In this mini-episode of The Secret Life of TK Dutes, TK shares a story time about how creativity and community helped her find her way back to herself.

Burned out, depressed, and desperate to get off the laptop, TK started making functional art just to keep her hands busy.
What began as an exercise in avoidance turned into an unexpected metaphor for her own life and marked a turning point.

The episode also features listener call-ins about healing, reflection, and rebuilding.

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Produced by Keisha “TK” Dutes
Post-production audio by C.

More minisodes and behind-the-scenes moments to come.

**Coming Soon: Episode 2: An Invitation to Sit**

Hey friends,

The way y’all have been pulling up about Episode 1, The Hustle Don’t Love You Back, has been… phewww. Thank you for trusting me with your journeys through burnout.

But now I wanna hear from you, about your healing journey.

The part where you started finding your way back to yourself. The small stuff. The weird stuff. The stuff that feels like a shortcut to peace. Maybe it’s art. Maybe it’s therapy. Maybe it’s your cousin telling you to sit down somewhere. Maybe it’s that one moment in the day where everything gets still for no reason.

Call me and drop a short reflection.

Start with: “My name is ___, and one thing that’s helping me heal is ___.”

I would love to share some of these on The Secret Life of TK Dutes, so we can all learn from each other — how we’re healing, creating, and trying to imagine a life that feels like ours again.

Leave your message at 929-551-4363 or send a voice note to philosfuturemedia@gmail.com.

Can’t wait to hear what your healing sounds like — the soundtrack, the vibe, the whole mood.

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The crash already happened.
Now we’re sitting in the smoke, asking what’s left to build with.

TK and Dr. Nicole Rawls talk about what comes after the heartbreak—the moment you realize the grind doesn’t owe you anything, but maybe your spirit still does. They dig into anger that turns into clarity, grief that becomes blueprint. Because legacy isn’t the titles or the plaques. It’s the stories that survive you. It’s how you decide to live when the old script stops working.

Producer Kristen Bennett slides back in, helping TK unpack the glass cliffs, the white lies, the “good jobs” that drain the life out of you. Together, they ask the real question: if the hustle don’t love you back, what will you love instead?

This part is about aftercare.
About turning heartbreak into inheritance.
About looking at the wreck and saying, ok—now what?

Welcome back to The Secret Life of TK Dutes.

Special thanks: Dr. Nicole Rawls, Kristen Bennett (Producer), Manny Faces (Engineer), Faybeo’n Mickens (Marketing), Pat Mesiti-Miller (Theme Music), Gabrielle Smith (Art),

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