Kume: Turning Point Diaries

This week we have an invigorating conversation with Tyler Brewington, author and faith-based life coach from Los Angeles, California. In our conversation, Tyler shares how she navigated seasons of uncertainties, including unexpectedly being let go from her job, and harnessing the power of her faith. Her story encourages us to ask ourselves who we are independent of contrived self-worth based on ti...

In this episode, I chat with Eric Abrego, an LA native working as a tech professional in NYC at LinkedIn. He shares his story of being raised by his grandmother in South Central LA, with an absent mother and incarcerated father. Through this experience, Eric developed an inner fortitude to survive life's vicissitudes. Join us as we talk about resilience, inner fortitude, and finding home with...

In this week’s episode, guest Tylee Sewell takes us on a trip into nature from her native New York City to Virginia, Georgia, and finally Sacramento, California. She shares the path that has taken her from commercial graphic design to her current artistic medium as a landscape designer and horticulturist. In between, Tylee tells the scary story of how at almost the point of death she abandoned the...

We all experience aches and pains from time to time, but very few of us know what it's like to have that pain completely take over our lives.  In this episode, we talk to David Koeppel about silently living with chronic pain and its impact on his life. David is the Associate Director of Communications at The New School in New York City, a novelist, and a former freelance journalist for the Ne...

In today’s episode, we chat with Michelle Kelley about her upbringing as an adopted Korean American and its salient influence on her personal and professional development. Michelle is a social media community manager as well as a certified health and life coach. In our conversation, Michelle talks about being forced to engage with her ethnic identity in college, reconnecting with her birth parents...

In our first episode, we dive into the life story of James Crawford and his turning points that include the loss of his grandfather, the only significant male elder in his life, and the bewildering circumstances in which he met his father at the age of 22. Crawford is a young Black educator from Pennsylvania, a high school basketball coach, and, above all, a father of two beautiful children. In ou...

Kume: Turning Point Diaries is a bi-weekly podcast where we explore critical moments in our lives. We discuss intimate lessons and precious stories that often go unheard. Join Yelka Kamara and her fascinating guests as they journey through topics such as identity, health, relationships, purpose, spirituality, loss, and transformation. Be inspired and empowered along the way.