Only One In The Room

What if when planning your family you chose to adopt and then despite the warning of possible heartbreak from your friends you took the option of going through the entire pregnancy and birth with the biological mother. Producer and television host, Lisa Joyner, along with her husband, actor, writer and producer John Cryer, made the decision to go through the pregnancy with the biological mother of their daughter, Daisy. And the day Daisy was born Lisa made a promise to herself and to Daisy's birth mother that she would always honor the incredible bond they had created during those nine months. But what if one day your child told you that she wanted to meet her biological mother? Would you keep your word and arrange for them to meet? Or would you let fear take over and renege on your promise in an effort to protect your family? More from Lisa Joyner: Check out her show on TLC Long Lost Family Tune in to Taken At Birth coming out this Fall on TLC Learn more about her production company Discount Sushi Finding Lisa Joyner: Twitter & Instagram: @mslisajoyner If you'd like to ask a question and be featured during the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us via the website www.theonlyonepod.com. Also visit the website for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins such as live events, appearances, featured articles and more. Don't miss our bonus after show Scott Talks, where co-host and producer Scott Slaughter (aka Hon) briefly chops it up with our guest immediately after the interview. *If you know someone who might be feeling like they're the "Only One" be sure to share this or one of our other unique episodes with them. Also be sure to subscribe, comment and review us on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Lisa Joyner right after the show. If you'd like to ask a question and be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us via the website at www.theonlyonepod.com Also visit the website for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if all of your life, the one thing you were greatest at, the thing you loved above all else, was the one thing that would require the most courage to pursue? John Ridley, novelist, producer, director and Academy-Award-winning screenwriter was raised in Milwaukee Wisconsin with his parents and two sisters. But rather than follow in the prescriptive footsteps of his physician father or special-education-teacher mother, John set out on his own path toward Hollywood, a road notorious for being full of false promises and pitfalls. But what if one day you'd achieved show businesses HIGHEST honor? Would you throw yourself harder into writing or producing your next Oscar-winning project? Or would you use your newfound clout to open doors for the young people who are following in YOUR footsteps? Maybe even those from the very same neighborhood in which you grew up? Finding NO Studios: Website: www.nostudios.com Twitter & Instagram: @nostudiosmke If you'd like to ask a question and be featured during the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us via the website www.theonlyonepod.com Also visit the website for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins such as live events, appearances, featured articles and more. Don't miss our bonus after show Scott Talks, where co-host and producer Scott Slaughter (aka Hon) briefly chops it up with our guest immediately after the interview. *If you know someone who might be feeling like they're the "Only One" be sure to share this or one of our other unique episodes with them. Also be sure to subscribe, comment and review us on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest John Ridley right after the show. If you'd like to ask a question and be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us via the website at www.theonlyonepod.com Also visit the website for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine being raised in a cult. Living in an environment where every hour of your life must be accounted for, a world where outsiders are not to be trusted. Where your home suddenly becomes community property. And all at once, your room, your clothes and your toys are no longer yours to claim. Josh Levine, CEO of Rebel Industries and host of the Rebel Radio podcast, was four years old when his parents joined the National Labor Federation in the San Francisco Bay Area. And already Josh understood that leaving would not be an option. And those who insisted were only successful by escaping in the night while the over-crowded apartment of cult members slept. But what if one day you decided you wanted a seemingly normal life? One where, as a teenager you could date or bring friends home after school? Would you too escape during the night like the many who disappeared before you? Or would you stay, choosing the familiar over the gaping maw of the unknown? More from Josh Levine: Listen to his podcast Rebel Radio Finding Josh Levine: Twitter & Instagram: @jlevine Website: www.rebelradio.net If you'd like to ask a question and be featured during the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us via the website www.theonlyonepod.com. Also visit the website for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins such as live events, appearances, featured articles and more. Don't miss our bonus after show Scott Talks, where co-host and producer Scott Slaughter (aka Hon) briefly chops it up with our guest immediately after the interview. *If you know someone who might be feeling like they're the "Only One" be sure to share this or one of our other unique episodes with them. Also be sure to subscribe, comment and review us on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Josh Levine right after the show. If you'd like to ask a question and be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us via the website at www.theonlyonepod.com Also visit the website for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine being raised in the infamous Carr housing projects of St. Louis. What would it be like instead of a mother and father, your "parents" were a paraplegic grandmother and a hard-working godmother and it was these two women who would instill a much needed work ethic in you, allowing you to rise to the many challenging occasions you'd face? Areva Martin, award -winning attorney, advocate, legal commentator, talk show host and producer, beat the odds stacked against her and graduated with honors from Harvard law school. After marrying one of her classmates, having three beautiful children and founding one of the most prestigious law firms in the country, you might say that Areva Martin had created the "perfect life". But what if one day your seemingly perfect life was disrupted by an alarmingly ambiguous medical diagnosis of your toddler son? Would you use the abundant access and resources at your disposal for your family alone or risk what you've built to become an advocate for families from underserved communities who are dealing with that same confusing and sometimes frightening diagnosis? More from Areva Martin: Explore her book titles- Make It Rain The Everyday Advocate: Standing Up For Your Child With Autism or Other Special Needs Journey To The Top See her at Design Care where she will be the guest of honor on July 27th (hosted by our future guest for August 27th Holly Robinson Peete with the HollyRod Foundation) Finding Areva Martin: Twitter & Instagram: @arevamartin LinkedIn: Areva Martin If you'd like to ask a question and be featured during the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us via the website www.theonlyonepod.com Also visit the website for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins such as live events, appearances, featured articles and more. Don't miss our bonus after show Scott Talks, where co-host and producer Scott Slaughter (aka Hon) briefly chops it up with our guest immediately after the interview. *If you know someone who might be feeling like they're the "Only One" be sure to share this or one of our other unique episodes with them. Also be sure to subscribe, comment and review us on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Areva Martin right after the show. If you'd like to ask a question and be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on Instagram @thonlyoneintheroom or email us via the website at www.theonlyonepod.com. Also visit us on the website for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like events, appearances, featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When can you call a man a man? When has he earned that coveted title he's strived for his whole adolescent life? Is it when his bank account has reached a certain number? Or when he's earned the ability to be feared by others in the name of respect? And who are the male role models leading the way if yours has fallen victim to recidivism, spending time in and out of jail? Actor, writer, activist, Dondré Whitfield was raised in Brooklyn by his mother, and as a result, Dondré's life-lessons came from the older boys and men in his neighborhood, a place where male respect was defined by the woman on your arm or the size of the rubber band bank in your pocket. But does this definition make you a man? Or does it stifle your ability to rise to your personal and societal responsibilities? Would you shake it off as nonsense and reject the notion that there is more to being a man than seeing how the world can serve you? Or would you embrace the realization that manhood is more about how you can be of service to the world. Finding Dondré Whitfield: Twitter: @dondrewhitfield Instagram: @alldondre If you'd like to ask a question and be featured during the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us via the website www.theonlyonepod.com. Also visit the website for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins such as live events, appearances, featured articles and more. Don't miss our bonus after show Scott Talks, where co-host and producer Scott Slaughter (aka Hon) briefly chops it up with our guest immediately after the interview. *If you know someone who might be feeling like they're the "Only One" be sure to share this or one of our other unique episodes with them. Also be sure to subscribe, comment and review us on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Slaughter, co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Dondré Whitfield right after the show. If you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at [email protected]. Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if the people who cared for you and raised you, also caused you pain and confusion? And what if when you grew up and looked to others for affection suffering and love had become so conflated that you found yourself accepting the unacceptable again and again? When producer, director, actress and activist AnnaLynne McCord was a teenager she was raped by a trusted friend. Thinking somehow she was at fault she stayed silent about this painful event for years. What would you do if your silence about abuse or sexual assault was eating you alive. Would you succumb to the hopelessness and look for ways to end your life or would you find your voice and speak your truth for all the world to hear? More from AnnaLynne McCord: Watch her Tedx Talk "You Can Achieve It" Visit Together1heart.org and follow on Instagram @together1heart Finding AnnaLynne McCord: Twitter: @iamannlynnemcc Instagram: @theannalynnemccord If you'd like to ask a question and be featured during the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us via the website www.theonlyonepod.com. Also visit the website for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins such as live events, appearances, featured articles and more. Don't miss our bonus after show Scott Talks, where co-host and producer Scott Slaughter (aka Hon) briefly chops it up with our guest immediately after the interview. *If you know someone who might be feeling like they're the "Only One" be sure to share this or one of our other unique episodes with them. Also be sure to subscribe, comment and review us on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest AnnaLynne McCord right after the show. If you'd like to ask a question and be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us via the website at www.theonlyonepod.com Also visit the website for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is our pleasure to announce Season Two ready to launch July 9th! Listen to find out who our pilot episode guest will be! We also need your help! We want you to be a part of the show and would love to feature your questions on our Dear Laura segment. You can write to us from the website www.theonlyonepod.com or DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom. Thank you and be sure to let us know your thoughts on the show by rating and reviewing us on iTunes. And if you haven't already, please share and subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We want to thank you for making our very first season of the Only One In The Room & Scott Talks more than we could imagine it to be. It was such a special experience and it is hugely in part due to your joining us on this journey. We are so grateful to have you. It is our pleasure to announce Season Two ready to launch on July 9th! Tune in next week for a special announcement of who our pilot episode for Season Two will be! We also need your help! We want you to be a part of the show and would love to feature your questions on our Dear Laura segment! . You can write to us on our website theonlyonepod.com or DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom. Thank you and be sure to let us know your thoughts by rating and reviewing us in iTunes. And if you haven't already, please share and subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if the world told you that you were wrong? Not just wrong for the things you thought or said but that you were the actual embodiment of wrong. D'Loco Kid or D'Lo grew up in a small, immigrant community in a Los Angeles suburb. And he knew from an early age that he wasn't like other girls but he never had the language to explain how he felt. What would you do if you only had two choices: live inauthentically in an attempt to keep everyone "happy" or live in your truth and risk becoming an outcast? Finding D'Lo: Twitter & Instagram: @dlocokid Website: www.dlocokid.com If you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment, you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at [email protected] Don't miss our bonus after show Scott Talks, where co-host and producer Scott (aka Hon) briefly chops it up with our guest immediately following each episode. Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. *If you know someone who might be feeling like they're the "only one" be sure to share this episode with them and we'd also love to hear from you in the comments section on iTunes. While you're there, don't forget to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Slaughter, co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest D'Loco Kid right after the show. If you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at [email protected]. Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if I told you that being ugly is not an aesthetic at all but an emotion? Reema Zaman, a woman who is actually very beautiful by societal standards, with a modeling and acting career, in addition to being a well-awarded writer, grew up ugly and unseen, dismissed even. But what does it really mean to be ugly? What does it really mean to be beautiful? And can you be both? More from Reema Zaman: Read her award winning memoir I Am Yours Finding Reema Zaman: Twitter & Instagram: @reemazaman Website:www.reemazaman.com If you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at [email protected]. Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from Laura Cathcart Robbins like events, appearances, featured articles and more. *If you know someone who might be feeling like they're the "only one" be sure to share this episode with them and we'd also love to hear from you in the comments section on iTunes. While you're there don't forget to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Slaughter, co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Reema Zaman right after the show. If you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at [email protected]. Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if it looked like you had it all? Like you lived in this seemingly perfect world and had this incredibly enviable life: the great relationship with your superstar ex-husband, the amazing career, the celebrity lifestyle and the love of your fans, friends and family? In July of 2012, Tameka Foster Raymond was on a tropical island living her best life when she received the phone call that every parent dreads--and in seconds her "perfect" world came crashing down around her. Leaving her to wonder, "how can I go on? And once more, do I even want to?" More from Tameka Foster: Check out Kile's World Foundation Finding Tameka Foster: Instagram: @tamekafoster Twitter: @tamekaraymond If you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at [email protected] Don't miss our bonus after show Scott Talks, where co-host and producer Scott (aka "Hon") briefly chops it up with our guest immediately following each episode. Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. *If you know someone who might be feeling like they're the "only one" be sure to share this episode with them and we'd also love to hear from you in the comments section on iTunes. While you're there, don't forget to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Slaughter, co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Tameka Raymond right after the show. If you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at [email protected]. Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From birth in our society, women are given the message that becoming a mother is the ultimate goal- the thing that gives females value, worth and purpose. After having the baby that she so desperately wanted, the baby her entire community wanted her to have, Paulina Lopez found herself dealing with a subject so taboo that there was no word for it in her native language. What would you do if you were so desperate for a solution that you had to reach beyond your cultural norms to find one?Would you hide your efforts from the people who loved you the most? Or would you let people in and create a new community norm? One that allowed for women to heal and get the help they so desperately needed? More from Paulina Lopez: If you are in the LA area and want to dine at her restaurant Guelaguetza you can check out either of these websites: www.ilovemole.com or www.ilovemichiladas.com Check out her podcast Super Mamás on iTunes If you are in LA, attend her next event Super Mamás Social at La Plaza de Artes in Downtown LA on Sat. May 11th, 2019 beginning at 1pm. Finding Paulina Lopez: Website: www.supermamas.com Twitter: @_supermamas Instagram: @iampaulinalopez & @_supermamas If you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at [email protected] Don't miss our bonus after show Scott Talks, where co-host and producer Scott (aka Hon) briefly chops it up with our guest immediately following each episode. Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. *If you know someone who might be feeling like they're the "only one" be sure to share this episode with them and we love hearing from you on the comments on iTunes. While you're there don't forget to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Slaughter (aka Hon), co-host and producer of the Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Paulina Lopez right after the show. If you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at [email protected] Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in comments on iTunes and while you're there be sure to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What would you do if the unspeakable happened? A moment in your life that changes everything? Rebecca Gayheart Dane, model, actress, director, was faced with the unimaginable. The type of reality that has the potential to break you. Would you allow yourself to sink, letting the darkness and guilt consume you? Or would you lean into the possibility that the experience is not just survivable but actually thrivable? More from Rebecca Gayheart Dane: Chrysalis A nonprofit organization "changing lives through jobs" The 18th Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball Finding Rebecca Gayheart Dane: Instagram: @rebeccagayheartdane If you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at [email protected] Don't miss our bonus episode after show Scott Talks, where co-host and producer Scott (aka Hon) briefly chops it up with our guest immediately following each episode. Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. *If you know someone who might be feeling like they're the "only one" be sure to share this episode with them and we love hearing from you on the comments on iTunes. While you're there don't forget to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Slaughter, co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Rebecca Gayheart Dane right after the show. If you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at [email protected]. Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When children are bullied by their peers, made fun of for being overweight, dressing differently or being "weird", they usually day dream about becoming "popular", thinking it will be the answer to all of their problems. Suburban, (aka the Suburban Prince or KingBo) did just that. But rather than becoming popular at school he grew to famedom on the internet with 1.6 million followers. But what if the fortress you had created to protect yourself was quickly becoming a cage? Would you trade your fame in for friendship? Or would you continue to follow your dreams of stardom? More from Suburban: Find him on Youtube Finding Suburban: Instagram: @suburban_prince if you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us [email protected] Don't miss our bonus after show Scott Talks, where co-host and produucer Scott (aka Hon) briefly chops it up with our guest immediately following each episode. Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. *If you know someone who might be feeling like they are the "only one" be sure to share this episode with them and we love hearing from you on the comments on iTunes. While you're there don't forget to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Slaughter (aka Hon), co-host and producer of the Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Suburban Prince right after the show. If you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at [email protected] Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in comments on iTunes and while you're there be sure to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if you literally wrote the book on mom-wine culture? And then this culture you helped curate was no longer sustainable? Stefanie Wilder Taylor, author of Sippy Cups Are Not For Chardonnay, wrote that book and immediately became the queen of wine-moms across America, appearing on The Today Show, Oprah and in The New York Times. Promoting mom's choice to choose Chardonnay to cope with motherhood. But what if you found that the wine you casually enjoyed had become a crutch and a liability that put your family in danger? Would you keep it a secret, hoping that the problem would just work itself out? Or would you seek the help that you need and risk disappointing the thousands of mothers who looked to you for comfort and a free pass? More from Stefanie Wilder Taylor: Explore the many titles by Stefanie Wilder Taylor here Check out her podcast For Crying Out Loud on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts Finding Stefanie Wilder Taylor: Twitter & Instagram: @swildertaylor Website: www.stefaniewildertaylor.com If you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at [email protected] Don't miss our bonus after show Scott Talks, where co-host and producer Scott (aka Hon) briefly chops it up with our guest immediately following each episode. Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. *If you know someone who might be feeling like they're the "only one" be sure to share this episode with them and we love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes. While you're there, don't forget to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Slaughter, co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Stefanie Wilder Taylor right after the show. If you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at [email protected]. Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What would it feel like to finally land a dream job and then find out that day after day, you are the only voice representing the thoughts, emotions, and experiences of people of color? A job where you are the only black or brown face in a sea of white? During Jay Connor's screenwriting career, it was considered a great opportunity to be offered a seat at the proverbial table. But soon Jay began to wonder...what if there were another table, one where people of color wouldn't have to sit alone? Leaving the only question worth posing; what do I do now? Is it my responsibility to create a more inclusive table? And if not mine, then whose? More from Jay Connor: Check out his podcast The Extraordinary Negroes on iTunes or wherever you like to get your podcasts Browse his writings at The Root Shout-outs from this episode: #goodmuslimbadmuslim, listen to their podcast on iTunes or wherever you like to get your podcasts #whitenonsenseroundup Facebook Page & Twitter Page Finding Jay Connor: Websites: www.theextraordinarynegroes.com & www.jay-connor.com Twitter & Instagram: @deathtoadverbs If you’d like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at [email protected] Don’t miss our bonus after show Scott Talks, where co-host & producer Scott (aka Hon) briefly chops it up with our guest immediately following each episode. Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. *If you know someone who might be feeling like they’re “the only one” be sure to share this episode with them and we love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes. While you’re there don’t forget to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Slaughter (aka Hon), co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Jay Connor right after the show. If you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment, you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at [email protected] Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What would you do if you were given a chance to change your life? A chance that looked and felt more like a punishment than an opportunity? Troy Byer, an actress known for her time on Dynasty and being Prince's girlfriend, was given a max sentence of Anger Management classes. And conscious of her clout, Troy was sure that all these people sentenced with her...were beneath her. At what point would you decide to surrender? Or would you just continue to fight the humility and opportunity of finally transforming how you experience yourself and the others around you? More from Troy Byer: Explore the many titles by Troy Byer here Check out Mindology Fitness and if you're in the LA area, click on "classes" to experience the magic for yourself Finding Troy Byer: Website: www.Troybyer.com Twitter & Instagram: @Troybyer If you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment, you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at [email protected] Don't miss our bonus after show Scott Talks, where co-host & producer (aka Hon) briefly chops it up with our guest immediately following each episode. Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. *If you know someone who might be feeling like they're "the only one" be sure to share this episode with them and we love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes. While you're there don't forget to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Slaughter (aka Hon), co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Troy Byer right after the show. If you’d like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at [email protected] Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you’re there don’t forget to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you look down at your hands, your thoughts probably don't lead you much further than the mundane. But what if you've never seen anyone who resembles you? Who has your nose or your laugh or even your sense of humor. Laura House, a renowned comedian, screenwriter on two Emmy award winning shows and a corporate meditation teacher, went through life admiring other children's ability to simply know where they came from. She grew up with a loving, caring and supportive family who she cherishes but what if you can change your only one story, from the adopted one to the one who finally sees not just her image but her smile and her stance reflected back at her 48 years later? More from Laura House: Subscribe to her podcast How To (Not) Hate Yourself The South Will Rise Again Her script How to Hate Yourself landed on the We for She list her comedy album Mouth Punch is available on all platforms She also performs and produces a monthly comedy show at the Hollywood improv called How to Hate Yourself. Check the calendar for upcoming events if you're in the LA area: https://improv.com/hollywood/calendar/ Finding Laura House: Website: www.laurahouse.com Twitter & Instagram: @imlaurahouse If you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment, you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at [email protected] Don't miss our bonus after show Scott Talks, where co-host & producer (aka Hon) briefly chops it up with our guest immediately following each episode. Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. *If you know someone who might be feeling like they're "the only one" be sure to share this episode with them and we love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes. While you're there don't forget to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Slaughter (aka Hon), co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Laura House right after the show. If you'd like to ask a queastion and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment, you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at [email protected]. Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for more from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there, don't forget to rate us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura, with the help of her co-host Scott Slaughter (also known as "Hon") beautifully interviews a person about their Only One experience each episode. In this podcast, you’ll hear raw, vulnerable accounts from people who are, like most of us, just eager to connect and who transform their experience into something impactful. **Look for new episodes every Tuesday & stick around for our after show bonus "Scott Talks" when...Scott talks. Officially launching on April 16, 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices