What I Wish My Mother Taught Me

I am joined by one of my favorite people in the entire universe. Selina is a mother to 3 amazing children, she has 2 in high school and one child in college. She and I discuss what she teaches her teenagers and how her relationship with her college-age daughter is now one of counselor and less parenting. We also dive into the truth about marriage and how unprepared we are going into it. What I lea...

Trevor Gabbidon, author of Daughters Grow Up So Fast: From A Father's Perspective , joined me on the Podcast this week. I enjoyed listening to him talk about being a father and enjoying the ride and experiences of a girl dad. We dive into what goes on in the mind of a dad as he watches his little girl grow up. We also discuss how girls and boys are raised differently and the essential things every...

Men are often told to be strong, suck it up, and not show emotions. From a young age, society teaches most boys that being vulnerable isn't what a man should do, and most of them grow up believing that a man should not be vulnerable. I was struck by the fact that all of the mass shootings we have had in the United States were by men. To address my curiosity about the mass shootings, I invited Raym...

Sandra Trew is the founder of Get Real Parenting Coaching, www.getrealparentalcoaching.com, where she helps working parents balance their work/ home life so they can feel confident and not so overwhelmed.  In this episode, we talk about  How to deal with the common problems parents face  The two things all children want from their parents How to maintain consistency as parents How t...

In this episode, Kellina and I chat about the lessons learned from losing her hearing at age 4.  If you need a dose of inspiration this episode provides it; we discuss her resiliency as a child and how her mom helped her to turn her disability into confidnece and pride in all that she is capable of achieving.  What I learned from our conversation is to teach my children to be resilient and to cham...

In this episode, Misty and I chat about how the lessons learned from losing her mom to cancer at an early age. The regrets of not spennding more time talking with her mom when she was a teenager. The intentional way she raises her daughter.   What I learned from our conversation is to embrace parenting, to forgive the expectations I have for my parents and approach all experiences with grace.   Fo...

In this episode, I chat with another amazing woman. Daniella Monestime and I chat about how she quit her job at age 50 and decided to do what makes her happy. We discussed shared experiences as children, how when parents leave you as a child to provide better opportunities for the family, how that shapes a childhood and adulthood.  We also dive into how women and mothers can model the different fa...

In this episode, I chat with another amazing woman about her life's journey so far. We dive into missed opportunities, career pivots, managing your expectations of others, and most importantly, sewing seeds into the young people in your life. Mary and I discuss her very special relationship with her niece and how she provides for and supports her niece. If you are not a biological parent, there ar...

In this episode, I chat with Christine Ebie. A close friend, a amazing woman of God.  We talk in-depth about how a true encounter with God in her mid-20s changed her life; finding validation through a relationship with Christ.  We talk about hiding your true self, preventing yourself from shining, shrinking yourself. Christine encourages young women to lean into who they are.  What I learned from...

Every little girl and woman needs a tribe, the first member of the tribe for a little girl is her mom.  My Nkechi Agwuenu and I started the what I wish podcast to highlight the special relationship between a mom and her daughter(s).  I invite other women to talk about their experiences as girl-moms and lessons learned from their relationships with their moms. My guests and I also talk about the ot...