Session 35

Crystal

Session 35 brought to you by Crystal Wright-Johnson. She decided to bring her at home girls nights and little sister big brother conversations to your ears. While collaborating with other hosts, they plan to be authentic and have real conversations. You may relate, learn, disagree, laugh or cry but we’ll be honest and true to who we are. This podcast wants to grow in ALL ways. So join the conversations and help us do that. New episodes on Wednesdays.

  1. 3d ago

    Live From The Haunted Heist Premiere

    Send us Fan Mail We’re on the ground at the Haunted Heist premiere, and you can hear it in our voices right away: the nerves, the excitement, and that feeling of stepping into a room where something big is happening. We talk to the cast as they come off the red carpet and get straight into what people actually want to know, how the roles came together, what surprised them on set, and how a comedy horror film finds the balance between laughs, scares, and a real haunted mystery vibe. The best part of the night is our signature question, the “Session 35 moment,” the experience that changed the direction of your life. The answers go way beyond press lines: surviving a serious car accident and discovering purpose, living through loss and letting faith reshape how you show up for people, and the hard-earned confidence that comes from rebuilding your path. It’s a reminder that behind every performance is a person carrying a story. Then we sit down with director and actor Lil Rel to talk independent filmmaking, casting stand-up comics who can truly act, and what it takes to stay organized enough to finish a feature on schedule. He also shares how mentors like Ava DuVernay and Shawn Levy helped him level up as a director, why improv can be gold on camera, and a real conversation about autism parenting and using comedy to tell the truth without turning pain into cheap jokes. If you love film premieres, behind-the-scenes interviews, Detroit entertainment, comedy horror, or creator stories with real heart, press play now. Subscribe to Session 35 Podcast, share this with a friend who loves movies, and leave us a review telling us your own “Session 35 moment.”

  2. Feb 19

    Finding Our Way To Exhale: Marriage, Motherhood, Boundaries, And Healing

    Send us Fan Mail What if the thing you’re calling “anger” is actually unmet expectations with nowhere to land? We open up about resentment in marriage and partnership—how it sneaks in through invisible labor, how silence turns it into a knot, and what it takes to loosen it without tearing everything apart. Our guest Monica describes the ache of being “single in a marriage,” doing the parenting, the planning, and even the mopping while her partner slept. Others share why they left before resentment calcified, or why they stayed and learned to translate expectations into clear, actionable conversations. Therapy becomes a lifeline here—not a courtroom to prove who’s right, but a mirror to see your own patterns, triggers, and blind spots. We talk about the pause that saves relationships: writing feelings down before saying them aloud so you can respond, not explode. We also challenge cultural scripts about who carries the mental load at home. Control often starts as survival; handing it over takes trust and initiative on both sides. We get specific about co‑parenting: dads stepping in without being asked, moms stepping back without micromanaging, and kids benefitting when both parents lead. The group debates a claim that married women live shorter while married men live longer, connecting it to stress, rest, and the cost of unshared labor. Whether or not every stat holds, the cure is the same: redistribute the work, protect each other’s dignity, and choose repair over performative perfection. There’s real talk about boundaries with friends and the internet too. Oversharing can trap your partner in other people’s worst stories; an accountability partner or mentor can help you grow without putting your marriage on trial. We close with a look at reciprocity—birthdays, small kindnesses, who shows up when you’re empty—and how pruning the one‑sided ties can make room for people who pour back. If you’ve ever felt alone in a two‑person life, this conversation offers tools, language, and hope to breathe again. If this resonated, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs it, and leave a quick review—tell us the one task you’re handing off this week. Your story might be the nudge someone else needs to exhale. Recorded 2-18-26

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Session 35 brought to you by Crystal Wright-Johnson. She decided to bring her at home girls nights and little sister big brother conversations to your ears. While collaborating with other hosts, they plan to be authentic and have real conversations. You may relate, learn, disagree, laugh or cry but we’ll be honest and true to who we are. This podcast wants to grow in ALL ways. So join the conversations and help us do that. New episodes on Wednesdays.