Welcome to My Life Ain’t Perfect, the podcast where we talk about the moments that almost broke us—but somehow built us. I’m your host, Rodrick C. Johnson: literacy coach, author, CEO, and more importantly—a human who’s been through some stuff. You may know me for transforming classrooms, coaching educators, or writing books like Joey’s Journey: A Long Way Home. But before all that, there’s a backstory. One not filled with neat bows or highlight reels—but resilience, pain, discovery, and grace. So if you’re showing up messy, healing, tired, or powerful and don’t even know it—this space is for you.
My Life Aint Perfect
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Podcast Overview
Welcome to My Life Ain’t Perfect, the podcast where we talk about the moments that almost broke us—but somehow built us. I’m your host, Rodrick C. Johnson: literacy coach, author, CEO, and more importantly—a human who’s been through some stuff. You may know me for transforming classrooms, coaching educators, or writing books like Joey’s Journey: A Long Way Home. But before all that, there’s a backstory. One not filled with neat bows or highlight reels—but resilience, pain, discovery, and grace. So if you’re showing up messy, healing, tired, or powerful and don’t even know it—this space is for you.
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Recent Episodes
December 1, 2025
For Good!
“For Good” In this deeply personal episode, I open the door to a chapter of my life shaped by fear, resilience, and the journey toward being fully seen. Inspired by the story of Elphaba from *Wicked*, I reflect on what it means to live as “the other,” to carry labels you never asked for, and to find yourself trapped in a jail built from survival, silence, and shadows of your own making. But this isn’t a story of despair. It’s a story of rising. “For Good” explores how being ostracized can ignite a fire that transforms you, how hiding can lead to healing, and how embracing your truth—out loud—can free not just you, but everyone watching from the sidelines. Together, we walk through the parallels between a misunderstood fictional heroine and a real-life journey toward liberation, identity, and impact. Listeners will leave this episode encouraged to reflect on their own stories—where they have dimmed their light, played small, and where it's finally time to step forward with courage. This one is for anyone who has ever felt unseen, unheard, or underestimated. You’ll walk away with renewed hope, a deeper understanding of your worth, and a reminder that even the hardest chapters can shape you… *for good.*
November 23, 2025
Future Ready, Imagining Black Classrooms Beyond Harm
Today, we’re going to look forward waaay forward and dream about what a world could look like if we stopped tinkering with broken systems and started building new ones rooted in liberation, technology justice, and joy. This… is Afrofuturism in action. And this… is what leadership looks like when we refuse to accept harm as the cost of learning.”
November 2, 2025
The "Gap"
Today, we’re not focusing on ‘achievement gaps.’ We’re addressing harm. Yes, I said it harm. When we talk about an achievement gap, it often sounds like some kids just didn’t try hard enough. But what if I told you that the ‘gap’ isn’t between students — it’s between the world they deserve and the world they received? I read a powerful article by Dr. Bettina Love in Education Week that changed how I think about this. She said: ‘Stop talking about gaps — talk about harm.’ And she’s right. Because if we can’t identify the harm, we can’t fix it. Today, I want to bring this conversation out of academic journals and into the real world. Because I’ve seen it, I’ve lived it, and I know the difference between a “have” and a “have-not” school… and it goes much deeper than test scores.
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