Best Najja Bouldin Podcasts (2024)

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Workout 66 | Is It Possible To Exercise Creative Leadership with Love? With Sonya & Malkijah 2:09:39

1y ago2:09:39

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From the pen ✍🏿 of our guest: On this episode, we have a pertinent discussion on the connection between creative leadership and love, on every level imaginable. The question is explored through a passionate lens, all while understanding that in knowing something we know nothing, therefore allowing the discussion to bloom into an educating inventive…

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Workout 65 | When Is It Ok To Be Yourself?Is Being Yourself Too Much? Featuring Ijnne and Keith Bell 2:00:00

1+ y ago2:00:00

2:00:00

*Who/what does it cost us (to, when) being ourselves?Somewhere behind our front facing mask lies the truth. Within that truth, we uncover the impact society and conditioning plays in our many facets in life. From how we interpret love and romance to what’s acceptable in the bedroom. Join us as we figure out if we still have time to break free and s…

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Workout 64 | Path of Least Resistance with Claire Sarpel 1:41:37

1+ y ago1:41:37

1:41:37

From the pen of our guest: Claire Sarpel, digital transformation advisor with Bitwise industries and Najja‘s creative brain-sister. Let’s go get into the sandbox and talk about the path of least resistance. Shout out to The Shattering Slavitude co-hosts Rod Wave and Goose McGillicutty!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/…

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Workout 63 | It will come…! With Jess with The Best & Shay Buttah 3:22:06

2y ago3:22:06

3:22:06

From the pen of our guests: In manifesting, be ready, believe, obtain and sustain. Patience, love, and optimism is the keys to better yourself, self awareness holds the ultimate power for your success. Be in the driver’s seat for your life. This episode is loaded. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phoenix-nsaid/me…

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Workout 62 | "Catch-Up, Mustard!" 2:09:35

2y ago2:09:35

2:09:35

Join us as we catch-up. Yeah, it's been a minute... although, we will never let you down on content. Don't just listen-though! Engage. Be sure to swing by the website and collect your exclusive merch. Reach out, we reach back. www.phoenixinnovationgroup.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phoenix-nsaid/messageSu…

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Workout 61 | Young Founders’ Roundtable 1:34:17

2y ago1:34:17

1:34:17

You 👀 the workout title! This is the one you’ve been waiting for, but didn’t know you needed! Thank you to Sonya Tareke, one of the Founders of Team Real Talk, for putting this workout together, and producing how we’d go about it. Thanks to David, Founder of Arbo and Jonathan, Founder of Time Capsule Family Connections for their time and energy! We…

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Workout 60 | Nuance: Concerted Energy 2:07:45

2+ y ago2:07:45

2:07:45

Use your imagination to scan your experience and locate just where nuance is at work... Bewildered?🤔. Nuance is one of those tedious ingredients to our highest and best selves. This special 60th episode is outfitted with-none other-than the illustrious Dr. Tamara McMillan! 🙌🏿✨ Dr. T Mac comes and highlights the nuance. She does this with quick tool…

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Workout 59 | Face EVERYTHING… and rise. 2:18:45

2+ y ago2:18:45

2:18:45

“Walk in your ways so you won't crumble (so you won't crumble)Walk in your ways so you can sleep at nightWalk in your ways so you will wake up and rise.”—Solange Knowles. Pop out and check-in! You’ll be delighted-you did.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phoenix-nsaid/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcaster…

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Workout 58 | Respite Now!: Love, Money, or Connection? 1:57:28

2+ y ago1:57:28

1:57:28

(Excerpt from Respite Now!, essay) Today, we appeal to the imaging of all of us together without taking thorough stock of strides and roads all have sojourned in making it to this point. In other words—we’re siloing more—while appearing to be with one another. Even simpler, we’ve found a phenomenal way of being alone, together. All us are in a slow…

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Workout 57 | "So Simple-Yet So Stylish": Hustle. Fitness. Hygiene. Desire. 2:25:36

3y ago2:25:36

2:25:36

If you're looking for a certified cheat code to accelerate your growth and success, tap in to co-host Rodney C.'s framework for keeping clear of everything complex. Similar to Occam's razor-where the simplest answer is usually best, Rodney's So Simple Yet So Stylish has four frames to keep us accountable as we sojourn: Hustle. Fitness. Hygiene. Des…

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Workout 56 | Dammit–Harvey!: "Pain That Doesn't Transform Gets Transmitted." 1:54:46

3+ y ago1:54:46

1:54:46

This workout was inspired by Oprah and Harry's new series, "The Me You Can't See." The title, "Pain That Doesn't Transform Gets Transmitted," sorta pushed us into assessing just how this socially transmitted disease (socio-emo pain) might be effecting us. An initial thought that comes to mind is the concept of an individual being special. And-becau…

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Workout 55 | What Do I Have to See in Order for Me to Understand That This Isn’t True?🤔🧐🤓 1:57:32

3+ y ago1:57:32

1:57:32

Ayo, I was blown away when my colleague, Mike Cardus, dropped the proverbial 🎤 with this question. Mike told me that he uses this question (along with others) as a tool in empowering organization heads to think about/approach challenges differently. When I presented The Phoenix Mastermind with this question, it immediately made everyone come alive …

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Workout 54 | I Am The Best Damn Coach 🏆.: Affirmations, Confirmations, and Manifestations 2:55:13

3+ y ago2:55:13

2:55:13

Join us as we interview a great and honorable pillar of our Buffalo community, my cousin (shameless plug), Tyree Parker!🎉🏀🏈🏆 More about Cuz in a bit... let's get at the subtext. We operationalize affirmations as the ideas/thoughts we see in our minds; confirmations as personal ceremonial honorings/celebrations; and–manifestations as the goal(s) ach…

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Workout 53 | *>🪰Fly-On-The-Wall Conversations< Jettisoning generational curses to build wealth. 1:40:27

3+ y ago1:40:27

1:40:27

**Explicit Language** Imagine yourself a fly on the wall, and able to listen in on an ADOS (American Descendant of Slavery) Black family. My family. Again, listen objectively... this is a genuine conversation, that just so happens to be an authentic American cultural narrative. If you ever wanted to look in the window of what a family’s life looks …

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Workout 52 | That’s a perspective...🤷🏿‍♂️ And, 🤔it’s a valid perspective. Though, not the ONLY perspective.🤓| THE ONUS IS ON US 2:15:28

3+ y ago2:15:28

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***EXPLICIT WARNING*** Have you ever so strongly felt your convictions, that you thought the world be better off if everyone thinks like you? Welp, that's a perspective!🤷🏿‍♂️ However, thankfully, it's not the only one. Ironically, this is the first notion to defeat in therapy.🤔😅 If you aim to learn how to diversify, override, and validate your own …

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Workout 51 | Invest-or-Support: "Witnesses of the truth as we see it." 1:59:06

3+ y ago1:59:06

1:59:06

Join the Phoenix mastermind as we take a deep dive into concepts of support, versus, approaching things with investing-or-investment mindset. Is having support better, or, greater than having the investment? Are the two, one-in the same? The truth is..., it's an exciting twist. Definitely, a new perspective for all of us. Check it out! #creativethi…

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🎉Episode 50🎉 | Hold the Intimacy; Heavy-On the Hanky-Panky!🎊 2:27:04

4y ago2:27:04

2:27:04

CONGRATULATIONS! Look how far we've come together!🤓 Where have these hacks taken us in 50 Episodes?! Come on in as we intimately give you detail for detail! Play-for-play. Trust me when I say that this episode is franchise defining. Get your note pad and pen. This time, bring your friends... well, those that you are at least intimate with. Your lif…

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Episode 49 | Cultural Competency 1:59:58

4+ y ago1:59:58

1:59:58

How much do you consider culture while interacting with others? Do you assume that everyone, pretty much, does as you do? Do you know how much time is in a moment? 🤣Come on in to this welcoming episode titled Cultural Competency! In this episode we attempt the questions above. And, if for nothing else, we give our best experiences that supports the…

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Episode 48 | Benign Understanding 2:06:41

4+ y ago2:06:41

2:06:41

Benign faces. Benign teachings... Benign neglect! Now, Benign understanding? Bruhtha Rod C., joined Goose and I to enlighten us with his theory of Benign Understanding. It’s gonna blow your mind. Trust me! I really enjoyed this conversation, as it stretched my thinking in a way I’ve never considered. If you know me, then you know thinking fitness i…

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Episode 47 | Optimal Level of Distraction 1:27:12

4+ y ago1:27:12

1:27:12

Ride with us for another heavy episode from heavy hearts. To the contrary, scientists say that with the optimal level of distraction comes the best creativity and innovative {new} thinking. Listen in to discover how one might use a customer success mindset to leverage distraction in bringing/applying improvements and solutions to patterns of comple…

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Episode 46 | Effectuation Principles: Cyclical Benefits 1:25:24

4+ y ago1:25:24

1:25:24

In this episode, we’re kicking it about the behavior of expert entrepreneurs. These behaviors have been theorized as The Effectuation Principles. Like Creative Problem Solving, in order to get the best from this extraordinary level of thinking—one must first ‘clarify’. Although, clarification, or “Bird-in-Hand Principle”, is just the start of your …

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Episode 45 | How Do You Determine What Has Meaning? 2:38:30

4+ y ago2:38:30

2:38:30

I hope that you and all your loved ones are well. This episode is long overdue. We have our bruhtha Bangali Doumbia choppin’ it up with us on this episode of #askthephoenix. It’s the top of the 2nd quarter, and novel COVID-19 has proven itself a contender like no other. Meanwhile, an aggressive recession awaits, patiently, to be tagged in-to this m…

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Episode 44 | Cupcake & Dino... Quarantine Mix🤷🏿‍♂️ 1:47:40

4+ y ago1:47:40

1:47:40

Goose and I break up our quarantine angst by blowing off some steam in this episode. Oh-yeah, it's only right that y'all know he titled this joint🤣. This is a fun, ambient episode. Just pop this offering on in the background, and enjoy. Remember, laughter/joy kills all darkness. Look for @goosesoswavey 's Quarantine Mix on Soundcloud: https://sound…

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Episode 43 | 1st Quarter 2:07:28

4+ y ago2:07:28

2:07:28

Fiscal year? It breaks down quarterly? What's a quarter? Damn! Is my quarter(s) good or bad? If bad, should I throw in the towel?! If good, do I need to do anything else? We approach all these questions, and more on this episode of #askthephoenix. Goose and I are back in full swing. That's right, season 3 y'all! And, we've brought back the great Ki…

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#askthephoenix Podcast Episode 42 | Am I Committed, or Loyal!? 1:46:50

5y ago1:46:50

1:46:50

Commitment versus being loyal...🤔 They mean the same thing, right? No. Join @gooseswavey and I (@askthephoenix) as we discover what these words mean—outside of how we operationalize them. Also, you’ll get the inside scoop on how this clarity has impacted our individual success models. It’s been a while, though we came back correct! Enjoy!--- Send i…

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Episode 41 | Power of Imagination 1:40:45

5y ago1:40:45

1:40:45

Conjure up ideas on a whim. Revisit the past. Create the future. Discover your distinction. Explore your means of coping within your unique experience. "Imagination breeds creativity. Creativity produces options. In those options we find freedom." ––Najja . Goose says that imagination is is reality. If he's right, then we have the freedom to choose…

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Episode 40 | I Am A Player 1:31:37

5y ago1:31:37

1:31:37

Need I say more? Some will read this title and think they have this episode figured-out! However, I'd bet it's not what you think. Trust me, this episode is for you! Bless! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phoenix-nsaid/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phoenix-nsaid/support…

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Episode 39 | Does It Serve You? 1:44:07

5y ago1:44:07

1:44:07

In this episode we're chopping it up about what it looks like to have a life full of the things that serves us. And, how having said things–impacts and charges our lives. We also discuss genuine attraction versus distraction. We went overkill this episode with rounding our conversation off with the difference between optimum and maximum. Lock in, g…

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Episode 38 | What’s The Design To Your Thinking? 1:23:02

5y ago1:23:02

1:23:02

What is Design Thinking? According to Rikke Dam and Teo Siang over at Interaction Design Foundation, “Design Thinking is an iterative process in which we seek to understand the user, challenge assumptions, and redefine problems in an attempt to identify alternative strategies and solutions that might not be instantly apparent with our initial level…

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Episode 37 | Enterprising Creativity: Rolex for Role-Expectation 1:49:54

5y ago1:49:54

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You wanna know what the top twelve Enterprising Skills are in the game today? How about—how closely big Creativity relates to entrepreneurship? What might be all the implications of this [peak] performance in today’s market? Better yet, how valuable is it? You’ll find the answer to everything questioned above, and more inside this episode. So, sit …

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askthephoenix Podcast: Episode 36 | C = fa(KIE) 1:09:08

5+ y ago1:09:08

1:09:08

The above equation is the brain child of Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, and Creativity dynamo, Ruth Noller. Though symbolic, this equation serves as a compass-of sorts. It is a cursor for the attitude one practices, regularly. I believe attitude either grants or denies us -our freedom(s). Keeping positive can be difficult.…

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#askthephoenix Episode 35: Contingency Readiness 1:43:53

5+ y ago1:43:53

1:43:53

Are you planning for success, or have you been inadvertently planning to fail? Have you devised a contingency plan? Are you executing from a contingency mindset? Come on in and learn how we ensure our individual safety and readiness, while planning and strategizing rapid responses to/for freedom. This one will leave you with the “-itis” it’s so fil…

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Episode 34: I Wonder What I Look Like 1:56:22

5+ y ago1:56:22

1:56:22

Often we see and hear ourselves from the outside in. It’s rare that we look at ourselves from the inside out. The surest way to see your true self is through your values. Knowing your values sets a benchmark for your conduct/behavior. A standard. Living as such sets a philosophy by which you move. Confused? Tune in!--- Send in a voice message: http…

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Episode 33: Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, START! 1:45:38

5+ y ago1:45:38

1:45:38

@meezseason joins us to recap the year since we recorded Episode 2, together. And it has been an amazing year of ‘trial and learn’; and, a year of hardcore failure fanaticism.... All to make our dreams come to life. Come inside and listen to what we’re willing to sacrifice for extra lives in this game! @gooseswavey is electric in this one!😂 Enjoy! …

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#askthephoenix Episode 32: Crossroads Radio Pastor Garney Davis asks about Mindset of the Youth! 29:34

5+ y ago29:34

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This is an incredible interview! Pastor Garney delivers penetrating, and exciting questions about the state of our youth-today! He’s asking to discover—what we might do, as a solution, to shatter paradigmatic thinking in the young ones. Najja simply gives some clarity, and alternative perspectives on the topic. This one is short, yet most impactful…

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Episode 31: I Have Everything I’m “Supposed” To Have... Why Do I Still Feel Lonely? 1:41:35

5+ y ago1:41:35

1:41:35

Join us as we uncover the many untruths, or inconsistencies, in the pursuit of the “American Dream/Ideal”. First, we propose if this dream is yours-alone! Then, we open up the conversation of having everything an individual “should” strive for, and how one could still feel hollow inside—amidst the success. More over, we also cover the fullness that…

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Episode 30: Breaking-through Social & Soft Skill Deficit 1:29:34

5+ y ago1:29:34

1:29:34

Have you been life-boating at the last social/networking event you attended? Is it hard for you to ask for help? Do you find it hard to make new friends? Do find solace in spouting things like, “no-new friends”? Do you subscribe to “FOMO”? When you’re upset, do you find it hard to calm down; in fact, you may look for cues to sustain said upset? Don…

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Episode 29: How Am I Supposed feel about the World, when I Don’t feel Its Warmth at Home? 1:34:23

5+ y ago1:34:23

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Have you ever felt like a stranger in your own home? How might that effect your productive output? Your creativity? Your resilience? What does this feeling—do to your imagination? How might this effect how we see value? With skill, can we change? Come on in and let’s stretch our thinking around these questions. Shout out to the Queen, Jontay Walton…

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#askthephoenix Episode 28: Rectifying the Capitalist Condition featuring John Torrey, Ph.D 1:29:44

5+ y ago1:29:44

1:29:44

According to Merriam-Webster, to Rectify (v.) is to remedy; or to correct by removing errors. Join us as John Torrey, Ph.D details what rectification means for capitalism, and—overall justice! This episode, another from the hip, is enlightening, intimidating, and empowering... almost—in that order! @goosesoswavey even came out his shell in this epi…

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Episode 27: What Do You Value, the Person-or- the Plane? 1:08:52

5+ y ago1:08:52

1:08:52

How much does the institutions of Gucci, Burberry, and others cost you as the person? Is your value in the art or the artist? The paint or the painter? The culture or the purveyors? The gun or the gunner? The law makers or law enforcers 🤔🤷🏿‍♂️? Doesn’t matter how well the institutions are built, it’s the persons that’ve done the building that are o…

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Episode 26: 🪰 He’s Got The Job! 1:35:27

5+ y ago1:35:27

1:35:27

Join us in-vivo for an impromptu session with a friend of a friend. Peep the scene, I was lying on the couch in the studio wondering what this episode would be. I let it go, took a nap, and awoke to this opportunity! It was so much fun! Come in and enjoy the magic of breakthrough... you’ll be better because of it.--- Send in a voice message: https:…

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#askthephoenix Episode 25: Head of the Table 1:22:38

6y ago1:22:38

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Growing up, I learned quick that the head of the table is reserved for the individual(s) who’ve exhibited a high level of reliability, in regards to responsibility. Peter, Goose, and I break down what it means to be looking at the proverbial table, having a seat at said table, and lastly occupying the head seat at the table. This episode is chocked…

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askthephoenix: Episode 24: The World is a Stage...! 1:20:38

6y ago1:20:38

1:20:38

Today’s world can prove to be a bit confusing as to—the you that’s respected, versus the you that’s sensationalized. In our volatile society, this confusion could lead us to identify and follow the influences of caricatures. Yet, if we do it right, tact in truth is the assurance of mobility in this ever-changing company of civilization. We must be …

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ask: Episode23 PART2: Tamara McMillan, of McMillan Empowerment Enterprises shares paradigm hacks 1:41:33

6y ago1:41:33

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Tamara called up and said she’d like to share her commitment to shattering slavitude with us. She said she had developed several gripping lectures around elevation, education, relationships, and morning masturbations. This conversation... straight DRIP! Enjoy! PS: This is PART 2, and let me say the sequel is better than the first installment! Pleas…

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ask: Episode23 PART1: Tamara McMillan, of McMillan Empowerment Enterprises shares paradigm hacks 1:59:21

6y ago1:59:21

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Tamara called up and said she’d like to share her commitment to shattering slavitude with us. She said she had developed several gripping lectures around elevation, education, relationships, and morning masturbations. This conversation... straight DRIP! Enjoy! PS: be on the look out for PART2 soon!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spo…

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Episode# 22: The impact of SMF on your success (Sex, Mental Health, Free Thinking). 1:44:52

6y ago1:44:52

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Ms. Monet unpacks strategies for managing success during her quarter-life crisis, and the bravery required in simply getting up to create! We all give our take on the impact SMF has on our day to day endeavors, and some tools we employ to aid us in our commitment to being better. Pull up, I know you’re gonna love this one!--- Send in a voice messag…

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>>free MIND style<< I had some things on my chest! I was in my zone. I had to rinse anxiety off me! 46:21

6y ago46:21

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I’m in the ether with this one y’all. I went in and worked through ruminating thoughts that were haunting me. Catch this drip... it’s hitting hard!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phoenix-nsaid/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phoenix-nsaid/support…

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Episode #21: Patriarchy: Protect... Provide... Pursue... ? 1:39:34

6y ago1:39:34

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Do you have questions of the effects/affects Patriarchy has or is having on your decision-making, parenting, and professional life? Join @askthphoenix @gooseswavey and @darealzstory as we fervently confer on this topic.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phoenix-nsaid/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.…

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Episode # 20: Is being in the Capitalist Class close to being a Sociopath? 1:12:06

6y ago1:12:06

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Come kick it with Goose and I as we attempt to explore the overlap between Capitalism and Antisocial behaviors/pathological personality traits. I believe these behaviors stem from America's haunting, traumatic past. And because of such, we're gonna have to do the really hard stuff required for us to heal to heal. First, let's call it what it is. We…

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Episode 19: Question from Monet Lewis 1:21:53

6y ago1:21:53

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What’s a good or bad woman? What’s a good/bad man? Am I a “millennial” lover? What dating could look like with a millennial? Is there a love of a lifetime? Join Monet, Goose and I as we confer on this hot take.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phoenix-nsaid/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.c…

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