Ask Mindful M

👀 Now, About... THAT GUY: A Man's Man... According to Whom? He's a man's man. He knows his worth. But whose expectations are shaping how he shows up in relationships? 🤔 In this first installment of Mindful Moments: Now, About..., we're unpacking inherited masculinity, the influence of the group chat, emotional protection, and the difference between confidence and relational accountability. Throu...

👀 Is it a boundary you need…or is it time to say goodbye? Not every disagreement requires an ending, and not every relationship deserves unlimited access. In this episode of Ask Mindful M, we're unpacking the difference between boundaries, difficult conversations, and knowing when it's time to walk away. Through a Marriage & Family Therapy lens, we explore communication, relationship patterns...

Strong Enough to Need Somebody | S2 EP3 🎙️🤎 Who told us that being strong meant doing everything alone? Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to associate strength with independence, endurance, and carrying whatever life placed on our shoulders. But what if strength also looks like asking for help? In this episode of Ask Mindful M, we're exploring the relationship between vulnerability, con...

🎙️ NEW EPISODE | Familiar Ain’t Always Healthy Sometimes what feels safe… is really just what feels familiar. This week on Ask Mindful M, we’re sitting with the patterns, roles, relationships, and old voices we know well—and asking whether they still fit the life we’re creating. Because awareness doesn’t always require immediate change. Sometimes it simply begins with: Oh. I see that now. 🌿 Come...

Season 2 is hereee. 🎙️🤎✨️ We're starting with a question: What are you really asking? Sometimes the question we say out loud isn't the question underneath it. So let's slow down, get curious, and listen a little deeper—to ourselves, our relationships, and the things we're trying to communicate. Ask Mindful M — Season 2, Episode 1: “What Are We Really Asking?” Press play. Come sit with me. Stay m...

🕊️ THE FINALE IS HERE. Episode 11 of the Ask Mindful M Summer Spoken Word Series is officially ON WAX. 🎙️✨️ Our summer journey ends with Maya Angelou's Touched by an Angel and a reflection on love, vulnerability, connection, and transformation through the lens of Marriage & Family Therapy. Eleven episodes. One journey. From climbing... to becoming. ✨ What has love made possible in you? ✨ Wh...

Episode 10 is here. 🤎🎙️ Some things take time to understand. Some experiences ask us to sit with questions before answers arrive. And sometimes, with distance, growth, and grace, we begin to see our stories—and the people within them—differently. In “What We Understand Later,” we reflect on forgiveness, healing, and the possibility that understanding can arrive long after the moment has passed....

Episode 9 — What We Carry | NOW LIVE 🌳 Our stories don't begin with us. This week on Ask Mindful M, the Summer Spoken Word Series continues with Margaret Walker's For My People, exploring identity, family systems, generational patterns, resilience, and the legacies we carry forward. Families don't only pass down wounds. They pass down wisdom, strength, culture, survival, and love. Through an MFT...

🌸 Episode 8 — Give Yourself Some Grace The Summer Spoken Word Series continues with Lucille Clifton's won't you celebrate with me. In this episode of Ask Mindful M, we explore what it means to celebrate ourselves while we're still becoming—holding space for growth without allowing self-criticism to erase how far we've already come. Through an MFT lens, we reflect on self-compassion, family messag...

Summer Spoken Word Series | Episode 7 Hope Is a Practice Hope isn't always found in the extraordinary. Sometimes it's found in the quiet decision to keep showing up—for ourselves, our families, and our communities. In this episode of Ask Mindful M, we reflect on Amanda Gorman's The Hill We Climb through the lens of Marriage & Family Therapy. Together, we explore how healing grows in relationsh...

Summer Spoken Word Series – Episode 6 The Summer Spoken Word Series continues with Gwendolyn Brooks' timeless poem, We Real Cool. In this episode of Ask Mindful M, we explore identity, belonging, and authenticity through the lens of Marriage & Family Therapy. Together, we'll reflect on how families, relationships, and communities shape our sense of self—and what happens when the desire to belo...

🎙️ Episode 5 is Live! Remember Who You Are Inspired by Nikki Giovanni's Ego Tripping and explored through the lens of Marriage & Family Therapy. There are moments in life when healing isn't about becoming someone different... It's about remembering the strength, dignity, creativity, and worth that have always been within you. In today's episode, we reflect on identity, the stories we inherit,...

🌅 Episode 4 is Live! The Courage to Rise Maya Angelou's "Still I Rise" Through the Lens of Marriage & Family Therapy What happens after we've acknowledged our pain? What comes after we've laid the mask down? In this episode of Ask Mindful M, we explore Maya Angelou's timeless poem Still I Rise through the lens of Marriage & Family Therapy, reflecting on resilience, healing, relationships,...

🎙️ Episode 3 | Behind the Smile: The Masks We Wear What happens when the masks that once protected us begin to keep us from being fully known? In this episode of Ask Mindful M, we explore Paul Laurence Dunbar's timeless poem, We Wear the Mask, through the lens of Marriage & Family Therapy. Together, we reflect on emotional protection, family patterns, authenticity, and the healing that becomes...

Hold Fast: Dreams Worth Keeping In this episode of the Spoken Word Summer Series, we reflect on Langston Hughes' Dreams through the lens of Marriage and Family Therapy. Though only eight lines long, Hughes' poem reminds us that dreams are essential—not only to individuals, but to families and communities. Together, we'll explore how hope is nurtured in relationships, how dreams become part of our...

What do families inherit beyond pain? In this first episode of the Spoken Word Summer Series, we reflect on Langston Hughes' "Mother to Son" and explore family resilience, emotional inheritance, and the stories passed down across generations through the lenses of Bowen Family Systems and Narrative Therapy. Because we inherit more than trauma. We inherit hope. We inherit faith. We inherit wisdom. A...

Q: How Do I recapture the good vibes of my partnership? The Sound Relationship House Cont.

Q: How Do I recapture the good vibes of my partnership? The Sound Relationship House - Dr. John & Julie Gottman

Q: I have had a few losses lately. How do I move on from the pain? Tasks of Mourning

Welcome to Mindful Moment #2 : Spoken Words of Words Unspoken This episode is a preview of sorts of my upcoming Summer series that will highlight Spoken Word. Spoken word is an oral performance art that frequently explores deeply personal narratives, social justice, identity, politics, and current events. - A verbal journalling process if you will. Welcome to the Spoken Word Summer Series, where B...

Q: How do I balance "Me" vs "We" with my partner?

Q: How can I attract/ keep best dating choices w/o becoming a ' Pick Me'?

Q: I am ready to date again however I also want to avoid past mistakes. How do I put my best foot forward but stay protected from the dating pool nonsense? * The information on this podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or diagnosis*

Mindfulness Moment: How to refresh your Mind,Body, & Soul after a career or relationship separation. * The information on this podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or diagnosis*

Q How do I heal and rebuild trust after a heartbreak?