The Growth Plate
Episodes
23 episodes
Saving Ourselves With Better Health
On this episode we talk about the major illnesses we face and what it's going to take to reverse the health indicators that tell us something is wrong. We can't be our best selves if our body, mind and spirit is sick. Let's talk preventio...
The Connection Code: Mastering Modern Relationships
This episode breaks down the code for building relationships worth keeping. We explore how to define your needs, master the essential skills for deep connection, and develop your own identity within interpersonal relationships.
Erasure: Imagine Being Deleted
It's happened before and it's happening again. Efforts to play down the contributions and value of certain people or remove them altogether. We discuss what's happening on a daily basis before our very eyes. You can view the full ep...
Project Redemption: The Intersection of Fate and Destiny
Malachi Armstrong took the life of Miriam Wilson in an accident. He hit her but he didn't run. He's a new man, dedicated to improving himself and the lives of others...with a life gone and her sons always in mind. Click
The Heart Attack Part II
He could have left us for good! With a second chance, he's a better man in every way. Part II is for everyone to take home some lessons for living, for life.
The Heart Attack Episode
Young and healthy...but stressed. Imagine not seeing the signs, then a doctor says you are in the middle of a heart attack. There's a lot to learn from this episode.
Relationship Levels: Exclusivity, Commitment, and...Ownership?
My girl, my man, my love—no matter what term you use for your partner, your word of choice can imply much more than just that they’re special to you. In this episode, one word in particular—ownership—draws battle lines, and we might ne...
Can I Borrow Your Pops?
A Father's Day special...who's crying? We celebrate a strong father & son relationship challenged by addiction, sobriety, and recovery. CJ shares his "Pops" for an interview with the crew; 32 years of sobriety, recovery and growth. "Have yo...
Strategizing Your Voice, Vote & Money
CJ, Doc and our guest look back at the election, the power of the vote and boycotting. We tackle the questions, is the African American vote and our estimated 1.5 trillion dollar spending power taken for granted?
Expanding Identity: Choosing Who You Are
The crew returns to talk about choosing who we are and why that matters in the big picture of humanity. Knowing who you are and staying true to what's best for you is a challenge against the boxes society tries to force us into.
Cash Out! Digital Currency Makes It Easy
On this episode, the crew talks about ways that the world of money is changing. Does convenience and ease make it easier to use and/or lose your money? Is crime taking advantage, too?
Looking Back at COVID 19
From the shutdowns, shots, isolation and all the madness COVID brought, it's easy to say everyone hates COVID. We survived the pandemic. The crew talks through the mistakes, the lessons and what to keep for when the next virus shows up.
Ridiculous Influence: Celebrity Worship
They are simply someone we know on a screen or we listen to their voice in music. We give them more influence than we should. Then, once they have us, they’re telling us what to think, who to listen to, where to go, how to get there, a...
Concerns with Cultural Appropriation
If imitation is the best form of flattery, then there's nothing wrong with cultural appropriation. But is it flattery when you don't give credit or acknowledge the originals; or should we just call it stealing? In this episode, the TGP crew wei...
Travel Opens Our Eyes
Travel can be life changing! The Pyramids, the Great Wall, the Grand Canyon, oceans, volcanoes, the Northern Lights; there’s nothing like seeing the wonders of the world for yourself. The Growth Plate crew talks about how our lives have changed...
Modified Manhood: Are Roles Changing?
The crew can’t agree if there is one definition of manhood anymore. Manliness isn’t reserved for one gender or identity. Does it matter? Listen as the four of us men try to clear up any confusion.
Forgiving Family: Easier Said Than Done
You can't always say what you want to family. This talk was supposed to go in a different direction but once the thoughts came out, we couldn't stop them. Each member of the GP crew has a powerful story of reconciling with family.
Code Switching: Everybody Does It!
It may be changing the sound of your voice, your choice of words or how you carry yourself at school, work or just out and about. The GP crew breaks down the ins and outs of code switching on this episode.
Making Money Meet Our Needs
Black buying power is over $1.5 trillion. The Growth Plate crew talks about being smart consumers and smart with money to build personal wealth.
Problematic Policing
It gets fiery on this episode while we talk through problems with the police and potential solutions. From their origins to the present, the purpose for police has depended on your identity and your community.
Cut the Check!...& more for Reparations
Enslavers got them, Interned Japanese-Americans got them, other got them...what about descendants of enslaved African Americans? Not yet! On this episode, we talk about the many forms that reparations should come in. Cut the Check! literally an...