David & Tamela Mann are one of gospel music’s most prominent power couples. With several musical and literary projects, television shows and movies to their collective credit, they are a stellar example of teamwork and managing marriage and business. Crystal will chat with David & Tamela about the keys to cultivating and keeping a happy marriage, the balance between working onscreen and life off camera and how their creative worlds collided for Tamela’s new album, “Live Breathe Fight.”
Chapter 1: What challenges do couples face as they age?
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Let's all get better together with better help. Hello, I'm Chris Renee Hazlett, and this is Keep It Positive, sweetie, a safe space to heal, laugh, grow, and love. And I'm certain today's guests will give us a chance to do all the above. David and Tim LaManne are here, and we're going to take a deep dive into marriage, money, music, and much more.
David and Tamela Mann are one of gospel music's most prominent power couples. With several musical and literary projects, television shows, and movies in their collective credit, they are a stellar example of teamwork and managing marriage and business.
I'm really excited to talk to them about the keys of cultivating and keeping a happy marriage, the balance between working on screen and life off camera. But first, I'm going to spend some one-on-one time with the woman of the hour to talk about her new album, Live, Breathe, Fight, and Much More. Tam, thank you so much for coming. Thank you for having me. Oh, my God.
First of all, can we get into how good you look? What's this?
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Chapter 2: How can therapy help with personal struggles?
This is not... Then, no, you know, you look beautiful. Okay. I said, now you know you telling the untruth right now. And I will say, you know, I'm really into water aerobics. So it's like, you know, you wet, you got the wet look, for real.
and it's like yeah you know but people you know i i i really appreciate because you guys and the people following us make us who we are and the support of what you do but it's like but we still human too yeah we are that's so true i've noticed that um you've really taken fashion to another level you have the tailor-made collection yes that's it is this part of your
No, this is not part of the collection, but I'm trying to link. First, I'm into at-leisure things now, but I'm trying to lean more over to more comfort, easy-go things like this. So this is the vein and the avenue that I'm going to, but I'm into really heavily the shapewear. Like now I have new, the latte color that matches our skin. Yes. And it's a nice thing.
You know, my shapewear, I love about it. I wear it every day. It's comfortable. It gives you a snatch, but it's a comfortable snatch. See, that's what I need. And it gives you a lift, you know, where it helps you. You know, you already got that bundle on. So it's just going to, you know, just give you a little bit more lift.
But, you know, it ain't going to take it out of proportion, but it's going to hold you.
That's what I love about the shapewear. I need to get some of your shapewear because for me it's hard to find shapewear that's comfortable.
I wear it every day. No joke, y'all. I don't wear underwear. I just wear shapewear. There you go. Every day. Every day. That's the secret. I love it. If it's a secret, that's it.
Tell my man shaper. Because sometimes I do notice like if I do wear underwear, like I can see the indention. So it's not all smooth. It gives you a smooth. Okay. Got it. Tip of the day. Thank you. Yes. So you are a mother, an entertainer. How have you been able to manage this for all these years?
It can be rough. Our first, our early years was really rough, especially when the kids were younger. And even when they got into their teenage years, because that's when like the plays really took off and then we started, you know, with the television stuff. So we would be gone. for months at a time until like, you know, Tyler's smashed it down or crunched it down now.
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Chapter 3: What are the keys to a successful marriage?
start just stirring up just different things with things was just coming, working in our behalf, in our favor, for our good. And I just, I'm just so excited about each of the songs. One song on there is called Big Facts. But what happened is the Lord was like, you have to examine yourself. Look in the mirror. Take a look at yourself. Face the facts about you.
Because a lot of times, a lot of us are trying to say to other people, okay, well you need to, and you need to, when a lot of times the work needs to begin with you. So the Lord let me know in this album, the process of it, to work on you. And then I can do the work around you. So, you know, just listen. Just hear what's being said.
A lot of times it's not always to respond, but just take your time in what your response is going to be. Because a lot of times my response is like, what? I ain't did it. You know, we just tend to just go there. And the Lord has really gave me a lot of peace, even though I did a lot of weeping when I was recording it. I was crying just even talking the songs through. Yeah. Oof.
And, you know, it's like, but I got it, but I got to finish. I got to complete the work.
Yeah. So it's just been therapeutic.
Yes, very therapeutic. So I think, you know, but a lot of the responses, it's out now. And a lot of the response that I got back is people saying these songs feel like affirmation. And it's really helping me. It's once one song is called Power. It's talking about the power of God.
Yeah.
That sometimes we forget that if we cast our cares on him, he got all the power. Yes. He's in control. So he's handling the things, all the things that you're trying to do. Right. And to trust him. One song is Lord, I Trust You. So each title is hitting on issues and situations that a lot of us are dealing with. Absolutely. So I came from a real place.
You did. A real, real place. Talyn, thank you so much. Guys, up next we have joining us David Mann. Yes, my boo.
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