LOS ANGELES, March 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SocialBling
Studios announces that Relatable with Stephanie Michele is now in its third season.
The show is a weekly YouTube live-stream talk show
spotlighting exceptional human encounters. The show features new
guests each week, relational learning and encouraged
self-exploration social challenges of the week to improve the
quality of relating with self, other people and the world. The show
can be watched live every Tuesday at 11:00
am PST.
Stephanie Michele started
the show after Donald Trump was
elected President of the United
States in 2017. She was motivated to do something to help
people feel safe to talk with each other and while many of her
friends were choosing activism, she felt called to do something
else. "Some of my friends were so full of outrage it was
affecting their health. I was worried about them and how we were
all relating in general." As a person who has lived in three
very different parts of the US, (Flint, MI;
Dallas, TX; and Los Angeles, CA) Stephanie learned a
lot about human behavior and the importance of social skills. She
was feeling fatigued by tactics of debate, so she developed a talk
show promoting slowing down and making time for meaningful
relating. "I invited guests to share their experiences and
passions. We talked about injustices that needed attention,
lessons learned and things we love. We did not debate over
what was right or wrong, we just listened and related with each
other." In doing this, Stephanie allowed herself to be
completely vulnerable. "With the show, I had no idea what I was
doing. I hated how I looked and sounded on camera. I forced myself
to move through the discomfort of knowing I was leaving a digital
footprint of my mistakes behind me." One of the ways she made
friends with her discomforts was leaning fully into them. "I
committed to a LIVE unedited show. There is way too much augmented
reality in the world already. "So, what if things are not perfect,
bad hair days are my norm and I still don't entirely understand how
to do my eye makeup...this is me loving myself through work in
progress."
Stephanie calls herself a relational nutritionist. She believes
practicing relating should be a socially accepted activity in the
same way we work out at a gym. "Having healthy relationships is
a key to both our mental and physical health yet we take for
granted that we know how to communicate and relate with people in a
way that produces health benefits. I can't help but wonder what our
world would be like if more people decided to spend 60-90 minutes a
day (typical body workout duration) practicing relating and
communication skills. There would be less devastating isolation and
more productive resolutions to arguments for sure. Can you imagine
what it would be like if our politicians were required to take a
course on relating or do a relating warm-up before
hearings?"
Does Stephanie have what it takes to be the next big YouTube
star? At 46, she knows she is not a typical influencer. She is
talking about things that people take for granted. Popular themes
on the show are: accepting learning as a natural order, promoting
shared vulnerably and explorations of curiosity and context.
"Inspiring people to make relating practices a part of their
routine is what I feel called to do. Even if no one was watching, I
would keep going. I am constantly thinking about new formats and
ways to "gamify" relating. Social media has given everyone
an opportunity to speak up and be seen which has allowed
like-minded people to find each other. Groups have formed because
of this. The next opportunity is to learn how to connect with
people outside of our comfort zone and proudly proclaim the
identity of RELATOR, creating a path to positive change where
everyone's voice is heard and accounted for."
Stephanie also talks about "meme culture" and the need to
reevaluate what it means to know, trust, and value someone. "How
did Billy McFarland (Fyre Festival) and Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos) get as far as they
did? They were just riding the waves of sensationalized hype that
we can't seem to get enough off. We devour provocative content like
fast-food, 20 minutes later we want more, we are never satisfied or
nourished. Real relational nourishment comes from quality relating,
this is what we need to do offset the traumas in our news cycle
that can make the most optimistic person feel hopeless."
Will Stephanie be able to inspire
people to change the way they are thinking about relational
wellness? She believes many people are aware of how important it is
to have healthy relationships, but they don't know how to advance
their relating skills and refuse to believe it is as simple as
practicing active listening and asking better questions. "One of
the most encouraging things that happened since I have been on my
relating journey is Ellen DeGeneres
naming her stand-up show Relatable. It is clear from watching her
show that Ellen understands and appreciates context. She showed a
different side of her personality that is not necessarily aligned
with her kindness-all-the-time talk show persona. This persona felt
very real, she is hilarious! She made you think about what it means
to be relatable and connected to other people. She also made the
word relatable trend on social media which helped my show be
discoverable by new people. Thanks, Ellen!"
About Stephanie
Michele:
Stephanie Michele is a
Certified Behavioral Analyst, Consumer Retention Specialist,
Certified N.L.P. Practitioner and Founder of "No Text or
Next." Stephanie guides individuals and businesses into deeper
explorations of the value of relationships and how to modify for
peak performance and mutual benefits. She speaks on the importance
of practicing communication exercises in the juxtaposition of
mainstream "device, media and app-addicted" culture. Stephanie is a
practical optimist and relational futurist who believes current
relating norms are negatively impacting our present and future
relationships yet the path to course correction is relatively
simple with dedicated practice. She promotes an exploration of
shared vulnerability, intuition and curiosity to increase the
quality of relating in a constructive and meaningful way.
Media Contact: Dion Noravian, SocialBling
Studios, guestservices@socialbing.com, 818.425.8677
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