The Empowered in My Skin Podcast

In this episode, we feature Jesse Lipscombe, actor, former athlete, activist and entrepreneur. He is full of life, and thoroughly enjoys sharing his light in the world, with a sense of purpose to create massive change for good. Nkechi covers ground with Jesse, from how he and his wife chose the names for their 3 boys, to how he chases fear, and insights on #MakeItForward movement, which is sparkin...

Building rapport requires the ability to develop mutual trust, friendship and affintiy with someone else. This is a skill that will serve you a million times over in life. Once mastered, you will benefit from established and incredibly healthy interpersonal relationships. In this episode of Thriving Thursday, our hosts, Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson and Gaby Mammone, are joined by a return guest, John Ri...

Our guest is Nicole O Salmon, Minister, Strategist and The Purpose Coach. As the Purpose Coach, she works with women to gain in-depth insight into who they are so they can live their lives with clarity, consistency, and confidence. This episode provides such great insights on the topic of purpose. Here you will find a very simple explanation of what purpose is. Nkechi and Nicole are lively, animat...

By definition, "run before you walk" is to try to do something which is very difficult or advanced before you have made sure that you can successfully achieve something simpler. For many, trying to attempt to perform complex tasks before mastering the fundamental ones does not make the most sense. On today's episode, we reimagine what makes sense, and propose that adopting a "run before you walk"...

The Hustle Culture is defined as a lifestyle where career has become such a priority in our lives or the environment that you work in that other aspects of being human — such as hobbies, family-time and self-care — often take a back seat. Today's guest is Melanie Sodka, author, speaker and capacity creator. She is the founder of Egocake, a disruptive framework and coaching platform to transform hi...

Welcome back for Season 4!  We are geared up for another 52 episodes of empowering content to delight and inspire you. We have planned a great line-up of guests, ranging from public figures, thought leaders, wellness experts, health experts, fitness experts, athletes, financial ethusiasts, entrepreneurs and many other types of thrivers. As will previous seasons, all of our episodes are designed to...

Our next guest, Suzzette Robinson, has transformed her life from one where she looked for outward validation, to finding that the power of validation was always within herself to give. Through stillness, she grounded herself in God, and as a result found her path to fulling loving herself.  Suzzette is an enterpreneur, a fitness ethusiast and works in healthcare..  In this episode, she shares her...

With over 15,000 hours of on the floor training other humans, our next guest, Gareth Nock totally gets what it takes to hit goals, relinquish control, and strive for more freedom of self in our lives! We discuss all of this and more, so be sure to take a listen to this episode. Gareth has had a fitness career since 1999, spanning three decades and three countries. He brings a wealth of knowledge f...

The topic of distractions is back for discussion in this episode of Thriving Thursday. Distractions, are action that pull us away from the things we are trying to get traction on in our lives.  Our host, Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson, and co-host, Gaby Mammone, share some practices that are helping them gain traction and drive more productivity in their lives.  The key to success in disrupting your distr...

After 152 episodes. the collection of empowering content we have fed through this podcast is simply amazing!!  In this episode, our host Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson, shares 10 empowering statements from our first couple of seasons that have really stood out. If you want a quick jolt of empowerment, then be sure to take this episode. She shares quotes from the following guests Amoye Henry - Episode #91 ...

***NOTE: Read disclaimer that follows Having a money swag is so empowering, and our host, Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson, and co-host Gaby Mammone, are joined by guest Delecia Graham, to talk about this very vital topic. It's been said, that most people would rather go to a dentist than talk about their financials. That said, it's also been said that with better financial literacy that your self-confidenc...

In this fifth and final installment of our 5-part series, Thriving Across Generations, we focus the panel on the topic of Fun, Entertainment and Travel. If you are joining us for the first time, be sure to check out our other four episodes in the series. Throughout this series, we are hosting an amazing group of humans that span generations. Our conversations are rich with experience, and so much...

This Movember, the Empowered in My Skin podcast, is opening up the conversation around Men’s Health. Our goal is to help unpack what it means and how it feels to struggle and grapple with the idea of masculinity and take a deeper dive into the root of common men’s health and mental health issues. In this episode, Nkechi sits down with Donovan Prendergast, Gareth Nock, and Funk Roberts in an extrem...

Consistency is a currency the unlocks passion, power and purpose!! in this episode of Thriving Thursday, Nkechi and Gaby are joined by John Ribeiro, a Senior Consultant, Coach, Speaker and Podcast Host. John is a guru on consistency, and he's contantly using his life as an example on how to maintain a level of consistency with all that you do. Johh shares how he define consistency, so be sure to j...

We can all take action to live healthier, happier and longer lives. Did you know that men die on average six years earlier than women, and for reasons that are largely preventable? Which means that it doesn’t have to be that way. The Movember movement was started 18 years ago, to “change the face” of men’s health and help men live happier, healthier, longer lives. This Movember, the Empowered in M...

In this fourth installment of our 5-part series, Thriving Across Generations, we focus the panel on the topic of Family and Food. If you are joining us for the first time, be sure to check out our other 3 episodes in the series. Throughout this series, we are hosting an amazing group of humans that span generations. Our conversations are rich with experience, and so much wisdom and insight, shared...

We can all take action to live healthier, happier and longer lives. Did you know that men die on average six years earlier than women, and for reasons that are largely preventable. Which means that it doesn’t have to be that way. The Movember movement was started 18 years ago, to “change the face” of men’s health and help men live happier, healthier, longer lives. This Movember, the Empowered in M...

Love is the answer.... to what question? The question does not matter. There is a redemptive power in love, and if we can all harness that power, we will create a new kind of world.  In this episode of Thriving Thursday, co-host Gaby Mammone proposes the topic of love. She does not ask, host Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson a question, but rather suggests that Love is the answer, irrespective of the questio...

In this thrid installment of our 5-part series, Thriving Across Generations, we focus the panel on the topic of Career and Wellness. Be sure to check out our other 2 episodes in this series, if you are joining us for the first time. Throughout this series, we are hosting an amazing group of humans that span generations. Our conversations are rich with experience, and so much wisdom and insight, sh...

Your voice matters! Do you believe that? Your voice as always mattered. Even in those moments where you chose not to say something, you were still communicating. Your voice mattered yesterday, it matters today, and it will continue to matter in all moments forward. So, don't ever drop the mic! In this episode, Nkechi shares insights with Gaby on a book that she recently read by the amazing Bishop...

This is our second installment of our 5-part series called, Thriving Across Generations. Be sure to check out the first part, if you are joining us for the first time. Throughout this series, we are hosting an amazing group of humans that span generations. Our conversations are rich with experience, and so much wisdom and insight, shared by our Baby Boomers, Gen X’ers, Millennials, and Gen Z’ers....

"Fine". The word is short enough. Simple enough. But does it mean that we are good enough? In this episode of Thriving Thursday, Nkechi and Gaby explore what it means to be fine, and delve into the possibility that there are better and more empowering ways to articulate our feelings, in a given moment. If this episode resonates with you, then remember... SUBSCRIBE • 5-Star Rate • COMMENT • SHARE t...

This is a first for our podcast! We are running a 5-part series called, Thriving Across Generations. We will be hosting an amazing group of humans that span generations. Our conversations were rich with experience, and so much wisdom and insight were shared by our Baby Boomers, Gen X’ers, Millennials, and Gen Z’ers. A generation gap is commonly perceived to refer to differences between generations...

In this episode of Thriving Thursday, Nkechi and Gaby are joined by Hina Khan, a Peak Performance Coach, to chat about the Psychology of No. With Hina being a student of the mind, human behavior. and human potential for almost two decades, she is primed to share inspiring wisdom on this topic. She warms up the episode by reminding us that saying "no" is an option, and at times it is the kindest th...

Today on the show, Nkechi interview Lola Adeyemi. She is a Nigerian-Canadian immigrant, who quit her IT Consulting Government job to launch her Food & Beverage Company "It's Souper" an Afro-Fusion Soup & Sauce line because she felt there was a need to fill the void in the Canadian Retail space for African inspired/ethnic recipes made “By Us for All". Her brand is the first African & Bl...