A Defense Against the Rain

The incomparable Stephanie Williams-Louis spoke to me about the foundation of her life. This is my mama folks - and after the conversation I can honestly say that I’ve never known her better. We set the stage for the beginnings of her life, how she learned to set healthy boundaries, and using pain as a motivator to bring about change. Part II soon come 🦋

In this very brief episode, I decided to call up my grandfather on his 92nd born day. I love the way he speaks, I love the way he laughs, listen in.

And here we are, not man, not woman, but two opinionated beings here to discuss self actualization, divorce, the Israeli/ Palestinian conflict, mindfulness and the sum of our lives. We are all just walking each other home - Ram Dass

In this episode I catch up with two close friends Chelsea and Tunde - both South Florida ✈️ Los Angeles, California transplants living in the beginnings of their careers. Listen to us chat about blackness, the rapidly changing environment, and looking toward the light.

Bonus episode featuring one of my oldest and dearest friends, Chelsea Maloney. Her smile, her laugh, her perspective is just infectious and she is such a beautiful person - I could not resist just adding this bit of us chatting about hair, Jill Scott, and just black girl things. Enjoy

I decided to call up my older sister - she’s 12 years my senior, we have different mothers, we weren’t raised in the same home, and we hardly ever speak in person or at all. We have no real memories together, but I was really curious about the state of our relationship from her perspective. How did we get here? Where are we going...?

Listen to my friend Ariana and I chat about the pandemic, our adolescence in contrast with children today, aspirational figures, truth, peacefulness, veganism, and then some 🎙

A 21 year-old Sydney courageously shares with me some highlights from her life; as the child of an abusive father and dysfunctional family unit. How has her past informed her present choices? What are the most important relationships in her life now? Sydney tells the truth.

I spoke to Joi about her experience growing up in a majority white suburb outside of Orlando, Florida. We spoke about identity, female friendships, and crossing culture lines.

I spoke to Arianna for hours about family, health, faith, and when she inevitably heard the call to commit her life to serving others. Here is her truth.