Shows
🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic CollinsEpisode 68 This Life We LiveIts' been a while since the last episode. A few of the topics: - Finding myself being righteous in a cigar shop - LGBTQ+ - Being psychologically tortured for being different - Willie Lynch Document - Bruces Beach - Coops What I’m about to say does not get in the way of putting my head down and building and creating. Hopefully, this just allows my supporters and followers more permission to openly continue to rock with me from all walks of life, even the sec...
2021-12-091h 00🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic CollinsEp 67 The FreestyleThis episode is a few thoughts on politics on the local and federal level. Nov 9, 2021 Freestyle Talking through politics on the local and federal levels. Mark Ridley Thomas - District 10 situation in LA Kyle Rittenhouse case McMichael's Trial and more...--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/support
2021-11-0935 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic CollinsFight The Funk Podcast #66On this episode of Fight The Funk Podcast. Sharing some basic thoughts on this Mon, November 1 I also speak on the passing of my Auntie. Sharing some of my influences on how I live my life such as The book #Essentialism and recent conversations I've had about "focus." What comes to mind is 2pac and Scarface hit song "Smile." Scarface says "A man without a focused life will drive him insane." Very important for men and women to work from a healthy place.The main point of this episode. Amongst all the bullshit our le...
2021-11-0141 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#64 Thoughts from Dave Chapelle's Special: The CloserIn this episode, I discuss Dave Chapelle's comedy special called the closer it's considered to be very controversial but I think there are important takeaways that can foster real conversations. Love it or hate it, it's has made people talk about their discomforts with gender and sexuality within different communities. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/support
2021-10-1918 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#65 DTC/ Liberty EcoSystemIn this episode, I talk about the efforts of a group I work with Down Town Crenshaw which is part of Liberty EcoSystem. Down Town Crenshaw looks to stabilize a black community that has sustained decades of casualties.The American profit margin and our American identity from the foundation have utilized black pain. The black community is only 9% in LA county as well as similar numbers around the nation. In our efforts to purchase the Crenshaw Mall we were able to raise over $100 million, joined with 300 plus organizations, lead marches, rallied, and fought too...
2021-10-1810 min
Absolutely Not!23. Keep It MovingWith Special Guest Maagic Collins (He, Him)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVd-0djNcHn4tUjPmwQRyKQ
Host of Fight The Funk Podcast which explores Mental Health, Culture and the world around us. Currently on its 60! Episode. Works at Painted Brain NonProfit as an Outreach Coordinator/Counselor/Digital Literacy Program Development Team. Check out more of our service at www.PaintedBrain.org
Also a member of the Black Mental Health TaskForce which is dedicated to black centered wellness. Find out more at : www.blackmentalhealthtaskforce.net
Absolutely Not! i...
2021-10-0132 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#63 Gentrification: The perpetual state of David and Goliath.Episode #63 Maagic Collins ShowGentrification: The perpetual state of David and Goliath.Cali Recall Sept 14th, 2021, this TuesdayFight for the John Luis Voting Rights BillCome on and vote...dude.“Housing is Key.” Renters and Landlords can close the gap of the back rent caused by the Pandemic.Downtown Crenshaw Mall Sold to David S.Gentrification as a wholeFor this episode, I’ll be using source material, “Malcolm X, Gentrification and Housing as a Human Right, found on Truthout.org. Written by Jon B...
2021-09-1327 min
🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#62 Fight The Funk PodcastShort podcast. Advice from a mentor. "Don't Stop" How his advice has changed over the years. The California Recall - Deadline Sept 14th Another reason to get money out of politics. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/support
2021-08-3014 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#61 Fight The Funk Podcast W/Chip Baker & Andre AmigerIn this episode of Fight The Funk Podcast I speak with one of the co-authors of The Success Chronicles: Chip Baker who is also about to release Vol. 2 of The Success Chronicles. Sept 18. This episode includes Andre Amiger as well: Music producer and Engineer from South Carolina. Aka #mrbounceback because he is a 3x stroke survivor. Topics: - Approaches to help kids get into reading. - Shame and embarrassment - Investing in self - Teachers need to provide relevance to course work - Mis...
2021-08-3058 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#60 Fight The Funk Podcast W/Katrina Strohl#60 Fight The Funk Podcast In this episode, I sit down with Katrina Strohl. She is a career coach and also the host of "Absolutely Not!" Podcast. We talk about mental health. What led her to teach others about setting boundaries. She shares the story of how she picked the name "Absolutely Not!" Podcast. For information on coaching and/or looking to check out her podcast. Click the link below: katrinastrohl.com--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast...
2021-08-1942 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#59 Fight The Funk Podcast: Conversation w/Ronald A. HummonsConversation w/ Ronald A. Hummons From childhood traumas to working on passing legislation.Ronald is working on enhancing the lives of average black people. He is currently working on a bill " HCR 14" If passed would be the First State to declare the state of emergency on childhood trauma.For more on his life. Check out his book called "Diamond."https://www.amazon.com/Ronald-A.-Hummons/e/B079VS48F4%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_shareYoutube: Ohio Legislators Call for the State of E...
2021-08-1253 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#58 Ibrahim Abughosh CEO of GenerationProzEpisode #58 Ibrahim Abughosh joins Fight The Funk PodcastHe is the CEO and founder of GenerationProz linked below. https://www.generationproz.io/All-in-one video advertising solution that helps automate your customer acquisition with data-driven experiments, making success inevitable.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/support
2021-07-271h 05🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#57 Fight The Funk Podcast w/Jillian BullockOn this episode of Fight The Funk Podcast we have a conversation with Jillian Bullock She is a writer, producer, director, actor, and fight choreographer. Jillian Bullock is the CEO/President of Jillian Bullock Enterprises, LLC, an entertainment and film production company based in Pennsylvania.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/support
2021-06-0251 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#56 Fight The Funk Podcast w/ Jonathan WicksIn this episode, I have a conversation with Jonathan Wicks about his work as a Clinician | Music Educator | Founder | EntrepreneurI talk to Jonathan Wicks about his work as a clinician. A clinician is a health care professional who works as a caregiver of a patient in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, clinic, or patient's home. Clinicians work directly with patients rather than in a laboratory or as a researcher. A clinician may diagnose, treat, and otherwise care for patients. We also talk about the social justice movement and how it affects his life. Humanity i...
2021-05-151h 09🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#55 Fight The Funk Podcast#55 Fight The Funk PodcastOn this week's episode of Fight The Funk Podcast.Join me in a conversation with Jared Bendifallah. His journey from a neuroscience major to receiving a master's in urban planning. Now a peer-to-peer group facilitator at Nami West LA.We discuss the rewards and challenges of a peer group facilitator.What brought Jared to Nami West LA. What he does for self-care.Advice for future facilitators. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/support
2021-04-2130 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#54 Fight The Funk PodcastOn this Ep of Fight The Funk Podcast We talk with Matt Larson. Introverted comedian turned video editor who just released 10 episodes of Burb Patrol now streaming for free on YouTube.Burb Patrol: Burb Patrol follows the workplace adventures of Randall, an uncompromising by-the-book security guard, and his partner Alex, an unmotivated slacker as the duo keeps the members of a gated suburban community safe against a slew of first-world problems. https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-larson-a701753a/First Episode:https://youtu.be/IMjj_5EvA2QD...
2021-04-0159 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#53 Fight The Funk PodcastToday's episode of Fight The Funk Podcast. Conversation with Christine Ding, who grew up in Shanghai, China before moving to LA at the age of 18. She received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Southern California and is currently working in ABA therapy (Applied Behavior Analysis).During this episode, we discuss mental health in the Asian-American community. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm...
2021-03-2654 min
🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#52 Fight The Funk PodcastIn this episode, I talk with guests Dr. Nooshin Valizadeh & DJ S.O.U.L. -O In support of the upcoming healing through creativity webinar, this Saturday 3/20/21 from 10 am to 11:30 am Fight The Funk is dedicated to exploring mental health, culture, and the world around us. To create an environment of openness and respect for every individual's personal journey with mental health.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/messageSupport this...
2021-03-1946 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#51 Fight The Funk PodcastChip BakerCreator of the success chronicles.Author of the new compilation book "The Impact of Influence."Special weekend addition of #fightthefunkpodcast🎧 Talking life moving forward🎧 What success means on the deepest level of human fulfillment🎧 His new compilation book " The Impact of Influence."#podcast #podcastepisode#fightthefunkpodcastPart of The EdUp Experience Network.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/support
2021-03-1450 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#50 Fight The Funk PodcastWelcoming Brandon AllenPoet, motivational speaker, authorTEDx speaker and a Program Director of Rescue A Generation, founded by Rodriguez, Brandon pushes to motivate a generation through life-changing engagement.A few of the topics below: 🎧Mental Health- Black male mental health🎧Personal journey🎧 Shame/Embarrassment 🎧What’s your relationship with violence/abuse🎧 What does moving forward look like?You can find more on Brandon Allen www.paapparelz.com/whenthunderspeaks--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/messageSupport this podcast: https...
2021-03-1249 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#49 Fight The Funk Podcast (Chit Chat w/Friends)Meet to of my oldest friends Danny Leidsinger and Corey ArballoDanny: Father, Husband, Actor, stand-up comedian, event host, personal trainer, spiritual coach and UMZU ambassador.Corey Arballo: Sommelier/cyclist/dad Over 15 yrs in wine service. Currently hosting wine podcast in support of the black Hispanic LGTBQ Vegan and women driven distilleries, breweries and wineries in the industry--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/support
2021-03-0857 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins📻#48 Fight The Funk PodcastMarques Ogden joins the Fight the funk podcast team. Former NFL athlete and writer of the book "Sleepless Nights" the Autobiography of Marques OgdenThis podcast episode gets into failure and life's many lessons.No better quote of what this episode entails than Mr. Ogdens' line. "I began speaking to help others succeed where I failed."----------------------A few other topics.🎧 How getting tattoos helped him pivot out of Alcoholism. 🎧 This podcast takes place after Ahmaud Arbery's passing. We discuss how his murder...
2021-02-2542 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#47 Fight The Funk Podcast: Convo w/Dr. LaTonya Davis, J.D.What is antiracism teaching? What does it look like moving forward? How do schools confront the historic changes in America? ------------------------Join me as I talk with Dr. LaTonyaDavis, J.D.A few highlights derived from her LinkedIn profile.--------------------- Keynote speaker, designer, audit and facilitates virtual training for K-12 districts, companies, and nonprofits on antiracism, academics, and culture. #BlackLivesMatter #AutismKids #LawyersLife #DeltaSigmaThetaLaTonya Davis had a secret clearance at the Pentagon-SHHH! She is a Christian, Houston native, and Outsta...
2021-02-1951 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#46 Fight The Funk Podcast w/Maisie Soetantyo, M. Ed.📻 Fight The Funk Podcast#46 Conversation with Maisie Soetantyo, M. Ed. The Founder at Autism Career Pathways nonprofit.@asccareerpathways @maisiesoetantyo📚 Autism Career Pathways’ mission is to increase hiring and long-term retention for autistic individuals in small to medium-sized businesses.📚 Maisie describes herself as an openly autistic family coach, advocate and professional trainer.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the first study to estimate the prevalence of autism in U.S. adults aged 18 and older.Findings estimate autism affects 1 in 45, of U.S. adults.Earlier...
2021-02-151h 02🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#45 Deputy Clyde Kerr III - Gave his life for the truth BLM📻Fight The Funk Podcast: Exploring Mental Health, Culture and the world around us.Episode #45 Dedicated to the life of Travon Martin and Deputy Clyde Kerr IIIWhen I think of these two I think of Reparations for the most lasting change. 🗣Next, the FTF conversation will be with Maisie Soetantyo Founder at Autism Career Pathways - Out of San FranciscoTheir mission to increase hiring and long-term retention for autistic individuals in small to medium-sized businesses.🎧 Shoutout to Cardi B Music VideoMaking tough choice...
2021-02-0733 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#44 The Step BackFight The Funk Podcast📻Special Sat/Sun Edition.Exploring Mental Health, Culture, and the world around us.I had to take a step back. Recharge. Re-work. Simplicity and solace give way to clarity. 📚Wrote a book I’m excited to be putting out soon.📚Urgency! For this administration coming out of a great depression.📚The black, indigenous, and struggling working class have earned their seats at the table. 📚Keeping an eye on... That Game stop situation. Robin Hood, these companies are showing themselves.📚America is a...
2021-01-3148 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#43 Continuum of Learning and Teaching#43 Fight The Funk Podcast We are all on a continuum of learning and teaching.Such as learning how to balance social ills and still finding ways to enjoy life. Two main ideas were explored in this episode: A term called ‘trauma-free Blackness.’ phrased termed by John Black, a CNN writer.One of the examples he uses is the Black Joy Parade in Oakland, an annual celebration that takes place during the winter. Making trauma-free blackness a norm. That is part of the work. Exploiting, enjoying black life is often...
2021-01-2520 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#42 Martin Luther King Jr Day 2021Martin Luther King Jr's Day. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maagic-collins1/support
2021-01-1806 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#41 The HeartFight The Funk Podcast: Exploring Mental health, Culture, and the world around us.Sunday, January 17, 2021A talk on grieving. During this pandemic, we all have found ourselves grieving. It's important to sit in that emotion. Asking yourself what you need. Allowing the heart to releases tension and stress. Being in the moment will lead to clarity. ----------------------------------------------------------------Maagic Collins is a creative artist, mental health, and civil rights advocate. Fight The Funk Podcast explores mental health, history, current events, politics, and sometimes just talking shit on the fly. Let's ke...
2021-01-1717 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#41 The Great OpportunityThe inauguration is coming up. Another stressor. On top of a pandemic, the homeless crisis, white supremacy, great depression levels unemployment, the silent mental health crisis, and overpacked hospitals. Are you doing your best? Then follow that up with some grace for yourself.Below is some of what I discuss: 🎧 The Civil Rights Leaders gave their life to deliver the blueprint to this generation. 🎧 We've always thought famine and sickness were abroad, but it was really in our mind the whole time. 🎧This generation has a chance to mold somethi...
2021-01-1725 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#40 Martin Luther King's BirthdayThe Threat of Misinformation🎧Martin Luther King's Birthday.🎧How does the mind become radicalized?🎧If you can't tell the truth, we can't rock with you. 🎧Hidden behind freedom of speech is White Supremacy/Racism 🎧What is journalistic integrity? 🎧 The debate about getting vaccinated. It's a tough call. 🎧 Leading with knowledge.🎧At times it's a good reminder that we get to live. ----------------------------------------------------------------Maagic Collins is a creative artist, mental health, and civil rights advocate. Fight The Funk Podcast explores mental health, history, curren...
2021-01-1640 min
🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#39 What Is Winning📻In Society winning and losing can become an unhealthy obsession. 🎧"How" you win and lose is just as important as playing to the best of your abilities.🎧Politics become unhealthy win it is turned into a sport. "What team are you on?" 🎧Turning it into a sport doesn’t challenge your politicians to represent you. If they know you are simply on their team because of the party you undermine your own vote. ----------------------------------------------------------------Maagic Collins is a creative artist, mental health, and civil rights advocate. Fight The Funk Podcast explores...
2021-01-1631 min
🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#38 Better DayzI believe better dayz are coming. One of my favorite books by Malcolm Gladwell was the tipping point. At some point we will break the back of this virus, we just need to keep buying time. The more the vaccines are administered, the more we start to turn the corner. 🎧 Pray for LA - A prominent black lives matter activist started a pray for LA campaign for all the lives lost. 🎧 Youth - guilt/shame - Your not alone 🎧 Physical humor use to be the funniest thing to me until my mo...
2021-01-1319 min
🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#37 Almost Professional - Convo w/ Rayshell ChambersThe Fight The Funk Podcast 📻Conversation with Rayshell This Episode was almost professional. Quickly becoming way funnier to expose the Quanten dating scene. 🎧Rayshell breaks down her role at the Painted Brain an organization dedicated to offering mental health health services. 🎧 Her experiences moving up in the job field. 🎧Her take on the failed coup at the Senate. 🎧 You know who you are Air BnB hookups peeps.This episode was almost professional😁----------------------------------------------------------------Maagic Collins is a creative artist, mental health and civil rights advoca...
2021-01-101h 09
🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#36 Shawshank RedemptionThis episode, was special as I was able to talk about one of my favorite movies of all time to discuss creating a powerful vision for yourself. So powerful it could allow you to see past your current condition. 🎧 Much love to the families grieving.🎧 The essential workers burned out.🎧 People having to Quarantine.🎧 The hate that black and brown will continue to face.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------🎧 Trapped in an American History class.🎧 The teacher has their hair on fire.🎧 Why are these administ...
2021-01-0948 min
🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#35 Conversation w/ Mike YatesLooking forward to this conversation for a while. Mr. Mike Yates!Teacher and the son of a teacher as well as a fellow out-of-the-box thinker and creative mind. 🎧 Where did his unique approaches to teaching come from?🎧 The clashes he's had with other school administrators for challenging traditional schools. 🎧 How do you teach a child in survival mode. (The kid working two jobs)🎧 What is the difference between Public Schools, Private Schools, Charter Schools, and Home Schools? (23minute)🎧 Mike Yates talks about his childhood and what type of kid h...
2021-01-0653 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#34 The RunoffThe laundry list of dirty moves never ends. 🎧 President 45 recorded asking a government official of Georgia to find 11,000 more plus votes that do not exist. 🎧 This Georgia election is a lot to ask of constituents. 🎧 My dog walks on to legs and a peculiar thing happens. 🎧 Mental Health professionals as influencers are a thing.----------------------------------------------------------------Maagic Collins is a creative artist, mental health, and civil rights advocate. Fight The Funk Podcast explores mental health, history, current events, politics, and sometimes just talking shit on the fly. Let's keep our sanity...
2021-01-0437 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#33 Obstruction of ResourcesThis episode like many falls into that trap of pointing to the dysfunctional elements of government made disturbingly clear during the 2020 pandemic. At one point the Hill reported, the head of the Senate had an 18% approval rating. 2020 leaves no dought that the rating is well earned. 🎧 What this episode taught me. Don't eat chips and stop drinking the fizzy water before tapings. 🎧 Goal Setting: Further breaking down goals as a continuum, not a random list thrown together every year. 🎧The Anatomy of telling women or a black person to smile. Similarities and subtle differences...
2021-01-0346 min
🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#32 New DecadeFirst Live Streamed Podcast of Fight The Funk. This Podcast is about setting goals. Real goals, the ones that stick to the bones. 🎧How do a passion and a vision turn into reality using goals? 🎧Black Lives Matter 2021🎧 Entertainment and sports pick back up. Black athletes. Politicians. Humanize these people. 🎧Fantasy football is one of the best examples of dehumanizing people. 🎧For your elected officials to be successful you still have to be locked in on to what's happening in government. All ways doing my part so people have the same...
2021-01-021h 03
🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#31 The New Year 2021It's been a long year. Learning self. Learning politics. Learning to laugh again. Finding ways to contribute to society. ----------------------------------------------------------------Maagic Collins is a creative artist, mental health, and civil rights advocate. Fight The Funk Podcast explores mental health, history, current events, politics, and sometimes just talking shit on the fly. Let's keep our sanity. Enjoy this lifetime.If you like this podcast check out more episodes including the FTF virtual store and you can hit up my buy me a coffee link and donate to the work I do...
2021-01-0156 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#27 E40 Verses 2ShortThis episode was about celebrating two legends. The B-Well Collaborative finished our first wellness event.Found out E40 and 2Short was doing Verses on IGAnd had to put wack whip cream frosting on blast. Only the real chocolate frosting for me. ----------------------------------------------------------------Maagic Collins is a creative artist, mental health, and civil rights advocate. Fight The Funk Podcast explores mental health, history, current events, politics, and sometimes just talking shit on the fly. Let's keep our sanity. Enjoy this lifetime.If you like this podcast check ou...
2020-12-3126 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#13 Sugar & MediaThis episode is about the preservation of our mental health. Below is a message from Nami: Message from Nami California: America is experiencing a mental health crisis. Recent reporting from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that mental health and suicidal ideation has worsened since the onset of COVID-19, with one in four (25.5%) young adults reporting they had seriously considered suicide in the previous month.The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (currently 1-800-273-8255) provides 24/7, free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. The Lifeline consists of...
2020-12-3113 min
🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#30 Tough ConversationsSometimes tough conversations come out of the blue. Hade no plans on talking about Covid until my friend joined me. This is a straight wire to wire conversation. Hope whoever listens finds it helpful. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Maagic Collins is a creative artist, mental health, and civil rights advocate. Fight The Funk Podcast explores mental health, history, current events, politics, and sometimes just talking shit on the fly. Let's keep our sanity. Enjoy this lifetime.If you like this podcast check out more episodes including the FTF virtual store and you can...
2020-12-311h 11🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins29# Achievements and SetbacksHappy Kwanza - December 27th - Self Determination Talked a bit about how people are finding ways to grieve for their loved ones. Writing the last words they were never able to share. Sharing funny memories. The Oakland Post had a story about Good News. The good news stories you don't get to hear around the nation. Refreshing, one story, in particular, was about the youngest incoming mayor Brandon Scott of Baltimore, the youngest Mayor since 1904. He is rocking a huge afro, something straight out of the '70s. I also talked about the...
2020-12-281h 02
🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#28 What is Radical?This episode starts with the best beatbox and touches on the struggles of taking Christmas with my dog Wiley. (His complete disregard for photography). Check out the video on my Instagram. Further topics explored. 🎧Georgia had to do back to back elections while fighting to not get evicted that's a lot.🎧My uncle had 32 trees planted in his honor. 🎧Breaking down the natural law of being active and patient.🎧What destroys organizations? (Making sure everyone gets their voices heard)🎧Who ran this country into the ground? (Around the 18-minute mark...
2020-12-231h 09🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#26 Knowledge Is InfiniteIn this episode, sharing some thoughts. 🎧 Why do I take a class even if most of it is repetitive? It's to learn that one thing. 🎧 Defund The Police: If we still don't know it's about reallocating funds to the community that needs it most. Then there is no debate to be had. 🎧 The push back should be against defunding public schools.🎧 The Biden tape: There was a tape after the election where Biden is going off on some pretty mild-mannered Civil Rights leaders in Geirgio who raised concern over Biden's cabinet picks. 🎧...
2020-12-1618 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#25 Three MonthsThis episode was dedicated to a friend of mine who was always upbeat even towards the end of his life. Pastor Bill rests in that eternal light. These next three months will be hard but it doesn't have to be devoid of joy and happiness. Loving on the people who make you feel whole and healthy. Rededicating self to practices that have work in the early parts of this year of 2020. Finding three-month challenges that will bring you to a new year. Help your family and neighbor through the holiday season. ...
2020-11-2228 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#24 Conversation w/Renu Beniwal & Melissa MorganThis conversation was dope. Renu Beniwal has traveled to Haiti as a Program Development Consultant for Grace International. Providing resources and monitoring about 100 small businesses. She helped build up programs such as the "Year Up Chicago." Since this year has taken up being a plant momma. Check out Renu's work on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renubeniwal/Also on this episode, her long time friend and mine, Melissa Morgan. Founder of AllThingsBlack.us Melissa comes with just as much experience. She is all things communication. Has worked in anti-bias education, nonviolence, diversity, and inclusion, ha...
2020-11-031h 01
🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#23 Conversation w/Elizabeth LeibaHad a chance to sit down with Elizabeth Leiba. Liz is a Professor at Brown College - she brings a refreshing approach to the classroom. Calling it the "flipped," student-centered classroom. The professor gives mini-lectures, then students work in groups to gather and present information, rather than using the old school, “Sage on the Stage,” where the professor talks and the students take notes. She is also a Co-host of The EdUp Experience - An exploration into the many facets of the educational system. I ask her the most important question, What are her thoughts on "I'm black-ka...
2020-10-2659 min
🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#22 Conversation w/Cheri McDoleCheri McDole is the Founder of Room 116. A nonprofit organization based in Leimert Park, a historical black arts community located in Los Angeles, California. Cheri McDole and her team offer a place where young adults can improve mental health and overall well-being."A nonprofit dedicated to being a community and space that is a central hub where young adults know they can go to receive love and tangible support." Room 116’s mission is to offer events and services within a loving community that provides practical education, resources, and support to young adults helping them to beco...
2020-10-2043 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#21 Life After Hate S2Came across an article about a group called "Life After Hate." Helping people who've been in extremist groups get out and rehabilitate their lives. This is a blunt and honest rant on how disturbing the racial tension in America is at this moment.🎧 President 45 has created a dangerous regime of domestic terrorism, modeling his behaviors on the world’s dictators he admires, supports, and welcomes to America’s inner circles.🎧 Those who support 45 have let darkness into this world. His supporters, in hypocrisy based on greed and lust for power, ignored one of the greatest leaders in...
2020-10-1235 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#20 Therapist?Here are three tips to finding a dope ass Therapist that can get you out of your funk. 1. 🎧Give it time: Most of us didn't find that perfect complimentary mate with the first person we ever dated. Finding the best therapist for yourself works the same. 2. 🎧Ask Around/Do Your Research: On average it takes about a month to find a place when you moving which includes non-stop research. When you decide to invest in a therapist it is no different. Do your research. 3. 🎧Know what you want in a therapist. Taking a moment to figu...
2020-10-0510 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#19 Lovin that EnvironmentIn this episode, I get to talk to one of my good friends. From us both now balding to Sustainability.He breaks down the concept of ESG: Environmental, Social, and Governance.Marrying his childhood sweetheart...get the tissue. We get into mental health and much more.🎧 Sustainability: filling the void of less and fewer protections for our environment, the people, resources.🎧 How to get involved and be active in sustainability.🎧 Sustainability Investing/Impact Investing: what it is, using it to bring positive change.------------------------------------------------------------------------Maagic Collins is a...
2020-09-291h 03
🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#18 FertilityThis episode is a bit different, just reading some thoughts I scribbled in a notebook after the insulting verdict in the trial of the policemen who killed Breonna Taylor.Wednesday, September 23rd. Without justice, conditions for peace do not exist. No peace in the world, nor the psyche. To pretend like it’s on the oppressed to just do better or be better is an insult to human intelligence. Even that person at home watching the images on their devices. There is no fourth wall to protect you when the truth is present.Without justice, heal...
2020-09-2507 min
🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#17 Protect Your JoySomething I've come to believe in is keeping promises no matter how corny it sounds. No matter what is going on around you.It can be key when you feel like you are surrounded by hypocrisy or people who don't understand you, nor are listening to your needs.This episode breaks down into: Intro Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Weekend (not that weekend) Keep Promise to Self The RBG effect. Who is next? What regular folks up for the challenge?Protecting your joy is based on the basic question you can ask yourself:
2020-09-2213 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#16 Notorious RBGIt's becoming more and more apparent, it's time to earn our strips. To the notorious RBG (Ruth Bader Ginsburg), rest in that eternal light. You've inspired a generation of human beings to follow in your footsteps, to work for a more just society. -----------------------------------------------------------------------Maagic Collins is a creative artist, mental health, and civil rights advocate. Fight The Funk Podcast explores mental health, history, current events, politics, and sometimes just talking shit on the fly. Let's keep our sanity. Enjoy this lifetime.If you like this podcast check out mor...
2020-09-1907 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#15 EnvironmentalistThis episode is dedicated to the Firefighters, ordinary people, and the environmentalist. Check out the Economist article "Why Cali is burning." Supper short read. We can do better. 🎧 Not saving a cat losing its shit. 🎧 Higher standards for change. 🎧 Not looking past the local officials 🎧 The Senate stagnation 🎧 Who is your favorite environmentalist --------------------------------------------------------------------------Maagic Collins is a creative artist, mental health, and civil rights advocate. Fight The Funk Podcast explores mental health, history, current events, politics, and sometimes just talking shit on the fly. Let's keep ou...
2020-09-1712 min
🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#14 Conversation w/Aracely (Arellano) Lopez, Psy.D.Had a chance to interview Aracely (Arellano) Lopez, Psy.D. Doctor of Psychology, Specialized in Forensic Psychology. This interview touches on so many topics. 🎧 What our younger selves listen to our adult selves (nope). 🎧 What do you love about working with Adolescents? 🎧 How immigration works 🎧 Being three years old in an immigration cell herself. 🎧 Some solutions moving out of this Pandemic 🎧 How to get involved in the community; such as joining the Empowerment Congress. 🎧 Her experiences working with court-appointed clientsThis Interview is full of ge...
2020-09-1650 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#12 RoutineHow are we starting our mornings? I try to do better with how I start my morning. But sometimes that McDonald's gets you!This episode goes into what a healthy morning might look like before we check those social media platforms. Also, one of the topics of this episode is the upcoming election. A developing theme to keep an eye on for this election will be if voters vote out of fear or love. Law and Order have always been a race-baiting tool to scare suburbanites. While at the same time muting the voices of people of c...
2020-09-1413 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#11 LA CountyVenting and moving on can be therapeutic. Getting that anger off the chest. Find some time to vent and talk about what's on your mind, take a walk with a friend. Had to vent this morning after two officers were shot by a dude that ran upon them while they were parked. This incident was not Black Lives Matter. It's not good versus evil. No side is a saint. We all want to be part of a system with social and economic justice for everyone; such a system can and will work better for the entire community. No one...
2020-09-1313 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#10 Gender Reveal FireThe Weekend. A smoke-filled weekend Sept 12, 2020. Gender reveal parties getting out of hand. Shedding the limiting opinions of loved ones to live a true self. Sometimes getting offline and coming up for air is the best move over staying connected via social media. Do you know what it looks like when peoples and opinions come from a stuck place of being? Identifying and limiting the conversations of info dumpers. Leaving you with all their issues before you start your day or go to bed. Reminding yourself that entrainment media is not for simply providing information. Finding quality s...
2020-09-1223 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#9 September 11, 2020Through the tragedies that shape our lives, we have the choice on how to move forward. Will we give in to our destructive side or embrace our creative nature? 9/11 shocked us to our core, breaking us out of our routines. We mourned together. We felt fear. We felt patriotism. We took action for each other. Eventually, we all found joy again, together, while mourning and celebrating the lives lost. And on a darker note, we took that collective trauma and exported it to other lands to people not responsible for our pain. A truth that also has to be...
2020-09-1106 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#8 Labor Day 2020This Labor Day weekend was marked by so much positive work being done to help people and further the efforts for justice reform. From NoMoreNames partnering up with other groups to march in the streets during a heatwave to organizations, such as 'BlackWomen Lead' and Water Drop LA, getting water out to people without homes. Wellness groups taught yoga and exercise classes in the park while others were signing people up to vote. Meals continued to be delivered to elderly residents with pre-existing conditions via non-profits like Project Angel Food. Small businesses prepped meals to feed families. During the...
2020-09-0810 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#7 LabelingThis episode of talking about Cognitive Distortion. We cover "Labeling" and some of the effects as well as solutions. When the abusive person is yourself it is a lot harder to catch and bring awareness and change to the behavior, with resentment you may have for the person in the mirror. One of the simplest tools I used early on is to get it on paper, see it on paper. As your awareness grows more steps and resources will present themselves over time.I have used the research and practices of David D. Burns, MD. I am...
2020-09-0105 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#6 Thank YouDo you struggle with taking compliments? Or is the impost still to change the subject before a compliment can be delivered. Whatever needs to be done to deflect, deflect, deflect.🎧 This episode gets into 'discounting the positives."There are some moms out there that can relate to this especially mine.It's basic, yet a hard habit to break.🎧 Here is one simple exercise I've learned: Catch it, Check it, Change it🎧 Next social settings (zoom call), give it a try. The steps are below. --------------------------------------------------------------------1) Catc...
2020-09-0105 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#5 DalmatianEpisode 5, Part 3 titled "Don't buy the Dalmatian" continues looking into Cognitive Distortion. We cover the effects of "mental filter," thinking. Based on the research and practices of David D. Burns, MD. I am not a mental health professional, for professional help please seek licensed professionals. Join Peer-to-Peer support groups such as NamiLA. Check out Warm-lines which are created to call a professional before a crisis. Everything I share is based on my own mental health journey, some of which you may find useful as you continue on your journey.My goal for these next few episodes on...
2020-08-3105 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#4 All-or-Nothing ThinkingThis episode continues with digging into Cognitive Distortion. We cover the effects of "All or Nothing" thinking and how to override the negative thought pattern. This is based on the research and practices of David D. Burns, MD. If you find these ideas interesting, if you are looking to get help in any way, mild to severe, look into his work for more depth on the subject. Keep in mind, I am not a mental health professional; for professional help please seek licensed professionals in the mental health field. Join Peer-to-Peer support groups such as NamiLA, you don't have t...
2020-08-3105 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#3 Cognitive DistortionThis episode touches on Cognitive Distortion. Based on the research and practices of David D Burns, MD. I am not a mental health professional, for professional help please seek licensed Professionals. Join Peer-to-peer support groups such as NamiLA. Check our Warm-lines which are created to call a professional before a crisis. Everything I share is based on my own mental health journey.My goal is to help us hold on to some sense of sanity through this period of hyper-reality. The people who need to know this information will find it, their friends will share i...
2020-08-3105 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#2 Shit Cray CrayWith everything going on we have a shared mental health challenge on our hands.How creative we are personally, as well as collectively, will be the key to finding our way out of it.In this talk, I go into PTSD, Collective Trauma, Finding Resources for ourselves and our family.🎧 Moving forward out of Covid pandemic: shared traumatic event, collective PTSD.🎧 Identifying signs of mental scarring in self, family, other loved ones.🎧 Solutions, Resources.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Maagic Collins is a creative artist, mental health, and civil rights ad...
2020-08-2917 min🎧 Fight The Funk Podcast: Hosted by Maagic Collins#1: Making It Through These TimesIn Episode One, I touch on some of the topics I will be exploring on my podcast, mainly I'll be talking shit. Sometimes about myself. Sharing my ideas, my humor, and insights along the way. While also bringing on some great guests who inspire me. This episode was recorded on the same day as the historic 57th anniversary of the March on Washington. Today thousands honored the spirit of redemption and reconciliation as they too Marched on Washington. During a pandemic. In the continuing efforts to overcome systemic racism.🎧 Messages, topics I will be bringing to you.🎧...
2020-08-2905 min