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00:00Got a one
00:01What a one
00:03Say
00:06Baby, I'm tripping
00:07What you doing, what you doing
00:12Where you at, oh you got plans
00:14Don't say that, I'm sipping wine
00:17In a row, I look too good
00:21To be alone, my house clean
00:23My pool warm, just shake
00:26Smooth like a newborn
00:28We should be dancing, romancing in the east wing and the west wing of this mansion
00:34What's happening?
00:36I am playing no games, every word that I say is coming straight from the heart
00:40So if you're trying to lay in these arms
00:45I'ma leave the door open
00:48I'ma leave the door open
00:51I'ma leave the door open, girl
00:55I'ma leave the door open
00:58Oh, let you feel the way I feel
01:01And you want me like I want you to know, baby
01:04Tell me that you're coming through
01:07Oh, you're so sweet, so tight
01:14I won't bite unless you like
01:17If you're strong
01:19All right, Antiquity, that's fun and all, but I like old school R&B
01:24Can you play some old school R&B for me?
01:28You got one job, you had one job today
01:34Y'all ready for Sunday? Just curious
01:37Y'all ready?
01:41Y'all ready?
01:41Y'all not, wait, hold on, they must not be ready yet
01:44Maybe give them something else, it might be something else they might like
01:48You know, you got something else they might like
01:50I see a little bit of dancing
02:03Okay, I think we're getting ready now
02:14I think people know what's about to happen
02:15But before that happens
02:20I want to bring out
02:22Essence's entertainment director
02:26Brandi Victoria
02:27We about to have some fun on this stage right now
02:30Y'all give us some love, make some noise
02:32Hello, hello, hello, how y'all doing?
02:43Good to see everybody
02:46As Roxy said, I'm Brandi Victorian
02:48Entertainment director here at Essence
02:51Super excited to be here on center stage with you all
02:54Good to see all your faces back here in person
02:56And I'm really grateful because I'm going to be facilitating a really important conversation here on this stage
03:02Which is black women uplifting our black men to greatness
03:06Now I'm going to be joined on stage by an incredible woman in just a second to have this conversation
03:11But there's someone else special who actually wants to introduce her himself
03:15The music gave you all a little bit of a hint
03:18But I'm going to let you all know that we want to welcome to the stage the incredible Bobby Brown
03:26Hello, hello, hello, everyone
03:31How's everybody?
03:38How you doing, sir?
03:40I'm good, how are you?
03:41Good
03:41Good
03:42Tell us about this lovely lady that's coming on
03:45Well, this lady that you're about to meet is my better half
03:49She's an executive producer on many shows
03:53Um, especially the being Bobby Brown
03:57Uh, every little step
03:59And she did the documentary
04:01Uh, Bobby Brown documentary
04:05Um, she's a wonderful woman
04:08She's my queen
04:09My everything
04:11Miss Alicia Etheridge Brown
04:14Yes
04:15Y'all going to give her some music to come out?
04:20Good morning
04:21Let's clap again for Alicia as she comes to the stage
04:24Yes, ma'am
04:30Hello, everyone
04:32There's my babies
04:36Hello, hello, how are you?
04:39I'm wonderful, how are you?
04:40Good
04:41Thank you so much for being here
04:42We're so excited
04:43Thank you for having me
04:44To have this conversation
04:45We could have talked to you about a number of things
04:47As Bobby said, you've had an illustrious career in entertainment yourself
04:50But why was this topic in particular important for you to have?
04:55Well, I think it's absolutely important always to learn from one another
04:59As life and this journey that we're a part of
05:03We have to support one another
05:04We have to educate one another
05:07And we have to be there for one another
05:09And I just think it was amazing that this was the subject that they would like me to lend
05:14My experience with
05:17My journey in my life
05:19And how it's been so important that my husband stands strong in his greatness
05:24Absolutely, absolutely
05:25Now you all just celebrated a 10-year wedding anniversary last month
05:29We did
05:30Clap for that, y'all
05:3010 years
05:31Thank you
05:32Been together longer than that
05:33Known each other much longer
05:34Absolutely
05:35So you've seen the ups and downs
05:37You know, what would you say keeps you solid as a unit?
05:41Well, that's really important, you know
05:43The foundation started from a friendship
05:45And really when you value each other as individuals
05:49As humans
05:50As friends
05:52And you depend on one another
05:54Before anything else gets crossed or in that way
05:58Or developed
05:59It's really important to have that self-respect
06:02And respect for one another
06:04So, it's just been a journey
06:08Bobby and I have known each other for 30 plus years
06:11Wow
06:11We've been together for 14 lovely years
06:14We've been through it all
06:16Through all those years
06:17As you know
06:18As we do with relationships
06:20Anything good is worth working hard for
06:24And sticking with
06:26And staying true to yourself, you know
06:28Being the best you
06:29So you can show up for others and be the best for them
06:32Absolutely
06:33And I want to ask you about that support
06:35You know, something that often comes up
06:37In conversations like this
06:38And in relationships in real life
06:40Is that, you know
06:41When things get tough
06:42Men can shut down
06:43And it can be hard to kind of navigate that
06:45How have you handled that?
06:48You know, over the years
06:49In times of just, you know
06:51Creating a safe space for Bobby
06:53To tell you, you know
06:54What his needs are
06:55You know, and how you can support him
06:58Yes, you know
06:59We all react differently
07:01To trials and tribulations
07:04Fears and just the journey of this life
07:07And when your partner
07:09Or somebody near and dear to you shuts down
07:11You really need to find the gratitude
07:15In the small things
07:17First off
07:18I find that when I go to prayer
07:20Or I go to meditation
07:22And I just remember
07:24And I'm grateful for the moment
07:26The person
07:27The situation
07:28Because it's always a lesson
07:30Then you can find patience
07:32When people do shut down
07:35Because that is often a reaction
07:37Whether it comes from fear-based
07:39It can come from many different
07:43You know, inner emotions
07:47Or inner experiences
07:49But, you know, you have to have patience
07:50It gets very
07:51You know, it can be frustrating
07:53You can have challenging times
07:56But I think if you find peace
07:57Within yourself
07:58You'll be able to get through it
08:00Two good P words
08:01Patience and peace
08:02Patience and peace
08:03That's it
08:04And I'm glad you brought up
08:05You know, the meditation
08:06And therapy
08:07Because we saw
08:08On every little step
08:09If you all have been watching
08:10You know, Bobby talked about
08:11Those are some of the tools
08:12That have gotten him through
08:13These past couple years
08:14What was it like
08:16You know, kind of entering that
08:17And taking that step
08:18You know, for therapy
08:19And meditation
08:20Was that difficult?
08:21You know, was that something
08:22That had already kind of
08:23Been a part of your lives?
08:25So I'm a big advocate
08:27For therapy
08:28I've had therapy
08:30Since I was a young child
08:31I was introduced to therapy
08:32In different ways
08:34And meditation as well
08:35Which I always go back to
08:37Prayer is part of that as well
08:39Having a safe space
08:41Where you can shut down
08:43And listen to what
08:44Your intuition is telling you
08:45Give yourself the energy
08:47That really needs you
08:48To pull you through things
08:49So in a relationship
08:51And introducing that
08:53Introducing that into a relationship
08:56Was very important for me
08:57So was it difficult?
09:00Yes
09:01Is it worth it?
09:03Absolutely
09:03So, you know, you've got to
09:05Go through the fire
09:06To get to the other side
09:07But therapy, you'll see
09:09That we do a lot of that
09:10In our show
09:11In our daily lives
09:13Meditation is big
09:15For us
09:16You know, sometimes
09:17You just need to shut down
09:18All the noise around you
09:20Whether it comes from
09:21Loved ones
09:22People who aren't loving you
09:25And, you know, just find that peace
09:27So that you can deal with
09:28Your relationship in a loving way
09:30And I want to talk about
09:32Wellness overall
09:33Because that's also
09:34A big piece of it
09:35You know, if you're not
09:35Taking care of yourself
09:36Physically, emotionally, mentally
09:38That bleeds over
09:39Into your relationship
09:40And I know you all are
09:41Launching a brand
09:42That leans more into wellness
09:44So tell us about that a bit
09:45Thank you
09:46If you know so far
09:48My husband is a phenomenal cook
09:50And he loves to put his passion
09:53As much as he does on the stage
09:54Into the kitchen
09:55And into the meals that we eat
09:57So we developed a food line
09:59Which is called
09:59BobbyBrownFoods.com
10:01We have sauces and seasonings
10:05And just real delicious
10:06Health-conscious delicious foods
10:10That you can serve your family
10:11And now we've branched off
10:13And we started our wellness line
10:15Which has just come out
10:17Of the love and need
10:18That we need to
10:19For our mental health
10:20Obviously our physical
10:22And, you know, spiritual being
10:24So we have launched
10:26Our CBD and mushroom coffees
10:29Which you can buy now
10:31And the difference with that
10:34And any other coffee
10:35Is obviously we've taken out
10:39All of the high-end caffeine
10:43That we are often drawn to
10:45You're still going to get that feeling
10:47But you're cleansing your gastral
10:50You know, insides
10:53So the mushroom really cleanses your gut
10:56And gives you kind of a mood stabilizer
10:59Nothing that's psychedelic
11:01But that's good, healthy for you
11:03So that's why we have a new line
11:06That's called
11:06Regenerate Wellness
11:07At BobbyBrownFoods.com
11:10We also have branded
11:11To do like alkaline salts
11:13Which balances your pH
11:15Which is very important
11:16You can just put it in your water
11:18Your tea
11:18We have a fiber regeneration
11:21Which is more something that
11:23You do daily
11:24In your oatmeal
11:25Your shakes
11:26Your water
11:27And it is
11:28We hold disease
11:31And unhealthy processed foods
11:34In our gut
11:35Yeah
11:35So these are all things
11:37That will help you cleanse
11:38That naturally daily
11:39Okay
11:39You'll feel lighter
11:40Your brain cells are working better
11:43Yes
11:43You are chiller
11:45You know
11:45You're like
11:46Your mood can handle things
11:48Okay
11:48All the things we put in our body
11:49Are very essential for that
11:51So we're very proud
11:52That that's what we're launching now
11:54Thank you
11:54Now when is that going to be available?
11:56So the coffees are available right now
11:58Okay
11:58The alkaline salts and fibers
12:00You can find
12:01All on BobbyBrownFoods.com
12:03And we'll be introducing
12:05The rest of our CBD line
12:07Coming later this fall
12:09Okay
12:09Congratulations
12:10Thank you
12:11Thank you
12:11Now I want to ask
12:12You know about you
12:13This is about uplifting
12:14Black men of greatness
12:15But we also know
12:16You can't pour from an empty cup
12:18You know
12:19And you are a wife
12:20You're a mother
12:21You're a career woman
12:22You know
12:22How do you take care of yourself
12:24To be able to be there
12:25For your husband
12:26And your family
12:26That's very important
12:28You cannot take care of anyone
12:30If you're
12:31Forget about yourself
12:33And as women
12:34And black women
12:35We are driven
12:37From taking care of others
12:38We just pour everything
12:40Into everything we love
12:42And that is
12:43The people around us
12:44And family
12:45But I have realized
12:47That you know
12:47You can't run on fumes
12:50So it's really important
12:52To have my mental peace
12:55Which again
12:57I do a lot of meditation
12:58I do yoga
12:59Playing tennis for me
13:01Gives me that peace
13:02Okay
13:03It really gives me
13:04My endorphins
13:05And I feel good
13:06You know
13:07Tennis is something
13:08I'm passionate about
13:09So when I do that
13:10I don't feel like
13:10I'm you know
13:12Working out
13:12But I am busting my butt
13:14Yes
13:14You know
13:16It's really important
13:17For me to have me time
13:18I'm a mother
13:19Of three young children
13:21You know
13:22And I'm always running
13:23Handling a lot of businesses
13:25But it is very important
13:26For you to take time
13:27For yourself
13:29Don't
13:30The guilt
13:31And the anxiety
13:32It's all real
13:34I have a lot of that
13:35And I understand
13:36That we
13:37Have a lot of that
13:39Just the noise
13:40Of life alone
13:41Absolutely
13:41Things that we have
13:42No control over
13:43But you cannot forget
13:44About yourself
13:45Yes
13:46It's very important
13:47And when you want
13:48To spread that love
13:49To your partner
13:50That's the best place
13:53To come from
13:54Yes
13:54Sharing that
13:55You know
13:56Your partner
13:57Could be your child
13:58Could be your husband
14:00Could be your parents
14:02Yeah
14:02Could be your sibling
14:03It spreads in so many
14:06Different ways
14:06And I feel that
14:08The more I care for myself
14:10I'm an example
14:11For others
14:11Absolutely
14:12Especially the ones
14:13Around you
14:14Looking up to you
14:15Yes
14:15Yes
14:16And I love that
14:17I feel like everyone here
14:18You know
14:18Take care of yourselves
14:19Enjoy this time
14:20Work will be there
14:21When you get home
14:22Family needs will be there
14:23But enjoy this time
14:24At festival
14:25So I want to thank you
14:26For leaving us
14:27With that note
14:28And sharing your tips
14:29With us
14:30And being here
14:30Thank you so much
14:32Let's clap for Alicia
14:32Everybody
14:33Thank you
14:35Thank you
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