Embracing Change

From emancipated minor to US Navy soldier, Geneva Clark felt as if she could take on any foe, that is until addiction caught up to her along with her pain.  Join us for a serious, funny, insightful interview you won't want to miss. Recorded April 12, 2021 Produced by Jennifer Osborn Comments or questions: josborn@citygospelmission.org

Kurt Platte is one of the premier architects in the revitalization of Over the Rhine in Cincinnati, Ohio.  But it wasn't always so.  For years he struggled with addiction and its destructive effects.  After kneeling behind a dumpster at a rehab center, he found a path to joyful freedom.  You don't want to miss this interview. 

 From Marysville Prison to redemption, Joyce Hull heard Lucretia Bowman's story and found that she could live a different life.  After being arrested over 45 times, Joyce found the courage to become sober and live her best life.   Mentioned in the Podcast: Baba Shawarma Grill - 4028 Harrison Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45211 Recorded on:  March 15, 2021 Produced by: Jennifer Osborn Questions or comment...

Being raised by an unmedicated, mentally ill father, Jennifer Osborn struggled with suicidal thoughts until God showed her the path to hope and identity in him.    Recorded: March 15, 2021 Produced by: Jennifer Osborn Questions or comments: josborn@citygospelmission.org

From an executive at Coca-Cola to living on the streets, Tony Green struggled with alcohol abuse and addiction for years.  After coming to Exodus Recovery at City Gospel Mission for a second time, Tony found a path to hope and freedom. Recorded: 2/15/2021 Produced by Jennifer Osborn Questions or comments: josborn@citygospelmission.org Triumphant Surrender: Amazon Walmart

Disorder is a roadblock when it comes to recovery from any life-controlling issue.  So how do you stop the disorder and allow God to come in and create order?  Lucretia will explain just that. Recorded: 3/1/2021 Produced by: Jennifer Osborn Comments or questions: josborn@citygospelmission.org

Recovery is bigger than moving past surgery, drugs, or alcohol.  Recovery is moving from death to life from the inside out.  Join Lucretia Bowman and Jennifer Osborn as they discuss how to change your perspective on recovery. Recorded: March 1, 2021 Produced by Jennifer Osborn Comments: josborn@citygospelmission.org

As we wrap up the final episode of the series: Changing the Person in the Mirror, we take a look at foundations and how it needs to be solid in order to progress.   Record date: 1/18/2021 Questions or comments: josborn@citygospelmission.org Produced by Jennifer Osborn

Principles are the guiding lights to your life.  They help to assist you to open up and be honest in your journey.   We explore just how important those things are. *Side note, Jen is an INFJ in Meyers Briggs.  The book discussed is "Principles" by Ray Dalio Comments or questions: josborn@citygospelmission.org Recorded 1/18/2021 Produced by Jennifer Osborn

Is life around you in chaos, so much so that you can't fathom how you'll change?  In this episode, we take a deep dive into finding clarity so that you can change the person in the mirror. Recorded: 1/4/2021 Questions or comments: josborn@citygospelmission.org Produced by Jennifer Osborn

Structure can provide the needed stability to execute long lasting change.  However, most of us misunderstand how to go about this.  Join Lucretia Bowman and Jennifer Osborn as they discuss how important structure is and how you can implement it in your life. Mentioned in the Podcast: insomniatv.tv Questions or comments, email: josborn@citygospelmission.org Produced by Jennifer Osborn

The word accountability invokes thoughts of punishment for some.  When really accountability is the thing that keeps you on track when you are trying to change.  Forming a solid group of people around you to hold you accountable is key to the process of change. Recorded: December 21, 2020 Produced by Jennifer Osborn Questions or comments?  Email: josborn@citygospelmission.org

Executing is moving forward while letting go of something else.  In this episode, Lucretia Bowman and Jennifer Osborn discuss how to pull the needed items together to let go of the past and push toward the future.  Remember it all starts with the person in the mirror. Recorded: December 21, 2020 Questions or comments: josborn@citygospelmission.org Produced by Jennifer Osborn

Do you run from conflict or do you embrace it?  Do you wish you could handle it differently?  In this episode, Lucretia will give you insights into how conflict shapes change. Recorded on December 7, 2020 send comments to: josborn@citygospelmission.org Podcast produced by Jennifer Osborn

How do you find the courage to change?  There are roadblocks that will keep us from finding what it takes to face our mistakes, regrets, and others to walk the path to changing our lives. Join us for insights into finding the courage to change. recorded on December 7, 2020. send comments to: josborn@citygospelmission.org Podcast produced by Jennifer Osborn

Join Lucretia Bowman and Jennifer Osborn as continue to face the person in the mirror and ask, "how to prepare for the transition of change?"  We will take a deep dive into those two pivotal parts.   Recorded on November 23, 2020 send comments to: josborn@citygospelmission.org Podcast produced by Jennifer Osborn

This season we will be looking at what it means to change starting with looking at the person in the mirror.  In this episode, we explore the basic question of "what is change?" Recorded on November 23, 2020 send comments to: josborn@citygospelmission.org Podcast produced by Jennifer Osborn

From a former crack head to working for the SEC, Teresa Taylor found the courage to change with the help of the Recovery Program, Having the Courage to Change at City Gospel Mission.  Lucretia Bowman sits down with her to share her incredible story.

The conclusion to the steps of change.  In being completely honest with yourself you can discover an escape route to new choices.  Join Lucretia Bowman as she shares how the path of walking out that freedom is a choice made daily.

Lucretia Bowman continues to reveal the steps toward change.  She reveals how change can be uncomfortable at times but well worth it.  This episode covers steps 4 through 6 of Chapter 11.

Lucretia Bowman gives insight into how she developed steps to help someone else realize they can change if they have the courage.  This episode covers steps 1 through 3 of Chapter 11.

Still processing her new name, Lucretia begins to unravel her past so God can reweave her future.  

A simple family reunion for her foster family leads Lucretia to come face to face with her birth mother for the first time since she was a toddler.  This chance meeting reveals God's plans to give her a new name.    

Faced with writing a letter to the judge to explain why she is at the place she is in life, Lucretia Bowman faces it with brave determination and raw honestly.  The result landed her on the path to freedom.

Lucretia Bowman delves into how her view of incarceration changed when faced with willingly going back to prison in order to wait for a bed in a local program designed for paroled individuals.  In trusting God with her wait time she discovered a better way to spend her time rather than simply doing time.