Welcome to Vicious Cycle! Where we rehash old Thoughts during our hiatus until Season 2. We're starting you off with one of the girls' favs. Enjoy!For Thought 04, the girls are joined by their friend and gifted author, Cole Brown. The three discuss thoughts on: being Black in white spaces, how to move through identity formation when people project narratives onto you, separating Cole the person from Cole the character, and the dichotomy between caring so much about your words and art.Cole also dives into his the thoughts behind his work, touching on the cowriting process of working on Matt James' (the first Black Bachelor) new book as well as the dichotomy between caring so much about his words only to relinquish creative control while turning it into a TV show (yeah, Greyboy was picked up by ABC Signature and Yara Shahidi's 7th Sun production company with Cole as an Executive Producer.)ALL THINGS COLE:Find Greyboy and other incredible projects by Cole here: https://colebrown.com/Follow Cole: https://www.instagram.com/coletdbrown/Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/thoughtsmayvarypod/CONTENT WARNING: Today's thought discusses suicide ideation, family dynamics, and racism. If those subjects feel activating to you in any way, or if you’re just not in the place today, feel free to come back to us next week. We’ll be here.DISCLAIMER: We are not licensed professionals. If you are seeking licensed and professional mental health support, please reach out to 741-741 (The Crisis Text Line) or The NAMI Helpline or The Trevor Project or any of the resources listed below.RESOURCES:https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Greyboy/Cole-Brown/9781950994137https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/https://www.localoptimist.com/blog/stories/x1lhghiaacyatvj2https://www.localoptimist.com/blog/toolkits/YTtoAxMAACcA4PCoAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy