Dating after divorce and looking for Mr. or Mrs. Right can be a daunting task! In this Episode, Diana talks about why she thinks it’s worth it to go back out on a limb and be vulnerable again. By taking some time for self reflection, by knowing yourself better, you can more likely align yourself with someone who is a fit for you!

Prior to George Floyd, there were actually folks protesting wearing a mask. Stephanie describes what it’s like to observe her state dealing with the Covid crisis. She is frustrated with folks who are supposedly all about the country...and all about the military...and do nothing but complain all about the masks.

Wynona talks about the challenges her family has faced, especially her son Jack, who has been arrested, struggling with drug use and not attending school. We chat about how it all started, what has helped and would it be ok to let a minor self medicate with weed? This Moms heart full of love for her boy is so relatable as she “holds on loosely” and tries to guide her boy back to shore.

In this episode I talk about the things that I’ve learned over the last six months and ponder what took me so long to get curious about it. I also discuss how important it is to stay interested andopen, and not just except that things are the way they are in this world. The best thing we can do for social injustice and for marginalized people is to continue educating ourselves and talking about the real truths that this country was founded on and the real injustices that continue to go on all around the world.

Listening to this relatable Mother/Wife/Business owner is such a reminder of how alike we all really are. In such moving stories, Larissa shares her hopes, joys and fears for her kiddos and the struggles and triumphs she’s experienced as a Black member of our society.

Young, bold, educated and fierce! Caprice Berrios talks about life in Orange County as she starts her freshman year of high school from home. We discussed everything from her inspiration, AOC, people in junior high using the N-word, and the fact that as a triplet she has seen her darker siblings racially profiled. I loved being able to capture the young woman’s feelings and thoughts just as Capreese is this summer. Time at home from COVID as given this 14-year-old the bandwidth to research and form her own opinions. If she’s like this now, I can’t wait to see her as an adult and a future leader!

If you don’t know much about Americas’ DACA program, this will be an interesting episode for you! My friend Paloma, CA State Fullerton student explains to us about those citizens who are operating under DACA and how it has affected her and her family as she has grown up under it. She also talks about the pride and pressure of first generation immigrant.

This conversation just might be so helpful to Whites who think “racism isn’t real,” or that “slavery ended years ago so get over it already.” Brittany shares her story of growing up as 1% of the Black folks in our town, which has a rich cultural history of turning our faces away when we see racism rearing it’s ugly head in our community. This conversation is a great catalyst for growth in HB

In this episode I learned so much about Non-Binary folks, how they identify and what they want to be called. This is the beauty of conversations and vulnerability summed up. If we talk, we can understand each other, if we listen to people who are different than we are we are opened up... and usually we will see they are just like everyone else!

Kevin Walton of ROC Era talks with us about efforts to bring awareness to the mainstream about Systemic Racism. Topics range from knees on their necks, protecting Black Children, living in Huntington Beach, and so much more.