The Art of Letting Go Podcast

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. Dr. Byron young just moved to LA! We jump straight in to conversation and share our appreciation for each other. Byron has been an inspiring force in all my creative endeavors and we reflect on alot of the work we have done together. We talk about creating mental wellness content for people of color. We talk about f...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this weeks episode we have a special guest, the multimedia super creative, James Lott Jr. In August, we met up in Venice to discuss being a black and gay creative. James gives his perspective of what it was like growing up black and gay. We talk about tapping into our most vulnerable selves within our creativity....

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this weeks episode Elyce and I talk about the Art of Letting In. We talk about the journey to vulnerability, the power of healing yourself among other things. We paint with our less dominant hand on the same canvas and talk about the intimacy within it. This episode dives into self value, reprogramming and so muc...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this weeks episode I recap where I have been while on break. I recently had to accept the fact that I didn’t know who Mike Brown is in 2019 and I am having to learn new parts of myself. I talk about connection to myself, my self love and how I work through my feelings. This episode is a glimpse into some of my pr...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode I talk to Brandon Cooper, the founder of Aphid. We discuss how he is breaking the work week down to one hour a week with his new company. We talk about life balance, being proud of what you are doing, creativity and much more. Join us on this journey of The Art of Letting Go! Brandon Cooper@br...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode I talk to massage therapist and master healer, Trudy Panalal of Bhakti Bodyworks. We talk about my reiki session, what reiki is, and dive down the rabbit hole of healing and how Trudy was called to it. Join us on this journey on this week’s episode of The Art of Letting Go! Trudy Panalal@shama...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode I talk about my sister visiting me for a few days. The beginning of her stay was pretty tense. By the end we had a great time. I recognize we are learning together how and what a healthy sibling relationship looks like and I talk about the importance of communication and much more. Join me on...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode I follow up with how I was feeling at the beach. I realize since I have been off from work that I have been spending a lot of time alone. Not that there is anything wrong with spending time alone. But, it led me to ask myself what is too much time alone. Do you think there is such thing as too...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this weeks episode I give myself the opportunity to feel myself and my feelings. I have been feeling out of tune lately so I took some time to just be with myself at the beach. When was the last time you checked in with your feelings? Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to all of our channels. Hope you enjo...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week’s special guest was the first listener of the podcast and the very first guest, Jackie. When she first visited us, she wanted to let go of the patriarchy and the negative societal norms. This week Jackie talks to us about virtual vulnerability. Jackie takes us through a journey of online dating, the positi...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This episode was inspired by a friend from middle school. We had a conversation about podcasting and working alone. It can be scary. I talk about my fears, letting go of them and continuing the process. Also I try to simply the process of creating a podcast for the listeners that have asked how to start recording. M...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This episode features a regular, yet special, guest of the show James “Dat Yoga Dude” Woods. James shares his journeys in celibacy, sobriety and staying disciplined on them. We talk about this and so much more on this episode. Join us on this journey! Mike Brown@justmikebrownprimomiguel.comJames “Dat Yoga Dude” Wood...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. It has been a while since we've given a new episode. A little over a month but the show is back. This episode starts as an update to the listeners and turns into an update for myself. Looking at my present values of things that held different meanings in the past. My thoughts were kind of all over the place bec...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week we are talking about friends and friendship. We talk about our connections to our closest relationships. The influence of friendships on who you are as a person and much more. Alfpha@alfpha_presentsMike Brown@justmikebrownprimomiguel.comIf you would like to give us some feedback or just reach out to us fee...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week Mike is in Barcelona with special guest, Erik B. Mike talked about traveling with Erik in the last episode and this week they discuss traveling together from Erik’s perspective, life transitions, career advice and more. Join us on this week’s episode of The Art of Letting Go! Erik B@im_erik_bAlfpha@alfpha_...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week Mike goes back to Paris for vacation. While there he reflects on his experiences over the past year, his current trip, relationships and much more. Join us on this journey through the world on The Art of Letting Go! Alfpha@alfpha_presentsMike Brown@justmikebrownprimomiguel.comIf you would like to give us s...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week we start the episode by honoring Nipsey Hussle. He was an inspiration to us and what better way to continue the marathon than by continuing to give in the way we are now. We discuss breaks, checking in where we are at and so much more on this week’s episode of The Art of Letting Grow! Alfpha@alfpha_present...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode we talk about confidence. Where does it come from? What is the difference between confidence and arrogance. We let the listeners know that it is nothing wrong with knowing yourself and being confident within that. We talk about all of this and more on this week’s episode of The Art of Letting...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week’s episode we look at self sabotaging? What is it? How we do it? How we fight it? Rather than looking at the past or too far ahead we are staying present in order to continue to grow. Join us on this week’s episode of The Art of Letting GROW!Alfpha@alfpha_presentsMike Brown@justmikebrownprimomiguel.comIf...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week we dig deeper into where we left off from last week and look at where we are today? It has been a continuous journey in attempting to let go of the past. In this episode we dive into it and attempt to let more of who we were go in order to accept where we are today. Join us on this journey. Alfpha@alfpha_p...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week we are talking about appreciating where you are and not getting so caught up in where you should be. The past and the future along with overthinking can cause depression. We dive into why we do these things and how we can move forward. Join us on this journey! Alfpha@alfpha_presentsMike Brown@justmikebrown...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. We are back! This week we are talking about new life and the beauty within it. Alfpha just gave birth to his beautiful daughter and Mike is finding acceptance in his new life. Join us in looking at the beauty in life and finding it within your own on this week’s episode of The Art of Letting Go! Alfpha@alfpha_presen...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week's episode we talk with our special guest and fellow Xavier classmate, Anthony Sharp. We talk about taking breaks, finding your happy place and even the power of saying NO! We go in depth about our journeys past and present. Join us on this journey on The Art of Letting Go. Anthony Sharp@mranthonysh...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. In this week's episode our special guest is Crenshaw. He is moving to New York soon and we talk to him about his move, what he is looking forward to and stepping out of his comfort zone. Join us on this journey on The Art of Letting Go. Crenshaw@Crenshaw_rashadAlfpha@alfpha_presentsMike Brown@justmikebrownprimo...

Got thoughts, feedback, or questions? We’d love to hear from you—send us an email. This week our special guest is Alex Arowora. Singer, minister and mentor are just a few of the many hats that she wears. In this episode we talk about manifestation, music, the true meaning of church and so much more. There are so many gems packed in this episode that you will want to listen more than once. Join us...