Talk With TAS Show

Trying to build a brand people actually connect with? Celebrity publicist Wyllisa Bennett joins Dr. TAS to explain why your story, reputation, and the emotions people associate with you shape how they remember and support your brand.20 Discovery Tags Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/talk-with-tas-show--6128538/support . Thanks for listening to Talk With TAS with...

What do you do when life changes, but you still have dreams, responsibilities, and something to contribute? Nicole Carter joins Dr. TAS to discuss adapting to disability, advocating for inclusion, and refusing to let age, limitations, or unexpected circumstances decide what comes next. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/talk-with-tas-show--6128538/support . Thanks...

Grief, addiction, and painful relationships can leave you disconnected from yourself. Pele Hunkin joins Dr. TAS to share how forgiveness, boundaries, faith, and FLY, First Love Yourself, became part of her journey toward sobriety and healing. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/talk-with-tas-show--6128538/support . Thanks for listening to Talk With TAS with Dr. Ter...

Still carrying an idea you haven’t finished? Dr. TAS talks with author and filmmaker Peter McNeil about staying with a vision through setbacks, changing seasons, new technology, and years of unexpected turns.  Get Peter's books here: https://amzn.to/4vPE2CY #affiliatelink Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/talk-with-tas-show--6128538/support . Thanks for listening...

What can happen when businesses invest in young people where they live and work? D&E Mitsubishi General Manager Andy Craven joins Dr. TAS to discuss partnering with WRAAP through Cruisin’ for Kids and why supporting Wilmington youth matters to him. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/talk-with-tas-show--6128538/support . Thanks for listening to Talk With TAS wi...

If painful experiences continue to shape how you see yourself, what happened to you does not have to become your identity. Kayla Roth joins Dr. TAS to discuss loss, suicidal crisis, family addiction, faith, and practical ways to renew your mind while reconnecting with purpose. Watch for the step that meets you where you are, share this conversation with someone who needs support, or add your persp...

If pain has made you question your worth, identity, or reason to keep going, this conversation is for you. Dr. Josias Jean-Pierre shares how faith, therapy, forgiveness, and accountability helped him move beyond depression and three suicide attempts. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/talk-with-tas-show--6128538/support . Thanks for listening to Talk With TAS with...

You cannot build a sustainable business by trying to handle every need alone. Learn how to define your business model, choose collaborators, earn trust, and build relationships that support growth. Dr. Kevin A. Vaughan also shares how faith, education, and mentorship shaped his journey. Watch, share, or apply one strategy to your next business decision. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://...

If you are rebuilding after hardship, searching for purpose, or supporting someone experiencing domestic violence, Ruthie Bolton offers perspective grounded in lived experience. The winner of two Olympic gold medals, WNBA pioneer, Hall of Famer, military veteran, and humanitarian joins Dr. TAS to discuss faith, resilience, service, women’s basketball, and using your gifts to lift others. Listen to...

Change does not always continue feeling new. Over time, healthier boundaries, intentional choices, and respect for personal capacity can become part of an ordinary day rather than a project someone is constantly trying to complete. In the final episode of Rewriting the Story, Dr. Teresa A. Smith shares the story of Renee, a woman whose small decisions gradually become the life she is living. Renee...

Choosing differently can affect more than one decision. It may change relationships, routines, expectations, and the roles people have grown accustomed to seeing you fulfill. In Episode 3 of Rewriting the Story, Dr. Teresa A. Smith shares the story of Evelyn, a woman who regularly places everyone else’s preferences before her own. A simple birthday question helps Evelyn recognize how rarely she co...

Many decisions are made before people check their capacity, preferences, schedules, or emotional energy. The response comes automatically because saying yes has become part of a familiar role. In Episode 2 of Rewriting the Story, Dr. Teresa A. Smith shares the story of Marcus, a dependable man who realizes he has been responding to requests on autopilot. His shift does not begin with a dramatic re...

A life can continue functioning while something inside begins asking for attention. The responsibilities remain, people still depend on you, and nothing appears broken, yet the version of life you worked hard to build may no longer fit who you are becoming. In Episode 1 of Rewriting the Story, Dr. Teresa A. Smith explores recognition, personal capacity, and the quiet moments that signal change. Th...

Children need more than academic instruction. They also need support identifying emotions, managing anger, recognizing triggers, expressing themselves, and recovering from difficult experiences. In this episode of Talk With TAS, Dr. Teresa A. Smith speaks with Tina Brown, founder and executive director of Kamp Joy in Mississippi. Tina shares how her childhood, early education career, and work with...

Choosing yourself does not require becoming harsh, withdrawing from everyone, or explaining every decision. Personal power can appear through boundaries, accountability, self-awareness, and the willingness to stop competing for approval. In the final episode of Real Talk, Dr. Teresa A. Smith and OnJerya T. Smith discuss what it means to claim personal power while continuing to grow. They examine h...

Looking back can reveal disappointment, loss, lessons, and choices you wish had been different. It can also remind you of the hope, dreams, and possibilities you carried before life became complicated. In the final episode of the Cracks in the Empire limited series, Dr. Teresa A. Smith and OnJerya T. Smith move the conversation beyond recognizing the crack and toward rebuilding. They reflect on yo...

Many people remain connected to their faith while becoming less willing to remain silent about harm. Protecting emotional and personal safety does not require abandoning spirituality, but it may require examining traditions, expectations, and institutional pressure. In Episode 3 of Real Talk, Dr. Teresa A. Smith and OnJerya T. Smith discuss church hurt, silence culture, spiritual safety, and the p...

Avoidance creates a bill, but the charges do not always appear in a bank account. They may appear through lost time, declining health, damaged relationships, delayed dreams, reduced confidence, and peace that slowly disappears. In Episode 5 of the Cracks in the Empire limited series, Dr. Teresa A. Smith and OnJerya T. Smith examine what remaining the same has already cost. They discuss the fear be...

Exhaustion does not always mean someone needs to push harder. Sometimes it signals that the version of life they have been sustaining is costing more than they can continue giving. In Episode 2 of Real Talk, Dr. Teresa A. Smith and OnJerya T. Smith discuss burnout, overstimulation, caretaking fatigue, boundaries, and identity shifts. They examine the difference between being tired and emotionally...

Control is not always surrendered through one major decision. Sometimes it is handed over gradually through fear, guilt, people pleasing, pride, comfort, past pain, and the need for approval. In Episode 4 of the Cracks in the Empire limited series, Dr. Teresa A. Smith and OnJerya T. Smith ask listeners to examine who or what has been influencing their decisions. They explore how other people’s exp...

People are constantly evaluated for how they look, what they choose, and how they present themselves. Over time, the pressure to gain approval can affect identity, self-worth, emotional energy, and the freedom to live as yourself.  In Episode 1 of Real Talk, Dr. Teresa A. Smith and OnJerya T. Smith examine why people present curated versions of themselves, how social comparison feeds insecurity, a...

Repeated thoughts can become beliefs, beliefs can become identity, and identity can influence decisions. Over time, fear may be rena med wisdom, procrastination may be called patience, and familiarity may be mistaken for peace. In Episode 3 of the Cracks in the Empire limited series, Dr. Teresa A. Smith and OnJerya T. Smith examine excuses, justifications, self-deception, and the stories people re...

Avoidance does not eliminate a problem. It delays the discomfort while allowing the financial, emotional, relational, physical, or professional consequences to continue growing. In Episode 2 of the Cracks in the Empire limited series, Dr. Teresa A. Smith and OnJerya T. Smith examine why people postpone decisions they already know they need to make. They discuss ignored warning signs, delayed conve...

A crack is not always a crisis. It may be the first warning that a relationship, habit, financial concern, health issue, unfinished goal, or neglected responsibility needs attention. In Episode 1 of the Cracks in the Empire limited series, Dr. Teresa A. Smith and OnJerya T. Smith examine what happens when people recognize that something is not working but continue delaying action. They discuss the...

Have you spent years doubting yourself, staying quiet, putting everyone else's needs first, or wondering why confidence never seems to last? Have you finally started finding your voice but still struggle with knowing your purpose, trusting yourself, or stepping fully into who you were created to be? In the final episode of Reclaiming Your Voice, Dr. Teresa A. Smith, Dr. TAS, welcomes Dr. Velma Bag...