Welcome to The Two Sisters & The Doc Podcast, the official podcast of Two Sisters & The Doc LLC. Each week your hosts will tackle discussions on race, trauma, resilience, love, core values, relationships, and anywhere else the stories take them.

Cynthia, Tracie, and Dr. Mark are talking about the importance of mental health, recognizing the signs and symptoms that point that you might need to reach out for help. They are sharing personal insights on how they have been able to maintain their own mental health through the global pandemic.

Key Takeaways:

[1:33] How the pandemic affected our mental health.

[3:23] Cynthia shares how her family and herself were impacted by the restrictions the pandemic brought.

[5:02] Dr. Mark talks about his personal experience during the pandemic.

[7:54] Tracie talks about how challenging it was for the educators.

[10:00] All external distractions have been taken away from people.

[11:38] The vaccine came to ease things and allow us to have more interaction with others.

[12:01] Give yourself permission to grieve.

[12:40] How to grieve in a healthy way.

[15:05] There is nothing that can take the place of face-to-face interactions, especially in the education roam.

[17:00] We need to address the mental health of the students.

[17:38] The isolation gave us time to reflect on the importance of our relationships.

[20:05] It is not just about the pandemic, it is about how we, as human beings need to grow to be better.

[22:10] Talking openly about your emotions is a way of improving your mental health.

[25:30] Race and ethnicity.

[26:29] Can you just listen?

[29:18] What is active listening?

[32:29] It is hard for people to admit that they are struggling, let’s normalize fear, vulnerability, and anxiety.

[33:20] Feel honored if someone trusts his or her problems on you.

[34:11] What to do when you see that someone has gone through changes that impact their ability to function.

[36:55] We are all going to go through challenges.

[38:22] Be concerned about others.

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Welcome to The Two Sisters & The Doc Podcast, the official podcast of Two Sisters & The Doc LLC. Each week your hosts will tackle discussions on race, trauma, resilience, love, core values, relationships, and anywhere else the stories take them.

Today, Cynthia, Tracie, and Dr. Mark are discussing parenting, communication, and boundaries, based on a viral video that recently appeared on social media — from Kirk Franklin and one of his children — which has given The Two Sisters and The Doc a lot to talk about. This conversation is about how we express ourselves as parents, how our children are expressing themselves, and the expectations around these forms of communication in different stages of life.

Key Takeaways:

[2:50] Dr. Mark shares his thoughts about this audio.

[4:38] Tracie shares her point of view.

[9:06] Cynthia talks about her perspective about the audio.

[10:33] That was a conversation among two adults.

[14:03] The initial reaction to first listening to the audio was from the ego: “How does he dare to talk that way to his father?”

[16:15] Children do not necessarily have to respect their parents because of their relationship.

[19:05] If there is a toxic relationship, how do you heal it?

[20:02] Parenting a grown child is impossible.

[24:34] My children’s experience of being parented by me is not the same experience I have parenting them.

[26:06] Cynthia talks about expectations in relationships.

[26:45] What is the cut-off point in the relationship with your children?

[28:57] Dr. Mark shares a personal experience.

[33:20] Tracie talks about how sometimes parents try to compensate with material things.

[36:10] Children do not owe their parents anything.

[39:10] Dr. Mark shares an experience he had with parents struggling with his grown child.

[41:18] “I wish you love.”

[41:35] Tracie brings up the culture piece in regards to this discussion.

[45:18] When someone constantly brings pain into our lives, we have the right to set a limit.

[47:43] Once we have done all we could do as parents, we are not responsible for our grown-up children’s actions and choices.

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Welcome to The Two Sisters & The Doc Podcast, the official podcast of Two Sisters & The Doc LLC. Each week your hosts will tackle discussions on race, trauma, resilience, love, core values, relationships, and anywhere else the stories take them.

Cynthia, Tracie, and Dr. Mark are talking about self-care in today’s episode. Many people are suffering from emotional and psychological difficulties as a result of 2020 and the impact that COVID has had on our world. Some of our usual ways of dealing with stress have been taken away from us, such as getting together with our loved ones or going out to socialize.

In difficult times, more than ever, you need to prioritize yourself, putting “you” at the top of the list and to do that, the two sisters and the doc are giving you tips and suggestions on how to care for yourself first to be able to serve others later.

Key Takeaways:

[3:12] Tracie shares her definition of self-care.

[4:04] Dr. Mark explains how we tend to occupy the place of caregivers and consequently neglect ourselves.

[5:55] Cynthia talks about self-care.

[7:14] Can you identify your emotions and feelings?

[8:13] Self-care is self-awareness.

[9:50] Tracie and the Doc share their self-care tips.

[11:36] It is important to surround yourself with positive people.

[12:18] Schedule time for yourself.

[15:40] Cynthia shares her daily self-care practices.

[18:47] The difference between happiness and joy.

[21:33] Joy comes with spirituality.

[25:46] Sometimes you have to talk yourself into joy.

[28:33] Are you connected to the right people in your personal life?

[32:10] When was the last time that you had fun?

[35:22] Sometimes you have to be able to laugh at yourself.

[37:27] Dr. Mark talks about the importance of having control over the people you surround yourself with.

[40:03] Be careful of what you feed your spirit.

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