Hey fam!

This week's featured guest is Dr. Abena Berry!!! A licensed Clinical Psychologist in the state of Illinois. She currently works in private practice at the Gersten Center for Behavioral Health, but has worked in a variety of other clinical settings as well. She is trained as a generalist and sees a diverse therapy clientele for a large range of concerns, but her specialty areas include trauma, mood disorders, culture/race/identity concerns, relationship issues, and psychosis/dissociative experiences. 

Give this episode a listen, then follow Dr. Berry on TikTok (@drberrypsychologist) for updates on her upcoming book! 

Also, be sure to join us in her Facebook group: Black Mental Health W/ Dr. Abena Berry. 

Also, don’t forget to support Lauren’s iFundWomen crowdfunding campaign, which will help expand the Black Creator Connection movement, among other things! Please consider making a donation that’s in financial alignment with you today! 

Thank you for supporting the black creator connection podcast and community if you are or plan to! :)

xoxo Lauren

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Hey fam!

This week's featured guest is actor, producer, founder and filmmaker, Lakesha Lorene! She returns for her 2nd BCC podcast appearance (episode 23 if you’d like to hear the 1st interview) and headsup, this episode was originally recorded at the end of 2022, BUT soooo much of this conversation is TIMELESS and as always, GEMS were dropped that I know will be valuable to the inspired black artist/advocate IN NEED! 

Take a listen to the show, then check out some of Lakesha’s former and current work!

Follow Lakesha on IG!!!!

Support the Naptown African American Theatre Collective!!!!

Subscribe to & Follow Lakesha’s production company Loving Life Productions LLC!!!

And if you’re in a space to support, please consider making a donation to Lauren’s iFundWomen Book & Brand building campaign HERE.

And as always, thank you so much for supporting the black creator connection podcast and community if you are or plan to! :)

xoxo Lauren

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Hey BCC fam!

This week’s featured podcast guest is the one and only Willonius Hatcher! Willonius and I became "pandemic pals" in 2020 after our paths crossed in an online writing space for creators of color. We quickly connected over being insanely prolific (jk), but Will is a writer, comedian, author, former TEDx speaker, content creator, musician, and… just an all around badass, do-er, and self care/spirituality FREAK like me! So, I wanted to have a chat with him to uncover his origin story and that is exactly what I did! Take a listen to the ep then check out some of Will’s work:

Follow Willonius on IG

Listen to “Honestly, Nevermind The Musical”

Listen to “The Young and the Thirsty”

More of Willionius’s Music  

And as always, thank you so much for supporting the black creator connection podcast and community if you are or plan to! :) 

To work with me 1 on 1 or join my group coaching program "simplify and serve," go to my website and join my email list for more info!

xoxo Lauren

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Hey fam!

This week’s featured podcast guest is the one and only Morgan Barnhart! Morgan is a content creator, speaker and social justice warrior dedicated to educating and empowering other activists and advocates from her notable tiktok series, "The How To Guide for the White Ally."

Morgan has done some incredible work moving the culture forward! Support her in all the things and enjoy our conversation!

Above all, be sure to ...

Follow Morgan on Tik Tok and...

Support the The Robbie D. Cheatham Memorial Fund on Gofund Me!!!

And as always, thank you so much for supporting the black creator connection podcast and community if you are or plan to! :)

Take care ilu

 Lauren

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Hey fam!

This week’s featured podcast guest is my friend, fellow writer and peer mentor, Raquel Russell! We met only a few years ago, but it feels like we’ve been connected forEVERrrr. Raquel is a scholar, published writer, blogger and podcaster. She helps me in so many ways and it appears the feeling is mutual so I really wanted to take this chance to catch up with her and DIG for more of her origin story! I was so pleasantly surprised to learn more about this amazing woman!

Be sure to check out her podcast, Talking Stories, dedicated to highlighting stories that impact lives and inspire change! 

In this episode, we explore a wide range of topics such as growing up all over Canada, parents, pastors, creatives, gathering your tools, celebrating new beginnings and nurturing community and relationships, and more!

Originally recorded in 2022, this episode also stands as an invitation to continue to examine lessons learned in the previous year(s) only as a means to enhance the NOW, which is the only thing you can ever really experience anyway. So consider yourself INVITED ;)

I’ll forever love this lady and this conversation. I hope you find something of value in this loose and rather carefree chat. It's nice to have that from time to time ya know!?

Anywho...

Follow Raquel on IG here

Listen to Talking Stories with Raquel Russell here

Join Lauren’s Patreon Community here

Thank you for supporting this show and community if you are or plan to! :)

xoxo Lauren

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Hey fam! 

This week, I sat down with the multi-passionate and multi-talented SARA LUKE!! She was one of the first to ever sign up for my signature 1:1 “creative resilience” coaching program. Sara saw me CREATE the program, the community and then she raised her hand to join me and get the attention and support in her creative life journey that she deserved!

She had some truly kind things to say about the sort of space I create in my coaching so I am so excited to share this convo with all of you so you can 1) meet Sara 2) hear about what it’s like to work with me and 3) enjoy two amazing, ambitious black women being absolute STARZ!! (lol If I do say so myself). 

After enjoying the ep, please make sure to follow and support Sara in all things, if you aren’t already! 

AND…

Subscribe to my Patreon community where I am creating safe space and art for black artists and black artists advocates!

OR sign up for a free mentor call to explore work with me one on one!

OR if you're ready to go and you don't need 3 months of coaching, take advantage of my MLK day promo for two strategy sessions to help you develop your creative roadmap for 2023. (Great if you're already giving up on those New Years resolutions and you want some accountability. prices will DOUBLE at 11:59pm PST, so sign up for a spot ASAP.) 

Thank you for supporting this show and community if you are or plan to! :)

xoxo Lauren

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Today’s episode is all about what it means to ask QUALITY QUESTIONS! I share a little about my journey with one of life’s hardest questions, then I ask a few more that were once asked to me in a time of great duress and creative yearning. You might want to take notes or grab a snack and listen because it's also storytime! We journey through my life as a little kid becoming aware of herself, how I came to accept myself, my creative gifts and we also learn that holding recess back from a child does NOT go unforgotten.

Anyway, hope you enjoy! :)

Also, for those of you interested in working with me in a 1 on 1 coaching capacity, I’m running a 3 day MLK day promotion starting NOW! 2 one hour sessions for $111 TOTAL. If you’re looking for help with your creativity and mindset, come work with me! Or send the link to a friend!

Questions? Shoot me a dm on IG or email me at llcoolclark@laurenclarkisrad.com. 

Thank you for supporting the arts!

xoxo Lauren

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Hey fam! It's the first guest episode of 2023! In today's episode, I sat down with social media queen, content creator, comedian and strategist, ROXIE WILSON! Roxie shares some of her origin story with me and we get into the importance of using the inevitable pain life brings upon us as fuel. We talk about obeying your own inner creative spirit and rising to the occasion of your life! It's a great one to start the year with and I'm so excited for you all to hear it! Please enjoy this episode and support Roxie in all the things once you do! 

Follow Roxie on TikTok! 

Hire Roxie here

To further support the Black Creator Connection podcast and host, become a Patron on Patreon today! 

Thank you for supporting us if you are or plan to! :)

xoxo Lauren 

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