Mike Brown
The Art of Letting Go Podcast
The Art of Letting Go is a podcast that began in 2017 as a personal exploration of mental wellness and personal growth. Relaunching in 2025, the show has evolved into a space where mental health, creativity, and self-discovery intersect. Hosted by Mike Brown, each biweekly episode dives into vulnerable stories, practical tools for wellness, and the transformative power of art. Whether through personal reflections or guest conversations, The Art of Letting Go offers inspiration and creative strategies to support your mental and emotional well-being.
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Mike Brown
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Latest episode
Jun 5, 2025
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Episodes
The Art of Letting Go EP 175 (A Spiritual Conversation Featuring Soul Brotha Jay) 24.08.2022 59:42
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode I have a special guest on the show, Jeremy Walker. We talk about our spiritual trips, misusing medicine, ancestral practices, reiki, tarot and bone reading, learning nurturing from Black women and more. Join us on this journey! Jeremy Walker @soulbrothajay Meditation by James Woods aka Dat Yog...
The Art of Letting Go EP 174 (Manifestation and Collaboration featuring Jeremiah Marquez) 17.08.2022 50:16
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode I have a special guest on the show, Jeremiah Marquez. Jeremiah started out as a listener of the podcast and became a collaborator on business. We talk about how we connected, breath work, collaborations, entreprenuership, and more. Join us on this journey! Jeremiah Marquez www.ascnsn.com @visi...
The Art of Letting Go EP 173 (A Reflection In The Desert) 11.08.2022 18:02
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode I reflect on my Joshua Tree trip before heading back to LA. I talk about some of the lessons I received during this time and take a moment to check in. Join us on this journey! Meditation by James Woods aka Dat Yoga Dude (@datyogadude) Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to all of our ch...
The Art of Letting Go EP 172 (Silence The Noise featuring James "Dat Yoga Dude" Woods 04.08.2022 57:02
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode I have a special guest, James “DatYogaDude” Woods. We went out to Joshua Tree to disconnect from the city and had a lot of stuff come up for us. We talked a lot about listening, visualizing, being a loner, and not more. Join us on this journey! James “Dat Yoga Dude” Woods @datyogadude Datyogad...
The Art of Letting Go EP 171 (Creating Community featuring Jet Finley) 28.07.2022 36:20
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode I have a special guest, Jet Finley. We talk about growing up in Houston, masculinity/femininity, ballroom culture, and more. Join us on this journey! Jet Finley @iamjetfinley Meditation by James Woods aka Dat Yoga Dude (@datyogadude) Photo by @rodnae.prod (@pexels) Thank you for listening. Ple...
The Art of Letting Go EP 170 (Podcasting With Purpose featuring The Boys Podcast) 21.07.2022 1:34:05
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode I have two special guest, Crispin and Noah of The Boys Podcast. They brought me on as a guest on their show and I enjoyed the experience so much I wanted to bring them on my show. We talk finding purpose in podcasting, life tips, business and much more. Join us on this journey! The Boys Podcas...
The Art of Letting Go EP 169 (Class in in Session featuring Dr. David Johns) 14.07.2022 1:24:09
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode I have a special guest, Dr. David Johns. He is the Executive Director of the National Black Justice Coalition and we talk about the meaning of Same Gender Loving, being educators, the importance of words, and much more! I learned a lot in recording this episode and left feeling inspired. Join...
The Art of Letting Go EP 168 (Podcasters Podcast with The Couple of Nobodies Podcast) 07.07.2022 1:19:32
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode I have friends and frequent collaborators, T & Rob of the Couple of Nobodies Podcast. We talk about everything from podcasting to “sports mentality”. We even answer some really dope questions from Jorge (@asapchbz). If you ever needed an episode to be inspired to start your own podcast thi...
The Art of Letting Go EP 167 (All Things Black and Queer with Thom Kitt) 30.06.2022 47:37
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode I have Thom Kitt. We met at the Spotify residency that we both participated in. We talk about Thom’s journey as a dancer, Black queerness and alot more. Join us on this journey! Thom Kitt @thomeography Meditation by James Woods aka Dat Yoga Dude (@datyogadude) DatYogaDude and I released our la...
The Art of Letting Go EP 166 (End of an Era) 23.06.2022 18:14
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. I was sitting in the airport in El Paso and I decided to reflect about leaving my job, feeling stressed and how I feel today. Meditation by James Woods aka Dat Yoga Dude (@datyogadude)DatYogaDude and I released our latest project Phone Meditations that is available at datyogadude.comThank you for listening. Please s...
The Art of Letting Go EP 165 (Therapy 102 with Karen the Therapist) 02.06.2022 42:11
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week I have a special guest on the show, Karen The Therapist. We first recorded last year for Therapy 101 and this was our follow up. We talk about Karen’s profession as a therapist, her personal journey of fertility that she is releasing soon, and we take some listener questions and so much more! Karen Balumbu...
The Art of Letting Go EP 164 (Ask A Therapist with Brandy Hardy) 26.05.2022 43:16
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week I have a special guest on the show, therapist (not mine) and friend, Brandy Hardy. We talk about the effects of social media on our mental health, picking a therapist, we take some listener questions and so much more! Brandy Hardyhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/brandy-hardy-los-angeles-ca/951...
The Art of Letting Go EP 163 (Spotify Frequency Free Studio Recap In Real Time Recorded 2/28/22) 18.05.2022 37:12
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week’s episode was previously recorded in February. This was my last day recording at the Spotify Frequency Free Studio and I recap the experience. I also answer some listener questions. I appreciate you joining me on this journey. Meditation by James Woods aka Dat Yoga Dude (@datyogadude) Thank you for listeni...
The Art of Letting Go EP 162 (Male Vulnerability Revisited w/ Wayne "Alfpha" Bennett, Crenshaw White and James "DatYogaDude" Woods 12.05.2022 1:06:51
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode I revisit the topic of male vulnerability with Alfpha, Crenshaw and Datyogadude. We discuss where we are today, reflect on where we were and also answer some listener question. We talk about this and more on this week’s episode. Join us on this journey. Alfpha @alfpha.one Datyogadude @datyogad...
The Art of Letting Go EP 161 (Mental Health Check Ins) 05.05.2022 38:13
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode I check in on my mental health and I take some listener questions about my mental health journey. Cover photo by: @_kilima__ Meditation by James Woods aka Dat Yoga Dude (@datyogadude) Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to all of our channels. Hope you enjoy! My book, In A Panorama: Jour...
The Art of Letting Go EP 160 (No More Starving Artist) 28.04.2022 19:33
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode I talk about diving deeper into discomfort, becoming a better business man and letting go of the idea of a starving artist. Join me on this journey! Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to all of our channels. Hope you enjoy! My book, In A Panorama: Journal Entries, Short Essays and Other...
The Art of Letting Go EP 159 (Perceptions From a New Perspective) 21.04.2022 16:42
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode I revisit my first two episodes. I share my present perspective on the topics of internal and external perceptions. I had technical difficulties so I recorded on my phone at the Soho Warehouse. I talk about all these things and more. Join me on this journey! Thank you for listening. Please sub...
The Art of Letting Go Ep 158 (What's Next?) 07.04.2022 27:45
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. It’s been a minute since I’ve checked in on the show. Life has been moving fast. I take some time to look at where I’m at and where I’m going. Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to all of our channels. Hope you enjoy! My book, In A Panorama: Journal Entries, Short Essays and Other Thangs is available along wi...
The Art of Letting Go EP 157 (Friendship and Other Thangs with Andre Kelly) 24.03.2022 40:04
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week I have a special guest on the show. Friend, creative and vocalist, Andre Kelly. We talk about relationships, friendship, being a gay black man and much more. Join us on this journey! Andre Kelly @browneyedbass Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to all of our channels. Hope you enjoy! My book, In A P...
The Art of Letting Go EP 156 (Creative Conversations with Eric Watkins at the Spotify Frequency Free Studio) 17.03.2022 1:17:16
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week is an episode I recorded at the Spotify Free Studio with friend and music producer, Eric Watkins. We talk about Eric’s creative journey, being inspired by Kanye and even take some listener questions. Join us on this journey! Thank you @spotify for the space to create freely. Eric Watkins @thatbigdudewithgl...
The Art of Letting Go EP 155 (Manifestation and Appreciation with Anthony Prince Leslie at the Spotify Frequency Free Studio) 10.03.2022 27:47
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week is an episode I recorded at the Spotify Free Studio with director and founder of Equator Productions, Anthony Prince Leslie. This was our first time meeting in this space and we connected immediately. We talk about our experience at the studio, manifesting your dreams, couples therapy and alot more. Join u...
The Art of Letting Go EP 154 (Love and Appreciation with Dr. Byron Young recorded at Spotify's Frequency Free Studio) 03.03.2022 44:37
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week’s episode is special. I recorded at Spotify’s Frequency Free Studio with Dr. Byron Young. Byron is one of my closest friends as well as one of my biggest supporters of my creative endeavors. We talk about the journey leading up to recording at Spotify, our relationships with our grandmothers, overcoming gr...
The Art of Letting Go EP 153 (Pushing Through w/ Amanda Kaufman) 24.02.2022 25:11
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week I have a special guest on the shown, Amanda Kaufman. We talk about pushing through feelings of defeat, growing as both artist and people, and much more. Join us on this journey! Amanda Kaufman @majesticmija Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to all of our channels. Hope you enjoy! My book is availab...
The Art of Letting Go EP 152 (Consistency is Key) 10.02.2022 15:15
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. I did not feel like recording this week’s episode. Just to be honest. But, I found the energy to record this morning at 5am. I talk about why I like mornings, following through with your commitments to yourself and consistency. Join us on this journey! Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to all of our channels...
The Art of Letting Go Ep 151 (Fashion Talk with Alden Jackson) 03.02.2022 48:57
Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode I have friend and multi talented fashion designer on the show, Alden Jackson. We talk about Alden’s journey growing up in Compton, finding confidence in entrepreneurship and much more. Join us on this journey! Alden Jackson @aldenfashionbear @coolandcasualstudios Thank you for listening. Pleas...
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