Unapologetically Me: Recent Episodes
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Hi! Welcome to Unapologetically Me where we talk all things controversial and agree to disagree while still showing love and respect to each other. I hope my podcast brings you many different perspectives in life and opens your eyes to understanding others and the world around you.
My goal in this podcast is to show different points of view and how even with friends and family we can communicate those points of view and continue our relationship even if we don't see eye to eye. Communication is so important and losing friendships/relationships over lack of good communication is becoming far too common.
"Seek first to understand, then to be understood" - Stephen R. Covey
High value women, things 20 year old fitness influencers say, advice from a divorced 50 year old man....these are just a few topics we're going to cover on today's episode of things or memes taken from social media. As always everything is not black and white and there is SO MUCH gray area. We just have to be open to seeing it and acknowledging it. From there we can decide what to do with the information.
This week Brandi speaks about common pitfalls when it comes to the "New Year, New Me" approach to starting a new year! Listen in as her and Producer Trent speak about on what they hope to accomplish in 2022 and practical ways to maintain reaching your goals! Be sure to check out BrandiMosby.com for more information about her coaching programs!
This week Brandi is joined by Kristin Jackson AKA Coach KJ! Coach KJ is a full time coach at Webb School in Bell Buckle. We get into the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to coaching and everything that comes with it! Listen in for the full story! If you want to see both coach's in action be sure to check out the MTCS vs Webb middle school basketball game on January 3rd!
Another controversial topic has always been parenting and what measures are correct vs too far. Jonathan Harmon father of two kids joins the conversation. Just in time for all the stresses of Christmas this conversation is very necessary and covers all the hot button topics! Listen in for the full story!
With the holiday season upon us, I wanted to take a minute out of my controversial topics and discuss some ways that we need to look at our health. Everyone has the basic eat less move more saying down when it comes to weight loss. In this episode I share more ways to focus on the weight loss other than just eating less. That's a great start, but knowing what else effects our health other than what we eat is important. You can eat all the right things and eat less food, but if the things I discuss are not intact you may see little progress. We have to focus on the minor details that we don't think matter, when they matter almost more than what or how much you're eating! If you have any questions regarding your eating habits and how you can make changes, please reach out!
In this episode we discuss all things love, cancel culture, and the never ending wage gap saga! Every one wants the fairytale ending, but is that a realistic expectation, and when does love become a choice and no longer a feeling or infatuation? Dave Chapelle cancelled? Never! Cancel culture is becoming a toxic movement where people who go against a narrative aren't allowed to speak without being "cancelled". Some of the cancellers need to be #cancelled! Last but not least. The wage gap! Real or nah? In some circumstances it is truly an issue, but not something that can be generalized. Like many of the things we discuss in this episode and many other episodes there is alwasy so much GRAY area! Listen, learn, and be receptive to others opinions and stop cancelling just because they don't agree with yours!
Little White Lies, parenting advice when you're not a parent, marital advice from a divorcee or never been married: In this episode we discuss when does a little white lie just become a lie, and giving advice on things you either don't have experience at or have "failed" at. Unsolicited advice has become even more popular now with social media. It's kind of a double-edged sword because we want to be able to speak freely, but that also comes with people being able to give their two cents freely. Should we be offering unsolicited advice especially when it's something we have no experience with?
This week I sit down with Tee Banks. Tee is a former Vanderbilt Football player, a successful real estate agent, and is passionate about youth sports/coaching. We speak about participation trophies, dealing with entitlement, the use of marijuana in sports, and more! Listen in for the full story! Big thank you to Tee for being on the show and sharing his story/perspecitives!
Recently the governor of Tx signed into law that no abortions may occur after 6 weeks. Well most women don't find out that early unless they are trying to get pregnant and tracking everything.
Of course that ramped up abortion posts on social media for and against the new law.
Abortion, like most topics is not black and white. There is a ton of gray area.
In this episode I sit with my friend and we share our differing views on abortion.
What we do agree on is that more sex education is needed as well as more resources for those mothers who do get pregnant and are unsure what to do.
I hope this episode provides others with the ability to have these conversations, so that we can stop fighting with each other and provide solutions instead.
Thank you Brittany for your willingness to share your views and listen to mine!
Law enforcement was a heavy topic last year. Everyone had their opinion on how things should be handled in certain situations. MOST people do not know the first thing about law enforcement and what it entails. They follow along with whatever narrative the media provides them.
This episode was created to enlighten the public on somethings they may now know and how those things affect our law enforcement officers. I have included a few links below and there are studies you can also research on your own at google.com/scholar.
One area I did not touch on is police suicide. I watched a video last year of a law enforcement office who committed suicide. He did about a 15 minute video on why he was committing suicide, which I can't say I agree with his method, but he did what he felt he needed to do. I'm including a link for a 2020 report to congress on police suicides.
https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA602150457&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=00280836&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=tel_oweb&isGeoAuthType=true
https://www.washingtonpost.com/policeshootings/
https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr/publications#LEOKA
https://ucr.fbi.gov/leoka/2019/topic-pages/officers-feloniously-killed
https://cops.usdoj.gov/RIC/Publications/cops-p429-pub.pdf
We often see posts shouting "Happy Father's Day!" to single mothers, but are they really doing the job of a father or are they doing the job of a mother alone?
Can men/women fulfill the role/duty/needs of the opposite parent?
I say no and hear my thoughts on why in this episode.
Single parents can do a great and even with two parent households mistakes are going to be made but and trauma will occur for your child, but trying to take on the role of the other parent is never going to be done successfully.
Instead surround yourself and your children with positive role models to assist in raising your child/ren.
If you think other wise please let me know in the comments!
I wanted to do an episode on growing up biracial but realized that growing up is not where I noticed issues. It was not until adulthood and really moving away from home that I realized how much "black and white" there is in the world. It's not only in the sense of race, but we always think there is clear cut answers to things, and the reality is most things are complex.
Parenting, laws, child welfare services, health, education....I could go on and on. At the end of the day we all have different views and perspectives on these things. Being biracial things have also been black and white and since I'm in the middle (Black and Mexican) I don't really fit in anywhere in that world. That's because I like most things and MOST people am complex. Not just because of my race but because of my life experiences.
No two situations are exactly the same no matter how similar. We need to take each situation and look at in individually with all information before judging or making decisions or accusations. I do plan on having others on the podcast to speak on their experience as biracial and how they navigate that world.
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Personal responsibility seems to be a characteristic that many lack and that I also, once lacked. I played the blame game for decisions I made that negatively impacted my life. It was always someone else's fault or an events fault for my poor decisions.
It wasn't until the last couple of years when I started working on personal development that I gained an understanding of having control over my own life and my actions or reactions to anything that comes my way.
In this episode I speak with fellow HCI Alumni health and life coach, Kelly McIntee. Kelly is a coach who helps her clients work on making decisions and sitting in the before moving forward with the decision to ensure they're making the right decision for themselves. Kelly speaks on how communication and personal responsibility plays a role in every decision we make.
It's time we start taking responsibility for our actions, accepting the consequences (good or bad), learn from mistakes, and own our decisions.
If you want to connect with Kelly to get coached on your decision making you can follow her on the following social media platforms:
Instagram: Livewellwithkell
FB: Livewellwithkell
Website: livewellwithkell.com
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This episode was sparked by the Tommy Vext and Nicole Arbour drama on social media, however, it is a VERY real issue for men and women. I tell my story of domestic violence and provide tips on getting out and how to support someone who is in a physically abusive relationship. If you are in an abusive relationship please reach out to someone. I am listing the hotline number below. It is difficult to get out of, but it can be done! Hotline number 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Coalition of Domestic Violence https://ncadv.org/STATISTICS
In this episode I discuss the importance of allowing our children to take mental health days from school. If you notice me get a little choked up, I did because I am struggling with my daughter right now regarding her mental health and I feel lost. It is extremely difficult especially at a young age to know how to help them, but I am doing the best I can. So just know you are not alone! Below are the articles that I mentioned in the episode and as always comments are welcome!
Does your child need a mental health day from school? (singlecare.com)
Yes, Children Need to Take Mental Health Days Too — Here’s Why (healthline.com)
In this episode I discuss how we've become so concerned with being offended, but how we can prevent that and really focus on what and who is important in our lives worth giving our energy and time to.
Being offended takes so much energy and gives so much power and control to others so it's time we take that power back!
In this episode I have a friend share her weight loss journey, what helped her through, and her perspective on body positivity and society. It's important that we understand how important body positivity is but, also the impact of glorifying being unhealthy.
We did have some technical difficulties so I apologize for that but we got it done!
I want to thank Sheila for her vulnerability and willingness to share her story! I hope that brings help and hope to anyone who wants to begin their own journey!
With the new EO by President Biden transgender males/females have been the topic of many news outlets. As a mother of a daughter I share my perspective and feelings when it comes to athletics and bathroom usage as well as being a Veteran. However, what I realized in my research is that transgender men/women have been involved in all of these things prior to any EO and we were just never aware of it. We're now hyper aware because lets be honest....we discuss what the media shows us! Hear my thoughts on the new EO, athletics, and military!
http://www.revdesportiva.pt/fiels/para_publicar/Transgender_Athletes_How_Can_They_Be.7.pdf
http://www.transathlete.com/k-12?fbclid=lwAR1iYtkpEhvxAlMklxUB4dyL0EAsFJ-hYUizUqiGJznd-lc5cLuKLoGag18
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This week's episode is HIGHLY controversial and definitely a sensitive subject. I want to encourage you to listen with an open mind and really think about what is being discussed. Have conversations with others who disagree with you and LISTEN to their perspective. Speak to those who may have had an abortion and their experience or someone who contemplated but changed their mind. It's all about communication. You don't have to agree but you should at least listen.
In this episode I discuss the dreaded question by kids to parents. "Why"? This may not be controversial to the general public but it can be among parents especially in the same household. I discuss why we should allow our children to ask questions and how it can teach them to think for themselves and make their own decisions based of knowledge.
In this episode I discuss diversity and the importance of exposure to create acceptance and understanding. We don't have to agree in order to be respectful and accepting of the person alone. Conversation with our children and exposure to other cultures/ethnicities will create a world we can live in peacefully.
Also, I was born in Las Vegas and raised in NM for clarification Lol!
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