Mind Your Mind Speaks

In honor of Veterans Day 2023 we are pleased to present this Mind Your Mind Speaks podcast episode featuring a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Chase Sanger, who is a congressional staffer as well as a retired Army officer.  You can find this episode along with show notes and links at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast THANK YOU to the many veterans who have...

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Candie Zenon. Ms. Zenon is a joyous mother of three girls, certified life coach, author, and founder of Changing Seasons Life Coaching, LLC. As always, you can find this episode with show notes and links on our website at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast THANK YOU for listening to and suppor...

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Stacy Georges, Founder and CEO of Special Needs Respite. Stacy combines her professional experience with her passion for supporting parents and families of children and youth with special needs.  You can find this episode, along with show notes and links, on our website at cobbcollaborati...

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. This is an updated rerelease of Mind Your Mind Speaks Episode 31 which was originally released in September 2022.   In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director Irene Barton and Julie Smith, CEO & Georgia Director of the  SAM Foundation . The mission of the SAM Foundation is to prevent suicide throu...

September is Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month. This is an updated rerelease of Mind Your Mind Speaks Episode 4 which was originally released in July 2021. In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Steve Kleinrichart, a Cobb County mental health advocate who lost his son Tyler to suicide a few years ago. This is an impactf...

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Nathan Daley, the founder and CEO of The Blue Phoenix Initiative, Inc, a 501(c)(3), which was established to bring awareness to the silent suffering of police officers nationwide.  On August 1, 2019, Nathan experienced a life altering event, while investigating an offender during a routin...

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative's Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Brittany Jewett. Brittany is the founder & owner of b. Renovo and is a consultant, leadership coach and social impact strategist. You can find this and previous episodes on our website, along with show notes and links, at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast THANK YOU for subscribing, listenin...

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Beth Carey. Beth is the author of the L.I.F.E. (Learning Information For Everyday) book series and does  workshops and presentations for adult and young adult groups. You can find this episode along with show notes and links on our website at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast As always, thank...

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Kim Lanphear, the CEO of Apparo.  This episode, along with show notes and links, is available on our website at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast and, as always, we appreciate shares and ApplePodcast 5* reviews to help us grow our podcast reach. 

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative's Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Denetra Smiley of Smiley Connections, LLC.  Find this episode along with links on our website at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast As always, we appreciate shares, likes and reviews of our Mind Your Mind Speaks podcast. 

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative's Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Ronald Pruitt, Founder and President of 4aGoodCause.  As always, you can find this episode along with show notes and links on our website at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast Thank you for listening and sharing our Mind Your Mind Speaks podcast! 

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative's Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Tameka Mitchell. Ms. Mitchell is a motivator, entrepreneur, author, slayer of imposter syndrome, and most importantly, a mom. Her love of storytelling and dedication to children’s literacy inspired her to build a legacy of writing books that encourage children to be fearless and believe...

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Susan Norris, Founder of Rescuing Hope, Inc. As always, you can find this and other Mind Your Mind Speaks episodes with show notes and links on our website at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast THANK YOU for listening and sharing our podcast with others to increase reach!

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Bill Nowicki, host of the Navigating Mental Illness Parent Stories Podcast.  As always, you can find this and other Mind Your Mind Speaks episodes with show notes and links on our website at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast THANK YOU for listening and sharing our podcast with others to incre...

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative's Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Vanessa Hardiman. Ms. Hardiman is the founder of Business Strategies & Solutions, LLC (Solutions4U.co) where she helps small and medium-sized businesses "solve problems." She founded Boss Kidz, Inc. which is a hands-on program geared toward improving students' interest in financial lite...

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative's Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Denise Czarnick, Executive Director of the Smyrna Public Safety Foundation.  As always, Mind Your Mind Speaks episodes along with show notes and links can be found on our website at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast THANK YOU for listening and for sharing our content to grow the reach of th...

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director Irene Barton and Liz Pfennig and Breiann Metoxen with the Tommy Nobis Center. Ms. Fennig is the Director of Programs and Ms. Metoxen is the Manager of Academy Programs.  You can find this episode along with show notes and links on our website at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast THANK YOU for listening and shar...

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative's Executive Director, Irene Barton, and our Program Director Kaleigh Raulerson. As Kaleigh mentions in the episode, this is her podcast debut and we are excited to introduce her to our podcast listening audience.  As always, please visit our website for show notes and links: cobbcollaborative.org/podcast And, THANK YOU, for y...

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director Irene Barton and Carl Crumley and Nicholas Adams of Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services. Mr. Crumley is the Deputy Chief of Community Risk Reduction and Mr. Adams is the Deputy Chief of Emergency Management Services.  You can find this episode along with show notes and links on our website at cobbcollabor...

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative's Executive Director Irene Barton and Sandee Panichi, Deputy Director at Cobb Senior Services.  As always, please visit our website for show notes and links: cobbcollaborative.org/podcast

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Irene Barton, Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, and Dr. Allison Garefino, Clinical Director of Children & Family Programs at Kennesaw State University. As always, you can find show notes and links on our website at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast.

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director Irene Barton and Ellen McCarty of McCarty & Co.  McCarty & Co. was created by its principal, Ellen McCarty, a nonprofit professional with over 25 years executive leadership experience as a result of her passion and dedication to nonprofits and their ability to change lives and communities. To learn more and...

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director Irene Barton and Gwen Skinner, Danielle Brock, and Andria Wells from Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health.  Please visit our website for show notes at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast 

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative's Executive Director, Irene Barton, and our Literacy Coordinator, Leslie Danford. Tune in to learn more about The Basics Cobb County and our Literacy initiative. For show notes and links, please visit our website: cobbcollaborative.org/podcast

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director Irene Barton and TaNesha McAuley & Caterina Miceli of the Cobb County District Attorney's Office Family Advocacy Center.  For show notes and links, please visit our website: cobbcollaborative.org/podcast