Erin and Karamo reunite after almost a decade from when they initially met as part of a mentorship program at The LGBT Center! Get your tissues and your notebooks ready, this episode is full of gems on life, career, and inspiration. We talk about his journey from social work to becoming a TV host on OWN, to landing his big break as the culture expert on Netflix's Queer Eye.   Topics include:   - Getting cast on Queer Eye and how he took being the culture expert on the show and gave it a whole new spin on wellness and development from the inside out. What it's like working with people on the show, helping them transform, and what happens when people aren't ready for change.     - Change. How to embrace it and what he's learned about fear.     - Don't be afraid of a no!     - Giving yourself the permission to suck.     - How to handle rejection and use it for good and not internalize failure.     - Why cultural education is so important so we can all do better when it comes to understanding race, sexuality and gender.     - Why cancel culture is the past and counsel culture is the future.     - Being mixed race (he's Jamaican and Cuban) and embracing both sides of your culture.     - How to set intentional boundaries based on what you can give that day.   Follow Karamo at @Karamo.    Shout out to The Body Butters - all natural skincare since 2018.  I've been using their products, and loving them! Join their mailing list for coupons and product announcements. www.thebodybutters.com   Support the podcast on Patreon for bonus episodes, photo sets, discount codes, and exclusive posts!

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