Sad Boy Radio CIV: Healing My Scars? (W/ Yaya Tha Bawse)

Sad Boys For Real! Chicago DJ, Yaya The Base, slides through the studio after opening her first residency (Club Yaya). Yaya & I discuss her inspiration to pursue neuroscience and Doing; as well as, the traumas that have impacted her everyday since she was a child. From loss of loved ones to toxic patterns within relationships. Ed Sheeran says in the song Runaway, "I've never seen my dad cry / Cold as stone in the kitchen light / I'll tell you it's about time / But I was raised to keep quiet / This is what I'm gonna do / Gonna run away, gonna make that move" Something that many individuals growing up in a Latin household can relate to. Due to this, Yaya has used music as her form of self-expression & a way to heal from her past wounds. Unfortunately, there's some scars that we'll never heal from... Also discussed, breaking toxic patterns, learning about relationships from parents, importance of therapy, being mindful of others mental health journey.