Today’s topic of sobriety might be viewed as a prickly pear by some, but that is exactly why we need to talk about it.

For full show notes on this episode go to https://miavoss.live/7

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Music Credits:

Inspiring Experience  by Rafael Krux

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5670-inspiring-experience-

Inspirational Infinity Of Space by WinnieTheMoog

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