<p>If you’re new to my voice notes—this is literally how I talk to my friends. Voice notes, Marco Polo, all of it. When I started <em>The Mediocre Black Woman</em>, I wanted y’all to feel that same rawness and intimacy. These voice notes come whenever they come—any time, any place, even if there was already an episode earlier that day. That’s the intimacy. That’s the beauty of them.</p><p>After last night’s live / this morning’s episode with <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/716680-qubilah-huddleston">Qubilah Huddleston</a> —and a prior convo with <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/155323327-netta-fei">Netta Fei</a> —I kept circling one thought: it all comes back to love. And I was like… when did we get so confused about what actually matters?</p><p>Also here’s that Janet interlude because I knew I wasn’t tripping lol. But sit with this with me for a second… what really matters more than love? And where can I show up with more love in the world?</p><p>xoxo,</p><p>Empress Theadora</p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://themediocreblackwoman.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">themediocreblackwoman.substack.com/subscribe</a>