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February 19, 2018 37 mins
Where are my late 80's & early 90’s babies? I had the pleasure of interviewing Vanessa Baden Kelly. She formerly played in some of our favorite 90’s children TV Shows such as Kenan & Kel and Gullah Gullah Island on Nickelodeon. Vanessa currently plays the character Journee who battles bipolar disorder on Giants which is executive produced by FOX’s Empire Jussie Smollett. You can see Giants, it premieres on Wednesday, February 21st on Issa Rae’s YouTube Channel. Therapist Shout-Out: New Vision Counseling Center: http://www.newvisioncounselingcenter.com/index.html Located in Smyrna and Douglasville, GAWhere to find Fireflies Unite? Facebook Closed Group: Fireflies Unite: Healthy Minds https://www.facebook.com/groups/1714131805325103/ Facebook Fan Page: Fireflies Unite (@firefliespod) Twitter: https://twitter.com/Firefliespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firefliespod/References/Links: 3 Shows Normalizing Black Mental Health (and Doing It Well)https://themighty.com/2018/01/tv-television-shows-normalizing-mental-health-illness/ Medical Definition of Manic-depressionhttps://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4273 Giants Website: https://giantstheseries.com/ Giants Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giantstheseries/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/giantstheseries Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/giantstheseries/ Watch Giants On Issa Rae’s YouTube Channel:https://youtu.be/jZQdQLzm8GM
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