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People love to judge your success, but they never stick around for the prequel. You know, the one with the wall-unit A/C, the EBT cards, and the 59¢ pasta dinners that lasted all week. In this episode, I’m taking you back to where it all began—L Street in Lake Worth, Florida—where resilience was the family currency and silence was the love language.

My dad was the youngest of four kids in a family that learned grief before they ever learned healing. We didn’t have much, but we had grit, and after he passed, I made a promise: the cycle ends with me. From a childhood built on scarcity to buying my first Lexus as a symbol of survival, this is the story of how I learned that breaking generational trauma doesn’t mean chasing luxury—it means claiming peace.

So if you’ve ever been judged for what you’ve earned instead of what you’ve overcome, this one’s for you. Because being the Black Sheep isn’t about standing out—it’s about breaking out.

Follow the show, drop a 5-star review, and email your Black Sheep breakthrough story to info@stellamix.com Let’s keep breaking cycles—one story at a time.

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Let’s be real — speaking up for yourself shouldn’t feel like a crime scene, but somehow it does. One minute you’re calm, cool, and collected, and the next minute you’re “too much,” “aggressive,” or “not a team player.” But here’s the truth: silence might keep things comfortable, but it also keeps you small.

In this episode, I’m talking about what it means to finally stop biting your tongue and start using your voice — even if it shakes. From years of being the family peacekeeper to finally standing up in boardrooms and relationships, this is the story of learning that self-respect doesn’t always sound polite.

We’ll talk about the emotional whiplash that comes with speaking your truth, the guilt trips people hand you when you set boundaries, and the freedom that follows once you stop apologizing for taking up space. Because when the Black Sheep starts to speak, the whole flock starts listening.

Follow the show, drop a 5-star review, and email me your “speak-up” story at info@stellamix.com
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Growing up in a rainbow household meant my family looked nothing like anyone else’s — I had a lesbian mom, a bisexual (okay, mostly gay) dad, and a childhood that could’ve been its own sitcom. The PTA wasn’t ready for us, and neither was my bank account.

From my mom’s secret partner to my dad’s quiet coming out, I learned early that love doesn’t fit into neat little boxes — and neither does budgeting.

In this episode, I talk about how being raised by a fabulously nontraditional family gave me resilience, humor, and a complicated relationship with money. Spoiler alert: emotional spending counts as cardio when you’re a black sheep with rainbow DNA.

Slide into the Black Sheep’s DMs – Janine’s waiting.
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