The Carlos Whittaker Podcast

Roman candles, fireflies, and sweet tea… I LOVE the Fourth of July. I love this country and the ideas that it was founded on, and I love the opportunities it has given me and my family. But just because I love America doesn’t mean that I have to accept its DYSFUNCTION.  It’s okay to be PROUD of your country and celebrate. And it’s okay to have a COMPLICATED relationship with this holiday. This episodes gets into WHY the Fourth can feel complicated… And why there is still HOPE for this country. THANK YOU for leaning into these conversations with me and for sharing them. Our empathy will be the thing that leads us all toward freedom! _____ Watch my trip to Panama with my dad here: ⁠https://youtu.be/BasID3OFg-E  Listen to my conversation with Kobe Campbell here: ⁠Episode 113: Mental Health Series - Our Bodies and Trauma with Kobe Campbell Read NPR's 6 Immigrants Reflect on their Complicated Relationships with the 4th of July here: https://www.npr.org/2022/07/04/1109722326/4th-july-independence-day-immigrants  Get tickets for Summer Worship Nights with Phil Wickham and Brandon Lake and ME here: https://summerworshipnightstour.com/ You can find me on Instagram (@loswhit) here: ⁠https://bit.ly/CarlosIGNotes ⁠ Purchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, here: ⁠https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotes⁠ Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates: ⁠https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotes⁠ _____ Check out my sponsors! ATHLETIC GREENS: Athletic Green is giving you a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Go to athleticgreens.com/HUMANHOPE. INDEED: Need to hire? You need Indeed. Visit Indeed.com/HUMANHOPE to start hiring now. HIYA: Receive 50% off your first order at hiyahealth.com/HUMANHOPE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time OFFICIALLY meet the Black Aunties! A few of these ladies have been on the show before, but today they are coming in FULL FORCE. The Black Aunties are going to nurture you, uplift you, correct you, and call you higher.  If you want to know what REAL, RICH, AND THICK FRIENDSHIP looks like, this is the conversation for you. These women have been a HAVEN for one another as they walked through 2020 and navigate the aftermath in ALL the spaces.  There are TEARS, WISDOM, and a whole lot of LAUGHING.  There is something HEALING about this friendship. Come and hang out!  _____ Find Sharon’s Juneteenth message here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ctra7irgQT7/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Love the Black Aunties and want to hear more? Check out their podcast here: The Black Aunties Podcast Find the Black Aunties on Instagram (@blackauntiesgang) here:https://www.instagram.com/blackauntiesgang/ You can find me on Instagram (@loswhit) here: https://bit.ly/CarlosIGNotes Purchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, here: https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotes Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates: https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotes ______ New partner alert! Thanks to our new sponsor, AquaTru! AQUATRU: Get 20% off any AquaTru purifier! Visit aquatru.com/HUMANHOPE and use the code HUMANHOPE at checkout!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is our final week of the Mental Health Series and these have been some of my FAVORITE episodes of ALL. TIME.  This week, I have Dr. Dan Allender, Founder and Lead Instructor, of the Allender Center at the Seattle School. I have been following his work for a long time and he is literally a hero of mine. I wish this episode could be 15 hours long it is SO GOOD. This was one of the more special podcasts I have ever recorded… We unpack the “shattering of shalom” and what shalom really means. All the ways we numb our pain AND the difference between numbing and truly moving forward… Why we NEED one another to heal from our trauma and how to GRIEVE with each other… Dan also gives us practical next steps if you yourself are dealing with trauma. I am so excited to share this special conversation with you!  _____ Follow the Allender Center on Instagram (allendercenter( here: https://www.instagram.com/allendercenter/ Learn more about the Allender Center and Dr. Dan Allender here: https://theallendercenter.org/  You can find me on Instagram (@loswhit) here: https://bit.ly/CarlosIGNotes Get tickets to see me and my friend Annie F. Downs on the Here For You Tour HAPPENING NOW!! Get tickets to the rest of the tour dates HERE: https://bit.ly/CarlosTour Purchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, HERE: https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotes Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotes Interested in advertising with us? Reach out here. _____ Thank you to our sponsors! BETTER HELP: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/HUMANHOPE and get on your way to being your best self. INDEED: Need to hire? You need Indeed. Visit Indeed.com/HUMANHOPE to start hiring now. SUNDAYS: Get 35% off your first order of Sundays. Go to SundaysForDogs.com/HUMANHOPE or use code HUMANHOPE at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the Juneteenth BONUS episode! It’s been a HOT minute since we’ve addressed any conversations on race so today, you are getting just me having a conversation around the historical LEGACY of Juneteenth. I dig into the history of Juneteenth and the reality that these things are still in NEED of focus… I help to lay the groundwork for the TRUE meaning of Juneteenth. If you want to DEPOLITICIZE Juneteenth, this is the conversation for you… __________ You can find me on Instagram (@loswhit) here: https://bit.ly/CarlosIGNotes Get tickets to see me and my friend Annie F. Downs on the Here For You Tour HAPPENING NOW!! Get tickets to the rest of the tour dates HERE: https://bit.ly/CarlosTour Purchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, HERE: https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotes Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My new friend, Kobe, is a therapist in Charlotte, NC and she is on the cutting edge of what therapy can be.  We talk about how God and therapy can exist in the same space.  We get into our bodies and how they carry trauma… How anxiety, depression and trauma can actually be passed down through generations… This episode will BLOW. YOUR. MIND. AND leave you with hope. _____ Get Kobe’s new book ‘Why Am I Like This’: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Am-Like-This-Restore/dp/0785296425  Follow Kobe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kobecampbell_/  You can find me on Instagram (@loswhit) here: https://bit.ly/CarlosIGNotes Get tickets to see me and my friend Annie F. Downs on the Here For You Tour HAPPENING NOW!! Get tickets to the rest of the tour dates HERE: https://bit.ly/CarlosTour Purchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, HERE: https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotes Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotes _____ Check out my sponsors! ZOCDOC: Find a top-rated doctor today – go to Zocdoc.com/HUMANHOPE and download the Zocdoc app for FREE! INDEED: Need to hire? You need Indeed. Visit Indeed.com/HUMANHOPE to start hiring now.HIYA HEALTH: Receive 50% off your first order at hiyahealth.com/HUMANHOPE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I absolutely LOVED this conversation with the man, the myth, the legend - my friend, Miles Adcox. Miles is the CEO of Onsite Workshops here in Tennessee. Onsite is an emotional wellness lifestyle brand dedicated to changing the world through enhanced emotional health.  If you have read my book Kill the Spider, the story arch IS Onsite. It is all about my 7 days spent there and how it completely transformed my life. Miles shares all about how therapy changed his own life and his journey that led him to starting Onsite. We get into the importance of therapy and great first steps to finding your own therapist… How to talk to people we love that are in our lives and present the option of getting help and going to therapy… The ways EMPATHY can lead us towards healing through tough conversations and relationships…. And thoughts on why we now have a hyper-sensitive society… If you have any questions about therapy, it is likely they will be answered in THIS episode!!!  __________ TOUR IS HEREEEEEE!! The Here For You Tour JUST kicked off with my friend Annie F. Downs and it is SO MUCH FUN!!! Tickets for all remaining dates are HERE: https://bit.ly/CarlosTour Listen to my Kill the Spider episode HERE: https://pod.link/1249486443/episode/d5d04c2fc2a314d7ed4e04ee0b3308c7  Follow Miles on Instagram HERE: https://www.instagram.com/milesadcox/  Check out Miles’ website for more information him HERE: https://milesadcox.com/ Learn more about Onsite Workshops HERE: https://onsiteworkshops.com/  Purchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, HERE: https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotes Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotes __________ Check out my sponsors! GREEN CHEF: Go to GreenChef.com/humanhope60 and use code humanhope60 to get 60% off plus free shipping. SUNDAYS: Get 35% off your first order of Sundays. Go to SundaysForDogs.com/HUMANHOPE or use code HUMANHOPE at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YOU GUYS! I'M GOING ON TOUR NEXT WEEK!! I get to spend the month of June on the Here For You Tour (brought to you by Africa New Life) with one of my favorite people, Annie F. Downs. So many things in my life now are because of Annie. My speaking agent, my amazing management team, THIS PODCAST!!!! If you haven't met Annie yet, listen to this episode!! You'll get to hear all about who she is and how she's gotten there. I'm SO excited to spend a whole month on the road with her and our team and seeing all of YOU! Grab your tickets NOW before they're gone and come say hi at a show! https://bit.ly/CarlosTour June 7 - Sioux Falls, SD June 8 - Minneapolis, MN June 9 - Grand Rapids, MI June 11 - Indianapolis, IN June 14 - Charlotte, NC June 15 - Franklin, TN June 16 - Chicago, IL June 17 - Cincinnati, OH June 22 - Kansas City, MO June 23 - Dallas, TX June 24 - Austin, TX You can find me on Instagram (@loswhit) here: https://bit.ly/CarlosIGNotes Purchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, HERE: https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotes Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to our first episode of our Mental Health Series! Over the next few weeks we are  going to be talking to some of the leading minds when it comes to mental health. If you’ve ever struggled with your mental health, you’re not going to want to miss these episodes!  This week we are kicking it off with MY therapist, Al Andrews. If you’ve read Kill the Spider, you know Al! He was there in the time I nearly DESTROYED my family… I can say with confidence that this man saved my LIFE! We get into the importance of understanding our story… Getting to the WHY behind what we do…. And how we can EMBRACE sorrow and gain HOPE…. _____ Learn more about Porter’s Call HERE: https://www.porterscall.com/ Check out my book Kill the Spider HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Spider-Getting-Really-Holding/dp/031033800X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2L56T69LRVFDJ&keywords=kill+a+spider+carlos+whittaker&qid=1685547424&sprefix=kill+a%2Caps%2C5087&sr=8-1 Follow Al on Instagram HERE: https://www.instagram.com/itsalandrews/ You can find me on Instagram (@loswhit) here: https://bit.ly/CarlosIGNotes Get tickets to see me and my friend Annie F. Downs on the Here For You Tour this summer!!! Get access to all 13 dates HERE: https://bit.ly/CarlosTour Purchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, HERE: https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotes Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotes _____ ATHLETIC GREENS: Athletic Greens is giving you a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Go to athleticgreens.com/HUMANHOPE. BETTER HELP: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/HUMANHOPE and get on your way to being your best self. INDEED: Need to hire? You need Indeed. Visit Indeed.com/HUMANHOPE to start hiring now. HIYA HEALTH: Receive 50% off your first order at hiyahealth.com/HUMANHOPE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So many of you have asked me all about what the last few weeks have felt like. I get deep into my FEELS on this episode (there are a LOT!).... I share ALL of my thoughts and feelings on my little girl Sohaila GETTING ENGAGED!!!!! What it feels like to PRAY for something for 21 years and getting to now look into the eyes of an answered prayer… My heart when it comes to my role as a Father entering into this season…. And what I shared with both Sohaila and Brady on the importance of spiritual and emotional growth, ESPECIALLY during this season... _____ Episode 56: Parenting Dating Teens & Dating Teens Talk About Their Parents https://open.spotify.com/episode/6sDrXR5ec3zzcObzMA343g?si=017f4d132c424ef2 Episode 22: Overcoming Physical or Emotional Pain With Sohaila Whittaker https://open.spotify.com/episode/5iiihB5kvAezLqUi2o6nDH?si=1fef1e2582504329 You can find me on Instagram (@loswhit) here: https://bit.ly/CarlosIGNotes Get tickets to see me and my friend Annie F. Downs on the Here For You Tour this summer!!! Get access to all 13 dates HERE: https://bit.ly/CarlosTour Purchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, HERE: https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotes Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotes _____ SUNDAYS: Get 35% off your first order of Sundays. Go to SundaysForDogs.com/HUMANHOPE or use code HUMANHOPE at checkout. AIR DOCTOR: head to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code and HUMANHOPE depending on the model, you’ll receive UP TO 39% off or UP TO $300 off! Lock this special offer by going to AIRDOCTORPRO.COM and use promo code HUMANHOPE ATHLETIC GREENS: Athletic Greensis giving you a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Go to athleticgreens.com/HUMANHOPE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When I asked my friend Don Miller to come on the podcast, I expected us to talk about his new book, How to Grow Your Small Business. What I did NOT expect, was to spend the whole time catching up, talking about his faith story and how he went from being a Christian book author to a Business author.. He is SO smart and there are so many great nuggets to take in during this episode. I LOVED catching up with Don and I think this conversation will have you hooked until then end! _____ Purchase How to Grow Your Small Business HERE: https://www.amazon.com/How-Grow-Your-Small-Business-ebook/dp/B09831W8S6?ref_=ast_author_dp Follow Don on Instagram (@donaldmiller) HERE: https://www.instagram.com/donaldmiller/?hl=en _____ You can find me on Instagram (@loswhit) here: https://bit.ly/CarlosIGNotes Get tickets to see me and my friend Annie F. Downs on the Here For You Tour this summer!!! Get access to all 13 dates HERE: https://bit.ly/CarlosTour Purchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, HERE: https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotesLet’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotes _____ Check out my sponsors! Listen & subscribe to The Matthew West Podcast - https://tinyurl.com/TheMatthewWestPodcast ZOCDOC: Find a top-rated doctor today – go to Zocdoc.com/HUMANHOPE and download the Zocdoc app for FREE! INDEED: Need to hire? You need Indeed. Visit Indeed.com/HUMANHOPE to start hiring now. HIYA HEALTH: Receive 50% off your first order at hiyahealth.com/HUMANHOPE ATHLETIC GREENS: Athletic Greensis giving you a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Go to athleticgreens.com/HUMANHOPE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices