We recently connected with Isaiah Frizzelle and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Isaiah, thanks for joining us today. We’re complete cheeseballs and so we love asking folks to share the most heartwarming moment from their career – do you have a touching moment you can share with us?

“Your book has truly been such a helpful tool in my healing journey.”

“Your videos have been right on time and have given me so much clarity.”

“Working with you has been life-changing.”

“I love your voice!” HAHA, that one always trips me up!

“I remember one particularly touching moment when a listener shared, ‘Your podcast helped me through a tough time in my life. I’ve even shared it with my friends and family.’ Hearing this deeply resonated with me because it highlighted the ripple effect of my work. It’s a powerful reminder that the choices we make and the content we create can have a profound impact on others, even beyond what we can imagine.”

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

So I’m layered like a parfait… *Shrek Reference*

It’s not just the ability to do many things but do them all well. As a mental health coach, I am not only working with clients but I am also my own client! There’s not much discussion between being an actor for example and the importance of mental health in that field – although it’s very evident. As an actor myself, I emphasize self-care in so many ways, especially in my head space.

My academic career is extensive: degrees in Psychology, and Communications as well as being a NASM-certified trainer, behavior specialist, and health and wellness coach…

I’m also a published author of my first book “The Coloring Book” and just finished writing my second. I’m excited to share with the world this second one since it’s literally the night and day of my first… but very on brand with who I am!

I also have a podcast on mental health “The Bird Brain Podcast” which just celebrated its 5th birthday this year!!

What sets me apart is just being myself. My own lived experience orchestrates and enriches everything that I’ve accomplished on paper and I value that tremendously. As a coach, I’m working with people from all walks of life but I understand they are all coming to me for the same reason, growth, help, peace of mind, and heart.

Let’s just say I like to be well-rounded and fully equipped.

What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?

My consistency, knowledge, and social media presence. Learning to use social media as a tool not just for myself but for others as well has been paramount. I recognize that when I speak, someone is listening and may apply this knowledge to their lives in hopes of improving it! That comes with some hefty responsibility: Do I know what I’m talking about? Can I speak to it not just with confidence, but also with connection and credibility? Am I practicing?

Social media is a peculiar space and the ability to show up and take up space properly I take seriously.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

My mom raised me on this principle of: “Don’t let anyone tell you ‘no'”. And if someone treats you poorly, make them work hard to justify it. Not letting anyone tell you “no” isn’t about walking through the world with a high level of entitlement and arrogance, instead a high level of self-awareness, respect, and idea of who you are outside of someone’s box of what they “THINK” you to be for their comfort/convenience. Work from the inside out. Work on your character, work on your craft, and be well-rounded so that you always know how to “roll” with little to no impedance. I think that’s why I’ve been able to exist in so many mediums at once with the skills and talent to boot.

Another good one: Doubt doesn’t mean doom and rejection doesn’t mean a lack of value. I look at my life and I realize everything is contingent on some level of feedback. As an actor, if you don’t get the part the immediate thought is “I wasn’t good enough” There’s doubt there, there’s rejection, and there’s ice cream… The other side of that is “it wasn’t for me.” And that can be for that moment and or on a larger scale. “What is for me? won’t miss me.”

When it applies to self-care: Not everyone may be at peace with someone else’s self-respect… and that may feel like rejection and or make you doubtful of your truth, so we do that “thing” where we become doubt-full and shame-full of our *healthy esteem. Think of it this way: If I am taking care of myself, and taking care of others with intent, and integrity, people who reject that reveal themselves to be a relationship I don’t desire…

I feel doubt and rejection allow more clarity of what’s important. A feeling of rejection if embraced enables an examination of your real truth. When we are doubtful, we have an opportunity to challenge it and overcome if that’s what we truly desire.

Someone doesn’t get to decide how invaluable you are in life. Period. That applies professionally AND personally. That’s been a solid lesson for me especially in navigating this world and what I do my best to instill in others. So the unlearning aspect is unlearning what someone may have taught you to believe in yourself that goes against your essence.
Learning to lean in when you want to “leave” will build that part of you that you deem as a “weakness”. Work with it.

Contact Info:

• Website: BirdBrainwellness.com
• Instagram: isaiahfrizzelle
• Youtube: thebirdbrainpodcast
• Other: www.isaiahfrizzelle.com podcast instagram: [email protected]