The Black Woman’s Stress Solution Podcast: discover the connection between Black women’s stress in work, love, and health—offering real solutions to help you stress less and thrive more!

Have you ever asked yourself these questions: Am I a bad girlfriend if I reply to texts late? Am I a terrible friend for canceling plans? Am I a bad person if I don't have a certain amount of money? What you're grappling with is the “good girl syndrome”. From childhood, many women are socialized to please others, at the cost of their own well-being or needs. The world is screaming: If you’re good, nothing bad will happen to you. And so we adopt the idea that good girls don't upset people, good girls don't put herself first, good girls don't disappoint others. These are thought errors that are holding us back. Listen in to learn how to shift these thoughts so that you can grow and thrive in your epic-ness. And if you need additional support with releasing the “good girl syndrome”, get on the waitlist for the Deeply Rooted Group Coaching Program by visiting www.brigjohnson.com/group for more details. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Newsletter here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/page/website Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

We are celebrating women's month and what better way to celebrate than to highlight some of the amazing high-achieving women I have had the pleasure to work with. At the conclusion of a weekly call with the April cohort, I just asked a couple of the participants to stay on and talk about what their experience has been like and the impact that Deeply Rooted has provided for them thus far. For those of you who are thinking about joining this room full of women and would appreciate some insight on what you can expect, I have a treat for you. Take a listen to these amazing transformation stories and if you are ready to start your journey of self-love, self-acceptance, and internal peace all while enjoying the connection and community with like-minded women, join the next group coaching program cohort. Get on the waitlist for the Deeply Rooted Group Coaching Program by visiting www.brigjohnson.com/group for more details. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — EP. 81 Finding Peace with LaTida CONNECT WITH OUR GUESTS — Dr. Adrienne, Food Mindset and Life Coach Franchelle Cesar, Financial Coach for Spenders | Instagram - @the_budget_diary Mars Lord, Life Coach, Dula, Activist, Educator | Website - https://marslord.co.uk/home/ | Twitter - @_MarsLord | Instagram - @_MarsLord Marlene McNally, Life Coach | Website - https://marlenemcnally.com/ RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Newsletter here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/page/website Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Zakiya Luna. Dr. Luna is an Associate Professor of Sociology, a Dean's Distinguished Professorial Scholar, a great friend of mine, an author, and a participant in Deeply Rooted. Her work focuses on social movements, reproductive issues, and human rights with a particular focus on women's activism and more specifically, women of color activism. In this conversation, we will discuss her incredible book, Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: Women of Color and the Fight for Reproductive Justice. Listen in as Dr. Luna shares… Her journey as a black woman. The seed planted in her by her mom at a young age that helped shape who she is today. Her transition from college to becoming an author. Why she chose to focus on women's reproductive rights in her career. Why this topic of women's reproductive rights is important and impacts us. The three concepts of reproductive rights. Why you should read the book, Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: Women of Color and the Fight for Reproductive Justice. How you can begin bringing out awareness on this topic. A message for people of faith on the topic of reproductive rights. Her experience with my Deeply Rooted Group Coaching Program and the valve she received. And if you are looking for support to help you with creating your epic shit, check out my group coaching program, Deeply Rooted. The wait list is now open. Visit https://www.brigjohnson.com/group to learn more. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE— Sister Song Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective - https://www.sistersong.net/ GUEST INFO— Dr. Zakiya Luna, Professor + Author Website - http://www.zakiyaluna.com/ Twitter- https://twitter.com/zakiyaluna?lang=en Book - Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: Women of Color and the Fight for Reproductive Justice - order at the NYUPress website and get 30% off + FREE SHIPPING with DISCOUNT CODE LUNA30 RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Newsletter here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/page/website Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Hi guys! I just wanted to jump on here informally and share some thoughts about Deeply ROOTED and what it is and answer some of the questions you may be having. I wanted those of you considering to have the information needed to let your NO be a NO and your YES be a YES. This series consists of 6 short topics, but if you have any further questions, please schedule a "Is This For Me Call" at brigjohnson.com/application.

Hi guys! I just wanted to jump on here informally and share some thoughts about Deeply ROOTED and what it is and answer some of the questions you may be having. I wanted those of you considering to have the information needed to let your NO be a NO and your YES be a YES. This series consists of 6 short topics, but if you have any further questions, please schedule a "Is This For Me Call" at brigjohnson.com/application.

Hi guys! I just wanted to jump on here informally and share some thoughts about Deeply ROOTED and what it is and answer some of the questions you may be having. I wanted those of you considering to have the information needed to let your NO be a NO and your YES be a YES. This series consists of 6 short topics, but if you have any further questions, please schedule a "Is This For Me Call" at brigjohnson.com/application.

Hi guys! I just wanted to jump on here informally and share some thoughts about Deeply ROOTED and what it is and answer some of the questions you may be having. I wanted those of you considering to have the information needed to let your NO be a NO and your YES be a YES. This series consists of 6 short topics, but if you have any further questions, please schedule a "Is This For Me Call" at brigjohnson.com/application.

Hi guys! I just wanted to jump on here informally and share some thoughts about Deeply ROOTED and what it is and answer some of the questions you may be having. I wanted those of you considering to have the information needed to let your NO be a NO and your YES be a YES. This series consists of 6 short topics, but if you have any further questions, please schedule a "Is This For Me Call" at brigjohnson.com/application.

Hi guys! I just wanted to jump on here informally and share some thoughts about Deeply ROOTED and what it is and answer some of the questions you may be having. I wanted those of you considering to have the information needed to let your NO be a NO and your YES be a YES. This series consists of 6 short topics, but if you have any further questions, please schedule a "Is This For Me Call" at brigjohnson.com/application.

If you missed my live masterclass on stress, failure, and success. You are in for a treat! The training has been made available as a special bonus episode. This masterclass is your invitation to STRESS FREE-DOM! For high-achieving black women stress is the obstacle and the answer to achieving your dreams. Tune in to learn: How to gain awareness of things holding you back and SEE your body's response. Exactly what to do when you see a pattern and how to REWIRE it! NEW SKILLS that will help you become the person who leans into her greatness with understanding If you want additional support with this work then come join us in the Deeply Rooted One Year Immersive Experience and start the journey to find the transformation you desire. Doors are open now through March 6th. Register at https://www.brigjohnson.com/group. See you inside! RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Newsletter here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/page/website Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Stress has become an unavoidable side effect of life as a high-achieving woman. My goal is not to help you become stress-free but to help you have freedom from stress. The best way to tackle rising stress levels is to prepare ourselves and begin to learn how to recover from these unexpected and increasingly difficult stressors. Meaning we must increase our stress capacity. This will help us to face bigger challenges with confidence. This episode will offer insight into what happens when we increase our stress capacity by increasing our recovery skills. And if you want more support with improving your capacity for stress recovery, I invite you to join my Deeply Rooted Group Coaching Program. This is the container created just for you where you can master self-awareness by increasing our ability to understand and predict our responses to stress and develop the skills to compassionately increase our capacity for stress so we can continue to create our epic shit. Doors are open now. Register here MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE - EP. 117 Are you STRESS Aware? RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Program Deeply Rooted Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Newsletter here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/page/website Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Stress is everywhere; it impacts everyone and pervades all aspects of our lives. And over time it can negatively impact your health and well-being. How you manage stress is related to your thoughts about yourself, your relationship with yourself, your relationship with others, your relationship with your work, and your relationship with your epic sh*t. That is why it is important to be more stress aware and to take steps to try to lead a more stress-protected life. This stress thing is a thing, but it is a thing that we can have power over. We can have stress freedom and I want to help you obtain stress freedom. Join me for my next master class… STRESS FREE IN 2023: BLACK WOMEN: STRESS, FAILURE & SUCCESS! Date: Sunday, February 26, 2023 Time: 2pm CST Register now at https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/page/stressfreedom And if you want more support with improving your capacity for stress, failure and success, I invite you to join the Deeply Rooted Group Coaching Program. Doors open February 27th. Join the waitlist at https://www.brigjohnson.com/group. MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE - Master Class- STRESS FREE IN 2023:BLACK WOMEN: STRESS, FAILURE & SUCCESS! Join the fun- Download the Worksheet: 25 Fails Challenge, then decide how many times you're going to fail this week and share your intentionally failure with me on social media using #25Fails or send your .mp3 audio of your experience with this challenge to [email protected]. Ameila Pleasant Kennedy, Certified Life + Clutter Coach | A Pleasant Solution: Embracing An Organized Life Podcast Brené Brown, Researcher + Storyteller EP. 38 Let's Talk Intimacy RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Newsletter here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/page/website Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

I know it is the eve of Valentine's Day, but guess what? I won’t be talking about love in this episode. Instead, I want to continue the conversation around failure because I want us as black women to drop the mask, do our epic sh*t, and embrace failure along the journey. Last week I shared that if we were willing to fail, we would accelerate our speed of implementation. So I have a challenge for you. Let's use this week, the week of love, to love ourselves enough to shed the perfection, lean into getting out of our comfort zone and fail. And if you want more support with improving your capacity for failure to excel in your recovery and implementation, I invite you to join Deeply Rooted. I’ll be hosting a webinar on February 26th then doors open February 27th. Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted at https://www.brigjohnson.com/group. MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE - Join the fun- Download the Worksheet: 25 Fails Challenge, then decide how many times you're going to fail this week and share your intentionally failure with me on social media using #25Fails or send your .mp3 audio of your experience with this challenge to [email protected]. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Newsletter here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/page/website Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] Download the Worksheet: 25 Fails Challenge LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Happy Black History Month! To add to the celebration, I’d like to continue our conversation around failure. In EP. 104 I feel the NEED for SPEED! I shared that as black women, we struggle with failure since historically it’s a safety issue for us to take imperfect action. But if we desire to do epic sh*t, we must get comfortable with failure and improve the speed at which we process and recover. Queens, your dream, your goal, has nothing to do with your capability. You failing has nothing to do with your capability. Not achieving the goal in the established timeframe has nothing to do with your capability. It has everything to do with your ability to recover from stress or failure and speed of implementation to pivot. Listen in to learn how to accelerate your failure capacity by increasing your speed of implementation. And if you want more support with this work, I invite you to join Deeply Rooted. I’ll be hosting a webinar on February 26th then doors open February 27th. Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted at https://www.brigjohnson.com/group. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Newsletter here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/page/website Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

On this episode, I'm joined by another one of my amazing clients, Janae Young. Janae is a college coach who helps students reach their goal scores and get into their dream schools. She’s been an entrepreneur for six years now, having started her business right after her 15th birthday. Her story is incredibly inspiring and I can't wait for you to hear it. I specifically want you to notice the mindset principles that she uses to make decisions and how being in a container with other high-achieving black women is the best decision she has made for her business and how it's helping her to solidify her plans to elevate to the next level. Sit back, relax and listen in as Janae drops nugget after nugget while sharing insights on… The power of decision making. Nailing down your niche and branding. Taking action in spite of seeing the evidence of success. The importance of mindset as a business owner. The role of the Deeply Rooted Group Coaching Program on her entrepreneurial journey. And if you are looking for support to help you with creating your epic shit, check out my group coaching program, Deeply Rooted. The wait list is now open. Visit https://www.brigjohnson.com/group to learn more. GUEST INFO— Janae Young, College Admissions Coach Website - https://jan-a-e-tutoring.mykajabi.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/janaetutoring/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/janaetutoring1/ RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Newsletter here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/page/website Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Today we are talking about the dreaded F word, failure. As high-achieving women of color, when we're getting ready to do our epic shit, it's not a matter of if we're going to fail, it's when. To accomplish our epic shit means we are going against the grain. We are moving in the opposite direction of the crowd, which means we will encounter things that require trial and error to figure out the next best move. Therefore when we go after our epic shit, failure is a must. It is part of the journey. Yet many of us are afraid to fail. I want to talk about why that is from a couple of different angles and give you the ability to redirect how you look at failure. Press play to learn how. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Newsletter here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/page/website Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

On this Breakthrough with Brig Podcast episode, I'm joined by Shiro Bergbauer, a private and group coaching client. Shiro is a wife, mom, Life Coach, and certified registered nurse anesthetist. As a Life Coach, she helps women overcome overwhelm and mom guilt, have better boundaries, and thriving relationships. Listen in as we discuss the value of coaching and explore how she used the tools inside Deeply Rooted to transform the quality of her relationship with herself and helped her focus on creating her epic shit. GUEST INFO— Shiro Bergbauer, Mindset and Life Coach For Moms Website - https://www.stethoscopestoswaddles.com/ Instagram - @stethoscopes.to.swaddles Podcast - Stethoscopes To Swaddles RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Newsletter here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/page/website Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

It’s that time of year again – when everyone is talking about New Year’s Resolutions, things to improve upon, change or become better in the new year. I’m not a huge fan of resolutions, however, I am a big fan of goals – of dedicated hard work day after day to work towards your epic sh*t. As you choose your BIG goal, I want to encourage you to set a scary goal that might seem impossible. Not because you need it to be big, but because of what it requires of you to do that. For those of you who have done that, you have set those big scary goals that make you think, “ I have no business doing this". I want to talk to you. I know your brain is messing with you. Giving you evidence that you are right, your goal is impossible. Here's the deal, your brain is making sense. In this episode, I will share what you can do when your brain is making sense. I am excited about helping you, high-achieving black women, create not just your epic sh*t, but your epic life. Let's go! MENTIONED — EP. 28 Your Leaving Your Goodt, Goodt RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Newsletter here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/page/website Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

We often dismiss our thoughts because they seem rational or accurate, but it is not always true. When our minds start saying dreadful things to ourselves, don’t let our minds get away with it. The self-talk in our head is responsible for many of our failures and why we think the way we do. Until we change what we say to ourselves, we’ll continue to trip over these internal conversations. Listen in to learn how to transform your thoughts by changing the self-talk in your head when you stop having one-sided conversations with your brain. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Newsletter here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/page/website Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Today we are doing a throwback of one of my favorite podcast episodes, EP. 38 Let's Talk Intimacy. This episode is not only one of my favorites but also covers one of the main concepts of my group coaching program, Deeply Rooted. The essence of what we need to do as black women to stand tall, grow, do epic shit and create our epic lives is finding true intimacy with ourselves. But too often, we don’t know ourselves enough to understand how we need to love ourselves. Instead, we understand ourselves to punish ourselves. It is time to change this dynamic. Queen, we need to work on our self-intimacy. This is the work that I do with high-achieving black women. If you need help improving your core relationship with yourself, I invite you to join the next cohort of the Deeply Rooted Group Coaching Program. The waitlist is open. Join today at https://www.brigjohnson.com/group. Let's go! RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Newsletter here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/page/website Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

It's the holiday season, and with that comes social gatherings. For us, high-achieving women, this also means we will have to face that dreaded question from those who do not support our epic shit – how is that LITTLE THANG you've been working on? Your thought in this circumstance may be “they should get it. They should support me. If they loved me, they would get it”. The thing is, this thought is not true. Actually, they get to have sentences in their head about your epic shit, and as long as you don't adopt their sentence about you, then you won't be uncomfortable when they bring it up. I want to offer this. Do you need them to believe in you because you don't believe in yourself? Press play and let's talk about it. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Newsletter here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/page/website Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

We all want our lives to be up-leveled and more fulfilling. So what is in the way of us creating our epic-ness? Let's explore this. When it comes to creating our epic shit, there are some things I notice that we don't do as black women, and it's costing us. I want to help you identify these hindrances and solve them so that you can create the life you desire. Listen in to learn more. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Newsletter here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/page/website Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

“Just be grateful for what you have.” Are you familiar with this statement? Today we are challenging this old rule of being grateful for what you have because this is a standard of being that many of us have accepted without question. If you think you should just be grateful for what you have, you will not require more of yourself or the people around you. Why? Because that would mean that you are ungrateful. Rather than just being grateful and settling, I think it is possible to be grateful AND demand your worth. Let's talk about it. Press play to tune in! MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — Book by Abby Wambach - WOLFPACK: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

I am so excited to bring you another client spotlight episode. You all know how much I love these conversations! Today we are chatting with Franchelle Caesar. Franchelle is the Financial Coach for spenders. She coached with me for a total of 1 year as a 1:1 client and now she is completing her second round of the Deeply Rooted cohort. We intended to record this interview after her first six months of 1:1 coaching but it got done after the second round and as you will hear how her transformation after the second six months of coaching is even more amazing. Not only was she able to clearly define who she is and become more grounded in herself, but she has also gained clarity around who she serves. This has caused her coaching business to take off. We cover the gamut in this high energy, engaging conversation. I am confident that you will gain some valuable insights and takeaways that you can apply to your life. Enjoy the episode. GUEST INFO — Franchelle Caesar, The Financial Coach for Spenders Website: https://www.everydaymanifesting.club/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_budget_diary/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everydaymanifesting Podcast: Everyday Manifesting with Franchelle Caesar RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

I believe in the power of being in rooms with people who think at a higher level than you do, because it causes you to rethink your current thoughts and your current reality, then you can have the possibility to change some of those thoughts and start growing. And so, I did a thing y'all! I recently joined the biggest mastermind that I have ever been a part of. In this mastermind, I am literally the lowest earner. Everyone else in the room is at $1M+. And while it officially starts in January, we have already had a couple of meetings and there is something that I realized that I want to share with you. I notice that there's no secret to success. Success is actually a skill. And what these high earners are doing is something I'm calling speed of implementation. Meaning, they get coached, immediately implement it and come back to the next meeting with the results they experienced. This is one of the main differences I see for us as high-achieving women of color, we don't take immediate action. So let's talk about some of the reasons why I think speed of implementation is a thing for us. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — Brooke Castillo The Life Coach School Corinne Crabtree RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Saying “I don’t know” and adopting a growth mindset are powerful means for becoming smarter and more skilled individuals. This allows you to get curious, creative and ask questions so that you can obtain the knowledge you currently lack. There is a flip side to saying “I don’t know” and that is when you think you should know. When you think that not knowing means something about you. To be clear, you not knowing is not the problem. The problem is when you say “I don’t know” and instead of trusting that you will use the resource available to you to figure it out, you sit there and spin and turn in IDK Ville. The meaning you apply to saying “I don’t know” makes a huge difference in how you will proceed. Listen in as I share some strategies on how you can keep going rather than staying stuck in IDK Ville. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — EP. 37 Worry Window RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

According to dictionary.com, “It is what it is”, is an expression used to characterize a frustrating or challenging situation that a person believes cannot be changed and must just be accepted. When we say, “it is what it is”, we think that we're being kind to ourselves and we're really accepting things the way they are, but that is not the case. As innocent as these words may seem, they could end up having a largely negative effect on our personal development and the way we live our lives. The basic meaning behind these words is that we are unable to change our circumstances and that equals a sense of powerlessness and a feeling of being trapped. Queens, you are not powerless. What you need is a power shift. Listen in to learn how to make this shift and move to a space of empowerment. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — Byron Katie EP. 71 Are You Attached to Form? Book- POWER: A woman's guide to living and leading without apology by Kemi Nekvapil EP. 25 Wrestling With A Thought RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

This conversation is a special one because I am joined today by my private client, Dielle Charon, and by the time this episode is released she will be celebrating reaching the $1M mark in her business. I am so excited for her. Congratulations Queen! As a business coach, Dielle empowers women of color all over the world to dismantle white supremacy, the patriarchy, and societal norms, by helping them build wildly profitable online coaching businesses. Those clients who have committed to doing the work, have seen the results that she has and are on their way to building the empires, legacies, and generational wealth they so deserve. In this conversation, you will hear Dielle and I discuss the high-achieving woman, her unique take on side hustles, the power of mindset, the importance of having an established support system, and the impact of including a life coach as a part of your successful squad. This is an insightful conversation with lots of gems and practical advice that you can implement on your journey to accomplishing your epic shit. Listen in to grab these gems. GUEST INFO — Dielle Charon, Business Coach Website: https://diellecharon.com/ Instagram: @diellecharon Facebook: @Dielle-Charon-Business-Coach Podcast: Black, Banked, and Booked Out RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Welcome to episode 100! This is an episode of celebrations. Not only are we celebrating our 100th podcast episode, but we are also celebrating over 33K downloads, receiving 36 reviews with 5-star ratings on Apple Podcast, and helping so many amazing high-achieving women of color create their epic shit! Thank you all for your continued support. I appreciate you listening to the podcast, sharing, and taking the time to leave a comment and a review. This is as much your celebration as it is mine, so thank you, Queen. Also thank you to the listeners who participated in the celebration of 100 episodes by sharing a recording of their favorite episode and how it has impacted their lives. This feedback is sprinkled throughout this recap episode and is the perfect addition to this production. To celebrate, we’ve put together this “best of podcast” episode. I believe EVERY single episode of the podcast until now, has had its own unique value but in this celebratory episode, I’m bringing you the highlights of ONLY the very best. If you’re a new listener of the podcast, THIS is gonna be such the most amazing way to go on a powerfully-curated, guided tour as you listen to some of our most popular episodes- from the very beginning. And if you’ve been a listener for years, perhaps you’re one of my clients - I encourage you to join us. You’ll be able to hear the life-changing teachings and the game-changing analogies in a whole new way, at a whole new level. Listen now. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — EP. 01 The Power Of YOU EP. 02 Your Brain Is F*cking With You EP. 11 Be Your Own Dopa-Man EP. 50 Why Going From Good To Gooder Is Hard EP. 55 Your Thoughts About You EP. 62 Be A Grown-Ass Woman When It Comes To Your Brain EP. 85 Are You Planning To Fail? EP. 86 What My Failure Didn't Teach me RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

With every life experience, your relationships, your achievements, and your failures are all open to interpretation. The most important decision you’ll make about every life experience is the meaning you assign to it. And that meaning will either hold you back or push you forward. You may not have a choice over how a life experience turns out. But when it comes to making meaning out of life experiences you do have a choice. What will you choose to make it mean? I say you choose to be your own Shero. Be the lead character who kicks ass. This does not mean that you practice toxic positivity. It simply means that you will make an intentional decision to explore a different point of view of your experience. The version that makes you feel confident and empowered. If you need help doing this work come to our next melanin hour or join the mastery level six-month immersion in the Deeply Rooted Program. Visit https://brigjohnson.com/ for more details. Let's go! MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — Byron Katie RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Visibility capacity is our ability to allow our full selves to be seen in our life and work. When it’s out of alignment, it shows up as feeling stuck, uncomfortable, and lacking discipline and willpower. But when our visibility capacity is in full bloom, we stop sabotaging opportunities that shine a light on our brilliance and intentionally seek out and attract visibility opportunities that celebrate our true selves. As high-achieving women of color, we have a sphere of influence where we feel very comfortable. However, on our journey to accomplish our epic shit, this sphere must grow and expand, which will elevate us to a new sphere, our epic zone, where we feel less comfortable. Becoming more comfortable requires us to increase our visibility capacity. In this episode, I want to talk about recognizing our visibility capacity. Listen in as I share the three reasons you may have a visibility capacity and how to increase it. Let’s dig in! MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — EP. 27 An interview with Dr. Koritha Mitchell, author of From Slave Cabins to the White House EP. 23 Emasculate...Is That Possible? EP. 22 When The Angry Black Woman Stereotype Follows You Home EP. 21 You're Angry, NOW WHAT EP. 18 Yes, I'm Angry and I'm a Black Woman, So what? Identifying White Mediocrity and Know-Your-Place Aggression: A Form of Self-Care by Koritha Mitchell RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

When it comes to your epic shit, have you decided that it's going to be hard? I think we can all agree that accomplishing your epic shit is hard. It requires a great deal of self-responsibility and accountability. Not only that, but you have to be consistent in your new attitudes and behavior required to achieve your goals. Starting and committing to your journey to your epic shit requires a lot of sacrifices. Yes, queens, it's gonna be hard, and when we say that what we are really saying is this should be easy, but what happens if you know it's going 10 times more difficult than you ever imagined and you accept that and move forward anyway? Listen in to hear how this change in your thought process can make a huge difference in your journey to your epic shit. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Over the past four years, I have spent countless hours coaching high-achieving women of color to change their life and accomplish their epic shit. While I am clear on what I do and how I help people, I want to make sure that you are also clear on what I do and exactly how I can help you using coaching as a tool. I know coaching is the thing that will help move you forward as a black woman and so in this episode, I am sharing exactly how I can specifically help you find and maintain a state of balance that literally change your life. Press play to learn more. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

In a world that keeps preaching on and on about self-love, it’s hard to believe that self-love is not easy. In fact, self-love, much like other forms of love, takes work, time, and patience to cultivate. We've been sold this bill of goods that says love should come easy and if you have to work for it, then maybe that's not love. Queens, I am calling BS on this. Listen, there's no autopilot for love. Self-love does not happen naturally and we must stop being judgmental and critical of ourselves based on this lie. So, why is it so hard to love ourselves? Why can’t we just believe the books and the experts that tell us we are so much more than we feel we are? Well, I don’t have all the answers to why practicing self-love is so hard, but I do have some ideas on how you can start to cultivate this practice. Press play and listen as I share how to learn to trust, accept, and love ourselves. MENTIONED - Maggie Reyes, Marriage Coach - https://maggiereyes.com/ RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

As high-achieving women of color, we know what it feels like to walk into a room and be the only one who looked like you. To be asked your opinion on a project that lacks diversity and inclusion. To frequently be asked to participate in conversations where the expectation is that your opinion speaks for all voices from your community. And not be able to talk about specific topics that are important to your culture because no one around you can relate from personal experience. This is true for our guest today, my coaching client Karen Livingstone. After accepting a promotion to a high-level executive position and being the only person of color on the team, she decided to seek out coaching specifically for her career. However, during the search, she decided to instead get support in a more holistic approach that would not only benefit her career but her life in general. Listen in to learn how this decision has amplified her confidence, self-trust, positive mindset, and internal safety. GUEST INFO — Karen Livingstone, Owner of The Personal Union Ltd. Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-livingstone-mcipd-13942a15/ Lemuel Findlay Supplementary School - https://lfss.org.uk/support-us/ RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Queen, are you waiting to level up when you feel ready? Are you waiting to solve for everything that can possibly happen before you take the next step? Listen, ready is not a thang! “Being ready” is a measure of whether we think we will fail or succeed at something, that is all. We can be the most prepped and primed version of ourselves and still not feel “ready” to take that next step. This is because readiness happens in our minds. Don’t waste any more time waiting to be ready, press play to learn how to feel ready NOW and go after your epic shit. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Hey guys! Welcome back to the podcast. This is a super quick message because I wanted to get it in its rawest form. To explain this point I will use the example of a purchase. When it comes to making a purchase, we often get really excited when we are able to get the hook up on that purchase or obtain it from a sale. Notice that in this scenario you experience a dopamine hit. This is because getting the hookup creates a feeling of pleasure and reward, which motivates you to repeat a specific behavior. Here’s the thing, repeating this specific behavior can actually keep us stuck. So what would happen if we, as a people, normalize spending full price as much as we normalize getting the hookup the deal? Listen in to learn how normalizing paying full price benefits us and getting the hook up keeps us stuck. MENTIONS -— Grab the replay of The Ultimate Freedom Webinar here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FMU_zZ3mx_a-zrcb19HYjfZsBULQ009QC1tPgk9Nrys/edit Registration is now open! Submit an Application to Deeply Rooted here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/freedom RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Have you ever felt that when bad things happen, that must mean that you are not a good person, like, karma has come to get you? And so you go on a search to find what is wrong in hopes of fixing it so that everything will be good again. It’s like there is this hope in our wrongness. And it's not like, you feel wrong or something's wrong with you, it's more like you have a need to identify what that thing is so you can cure it and stop experiencing the discomfort that you have. I want to dive into this because I think for some of us, this is key. Listen in as I share my theory on this hope in our wrongness and how you can use it for your empowerment. MENTIONS -— Grab the replay of The Ultimate Freedom Webinar here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FMU_zZ3mx_a-zrcb19HYjfZsBULQ009QC1tPgk9Nrys/edit Registration is now open! Submit an Application to Deeply Rooted here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/freedom RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Register for the Next Melanin Hour here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call here - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Most of us know that dopamine is called the seeking hormone, the feel-good hormone but did you know that dopamine can also be called the predictive hormone? You see, dopamine is released, when the world meets our expectations or exceeds them. This is why in scenarios even if there’s a negative outcome, meaning an outcome that we didn't really want, we still get a splash of dopamine. This is when you’re like, ”I figured that would happen or see, I told you so, I knew this was how the world was.” The dopamine is released because you got what you expected. It reinforces that the world is as you predicted it to be and there's safety in that you know exactly how the world works. This predictive side of the dopamine hormone is exactly why we often rejoice in things we shouldn’t because it feels so right. The problem is that it supports a story that keeps us at our current level. There is another story that we can receive dopamine from too. It’s the one where you create a different experience, uplevel your life, and do epic sh*t. Listen in to learn how. MENTIONS -— EP. 03 Playing Fetch - https://breakthroughwithbrig.podbean.com/e/ep-04-playing-fetch/ RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

How often do we push something to the side when we can’t decide on what to do or what we want, simply because we don’t want to own our decisions? I invite you to consider where indecision could be showing up in your life and how the things you are pushing aside affect your capacity to move forward. Because Queen, there is a cost associated with indecision, and especially for black women, this cost is crippling. Yes, we have been conditioned to not own our decisions but the ultimate reason why we don't own our decisions is that we have not owned our freedom. I really want you to understand this. This is key. So let's talk about indecision, owning our freedom, and why we don't do it. And if you want to discover the freedom formula and experience ultimate inner peace, I invite you to join me in a two-day masterclass happening on Friday, August 12th and 13th, both at 11 am CST. Go to www.brigjohnson.com/masterclass to register. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Today we are discussing one of the most common topics that my clients present to me during our coaching session. It comes in different variations but what it boils down to is that as high-achieving women we want to do more to reach a level of peace but that level is not attainable because as soon as we think we’ve reached the level, there is yet another mountain that we need to climb. It’s like society is telling us to just keep working to get this promotion, get this house, make this money, get this degree, get this man. Just do all this and then you'll be happy and you'll find this peace. This is a lie. There is a certain path to experiencing the ultimate peace that we seek as high-achieving women. Listen in to learn how. And if you want more support with finding ultimate internal peace, I invite you to join me in a two-day masterclass happening on Friday, August 12th and 13th, both at 11 am CST. Go to www.brigjohnson.com/masterclass to register. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted -https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class -https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Are you playing squirrel with your decisions? This happens when we make a decision and instead of honoring the decision, we keep remaking the same decision over and over again. We do this because deep down we think that the answer to accomplishing that decision is outside of us. Queens everything you need is inside of you. You just have to make a decision and then honor it. This is what I want us to learn. Listen in to learn more. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted -https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

In episode 85, we talk about failure and understanding and embracing that failure is the way to winning. We do this by looking at failure as data that we can use as a strategy to create epic shit without the drama. This episode is a side note on failure. You see, the data we collect from our failure will reveal a lot to us but there are some things that failure won't teach us. Press play to learn what these things are. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted -https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

You know that saying, “If You Fail to Plan, You Are Planning to Fail”. Well, what if you decided that “I plan to fail therefore I plan to win”? What if we understood and embraced that failure was the way to winning and if we don't plan to fail, we don't plan to win? Listen, failure is data. It is information that we can use to analyze, reset and try again. The issue is often times we use that data to beat ourselves up. The data become drama and the result is we delay getting to the place that we want to go. Imagine how much faster you can get to your goal if you removed the drama. Listen in as I share how you can use failure as a strategy in the most effective way to create epic shit. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted -https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class -https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Last week in episode 83 we talk about how we are creating our future selves based on what we practice in the present. Right? What you do you GLUE. This means that we created where we are, and we get to create where we want to go because we are the external force that keeps things in motion in our lives. And so this week I want to focus on the force, us. Since we are the eternal force that creates the results, I really want us to understand how to move forward in cultivating the life we desire. Listen in to learn more. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Newton's first law of motion says, a body at rest will remain at rest and a body in motion will remain in motion unless it is acted upon by an external force. The reason why I bring this law of motion to your attention is that I have been thinking about why is it that we think thought work in somatic work and paying attention and changing and creating epic shit is difficult. And I want to challenge that. And so if the law of motion is correct, then Queens, the shit that's happening to us isn't just a fluke. We created where we are, and we get to create where we want to go. You see, everything that we do is what we get good at because we are the “acted upon by an external force” creating the results. With each thought and action, you are gluing together who you will become. Yes, what you DO you GLUE. Here’s the deal, nothing will happen, or change or start or stop unless we make it happen. So how do you implement the actions that will bring our intended results? Listen in to learn how. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

The doors of the next cohort of the Deeply Rooted Group Coaching Program officially opened on Sunday, June 19th. For those of you who are thinking about joining this room full of women and would appreciate some insight on what you can expect, I have a treat for you. After the most recent weekly call with the current cohort, I just asked a couple of the participants to stay on and talk about what their experience has been like and the impact that Deeply Rooted has provided for them thus far. Take a listen to these amazing transformation stories and if you are ready to start your journey of self-love, self-acceptance, and internal peace all while enjoying the connection and community with like-minded women, join the group coaching program today. The doors of the next cohort of the Deeply Rooted Group Coaching Program opened on Sunday, June 19th, and will remain open until June 23rd. Register now at www.brigjohnson.com/group. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — EP. 81 Finding Peace with LaTida CONNECT WITH OUR GUESTS — Dr. Adrienne, Food Mindset and Life Coach Franchelle Cesar, Financial Coach for Spenders Instagram - @the_budget_diary Mars Lord, Life Coach, Dula, Activist, Educator Website - https://marslord.co.uk/home/ Twitter - @_MarsLord Instagram - @_MarsLord Marlene McNally, Life Coach Website - https://marlenemcnally.com/ RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Program. Registration begins June 19th through June 23rd - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

As high-achieving women, we are always leveling up and achieving new heights of success. One thing that is certain when you succeed is the various expectations that you place on yourself and that others place on you. The weight of it all can be unbearable and leads to stress and anxiety that can break you down physically and emotionally. This was true for our guest today, LaTida. After stepping into her new level, she started to feel the stress and pressure that came with it. While she loved her work, she felt that she was not thriving. Determined to reestablish her inner peace so that she can feel rooted again she decided to give group coaching a try. Her initial thoughts were “can I get enough out of this because this is probably the most I've ever paid before for an experience like this? Am I going to be able to keep up with the pace? Would I like the other women in the group and would I trust them enough to be transparent in the way that I needed to be to get something out of it? She answers all of these questions and more. Tune in for some insight on her coaching journey and what the experience could look like for you. And if you are ready to start your journey of internal peace, join my group coaching program. The waitlist for the Deeply Rooted Group Coaching Program can be found by visiting www.brigjohnson.com/group. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Today we will continue our conversation about the ABCs that you need to accomplish epic shit. Last week I shared that the C of the ABC is circulation. We must make a decision and commitment to circulate our epic shit into the world so that others can benefit. But before we can circulate effectively the first thing that we need to have is Agency. This is the belief that you know that you are capable of doing epic shit. This week we will discuss the B of the ABC which is building self-trust on purpose. Listen in as I discuss what this could look like and how you can cultivate self-trust for yourself. Also, the doors to Deeply Rooted Group Coaching will be opening on Juneteenth (June 19, 2022). Please join the waiting list by visiting https://www.brigjohnson.com/group and of course, the Melanin Hour will be back on June 10th so please sign up for free coaching at https://www.brigjohnson.com/coaching. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — Amelia Kennedy Pleasant, Clutter Coach + Pro Organizer EP 38 Let's Talk Intimacy RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Takeaways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

I am fresh from my vacation where I spent some of that experience with my amazing coach and during that time I came to a realization that I want to share with you today. What I've noticed a lot is that people ask for coaching in one area but haven't addressed another and so the results that they expect aren't there. To put it another way, I’ll equate it to CPR. To effectively complete CPR you must work on the ABCs (airway, breathing, chest compressions) in that order. If you don’t clear the airway first and jump right into chest compressions then you are essentially just circulating unoxygenated blood throughout the body. In this same way, I see people trying to fix the way that they show up without first addressing the most vital part of their transformation. For example, if you want to excel in your business, you may go straight to a business or marketing coach and although these are excellent steps to take on your journey, they may not be the FIRST step that you need to take in your transformation. Listen in to learn what is. Also, the doors to Deeply Rooted Group Coaching will be opening on Juneteenth (June 19, 2022). Please join the waiting list by visiting https://www.brigjohnson.com/group and of course the Melanin Hour will be back in June so sign up for free coaching at https://www.brigjohnson.com/coaching MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — EP. 71 Are you ATTACHED to FORM? EP. 45 The Reason Why You Are Suppressing Your Desire EP. 63 What’s Rooted? RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Share Your Take-aways With Me - Write to [email protected] LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig