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Myelin & Melanin — 98 episodes

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Episode 150 | As The Layers Unravel: Disability, Bodies, and Identity (feat. Anna Sweeney, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S)

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Episode 147 | "I Am The Terror": Blackness, Disability and Visibility (feat. Kym Oliver)

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Episode 146 | This is a Group Project (feat. Imani Barbarin)

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Episode 142 | Retrospective: Holding Space With Damian Washington

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Episode 141 | Retrospective: Dope Moments with Carlos Kareem Windham

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Episode 140 | Retrospective: Gems from Dr. Aaron Boster, MD (Part 2)

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Episode 139 | Retrospective: Gems from Dr. Aaron Boster, MD (Part 1)

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Episode 138 | Retrospective: Some of Our Favorite "Intimate" Moments

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Episode 137 | MS, Visibility & Representation (Part 2) -- feat. Azure Antoinette

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Episode 136 | MS, Visibility & Representation (Part 1) -- feat. Azure Antoinette

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Episode 135 | These Parts: Intimacy & MS (Chapter 5) -- feat. Dr. Aaron Boster, MD

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Episode 134 | These Parts: Intimacy & MS (Chapter 4, Part 2) -- feat. Damian Washington

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Episode 132 | These Parts: Intimacy & MS (Chapter 3) -- feat. Keesha (Kiki) Charles

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Episode 131 | These Parts: Intimacy & MS (Chapter 2) -- feat. Becca Agauas & Courtney Townsend

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Episode 130 | These Parts: Intimacy & MS (Chapter 1) -- feat. Lydia Guillory & Cathy Chester

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BONUS | The Language of MS: Toxic Positivity -- Paid Partnership with Emilyn

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BONUS | The Language of MS: Spiritual Bypass -- Paid Partnership with Emilyn

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Episode 125 | Body Narratives: Reflections on Diet & Wellness Culture-- feat. Anna Sweeney & Achea Redd

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BONUS | The Language of MS: "But You Don't Look Sick" -- Paid Partnership with Emilyn

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Episode 122 | "MS Is Not The Total Sum of Who You Are": MS, Advocacy & Possibilities -- feat. Cathy Chester

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Episode 120 | On a New Sense of Purpose: MS and Taking Up Space -- feat. Dr. Mitzi Joi Williams, MD

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Episode 117 | Tell Your Own Story: Taking Up, Filling and Defining the Space -- feat. Ardra Shephard & Damian Washington

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Episode 116 | Chronic Illness Content Creators Taking Up Space -- feat. Jessie Ace, Lauren Freedman & April Moreno, PhD

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Episode 115 | The Fire's Still Burning: Continuing the Conversation -- feat. Linda Chavers, PhD, Damian Washington and Carlos Kareem Windham

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Episode 113 | Not Just Brains: On Treating the Whole Person -- feat. Dr. Heidi Crayton, MD

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Episode 112 | Reflections on the Legendary Richard Pryor -- feat. Rain Pryor

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Episode 111 | A Seat At the Table: Defining and Containing the Space -- feat. Jimi Vaughn

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Episode 110 | Season 4 Premiere: The Space is Yours -- feat. Damian Washington

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Episode 107 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 10)

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Episode 106 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 9) -- feat. Sade Ferrier, M.S. & Keyonna Renea

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Episode 105 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 8) -- feat. Mistress Magenta & Sara Youngblood Gregory

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BONUS | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 7) -- feat. Roxanne Chanel Murray [ In memory of Kelly Dwyer ]

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Episode 103 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 6) -- feat. Roxanne Chanel Murray

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Episode 102 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 5, Part 2) -- feat. Mistress Magenta

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Episode 101 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 5, Part 1) -- feat. Mistress Magenta

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Episode 100 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 4) -- feat. Carlos Kareem Windham

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BONUS | This Part: Intimacy & MS (After Hours) -- What's Your Sexual Superpower?

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Episode 98 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 3, Part 2) -- feat. Emily Royce

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Episode 97 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 3, Part 1) -- feat. Emily Royce

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Episode 96 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 2) -- feat. Sara Youngblood Gregory

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Episode 95 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 1) -- feat. Keyonna Renea

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TRAILER | This Part: Intimacy & MS -- A Series

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Episode 93 | "Surrender's My Jam": Agency, Energy and Intimacy -- feat. Kianga Ford

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BONUS | Reframing Your "Productivity" Narrative #BecauseMS -- Paid Partnership with Healthline

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BONUS | Medical PTSD & Continuous Trauma -- Paid Partnership with Healthline

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BONUS | Mourning the "Old Self" -- Paid Partnership with Healthline

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Episode 83 | Reflections on Grief After an MS Diagnosis -- Paid Partnership with Healthline

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Episode 82 | A Chat With Superman: Basketball, Perseverance & MS -- feat. Chris Wright

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Episode 81 | The Fire Next Time: Keep Your Apologies, Do The Work -- feat. Dr. Linda Chavers, PhD, Damian Washington & Carlos Kareem Windham

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BONUS | Muting Whiteness, BLM, and Other Reflections -- feat. Anna Sweeney, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S

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Episode 78 | How Are You Really Doing? : Survival, MS, and Racial "Healing" in 2020 -- feat. Dr. Linda Chavers, PhD

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BONUS | Pro Tip: Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable -- feat. Meggie Young

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Episode 76 | Intimacy & MS: Dating, Fear and Cringe-Worthy Reflections -- feat. Tanya-Marie Paul

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BONUS | Black Lives Matter: Representation and The MS Community

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Episode 74 | Intimacy & MS: Radical Self Love -- feat. Sonya Renee Taylor & Anna Sweeney, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S

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Episode 73 | That Part: Intimacy & MS (Layer 10) -- feat. Dr. Aaron Boster, MD

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Episode 72 | That Part: Intimacy & MS (Layer 9) -- feat. Ardra Shephard, Bethy Bright and Dark, Damian Washington & Carlos Kareem Windham

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Episode 71 | That Part: Intimacy & MS (Layer 8) -- feat. Audra Indermuehle, OT & Dr. Gretchen Hawley, PT, DPT, MSCS

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Episode 70 | That Part: Intimacy & MS (Layer 7) -- feat. Dr. Mitzi Joi Williams, MD

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Episode 69 | That Part: Intimacy & MS (Layer 6, Part 2) -- feat. Carlos Kareem Windham, Rosani Christy & Kerry Donald

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Episode 68 | That Part: Intimacy & MS (Layer 6, Part 1) -- feat. Carlos Kareem Windham, Rosani Christy & Kerry Donald

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Episode 67 | That Part: Intimacy & MS (Layer 5) -- feat. Amir Ali

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Episode 66 | That Part: Intimacy & MS (Layer 4) -- feat. Byron Fogan

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BONUS | That Part: Intimacy & MS (Layer 3) -- feat. A Hot MS -- Britt Quiroz

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Episode 64 | That Part: Intimacy & MS (Layer 2) -- feat. Keyonna Renea, Jasmine & Dr. April Moreno, Ph.D

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Episode 63 | That Part: Intimacy & MS (Layer 1) -- feat. Keyonna Renea

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BONUS | Podcasting During the Pandemic (Part I) -- feat. Sydney B. & Carlos Kareem Windham

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Episode 60 | Reflections on Work, Productivity & MS -- feat. Kiki Charles

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Episode 58 | "It Gives Me Control": Comedy, Disability & MS — feat. Rosani Christy & Carlos Kareem Windham

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Episode 57 | "Black Men Have MS": Intersections, Visibility & MS -- feat. Frederick T. Joseph

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Episode 55 | Food, Wellness Culture & Chronic Illness -- feat. Anna Sweeney, MS, CEDRD-S

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Episode 54 | Synergy: Stress, Chronic Illness & Being Black (Part II) -- feat. Dr. Donald Grant, Jr, PsyD

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Episode 53 | Synergy: Stress, Chronic Illness & Being Black (Part I) -- feat. Dr. Donald Grant, Jr, PsyD.

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Episode 52 | Black Women, Healthcare & MS: Reflections -- feat. Sydney B.

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Episode 51 | MS is MS: Labels, Progression & TMI -- feat. Dr. Aaron Boster, MD

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Episode 50 | M&M Party Line #1 -- feat. Ardra Shephard, Damian Washington & Carlos Kareem Windham

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Episode 49 | A Shifting Narrative: On Being Black With MS -- feat. Dr. Mitzi Joi Williams, MD

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BONUS | Adversity, Resilience & MS -- feat. Dr. Brandon Beaber, MD

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Episode 45 | Social Media, Storytelling and Support: Coping With MS -- feat. Ardra Shephard

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Episode 44 | "There is No Normal Body": A Conversation with Sonya Renee Taylor

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Episode 43 | A, B or C Your Way Out: Letting $h!t Go with MS -- feat. Damian Washington

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Episode 42 | Don't Be a Looky-Loo: Appropriate Support, Toxic Positivity and MS -- feat. Dr. Virginia Seewaldt, PhD

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Episode 41 | Her Sister's Keeper: A Sibling's Relationship With MS -- feat. Courtney Townsend

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Episode 40 | "Everybody's a Celebrity": Talking MS with Dr. Boster -- feat. Dr. Aaron Boster, MD

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Episode 39 | New Pathways: Neuroplasticity, Virtual PT and MS -- feat. Dr. Gretchen Hawley, DPT

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Episode 38 | When MS is Trippin': Talking Summer Hacks with Ms. Tripping on Air -- feat. Ardra Shephard

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Episode 37 | Beyond Montel: Black Masculinity and MS [ Part 3 ] -- feat. Carlos Kareem Windham

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Episode 36 | Beyond Montel: Black Masculinity and MS [ Part 2 ] -- feat. Carlos Kareem Windham

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Episode 35 | Beyond Montel: Black Masculinity and MS [ Part 1 ] -- feat. Carlos Kareem Windham

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Episode 33 | On the Critical Importance of Self-Advocacy

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Episode 30 | Ever Cloudy -- Celebrities, Mixed Messages and MS

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Episode 28 | MS and the Cruelest of Intentions: Selma Blair, Awareness & Visibility

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Episode 26 | A Fight Song: Talking MS with Masta Ace -- feat. Masta Ace

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Episode 25 | The Sum of Our Parts: Continuous Trauma, Anxiety and MS -- feat. Dr. Virginia Seewaldt, PhD

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Episode 22 | Emotional Intelligence: Dignity, Sensitivity & The Power of Language

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Episode 21 | THC and CBD and MS, Oh My: Marijuana as Medicine -- feat. JD from Greenhouse Wellness

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Episode 17 | Shift the Paradigm: Living Your Best Life Despite MS -- feat. Dr. Aaron Boster, MD

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Episode 13 | We Wear the Mask: Depression, Suicide & MS