Ray Bridging Humans Podcast

Bridgers im so excited to add women to the space!! On this episode I speak to two generations of women who had to navigate what it looked like to learn to be a good girl. I sit down with Leslie Hooker, Sylvia Carter, and Khristen Aytchan for a thought provoking conversation. They all share their lived experiences around their faith, love for God, and learning to process real life. Were you a good...

I sit down for a boy talk with Pastor Rodney Frison Jr. on this episode. We discuss him growing up and how growing up a pastors grandson shaped his life. He speak about his vulnerabilities and his fight to find his own identity through the years. Rodney is a progressive North Mississippi Pastor that's destined to leave a mark in this earth. He has navigated living in his older brother's shadow and...

Is soft and gay the same? For men sometimes both of those are thrown into the same basket. A lot of times those narratives are driven by our beautiful women.lol! I bring in my good sister Ken Michelle to have this conversation. Learn on this episode how those two things are NOT equal! We also discuss how far men are allowed to go into their emotions before they are labeled gay. Regardless of what...

We all have a lived experience. There's not one person that see life the way you individually do. I started boy talk back in May with my personal story. From there I want to carry this further in a real way. Im starting a series of interviews with men and women navigating the younger versions of them inside. I sit down on this episode with CaDarius Buckingham. He navigate growing up and discoverin...

Back in for another powerful episode. I co-host this one with my brother Samuel Upshaw. We break down and navigate the complexities of the weight men carry. We also host may other brother Lavorsker Frison Sr. He share his powerful story of attempting to go through with suicide. You dont want to miss this powerful story and how he overcame. If you or someone you know are considering or thinking abo...

BOY this was a tough one, but it's a social construct a lot of men sit in. We sit in so many toxic masculine constructs that we don't know which way to turn sometimes. Im thankful to have my brother Rich on this one with me to help navigate this conversation. We discuss the importance of not defining our manhoods based on sexuality, but on the content of our character. Listen and enjoy!

Brothers how do you navigate your friendships? Cultivating our brotherhoods and what it looks like is extremely important in our lives. I sit down with my brother Paul Claxton on this episode as we discuss our brotherhood as well as us being kindred soul brothers. Listen to hear our story and how vulnerability and honesty allowed us to see one another beyond surface level. We invite you in!

On this episode I sit down with two of my mentees for a very personal conversation. I appreciate them for the bravery they displayed in sharing their queer experiences. On this episode they share their experience with growing up with an affirming family behind them on their journeys. Come and explore the courage and also challenges in their lives.

What does your version of success look like? I sit down with Brian Wilks and discuss the complexities of navigating your life when everything dont go as planned. Come hear a discussion on redemption, grace, and a strong willingness to succeed.

Come join me and THE Coach Mike as we navigate the reasons why. black men dont volunteer in the community. We go heavy into out lived experiences and you do NOT not want to miss this episode! Coach Mike has nonprofit as well so he can speak to the topic pretty well.

On this episode you'll get to be up close and personal with Coach! He answers questions you never get to hear him answer. He's interviewed by the one and only Katerina Upshaw. You dont wanna mss this hilarious epidote with these two together. Listen and enjoy!

We complete this amazing conversation with amazing perspective. The one thing that stood out the most was that everybody were willing t0 hear the other man out. We discuss things like rights of passage and deeper levels of transparency.. Thanks again to all the great men that took the time to come to my podcast. Listen and enjoy!

I brought together 5 powerful men for this episode. I wanted to show that we as black men are not a monolith. We are a multifaceted group that will not be bound to different aspects of our identities. I brought a guest co-host on for this one. Big bruh Ivan Upshaw really helped to navigate this conversation. The guests for this one is podcast host Dee Smith, small business owner Terez Wilson, Past...

Come back for the second half of may most popular episode yet! I have been blown away by the response I've got on this episode. It goes to show that love and genuine authenticity truly connects to the hearts of people. Come listen as these two mothers tackle religious beliefs, advocacy, and loving out loud.

I sit down with two incredible mothers to discuss this very important topic. There are so many Queer young men and women who struggle to navigate the complexities of being queer and coming out to their parents. Katerina and Kenyatta have a candid conversation around love, acceptance, and advocacy. If you are a man or woman who really want to hear in-depth convo on the topic, you are in the right p...

this truly was a therapeutic conversation that I didn't know I needed to have. I sit down again with my brothers as we navigate growing up being a black male singing in the choir. You dont want to miss this second half where we dig deeper into our stories. Listen and enjoy!

Welcome back family! This series is dedicated to all the men who grew up singing in the church choir. All of the men who had to navigate growing in his faith and figuring out his identity through singing in the church choir. On this episode I invited a few friends to sit down to discuss their lived experiences around growing up being a black man learning faith and sexuality all at the same time. S...

I wanted t0 round the Podcast out for the first season in a special way. I sit down again with THE Kelli Harris. Her remarkable perspective on the topic is really groundbreaking and life changing. I employ you to watch this episode if you really want to begin doing self awareness and life work. Kelli walk us thru talking accountability and owning our parts own the matter with grace. Watch and enjo...

I wanted to get a clinical perspective of the topic of church hurt. I invited Therapist Kelli Harris on for a deeper perspective of the conversation. We delve into it from a therapeutic lens and see the internal effects of dealing with this over a period of time. Future Dr. Harris breaks it down in a real way. Listen and enjoy!

This episode will definitely shake some tables. Im so excited to be able to do this one with a trusted friend of mine. We navigate the tough waters of understanding and doing life outside of church. On this episode we tackle the differences in views and lived experiences when it comes to church hurt. I guarantee you will laugh thru this and at the same time learn a lot from listening to this one....

I sit down for our second installment of When Faith Hurts. This episode I have a conversation with my brother Pastor Courtney Franklin. We take a deep dive into church culture and how to navigate the space from a 2024 view. We are very candid and intentional about meeting the conversation with transparency and authenticity. Tune in and enjoy!

Have you ever felt like you were experiencing church hurt? Dr. Kenya Gray and I explore this very topic. Come sit down with us to take a deep dive look into church hurt and what it looks like. You dont want to miss this conversation. Healing and clarity will definitely be had after you listen to the one.

Do you have safety? Are you seen? Do you feel accepted? I go solo on this episode as I journey down the path of safety, seen, and accepted. Come go with me on a journey to discover the importance of this topic. I get into acknowledgment, validation, and so much more. Listen and enjoy!

On this episode we attack a huge topic that affect us all. Asking for help. My guy Melvin and I navigate thru the complexities of why we struggle to ask for help. Come hear how this goes all the way back to childhood and we discover how we have to break barriers of silence in order to overcome. Brothers you dont want to miss this episode.

Navigating wellness and health in our community has always been challenging. On this episode my friend and brother Monie Bradford goes on to share his journey of Wellness. We discuss food, accountability, body imaging from a black male perspective, and so much more.. Brothers! we gotta go to the doctor. Come Chile with us on this comical but informative episode.