Where the Magic Happens

just a whole lot of rambles, discussion, & felt like podcasting at that time but never uploaded. thinking on doing a season two for this podcast, we'll see!!

just as toxic masculinity is a male problem, white supremacy is a white people problem. In this week's episode, I discuss the beginnings of Layla F. Saad's book, Me and White Supremacy: How to Combat Racism, Change the World, and Be a Good Ancestor. I share a bit of my experiences but not journal entries to not trigger any emotional trauma within the BIPOC communities but relate to a lot of Saad's writings. Please purchase, read the book yourselves, and do the work! There's so much to educate yourself on in doing that Layla F. Saad provides guidance and journals prompts to best navigate with. Let's work together and Be good ancestors! Thank you, Layla F. Saad.

so you're spiraling, that's a good thing! what a great thing!

On this week's episode of Where the Magic Happens, I share with you some updates prior to this mercury retrograde we are entering. I talk about my pussy, my oral health, and drastic extremes I've taken myself with my mental health. I embrace a scrumptious analogical concept behind spiraling and the beautiful truths we meet with it that unravel. I briefly go into my experience with babysitting and working with kids and how monumental it's been for my inner child developing and healing towards capabilities to the self and to my acting capabilities. We briefly also discuss systematic racism in Hollywood and the revelations behind characters that we all hold within us as told by Anthony Meindl and his philosophy. It's another episode about identity, my inner child, imposter syndrome, and my acting capabilities! I hope you all enjoy this one, thanks for listening!!

In this week's episode, I share my toxic experience working as a bartender, the strength within my self worth and value I knew better of myself to be, and ways to move out of that energy/space. I also provide a couple methods I've started to try as ways to combat my morning into evening bedridden depressions if you too suffer from this frustration. Finally, we move into ways we can create a safer space and world for all communities of people. Fuck racism, Islamopobia, transphobia, homophobia, etc...the list goes on and on, fuck the colonizer mindset's bullshit. be kind, inclusive, welcoming, and accepting; Progress Up! not backwards towards hatred and bigotry.  

SPECIAL GUEST EPISODE: Graphic Designer and best friend, Annette Lee, joins us to speak on men who groom and develop connections and relationships with younger women/girls. We discuss the life stage gap vs age gap, celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio, Drake, Jeffrey Epstein, and more who may use status/power to manipulate women unconscious of themselves in the transitions into partnerships. There are a variety of assumptions, reasons, and knowings as to why on the situational spectrum behind these individuals and this idea. Come join us with a glass of water or water into wine!!! aaand I hope y'all will enjoy this episode with yourselves and/or amongst your friends! 

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Hi everyone, in this episode, I speak on one of my experiences under dissociation through which was triggered by a traumatic experience I had at a concert. I speak on catcalling, consent, sexual harassment, PTSD, and more. Again, this is one of the many experiences I've had in this lifetime but I DO NOT speak on where any of what I have with my mental health stems from. I don't speak on any events, traumas, etc that date back as to why I have much added to my mental health; I only speak on that of most recent current events. I am happy and have learned how to heal from these parts of myself so whenever they may come to surface, I continue to learn to feel, embrace, release, and move forward from them. 

I also speak on some advice Florence Given, Gary Vee, and close friends of mine share with an experience like this and how to handle these types of situations. I love New York City, but these just so happen to be a few bad days there; these events and individuals can reveal themselves anywhere. 

Finally, I share a changed perspective on the self love journey and practice but I want to add that solitude and alone time is so important. You should spend as much time with yourself alone as possible, facing yourself to grow and heal forward with and to enjoy your company and choices that resonate and bring life within you daily. Solitude is important and so is balancing time with the right, good people to experience life with, to turn to to share a laugh, or to comment on something from what lies before you. 

time & currency no longer may be wrongly valued as factors of limitations or self reflections of worth but rather tools that help bring us amongst happiness but does not bring us happiness itself. Happiness attracts them both; for we must change our relationship and views of time and currency.

self care, self compassion, self love, self forgiveness...

post grad depression updates, progress, and more I hope sounds relatable and is of help. You are not alone and let's breathe another breath together. So grateful to be able to breathe in deep and be alive another day, now baby steps in feeling alive daily, creatively, and immensely in navigating ourselves through the rest of our paths/journeys that more is set out for us. Let's enjoy the present and awaken when it calls for us to move ourselves best we can. Bless you all!!

just because you may not be the one always leading or speaking, does not mean your presence in any presentation, confrontation, protest, and revolution isn't of equal value. It doesn't mean you are not worthy and deserving. YOUR PRESENCE AND INITIATIVE/CALL TO ACTION IS ENOUGH TO ANY MOVEMENT!! 

I discuss my thoughts and feelings during a recent production gig for a Wizards Event and compare that to other production gigs and earnings individuals deserve more of that align with certain circumstances.

leading and following or as I prefer to retitle it as supporting: acting as speaker vs supporter amongst the group

I speak on meeting new people and understanding how you yourself and others operate, recognizing patterns, events, and differences in opinions, values, and morals to navigate your travel with yourself and with the right people and groups. Do not dim your light loves, do not dim that essence you radiate within a room - be mindful, self aware, considerate, and love yourselves. Travel and explore and branch off from travel buddies when it calls for it but communicate it appropriately. I speak on some other great reasons as. to why I love and feel connected to Scotland as I feel to Italy and a pub crawl during which I had a white chicks kind of dance off with a gorgeous guy! Stay tuned!!!

welcome welcome welcome!! one of hopefully many more travel stories to tell; to share. what happens in Paris....be out todayyyyy sooooOooo I share my experience with Paris from over the course of three and a half days back in the fall fo 2016. I share some advice, tips, and of course THE night WHERE it all went down!! Started in a bar to the hotel lobby to beneath the Eiffel Tower ; frenchmen at a pool table who took advantage of Americans, a trustworthy?? bartender, and a group of friends with energies criss crossing and flying all over, hope you all enjoy this one! Thanks for listening and please like and share with friends!

mercury retrograde, self slump manifesting into a higher self out of, travel, culture, Hindi films, and more visualization exercises I'm meant to practice. I hope this resonates with you, one of many more talky diary cathartic oriented podcast episodes that help me and that hopefully will help you relate and raise your vibration or seek other ways too! Thank you for listening ; and here are some Hindi films I've been watching and enjoying!! also Aditya Roy Kapur and Sonam Kapoor are BAE 

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Queen

Wake Up Sid

Khoobsurat

I Hate Luv Storys

Fitoor

Love per Square Foot

Luke Chuppi

Queer Film: Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Pride Parade 2019, Marsha P Johnson's Cold Case, & Boy Erased. On this episode, I dive into pride today versus the riots, protests, and demonstrations of the Queer communities' history and culture. I further go into an event with Penguin House during which my friend and I met many queer authors who shared their experiences; one of which is the author of Boy Erased. I talk about what he shared from that event and compare it to a breakdown of the movie and observations I make from it. We Are Everywhere, Love Is Love!!! Welcome and Love All!!!!

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@adventureshecraves & @Veganshecraves, you can find all the posts I’ve been sharing onto my stories these past few weeks and continuing under my HIGHLIGHTS.

Networks: BBC, Channel 4 News, NYTimes, Vogue, etc. Khalid Albaih’s article on the Art Movement Reflecting Trauma.

Netflix: Hasan Minhaj, the Patriot Act on Sudan

In this week's episode, I discuss some recent events that have inspired me to create an episode all about my friend breakups and what changes within myself I've learned to make. I cover some great advice Mr. Feeny shares and how more of us can be kind, considerate, but also a little more scarce! Hope you all enjoy this one!!

barista confessionsss 

I rant about deep cleaning, people, college dorms, and more that grinds my gears. I mainly however talk about things that came to mind while I deep cleaned rooms in my house prior to my 2 Year Gone Vegan Potluck Anniversary with my closest friends and how the party went! Should be a fun episode, I hope you all enjoy this one! Thank you for the support and for tuning in!!

tales with the injuries these past two years and the amount I've learned to love the body you are with. 

Annette joins us on another episode discussing whether or not guys and girls can just be friends and if that also affects when people move into relationships. 

On this week's episode, I talk about how I developed sleep paralysis, tactics I use to combat - one of which is masturbation - , and some experiences I'd like to share. I also discuss briefly why I didn't make it out as a film major and my sixth sense. oh, and I was totally fucked by a ghost and ho my gosh did it feel good haha I hope ya'll enjoy this episode!!!

positive affirmations !!! reprogram you subconscious. While you sleep, your conscious mind also is asleep while your subconscious mind stays awake and its power is then most active. I highly recommend researching more about this and be wary of who you fall asleep to on youtube, one triggered my sleep paralysis and kept in a trance of a bad nightmare I had to fight to get out of. be careful despite the comments below some of those videos, be safe, and all the love! you are worthy, loved, magnificent, intelligent, talented, working, capable, competent, skillful, loving YOU!!!

In this episode, I share an exchange of notes between a close friend of mine and I who discussed imposter syndrome and how to better speak to ourselves in order to believe we can become and evolve who we hope to be as who we are and in the career we strive to bring into fruition. 

I talk about my experience working on a recent script and what messages from the universe and Source came through to help me stay in alignment towards my path than risk self-sabotaging myself to not show up to set. I briefly go over what it was like working on this student film set and how grateful I am for this experience even if it may not have turn out to be as I expected and hoped it would be. It was in a weird way better.

along includes stories that reveal where my imposter syndrome may stem from and other friends who shared their experiences having it too!

I go off on a couple tangents about how this showed up back when I started out as an inexperienced Barista to the pro I became and some hilarious, embarrassing memories about a guy I worked and flirted with who kept calling me a damn kid!!! SMH ... 

I hope you all enjoy ANOTHER JAM PACKED episode on Where the Maaaaaagic Haaapppennnsssss!!!! 

be kind to yourself and others 

a chill improvised episode. I talk about my period. 

Lent, this Retrograde, or for your 2019 Resolutions moving forward: What are you doing differently, giving up, and/or adding?

(Self- Sabotage & Productivity) a.k.a. the Formula of Holding Yourself Not Back but Accountable

DON’T BLOCK YOUR BLESSINGS

Self Sabotage is the fear that tells you to run because something disastrous might happen in the future.

Michelle discusses some of the things we do to self-sabotage ourselves and how not to be productive. Tips follow accordingly alongside some stories and memories shared! Hope this resonates and helps everyone listening!!! Thank you for sharing where this magic happens!!!

Luisa and Gianluca join me to discuss where they were and are now in their postgrad funks and hilarious and interesting roommates stories during our college years. Learn how to be a decent roommate and enjoy the stories and tea that’s about to be spilled! Another episode to this series will come. 

All about Veganism from my personal experience and the Netflix Films I recommend you all to check out! Enjoy!!! 

On today’s episode, Gianluca, a loyal listener and good friend of mine, joins us to share his experiences in relationships. We cover the differences in gender roles and expectations found in gay relationships versus heterosexual ones and the topic of Human Sex Trafficking. Gianluca shares how he found interest and information on this topic and what we can do to be more aware of this major issue for our safeties. We then tie it right back to how his current, amazing relationship manifested with a partner who shared similar interests during this time of his thesis’ study.

Below includes crucial information if you would like to help:
1. National Human Trafficking Hotline toll-free hotline: 1-888-373-7888: Anti-Trafficking Hotline Advocates are available 24/7 to take reports of potential human trafficking. 
2. Text the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 233733.
3. Chat the National Human Trafficking Hotline via www.humantraffickinghotline.org/chat
4. Submit a tip online through the anonymous online reporting form below. However, please note that if the situation is urgent or occurred within the last 24 hours we would encourage you to call, text or chat.

Report missing children or child pornography to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) at 1-800-THE-LOST (843-5678) or through their Cybertipline.

I'm so excited to share this episode with you guys! All about the GREAT Vincent Van Gogh!!!

If you skipped those readings and have yet to walk or drive on your way to school, this is a great spark notes version about his life, mental health, some of his works, the people who shared him with the world, and some quotes to carry forward with you! 

I discuss the importance of love, relationships, and mental health; relating Van Gogh's experience to my own. 

Youtube: "How To Identify The Human Host Of A Spiritual Parasite" - Young Pharaoh  

Song: Sleeping Ute - Grizzly Bear 

"Whatever happened to gathering together to experience than to just catch up." On this week's episode, I talk about how different friendships evolve to be as we grow older and what actions we could make in changing this phenomenon. 

Listen to Wayne Dyer on Love before bed!!!

My energy with the meaning behind what I'm sharing can be felt from listening to "Holiday" by Madonna and "Holiday" by Green Day because this really is what "I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies. This is the dawning of the rest of our lives!!!"

Thank you for listening!!! And Sliiiide into my DMs @wherethemagichappenspod if you have any questions, constructive feedback, and relatable stories if these topics resonate with you on these episodes. 

Annette joins us for another podcast episode where we answer an attempted lightning round of Q & A's we found online. We discuss our philosophies on life, favorite books, relationship and sexual deal-breakers, and more!

We tried our best to answer questions in one sentence but had a lot more worth sharing! Get to know us more and stay tuned to enjoy some more solid advice on life and love!

DM me on my insta, @WheretheMagicHappensPod to share your answers and any more questions you would like me or Annette to answer! Thanks for listening guys

Disclaimer!!! These can be normal human being behaviors and feelings to just be made aware of and grow from! I just speak of specifically my case of how I USED TO BE codependent but no longer am anymore and how my progress and accomplishments are reflected from having spoken to this Rufus. He allowed me to come to completion in removing the little ties and tendencies of codepencies I had yet to cleanse and release myself of. I am - thank God! and the Universe! - no longer codependent and am conscious of knowing not to act on it if I am ever triggered. I hope to help all of you out there find the self love and self respect you deserve to have with yourself and the healthy treatment you deserve with the right people in any relationship. Thank you to my best friend, Jen, for reaching out to me to clarify this because this is a serious conversation and I don’t want anyone to selfshame or misidentify yourselves. And know regardless to never shame yourself because you are all valid and worthy just by breathing and being alive. I love and appreciate your existence, love.

Don't force it, let it be. Know your power, your value, your worth, and respect your healthy BOUNDARIES. Create boundaries for yourself and love yourself. Appreciate your progress and what more you have yet to work on! 2019!!! LOVE YOURSELVES AND STAY BOOKED AND BUSY! Be Kind To One Another.

Rufus reflected my growth and progress! My Self-healing continues

Anne and Annette join me to discuss all about boys, - all of which can apply to any partners - relationships, finding yourself codependent and when you need to pull yourself out. You may not be codependent but it’s behaviors that you find in yourself and your partner that you should create boundaries for and not put up with. Knowing when to pull out or work through something to move forward with the opposite person.

Fuck it. Create. Share. Do it anyway!

My good friends, Anne and Annette, join us to look back on the process it took to get to the place they are in now on their postgrad journey.

As Annette does our nails, we discuss applying to internships even if you feel like you're not qualified for it, networking, trial and errors, and appreciating your time under Unemployment. BELIEVE IN YOURSELVES, because YOU ARE ENOUGH. Life will be made possible for you by being yourself and putting the work in to self heal and create and share your passions.

Anne works in Control Room Operations at ESPN. Annette is a Graphic Designer who worked with Penguin House and her own business, Red Babes Club, and now Unemployment. She is in the process of moving forward creating the next step into her career. I’m… haha I’m unemployed. Worked with Starbucks, currently working with the final season of Orange is the New Black, and unemployed BUT continuing my self healing.

Hi everyone, I’m Michelle and this episode discusses my life as an unemployed post-graduate. I share my experiences on the career I hope to have, relationships, and on how important self-healing journey has been for me. Also got some advice on pursuing anything in the arts like Acting that I hope resonates with some of you!