Only One In The Room

Laura Cathcart Robbins

Hosted by Laura Cathcart Robbins, a writer and a recovery thriver and survivor, Laura found herself in an all too familiar position. In September 2018, she was the only black woman in the room at Brave Magic, a famed writer’s retreat. After it was over, she wrote about her “only one” experience in The Huffington Post and comments started flooding into her DM. These comments were from people from all races, ethnicities, creeds, and nationalities who had felt “othered”. Laura beautifully interviews a person about their Only One story each episode and addresses as many of those DM’s as possible in the process. In this podcast, you’ll hear raw, vulnerable accounts from people who are, like most of us, just eager to connect. Our hope is that The Only One In The Room will inspire a change of perspective in how we all see and hear each other’s stories. We want you to think twice before judging the person standing next to you at a party, in the pick-up line at school, or in a crowded subway car. This is a podcast for anyone who has ever felt alone in a room full of people – which is to say, that this podcast is for everyone.

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May 23, 2021 • 37min

SUNDAY EDITION: Dr. Petra Deeter Is The Only One Talking About Parental Alienation

Parental alienation occurs during a high-conflict divorce in which the child identifies strongly with one parent, usually the custodial parent. The alienating parent programs the child to despise their other parent by criticizing the alienated parent and interfering with their relationship. Here to dive into this with us is Dr. Petra Deeter. Dr. Deeter is an award-winning film director and a social impact builder. As a survivor of child abuse and domestic violence, she is passionate about creating social impact to advocate for victims. She is the founder and a parental alienation strategist at the Victim To Hero Institute where she provides resources and support for victims, raises public awareness, and champions system and social changes.Visit the website: http://VictimToHero.comVictim to Hero Facebook PageVictim to Hero Pinterest PageInstagram: @victimtohero, @petradeeterTwitter: @victimtoheroTik Tok: @victimtohero LinkedIn: Victim To HeroVisit the Patreon Page: http://patreon.com/VictimToHeroSpecial thanks to our Sponsor Betterhelp:Start living a happier life today! As an Only On In The Room listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at Betterhelp.com/One. Join the over one million people who have taken charge of their mental health with the help of experienced Better Help professionals. Be sure not to miss our weekly full episodes on Tuesdays, Scott Talks on Wednesdays and our brand new series On My Nightstand on Fridays by subscribing to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. Join our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series. Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more.We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!All of us at The Only One In The Room wish you safety and wellness during this challenging time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 21, 2021 • 17min

On My Nightstand: Love Is The Answer by Katie Krimitsos and All Change Is Progressive by Jeff Kober

Today is Meditation Awareness Day, and in honor of that we are departing a bit from our typical reading and bringing you two of our favorite calming, restorative and relaxing meditations from two of our favorite previous guests, Katie Krimitsos and Jeff Kober. I read the first one, by Katie and then Scott follows with his reading of Jeff's. We really hope you enjoy them.Katie KrimitsosKatie is an ever-curious woman who continues her evolution as a loving being of light - who is having fun being a mom, wife, creator, and friend in this life. Whose softness and wisdom has often come as the result of painful experiences. Whose ego is always trying to get the best of her. Who's deeply in love with a Greek man she's definitely known in another life. Who's lived through 12-step-programs, athletics, and half a dozen businesses. Who creates meditations for women as songs to light their souls and wants to save all the animals of the world. She believes life keeps on getting better the older she gets.Meditation for Women podcast Sleep Meditation for Women Morning Meditation for Women Visit the Women’s Meditation Network: https://womensmeditationnetwork.com/ https://linktr.ee/womens.meditation.network Pod Fest: https://podfestexpo.com/ Instagram: @womens.meditation.network, @katiekrimitsos Twitter: @katiekrimitsos Facebook: @womensmditationnetwork Jeff Kober: Is an actor. Jeff has appeared in many TV series, recently recurring on NCIS: Los Angeles, Shameless, The Walking Dead, Sons of Anarchy and The New Girl and many others. His new series, Big Dogs will be released shortly. Film work includes Leave No Trace, Sully, Beauty Mark, Tank Girl, and the upcoming Topology of Sirens, Block Island, directed by Tony Glazer, and Lie Exposed, which he also wrote and for which he did the wet collodion portrait photography. With his co-author and spouse Adele Slaughter, Jeff wrote Art That Pays: The Emerging Artist's Guide to Making a Living, a handbook that has been used in many college arts programs. For the past seven years he has written a Daily Thought about meditation and consciousness that he sends out to subscribers and which he is in the process of organizing into book form; as well, he is working on another book, The Mythology of Self: Discovering and Changing the Stories We Tell Ourselves. Jeff also makes wet collodion tintypes and ambrotypes in his studio in Studio City.Visit his website: https://jeff-kober.com/Be sure not to miss our weekly full episodes on Tuesdays, Scott Talks on Wednesdays & Sunday Edition every Sunday by subscribing to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!All of us at The Only One In The Room wish you safety and wellness during this challenging time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 19, 2021 • 15min

Scott Talks To Tim Brown

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Tim Brown right after the show.Special thanks to our Sponsor Betterhelp:Start living a happier life today! As an Only On In The Room listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at Betterhelp.com/One. Join the over one million people who have taken charge of their mental health with the help of experienced Better Help professionals.Don't miss our new Friday series On My Nightstand.Be sure to join our Facebook Group for the most up-to-date info on guests, episodes and more.You can also DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us via the website at www.theonlyonepod.comAlso visit the website for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more.We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 18, 2021 • 52min

Tim Brown Is The Only 911 Survivor Telling Stories Of Heroism In National Intelligence Communities Episode 87

Imagine responding to an emergency call on September 11, 2001 and finding yourself at the base of the south tower as it collapsed.Tim Brown, retired, decorated 20-year FDNY firefighter and a survivor of the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, lost 93 of his friends on Sept. 11th, including his two best friends.So what would you do if you’d survived the most horrific attack ever to take place on US soil? Would you try to forget about it and decide to go on with your life? Or would you spend your time and resources telling your story to make sure that none of us ever forget?More from Tim Brown:Ray Pfeifer Foundation https://theraypfeiferfoundation.org/ Tunnel to Towers Foundation https://tunnel2towers.org/donate/ Visit his website: http://www.fftim.com/Special thanks to our Sponsor Betterhelp:Start living a happier life today! As an Only On In The Room listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at Betterhelp.com/One. Join the over one million people who have taken charge of their mental health with the help of experienced Better Help professionals.Be sure not to miss Scott Talks on Wednesdays, our Sunday release called Sunday Edition & our brand new series On My Nightstand releasing on Fridays by subscribing to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. Join our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series. Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more.We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!All of us at The Only One In The Room wish you safety and wellness during this challenging time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 16, 2021 • 41min

Cheo Hodari Coker Is The Only One Translating Black Culture For White People Episode 86

What if you were like the Black kid from Stranger Things, and you grew up knowing everything about comic books, and Dungeons and Dragons but you had to drive half an hour out of town to get a haircut?Cheo Coker grew up in Storrs, Connecticut playing with multi-colored dice and reading J.R.R. Tolkien. But then after covering music while at Stanford University he found himself right at home in another world, one that better matched with his outsides: Hip-HopSo what would you do if you could speak the language of two cultures and felt perfectly comfortable in both? Would you pick a side and stay in one lane? Or would you become the only one in the room translating Black culture for white people?More from Cheo Hodari Coker:Check out his book: Unbelievable: The Life, Death and Afterlife of the Notorious B.I.GFinding Cheo Hodari Coker:Instagram: @Cheo_Hodari_CokerTwitter: @Cheo_CokerSpecial thanks to our Sponsor Betterhelp:Start living a happier life today! As an Only On In The Room listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at Betterhelp.com/One. Join the over one million people who have taken charge of their mental health with the help of experienced Better Help professionals.Be sure not to miss Scott Talks on Wednesdays, our Sunday release called Sunday Edition & our brand new series On My Nightstand releasing on Fridays by subscribing to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. Join our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series. Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more.We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!All of us at The Only One In The Room wish you safety and wellness during this challenging time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 9, 2021 • 41min

SUNDAY EDITION: Adriana Lozada Is The Only One In The Room Promoting Intuitive Birth

Today is Mother’s day and to honor what this day is and what it means, we want to talk about birth with advanced birth doula, postpartum educator, child sleep consultant and podcaster, Adriana Lozada. Adriana believes in, and advocates for the transformational power of giving birth. She’s also a bestselling author, speaker, and the creator and host of the acclaimed Birthful podcast.Visit the website: www.birthful.comCheck out her birthing courses: www.birthfulcourses.com Instagram: @birthfulpodcastFacebook: @Birthful Special thanks to our Sponsor Betterhelp:Start living a happier life today! As an Only On In The Room listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at Betterhelp.com/One. Join the over one million people who have taken charge of their mental health with the help of experienced Better Help professionals.Be sure not to miss our weekly full episodes on Tuesdays, Scott Talks on Wednesdays and our brand new series On My Nightstand on Fridays by subscribing to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. Join our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series. Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more.We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!All of us at The Only One In The Room wish you safety and wellness during this challenging time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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