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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TK thought the hustle was love. Awards, gigs, bylines, late nights, early mornings. Running until the body says “nope.”

Turns out the hustle was heartbreak. Opportunities dressed as disappointment. Depression dressed as grind.

This episode drifts through the wreckage: voice notes from the highs, reflections about the lows. And then the crash- burnout, body revolt, the quiet question: was any of this worth it?

With producer Kristen Bennett pressing play on TK’s story, and anthropologist, astrologer, and artist- Dr. Nicole Rawls whispering truth like a mirror you didn’t want to look in, Part 1 sits in that moment when you realize: the hustle don’t love you back.

Welcome 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), and Melissa Danielle (Friend).

👉🏾 Follow TK on IG: @tastykeish | @philosfuturemedia
👉🏾 Go behind the scenes on Patreon: patreon.com/c/SecretLifeofTK

Click here to view the episode transcript.

Healing isn’t a 5-step plan- it’s messy, nonlinear, sometimes funny, sometimes devastating. That’s The Secret Life of TK Dutes. A podcast about surviving with creativity, community, and a little chaos.

The Secret Life of TK drops in your feed Fall 2025.
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Official Trailer Produced by Keisha "TK" Dutes
Sound Design & Mix by Manny Faces for Philo's Future Media.