my assignment was whenever i felt anything during the day to find the word and point it out and it's an exercise i want any of you to do men it's for you too because sometimes men we can't you can't really articulate how you're feeling because society has taught you not to feel or at least

express it right just go right past it's right just right you're making me think about when uh When I was, you know, I did the audio for my book.

And I didn't want to do the audio.

I said I didn't have time to do it.

Yeah.

Because I was just too busy.

They said they needed four days.

Yeah.

Today is Thursday, September 24th, 2026.

And this is the Culture Soup Podcast.

Hi, I'm L. Michelle Smith, best-selling award-winning author, leadership strategist, ENC suite advisor, and et cetera, et cetera.

It's great to be back.

It's been a little while.

You know, I've been on this... book tour and I've added a few more things to my plate in addition to being a very busy volleyball mom.

right?

It made its way through the Caribbean.