Heeeey Yall. My first time back on the mic in a long while, I talk through the insecurities and comparisons that kept me off the mic. WNBA legend and Indigenous Icon Ryneldi Becenti is celebrated as #QueerWOC of the week, I break down a depression study that went viral on TikTok, and share my thoughts on why Black Capitalism will never be how we get free. Intro by @truthizmagic Transition and outro by @abundanc3beats https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/lotus-tape-vol-1 https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/drift-wood Where to find me: IG & Twitter - @queerwocpod FB - https://www.facebook.com/QueerWOCpod/ Tumblr - www.QueerWOC.com Listen to us on Spotify, iHeart, Google Podcast, and more Contribute to QueerWOC via CashApp: $QueerWOCPod Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/queerwocpod What do yall wanna see on the patreon? Support is a verb!: Rate, Review, Request, Repost, Retweet, and Reply! Use the hashtag #QueerWOC to talk all things the podcast Send me an email or submit your Curved Chronicles: QueerWOCpod@gmail.com QueerWOC of the Week 00:08:39 First indigenous WNBA player and icon Ryneldi Becenti Last year, Ryneldi was a WNBA Believe in Women Honoree https://www.tiktok.com/@overtimewbb/video/7093284144335179054?is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7093284144335179054 Mental Moment with Money 00:16:47 Depression has nothing to do with Serotonin?!?!? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01661-0 After a review of research on depression published this summer in the Journal of Molecular Psychology, researchers led by Joanna Moncrieff concluded that there is no clear evidence that serotonin levels or serotonin activity cause depression. Check out Ep 108: Do it for the Dopamine https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-108-do-it-for-the-dopamine/id1216737914?i=1000548531367 Podcast I mentioned: https://anchor.fm/psychology-is/episodes/45-Bruce-E--Levine--The-Rise-and-Fall-of-Psychiatry-e1lmbb7 Medicine never has and will never “solve depression”, we need a major social movement that will allow us to live life differently! Topic 00:35:26 Jay Z the Capitalist WineNchill - Stephanie breakdown Curved Chronicles 00:39:40 Amazon "gay" definition. Credits This episode of QueerWOC the podcast was made possible thanks to the monetary contributions of Lauren, Jessica, MyNameIsAurien who became new patrons and Reggie who hit up the cashapp This episode was also made possible by the listeners in Aubrey, TX; Rancho Cordova, CA; and Bengaluru India