Dr. Nicole - Mental Wellness 4U: Moms Matter Too!

I speak with Mom, Wife, and Educator, Pastor Shy about the message she has for all moms. She offers great suggestions to ensure contentment, happiness, acceptance, and wellness. If you want to build up your confidence, learn how to communicate more assertively, or want additional resources to assist you then visit https://aa-wellnessacademy.thinkific.com/ where you can gain access to quick, intera...

Mother of five, wife, business owner and CEO Jennifer Oglesby shares her secret to how she had been able to successfully manage her life and responsibilities. You can visit her website to get free one year business coaching at www.csoadp.com. If you want additional coaching information visit: www.drnicolearkadie.com  If you want to build up your skills set or want additional resources to assist yo...

As mothers we often do what works best for everyone else but ourselves. In this episode I talk about the importance of learning and doing what works best for you. I share some strategies I’ve found that are effective in addressing your needs and provide examples of what it looks like when you are doing what works for you. If you want to build up your skills set or want additional resources to assi...

In this episode I spoke with Lisa Campbell, RN, Wellness and Leadership Coach who spoke about the how stress affects our brains. She provides some tips and strategies for how moms can reduce our stress levels. Remember moms, You Matter Too!

Interview with Dr. Sandra who is a Licensed Marriage and Therapist about her story of healing after 20year marriage ended in infidelity and divorce. Coping strategies she used and recommend

I share my story about recent incident that left me feeling uncentered, unbalanced, and in a funk. I provide some techniques on how to recenter yourself and get back focused and feeling good.

We all have various responsibilities and demands to address. It's finding the proper balance that is key to mental wellness. What does balancing your life responsibilities look like for you? 

It's important to have a healthy relationship with yourself. Art is a great way to tap into your creative side, while also addressing your mental wellness needs. Guest speaker Tiffany Todd of Honey Avocado shared her amazing story. 

Organizing ourselves helps our mental wellness. Sometimes you will need to declutter your mind. 

You can't pour from an empty cup. Yet, why do we keep trying and continuously draining ourselves? Consistently doing things for everyone else and not taking the time to address our own needs leaves us feeling emotionally depleted and physically drained. It is only when we are able to replenish ourselves that we are able to fill up our mental, spiritual, and physical cup to prevent us from experien...

Be the most vigilant person you know. Did you know that 1 in 5 women will experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime? Did you also know that 22.5million women in the U.S. are diagnosed with breast cancer? This episode discusses and explores what you should be aware of related to taking preventative measures to help protect you and your life.

It's hard to think about being happy when we experience a loss and our pain is fresh and real. Its learning how to work through our pain while still living that will help us heal. This episode offers a different perspective to help you process your pain, loss, and grief.

As we are starting to get ready for our kids to resume school. It is important that we prioritize ourselves and not become too overwhelmed.

Sometimes it is tough being a parent of adult children. As a mother you had dreams and specific goals for your children, but they may not go down the path you had laid out and outlined for them. We have to learn how to support our children in their goals and dream. I am doing that as I am featuring my young adult son who is inspiring to be a musician and he just released his song "Count Your Bless...

Processing grief of a loved one can be very difficult, especially if the death unexpected. However, it's important to be able to acknowledge your feelings and allow yourself to feel. 

Accepting help can be a challenging thing to do. Especially, for those moms who are high achievers and used to being able to do and accomplish everything. We need to be able to acknowledge when we need help and then be able to accept it from others without feeling like a failure or less than.

Having a family doesn’t not negate being able to work outside of the home. I interview a mom of five, Jennifer Oglesby, who owns two businesses and she provides great tips on how she’s been able to be successful at both roles.

What you see and hear has an affect on your mood and how you feel. It’s important to be mindful of what you watch and what you listen to. To protect your two senses, hearing and seeing so you can have mental wellness

Coming off of celebrating Mother's Day Weekend, I wanted to see where you are all at. Mom's let's take care of you and your needs. Hang your superwoman cape up in the closet and learn how to sit back and be okay with doing absolutely nothing. Learn to listen to your body and give it what it needs to ensure your mental wellness. 

During this episode I had the pleasure of interviewing Evangelist Missionary, Rosie Cook-Askins and she shared some great insight on how she has been able to successfully balance staying connected spiritually to God wile meeting the demands of being a mother. She offers great tips on how to "walk it like you talk it." Listen to this episode to learn what that statement means and how to accomplish...

If you think that you do something, then you will believe it, and once you believe something isn’t possible, it becomes your reality. Let your dreams be your reality and your reality your dreams. Dream bi and don’t stop! This episode was filmed live at the time of the tapping

It can be hard to hear and accept the word no. Hearing and getting a "no' isn't the end of the world. It’s all about putting things into perspective and understanding that you will not always get and hear a yes for everything. Learning how to accept no is an integral part of being an adult. No can simply mean, "not right now" but later. 

This episode goes over an important resource that everyone needs to have in their home. A Red Binder. The red binder is where you are going to keep all of your pertinent information that will be needed once you pass away, to help make it easier for others to take care of your affairs. Let's prepare and show we care, by planning ahead. I review all the necessary documents you should have inside of...

Moms-have you ever had a time where you just felt absolutely, 100% tired? Where you felt the exhaustion down in your bones? Well...I am so dog on tired of all that comes with being a mom with a child who is attending school through virtual learning. In this episode, I normalize the struggle that many moms are having, being the parent and teacher to their child/ren during virtual schooling. 

Fear is typically the root cause of why we don't move forward with things. It prevents us from tapping into our full potential. Fear strangles our voices and hinders our growth. It can be crippling to our success. There is such a thing as healthy fear, but it's the debilitating fear that causes the most harm and in this episode we will be discussing ways to push beyond the fear and tap into your g...