It’s 3:33 in the morning and I’m sitting straight up in bed, mind blown. I’d already finished writing this post to go with the episode, had it ready to go, and then Spirit was like, nah, we got more to say. I saw a random clip on YouTube earlier tonight, tracked down the show — American Gods — and decided to watch it. Season 1, Episode 2. What’s wild is, the clip that pulled me in wasn’t even in this episode or this scene. But within minutes, I’m like, what in the actual f*ck? Because this—this right here—is exactly what I was just talking about with JD.
This is my whole frustration with labels. Like, yeah, I’m Black, obviously. I’m a Black woman. But I don’t identify in my heart or spirit with that, because that label wasn’t ours to begin with. It was something done to us — some arbitrary shit built to subjugate and divide, to dominate both people and resources. And we’ve been carrying the weight of that identity ever since. I identify as the meaning of the name my mother gave me — a gift from God, Divine Love itself.
And then this scene shows up, right on cue. Go ahead and press play on the clip below.
Thank you Carma Jean, No Kept Secrets Podcast, and many others for tuning into my live video conversation with this week’s guest JD Johnson, founder ofJ² Elevate Consulting and host of Fixin’ Your Crown, Boo!, to talk about leadership, identity, and the moment you realize—oh… I’m Black-Black in America.
JD grew up in Toronto with Caribbean roots, spent years navigating corporate spaces across North America, and eventually built a business.
But this conversation went way deeper than career paths and coaching. We talked about what it means to be labeled “aggressive” when you’re really just passionate, how age and power show up, and how moving between cultures can shift the way you see yourself—and the world around you.
There’s laughter, honesty, and a few detours 😅. Underneath it all is the theme of realizing how the world sees you, and how you decide to see yourself anyway.
Listen to the full conversation. Then pause and ask yourself: when did you first recognize how the world sees you—and how have you learned to move through it, and continue to, now that you know?
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xoxo,
Goddess Theadora
