What Happens In This House Stays In This House

Let's talk "Love, Marriage & Family." Relationships, marriage, and family are at the core of every community. Families are universally recognized as an important source of support and security. They can provide safe and stable environments which nurture the growth and development of each member throughout the different stages of life, from birth to old age.  Join us as we discuss the family dynamic during these trying time...

Please join us for the 1st episode of the new year as we discuss "Investing In  Yourself with financial professional John Byrd.  Investing in yourself means you are putting time, money, and other resources into bettering your current life and also your future. Instead of primarily just focusing on material things, you instead look for opportunities and assets that will raise your knowledge that can make huge impacts for y...

REPLAY: The holidays are usually viewed as a time of happiness and rejoicing, but for some people, especially this year with the pandemic, job loss, and the loss of loved ones.   It can be a period of painful reflection, sadness, loneliness, anxiety, and depression.  Feelings of sadness that last throughout the holiday season, usually from November through December, are often referred to as the holiday blues.   Let's...

Please join us for this month's podcast What Happens In This House Stays In This House topic "Heal Thyself: The Healing Begins From Within." Listen to these ladies as they discuss everything from Domestic Violence, Relationships, and Life Tragedies. They share their truths with great transparency.  

"Be the woman who fixes another woman's crown without telling the world that (it) is crooked. ... Be kind! We never know t...

In the new episode of the "What Happens In This House Stays In This House" podcast, I speak with Charles DeLoach & Sons (Charles III, Elijah, Parker).  We discuss racism, expectations, and growing up in the church as young African American men. As of January 2021, 135 unarmed black men have been killed at the hands of the police since 2015. What can we do to stop this violence? Let's Talk About It!! Listen to the discussio...

REPLAY: The first very key sign that someone is walking in their destiny, is to see passion. Passion and purpose are close cousins.  Alignment with destiny means alignment with the areas you are most passionate about. This could be a hobby, a cause, a world issue that you see needs correcting, anger or grief you feel, excitement or drive you to feel towards something or someone. What's in Your Hand? What do you want to change ...

What Happens in This House Stays In This House Host team Up with The SPAA Academy as a host.  Featured guest Dr. Michael V. Wilkins, Sr is the Founder and CEO of the SPAA Theater &Performing Arts & SPAA International.  He is the author of the best-selling books "Mississippi Mindset" and "The American Mindset." The SPAA is a not-for-profit "Speakers, Publishers & Authors Association" a membership organization f...

Coping with the loss of someone or something you love is one of life’s biggest challenges. You may associate grieving with the death of a loved one—which is often the cause of the most intense type of grief—but any loss can cause grief, including divorce or relationship breakup, loss of health, a miscarriage, a pet, a dream, and friendship. 

Whatever your loss, it’s personal to you, so don’...

Please listen to this week's podcast.  I was the special guest for The SPAA Authors Academy Podcast.

Tammy Montgomery-Dozi’er is an award-winning Author (SPAA’s Author of the Year 2016), Professional Speaker, Director, Singer, and Actress. She is the winner of the 2020 writing contest.  Tammy writes books that deal with real-life issues; such as obesity, self-esteem and mental health. Her books are "Add...

As a child, I recall there were many youth programs and activities in the neighborhood. Whether it was a teacher, neighbor, pastor, or coach, having the one-on-one support of a caring adult who is not a parent can have  positive, life-changing outcomes. Many  mentoring programs have focused their efforts on working with young people with risk factors, like poverty or neighborhood violence. The results of these programs ha...

Most people don’t assign the same level of importance to a mental health checkup as they would some kind of physical checkup. One big reason for this is that while practically everyone feels comfortable about seeing their family doctor at least annually, there is a certain negative connotation associated with visiting a psychologist or psychiatrist to assess mental health. Yet our emotional well-being is just as important as ...

When our lives go spinning out of control, it’s often the result of a loss of personal power. Losing touch with our hopes, courage, and confidence can go a long way in undermining our happiness. This occurs when we sacrifice pieces of ourselves in return for the validation of others. The only validation in the world that matters is our own. We are the only ones who have the ability to find value and worth in ourselves and our...

With all that takes place in our lives, it can sometimes be easy to overlook the fact that we're part of something greater than ourselves, the greater good.  Because of our tendency to forget this, we might make decisions in our lives that don't reflect that responsibility that comes with this belonging. 

Contributing to the greater good doesn't have to be all about self-sacrifice.   When you serve the gr...