Storytelling Through Adversity

04/04/22 • 35 min

Have you ever experienced a setback or learned a valuable lesson through trial and error that you wished you could share with others so that they would never have to go through what you have been through? Or sometimes the stories we decide to share with those around us are to connect with them through similar adversities. Our guest this week on MProper Mimi is Stephanie Smith and she and Mimi Jacks talk alot about why we share our stories and why they are important. You also get your fair share of sisterfriends chatting about how the division of Black and white in the US creates a culture that encourages turmoil. We list a few of our fav books and movies in the MProper Suggestions below. Be sure to subscribe to the MProper Mimi YouTube channel to see or listen to us as well.

Produced by Cyren Young

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MProper Suggestions:

Links

PrismWork - Leadership lab for men

[email protected]

www.Smith-squared.com

Read

The Vanishing Half - by Britt Bennett

Watch

Imitation of life - Sarah Jane - beaten because her mom was black

Skin - Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.

Produced by Cyren Young

IG: @CyrenYoung

https://www.mpropermimi.com/

IG: @MProperMimi

https://www.facebook.com/MProperMimi/

https://twitter.com/MproperMimi

MProper Suggestions:

Links

PrismWork - Leadership lab for men

[email protected]

www.Smith-squared.com

Read

The Vanishing Half - by Britt Bennett

Watch

Imitation of life - Sarah Jane - beaten because her mom was black

Skin - Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.

Previous Episode

Vibing for More Inclusive UX with the Nerdy Diva

Have you ever thought about how the software programs or apps we use everyday to make our lives easier take into account diversity and inclusion in who they are made for or even the designers behind the scenes making them for us? Well this has been an MProper thought our host Mimi Jacks thinks about a lot when considering how to increase the number of women of color in Technology on all levels and interactions. Our special guest Shanae Chapman, is the Founder of Nerdy Diva, a small, Black woman-owned business that helps tech start-ups grow and scale into mature businesses with excellent user experience (UX), strategic diversity and inclusion, and investment in their community.

You will definitely want to listen and share this conversation as Mimi and Shanae talk about her love for UX design, encountering diverse women in Corporate Technology, how social innovation is integrated with Technology and Diversity, the importance of APIs in sharing information to our communities and so much more. The fact that Nerdy Diva also is involved with angel investing for underrepresented founders blew my mind!

And after you hear this MProper Mimi episode I'm sure you will agree that one month alone i snot enough to recognize all the things that women do or are capable of! To Learn more about Shanae and Nerdy Diva find informative links below and be sure to sign up for the Nerdy Diva Newsletter.

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Nerdy Diva Links

Website: https://nerdydiva.com/

Inclusive Design Resources: https://mailchi.mp/nerdydiva.com/lwt2021

97 Things Every UX Practitioner Should Know - Free Chapter: https://mailchi.mp/nerdydiva.com/97things

Inclusive UX Article: https://uxpamagazine.org/workplace-culture/

Newsletter Sign up: https://mailchi.mp/0cdc271e78ea/nerdydivanewsletter

Newsletter Archives: https://us20.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=dca765364c56e31e0224ff35f&id=12f2289e00

Angel Investing Thesis: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uK-PIUOpc6alW0MObB7M_-hB6hUlbH8e/view

Angel Investing

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-black-girl-bleu-prepare-for-streaming

https://arlan.capital/

https://wefunder.com/curlmix

https://uxpa.org/

https://uxpamagazine.org/

http://uxpaboston.org/

https://www.uxher.com/

https://www.stlxmeetup.com/join

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-world-of-ux-with-darren-hood/id1514004102

https://www.amazon.com/Things-Every-Practitioner-Should-Know/dp/1492085170

Next Episode

Know your Triggers - Allergies and Asthma

Usually on MProper Mimi when we talk about knowing your triggers it has to do with dealing with trauma. Not this time! For this episode “knowing your triggers” we are referring to those things that make our allergies and/or asthma flare up. I was able to speak with an allergy specialist, Dr. Lakiea Wright to have an important conversation about her journey to becoming a specialist in the field of allergies. Other topics also include

Adult onset allergies
the importance of knowing our triggers
racial disparities when it comes to allergies & asthma diagnosis
and what our families and caregivers can do to help ensure children are safe when it comes to these subjects

We hope you enjoy this conversation and find it helpful enough to share with others in your circles. Send Mimi Jacks a message to tell us your story of how allergies or asthma have impacted your family!

Host - Mimi Jacks

https://www.mpropermimi.com/

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Produced by Cyren Young

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Links:

Dr. Lakiea Wright - Allergist specializing in providing the “right” info https://www.instagram.com/dr.wright_allergist/

LEAP - Clinical Allergy Study ht