Checking In w/ Your Thanksgiving
Checking In with Michelle Williams
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Michelle is checking in with YOU as she reflects on her first real vacation in over a year, the joy of choosing rest without guilt, and the courage it takes to put yourself first. From Broadway life behind the scenes to sisterhood moments, inspirational takeaways from Wicked, and the freedom that comes with breaking people-pleasing habits, Michelle opens up about what’s been on her heart. Grab a plate and settle in — this is the Thanksgiving check-in you didn’t know you needed.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.5 | Welcome to checking in with Michelle Williams, |
| 0:07.0 | a production of IHeart Radio and The Black Effect. |
| 0:17.5 | I don't know about you, but I am so excited to talk to you about my first vacation in over a year. |
| 0:27.0 | And I'm a little nosy about what your plans are for the holidays and what your expectations are. |
| 0:32.3 | What are you afraid of? |
| 0:33.2 | Well, what are you excited about? |
| 0:34.9 | So stay tuned for another cool episode of Checking In with Michelle Williams. |
| 0:42.7 | Hey everybody. Welcome to another episode of checking in with me with Michelle Williams. |
| 0:52.1 | I feel like every time I do a solo episode, I'm just calling family on the phone to say, |
| 1:00.5 | what's up to see what y'all have been up to and to tell you what I've been up to. |
| 1:10.0 | I'm excited this week. |
| 1:13.8 | We're celebrating Thanksgiving again. |
| 1:18.2 | Okay. |
| 1:19.2 | Some of you guys already know how I feel about certain dishes. |
| 1:25.4 | We're going to go ahead and get right to it. Okay? No. Well, first of all, |
| 1:33.8 | I'm going to tell y'all, last week for a full week, I was on vacation. Can you believe that? Your girl was on vacation for a full week, a week of shows, |
| 1:56.3 | which is eight shows. I was not in death Becomes Her last week for vacation. Not because I was under the weather |
| 2:07.6 | or a previous contractual event that I get to be out every now and then. |
| 2:21.2 | Like this weekend, I won't be in Death Becomes her because I'll be in Washington, D.C. |
| 2:23.4 | Doing the Christmas tree lighting at City Center. |
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