What are your favorite summer soundtracks? What brings you happiness during the summer? In this episode, Renee shares her favorite summer songs and three things you can put into practice in order to stop treading on your own summer joy. 

This week's challenge: DM the podcast @likedonttreadonmepod and share your favorite summer soundtracks and what brings you happiness during the summer. 

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Spoken word poet, performer, and educator Liz Prisley joins the show to discuss her origin story, current challenges facing poets, and queer poets to follow and inspire you. 

How to Connect with Liz:
@lizprisley on Instagram
Website: https://www.lizprisley.com/

Mentions from Liz:
Sam Obeid poem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rFnQH8ZUsA
Ebony Stewart on Instagram: @gullyprincess
Megan Falley on Instagram: @meganfalley
Fatimah Asghar on Instagram: @asgharthegrouch 
Heard Em Say on Instagram: @heardem_say

All stories have inciting moments that help forge characters into their current selves. What's yours? What is your origin story? 

On this week's episode, Renee answers two listeners questions and delves into her own origin story and honoring her younger self, with an 80s throwback to Jem and the Holograms. 

This week's challenge: write in and share YOUR origin story. Send your message to likedonttreadonmepod@gmail.com or through DM on Instagram @likedonttreadonmepod

Do you have a burning question you'd like advice answering? Do you have a story to share? Write to Renee!

Up next week: a special episode about Pride and Poetry!

Are you showing up authentically in your life? What cages do you keep yourself in? In 2020, author Glennon Doyle released her memoir Untamed, and in this week's episode, Renee discusses some of the underpinnings in Doyle's book as a framework and launching pad from which we can live our lives and stop treading on ourselves. 

Call to action: DM your answers to the question "what cages do your keep yourself in?" on the podcast's Instagram @likedonttreadonmepod 

I want to hear from YOU! What topics, guests, or advice would you like the show to feature? Share your ideas with Renee: @likedontreadonmepod or likedonttreadonmepod@gmail.com 

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At the end of the episode, Renee gives a shout out to Megan Green, an up-and-coming Avon seller. Go ask about what she's got going on for summer on Instagram @avonrepmgreen 

In this introductory episode, Renee explains the origin of the podcast's name and its goals. Like and subscribe!