16 episodes
Back2Us Show Rebooted Back2Us Radio
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- Society & Culture
The Back 2 US Show Rebooted is the journey of two Southern moms (Doc and Mystie) who are from two different life paths and forge a friendship while creating their chosen family in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic.
These two moms journey together to face hard truths. Sometimes the truth is hard to look at but it’s necessary that it surfaces to get past the ugly and start the change. Never regret finding an ugly truth because you are one step closer to finding a solution to fix the ugly and bring beauty into the world
Why Are We Here?
Reflections from Mystie: "You know starting this whole thing, this podcast interjecting thoughts (ego here) kept saying who are you to speak on this? Who wants to hear you. Or so many people have done this already what makes you think you are special and have valid points that people would want to hear... and honestly I don’t know if they do want to hear them or if my community is ready to hear them. It’s very controversial to be a moderate liberal in rural South Georgia from a white conservative Southern Baptist family. Messengers need to be in all parts of this world."
Reflections from Doc: "It's been five years since I had a podfaded. I launched the first black lesbian owned podcast network in 2013--at a time when there were few women in podcasting and ever fewer black lesbians. I started Back2Us Radio because my voice and the voice of those in my community were missing from the narrative. I'd been yearning to return to podcasting for about two years but I needed the right partner. Then came the pandemic. One day, Mystie and I found ourselves engrossed in a two hour conversation that just felt natural. When she mentioned that she wanted to do a podcast, I told her I wanted to get back to podcasting. Our podcast was born at that moment. Because we realized that we had that right mix and that made us indivisible."
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S2: EP 5 Gratitude and Joy
Episode 5 Joy: Joy is something everyone longs for, but sometimes it's difficult to find. Not every day is joyful, so how can we choose joy even on the hard days. Doc and Mystie talk about times when their everyday lives lacked joy and how they began to create their own even when it wasn't easy. The conscious choice of finding some joy in every day brings more days with joy in them.
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S2: EP 6 Maintenance
Episode 6 Maintenance: Like anything in life, our cars, home, relationships, our emotions need regular check-ups, check-ins, and maintenance. How do we keep up the things that bring joy when there's so much life happening all the time? Doc and Mystie talk about how they maintain balance and continue to accept growth as it comes. By leaning into emotions, accepting things as they arise, and making conscious choices, we can find some joy in each of our days.
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S2: EP4 Finding Acceptance
Episode 4 Acceptance: How do we accept the unacceptable and thrive anyway? To thrive, we have first to accept our trauma and who we are. Doc and Mystie talk about finding the resilience to thrive. People aren't simply born resilient--it is a process. We dive into our acceptance processes and how the trauma we experience can push us towards our purpose once we accept it.
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S2: EP 3 Lean into it
Episode 3 Lean into it: Our feelings are our feelings. Have you ever felt shame over your emotions? We all have various emotions about different life events, and sometimes they linger a little too long. Doc and Mystie explain how leaning into it can help overcome what that it looks like in our everyday lives.
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Hot Mic_Conversation Free Flow
You've heard the term "Hot Mic"? Well Mystie and Doc had a hot mic in the studio and the conversation that they captured is truly the essence of why these two make such an incredible podcasting team. They are authentic. They are vulnerable. They are real. This hot mic became an unintentional episode to give listeners another glimpse into who these two are!
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S2: EP 2 Mystie's Backstory
Episode 2 You don't look like what you have been through: My father is a sociopath. Mystie revisits the trauma she endured as the child of a sociopath. Doc and Mystie explore how having a parent with mental illness affects children and family members. Today as a happy wife and mother it’s hard to believe Mystie has been through what she has. If you would like to learn more about Mystie's story around her father, please visit the Facebook page Survivors of Tony Berthelot.