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Shannon Vaughn
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Sep 13

The highs and lows of my first community clean up day

This past Sunday, I volunteered for neighborhood clean up day through my youngest son’s school. Out of all my previous volunteer efforts, trash clean up was a first for me. When the email came through searching for volunteers, I didn’t hesitate. How cool I thought. To do something for my…

Life

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The highs and lows of my first community clean up day
The highs and lows of my first community clean up day
Life

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Aug 2

Real Spill: No thanks, I’ve been on enough boring dates

Is the traditional dinner date dead? — One influencer proclaiming to never accept coffee dates because it sends a message sets women ablaze. Next thing, screenshots are posted on social media of women declining ice cream meetups through paragraph long texts about their worth. To some this could be seen as a flex in response to low…

Dating

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Real Spill: No thanks, I’ve been on enough boring dates
Real Spill: No thanks, I’ve been on enough boring dates
Dating

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Aug 1

What my dad taught me about husbands

Many are hiding in plain sight — Thank God for Macy’s sales. My dad was not a shopper. Between work, being a husband and father, there wasn’t much space left to be concerned with fashion. My mom’s position at a law firm offered its own discount to employees. …

Husband

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What my dad taught me about husbands
What my dad taught me about husbands
Husband

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Jul 28

The truth about therapy

Every human being has control over their life. The reality is, most don’t realize this and even fewer take accountability and action. A conversation with my son’s barber reminded me of this. That we can decide to get help. Break generational curses. The revelation of him in therapy once a…

Mental Health

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The truth about therapy
The truth about therapy
Mental Health

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Jul 25

The healed don’t start podcasts

When will viewers take a deeper look in why some podcasts started? — We don’t hear of many bounce back stories. Today I’ve got a good one. A former co worker of my then husband, was a divorced middle aged man whom made the decision to get professional help. Previously he’d been diagnosed with sex addiction. Therapy revealed his addiction stemmed from abandonment…

Podcasts

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The healed don’t start podcasts
The healed don’t start podcasts
Podcasts

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·Jul 20

A UPS Employee Has Something to Say About 9–5's

Financial gurus should listen up —

Life

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A UPS Employee Has Something to Say About 9–5's
A UPS Employee Has Something to Say About 9–5's
Life

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Jul 18

Rick Ross’ 20 million dollar watch doesn’t impress me

News broke about rapper Rick Ross’ 20 million dollar watch that took three years to manufacture. According to its creator, Jacob the Jeweler, the watch “cannot be duplicated” due to the Tsavorite stones set into the watch itself. For the uninformed, Tsavorite stones are extremely popular due to its rarity…

Opinion

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Rick Ross’ 20 million dollar watch doesn’t impress me
Rick Ross’ 20 million dollar watch doesn’t impress me
Opinion

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Jun 26

When do men get to be vulnerable?

The answer is more simple than we think — The notion that men don’t have or feel feelings is widely believed by many women. I too, once thought this. Until I came to understand that men, do have feelings and go through the emotional turmoil like women, it’s just expressed different. Think about our societal norms and conditioning of…

Men

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When do men get to be vulnerable?
When do men get to be vulnerable?
Men

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Jun 14

A few cool truths I’ve learned about men

Some of them may surprise you — There are some things even those of us who had fathers didn’t learn about men. Maybe it hadn’t crossed his mind. Or daddy didn’t want to hit his daughter with some ugly truths. How would she look at him? Thanks to social media, gone are the days in relying on…

Men

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A few cool truths I’ve learned about men
A few cool truths I’ve learned about men
Men

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Jun 5

The only solution to toxic podcasts is this…..

I remember when no one took podcasting seriously due to the lack of monetization. Why would anyone want to spend money on microphones, lights, cameras, lining up guests and commit to a posting schedule, with no clear path to an income stream? This was the late 2000’s and ever since…

Podcast

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The only solution to toxic podcasts is this…..
The only solution to toxic podcasts is this…..
Podcast

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Shannon Vaughn

Shannon Vaughn

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