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#215
Wednesday · 22 min
2 Chainz, Keith Lee | CONSCIOUS TAKE
IN THIS CONVERSATION... - THE CONSCIOUS TAKE | 2 CHAINZ, KEITH LEE & THE STAR-TREATMENT DEBATE: Success, celebrity privileges, customer service, and why accountability matters. THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY: ANTLANTA EATS: https://linktr.ee/antlantaeats CONNECT WITH BLACK WOMEN WHO - TANYA WALKER Discover the community, outdoor adventures, and opportunities created by Tanya Walker and Black Women Who https://www.blackwomenwho.com/ CONNECT WITH 6ft4 Goddess: https://linktr.ee/6ft4goddess CONNECT WITH ZEN Website: https://www.thezeneffectco.com/ Instagram: @thezeneffectshow https://www.instagram.com/thezeneffectshow/ Join The Zen Effect Text Line Community! Text ZEN to 404-491-0881 for exclusive show updates, giveaways, community connections, conversations beyond the broadcast, special invitations, and more! For bookings, media partnerships, or opportunities to work with Zen or be featured on The Zen Effect Show, visit: https://www.thezeneffectco.com/events-media _____________________________________________________________________________________ THE ZEN EFFECT SHOW - LIVE TUESDAYS | 6 PM ET on YouTube Don't just listen. Join the conversation. CALL IN 404-491-0881 __________________________________________________________________________________
#215
Wednesday · 1 hr 3 min
The Seed of Curiosity | 2 Chainz & Keith Lee | Tanya Walker of Black Women Who | Boldly Living in Your Effect
FULL EP. 215 IN THIS CONVERSATION... - THE CONSCIOUS TAKE | 2 CHAINZ, KEITH LEE & THE STAR-TREATMENT DEBATE: Success, celebrity privileges, customer service, and why accountability matters. - A CONVERSATION WITH TANYA WALKER | PLANTING THE SEED OF CURIOSITY: Breaking generational barriers, raising curious children, expanding exposure, and creating new possibilities through Black Women Who. - BOLDLY LIVING IN YOUR EFFECT | ANAYSHAY, 6FT4GODDESS: The power of authentic presence, embracing individuality, and having the courage to stop shrinking and start owning your space. KEY TAKEAWAYS - Accountability: Success doesn't place us above feedback. - Curiosity: What we expose ourselves and our children to can expand what's possible. - Authenticity: Owning who we are creates space for others to do the same. ____________________________________________________________________________________ THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY: ANTLANTA EATS: https://linktr.ee/antlantaeats CONNECT WITH BLACK WOMEN WHO - TANYA WALKER Discover the community, outdoor adventures, and opportunities created by Tanya Walker and Black Women Who https://www.blackwomenwho.com/ CONNECT WITH 6ft4 Goddess: https://linktr.ee/6ft4goddess CONNECT WITH ZEN Website: https://www.thezeneffectco.com/ Instagram: @thezeneffectshow https://www.instagram.com/thezeneffectshow/ Join The Zen Effect Text Line Community! Text ZEN to 404-491-0881 for exclusive show updates, giveaways, community connections, conversations beyond the broadcast, special invitations, and more! For bookings, media partnerships, or opportunities to work with Zen or be featured on The Zen Effect Show, visit: https://www.thezeneffectco.com/events-media _____________________________________________________________________________________ THE ZEN EFFECT SHOW - LIVE TUESDAYS | 6 PM ET on YouTube Don't just listen. Join the conversation. CALL IN 404-491-0881 __________________________________________________________________________________
#214
October 29 · 16 min
Pastor Israel Ford's Two Wives: Don't Put God on Everything
EP. 214 | BOUNUS EPISODE Conscious Takes. Real Conversations. Less Noise. More Truth. Tonight, we're diving into faith, personal freedom, the impact of our presence, the power of connection, and the courage to begin again. CONSCIOUS TAKES | Faith, Freedom & Accountability An Ohio pastor introduces his second wife during Sunday service, declaring the arrangement God's will. We're exploring the line between personal choice, spiritual conviction, and accountability. Does freedom of choice automatically mean divine approval? CONNECT WITH ZEN Website: https://www.thezeneffectco.com/ Instagram: @thezeneffectshow https://www.instagram.com/thezeneffectshow/ Text ZEN to 404-491-0881 for exclusive updates, giveaways, community connections, conversations beyond the broadcast, and more! For bookings, media opportunities, or hosting at your event. https://www.thezeneffectco.com/events-media Don't just listen. Join the conversation. CALL IN LIVE or TXT: 404-491-0881
#214
October 28 · 1 hr 13 min
Your Personality Is Your Effect | Pastor's Two Wives | Paddle Beyond Fear | When Weight Loss Feels Impossible
EP. 214 | FULL EPISODE THE ZEN EFFECT SHOW | LIVE Conscious Takes. Real Conversations. Less Noise. More Truth. Tonight, we're diving into faith, personal freedom, the impact of our presence, the power of connection, and the courage to begin again. CONSCIOUS TAKES | Faith, Freedom & Accountability An Ohio pastor introduces his second wife during Sunday service, declaring the arrangement God's will. We're exploring the line between personal choice, spiritual conviction, and accountability. Does freedom of choice automatically mean divine approval? A MOMENT WITH ZEN | What Does It Feel Like to Experience You? Your personality isn't just who you believe yourself to be. It's the experience others have of you. We're exploring self-awareness, the energy we bring into spaces, and the impact we leave behind. Plus, your live questions, real-life challenges, and fresh perspectives. THE CONVERSATION | Beyond the Kayak We're joined by Courtney Smith and Lisa George of The Kayaking Duo, community media partners of The Zen Effect Show. From their personal journeys to the transformative power of water, we're exploring connection, purpose, adventure, and the ripple effect of bringing people together. CONNECT WITH THE KAYAKING DUO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekayakingduo/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1A3bnq8XLq/?mibextid=wwXIfr WELLNESS REALITY CHECK WITH CATINA | I Want to Lose Weight, But I'm Afraid to Try Again Catina Wilson, founder of Atlanta Wellness Clinic, joins us for an honest conversation about the emotional side of weight loss. We're talking setbacks, self-doubt, rebuilding confidence, and why your past attempts don't determine your future. Plus, details on her upcoming masterclass, What the Hell Happened to My Waist? MASTER CLASS Registration: https://reset.atlwellnessclinic.com/what-happened-to-my-waist After you register txt " Waist" to 404-491-0881 so we can enter your name in the drawing. CONNECT WITH CATINA WILSON: https://www.atlwellnessclinic.com/ __________________________________ CONNECT WITH ZEN Website: https://www.thezeneffectco.com/ Instagram: @thezeneffectshow https://www.instagram.com/thezeneffectshow/ Text ZEN to 404-491-0881 for exclusive updates, giveaways, community connections, conversations beyond the broadcast, and more! For bookings, media opportunities, or hosting at your event. https://www.thezeneffectco.com/events-media Don't just listen. Join the conversation. CALL IN LIVE or TXT: 404-491-0881
#212
October 7 · 46 min
Blend Out, Not In with Anashay the 6ft4 Goddess
Ep. 212 What if the very thing you once wished people wouldn't notice became part of your effect? My conversation today is with Anashay The 6ft4 Goddess THE CONVERSATION... Blend out, not in - What changes when you stop treating your difference like something you have to minimize and begin recognizing it as part of your foundation. Your authenticity can become someone elses invitation inward - Sometimes witnessing someone fully embody who they are causes us to examine where weve disconnected from who we are. Presence changes what we bring into the world- How becoming more present with ourselves and developing deeper self-awareness can shift how we respond, connect, communicate, and move through an already overstimulated world. What makes you different may be foundational to your effect - Because your effect isn't about becoming somebody else. It's what happens when you become more fully who you already are. Beginning November 3, Anashay joins The Zen Effect Show for her new recurring segment: BOLDLY LIVING IN YOUR EFFECT We'll continue exploring what it looks like to stand in who you are, navigate life boldly, and live from the parts of yourself you were never meant to hide. SHAPE YOUR SOUL. SHIFT YOUR WORLD. COME HOME TO YOUR POWER. Connect with Anashay 6ft4 Goddess https://linktr.ee/6ft4goddess Stay Connected with Zen For all things The Zen Effectfollow the show, listen to episodes, watch, connect, and stay in the loop for whats happening next https://thezeneffectshow.komi.io/ Join the Zenthusiast Text EFFECT to 404-491-0881 for show updates, upcoming events, special announcements, community experiences, and opportunities to connect. Lets Create Impact Together Looking for brand partnerships, sponsorships, media coverage, event hosting, creative direction, content strategy, social media management, or podcast production? Visit My Website https://www.thezeneffectco.com/ or email me thezeneffectco@gmail.com Explore how we can work together and create something that connects, expands your reach, and leaves an impact.
#211
September 30 · 19 min
Nolan Wells: The Autopsy Says “Undetermined.” 87+ DAYS. STILL QUESTIONS.
87 days. And Nolan Wells' family is still asking one fundamental question: What happened to our son? A grand jury found insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges. IN THIS CONVERSATION... 87 days and the question remains - Why Nolan's parents continuing to ask what happened shouldn't automatically be treated as an accusation against someone else. Undetermined matters - Separating the grand jury's finding regarding criminal conduct from the separate question of whether Nolan's exact cause and manner of death have been conclusively established. Questions surrounding Nolan's phone - What recently released forensic findings add to the family's push for clarity, while recognizing that the available evidence does not establish who deleted the data. What happens when trust is already fractured - W hy transparency matters when communities have historical reasons to scrutinize institutions and why discernment requires asking questions without deciding the answer before the evidence. You don't have to know the answer to respect the question. Uncertainty creates a vacuum. When clear, credible information doesn't fill that vacuum, speculation will. SHAPE YOUR SOUL. SHIFT YOUR WORLD. COME HOME TO YOUR POWER. Instagram: @thezeneffectshow: https://www.instagram.com/thezeneffectshow/ Replays are available on all major podcast platforms: https://thezeneffectshow.komi.io/ Watch In-Studio Episodes on YouTube The Zen Effect Show: https://www.youtube.com/@thezeneffectshow thezeneffectco.com : https://www.thezeneffectco.com Let's create Impact together. From brand partnerships and sponsorships to speaking engagements, event hosting, creative direction, social media management, podcast production, and content strategy, I'm here to help your brand connect, grow, and make a lasting impact https://www.thezeneffectco.com/brandpartnership
#211
September 30 · 57 min
Something’s Off: Everybody’s Talking, But What Are We Missing?
Ep. 211 ZEN EFFECT SHOW | CONSCIOUS TAKES There is A LOT happening right now. Culture is shifting. Brands are learning that reputation can change. Generations are figuring out how to pass the baton. Faith is showing up in unexpected places. And one family is still asking a question that hasn't gone away: What happened to Nolan Wells? This episode is all Conscious Takes! Looking beyond what's trending and asking what these stories reveal about us. THE CONVERSATION... Nolan Wells - Why uncertainty creates room for speculation, and more. Target and the cost of reputation - After falling out of Fortune's Top 50 following a 24-year All-Star streak, we're talking about what happens when the experience people have with a brand starts to shift from what they believed that brand represented. Kirk Franklin + GloRilla and evolving the delivery - Can the message remain rooted while the way we deliver it changes? And what happens when generations stop competing long enough to create something together? A Different World Reboot and Over Opinionated People About Jasmine Guy from changing relationships to passing cultural legacies forward, what are different generations showing us about commitment, evolution, and making room for what comes next? Celebrating Naomi Whitehead turning 116 years old. And sometimes the wisdom we're searching for isn't ahead of usit's sitting with the people who came before us. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS THIS And after everything we're discussing, I'm bringing the question back to us: Where have you held back the why and when have you felt something was off but didn't push for the truth? Maybe you've been waiting for an explanation that never came. Maybe you've known something wasn't adding up but convinced yourself not to ask another question. Or maybe you've been on the other side, holding back an explanation because telling the truth felt uncomfortable, complicated, or messy. There's a balance here. Notice what feels off. Discern what you actually know. Reflect before reacting. Then respond. SHAPE YOUR SOUL. SHIFT YOUR WORLD. COME HOME TO YOUR POWER. Instagram: @thezeneffectshow: https://www.instagram.com/thezeneffectshow/ Replays are available on all major podcast platforms: https://thezeneffectshow.komi.io/ Watch In-Studio Episodes on YouTube The Zen Effect Show: https://www.youtube.com/@thezeneffectshow thezeneffectco.com : https://www.thezeneffectco.com Let's create Impact together. From brand partnerships and sponsorships to speaking engagements, event hosting, creative direction, social media management, podcast production, and content strategy, I'm here to help your brand connect, grow, and make a lasting impact https://www.thezeneffectco.com/brandpartnership
#210
September 23 · 20 min
Who Approved This? When The Room Misses What We See.
EP. 210 | THE ZEN EFFECT SHOW - CONSCIOUS TAKE Target. Converse. Mielle. Starbucks. The Washington Commanders. Different companies. Different controversies. Different communities. But there's a question underneath moments like these that I can't stop thinking about: How does something make it through the room? Major organizations don't operate with one person making every decision. There are executives. Marketing departments. Creative teams. Agencies. Consultants. Legal teams. Review processes. Multiple opportunities for someone to look at what's being created and ask: Wait. How could this land with the people we're asking to support this brand? And yet, sometimes the consumer becomes the person raising that question after the campaign, product, or message has already reached the public. So maybe the deeper conversation isn't simply about what went wrong. Maybe it's about what is happening inside the rooms where decisions are being made. IN THIS CONVERSATION... When the consumer becomes the final approval process, why does the public sometimes identify cultural or historical concerns after something has already traveled through layers of corporate review? Who's in the room versus who's being heard because representation means something different when people also have the freedom to challenge an idea, disagree, and raise concerns. Creating cultures where dissent has value : what changes when questioning an idea isn't treated as being difficult, but as part of making the work stronger. Putting consideration at the center why understanding the human beings who experience your brand should be reflected in the culture, systems, and decisions behind it. THE QUESTION I'M SITTING WITH Why does the consumer so often become the final approval process? Did someone see the concern before it reached the public? Did someone raise it? And if they did, was their voice taken seriously? Because if you're asking people to become consumers of your brand, there's something that comes before the transaction: You have to consider them as human beings. SHAPE YOUR SOUL. SHIFT YOUR WORLD. COME HOME TO YOUR POWER. Instagram: @thezeneffectshow: https://www.instagram.com/thezeneffectshow/ Replays are available on all major podcast platforms: https://thezeneffectshow.komi.io/ Watch In-Studio Episodes on YouTube The Zen Effect Show: https://www.youtube.com/@thezeneffectshow thezeneffectco.com : https://www.thezeneffectco.com Let's create Impact together. From brand partnerships and sponsorships to speaking engagements, event hosting, creative direction, social media management, podcast production, and content strategy, I'm here to help your brand connect, grow, and make a lasting impact https://www.thezeneffectco.com/brandpartnership
#210
September 23 · 49 min
You Got The Seat But Did You Lose Your Voice?
EP. 210 | THE ZEN EFFECT SHOW We talk a lot about getting a seat at the table. But what happens when you finally get there and somewhere along the way, you stop using your voice? Not because you don't see what's happening. Not because you don't have something to say. But because you've learned to let certain things slide. You've learned what happens when you challenge the room. And maybe you've started believing that speaking costs more than staying quiet. That's where this conversation begins. We're looking at major brands, corporate decisions, and the moments when consumers are left asking: How did this make it through all those rooms? But we're not stopping at the headline. Because we all have rooms. Our workplaces. Relationships. Friendships. Families. Communities. And sometimes the bigger question isn't whether you have a seat. It's whether you're still using your voice once you're there. IN THIS CONVERSATION... When the consumer becomes the final approval process, examining how controversial decisions can travel through multiple layers of an organization before the public becomes the one questioning what made it through. Having a seat isn't the same as having a voice why representation means something different when people also feel empowered to challenge, question, disagree, and bring their experiences into the room. What you tolerate teaches how something we repeatedly let slide can eventually become normalized, expected, and woven into the culture around us. You teach people how to experience you what our silence, communication, standards, and willingness to speak can teach a workplace, relationship, friendship, or family about what we'll continue to accept. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS THIS Where in your life do you have a seat at the table but you've stopped using your voice? Where have you started letting things slide? Where has silence started feeling easier than speaking? And what has the room learned from what you haven't said? Because getting the seat was never the whole point. Your voice is part of why you're there. SHAPE YOUR SOUL. SHIFT YOUR WORLD. COME HOME TO YOUR POWER. Instagram: @thezeneffectshow: https://www.instagram.com/thezeneffectshow/ Replays are available on all major podcast platforms: https://thezeneffectshow.komi.io/ Watch In-Studio Episodes on YouTube The Zen Effect Show: https://www.youtube.com/@thezeneffectshow thezeneffectco.com : https://www.thezeneffectco.com Let's create Impact together. From brand partnerships and sponsorships to speaking engagements, event hosting, creative direction, social media management, podcast production, and content strategy, I'm here to help your brand connect, grow, and make a lasting impact https://www.thezeneffectco.com/brandpartnership
#209
September 17 · 17 min
Cam Newton Apologized to Black Women. Now What?
Cam Newton is publicly apologizing to Black women and acknowledging that he's still A Work in Progress. But another conversation runs beneath the apology: Do we actually give people room to evolve? During a conversation with actress Gail Bean, Cam reflected on the weight of his voice, some of his previous conversations around Black women and relationships, and how hearing Bean's experiences made him consider the world his own daughters may have to navigate. And that raises a question. We can hold people accountable for what they've said and the impact they've had. But what happens when they begin showing us something different? IN THIS CONVERSATION... Cam Newton's apology to Black women and what his reflection opens up about influence, impact, and becoming more conscious of the weight of your voice. Accountability without permanence: whether acknowledging someone's past means deciding they can never become someone different. When perspective becomes personal and how hearing another person's experience can allow us to see what we couldn't see before. Making room for evolution how we maintain our standards while remaining open to recognizing genuine growth. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS THIS Do we give people room to evolve? What does accountability look like when someone is showing signs of growth? Can you acknowledge what someone did without permanently defining them by it? And how do you personally distinguish genuine evolution from an apology without changed behavior? Maybe consciousness asks us to hold more than one truth at once: What happened matters. What someone does next matters too. SHAPE YOUR SOUL. SHIFT YOUR WORLD. COME HOME TO YOUR POWER. Instagram: @thezeneffectshow: https://www.instagram.com/thezeneffectshow/ Replays are available on all major podcast platforms: https://thezeneffectshow.komi.io/ Watch In-Studio Episodes on YouTube The Zen Effect Show: https://www.youtube.com/@thezeneffectshow thezeneffectco.com : https://www.thezeneffectco.com Thank You Atlanta Wellness Clinic, for sponsoring this episode https://www.atlwellnessclinic.com Let's create Impact together. From brand partnerships and sponsorships to speaking engagements, event hosting, creative direction, social media management, podcast production, and content strategy, I'm here to help your brand connect, grow, and make a lasting impact https://www.thezeneffectco.com/brandpartnership
#209
September 17 · 45 min
What Are You Waiting For To Force You To Move?
EP. 209 How long do we stay in jobs, relationships, routines, environments, and even versions of ourselves simply because nothing has happened yet that feels "big enough" to make us leave? And what is waiting costing us? Why do we wait for something to push us out before we allow ourselves to move? Truth is, the awareness is enough. You can recognize what no longer fits, become conscious of the pattern, and choose to move before the pattern makes the decision for you. IN THIS CONVERSATION... What you tolerate teaches and how repeated acceptance can quietly become the standard you live inside. Why we wait until something pushes us out and what Cam Newtons public reflection opens up about accountability, impact, listening, and growth. When comfort becomes expensive from relationships and careers to the places, experiences, and possibilities we keep postponing. Moving before life moves you, recognizing what no longer fits and choosing your next step before circumstances choose it for you. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS THIS What are you waiting for to push you out of something you already know youve outgrown? What have you become so comfortable with that youve stopped questioning it? Where are you waiting for another person, company, circumstance, or consequence to make a decision that already belongs to you? And what could change if awareness became enough to move? Because the comfort you never question can quietly become the life you never intended to live. SHAPE YOUR SOUL. SHIFT YOUR WORLD. COME HOME TO YOUR POWER. Instagram: @thezeneffectshow: https://www.instagram.com/thezeneffectshow/ Replays are available on all major podcast platforms: https://thezeneffectshow.komi.io/ Watch In-Studio Episodes on YouTube The Zen Effect Show: https://www.youtube.com/@thezeneffectshow thezeneffectco.com : https://www.thezeneffectco.com Thank You Atlanta Wellness Clinic, for sponsoring this episode https://www.atlwellnessclinic.com Let's create Impact together. From brand partnerships and sponsorships to speaking engagements, event hosting, creative direction, social media management, podcast production, and content strategy, I'm here to help your brand connect, grow, and make a lasting impact https://www.thezeneffectco.com/brandpartnership
#208
September 9 · 17 min
DON LEMON: The System Let Him Go. The Audience Didn't
What happens when the platform that gave you visibility is no longer the platform you need? In this Conscious Take, were talking about Don Lemon, independence, authenticity, and what happens when you stop performing for a system that was never designed to hold the full version of you. After more than a decade at CNN, Don Lemon stepped into independent media and began building something of his own. And honestly? I didnt really care for Don Lemon until he went independent. Why? Because now, we get to see more of Don. I celebrate his TV return on his own terms and creating opportunities for others. His voice. His perspective. His personality. His point of view. Without the same corporate filter or network structure defining the boundaries of how he shows up. ____________________________________________ CONNECT WITH THE ZEN EFFECT Instagram: @thezeneffectshow: https://www.instagram.com/thezeneffectshow/ Replays are available on all major podcast platforms: https://thezeneffectshow.komi.io/ Watch In-Studio Episodes on YouTube The Zen Effect Show: https://www.youtube.com/@thezeneffectshow thezeneffectco.com : https://www.thezeneffectco.com Let's create Impact together. From brand partnerships and sponsorships to speaking engagements, event hosting, creative direction, social media management, podcast production, and content strategy, I'm here to help your brand connect, grow, and make a lasting impact What happens when the platform that gave you visibility is no longer the platform you need? In this Conscious Take, were talking about Don Lemon, independence, authenticity, and what happens when you stop performing for a system that was never designed to hold the full version of you. After more than a decade at CNN, Don Lemon stepped into independent media and began building something of his own. And honestly? I didnt really care for Don Lemon until he went independent. Why? Because now, we get to see more of Don. I celebrate his TV return on his own terms and creating opportunities for others. His voice. His perspective. His personality. His point of view. Without the same corporate filter or network structure defining the boundaries of how he shows up.
#208
September 9 · 32 min
YOU CAN NOT HIDE FROM YOURSELF
Ep. 208 THE CONVERSATION You can not hide from yourself. Everywhere you go, there you are. - Teddy Pendergrass Those words from Teddy Pendergrass become the doorway into a much bigger conversation about authenticity, freedom, identity, and the spaces we enter every day. Because what happens when the environment around you doesn't make room for the full version of who you are? Do you shrink? Do you code-switch? Do you perform? Do you become more acceptable? Or do you eventually decide to build something that allows you to show up differently? That's where Don Lemon enters this conversation. After more than a decade at CNN, Lemon moved into independent media, building his own platform and connecting directly with an audience beyond the traditional network structure. And what became interesting wasn't simply the career move. It was what the move revealed. What happens when the corporate filter comes off? What happens when the institution no longer gets to define the version of you the audience sees? The same conversation emerges around Joy Reid and other media figures who have moved from traditional outlets into independent platforms. Maybe it's about what happens when the structure you were working inside no longer fits who you're becoming. Strategy is necessary for navigating a system. INSIDE THIS CONVERSATION: WHAT'S YOUR TAKE? How Don Lemon's move into independent media raises a larger conversation about what happens when the institutional filter disappears. Why looking at uncomfortable emotions can become part of making peace with yourself. How performing for acceptance can create a life that looks successful while feeling disconnected. Why choosing yourself doesn't always mean abandoning strategy, it can mean becoming more intentional about where and how you use it. What it means to build your own space when an existing space no longer aligns. SHAPE YOUR SOUL. SHIFT YOUR WORLD. COME HOME TO YOUR POWER. CONNECT WITH THE ZEN EFFECT Instagram: @thezeneffectshow: https://www.instagram.com/thezeneffectshow/ Replays are available on all major podcast platforms: https://thezeneffectshow.komi.io/ Watch In-Studio Episodes on YouTube The Zen Effect Show: https://www.youtube.com/@thezeneffectshow thezeneffectco.com : https://www.thezeneffectco.com Let's create Impact together. From brand partnerships and sponsorships to speaking engagements, event hosting, creative direction, social media management, podcast production, and content strategy, I'm here to help your brand connect, grow, and make a lasting impact https://www.thezeneffectco.com/brandpartnership
#208
September 3 · 14 min
Tupac Got Justice. But Why Did It Take 30 Years?
MY QUESTION TO YOU IS THIS What does justice mean when it finally arrives 30 years after the loss? THE CONVERSATION What the Tupac case can teach us about looking beneath the headline and asking what this story reveals to us and about us. For nearly three decades, Tupac Shakur's murder lived in that strange space between tragedy, mystery, cultural mythology, and an unanswered question. Now there is a verdict. The jury found Duane Keffe D Davis guilty of first-degree murder in connection with the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, marking the first conviction in the case. Davis was accused of orchestrating the shooting, though prosecutors did not allege that he personally pulled the trigger. And yes, there is something significant about that. Because for 30 years, people have asked: Who was responsible? Why did this happen? Why did it take so long? But The Zen Effect Show isn't only interested in the verdict. We're interested in what the verdict reveals. Because sometimes the biggest story isn't simply what happened. It's what happens after years of waiting for an answer. Tupac wasn't simply a rapper. He became part of the cultural conversation about injustice, identity, violence, survival, power, contradiction, and the realities of being young, Black, ambitious, outspoken, and human in America. So when a case connected to him finally reaches a courtroom conclusion three decades later, it touches something much bigger than one criminal proceeding. It touches memory. It touches grief. It touches accountability. It touches trust in institutions. And it raises a question we don't always want to ask: What does justice look like when time has already changed everything? There is also another layer. The prosecution's case relied heavily on statements Davis made publicly over the years, including accounts of his involvement that prosecutors used against him. Which brings us to the complicated relationship between silence, truth, accountability, and time. SHAPE YOUR SOUL. SHIFT YOUR WORLD. COME HOME TO YOUR POWER. CONNECT WITH THE ZEN EFFECT SHOW Instagram: @thezeneffectshow: https://www.instagram.com/thezeneffectshow/ Replays are available on all major podcast platforms: https://thezeneffectshow.komi.io/ Watch In-Studio Episodes on YouTube The Zen Effect Show: https://www.youtube.com/@thezeneffectshow thezeneffectco.com : https://www.thezeneffectco.com Thank You Antlanta Eats for sponsoring this episode https://linktr.ee/antlantaeats Let's create Impact together. From brand partnerships and sponsorships to speaking engagements, event hosting, creative direction, social media management, podcast production, and content strategy, I'm here to help your brand connect, grow, and make a lasting impact https://www.thezeneffectco.com/brandpartnership
#207
September 2 · 39 min
When the thing you wanted stops fitting your life.
EP. 207 MY QUESTION TO YOU IS THIS Have you ever been frustrated in the middle of a blessing because the blessing hadn't flourished into what its meant to be yet? - What has changed: the situation, your expectations, or who you've become? - What part of that blessing still fits your lifeand what part feels ready to evolve? - Have you ever mistaken evolution for dissatisfaction? THE CONVERSATION : This episode of The Zen Effect Show explores the uncomfortable space between gratitude and evolution. Maybe the lifestyle you worked so hard to create belongs to an earlier version of you And maybe frustration isn't telling you to throw everything away or change course, maybe it's telling you to look closer. This conversation moves through the idea that blessings can ask us to expand, not simply become comfortable inside them. In this episode, I also take that same lens into culture. TRUTH IS: You can evolve without rewriting history. You can change your mind without being ungrateful. And sometimes frustration isn't rejection. Sometimes frustration is information. Maybe the question isn't: Why am I so frustrated? Maybe the better question is: What is this frustration trying to show me? INSIDE THIS CONVERSATION: WHAT'S YOUR TAKE? How frustration can become information instead of something we immediately try to silence. Why the blessings is now asking to be expanded, repurposed, or experienced differently. Pheromone-maxxingand why the conversation may actually be less about scent and more about the over-thirst to be desired. Why chemistry may get someone close, but intention, compatibility, and matching capacity determine what happens next. What Erykah Badu's ever-changing vessel perspective teaches us about reinvention and becoming. What hyper-realistic pregnancy dolls may reveal about grief, desire, motherhood, connection, and human coping. Why looking beneath the obvious story can change the way we understand ourselves and each other. SHAPE YOUR SOUL. SHIFT YOUR WORLD. COME HOME TO YOUR POWER. CONNECT WITH THE ZEN EFFECT SHOW Instagram: @thezeneffectshow: https://www.instagram.com Replays are available on all major podcast platforms: https://thezeneffectshow.komi.io/ Watch In-Studio Episodes on YouTube The Zen Effect Show: https://www.youtube.com/@thezeneffectshow thezeneffectco.com : https://www.thezeneffectco.com Thank You Antlanta Eats for sponsoring this episode https://linktr.ee/antlantaeats Let's create Impact together. From brand partnerships and sponsorships to speaking engagements, event hosting, creative direction, social media management, podcast production, and content strategy, I'm here to help your brand connect, grow, and make a lasting impact https://www.thezeneffectco.com/brandpartnership
#207
August 26 · 10 min
The Dolly Parton; The Lesson We Shouldn't Miss
Dolly Parton passed away at 80, and I don't want to talk about her life simply through the lens of what she accomplished.I want to talk about how she lived. Because when somebody leaves this earth after eight decades, it makes you pause and ask a different question: What did they do with the life they were given? SHAPE YOUR SOUL. SHIFT YOUR WORLD. COME HOME TO YOUR POWER. CONNECT WITH THE ZEN EFFECT SHOW Instagram: @thezeneffectshow: https://www.instagram.com Replays are available on all major podcast platforms: https://thezeneffectshow.komi.io/ Watch In-Studio Episodes on YouTube The Zen Effect Show: https://www.youtube.com/@thezeneffectshow thezeeffectco.com : https://www.thezeneffectco.com/ Thank You Atlanta Wellness Clinic, for sponsoring this episode: https://www.atlwellnessclinic.com zeneffectco.com Let's create Impact together. From brand partnerships and sponsorships to speaking engagements, event hosting, creative direction, social media management, podcast production, and content strategy, I'm here to help your brand connect, grow, and make a lasting impact https://www.thezeneffectco.com/brandpartnership
#206
August 26 · 58 min
Are You Actually LIVING While You're HERE?
Ep. 206 This week on The Zen Effect Show, we're talking about something that sounds simple but might be one of the hardest things to actually practice: Being here. Being connected. Being present. Having faith. Having people. Embodying joy and allowing yourself to experience the life you're actually living. WHAT YOU'LL EXPERIENCE IN THIS EPISODE Our Mission | The Zen Effect Show Why the relationships we neglect can reveal where we've disconnected from ourselves. What Dolly Parton's life and legacy can teach us about joy, purpose, generosity, and actually living while we're here. The difference between financial survival and creating a life with room to breathe. Why our growing relationship with AI may be telling us more about human loneliness than about technology. Why spiritual grounding is the ANCHORE during seasons of transition. Why joy isn't a distraction from serious life; it can be part of what makes life worth living. SHAPE YOUR SOUL. SHIFT YOUR WORLD. COME HOME TO YOUR POWER. CONNECT WITH THE ZEN EFFECT SHOW Instagram: @thezeneffectshow: https://www.instagram.com Replays are available on all major podcast platforms: https://thezeneffectshow.komi.io/ Watch In-Studio Episodes on YouTube The Zen Effect Show: https://www.youtube.com/@thezeneffectshow thezeneffectco.com : https://www.thezeneffectco.com Thank You Atlanta Wellness Clinic, for sponsoring this episode https://www.atlwellnessclinic.com Let's create Impact together. From brand partnerships and sponsorships to speaking engagements, event hosting, creative direction, social media management, podcast production, and content strategy, I'm here to help your brand connect, grow, and make a lasting impact https://www.thezeneffectco.com/brandpartnership
#205
August 20 · 13 min
NABJ Tells Stephen A. Smith to Look in the Mirror
This is my Conscious Take on NABJ giving Stephen A. Smith the Thumbs Down Award. Theres so much conversation happening around this right now but wheres the conscious take? Stephen A., theyre calling you IN, not calling you OUT. And that distinction matters.What happens when the mirror gets held up and instead of looking at what its showing you, you fight the person holding it? Lets talk about it. Listen To The Full Episode, Ep. 204: What happens when the systems we've trusted stop considering the human being inside of them. ________________________________________________________________ SHAPE YOUR SOUL. SHIFT YOUR WORLD. COME HOME TO YOUR POWER. Connect With The Zen Effect Show Instagram: @thezeneffectshow https://www.instagram.com/thezeneffectshow/ Replays are available on all major podcast platforms:https://thezeneffectshow.komi.io/ Watch In-Studio Episodes on YouTube The Zen Effect Show https://www.youtube.com/@thezeneffectshow thezeneffectco.com : https://www.thezeneffectco.com Thank You Antlanta Eats, for sponsoring this episode https://linktr.ee/antlantaeats Let's create Impact together. From brand partnerships and sponsorships to speaking engagements, event hosting, creative direction, social media management, podcast production, and content strategy, I'm here to help your brand connect, grow, and make a lasting impact email me at: thezeneffectco@gmail.com
#204
August 19 · 46 min
When Systems Stop Seeing People -The Cost of Extraction Without Consideration
What happens when the systems we've trusted stop considering the human being inside of them? A month without pay. A workplace where humiliation is allegedly used as motivation.A public figure responding to accountability with defensiveness and escalation. Different stories. Different systems. In this episode of The Zen Effect Show, Zen Howard takes a conscious look at what happens when corporations, leaders, and institutions prioritize efficiency, profit, performance, or ego while losing sight of the people affected by their decisions. We explore American Airlines' voluntary unpaid leave program for flight attendants and ask whether calling something an award changes the reality of what it costs a person. We examine research presented in the episode around toxic workplace cultures and the uncomfortable question of whether some organizations can become financially successful while their people are psychologically paying the price. And then we turn to Stephen A. Smith's public response to the National Association of Black Journalists' Thumbs-Down Award and explore something even deeper: What happens when accountability feels like an attack? Because sometimes the hardest thing isn't being criticized. It's being willing to hear what the criticism might be revealing. This conversation isn't about choosing sides. It's about looking beneath the headline. It's about ego, leadership, accountability, emotional intelligence, workplace culture, economic pressure, community, and consideration. And ultimately, it's about asking ourselves: When the system asks more of you than it's willing to give, where do you draw the line? WHAT YOU'LL EXPERIENCE IN THIS EPISODE The human cost of corporate decisions exploring what unpaid leave and economic uncertainty actually mean for the people experiencing them. When language disguises reality what happens when terms like award, efficiency, or restructuring soften the human impact of a decision. Toxic culture and profitability examining the research discussed in the episode around toxic workplace environments and financial growth. The hidden cost of workplace culture burnout, stress, intimidation, turnover, and what happens when employees stop feeling valued. The importance of relationships why human connection and community can matter more than ever in a changing job market. Accountability vs. attack unpacking Stephen A. Smith's response to the NABJ and what it teaches us about receiving criticism. The ego mirror what happens when accountability becomes personal instead of becoming an opportunity for reflection. Calling people IN, not OUT why conscious accountability can be an invitation to grow rather than an attempt to destroy. Trust and leadership why people need leaders who can hear difficult feedback without turning it into warfare. The deeper cultural question what does it mean to build systems where people are actually considered? SHAPE YOUR SOUL. SHIFT YOUR WORLD. COME HOME TO YOUR POWER. Connect With The Zen Effect Show Instagram: @thezeneffectshow Replays are available on all major podcast platforms Watch In-Studio Episodes on YouTube The Zen Effect Show Thank You Antlanta Eats, for sponsoring this episode https://linktr.ee/antlantaeats thezeneffectco.com Let's create Impact together. From brand partnerships and sponsorships to speaking engagements, event hosting, creative direction, social media management, podcast production, and content strategy, I'm here to help your brand connect, grow, and make a lasting impact email me at: thezeneffectco@gmail.com
#203
August 12 · 1 hr
Trust Consciously, Not Blindly: The Title Doesn't Define Their Character
Ep. 203 What happens when the person delivering the message isn't living the message? A federal jury found Louisiana pastor Dale J. Sanders guilty on 25 counts, including wire fraud, access-device fraud, and obstruction of a federal investigation. According to prosecutors, church funds and a church-issued debit card were used for unauthorized personal expenses totaling more than $340,000. But on this episode of The Zen Effect Show, Zen Howard isn't stopping at the headline. Because underneath the story is a much bigger conversation: Trust. How do we decide who deserves access to our money, our vulnerability, our faith, our relationships, and our confidence ? And what happens when someone's title sounds trustworthy but their behavior tells a different story? This episode explores the uncomfortable space between what people teach, say, represent, and actually live. Because knowing the language of integrity isn't the same as living with integrity. And perhaps the deeper lesson isn't simply learning how to recognize hypocrisy in others. It's learning how to develop discernment within ourselves. You can receive wisdom from someone without surrendering your ability to think critically. You can acknowledge someone's good without excusing their harm. You can forgive without restoring access. And you can love someone without trusting them with everything. Because trust doesn't have to mean unlimited access. Maybe mature trust isn't blindly saying, "I trust you completely." Maybe it's learning to say: "I've watched you long enough to understand what I can safely trust you with." And then comes the question that turns the mirror toward us: Where in your own life is your message different from your behavior? Because integrity isn't simply something we demand from leaders. It's something we practice. What You'll Experience in This Episode Trust vs. titles: Why a position of authority doesn't automatically equal character. Message vs. messenger: Can wisdom still be valuable when the person delivering it is flawed? Discernment vs. cynicism: Why protecting yourself doesn't have to mean trusting nobody. Access vs. trust: Why forgiveness, love, and trust are not interchangeable. The integrity mirror: What happens when we stop examining everyone else's behavior and examine our own. A deeper spiritual question: Can you maintain your faith while questioning the people representing it? The shift: Moving from blind faith or hardened skepticism toward conscious trust. The episode ultimately asks us to listen, observe, question, notice patterns, honor intuition, and allow people to show us who they are. SHAPE YOUR SOUL. SHIFT YOUR WORLD. COME HOME TO YOUR POWER. Call In and Join the Conversation Live: 404-491-0881 Today's episode is sponsored by our Signature Brand Partner https://www.atlwellnessclinic.com/ Connect With The Zen Effect Show Replays are available on all major podcast platforms Watch In-Studio Episodes on YouTube The Zen Effect Show thezeneffectco.com Instagram: @thezeneffectshow | Tik Tok: @thezeneffectshow | Facebook: The Zen Effect Show Thank You Atlanta Wellness Clinic, for sponsoring this episode https://www.atlwellnessclinic.com Let's Create Impact Together. From brand partnerships, brand deals and sponsorships to speaking engagements, event hosting, creative direction, social media management, podcast production, and content strategy, I'm here to help your brand connect, grow, and make a lasting impact email me at: thezeneffectco@gmail.com

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