SYMPTMS of a Creative Mind Zebrana Bastard

Zebrana shares some thoughts about her upcoming Hysterectomy surgery. End track is "I'm The A*****e" by Zebrana Bastard

Music used in the episode:
 Intro: I'm The Asshole by Zebrana Bastard
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Najah Monique Todd is a pillar of the Tacoma Community, a master hair artist at Embellish Multispace Salon, a plus size model, globe trotter, and half of the duo that is the 90's pop influenced Tacoma band, known as Mirrorgloss.

In this episode, we cover her recently established love for traveling and how impossible it isn't (even if you have to go it alone), keeping yourself safe in a Covid world and how important self-care and self-love is, especially amidst the chaos of a world grappling with racism head on.

Najah also shares her thoughts on police violence, while recalling her own story of being arrested after calling the cops to help her in a domestic violence situation, and how betrayed she felt as a woman when the female officer threatened to book her for resisting arrest if she continued to cry.

Through every dip and dive, in true Najah style, she embraces the good in all of these experiences, and shares how right now, America is loving itself, because you can't make a real change until you've looked into the darkness and purged it at the core. Najah is a strong, beautiful, and powerful woman, and it's an honor to give her a platform to share a snippet of her life with my listeners as she talks about her music and her life.

"Love yourself in the truest form possible." - Najah Monique Todd

Music from the show:
Intro clip: I'm The Asshole by Zebrana Bastard
End track: Fantasy by Mirrorgloss

Links from the show:
Follow Najah on Instagram
Sewell Trips - Travel The World, starting with the Dominican Republic, one of Najah's favorite travel planners that works with a payment plan that fits your budget, and also builds trips focused on helping African American women to see the world.
Sewell Trips on Facebook

Embellish Multispace Salon - Book your hair appointment with Najah!

Big Girlz move - Najah's Workout program

Mirrorgloss - Najah's music project with her bestie, Del Brown.
Mirrorgloss Website
Mirrorgloss on BandCamp
Mirrorgloss on Facebook
Mirrorgloss on Instagram
Mirrorgloss on Spotify

Zebrana Bastard Links
Zebrana Bastard on Patreon
Zebrana Bastard Website
Zebrana Bastard on Youtube
Zebrana Bastard on Facebook
Zebrana Bastard on Bandcamp
Zebrana Bastard on Instagram
Zebrana Bastard on Twitter

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Stephen Gibb is a heavy metal musician who has played in many bands, including Black Label Society, Crowbar, Kingdom of Sorrow, Saigon Kick, and before Covid struck, had been spending time accompanying his father, Barry Gibb, on tours.

In 2011, Stephen offered me a chair on one of the lowest days in my life. Almost ten years later, we take an hour or so to share our struggles with addiction and our love for a life worth living in sobriety. Connection is a powerful gift, and you never know where it might one day lead.

In this episode, the "Prince of Disco" (I found out 4 days prior to recording that he is the son of a Beegee) tells me about learning how to take accountability for himself and making better choices in a sober life, getting kicked out of Black Label Society, a relapse that almost took his life, and a web series scheduled to launch in July called "Addiction Walks" accompanied by the podcast "Addiction Talks".

Please know that for anyone out there suffering with addiction, you truly are not alone in your struggle, and there is a thread of kindness that exists among those of us in recovery who are more than happy to help weave you into the tapestry of a beautiful, sober life.

Tracks:
Intro: 'I'm The Asshole' by Zebrana Bastard
End Track: 'Easier Now' by Stephen Gibb (unreleased track for an upcoming solo album)

Stephen Gibb Links:
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Youtube

Other Links
Sunrise Detox Center
Becka Makes Buttons

Zebrana Bastard Links
Website
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
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This episode starts with a piece of one of Dr. Martin Luther King's Speeches. In the archives, the clip was called "Something Happening". It ends with one of my favorite bands that doesn't exist anymore, SuperNothing from Kent, WA. The song is called Facetime.

In between, you have my own thoughts and opinions as to what is currently happening in the world.

I'll have a guest with me next episode to discuss the process of recovery as we share our own stories of struggle, how we met, and why connection is so important.

Here's the link to the audio clip for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Here's how you can download the rest of the SuperNothing album, Life We Chose.
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Ethan is a guitarist and founding member of Portland based metal band, Unholy Crown. He and I have been friends since our mid teens. We partied together in our youth and supported each other in our recovery paths as adults. His addiction to heroin led him to almost a decade of incarceration, where he began taking college courses that would later pave the way for his life after prison.

In this episode, we cover D&D, music recording gear, how Covid-19 has helped shape the current state of his band and their goals for the future, life after addiction, going after a bachelors in music, and the importance of tackling relationship issues and goals as a "team" with your significant other.

Music used in the episode:
Intro: I'm The Asshole by Zebrana Bastard
Ending Track: Kalashnikov by Unholy Crown

LINKS from the Show:
Unholy Crown on Bandcamp
Unholy Crown on Youtube
Unholy Crown on Facebook
Ax fx 2 (Bias Music Tech Link)

Zebrana Bastard on Patreon
Zebrana Bastard Website
Zebrana Bastard on Youtube
Zebrana Bastard on Facebook
Zebrana Bastard on Bandcamp
Zebrana Bastard on Instagram
Zebrana Bastard on Twitter

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Michelle is one of the kindest and most compassionate women I've ever met. She is the lead singer of Le Saboteur, with roots deep into the Seattle Underground. Every project she's ever touched turns heads, and for as talented as she is, she's equally humble. Due to Covid-19, plans to interview before her upcoming album release tour got halted, and the conversation I had originally wanted to do with her transformed into what we have here...something very real and raw as we tackle radical compassion after heinous crimes against animals, humanity, and our planet. I wasn't fully prepared for the conversation, but whenever unprepared in life, we still carry on.

Trigger Warnings: Religion, Sexual Assault, Global Warming, Animal Cruelty, Police Brutality, Mental Health

Intro song: "I'm the Asshole" by Zebrana Bastard
End Track: "Tightrope" by Le Saboteur

ALL THE LINKS:
Le Saboteur Website
Le Saboteur on Bandcamp
Le Saboteur on Instagram

Climate Change Nasa
Climate Change and Wildlife
Farm Sanctuary
Science-based diet information resource
Feral Cat Info
Bird Conservation & Catios

Zebrana Bastard Website
Zebrana Bastard on Bandcamp
Zebrana Bastard on Youtube

This episode is directly supported by Patrons on Patreon.com/zerbanabastard
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