Before we begin, I want to be clear about what this episode is and what it is not. This is not a bash session. This is not about pointing fingers or calling anyone a victim. This is about empowerment — for Black women and Black men — to stop the cycle of entering into relationships and spaces with people who are unhealed. . THE STORY: WHO WAS LOT'S WIFE?

Open with the biblical account — Sodom was being destroyed. God sent two angels. Lot's family was told: leave and do not look back. His wife looked back — and became a pillar of salt.

Key questions to raise with your audience:

• What was behind her that held more weight than the people in front of her?
• What do we think she was holding onto? Her house? Her community? Her comfort? Her memories?

The point: it was not the ...