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Self-made performer, writer and "Brown and Nerdy" millenial Nicque Robinson tackles life as a woman, providing words of advice for navigating society, trauma, the gym and more. If you're listening to her, she is most likely on her second glass of wine...just saying. Support this podcast: https://anc…

Nicque Robinson


    • Apr 13, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 21m AVG DURATION
    • 53 EPISODES


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    Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 41:44


    Part 1 of my breakdown on the show Falcon and the Winter Soldier; we touch on Sam Wilson and the complexities of being a Black military veteran/member, the dog whistle of "woke" agenda being code for something being ruined by the presence of Black people...and SO much more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

    Dr Strange - Stop trying to fix yo hands!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 35:31


    In this episode I examine how the life of Dr Strange helped me get to radical acceptance about my disability, and how we can reinvent ourselves after surviving trauma (when we are ready of course) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

    Wanda Maximoff: The Space to Heal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 30:40


    The first in the comeback of NICTalks, as I talk about characters that have impacted me, and what lessons they've taught me. In this episode I break down the life of the MCU Wanda Maximoff and how we can relate to her complex trauma. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

    The Importance of Fashion in Self-Expression and Self-Image

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 31:53


    I completely underestimated how important your clothes are until I left the military and wasn't told how to dress anymore. I realized I didn't know how to express myself….because honestly, I didn't even know who I was outside of the military. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    If I'm going to be oppressed, what's going to be worth it for me?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 25:13


    A few years ago, I came to the radical acceptance that no matter what life path I chose, as a Black woman, I would always be treated like shit. It then became a matter of decided what life path was going to be worth it for me to go through all that inevitable bullshit: the military? Corporate life? Entertainment industry?… --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    Death is Inconvenient

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 22:23


    My dad died this past June. I have a lot of complicated feelings about it, but the biggest thing I think about is….how your death doesn't affect you when you're dead…it just affects everyone who ever knew you...what kind of impact do you want to leave behind? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    My Sports Dad Ruined My Self-Worth

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 29:34


    Nobody ever told me “it's just a game.” --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    I resent that we were never taught about the duality of life

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 29:06


    Shit isn't just black and white, light and dark, good and bad…they taught us to chase days in the sun, but never taught us how to sit in the dark --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    Dr Strange and Trauma - Stop Trying to Fix Your Fucking Hands

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2022 26:36


    We try to get back to “old me” after surviving trauma…only to eventually realize, that version of you is dead and gone…..so what now? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    When Your Body Tells You to Run Away From Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 20:18


    The signs were there…the red flags were there…you felt sick around them….but you fucking ignored it… --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    Performing strength for WHO???

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2022 59:50


    Why the fuck do we automatically say "oh yeah I'm okay" when we're definitely fucking not? And what good does it do us.....or is it for everyone else? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    The privilege component of success they never told us about

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 49:56


    Success = opportunity + preparation....and you can literally only control ONE of those --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    I used to love motivational speakers and self-help books....

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 58:16


    But then I went through some shit and realized....these versions of success are kinda bullshit --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    Stop Neglecting that One Habit You Need

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 11:52


    I've been shit lately at making sure I perform the self care habits I know I need to remain balanced and at peace....and I bet you have too m-fer. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    Marvel vs. DC

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 19:36


    Relatable characters with flaw and depth beat out hero stories dependent on angst, drama and darkness. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    Eternals REVIEW!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 23:43


    When going to see a movie, managing your expectations will determine whether you enjoy it or not... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    Having toxic ppl around is DANGEROUS for your Mental Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 15:40


    All it takes is ONE incident...one betrayal, one....whatever....to send you into a mental health crisis. Nip it in the bud before it gets that far. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    Some ppl are by your side only for PROXIMITY to you

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 13:45


    Not because they love you, but because of what you can do for them.... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    People as Nutrition

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 14:15


    Toxicity is always noticeable. Sometimes it's shit we've been ingesting all our lives that we never knew was bad for us. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    Are they toxic?...or is it just something you don't wanna hear?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 11:55


    We been throwing this word around so much, I think some motherfuckers have just found an out to not take constructive criticism. Oop. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    Get good at letting go

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 12:20


    Fuck the past if it's being harmful to you now. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    They can know when you decide they can know

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 10:46


    You don't owe EVERYONE the details of your life ALL the time. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    Extrovert problems- making time to be selfish

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 14:55


    We're not endless balls of light and energy. Even stars die out.... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    Setting boundaries with toxic parents

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 9:58


    You didn't ask to be born.... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    Married 7 Years - A look back

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 12:53


    Finding the right person is the simplest part. The rest is actually wanting to make it work... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    You can say "NO!!!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 13:25


    You ain't gotta pay dues to any person, job, institution, etc that is causing damage to your health and life. Fuck that. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    Trust your gut!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 10:09


    I've learned that the spirit knows things before the brain can catch up. Don't second-guess it. Trust that shit. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    MHA Season 5 So Far - Midoriya and Bakugou

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2021 37:40


    My husband Justin and I talk about Izuku and Katsuki, their strengths and weakness, comparable levels of ridiculous intelligence, their weird ass friendship, and what we anticipate happening in the next season! We also get into random zodiac stuff haha --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

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    Black Excellence is Exhausting

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 26:10


    Your life still matters even if you aren't the first Black person to land on Mars or some shit.... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    Advice for new Black creatives

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 28:02


    You can't avoid the harassment, BUT you can navigate it.... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    I am not your strong Black woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 30:53


    I'm tired of pretending things don't hurt me...and I'm tired of giving society endless permission to abuse me under the assumption that I can't be hurt.... like a beast of burden. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    Meghan Markle and the Unique Naivete of Mixed-Race People

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 23:22


    Mixed-Race people very often go through identity crises that can cultivate a naivete in which they don't see racial red flags...I know I was one of them, and I want to share my experience. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    Black Girls, Activism is Not Required of You

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 27:06


    You are not required to be Malcom fucking X all the time. You are allowed to just...be... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    WandaVision in Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 40:41


    I geek out over my thoughts on the series WandaVision and things to come in the MCU! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    Thoughts on the Meghan/Harry interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 32:49


    The most elite the spaces Black women occupy, the more danger we have of being a target. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    Confidence is Fake and That's Okay

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 17:28


    Nobody know what they're doing. We're all just faking it! Also, part of it is just being too tired to care. Listen for more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-marina/support

    Finding Worth Outside of a Job

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 17:20


    Entering my first month not traditionally working, and I'm struggling with finding my worth when I'm not making money for a company. Anyone else dealing with this?! Especially in the times of COVID, I KNOW somebody is. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-robinson/support

    PREMIUM SNEAK PEEK- Ep 3 Anime Gatekeepers with special guest @morallygreyismyfavcolor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 7:03


    I sit down with fellow anime TikTok creator Sydney aka @morallygreyismyfavcolor to talk about wack ass anime gatekeepers, as well as her recent struggle being banned by TikTok for speaking out against it! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-robinson/support

    Ep. 2 Under the Red Hood - Jason Todd Had a F*cking Point!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 33:11


    We've been watching Batman all our lives, and one of our favorite animated movies is Under the Red Hood. However, now that we're more grown, it's a bit hard to not agree with Jason a bit....or a lot. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-robinson/support

    How Anime Rules Our Lives!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 35:45


    Justin and I have always been big nerds...like, since high school. But now, at age 28, between his Yu-Gi-Oh career and my TikTok following, our lives pretty much revolve around weeb-ness! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-robinson/support

    REST!!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 6:13


    Is your name "Atlas?".....even if it is.....THEN STOP TRYING TO CARRY THE WORLD ON YOUR SHOULDERS!!!! Hydrate, take your naps, mind your business and REST. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-robinson/support

    So, you've already failed your New Year's Resolution...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 5:21


    Good thing there's no magic start button on New Year's Eve! You can start over whenever you want or need boo! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-robinson/support

    Change SUCKS...But it's Necessary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 6:33


    We never stop growing up...being "fully grown up" is kinda a lie

    You Can Walk Away ANYTIME!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 6:48


    People will forget that you are a whole-ass person with the freedom to walk away whenever you want. They will feel entitled to your time and energy. NOPE. You don't have to "stick it out" when it is harming your health. When you prioritize your peace, you discover the power of walking away. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-robinson/support

    10/24/2018 Overcoming setback to health/fitness goals

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2018 13:18


    Slipped up and ate a burger? Girl please, you fine.... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-robinson/support

    10/24/2018 Live Your Life For You

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2018 9:17


    Lately, I've been discovering that my parent is not the god I've held them up to be. It's gotten me thinking about my choice in life up to this point, and whether or not I have truly lived my life for me. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-robinson/support

    10/15/2018 I Am Enough

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 12:16


    My anxiety and depression from PTSD makes it extremely hard to navigate the world....and then add in that I'm already a Type-A overachiever and you get a recipe for a chronic stress disaster. So, in realizing this about myself, I am making an effort every day to remind myself that I AM ENOUGH. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-robinson/support

    Meditation for Type-A B*tches

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2018 5:38


    I'm supposed to do yoga to regulate my stress, but sometimes I find it hard to concentrate because my anxiety is a rampant animal. I made a more straight-forward meditation track for type-A chicks like me who just CAN'T LET GO --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-robinson/support

    Better, Happy, Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2018 9:48


    Mental health issues can be good, as they can force you to re-evaluate things in your life. Often times we let things into our lives that don't do shit for us. I recently came up with a new philosophy for living my life. Everyone and everything in my life has to: 1. Make me better 2. Make me happy Or 3. Make me money Listen to me break it down in this episode! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-robinson/support

    Rise Of The Latinx: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2018 9:59


    We been up in here for a while, but people are just now starting to learn that THERE ARE BLACK LATINOS. There is no one or another. The diaspora is a funny thing. Look it up....or listen to this episode lol --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicque-robinson/support

    Botched Brown Girl MAKEUP!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2018 14:58


    I tell a tale of a makeup artist who SWORE she knew what she was doing, fear of angry-black-girl stereotyping, and a valuable lesson learned. Ladies of color, don't let someone botch your face and hair, especially if you're not being paid for it, or if you are paying them. White stylists, for the love of God, PLEEEEASE learn how to do curly hair and darker faces. If you can't, just be upfront, save us both some heartbreak and embarrassment. WOC already have a hard time feeling beautiful with all the narrow standards of beauty that are imposed on us. You can help by doing us the respect of learning how to cater to our beauty needs, or just don't touch it, please and shmank you

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