Kerry Washington: We Are as Sick as Our Secrets

LOVERS by Shan

Lemonada Media

Relationships, Society & Culture, Sexuality, Health & Fitness

5.0 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Kerry Washington, you read right. Award-winning actor, director, producer, and activist Kerry Washington. In support of the second season of her hit show UnPrisoned on Hulu Onyx Collective, Kerry stopped by Lovers and Friends to discuss what she learned from Paige, how learning that her biological father was a sperm donor changed her family for the better, therapy with her parents and husband, how real parents should get with their kids, her parenting philosophy and more. If you loved Kerry Washington in any of her classics, like Scandal or Django Unchained OR if you read her book Thicker Than Water, you will LOVE UnPrisoned and furthermore, this raw interview on the power and potential that comes when you heal the family by not being afraid to hurt or disappoint one another. Of course I couldn’t have Kerry Washington stop by and NOT talk about sex, reproductive rights and pole dancing - so expect that too :). ALSO relationship expert and UnPrisoned creator Tracy McMillan stops by to discuss the power of intuition.Watch the trailer to UnPrisonedhttps://youtu.be/HIn14DY9eFA?si=2VxtEkm6V6_UT3kxWatch UnPrisonedhttps://www.hulu.com/series/unprisoned-5b48cecb-15b5-4e06-b475-f2ac5a64bd24Follow Kerry Washington https://www.instagram.com/kerrywashington/?hl=enWatch her YouTube Show Street You Grew Up Onhttps://youtu.be/Omh270yZLbU?si=Fof717hAfW9Fz8iARead her Memoir Thicker than Waterhttps://www.amazon.com/Thicker-than-Water-Kerry-Washington/dp/0316497398Follow Tracy McMillanhttps://www.instagram.com/tracymcmillan/Thanks to Our Sponsors Hulu Onyx CollectiveFollow Shanhttp://instagram.com/shanboodramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	People were coming at you after your book came out, thick up in water, and being like,
0:04.0	oh, you're so brave, you're so brave.
0:06.0	Yeah, at first, when people were saying you're so brave, because of the old patterns that are so ingrained in me and my family,
0:14.0	of like, we keep a secret, we don't air our dirty laundry, right?
0:21.0	Like, when people would say you're brave, I thought they were throwing shade at me, like,
0:25.7	hmm, you've done something you shouldn't have done.
0:27.8	That's how it felt.
0:28.9	Like, oh, you're so brave and that's not okay.
0:32.8	And that's not what people were saying.
0:35.6	I mean, there may be somebody who feels that way.
0:37.7	I'm sure, in fact, I know that there were people who felt that I may be shared too much,
0:44.1	even though there may be dynamics at play where other people feel shame because of my courage,
0:50.3	that doesn't mean that I have to feel ashamed of my choice to be brave about my life and taking control of my narrative.
1:00.0	You know what, too. I'm from Toronto and it's an insult, actually, like a Caribbean insult's like, wow, guy, you're brave.
1:07.0	Like, and to be brave means like, oh, like you're overstepping right now.
1:10.0	And that is what being brave is. so I guess you can hold both truth
1:13.7	Lover and friends I'm gonna take you on a trip baby I don't pretend I said
1:20.1	Lovers and friends I'm gonna hold you down down to the end I say
1:27.2	Hi there lovers and friends.
1:28.3	Oh, let's have a moment.
1:30.3	Let's have a hug.
1:31.3	We are back.
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