The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema

Dr. Thema describes warning signs that your strong friend may be struggling and provides pointers for being a better friend to your strong friend.

Dr. Jaiya John, poet, psychologist, and freedom worker, joins us to discuss his new book "All these rivers. You chose love." In this episode he and Dr. Thema explore love, boundaries, ease, seeing our child nature, and grace. Check out his book everywhere books are sold including his website www.jaiyajohn.com

Caution: If hearing about self-harming behaviors is upsetting or triggering for you, Dr. Thema encourages you to select a different episode instead of this one. Dr. Thema defines self-harming behaviors, including the reasons some people engage in them. She then provides alternative strategies for coping and releasing emotional pain.

Dr. Thema in conversation with Dr. Candice Nicole describes myths about sex and relationships. To learn more about Dr. Candice Nicole go to her website drcandicenicole.com Intro by Iyeoka and Outro by Joy Jones

Dr. Thema describes strategies for grounding and soothing yourself, as well as the need for these strategies. To learn more, check out her book Homecoming. Intro music by Iyeoka and outro by Joy Jones.

Dr. Thema shares signs of a healthy relationships. These have also been called green lights or green flags, as opposed to the warning signs of abusive relationships. To learn more, check out her book Homecoming. Intro music by Iyeoka and outro music by Joy Jones.

Dr. Thema describes reasons for emotional reactivity and strategies for being less reactive. Dr. Thema provides cognitive, behavioral, mindful, and embodied strategies for shifting and slowing down. For more information, check out her book Homecoming. Intro music by Iyeoka and outro by Joy Jones.

Dr. Thema describes sources of disappointment and ways to deal with it. To learn more, check out her book Homecoming which has been nominated by the NAACP for an award in Outstanding Literature. Intro music by Iyeoka and outro by Joy Jones.

Kwanzaa is an African American celebration which focuses on seven African-inspired principles for living well. The principles are unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith. Dr. Thema is joined for this special episode by her family: Bishop John Bryant, Rev. Cecelia Bryant, and Rev. Jamal Bryant as they describe the cultural...

Dr. Thema gives key principles for cultivating a growth mindset. To learn more, check out Dr. Thema's book Homecoming. Intro music by Iyeoka and outro by Joy Jones.

Dr. Thema describes ways you can become more emotionally mature. Emotional maturity benefits your life and your relationships. Intro by Iyeoka and outro by Joy Jones. To learn more, check out Dr. Thema's book Homecoming.

Dr. Thema describes the barriers to motivation and provides specific strategies to get motivated or to stay motivated. To learn more, check out her book Homecoming wherever books are sold. Intro by Iyeoka and Outro by Joy Jones.

Dr. Thema provides the definition, signs, and causes of underemployment and workplace dissatisfaction. She provides multiple strategies for coping with it. Intro by Iyeoka and Outro music by Joy Jones.

Episode 168 : Bored in Your Relationship? by Dr. Thema

Dr. Thema describes the importance of being grounded enough in who we are that we have the capacity to authentically encourage others. She discusses reasons encouragement may be difficult for you and provides specific steps to becoming more expressive in your encouragement. To learn more, check out her new book Homecoming. Intro music by Iyeoka. Outro music by Joy Jones.

Dr. Thema describes benefits and strategies for slowing down. To learn more, check out her book Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole Authentic Self. Intro music by Iyeoka and Outro music by Joy Jones.

Dr. Thema describes chronic fatigue and provides strategies for coping with it. Intro music by Iyeoka and Outro by Joy Jones.

Dr. Thema describes the realities of living with mental illness and provides strategies for coping and living with mental illness. Music by Iyeoka and Joy Jones.

Dr. Thema describes signs you are a workaholic and ways to cope with ad shift out of workaholism. Intro music by Iyeoka and outro by Joy Jones.

Dr. Thema describes strategies for persons who wanted to become parents and are not trying to accept life without parenthood. She describes ways of finding meaning and purpose while acknowledging the grief and disappointment.

Dr. Thema describes triggers and ways to cope when they are overwhelming. For more information, check out her new book Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole Authentic Self. Music by Iyeoka and Joy Jones.

Dr. Thema describes the importance of self respect as well as the barriers to self respect. She provides priorities for building self respect. Music by Iyeoka and Joy Jones.

Dr. Thema describes some of the major traits of a loving person, whether loving yourself or others. To learn more, check out her new book Homecoming. Music by Iyeoka and Joy Jones.

Dr. Thema describes reasons we limit ourselves and how to live more freely, openly, wildly. To learn more check out her new books Homecoming and the Antiracism Handbook. Music by Iyeoka and Joy Jones.

Dr. Thema describes the benefits, barriers, and pathways for increasing playfulness in your life. To learn more, check out her new book Homecoming: Overcome fear and trauma to reclaim your whole authentic self. Music by Iyeoka and Joy Jones.