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Join us in this inspirational episode of 'Set Your Talks Ablaze,' featuring author, counselor, and model Heather Brooke. Heather opens up about her struggles with trichotillomania, childhood trauma, and challenging relationships, and reveals how her faith has been a cornerstone in finding purpose through pain. Discover her efforts in providing mental health support through her ministry 'My Pain, His Purpose,' and insights on balancing accountability and compassion in counseling. Heather also discusses her book, 'Where's My Hair? A Trichotillomania Story for Children,' and shares her inspiring journey of resilience and faith. Tune in for a compelling testament to overcoming adversity and finding God's purpose in our struggles.Check out FULL episodes here:https://setyourtalksablaze.buzzsprout.com/https://www.setyourtalksablaze.com/CONNECT with Heather:Website:https://www.heatherbrookelpc.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/heatherbrookemodelFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/heaherbrookemalpchttps://www.facebook.com/heatherbrookemodelhttps://www.facebook.com/TTMbookforchildrenTikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@heatherdbrookeLinkedIN:https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-meyer80537Buy Heather's Book: https://a.co/d/04EIuxDP**SetYourTalksAblaze does not receive any commission or affiliate payments for any of the guests' books or products**Stay Connected:Website: https://www.setyourtalksablaze.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SYTAPodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/setyourtalksablazepodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/setyourtalksablazepodcastAudio/Video Edits:Andrewhttps://www.instagram.com/anndreww_park/Hold Firmly to the Word of Life

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Maggie Smith wrote a poem that went viral, but that wasn't the cause of her divorce. It was just one moment in a much bigger story about infidelity, raising children, and learning to live in a haunted house. Need some divorce catharsis? Join us.  Maggie Smith is the best-selling award-winning author of the memoir, You Could Make This Place Beautiful. She also wrote Good Bones and Keep Moving. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, New Yorker, The Nation, The Paris Review, and The Best American Poetry. Her awards include the Academy of American Poets Prize, Pushcart Prize, and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.  Transcript MAGGIE SMITH: It's like the Instagram fail where you try to make the cake based on the beautiful unicorn cake you see, and then it's like, "Nailed it!"—and it looks like it's melting off to the side. You know, no one wants to make something that doesn't become the shining image in your mind you think you're making. BLAIR HODGES: That's Maggie Smith talking about her national best-selling book You Could Make This Place Beautiful. Her cake metaphor gets at some of the anxieties any author might feel, but it also works as a description of the marriage she wrote about in that book. Things started off well, with high hopes and visions of a shared future, but it turned into a Nailed It scenario when she discovered her husband's affair. Maggie Smith joins us to get real about divorce, family, patriarchy, raising kids, and more.     WHAT SOME PEOPLE ASK (01:21)   BLAIR HODGES: Maggie Smith, welcome to Family Proclamations. MAGGIE SMITH: Thanks for having me. BLAIR HODGES: I thought we'd start off by having you read one of the pieces in your book, it's called "Some People Ask," because it's short but it gives a nice overview of a lot of the things you talk about in this memoir about divorce and family, about your career, and about all kinds of things. Let's have you read that on page ten. "Some People Ask." MAGGIE SMITH: These were my attempts at—people won't ask me these questions if I put the questions and answers in the book. Alas, that did not actually deter the questions. So this is one of them. Some People Ask “So, how would you describe your marriage? What happened?” Every time someone asks me a question like this, every time someone asks about my marriage, or about my divorce experience, I pause for a moment. Inside that imperceptible pause I'm thinking about the cost of answering fully. I'm weighing it against the cost of silence. I could tell the story about the pinecone, the postcard, the notebook, the face attached to the name I googled, the name I googled written in the handwriting I'd seen my name in, and the names of our children, for years and years. I could tell them how much I've spent on lawyers, or how much I've spent on therapy, or how much I've spent on dental work from grinding my teeth in my sleep, and how many hours I sleep, which is not many, but at least if I'm only sleeping a few hours at night, then I'm only grinding my teeth a few hours a night. I could talk about how a lie is worse than whatever the lie is draped over to conceal. I could talk about what a complete mindf*ck it is to lose the shelter of your marriage, but also how expansive the view is without that shelter, how big the sky is. “Sometimes people just grow apart,” I say. I smile, take a sip of water. Next question. BLAIR HODGES: I love the "Some People Ask" sections. They're scattered throughout the book, and they get at questions I think a lot of divorced people run into. I think this is why folks who have been through divorce can relate so much to the book is these questions that are so familiar. What strikes me is, all that thinking in the italic text that you read, that happens in a split second. All of that calculus is so fast. MAGGIE SMITH: It does. I mean, it has to happen fast. Because when you're on the spot—whether you're on stage at an event, or doing a podcast, or someone catches you at the farmers market, like a neighbor—you have to do that quick mental math. What do I really want to get myself into right now? BLAIR HODGES: There's something else behind the question of “what happened,” which is like, what really happened? People kind of want like—there's probably something that's not public, or they want the tea. The question can be asked out of sincere regard for you, but there's also, most of the time probably a little bit of that human impulse to just want to know the dirt. MAGGIE SMITH: I think that's true, but I also think particularly with divorce, the wanting to know—that curiosity is a self-protective impulse. People don't even recognize that impulse when they are asking, but what they're really asking is, how does this not happen to me?   GROWING APART (04:44)   BLAIR HODGES: Oof. That resonates with people. Throughout the book my mind kept going back to this pinecone. You mentioned the story about the pinecone. Basically this is part of how you found out your husband was cheating on you. He had given your child this pinecone, and then later on you discovered this is a pinecone he picked up on a walk with a woman he was seeing in another state. I can hardly wrap my head around him giving that to your child. It's connected to this whole other thing he was doing. MAGGIE SMITH: That was why I threw it away. [laughter] BLAIR HODGES: That's right. The line I kept thinking of too from this one is, "sometimes people just grow apart." Now that the book's out, does that line still work? Do you find yourself still in conversations like this? People can know more, a lot more, about the situations you went through. Do you still find yourself sometimes having to say, "You know, sometimes things just don't work out?" MAGGIE SMITH: You know, the deep irony of that is when I wrote that section of the book, I thought the truth was in all of that italicized internal monologue text. The sort of, not really lie, but the "let's just get this over with” quick and easy answer was “Sometimes people just grow apart,” and the longer I've been sitting with this, the more I realized that's true. Everything in the paragraph is true, too. But “sometimes people just grow apart,” as sort of toss off an answer as that is, it actually is not inaccurate, and it's not not what happened. I mean, that happened also. BLAIR HODGES: The thing is, the growing apart could be incredibly painful or the growing apart could be incremental over years and people diverge in interests or mature into different people. The growth apart can be really painful, so it can be a true answer, and at the same time what's behind that answer could be really different depending on who you're talking to. MAGGIE SMITH: I just had friends who celebrated twenty years together, and they're posting photos of their younger selves, and you swipe to see the current version, or how it started, how it's going—that kind of meme. It feels like a miracle to me now that there are so many people who grow together over twenty, forty, sixty years instead of growing apart. I think it's a beautiful miracle that some people manage to do that. I did not. BLAIR HODGES: We see you grieve that. There are several times in the book where you talk about grieving the loss of that kind of connected relationship over the years. At this point in your life you can't ever have that. You can't have a relationship you shared when you were in your twenties and are now in your forties. That person is connected to the person you were with and it's not possible to recover it. MAGGIE SMITH: I get a little envious of seeing pictures of people from the nineties and they're still with that person. I don't get to do that. I don't get to carry forward that human being with another human being. I suppose if I met someone and got married this year and live to be ninety-seven, I could still have a golden anniversary, if they also live to be ninety-seven. I think it's unlikely that's going to happen. That was actually a fair amount of the grieving process. It wasn't just my specific marriage. I think everybody gets this. It's all the things in the future you think are guaranteed you when you "settle down" with someone, and then all those things go up in smoke when it doesn't work out.   REGRETS (08:38)   BLAIR HODGES: Did you wrestle a lot with feeling like those years were lost? A lot happened. You had kids during those years. You grew professionally. You struck out on your own in bold professional moves. You became a successful and very known writer. I'm wondering if there's a sense of lost years, because even some people that have a lot of things to look back on fondly still might feel like, "Dang it, I wish those years were spent differently." Do you live with a sense of regret about it? MAGGIE SMITH: No, not necessarily. I think at the beginning I did. Like, "Really, now I'm in my forties and I have to start over? Now?" It would have been easier ten years ago, for sure. It would have been easier fifteen years ago, for sure. But when I look at my kids and the life we've built here it's impossible to imagine it happening any other way. Because to rewind the film far enough to get a different result, I would be erasing them from the story and I can't. BLAIR HODGES: I wanted to ask you about this. How long—to preface this question—how long was it from beginning to end of writing the book? Do you remember? MAGGIE SMITH: Some pieces of the book existed before I knew I was writing a book. I pulled some poems in. I pulled some previous essays in, but I wrote the book for a year. BLAIR HODGES: The reason I ask is because we get to see you grow during that year. This is one of my "gasp out loud" moments. There are a few of them in the book where I literally gasped. It usually involved something your ex had done. But this one, one of the biggest for me, was something you said. When people would ask you a question, "Wasn't it all worth it because you got the kids out of it?" Earlier in the book your internal voice says, "Actually, I might undo it all, even knowing that would entail the kids." What you verbally say to the person is, "Well, I can't imagine life without my kids." The thing you're not seeing in italics is, "Maybe,” or “maybe even probably." But we see you grow from that. Talk about that growth over the course of the book, because that was a huge admission to be like, "You know what? Maybe not. Maybe it wasn't worth all that pain." MAGGIE SMITH: Not just for me, but for them. A lot of what I wish for them is a different kind of childhood and a different kind of family. I remember thinking about if I never had my children I wouldn't miss them, because I wouldn't have known them and they wouldn't miss me because they wouldn't have known me, and so it's not hurting anyone to say I would rewind the tape and completely do this all over again. Throughout the course of writing the book and living that year and sitting with everything and really thinking about it, I got to a place where I was like, "No, actually, I'll take the heat." I think it's worth taking the heat myself. I think they can take the heat enough so we get to have each other and in the end that has to be worth it. I did a lot of that in the book. A lot of my thinking at the beginning of the book is not my thinking at the end. That's an accurate reflection of life. Not necessarily a convenient narrative arc. "Oh, on second thought, I changed my mind, reader, from what I told you thirty pages ago." But that's how we live. I don't know how we live without that.   ON SECOND THOUGHT (12:04)   BLAIR HODGES: It didn't feel like a setup. I felt like I was experiencing you process that in real time and that when you wrote that original piece you hadn't set out thinking, "How is this going to fit into my book overall?" You were writing the pieces as they came and we get to experience that growth with you. Here's the piece "On Second Thought." It's short. I'll just read it. It says: I've been thinking about what I said before about wanting to undo it all. The more that time passes, the less I feel that way. Rilke comes to me in these moments—this is a poet—whispering no feeling is final. I don't just want to have kids, I want these kids, though dammit, I wish they had an easier path to travel. I wish we all had an easier path. Here's what I think about the most. In some parallel universe I can save the children and jettison the marriage. This is magical thinking, as in some Greek myth we're yet to discover. A son and daughter spring from me whole. No feeling is final. It strikes me, that can turn in on itself when it comes to joy too. That quote usually we think about if you're depressed or something, no feeling is final, but there's also a sense in which the best joys can be fleeting. MAGGIE SMITH: That is the last part of a quote I actually have—I'm looking at it right now on a sticky note on my office window. It's been living there for so many years, which tells you I don't wash my windows. "Let everything happen to you. Beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final." I feel so much of life is toggling between beauty and terror. Sometimes in the same three-minute stretch. BLAIR HODGES: It's great to see your relationship with your kids throughout the book. There's a beautiful piece about Violet, your daughter, and mixtapes. You both have bonded over music. MAGGIE SMITH: That's one of the coolest things as they get older. I feel like I set a music syllabus pretty early with my kids. We had a “no kids music” rule in our house, like no Kidz Bop, no music for children. We just tried to choose clean-ish music so we could enjoy it. One of the coolest things is seeing what from my music syllabus they're carrying forward and what they like of early to mid-nineties indie rock, and then what they strike out and find on their own. That's pretty much a metaphor for living with children. BLAIR HODGES: That's exactly why I brought it up. Then also the reciprocal love, the love your children showed for you. There's a piece called "Hidden Valentines," where your son Rhett had gone out of town. I think he went to his dad's— MAGGIE SMITH: I have one right here! It says, "You are nice and you make me laugh." BLAIR HODGES: He put these all around the house for you. It's so sweet. So I see romance happening in the book even when your partner was gone after the divorce. A certain kind of romance. MAGGIE SMITH: It's funny. It's the end of a love story, but not the end of all the love stories. I really think so much of this book is a love letter to writers and writing, but it's also a love letter to parents and kids, and a love letter to my kids in particular. The real love story is a self-love story, and finding yourself in the mess, but we have each other.   DIVISION OF LABOR (15:26)   BLAIR HODGES: That's Maggie Smith, and we're talking about her memoir, You Could Make this Place Beautiful. Her writings appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Nation, the Paris Review, and the Best American Poetry. She's a best-selling, award winning author of the books Good Bones and Keep Moving. Those books are also available. Maggie, you write a lot in this book about a common problem in marriage. This podcast has other episodes that will touch more on this, but I liked how you explore it, and that's how professional success and a division of labor in marriage can make a big impact. You wrote a poem that went viral. This was a landmark moment in your journey toward divorce, because your partner had started out as a writer as well and then had diverged from that path to become a lawyer. And it seemed like because you persisted with writing your partner couldn't fully embrace your professional success and he'd even downplay and sometimes even ridicule your career as maybe a hobby or a little indulgence. He also wanted you to step into the traditional mother role, despite the fact you're both progressive-minded folks. There was one time when he called you on a work trip to come home because your son had a fever. That, again, was another one of these gasp out loud moments. MAGGIE SMITH: I think this happens in all kinds of families, whether one of the partners is an artist or a writer or not. It doesn't necessarily keep itself to families where one person has a more traditional job and one person has a creative job. Frankly, it doesn't only happen in families in cis-het marriages where the man out-earns the woman. I know women who earn more than their husbands who are still packing every lunch and doing every pediatrician appointment and having a hard time getting away for professional obligations. I know lots of women who, when they go to conferences, someone comes up to them and says, "Oh, who's got the kids?" BLAIR HODGES: I've never heard that. MAGGIE SMITH: Exactly. And I don't think men get that, "Oh, who's got the kids?" Everyone assumes your partner has the kids. It's a real issue, and it's not a poetry versus law issue. It's not a creative versus traditional issue. I don't even think it's about earning—although I do think it can make the power dynamic more pronounced when one person significantly out-earns the other. BLAIR HODGES: It's in the data. MAGGIE SMITH: It's in the data. And there is a sense of feeling somewhat exempt from some of the domestic responsibilities if you are the person who's paying most of the bills via your income. That sets up couples for a lot of resentment, frankly. I don't think there's anything that kills a relationship faster than resentment, feeling like you can't be your full self. BLAIR HODGES: I think that's right. You talk a lot about it in the book, but you also pull back somewhat, because you mention at one point there's this spreadsheet of the cognitive labor that you're doing in the relationship, the day-to-day schedule keeping. One example that comes to mind for me is when a dad feels like he really succeeded because he showed up to Junior's ballgame, but he didn't take them to practices. But he didn't sign Junior up for ball. He's not washing Junior's uniform. He's not bringing treats, blah, blah, blah. But he feels like a really involved dad because he shows up for the game. You talk about this spreadsheet of labor and then you say, "I thought about including it here, but I'm not going to." So you didn't include the actual spreadsheet. But really, you know it's peppered throughout the book, right? The spreadsheet is pretty much in the book. MAGGIE SMITH: It's pretty much in the book. Anyone reading this knows what's on the spreadsheet. We all know—or maybe if you don't know what's on your spreadsheet— BLAIR HODGES: Thank you. MAGGIE SMITH: —take some time and write it down. Sometimes I'll get done with a day, and I'll think I feel like “I didn't accomplish much today,” meaning I only wrote five hundred words or something. Then if I think about what I accomplished, I've done three loads of laundry, I took the dog to the vet, I signed up someone for a camp or soccer, I emailed a teacher about a project my child had a question on, I looked at something, I planned a vacation, I did this, I did this. It's so much of that domestic stuff that doesn't count as "work" that takes up so much time and doesn't really feel like accomplishment or achievement. It's not performative. It's invisible labor. The one thing I realized about my invisible labor is when I was gone to teach or give a reading or visit a university, the invisible labor your partner does becomes very, very visible to you when they are not there. You realize the dishes don't do themselves and the laundry doesn't just arrive folded in the dresser drawer and the play dates don't get scheduled without this human being. BLAIR HODGES: This reminds me of your "Google Maps" essay where you wrote this beautiful piece about tracing your divorce through Google Maps, because you can go back and see pictures of the house. You sent it to your partner after the divorce to say, "Hey, take a look at this. I'm going to be publishing this and it involves you so I thought you should take a look before it goes out." He sent you notes back and one of them was like, "Oh, see the recycle bin? I took that out." [laughter] MAGGIE SMITH: It was illuminating. His edits were like, all of my crying was deleted. Anytime I mentioned crying was deleted. BLAIR HODGES: That's too on the nose, Maggie. Isn't that too on the nose? [laughs] MAGGIE SMITH: I mean, that's why I said it was psychologically revealing. Wanting credit for household chores and wanting to not acknowledge the pain you've caused another person. I found that interesting. I published that piece in the Times. I didn't think I was going to write a memoir, so I thought that was it. But when I went to write the memoir, I thought, I don't know how to tell the story without offering these edits as a kind of shorthand. I mean, I'm not going to offer the annotated version in this document, but it said so much in so little space. You know how if you know someone well, you look at them across the room at a party and their expression tells you “It's time to go,” or “Get a load of this.” That's kind of how I received those edits. It was a lot of data in a very small space.   MOTIVATION(S) (22:11)   BLAIR HODGES: I imagine there were probably legal considerations or some interpersonal considerations about sending it to him first. As you were writing that piece and then the book more in depth, did you worry at all about his reputation? Maybe the lesson here is, don't ever marry an author. But at the time, he was one. MAGGIE SMITH: It's tricky. We have responsibility to other people when we write about them. I was careful and people who know me, very considerate. The people who know more about the situation are like, "Oh, yeah, you were really considerate." [laughter] And I was. And not just because of the legal considerations. That's always something, but also because I didn't write this book to hurt other people. I certainly didn't write this book to expose other people. For people who might be thinking about writing about their lives, whether in a memoir or an essay or something, if they think they're going to share it with other people, the piece of advice I have is to always think about your motivations. If your motivation is anger or revenge or “they thought they could do this, well now I'll show them,” then put your pen down. Or pick your pen up, but that's for your journal or something you can share with a therapist or a friend. That's like Happy Hour venting. If your desire is to know yourself better because you're curious about a situation, because you think unpacking this might be useful for you or for someone else, I think those are safer, healthier motivations for writing about your life, and will probably, if you keep true to those motivations, will keep you out of the weeds. BLAIR HODGES: I want to go back to motivations in a second, but also want to point out you don't name him. You call him “Redacted” sometimes. This is the age of Google though. MAGGIE SMITH: If people want to do the legwork, anybody can find anything. BLAIR HODGES: Is it weird to you that people do? I did. [laughs] MAGGIE SMITH: It's a little strange, but I think it's a human impulse. Have I read stories where someone was unnamed and have I tried to figure out who they are? Of course. We've all done that. I don't think there's any shame in it. We live in an age where if you can find Trump's taxes, you can find anything. BLAIR HODGES: It's true. I also wanted to point out too, here's a piece called "An Offering," where you say: I feel like I need to reiterate something. This isn't the story of a good wife and a bad husband. Was I easy to live with? Probably not. I crave time to myself. I thought I knew best what the children needed. I was stubborn. I disliked, dislike confrontation. So I could be, can be avoidant or passive aggressive. We see this confessional mode a few times throughout the book, too. MAGGIE SMITH: Gina Frangello, who's a terrific writer, said something really smart about memoir, which is there are two essential ingredients. One is self-assessment and the other is societal interrogation. I think this book has both, which I'm grateful for because I didn't know the two ingredients from Gina until after I was done writing it and had already turned it in. But that goes back to motivations. If you are writing a book in which you are going to be the hero of your story? No. That's the wrong motivation. Not only did I not want to write that book, I don't want to read that book. I don't want to read that book. That's too easy. BLAIR HODGES: That's right. It's wonderful to see you wrestling with motivations throughout the book. This book is very meta. You talk about the creation of the book throughout the book, and what we learn is you didn't have one single pure motive. There were times when you talk about being led by curiosity and writing was an exercise in trying to figure out what you thought about something. When you're trying to make sense of everything. Another reason why you would publish it is so you could share pain and share discovery with other people. This is where memoir becomes a sort of curation. Why we read memoirs is because we get to try on other people's lives. Or why we ask someone what really happened, in that question is, “I want to see how this fits on me.”   MY TEACHER, MY PAIN (25:57)   There's one particular lesson you're trying to draw out. This comes out in this piece I just read from called, "An Offering." You're quoting from a Buddhist teacher about how—and this is the Amazon highlighted quote by the way. If you go to your Amazon page, this is the top highlighted part of your book. MAGGIE SMITH: Oh, wow. BLAIR HODGES: Here it is. It says: Thank you for the pain you caused me because that pain woke me up. It hurt enough to make me change. “Wish for more pain,” a friend's therapist once told her, “because that's how you'll change.” That really resonated with people. Pain teaches us. There's a utility to pain. There can be an underside to that, of celebrating pain or of having a privileged pain when other people have worse pains. It can be easier for me to talk about pain when the pain could be worse. I wanted to explore that with you, about the limits of the idea that pain can teach us. Because I agree it can, but there's limits to that. MAGGIE SMITH: Of course. I would like to learn lessons any other way, frankly. I don't want pain to be my teacher. But I think the bottom line is we don't get to choose our teachers. And so I've learned a lot in my life through joy. I've learned a lot in my life through, frankly, confusion, and not knowing things and having to figure it out for myself. In the case of the end of my marriage, experiencing that pain and grief and loss taught me a lot about myself. I don't know if I would have learned those lessons another way. That doesn't mean the scales are balanced. I'm not at all saying the lessons I learned about myself through my divorce made all this suffering for myself and my family worthwhile because they got me this lesson. No. I would always choose not to have the pain any day of the week. I would rather know less about myself and feel better. Absent that choice, which I did not have, I'm glad to have at least made some progress with myself and my life via this unpleasant experience. I do think that's part of why we go to memoir, it's also to feel seen and feel understood. When we share our pain with someone else, whether it's a big pain or a small pain, I think we're telling other people, “This happened to me, maybe something similar happened to you.” You pick up the book, you read it, and maybe you've been through a very similar experience, and it makes you feel less alone. Maybe you've been through a completely different experience that rocked your world in a similar way. You see how someone else kind of got to the "other side of it" and it gives you a sense of solidarity and like, "Oh, yes, this is the human experience." That's what I'm hoping for in sharing it.   READING MEMOIR (29:53)   BLAIR HODGES: My partner joked with me when I started this podcast, like, "Oh, you're going to include memoir?" In the past, I've just done academic stuff—sociology, psychology, Religious Studies, and all these things. I was a little snooty about memoir, dismissive of it, skeptical of it. But I decided to lean into it for this show. Two things happen when I'm reading a memoir. The two things I love the most. First, when an author says something I already knew in a way I never would have been able to articulate or didn't even realize I knew. The other one is when they tell me something I'd never considered before, but suddenly it snaps into place in the clearest of ways. These revelations that happen when I'm reading. MAGGIE SMITH: That happens to me, too. That's why it's a genre I turn to a lot. I get that from poetry also. I think that's probably why I read primarily nonfiction and poetry because those are places I go to be changed. I can't pick up a book of poems or a memoir and not be a slightly rearranged, slightly different person when I close the book. I don't think we exit good books as the same person we enter them, and that is a gift. BLAIR HODGES: We carry pieces of it with us too. We're changed. I should point out as we're talking about pain and all the suffering you write about, and the grief, and there's anger, there's frustration, there's some joy, there's some love. But you say you're a lot funnier than your book is. There's a footnote that's so funny. It's like, "I wanted twenty percent more wit and twenty percent less pain in here, but this is what we got." [laughter] MAGGIE SMITH: I think my gallows humor comes out in this book because I feel like I meet people all the time, and they're like, "Oh, you're a lot funnier than your writing." That's probably true of a lot of people unless you're maybe David Sedaris. I'm not a humorist. I tend to write through things I'm puzzling over or grappling with, and that's not necessarily a space where I feel free to be funny, but in every other aspect of my life it's part of my life. BLAIR HODGES: It made me think about the function of humor, too. Because sometimes humor can be an escape hatch out of difficult emotions. It felt like you resisted that. You could have—you're a funny person and I'm sure you could have said lots of quips and witty things. But it seems like you resisted them because you're like, "No, I need to stay in this moment and I'm not going to take the escape hatch." MAGGIE SMITH: It's just not that kind of book. I think I could have maybe written a funny book. Well, maybe not that year. I was not in a place to have written a funny book. Maybe I could write the funny book now. But it's something even, and I write about this, it's something even my therapist notices, that whenever I'm telling a particularly painful story or talking about something painful, I laugh. It's so bad, I have to laugh. Like, can you believe that happened? It is that sort of emotional escape hatch, where you can't let yourself look it straight in the eye and go there. It was important for me to do that. BLAIR HODGES: Well, I'm looking forward to your sequel to this book, You Can Make this Place Hilarious. [laughter] MAGGIE SMITH: I know! I wrote a book called Keep Moving. Then after that I thought maybe the next book is just like, Sit Down, or Rest Up, you know? [laughter]   BLAIR HODGES: That's Maggie Smith. We're talking about the book, You Could Make this Place Beautiful. She's an incredible author, and as she mentioned, also wrote a book called Keep Moving, which is a lot more like, keep moving. It's got your happy aphorisms and more motivational stuff. I think pairing these books is a good idea.   BEING HAUNTED (33:18)   BLAIR HODGES: I wanted to talk briefly about being haunted. You kept the house you lived with your family and your partner there, you wanted to keep the house so badly. But it means you live in a haunted house of sorts, in a haunted city. You drive places and see where you went out to eat, or you see where this thing happened, or that thing happened. Then in your house, all the things that happened there. You mention how—you don't put it in this way, but this is what came to mind, that divorce is kind of marriage by another means, especially if you have kids. I mean the relationship has to continue logistically, also in your memory, so divorce is a hard kind of marriage by other means in this hauntedness you describe throughout the book. MAGGIE SMITH: I still live basically in my hometown. It's always been that way. I see people from different stages of my life all the time. I see places that meant things to me all the time. I live in the house I lived in when I was married. My kids are still here. That was never going to change. One of the commitments I've made is keeping my kids' life as untouched by all of this as humanly possible, which is laughable because it's not untouched at all. I mean, it sort of napalmed everything, but the house is still here, and we're still here, and our neighbors are still the same, and they're still in their schools, and they still see the same people all the time, and we still walk to the farmers market. It's important to me to provide as much stability as possible for them. What that means for me is not being able to get that "fresh start" so many people want after a relationship ends, where you want to leave that part of your life behind and move onto something else. When you've lived in the same place for forty years you don't get to do that. You're taking one for the team, but that's what being a parent is. It's taking one for the team over and over and over. To be honest, on one hand it's difficult because there are a lot of memories. On the other hand, I don't think I would have thrived through this challenging time without my community. I don't think that would have been possible if we'd been living someplace else. BLAIR HODGES: Right, like your first lonely solo Christmas when neighbors were coming by and dropping stuff off on Christmas morning. MAGGIE SMITH: It's ridiculous how kind people are to me. People look out for me so much. My family is here. We have Sunday dinners every week. People have asked if it's weird publishing a memoir and having so many people know about your life and then you're walking the streets knowing people are looking at you, maybe knowing more about you than you know about them. It doesn't actually feel that strange. I feel very held here. I feel really supported here. BLAIR HODGES: You could make “this place” beautiful. “This place” means so many things, but I feel like in the book it also means the literal place—that house, which it's so kickass that you bought it. It's yours. It felt really empowering that you were able to do that. Reclaim it as yours. MAGGIE SMITH: The most terrifying part of the divorce other than being on my own was, where are we going to go? Being able to stay in this house, and that was thanks to the book Keep Moving, being able to stay in this house, and being able to provide that for my kids was something I didn't think I was going to be able to do as a poet. It has been really empowering. It's a good way to think of it. It's a double-edged sword. Yes. On one hand, it's a haunted house. Yes, my ex-husband's handwriting is in some of the cookbooks. But on the other hand, we're here and we're still standing.   AFTERLIFE OF A BOOK (37:39)   BLAIR HODGES: I love that. Do you have any favorite criticisms of the book? Something where you're like, "Oh, that's really interesting," or have you tried to ignore any of that kind of stuff? MAGGIE SMITH: I don't think people really ignore it. If fifty people say something nice about your book and one person says something mean, that mean thing will live rent free in your head forever. I think that's just what it is to be human. I try not to tune in too much or put too much stock into either criticism or praise because both can be dangerous. Too much praise can make you complacent and not make you challenge yourself to do better. You're competing against yourself when you're a writer more than you're competing against other people. Most of the criticisms of the book I anticipated. I anticipated people would say, "Why are you airing your dirty laundry?" Which is why that's a question I posed to myself in the book. I anticipated that people would say, "Oh my gosh, aren't you worried about your kids reading this someday?" I anticipated some people not liking the meta aspect of the book or the direct address to the reader. I made those decisions anyway because it's my book. Those people can do things their way if they want to. BLAIR HODGES: I imagine when people meet with you who have read the book—Most of the time if you're going to a reading or something, people enjoy the book. You get to see a lot of different positive reactions. There's so much in the book that a lot of different things could resonate with a lot of different people. There were so many pages I marked, like, I want to ask her about this, I want to ask her about this. But time is limited. There was way more than I could possibly cover, but I saw on Instagram you're celebrating the year anniversary of this book coming out. It's heading into paperback now. You said this book has sparked meaningful life-changing conversations. Maybe before we go, talk about the afterlife of the book as it continues in your conversations. Maybe an example of a meaningful life-changing discussions you've been able to have because of the book. MAGGIE SMITH: Book tour is always an opportunity to do that because I get to go to different cities and sit down with different writers and hear their questions and have a conversation about big life stuff with them. We end up talking about not just divorce, but all kinds of things. We end up talking about patriarchy. We end up talking about parenting. We end up talking about memory and hometowns, and family and secrets, and silence and all kinds of things. Depending on who I'm talking to, that conversation takes a different shape and different texture and different color. If someone wanted to follow me like the Grateful Dead on book tour and come to all of my events for the paperback, they would be witnessing five or six different conversations because they're all so personal. Some of the most meaningful moments I get to have around this book are talking to readers. It's sitting at the signing table and having people come up and hand me a card, or hand me a crystal, or hand warmers they knitted me, a little something, or just to say “I gave this to my mom,” or “my best friend really needed this,” or “I wish I had this when I was going through my divorce twenty years ago.” Something that happens with memoirs when you share a lot of yourself, it inspires or encourages other people to share a little bit about their stories with you too. That's been a beautiful point of connection with readers.   FORGIVENESS (41:48)   BLAIR HODGES: I really hope people who haven't had a chance to check out this book, check it out. It's called You Could Make this Place Beautiful. There's so much we didn't mention, like the fact your husband wound up with Pinecone. I don't know if he's still with Pinecone or not, but that at least happened. He moved out of state, which was earth shattering for you, and how that disconnected him from the kids. There's a ton of stuff we didn't cover, but I thought we would close with having you read a piece on page 302. We started off with a "Some People Will Ask" piece and I thought it would be good to cap it off with a "Some People Will Ask" piece. MAGGIE SMITH: Some people will ask, “You say you want to forgive. Have you?” Someone will ask that, I'm sure, because I ask myself all the time. How do I answer? I could say it's difficult to forgive someone who hasn't expressed remorse. I could counter with questions. Why do I need to forgive someone who doesn't seem to be sorry? What if forgiveness doesn't need to be the goal? The goal is the wish, peace. Can there be peace without forgiveness? How do you heal when there is an open wound that is being kept open, a scab always being picked until it bleeds again. I could say this is my task, seeking peace, knowing the wound may never fully close. “Forgiveness is complicated. To be at peace I think what I need is acceptance. I accept it."   REGRETS, CHALLENGES, & SURPRISES! (43:04)   BLAIR HODGES: That's Maggie Smith, reading from the book You Could Make this Place Beautiful. There's always a segment at the end of these episodes called “Regrets, Challenges, & Surprises.” It's where I ask people about anything they would change about the book now that it's out, what the hardest part about writing it was, or what the most surprising thing was. You've touched on some of these already, but before we go if you have anything to say about regrets, challenges, and surprises, we'll close there. MAGGIE SMITH: I don't think I have any regrets about the way I wrote the book. Surprises? Honestly, I think the reception has been surprising. I did not expect it to be a New York Times bestseller. It's an Ohio poet's memoir. No one was more surprised about that than me. I think I was folding laundry—literally—when my agent called to tell me I made the list. So that was certainly surprising. BLAIR HODGES: And you had two of your favorite songwriters write songs based on your book, too! MAGGIE SMITH: Crazy! Challenges? Fear. I think that's probably whether it's a named challenge or an unnamed challenge, I think that's one of the challenges for all of us. Fear of failure, fear of exposure, fear of litigation, fear of falling short, fear of not making the thing you think you want to build in your mind. It's like the Instagram fail where you try to make the cake based on the beautiful unicorn cake you see, and then it's like, "Nailed it!" And it looks like it's melting off to the side. No one wants to make something that doesn't become the shining image in your mind you think you're making. Fear is always the challenge, and the goal is to overcome that. BLAIR HODGES: The goal is to “keep moving,” as a wise person once said in a book you can also pick up at your favorite local retailer! [laughter] Thanks a ton, Maggie. This has been great. I loved your book. I truly, truly did. I hope people check it out. Thanks for taking time to be on this little show. MAGGIE SMITH: It's my pleasure. Thank you. BLAIR HODGES: Thanks for listening. Special thanks to Camille Messick, my wonderful transcript editor. Thanks to David Ostler, who sponsored this first group of transcripts. I'm looking for more transcript sponsors, these aren't free so help me out! My email address is blair at firesidepod dot org. You can also contact me with questions or feedback about any episode. There's a lot more to come on Family Proclamations. And here's the moment where I do the thing you hear on so many podcasts: Ask you to rate and review the show in Apple Podcasts of in Spotify! Let me know what you think about it so far. Here's a new 5-star review from "Fan of the Sun," and check out the detail here: "I have really enjoyed the variety of books and subjects that have been covered so far. I have been able to incorporate some valuable aspect from each episode into my personal life. Blair is a fantastic interviewer who knows the material and asks engaging questions. He digs deep, yet is able to give the listeners a well-rounded overview." Love that. It's my goal: to go wide but also dig down deep. Thanks fan of the sun, and I imagine that you've already recommended the show to a friend too because you know that's the number one way that people hear about podcasts is through a friend. Thanks to Mates of State for providing our theme song. Family Proclamations is part of the Dialogue Podcast Network. I'm Blair Hodges, and we'll see you next time.

Tracklist: 1) Bruce Zalcer - Sentry 2) Bruce Zalcer - Cameo 3) T78, Spartaque, Brennen Grey - Ravers 4) Charlotte De Witte - Roar 5) Rudy Ripani - Mind Active 6) Gary Bech - Upside Criminal 7) Bruce Zalcer - Simulator 8) Balthazar & Jackrock - In The Dark 9) Jacopo Susini - Different Way 10) Bruce Zalcer - My Passion, My Pain 11) Victor Ruiz - Crazy People 12) Bruce Zalcer- Lullaby 13) Ramiro López, Spartaque - Lana 14) Pan Pot - Utopia (Giorgia Angiuli Remix) 15) Axel Karakasis - Enchanted 16) Bruce Zalcer- Comfortably Dumb (unreleased)

The podcast kicks off with Alan introducing the show and its proposed name, "Solid Sound Podcast," suggested by Dicodec's Eric. Alan, joined by his friend Joey and drummer Jo Nunez from Firewind, form the panel. They dive into various topics, starting with Jo Nunez's introduction and a discussion about the Japanese band "Jiluka" going independent. Jo N. shares his experiences working for music labels versus being independent, while Alan discusses the benefits of independence for "Jiluka." They also explore the challenges of breaking into the music business and talk about REN and their new song "Troubles." The conversation shifts to reactions to Babymetal, Japanese musician Takayoshi Ohmura, and the merits of badly-produced albums, particularly referencing the German band Helloween. A superchat suggests a new podcast name, and Jo N. discusses Firewind's shows in Tokyo and Osaka, sharing anecdotes about waking up to Alan's voice and the behavior of Japanese fans at concerts.Further, the panel delves into topics like fancams, Alan's crowd-surfing experiences at a Hanabie concert, and a discussion on Connecticut's overrated pizza. Jo N. reminisces about touring with the Marty Friedman Band and discovering new Japanese bands like "Saiseiga." Alan recalls a forgotten band, "Pay Money to My Pain," and introduces Hanabie to Jo N. Joey shares his first experience watching Hanabie perform. They discuss the opening acts for Hanabie, the band "Electric Callboy," and dream collaborations involving "Babymetal." The panel also reacts to Hanabie's songs and talks about the new song by "Falling in Reverse." Jo N. mentions Marty Friedman's new album "Drama," comparing it to Friedman's older work. The podcast concludes with a lighthearted mention of some Firewind tour members neglecting showers for several days and a brief outro.Support the Show.

In this episode of "Unsung," the spotlight is on Lynden David Hall, a trailblazer of British soul and a key figure in the Neo-soul movement of the late 1990s. The episode delves into Hall's turbulent childhood, his musical influences, and his journey to becoming a renowned soul singer. It explores the impact of his debut album, "Medicine 4 My Pain," and his contributions to the British R&B scene. The episode also touches on Hall's battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma and his unwavering commitment to his craft until the end.Producer: Sumit Sharma (https://www.sumitsharma.co.uk/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tonight's special guest is Tanisha Bankston. She's a mother of 3 children, from Grenada Mississippi. She is a survivor of rape, molestation, incest, childhood sexual abuse, bullying, domestic violence, and Narcissistic Abuse. She's an author and speaker. She was raped at the age of 5 and not believed. She instantly lost her inner voice and went into a shell that took 27 years to come out of. She was taken from her mom, separated from my siblings, and adopted by my aunt. The broken judicial system failed her and she became a teen mom at age 14. One of her brothers died from a drug overdose. She was in toxic and dysfunctional relationships until she found her inner voice. She wrote and self-published my book “My Pain is My Power” on May 21, 2021. I created a private support group for survivors of sexual assault and domestic called “I Believe You” on Facebook. I have started a nonprofit organization called I Believe You Inc. Her podcast launched on April 1, 2022, and it's called “My Pain is My Power Podcast.” I co-authored a book called “Joy Comes in The Morning.” I want people to know that there is HOPE! Her email address is mypainismypowerllc@gmail.com; website is www.mypainismypower.com; Facebook is Facebook.com/Tanisha Bankston Facebook.com/Mypainismypowerllc; LinkedIn/Tanisha Bankston Instagram Instagram.com/Tanisha Bankston; Instagram.com/Mypainismypowerllc. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage in tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org  website or call 646-595-2118 to be a part of our live panel.   . . .   . . .

Welcome to "My Pain, My Power," a groundbreaking podcast collaboration by Northeast News and the Mattie Rhodes Center. This new series delves into the lives of troubled youth, sharing their stories to provide a unique perspective and an inside look at our community. Join us as we explore the challenges, resilience, and transformative power of personal narratives. In this thought-provoking series, we navigate the complexities of personal struggles, resilience, and the transformative power of storytelling. Hosted by Northeast News and the Mattie Rhodes Center, "My Pain, My Power" aims to shed light on the challenges faced by today's youth while highlighting the strength and resilience that can emerge from adversity. In this episode, we dive into John's story and his trials and tribulations in his efforts to overcome drug addiction at age fourteen after a nearly fatal overdose. Now, nearly eight months sober, John wishes to share his story of pain and reclaimation of his power. 

Welcome to "My Pain, My Power," a groundbreaking podcast collaboration by Northeast News and the Mattie Rhodes Center. This new series delves into the lives of troubled youth, sharing their stories to provide a unique perspective and an inside look at our community. Join us as we explore the challenges, resilience, and transformative power of personal narratives. In this thought-provoking series, we navigate the complexities of personal struggles, resilience, and the transformative power of storytelling. Hosted by Northeast News and the Mattie Rhodes Center, "My Pain, My Power" aims to shed light on the challenges faced by today's youth while highlighting the strength and resilience that can emerge from adversity. 

11-26-2023 Where is God in My Pain

11-26-2023 Where is God in My Pain

11-26-2023 Where is God in My Pain

Technical producer Kevin Earleybird Earley is our guest host for this episode of Revealing Voices. He interviews fellow creative and long time friend Substantial. Prince George's County, Maryland-born MC, producer, artist, and educator, Substantial, debuted in 2000 collaborating with the late Japanese producer Nujabes, who later worked on the popular show Samurai Champloo. Legendary rapper and activist, Chuck D of Public Enemy referred to Substantial as “One of the great MCs of our time.” His soulful and introspective brand of Hip Hop music has received critical acclaim from Ebony.com, The Source Magazine, HipHopDX, DJBooth.net, and Okayplayer.com. His music videos have appeared on MTV, VH1, and BET. Substantial has performed in nearly 20 countries and has collaborated with artists such as Kool Herc, L Universe better known as Verbal (M-Flo), Oddisee, and more. Substantial has licensed music to major brands such as Ford Motor Company, Bentley Motors, and UBER and also had his music featured in films and television shows such as Kevin Hart's Laugh at My Pain, Kill Me 3 Times starring Simon Pegg, Daytime Emmy nominated show Tough Love and it's spin-off series Pillow Talk. Substantial has appeared in the documentaries, Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme and Give Back. He has also written and performed original songs for games such as PUBG Mobile, Mobile Legends Bang Bang, Arknights, Tree of Savior, and Renaine. Substantial is also a two-time Hollywood Music in Media Award nominee. Earleybird and Substantial discuss taking a leap of faith, challenges for mental healthcare in minority communities, and the inspiration of music and the creative process.

Technical producer Kevin Earleybird Earley is our guest host for this episode of Revealing Voices. He interviews fellow creative and long time friend Substantial. Prince George's County, Maryland-born MC, producer, artist, and educator, Substantial, debuted in 2000 collaborating with the late Japanese producer Nujabes, who later worked on the popular show Samurai Champloo. Legendary rapper and activist, Chuck D of Public Enemy referred to Substantial as “One of the great MCs of our time.” His soulful and introspective brand of Hip Hop music has received critical acclaim from Ebony.com, The Source Magazine, HipHopDX, DJBooth.net, and Okayplayer.com. His music videos have appeared on MTV, VH1, and BET. Substantial has performed in nearly 20 countries and has collaborated with artists such as Kool Herc, L Universe better known as Verbal (M-Flo), Oddisee, and more. Substantial has licensed music to major brands such as Ford Motor Company, Bentley Motors, and UBER and also had his music featured in films and television shows such as Kevin Hart's Laugh at My Pain, Kill Me 3 Times starring Simon Pegg, Daytime Emmy nominated show Tough Love and it's spin-off series Pillow Talk. Substantial has appeared in the documentaries, Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme and Give Back. He has also written and performed original songs for games such as PUBG Mobile, Mobile Legends Bang Bang, Arknights, Tree of Savior, and Renaine. Substantial is also a two-time Hollywood Music in Media Award nominee. Earleybird and Substantial discuss taking a leap of faith, challenges for mental healthcare in minority communities, and the inspiration of music and the creative process.

Wassup Podcast People! After a break to recharge and plan WE. ARE. BACK. And what a season opener we've got in store for you! We call the Negronomicon off the shelf to give you updates on the WGA strike and talk about the games of the summer, Diablo IV and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Then, we crit one of the most anticipated horror films this year, The Blackening (2023);  our theater experience, the duality between horror and comedy, and what we think made this film so authentically good. We've also got a big announcement: We're almost to our 100th episode! Can you believe it?! We've got some exciting things in store for Season 9 so be on the look out for our newsletter! Sign Up for our NewsletterFind Us Onlinewww.scarycritpodcast.comTwitter @ScaryCritPodInstagram @ScaryCritPodTimestamps11:19 - Negronomicon27:00 - Crit02:03:00 - Final CurlsGems from E90The Goofy Movie (1995)A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)Sleepaway Camp (1983)Vox Video Essay How streaming caused the TV writers strikeLaw & Order (1990 - Present)Barbarian (2022)Diablo IV (2023, video game)The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023, video game)The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017, video game)The Last of Us Part II (2020, video game)Evil Dead Rise (2023)The Blackening (2023)Get Out (2017)Renfield (2023)The Blackening (2018, sketch)The Cabin in the Woods (2011)The Amber Ruffin Show (2020 - Present)Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013 - 2021)Wild n' Out (2005 - Present)Ride Along (2014)Fantastic Four (2005)Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)Fantastic Four (2005)Think Like a Man (2012)Think Like a Man Too (2014)Taxi (2004)Barbershop (2002)Urban Menace (1999)One of Us Tripped (1997)All the Devils Are Here (2017)Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain (2011)Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (2013)Shaft (2019)Praise This (2023)Dashing Through the Snow (2023)Meet the Blacks (2016)Scary Movie (2000)Ghostbusters (1984)Gremlins (1984)Beetlejuice (1988)Empire (2015 - 2020)Harlem (2021)American Auto (2021)Swarm (2023)Vampires Suck (2010)Twilight (2008)Spy Hard (1996)Die Hard (1988)South Park (1997)Jurassic Park (1993)Alien (1979)Freddy vs. Jason (2003)Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)The Evil Dead (1981)House (1977)Power (2014)White Men Can't Jump (2023)White Men Can't Jump (1992)Dear White People (2017 - 2021)Cabin Fever (2001)The Boondocks (2005 - 2014)The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990 - 1996)Friends (1994 - 2004)Living Single (1993 - 1998)Sorry to Bother You (2018)Coming 2 America (2021)Us (2019)I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)Cruel Summer (2021 - Present)Set It Off (1996)Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)Limitless (2011)Animal (2014)Monster's Inc. (2001)Frankenstein (Mary Shelley, Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818, Print)Baywatch (2017)Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

This week, Sha Stimuli and Boardwalk Brown share their first time reaction to the title track from Lloyd Banks' recent album release "The Course of The Inevitable 3: Pieces of My Pain". Topics discussed: Lloyd Banks' career and his signature sound Does his style need to evolve? Song highlights / lowlights Links mentioned in this episode: https://www.nobarsoff.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlH0m58F-xk&t=589s This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

After how public I was in my denouncement I felt it only fair to continue to share my thoughts and where I'm at.Divine Truth the Creation of My Pain:https://youtu.be/5r8S0sT89RQ

Do you have questions about grief you wish you to ask someone? Well, on this show, we will have our special guest Landolph Washington answer your questions about grief, life after a loss & much more in the episode called, Does God Care about My Pain? (How God Helps Us in Our Times of Grief & Loss) 5/21/23, 8pm CST (516)453-9118 www.blogtalkradio.com/reconnectmyheart 

Our Special Guest today on Entrepreneurial Corner is Sherri Lavon Williams out of Knoxville, Tennessee, she is the CEO of Sols Write House ( Book Publishing and Mental Health Resources and Events Coordinator. She's a songstress, author of several books. Her latest book is entitled, Roots of My Pain. Let's meet this lady with so many hats and get to know this serial entrepreneur. Contact Information - Website: SolsWritesHouse.com/broadcast Social Media - IG: www.instagram.com/SherriLavonMusic; YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@solswritehouseTN Sols Write House Empowerment Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SherriLavonMusic --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sharise-johnson-moore/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sharise-johnson-moore/support

This week the boys take it to New York to see if 50 Cent was correct about former G-Unit member, Lloyd Bank$ by reviewing his latest release: The Course of the Inevitable III-Pieces of My Pain. Addison also takes us back to what it was like to be at this year's Coachella. $podcast #musicreview #newmusic #2023 #audiofiles #audiofilespodcast #lloydbanks #lloydbank$ #50cent #gunit #g-unit

Kash discusses the great weekend of sports. Gervonta Davis versus Ryan Garcia fight. The Warriors fighting back against the Kings, the Wolves sticking around against the Nuggets, the Knicks taking care of the Cavs, and the the disappointing Clippers/Suns series. Kash also gets into the Jim Jones and Pusha T saga they won't die regarding Pusha T's placement in a recent Top 50 rapper list. Finally, Kash dives into the music he's listening to: (1) Domo Genesis, The Alchemist - No Idols (2) Swizz Beats - Hip Hop: Vol. 2 (3) Lloyd Banks - The Course of the Inevitable 3: Pieces of My Pain.Remember to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to our weekly podcast on the links below!FIND US EVERYWHERE ➡️ https://linktr.ee/dsc_podcastDSC MERCHANDISE ➡️ https://teespring.com/stores/dsc-podcastDigging the content? Become a PATRON to receive access to bonus episodes weekly and more at ➡️ https://www.patreon.com/dsc_podcastWEBSITE ➡️ https://dscpodcast.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

One of three members of the Kevin Hart comedy crew The Plastic Cup Boyz who frequently perform as an opening act for HART. Touring with the crew led him to appear in the comedic movies Laugh at My Pain and Let Me Explain.Video on Youtube. Subscribe to our channel. Link below:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC39iSdG_4CFwkpZtJIemPrA

Kevin Hart Quotes on Life, Success & Growth (Wisdom Radio) Who is Kevin Hart? American actor and comedian Kevin Hart toured internationally in top-selling comedy tours and starred in such box-office hits as the buddy-cop comedy "Ride Along" (2014) and its sequel, "Ride Along 2" (2016); "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" (2017), a remake of the 1995 movie featuring Robin Williams; and "Night School" (2018), in which Hart costarred with comedian Tiffany Haddish. In August 2015 Hart brought his What Now? comedy tour to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia and became the first comedian to sell out a National Football League stadium. What made Kevin Hart famous? Kevin Hart's early stand-up comedy earned him increasing attention, and his 2011 comedy special "Laugh at My Pain" provided a major boost to his public profile and led to his emergence as that year's top comedian on Ticketmaster, the dominant global ticketing agency. Hart concurrently gained prominence for his acting career, which notably included appearances in installments of the Scary Movie franchise and in movies such as "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" (2005), "Little Fockers" (2010), and "Think Like a Man" (2012). He went on to star in such box-office hits as "Ride Along" (2014), "Ride Along 2" (2016), "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" (2017), and "Night School" (2018). (brittanica) #kevinhart #successmotivation #wisdomradio --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karatjuicepod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karatjuicepod/support

Where is God in My Pain? Part 4 – In Position For Rescue. (2 Chronicles 20). All of us go through hard times; it is a part of being alive. Finding comfort and hope during those days can be difficult whether you are currently going through a turbulent season or simply looking for guidance to navigate life.

Where is God in My Pain? Part 3 – Is God Enough? – Book of Job. All of us go through hard times; it is a part of being alive. Finding comfort and hope during those days can be difficult whether you are currently going through a turbulent season or simply looking for guidance to navigate life.

Where is God in My Pain? Part 2 – What Does The Bible Teach About Pain and Suffering? All of us go through hard times; it is a part of being alive. Finding comfort and hope during those days can be difficult whether you are currently going through a turbulent season or simply looking for guidance to navigate life.

Where is God in My Pain? Part 1 – What To Do In This Present Darkness (Isaiah 50:10-11) All of us go through hard times; it is a part of being alive. Finding comfort and hope during those days can be difficult whether you are currently going through a turbulent season or simply looking for guidance to navigate life.

In this "Giant Mess", divorced dad Neal Lynch opens up about losing yet another job and being unemployed yet again. Is losing 7 jobs in 10 years a record? Is he cursed? Plus, what kind of conversations are going on between dads at a children's birthday party, and takeaways from the Kids Expo at a mall. If this episode were the title of a stand-up comedy special, it would be Kevin Hart's "Laugh at My Pain". ABOUT "GIANT MESS": "Giant Mess" is a sloppy sports and entertainment talk show that covers the New York Giants, New York Mets, movies, TV, comedy and more, hosted by a giant mess, Neal Lynch. ABOUT NEAL LYNCH: I'm an Irish-Italian-American who graduated from a Catholic high school (but isn't Catholic), and earned a couple overpriced degrees from a college known for producing doctors and lacrosse players, then became neither. Instead, I tell stories. Leave a voicemail at (862) 248-1986. Subscribe to Giant Mess on YouTube: https://bit.ly/GiantMessYT Follow me on: My Official Blog - http://bit.ly/neallynchBLOG Giant Mess Facebook Page - http://bit.ly/GiantMessFB Twitter - http://bit.ly/NealLynchTW Instagram - http://bit.ly/NealLynchIG Subscribe to Giant Mess on Apple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/GiantMessApple Subscribe to Giant Mess on Spotify - http://bit.ly/GiantMessSpotify --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/neal-lynch/message

My Pain is My Friend, Pastor Andrew Ross, Lead Pastor of The AssemblyMatthew 16:24Thank you for listening to this message from The Assembly. If you would like to connect with us online go to theassemblyflorene.org or find us on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.Giving Options:If you would like to give to The Assembly feel free to do so throughSecure online giving here: Online Giving PlatformSecurely via text by texting SCASSEMBLYGIVE to (833) 729-2238Mail giving to:The Assembly2925 W. Palmetto St.Florence, SC 29501Prayer:If you would like us to pray for you you can submit your prayer request here and we will get it to our team: Prayer CardMessage Response:If this message impacted you and you would like to share how you responded please fill out this form. Keep up with The Assembly:Please Subscribe rate and Share this Podcast with your friends and family!

This episode we are sharing the space with BBC Radio 3 presenter and flautist, Hannah French. Recorded in a North London office space, we listened as Hannah explained to us her journey to a diagnosis of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, a collagen deficiency which affects the soft tissue and has impacted her ability to walk, play the flute and live life as she once knew it. She took us through the reality of living with EDS, and the process of moving away from flute performance and into her current job as a presenter at BBC Radio 3. We talked about the power that radio now has in her life, creating a space to tell stories and shape a listeners' experience and the process of creating the amazing documentary for Radio 3, The Silence of My Pain in 2020.Thank you to Hannah for her honesty about her pain experience and for your wonderful presence and infectious humour!Hannah's documentary, The Silence of My Pain, will be played again this Friday, 9th September on BBC Radio 3 at 10pmWanna jump around? Timestamps:0:00: Intro2:25: Welcome to Hannah4:00 What is EDS?8:00: Discovering Hannah's EDS and playing the flute14:25: Moving into academia and research15:35: Accommodating people with disabilities in music19:00: Acceptance of disability and illness20:15: Pastoral welfare of students; working at the Royal Academy of Music as a lecturer and tutor23:30: Loss of identity as a flautist26:00: Moving into radio and working for the BBC28:18: The liberation of radio29:15: Does Hannah feel envious when presenting/watching performances?31:45: The psychological impact of pain36:30: Managing difficult emotions, anxiety and coping mechanisms39:00: Working with and not against pain41:50: Making the documentary, The Silence of My Pain45:30: The importance of silence in Hannah's life46:45: Fascination and flow53:22: Unapologetic visibility55:15: Starting conversations about pain and disability56:35: Removing shame and presenting an honest depiction of pain1:01:30: Wins of the week!Things Musicians Don't Talk About website: https://www.thingsmusiciansdonttalkabout.comSign up to our Patreon!TMDTA TwitterFacebookInstagramIf you would like to support our work, why not buy us a Kofi? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dear, In this episode I talk about how I feel like I got my masters degree for co-parenting to only find out it was from a fake school. Do I really know anything? In this Episode: My Struggles dealing with my co-parent My Pain in sharing custody with my daughter Separation Anxiety My disappointment on how things have gone backwards Let me know what you think about this episode on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thesinglefatherpodcast/ Sponsors and Attributions: -Music (lo-fi vibe by cloudsystem) sourced from TuneTank.com. -Produced/Edited with https://www.descript.com/ The Single Father Podcast is brought to you by VentPack. Visit VentPack.org for show notes and more information on the organization's mission to combat challenges of single fatherhood with resources, digital products and mental health support. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ventpack/support

We were deeply upset by the tragic mass shootings last weekend, so today, we need to talk about guns. Amanda Weinstein, Jasmine Clark, and guest host Katie Paris discuss how frustrating it is to feel like politicians are doing nothing while thousands die from gun violence. The majority of Americans support common sense legislation on firearms, so we need to stay loud and let our leaders know that we demand better.Indiana mom DeAndra Dycus joins the pod to share her personal connection to this issue: after a stray bullet paralyzed her teenage son, she started an organization called Purpose for My Pain to support other families who have been affected by gun violence. DeAndra also spoke at the 2020 Democratic National Convention and published a book, Beautiful Resilience: Stories of Inspiration on Living Through a Mother's Grief.After that, Amanda interviews Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action. They discuss what moms can do to fight for better gun legislation, why it's important for more women to run for office, and how Shannon stays positive and hopeful while working on such a devastating issue. They also find a little time to talk about Julianne Moore, Elizabeth Warren, and Shannon's favorite yoga pose. Finally, Amanda, Jasmine and Katie raise a glass to community support, to the women of SWEEP, and to attending the Georgia Democratic State Dinner in this week's “Toast to Joy.”If you're ready to join the Great Troublemaker Turnout, please sign up here! Talking to the people in your network is the most impactful way to influence voters, and Red Wine & Blue is committed to providing everything you need to tap into this super power: training, tools, community, and support. Suburban women are taking a stand - join us!For a transcript of this episode, please email theswppod@redwine.blue.

Taking a brief break from the trilogy of Laugh at My Pain on this episode I chop it up with a friend to the show Moises as we discuss the NBA playoff. We give our take on the match ups who do we see coming out the East and West and we take a deeper drive into the events that occurred during the Brooklyn Nets/Boston Celtics game 1. Was Kyrie's action justified? That and we dive into some movie talk as well, so sit back and enjoy the show. --- Make sure you follow, like and hit that bell on YouTube for updates on the podcast https://youtube.com/channel/UCbOikfspNOFLjtV9pv8PaOg --- Make sure you follow the podcast on IG --- So, In The Mean Time Instagram Page: https://instagram.com/sointhemeantime_pod

"My Test, My Pain, Is For My Approval" Praise the Lord!!!! Join us this evening for "D.T.W. Ministry" with Host: Rev Aaron Williams at 8 pm on www.blogtalkradio.com/purposekingdom or listen in via phone: 319-527-6091 or simply hit the attached link.Don't allow anyone to miss this move of God. Please share.

My name is Tanisha Bankston. I am a mother of three children. I am a survivor of rape, incest, childhood sexual abuse, and domestic violence. I lost my inner voice when I was raped at age 5 or 6. I wrote my book "My Pain is My Power" to share my story. Also to help others who have gone through or are going through what I went through as a child and into my adulthood. I am an overcomer of all the things that I have gone through in my life. I want you to overcome things. I found my inner voice at the age of 32 years old. I lived 27 years in silence. I couldn't have done any of this without God. I had to find God, then find myself. Follow me on social media: Facebook: @lana.m.hooks Twitter: @lmhooks Instagram: @lmhooks51 Website: www.lanamhooks.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lana337/message

This week we're discussing every album by mclusky. Led by Andy “Falco” Falkous, mclusky were an absolute monster of a noise rock band. Wacky, spastic, and as unhinged as it gets. Their second album, mclusky Do Dallas, went on to become a classic in the genre. They're also way funnier than you'd expect. A must for fans of insanity.Closing track: “Collagen Rock” from mclusky Do Dallas (2002)Check out our episode playlists on Spotify!https://open.spotify.com/user/motherpuncherincJoin our Patreon to jump the line when requesting an artist, as well as get bonus episodes, early access to shows, and more!https://www.patreon.com/everyalbumeverMerch available now!https://pandermonkey.creator-spring.com/Instagram:Follow Mike @pandermonkeyFollow Alex @motherpuncherMike's Picks:mclusky Do Dallas (2002) — Best Album, Personal FavoriteMy Pain and Sadness Is More Sad and Painful Than Yours (2000) — Worst Album, Least FavoriteAlex's Picks:mclusky Do Dallas (2002) — Best Album, Personal FavoriteThe Difference Between Me and You Is That I'm Not on Fire (2004) — Worst Album, Least FavoriteAlbums we discussed this episode…My Pain and Sadness Is More Sad and Painful Than Yours (2000)mclusky Do Dallas (2002)The Difference Between Me and You Is That I'm Not on Fire (2004)Mcluskyism (2006)

In today's episode I will be talking about "Laugh at My Pain" phrase and the reasons why we do it Psychologically. Also reviewing the actor Will Smith docu-series titled "The Best Shape of My Life" on YouTube. How we use comedy as defense mechanisms. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Frontman, Vocalist and Guitarist Pete Argyropoulos (AR-GER-ROP-OH-LUS) of LA-Based Alternative Rock-Band Sons of Silver called in to the Junk and Jam Hour via Zoom to discuss all about the bands expansive journey in music -- which as seasoned pros (including Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer and former Drummer of Pearl Jam, Dave Krusen -- have toured in major markets of Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston and New York, as well as London, France and Berlin. Pete excitedly shares his path in music, from picking up his first instrument, the legendary artists he was inspired by, to his musical edification. He also shares the band's evolution, from fine-tuning their unique songwriting style, crafting their own signature sound and successfully navigating through years of their collective experience and challenges along the way. On the heels of their successful 2020 EP Doomsday Noises -- which garnered them widespread critical acclaim, and has amassed over 5 million views on YouTube and over 200k streams, and spots on the Billboard Active Rock Charts -- we listen to and discuss some of their new music from their electrifying sophomore EP release, Ordinary Sex Appeal, including Hesitate, a track that conveys our current state of culture clashes and perhaps even cancel culture, and Cause of My Pain.  For more music and information about Sons of Silver, visit www.sonsofsilver.com To learn more about Radio Free Brooklyn, visit www.RadioFreeBrooklyn.com And for everything Junk and Jam, visit www.JunkandJam.com Background bed music provided by www.FreeBeats.io

Episode 93 of A Mental Health Break -  This podcast is all things mental health. Mental health advocates and professionals share their stories from around the world.Listen to all episodes: buzzsprout.com/743867Instagram: instagram.com/amentalhealthbreakFacebook: facebook.com/amentalhealthbreakTwitter: twitter.com/PodcastsByLanci LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/amentalhealthbreakThis is an incredible story of inspiration as Tanisha is using her story to help others. Tanisha was taken from her mom at the age of 6 and placed with her aunt, where all her abuse happened from neighborhood men. She was raped at 5 and that is when her brain did a shift. No one believed her, so she went into a shell and never came out until now. She was manipulated by her aunt's boyfriend to have sex with him at 10 and the abuse kept going. A neighborhood man then raped her at 11, and then at 13, her cousin's husband started having sex with her and got her pregnant. Next, her son's dad started messing with her at 14 and she ended up in a domestic violence relationship from 14-23 until she escaped.Author of "My Pain is My Power": This book is written from my heart. My life changed before it began at the age of 5 or 6 years old when I was raped by a friend of the family, and I wasn't believed. This caused me to go into a shell and lose my inner voice, which messed me up. I was instantly overtaken with fear of what had happened to me. The damage done to me caused me to have to relearn how to walk. I continued to experience pain from an early age before I could enjoy life. This book allowed me the opportunity to talk to you about being taken away from my mother and being separated from my siblings; how I endured so much pain, shame, fear, self-doubt, and a lot of confusion; dreaming of being that little girl growing up playing with Barbie dolls and one day being a model, and how that didn't happen for me. I endured so much pain from my childhood to my adulthood.Brought to you by Tampa Counseling and Wellness!Dedicated to helping individuals looking to positively transform their lives through compassionate counseling and wellness coaching. If you struggle with depression, anxiety, or other mental health issues, call today for a free consultation. Tampa Counseling and Wellness; therapy that inspires change (Virtual and In-Person Availability)Website: www.tampacounselingandwellness.comPhone: 813 520 2807Host Name: Vincent A. LanciYouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCy0dil34Q5ILEuHgLVmfhXQDigital Editing: PodcastsByLanci@Gmail.comGuest Name: Tanisha BankstonEmail: tbankston24@yahoo.comHappy | https://soundcloud.com/morning-kulishow/happy-background-music-no-copyright-fun-royalty-free-music-free-downloadAdventure by MusicbyAden | https://soundcloud.com/musicbyadenMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US

     Tanisha Bankston is not only a book author, but a mother of three children.  She is a survivor of rape, incest, domestic violence and childhood sexual abuse. Here on Slam the Gavel, Tanisha is here to share her amazing journey of strength.     Tanisha explained that she started journaling at 14 years of age and began writing her book during that time and by the age of 32 finally published, "My Pain is My Power," recently on May 21st, 2021.     Her journey is that of a young child being sexually abused and explained how the system failed her.  Tanisha was failed by not only DHS, the police, the school system but especially the hospital where she delivered her baby at the age of 14 years. No reports were made. The ball was dropped by so many that could have helped her.    Now, with her new book, she is speaking out and sharing her story, hoping to help others in this situation. Even though her childhood was stolen and robbed of her happiness as a little girl, Tanisha stands strong, speaking out even in the face of PTSD.      Tanisha prays that others will break their silence and come out of their shell and hatch into the beautiful butterfly they were meant to be.To reach Tanisha: Facebook.com/TanishaBankston, Twitter: Tanisha Bankston, Instagram: Tanisha Bankston as well as LinkedIn: Tanisha Bankston. "My Pain is My Power," found on Amazonhttp://www.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com/Music provided by: mictechmusic@yahoo.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)

Tanisha Bankston is not only a book author, but a mother of three children. She is a survivor of rape, incest, domestic violence and childhood sexual abuse. Here on Slam the Gavel, Tanisha is here to share her amazing journey of strength. Tanisha explained that she started journaling at 14 years of age and began writing her book during that time and by the age of 32 finally published, "My Pain is My Power," recently on May 21st, 2021. Her journey is that of a young child being sexually abused and explained how the system failed her. Tanisha was failed by not only DHS, the police, the school system but especially the hospital where she delivered her baby at the age of 14 years. No reports were made. The ball was dropped by so many that could have helped her. Now, with her new book, she is speaking out and sharing her story, hoping to help others in this situation. Even though her childhood was stolen and robbed of her happiness as a little girl, Tanisha stands strong, speaking out even in the face of PTSD. Tanisha prays that others will break their silence and come out of their shell and hatch into the beautiful butterfly they were meant to be. To reach Tanisha: Facebook.com/TanishaBankston, Twitter: Tanisha Bankston, Instagram: Tanisha Bankston as well as LinkedIn: Tanisha Bankston. "My Pain is My Power," found on Amazon Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)

We spoke to playwright Andrew Rincón about his comedic voice, honesty, journal entries and more. Here’s one of our favorite moments from our conversation.Like all our conversations, this segment is unfiltered. This episode contains explicit language and mature content, so listen at your discretion as we aim to fully form mindful ideas and language.Andrew Rincón is a Queer Colombian-American playwright based in NYC. Plays include, The Lonely, That Rhythm in the Blood and I Wanna Fuck like Romeo and Juliet. In development: a play that fuses telenovela and mythological storytelling, The Myth of My Pain.Become a Patron of the podcast for as little as $5/mo: https://www.patreon.com/formapodcastFollow us on social @formpodcastTheme song by Warp Trio See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

SURVIVING ABUSE SERIES PART THREE   Teresa Glantz first experienced trauma at far too young an age. Born into a dysfunctional family, she spent most of her childhood living under the roof of an abusive father. Growing up fearing for her safety and even her life, Teresa walked through incredible loss and tragedy at a young age. Little did she know that years later, after she thought she had healed from her past trauma, a shocking discovery about her family would send her spiraling all over again. Through it all, Teresa met God in her pain and learned what true healing really looks like. Teresa sits down with Davey to share her story and how she's helping other people who've walked down similar paths to her own. Episode Resources: Visit Teresa's Website Follow on Facebook and Instagram Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE We'd love your feedback! Take our Nothing is Wasted Podcast Survey. Become a monthly partner of NIW Ministries. Text NIWgift to 66866 Check out My Pain to Purpose Plan Learn more about Nothing is Wasted Ministries Coaching Packages Visit Jill Monaco's website

After being date-raped and becoming pregnant, Molly S. White was told the baby growing inside of her was not yet a baby. So she had an abortion. Years later and excited to be pregnant with triplets, she lost all three of the babies before birth. But she says in the midst of sin and struggle was where new life and new hope was found. Show Notes and Resources BOOK: "Deceived: God Brought Purpose from My Pain" by Molly S. White.  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZMLM32Z/ Check out all that's available on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. Your generous support of FamilyLife helps create podcasts like Unfavorable Odds™. https://donate.familylife.com/unfavorable-odds/

Lately I have been hearing from several of you, I know my child is in heaven and no longer has to deal with pain and suffering, but what about me? What about my family? Why doesn t God seem to care how much pain we are in from my child s death? This has been tugging on […] The post 74: Why Doesn t God Seem to Care About Me and My Pain? appeared first on GPS Hope.

In Episode 19, Jamie Kohler shares an honest, raw story about the real struggles of addiction.Jamie talks about growing up in faith and how she took her relationship with God further and deeper as started living on her own. She speaks on how her church, Soul City, became a place where she could be vulnerable with others, and how it became somewhere she would lean into for support when she needed it the most.Jamie breaks down so many walls to share on the ways her twin brother's struggle with addiction affected her in a way where his pain started to become her own. She speaks on how blinding pain can be, but how God can break through those blinders to offer hope in the darkest places. She holds compassion so beautifully and teaches us all how to keep perspective through the lens of Christ.Open up your hearts and get ready to hear the journey of Jamie in "When Your Pain is My Pain."Stay steady walkin'!Theme Song: Walk After Falling by Julian R GarciaClosing song: We're Gonna Get There by Patrick MayberryConnect with Jamie on Instagram @jamiekohler_

Keith Robinson is the quintessential comedian’s comedian, admired by his fellow artists – his great art of inherently subverting his audience, shaking them out of their cozy assumptions to fresh perspectives sustains his comedic prominence. His commanding stage presence has gained him appearances on MTV, VH1, HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, TBS’s family comedy series Are We There Yet, The Chelsea Lately Show on E! and Late Night with Conan O’Brien. In his teens, Keith began cultivating his wit with his "back of the bus funny," subsequently working the comedy circuit in his hometown Philadelphia and securing a spot as one of the finalists on Ed McMahon’s Star Search. He did not take home the $100,000 prize, but his career as a comic and actor mushroomed. He now merits a coveted comedic and acting career on the stage, screen, and television. Keith’s impressive record of accomplishments include his self-titled special on Comedy Central, a standout regular on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, writer and central performer on The Wanda Sykes Show and writer for the Chappelle Show. He was seen in Kevin Hart's record-breaking movie, "Laugh at My Pain.” Most recently he can be seen in Judd Apatow’s movie “The King of Staten Island.” One of New York Comedy Cellar’s elite, where he frequently hosts, Keith Robinson has a reputation, best described by Cringe Humor for "being the best at impromptu zingers and one-liners that annihilate his colleagues." His first hour special, recorded live in New York at The Gramercy Theater: Kevin Hart presents Keith Robinson in Back of the Bus Funny, is now released on iTunes, Hulu, Amazon, and Google Play. Zainab Johnson, a stand-up comedian, actress, and writer is quickly being propelled as one of the most unique and engaging performers on stage and screen.  Zainab was named one of Variety’s Top 10 Comics To Watch in 2019, she hosted one of the host for Netflix's new show "100 Humans", she can be seen as a series regular on the new upcoming series from Greg Daniels a half hour comedy titled “Upload” an Amazon original series premiering May 1st, and she made her first late night stand up appearance on NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers.  Zainab had a breakout appearance on HBO’s All Def Comedy (2017) and has made appearances on NBC’s Last Comic Standing (2014), Arsenio (2014), BET’s Comic View (2014), AXSTV’s Gotham Comedy Live! and just recently starred in a new web series titled Avant-Guardians.  She is a regular at the Improv Comedy Club in LA and the Comedy Cellar in NY.  Zainab has performed in the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival as one of the 2014 New Faces of Comedy and returned numerous times since.  She also had a breakout performance at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2018. Ralph Harris is one of today’s hottest comedic and acting talents! He made his feature film debut in "Dreamgirls," a film that has struck gold (of the Golden Globe variety). Ralph’s jump to the big screen comes after years of successful television work, including appearances on "Seinfeld," "Parenthood," "Nick Freno," "Living Single" and "In Living Color." No stranger to late night, Ralph has been featured on "The Tonight Show Starring Jay Leno" and "Late Night with Conan O’Brien." However Ralph is probably best known for his starring role in the ABC-TV sitcom “On Our Own,” which aired during the immensely popular TGIF block on Friday nights, and which currently airs in syndication on TV One. You can also catch Ralph on TV in airings of his two previously recorded Cable TV specials – "Comedy Central Presents" and the "HBO Half-Hour Comedy Special." He also served as the Host of the Culinary Competition, “My Momma Throws Down” on the TVOne network. When he’s not filming, Ralph continues to tour the country and perform to sold-out audiences as a stand-up comedian, his first career and love. Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime, CW Network), Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf

Never in a million years did I think I would say Thank You to My Pain. I found myself watching other people that had survived other traumatic events in their life and their desire to live was magnetic to me. The common thread I began to notice was that these people were just like me, the only difference was they dared to believe that their pain was there to help them grow, and that's what brought me to this place of maybe I too can once day say Thank You for the pain I have been through. And I hope what I share gives you the courage to get there too.

Sunday Morning Worship - February 16th, 2020 Pastor Luke St.Clair - A Purpose in My Pain 2 Corinthians 12

Black Books Weekend  Friday Night, December 6 - December 9, 2019 Each year thousands of people – educators, concerned parents, community leaders, authors, poets and publishers – devote their time and resources to presenting the reader with great books! However, too many outstanding books do not get the attention and reader support that they deserve. We want to help with this state of affairs, so we encourage readers to purchase books to give as gifts 365 days a year. Join Ella Curry and 40+ authors on the EDC Creatins Facebook wall as we celebrate the holidays during our live-stream!  Our publishing friends have donated over 100 books for the readers and several other book related gifts.  EDC Creations is proud to announce readers to awesome women who write with purpose and have profound messages in their books! Our goal is to help improve our visibility in the reading world. You can join the campaign too, by sharing all of my book tour related posts for the month! The EDC Creations Sponsored Tours are geared toward introducing authors to avid readers! Readers can visit the main tour page and find out more about each author:  https://www.smore.com/9yzf   Friday Night, December 6, 2019 Featured Authors and Books - Lutishia Lovely/Camryn King Series - Capital Sins by Cheryl Mattox Berry - The Key to My Pain by Antoinette Davis Pearl Page Recorded Readings - Unveiled by La Rhonda Crosby-Johnson - Miami Beat III: Illusions by Frederica Burden - Seeds of Deception by Arlene L. Walker - The Caged Butterfly by Marian L. Thomas - Barbara Keaton (Love Like It’s Hot Boxset) - Love, Lies & Consequences Series by Natasha D. Frazier 

Celebrating Our Featured Authors on #SeducingThePenTour FEATURED AUTHORS AND BOOKS - Failure to Protect by Pamela Samuels Young - The Wolf Queen Duology by Cerece Rennie Murphy - The Key to My Pain by Antoinette Davis  - Unfortunately Francine by Joan Vassar - Seeds of Deception by Arlene L. Walker - Unveiled by La Rhonda Crosby-Johnson - Out of the Shadows: Love, Lies & Consequences (Book 4) by Natasha D. Frazier    #UnwrappedLit, #CrownHoldersLead, #CrownHoldersTransmedia, #SedcucingThePen     You can find out more about each of the authors on the Seducing the Pen Tour at:   https://www.smore.com/9yzf-seducing-the-pen-book-tour If you would like to be a guest on BAN Radio Show, visit our website to reserve your spot at:  http://www.edc-creations.com/banradiofaq.html About the Host Ella D. Curry is the president of EDC Creations Media Group. She brings more than twenty-five years of PR and marketing experience to clients in film, music, publishing and corporate event planning. Her expertise, as well as her love for all things literary has earned her a reputation as a respected leader in the publishing/marketing industry. Widely recognized as a leading expert on African American Internet book promotion she is asked to speak and/or moderate panels at literary events and conferences across the nation. Ella uses the latest technology and proven business models to create golden success behind every project and book she launches into the world!  

Celebrating Our Featured Authors on #SeducingThePenTour You can find out more about each of the authors on the Seducing the Pen Tour at:  https://www.smore.com/9yzf-seducing-the-pen-book-tour   Featured Authors Reading from their Books:  * Seeds of Deception by Arlene L. Walker * The Key to My Pain by Antoinette Davis * Unveiled by La Rhonda Crosby-Johnson * Love for Liberty by Ann Clay - Love Like It’s Hot * Heat at First Sight by Barbara Keaton - Love Like It’s Hot * Sweet Heat Rising by Nicki Night - Love Like It’s Hot     If you would like to be a guest on BAN Radio Show, visit our website to reserve your spot at:  http://www.edc-creations.com/banradiofaq.html   About the Host Ella D. Curry is the president of EDC Creations Media Group and Crown Holders Transmedia. She brings more than twenty-five years of PR and marketing experience to clients in film, music, publishing and corporate event planning. Her expertise, as well as her love for all things literary has earned her a reputation as a respected leader in the publishing/marketing industry. EDC Creations is the parent company of the Sankofa Literary Society, the Black Authors Network Radio Show and Black Pearls Magazine. The Sankofa Literary Society empowers independent and/or self-published authors through mentoring programs. The popular Black Authors Network radio program offers new authors a chance to showcase their books to thousands of readers weekly. Black Pearls Magazine, is a online literary destination for thousands bookclubs and social network fans around the globe.  

Cегодня произойдет историческая фигня, которой не было со времен моих самых первых видео. Я буду делать полный потрековый разбор последнего альбома Слипов, поскольку релиз уж очень хайповый и я не мог не воспользоваться таким случаем нагнать траффик на данный блог и Ютуб канал. Потому, запаситесь попкорном и приятного просмотра, дамы и господа! Послушать: https://bit.ly/2Zc8fk3 =================================== 00:00 Традиционный обзор в обычном формате 06:55 Insert Coin 08:19 Unsainted 10:10 Birth of the Cruel 11:35 Death because of death 12:22 Nero Forte 14:27 Critical Darling 15:47 A Liar's Funeral 17:18 Red Flag 18:45 What's Next 19:22 Spiders 20:24 Orphan 21:34 My Pain 23:00 Not Long for this World 24:02 Solway Firth 25:11 Итоги

Luke 13:1-21, My Pain and God's Patience, July 14, 2019 by First Baptist Church of Holly

Amy Holmes is a political columnist for the Swiss weekly, “Die Weltwoche.” and guest hosts for Larry King, “PolitcKing.”  Last spring, she co-hosted PBS’s “In Principle” where she interviewed former President George W. Bush (in Texas the morning after his mom passed away), Microsoft founder Bill Gates, HBO’s Bill Maher, former Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld — among many other high profile notables.  She has also interviewed Donald Trump *before* he became president. She has covered presidential election nights for ABC News, CNN, and NBC. Born in Lusaka, Zambia, and raised in Seattle, Washington, Amy graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Economics.  Amy’s political experience transcends commentary and analysis: Amy served as a senior speechwriter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist for three years, writing on topics ranging from economic and energy policy to judicial nominations and the Iraq war. Jackie Fabulous is a gut-busting, writer, producer, speaker, and headlining comedian who uses comedy to simultaneously entertain, encourage and empower audiences. Having survived her fair share of loves, tragedies, lessons and embarrassing moments, Jackie channels all of that energy into hilarious sets and inspiring keynotes. More than just a funny lady, she is on a mission to inspire and empower women all over the world to Find The Funny In Their Flaws. When Jackie is not on tour, you will find her giving amazing keynote speeches and breakout sessions at corporate events and conferences or as a contestant on season 14 of America’s Got Talent. A lawyer in her past life, she understands the plight of the working woman. Her signature talks and upcoming book within her hilarious “Find Your Fabulous” series will leave audiences feeling encouraged, uplifted, and inspired to conquer the ups and downs of life and work. Her diverse style of comedy has allowed her to work with comedy legends like Roseanne Barr and Wanda Sykes and on the OWN Network, NBC, CBS, and FOX to name a few. Be sure to watch her on America’s Got Talent! Vladimir Caamaño  is the fruit of an immigrant Dominican family living in New York City and is described as an elegant combination of urban grit and intellect. He began polishing his wit in the concrete jungles of The Bronx and Washington Heights and after graduating from Wesleyan University, launched into Standup Comedy. After his stand out performance at Just for Laughs (JFL) in 2015, Vlad entered into a put pilot development deal to co-write, and star in a pilot based off of his comedy for NBC with Bill Lawrence and WB supervising. Vlad co-wrote the script with UNDATEABLE writer, Adam Styzikiel and recently shot the pilot directed by Phill Lewis. Vlad was the only one of his New Faces class to be chosen to perform as part of the CW Gala hosted by Howie Mandel. In 2016, Vlad was named one of the Top 10 Comics to Watch by Variety and was honored at JFL. In 2017 Vlad made his late-night standup debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and performed again at the prestigious Just for Laughs Gala hosted by Lilly Singh. Vlad has been seen on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Marvel’s Runaways, and Superstore. Keith Robinson is the quintessential comedian's comedian, admired by his fellow artists. His commanding stage presence has gained him appearances on MTV, VH1, HBO's Def Comedy Jam, TBS's family comedy series Are We There Yet, The Chelsea Lately Show on E! and Late Night with Conan O'Brien along with countless tv and movies roles. Many talented comedians can make you laugh but Keith Robinson excels at comedic improvisation which showcases his strident honesty and confrontational style. He is a master story-teller who makes his audiences ask the deeper questions all the while making them laugh 'til it hurts. Keith began cultivating his wit with his "back of the bus funny," subsequently working the comedy circuit in his hometown Philadelphia and securing a spot as one of the finalists on Ed McMahon's Star Search. Keith's impressive record of accomplishments include his self-titled special on Comedy Central, a standout regular on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, writer and central performer on The Wanda Sykes Show and writer for the Chappelle Show. He was seen in Kevin Hart's record-breaking movie, "Laugh at My Pain." One of New York Comedy Cellar's elite, where he frequently hosts, Keith Robinson has a reputation, best described by Cringe Humor for "being the best at impromptu zingers and one-liners that annihilate his colleagues." Always hosted by Marina Franklin- Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, and HBO's Crashing

Keith Robinson is the quintessential comedian's comedian, admired by his fellow artists. His commanding stage presence has gained him appearances on MTV, VH1, HBO's Def Comedy Jam, TBS's family and comedy series Are We There Yet.  Keith's impressive record of accomplishments include his self-titled special on Comedy Central: Kevin Hart Presents Keith Robinson "Back of the Bus Funny", He was a stand out on shows like: Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, The Wanda Sykes Show and writer for The Chappelle Show. He was seen in Kevin Hart's record-breaking movie, "Laugh at My Pain" and Amy Schumer’s movie: "Trainwreck". One of New York Comedy Cellar's elite, Keith Robinson has a reputation, best described by Cringe Humor for "being the best at impromptu zingers and one-liners that annihilate his colleagues." Keith co-hosts the Spotify original podcast Amy Schumer Presents: 3 Girls, 1 Keith with Amy Schumer, Rachel Feinstein, and Bridget Everett. Von Decarlo is a stand-up comedian, actress, and author of the book Speak Fluent Man. She completed two seasons as a talking head comedian on BET/Centric’s relationship-based show, According to Him + Her, and is featured on Tru-TV’s hit comedy show, Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks. You can catch her on the 2018 year-end wrap up special for CNN’s AC360. Her one-woman show, Lasagna, debuted at the People’s Improv Theatre to a full crowd and rave reviews. She is the first female to host her own show on Sirius XM NBA Radio called, Coach Von's Corner, where comedy meets sports and you get everything on and off the court in the NBA. It premiered on October 17th. Her podcast, Coach Von Podcast, is available on iTunes and uses sports to anchor into fun, yet honest, conversations about life, love, and relationships. Von is the Executive Producer of the official Patrice O’Neal documentary about the comedian’s life and legacy. Ayanna Dookie is a stand-up comedian, writer, and storyteller based in Brooklyn, New York. The daughter of immigrants, Ayanna's humor is reflective of growing up brown, woman, and first generation American. She is the 2014 winner of the She-Devil Comedy Festival, a 2016 writer for NBC's Scene Showcase, and a recipient of UCB's diversity scholarship. Ayanna has been featured on truTV's Laff Tracks, 2 Dope Queens on WNYC, Fox’s Laughs, and AXS TV's Gotham Comedy Live. Her writing can be seen on BET's 50 Central. Always hosted by Marina Franklin- Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, and HBO's Crashing  

Purpose for My Pain by Locust Grove Church of Christ

Walking into the SunshineAfter a Cold Spring RainGoing to Leave You All of My BurdensGoing to Give You All of My PainYou Took Away All My Sin And My PainAnd You've Given Me Your LovePraise You Jesus for All That You've DoneCause I'm Living In the PowerOf the Risen Son Walking into the MoonlightWhen the Darkness Is Falling DownYour Word Is a Lamp unto My FeetAnd the Light of Christ All AroundWalking in the WisdomOf My Lord and KingI Find His Will Is a Blessed ThingThe Fear of the Lord Is Where His Wisdom ComesWalking in His Righteousness HIs Will To Be Done© 2014 Shiloh Worship Music COPY FREELY;This Music is copyrighted to prevent misuse, however,permission is granted for non-commercial copying-Radio play permitted www.shilohworshipmusic.com

Iyea Brandy is a strategist that solves problems for entrepreneurs and educators. She teaches entrepreneurs how to turn their passion to profit.  She also has a big idea what could transform an African nation. My Pain is My Purpose and My Story is the Solution Why did you choose to start your business – do […] The post Turn Your Passion to Profit with Strategist Iyea Brandy | Can STEM Really Transform a Nation? | Podcast #16 appeared first on Kandas Rodarte.

So we didn't quite get to the same number of films as we did last year, but hey, we had more written reviews this year (not to mention our interview with Lloyd Kaufman and upcoming interview with Kane Hodder) so deal with it. It was closing night so I checked out the big closing film of Fantasia Edgar Wright's The World's End and Jono went the indie route and watched Mexican slow paced zombie drama Halley, which just so happened to have a short film called My Pain is Worse Than Your Pain before it that Jon also seemed to enjoy. Listen now for all our thoughts. The post 9to5 Goes to Fantasia 11: The World’s End and Halley appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

Locksmith Records Presents LJay Mixtape "The Prevue" January 2013. After the debut album in 2009 "No Time 4 Haters" Ljay aka Lboogie is back with a Mixtape title "The Prevue" consist of 8 tracks and release by Locksmith Records. Ljay back on his grind with a hot Mixtape that will keep you lock in. "The Prevue Mixtape" recorded in Brooklyn @ Hilltop Recording Studio by Dave. All Songs Written by Ljay aka Lboogie and still got that tight Hip-Hop flow. Artwork by Mixtapedesignz. Label is Locksmith Records http://www.LocksmithRecords.com Tracklist: 1. The Preview 2. No Hook Ma 3. My Pain 4. Young Leader 5. Vote 6. Life 7. Baby I Feel It Comin' 8. L dot Jay Booking Ljay contact: Locksmith Records Email: locksmithrecords@yahoo.com follow us on Twitter: @locksmithrecord facebook: FB/locksmithrecords web. www.LocksmithRecords.com

Jon Amor Blues Group (Holy Water); Miss Quincy (Love Me Like The Devil Does); Cherry Lee Mewis (Going Down (To Memphis Tennessee)); Fiddlin' John Carson (Don't Let Your Deal Go Down); Jazzbo Tommy & His Lowlanders (Blaze Face Cow); Danny Bryant's Redeye Band (My Baby's A Superstar); Louisiana Red (Sweet Blood Call); Louisiana Red & Little Victor's Juke Joint (I'm Getting Tired); Joe Callicott (Traveling Mama Blues); John-Alex Mason (Jitterbug Swing); WT Feaster (Juggling Dynamite); Mitch Laddie (Gettin' It Right); Ron Sayer Jr. (Your Pleasure, My Pain); Wynonie Harris (She's Gone With The Wind); Shawn Starski (Was It You).

Join us as Pastor Mark Hartman completes his series on Joseph. He looks at how God can use something we think may be bad for something that is good. Part 4 and final segment of "JOSEPH - Finding Purpose in My Pain".

Most of us know that we need to live our lives in a Christ-like manner. But, that doesn't mean that suffering and opposition aren't going to come to us. What happens when things turn bad? What does God's word say about "suffering"? Join us as Pastor Mark Hartman delivers a Biblical message on this topic in part 2 of "JOSEPH - Finding Purpose in My Pain".