Jan. 23, 2025

Unlocking Wellness: Dr. Braxton Cosby's 13 Principles for a Healthier Life

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Join us in this enlightening episode of the Living the Dream podcast with Curveball as we chat with Dr. Braxton Cosby, a multifaceted professional who wears many hats as a physical therapist, sports nutritionist, podcaster, and author. Dr. Cosby shares his insights on transforming health habits, the intersection of mind, body, and soul, and the concept of the 'fitness trinity.' Discover his journey from a college athlete to a health advocate and his inspiring work with NFL analyst Jamie Dukes. We also delve into his passion for writing and his role as CEO of Cosby Media Productions. Tune in for an episode filled with wisdom, motivation, and practical advice for living your best life.
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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Welcome, um, to the Living the Dream podcast with Curveball. If you believe you can achieve.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Welcome to the Living the Dream with Curveball podcast, a show where I interview guests that teach, motivate, and inspire.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Today, I am joined by physical therapists, sports Nutritionist and Podcaster, Dr.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Braxton Cosby.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Dr. Cosby focuses on helping you stay healthy and get healthy by changing your habits one habit at a time.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>He is the host of the Ask the Fat Doctor podcast. He also has done some things with NFL analyst Jamie Dukes. Uh, some of you might not know Jamie Dukes, but I've heard him on a few shows and he's pretty great. So.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Dr. Cosby, thank you so much for joining me today.

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> Speaker B>Oh, thank you so much for having me. I truly appreciate the opportunity to chat with you.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Why don't you start off by telling everybody a little bit about yourself?

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> Speaker B>Yeah, um, well, um, I tell everybody I'm a, ah, physical therapist by trade. I've been working in the field since 2001. Done, um, a little bit of everything from ICU, um, neuro rehab, outpatient rehab.

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> Speaker B>I've done pediatrics, geriatrics, and I also, uh, work as a sports nutritionist and a personal trainer. I also coach track and field in high school here in Gwinnett county, uh, Georgia.

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> Speaker B>And, uh, by night, I am a writer. So I have written over 20 books. Um, I've won, uh, a nice amount of awards for my writings, uh, my. My sports, my health book, Fat free for life, 13 principles of guarantee Weight Loss and Ultimate Health is my, uh, my, What I call my gift, my love letter of, um, all my experience as a physical, uh, therapist, as a personal trainer, sports nutritionist, uh, and even a coach. Uh, I tried to put all of that into one resource because, uh, I thought, like, you know, if I was to write something about health and wellness, I don't want it to be a gimmicky, you know, five steps to lose weight kind of a thing. I really wanted to be all encompassing of my identity as a Christian believer, um, as a, um, as a physical therapist and everything, and just compartmentalize that all into one place where we really address the, uh, mind, body and soul. And so that's really what Fat Free for Life is about. It's, It's. It's more about, you know, cutting off the fat. You know, the, of course, body fat. Everybody wants to lose weight, be lean and be healthy, but it's also just the excessive things in life that hold you back from being the best version of you.

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> Speaker B>Um, and so that is like how could I put that all together? And I was able to do that in these 13 principles. The book has 13 chapters that basically have uh, these 13 principles that I came up with. I really thought would be um, a good place for people to start uh, their wellness journey with uh, these principles. I researched over 70 articles that I thought would really help to prove the science behind the principles.

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> Speaker B>Um, the, that that kind of covered the um. Because I do like I say, mind, body and soul. So the mind is more the intellectual stuff. Um, the, the more of the, the researched articles. The body is the personal testimonials um, that I had, that I included of people who have done amazing things in life with, with their circumstances and struggles and still accomplished a lot of things. Even some of my own personal stuff is in there. And then also the soul is really just talking about the spiritual uh, wellness. So I actually use biblical um, uh, stories and quotes from the Bible itself that really kind of uh, play well with the principles that I came up with again. So it's a three headed monster that attacks each one of these principles to support what I'm saying, uh, with the hopes that if people really dig into this that they'll find a uh, lot of avenues to um, really find the key to hopefully unlock the amazing wellness that the body has uh, inside of it that's really for everybody to have access to.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>So why are you so passionate about what you're doing and what made you decide to get into physical therapy, sports nutrition and be so passionate about helping people with their health?

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> Speaker B>Yeah, you know, it's crazy. I think a lot of people. What I found in life is that uh, you really live best if you work through your own experiences, you know. So I was a track athlete in college. I ran for University of Miami, lsu and I got injured like really, really bad. I tore my hamstring. And that mo.

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> Speaker B>That time that I was not able to compete for, uh, the first time in my life I was able to kind of like sit back and uh, be on the opposite side of the table now where I'm actually getting rehabbed by uh, trainers and working with doctors and things like that. And it really made me kind of sit back and uh, understand the experience of what it was to be sidelined. And uh, I kind of drew from that. I didn't want to m. I knew I wanted to go into healthcare at that point and maybe help people as well. Especially my own personal experiences of understanding what it was like to compete at a high level, be injured and try to get back on the road to recovery. So I was like, well, man, that's something I could really take with me and pass on to other people.

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> Speaker B>But, uh, the next level was I didn't want to do, um, do it as a trainer because they would like this, the time away from family. And of course I wanted to actually have a family, uh, you know, once I got out of college. So the commitment was too much there. And I also wanted the autonomy of being able to kind of work anywhere. Like I said, I've worked, ah, numerous, uh, levels of physical therapy. And um, that just physical therapy gave me that outlet. You know, if I wanted to do outpatient for a couple of years, okay, I could do that. If I want to do home health, I could do that. I could just keep changing. So I never really got bored with the job. So, uh, going through that experience really made me hungry. Uh, it gave me a different type of eye to look at things because I, uh, not only when I work with patients, I'm not only looking at them from stuff that they teach me in the books, but I'm also thinking from a coaching perspective or just, ah, um, an athletic perspective myself to say, man, um, this would be a good way of doing this, uh, because I can see things just differently. I could see, uh, movement in a certain way from people that I think maybe a lot of therapists don't really understand, uh, because they weren't athletes.

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> Speaker B>So my perspective is really wide. And so I can bring all of that to the table to really help somebody maximize their results and outcomes. And I've loved it. Like I said, I've been doing over 20 years and uh, I never feel like I'm going to work, you know, with my job. So I've been very blessed, uh, from that perspective because I really enjoy what I do. So the passion just stays there because I'm always like, hey, what's the next challenge? What's the next person who needs something to get back on their feet and um, take control of their, of their wellness? Uh, uh, journey. And when I can just get in there and help people out and just do that and see them kind of grow. And my favorite line when I discharge a patient is, hey, I hope I never see you again. Nothing personal, but, uh, that means you're doing really well. So we kind of laugh about it, but that's just how I feel. You know, I get to touch and go and really help people. So it's. It's just been a blessing for me, um, across the board, absolutely understood.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Now you did some Work with NFL analyst Jamie Dukes.

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> Speaker B>Right.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>So kind of tell us how that happened, you know, how you met him and great thing that you guys have going on.

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> Speaker B>Yeah, I met Jamie through a mutual contact many, many moons ago. And, uh, we just kind of hit it off. And at the time, uh, Jamie was leaving the NFL Network, he was doing commentary there, and he wanted to kind of get his own thing started with this podcast down here in Atlanta, uh, on w. Uh, the 13, 1380, um, wak.

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> Speaker B>And um, he wanted this to be this weekly conversation where we just talked about, you know, he was always a bigger guy, so he was always on his weight loss journey as well.

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> Speaker B>And he was like, hey man, you know, you can give me the physical therapy perspective. We could have, you know, some other doctors come on as guests every now and then. And we also were working with another young lady who just had experience in doing radio and stuff. So it was a really, really fun time. For about a year we, we ran that podcast, asked the fat docs down in, uh, Atlanta, and we would just get on weekly and just, you know, have a great dialogue, talk about things. I would give the. Some of the facts and uh, statistics of, you know, rehab and what. How that would help people lose weight and you know, again, if they were injured in some way or had some disability, how they can get over. So I contributed my part of it. Jamie is always just a fantastic personality. So he provided the jokes and you know, the, the um, the uh, satire from his perspective. And so it was a great show. We had a wonderful time. And then, you know, eventually I just ended up doing my own thing for a little bit, uh, with um, with uh, health podcasts. And I just really run more things out of my website where, uh, I just kind of share, um, some blogs and, and things like that. So. But, you know, either way, um, Jamie went his way, I went mine. And uh, you know, he's just. He's still a great friend and a wonderful personality.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>You are also the nephew of actor Bill Cosby, you know, so kind of explain to us what that's like.

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> Speaker B>Yeah, I mean, my uncle's been fantastic source, uh, of motivation and inspiration. You know, he, uh, he helped me get through college and uh, you know, basically, um, encouraged me to go as far as I wanted to, uh, as far as, uh, my education was concerned. So I ended up, you know, getting my bachelor's, my master's, uh, degree and my doctorate from University of Miami, Florida, um, with his financial help. So that was. That was the greatest gift I could ever get. Is just getting opportunities. I just always wanted opportunity to do something. And then, uh, so him being there and kind of telling me, uh, you know, that basically that, you know, the sky's the limit.

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> Speaker B>As long as I could just keep my grades up and stay motivated, that was always something that was great. And obviously, just seeing the example, uh, that he set with what he did with the Cosby show all those years and, uh, things like Fat Albert and all that was always in the forefront. So I think as we live in this world, everybody kind of needs a beacon or an example. I remember this, um, one guy who taught acting. I was taking his course, uh, years ago, and he said, if you ever want to know if you can do something, find somebody who's done it.

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> Speaker B>And that way, you know, it's actually possible, you know. So just always seeing the example of some of the great accomplishments my uncle had was always motivation for me, too.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Okay, well, kind of talk to the listeners about some of the.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>The bad habits, you know, that you see from listeners and how you help them overcome them.

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> Speaker B>Yeah, I, um, think one thing is that what people don't do enough of is admit their shortcomings. Man, I used to work with people so many times, especially from a nutritionist standpoint. I say, what are you eating? Oh, I don't even eat that bad yet. They're 40 pounds overweight. I say, well, how is this happening then?

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> Speaker B>Oh, well, I work out, and, uh, I didn't really eat anything today. What did you eat? You know, we kind of break it down, and before you know it, when they start getting honest, you know, they had fries and they had all this other fried stuff, and, you know, they didn't have the proportions of, like, you know, the right amount of salad versus the mine around a good fats.

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> Speaker B>And so they didn't know how to break their plate up. And they thought because their portions were small that that was sufficient.

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> Speaker B>But realistically, they were doing two things. They were getting. Were getting small portions that were loaded with calories, and then they weren't giving their body enough of the good stuff that was going to help to, um, fuel their metabolism. So you can. I tell people all the time, you know, lean muscle mass and eating the right foods are your cheat codes to stay in lean and healthy. Um, so you've got to know how to tap into that, but you've got to be educated on exactly what that is. So, uh, in my time as a, uh, sports nutritionist, it really is about just educating folks and kind of giving us some cheat sheets. Along the way, uh, I remember Jamie talked uh, about this thing called, uh, he had fat ways about him, you know, and it was like, you know, getting a big bag of potato chips and eating the entire thing rather than taking out a portion, closing the bag up, putting it away and just eating that portion. Or he would take a whole uh, you know, quart or pint of ice cream and just eat out of the, eat directly out of it rather than scooping out ice cream, a couple of scoops in a bowl, closing it up, putting it back in the freezer, he start eating out of it and before, you know, to eat the whole thing. So I think it's just the habits that we have. You know, I think eating has become a real social event. You know, we kind of, we stack it on doing something. You know, the big games come on tonight. Well, what are we going to eat for the big game? And then people go out and they'll make this menu of things that they want to eat. And of course, before you know it, you've got all the carbs and you've got all the sugary, uh, drinks and you've loaded up on all this stuff while you're sitting looking at a game for three hours. Well now you're sedentary and you're fueling your body with um, high calories and cholesterol items and it's late into the day and into the

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00 at night, what do you do? You go to sleep. So now you're sleeping with all those calories in your stomach and in your body and you're not doing anything to burn them out. So of course your body's going to store that as fat over time and your um, blood glucose, uh, levels are going to increase and then that's going to cause some other changes. So I think people just really being educated on being honest about the habits that they have and then being educated on how to get around those habits and just do better over time really becomes uh, the main course, uh, of action that I take with most people just to try to get them back in the right mindset so that they think differently. And then if you think differently, you can act differently and you can position yourself differently over time.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Is that what you mean when you say fitness is more than just physical? Ah, break that down. Explain that to people.

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> Speaker B>Yeah, absolutely. For one, you know, fitness is um, you know, it starts with the mind.

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> Speaker B>First you've got to feel good about yourself.

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> Speaker B>I Don't care how heavy you are, um, you gotta feel good. If when you wake up, your joints aren't hurting, uh, and you feel good, you get up, you can move, you're motivated to go out and exercise. You make exercise and activity a part of your daily routine. You can't just say, oh, uh, I gotta figure out where I'm gonna go to the gym. It needs to be a part of what you do. If you come at home and you get home and you don't feel like going back out and exercising again, then don't come home from work, you know, go straight to the gym. When you leave, fitness becomes a mental thing. It's about preparation. It's about being ready for the task at hand. And then when you get home late at night, you know, can you, you know, when do you want to stop eating? What time are you, do you not want to eat after? Then you need to prepare meals maybe the morning of or the day before. So you really have to, uh, be active and intentional about, uh, setting up, um, your standards as far as how you want to live and also the, uh, structure in which you live too. So it really.

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> Speaker B>Fitness becomes a mindset that is a part of what you do. It becomes a part of your DNA. I know for me, I have my three or four days a week that I plan. I work out, I get off work, I'm there at the gym at

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30, I'm there till 6. I come home, I'm

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30, and then I go about the rest of my night, whether it's working on my next book or whatever project or whatever I'm doing. But it's a part of what I do. It's not just an adjunct. It's not like I'm, uh, a go through my day and then add it. It's a part of what I do. And you know, um, I'm of a certain age where if I don't exercise, my body starts to talk to me, I start to feel heavy, I start to feel bad. I start to get some of those old track injuries coming back to haunt me where I get knee pains and stuff. But the more active I am, the less I feel anything at all. So I think people have to really understand there's a degree of fitness and there's levels to it. So you may not be the super elite, you may just be the weekend warrior who can only work out on the weekends, or you may be the person who just is okay with walking, and that's okay.

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When you get to the level that you feel like you're no longer getting any improvements, uh, then it is time to institute some changes and start to up your game a little bit. So if you walk maybe 30 minutes a day, maybe now you walk 32 minutes a day, maybe you walk up some hills for 35 minutes and things like that. So you slowly find ways to increase the intensity. So your body is constantly trying to readjust and do better for itself.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>All right, so you have a philosophy, um, speaking of biblical terms, called the fitness trinity.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>So, you know, kind of explain what, what that means and how you actually came up with that. It's pretty cool.

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> Speaker B>Yeah. Um, you know, not to get too much into the detail of it, but it's really just like the mind, body and the soul. That's your fitness trinity, realistically. And like I said, that's why I tried to really, uh, break that down in the book, ah, that attacks these 13 principles so that people understand, like, hey, listen, um, if you take your, your mind and you separate that from your body, you really have two people living in communion with one another. You know, um, my mind knows that, hey, I want to sit on the couch and eat apple pie and ice cream all day. That's what my mind wants to do. The problem is once I do it so much, my body starts to crave that too, you know. Uh, but your body is this beautiful, amazing machine that is God built, that is made to at all times be in a state of homeostasis.

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> Speaker B>Which means, like, if you set your AC to 67 degrees, your AC will always try to keep you at 67 degrees. Your body, uh, also gets to a level where it's like, what's the most comfortable and optimal way to be. So if you're a person who works out five days a week and you go back to being sedentary, your body's going to fight you on that because you're going to start aching, you're going to start feeling something, there's going to be something that's not fulfilled. Same goes for the person who doesn't do anything. And then you start to go exercise, your body going to like, hey, what's going on? I've only prepared for us to be the person who's just, ah, at home, you know, doing what we do and not incorporating a lot of exercise. So that's why you're going to get that pain, you know, you're going to get those, that, ah, delayed onset muscle soreness and your body's going to start to reject that. And what you have to do is slowly bring your body along the journey with you and try to kind of whip it into shape and be more, uh, um, apt to try to make the changes that are better for you. And of course, incorporating God into that trinity of being motivated, you know, understanding that, you know, you have this amazing vessel that God has given you where, uh, the spirit of God dwells. And it wants to be in a beautiful temple. So what can you do to make that thing be as beautiful as possible? And not just talking about aesthetics, but where it has, um, blood pressure, that's good. Blood sugar, that's good. Cholesterol, that's good. You know, I tell people always had this thing, uh, you know, show me the numbers, you know, Cause I don't care if you're£400. What do the numbers say? You know, what's, uh, your blood pressure like? You know, what's your blood sugar like? If those things are normal and you're happy being at whatever weight you are, I don't care if you£100 or £400. But if those numbers are dictating that you are a healthy person, then you are a healthy person as long as you feel good about it, you know. So I think we have to constantly remember that the things that my mind wants, it may not be good for my body, and the thing that my body wants may not be good for my mind. My mind is the, um, central processing unit that runs the entire computer, which is my, um, my body.

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> Speaker B>And as I continue to train that CPU and fill, um, it up with all the facts and the information that makes me a better person overall, health wise, fitness wise, then my body is going to be reprogrammed to follow suit. And that's, that's where you want to be. You want to be in that sweet spot where, you know, like, I know when I don't work out, I know my body feels like. And I know what it feels like when I do. I feel fantastic. I love to sweat, get all that energy out, and then just reset for the next day. And when I don't, I start to feel a lot of extra muscle pain that I know my body's like, hey, we need to move. You know, So I get those cues and I, um, I embrace it.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>So as a physical therapist, what's your specialty? Specialty? What do you specialize in?

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> Speaker B>Um, the degree that I got from University of Miami, they give us what they call a, um. We don't have any specialist degrees. We're more of a, um, generalist. So they give us all the tools for the uh, to use in the toolkit. So what we ended up doing as a generalist is you just can, you can go and work anywhere. Where I ended up finding my love, which was odd. I went out like most therapists would love to just get paid a lot of money to work in a, um, outpatient clinic. You know, you have a lot of people, they come in, you don't have to deal with wounds or anything like that. And they're not usually not very, uh, elderly. So they move fast. You can challenge them, you can give them all these great things and you know, they're easier to work with. Uh, where you really get into the more difficult settings of like icu, neuro, cardiac rehab, these things you really have, you know, you have patients who are, uh, very sick and you really have to kind of move at a slower speed and be a little more strategic with, you know, constantly monitoring their vitals and all that stuff. So, um, ironically enough, when I first came out, I wanted to do outpatient only. And I ended up kind ah, of uh, seguin into geriatrics, which is what I was doing in nursing homes and long term, uh, rehab. And I ended up loving it. You know, working with the elderly patients was fantastic. And uh, then I actually went a step further and went to the opposite end of the spectrum and started working in pediatrics with kids with disabilities and things. So I feel like that ended up being more of my niche, both of those guys working with pediatrics and geriatrics. Um, but I did have a fantastic time in icu, uh, and neuro in the hospital because it was always so challenging to really have these complicated patients and figure out how, even though they've got like 10 tubes hanging out of them, how do you get them to have exercise at a low enough level where it stresses their body cardiac, uh wise, but it keeps them safe and yet it has tremendous, uh, upside and uh, benefits in the long run when you see that patient come out of the uh, icu, up to the medical floor and then eventually leaving the hospital, going back home. So yeah, the rewards were fantastic. But I kind of have taken that generalist mentality and just, you know, use it in any setting I work in. So as long as people are getting better, I really don't uh, mind where I work.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Well, tell us about any current or upcoming projects that you're working on that listeners need to be aware of.

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> Speaker B>Oh, yeah, um, you know, like I said, I've written over 20 books. I feel like my heart and my passion Is really in, um, fiction. So, uh, with my company, I'm the CEO of Cosby Media Productions.

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> Speaker B>We're a small press company. Small, uh, press publishing company out of Atlanta, Georgia. And uh, we published over 30 authors with 60 titles in ebook, paperback and audiobooks over the years. We also have our own comic imprint called Star Child Comics, which I'm also the CEO of.

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> Speaker B>And, uh, that became like a real, real passion project of mine. Uh, we've. We've published, uh, over 12 first issues. Uh, we have a second issue of some of the, uh, comics that I've written. Working with artists who are so talented and writing scripts for them that basically expand on the stories that we're already telling. So, like my project, the Broken Project, which is the novel, is book one. Book two and three are comics and graphic novels that were illustrated by the fabulous Rom, uh, Silva.

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> Speaker B>And um. And so I wrote the scripts on those. I wrote Still Rain, which is a bounty hunter series.

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> Speaker B>The novel was, uh, a finalist in the American, um, Legacy Book Awards. And the comic book is the prequel to that. Um, Daniel Max did the art in that one. And I also have my own superhero series that I, uh. We ended up creating our own superhero world. Me and five other, uh, authors in Cosmic Media Productions. Daniel Peyton with the Bark series, Keyshawn Dodds with Menzuo series. Kyle Champion did the Majesties of canaan, and Lauren St. John did Metatron.

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> Speaker B>And I bought my series the Cape. And we kind of just create our own superhero universe. Uh, and so far, uh, the books that I've contributed to that universe are two issues of the Cape. Also Infinity seven, which is kind of our Avengers team. We have books one and two of that and my two comic books.

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> Speaker B>So, uh, my projects that I'm pushing this year, newly released is the second issue of the Cape, which is the Fabulous five. And uh, the graphic novel from the Broken series. So I'll be going to conventions and things like that this entire year of 25 and pushing out, pushing those out and meeting new readers and things like that. They can also look for, uh, the second, uh, edition of Fat Free for Life. Uh, this year actually makes year eight for the, um, original release. And the second edition is going to be filled with even more, um, uh, statistical proofs and things and research that people can look forward to and more ideas. So that's going to be coming out next year that uh, we'll be publishing and uh, just continuing to write more. I've got some fantastic stories that are still in my head that I can't really talk about yet, but, uh, I'll be working on those towards the end of this year as well. And for all those fans who've been waiting on it, we will have the next issue of Still Rain, uh, that I'll be working on this year with Daniel Max again. So just, uh, fantastic stuff out there. We, uh, have amazing artists that we work with, and I'm always excited to work with them. And, um, my. My, um, my colorist, uh, Julio Rojas Caballero, is so talented, and he's done. Done the inks on a couple of the projects that I've written too. So. Yeah, so we're. We're just very blessed to be in a place where we can tell fantastic stories that I think are unique. And, uh, the authors are just, you know, so fantastic and dynamic.

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> Speaker B>And, uh, we just created worlds that we feel like people can read and they can feel safe about having their children read, uh, as well. And, you know, it's all, you know, our mantra is, um, entertain the mind and inspire the soul. And I think we do that with the stuff that we put out.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Sounds like you got a lot going on so people can keep up with all that you got going on. Thought you contact info, like your website, stuff like that.

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> Speaker B>Absolutely. Uh, they want to check up on Cosby Media Productions. That's www.cosbymediaproductions with an S dot com. The, uh, website is very easy to navigate. You can go just by genre straight down the page if you want. Young adult, um, new adult fiction, fantasy, whatever you like. Uh, you'll also see our, um, links to our social media.

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> Speaker B>We're on Instagram. It's Cosby Media Productions and also starchildcomics.

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> Speaker B>Uh, you can also check me out on Instagram as well with Braxton A. Cosby, and just follow a little bit of everything that we're doing. You can subscribe to our newsletter and just be, um, informed on all the great projects that we continue to push out this year.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>All right, so close us out with some final thoughts. Maybe if that was something I forgot to talk about that you would like to touch on and if. I thought you have for the listeners.

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> Speaker B>Yeah, I think just for me, um, you know, you only have one life to live. Make it the best that you can. Set, uh, your goals, make, uh, them realistic and just slowly start to. Just accomplish them over time.

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> Speaker B>I think, uh, the main thing is that people don't, uh, have an outline for their life. I tell people all the time, if you're gonna write a story, whether It's a comic script, a novel, or even a screenplay. You have to have an outline. You have to have, uh, a beginning and an end, and you fill up the middle with all the great details that just are gonna keep that story moving. And that's how we need to orchestrate our lives as well. What's my beginning? What's my. And I know I'm in the middle right now, but I want to project myself to have the best ending of this story possible.

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> Speaker B>And I think you need to kind of have an outline for your Life. You know, one year plan, five year, 10, 20, whatever it is, but just kind of know the end game. And then enjoy the time and the journey along the way. Don't rush things, but just take it one day at a time, one moment at a time.

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> Speaker B>And, uh, just continue to sow something special into the special people around you. And you'd be surprised how the world and the universe just gives back.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>All right, ladies and gentlemen, Cosby media productions.com please be sure to check out everything that Dr. Cosby is up to. You know, check out his writings, check out that show, ask the fat Doctor. You know, check out the books and ah, he's really doing some great things and making the world a better place. Share this episode to as many people as possible. Jump on your favorite podcast app. Leave us a review. Follow us. Check out the show if you have any guest or suggestion topics. Curtis Jackson 1978 t.net is the place to send them.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Thank you for listening and supporting the show. And Dr. Cosby, thank you for all that you do to make the world a better place. And thank you for joining us.

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> Speaker B>And once again, thank you so much for having me, Mr. Jackson. Really appreciate it.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>For more information on the Living the Dream podcast, visit www.djcurveball.com.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>until next time, stay focused on living the dream.

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> Speaker B>Dream.