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Every Port a Purpose with Kameelah Howard | Ship's Log #22

Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories

Chapters
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Intro – Meet Kameelah Howard & Her Journey
1:20
A Career Rooted in Service & Connection
3:45
Lessons from Child Protective Services
7:30
Life as an International Flight Attendant
11:15
Stories from the Air – Managing People in Chaos
15:30
From Travel to Healing – Becoming a Massage Therapist
18:45
Working with Illness, Loss & Human Vulnerability
24:30
The Power of Presence, Compassion & Trust
28:00
Where Her Caregiving Instinct Comes From
32:00
Seeing People Clearly in Difficult Moments
35:30
Meaningful Relationships vs Small Talk
39:30
Purpose, Legacy & What Comes Next
43:30
Returning to School & Pursuing Social Work
47:30
Two Truths & A Lie – The Stories Begin
55:00
Lessons, Service & Mental Health Call to Action
58:00
Closing Thoughts & Outro
Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories
Every Port a Purpose with Kameelah Howard | Ship's Log #22
May 28, 2026 Season 1 Episode 22
Jeanne Andersen

"It is a true honor and gift to be able to assist those people at that moment, at that very time. I believe in divine timing... that always will stay with me - knowing how important it is to always stay in gratitude whenever a person is vulnerable with you, because they don't have to be." 

Episode Summary 

Kameelah Howard has spent her entire adult life in service to others - as a Child Protective Specialist on the front lines of Brooklyn, as an international flight attendant navigating chaos at 35,000 feet, and as a licensed massage therapist bringing physical relief and human presence to people facing serious illness. In this episode, she shares what the common thread through all of it has always been: the privilege of being trusted with someone else's vulnerability. 

 Kameelah and Jeanne talk about what it means to truly connect with people - why Kameelah asks "are you calling to vent or for feedback?" before a conversation goes anywhere - and how a toddler's instinct to walk up and down her tired sister's back planted a seed that would take decades to fully bloom. She talks about the friend who let her in at his lowest moment, and what that taught her about what it really means to show up for someone. 

 Kameelah is now pursuing her Master's in Social Work, with her sights set on medical social work. The catalyst? A Beyonce concert, a morphing dress, and a voice that said - you're going to go back to school. And she did. Two Truths and a Lie settles a question she's been fielding her whole life: just how many sevens does one person's birthday actually need? 

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LinkedIn:
http://linkedin.com/in/kameelah-howard-43183015b 

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