Welcome to the eighth episode of the second season of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self. My hope is that it will cause you to reconsider how you've always seen something. Perhaps there's something you're missing, or seeing through a skewed lens.  

 I became aware of today's guest, Joe Ellison, in the way I became aware of most my guests - TikTok. Joe is just a few months older than me, and in our early 50s, Joe and I are definite elders of TikTok. He's a singer/songwriter, and his band, Run with Patience, is currently on tour in Eastern Europe - he was in Serbia when I checked in with him earlier this week to get a photo for this episode. 

Though Joe's a rock star, that's not what his TikTok channel is about, and that's not why I asked him to be my guest. As BrothermanJoe, his charismatic and upbeat persona brings thousands of viewers (including me) to his videos for his regular features like "3 Good Things Thursday" and "Fridays with Mom".

Joe's close relationship with his 96 year old mother is one of the hallmarks of his videos, and one of the many things that's endeared him to me. While Joe's mother lives a few doors down from him, my mother and I share a home (she's upstairs, I'm downstairs). 

In today's episode, Joe and I talk about having strong relationships with our elders as we all age. We also talk about his experience growing up as a Black boy in a largely white environment, and he reflects on his time as a Black man in a white Christian church. 

Joe's IG: https://www.instagram.com/joe_ellison_and_rwp/

Joe's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brothermanjoe

Run with Patience Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2bgtJhTSL9c2C3TUeGjPa3?si=CXstEyZaTjuvdsAOs2KIwg

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Interested in my other work? I offer Reiki healing locally in Aurora, Colorado, and globally via internet and Reiki-infused handfasting ceremonies in Colorado.

Also, my book "Empower Your Magical Self With a One Month Habit Break: A Handbook to Regain Sovereignty" is now available on Amazon, and I hope you'll consider picking up a copy. Learn more at my website, LeahWelborn.net. 

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