How to Protect Your Peace, Avoid Burnout & Show Up for What Matters with Alencia Johnson

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🗓️ 2 April 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Alencia Johnson joins Real Pod! Alencia is an award-winning cultural commentator, political strategist, and former senior advisor to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Now, she’s adding author to her resume with her new book Flip the Tables: The Everyday Disruptor's Guide to Finding Courage and Making Change. In this episode, Alencia and Victoria get real about how to stay hopeful in a world that feels chaotic, the fine line between unplugging for your mental health and stepping up to make a difference, and why the most radical act of resistance might just be joy and rest. They also dive into Alencia’s personal journey as a disruptor - from standing on cafeteria tables as a kid to shaking up political spaces as an adult. If you’ve ever wondered how to use your voice, challenge the status quo, or just protect your peace in today’s world, this episode is for you! Don’t miss this powerful conversation about courage, community, and change - tune in now!

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a dear media production.
0:04.4	Welcome to RealPod. It's your host, Victoria Garrick Brown, and this is the podcast where we hold nothing back.
0:11.4	Oh, so we're getting deep, huh? I really cried for 12 days straight.
0:15.9	Why do I want to be perfect? There's nothing in my life that is perfect.
0:19.2	Every week, I'll bring you honest, unfiltered,
0:22.0	and eye-opening conversations to help uncover the real in all of us. I crave the type of content
0:27.5	that you're talking about. I actually felt insecure. Oh my God, I'm not going to cry. Let me just
0:31.8	unload everything. New episodes every Wednesday. Leave those filters at the door because it's time to get real.
0:44.6	Hello, everybody and welcome back to RealPod. I hope that this episode is finding you well.
0:51.0	If it's finding you unwell, that's okay because we're going to talk about some of that today.
0:56.0	And I'm not just talking about like, well, yes, I am talking about if your mental health is
1:00.5	a great spot, but I mean more primarily, like, if the current state of the world and the
1:05.7	government and politics is getting you down and like watching the news depresses you. I feel you. I understand.
1:12.8	And today's guest is going to help you navigate that. So if you are feeling worn down or
1:18.6	exhausted by the current state of our country, this episode is for you. Joining me today is
1:24.8	Alencia Johnson. She is an award-winning cultural commentator, a political
1:30.5	advisor. She played a pivotal role in major political campaigns, including those of President
1:36.3	Barack Obama, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and she was a senior advisor to President Joe Biden
1:42.0	and Vice President Kamala Harris during their 2020 campaign.
1:45.5	I mean, she's a badass. How iconic is that? And she is now an author of her brand new book
1:51.7	called Flip the Tables, the Everyday Disruptor's Guide to Finding Courage and Making Change.
1:57.3	Be sure to grab a copy of Flip the Tables for yourself. In today's conversation,
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