(original air date 10/31/25)

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Its the last day of the month! We hope you guys have had a prosperous October, as we step into the final 2 months of 2025. Man, what a year it has been. Let’s lock in on the final episode for our exclusive season being “Single Motherhood & Mental Health.” 🌺

If you haven’t, take some time to check out all of our episodes that were apart of this season. BMVT wanted to take some time away from the common conversations we have with black men, and zero in on the conversation about mothers and their mental health, to better help us gain perspective as black men. Today’s final guest to appear in this unique season is none other than best selling author, mother, community leader, and faith based mental health advocate … Dr. Cynthia “CeCe” McKnight ⭐️

Dr. CeCe has had a career full of different ventures, achievements, and dynamics. With 26+ years of ministry and service, 30 years of marriage experience, and a doctorate degree … save to say, this young lady is “boots on the ground” with her work. Dr. McKnight comes to vent on our platform about the lost conversation surrounding the “invisible mother.” That mother that may have the support, may have the village surrounding her, but for some reason still feels lonely, inadequate, and indifferent. No mother should ever feel this way, and Dr. Cece talks about how faith and mental health were the prescriptions that brought her out of a dark time. You don’t want to miss this episode, take some time to sit down, lock in, and listen to a black woman vent today.

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We thank you guys for taking time to check out our season being “Single Motherhood & Mental Health.” 🌺

The support you’ve shown us as we aim to support our black women has truly been felt. Always remember, to give us feedback, take some time to give us a Google review today. We’d appreciate your support! ✌🏽 #BMVT

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Good Morning Nashville ☀️

New week, means a new episode from your favorite father and son podcast here in Nashville, Tennessee. Today’s episode is jam packed with segment breaks, commercial breaks, and of course a black queen as our guest to come and vent behind the topic being:

Single Motherhood & Mental Health 💝

We are passionate behind this topic because there are so many conversations that can stem from it. What we want to do this month is provide perspective for our black men from our black women of how we can be better within the home, during pregnancy, in our marriages, and more. With that said, let us introduce our second guest for this exclusive season. ⭐️

Today’s guest wears a man of hats within the community, one of them being a reappointed City Commissioner with Metro Action, but she emphasizes that her most important hat of them all is being a mother to her baby girl. We want to welcome our good friend and sister Topania Byars to the platform ✌🏽

Born in Killeen, Texas … she talks with us about navigating her younger years, as her mom moved to Nashville with herself, her children, and a single bag holding all of their belongs. Topania talks about being homeless as a child for a brief period, bouncing around different schools throughout her scholastic career. But that never took away her personality, spirit, and the way she was adored by being her authentic self.

We get more intimate conversation about the process of her birthing her baby girl, Audreé 🌼. Topania vents about the importance of having a village during pregnancy, and gives advice behind how most first time mothers don’t know what they should know. Being a first time parent, pregnant during COVID, was a challenge that Topania will never forget. If you fail to remember … having a baby during COVID was a stressful process for most new parents, not knowing if you could go and be with your partner in the OR due to high-risk regulations during that time. Safe to say, Topania vents entirely throughout our show today of different stories on how God brought her through her early stages of motherhood, but providing her a village that stayed consistent, loyal, and supportive throughout her journey. Take some time to listen to a black woman vent today.

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Good Morning Nashville ☀️

Brand new month, brand new episode, let’s lock in guys on the rest of the year as we continue to push mental health on our platform. We thank you guys for tuning in each and every week to the first and the ONLY black father and son podcast in the state of Tennessee. Today’s episode debuts a BRAND NEW SEASON for the month of October, as we invite black women to our platform to discuss the topic:

Single Motherhood & Mental Health 💝

We are passionate behind this topic because there are so many conversations that can stem from it. What we want to do this month is provide perspective for our black men from our black women of how we can be better within the home, during pregnancy, in our marriages, and more. With that said, let us introduce our first guest for this exclusive season. ⭐️

We are excited to bring to our platform Nashville native, Ms. Yvonnda Fite-Green ✌🏽. In today’s episode, do know that you may hear a tiny voice within parts of the show … that tiny voice was Yvonnda’s beautiful baby girl, Remi 🌼. No need for a baby sitter, she was a part of the show too!

On today’s episode, Yvonnda vents about a major subject within our culture that doesn’t get talked about … that being postpartum depression. Yvonnda talks about a time where she picked up a part time job, because the PPD had gotten so bad to where she just felt personal space was needed more than ever. Baby girl Remi, Yvonnda tells us that she was born inside of her sac. It has been researched and reported for that to occur within 1 in 80,000 births. Yvonnda vents with our platform about mentally where she was in that moment … her daughter being born with a veil over her face. Anything that isn’t natural within the pregnancy process, will surely cause mental stress for a woman in an already high-volatile situation. Yvonnda vents about actively still dealing with the PPD today, and how some cases can last up until the child becomes 5 years old. It’s so much that black men do not know about these things, and again, we wanted to not only invite black women for this season, but we want to mention that a live audience of women also was apart of today’s episode … to show our listening audience that were not here to make any black woman feel nervous or uncomfortable. Just like our black men, during this month of October, we want to provide a safe space for women to vent about this topic. And in order to do that, we filled up our studio with women to support our guest on today. Got a few more episodes behind our season of “Single Motherhood & Mental Health.” Make sure you guys tap in all month for more! 🌹

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Good morning Nashville! ☀️

Back again with another one guest, for another week of black men coming to vent on our platform about how they’ve overcome various mental health struggles. We know that if one man comes here and tells his story, it’ll give another black man more confidence to share his. With that said, let’s get into today’s episode.

A major shoutout to Makayla Renee & Jaylin Guthrie, as they are the reasons behind why we met today’s guest. At their annual “Back 2 School” Bash Event, we took the time to do a small interview with this young man, but realized it wasn’t enough and knew he had more to say. We are excited to

bring to the platform none other than Malik Lea ⭐️, affectionately known as “CFN Blends” 💈

Today’s guest truly does come from humble beginnings. Malik is a Nashville native, have seen the halls of Gra Mar Middle School & Maplewood High School, but comes to talk about how all those experiences cultivated the man of today. Malik shares with us times of hardship like homelessness, addiction, even jail time has been something he’s experienced … but the young man is making a full turnaround behind how he lives his life. Now, he is a proud barber student and goes by the name “CFN Blends”. You cannot fault a man for trying, and Malik definitely is making sure that his name is stamped in the city by cutting heads and creating relationships wherever he goes. He’s an humble guy, with an ambition for greatness and self development … take some time to listen to a black man vent today.

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Good Morning Nashville ☀️

TWO EPISODES IN ONE DAY? I guess that’s how we’re feeling over here at Black Men Vent Too, and we hope that our energy in some way radiates back to you on today. If you woke up this morning, you winning. Complaining won’t do you any good anyways, right? So let’s take life for what it is, enjoy it, and all of us find more creative ways to better enhance our mental health. With that said, let’s get into today’s episode! 🔥

Man! Today’s episode is truly a good one and we are excited to have you tune in to our back-to-back episode drop for this weekend. September is Suicide Prevention Month, and as we advocate weekly for mental health in black men, we knew more was needed from us this month … more episodes, more content, more guests to continue to vent about their mental health here on BMVT.

Presenting to some and introducing to others, one of the great coaches here in Nashville who has served under our MNPS district as well as coaching along side Fisk University legend Kenny Anderson … we bring to the show the father, the husband, the mentor Coach Russell Acklin, Sr. ✌🏽

Coach Russ 🏀 comes to the show to vent about one immediate and thought provoking question … “how do you hug a porcupine?”

Everyone in their life knows that one “porcupine” person … they’re never truly satisfied, always looking to prick at things, and can be tough to handle. We dive off into that conversation with Coach and talk about how men can sometimes be mentally drained behind dealing with the porcupines of life. Whether it be women, kids, the job, car broke down, anything can be symbolic to a porcupine and how it can be hard for a black man, or any man to bounce back mentally. We really unpack this question and more, as we also talk about how we met today’s guest … all thanks to the monthly forums held by the NFL Alumni Fatherhood Organization 🏈

Take some time to listen to a black man vent today. ✌🏽

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In the words of DJ Khaled … “another one”.🔥 We are as always blessed and excited to be a part of you guys new week wherever you may be listening, as we continue to push conversations behind mental health here in Nashville, Tennessee. We stand proudly as first and the only black father and son podcast in the state of Tennessee … and are willing to go ANYWHERE, to get the story of black men and mental health on our platform. With that, let’s get into today’s episode!

Thank God for our virtual resources, because as long as we have them at our disposal, we are willing to go anywhere to get a black man’s mental health story on our platform. You never know, we may just pull up in your city with mics in hand! Today … we travel to Las Vegas 🎰 to see what is being done about mental health conversations in the place known as “Sin City.”

Our guest is none other than Las Vegas native, a soon to be Ph.D recipient studying for Curriculum & Instruction with a concentration in Cultural Studies, International Education and Multicultural Education at UNLV … we present to some and introduce to others, Mr. Sean Tory ⭐️

As a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Sean Tory has spend a lot of his life surrounded with children and adolescent youth. The husband and father of three talks about life today, but reflects on the journey with us as to how he got here. Not an easy journey … having experienced loss, divorce, & failed relationships, Sean took these lessons and carved out a beautiful testimony from these hardships. Mentally, he vents about what it took throughout the journey … resilience, steadfast praying, grit & determination. This episode is for sure a good one, take some time to listen to a black man vent today. ⭐️

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Let’s turn it up a notch. 🔥 This week, we decided you guys deserve more than one episode, so with that we got two episodes in one week to continue to push conversations behind mental health here in Nashville, Tennessee. We stand proudly as first and the ONLY black father and son podcast in the state of Tennessee … let’s get into today’s exclusive episode! ⭐️

Not only do we bring on and stand for black men and our mental health, but we don’t shy away from seldomly inviting black women to our platform as well. Those that listen to us on a regular know that, and today, we surely got a black woman whose story deserves to be on our platform, and in the box office. We have none other than the boss lady herself, Ms. Clemmie Greenlee 💫

Affectionately known as “Clemmie G”, this young lady has been all through the streets of Nashville advocating for our people. After an unfortunate experience of losing her son to gun violence, she took the emotions from that and created a non-profit catered to moms that have been affected by the murder of their sons. Clemmie G vents on the show about what it took mentally to look at her son’s killer eye to eye years later, something that surely could not have been easy. From then to now, she truly shows that God has been by her side this whole time. One can only imagine losing your son, and still having the desire to keep pressing on in life. Guys, today’s episode is definitely a must-listen. Take some time to listen to a black woman vent today. 🙏🏽

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NEW WEEK! NEW EPISODE! We are excited to be a part of you guys Monday morning, and thank you for taking the time to listen to the first and the ONLY black father and son podcast in the state of Tennessee. ⭐️ We are the only podcast in the city that really takes mental health to a new level with dialogue and conversation catered to men and what we go through day-to-day. With that said, let’s lock in on today’s exclusive episode. 🔥

A man of man hats, has seen many stages, and have linked alongside many of the most prolific music icons of the last 30 years. You cannot be from Nashville and not know the name Courtney Poe, affectionately known throughout the city as DJ C Wiz ⭐️

We are beyond honored to have C Wiz be a part of our platform as we talk about all things mental health. A native of the city, C Wiz has seen not only the growth of Nashville geographically, but how the city has grown on him after all these years. He states in the show, that he is the LAST of the Nashville DJs … standing strong and still getting booked to venues and events 25+ years later. In today’s episode, DJ C Wiz vents about how his career began, talks to us about his family dynamic, kids, going back down memory lane talking about the New Life Records store, and more. This weeks episode is a good one, you don’t want to miss it!

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We want to take the time to tell DJ C Wiz that our thoughts are with you, your children, and family during this challenging time. Whatever we can do to help along this journey, we are here. 🕊️🙏🏽 #BMVT

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We are excited to be a part of you guys new week, coming once again with a new episode. We really are starting to have fun with this podcasting routine. After 3 years, we continue to grow, and impact our community with conversations that are needed from black men to black men as it relates to our mental health. We thank you for listening in on today. With that being said, let’s get into today’s exclusive episode.

Like a good album, this is a “no skip” episode right here. Today’s episode is labeled an exclusive episode because our guest is one of those guys that if there was a Mount Rushmore for most impactful black men in the city of Nashville, he surely has a deserving place within that monument. We are honored to have the “Cashville OG” himself, Mr. Shon Gotti. ⭐️

What doesn’t this guy do? A husband, father of two, an author, business owner, clothing brand owner, an artist, and so much more. He’s seen prison time, witnessed someone life end in front of him, and has experienced the real life of the streets. He vents on our platform about these experiences, and talks about where his mental state was at throughout. Shon Gotti is a humble brother, always willing to work in the community and mentor the young men with much needed wisdom from his story. Today’s episode is a good one, take some time to listen to a black man vent today! ✌🏽

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Make sure you follow ⭐️ Shon Gotti and keep up with what he’s doing in the city!

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Good Morning Nashville ☀️

NEW WEEK NEW EPISODE! We’re excited to have you guys here listening in to the Black Men Vent Too Podcast. Do know that we are a platform looking for black men to come share their story on our platform. Every man deserves a safe space and a safe place, and we take pride in providing that here on our show. Let’s get into today’s episode.

LISTENERS DISCRETION IS ADVISED AS YOU PREPARE TO HEAR TO TODAY’S EPISODE!

We want to provide a much needed disclaimer … because some of the information you hear today may be disturbing. Nonetheless, we bring to our platform today a young man that rightfully so, states he is a “black man wronged by a very well known HBCU”.

Teddy Cooper ⭐️ , an East Jackson Tennessee native comes to vent for the first time and speaks out publicly behind a tragic incident that occurred in October 2024. He comes to vent on our show about how he enjoys being a content creator, sharing with the world his various talents and creativity. Teddy, better known as “Tee Raw”, had his whole day planned out to make content at the bowling alley. Everything as he explains to us went smoothly, until dropping off a friend turned into a nightmare he’d never forget. Arriving at the dorm, and upon entering, Teddy was ambushed by 10-15 students … and gives us every chilling detail behind his experience here on the show. Again … after being turned down by radio stations, news channels, and media, this is the first time Tee Raw has publicly spoken out behind his tragic story. Take some time to listen to a black man vent today.

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Make sure to follow Teddy Cooper on all social media platforms to stay up to date on his journey to justice.

Instagram: teeraw_731

TikTok: teemfnraw

Facebook: Tee Mfn Ráw

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NEW WEEK NEW EPISODE! We’re excited to have you guys here listening in to the Black Men Vent Too Podcast. One day, we want to be the one stop shop in Nashville for any man, regardless of their ethnical background, to know that we have resources readily available whenever there is a need for them. Whether you’re white, black, blue or purple, mental health is real. And we honor that here every week with our guests on our platform.

With that said … let’s dive into today’s episode!

If you’ve followed us for a while, then you know to not let our podcast name fool you. We embrace ANY man who needs our platform, but we naturally as black men stand for OUR men above anything else. We love to bring a variety of guests on the show, to emphasize how mental health affects us all … not just our culture of men. Presenting to some and introducing to others, he’s as smooth as butter and cooler than the other side of the pillow, we’re excited to bring our guy “Music City Matte” to the show! ⭐️

Matt comes to our platform and vents on the passion he has behind being a father to his two boys. Fatherhood did not start off ideally for Matt, as he talks about being in back and forth custody battles for almost 5 years of his son’s life. A native of Florida, Matt talks about his time in prison and how that 10 year setback made things more challenging for him down the line, especially when it comes to navigating through court processes. Research shows that fathers, no matter the ethicist or racial ground, have made transformative efforts in being present and active in their children’s lives. But for some reason, Matt’s story is like that of many fathers. When we as man are told to “fight for our children”, is this what the fight looks like? Is this what we as men have to endure … just to be in the lives of children we help create? Today’s episode is a good one, lock in and don’t miss it! ✌🏽

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Good Morning Nashville ☀️

We are excited to be bringing in a new month with you guys here at Black Men Vent Too. It truly has been a blessing seeing our followers and supporters grow with us, as we continue to try and grow as a brand. One day, we want to be the one stop shop in Nashville for any man, regardless of their ethnical background, to know that we have resources readily available whenever there is a need for them. With that said, let’s get into today’s episode!

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We are excited to bring to our platform a young brother who truly embodies what a family man is all about. To go from being expelled in school multiple times … to now being a father, husband, and Doctor’s Degree recipient, is a story that you don’t want to miss. Presenting to some, and introducing to others, our good brother Dr. Dameion Cowans.

Dr. Cowans, born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, comes and vents on the show about his upbringing. Affectionately known as “Dang Dang” back home, he talks about being brought up around drugs, violence, and guns desensitized him to a lot of things. He recalls being in school, and a teacher tied him up … with the excuse being that he was “too bad and unruly.” Dr. Cowans was kicked out of pre school, middle school, 9th grade, 11th grade, and was accepted into Tennessee State University on academic probation, graduating with a 1.7.

Then God…

Dr. Cowans talks about how faith really reshaped and reframed his life for the better. He credits God solely to him being a better man, and a better servant. Being a member of St. James Missionary Baptist Church, Dr. Cowans vents about life today versus life back then. And how it was nothing but God, who has been able to give him a sense of peace that surpasses all understanding. Lock in! Today’s episode is one you don’t want to miss!

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CHEERS 🥂 TO A GREAT MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH MONTH! IF YOU’RE A BLACK MAN (OR ANY MAN) READING THIS AND YOU WOKE UP THIS MORNING, YOU WINNING 🥇

That is the way we want to cap off the last day of Men’s Mental Health Month! It has truly been a blessed month as we have been dropping episodes, been active within the community at various mental health events, and have enjoyed the fellowship of so many as we all aim to change the narrative behind black men one episode at a time. This is our FINAL episode to end our “Black Entrepreneurship” season, and we truly hope you have enjoyed the slate of episodes from this series of BMVT. 🙏🏽

With that said, let’s get into today’s episode! 🔥

“The BEST way, is the official way.” That is the catchy slogan to a thriving black owned business here in Nashville that continues to find unique flavors to satisfy any stomach it comes in contact with. We are excited to present to some and introduce to others, two of the four founders of “Official Wings”, Mr. Edward Howard & Keith Morgan. 🍗

We sit down with these brothers and talk all things entrepreneurship. From balancing marriages and relationships, to having to juggle kids and their schedules, importance of having a team, handling business operations while dealing with grief, we unpacked a lot in today’s episode. Edward vents about a time where he had to arrange the funeral for his father, while also trying to start and open a business at the same time. He mentioned how much of a pillar his dad was in his life, and upon his passing, he knew that the legacy must continue on. Keith comes to our platform, a graduate of Tennessee State University, and vents about what the business looked like while operating during COVID. We all remember where we were during the pandemic, and he vents about how that journey looked along with discussing with us some of the ways he has overcome his most difficult mental struggles. Today’s episode is a good one, don’t miss it! Lock in! ✌🏽

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Good Morning Nashville ☀️

June has been a very busy month for Black Men Vent Too. Whether we have been in our community advocating for mental health at local events, or rolling out podcast episodes week to week, it has been an active month for us as a collective. Nonetheless, we still are making sure to get out weekly episodes for our loyal listeners. With that said, let’s get into today’s episode. 🔥

Have you guys ever heard of the website/social media page titled “therapyforblackmen.org.”? The masterminds behind this initiative, have joined us today for our “Black Entrepreneurship” Season to talk about as a married couple how they navigate business while still sustaining a productive marriage. Representing all the way from Brooklyn, New York, the founders of therapyforblackmen.org, Vladimire & Benjamin Calixste ⭐️

Each post made by this power couple is in some way affirming, or validating black men to show them that the narratives behind black men have to be changed. We sit down with Vladimire & Benjamin and talk about the power of faith both in business and within their marriage. Being married for 21 years now, they both give God all the credit. Vladimire said something powerful … she stated that her and Benjamin “are experts of one another, and students of themselves”. Such a profound comment to show that as a woman, Vladimire is truly secure and confident in her marriage and the leadership of her husband Benjamin. It is a lot to unpack in today’s episode so make sure wherever you are, you take some time to listen in! All things black entrepreneurship, marriage, and health … take some time to listen to a black man (and black woman) vent today. ✌🏽

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Good Morning Nashville ☀️

We are beyond excited to be back once again, bringing to you guys a new episode for the new week. Mental health and black men is what we’re all about, we thank you for joining us. Let’s get into today’s episode. 🔥

Coming out of May, we all know that month is deemed Mental Health Awareness Month. June however, is more centered and focused around the mental health of men. What we wanted to do for June is theme our episodes around the topic “Black Entrepreneurship”. There are a many of black owned businesses in our city and beyond, but Forbes reports that 55% of CEOs in 2024 stated that they experienced a mental health issue of some kind within the past year. We have to talk with our men that are small business owners, and today, we’re excited to bring the guest that we have to kickoff our newest season titled “Black Entrepreneurship”.

We are excited to present to some and introduce to others, the proud owner of Creative Soulz Printing, Mr. Thomas Kelly ⭐️

A proud native of Nashville, Hume Fogg High School Graduate, member of Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church, Thomas Kelly found his vision for his business by doing various creative work in the church. Flyers, banners, anything that the church needed, Thomas was able to create and manifest the business that he has today. He talks about how a lot of his clients today are small business owners, and the joy that comes with knowing while making money, he’s helping another business owner as well. Thomas vents with us today about a time where there was a down period in his business, so much so where he had to pick up a part time job. Picking up that job for Thomas led to sleepless nights, mental stress, and burnout. Today’s episode is a good one, take some time to listen to a black man vent today.

“Have You Heard A Black Man Vent Today?”™️

THE MONTH OF JUNE WE WILL FOCUS ON BLACK ENTREPRENEURSHIP! STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT GUEST WE BRING FOR THIS NEW SEASON OFF BLACK MEN VENT TOO! ✌🏽

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Good Morning Nashville ☀️

BACK TO BACK EPISODES! YOU HEARD IT HERE, TWO EPISODES, ONE DAY, LETS GET INTO TODAY’S EPISODE! 🔥

We are rounding out the last day in May, and man what a month it has been. Nashville has had a plethora of mental health conferences, events, and resources that were made accessible to everyone throughout this month. Now what we have to do as a city, is not wait until May, but go hard for mental health every month out the year. That’s what we aim to do, and we hope that once you hear our episode(s), you’ll want to do the same.

Today’s episode is a good one! Our FINAL GUEST for our “My Mental Matters In May” Season is none other than our beloved Davidson County Juvenile Court Judge, Mrs. Sheila Calloway ⭐️. A proud native of Louisville, TN, she made her way down to Nashville and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications in 1991 and later obtained her Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1994.

On the show today, we talk less about “court mumbo jumbo”, and more about how Judge Calloway is doing on a daily basis. It has to be one of the toughest jobs having literally lives in your hands, so we strayed away from what the news does everyday, and decided to just talk to her about her life itself. Judge Calloway loves to sing during her off time, a devout church member and choir director, and finds joy everyday in being a mother to her son. We know you’re going to enjoy today’s podcast, so sit down, grab a cub of your favorite beverage, and tune in!

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THAT CONCLUDES OUR “MY MENTAL MATTERS IN MAY” SEASON. 🧠💯

Protect your mental health, & protect your peace. See you guys this time next year, same season, new guests! ⭐️

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Good Morning Nashville ☀️

Excited once again to be a part of you guys new week, as we wrap up the last day of mental health awareness month! It truly has been a month filled with events, conferences, and more as the city truly has embraced mental health in a many of ways. Let’s get into today’s episode.

We are presenting our third guest to you guys as we continue to debut our season/series titled “My Mental Matters In May”. Today’s special guest hopefully will continue to show our fans and supporters that yes, we primary advocate for black men, but that doesn’t mean that we aren’t open to having anybody on the show that has a story to tell. With that … we present to some and introduce to others our good friend and sister, Ms. Skylar Brooke! ✌🏽

Skylar comes as the third guest on this months “My Mental Matters In May” Season, and talks to us on today’s show about how mental health and art, have a direct correlation to how she best handles her mental health. Skylar was born in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, right outside of Johnson City, and graduated from UT-Knoxville. Mom & dad both play an important role in who she is, so we talk about her background growing up and her transition into Nashville.

Skylar truly is a dope woman, and is currently working on a project aiming to give back to artists that have dealt with mental health issues and drug addictions by way of opening up her own home to create opportunities for artists by way of creating an at-home art gallery. She talks about how most artists often times get taken advantage of, and she wants to provide them with resources that help build a foundation to continue their creativity. Skylar enjoys making custom pieces as well, because it allows her to give her clients a one-of-one project that shows them how powerful they can be if they tap into those vulnerable muscles. Man, today’s episode is a good one! Don’t miss it! ✌🏽

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Good Morning Nashville ☀️

A new week, means a new episode from your favorite father and son podcast in the state of Tennessee. Tell a friend about us! We embrace community, service, and mental health, as we aim to change the narrative behind black men and mental health one episode at a time. Let’s get into today’s episode! 🔥

We are presenting our second guest to you guys as we continue to debut our season/series titled “My Mental Matters In May”. Today’s special guest is a man of many hats. A father, husband, life coach, licensed counselor, does some boxing, he definitely keeps his schedule busy and his mind working. We are excited to introduce to our audience Mr. Eric Capehart ⭐️

Eric comes to our platform today and vents about marriage. 14 years in with his wife thus far, and he talks with us about how marriage can be hard, but marriage can be simple.

“Just like I chose to get married, I’m choosing to stay married.”

Social media has really tainted the covenant meaning behind what marriage is really all about. We as a society tend to see other relationships, and want to mirror what’s on our screen, not knowing what that may come with. Eric states that a lot of men don’t really have a platform to vent about marriage. If a man wants to vent, where does he go without being judged? Today’s episode is a good one … take some time to listen to a black man vent today. ✌🏽

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