Misadventures of An Inspired Woman

Parents are never prepared to bury a child. Lashawn Dennis is no exception. Yet, she found herself in this position when her 18 year old Marakah Ori Dennis (Rocki) suddenly passed away during her first semester of college. In this episode Dr. Keisha learns more about how Lashawn and her family utilized community as a part of their healing process, and how they have used this unforeseen tragedy as an opportunity to impact this same ...

In this episode, Dr. Keisha interviews her friend and "lil sis" Dacia Kings. Dacia is a musician who over time has evolved. They talk about Dacia's time in New York City trying to make it as a singer here and how the hustle caused her to lose herself. Dacia recently released a country single ride and talks to Dr. Keisha about how this is a return to her roots. She talks about anticipating a big birthday and the pressu...

After taking a 6 month sabbatical from work Dr. Keisha returns to New York City. In this episode she shares a little bit about her travels to Panama, Tanzania and Trinidad & Tobago. As a full-time faculty member she found herself heading towards burnout and this time away was very helpful. She discusses the biggest lessons she's learned as well as wha changes she is going to make as she returns to work as a professor of Psy...

In this episode Dr. Keisha talks to Patricia Faison-Ball Bell about living life on purpose with a healthy does of self-care. Patricia shares about her recent book project which is focused on helping Black women build confidence and how retiring has allowed her to focus on the things she is passionate about. This intergenerational conversation is full of wisdom and sound advice, especially for those managing family and career respon...

In this episode, actress and mental health advocate Jillian Reeves  talks to Dr. Keisha about her journey from being a teen mom, to becoming an advocate for mental illness and her directorial debut in the film Broken.  Jillian's passion is to #EndTheStigma of mental illness in the African American community. This versatile actress has most recently graced the screen in her breakout performance as Giselle Marks in TVOne's ...

Kalilah Wright, born in Jamaica W.I., migrated to the United States at the tender age of 4 and was raised in Brooklyn, NY. She is the Founder and CEO of expressive brand Mess in a Bottle. As an accomplished designer and trained architect, she used her Masters degree from Morgan State University and Bachelors of Arts from Penn State University to establish the brand in January 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. Mess in a Bottle allows you...

Dr. Maiysha Clairborne is an Integrative Family Physician, Master Practitioner & Trainer of NLP, Hypnosis & Time Line Therapy®, & founder of the Mind Re-Mapping Academy. She is also a survivor. In this episode she discusses her experiences with teenage depression, suicidality, living in a home with domestic violence, motherhood and how her mindset and treatment has helped her to not only survive, but also equip others o...

Dr. Marsha Caton is a geneticist whose professional interests include highlighting the importance of clinical research in discovering cures for debilitating diseases, particularly for patients with cancer. She is also very passionate about exposing girls to the biomedical sciences at an early age. In this episode she shares her journey beginning as a young girl in Trinidad to today being a wife, mother of three and a life long lear...

Dr. Tai is a wife, daughter, sister, aunt, mentor, teacher, social justice advocate, lover of life, and licensed psychologist who finds purpose in using herself as a tool to heal and inspire others. She founded The Black Girl Doctor, a virtual therapy practice that specializes in providing counseling to high achieving professional Black women. Listen in on her conversation with Dr. Keisha as they discuss Dr. Tai's journey, psycholo...

Underscoring everything that Aisha Francis does is her love for God and people. She is your quintessential purpose-provocateur business strategist with over twenty-five years of diverse leadership and business experience across the corporate, charitable and chosen (aka entrepreneurial) sectors. Called upon as a thought-leader, creative visionary and prolific speaker, Aisha has the gift of connecting narratives, experiences and purp...