Purpose Over Performance with Serayah McNeill
Let's Try This Again with B. Simone
Dear Media
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2026
⏱️ 76 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
In this episode, I’m recording my intro from the Bahamas on the FemmeLand cruise, getting ready to host a live LTTA podcast on the boat, and reflecting on the season I’m walking out of — what I call blind, blissful ignorance — and the season I’m walking into: spiritual sight and awareness. I talk honestly about what it means to finally see clearly — to see myself, to see others for who they truly are, and to confront the ugly parts in my own heart instead of pretending they’re not there.
Then I sit down with my sister Serayah McNeill, and we go deep. From being homeless right before booking Empire, to living in hotels, to breaking survival cycles, to navigating imposter syndrome, therapy, comparison, love, motherhood, and healing inside of a relationship — this conversation is raw, layered, and honest. We talk about shedding old identities, letting go of comparison, releasing self-inflicted pressure, and choosing purpose over performance. This episode is about moving from survival to thriving — and doing the inner work that makes the thriving sustainable.
Please leave a review , if this episode spoke to you!
For exclusive bonus content, behind-the-scenes vlogs, a place connect with the LTTA FAM plus more join the LTTA app community at LTTA.app and unlock your invite today!
Audio Fam, since you listen to the audio every Monday , don’t forget to go watch the YouTube on Tuesday! Go comment “Audio Fam 🎧“ in the YouTube comments!!!
//SPONSORS//
NOCD: If you're struggling with OCD or unrelenting intrusive thoughts, NOCD can help. Book a free 15 minute call to get started: https://learn.nocd.com/BSIMONE
LTTA APP: The App is available NOW!! Go to LTTA.app and unlock your invite.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | What's up you guys. |
| 0:14.4 | I'm your host, B. Simone, and welcome to the Let's Try This Again podcast. Let's just try again. |
| 0:25.3 | Okay. Let's Try This Again podcast. Let's just try again. Welcome to another episode of Let's Try This Again. |
| 0:28.4 | I am your host, Brayla Simone Greenfield Baby, and I am in the Bahamas. |
| 0:33.7 | I am literally standing butted, booty naked on my balcony. |
| 0:37.5 | Well, I ain't going to lie. |
| 0:38.3 | I'm not outside, but I am looking out the window, okay? |
| 0:42.3 | In my suite on the Femland Cruise, it is absolutely amazing. |
| 0:48.8 | I am getting ready. |
| 0:49.6 | I'm curling my hair. |
| 0:51.0 | And I'm about to go downstairs, and we are doing a l tta live podcast on the boat this |
| 0:58.4 | experience has been absolutely amazing when i say first of all this is my second cruise my first |
| 1:05.8 | cruise it was just a horrible experience i got seasick i was throwing up by the time i knew i was |
| 1:10.3 | going to get seasick it was too late i was already on the boat so i the medicine too late. Then the medicine made me drowsy. So I was just sick and sleepy. And it was seven days. But this cruise is three days. So we've been on here like two days. Today is the last day. And then tomorrow we go home. It's like enough. It's enough. Okay. But I got me a 10. I'm Zark. They call me Carmel Machiatto. No one is calling you that, Brayland. Not a soul. You're calling yourself that, babe. But I do have a tan. And I look great. And I am so happy to be on this boat. Women empowerment, so amazing. There's a lot of LA app subscribers on the boat. Matter of fact, if you're not on the app, what are you doing? Hello, we're in the app store now. Go to LTTA app.com or just type in LTT in the app store and make sure you guys are on the app because subscribers get to come to live podcast tapings, |
| 2:02.1 | which is absolutely cool now. |
| 2:04.0 | And I'm really proud of that. |
| 2:05.4 | But yeah, if you're listening to this, that means you are audio fam. |
| 2:10.1 | They do not get this intro on YouTube. |
| 2:13.6 | So if you're listening, you're a part of audio fam. |
| 2:15.8 | So welcome to the gang. |
| 2:17.3 | If you've never listened to the podcast, we're popping your podcast, Cherry, what's good with it? |
| 2:23.4 | I love you. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dear Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Dear Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.