Checking In w/ Anthony Hamilton
Checking In with Michelle Williams
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2021
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Michelle takes Anthony Hamilton to a vulnerable place with this deep conversation exploring different avenues of love. They talk about raising black boys in America, the value of being able to express yourself and how Anthony processes hurt in relationships as a man. CHECK IN to this episode for a reminder of just how special our black men truly are.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.4 | Welcome to checking in with Michelle Williams, |
| 0:06.6 | a production of IHeart Radio and The Black Effect. |
| 0:31.2 | Hey, y'all. I'm so, so, so excited about this week's episode with one of my favorite artists ever, which is Anthony Hamilton. |
| 0:33.8 | This year has been tough. |
| 0:36.5 | And taking care of your mental health is important. |
| 0:39.3 | And my book is coming out soon on May 25th. And I think I just want to share a passage that I think relates to people checking in with |
| 0:44.1 | their mental health. |
| 0:45.0 | This is on page 27th. |
| 0:47.7 | At the time, I had never been to formal counseling before. |
| 0:51.0 | Where I came from, church was your therapy. |
| 0:55.8 | I figured only rich white people got professional help, and that wasn't me. We weren't poor or anything, but I had grown up in a |
| 1:01.6 | very middle-class home. I didn't even know that insurance covered a good portion of each session. |
| 1:06.4 | I was clueless, but my mama said I needed to go, and my mama is not someone I'd like to cross to this day. |
| 1:13.5 | So I went and the direction of my life changed forever. For one, therapy helped me avoid going to |
| 1:20.5 | prison for assault and battery charges. Listen, y'all, sometimes you just need that person that you |
| 1:27.4 | can talk to to help you process things so that you don't say something to somebody who might have hurt you so that you don't put your hands on them. |
| 1:36.7 | Yes, that's what therapy can do. |
| 1:40.3 | So I just encourage you guys to get into it and just go process your pain. |
| 1:52.3 | Ladies and gentlemen, listen, today's guest is someone you all know and adore, I know and adore him. |
| 2:00.1 | His voice, when I tell you, it's as smooth as |
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