EP1./ A HATEFUL-ISH INTRO
Two things can be true at once. For example, I Hate it Here - and there’s hope. Episode 1 tells the origin story of this podcast, who FraNecia Jay is, and what she wants this podcast to be for others.
Before the pandemic shifted our “normal”, I was in a constant cycle of rage and hope…but mostly rage. I was reading a lot of triggering texts and articles while completing an elective for my masters and I just couldn’t figure out a way to process my emotions. Each day became a little more painful than the last, and I began to spiral - not knowing how to use what I was learning to help myself and others - and my rage was looking a little more similar to hate.
I needed an outlet, but I’ve never been one to put my emotional stress/baggage on others. So here is my way of venting, unpacking, and even celebrating myself, my people, our experiences, and our bomb a** culture.
“If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it”
- Zora Neale Hurston
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a hateful-ish intro
So about the word choice…I challenged myself to think of love as acceptance, and how all the bullsh*t I have accepted (willfully or not) has been a barrier to my liberation my entire life. I realized it wasn’t the actual thing or person I hated, it was my acceptance and reaction to that thing or person that caused personal harm.
“In order to hate something, you had to love it first”
- Anonymous
In times of great adversity and despair, hope is critical. Being angry and “hateful” isn’t enough. Now what? How can I/we transform that energy into something else? Rage can be beneficial, but if not directed properly can be dangerous (and not the fun kind of danger).
If you are interested in making an appearance on the I Hate It Here…and there’s hope Podcast, please send FraNecia a message.
