In a return to the show after the loss of his mother, host Matty Ice reflects on the one year anniversary of Solefully Casual. A lot can change in the course of a year, but do we always have to wait for a new year to start a year? What do you hope will happen in the next year?

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My mom, Patty Sullivan, passed away in the early morning of August 29th. The road to this was inevitable, but it has been a long journey for her and the people she loved. Get to know the woman, even in the smallest of ways, as host Matty Ice pays tribute to her life.

Life is short, and Matty Ice has recently had to come to grips with the finality of life. His mother is nearing the end, and after taking a trip up north to see her, he realized he gave her the best gift he possibly could have ... peace.

Former American Idol contestant Syesha Mercado had her second child taken by Child Protective Services. The first was under suspicious circumstances by a doctor erring on the side of abuse far too often. The second was via police intervention and recorded on Instagram live. Parenting is a difficult job, and on our worst days we could be misconstrued as bad parents. There is no manual for how to raise a child, and many times early parents are left scratching their heads when their children don't thrive. Let's pray Syesha and her partner get their children, and reputation, back.

The world is no longer lead by love, but by hate. Celebrating the marriage of two dear friends and the cancellation of his YouTube channel has Matty Ice thinking about his future in sneakers. How did the sneaker community become so divided? Why is there no voice to bridge the gap? We need more love, not hate, and Matty Ice addresses the future of his YouTube page, while also clamoring for love.

Trauma is a concept we hear a lot about, but do we truly understand it? It's easy to comprehend a physical trauma; an accident or physical abuse from another. Do we understand the mental trauma that accompanies it, and the behaviors that manifest that stem from it? Host Matty Ice talks through his experiences and asks for grace in the face of other's pain and trauma.

The 2020 Olympics from Tokyo have come and gone, and once again they remind us just how quickly time moves. Host Matty Ice reflects on just how much changes between Olympics, and why they represent definitive time stamps in his life. These games became a hotbed for controversy and hot takes, but now that they successfully completed, we are able to look back and see just how much positivity there was to gain from them.

Hearing the news that his mom's treatment is being sent, and "hospice" care is the next option, host Matty Ice ponders the lost time between he and his mother. When we are faced with the concept of mortality, it's difficult not to think about the life that has been. Time wasted is the one commodity we cannot ever get back. The legacy we leave is important, and Matty Ice wants his to be one that was not wasted.

Time travel has always been a fantasy left to movies and works of fiction, but through the recent happenings with the pandemic it feels more real than it ever has. The vibe around Covid variants and the vaccine make things feel like peak 2020, not 2021. Host Matty Ice talks through his reservations and fears about reverting back to lockdowns. For those of us who have done our part, how much do we owe to people who wouldn't do the same for us? A confusing time lending to conflicting emotions.

It's not easy being the best; Simone Biles can attest to that. In the aftermath of her withdrawal from the team competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the narratives about the decision have been mixed. It's a situation that requires some thinking and some nuance; it isn't cut and dry. Matty Ice talks through his evolution in thinking and knows there are two things, no matter how we feel about her decision, that we need to give Simone Biles: compassion and grace.