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Brandy Lucas
The Sheer Resilience Podcast is the brown girl’s guide to facing life’s hurdles without giving up. This weekly show shares candid conversations & an occasional ki-ki to help you bounce back & be the best version of yourself in the areas of faith, relationships, business, and personal growth.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode:
The truth about what’s been holding up the Mocca Motivation video rollout
Why pivoting doesn’t mean failing—it means listening to yourself
The power of staying consistent, even when you can’t yet see the result
Encouragement for the “so close but not there yet” season
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What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
✔️ Why checking in with your goals is just as important as setting them
✔️ How to move forward even when your motivation is low
✔️ The difference between following a plan vs. following your mood
✔️ Why rest is a strategy, not a luxury (yes, sis, you need it!)
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The 90 Days in Motion Experience is designed to give you clarity, confidence, and a plan that actually works—so you can stop overthinking and start executing.
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What’s Inside This Episode:✔️ The reality of friendships shifting as we grow
✔️ How distance, priorities, and life stages impact relationships
✔️ The importance of reciprocal friendships vs. one-sided connections
✔️ Finding the balance between flying solo and building community
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Episode 61 | The Mocca Motivation Show
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Tired of spinning your wheels and deep down, you know it’s time to stop stalling? In this episode, I’m breaking down why we hesitate—even when we have everything in place—and how to finally push past fear, overthinking, and the need to have it all figured out first. If you’ve been waiting for a sign to move forward, this is it.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:✔️ The three biggest reasons we stall on what we’re called to do
✔️ How fear, finances, and overthinking keep us stuck
✔️ What finally checked me and made me realize it’s time to move
✔️ Practical steps to push past hesitation and take action now
Key Takeaways & Timestamps:[00:00] Welcome back! Why this episode is about to get real
[01:30] The event that called me out and made me face my hesitation
[03:45] Three reasons we stall—fear, finances, and figuring it all out first
[07:00] How waiting for the “perfect moment” is keeping you stuck
[10:30] My personal wake-up call & how I finally decided to push forward
[13:00] What to do NOW if you know you’ve been stalling
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Welcome to The Mocca Motivation Show! If you've been rocking with me since Sheer Resilience, I’ve missed you! And if this is your first time joining me welcome
This podcast is all about helping Black women create lives they love through real conversations on faith, mindset, wellness, financial empowerment, and sisterhood. In this episode, I’m breaking down:
✔️ Why I rebranded from Sheer Resilience to Mocca Motivation
✔️ The five key areas we’ll focus on in this community (Mind, Body, Spirit, Community, and Coins)
✔️ What you can expect from the show moving forward
✔️ Why it’s time to stop waiting and start moving toward your purpose
Timestamps for Key Moments:
- [00:00] – Welcome back, Cousin Crew! Why this rebrand is happening
- [01:00] – My journey from hairstylist to life coach and why this transition is personal
- [02:00] – The purpose of Mocca Motivation: Creating a space for women to thrive, not just survive
- [02:45] – The five pillars of Mocca Motivation (Mind, Body, Spirit, Community, Coins)
- [03:30] – What you can expect: Weekly episodes, real conversations, and strategies for growth
- [04:00] – How to stay connected + why community engagement is everything
- [04:30] – Closing thoughts: The time is NOW—let’s do this together!
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Dr. Serah Ogun is a Board Certified Family Physician.Owner of Cornerstone Premier Health.She is also a wife, & mother of 3 little humans. Sis is doing it all! Serah shares the challenges of being a child of immigrant parents. Finding the courage to carve out your own lane & how she's balancing business & family. If you're a woman trying to make moves this one is for you!
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Season 2 kicks off bringing you up to date on what life has been like for Brandy since she's retired from hairstyling.
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What are boundaries, should we all have them, and how differently do they look at age 18, Then they do at 39? We'll tackle all these questions and more in this episode.
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Our guest Brandie Yancy MPH, PA-C is a Certified Physician Assistant and Certified Health Education Specialist whos worked with the Centers for Disease Control, focusing on research and evaluation activities for the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection, and Colorectal Cancer Control Programs.
Brandie & I had a fun & informative conversation about
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In this solo episode, Brandy shares key points from the candid conversation she and her father had in episode 3 on building father-daughter relationships.
In this episode, Brandy is joined by her father for an open discussion on the hurdles they've faced in their father-daughter relationship. They discuss his 9-year absence in her life, rebuilding after reuniting, the difference in parenting and grandparenting, forgiveness & more.
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