The Social Progress Podcast

Kiah is my beautiful, wonderful teenage niece and is my first ever Co-Host to speak on Body Positivity and kindness towards people with a disability and how the world needs to be more kind and mindful.  Kiah is a teenager who has spinocerebellar ataxia, a term referring to a group of hereditary ataxias that are characterized by degenerative changes in the part of the brain related to the movement...

In this episode, Guam Rapper @Drouz3y shares his Life Testimony on utilizing music as a positive outlet, life altering experiences that he appreciates, learning about Suicide on Guam and a specific story that impacted his life about a young person who took his life on Guam, including his personal experience through self-harm and his advice to not only his younger self but current self in rega...

In this episode I am grateful for Veteran, Singer and Podcast Host @therealmacquinn coming on the podcast and sharing his vulnerability and Life Testimony, especially as my first U.S. Veteran sharing his experience about what it was like needing overall life support in a new environment (the military) as a young person, Mental Health needs and Life Experience on and off the battle field. Come hang...

In this episode, Jordan shares his experiences as a young boy, his military experience, his goals to create a youth program in his hometown and his advice to a young lad Jordan Beard.   HOW WE MET: Jordan and I have been long time friends in our Sales Journey. I love how Jordan is so kind, goofy and just full of life advice. Jordan has gone through so much like the loss of his mom to Can...

In this episode Latinx Education Advocate, Keynote speaker & Business Owner Erica shares her advice on living in and appreciating the moments, especially through adversity. We talk about her business ventures like becoming the Vice-President of Toast Masters which is a public speaking club that trains in communication and leadership skills and essential soft skills you need both personally and...

In this episode I catch up with everyone after being off social media for a little bit over a month. I took a break because this was around the time when the George Floyd / Vanessa Guillen protests started. I felt like I needed to get off from social media because I was spiraling. I was trying to do too much: Advocate online, do interviews online, struggling with not being able to go out and prote...

Bernice comes on to talk more about Gametime Inc. and breaks down why Suicide and Sports is so important to her and the family.  Gametime Inc. provides a variety of services to the island community including the Huddle, Grief Talks ( support groups in the community & schools), One-day Sports Camps, as well as Grief Recovery Method services. Since the tween and teen years are such a p...

In this episode is my First ever Drag Queen on the podcast Anita Rhubber, Ms. Gay Guam 2020. Queen Anita shares with us how she experiences bullying within the LGBTQIA+ community, her experience with therapy, self-harm, overall mental health, key people who helped the queen navigate sexuality through life growing up, how we need to CANCEL "cancel culture" and how to be a reminder to not only other...

In this episode cinematographer Mark Arica and I go deep into his life advice through personal testimony and life experience. Mark shares that he would not change anything he went through, regardless of the hardships and adversities. Tune in to hear more of his amazing advice as a young adult who lived through both sides of being a bully and being bullied and going through gun/gang violence. ...

In today's episode Emma talks about how she was bullied within the Guam Pageant Community for representing Guam in the Miss Earth Pageant just because she was not local. The best part is what Emma did to make sure she knew Guam the local way, advice to those who bully online and to those who may be getting bullied as well as advice to her younger self and how to push through your goals. We also ta...

In this episode, The Real Spell talks on the power of manifestation and how we all have the power to manifest the things we want in life, advice on bullying or being a bully and his personal experience being a different skin color in a space that was majority opposite to him. He also shares his advice to his younger self. I appreciate Spell coming on and sharing his wisdom to the podcast. You can...

In this episode we interview Netty Cee up first on her experience with bullying both online and offline and how she says byeee to the haters. I love her Motto: "No Receipt, No Opinions" so tune in to hear more.  You can support Netty Cee by following her social @nettyceeofficial including YouTube and all music streaming channels.  Up next we have @casanovaonthemic who talks about family...

In this episode, @Tonyajae speaks about her experience growing up LGBTQ+, her coming out story,  debut single "Leave the House" (on all streaming platforms), what's next for her in the music world and some advice she would tell her younger TJ self.  HOW WE MET: I reached out to TonyaJae through Ray John to come onto the podcast when I watched her first single Leave The House because of t...

In this episode, @officialiamrayjohn comes on and talks about a few different topics including using music as a positive tool during this 2020 Global Pandemic COVID-19, youth having a safe space to go when they have nowhere else and why he believes we got to "keep making mistakes and the importance of sticking with our goals throughout adversity along with music and advice to young Ray John. You c...

In this episode we receive both personal and professional advice from a Licensed Clinical Social Worker on how to self-care during COVID-19, being confident on not minimizing the life experiences we face just because there are "bigger issues in the world like racism or a pandemic" and advice to her younger self.  Our mental health is super important and it doesn't matter how big or small our...

In this episode @fixthatcrown_stephanie shares her journey on being HIV+ , advice to the young/all people on these important topics, the stigma around being HIV+,HIV itself and how she is continuing to take life on happy and appreciating all of life's experiences. She also shares her personal advice to her younger self. You can read an article about Stephanie's story at http://www.hivadvocate...

In this episode @mixtapegirl talks about her high school life experience: Social issues in our school hallways, social media and technology in schools, bullying and a friendly reminder to all our young people experiencing "the high school life" along with her advice to the younger her.  What impresses me about Liz is her strength and deep need to advocate in the streets and on social media fo...

On today's episode @youthcoach_te will be advising the young people on how we can grow up to be whatever we want to be.  It all depends on how bad we want it and if we are going to work hard for it.  Ms. Shante shares her non profit org Hearts of Hope Safe Haven @hohsafehaven and her personal advice to her younger self.   HOW WE MET: I met Te by reaching out to her via Instagra...