Living Strong: The Flip Side of Adversity

Encore Happily Married Couples: Navigating Adversity Together

Join Jackie Bledsoe, bestselling author and marriage expert, as he transparently shares his marriage story and insights on how couples can thrive through adversity. In this special segment of Living Strong, Jackie explores the flip side of challenges in marriage, revealing the hidden opportunities for growth, connection, and lasting love. Discover practical tips, real-life experiences, and the power of a Christ-centered foundation in building and sustaining happily married couples. Get ready to transform your relationship and conquer life's storms together.

Encore Live Forward With Revenue Generating Activities

Jevon Wooden is a business and mindset coach, speaker, author, and veteran of the US Army and the tech industry. He specializes in empowering motivated people to build the life of their dreams, professionally and personally. Wooden felt called to this line of work after navigating his fair share of adversity and emerging from it stronger, wiser, and committed to uplifting others.
Wooden learned the power of taking inspired action, investing whole-heartedly in relationships, embracing his authentic self, and genuinely connecting with others from a place of understanding and transparency. These experiences taught him the importance of mindset when facing what seemed like impossible odds. They also showed him that you could do more with less, but not without a solid strategy and a commitment to maintaining good mental health.
Wooden is passionate about sharing his unique mix of mindset and business coaching to help business leaders and entrepreneurs do more and be more without losing themselves in the process.

Be ReZilient

No matter who she serves, Denise believes it is essential to open the door of communication through trust, empathy, and compassion—meeting people where they are and allowing them to be unapologetically themselves. She continues to grow into her life's purpose by merging her gifts to inspire and open the doors for healing and self-discovery for others through the power of therapeutic art resilience coaching. Thus Be ReZilient was born.
Through creative arts wellness educational programs and inclusive community-building that empowers, cultivates and heighten resilience, Be ReZilient's mission is to reprint the narrative surrounding mental wellness by providing resources to support individuals and communities, while actively addressing intergenerational disparities and trauma within the community that affect mental health.
Denise is a relatable and transparent coach and motivational speaker. She creates a safe space to provoke thought and change. Join us for a Flip Side Conversation that will transform, heal, and bring out the creative energy in you.

Encore All Things Can Turn Around

??Is it possible to turn around the difficult things we face in life? Rapper and speaker Legin thinks so. In fact, that’s what his name means, Nigel (first name) spelled backwards is “Legin” and means Christ turned his life around.
He’s overcome abandonment by his father due to drugs and alcohol, and all of the thoughts of “not being good enough” that come with it. In spite of that he’s become a successful husband and father while being a full time Christian rap artist and speaker for 10 years. He has released several projects, promoted tours, has traveled across the US, UK and Africa to perform and speak, and has founded organizations fighting sex trafficking and injustice.
Legin takes the message of turnaround with him wherever he goes, whether schools, prisons, churches or conferences, because he believes “every life and every story matters,” and no matter where you are, God can turn things around.

“A Father’s Message” & “A Father’s Love”

Gerald L. Jackson is a local author from Philadelphia, who grew up in the West Philadelphia section of the city. Growing up in a single parent home wasn’t easy for him. Watching his mother struggle trying to raise two boys was frustrating. Dealing with an absent father who was battling with drugs left a lot of questions unanswered. But Gerald was able to turn his pain into a praise and he is looking forward to sharing his story with our Flip Side of Adversity listeners.
Gerald’s latest book is titled “A Father’s Love” geared for children between the ages of 2 and 8 years old. From a father’s perspective, Gerald gives a heartfelt message with the intent to steer children in a positive direction, addressing a good work ethic, education, self-care, and much more. Encouraging every reader they are loved beyond the pages.

Come-Back Behavior, Possibility Thinking & Faith

Life feels like it’s all about what is happening at the moment. Instead, it’s about how you respond to and assign value to what’s happening.
Once we understand we are valued, safe, and surrounded by love, we can face anything. Marnie’s history includes fires, floods, a tornado, car wrecks, business set-backs, a burglary, lightning strike, sudden death in the family, and more.
During this conversation you’ll discover the foundational mindsets you can adopt now to prepare for future storms.

Bridging Generations: Heart-to-Heart About Mental Health

The Bridging Generations: Heart-to-Heart, episode invites you into an intimate discussion that span generations, offering insights that are both timeless and timely. As our co hosts share their journeys, struggles, and triumphs, this episode aims to illuminate the challenges and blessings of navigating life and mental health in an intergenerational flow.
Tune in as we explore topics such as anxiety, resilience, self-care, and the evolution of mental health awareness from one generation to the next, fostering a deeper understanding and connection across ages.
Whether you're a parent, a child, or simply someone interested in the interplay of mental health and familial relationships, this episode offers a heartfelt glimpse into the conversations that can shape our lives.
Join us as we bridge the generational divide with empathy, wisdom, and love, inspiring listeners to foster their own meaningful conversations at home.

A Bold Transformation

Tune in to the Flip Side of Adversity for an empowering conversation on mental wellness and bold transformations for women. Join us as we explore the journeys of resilience, self-discovery, and empowerment. Discover actionable insights and transformative steps that will inspire you to embark on your own journey towards holistic well-being and personal growth. Join Crystal Nelson and I for a bold journey of mental clarity, physical strength, and emotional resilience as we share triumphs, setbacks, and the invaluable lessons learned along the way.

Gratitude Through Grief: A New Journey

Back to back tragedies, created a path that I never wanted to travel. I lost my entire home in 2019. We were displaced for over a year. In 2020 January I lost my mother after a long bought of various illnesses. In October 2020, my husband was in a tragic and fatal motorcycle accident with traumatic brain injury. He never awoke. I brought him home after a long day in the hospital under hospice where I cared for him until he passed in January 2021. We were married for 32 years. My original first love was taken from me on a normal day like so many others. Discovering how I could find gratitude within devastating grief has allowed me to live a life that is full, has happiness, and purpose. Gratitude and happiness absolutely can live together. But gratitude and grief cannot occupy the same space. I choose gratitude every time.

Benchmarks to Keep On Purpose With your Purpose

Join Dr. Veirdre Jackson and Khalilah S. Lyons as they reconnect to explore the transformative power of Life on the B_List by shifting away from the grind of the a-list and instead prioritizing purpose and joy. Tune in to their conversation about mindful practices and reminders on how to maintain tranquility, self-assurance and conviction in our daily lives.