The Prison Nobody Sees_Former Judge Quinton Washington _ Ep. 28

The Prison Nobody Sees_Former Judge Quinton Washington _ Ep. 28

What happens when being dependable becomes your identity? Attorney, entrepreneur, and former magistrate judge Quinton Washington has spent his life helping people navigate some of the hardest moments they'll ever face. Courtrooms. Divorce. Family disputes. Business conflicts. But behind every decision was another reality. Someone still had to carry the weight. In this episode of Beauty in the Beast, Quinton opens up about practicing law, leading a business, raising twins, marriage, therapy, emotional resilience, and why many high-performing men quietly convince themselves they don't have time to care for their own emotional health. This isn't a conversation about legal strategy. It's a conversation about what responsibility costs. In this episode: -The emotional toll of practicing law -What it's really like being a judge -Why lawyers compartmentalize -The hidden pressure of leadership -Marriage, fatherhood, and emotional resilience -Why therapy isn't weakness -The expectations placed on Black men -Learning to care for yourself without abandoning everyone else Because sometimes... the strongest people are the ones carrying the most. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/beauty-in-the-beast-podcast/exclusive-content [https://redcircle.com/beauty-in-the-beast-podcast/exclusive-content]

I Can Pause Pastor. I Can't Pause Dad_ Greg Kirkland_ Ep. 27

What happens when the man everyone depends on has no one checking on him? Greg Kirkland has spent his life serving others. As a pastor, choir director, entrepreneur, filmmaker, husband, and father, he's dedicated himself to lifting people up. But behind every title is a man wrestling with the same question many men quietly carry: When does someone take care of me? In one of the most vulnerable conversations ever on Beauty in the Beast, Greg opens up about balancing ministry, marriage, fatherhood, entrepreneurship, emotional exhaustion, and the guilt many men feel when they finally choose themselves. This isn't just a conversation about faith. It's about responsibility. It's about identity. And it's about discovering that being present for yourself may be the greatest gift you can give everyone else. In this episode: • Why Greg says balance doesn't exist • The hidden emotional cost of leadership • Why pastors need grace too • Blended families and second chances • Living with constant responsibility • The guilt men carry • Why "doing nothing" is actually doing something • How quiet moments changed his life This conversation is about burnout, identity, fatherhood, leadership and why taking care of yourself isn't selfish. It's survival. Chapters: 03:15 Growing Up Between Gospel and R&B 09:00 When Music Became a Calling 14:00 Building the See-It Choir 18:30 The Pastor Who Ran From Pastoring 22:00 The Truth About Megachurches 29:30 The Genuine Article 39:30 My Dope Blend and Blended Family Life 42:00 Why Balance Doesn't Exist 46:00 The Guilt Men Carry 49:00 Who Takes Care of You? 52:00 Why He Won't Pause Being a Husband or Father 58:00 Learning to Be Alone 1:05:00 The Truth about Feeling Loved? 1:07:00 The Irony of the Worldview of Black Men 1:10:00 Give Your Pastor Grace #BeautyInTheBeastPodcast #GregKirkland #BlackMenHealing #Fatherhood #MasculinityRedefined #ExecutivePastor #WorkLifeBalance #MensMentalHealth #BlendedFamily #EmotionalIntelligenceForMen #VulnerabilityIsStrength #TheDopeBlend #Brotherhood #FaithAndFamily #megachurch Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/beauty-in-the-beast-podcast/exclusive-content [https://redcircle.com/beauty-in-the-beast-podcast/exclusive-content]

The Weight of Anger_Anthony Coleman_ Ep.26

Tony Ray is living proof that the strongest men aren't the ones who hide their emotions. They're the ones courageous enough to face them." For most of his life... Tony believed anger was strength. Growing up in Miami taught him that kindness was dangerous. Vulnerability was weakness. Survival meant staying guarded. So he did what so many men learn to do. He buried his grief. He buried depression. He buried fear. Until the day his daughter stopped wanting to be around him. That moment forced him to ask a question he had spent years avoiding: Who have I become? What follows is one of the most honest conversations we've had on Beauty in the Beast. Tony opens up about childhood loss, depression, divorce, therapy, fatherhood, emotional healing, and why learning to feel may have saved his life. This isn't simply a conversation about mental health. It's about becoming the man your children deserve before it's too late. In this episode • Losing his grandfather and falling into depression • Why surviving isn't the same as healing • The anger he mistook for strength • Therapy and the stigma Black men carry • Divorce, abandonment, and rebuilding himself • The daughter who unknowingly changed his life • Breaking generational curses • Why healing begins when you stop trying to control everyone else Every man has a story beneath the surface. Beauty in the Beast exists to uncover it. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/beauty-in-the-beast-podcast/exclusive-content [https://redcircle.com/beauty-in-the-beast-podcast/exclusive-content]

For Years, I Couldn't Talk About My Father's Death_ Dr. Rasheed Abiola_Ep. 25

There are moments in life that split your story into before and after. For Dr. Rasheed Abiola, that moment came with four words: "Your father is dead." His father wasn't just any father. Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (M.K.O.) Abiola was the man widely recognized as the winner of Nigeria's historic 1993 presidential election. Before he could take office, democracy was stripped away, his victory was denied, and his family was thrust into exile. Years later, Rasheed would learn that his father had died while imprisoned. How do you carry a name the world recognizes while trying to discover who you are? In this deeply personal episode of **Beauty in the Beast**, Dr. Rasheed Abiola shares the untold story behind the headlines. He opens up about grief, identity, family, resilience, and the quiet burden of living in the shadow of an extraordinary legacy. Today, Rasheed is a nationally respected spine surgeon, husband, father, and leader. But long before the titles, there was a son trying to make sense of unimaginable loss. Together we explore: • Growing up as the son of M.K.O. Abiola • Losing his father after Nigeria's democratic crisis • Living with grief while building a life of purpose • The responsibility of carrying a historic family name • Becoming one of the nation's leading spine surgeons • Why family became the center of everything he does • The lessons every parent hopes to leave behind This isn't a story about politics. It's a story about a son. A son who refused to let tragedy define him. A son who transformed loss into purpose And a reminder that while a legacy can be taken from you, your character never can. Beauty in the Beast creates a space where Black men share the stories behind the strength. Through honest conversations about identity, healing, relationships, fatherhood, and resilience, we reveal the humanity that too often goes unseen. If this conversation moved you, subscribe and join us as we continue breaking the myths surrounding Black men, one story at a time. #BeautyInTheBeast #RasheedAbiola #Nigeria #BlackExcellence #OrthopedicSurgery #SpineSurgeon #FamilyLegacy #Leadership #Resilience #Purpose #Identity #BlackMenHealing #AfricanExcellence #Brotherhood #PersonalGrowth #nigeria #africa #history #viral #snowboarding #orthopedics Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/beauty-in-the-beast-podcast/exclusive-content [https://redcircle.com/beauty-in-the-beast-podcast/exclusive-content]

Most Men Slow Down After 50. He Became Unstoppable _ WINSTON WARRIOR_ Ep. 24

Everyone talks about finding themselves in their twenties. Winston Warrior found himself in his fifties. After decades of chasing achievement through corporate success, music, academia, and influence, life forced him to confront a painful question: Who are you when the titles disappear? The answer led him into one of the most unexpected chapters of his life. As a member of the Silver Fox Squad, Winston has become part of a movement redefining what aging, masculinity, and confidence look like for Black men. This isn't a story about getting older. It's a story about finally becoming yourself. CHAPTERS 00:00 "What Defines You When Success Disappears?" 03:41 The Childhood That Built Winston Warrior 08:15 The Pressure to Achieve 14:03 Chasing Success & Recognition 20:58 Becoming a Leader at the University of Miami 28:26 The Birth of The Dope Professor 34:55 When Everything Started Falling Apart 39:48 "People Stopped Returning My Calls" 43:15 The Fall From Grace 47:34 The Identity Crisis No One Saw 52:48 How the Silver Fox Squad Changed Everything 58:10 Why Most Men Get Aging Wrong 01:02:03 "My Best Years Didn't Happen at 35" 01:05:40 The Legacy Every Man Should Leave Behind #BeautyInTheBeast #WinstonWarrior #SilverFoxSquad #BlackMenHealing #MensGrowth #BlackExcellence #PersonalDevelopment #PurposeDriven #MensMentalHealth #EmotionalIntelligence #Reinvention #AgingWithPurpose #Brotherhood #SelfMastery #Confidence #MasculinityRedefined #TheDopeProfessor #UniversityOfMiami #Leadership #LifeAfter50 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/beauty-in-the-beast-podcast/exclusive-content [https://redcircle.com/beauty-in-the-beast-podcast/exclusive-content]