Embracing Change

Embracing Change

Join Lucretia Bowman as she gives insights into how her life was transformed from a five-time convicted felon to the founder and Vice President of Recovery Services at City Gospel Mission. You'll be inspired to turn your life around and how to embrace change no matter how impossible it seems. Have any comments on any of the episodes? Please email: josborn@citygospelmission.org

Episodes

May 20, 2025 29 mins
We've had some wonderful women this season.  Join us as we recap, and well, gush, about all the great guests.

Podcast Produced by Jennifer Osborn
Podcast recorded on April 14, 2025
Questions or comments: embracingchange2021@gmail.com
For more information on Lucretia Bowman, please visit www.lucretiabowman.com
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Judge Trotter Bratton's mission in serving Hamilton County echoes not only through the municipal court but in a mission-oriented court called "Change Court."  In this arena, she can impact the lives of those affected by human trafficking.  

Podcast Produced and Edited by Jennifer Osborn
Podcast recorded on April 7, 2025
Questions or comments: embracingchange2021@gmail.com
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God can surprise us all with unexpected turns. Ebony shares her life's journey and how God's fingerprints were all over her when she came to Cincinnati and her mission to see others thrive.

https://www.citylinkcenter.org/

Podcast Produced and Edited by Jennifer Osborn
Podcast recorded on March 31, 2025
Questions or comments: embracingchange2021@gmail.com
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Dr. Courtney L. Walton is a highly respected thought leader when it comes to gender and racial studies.  She mentors and nurtures other black and brown women as they navigate unfamiliar waters with empathy and connectivity.  To find out more information about Dr. Walton, please visit:

https://www.thebrwnplace.com/

Podcast Produced and Edited by Jennifer Osborn
Podcast recorded on March 24, 2025
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Travina Adams faced adversity early in life.  Rather than succumb to the pressures and unplanned events, she overcame them triumphantly! 


Podcast Produced and Edited by Jennifer Osborn
Podcast recorded on March 17, 2025
Questions or comments: embracingchange2021@gmail.com
For more information on Lucretia Bowman, please visit www.lucretiabowman.com
Copyright 2025 - Lucretia Bowman
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Dr. Rhonda has focused her life on helping those in the throes of addiction.  Helping others realize they can learn to love themselves, she is on a mission to change the world.

https://selflovedoctor.life/
Dr. Rhonda is a Doctor of Naturopathy, Clayton Collage Birmingham Alabama,  Master of Science, Andrews University, Berrin's Michigan, and. Certified Life Coach, Institue for Life Coaching.

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As a Councilmember, Meeka Owens leads the Climate, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee and is also a member of the Budget and Finance and Equitable Growth and Housing Committees. In her first term, she successfully advocated for the 2023 Green Cincinnati Plan and now aims to maintain the collaborative approach that drives significant systemic changes within and around City Hall. 

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As director of the Office of Reentry, Trina has had great opportunities to pour into the lives of those who may have been written off by society.  But seeing with the eyes of hope and who people can be, she was able to help others transform their lives.

For more information on the Office of Reentry in Hamilton County, Ohio, please visit:
https://reentrytoday.com

Recorded 2/24/2025
Edited by Jennifer O...
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As a professional woman, she never thought she would "break." When it happened, her life radically changed in a way that only God could do.  Now, she has a ministry called "Give Me a Break" that helps others work out issues. From her website, to TikTok, to Facebook "lives" she offers a vulnerable look at transformation. 

www.givemeabreakjc.com

Podcast Produced by Jennifer Osborn
Podcast recorded on Febru...
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At 40 years of age, Venita Turner suffered the unthinkable: a heart attack. Not long after, a second heart attack left her dead for over 15 minutes and required a heart transplant.   This event sent her down a path of realizing God was leading her to help others who have experienced the same sort of life-changing event.  Join us for a conversation with this incredible woman.

https://www.beatgoesoncincy.org/

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Vice Mayor of Cincinnati Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney shares her insights into listening to the voice of God through simple nudges and how that can lead to the most unexpected joy.  Join us as we have a conversation with her.

https://www.instagram.com/kearneyforcincinnati/?hl=en

Podcast Produced by Jennifer Osborn
Podcast recorded on January 27, 2025
Questions or comments: embracingchange2021@gmail.com
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Season 12 premiere: Special guest Michelle Smith.  After her son was incarcerated, she embarked on a journey to let others see a path to restoration of not only a relationship with an incarcerated loved one but a restoration of a relationship with God.  Join us for this insightful conversation.

https://faithfreedomlife.org/

Podcast Produced by Jennifer Osborn
Podcast recorded on January 20, 2025
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Lucretia expands on her steps after incarceration and how she moved from "la-cre-sha" to "la-cre-ta."  God transformed and continues to transform.  God is good.

Book cited as "Learning to Forgive" is actually "For the Love of God" and can be purchased by clicking here.

Recorded 7/15/2024
Edited by Jennifer Osborn
Questions or comments: embracingchange2021@gmail.com
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Do you ever have moments when someone else is in control, and you have no choice?  Incarceration can be like that.  When that happens, a learned helplessness can set in, something to be overcome.  Join us as we discuss just that.

Recorded July 8, 2024
Edited by Jennifer Osborn
Questions or comments: embracingchange2021@gmail.com
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"Resentment is a complex, multilayered emotion that has been described as a mixture of disappointment, disgust, and anger. Other psychologists consider it a mood or as a secondary emotion that can be elicited in the face of insult or injury." **Wikipedia

Do you struggle with Resentment?  Is it a part of your everyday life, but don't know what to do with it?  We discuss resentment in all of its nuances.  

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Anger is often considered a secondary emotion because it's a response to other emotions, rather than an emotion that arises on its own.  It can come out of feelings of rejection, fear, frustration or pain.   But how do you get a handle on what is going on inside of your own head?  Join us as we discuss those very things.

Recorded: 6/10/2024
Edited by Jennifer Osborn
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Do you know that you can compete not only with others, but with yourself?  That can lead to a very unsatisfying life and focus.  Join us as we talk about that.  

Recorded: 6/3/2024
Edited by Jennifer Osborn
Questions or comments: embracingchange2021@gmail.com
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Control.  Do you try to control things around you?  Control is an illusion.  We actually control very little, but that doesn't stop us from trying.  Join us to discuss how we've tried to control and lost.  

Recorded: 4/29/2024
 Edited by Jennifer Osborn
 Questions or comments: embracingchange2021@gmail.com
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Defense mechanisms can be healthy or unhealthy. If unhealthy, they can alter how you see things. We discuss how to identify them and stop the unhealthy cycle.  

Recorded: 4/22/2024
Edited by Jennifer Osborn
Questions or comments: embracingchange2021@gmail.com
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Ambition can be good, but it can also be very bad.  When does it come into play in your life?  Join us as we discuss how this can wreck your world.

Recorded 4/15/2024
Podcast recorded and produced by Jennifer Osborn
Questions or comments: embracingchange2021@gmail.com
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