Meet Me in the Middle Podcast

An Entrepreneur, Motivational Storyteller, Author, Business Advisor openly and honestly shares the best and the worst of her journey. A strong young woman with a powerful influence, Therisa Means shares her life story with us. Born and raised in North Carolina, moving to Huntsville, Alabama was a "leap of faith" but not before experiencing some tough life lessons. A highly motivated and...

Going through the journey of cancer, chemo, colostomy, type 1 diabetes, and now life as a husband and father and budding actor -- Alex Haynes lives to tell his story of the journey of suffering and uncertainties and how his faith got him through. We welcome Alex Haynes again to Meet Me in the Middle. Listen as he shares his story of getting that awful word, "You've got cancer!" at ag...

In this episode, we welcome Alex Haynes to Meet Me in the Middle. Listen as he shares his story of getting that awful word, "You've got cancer!" at age 25 while dealing with chronic diabetic issues and the gift he found in it all. #coloncancer #diabetic #meetmeinthemiddle #diabetes #cancer #hope #alexhaynes #cancersurvivor #findingthegiftinsuffering Original Air Date: June 20, 2020

In light of racial injustice, where do we go from here to listen to another narrative, understand and walk out in positive ways to promote change in our society. --- Seeing color and celebrating our diversity. LISTENING ... Join us for PART 3 IN A 3 PART SERIES --as co-hosts, Lindsay Pollard & Joy Martin, bring their spouses, Ronald Pollard & Roger Martin, Jr. , to the MMM table to have he...

Join us for Part 2 in a 3 part series as co-hosts, Lindsay Pollard & Joy Martin, bring their spouses, Ronald Pollard & Roger Martin, Jr. , to the MMM table to have heart-to-heart conversations regarding what "Black Lives Matter" means to us (Watch Part 1 in the series: Ep. #20); "An Honest Conversation About White Privilege" ( THIS EPISODE--Part 2 in the series ( Ep. #2...

In the middle of very heart-wrenching social unrest, listen as co-hosts, Lindsay Pollard & Joy Martin, bring their spouses, Ronald Pollard & Roger Martin, Jr. , to the MMM table to have a heart-to-heart conversation about what #blacklivesmatter really means to us, the agony and social injustice of current events involving #GeorgeFloyd, #BreonnaTaylor, #DanaFletcher, #AhmaudArbery & too...

In this last of 3 interviews, Millicent continues an honest conversation about life in Mombasa, Kenya, how her faith in God has sustained her especially when "life is not fair." Learn how $7 can feed a family for a week and how we can help. More on that later. Join the journey. Make a difference. Original Air Date: May 3, 2020 (part 3)

PERSPECTIVE ** #2 of 3 interviews ** Listen as Millicent Odhiambo shares the effects of the COVID19 Crisis in her own hometown of Mombasa, Kenya. The extreme disparity of resources as compared to the U.S. gives pause to consider how we can exchange a simple cup of gourmet coffee from our favorite coffee shop and turn it into a week's worth of groceries for a family. Simple. Share. Life-giving....

In this first of 3 episodes with Millicent Odhiambo, she shares her story of growing up in Kenya and settling in Mombasa, Kenya -- a coastal city on the Indian Ocean in West Africa. Hear her journey as a wife, mom and grandmother in Mombasa and how an unexpected turn of events gave her the confidence to say, "Living never ends." Her comfort ...faith in Jesus Christ and His promise that H...

Sharing an open prayer line we had on Facebook Live to encourage and respond to any anxiety during the current health crisis created by the Corona Virus pandemic-2020. See our Facebook Group page for more comments and encouragement. {Link on MMM YouTube home page.} Air Date: March 20, 2020

This is the 3rd in a 3-part series of interviews with Captain Jeffery Rice, Commander of the North Precinct, Huntsville Police Department, Huntsville, Alabama, in response to your #1 concern on our recent MMM Facebook group survey: "How To Stay Safe in Your Environment." We're honored to have Captain Jeffery Rice on our show again this week. In this 3rd episode, Captain Rice shares w...

This is the 2nd in a 3-part series of interviews with Captain Jeffery Rice, Commander of the North Precinct, Huntsville Police Department, Huntsville, Alabama, in response to your #1 concern on our recent MMM Facebook group survey. We're honored to have Captain Jeffery Rice on our show again this week. In this 2nd episode, Captain Rice shares with us some very practical tips for safety while o...

In response to your #1 concern on our recent survey, we're honored to have Captain Jeffery Rice, Commander of the North Precinct, Huntsville Police Department, Huntsville, Alabama, on our show this week. Captain Rice is a native of Huntsville and shares his desire to "bridge the gap between the law enforcement and the community by having open relationships and dialogue with one another .....

No one wakes up up one day and plans to be homeless or in a shelter with small children. If you think you're the only one or that you're all alone in your suffering, listen to Sherry's life-giving words from her own 12-year "Job experience" journey. **** From the moment she realized she needed to make an exit from a very painful situation, Sherry continues the conversation as...

In episode 7, Sherry shares a vivid analogy of "The elephant and the teaspoon" to help us understand the hard work of the journey to healing. "You can't fast forward...can't skip anything ...have to go in order...one spoonful at a time...seeing the long road ahead." She was faced with the "cold, hard reality" and had to choose to "deal with it" but a...

THE REALIZATION PHASE ~ Experiences we have in our lives where we have to make hard pivots and exit a current life situation. Listen to our interview with Sherry M. as she shares the beginning of her journey to freedom -- The Realization Phase -- in the first of 5 episodes. Original Air Date: January 11, 2020

Meet Me in the Middle interviews Mr. Willie Hereford || Perspectives From a Seasoned Soul {Episode 3} Original Air Date: December 6, 2019

It may not be the easiest or happiest subject to talk about, but depression and its ugly friend, anxiety, are all too real for so many of us. Unfortunately, the stigma and embarrassment encircling the topic often still remains and causes many to feel isolated and alone in their struggle. However, talking about it can release some of the power it has over us so in this episode, we welcome back Shaq...

Most often 'Black Lives Matter' is met with opposition from the phrase 'All Lives Matter'. Join us for an in-depth interview with our special guest, Shaquilla Willie as we discuss what her experience is like being a single mother, raising a young black son during this current social climate. Black Lives Matter is an international activist movement, originating in the African-Americ...

How do you step out in faith to move toward your real purpose in life? What is your "Why"? In our 4th interview with L.C. Smith, he shares his story of going from survival mode to stepping out into his purpose. Let's just say, God showed up! From UPS to R.Father's M.A.D. , Life Coach and Business Coach, L.C. is a motivational leader not only for the youth he serves but also for a...

In this 3rd of 4 episodes with L.C. Smith, we talk about how his own journey became a catalyst for him to invest his life and mission into mentoring other youth (as well as adults) who might find themselves in similar stories like his own. He chooses to walk with others down their hard path, being with them through the challenges such as an absentee father/parent or dealing with their own emotiona...

In this episode, we continue the conversation with L. C. Smith as he shares growing up with a parent with mental illness and the challenges he faced. The struggle made him stronger. Caring not only for his mom through her sickness, he also cared for his younger brother and cheered him on to keep pressing forward in spite of hard circumstances. Breaking through the stigma and daily pain of living w...

Growing up in a home with an absent father as well as helping his mom through a long journey with mental illness, L.C. Smith's personal compassion became his passion to help others in similar life-situations. A seed thought of writing a book about fatherhood turned into going out and doing something about it by starting Real Fathers Making a Difference (R. Fathers M.A.D.) with this mission: &q...

Join us again as Toya Poplar, (author, speaker, coach) shares how anger helped her find her voice. Honest conversations of how racial unrest and injustice have been a catalyst for being a needed voice in our troubled world. Walk with her as you listen to her heart about "righteous indignation," and "civil unrest." She found a healthy way to take her anger and use it for good, n...

It was an honor to have Toya Burton Poplar join us on MMM and this episode was worth the wait. Tears, laughter, real talk ...this is a podcast-listen as well as video watch. Toya has such a powerful voice and needed insight into today's climate. Toya Poplar is a powerful woman of God -- speaking truth through written and spoken word. Listen as she shares the story of how God birthed SAVE OUR S...