Becoming More Conscious

Dr. Barrens-Alexander -  a longtime educator with strong administrator, Middle and Special Education teaching experience,  is a woman who is always teaching.  As the founder of the Institute for Exceptional Children, she will meet and assess your child to help determine the best academic options for them. Angela believes that each of us is exceptional in our own special way, and truly works to make a difference in th...

Have you ever heard of The Emotion Code (TEC)? Developed by Dr. Bradley Nelson, TEC "is a powerful method of finding and releasing trapped negative emotions that have been stored in the body through our subconscious minds’ desire to protect us from suffering."

Emotions profoundly effect the quality of our life.  Our experience of low-frequency emotions — like fear and anger — feels very different from our experience of hi...

Welcome to Season 2 of "Becoming More Conscious" -- we ask the question, "The Universe is always speaking to us....Are you listening?"

In late December spoke with Ms. Tyra Simpkins, founder of MSYANA -- MS You Are Not Alone -- an empowerment group for African Americans and young people diagnosed with MS who live in the Washington, DC area. 

MSYANA will be celebrating its 20th anniversary with a gala later this year with a gala...

NatNat Bedard is an experienced coach and warrior woman, who has helped her clients regulate the energy of their own nervous system, learn the importance of accessing their breath, reveal their curiosity, see pain as a portal to their growth and experience the energy of life. 

Through navigating the challenges of parenting 3 sons, and her own trauma response to illness and supporting joy, NatNat shares much of what she has gra...

Kelli Richardson Lawson joins us today for Episode 19, discussing the mission of The Joy Collective, a Black woman-owned, poly-cultural marketing agency headquartered in Washington DC. They represent several major brands across many industries including Dove and Dove Men + Care, and have played a huge role in the passage of the Crown Act, which ensures protection against race-based hair discrimination and has been passed in 12 stat...

Since 2010, Schinnell Leake has coordinated elebrating the birthdays of over 1,000 children living in homeless shelters throughout Washington, DC.

Through her not-for-profit Extraordinary Birthdays, Schinnell, her staff, and a team of amazing volunteers develop personalized birthday celebrations  that connect with homeless children from a place of happiness rather than their current circumstances. As a result, this gives them ...

I first met Howard Ross in the 1990s, as a featured speaker for a local program now named Leadership Greater Washington. He was the first white man I had ever met who could speak knowledgeably about diversity/inclusion/equity. I was surprised and impressed then and remain so. In our conversation earlier this year, Howard traced his path of peaceful protest through academia, professional services, and healthcare. In the 80's, his li...

Sue DeCaro is the founder of DeCaro Parent Coaching.  She experienced some challenging years raising her children and recognizing the need for resources and support, began studying to decome a parent coach. Having successfully navigated almost every challenge imaginable, she offers her coaching expertise to parents worldwide, as well as compassion, understanding and hope.  Parenting has always been hard work, but is now m...

After a successful career in sales and marketing in Corporate America, Staci shifted her professional focus to direct sales, where her passion for program development, team-building, and holding space for others combined to develop successful teams around the country.  Eventually, her work shifted to advising others about their individual performance goals and intuitive coaching -- connecting with the universe to reveal its ma...

In this, our initial conversation (I erroneously posted the second part of the interview first this morning!), Faiza defined mindful living and how important it is for every one of us.

In this episode, we also discussed some of the biggest battles we face – as women, employees, and mothers. Remembering that warning, “Check ourselves before we wreck ourselves!”

Asking “How can I support you?” is a powerful question that our children...

Faiza Liban is a Mindfulness and Conscious Living Facilitator, and a Parenting Mentor. She provides her clients with the tools needed to step into their own unique power and strength through the practice of Presence, Mindful Dialogue, Compassion, Oneness, and Service as they navigate through a Global Pandemic and other challenges.

As she shares in her website, www.faizaliban.com, "I have learned that it is not where we com...

Dr. Linda McGhee is a mental health expert passionate about People of Color and the impact of racial trauma on their lives.  After earning a MBA and a J.D., she earned her Ph.D in Clinical Psychology, and began seeing adults and children.  She is the current President of the Maryland Psychological Association, and she hosts Good Mental Health on WOLB radio.

Take - aways

1. Cultural awareness is important for everyone.

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Take-aways:

1. There are many ways to recover from your emotional wounds: start by really listening to yourself, how you feel, and go from there.

2. Show up for Yourself: A Guide to Inner Awareness and Growth

3. The Spiral of Healing - model for how we experience change in life 4 parts Feel, Heal, Grow and Love

4. There are many ways to learn about your best path forward -- remain open and flexible.

5. Importance of meeting people ...

Dr. Chanie Messinger is an international author, speaker, Occupational Therapist and mindfulness coach who works with adults and children. She is a teacher and learner who is on a transformational journey helping others learn the difference between “What if” thinking and “What is” thinking.

Dr. Chanie shares her personal and professional journey through her university studies, successfully navigating her own anxieties, and her soci...

Excerpted from Shalini's website: The process of becoming conscious is unearthing the unconsciousness, becoming aware of it in the moment. Consciousness (awareness) is the ability to practice observation. It is witnessing your thoughts, feelings, and reactions in the present moment. This allows you to see and understand yourself in a whole new light.

Combining western psychology and eastern philosophy and wisdom, I will coach you t...