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Notes from the life and work of Emcee, Moderator, & Public Speaker Kiesha Garrison
Bobby Morgan – Episode 23 of YOU Better!
About the Episode In this interview, educator Bobby Morgan talks about how he freed himself from the toxicity of chasing acceptance in places he was taught to value that did not value him back. Bobby shares...
Allison Zinczenko – Episode 22 of YOU Better!
About the Episode TRIGGER Heads-up: There are mentions of suicide and sexual abuse of children in this episode. Please consume the content at a time when/if you have the emotional and mental space to do so....
Alliah L. Agostini – Episode 21 of YOU Better!
About the Episode Alliah is a proud native of Buffalo, NY, a developing creative and so much more. In this interview we discuss why it was so important to her to write her first book, The Juneteenth Story:...
Shermica Farquhar – Episode 20 of YOU Better!
About the Episode This episode features Shermica Farquhar, a Brooklynite proud of her Caribbean roots. Shermica and I discuss some of her key life lessons about not getting stuck in painful situations and...
Kev Marcus – Episode 19 of YOU Better!
About the Episode Pressing forward, through the thickness of grief and sadness in the air and finding light in the routine of delivering these moments where we can grow ourselves and learn from the lives of...
Apply the Lessons – Episode 18 of YOU Better!
In this solo episode, I reflect on my experience in the past week of being sick and having to shut down. Past Kiesha would have either tried to still get everything done or would have been a bit down on...
Shaya Lyon – Episode 17 of YOU Better!
About the Episode During her twenties, Shaya Lyon lived in an area rife with battle and conflict. In this episode of YOU Better!, Shaya - a descendent of both a blacklisted physicist and a Holocaust survivor...
Zerandrian Morris – Episode 16 of YOU Better!
About the Episode Living a life that doesn't center Whiteness is bold and requires intentionality and imagination. In this episode, I am joined by Zerandrian Morris, who talks about the turning points in her...
Aspen Fitzgerald-Dorsey – Episode 15 of YOU Better!
About the Episode In this episode, I am in conversation with Aspen Fitzgerald-Dorsey, my first cousin. While we are very close in age, we have had some very different life experiences. Aspen shares stories...
Nikki Gane-Butler – Episode 14 of YOU Better!
About the Episode In this episode, I am joined by Nikki Gane-Butler, the Founder and Director of Dignity for Divas, who shares her story as well as her perspective on self-leadership, our connectedness as...
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