Survival and Self Mastery With Monti Washington

About this episode

Monti Washington shares his journey from a challenging childhood in foster care to becoming a motivational speaker and actor, emphasizing the power of self love and mastery.

Who would you become if your childhood was filled with anything but love? Monti Washington knows this first hand but was lucky enough to avoid walking the stereotypical road that many young black men in his position would have traveled. Growing up in foster care, abused and abandoned, Monti found the inner strength to ignite his purpose, his calling. Today he has stared in a number of independent films and has had the opportunity to speak at more than 130 venues across the United States. Monti currently has lead role  n the Tyler Perry’s streaming series BRUH. A Motivational speaker, actor, poet and so much more. Monti shares his story and tells us that in spite of our past, we can use self love and self mastery to become the best versions of ourselves possible.  www.katyanroach.com

People in this episode

Host: Katyan Roach

Guest: Monti Washington

Topics covered

• self mastery
• personal growth
• overcoming adversity
• motivational speaking
• foster care

Keywords

• Monti Washington
• self mastery
• motivational speaker
• foster care
• personal growth
• Tyler Perry
• overcoming adversity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tyler Perry

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