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Justin Michael Williams Is The Only Queer Black Mindfulness Meditation Teacher In The Room Episode 35

Justin Michael Williams Is The Only Queer Black Mindfulness Meditation Teacher In The Room Episode 35

FromOnly One In The Room


Justin Michael Williams Is The Only Queer Black Mindfulness Meditation Teacher In The Room Episode 35

FromOnly One In The Room

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Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Feb 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Here’s a little story about a queer, mixed-race, black kid from Pittsberg California who was teased for being “GAY” by his peers, got beat up for being too feminine and never thought that he was good enough.
Justin Michael Williams, 31-year old, author, yoga, meditation, mindfulness teacher, top-twenty recording artist and podcast host, showed those childhood doubters that he was not only good enough, but better than them all, making six figures and driving a BMW by the time he was 26-years old.
But what if one day your “Baca”, your grandmother, the woman who had always loved you as you were, asked you a question -- one that would literally change the way you saw your life forever? Would you ignore her wise words and continue “living the dream” or would you answer her question honestly, knowing that your life would never be the same again?
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Released:
Feb 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Hosted by Laura Cathcart Robbins, a writer and a recovery thriver and survivor, Laura found herself in an all too familiar position. In September 2018, she was the only black woman in the room at Brave Magic, a famed writer’s retreat. After it was over, she wrote about her “only one” experience in The Huffington Post and comments started flooding into her DM. These comments were from people from all races, ethnicities, creeds, and nationalities who had felt “othered”. Laura beautifully interviews a person about their Only One story each episode and addresses as many of those DM’s as possible in the process. In this podcast, you’ll hear raw, vulnerable accounts from people who are, like most of us, just eager to connect. Our hope is that The Only One In The Room will inspire a change of perspective in how we all see and hear each other’s stories. We want you think twice before judging the person standing next to you at a party, in the pick-up line at school or in a crowded subway car. This is a podcast for anyone who has ever felt alone in a room full of people – which is to say, that this podcast is for everyone.