The Grae Area Podcast is a weekly podcast hosted by BN.Breeze, ShakoyahD., and Daman((I)). We are a collective of artists & creatives. This is a safe space where we break down the fabrics of life because everything isn’t always black and white. Each week, we talk about regular life from a creator's perspective. We share our points of view as we learn to adult while healing, unlearning, and detoxing. Our purpose is to create great vibes, great music, and great conversation. Welcome to The Gra ...
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163: How Did You Learn To Trust Yourself?
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47:38We all know that trust is something that is developed over time. Especially when it comes to trusting yourself. We are taught so many things in this life, but the one thing that seems to remain true is that you have everything you need inside of you. You just have to trust that you know whats best for you more than you trust what the world has been…
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162: What Does It Mean To Be A Good Friend as an Adult?
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50:33Friendships as an adult can be a little tricky. Even looking back on some of your oldest friendships, you may determine that they weren't that great. But we're adults now! We've got this right? So ummm What Does It Mean To Be A Good Friend as an Adult? Let's pod! Welcome to the Grae Area. We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @WhoisDamani_ Thro…
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What if we told you that habits are literally like the algorithm to life? Damani came across a video on the interwebs of Barshar where he stated the “Once you are aware of something, it’s not a habit. It’s a choice.” With each habit we choose, it unlocks the steps that bring us closer to the life that we have consciously or even unconsciously chose…
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160: Do You Think Potential Is A Real Thing?
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52:56Is it just your imagination or is the potential that you see in others a real thing?? We came across a thread by @Jacon_Milan that said “The potential you see in other people isn't real. It is the projection of what you would do in their position.” We can't quite seem to agree on this one. Do You Think potential is a real thing? Let's pod! Welcome …
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159: How Do You Want To Live As An Artist?
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53:24Have you ever just sat and thought about how you actually want to live life? Most times we get so caught up in going for what we know people want for us rather than really taking a moment to think about the life that would truly make us happy. We're all creatives so tell us, How Do You Want To Live Your Life As An Artist? Let's pod! Welcome to the …
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Whether you consider yourself a creative or not, you are likely no stranger to overthinking. Sometimes we get so hung up on how we think things are “supposed” to look or what we think we are “supposed” to be doing that we forget to be present and even block our own creativity. Maybe it’s just us, but Have You Been Overthinking? Let's pod! Welcome t…
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We’ve all heard the saying “Happy Wife, Happy Life”, but what does that even really mean in marriage? Shouldn’t everyone’s happiness be prioritized? Most times the people who live by this phrase are the same people who have convinced themselves that getting married will solve all of their relationship problems and bad habits. So what you think, Is …
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156: Why People Really Don't Care About Life
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40:20Self destruction is such a weird thing but it seems to be the norm within society. Honestly people just really don’t like to give up the things that they like or are just familiar with even if they know it can hurt them. So let’s talk about why people really dont care about life. Let's pod! Welcome to the Grae Area. We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShak…
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155: Do You Subscribe to Working Two Jobs?
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52:15Everyone seems to be working 2 jobs and it just doesn't make since! Are people working 2 jobs because people have been gatekeeping certain info or is it that people are trying to maintain the facade that they show on social media? Let's pod! Do You Subscribe to Working Two Jobs? Welcome to the Grae Area. We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @W…
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154: If You Could Introduce A New Love Language, What Would It Be?
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56:18I'm sure you've heard all about the 5 love languages, but what if you were able to create your own? We saw a clip for the House Guest Podcast by Scott Evans where he asked "If You Could Introduce A New Love Language, What Would It Be? So we thought we'd ask you the same...Let's pod! Welcome to the Grae Area. We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD an…
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Apparently we are in one of the biggest wealth shifts ever. But everyone seems to define wealth differently? Some say its monetary. Some say it's love. We like to look at wealth as energy. But What Is Wealth To You? Let's pod! Welcome to the Grae Area. We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @WhoisDamani_ Through uncommon topics that make us laug…
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152: What Motivates You More? Punishment or Reward?
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1:06:14As a society its very normal for us to get down on ourselves for missing the mark. But think about it...Did punishing yourself really make you more motivated to achieve your goal? Or did you just feel worse? We want to know What Motivates You More: Punishment or Reward? Let's pod! Welcome to the Grae Area. We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and …
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151: How Do You Navigate Friendships As An Adult?
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59:12The idea of creating new adult friendships can definitely feel little daunting, we know. But what if we have been making it a lot harder than it really is? Tell us, How Do You Navigate Friendships As An Adult? Let's pod! Welcome to the Grae Area. We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @WhoisDamani_ Through uncommon topics that make us laugh when…
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150: How Do You Feel About The TikTok Ban?
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47:18Welp this past week has been a coaster in the world of social media! Tiktok has been banned and then brought back to life in less than 12 hours smh Let's pod! How Do You Feel About The TikTok Ban? Welcome to the Grae Area. We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @WhoisDamani_ Through uncommon topics that make us laugh when we shouldn’t, we make c…
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We love music! Everything from 50's R&B to the music of today, music has a way of bringing us back to life and guiding us through our day. But let's face it, a lot of the music today doesn't stick. Possibly because it's easier to copy and paste than to experiment when it comes to music. So tell us, What's Your Favorite Era of Music? Let's pod! Welc…
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It’s so easy to say that life isn’t fair, but like what if it is though? What if life is truly a cliche and it's up to us to do our best with the cards that we are dealt? We don't know, but it sounds to us like life might just be one big game of UNO, but let's dive a little deeper. Tell us, Is Life Fair? Let's pod! Welcome to the Grae Area. We are …
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2024 has been full of soooo many highs and soooooo many lows. From losing our jobs and DoorDashing with no a/c to finally showing up for ourselves and learning to appreciate life. Honestly we're just grateful that we made it through this year. But tell us, How Was Your 2024? Welcome to the Grae Area. We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @Whois…
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146: What's Your Favorite Kind of Conversation?
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46:40Sometimes people be talking but they aren't really saying much. We've talked a lot over the years and definitely have experience having some of the best and worst conversations you could think of. This week we are talk about the art of a good conversation. What's Your Favorite Kind of Conversation? Welcome to the Grae Area. We are @bn.breeze8709 @J…
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145: What You Would Change About Your Reality
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45:54"Be delusional!" We've heard this time and time again, but is it being delusional or is it just taking control of your own reality? Let's talk about what you would change about your reality. Welcome to the Grae Area. We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @WhoisDamani_ Through uncommon topics that make us laugh when we shouldn’t, we make convers…
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144: What Did You Have to Unlearn as an Adult?
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56:25Anyone else feel like they got information overload growing up and then had to do some unlearning as an adult? We certainly do! So tell us, What Did You have to unlearn as an adult? Welcome to the Grae Area. We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @WhoisDamani_ Through uncommon topics that make us laugh when we shouldn’t, we make conversations fu…
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143: What Do You Wish You Knew Before You Became an Adult?
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51:51Everybody settles for something in life. You can settle for less or you choose to settle to fight for more. Either way, the choice is yours. There have been quite a few things that have caught us by surprise on our journey through adulthood. Here's what we found out, but tell us... What Do You Wish You Knew Before You Became an Adult? Welcome to th…
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142: How Did You Imagine Your Life as An Adult?
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48:05How did you imagine your life as an adult? Did you imagine a white picket fence and every thing else that you saw on tv and in movies? Or maybe you were like Daman((I)) and didn’t imagine life past 25. Welp! We can honestly say that our lives look nothing like we imagined 🤣 Let’s pod! Welcome to the Grae Area. We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD …
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141: The Importance of Healing as an Adult
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53:33Healing is definitely an ongoing journey, and honestly it's not always easy. Before we got to adulthood, we didn't even know that healing was a thing! lol now let's talk about the journey so far and the importance of healing as an adult. Welcome to the Grae Area. We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @WhoisDamani_ Through uncommon topics that m…
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140: What About Adulting Caught You By Surprise?
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1:09:10There is a lot about adulting that they simply just didn’t tell us, and today we are talking it. So let's pod! What About Adulting Caught You By Surprise? Welcome to the Grae Area. We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @WhoisDamani_ Through uncommon topics that make us laugh when we shouldn’t, we make conversations fun again. We love to laugh, …
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We are a living testament to the idea that the inner work you do always shows on the outside. But the real question is does money buy you happiness?? This week we are talking about Money, Happiness, & Inner Work. Let's pod! Welcome to the Grae Area. We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD & @WhoisDamani_ Through uncommon topics that make us laugh whe…
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138: What Is Your Least Favorite Part of Adulting?
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42:01Listen we love it here, but ya'll didn't tell us about all of this stuff when it comes to adulting. What is your least favorite part of adulting? Let's pod! Welcome to the Grae Area. Through uncommon topics that make us laugh when we shouldn’t, we make conversations fun again. We love to laugh, create, and inspire while having unique and thought pr…
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Adulting can be a lot for so many reasons, but there are still some things that we love about it. This week we’re talking about our top 3 favorite things about adulting, one of which is Conscious Creating While Adulting. Welcome to the Grae Area. Through uncommon topics that make us laugh when we shouldn’t, we make conversations fun again. We love …
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Commitment can be scary, but if you don’t commit to the journey you won’t get the reward. It’s important to make sure that we are committing to the things that align with who we are and who we want to become. So why commit to the journey? Let’s talk about it Welcome to the Grae Area. Through uncommon topics that make us laugh when we shouldn’t, we …
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Adulting comes with so many twists and turns that we never would have expected. I feel like all of us can agree when we say that there were a few things missing out of the adulthood training course. What are some things that you wish you were taught about adulting? Were You Prepared for Adulthood? Welcome to the Grae Area. Through uncommon topics t…
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134: Following Your Dreams While Working A Full Time Job
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48:43People mean well, but when it comes to you following your dreams, you have to be ok with it looking like you don’t know what you’re doing even when you do. The mindset shift is not the easiest but once you decide to shift your mind, you start to see how things in your life are actually working for your benefit. Let's talk about Following Your Dream…
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Believe it or not, but everyone in the world isn't rushing around like us millennials here in America. It took us years to even realize that we aren't able to be present in the moment when we are rushing only focused on getting to the next moment. So let's talk about why you rush through life. Welcome to the Grae Area. Through uncommon topics that …
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132: 7 Types of Friends You Need In Your Circle
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53:48This week we are having a little fun as we talk about the 7 types of friends you need in your circle, which type of friend we are, the type of friend we wish we were, and so much more. Welcome to the Grae Area. Through uncommon topics that make us laugh when we shouldn’t, we make conversations fun again. We love to laugh, create, and inspire while …
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131: Why Nothing Is Happening. The Miracle Is Waiting On You
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1:00:19This week we are talking all about making decisions and actually acting on them instead of waiting on a random miracle to fall out of the sky. Let's be honest, the universe is waiting on you to make the first move. So let's talk about Why Nothing Is Happening. The Miracle is Waiting On You Welcome to the Grae Area. Through uncommon topics that make…
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There are so many things that you realize that you don’t know as you are learning to adult. The work that you may or may not have done in your 20s is going to make a major difference in your 30s…or so we’ve heard lol Let's talk about Why You Wasted Your 20s Welcome to the Grae Area 🫱🏾🫲🏿 Through uncommon topics that make us laugh when we shouldn’t,…
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129: Why You Must Be Careful What You Ask For
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1:01:23Your words have a lot more power than you think, but so do our feelings. Throughout each day we are asking the universe for the things that we do and don't want, and somehow we are still confused by the outcome at times. Let's talk about Why You Must Be Careful What You Ask For Welcome to the Grae Area 🫱🏾🫲🏿 Through uncommon topics that make us lau…
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This week we are talking all about following the directions in life. A lot times the directions are laid right before us and we still choose to do the opposite thing smh let’s talk about why Welcome to the Grae Area. Through uncommon topics that make us laugh when we shouldn’t, we make conversations fun again. We love to laugh, create, and inspire …
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From a young age we are taught to look at the things that we love as nothing more than a hobby. So in adulthood, we typically never give ourselves the chance to explore the things that bring us joy. At The Grae Area, we feel that if you do what you love to do first then it gets a lot easier to do what you have to do. So let’s talk about why you hav…
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Who's Your Top 5? Who are the top 5 people that you would want to spend the day with? Let's have some fun! Let’s pod! We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @WhoisDamani_ . Welcome to The Grae Area! This week we are talking about who we would want to spend the day with, our top 5 movies, top 5 tv shows, top 5 comedians, musicians, and so much mo…
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At 20 years old we were lost, afraid to make the wrong decision, and untrusting of others. Now we’re asking would you go back to spend a week with your 20 year old self or take $100,000? What would I even say if I were Giving Advice To The Old Me? Let’s pod! We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @WhoisDamani_ . Welcome to The Grae Area! This we…
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As artists, we love to share our vision with the world, but it can be a little bit frustrating when they can't see your vision. It's time we talk about Why They Can't See Your Vision. Let’s pod! We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @WhoisDamani_ . Welcome to The Grae Area! This week we are talking about your vision, oversharing your vision in …
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Let's talk about Why Everything Isn't For Everybody. All of our lives we've heard people tell us to stay true to ourselves, but what does that really mean in a world where everything is changing fast and we have been taught to please everyone? Who knows. This might not be for you. Let’s pod! We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @WhoisDamani_ .…
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What are we working for? One thing that we know is that the bills do not stop so why keep wasting time at a job we hate? How about we live life to the fullest instead? Let’s pod! We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @WhoisDamani_ . Welcome to The Grae Area! This week we are talking about being tired of working, not being fulfilled by your job,…
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Time is not linear. We’ve been taught to quantify time, but what if we looked at time based on how each person actually experience time? The only thing that we can be certain of is that Time Is of The Essence. Let’s pod! We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @WhoisDamani_ . Welcome to The Grae Area! This week we are talking about time, how we r…
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Life is a game. As millennial, we’ve heard this saying time and time again. But have you taken a moment to ask yourself: what game are you playing? What decisions are you making? Let’s talk about the game of life for millennials. Let’s pod! We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @WhoisDamani_ . Welcome to The Grae Area! This episode we are talki…
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119: Why Music Is Boring From Your Perspective
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1:02:51Lately it seems like everyone is making music from the same perspective. I mean we’ve grown as people and yet a lot of artists are still creating with the same perspective that they had in 2014. It might be time to give artists a little more wiggle room in hopes that they start to show their growth as they expand their perspective. Let’s pod! We ar…
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118: Giving Yourself Permission to Fail
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1:05:15How often do you let yourself fail each month? I know we millennials are working hard to figure it all out and hold everything together. But there may actually be some benefits in Giving Yourself Permission To Fail. Let’s pod! We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @WhoisDamani_ . Welcome to The Grae Area!…
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It’s so easy to get caught up in life and forget about what your interests have always been and who you are separate from the elements and events of the world. Let’s pod! We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @WhoisDamani_ . Welcome to The Grae Area! Join the Patreon and watch us live each week along with more exclusive content! http://patreon.…
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We all have moments in life where everything just starts to feel like it is all falling apart. We've had a rough week so let's talk about how to keep going even when you want to quit. Let’s pod! We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @WhoisDamani_ . Welcome to The Grae Area!By BN.Breeze, ShakoyahD., Daman((I))
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Ok picture this your entire life you have all of your needs met, but you could not get what you WANT. How would you feel? Would you be satisfied or upset?? Today we're talking about desires. Let’s pod! We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @WhoisDamani_ . Welcome to The Grae Area! This week we are talking about having all that you need, not get…
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114: Turning Every Hobby Into Your Job
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1:15:42Is it just us or does it seem like you have to monetize off of everything you do. Has social media led you to start looking at Your Hobby As A Job? Today we are talking about hobbies and when social media becomes your job. Let’s pod! We are @bn.breeze8709 @JusMeShakoyahD and @WhoisDamani_ . Welcome to The Grae Area!…
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