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Where love for Mental Health and Travel collide! The Genuine Gemini gives you a weekly dose of uncovering and dismantling the root to everyday struggles, as well as long term ones. Adding excitement with travel discussions, listen as she "Unpacks" those heavy topics in preparation for the next amazi…

Genuine Gemini


    • Apr 26, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 20m AVG DURATION
    • 44 EPISODES
    • 3 SEASONS


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    Gifting: Silence

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 13:34


    Hey Ya'll! On the struggle bus but we made it. This week let's discuss the gift and art of silence. Do you like silence? Does it make it you uncomfortable. Silence does not always have to be a bad thing. Share your thoughts with. Remember, there is always a GIFT in the GUTTER. Be Love!

    Gifting: Intention

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 15:29


     #Belove #Intention #intentional #purpose #focus #clarity #power #podcast #newepisode 

    Gifting: Traveling

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 28:19


    Back to it! Running my mouth about literally nothing, LOL. This week we talk about traveling and why I adore it so much. I share some thoughts from my recent trip and some quick tips about solo travel. Hope you all enjoy. Be Love!

    Gifting: Loyalty

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 20:49


    We are back! This week we go on the loyalty journey, and boy what a journey it is. Are you loyal? Do you know how to maintain your loyalty? Let's talk about it!! Thanks for joining me for another week. Be Love :-)

    Gifting: Finishing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 21:32


    Hello!! Did you finish? This week we discuss the gift of finishing what you start. So often we plan, plot, and stop, then start again. Let's figure out ways to simply... JUST FINISH. Thanks for rocking with me. Be sure to engage wherever and however you listen. Remember, there is always a GIFT in the GUTTER. Be Love!

    Gifting: Activating Your Gifts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 17:58


    We are late, but we are here! Rough, raw and unrehearsed! Listen as I run my mouth about identifying your gifts and truly activating them. Thank you rocking with me! Remember, there is always a gift in the gutter! Be Love

    Gifting: Loving a Black King Featuring Jay Kinsey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 46:30


    Hey Hey Hey! We back, LATE, but back, with an amazing episode! This week we discuss Kings, Black Kings specifically, and what a gift loving them can be. I had my amazing and special Guest Jay Kinsey (@Iamjaykinsey) of the Outta Bound Podcast to help curate this conversation. Such a good talk. Be sure to share your thoughts wherever you listen, and check out @Iamjaykinsey and all the wonderful things he is cooking up. Remember, there is always a GIFT in the GUTTER. Be love!

    Gifting: Rebranding & Digital Systems Featuring Alice Foy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 50:33


    Hey now! We're back with an amazing Guest! CEO and Founder of @thedigitaljane, Alice Foy (@Thealicefoy) chats with us about the importance of systems, being supported virtually, and rebranding. Alice is a powerhouse and an overall ball of wisdom. Her ability to offer "Ease" to Black women is such a blessing and we are so thankful for her.

    Gifting: Breaking Generational Curses W/ Just_Dionna

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 91:41


    Generational curses is something not often discussed and always avoided. This week I have special Guest @Just_Dionna, and we vulnerably dive head first into the topic. This was truly a therapy session. Break those chains, persevere gracefully, and unlearn as much as possible. Special thank you to @Just_Dionna for being so awesome and open to the conversation, thank you and love you! Be sure to check out the @Just_Dionna Podcast everywhere you get your podcast. Always remember there is a GIFT in the GUTTER. Be Love!

    Gifting: Disappointment

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 21:22


    Genuine Gemini is back running her mouth about any and everything! This week we explore the benefits of DISAPPOINTMENT. How can disappointment motivate and assist you to live your best life? Let's catch this GIFT and find out. Be sure to be subscribed and comment where ever you catch the Podcast. Remember there is always a GIFT in the GUTTER. Thanks for listening and for all the support. BE LOVE!

    Gifting: Honesty

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 36:27


    We're back, with that new new! Welcome back to the journey out the gutter! This week we are talking about Honesty. Do you know why you are dishonest? Does it stem from childhood trauma? Listen and be sure to let know your thoughts in the comments. Be Love!

    Gifting: Letting Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 22:23


    Consistent AF! :-) Back with another episode! This week we discuss letting go, and the emotions it brings. Letting go can be dark, heavy and simply draining. Let's figure out how to let go in healthy ways together. Be sure you are subscribed and drop a comment with your thoughts. Remember there is always a gift in the gutter. Be Love!

    Gifting: Courage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 28:39


    She's baaaccck! This week we explore COURAGE. How full of courage are you? How consistent are you with courage. Let's find the GIFT. Share your thoughts and views in the comments. Can't wait to chat! Be Love :-)

    Gifting: Chasing Joy (Featuring Shaniyah Baker)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 23:50


    Another week, another gift. This week I am delighted to share the mic with Shaniyah Baker, my oldest niece. We expound on the idea of joy and why its important to keep chasing it. It's important we listen to our youth. It's such a refreshing opportunity to enhance your beliefs, and find admiration from their innocence. Share your thoughts on chasing below in the comments, be sure to subscribe. Never forget, there is always a GIFT in a the GUTTER. Be Love.

    Gifting: Hard Conversations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 29:05


    Welcome Back! Hard conversations are difficult, and the science surrounding having them can be draining. Let's work though! This week we discuss the many layers of having hard conversations and the results they can bring.

    Gifting: The Art of Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 25:29


    Welcome to Genuinely Gifted!! A new fresh prospective from the Genuine Gemini. This is my a quick overview of what to expect here and I gift you, the art of Change. Be Love thanks for listening!

    Unpacking: Sharing With Joy Stealers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2020 6:53


    Happy Friday Unpackers! Coronavirus anyone? Don't even get me started... This week we are discussing sharing good news and dealing with people who love stealing joy. Unfortunately, we don't realize how much envy and hate surrounds daily. Let's unpack it!

    Unpacking: Inspiration Vs. Motivation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 10:04


    Happy Friday Unpackers! Ready to unpack? This week we unpack Inspiration and Motivation. Seems similar, but have different meanings. Are you able to sustain your motivation? How often are you inspired? Let's unpack it!

    Unpacking: Willpower

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 12:08


    Happy Friday UNPACKERS! Shout out to technology for allowing me to still produce content, and promote it, without breaking my "Social Media Cleanse". #HeyPlanoly LOL. This week we are unpacking WILLPOWER. How often are you impacted by your lack of will? Let's UNPACK. Be sure to email me at lostluggage19@gmail.com and be sure to share your thoughts. Be Love!

    Unpacking: Envy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 6:55


    Happy Unpacking Friday Unpackers! This week we unpack the silent killer "ENVY". Are you an envious person? Do you understand where it stems from or ways to correct it? Let's UNPACK it.

    Unpacking: Myths Of Being Single

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 7:22


    Happy Friday Unpackers! Excuse the sound quality on this episode, I was traveling and recorded this in a Airport Sky Lounge. It's Valentines Day! What better day to discuss being single? Listen as we UNPACK some of the common misconceptions associated with being SINGLE. Be sure to sound off in the comments. Thanks for unpacking with me.

    Unpacking: Purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 7:44


    UNPACKERS! It's time to unpack! Are you aligned with your purpose? Do you even know what it is. Purpose is a subject always worth exploring. Let's unpack it!

    Unpacking: Being Teachable

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 14:30


    Are you TEACHABLE? We've all struggled with accepting criticism, but when does it become crippling? Setting our level of receiving information higher positions us for higher. Let's UNPACK it!

    Unpacking: Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 7:56


    So you call yourself a LEADER? Are you impacting, or impressing? This week we UNPACK Leadership and the importance behind that role, should you chose to accept. Share your thoughts and how effective you are as a leader below. Thanks for unpacking with me. Be Love!

    Unpacking: Pivoting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 12:00


    Hey Unpackers! Time for a change? Ready to leap but unsure if that leap is the right one? Pivoting can be scary, but are you clear about your pivot and why it's happening? Let's UNPACK It!

    Unpacking: People Pleasing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 11:36


    Questions for Lost Luggage?  Email:lostluggage19@gmail.com 

    Unpacking: Trauma (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 8:32


    BE LOVE! INSTAGRAMinstagram.com/upgrading_unpackingpod LOST LUGGAGE EMAILlostluggage19@gmail.com

    Unpacking: Worry

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 11:53


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    Unpacking: Solitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 12:12


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    Unpacking: Rejection

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 15:10


    Lost Luggage Email:lostluggage19@gmail.comPodcast Instagram: instagram.com/upgrading_unpackingPod

    Unpacking: Overstimulation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 7:37


    LOST LUGGAGE EMAILlostluggage19@gmail.com PODCAST INSTAGRAMinstagram.com/upgrading_unpackingpod

    Unpacking: Influence

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 14:26


    Questions for LOST LUGGAGE or for the Genuine Gemini email:Lostluggage19@gmail.comINSTAGRAMinstagram.com/unpgrading_unpackingpod 

    Unpacking: Time Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 7:34


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    Unpacking: Productivity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2019 11:34


     Follow the Instagram Pageinstagram.com/upgrading_unpackingpod Email your Lost Luggage questions tolostluggage19@gmail.com Be Love!

    Unpacking: Boundaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2019 9:21


    What's up Unpackers! How well are you setting boundaries in your life? Boundaries can be one of those uncharted territories you don't often enter. It's important we explore this topic deeper. Listen as we unpack creating, sustaining and enjoying boundaries. BE LOVE! Instagram instagram.com/upgrading_unpackingpod

    Unpacking: Depression

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 14:03


    Happy Unpacking Friday! Unpackers, let's be honest, "Depression" is like the plague. We often don' t want to mention it as it can result in triggering actions. Well I want to shift that rhetoric! Let's unpack it! Listen as I offer my insight on depression. Be sure to rate and review wherever you listen, and write in to Lost Luggage, for questions for the show! lostluggage19@gmail.com. Follow the Show on Instagram instagram.com/upgrading_unpackingpod #Belove #upgrading&UnpackingPodcast #depression

    Unpacking: Giving Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2019 13:34


    Hey Unpackers, How often do you give up on yourself? Is this even something you admit to your inner self? Giving up is more common than we are willing to accept. Share your thoughts with me as I dig deep on this troubling topic. Be Love! Send questions for Lost Luggage to lostluggage19@gmail.com FOLLOW THE INSTAGRAM PAGE: instagram.com/unpgrading_unpackingpod

    Unpacking: PATIENCE

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 15:15


    Hey Unpackers! Patience is something that we all are works of progress in. I have watched great levels of patience in others, and seem to find myself losing what I have left of mine daily. Listen as I unpack.... Be Love! Send questions for Lost Luggage to lostluggage19@gmail.com FOLLOW THE INSTAGRAM PAGE: instagram.com/unpgrading_unpackingpod

    Unpacking: Forgiveness

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 15:45


    Hey Unpackers! Forgiveness?!? Such a touchy subject. Do we know how to forgive? Are we even sure why we forgive. Listen I unpack this amazing topic! Be Love! Send questions for Lost Luggage to lostluggage19@gmail.com FOLLOW THE INSTAGRAM PAGE: instagram.com/unpgrading_unpackingpod

    Unpacking: Dating Feat. Marion Muhammad

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019 49:01


    Unpackers! Is dating still a thing? How blurry are the dating lines these days? Listen as we explore the forever evolving topic of dating. Be Love! Send questions for Lost Luggage to lostluggage19@gmail.com FOLLOW THE INSTAGRAM PAGE: instagram.com/unpgrading_unpackingpod

    Unpacking: Loyalty

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2019 13:37


    UNPACKERS!! We're talking loyalty this week. Are you able to identify how and why you are considered loyal? Does being loyal transform your character? Be sure to rate and review wherever you listen! Be Love! Send questions for Lost Luggage to lostluggage19@gmail.com FOLLOW THE INSTAGRAM PAGE: instagram.com/unpgrading_unpackingpod

    Unpacking Fear

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019 9:23


    Hey Unpacker's!! This week we unpack FEAR. For sometime fear has held me captive, and still does from time to time. How do you handle fear? Let's unpack.... Send questions for Lost Luggage to lostluggage19@gmail.com INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/unpgrading_unpackingpod Be Love!

    Unpacking: Friendships Feat.Tres Amigas

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2019 53:12


    Lets unpack FRIENDSHIPS! This episode I am joined by my 2 Best Friends and we are discussing all things friendships. We share our thoughts specifically on Framily and Frenemies, and uncover some details of our 12 years apart from each other and the value in reconcilation. Be sure to subscribe, rate and review. Follow The Podcast: instagram.com/upgrading_unpackingpod Email lostluggage19@gmail.com Be Love!

    Unpacking: Social Media- Sample Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 14:38


    Listen, I have no idea what I'm doing, but here I am. Welcome to Upgrading & Unpacking. This episode is a tease for what is to come. Hope you enjoy! Questions/Comments? Follow the Podcast Social Media Page instagram.com/upgrading_unpackingpod Email lostluggage19@gmail.com

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