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Guaranteed Human.

Peace of the planet.

It's Shalameen to God here.

Before we get into today's episode, we've got to celebrate the Black Effect Podcast Network.

It's turning five years old, man.

Five years of powerful voices, unforgettable moments, and a community that keeps growing.

This is the power of the platform.

Now let's get into it.

Welcome to checking in with Michelle Williams, a production of IHeart Radio and the Black

Effect.

Are you familiar with what burnout feels like? I am, and I'm going to tell you how I dealt with burnout.

Check out this new episode of checking in. Hey, what's up to my checking in family? How are y'all doing?

How are y'all embracing this new month? The month of September, the month that

lets us know, yes, fin to get cold out here, y'all already know how I feel based on my last

episode and something that I posted on Instagram with my friend Justin Foster about how grieving summer being over.

I almost said the loss of summer, but I can't call it a loss because next year, summer will return.

So I'm just going to say I'm grieving the fact that summer is over.

And I want to really seriously encourage y'all.

It's okay to grieve that something is over.

It's okay to grieve that your favorite series on your favorite streaming

platform is over. But it'll be bad. Like, I'm so excited that reasonable doubt is coming back.

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