Wrapping up Season 5 with more questions than answers—in the best way.
I traveled to all 50 states, interviewed people about passion, and stepped into experiences I never thought I would… including living in a van for 90 days with two women I didn’t know.
And now I’m asking: what is this book really about?
Who is it for?
And how can it actually help someone?
This episode is part reflection, part clarity-seeking—and includes two excerpts from the book as it stands right now.
Thanks for being here while I figure it out 🤍
31 Mar 2026
MM582- You Can Walk Away, But You’ll Be Back (Part 2)
Today on the show, we have Pamela N. Harris an award-winning author of Y/A mysteries and thrillers including When You Look Like Us, This Town is on Fire, and her latest, the NAACP Image Award-nominated Through Our Teeth. When she isn’t writing social justice-themed page-turners, she balances working full-time as a college professor and raising two self-determined kiddos.
Some passions won’t let go. You try to walk away, to give up, to focus on something else—but no matter what, the pull keeps coming. Writers, creators, dreamers… we all know this feeling. Rejection, long odds, setbacks—they don’t stop us.
In this episode, we explore why certain callings grab hold and refuse to release us, and what it means to keep showing up even when the world isn’t ready for your work. Because the truth is, the things inside us that won’t let go? They’re often the ones that matter most.
24 Mar 2026
MM581- There’s a Reason They Say Hindsight is 20/20 (Part 1)
Today on the show, we have Pamela N. Harris an award-winning author of Y/A mysteries and thrillers including When You Look Like Us, This Town is on Fire, and her latest, the NAACP Image Award-nominated Through Our Teeth. When she isn’t writing social justice-themed page-turners, she balances working full-time as a college professor and raising two self-determined kiddos.
Sometimes it feels like you’re inches from the breakthrough—validation arrives, momentum builds, and everything seems aligned. Then nothing happens. In this episode, we unpack what it means to pivot after near-misses, the lessons only time reveals, and how looking back can bring clarity you couldn’t see in the moment.
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