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She Moved Her Family to Mexico Before She Felt Ready | We Ain't Dying For This S3 E8 (opens the original)
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A lot of us will wait around, gathering information before we actually move. Alisha Nicholson-Ting did the opposite. In this episode, she talks with Crystle about spending five years thinking before finally making the leap to Merida, Mexico with her husband and son, and why no amount of research can fully prepare you for a decision like that. Alisha opens up about the real, unseen hardest part: not the logistics, but the fear of not knowing if she's making the right choice. She shares how she an
She Found Family in Mexico Without Speaking the Same Language | We Ain’t Dying For This S3S7 (opens the original)
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What happens when you land somewhere completely unfamiliar and find family in people who don't even speak your language? For Shakey Mervin , her journey to Mérida wasn't planned perfectly. After years in the United States, a difficult chapter pushed her to take a chance on herself and leave. What she found was unexpected. A family who welcomed her into their home. Shared meals with her. Worked alongside her. Loved her. And showed her that connection doesn't always require the same language, back
What Happens When Black Women Stop Suppressing Themselves? | We Ain’t Dying For This S3S6 (opens the original)
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What happens when you stop keeping everything inside? In this episode of We Ain’t Dying for This, Crystle Johnson sits down with Dr. Jennifer Taylor , a Chinese medicine practitioner who left the U.S. and brought her knowledge, experience, and practice to Mérida, Mexico. Jennifer shares how growing up as a Black girl in the South shaped her, why she wanted something different for her children, and how her journey from dentistry and scientific research eventually led her to Chinese medicine. They
She Left the Hustle Behind and Learned to Receive | We Ain’t Dying For This S3S4 (opens the original)
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What happens when you spend years believing you always have to be doing more? In this episode of We Ain’t Dying for This, Crystle Johnson sits down with DJ Fre-Quency , a DJ, sound healer, creative, and community builder who moved from Texas to Mérida, Mexico and began learning how to live differently. They talk about leaving the hustle behind, learning to just be, following your heart, getting out of survival mode, and creating a life that actually gives you room to breathe. Sometimes the next
She Had the Life She Wanted. So Why Did She Leave? | We Ain’t Dying For This S3E4 (opens the original)
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What if the life you built is actually costing you your peace? In this episode of We Ain't Dying For This, Crystle Johnson sits down with LaGloria to talk about leaving behind a life that looked good on paper, moving to Mérida, Mexico, and learning that sometimes liberation doesn't mean blowing your entire life up. Sometimes it means giving yourself permission to imagine something different. Timestamps 00:00 — When the life you built is no longer sustainable 03:55 — What staying was costing La G
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