Oooh, Those Effin' C-Words!

This week will mark one year of the podcast, and 55 episodes in! In this episode I talk lessons learned, and what's to come in new episodes! Thanks for making my first year a successful one! (Music credit: Jersey Anniversary kia_bhn malcolm b) While we’re all vacationing and staycationing be sure to binge on past episodes, or at least go back and (re)enjoy the top five most downloaded episodes of the first year! Listed below: #5 - Celebrity Hairstylist Shirley Gordon is Living Out Loud After Loss, Pt. 1 (Tied for 5th most downloaded) #5 - Change After Weight Gain and Weight Loss (Tied for 5th most downloaded) #4 - I Moved to Mexico for my Mental, Emotional and Financial Wellness #3 - The Male POV: Dating After Divorce, Separation and Longterm Relationships #2 - Holiday Blues: What do the lonely do at Christmas? Featuring Bravo TV’s Dr. Ken #1 -  Changed Ever After: Life After Divorce or Separation Also while we’re on hiatus, be sure to connect with Marceia Cork and Oooh, Those Effin’ C-Words podcast at: Websites / marceiacork.com and mygoodgrieve.com Instagram / @itsmarceiacork   YouTube / http://youtube.com/@itsmarceiacork  Linktree /  https://linktr.ee/marceiacork Does your grief and worry put you at risk for a health breakdown? Take my free assessment: knowmyhealthrisk.com  Better Help This episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://betterhelp.com/cwords for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #sponsored --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/support

We’re celebrating Juneteenth with more black excellence! Jazmine Henley-Brown knows where all the bodies are buried! As an executive producer she wears a lot of logistical hats, including booking and rubbing elbows with major celebrity talent! In part 2 of our conversation she tells us how her love for reality TV and pop culture informs her professional acumen, and how she never gets star-struck! She also gives some incredibly JUICY details on how creatives can get their own shows produced–from ideation to production. You can find and follow Jazmine on Instagram @jhenleybrown and https://bio.site/jhenleybrown.  Does your grief put you at risk for a health breakdown? Take my assessment: knowmyhealthrisk.com  Follow Marceia Cork and Oooh, Those Effin’ C-Words podcast at: Website / marceiacork.com Instagram / @itsmarceiacork   YouTube / http://youtube.com/@itsmarceiacork  Linktree /  https://linktr.ee/marceiacork Better Help This episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://betterhelp.com/cwords for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #sponsored --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/support

As Juneteenth approaches, let’s pause to celebrate black excellence! Fittingly, for this episode and my Juneteenth episode I have the pleasure of chatting with Executive Producer, Jazmine Henley-Brown! Jazmine serves as the EP of podcasts with Sony Music on “It’s Giving Fashion” hosted by RuPaul’s Drag Race frontrunner, Shea Coulee! And is the former executive producer for Reality with The King, with Carlos King–RHOA producer, and creator of the Love and Marriage and Belle Collective franchises–and the More Sauce podcast label at SiriusXM, where she oversaw existing shows by our favs in reality TV Porsha Williams and Tamar Braxton. Her reality is my guilty pleasure; I looove reality shows, and her podcasts are an extension of my favorite moments and celebrities in reality TV! You can find and follow Jazmine on Instagram @jhenleybrown and https://bio.site/jhenleybrown.  Does your grief put you at risk for a health breakdown? Take my assessment: knowmyhealthrisk.com  Follow Marceia Cork and Oooh, Those Effin’ C-Words podcast at: Website / marceiacork.com Instagram / @itsmarceiacork   YouTube / http://youtube.com/@itsmarceiacork  Linktree /  https://linktr.ee/marceiacork Better Help This episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://betterhelp.com/cwords for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #sponsored --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/support

WARNING: This episode discusses several triggering themes such as rape and suicide. Shaun Flores is a former high fashion model whose world changed when he began experiencing repetitive unwanted thoughts, alongside months of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation. That period led to a surprising diagnosis of OCD. Now Shaun Flores is a 3x TEDx speaker, a mental health and OCD advocate with the International OCD Foundation. Today we talk about OCD and mental health matters co-existing with grief, and the intricacies of treatments like psychodynamic versus cognitive-behavioral therapy for OCD. This is the perfect conversation to wedge between Mental Health Awareness month and shifting our attention to black men; black fathers and sons.  While he says that OCD was the worse thing that ever happened to him, now Shaun is determined to be "the worst thing to happen to OCD". You can find and follow Shaun on Instagram and across social media @theshaunflores.  Does your grief put you at risk for a health breakdown? Take my assessment: knowmyhealthrisk.com  Follow Marceia Cork and Oooh, Those Effin’ C-Words podcast at: Website / marceiacork.com Instagram / @itsmarceiacork   YouTube / http://youtube.com/@itsmarceiacork  Linktree /  https://linktr.ee/marceiacork Better Help This episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://betterhelp.com/cwords for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #sponsored --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/support

And now, part 2 of my conversation with legendary celebrity hair stylist, Shirley Gordon. I’d reached out to Shirley to continue my series of conversations for the “Get You Outta My Hair campaign effort”. I use the intimate stylist/client relationship to convey the relief that comes with expression of feelings and emotions to a confidant, and to encourage grief support. Shirley shares her grief story as she had to live out loud as the bold and audacious stylist, while battling depression after losing one sister, then leaning on her faith to grieve another sister in a healthy way. You can find and follow Shirley on Instagram @shirleyghautehair.  Does your grief put you at risk for a health breakdown? Take my assessment: knowmyhealthrisk.com  Follow Marceia Cork and Oooh, Those Effin’ C-Words podcast at: Website / marceiacork.com Instagram / @itsmarceiacork   YouTube / http://youtube.com/@itsmarceiacork  Linktree /  https://linktr.ee/marceiacork Better Help This episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://betterhelp.com/cwords for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #sponsored --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/support

I am truly in the company of a legend on this episode–the legendary celebrity hair stylist, Shirley Gordon! I’d reached out to Shirley to continue my series of conversations for the "Get You Outta My Hair" campaign collaboration with stylists. Together, we are using the intimate stylist/client relationship to convey the relief that comes with expression of feelings and emotions to a confidant, and to encourage grief support. This conversation with Shirley is timely in so many ways–May is mental health awareness month, and May marks one year since Shirley lost her sister and brother-in-law in a very public car accident here in the DMV area, made national when it was amplified on the Real Housewives of Potomac. This is a relatable and victorious story for her community and my listeners. You can find and follow Shirley on Instagram @shirleyghautehair.  Does your grief put you at risk for a health breakdown? Take my assessment: knowmyhealthrisk.com  Follow Marceia Cork and Oooh, Those Effin’ C-Words podcast at: Website / marceiacork.com Instagram / @itsmarceiacork   YouTube / http://youtube.com/@itsmarceiacork  Linktree /  https://linktr.ee/marceiacork Better Help This episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://betterhelp.com/cwords for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #sponsored --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/support

It’s been a few weeks since my sessions with LaKeya and Annette, and today we have updates! Today we find out how LaKeya’s group exercise with her children went, and we hear from Annette on how she felt after writing her release letter. Hopefully you remember them both–from episodes back in March. If you haven’t already listened, pause and go back to those episodes–titled, I hate when people say I’m strong”, and “My kids and I lost my husband and his father just months apart”. Speaking of getting all caught up… Get caught up on the episodes with visuals! Remember, my YouTube channel is home to select episodes of the podcast. Most recently, Tiffany “Lady T” Watson’s episode was released. If you haven’t already watched, head on over to YouTube.com/@itsmarceiacork to watch episode visuals and be sure to subscribe to the channel while you’re there–and maybe even share an episode with a friend. Does your grief put you at risk for a health breakdown? Take my assessment: knowmyhealthrisk.com  Follow Marceia Cork and Oooh, Those Effin’ C-Words podcast at: Website / marceiacork.com Instagram / @itsmarceiacork   YouTube / http://youtube.com/@itsmarceiacork  Linktree /  https://linktr.ee/marceiacork Better Help This episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://betterhelp.com/cwords for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #sponsored --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/support

In part 2 of my conversation with Lady T, she tells us how she finally brings the charm to the Charm City and surrounding areas on FOX45’s BMORE Lifestyle segments, "Spillin' The Tea w/Lady T" and "Lemme Tell You”. She tells us how she pitched herself to the powers that be and moved from behind the assignment desk to in front of the camera. And she’s just getting started! We’ll also hear how she credits her mom for being the force that catapulted her success even as she deals with losing her; Lady T gets personal about losing her #1 fan--and the conflicted feelings of her greatest successes without her mom here to cheer them on. This is a beautiful story as Mother’s Day approaches. You can find and follow Lady T on Instagram @myfairladyt and on her website at myfairladyt.net. And watch the visuals of our full conversation--now available on my YouTube channel! Be sure to follow the channel to relive this and past conversations. Go to youtube.com/@itsmarceiacork! Does your grief put you at risk for a health breakdown? Take my assessment: knowmyhealthrisk.com  Follow Marceia Cork and Oooh, Those Effin’ C-Words podcast at: Websites / marceiacork.com and mygoodgrieve.com Instagram / @itsmarceiacork   YouTube / http://youtube.com/@itsmarceiacork  Linktree /  https://linktr.ee/marceiacork Better HelpThis episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://betterhelp.com/cwords for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #sponsored --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/support

How do you push on in your entertainment career after losing your #1 fan? In part one of our conversation, Emmy-nominated TV host and FOX45’s BMore Lifestyle personality, “Lady T”, talks about the not-so-glamorous side of the entertainment industry and being a media personality–before becoming the face of the infamous Popeyes chicken sandwich, and one of the most recognized TMZ LIVE guest contributors!  You can find and follow Lady T on Instagram @myfairladyt and on her website at myfairladyt.net.  Does your grief put you at risk for a health breakdown? Take my assessment: knowmyhealthrisk.com  Follow Marceia Cork and Oooh, Those Effin’ C-Words podcast at: Website / marceiacork.com Instagram / @itsmarceiacork   YouTube / http://youtube.com/@itsmarceiacork  Linktree /  https://linktr.ee/marceiacork Slack community / https://bit.ly/dbmcommunity Better Help This episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://betterhelp.com/cwords for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #sponsored --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/support

May is Mental Health Awareness month. As it approaches I want to amplify the content of some of my favorite mental health and wellness authorities and podcasts in place of a few regular episodes. These podcasts extend our conversations, and expand our knowledge of the topics and ideas I and my guests introduce here. Meet social media’s favorite self-aware narcissist, Lee Hammock, known on all his platforms as @mentalhealness. He hosts a podcast called, The Narcissists’ Code. This episode features excerpts from episodes 559 and 702 of his podcast–on the happiness that narcissists are after in a relationship, and whether their partners can realistically supply it. Follow Lee Hammock across all platforms at @mentalhealness. Watch episodes of The Narcissists’ Code podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/@MentalHealness Does your grief put you at risk for a health breakdown? Take my assessment: knowmyhealthrisk.com  Follow Marceia Cork and Oooh, Those Effin’ C-Words podcast at: Website / marceiacork.com Instagram / @itsmarceiacork   YouTube / http://youtube.com/@itsmarceiacork  Linktree /  https://linktr.ee/marceiacork Slack community / https://bit.ly/dbmcommunity Better HelpThis episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://betterhelp.com/cwords for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #sponsored --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/support

From a series of conversations I’m calling, “Get You Outta my Hair!”, meet Dawn. Dawn is a hair stylist in the DMV area who’s seen herself in a number of toxic relationships. Today she opens up to share her story of being love bombed, ignoring the signs, and grieving the people she thought she knew. Anyone who has a regular stylist or barber knows the unique relationship that forms between client and stylist. We basically dump on each other, right? Lol. Through that lens, I’m inviting stylists to join me in demonstrating the power of intimate conversation, expressing what we’ve been holding in, and using this as a gateway to exploring grief recovery and/or therapy. This week, we are getting toxic relationships out of our hair! You can find and follow Dawn on Instagram at @dchairllc. Does your grief put you at risk for a health breakdown? Take my  assessment: marceiacork.com/areyouatrisk Follow Marceia Cork and Oooh, Those Effin’ C-Words podcast at: Website / marceiacork.com Instagram / @itsmarceiacork   YouTube / http://youtube.com/@itsmarceiacork  Linktree /  https://linktr.ee/marceiacork Slack community / https://bit.ly/dbmcommunity This episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://betterhelp.com/cwords for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #sponsored --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/support

At the time of this recording, it was the eve of the anniversary of the death of the patriarch of my family. This was my uncle Stanely–the oldest of 12 children and so looked up to by his siblings, nieces and nephews, and the community–his neighborhoods. But it goes without saying that his wife, my aunt Annette, has experienced this in a way that none of us can imagine. She also lost her mother one year before losing her husband. Today she shares her story publicly because she sees the value in my grief exercises and believes there’s potential in using her transparency to help the rest of our family heal as well.  Does your grief put you at risk for a health breakdown? Take my  assessment: marceiacork.com/areyouatrisk Follow Marceia Cork and Oooh, Those Effin’ C-Words: Website / marceiacork.com Instagram / @itsmarceiacork   YouTube / http://youtube.com/@itsmarceiacork  Linktree /  https://linktr.ee/marceiacork Slack community / https://bit.ly/dbmcommunity This episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://betterhelp.com/cwords for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #sponsored --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/support

In Part 2 of my conversation with music producer, Jay Fenix, we pick up where we left off last week—with the beautiful partnership Jay forms with R&B sensation Ari Lennox. Then, Jay experiences burnout and a break from the industry, and tells us how he eventually returned to music by finding a way to align his love of music with the business side. You can find and follow Jay on Instagram @jayfenix. Let’s stay connected #emcees! All the ways to connect with me are on my Linktree, that’s: https://linktr.ee/marceiacork. Also, subscribe to get updates, live event announcements and any of the downloads mentioned in today’s show by going to marceiacork.com and entering your email address in the sign-up window.  Have you made a commitment to change or self-care for 2023? Join my free #DifferentBetterMore Challenge! Free community and accountability all year as you navigate change, heal from loss, and get support to meet your 2023 goals. What will you do differently, better or more of? Get access at: https://bit.ly/dbmcommunity.  This episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://betterhelp.com/cwords for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #sponsored --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/support

Just as his name implies, Jay Fenix’ career follows a path of resurrection. From the disappointment of hoop dreams unrealized, to becoming a grammy nominated producer, number one on the Billboard R&B, and more than 20 weeks on the Billboard Top 100! Jay Fenix is the artistry behind hits like Melanie Fiona’s “It Kills Me” and collaborations with many of our R&B faves like Ari Lennox, Jaheim and Raheem DeVaughn. He sits down with me to talk about the false starts and upsets in his music career, and ultimately what brought him back to music and finding his sound in a space full of noise. You can find and follow Jay on Instagram @jayfenix. Let’s stay connected #emcees! All the ways to connect with me are on my Linktree, that’s: https://linktr.ee/marceiacork. Also, subscribe to get updates, live event announcements and any of the downloads mentioned in today’s show by going to marceiacork.com and entering your email address in the sign-up window.  Have you made a commitment to change or self-care for 2023? Join my free #DifferentBetterMore Challenge! Free community and accountability all year as you navigate change, heal from loss, and get support to meet your 2023 goals. What will you do differently, better or more of? Get access at: https://bit.ly/dbmcommunity. This episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://betterhelp.com/cwords for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #sponsored --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/support

Last week you all met LaKeya. This week she’s inviting you into another session as she prepares to guide her kids through two exercises that will be really beneficial to their long term menta, emotional and physical health as they cope with the losses of their father and grandfather. LaKeya shares some compelling observations–trauma in her husband’s past, and patterns in how her mother responds in times of conflict that might also point to traumatic life events. These two observations really represent how hurt people go on to hurt people, and how she is breaking that cycle right now.  Let’s stay connected #emcees! All the ways to connect with me are on my Linktree, that’s: https://linktr.ee/marceiacork. Subscribe to get updates, live event announcements and any of the downloads mentioned in today’s show by going to marceiacork.com and entering your email address in the sign-up window. And to find out if you're risk for a health breakdown in the next two years, take my free assessment! Have you made a commitment to change or self-care for 2023? Join my free #DifferentBetterMore Challenge! Free community and accountability all year as you navigate change, heal from loss, and get support to meet your 2023 goals. What will you do differently, better or more of? Get access at: https://bit.ly/dbmcommunity. This episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://betterhelp.com/cwords for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #sponsored --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/support

When I developed this show, I knew I wanted it to be a space to be inspired by people on the other side of change, but also give a glimpse into the lives of people navigating the change that comes with loss and hardship in real time. In this episode you'll meet LaKeya, a mother of 5, who is dealing with the loss of her husband and his father just seven months apart. In this episode she revisits the trauma, loss and life events she's experienced to date, to identify and unlearn the unhealthy ways she coped, and support her children through grieving the loss of their father and grandfather in a healthy way. We’ll be working through my grief recovery workbook activities, given before 4-week sessions–whether that’s a 1:1, a group session or a session with a couple or family. Participants typically complete one activity before or during the first session, then we progress through additional activities week by week. Let’s stay connected #emcees! All the ways to connect with me are on my Linktree, that’s: https://linktr.ee/marceiacork. Also, subscribe to get updates, live event announcements and any of the downloads mentioned in today’s show by going to marceiacork.com and entering your email address in the sign-up window. Have you made a commitment to change or self-care for 2023? Join my free #DifferentBetterMore Challenge! Free community and accountability all year as you navigate change, heal from loss, and get support to meet your 2023 goals. What will you do differently, better or more of? Get access at: https://bit.ly/dbmcommunity. This episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://betterhelp.com/cwords for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #sponsored --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/support

We’re back with Part 2 of my incredible conversation with casting director, Thea Washington! She's the woman responsible for casting the amazing talent in our favorite shows like Amazon Prime’s Harlem, FX Network’s Pose, and for emerging original content that documents real, relatable moments in Black culture that aren’t rooted in trauma. Check out the short she mentions during the interview, A Moment of Black Love. You can find and follow Thea on Instagram @theawashingtoncasting and at washingtoncasting.com. Let’s stay connected #emcees! All the ways to connect with me are on my Linktree, that’s: https://linktr.ee/marceiacork. Also, subscribe to get updates, live event announcements and any of the downloads mentioned in today’s show by going to marceiacork.com and entering your email address in the sign-up window. Have you made a commitment to change or self-care for 2023? Join my free #DifferentBetterMore Challenge! Free community and accountability all year as you navigate change, heal from loss, and get support to meet your 2023 goals. What will you do differently, better or more of? Get access at: https://bit.ly/dbmcommunity. This episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://betterhelp.com/cwords for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #sponsored --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/support

When you look at the amazing talent on some of your favorite network TV shows, and the beautifully curated ensembles of cast members–you’re also looking at the work of casting director, Thea Washington! Thea has some big titles under her belt ABC's The Bachelor and the Bachelorette, Big Brother, HBO’s We Own this City, Oprah Winfrey Network’s Ready to Love and many, many more in her decade plus career! And today we have the pleasure of hearing her story firsthand, and really going behind the scenes for the grit and wherewithal it takes to be a black woman and pursue an unconventional career in TV and film. You can find and follow Thea on Instagram @theawashingtoncasting and at washingtoncasting.com. Let’s stay connected #emcees! All the ways to connect with me are on my Linktree, that’s: https://linktr.ee/marceiacork. Also, subscribe to get updates, live event announcements and any of the downloads mentioned in today’s show by going to marceiacork.com and entering your email address in the sign-up window. Have you made a commitment to change or self-care for 2023? Join my free #DifferentBetterMore Challenge! Free community and accountability all year as you navigate change, heal from loss, and get support to meet your 2023 goals. What will you do differently, better or more of? Get access at: https://bit.ly/dbmcommunity. This episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://betterhelp.com/cwords for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #sponsored --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/support

Here’s part two of last week’s enlightening conversation with UNC Tar Heels Inside Linebacker, Cedric Gray, along with his NIL agent, Pet Sumner. In this episode I finally wrap my mind around what “NIL” is! And we hear from two student athletes in the DMV area who want to optimize NIL as they head into collegiate sports. All over the country the nation's top high school seniors have been committing to NCAA schools. And football gets the most attention! So this is a timely and relevant conversation about change as it relates to sports—and the road to going pro–or not. You can find and follow Cedric on Instagram @33.ced and you can find Pet and Sumner Sports at pet_sumner22 and @sumner_sports. And get your Cedric Gray merch at: carolinabarnstorming.com Let’s stay connected #emcees! All the ways to connect with me are on my Linktree, that’s: https://linktr.ee/marceiacork. Also, subscribe to get updates, live event announcements and any of the downloads mentioned in today’s show by going to marceiacork.com and entering your email address in the sign-up window. Have you made a commitment to change or self-care for 2023? Join my free #DifferentBetterMore Challenge! Free support and accountability all year as you navigate change, heal from loss, and get support to meet your 2023 goals. Get access at: https://bit.ly/dbmcommunity. This episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://betterhelp.com/cwords for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #sponsored --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/support

We’ve still got football fever after an historic SuperBowl featuring two Black quarterbacks! In today’s episode I’m joined by UNC Tar Heels Inside Linebacker, Cedric Gray, along with his NIL agent, Pet Sumner, who has a story that embodies the conversations we have on this show–a turning point; a life event that changes everything. We’re talking about navigating the change from recreational athlete, to collegiate sports, to pro. The strategy, family conversations, and anxiety-producing scenarios that we aren’t typically privy to. What’s it like transitioning from amateur to pro sports? And what in the world is “NIL”!?! You can find and follow Cedric on Instagram @33.ced and you can find Pet and Sumner Sports at pet_sumner22 and @sumner_sports. And get your Cedric Gray merch at: carolinabarnstorming.com Let’s stay connected #emcees! All the ways to connect with me are on my Linktree, that’s: https://linktr.ee/marceiacork. Also, subscribe to get updates and live event announcements by going to marceiacork.com and entering your email address in the sign-up window. Have you made a commitment to change or self-care for 2023? Join my free #DifferentBetterMore Challenge! Free support and accountability all year as you navigate change, heal from loss, and get support to meet your 2023 goals. Get access at: https://bit.ly/dbmcommunity. This episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://betterhelp.com/cwords for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #sponsored --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoseeffincwords/support