Choosing Joy
Choosing Joy
Podcast Description
Podcast hosted by Deborah Joy Winans
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The podcast covers themes such as mental wellness, faith, personal growth, and authenticity in difficult environments. Specific episodes tackle topics like navigating Hollywood, the importance of mentorship, and maintaining balance while pursuing creative careers, exemplified by the interview with actress and producer Novi Brown.
Each week, actor and singer Deborah Joy Winans Williams invites inspiring women into candid, heart-led conversations about joy—what it means, how they choose it daily, and why it matters. Through personal stories, shared insights, and warm humor, Choosing Joy creates a space where vulnerability meets strength and every episode offers encouragement to embrace joy intentionally—even in life’s uncertainties.
Photographer, filmmaker, and world-traveling creative Elton Anderson joins Holiday AF for a hilarious, heartfelt, and joy-filled conversation with hosts Deborah Joy Winans Williams and MAJOR.. A proud Detroiter with Liberian roots, Elton reflects on growing up in a house that served as the family’s holiday hub — a place overflowing with food, community, and culture. Now living an international lifestyle, he shares how his holiday traditions have evolved, how he balances family time with travel, and why Christmas in Zanzibar is at the top of his wish list.
Elton opens up about discovering photography at 27, building Creators of Color in response to #OscarsSoWhite, and creating Lens of Culture, his travel show highlighting Black millennial experiences around the world. From Detroit to Ghana to the Dominican Republic, Elton explains why representation behind the camera is just as important as what we see in front of it.
Of course, things get festive and chaotic when the beloved Holiday AF game “Naughty or Nice” begins — revealing one-night stands abroad, gift-related breakups, and a hilarious sip-or-suffer confession round.
This episode blends culture, comedy, travel, creativity, and community — everything that makes the holidays meaningful.
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