Living Strong: The Flip Side of Adversity

Flipping powerless to Power-FULL

Have you felt “less” than yourself lately… hopeless, helpless, powerless. When everything feels turned upside down, even in that moment, we can shift our thought life from obstacle to opportunity. This season has had me encounter so many people devastated by turmoil, and I found myself struggling to remain an influence and not get infected by helplessness and hopelessness. So I have found myself returning to life lessons that have brought me through and FILLED my soul in the process. So it’s just you and me kid this week! I am sharing my story, my strategies, and my life lessons on Flipping powerless to Power-FULL. You get the mic and can ask me your questions… no, I may not know your story but I know your story is not meant to end here. So this week let’s lean in together, ask the hard questions, and get strategic about intentional areas that catapulted our growth , even when it was uncomfortable.

The Power of Creativity to Nourish

In a “microwave culture” and a “right now mindset”, we can be pushed by demands and rushed by timelines and forget the power of wonder, curiosity, and creativity. Our next conversation with Dr. Shanda McManus creates a flip to that narrative as she shares her story which leads us from the front lines of a pandemic to the front row of her dream. Lean in to listen to how finding space to create also poured vitality into her life, even as she juggled being an essential worker, mother, and wife. There is power that nourishes at the heart of creativity. We hope you will allow her journey of finding room for herself and her artistry to help you to tap into your own creative path toward your destiny.

The Scream Within: Winning the War with Depression

How do you love those close to you who battle with depression? How do you love yourself to the Flip Side of your own experience with depression. Join my conversation with, Benita Weathers, author and teacher of The SCREAM Within book and mental health program. Gain strategies and insight into Benita's story of how depression impacted her marriage and learn approaches for healing and restoration. And, as a pastor, listen to her mission to de-stigmatize mental health issues in Christian faith based communities and make mental health care a family affair. Tune into this personal and vulnerable story that keeps love at the center and honesty as the foundation.

Mindset Reset

Valerie Jackson and I will talk about making the decision to live past devastating seasons and awaken resilience. In her vulnerable Flip Side story, Valerie will share life after her brother's addiction and death, in order to inspire all of us that we can have New Beginnings with a Mindset Reset. She will share practical tools that have changed her life, created a pathway out of sorrow into success, and has shaped everyday thereafter. Join us in a conversation on the Flip Side of Adversity and experience post-traumatic growth and a life that is lived on purpose with purpose.

Tap in, don’t Tap Out

When you think about quitting, think about why you started!
All month, we have been celebrating the 5 year journey of Living Strong Consulting; and the CEO of Glow Creative, Chloe Cain, has reminded me through the milestones and memories and the peaks and the valleys of our story to never forget why we started this journey in the first place.
Webster defines 'tapped out as... weary, burned-out, drained, jaded, played out, pooped, DONE!... Like me, during the past 18 months, these words may sound familiar to you. But, each step down memory lane has reminded me that I have a choice and an opportunity to SHINE, even in the middle of the grind. Why - because the perseverance in my purpose, radiates hope for a GLOW generation.
So I choose to Tap in, and don't Tap out. Choose to keep going, to keep climbing and tap into what God wants to do significantly with my climb.
Join Chloe and I, for a flip side conversation; as I let Chloe interview me about my WHY. The lessons about the wants, the worries, and the wisdom but most of all the truth that I can't tap out because the best view comes after the hardest climb.
Living Strong: The Flip Side of Adversity 9/30 at 5:00 pm EST.

Faith First

“Do you trust God, or don’t you?” is a question our Guest Co-host includes in her logo and her life decisions. Putting her faith first has led to career credentials, a book launch, entrepreneurship, and major moves. Log in to hear her story of how she Faithed It Over and learned how to take risks and live boldly in the process. If you are on a faith journey and need some encouragement, practical tools, and strategy for growth, this conversation is for you. Log in 9/23 at 5:00 pm EST for wit, wisdom, and truth from Pastor Sone.

WALKING IN YOUR DESTINY, PR STYLE

As a businesswoman at heart and the PR Chic by trade, Monica. Biscoe is a firm believer of being in the right place at the right time to go to the next level…and the only way to go is UP! With so many platforms and points of focus, how does an entrepreneur promote your idea, get clients to purchase your product, attract followers to support your position, or get collaborators to recognize your value? PR people are storytellers. They create narratives to advance their message, to protect brands, and build reputations through the media, social media, or self-produced communication. Join me on 9/16 at 5:00 pm EST as we talk with a veteran in the field of PR, Monica Biscoe has 30 years of experience and branding knowledge to help any business owner find their voice and take control of their story.

Power of Perseverance : Circumstances Don’t Define Who You Are

Have you heard the saying,” It’s not how you start, but how you finish.”? Well, for Sergeant Waleska Gonzalez, it’s her lived experience, not just a cliché. After enduring homelessness, growing up in a home with domestic violence, dropping out of school in 10th grade, and overcoming later divorce. She joins the Flip Side conversation on 9/9 @ 5:00 pm EST with how she broke generational cycles, shattered glass ceilings and blazes trails for others as Sergeant Gonzalez, the first Puerto Rican female Pennsylvania State Police Officer. Making her dreams into a reality at all cost, empowered by will, strength and faith. On this journey she discovered purpose, a new-found freedom and ultimately self-love and power.

From NFL to Prison Cell and Back

Stay tuned for our next episode of Living Strong: The Flip Side of Adversity on 9/2 at 5:00 pm EST when we talk with Dr. Irving Fryar about is Flip Side story of “From NFL to Prison Cell and Back’. https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4019/living-strong-the-flip-side-of-adversity
Fryar retired from the NFL in 2001 after completing 17 NFL seasons. During that time, he caught 851 passes for 12,785 yards and 84 touchdowns, and 15,594 all-purpose yards. Fryar's 255 played games are the most ever for a New Jersey-born player.
From the #1draft pick in the NFL to the prison cell. We are having a “Then and Now” conversation with Pastor, Counselor, Community Leader, and Speaker- Dr. Irving Fryar. Dr. Fryar’s flip side story has included seasons of victory, pain, regret, and recovery on and off the field. Join us on Sept. 2nd at 5:00 pm EST for his life lessons and hear his life mission to be a great witness of the Gospel by letting his life be a living example of Jesus Christ.

Don’t Tell Me What I Can Do

This conversation with Dr. Claudia Curry will focus on issues of isolation, self doubt, rejection, and low expectations that impact women and will empower women to persist. Don’t tell me what I can’t do!” is intended to be a resource and support for women to take matters into their own hands and create a Flip in their story.