Moms Changing the World

With Holy Week winding down toward Good Friday, many contemplate loss and grief. For mothers, loss of a child through stillbirth or miscarriage can hit even harder because the reaction of others to the grief can add to the grieving process. Just like there is hope in the promise of Christ for Easter, there is hope and healing through sharing the journey and using your voice as Chandria Taylor has...

As National Nutrition Month comes to a close, I have a special interview with vegan food entrepreneur and mom, Kai Nortey, where she brings to life the connection between how and what we eat can impact how we can save our communities and planet! Kai Nortey is a visionary and socially conscious, Black woman, business leader who is tenaciously leading the next inclusive and full-circle regenerative...

Need some ideas to make meal time enjoyable and not a struggle? Lee Forrester, a Nurse, Personal Trainer, Health and Nutrition Coach, and I talk fitness, blending cultures and kids growing up with a healthy sense of self in this week's episode. Lee says, "I'm an RN, trained in the UK where I was born and raised. I have worked in the Bay Area in the acute care setting for many years. Af...

Listen in today on interview with mom author, podcaster and career coach, Latika Vines. She and I talk about life as moms of girls, overcoming loss and finding your vision and purpose! "Latika Vines is the Founder of Visionary Initiatives, LLC, a Career Development and Coaching Organization promoting Career and Organizational Development.  ​ Delivering customized solutions for high-performing...

Season 2 is here and WE ARE BACK with a bang! I am so excited for you to hear this season of interviews with Moms Changing the World inspiration and strategies to make 2021 your best year yet! We start with the incredible Mom Coach, Deborah Porter . She is the ultimate list maker, system creator and investigator of anything that will make things run smoother at home and in life. From new mom to em...

I have missed you, Mom Tribe! Ekua Walker, NP and CEO- Chief Encouragement Officer is back with a sneak peak of what is to come for Season 2! Stay tuned for new full episodes coming in March! This Saturday, an upcoming Season Two guest, Folake Phillips, is hosting a webinar on children and Covid-19 Vaccines. Leading pediatric researchers and practitioners are on the panel to provide the best of in...

BONUS Episode- My cousin, Awo Quaison-Sackey's father was one of Ghana's first Embassadors when it became an independent country in 1957 and first black African President of the United Nations General Assembly, helping to put Ghana on the world's stage! She is a Regional Vice President of Human Resources for Africa region of a global company and Foreign Relations committee member. And...

This special episode features a mom changing the world who is MY FAMILY CONNECTION to Ghana's early history and present greatness. My cousin, Awo Quaison-Sackey's father was one of Ghana's first Embassadors when it became an independent country in 1957 and first black African President of the United Nations General Assembly, helping to put Ghana on the world's stage! She is a Regio...

Happy Holiday Season! In a year like no other, the holidays can surely be one for the memory books. Let's meet at the virtual coffee shop in today's special podcast episode, "Making the Holidays Merry and Bright" for our families during a pandemic for a fire-side chat. Grab a cup of holiday spice tea or coffee, and pull up a seat at the community table by the crackling fire to shar...

Have you ever been so touched in your "mother heart" by something you saw that you had to act right away?!? In this interview, non-profit founder Adwoa Adu Acquah shares the moment that gave birth to her relief organization which provides food, education and shelter for children around the world. She makes time to do this along with raise her three boys, one of whom has special needs.     ...

After the last few weeks we have had, do you need a WARM HUG, a GOOD CRY and some LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUN? I got all three with my friend and community leader, Shawneece Stevenson. This week, we tackle community advocacy and social support for parents and children in a time when there is division and disconnection at every turn. Shawneece Stevenson is a wife, mom of two teenagers and a college student...

This week's bonus is with my dear friend, Tricia Blackford, who is raising her children cross-culturally with her husband as missionaries in Chad, Africa. We have a helpful conversation about tips for home schooling vs. distance learning.  We talk about the differents kinds of learn-from-home options and how to have grace and flexibility as children learn in the home environment. In case you m...

This week's Mom who is changing the world is my dear friend Tricia Blackford, who is raising her children cross-culturally with her husband as missionaries in Chad, Africa. We have a rich conversation about a gratitude-filled life, raising 6 young children in another country, exploring race and culture with children and encouragement for home schooling/distance learning. Plus she is an  author...

Tune in this week for the full mom interview with KH to hear all about how she is changing the world as a mom, podcaster and screenwriter. We bond over raising young kids as a fellow mom podcaster of This Is Us with Kei and Clyde podcast. If you missed it, tune back to the Bonus Episode and join in on the lively discussion of all the mom characters in the television show.  You just might be convin...

NBC show This is Us is my favorite show on television. Not only do they follow a diverse and interesting family of characters as they navigate life's twists and turns, they do it by showing glimpses of the Pearsons' lives in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood seamlessly over various decades.   Days away from the Season 5 premiere on Oct 27, 2020, I do a "Mom's Eye View"...

As a bonus episode this week, JaNay and I talk about her books and other favorites in our home libraries for diversity and positive images of brown and black children around the world. There are some fun books about gratitude such as "Thanku - Poems of Gratitude" that you may want to pick up for this holiday season! Be sure to listen to Part 1 and 2 for her full mom inspiration interview....

Listen to the conclusion of the interview with JaNay Brown-Wood, PhD, a preschool mom who is an educator, author and advocate for children. If you loved hearing in Part 1 how becoming a mom inspires this Early Childhood Education professor at American River College in Sacramento to write books that reflect her culture, then you will love hearing about her "hair journey" and advice for talk...

You are in for a treat! JaNay Brown-Wood, PhD is a mom who is an educator, author and advocate for children. She is an Early Childhood Education professor at American River College in Sacramento. Her first children's book "Imani's Moon" is the winner of several awards including the NAESP Children's Book of the Year award. We talk about keeping it simple with balanced meals, rai...

Interview concludes with Mari Gray, PhD, Assistant Professor of Education Leadership at Cal State East Bay and mother of four sons, shares wisdom on how we as mothers can speak up on behalf of our children’s educational needs. Her research on disproportionate discipline in public schools informs her approach on advocating for children of color and other minorities to be treated fairly on school ca...

Interview with Mari Gray, PhD, Professor of Education Leadership at Cal State East Bay and mother of four, shares wisdom to new moms, single moms and moms of black/brown sons on how she talks to them about race and racism. Her research on disproportionate discipline in public schools informs her approach on advocating for children of color and other minorities to be treated fairly on school campus...

Pt 2 of the two -part interview where you meet your host Ekua Walker, Pediatric NP and the mom who has made a special impact on her life... her own mother, Sophia Blankson! Sophia is an author, painter, retired educator, fashion designer and quilter, ministry leader and singer shares her wisdom on parenting in learning from our mistakes, teaching empathy to kids and being an empty nester grandmoth...

Part 1 - Sophia Blankson- Moms Changing the World Meet your host Ekua Walker, Pediatric NP and the mom who has made a special impact on her life... her own mother, Sophia Blankson! Sophia is an author, painter, retired educator, fashion designer and quilter, ministry leader and singer shares her wisdom on parenting in Ghana vs America and advice for new mothers.   Learn more about her children’s b...

Welcome to Moms Changing the World! In this trailer, host Ekua Walker , Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, wife, mom of two and C.E.O. Chief Encouragement Officer shares the goals and format of weekly podcast.