She Lost Her Mom, Her Identity & Her Career — Here’s How She Rebuilt Everything
Update: 2025-07-19
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Earnesia “Earnie” Williams, aka Coach Earnie, was a D1 basketball star with global experience — until life unraveled. Grief, anxiety, and alcohol followed after coming out to her mom, who later passed from cancer.
In this raw episode, we talk about identity, healing, and how Earnie turned pain into purpose as a queer Black entrepreneur helping others build their dream lives.
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Highlights:
41:00 Coming out, anxiety, and grief
58:00 Her mom’s cancer battle
1:08:00 Rock bottom & addiction
1:38:00 Pivoting from pro sports to coaching dancers
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