For the last episode of the season, I just wanted to send you all some words of encouragement to help you recognize how dope you all are. A lot of times, we don’t take chances on ourselves & get in our own way. When we do that, not only do we block our own blessings, but we block the world from seeing our potential & our greatness.Take chances on YOU & bet on YOURSELF, because you are deserving of those chances. Thank y’all for tuning in this season! See y’all very soon for season 6! 🫶🏾 Follow @hellarelatablepod on Instagram for updates on the show! Email official.hrpod@gmail.com for contact information and business inquiries

Happy Monday! This week, we’re talking about the significant impact that a burnout has on our daily functionalities. Although having a burnout is common, it is not normal; and we must recognize that we are experiencing a burnout so we can help ourselves get back to a regular routine to improve our overall well-being. ***HEADPHONE USERS: The sound for this episode is a bit staticky*** TIME STAMPS: (0:00) Intro (1:32) 5 Ways to Recognize Burnout (3:34) #1. You don’t find joy in the things you’re usually interested in (5:11) #2: You don’t have time to do small tasks (7:08) #3: You get irritated/‘snap’ easily (10:20) #4: You start to become overwhelmed with social interactions (12:54) #5: Your sleep is messed up (14:49) 5 Ways to Prevent Burnout ( 14:57) #1: Change your routine (16:12) #2: Set weekly/daily priorities (18:29) #3: Prioritize rest, in ALL aspects (physical, mental, emotional, financial) (19:55) #4: Do less in order to do more (22:14) Have a support group to hold you accountable Follow @hellarelatablepod on Instagram for updates on the show! Email official.hrpod@gmail.com for contact information and business inquiries.

In honor of Valentine’s Day happening this week, this episode focuses on 5 different ways we can strengthen our relationships with one another so we can be better at giving and receiving love. Love is more than just a feeling— it is an action; and we must actively show up for the people we love to express how we feel. TIME STAMPS: (0:00) Intro (2:42) #1: Love on your before loving someone else (6:35) #2: Effectively communicate (12:00) #3: Spend time with the people around you (15:05) #4: Check up on people you love ( 18:11) #5: Continue to reassure the people around you that you love them Follow @hellarelatablepod on Instagram for updates on the show! Email official.hrpod@gmail.com for contact information and business inquiries.

Happy Black History Month y’all! To kick off the first Monday of BHM, we are starting this month with some reassuring affirmations for all of my Black people out there! As a Black woman myself, I love to see us thrive and shine the lights that we all have within, especially during the month that is dedicated to our history, culture, pride, and power. TIME STAMPS: (0:00) Intro/ HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH! (2:05) Affirmations (3:40) #1: “I chose to prioritize my peace of mind.” (5:32) #2: ”I refuse to water down who I am for any system of power. I will openly express myself in my language, my fashion, and my personality.” (9:31) #3: “It is okay for me to feel my feelings, and I chose to prioritize my mental & emotional well-being.” (13:04) #4: “There is no monochromatic way to be Black. My Blackness is wonderful just the way it is, & I will flaunt it effortlessly.” (17:54) #5: “I’m standing on business.” Follow @hellarelatablepod on Instagram for updates on the show! Email official.hrpod@gmail.com for contact information and business inquiries.

For this week’s episode, we’re talking about accepting people for their true colors and the significant impact that can have on our lives and our well-being. Once we start to see people for who they ARE, rather than who we WANT them to be, we grow. Follow @hellarelatablepod on Instagram for updates on the show! Email official.hrpod@gmail.com for contact information and business inquiries.

This week is brief, but still enlightening! I just wanted to use this episode to spread some positive energy and reaffirm to you all (including myself), that we CAN do it, and we WILL be alright. I feel that a lot of us are going through it mentally and emotionally, wondering if we will get through this season; and this episode was created to make you all feel safe & secure in your journey. Everything that is FOR you, will be there for you. Continue to stay the course, and take care of yourself in the process!

Happy New Year Y’all!! For this new year, we’re making sh*t happen. We’re getting things done. If 2023 taught me anything, it was to be very intentional about the goal(s) you’re setting for the new year, and to have an ACTIVE PLAN to work towards those goals. You can always have goals, but if you want to make your goals a part of your reality, you gotta have a plan, and put it into action, to make sure it gets executed! Follow @hellarelatablepod on Instagram for updates on the show! Email official.hrpod@gmail.com for contact information and business inquiries.

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! For this week’s episode, I just wanted to extend my love and gratitude to you all. Thank you all for being a part of this community and helping the podcast thrive the way it is!! I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday season, and I’m sending you all light and love for new season! See y’all in 2024!✨🥂

In honor of Sagittarius season coming to an end soon, I wanted to use this episode to reflect on some of the lessons I’ve learned in my 20s thus far and why they are important for me to apply in my life coming into year 26. Some of these lesson I’m still learning to apply, but they stuck out to me and shifted my mindset on how I truly want to live my life for MYSELF. TIME STAMPS: (0:00) intro (2:00) What are the “20 somethings,” and why are they an important time period? (7:16) 6 Life Lessons I’m learning in my mid 20s (7:56) #1: Do things alone (11:22) #2: Speak up for yourself (15:42) #3: Make decisions, even if you’re unsure of the decision you’re making (21:45) #4: Find balance (26:30) #5: Learn to be okay with mistakes (31:47) #6: Get it how you live it, just don’t hurt anybody in the process (33:53) End of the episode affirmation Feel free to rate and leave a voice message on Spotify about this episode! Follow @hellarelatablepod on Instagram for updates on the show! Email official.hrpod@gmail.com for contact information and business inquiries

For this week’s episode, we are talking about intuition, which has been inspired by a recent experience where I almost got scammed (lol). In this episode, I tell the story of how almost getting scammed relates to understanding that trusting our intuition is important to ensure that one is on the right path. TIME STAMPS: Intro (0:00) The meaning of Intuition (1:56) STORY TIME: I almost got scammed (4:26) 4 ways to get more connected to your intuition (11:27) #1: meditate/pray (12:56) #2: spend time with nature/outside (14:39) #3: practice using your intuition on yourself (15:21) #4: Take a chance on yourself and ALLOW yourself to lean on you (16:55) Takeaways (19:17) End of Episode Affirmation (22:24) Feel free to rate and leave a voice message on Spotify about this episode! Follow @hellarelatablepod on Instagram for updates on the show! Email official.hrpod@gmail.com for contact information and business inquiries References: -Google -Oxford Language Dictionary -Quote from Jiddu Krishnamutri -Skill share.com

Hella RelaTABle is back for another season!! I’m excited to start season 5 off talking about my favorite artist, Beyoncé!!! In this episode, I will be talking about the Renaissance era and my personal experience listening to the Renaissance album, seeing her on tour in Houston, and watching the Renaissance film. Witnessing Beyoncé’s greatness during this time has significantly shifted my perspective on not only how I admire her as the queen, but also how I can apply this inspiration to my own craft as well. TIME STAMPS: -Welcome back! (00:54) -Reviving Hella RelaTABle with a conversation about the most epic, cultural revival in music history (aka Beyoncé’s Renaissance) (2:28) -What does “Renaissance” mean? (3:55) -The Renaissance album (4:37) -My experience listening to the album with my favs (7:03) -The Renaissance World Tour (9:00) -My experience at the Renaissance Tour in HOUSTON! (11:56) -Renaissance: A film by Beyoncé (17:19) -***SPOILER ALERT!!!*** (20:35) -The spoilers have passed (23:14) -Things I’ve learned/took away from the film (23:30) -How Tab has been inspired by the Renaissance era and how she will apply the inspiration to her creative process/ to the podcast (27:23) -Conclusion (33:51) Feel free to rate and leave a voice message on Spotify about this episode! Follow @hellarelatablepod on Instagram for updates on the show! Email official.hrpod@gmail.com for contact information and business inquiries Works Cited Billboard.com Collins.com Forbes.com Google Instagram Instagram repost from @mstinaknowles

It’s been a minute, but we back!! I know I’ve been away for some time, just been existing & understanding more of who I am on a deeper, intimate level. As I continue to grow, I’m learning more about myself and ways to embrace the journey. My intention for this episode is to share some of the lessons I’m applying to my own journey of self discovery. TIME STAMPS: (0:00) Intro (2:46) Where has Tab been? (6:16) 3 lessons I’m learning during this season (6:45) #1: Forgiveness is freedom (10:40) #2: The present moment is the most important moment (15:17) #3: Embracing who you are, without judgement, is key (18:03) Big Takeaway: Allow yourself to just exist Follow @hellarelatablepod on Instagram for updates on the show! Email official.hrpod@gmail.com for contact information and business inquiries

Part two y’all!!! For the last episode of season 4, Adriana, Sean and I are wrapping up our conversation on “the self.” This week, we talked about our individual experiences with understanding ourselves, and the ways we’ve grown from learning about our own identities. Don’t be afraid to explore, as that is one of the best ways to learn about yourself & grow! Thank y’all for tuning in with me this season! :) TIME STAMPS: ( 3:24) Have you ever felt pressured to live up to societal standards? If so, how did it impact your perspective of yourself? - Sean’s experience (4:03) - Adriana’s experience (9:18) - Tab’s experience (13:45) (21:21) normalizing authenticity on social media (23:49) authenticity isn’t about being unfiltered, it’s about being true to your core identity (27:28) some of the challenges that come with learning about yourself - Adriana’s perspective (29:47) - Sean’s perspective (32:18) - Tab’s perspective (34:18) (37:58) “you never make history in your comfort zone” (42:54) watch “the egg” on YouTube! (44:38) what do you enjoy about the process of learning about yourself? - Adriana’s perspective (44:51) - Sean’s perspective (46:31) - Tab’s perspective (48:29) (53:26) don’t let other’s projections define how you view yourself (54:44) *cliche lol* confidence can’t be bought, it starts within (1:00:40) there’s many resources out there to help you navigate self-improvement (1:04:41) what have you learned from discovering yourself so far? - Adriana’s answer (1:04:45) - Sean’s answer (1:08:55) - Tab’s answer (1:11:48) (1:14:58) last pieces of advice (1:32:13) End of the episode affirmation Follow @hellarelatablepod on Instagram for updates on the show! Email official.hrpod@gmail.com for contact information and business inquiries Resources: Personality Type Quiz https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test TEDx Talk https://youtu.be/sWp87GXDvEk “The Egg” https://youtu.be/h6fcK_fRYaI

First part of Season 4 finale y’alll! For this last topic of the season, I am joined by my lovely friends Adriana & Sean to talk about understanding the “self” & how understanding the self contributes to our individual growth. If we don’t understand who we are individually & internally, we cannot allow ourselves to expand in the ways we need to externally. TIME STAMPS: (2:11) Introducing Adriana & Sean (4:01) Intro to the topic / definition of “the self” & “becoming” (6:30) Our perspectives on the “self” / our individual selves (18:22) Why is it important to know yourself? ( 21:46) Knowing yourself vs. Understanding yourself (24:16) Our thoughts on a quote said by the lovely Sarah Jakes Roberts ( 32:02) How does knowing yourself contribute to the way you create your own reality? ( 37:09) How do we get lost in the sauce? In other words, how do you think humans lose themselves? (40:28) Adriana shares her experience with getting lost in the sauce (45:16) Sean’s perspective on getting lost in the sauce (46:38) Tab shares her experience with getting lost in the sauce (53:53) Don’t let relationships with others ultimately define who YOURself is! (57:22) be mindful of surrounding yourself with others that you make you lose yourself rather than nurture yourself (59:35) stay tuned for part 2! To learn more about my talented friends, follow them @adrianarose_ & @_sseanrose on Instagram! Follow @hellarelatablepod on Instagram for updates on the show! Email official.hrpod@gmail.com for contact information and business inquiries

Happy Valentine’s Day! For this week, & in the spirit of the holiday, we’re focusing on love and ways to attract it. Everyone is deserving of love, and how you receive love is reflective of how you attract it. So, here are a couple of ways to attract love in your own life, naturally! TIME STAMPS: (1:24) intro (3:44) Disclaimer (lol) (6:01) #1: Understand how you like to receive love (9:02)#2: Practice love with yourself first (11:55) #3: You get what you give—be what you want to receive (13:33) #4: Write it down (24:21) #5: Surround yourself with people who make you feel loved (28:12) #6: Be open, but don’t settle (33:05) #7: Be authentically YOU (& embrace that authenticity) Follow @hellarelatablepod on Instagram for updates on the show! Email official.hrpod@gmail.com for contact information and business inquiries RESOURCES: Love language quiz https://5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/love-language All About Love by bell hooks

What’s up y’all!! We back for part two!! We’re continuing our conversation with being f*ck n*gga free, but more from a progressive standpoint this session. Dealing with f*ck n*ggas is a healing JOURNEY fr, but these experiences happen for us to help us grow. Once you know better, do better! TIME STAMPS: (1:23) From your own perspective, how has your experience with a fuck nigga impacted your emotional and mental state of being? (6:00) people are gonna prioritize who (and what) they WANT to prioritize (10:06) Stop wasting time (11:08) Balance between standing your ground without projecting pain onto others (13:18) trial & error in dating (15:06) due to the lack of authenticity, some people’s motives are questionable (20:14) the romanticized ideas of relationships have an impact on how these f*ck n*ggas operate (26:01) dealing with f*ck n*ggas happen FOR us, not TO us (28:38) forgive to move forward (32:05) What we learned from becoming FNF (38:33) lol @ N3ptune’s inside burp (43:05) finding balance is key (48:54) b*tches ain’t sh*t either (49:51) DEPENDING ON THE CONTEXT, sometimes being on some hot sh*t is a valid perspective (52:27) never define yourself by other people’s projections (57:17) internalized misogyny & f*ckery from these men stems from patriarchy (1:04:52) advice from N3ptune (1:11:11) advice from Tab (1:12:27) End of the episode affirmation Follow @hellarelatablepod on Instagram for updates on the show! Email official.hrpod@gmail.com for contact information and business inquiries

For the next two weeks, we’re getting HELLA relatable lol. Although we all are now FNF ( F*ck N*gga Free), we became that way after learning our lessons from dealing with f-ck n!ggas in the past. So, for this first part, Talitha Jane, N3ptune and I discuss the different types of f-ck n!ggas we’ve came across. Yes, we chose violence. But we’re learning & growing. TIME STAMPS: 2:00- some ‘friendly’ reminders for this topic 6:24- what is a “f*ck n*gga?” 10:18- what makes a dude earn his own title of becoming a “f*ck n*gga?” 13:10- Colorado f*ck n*ggas on some Colorado f*ck sh*t 18:11- List of Different “F*ck N*ggas” * The dishonest ones (18:26) * The ‘good’ ones / the de-lu-lus (19:10) * The DL ones (21:41) * The “I have a preference” ones (43:01) * The ‘religious’ ones (46:22) * The ‘oblivious’ ones (48:33) * The narcs (52:55) 24:11- Can f*ck n*ggas change? 26:20- Don’t feed into the f*ckery of these n*ggas 29:06- TW: brief mention of domestic abuse 30:18- who we surround ourselves with is reflective of who we CHOOSE to be around 36:55-circles back to n*ggas with inflated egos 41:26- N*ggas playing victim and villain at the same time 43:01-Preference vs. prejudice (refers back to the list) 46:22- n*ggas using religion to get their way (refers back to the list) 48:33- Some of these n*ggas love to act oblivious to gaslight (refers back to the list) 49:33- the n*ggas that don’t get their way with a woman & create fake beef to get a reaction out of her 52:55-n*ggas on some narc sh*t (refers back to the list) 56:02- we’ll be back for part 2 next week! Follow Talitha Jane on social media! IG, TikTok, & YouTube: @talithaajane Stream N3ptune’s music on Spotify, Apple Music & SoundCloud! For updates, follow his social media as well! IG, YouTube, & Twitter: @n3ptunemusic Follow @hellarelatablepod on Instagram for updates on the show! Email official.hrpod@gmail.com for contact information and business inquiries

This week we’re talking all about self-accountability & the importance of it. Holding yourself accountable is the best way to grow & expand. If you don’t hold yourself accountable for your own behavior, who will? TIME STAMPS: 1:53-What is accountability? By definition 3:08- Accountability vs. Responsibility 4:08-What is self-accountability? By definition 5:43-(Given context) Why is self accountability important/necessary? 10:50-How does self-accountability tie into self-improvement? 17:48-A time where Tab learned to hold herself accountable 22:10-What were the challenges that came with that? 26:53-What did it teach me? 31:40-End of the episode Affirmation Follow @hellarelatablepod on Instagram for updates on the show! Email official.hrpod@gmail.com for contact information and business inquiries

Happy 2023 everyone!!! In light of the new year, I decided to do something a little different. This week, I talk about my unpopular take on the “new year, new me” mentality and why it can hinder your growth rather than support it. Nothing is wrong with desiring change for yourself and your life, just be intentional with the change; and make sure that it is for YOU, rather than for others! TIME STAMPS: 2:25- Disclaimer 3:51-#1: It’s too sudden & does not make room for gradual change 6:11-#2: It’s overwhelming 8:22-#3: It’s too trendy 10:37- #4: It can inflict self-harm 15:22-#5: It’s dishonest (to a certain degree) 17:30- #6: It fulfills the false ego, rather than the natural state of humanity 21:30- #7: It invalidates your growth from previous years 24:28- A lil’ New Years pep talk from Tab Follow @hellarelatablepod on Instagram for updates on the show! Email official.hrpod@gmail.com for contact information and business inquiries.

In celebration of the first day of Kwanzaa, I was joined by some of my lovely line sisters to talk about unity! In this week’s episode, my sorors & I discuss what unity looks like and ways we can improve in unity—-not just within our own lives but also within our Black communities. You can’t spell community without UNITY! TIME STAMPS: 5:01- What does “unity” mean to you? 7:00- Unity begins with acceptance 10:37- the lack of Black commUNITY within Colorado/Denver 18:30- Black Community outside of Denver 22:10-Competition in the Black community is centralized in Eurocentric mentality 29:09-acknowledging intersectionality has an impact on how we unify 35:36-You can’t be a hater 37:26-Black CommUNITY within music 39:56-Areas where Black CommUNITY thrives 48:05-Unity within our organization 54:04- How do we practice Unity in our individual lives? 1:05:43- How can we improve in acts of unity? 1:18:36-SOMETIMES, educating others is necessary to unify. 1:26:41-Mic’s piece of advice (she had to leave early) 1:28:34-How does practicing unity contribute to self-improvement? 1:38:26-Word of Advice/End of the Episode Affirmation Resources mentioned in the podcast are provided in the link below! https://linktr.ee/Hrpod215?fbclid=PAAaYrmiwEPL9f5Dss46Cqnkrq5kTXCK3A4irOBz6I2UlRAbjpkKgsr-YTtg4 Follow @hellarelatablepod on Instagram for updates on the show! Email official.hrpod@gmail.com for contact information and business inquiries