Today we’d like to introduce you to Adrianne Murchison.
So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
I have always been a spiritual person and a seeker when it comes to God. As a result, I believe it’s essential to follow my passion. Years ago, I was living in New York City working as an assistant at an investment firm and I knew I wanted to do something more. I’ve had the heart of a writer for as long as I can remember, and back then a book was percolating inside me. I was perplexed about the turbulent relationships between black men and women. So, I decided to write a nonfiction book after interviewing more than 50 men and women about their romantic relationship experiences. It’s called “Kalieding on the Road to Happiness.” I laugh at myself because one of the lessons that I learned from that experience was to not be cute with the title. It should’ve been titled “Colliding on the Road to Happiness.”
I self-published the book and sold it at book signings and literally on the streets of New York City. That book helped me to get hired at a major newspaper in the Southeast. I don’t have a journalism degree, so it lent some credibility to what I could do. My bosses there became my teachers. And my experience with this newspaper and subsequent journalism jobs shaped me to be able to produce my “Let’s Start Healing Podcast,” as well as the coming website and book. The podcast is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.
Has it been a smooth road?
Oh yes, there have been struggles. Writing for a major publication is a skill that I had to learn, and I was on a learning curve in the early years. Everything that I have ventured into, whether it was a new role in journalism or producing my podcast, has been a deep learning experience. In journalism, I had to check my ego at the door for constructive criticism, so I could grow and be better at my skill professionally.
Before landing a job in media, I quit my full-time employment here in Atlanta because I felt so dispassionate about what I was doing. Afterwards, to stay afloat, I juggled two and three jobs at a time. One New Year’s Eve, I was bartending early in the evening and I got off about 11 pm. I left frustrated and upset about the gig, and life in general. I stopped by my mom’s apartment on the way home and cried on her shoulder as the New Year came in. I felt discouraged that I would ever land a job in the field that I wanted to be in. She comforted me and in a very confident way said that things were going to work out. And she was right. Less than three weeks later, I had been contacted by the newspaper, interviewed and hired.
What do you do, what do you specialize in, what are you known for, etc. What are you most proud of as a company? What sets you apart from others?
As a journalist, I specialize in telling other people’s stories. I love the idea of doing that in a variety of ways. With the “Let’s Start Healing Podcast,” my guests talk about their spiritual path and relationship with God. They are from all different backgrounds. Everyone is welcome as long as they are coming from a place of love. So, you can be Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu or none of the above.
This is season one and it’s been great. Someone gave me a great compliment that affirmed what I’m trying to do. He said that if someone was searching for a spiritual path and they listen to my podcast, they would discover that there is no wrong choice. Whatever path they choose will be the right one.
That’s very much what I was hoping to convey to listeners: that we are all connected in this world, although it doesn’t seem that way.
So, I am proud that I am able to have a platform that allows me to present a lot of different people, who for an hour or so – however long we are talking; they represent a common denominator that is in all of us. By that I mean, the spirit of higher consciousness. I call that consciousness God, but for someone else, it could be Allah, Jehovah, Yah, etc.
And there is an aspect of activism in this. Accepting that we have more in common than we think no matter what our individual backgrounds is an act of social change.
That mindset is presented in Ep. 15 on race, which was inspired by the Netflix series “When They See Us” on the men now known as The Exonerated 5. We are not talking so much about personal spiritual paths in the episode, as we are talking about healing in the context of the current climate and the history of our country.
Success for me is doing work that I am passionate about, reaching people in great numbers who ideally find that my content resonates for them in a big way. I tend to think the best of everything evolves into something else that’s great. And that is my hope for the “Let’s Start Healing Podcast.”
Let’s touch on your thoughts about our city – what do you like the most?
I love how close we are to the beautiful North Georgia Mountains. That’s such a wonderful getaway and depending on where you live, it’s less than two hours away.
And I’m starting to really appreciate how hilly metro Atlanta is. I’ve had a tendency to take the trees and the hills for granted, but I’ve traveled to many places lately that are flat and the contrast is startling.
I also enjoy the climate here. It gets cold, for sure, but our less desirable weather doesn’t stay around too long.
Separately, I love how much of metro Atlanta has become a melting pot. Some people might be resistant to that, but I love being around people from so many different cultures.
Contact Info:
- Website: http://tinyurl.com/yxvttlud
- Email: lesstarthealingpodcast@gmail.com
- Instagram: @
letsstarthealingpodcast and @adriannemarie19 - Facebook: @
letsstarthealingpodcast - Other: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-start-healing/id1464154473
Image Credit:
Justin Murchison, Adrianne Murchison
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