In this powerful conversation, host Alison Basquiat sits down with Dr. Karmetria Burton to explore how inherited rules, limiting beliefs, and unexamined patterns quietly shape how women live, lead, and wait. Centered around Dr. Burton’s forthcoming book Never Wear Red Lipstick, the discussion moves far beyond symbolism into self-awareness, emotional intelligence, faith, leadership, and the courage required to stop organizing life around rules that were never designed to serve you. Together, they unpack the “hard work” of confronting internalized beliefs, the difference between awareness and action, and why leadership always begins with leading yourself—right where you are. This episode challenges listeners to stop waiting, give themselves grace, and take responsibility for turning limiting beliefs into limitless truths. A grounded, reflective conversation about identity, healing, sisterhood, and what it really means to step into leadership now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices