Meet Them Mondays Christian Portilla

It's sad and scary to think every woman I have ever met has a story about being harassed at some point in her life. This was no different for MYRLANDE ETIENNE, aka Mimi. During a pandemic layoff combined with a dangerous encounter she set out to start a business, Myet Protection, that would not only empower her but her surrounding community. Myet Protection her company, sells alternative tools to guns for self-protection. She also educates women, and men on how to use stun guns, knives, pepper spray, and how to overcome life-threatening situations. In this episode, you'll hear us talk about uncomfortable encounters that we'll never forget as well as her journey from corporate professional to a full-time entrepreneur. Follow her @MyetProtection on social media or MyetProtection.biz and @MeetThemMondays.

When I first met Zi it was clear that he was experiencing something I could never understand. Zi is from Afghanistan, a place that has completely been lost to the Taliban, an extremist religious group that rules under Sharia law - and the place where his immediate family lives. It was a gut-wrenching conversation, but one that needed to be had ... He is trying to communicate as much as possible with them and trying to bring his sister to America. If you know anything about the Taliban is that women and girls are oppressed and erased. They have no basic human rights. If you feel inclined to, the link for his sister's GoFund Me is in the bio of @meetthemmondays account on IG. In this episode, you'll hear him talk about life in his country and his early experiences with death and war. It's not an easy listen, but it will humanize a place we hear so much about, but barely know.

Kris D. is a visual artist and photographer and the co-creator behind the artist talk series Ok Art And Coffee. She's also the founder of the femme artist magazine Warriors Within Collective and the entrepreneur and founder of Kris D. Photography. In this episode, we get candid about taking naked pictures, the time she exposed her butt hole for art, and the beauty of her creative partnership with her husband. For more information or to book a session find her on IG @KrisD_22, @krisdphotography_, @warriorswithincollective and follow the podcast @MeetThemMondays and @CallHerChristian