Hats Off Podcast

It’s our anniversary! Join us as we reflect on the amazing first year of Hats Off! Email us questions for Questions of the Day at hatsoffpodcast@gmail.com! Hats Off Podcast Social Media Kit: https://tinyurl.com/ycq8wncm Follow Us! Facebook: Hats Off Podcast IG: @hatsoffpodcastclt Twitter: @hatsoffpodcast Earl- IG: eazy.ecm Courtney- IG: @courtneyleaklcsw Facebook: Courtney Leak, LCSW Twitter: @courtneylcsw

Join Earl and Courtney as they discuss what to do when people put their mental health struggles on display and the impact if has on the family, community, and the world. Tip Our Hats: Jonathan & Derrick Allen-Young IG: @minjallen @jr.derrick Website: https://www.theleadershipbrainery.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOGyoNmszcl-TyvJCWHY5qQ Tadean C. Page IG: @tadeanp_ Purchase Dear Black Boy: A Collection of Truths from the African American Male Perspective with the link below! https://360000160129.wixsite.com/dbboy www.tadeanpage.com Resources: Boundaries - Henry Cloud & John Townsend https://www.amazon.com/Boundaries-Updated-Expanded-When-Control/dp/0310351804/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526093711&sr=8-1&keywords=boundaries+by+cloud+and+townsend The Burden of Sympathy - David A. Karp https://www.amazon.com/Burden-Sympathy-Families-Mental-Illness/dp/0195152441/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526093753&sr=8-1&keywords=the+burden+of+sympathy+how+families+cope+with+mental+

This week Courtney and Earl discuss their love of music and what's in their ear right now. Email us questions for Questions of the Day at hatsoffpodcast@gmail.com! Social Media Kit: https://tinyurl.com/ycq8wncm Follow Us! Facebook: Hats Off Podcast IG: @hatsoffpodcastclt Twitter: @hatsoffpodcast Earl- IG: eazy.ecm Courtney- IG: @courtneyleaklcsw Facebook: Courtney Leak, LCSW Twitter: @courtneylcsw

This week Courtney and Earl discuss fighting to have a seat and a voice at the table! Tip Our Hats: J. Swiff - Lionhearted https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lionhearted-ep/1368695328 City Start Up Labs IG: @citystartuplabs citystartuplabs.com Resources: Getting Past Your Past - Francine Shapiro https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Past-Your-Self-Help-Techniques/dp/1609619951/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1524799715&sr=8-2&keywords=getting+past+your+past Business Model Generation - Alexander Osterwalder & Yves Pigneur https://www.amazon.com/Business-Model-Generation-Visionaries-Challengers/dp/0470876417/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524799739&sr=8-1&keywords=business+model+generator Email us questions for Questions of the Day at hatsoffpodcast@gmail.com! Hats Off Podcast Social Media Kit: https://tinyurl.com/ycq8wncm Follow Us! Facebook: Hats Off Podcast IG: @hatsoffpodcastclt Twitter: @hatsoffpodcast Earl- IG: eazy.ecm Courtney- IG: @courtneyleaklcsw Facebook: Courtney Leak, LCSW Twitter: @c

Courtney and Earl are joined by two of their favorite people (Brit and BJ) to discuss current events and relationships. Email us questions for Questions of the Day at hatsoffpodcast@gmail.com! Social Media Kit: https://tinyurl.com/ycq8wncm Follow Us! Facebook: Hats Off Podcast IG: @hatsoffpodcastclt Twitter: @hatsoffpodcast Earl- IG: eazy.ecm Courtney- IG: @courtneyleaklcsw Facebook: Courtney Leak, LCSW Twitter: @courtneylcsw

Hats Off Season 2 Episode 6 This week join Courtney and Earl as they discuss realizing when a relationship is over and how to handle it! Tip Our Hats: Cardi B- Invasion of Privacy https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/invasion-of-privacy/1368156323 Drake- Nice For What https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nice-for-what-single/1369422438 Atom Black - Music, Photography, Videography IG: atomblk www.atomblk.com Display Marketing - Marketing Tools, Branding, Social Media Strategy, and Content Management IG: displaymrktng Resources: The Monogamy Myth: A Personal Handbook for Recovering from Affairs, Third Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/1557045429/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_4L2ZAb46RM4QB The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle https://www.amazon.com/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment/dp/1577314808/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1523593090&sr=1-4&keywords=Power+of+NOw Forgiveness - Iyanla Vanzant https://www.amazon.com/Forgiveness-Days-Forgive-Everyone-Everything/dp/1401952046/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8

Earl and Courtney discuss current events and when you're too old for something...such as baby hair. Email us questions for Question of the Day at hatsoffpodcast@gmail.com! Social Media Kit: https://tinyurl.com/ycq8wncm Follow Us! Facebook: Hats Off Podcast IG: @hatsoffpodcastclt Twitter: @hatsoffpodcast Earl- IG: eazy.ecm Courtney- IG: @courtneyleaklcsw Facebook: Courtney Leak, LCSW Twitter: @courtneylcsw

This week Earl and Courtney discuss the world of religion and mental health! Tip Our Hats: Pack Light Podcast Available on Apple Podcast App! http://packlight.podomatic.com/rss2.xml Haberdish Restaurant IG: @haberdish Resources: "I don't need to 'pray about it' I need to go to therapy" https://thetempest.co/2016/07/18/culture-taste/i-dont-need-to-pray-about-it-i-need-to-go-to-therapy/ "Depression: You don't need prayer, you need a therapist" https://www.essence.com/2012/08/27/write-or-die-chick-you-dont-need-prayer-you-need-therapist Email us questions for Question of the Day at hatsoffpodcast@gmail.com! Hats Off Podcast Social Media Kit: https://tinyurl.com/ycq8wncm Follow Us! Facebook: Hats Off Podcast IG: @hatsoffpodcastclt Twitter: @hatsoffpodcast Earl- IG: eazy.ecm Courtney- IG: @courtneyleaklcsw Facebook: Courtney Leak, LCSW Twitter: @courtneylcsw

This week, Earl and Courtney remind you that Iyanla is not a therapist and that racism is NOT A THING!!

This week Courtney and Earl discuss colorism and loving the skin you’re in, with two amazing guests! Tip Our Hats: Shartaysia Rogers IG: @t_a_y_s_i_a Daiquan Robinson IG: @idesign8 Twitter: @iidesign8 YouTube: idesign8 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrFD3m98RLFAKFWKLIhhxkg Resources: Gabrielle Union- We’re Going to Need More Wine https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062693980/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_08lNAbD3G8Q8Q Documentaries: Dark Girls (2011) Light Girls (2015) Good Hair (2009) Email us questions for Question of the Day at hatsoffpodcast@gmail.com! Hats Off Podcast Social Media Kit: https://tinyurl.com/ycq8wncm Follow Us! Facebook: Hats Off Podcast IG: @hatsoffpodcastclt Twitter: @hatsoffpodcast Earl- IG: eazy.ecm Courtney- IG: @courtneyleaklcsw Facebook: Courtney Leak, LCSW Twitter: @courtneylcsw

SPOILER ALERT!!! Courtney and Earl discuss their favorite scenes in Black Panther and other current events in the Black community. Email us questions for Questions of the Day at hatsoffpodcast@gmail.com! Social Media Kit: tinyurl.com/ycq8wncm Follow Us! Facebook: Hats Off Podcast IG: @hatsoffpodcastclt Twitter: @hatsoffpodcast Earl- IG: eazy.ecm Courtney- IG: @courtneyleaklcsw Facebook: Courtney Leak, LCSW Twitter: @courtneylcsw

This week Courtney and Earl discuss loyalty to self and others, while fanning over the amazingness known as Black Panther! Tip Our Hats: The amazing cast and crew of the phenomenal Black Panther! Resources: 4 Traits of a Loyal Friend We Could All Learn From https://www.google.com/amp/s/verilymag.com/.amp/2014/09/loyal-friend Difference Between an Ordinary and a Loyal Friend http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/12616/1/Difference-Between-an-Ordinary-and-a-Loyal-Friend.html What Does It Really Mean To Be Loyal In A Relationship? These 6 Actions Explain It https://www.vix.com/en/relationships/528218/what-does-it-really-mean-be-loyal-relationship-these-6-actions-explain-it 5 Qualities of a Loyal Friendship https://www.powerofpositivity.com/5-qualities-truly-loyal-relationship/ What It Means to Be Loyal to Yourself and Why We All Need to Do It https://tinybuddha.com/blog/what-it-means-to-be-loyal-to-yourself-and-why-we-all-need-to-do-it/ Email us questions for Question of the Day or That's Not A Thing: hatso

Courtney is joined by the third co-host Carter to discuss their Black History Month reading list. Book List: Our Children Can Soar – Michelle Cook https://www.amazon.com/Our-Children-Can-Soar-Celebration/dp/1599907836/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518755646&sr=8-1&keywords=Our+Children+Can+soar Brothers of the Knight – Debbie Allen https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Knight-Picture-Puffin-Books/dp/0142300160/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518755725&sr=1-1&keywords=brothers+of+the+knight Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters – John Steptoe https://www.amazon.com/Mufaros-Beautiful-Daughters-African-Picture/dp/0140559469/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518755811&sr=1-1&keywords=mufaro%27s+beautiful+daughters Big Jabe – Jerdine Nolen https://www.amazon.com/Big-Jabe-Jerdine-Nolen/dp/0060540613/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518755859&sr=1-1&keywords=Big+Jabe Every Little Thing – Bob Marley Cedella Marley https://www.amazon.com/Every-Little-Thing-Based-Marley/dp/14521

Earl and Courtney discuss Black History Month and being proud of their culture. Email us questions for Questions of the Day at hatsoffpodcast@gmail.com! Social Media Kit: https://tinyurl.com/ycq8wncm Follow Us! Facebook: Hats Off Podcast IG: @hatsoffpodcastclt Twitter: @hatsoffpodcast Earl- IG: eazy.ecm Courtney- IG: @courtneyleaklcsw Facebook: Courtney Leak, LCSW Twitter: @courtneylcsw

Join Courtney and Earl this week as they sit with their special guest, Kayle Terry, to discuss the journey of healing from an unhealthy relationship. Tip Our Hats: Kayle Terry IG: @kayleterry Tadean Page IG: @tadeanp_ www.tadeanpage.com Resources: The National Domestic Violence Hotline http://www.thehotline.org/ 1-800-799-7233 Safe Alliance http://www.safealliance.org/ 704-332-2513 Email us questions for Question of the Day: hatsoffpodcast@gmail.com! Hats Off Podcast Social Media Kit: https://tinyurl.com/ycq8wncm Follow Us! Facebook: Hats Off Podcast IG: @hatsoffpodcastclt Twitter: @hatsoffpodcast Earl- IG: eazy.ecm Courtney- IG: @courtneyleaklcsw Facebook: Courtney Leak, LCSW Twitter: @courtneylcsw

Earl and Courtney discuss the Grammys, current events and go off on a couple of tangents.

Join Courtney and Earl this week as they discuss maintaining and making friends as adults! Tip Our Hats: Briana Cosby “Honey Clippers” IG: @honeyclippers Whitney Austin www.whitneyaustin.com IG: Whitney_Austin Resources: https://www.bakadesuyo.com/2017/02/how-to-make-friends-as-an-adult/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mindful-anger/201703/how-make-friends-adult https://www.bustle.com/articles/90744-7-ways-to-make-new-friends-as-an-adult-because-its-not-as-easy-as-it Email us questions for Question of the Day at hatsoffpodcast@gmail.com! Social Media Kit: https://tinyurl.com/ycq8wncm Follow Us! Facebook: Hats Off Podcast IG: @hatsoffpodcastclt Twitter: @hatsoffpodcast Earl- IG: eazy.ecm Courtney- IG: @courtneyleaklcsw Facebook: Courtney Leak, LCSW Twitter: @courtneylcsw

This week Courtney and Earl celebrate an amazing year of growth and opportunity with their End of the Year Awards! Tune in now to see who received awards such as, Rising Star Award, Woke Award, Shooketh Award, Mover and Skaker Award, and more!! Join us for this amazing season finale! Special Guests: Brittany Bryson IG: @brittany_s_bryson @_onyxnails_ Julian L. Holland IG: @thejulianholland Trevon Epps-Miller IG: @tregeorge__ Follow Us! Facebook: Hats Off Podcast IG: @hatsoffpodcastclt Twitter: @hatsoffpodcast Earl- IG: eazy.ecm Courtney- IG: @courtneyleaklcsw Facebook: Courtney Leak, LCSW Twitter: @courtneylcsw Send us questions to hatsoffpodcast@gmail.com Like, Share, Subscribe, Review and Rate!!!!

Courtney interviews Carter about being the third co-host.

Tip Our Hats: Special Recognition: Vi Lyles - First Black Female Mayor in Charlotte, NC www.ViLyles.com IG: vilylesclt Shadelle Goodson IG: shadelleg YouTube: Shadelle Goodson Blog: www.shadellegoodson.com Zuri Anderson - The role of mental health in the lives of African American young adults and millennials https://whatzurisees.wordpress.com/2017/10/31/the-battle-between-stigma-and-progress/ Resources: Understanding Dysfunctional Relationship Patterns in Your Family https://www.brown.edu/campus-life/support/counseling-and-psychological-services/index.php?q=dysfunctional-family-relationships Email us questions for Questions of the Day at hatsoffpodcast@gmail.com! Follow Us! Facebook: Hats Off Podcast IG: @hatsoffpodcastclt Twitter: @hatsoffpodcast Earl- IG: eazy.ecm Courtney- IG: @courtneyleaklcsw Facebook: Courtney Leak, LCSW Twitter: @courtneylcsw