The Empowered in My Skin Podcast

NOTE: If you are interested in checking out the Mental Gym after listening to this episode, please sign up for a free class at https://www.mentalgymlife.com/tmg-class, with code EIMSEP112.In today’s episode, Nkechi has a discussion with Cory Chadwick. Cory is a proud dad, husband, and founder of The Mental Gym at The Personal Greatness Project. As individuals and organizations, Cory believes we ha...

Thriving Thursday’s are “chew-able” episodes, where Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson is joined by Gaby Mammone, and together they share their perspectives on a specific topic. March is International Women’s Month, and this year’s theme is “Choose to challenge”. In this episode, they speak about the importance of using our voice and taking a stand against gender bias and other forms of inequality. Remember,...

In today’s episode, Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson has a discussion with Kim Roderick. Kim is a Money Relationship Coach for faith-filled entrepreneurs, an International Speaker, Business Strategist and Founder of Unbound University LLC. She teaches women and men of faith how to heal their relationship with money to experience freedom on a new level in life and business. Throughout this episode, Kim takes...

Thriving Thursday’s are “chew-able” episodes, where Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson is joined by Gaby Mammone, and together they share their perspectives on a specific topic. Your journey and growth are revealed in the details of your life. Simply put, your routine determines your results. On today’s episode they talk about their daily regimens that help them with their thrive and maintain a character that...

Nkechi sits down in discussion with Leslie Ehm, a training guru. Leslie will reach into your soul, pull out your most powerful authentic self, and help release your badass swagger into the waiting world. Former TV host and advertising Creative Director turned training guru, Leslie Ehm has spent decades travelling the globe with her award-winning company Combustion, working with executives and team...

On the first Thriving Thursday of season 3, Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson and her co-host Gaby Mammone bring to life the power of reflection. There is a profound power in reflection as it stops us from just getting caught up in the motions of life while preventing us from repeating past mistakes which in turn sets us on the right path. Today’s episode takes a different turn as Nkechi switches roles with...

In this episode, Nkechi has a discussion with Chloe Wilde. Adored for her genuine enthusiasm and positivity, Chloe Wilde emerged in 2013 as the winner of the Much VJ Search and has since brought her fresh perspective and outgoing personality to her role as a reporter for Canada’s #1 Entertainment Show, eTalk. An advocate for health and wellness, Wilde launched her own online community, Healthy Is...

Welcome to Season 3 on the Empowered in My Skin, podcast. At Empowered in My Skin (EIMS), human empowerment is important to us and it informs our mission. We help people to think in a way that is empowering, and purposed to drive real change and impact in the world. This Podcast is all about helping humans thrive in their lives. It is our birthright to thrive. When we own our thrive, we are operat...

On today’s episode of Thriving Thursday, Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson and Gaby Mammone, are joined by a special and former guest, Emmy Rousseau. Emmy is a professional mindset coach, so it was fitting to invite her into this episode that is all focused around mindset. As we know, mental health is one area where many people struggle with in life. So, they speak about the importance of positive thinking a...

In today’s episode, Nkechi has a discussion with Deanna Burger, co-founder and CEO at commUNITY. She co-founded commUNITY in April 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, producing Canadian made masks with materials and labor locally sourced. A portion of sales is donated to food banks as a give back to the community. Before founding commUNITY, Deanna had over 20 years of experience as a Market...

On today’s episode of Thriving Thursday, Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson and Gaby Mammone talk about love and humanity”. The month of February is stacked; we have black history month, valentine's day and family day, all happening in the same month. At least if you are in Canada. Regardless, this is the month where we people around the world are provided with an "official" day to celebrate love, and by asso...

In today’s episode, Nkechi sits down with Javaun Abrahams, a Gen-Z phenomenon. He is 18 years old, with an activated entrepreneurial spirit. He’s been an entrepreneur for the past year and has been able to quit his job and see early success in his career as an educator and mentor. He accomplished this through Forex, the foreign exchange market, and has been able to gain financial freedom, the abil...

In today’s episode of Thriving Thursday, Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson is joined by Gaby Mammone talk about the power of presence. The episode kicks off with Gaby sharing a very powerful quote from the book, The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle. Being present, is an area many people struggle with in life. Most of us are bring past and future thoughts in a present moment. We tend to dwell on past regrets or...

In today’s episode, Nkechi has a discussion with Tamara Steele, who is known for her fierce and consistent representation of the Black community on Prince Edward Island (PEI). Tamara has lent her voice to speaking up about the issues affecting the black community,and being at the forefront of protests supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. In 2019, Tamara joined the Black Cultural Society of...

Thriving Thursday’s are “chew-able” episodes, where Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson is joined by Gaby Mammone, and together they share their perspectives on a specific topic. In today’s special episode, Nkechi and Gaby talk about how important it is to protect one of our most vital resources, our energy. Energy is a finite resource, and must be protected by what we allow to enter our mind, mouth, ears, and...

In today’s episode Nkechi has a discussion with Maria-Elena “Emmy” Rousseau, a seasoned educator, life coach, speaker and wellness champion. Emmy is passionate about helping women arrive at a place of healing through leading each client to own the issues with which they have struggled; and taking each through practical steps which will bring them to thrive mind, body, and soul. Emmy is a fitness a...

Thriving Thursday’s are “chew-able” episodes, where Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson is joined by Gaby Mammone, and together they share their perspectives on a specific topic. In today’s special episode, Nkechi and Gaby are joined by three amazing women, Chidimma Eghagha, Patience Iyase, and Temitope Kade, who are currently owning their success and taking their rightful seats at the table. They share their...

In today’s episode, Nkechi has a discussion withVivian Kaye is the Founder & CEO of KinkyCurlyYaki, a premium textured hair extension brand for Black women that she bootstrapped to over $1 million in annual revenue.  Her presence and genuine desire to continuously learn and grow while keeping it REAL quickly made her a personality who transcended the title of Founder and CEO. Ultimately, she o...

Thriving Thursday’s are “chew-able” episodes, where Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson is joined by Gaby Mammone, and together they share their perspectives on a specific topic. On today’s episode Gaby celebrates Nkechi on her latest award as a recipient of the Women Executive Network (WXN) one of Canada’s top 100 women for 2020. This is an award that celebrates empowered women leaders being advocates and tra...

In today’s episode, Nkechi has a discussion with Pierre Campbell, who is a Leadership Coach. This Queens, New York native is an empowering speaker who infuses hope, positivity and action into every presentation. He is the author of "Simple Intelligence G.O. Get Optimistic - How Acronyms and Affirmations Can Truly Work To Your Advantage." These same traits earned Pierre the college football Hall of...

Thriving Thursday’s are “chew-able” episodes, where Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson is joined by Gaby Mammone, and together they share their perspectives on a specific topic. There is something so refreshing and exciting about January and the start of a new year; a blank slate. As we know, most people are usually so excited about setting New Year’s resolution in hopes to achieve all their goals. In today’s...

In today’s episode Nkechi has a discussion with Amoye Henry, an entrepreneur and small business consultant working in the investment space. She is on a mission to help scale growth-based businesses led by unique founders. Amoye talks about how she has been able to cope during this covid-19 pandemic. She also touches on her passion for black women and celebrating them which led to the birth of...

Thriving Thursday’s are “chew-able” episodes, where Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson is joined by Gaby Mammone, and together they share their perspectives on a specific topic. In this episode, they explore their highs, lows and lessons of 2020. This is a year where both personal and professionals lives were fully integrated in a way like never before. Still though it all, the lesson they leave us with at th...

In today’s episode Nkechi has a discussion with Dr. Gillian Mandich. Dr. Gillian has a PhD from Western University in Health Science, and her primary areas of research are happiness and health. She is the founder of The International Happiness Institute of Health Science Research; co-lead investigator of The Canadian Happiness At Work Study; is a part of the Meant2Prevent research team at SickKids...

***NEW PODCAST EPISODE ALERT***  In today’s Thriving Thursday episode Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson and Gaby Mammone talk keeping the faith.  In  the midst of life's storms, it's still possible to hold on to faith and believe that you will get through it... No matter what! When we encounter difficult situations in our lives, the key to keeping the faith is, instead of giving up, look for the good in the...