Unavoidable Shit with Jarvis

Welcome to the Unavoidable Shit Podcast! In this episode, we dive deep into the art of living out loud, tackling the unavoidable challenges that come with it—haters, social media trolls, and the critical role self-awareness plays. Join us for an insightful conversation featuring Mikey Everything, a Chicago native, queer rapper, entertainer, and artist. Get ready to explore the nuances of authenticity and resilience in the face of unavoidable obstacles. Tune in for a candid discussion on embracing your true self in a world that can't be avoided.

In this episode, we delve into the intricate dance of love, loneliness, and the unavoidable messiness that comes with it. Explore the pitfalls of singlehood, the stress of dating, and the risky business of embracing your inner "hoe." Get ready for candid conversations, hilarious anecdotes, and brutally honest insights that will leave you nodding in agreement or questioning your life choices. Because, let's face it, the journey to finding love is a chaotic, unpredictable, and sometimes downright messy rollercoaster. Buckle up!

We're delving deep into the unavoidable messiness of allyship. In a world rife with issues of social justice, equity, and diversity, understanding what it truly means to be an ally is more crucial than ever.

Join our insightful host as we navigate the choppy waters of allyship and unveil the stark truths that often go unspoken. We'll tackle questions like: What is genuine allyship? How can we avoid performative gestures and get to the heart of real support? What are the common pitfalls to watch out for on the path to being a better ally?

But that's not all. We'll wrap up this powerful episode with a candid conversation about the challenges people of color face and the critical role that allyship plays in context. Together, we can move towards a more inclusive and equitable world for all by understanding the truth about allyship. Don't miss this eye-opening episode of Unavoidable Shit Podcast, because these are the conversations that truly matter.

Welcome to the highly anticipated Season 2 premiere of the Unavoidable Shit Podcast! 

In this powerful episode, we dive deep into a topic that resonates with countless individuals across the globe: being a person of color in the workplace. Join us as we embark on a thought-provoking journey, exploring the real-life experiences, challenges, and triumphs of POC professionals striving to make their mark in various industries.

Through candid conversations and compelling narratives, we shed light on the undeniable hurdles faced by people of color in corporate settings. Our guests share their personal stories of navigating a predominantly white workplace, addressing microaggressions, and confronting systemic biases head-on. We'll also explore the impact of cultural identity, imposter syndrome, and the unique resilience that comes from being a part of a marginalized community.

But this isn't just a recounting of struggles; it's a celebration of resilience and determination. Through this conversation, we aim to create an open and honest dialogue about the complexities of fighting for equality in the professional world. We'll emphasize the importance of staying true to the values of social justice and equality, and how these values can be powerful tools in the pursuit of change.

Join us as we dive into the nuances of being a person of color in the workplace and gain a better understanding of the different perspectives at play. Together, we can move towards a more inclusive and equitable world for all. Don't miss this eye-opening season premiere of Unavoidable Shit Podcast, because these are the conversations that truly matter. 

Welcome to this thought-provoking episode of our podcast, where we will be exploring a controversial topic that has been stirring up conversations in many communities. As people of color continue to fight for equality, some have raised the question of whether this fight is truly about equal rights or simply about gaining power to become like the very system that has oppressed them.

Drawing from our personal experiences and professional knowledge. We will examine the historical context of this issue, and explore the implications of adopting a "power over" approach in the fight for racial justice.

Through this conversation, we aim to create an open and honest dialogue about the complexities of fighting for equality, and the importance of staying true to the values of social justice and equality. Join us as we explore the nuances of this topic, and gain a better understanding of the different perspectives at play. Together, we can move towards a more inclusive and equitable world for all.

“Being a Black Queer human is a metaphysical dilemma I haven’t quite conquered yet.”

The original line goes something like:

“Being alive and being a woman is all I got, but being colored is a metaphysical dilemma I haven’t conquered yet…” — ‘Tangie’

"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain. If you’re treated a certain way you become a certain kind of person. If certain things are described to you as being real, they’re real for you whether they’re real or not. It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here. Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be." ~James Baldwin 

The intention for this conversation is to create an atmosphere of change around the subject of Being Black And Queer. Also to help share perspectives from A black queer lived experience!

Some churches “weaponize scripture and religion to do very deep damage on the psyche,” this also comes and other forms. Some people may call it spiritual bypassing and others might call it spiritual trauma! Spiritual trauma occurs as a result of events that threaten and damage our core spiritual values and goals. This can be a result of either abuse by religious/spiritual figures or being raised with a toxic and overbearing interpretation of that religion or spiritual belief. Join me and my good friend Sarah Noelle Gabriel as we unpack our experience with religious/spiritual trauma!The intention for this conversation is to create an atmosphere of change around the subject of Religious/spiritual Trauma. Also to help share perspectives form different variation of trauma inflected by different spiritual and Religious groups!

Toxic positivity or sometimes positive toxicity is a dysfunctional approach to emotional management that happens when people do not fully acknowledge negative emotions, particularly anger and sadness. It is a "pressure to stay upbeat no matter how dire one's circumstance is", and this pressure may prevent a person from coping emotionally with such circumstances by feeling otherwise natural emotions. Toxic positivity happens when people believe that negative thoughts about anything should be avoided. Even in response to events which normally would evoke sadness, such as loss or hardships, positivity is encouraged as a means to cope, but tends to overlook and dismiss true expression.

The intention for this conversation is to create and promote healthy views and conversations around Toxic Positivity , removing the obstacles of untold truths and learning to be transparent humans and create genuine experiences!

I think there is going to be a large paradigm shift in a few years, and it could either be to a new age of enlightenment and unity and we’ll be raised to a new level of consciousness, or it could be a return to a dark age of kings and mass, open oppression followed by a die-off of human culture. “I know it sounds new age-y, but what I’ve truly come up with is that you really need to trust that you’re on your own path, as long as you stay true to it and you show up, which is 99% of it.” ~ Jane Lynch

If you refuse to develop in the dark, you create a distorted picture of your life! Somewhere in the things humans make, I want to see scars, failure, disorder, distortion. It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.” “The most dangerous of all falsehoods is a slightly distorted truth. “Society cannot function if it is every man for himself."

The intention for this conversation is to create and promote healthy views and conversations around societal Distortion, removing the obstacles of untold truths and learning to be transparent humans and create genuine experiences!