GUMBO NIGHTS with Miss Handie

February is designated as Black History Month and we have much to celebrate. Let’s not forget to keep acknowledging, studying, and celebrating our phenomenal Black History after February ends. Let’s keep the momentum going all year long. #BlackHistoryMonth #HankAaron #CicelyTyson #JustAsIAm #RosaParks #MartinLutherKingJr #ArthurAshe #HarrietTubman #WhitneyHouston #MichaelJackson #KobeBryant --- Th...

Leadership has been overwhelming especially over the past year. Now is the time to call these so called leaders to the carpet because we are not being guided the right way. We may as well talk about it openly instead of talking about them behind their backs. #Leadership #Leaders #Leading #Lead #Lead #ProfessionalDevelopment #Workplace #Teamwork #Mentoring #LeadByExample #Communication #EmployeeEng...

Today is MLK Day. In honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. day, I’m highlighting what he stood for and how it has fueled my MLK...Motivation, Leadership and Knowledge. He was committed to serving others despite the opposition, criticism, and risks. We can learn so much from his life if we choose to dig deep and apply it to our own journeys. Press Play and find out how. --- This episode is spon...

Are there people in your family or your circle of friends and colleagues who TALK way too much? Do you know anyone who can’t SEEM to keep the main thing the main thing? I have my own theory on why SOME people don’t know WHEN to be quiet. Press PLAY and find out if YOU agree. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice mess...

HAD the pleasure of INTERVIEWING Dr. and Mrs. Handie, a Powerful and Successful Husband and Wife on Episode 34 of Gumbo Nights. They candidly discussed the depth of REAL LOVE and the secret to sustaining a healthy marriage, how they parented their three children and ventured into ENTREPRENEURSHIP. Paula Handie is the CEO of Family Business and Doctor Handie is a Podiatric Surgeon. This COUPLE repr...

Ladies, are there strangers trying to talk to you in your DM’s on social media? It’s happened to me too many times so it’s time to set the record straight! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/misshandie/message

I often hear single women describe themselves as single as if that’s as big a part of their identity as their name and social security number. I believe that it’s time for single women, who are obsessed with that status, to begin to think of it as merely a box that we check on a form rather than a structure. We are better served by focusing on being and becoming sensational women and describing ou...

If you’re a woman, have you ever had uncomfortable and odd work relationships with women who don’t look like you...specifically black or white women? I have, and it’s been bugging me for years. I’ve decided to stop holding my tongue about my relationships with white women. In this episode, I’m talking to my friend Stacy, a white woman, about her experiences with women who look like me. This conver...

If you’re a woman, have you ever had uncomfortable and odd work relationships with women who don’t look like you...specifically black or white women? I have, and it’s been bugging me for years. I’ve decided to stop holding my tongue about my relationships with white women. In this episode, I’m talking to my friend Stacy, a white woman, about her experiences with women who look like me. This conver...

Leadership wouldn’t be leadership without strong, intelligent, and successful women like our special guest, Dr. Fatimah Pierce. Dr. Pierce is the Founder and Principal of Hickman Rose Strategies, a certified Women’s Business Enterprise and management consulting firm focused on strategic planning, organizational development, employee development, and program evaluation for service-based businesses,...

Often times we assume that we can’t build bridges with people unless they look like us. That couldn’t be further from the truth. The way that we build bridges with people who don’t look us is the same way we build bridges with people who DO look like us. Learn more about building bridges in your life and the lives of others in this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/misshandie...

If you struggle to set boundaries in your life, you’ll learn when and why boundaries are healthy and necessary, and how to identify and confront Boundary Bullies. You can learn more tools and tips for addressing boundaries by listening to Wayne Dyer’s audio book on YouTube called, “Pulling Your Own Strings.” I highly recommend it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/misshandie/message

If you’re a woman and you grew up in a traditional household, you may have been raised and conditioned to put the man you’re married to or dating on a pedestal. It’s one thing to be submissive in a marriage, but it’s another thing to treat a man like you’re his fan rather than his mate. Find out how being in a relationship with a superstar, when it’s one-sided, can impact your life and your feelin...

All of us have a WILD side. The COVID-19 Quarantine is causing some of us to be a little WILDER than normal. Some of us are expressing our WILD side to the world and don’t even know it. Corona even got us thinking we’re in love with folks that we’ve never even met. Ask yourself, “Are you really love?” Think about it and Press Play on this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mis...

We all have emotions. Some are healthy and others are not so healthy if we remain attached to them forever. It’s normal to experience disappointment, heartache, sadness, and depression. The good news is that those feelings are only temporary if we decide that they came to go rather than to stay. How are you feeling and how are you dealing with your emotions? --- Send in a voice message: https://an...

In this episode, we’re chatting with Marvin Lyman about the remarkable discovery that turned his life upside down. Lyman traces the discovery all the way back to his childhood and shares his painful and eye-opening experiences in his book, “Solving for X; Finding the Man Within.” Listen and learn how his life was blown apart at the age of 36. You will be blown away by his story, his bravery, and h...

Life sends us the answers to all of our problems. We just have to take the time to look for them. They show up all around us....in the flowers, in the trees, and in our circumstances. If you haven’t found your answers yet, keep looking. You’re closer than you think, --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/misshandie/message

The world is in the middle of a pandemic and most of us are under stay at home orders in the cities we live in. This lockdown has caused life as we know it to change drastically. Some people are not adjusting well to our new normal. Here’s how I’m handling Operation Corona and her nasty self. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Se...

Are you following your own path or imitating someone else’s? Do you know what truly makes you happy and are you staying true to who you really are? That’s what we’re discussing in this episode --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/misshandie/message

We’ve all heard that laughter is good for the soul and if you’ve ever laughed til you cried you know that’s true. Here’s a little comedy to brighten your day. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/misshandie/message

Find out why I took a short hiatus from Gumbo Nights and what I’ve been up to since December. The words we speak are powerful. Listen as I share an affirmation that has changed my life for the best! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/misshandie/message

Around the holidays we often think about the gifts we give to others. Rarely do we think about the greatest gifts that we can give to ourselves. I’m talking about the type of gifts that are impactful like spending time meditating, exercising, getting mental clarity, and focusing on our goals. What is the greatest gift that you can give to yourself all year-long? --- This episode is sponsored by ·...

Christmas is just about two weeks away, and you may be planning to purchase gifts for the special people in your life. To avoid buying the wrong thing, I’m sharing some advice on how to pick the perfect gift. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/misshandie/message

When life is going our way, why are periodically challenged by obstacles designed to take our eyes off the road? I believe those situations are only tests, and we have what it takes to pass every exam. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/misshandie/message

There are some friends who you can call your true friends....the ones that you have soul relationships with rather than superficial ones. My friend Kim is more than a friend. She is my biggest cheerleader, supporter, and encourager outside of my family. Who are your soul friends? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice...