Cousin Ed’s Corner

FAM, In this episode, I'm getting real about what it means to be a parent, to keep pushing, to keep talking even when your kids look at you like you're the most annoying person alive. I'm sharing what I've learned about raising children with standards and love at the same time — and why you can never stop telling your people that you love them. I'm going to be honest with you — today's episode was...

In today's episode, we're pulling up to Financial Freedom Friday and I'm going SOLO — just me, off the cuff, talking about something that has saved me over a thousand dollars and I think it can help every single person in this family. We're talking gas. Because gas prices don't care about your budget, your bills, or your plans — they just keep climbing. So I decided it's time to fight back and bri...

Wasssss up fam, Tonight is the night that our New York Knicks tip off against the San Antonio Spurs, and I am CALLING IT — Knicks in six. And look, we've got some 1999 business to settle. But here's what makes this episode real — it's not just about basketball. It's about loyalty to your roots, believing in something when people count you out, and finding pride in watching people you've poured int...

In this episode, I'm speaking directly to every content creator, every entrepreneur, every person out here giving yourself to the world and wondering if it's even worth it. The answer is YES. Because You Are Enough — and what you're creating is enough. I dropped TWO Sunday Meditation videos this weekend because of YOUR encouragement, and this episode carries that same energy forward. It's tied to...

It's graduation season 🎓, FAM — and this episode, I'm taking y'all all the way back to my high school days. I'm talking about the school I NEVER planned to attend, a coach who spotted me in a hallway before I even knew who he was, and a father's wisdom that at 14 years old I almost didn't listen to. This isn't just a basketball story — this is about the redirections in life that feel like acciden...

In this episode, we're diving deep into the power of the pivot and the truth that your purpose has no expiration date. Today, we're sharing Diane Britt-Smith's incredible journey — from a young girl in Richmond who changed her life by flipping open a course catalog, to an international journalist who traveled to 47 countries, to a woman who boldly launched a brand-new career as an actor and model...

In this special episode, we're pausing to pay homage and say thank you to every serviceman and woman who served in our armed forces and gave their all for our country, our freedom, and the betterment of mankind. I'm standing in the rain to get this episode out but I felt is was that important. If Our servicemen and women can sacrifice their lives. We can take some time each and every day rememberi...

In this episode, we're heading into Memorial Day weekend with a quick message — but this one gets real. Today we slow down to honor what Memorial Day truly means: memorializing the soldiers, veterans, and first responders who laid down their lives for something better. We also celebrate something big for Cousin Ed's Corner — we have reached over 20,000 downloads. This was achieved organically, no...

In this episode, I'm sharing some big family news. Both of my kids hit major milestones this month – my son EJ graduated from college, and just yesterday, my daughter Keona graduated from High School. I'm a proud dad, feeling incredibly grateful. I talk about that surreal feeling of watching your kids grow up and chase their dreams, and how it feels like just yesterday I was dropping them off for...

In this episode, we're diving deep into the power of unwavering gratitude and the protection of God's presence. Today, we're sharing a heart-stirring Thank God For Everything message that goes way beyond TGIF — because on the Corner, we thank God EVERY day. This isn't just about saying thank you when things are good. It's about US, our resilience, and how gratitude becomes the anchor when life cut...

In today's episode, we started off light — thanking y'all for all the love on EJ's graduation and sending blessings to every graduate out there — but this one took a turn I couldn't ignore. Tonight, we're talking about these Lego animations circulating on Instagram and TikTok that are telling the truth about America in ways our textbooks won't. From Greenwood — Black Wall Street — and some many mo...

In this episode, we're diving into something REAL — a message I caught at my son EJ's college graduation that hit me so hard, I had to bring it home to the FAM. Today we're talking about looking for trouble — not the kind that hurts you, but the kind that GROWS you. Commencement speaker Tia Michelle Grace Brant shared a gem from her father: "Whenever you're having a hard time making a decision, pi...

In this episode, I talk about how bad I wanted this day to end. I sat down to record tired, ready for the day to be over — until I remembered I had just come from a wake. Somebody would have given anything for the day I was trying to fast-forward through. I also opened up, sharing something personal: the day my grandmother passed when I was 11, the years I spent upset with God after, and how I cam...

In this episode,  I share my some conversations that I recently had that touched my spirit — including one from a longtime brother who goes all the way back to Mr. Moody's Neighborhood. After all the love, I had to come back and say thank you. Because this show? This show is my thank you letter to the world. It's not about me. It's about US. We stepping into transition season, FAM. Graduations are...

In this episode, we're diving deep into the power of CLARITY and what it really takes to move with intention in a world full of noise. Today, fam, I'm sharing a word that came right off a Monday Prayer call with the brothers from my old church in New York — my dad led us through a meditation on Brotherly Love, and from that, the Lord laid clarity on my heart for y'all. This isn't just about goal-s...

In this Thank God for Everything episode, fam, I'm bringing y'all another one straight from the heart. Today, we're continuing to lift up my daughter's friend DJ. DJ is a high school senior who lost his father this week and still had to show up to signing day, drive his father's car to school for the first time, and step into his future while carrying unimaginable grief. This isn't just an episode...

Family, this Corner Connection is short but it's real, and I had to still connect with yll today. I was on a work call when my daughter called me in tears — and y'all already know, when your child calls crying, the whole world stops. She told me one of her good friends had just lost his father while he was at school today. And what hit even harder? I had just seen that man the day before. I knew t...

In this episode, we're diving deep into the power of perspective and what it really means to stay open without losing yourself. Today, I'm sharing a real moment with my daughter that turned a simple iPad setup into a whole motivational message about stubbornness, love, and seeing things from a different angle. Many of us have walls we put up, and do not understand the breakthroughs we miss when we...

In this episode, we're pulling all the way back the curtain and sharing the FULL origin story of Cousin Ed's Corner — the story behind the story. So many of y'all have been hitting me up lately asking, "Cousin Ed, how did all of this get started?" and today I'm finally sitting down to tell it. From the very beginning. No shortcuts, no highlight reel — the real, uncut journey. This isn't just about...

In Today's Episode, we're getting raw and real on Wind Down Wednesday — and it all started with my computer crashing from low memory right before the show. That blue screen became the message. Because how many of us are out here running just like that? We're ON, but can we sustain it? We've got a full plate, a full hard drive, and we keep adding more — work, family, caregiving, coaching, serving —...

In this episode, we're getting real about one of life's most bittersweet moments — watching your baby grow up and realizing that time doesn't stop for any man or any woman. This past weekend, my 17-year-old daughter went to her prom, and FAM, it shifted something in me. I had to come and share what God was revealing — that getting older isn't a death sentence, it's a rite of passage. This one is f...

In Today's Episode, I'm laying it all on the table for the family. I'm taking you to a moment in my college years when I felt completely alone — no social media, no long distance calls, no one who really understood what I was going through — and I'm sharing how one scripture stopped my spiral and changed my perspective on life forever. Matthew 6:34 said "Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow h...

In Today's Episode, we are talking about something the this hot weather literally had me waking up thinking about. Spring temperatures are hitting all-time highs out here, and it got me asking a real question: What Records Are YOU Setting In Your Own Life? This Corner Connection is all about getting intentional. Not just watching the world break records around you — in the temperature, in the econ...

In Today's Episode, we are having the conversation that many of us have been avoiding — the one about our HEALTH. Not just what we're eating, but WHY we're eating it, WHO benefits from us staying sick, and what it's truly going to cost us if we keep living on auto-pilot. I came to you all raw and real this Motivational Monday, because a good friend sent me a video Modern Life Is A Disease that mad...

In Today's Episode, I'm bringing you something short, something sweet, and something I needed to say out loud — because it's been heavy on my heart all week. I went to a family wedding last weekend. Saw cousins I don't see nearly enough. And the moment we linked up, it felt like no time had passed. Like we never missed a beat. And that feeling — that warmth, that ease — it convicted me. Because if...