• Parking Lot Series #5 | Episode 41
    Sep 30 2022

    Tonya Johnson, Body Builder in the past struggled with her weight. As many did during covid, she gained weight and her health self-esteem began to suffer.

    When it was time, Tonya began to change her outlook and found a coach she connected with. Soon after, her coached lost his life. Struggling with the loss of her friend and coach, Tonya found Fulton Fitness. There she took on her new journey of balanced meals and body building.

    Hear this amazing story how Tonya began her new journey.

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    49 mins
  • Parking Lot Series #4 | Episode 40
    Sep 3 2022

    Jodi Hill-Lilly shares an amazing journey of life and struggles from an unexpected and unimaginable interruption in her life.

    Hear what happens when life is going in the right direction, until it's not. Listen as Jodi share the strength and faith it takes, to continue a journey you never expected you would be part of.

    It’s a story of family, of love, or health, and wellness. Interruptions do not have to be Jodi Hill-Lilly shares an amazing journey of life and struggles from an unexpected and unimaginable interruption in her life permanent.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Parking Lot Series #3 | Episode 39
    Sep 3 2022

    Raphael Ramos of Bregamos Theater

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    54 mins
  • Parking Lot Series #2 | Episode 38
    Jul 2 2022

    In this Episode, we discuss the impact of Covid on Millennials and how our guests have had to work toward reinventing themselves or their lives during and as a result of the Pandemic, both professionally and personally.

    Our guests are:
    Malakhi RL Eason II (Dr. Kreative): The Director of Programming and Community Impact at International Festival of Arts & Ideas in New Haven, CT.

    and

    Duanecia Evans Clark: Director of People Operations at FaithActs for Education. A Connecticut-based non-profit organization working to ensure that every child receives the opportunity to graduate from college, take care of their families, and fulfill their God-given potential.

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    43 mins
  • Parking Lot Series #1 | Episode 37
    Jun 19 2022

    This episode we focus on the change in direction of some churches to now take on the issues of Mental Health and Emotional Wellness in their congregations.

    We also discuss why there are so few churches willing to have these types of dialogues and challenges faced by those who attempt to introduce these types of services within the church.

    Parking Lot Series focuses on topics raised during the Community Trainings that warrant attention outside the in person training.

    Rev. Garland Davis Higgins is an author of Teen Girls, My Soul Speaks, as well as the Executive Pastor/Director of Christian Education at Antioch AME Church in Stone Mountain, GA.

    Dr. Scott Thumma is a Professor of Sociology of Religion and Director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research at Hartford International University.

    Scott L. Thumma-Online Articles and Writings
    http://hirr.hartsem.edu/about/thumma_writings.htm

    Rev. Garland Higgins
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/garland-higgins-a748a116b/

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    54 mins
  • Don’t Forget The Men | Episode 36
    May 14 2022

    Health inequities continue to prevail in the African American communities. Despite economic or social status, people of color are too often treated differently among medical institutions and professionals.

    The impact of that treatment can have devastating impacts among those treated unfairly. While women are more vocal about this treatment, we tend to forget to listen and encourage the voice of men when they bare witness to a loved one being on the receiving end of treatment, and feeling the sense of helplessness addressing their care.

    Hear the story of one young man whose sense of fear, anger, and doubt left him with a sense of not wanting any more children after he watched his wife suffer insurmountable pain during the birth experience of their child.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Moving Past the Diagnosis | Episode 35
    Apr 28 2022

    Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism affects an estimated 1 in 44 children in the United States today.

    In this Episode we speak to Tracey Foskey, CEO and Creator of The TJAY Foundation. Tracey is also the mother of a child diagnosed with Autism. Tracey share with us why she created the foundation, and she issues she had doing so. She also opens up to the audience how her life was changed as she began to understand the diagnosis of autism for her child.

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    59 mins
  • Welcome to Holland | Episode 34
    Apr 9 2022

    April is Autism Awareness Month.

    Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism affects an estimated 1 in 44 children in the United States today.

    In this podcast "Welcome to Holland" we will interview to mothers whose children have been diagnosed with Autism. They will talk about the challenges and triumphs of raising a child and adult with autism.

    "Welcome to Holland" is in reference to a poem written by a parent of a child with a disability and she tries to comfort other parents struggling to accept their own special needs situations.

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    1 hr and 9 mins