Perspectives: 10 Min Talks With Dom: Recent Episodes
Dominique Johnson
This is a podcast where we examine various topics from varying perspectives. We work collectively as real humans to discover healthier ways of life.
In this sequel to “you don’t get to misuse boundaries” Dom and T discuss past and potential boundary issues during the holiday season and how to prep for them.
Boundaries….
In a boundary hyper culture we are all too quick to use this word without actually clarity behind its purpose. A boundary has a clear start and end point. It is not a cop out to hard conversations or courage. Actually, I might even say that boundaries take courage. Courage to understand ones self courage to understand the capacity of another. This episode is an introduction to a 3 part series . We hope yal enjoy Fam !
A lot of times we are frustrated with how life’s difficulties are arising. Whether it be at our job, in our families, or romantic involvements, we feel like we have said soooo much and often times ask ourself why aren’t people doing what we want?! Why aren’t people tending to our true desires. We would like to suggest that it’s not about what you are saying but it’s about what you aren’t saying.
Have you ever thought of a time in your life when you needed something different than what was offered by society. Tune in as Dom and T talk about how we as people settle for certain things instead of things we actually need. They also explain why choosing ourselves in that moment can be very liberating.
Allowing your partner to be there for you is extremely scary because honestly so many fears can set in “ do I owe them, will they ever stop doing this, can I trust them, or will they throw this back in my face later?” T and Dom share their own struggles with the vulnerability of allowing each other to be there.
Consistency, at times, can be hard. But, why?! What gets in the way of the things we desire to do? Does discovering ourself or even just simply being filled with courage help? Tune in to see!
Dom and T delve into this episode ,and talk about what real love looks like from their perspective. Real love is understanding and growing with someone. Sacrifice and patience are REAL. Yet, it’s something we are struggling to commit to? Why ?
Sometimes the truth is painful. So painful that we will try to soothe our minds with a lie to avoid the pain of that truth. Listen as Dom and T discuss how this might later on be more damaging than the initial pain we are trying to avoid
When we can’t do a thing like those who have gone before us it pushes us to be creative and start something new. Sometimes creativity is birthed through our inability to follow.
Failure is an event but as humans sometimes we allow it to become who we are. In this episode we learn that failure doesn’t mean you are failing, but instead it’s the beginning of success.
Yal asked; we delivered! In this episode we answer questions from our listeners. See if your question made the episode!
Being a great partner doesn’t come naturally to everyone. Sometimes you have to dig deep to get the happiness you desire. Dom and T discuss how being vulnerable , and communicating with your partner can bring a sense of appreciation to your relationship.
Acknowledging the pain of unmet desires by our caretakers can be ruff, simply because we are aware how much they love us. Yet, Dom and T discuss how acknowledge the pain of our parents despite their love can actually shape us into more healthier human beings
Dom and T discuss how our offenses often mirror unaddressed pain from our past. The two explain how observing the mirror of our offenses prevent us from damaging our relationships.
Season 2 starts off with a bang! Dom
And her new co-host T delve into a meaningful topic titled “the little things.” The little things make up the big picture. But perhaps, culture has made the little things seem insignificant. So, we ignore them. When, in fact they can actually matter more than the big things.
Jae and Dom sit and discuss their perspectives of Will and Jada’s story of Jada’s “entanglement with August .
Small things affect the larger scheme of things but do we know what small things are affecting us?
In a world where many are willing in polygamous relationships , this episode discusses some of the risks involved in this decision.
Can we give standards to men that make them uncomfortable as women? In this episode we discuss a scenario between a couple navigating through expectations.
As the Virus secludes us from sports, work, and the busyness of life we can find the good surrounding us in this time
Losing control seems scary and even somewhat irresponsible. Yet, there are somethings in life we simply have no business controlling. Somehow our fear drives this belief that if we control our situation we can be safe from disappointment in life.
The Day we Love to love is here! This episode talks about the how to “do” Valentine’s Day with that special someone.
Many times relationships plateau due to a lack of effort. This happens when an individual has become “too familiar”. Let’s talk about how to confront a spouse that has become too familiar with you
Many times we find ourselves offended and left in a place on distance or loneliness because we lacked compassion and chose offense. This episode teaches how to rule with compassion when offense arises
Our journey discussing the benefits takes a turn as we discuss the spiritual benefits of crying from a Christian world view.
The biological benefits of tears is discussed along with possible reasons individuals shy away from crying.
- Book for men “Cry Like A Man”
Many of us refrain from releasing our tears. Yet, tears were given to us for so many reasons and a lack of tears can produce so many damaging effects in our lives. This episode cracks open the psychological benefits of releasing tears.
Let’s be real! Most of us have our eye on a special someone. But, before we move to fast, there are really important questions we need to ask those who we are interested in. This episode introduces a few important questions that may help prevent disappointment and breakups.
Not everyone allows themselves to experience the joys of life. Some people not only numb pain but they also numb joy. In this episode we talk about how
We all numb in one way or another but how and why? Also, is numbing always an extreme thing? In this episode we find out!
In this episode we wrap up fear with the prompting question “what type of response does fear want from me and why” . Often times fear will attempt to manipulate our actions to shift the trajectory of a situation but the question is why? Why is does fear want a certain response out of us ?
On this episode we discuss the signals of fear along with the cognitive struggle that one may experience when dealing with Fear. Fear can be deceptive and it’s time we figure out how.
Fear is crippling and we all have experienced this emotion at one time or another. In this segment we define fear and discuss the main goal of fear.
We continue our discussion on Apologies. We discuss things such as tone, considerations, and eliminating excuses when apologizing.
Confronting our mistakes or short comings is hard. In this Episode we unpack how vulnerable it is to apologize and what things may prevent individuals from apologizing
The Self-love journey continues as we unpack the skill of treating ourselves like someone we care about
This episode continues our journey to self-love . We discuss how comparison distracts us from truly loving ourselves. Listeners are encouraged to limit comparisons throughout the week.
There are many instances when people have categorized us as things that we are not. Thus making it easier to hate ourselves. But, what if we combated those negative labels with the truth? Could we then discover the authentic beauty we carry and actually love our true selves?
This episode unpacks the first aspect of Self-Love, Forgiving oneself. Listeners are encouraged to journey through areas of past unforgiveness and intentionally forgive themselves.
If we are all honest, loving ourselves is extremely difficult. We are often taught how to dislike ourselves so much so that we forget that it is first our responsibility to love ourselves. Perspectives begins its
journey on the topic of self love.