A. Jade Smith – Episode 7 of YOU Better!

A. Jade Smith – Episode 7 of YOU Better!

About the Episode On the latest episode of YOU Better! I sat down with someone whose journey of reflection and self-discovery has inspired me to push beyond the expected. Twenty years ago, A. Jade Smith planted the seed in me that “happiness takes courage”...
Mark Hatcher – Episode 6 of YOU Better!

Mark Hatcher – Episode 6 of YOU Better!

About the Episode After being born prematurely, growing up in Detroit facing territorial streets, and navigating the bumps of integration, Mark Hatcher found his way to a place that would alter his core forever – Morehouse College.  It was such an honor to sit...
Yaribel Mercedes – Episode 5 of YOU Better!

Yaribel Mercedes – Episode 5 of YOU Better!

About the Episode Yaribel and I became fast friends after finding one another frequenting the same online spaces, cheering for the same authors and generally being in community with each other digitally.  In this episode, we dig into a conversation about identity and...
Charles E. Sims. Jr – Episode 4 of YOU Better!

Charles E. Sims. Jr – Episode 4 of YOU Better!

About the Episode What happens when you feel like your environment does not properly reflect love back to you?  On this episode of YOU Better! Charles E. Sims Jr. reflects on his melancholy filled childhood and his journey to seeing himself as a “60-year-old late...
Tira Feierstein – Episode 3 of YOU Better!

Tira Feierstein – Episode 3 of YOU Better!

About the Episode In this episode, we talk about what it looks like to go on a healing journey towards self-love.  I am joined by my dear friend, Tira Feierstein, who has made her life’s work about helping others understand and get to “the work.” Her work focuses on...