Brave In Vision

"BREATHE, Darling! This is just a chapter, NOT your whole story." Whew! How many of us need to just stop and breathe? No, really take a deep, long loving breath. Now, grab your pen and notepad cause this week's mini-episode is so packed you are going to want to write it ALL down. After all we have endured together in these last 11 weeks, felt we needed a *word* today! One that encouraged us with b...

Happy Juneteenth! Wow! With everything going on in the world, we can say we made it to this day! That's a greeting I don't take for granted. So, to honor that and Juneteenth, wanted to do a recap of the power, beauty and yes black goodness that's been on the podcast over the last 10 weeks. We have been on a journey with COVID-19 and the most recent racial injustices. Yet, together we have stood......

"I was so focused on getting through the crunch and pushing through the pain that I didn't take time to "sit" in my situation and properly process all that was going on." How many of us have been right there? Are there right now? Our guest, today for 15 Minutes of Clarity is one I like to call a #hopedealer with a gentle yet powerful presence and heart, Autumn Joiner. Autumn joins us right at the...

Here we are in June, the month we celebrate the men in our lives that have had the greatest influence, our fathers or those that stepped in as a father figures. Being a women of color, I often wonder what it must feel like to be a black father, mentor or uncle in these times of racial discrimination and injustices. What the hearts of men desiring to leave "seeds of legacy" in the gardens of their...

"It sounds corny, but I've promised my inner child that never again will I abandoned myself for anything or anyone else again." Who are you? What gifts and talents do you hold in your heart? Today, our guest Yvonne Pacheco, who is my sista from another momma, born again artist, line sister in Delta Sigma Theta, Air Force Veteran and prayer warrior take us on a journey of rediscovery. She challenge...

Yass! Ya'll we are at mini-episode #7! Wow! Seems ideal that today's episode would be about LOVE, when the meaning of the number 7 is tied to God's heart, completeness and having an appreciation and love for yourself and others. So, not only is the topic on point, but our guest for today's "15 Minutes" of Love is a woman in love with love. Jennifer Dodd is a community advocate and servant leader w...

Why is it that loving and caring for ourselves seem to be a rebellious act?! How do we get past that? Here we are in a time when the world is upside down and we are feeling incredibly vulnerable, shouldn't that be a time soul care and being kind to ourselves be a priority? This week's " 15 Minutes" mini-episode is with the amazing Amina Okosi, writer, founder of Dear Men and fellow shoe enthusiast...

"What we don't need in the midst of struggle is shame for being HUMAN." - Brene Brown. This beautiful reminder is spot on for this precedent time. What we are currently living through is a struggle like nothing we have ever been through and together in our humanity, we can find 'Joy in this Difficult Process'. On this mini-episode, my dear friend, author, servant leader and fellow #visionboss Tala...

Hold your power Queen 👑 With everything happening right now surrounding the pandemic, life can leave us feeling hopeless and powerless. Yet, we have power queens! What is that power you may ask ... it is KINDNESS! JaNay Queen Nazarie, bridge-builder, collaborator and advocate with a heart to empower leaders, shares on today's episode how you can activate that power through small, simple acts. She...

"You won't always be motivated, you have learn to be discplined." Periodt! That quote will make you stop in your tracks. Ayodola Anise, owner of Be Anised and Coloring in White Spaces shares on this week's episode why that quote changed her "to-do" list game. Really, how many of us prioritize our to-do list based on what's most valuable to us? Most of us create our lists with multiple tasks and de...

Welcome back to another power packed 15 Minute mini-episode. Many of us are going into week 3 or 4 of being quarantined at home or having to homeschool children while still going into work fulltime or trying to pick up the pieces of your life after being laid off from your job. Every one of these situations requires some form of courage, one that is being put under fire. This week, Michele Roseman...

We all have heard the saying " 15 minutes of fame." Funny, it seems like in those few minutes, something life altering happens. Well, I decided to use that same thought as a tool to encourage, empower and inspire us during this time of #socialdistancing and #quarantining. But, what fun would it be to do this alone?!? So, I partnered with 4 amazing women to do a bonus series for the podcast. These...

"We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known." - Brene Brown. What would it look like if you loved yourself through the lens of vulnerability? Donna Lane, one my dearest and oldest friends of 30+ years joins me for a juicy deep dive on self acceptance, love and vulnerability. Donna is an enthusiastic IT nerd, who took a passion and desire to...

Welcome back to the table! Wow, Part 1 of the Table Talk Series with the Gentle Giants was amazing! We are back around the table for part 2 and we are going in alittle deeper as wrap up our conversation on God through the lens of Gen-Z, unpacking the quote, "Vision give pain a purpose" and sharing how Black History is our History. Come on, grab your chair and take a seat for the closing episode of...

"Children learn more from what you are than what you teach." - W.E.B. DuBois. I knew it would be challenging to raise three Gentle Giants to be fiercely compassionate, kind, loving and strong. So, I figured if I became what I wanted them to be, and showed them, they would follow! Today, Tsion, Josiah and Gabriel share their stories of braving through messy middles, deep valleys of healing and clim...

We made it to 2020! A whole new decade! Woot woot! There's something so refreshing and kind of intimidating about walking into a new year, or new season, of life. But, regardless of how hard “new” can be, staying in the old can be detrimental to our destiny! Our guest, Yodit Kifle Smith, is founder of Within Ministry and co-host of the Everything Under the Son podcast, shares with us her brave jou...

Happy Holidays! I hope it was filled with an abundance of love, joy and high pitched belly laughs! We made it back to the couch for the final episode of the Couch Conversations series. This is the last episode of the year... wait actually, it’s the last one of this decade. Wow! Well, Talaya and Ayodola made it a special one with an audience Q & A, that led into an intimate conversation on self-car...

Welcome back! We are picking up on Chapter 2 of the Book of Kenya. Join us on the couch, as I once again switch places and become the interviewee sharing the birthing of my brave story. In Episode 16, titled the Birthing of Vision, we talk about my personal call to courage. To quote one of my favorite authors Brené Brown, "There's always a call to courage. You don't want to get to the end and ask...

Welcome to Couch Conversations — a three-part series where I open up and share, The Book of Kenya. After 14 incredible episodes, it dawned on me that our guests have shared some of the most amazing stories. These stories highlight the beauty found in walking through challenging seasons in life and in the midst of it all ... finding “your brave.“ There was only one thing missing, my story. In the n...

Grow so remarkably that people have to get to know you all over again!" Wow, what a statement! Growth, in and of itself, necessitates change. In order for many of us to grow to the point where we have to reintroduce the world to the new version of ourselves, we must employ some level of intention and a transformation mindset. Neither of these come easy when you have faced 50+ job rejections, taken...

"When you've been given blessings, you should be able to live off those blessings." ~Anika Hobbs, Owner and Lead Curator of Nubian Hueman . Join us today as we talk about pushing through the pain of incremental growth to passion and purpose with Anika Hobbs. A former H&M executive turned entrepreneur, Anika Hobbs' heart and passion are to see artists living off their true blessings, their art! Nub...

Wow! The Bridge Men's series has been one incredible ride and this kickoff was so powerful! This episode closes out our launch of the series, but is definitely not the end. We will be back in October! So, we are excited for this episode, where we talk with Karl Oakley- military veteran, entrepreneur and philanthropist about living a life of legacy, from the inside out. Most folks think of legacy a...

As we know, without mental health, we can not be healthy overall. Even the brain can get sick. We all experience emotional highs and lows from time to time. But mental health goes beyond these emotional reactions to specific events. Today's guest, Robert Umana, is one who not only walked through depression and anxiety, but is passionate about informing others who have been trapped in the stigma of...

A special bonus epsiode of mini stories told by five brave women bridge building through sharing memories and stories about their fathers and how that relationship played a role in their lives today. This episode was birth from the Bridging Relationships Fathers & Daughters episode #10 of the Bridge Men's Series. At the beginning of the bridge, you cannot see much ahead of you. But as you near the...

Welcome to The Bridge- a special edition men’s series with real stories of real men doing real life. We are kicking this series off with an episode on bridging relationships between fathers and daughters. Issac Newton, quotes that "we build so many walls and not enough bridges." Isn't that so true? How can relationships heal or experience wholeness without real and authentic conversations that bri...