Navigating Obligatory Familial Relationships and the Importance of Chosen Families

Famed actor and screenwriter Lena Waithe joins Brandon to talk about a sensitive subject for them both: Being brought up in households that don't support who you are. Lena has some amazing insight into what it means for parents to be curious and in community with their children. And it all stemmed from a game of This or That. 

Mother Hunger: https://bookshop.org/p/books/mother-hunger-how-adult-daughters-can-understand-and-heal-from-lost-nurturance-protection-and-guidance-kelly-mcdaniel/16265503?ean=9781401960858&next=t

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: https://bookshop.org/p/books/adult-children-of-emotionally-immature-parents-lib-e-how-to-heal-from-distant-rejecting-or-self-involved-parents-lindsay-c-gibson/16712089?ean=9781626251700&next=t

Paris Is Burning: https://www.amazon.com/Paris-Burning-Dorian-Corey/dp/B0B8SXCPCJ?dplnkId=9ecd168f-6a18-498c-964d-b1f3b2ef2aaa&nodl=1

Master of None: Thanksgiving: https://www.netflix.com/title/80049714 

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