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Part 1 of my breakdown on the show Falcon and the Winter Soldier; we touch on Sam Wilson and the complexities of being a Black military veteran/member, the dog whistle of "woke" agenda being code for something being ruined by the presence of Black people...and SO much more.

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In this episode I examine how the life of Dr Strange helped me get to radical acceptance about my disability, and how we can reinvent ourselves after surviving trauma (when we are ready of course)

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The first in the comeback of NICTalks, as I talk about characters that have impacted me, and what lessons they've taught me. In this episode I break down the life of the MCU Wanda Maximoff and how we can relate to her complex trauma.

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I completely underestimated how important your clothes are until I left the military and wasn’t told how to dress anymore. I realized I didn’t know how to express myself….because honestly, I didn’t even know who I was outside of the military.

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A few years ago, I came to the radical acceptance that no matter what life path I chose, as a Black woman, I would always be treated like shit. It then became a matter of decided what life path was going to be worth it for me to go through all that inevitable bullshit: the military? Corporate life? Entertainment industry?…

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My dad died this past June. I have a lot of complicated feelings about it, but the biggest thing I think about is….how your death doesn’t affect you when you’re dead…it just affects everyone who ever knew you...what kind of impact do you want to leave behind?

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Nobody ever told me “it’s just a game.”

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Shit isn’t just black and white, light and dark, good and bad…they taught us to chase days in the sun, but never taught us how to sit in the dark --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

We try to get back to “old me” after surviving trauma…only to eventually realize, that version of you is dead and gone…..so what now? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

The signs were there…the red flags were there…you felt sick around them….but you fucking ignored it… --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

Why the fuck do we automatically say "oh yeah I'm okay" when we're definitely fucking not? And what good does it do us.....or is it for everyone else? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

Success = opportunity + preparation....and you can literally only control ONE of those --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

But then I went through some shit and realized....these versions of success are kinda bullshit --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

I've been shit lately at making sure I perform the self care habits I know I need to remain balanced and at peace....and I bet you have too m-fer. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

Relatable characters with flaw and depth beat out hero stories dependent on angst, drama and darkness. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

When going to see a movie, managing your expectations will determine whether you enjoy it or not... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

All it takes is ONE incident...one betrayal, one....whatever....to send you into a mental health crisis. Nip it in the bud before it gets that far. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

Not because they love you, but because of what you can do for them.... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

Toxicity is always noticeable. Sometimes it's shit we've been ingesting all our lives that we never knew was bad for us. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

We been throwing this word around so much, I think some motherfuckers have just found an out to not take constructive criticism. Oop. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

Fuck the past if it's being harmful to you now. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

You don't owe EVERYONE the details of your life ALL the time. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

We're not endless balls of light and energy. Even stars die out.... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

You didn't ask to be born.... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

Finding the right person is the simplest part. The rest is actually wanting to make it work... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

You ain't gotta pay dues to any person, job, institution, etc that is causing damage to your health and life. Fuck that. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

I've learned that the spirit knows things before the brain can catch up. Don't second-guess it. Trust that shit. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

My husband Justin and I talk about Izuku and Katsuki, their strengths and weakness, comparable levels of ridiculous intelligence, their weird ass friendship, and what we anticipate happening in the next season! We also get into random zodiac stuff haha --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

Your life still matters even if you aren't the first Black person to land on Mars or some shit.... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

You can't avoid the harassment, BUT you can navigate it.... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

I'm tired of pretending things don't hurt me...and I'm tired of giving society endless permission to abuse me under the assumption that I can't be hurt.... like a beast of burden. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

Mixed-Race people very often go through identity crises that can cultivate a naivete in which they don't see racial red flags...I know I was one of them, and I want to share my experience. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

You are not required to be Malcom fucking X all the time. You are allowed to just...be... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

I geek out over my thoughts on the series WandaVision and things to come in the MCU! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

The most elite the spaces Black women occupy, the more danger we have of being a target. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

Nobody know what they're doing. We're all just faking it! Also, part of it is just being too tired to care. Listen for more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

Entering my first month not traditionally working, and I'm struggling with finding my worth when I'm not making money for a company. Anyone else dealing with this?! Especially in the times of COVID, I KNOW somebody is. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

I sit down with fellow anime TikTok creator Sydney aka @morallygreyismyfavcolor to talk about wack ass anime gatekeepers, as well as her recent struggle being banned by TikTok for speaking out against it! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

We've been watching Batman all our lives, and one of our favorite animated movies is Under the Red Hood. However, now that we're more grown, it's a bit hard to not agree with Jason a bit....or a lot. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support

Justin and I have always been big nerds...like, since high school. But now, at age 28, between his Yu-Gi-Oh career and my TikTok following, our lives pretty much revolve around weeb-ness! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicque-marina/support