This family did something amazing during the global pandemic. They created the NAACP Image Award-winning children’s program, ‘Gracie’s Corner.’ In this episode, Dr. Arlene Gordon-Hollingsworth shares her journey into content creation, finding a new niche, what it’s like to work with your spouse, and how she takes care of herself. Dr. Gordon-Hollingsworth is a licensed psychologist in the state of Texas with close to 20 years of clinical experience who still practices today. She and her husband, Dr. Javoris Hollingsworth have three beautiful children and produce the hit series in their home. Their daughter Gracie, the show’s star, provides all the voiceover and sings all the songs her dad writes. Enjoy the show, everyone!

If you overspent during the holidays and want something different in 2024, Mary Ann Stenquest shares how we can without judgment or guilt make a change and improve our finances. As a Spending Coach, Mary Ann is passionate about teaching people how to become “unshoppable” – in order to overcome the urge to spend by learning why we shop and how to stop. To stop spending at its root cause, you have to identify your Spending Type or what triggers your urge to spend. She created a free quiz to help you identify your unique Spending Type, end overspending, and develop good habits that keep you debt-free, guilt-free, and free to feel good about what you spend your money on. Take The Spending Types Quiz today! Connect with Mary Ann: Money Makeunder Community Free Spending Types Quiz IG: maryann.stenquist Website

Today is March 14, 2024—National Kidney Day! And it’s the perfect day and month (it is Kidney Awareness Month) to drop this special episode. She made me wait six months before even doing this interview. And for good reason. She wanted to make sure she and Seth Logan (her new kidney’s name) were both good. Today, I’m happy to share Dr. Felicia J. Scott’s journey of being diagnosed with end-stage renal failure to being on dialysis for seven and half years to kidney transplant survivor. Enjoy this special episode! Connect with Felicia: InstagramFacebookLinkedIn Watch on YouTube!

Being a first-generation entrepreneur certainly has its challenges. You will most certainly lack a thing today’s guest calls, “intellectual capital.” Meet Cris Wright of CatchCris—a no-nonsense, professional rebel who pushes you to release what you thought you knew, so we can all have a universal understanding of each other. Her aim is for us to stop the fuss, get on the same page, and create systemic ways to level the playing field. Cris and I talk about some of those early lessons learned and what she’s doing to make it easier for the next first-gen entrepreneur. Connect with Cris: Website: CatchCris.comLinkedIn Watch on YouTube!

Family relationships can be complex and sometimes lead to great angst when the holidays roll around. Coach Andrea Rogers of Fully Alive Coaching walks us through boundary setting and other tools to get through the holidays especially if there’s a lot of teasing and bantering going on. Be sure to share this special holiday episode! Enjoy! Connect with Andrea: Fully Alive CoachingInstagramBlow The Whistle with Coach Andrea PodcastEmail coachandreafac@gmail.com Mentioned Resources: Needra Tawwab – Set Boundaries Find PeaceMind Your Mental Podcast with Dr. Raquel MartinDeborah Tannen – Talking 9-to-5

If this podcast is about lessons learned, I invite you to listen to this week's episode on learning to lean into your intuition, or "God Channel" if you will. It's never wrong but called into question as though it has ever led us astray. Enjoy this week's mini-sode! www.ThisWomanKnows.com

Kay Matthews is one of, if not the leading voice in the Black maternal mental health space. She is unapologetically Black, a fierce advocate for her community, and believes in being "people-centered." Kay has been my client for about four years now and I've watched her vision grow. It has been an incredible thing to witness. And I'm proud of her success and celebrate every victory. Because being a Black woman founder has its challenges—no matter the industry or space. Since I've had a front-row seat to some of it, I asked Kay to talk about what it is to be a Black female founder, her uncompromising commitment to self-care not only for her but for her staff, and what every female founder needs to know. Connect with Shades of Blue Project online at www.shadesofblueproject.org or on social media @shadesofblueprj Connect with Kay at www.thekaymatthews.com Enjoy the show!

October 11 is National Coming Out Day and it’s the perfect time to share this eye-opening interview with Dr. Lulu. According to The Trevor Project, transgender youth reported significantly increased rates of depression, suicidality, and victimization compared to their cisgender peers. Also, 28% of LGBTQ youth reported experiencing homelessness or housing instability at some point in their lives. These same young people also reported higher rates of mental health challenges compared to stably housed LGBTQ peers. Parents can find this new revelation about their children unconscionable and often question if they did something wrong. Oftentimes these kiddos find themselves out on the streets because the parent(s) don’t have the tools, language, or skills to support their child. Dr. Lulu is a Queer, Nigerian-born pediatrician, educator, parent & executive coach, and CEO of Dr. Lulu’s Life Coaching Lounge. She is the mother of a transgender young adult and works to educate families, healthcare providers, and non-medical organizations on accepting, affirming, and supporting their LGBTQ+ children/patients/employees. In this interview, she shares how she demanded that her then son, stop acting like a girl. When I asked her about this and her being a queer woman, she responded that internalized homophobia is something some queer parents hold. Dr. Lulu is also an executive coach who helps your boss install systems and spaces that support you and your queer family at the workplace. She is the author of “About Your Black Transgender Child,” dropping Winter 2023, and was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey for her work on youth advocacy. Find Dr. Lulu on social media @drlulutalkradio or her website www.Dr-lulu.com.

In this episode, I talk about a recent experience that left me feeling highly vulnerable and very uncomfortable. With two women in the news recently for rejecting a man's advances, the experience left me rethinking social interactions and how I should guard myself in the future. To my trans sisters and single women wading these murky waters...how are you all protecting yourselves? I would love to hear from you. Enjoy the show, everyone.

On today’s episode, I take a look back on my own childbirth experiences and share how close I came to losing both babies, the postpartum experience, and the sheer overwhelm I experienced as a new mom. These experiences are not new to women but for Black women in the United States, giving birth, and going through postpartum and perimenopause have increased risks and severity of symptoms. Having gone through the process of childbirth and now perimenopause, I can testify to the severity of the symptoms and how I was utterly dismissed by my doctors. This disrespect finally got one doctor fired and sent me on a hunt for a physician who would listen. There's a link between the hormone fluctuation between Black women during childbirth and postpartum and perimenopause that's causing the severity of our symptoms. Science is just starting to parallel the two. I'm hoping that women on either end of the spectrum get the help and relief needed. Kay Matthews of the Shades of Blue Project is doing amazing work in the Black maternal mental health space. So if you're a new momma in search of support during your postpartum period, call them! You don't have to suffer in silence. You don't have to suffer alone. Enjoy the show, everyone.

I didn't know that I would grow to love gardening and growing our own food! My husband and I have been tending to Alexander Farm & Orchard since 2015 and have learned about soil amendment, pollinators, composting, and water harvesting. Well, 2022 was an abysmal year—we couldn't grow anything due to the extreme heat that began in June and didn't let up until September. This year we were prepared, but only slightly. How climate change changes how we garden and look forward to the next planting season. Enjoy the show, everyone.

Life is never a straight shot. There will always be curves, mountains, and valleys. And she believes that a seed planted at 18, took her on a journey that led her back to that very seed and thought. Lisa shares the pivots and forks in her career. Shifts that took her from graphic designer to marketing to a speaker and author, and now a filmmaker. All of it storytelling. Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/s0Thnp6-PsQ Enjoy the show! www.ThisWomanKnows.om www.LisaNAlexander.com www.FundMyFatherTheQueen.com

Life throws us all curve balls but when that curveball impacts your health and you're a visionary, how do you pivot? Jamesina Greene of A Mother's Cry shares her story of overcoming depression, a stroke, a botched surgery, and a Sarcoidosis diagnosis. She talks about the importance of social media in her life and how her passion didn't change—just how she accomplishes her goals. About Jamesina: Jamesina Greene is a powerful voice full of compassion and sincerity. Known for her transparency and honest approach to life, she is the Founder of “A Mother’s Cry” which is a community-based outreach and advocacy organization whose mission is to support families affected by social inequalities and injustices, including the immediate need for prison reform in this Country. As a part of her passion, she also serves as a Board Member for the Ruby A. Neeson Diabetes Foundation, which is a non-profit Diabetes organization providing awareness and prevention for those dealing with Diabetes. Jamesina is the Founder and Host of the “Let’s Talk Destne Talk Show” which has a purpose-driven format and has earned her the name, “Purpose Advocate.” Also, she is an award-winning Author; playwright, and songwriter. A proud and loving Mother and Grandmother, Jamesina is a voice for those who feel voiceless and her desire is that through consistency and transparency about her life Journey, she will help to validate the Voices of those who are not being heard. Jamesina's Articles His Name is Byron! One Mother's Cry!U.S. Prisons Fail Inmates During the PandemicWhen Voucher Funded Private Schools Fail BIPOC Children Connect with Jamesina: Instagram FacebookTikTokTwitterLet's Talk Destne Podcast with Jami Greene WATCH the podcast on YouTube!

Trigger Warning: This episode talks explicitly about sex…including rape. This is the last of a three-part series dissecting the documentary “Shiny, Happy People.” The conversation would not be complete without having a conversation about “Purity Culture.” Our guest today is Jane Ryan—a licensed marriage and family therapist and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist who works with couples harmed by the culture. About Jane: As an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Jane helps clients explore their narratives, emotions, and experiences of sexuality in a sex-positive, non-judgmental context. She specializes in helping clients heal from purity culture teachings and sexual shame. Jane guides clients through a process of acknowledgment of how they have been harmed, research-based sex education, and deconstruction of shame. Clients are gently and fiercely supported as they heal from oppressive beliefs about sex. Her work empowers clients to reclaim their birthright to pleasure and cultivate erotic liberation. Connect with her online at https://www.ryancouplestherapy.com/ and on Instagram.

Oh, Dear. Jesus Considered “Liberal” And “Weak.” In part one, Kerry Connelly and I set out on a journey to explain the differences between evangelicals, Christian fundamentalists, and Christian nationalists. The docu-series, Shiny, Happy People left me with lots of questions. As we dig deeper in part two, we discuss a new article by The New Republic that states evangelical pastors are being criticized by parishioners because the Jesus they preach is too liberal and too woke. We talk about African-American churches and their proximity to white Christian fundamentalist churches, and we even touch on toxic masculinity. It’s a lot to unpack! This is part two of a three-part conversation. Enjoy the show! _________________ Connect with Kerry! www.KerryConnelly.com Instagram | Facebook Kerry’s Books Good White Racist?: Confronting Your Role in Racial InjusticeWait—Is This Racist?: A Guide to Becoming an Anti-racist Church

On this episode of the This Woman Knows Podcast, we continue discussing end-of-life care for our loved ones and ourselves. Dr. Scharlotte Spencer is an experienced healthcare professional with over 20 years of experience and is a Palliative Care and Hospice board-certified Nurse Practitioner. With crucial conversations and planning, Black and Brown families don't have to have traumatic end-of-life experiences. Contact Dr. Scharlotte: https://mydirectives.com/ or email her at jtlhealthcareservices [at] gmail dot com. Forms for Texas Residents: DNR Form Living Will Medical Power of Attorney

Today marks year seven since my Momma, Bishop Gwendolyn P. Mack took her rest. And this episode is a special one-hour podcast episode with my dear friend, O.G. McClinton III who lost his beloved mother, Sister Sharon Harley in 2022. I’m thankful to O.G. for sharing his story because his mother’s passing is still so new. It’s still his year of firsts. In the show, we talk about the lack of care our mothers received as Black women, how the healthcare system and hospice failed us and our mothers, and what we hope for moving forward. About O.G. McClinton, III A California native and a product of Compton, CA, now calls Glenarden, MD home. Growing up in the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (P.A.W.) he served as a praise and worship leader and choir director before pastoring Joy City Church for seven years. He worked in entertainment appearing in sitcoms, television commercials, and music videos, and toured with En Vogue. After graduating from Cal State Northridge with a degree in African American Studies, he has worked for the LAUSD as a Special Education assistant teacher and now works as a principal trainer in the Healthcare IT industry currently working for IBM Consulting. Connect with him on LinkedIn.

Is There A Difference Between Evangelicals, Fundamentalists, And Christian Nationalists? I watched Shiny Happy People with my jaw to the floor for most of the docuseries. If you’re unfamiliar with the show, it’s the story of Jim Bob Duggar and his wife Michelle, and their 19 kids. They had a hit show on TLC some years ago…19 Kids and Counting. The reason for me being slack-jawed while watching the docuseries is because, for the first time, I saw myself and my religious upbringing (parts of it) aligning with their fundamentalists’ beliefs. This sent me down a rabbit hole that concluded with an intervention with today’s special guest, Kerry Connelly. Kerry is an author, holds a master’s in divinity, champions BLM and LGBTQ+ rights, and is a single mom who finds herself dating again and who just happens to be a reiki healer. I needed answers and Kerry was the one person I knew who could make it all make sense. This is part one of a three-part conversation. Enjoy the show! _________________ Connect with Kerry! www.KerryConnelly.com Instagram | Facebook Kerry’s Books Good White Racist?: Confronting Your Role in Racial InjusticeWait—Is This Racist?: A Guide to Becoming an Anti-racist Church The Duggars are part of a nondenominational sect called the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP).

Chana Harvey, author and nursing student catches Lisa up on life, divorce, mental health, and what self-love looks like now.  Connect with Chana on Instagram Chana’s book, The Weight is Over is available on Amazon.

Beauty expert Nykema Brown took the plunge. She sold her things, packed three suitcases, and moved from Houston to Mexico. Here's the thing. She left her teenage daughter in the States. Nykema and I talk about the utter exhaustion of being a Black woman in the U.S., how a mental health crisis sealed her move, and the decision to leave her daughter behind. Enjoy part two of our conversation on Black families questioning leaving the U.S. Stephanie PerryNykema Brown BeautyGirl F*ck Them People You can find Nykema on: InstagramFacebookTiktokTwitter