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Not Okay with Gray (podcast)

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Hey everyone, I was invited to have a conversation with Coach Michael Taylor on his new podcast Not Okay with Gray which is about empowering men and women to change their mindsets and attitudes about aging so they can make the rest of their lives, the best of their lives.

We discussed female empowerment, my journey, and some of the work I do.

Check out my episode or his other episodes you can listen on Apple or Spotify or the video on YouTube. Let me know what resonates.

You Aren’t Past Your Prime.

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Did you see the Oscars this year? I was in NYC, and after seeing Little Shop of Horrors, my family returned to our hotel room and turned on the TV immediately, hoping to catch the end of the Oscars.

And that's when we watched Michelle Yeoh's historic win for Best Actress. Of course, seeing someone achieve a dream they worked so hard for always makes me emotional, but this was bigger than that. My eyes filled with tears.

In 95 years of awards given by the Academy, only two women of color have...