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Hi, everyone.

Welcome to I Choose Me.

This podcast is all about the choices we make.

My guest today is an inspiration and a role model in how she

chooses to use her name and platform as a vocal advocate. Yvette Nicole Brown is an Emmy

nominated actress, comedian, and host best known for her beloved role as Shirley Bennett on NBC's hit

series Community.

Offscreen, she is a champion in caregiving, diversity in Hollywood, and the beauty of aging gracefully,

all rooted in kindness and respect. I'm thrilled to welcome my friend, Yvette Nicole Brown.

Oh my gosh, you are just out there so much right now, lifting everybody up.

I saw you meet up with Kamala. I saw you presenting a big award to one of my favorite humans, Ken Jong.

And I just got to know. Like how are you being so busy and fabulous? Like how are you finding joy in your

personal life right now? Well, Jenny Garth, I am very tired. I was just talking to a friend this

morning and I was like, I don't know where I'm getting the bandwidth to finish everything. But

how do you say no to going to hear Kamala speak? How do you say no to presenting a word to one of your dear friends? How do you say no to getting up early and putting on a lash to talk to you? Like there's some things you just don't say no to. So I'm finding the balance because, you know, I'm newly married as well, which I have to figure out how to be a wife in my 50s. Oh my God. I want to talk about that. Let's have that talk.

But my husband's really lovely. And he's a very kind, peaceful man. There's no trauma or drama in our relationship or in our life. And so even if I'm slaying dragons outside the house or in my booth, when I come out of my

little booth, he's there with some tea. He made me my tea this morning. And, you know, he's just a

really nice man. So that's been the thing that's made this season of time possible.

He better be a good man because you deserve it. I mean, I just, I love you and I feel like it's okay to just, you know, get into the deep stuff with you.

Let's do it. Get in. Let's go. Oh, my gosh. Speaking of joy, you, yeah, you're getting ready to celebrate your first wedding anniversary.

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