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The Suga

Addressing The Cancers in Our Lives with Warrior Bershan Shaw

The Suga

Tika Sumpter, Thai Randolph

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.8773 Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Today, we are joined by serial entrepreneur motivational speaker, TV personality, business coach, & two-time cancer survivor, Bershan Shaw.

We talk about removing shame from our lives and nurturing the leader within to enhance the quality of our internal and external relationships. Bershan encourages us all to address the “cancers” within our own lives so that we can be fulfilled TODAY,  because tomorrow may never come.

You can’t help but leave this conversation ignited, inspired, and motivated to be the best version of yourself.

Connect with us: 

@TheSugaberries 

@TikaSumpter

@ThaiRandolph

[email protected] 

www.sugaberry.com

Connect with our guest:

@Bershanshaw 

Book: The Unstoppable Warrior Woman

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Transcript

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0:38.6

patients. The Colagard test is available by prescription only. Hi, I'm Rush Missijani, founder of

0:45.8

Girls Who Code. Look, I'd consider myself a pretty successful adult woman. I've written books,

0:51.6

founded two successful nonprofits, and I'm raising two incredible kids.

0:56.3

But here's the thing. I still wake up wondering, is this it? And if the best years are yet to come, when's that going to start?

1:06.3

Join me on my so-called midlife, my new podcast with Lemonada Media, where we're building a playbook

1:12.9

for navigating midlife, one episode at a time. Each week, I'll chat with extraordinary guests

1:19.6

who've transformed their midlife crisis into opportunities for growth and newfound purpose.

1:26.6

At some point, we all ask ourselves, is there a mortal life?

1:31.4

I'm here to discover how to thrive in my second act, right alongside you. My so-called midlife is out

1:39.2

now, wherever you get your podcast. This week on the sugar.

1:47.9

They told me that my life was going to be over in three months.

1:49.0

I mean, think about that.

1:50.4

It really shook my world.

1:57.6

And even till this day when I talk about it, I can't believe I'm 12, 13 years cancer-free, baby, yes.

1:59.7

Cancer can be, what is your fears?

2:02.4

What are your mistakes? What are you fear of abandonment?

2:08.3

Fear of living your life, staying stuck. That's a cancer. When I say it woke me up, it gave me the gift of life to start living. I'm Tika Sumpter and I'm an actress, producer, and a boss. And I'm

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