I was given the privilege to talk to Rona on creative interests, environmental care, acrylic painting, humor, and advocating for yourself as a model.

This was a splendid talk with someone who has a first-hand experience living in another country as well as growing up in our own. I am glad to have the opportunity to expand my mind beyond the echo chamber we usually find in most social media. Thank you, Rona, for lending your personal knowledge, perspective, and creative insights!

Episode 8 is up! We have officially gone past my previous podcast's record of 7 episodes before I forgot about it! I am happy to introduce friend, actor, and all-around advocate Michael Walsh. In "Washing With Walsh" we talk about his passion and early success in acting, writing, self-affirmation practices, as well as Mason's struggle with depression and the positive and negative coping strategies he has struggled with. Michael Walsh is a published author in his book titled CVS Diaries. He is currently at work on a more intimate sequel Dirty Cake that takes a look into Michael and who he is (along with many more funny stories).

Lauryn Nwankpa is a Social Impact Strategist, empath, and container of an all-around breadth of knowledge. We talked about simple joys, cooking, personal successes, learning strategies, and reframing our understanding of things viewed through the lens of anxiety. It was a pleasure having the opportunity to talk with her and expand my perspective.

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A wonderful talk with the most wholesome of advocates, Desiree Carr. Desiree is a former social worker. We talked about empathy, our understanding of others and how she discovered and narrowed down what person she wants to be. She was generous in her knowledge and it was a privilege to gain more perspective from her experiences.

An insightful, delightful conversation with Sam Z. Sam shares her insight on being a Nurse Practitioner and why she enjoys it. We talk about life, growing into what we want to through experience, and why an interest in learning is important.

This episode stars Joe Williams. Some intellectually stimulating talk from one epilepsy guy to another. Joe is an actor, technology journeyman, photographer, and philosopher. Some topics include:

- Photography and why it appeals to Joe

- Film Production

- What body comfort means to myself and what being "ashy" can mean as a black man

- Acting

- Philosophy of determinism

- A little bit of morality talk

- How his fiancé (@tristaabell) and he help create her vision of setting a specific mood with clothes and accessories

- Why we are both inspired to fly by the seat of our pants versus planning ahead

I am grateful to talk with the joyous, lovely @some_kelsey (Kelsey Somerville) about her life. We shared a few things: - How we feel about and manage out type 1 diabetes - Our love of art - A love of laughter

Looking forward to posting more!

A personal look at what identity means. My cousin Fred and I go into deep detail about: race, comic books, feelings between Marvel and DC Universes, and family. It was my pleasure to be able to talk for so long. Buckle up!