The Tehsuan Glover Show | Episode 55 - Miss A

Miss A got a lot to say! On Episode 55 of The Tehsuan Glover Show, I sit down with my friend Adrienne — better known as Miss A — for a conversation that starts with a question I’ve been interested in lately: Who are you to yourself? I was especially interested in asking Miss A because she has created so many different expressions of herself over the years, and she has never been afraid to give those expressions a name, a platform and a voice. But that confidence wasn't always there. We talk about her childhood, growing up in a predominantly white town, being bullied, struggling with how she saw herself, and surviving a suicide attempt at 14 years old. She also talks candidly about loneliness later in life, relationships, and reaching another point as an adult when she questioned whether anyone would ever really want her. And then we get into how that girl became this woman. Radio. Wendy Williams. Ghana. Travel. Podcasting. Business. A film festival in Thailand. Moderating panels. Speaking engagements. Ayahuasca. Learning to trust her own voice. Learning to talk about what she's accomplished without shrinking herself to make other people comfortable. Somewhere along the way, the conversation also turns toward the stories we tell ourselves when we're expecting to be disappointed, how easy it is to mistake those stories for reality, and what can happen when we start betting on the good instead. I also work through something I've been thinking about in my own life: Input creates output. Output creates income. Put something into yourself. Create something from it. Put that creation into the world. And allow the return to come back however it comes back. This was a good conversation between two people who are still figuring some shit out, still creating, still becoming and getting better at recognizing the evidence that maybe some of what we've been asking life for is already happening. And then we went to the studio and made some pictures! Episode 55 of The Tehsuan Glover Show with Miss A. This episode is sponsored by Nina’s All Naturals — the self-care brand I created and named after my daughter, Nina. Our signature all-natural whipped body butter is available in Rosemary & Mint, Lemongrass, Lavender and Au Naturale. Get yours at ninasallnaturals.com Content note: This conversation includes candid discussion of suicide and suicidal thoughts.