In today’s episode, Jay is joined by Jazmine Brown of “Just Jazz”. She has a podcast and YouTube channel. She utilizes her authenticity and position to empower people.
Episode Highlights:
• 3:08: It all started on November 13th, 1991, that is when Jazmine was born. Soon after, she found herself in the hospital.
• 4:00: Within a few weeks, doctors found out about Jazmine’s conditions, and she was in the hospital for two years. In order to survive, she needed a breathing tube.
• 4:48: Jay sympathizes with her situation and tries to find something positive in the love and care that Jazmine received.
• 5:04: Jazmine shares her ordeal in foster care and how she was shifted to brand-new medical care because of her condition. She was the first resident.
• 5:25: Her respiratory therapist took care of her and later become her foster parent.
• 6:49: She later got adopted by one of her home care nurses.
• 7:49: Jay is amazed by her roller-coaster ride.
• 11:44: Jazmine jokes about her uniqueness and how she is only 2ft 9 inches tall.
• 15:29: Jay and Jazmine discuss how people are insensitive and forgets or choose not to wear a mask, thus putting others at risk.
• 19:08: Jay wanted to know about one of the worst hurdles faced by Jazmine and how she overcame it.
• 24:35: Jazmine shares a lesson she learned in high school – “What we see in the mirror is not what everybody sees.”
• 27:38: Jay shares a heartfelt story about his friend’s suicide.
• 37:27: Jay points out there are a large group of people who don’t know how to react when they come across someone who has a disability.
• 40:30: Jay talks about his childhood in Florida and how he knows every inch of it.
• 44:35: Jay shares a classic example – It is all about perspective, you don’t know the guy honking at you is a jerk or has an actual emergency.
• 49:35: Jazmine talks about her love to make people happy.
3 Key Points:
• Jazmine talks about her breathing condition because of which she uses a tube and also shares about her dwarfism. They are not connected though.
• Jay and Jazmine discuss racial discrimination and the empathy they have received from different people.
• Anxiety and confidence were the biggest hurdles for Jazmine. Now that she is confident, no one really notices her disabilities.
Tweetable Quotes:
• “For my doctor, I am supposed to be the sickest person; but I am one of the healthiest - sickest people.” - Jazmine Brown
• “Being in-authentic is a slap on your own reality.” - Jazmine Brown
• “Taking yourself out of the picture and committing suicide, because you are not happy is a selfish act.” - Jazmine Brown
Resources Mentioned:
Jazmine Brown: YouTube: www.YouTube.com/c/JazBrown
Twitter: TheRealJazBrown | Instagram: TheRealJazBrown
