Mike Brown

The Art of Letting Go Podcast

Health EN ↓ 225 episodes

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.

Author

Mike Brown

Category

Health

Latest episode

Jun 5, 2025

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Episodes

The Art of Letting Go EP 150 (Catching Up with Julius Tonzel) 26.01.2022

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 fellow Xavier University of Louisiana alumni, Julius Tonzel. We catch up about life post college, our journeys as gay men and navigating relationships and marriage. Join us on this journey! Julius Tonzel @jayeltee_ Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to all of our chann...

The Art of Letting Go EP 149 (Covid Lessons) 20.01.2022

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode I talk about having covid. I caught it last week. After expressing my fears the week before about it, it caught up to me. Having Covid made me face some fears and push through accomplishing some goals. I finished the book yall! It’s available for preorder! Join me on this journey! Thank you fo...

The Art of Letting Go EP 148 (What Turns You On?) 11.01.2022

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week’s episode is our first back of the year. Its been a while and I wanted to look at what turns me on? Not in the way you are thinking. What turns my spirit on when I am feeling off. I talk about this and more on this week’s episode. Join me on this journey! Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to all of...

The Art of Letting EP 147 (Confidence and Completion) 17.11.2021

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week’s episode felt really good. Coming off of finishing my book and performing this past weekend I wanted to share what I was feeling in the moment. I talked about confidence, completion and so much more. Join me on this journey. Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to all of our channels. Hope you enjoy!...

The Art of Letting Go EP 146 (Navigating Tough Decisions) 09.11.2021

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week’s episode was hard to record. I have been considering rehoming my dog because she is so stressed out. It is a tough decision, but it feels selfish to keep her knowing that she needs so much attention. I took a moment to just express what I am feeling right now in the moment. Join me on this journey.*I said...

The Art of Letting Go EP 145 (Connecting with Bergo Husky) 30.10.2021

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week I had a special guest on the episode, Bergo Husky. We connected through instagram and had a really dope conversation. We talk about being from North Carolina, being in the military, Bergo’s journey through music and much more. Join us on this journey! Bergo Husky @bergo_husky Thank you for listening. Pleas...

The Art of Letting Go EP 144 (Creative Conversations with Yawny Blew) 22.10.2021

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. his week I had a special guest on the episode, Yawny Blew. We talked about following your dreams, navigating being a queer artist and much more. Join us on this journey! Yawny Blew @yawnyblew yawnnblew.com Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to all of our channels. Hope you enjoy! Check out our merch and stay...

The Art of Letting Go EP 143 (Growing Up Fast) 08.10.2021

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week I am talking about turning 35. Some of my life lessons I have gained while being 34, where I’m at and where I’m going. Join me on this journey. Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to all of our channels. Hope you enjoy! Check out our merch and stay connected to us at linktr.ee/theartoflettinggoIf you...

The Art of Letting Go EP 142 (Pursuing Passion through the Pandemic with Buttah Man) 24.09.2021

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week we have a special guest on the show, Buttah Man. He is a comedian and a hip hop connoisseur. We talk about navigating the pandemic, continuing your passion, how humor can heal and much more. Join us on this journey. @allthingsbuttah Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to all of our channels. Hope you...

The Art of Letting Go EP 141 (Canibus Conversations with John Henry of James Henry SF) 17.09.2021

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week we have a special guest on the show, John Henry of James Henry SF. We discuss canibus wellness lifestyle, using canibus as medication, entrepreneurship and so much more. Join us on this journey. @jameshenrysf https://www.jameshenrysf.com Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to all of our channels. Hop...

The Art of Letting Go EP 140 (2 Dope Boyz in a Conversation) 10.09.2021

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week we have a special guest on the show that needs no introduction, James “Datyogadue” Woods. We talk about covid, turning 35, managing the classroom, the shift of value in life, love and so much more. Join us on this journey. If you want more episodes of 2 Dope Boyz in a Conversation let us know!!!! Thank you...

The Art of Letting Go EP 139 (Confidence Season) 27.08.2021

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. We are back yall and feeling refreshed. In this episode I catch listeners up on where I have been and what’s been going on since the break and also I talk about my new found confidence. It’s that time. I hope that everybody reaches and feels that in their own live. I talk about all of this and more on this week’s ep...

The Art if Letting Go EP 138 (Break Time) 09.07.2021

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week I’m acknowledging that I need to take a break. I’m always on the go and I felt like I was going to burn out. So the show will be on hold til mid August. Thank you for joining me on this week’s journey! Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to all of our channels. Hope you enjoy! Check out our merch and...

The Art of Letting Go EP 137 (Los Cabos Check In) 25.06.2021

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week I’m in Mexico. Los Cabos to be exact. I wanted to check in with yall though. I have a new addition in my life, my dog, Amour. I talked a little about my grandfather’s bday party and more. Join me on this week’s journey! Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to all of our channels. Hope you enjoy! Check...

The Art of Letting Go EP 136 (Living Your Truth with Zenobia "Mommy" Brown) 18.06.2021

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, my mother. She asked to be on the show a few times and I just didn’t feel like the timing was right. She has embarked on a new journey in her life and I wanted to give her the space to share that. We talk about everything from sexuality acceptance, borderline personality...

The Art of Letting Go EP 135 (Vulnerable Conversations w/ Vince The Alien) 04.06.2021

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, Vince The Alien. We met a few years ago at an event for LGBT youth. We talk about body insecurity and positivity within men, sexuality in art and shared human experience. We talk about all of this and more. Join us on this journey! Vince The Alien @vincethealien www.vinc...

The Art of Letting Go EP 134 (Therapy 101 with Karen The Therapist) 28.05.2021

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 to help us close out mental health awareness month, Karen Balumbu-Bennett. She is a therapist and we answer some listener questions as well as get down to the details of why therapy is beneficial no matter what stage you are in at life. We talk about all of this and more...

The Art of Letting Go EP 133 (A Lil Vulnerability w/ BJ Williams) 21.05.2021

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week we are talking about vulnerability. Black male vulnerability to be exact. I reflect on the past week and month and share some of my feelings. I also have a special guest on the show, BJ Williams. We talk about alot. We talk about his mental health platform Can I Be Vulnerable, mental health in sports, heal...

The Art of Letting Go EP 132 (Gut Feelings with Toi Creel) 07.05.2021

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, my neighbor, Toi Creel. We always see eachother in passing and took some time to connect. We talked about here being pregnant, how it affects her career, trusting your gut feelings and so much mort. Join us on this journey. Toi Creel @toitotheworld Thank you for listenin...

The Art of Letting Go Ep 131 (Beaucoup Power with Nesby Phips) 23.04.2021

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, Nesby Phips. He is a multimedia artist from New Orleans and we talk about balance, pushing through doubt, his mission to empower Black people with his words and much more. Join us on this journey. @nesbyphips https://phipsstore.myshopify.com Thank you for listening. Plea...

The Art of Letting Go EP 130 (Creative Conversations with James Lott Jr.) 16.04.2021

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week James Lott Jr. joins me and we have a conversation about art and being artist. We talk about moving past chatter, artist daily life, completing projects and more. Join us on this journey. @jameslottjr @jljmedia Fairview Heights is available now on all streaming platforms! Thank you for listening. Please su...

The Art of Letting Go EP 129 (Imposter Syndrome with Jose Resendez) 09.04.2021

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, Jose Resendez. Jose is one half of The Homo Homie Podcast and one of the people in the podcast world that I am inspired by. We have alot of conversations about imposter syndrome and thought it would be cool to talk to people about where we are with it and how we are push...

The Art of Letting Go EP 128 (Fearless Friday with Enyukay) 02.04.2021

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week I have my cousin and special guest, Enyukay. He is an artist and we talk about letting go of fear, the artist way, self discovery and much more. Join me on this journey! @enyukay Enyukay.com https://soundcloud.com/enyukay Also check out his latest project Haji Baba available on all streaming platforms! Tha...

The Art of Letting Go EP 127 (Confidence and Clarity with Confidence and Confusion) 26.03.2021

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. I couldn’t end Women’s History Month without having two amazing women on the show. Sharita and Toya are the host of the podcast Confidence and Confusion. They had me on their show and our conversation was so good that I had to bring them on mine. We talk about podcasting, therapy’n (a phrase they created), friendshi...

The Art of Letting Go EP 126 (Keep Growing) 19.03.2021

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode I am giving an update of where I am after a 3 week break. I am wanting to grow the show and in life and I just wanted to let yall know where I am at. Join me on this journey! Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to all of our channels. Hope you enjoy! Check out our merch and stay connecte...

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