Welcome to Season 2 Episode 2 of Thoughts About Feelings! A heartfelt podcast that reminds you we all have thoughts about feelings, and sharing them helps us get through them.Together with friends, ⁠Blair Imani⁠ and ⁠Mychal Threets ⁠talk about mental health, personal stories, and more. With insightful questions from Mychal, Blair, and library kids, we hope you leave each episode of Thoughts About Feelings with a few more reasons to keep on living.⁠Subscribe to Thoughts About Feelings⁠ wherever you typically get podcasts. For video episodes of the podcast, subscribe to our Thoughts About Feelings ⁠Youtube channel⁠!Blair Imani https://www.instagram.com/blairimani/...Mychal Threets https://www.instagram.com/mychal3ts/?...Kiera Please https://www.instagram.com/kierapleaseCheck out Inner Monologues: A Comic Book Graphic Novel Journal by Kiera Please™https://www.amazon.com/Inner-Monologues-Graphic-Journal-PleaseTM/dp/B0DBLJKPK2

Thoughts About Feelings is a heartfelt podcast that reminds you we all have thoughts about feelings, and sharing them helps us get through them.

Together with friends, Blair Imani and Mychal Threets talk about mental health, personal stories, and more. With insightful questions from Mychal, Blair, and library kids, we hope you leave each episode of Thoughts About Feelings with a few more reasons to keep on living.

Subscribe to Thoughts About Feelings wherever you typically get podcasts. For video episodes of the podcast, subscribe to our Thoughts About Feelings Youtube channel!

Thank you so much to Ron Funches for joining us this episode! You can follow him at @ronfunch. And thank you to Jazzy McGilbert, owner of Reparations Club, for letting us film in her beautiful bookstore and speaking with us about her journey. You can visit Reparations Club at 3054 S Victoria Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90016 or online at www.rep.club

Thoughts About Feelings is a heartfelt podcast that reminds you we all have thoughts about feelings and sharing them helps us get through them. Together with friends, Blair Imani and Mychal Threets talk about mental health, personal stories, and more. The show contains no sponsors and is instead brought to you by acts of self-care like drinking a glass of water or taking a deep breath. Blair Imani will help you get Smarter in Seconds about each episode's topic and keeping with Mychal's dedication to literacy and books, every episode is filmed in a book space whether it's a library or bookstore. With insightful questions from Mychal, Blair, and library kids we hope you leave each episode of Thoughts About Feelings with a few more reasons to keep on living.

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Thank you so much to Nikki High, owner of Octavia’s Bookshelf, for joining us for this episode of Thoughts About Feelings and for allowing us to film at Octavia’s Bookshelf! Check out Octavia’s Bookshelf at 1353 N Hill Avenue in Pasadena, California.

Book recommendations:

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

Every Body is a Rainbow by Caroline Carter, PsyD

Akata Woman by Nnedi Okorafor

Thoughts About Feelings is a heartfelt podcast that reminds you we all have thoughts about feelings and sharing them helps us get through them. Together with friends, Blair Imani and Mychal Threets talk about mental health, personal stories, and more. The show contains no sponsors and is instead brought to you by acts of self-care like drinking a glass of water or taking a deep breath. Blair Imani will help you get Smarter in Seconds about each episode's topic and keeping with Mychal's dedication to literacy and books, every episode is filmed in a book space whether it's a library or bookstore. With insightful questions from Mychal, Blair, and library kids we hope you leave each episode of Thoughts About Feelings with a few more reasons to keep on living.

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Check out Novi’s show Sistas on BET, and follow her on YouTube to watch Conversations & Constellations and her other astrology videos.

Thank you so much to the Altadena Library Main Branch for letting us film Thoughts About Feelings here!

Thoughts About Feelings is a heartfelt podcast that reminds you we all have thoughts about feelings and sharing them helps us get through them. Together with friends, Blair Imani and Mychal Threets talk about mental health, personal stories, and more. The show contains no sponsors and is instead brought to you by acts of self-care like drinking a glass of water or taking a deep breath. Blair Imani will help you get Smarter in Seconds about each episode's topic and keeping with Mychal's dedication to literacy and books, every episode is filmed in a book space whether it's a library or bookstore. With insightful questions from Mychal, Blair, and library kids we hope you leave each episode of Thoughts About Feelings with a few more reasons to keep on living.

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Thank you so much to Eliza Petersen for joining us for this episode of Thoughts About Feelings. Keep up with her on social media @lizemopetey.

Read more about the science behind empathy with this article by Maria Tavares and Ben Rein, Ph.D.

People we mentioned in this video:

Courtney Quinn @colormecourtney

Thoughts About Feelings is a heartfelt podcast that reminds you we all have thoughts about feelings and sharing them helps us get through them. Together with friends, Blair Imani and Mychal Threets talk about mental health, personal stories, and more. The show contains no sponsors and is instead brought to you by acts of self-care like drinking a glass of water or taking a deep breath. Blair Imani will help you get Smarter in Seconds about each episode's topic and keeping with Mychal's dedication to literacy and books, every episode is filmed in a book space whether it's a library or bookstore. With insightful questions from Mychal, Blair, and library kids we hope you leave each episode of Thoughts About Feelings with a few more reasons to keep on living.

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Thank you to Mrs. Frazzled for joining us for this episode of Thoughts About Feelings! Keep up with her @mrs.frazzled on all social media.

Thank you to Octavia’s Bookshelf for allowing us to film this episode of Thoughts About Feelings there! Visit them in Pasadena or online at https://www.octaviasbookshelf.com/

Book recommendations:

Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey

Thoughts About Feelings is a heartfelt podcast that reminds you we all have thoughts about feelings and sharing them helps us get through them. Together with friends, Blair Imani and Mychal Threets talk about mental health, personal stories, and more. The show contains no sponsors and is instead brought to you by acts of self-care like drinking a glass of water or taking a deep breath. Blair Imani will help you get Smarter in Seconds about each episode's topic and keeping with Mychal's dedication to literacy and books, every episode is filmed in a book space whether it's a library or bookstore. With insightful questions from Mychal, Blair, and library kids we hope you leave each episode of Thoughts About Feelings with a few more reasons to keep on living.

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Thank you so much to Haben Girma for joining us for this episode of Thoughts About Feelings. Keep up with Haben and her work at www.habengirma.com or on Instagram @habengirma

Book recommendations:

Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma

The Anti-Ableist Manifesto by Tiffany Yu

Year of the Tiger by Alice Wong

Bodies are Cool by Tyler Feder

Roll With It by Jamie Sumner

Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau

Thoughts About Feelings is a heartfelt podcast that reminds you we all have thoughts about feelings and sharing them helps us get through them. Together with friends, Blair Imani and Mychal Threets talk about mental health, personal stories, and more. The show contains no sponsors and is instead brought to you by acts of self-care like drinking a glass of water or taking a deep breath. Blair Imani will help you get Smarter in Seconds about each episode's topic and keeping with Mychal's dedication to literacy and books, every episode is filmed in a book space whether it's a library or bookstore. With insightful questions from Mychal, Blair, and library kids we hope you leave each episode of Thoughts About Feelings with a few more reasons to keep on living.

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