In a world that wants folks to constantly be "doing", it can be hard to give ourselves space to exist. To just be. Sometimes dropping all the tasks that make us “go go go” can make us feel anxious. As Black women, being "strong" and “resilient” is so deeply embedded in how others see and describe us, that it can slowly become something that keeps us from being our most authentic selves. Learning how “to be'' is a part of the journey. It takes practice and it takes time. Join me and the amazing Laura Cathcart Robbins as we journey together and have a candid conversation around releasing the burden of “doing” and allowing ourselves “to be”. 

 

Meet the Artist: Laura Cathcart-Robbins

Laura Cathcart Robbins is an author, freelance culture writer, mom, podcast host and accomplished speaker. As the host of the popular podcast, The Only One In The Room, Laura aims to inspire a change of perspective in how we all see and hear each other's stories. The title of her podcast was inspired by her now viral article in which she speaks about being the only black woman at a writer's retreat. Laura is also the author of the upcoming memoir 'Stash' an addiction memoir set during nine months of her life. She is a frequent contributor to HuffPo where she writes about addiction, recovery and her experience living as a black woman in America.

 

Listen in as Laura shares:

• How labels keep us and other folks from being
• Why the idea of "just being" sometimes creates anxiety.
• How talking about anxiety helps to destigmatize it
• Why sometimes being the only one in the room can be a burden
• All about her memoir (and what it can teach us about enduring)
• How she got her spark back with writing
•  The different approach to writing her memoir that made the process cathartic 
• Her lessons on: faith, choosing happiness and learning to love herself even without the hope of change.

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Want to learn more about Laura and her Podcast? Find more here

Check out her viral HuffPost article 

Follow her on Twitter: @LauraCRobbins

Connect on LinkedIn: Laura Cathcart Robbins 

Follow her on Instagram @lauracathcartrobbins

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