Chatting with The Experts with Paula Okonneh

Dr Oluwakemi Ogunsan, a board-certified internal and lifestyle medicine physician, certified life and relationship coach, and founder of New Vibrance Coaching and Consulting, discusses wellness as an invitation to wholeness, purpose, and connection with Christ at the center. Dr. Ogunsan explains lifestyle medicine as therapeutic life interventions to prevent, treat, and reverse chronic illness through six pillars: whole-food, plant-predominant nutrition; physical activity (150 minutes moderate or 75 minutes vigorous weekly plus strength training); stress management; restorative sleep; avoiding risky substances (alcohol, tobacco, harmful substances); and positive social connection, which she calls the "secret glue." She adds an unofficial seventh pillar—daily exposure to nature (about 120 minutes weekly). She also introduces the PERMA model (positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, accomplishment) and shares the Blue Zones "Moai" example from Okinawa to illustrate how relationships support health and longevity.

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro

03:23 What Is Lifestyle Medicine

03:58 Six Pillars Plus Nature

08:01 Nutrition Made Simple

12:21 Movement and Exercise Targets

16:01 Restorative Sleep Habits

20:09 Stress and Substance Risks

22:04 Relationships Secret Glue

23:59 PERMA Wellbeing Model

30:41 Blue Zones and Moai

34:13 Wrap Up and Contact Info

36:42 Closing Thanks and Q&A

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If you're interested in connecting with Dr Oluwakemi Ogunsan, you can reach her via her website (http://newvibrancecoaching.com/) or via her LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/newvibrancecoachingandconsulting).

For those interested in sharing their own stories on "Chatting with the Experts," reach out to Paula Okonneh through her website at chattingwiththeexperts.com or connect via LinkedIn.

Dr. Josiah Jackson, an educational excellence speaker and author at Jay Limited LLC with 35+ years of experience teaching in public, private, charter, and home school settings, discusses the challenges in the educational system. Dr. Jackson describes ongoing challenges in education including absenteeism, budget deficits, staff and student mental wellbeing, school closures, distance/hybrid learning, and revolving staff, and explains why team cohesion is essential for a successful school year. She highlights the "honeymoon" period at the start of the year and stresses consistent communication, encouragement, balancing strong and struggling staff, and using icebreakers, scenario-based activities, potlucks, and Culture Days to build relationships and celebrate diversity. She also discusses her books Come Get These Kids (written during 2020 school shutdowns) and Show Up With Excellence (focused on respect and dignity).

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome and Topic Intro

01:59 Behind the Scenes in Schools

05:36 Honeymoon Period Explained

08:00 Keeping Staff Motivated

10:02 Rebuilding Dysfunctional Teams

12:29 Listening and Icebreakers

16:02 Culture Day and Celebrations

18:22 Travel and Global Education

20:27 Books and Their Message

24:35 Where to Find Dr Josiah

26:21 Host Wrap Up and Close

Get In Touch:

If you're interested in connecting with Dr Josiah Jackson, you can reach her via her website (https://drjosiahj.com ), via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/survivingtheschoolsystem), or via her LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/josiahjackson ).

For those interested in sharing their own stories on "Chatting with the Experts," reach out to Paula Okonneh through her website at chattingwiththeexperts.com or connect via LinkedIn.

Dr. Tanisha Guy, a nationally recognized thought leader with 26 years in mental health, 21 years teaching, and 17 years in private practice, discusses how setbacks can become the start of the greatest success. Dr. Guy explains pivoting into entrepreneurship coaching after being unexpectedly let go from academia and realizing clinicians aren't trained to be business owners. She shares how learning she had dyslexia (and dyscalculia) helped her understand her brain, complete her dissertation, and reframe neurodivergence as a "superpower" for spotting patterns and strategies. Dr. Guy emphasizes mindset, perception, resilience, and viewing outcomes as teachable moments—"fail fast"—and urges women to act despite imperfection: "do it afraid…done is better than perfect."

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome and Theme

01:48 Meet Dr Tanisha Guy

02:08 Why She Helps Clinicians

04:11 Fired From Dream Job

05:52 Setback to Entrepreneurship

07:21 Dyslexia Diagnosis

10:25 Neurodivergence Superpower

11:51 Mindset and Resilience

13:56 Fail Fast Lessons

15:17 Do It Messy Not Perfect

19:57 Where to Find Her

20:34 Closing and Subscribe

Get In Touch:

If you're interested in connecting with Dr Tanisha Guy, you can reach her via her website (http://www.DrTanishaGuy.com ), via Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/drtanishaguy/ ), via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/tanisha.guy.2025 ), or via her LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-tanisha-guy-b612335/).

For those interested in sharing their own stories on "Chatting with the Experts," reach out to Paula Okonneh through her website at chattingwiththeexperts.com or connect via LinkedIn.

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Ronalda Sullivan, founder of Dream Differently, transformational speaker, author, and coach, talks about women facing disruption and possibility. Ronalda shares how unexpected life changes shaped her message, including raising a non-speaking autistic son diagnosed after evaluations at Bethesda Naval Hospital, the end of a 22-year marriage, and decades as a veteran and civil servant. She emphasizes that one painful chapter doesn't define the whole story unless you stop turning the pages, and encourages women not to lose themselves in disruption or the "fog of fear," but to ask what's possible now, feel their emotions, and move forward. She notes her son now lives independently and advises parents to research autism, seek medical evaluation, and obtain a diagnosis to access resources.

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome and Episode Theme

01:32 Meet Ronalda Sullivan

02:41 Dream Differently Mindset

04:20 Autism Diagnosis Shock

10:43 Redefining Communication

13:38 Losing Yourself in Disruption

18:01 Feel Fear Then Act

22:14 Autism Resources for Parents

24:49 Connect and Final Takeaway

Get In Touch:

If you're interested in connecting with Ronalda Sullivan, you can reach her via her website (http://ronaldasullivan.com ), via Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ronaldasullivan/ ), via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ronalda.sullivan ), or via her LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronalda-sullivan-62b5a1194/ ).

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Dr. Helen Holton, a leadership strategist, coach, author, and former Baltimore City Councilwoman, discusses how perfectionism creates "perfection-driven misalignment," the gap between excellence and perfection that pressures leaders, teams, culture, and results. Holton shares her leadership journey, including self-doubt, overworking, feeling unseen, and the need to find one's voice amid conscious and unconscious bias, noting large numbers of women displaced from roles. She frames perfectionism as over-performance, procrastination, fear of mistakes, and difficulty delegating, and urges leaders to focus on strengths awareness using tools like CliftonStrengths, DISC, and Myers-Briggs, emphasizing progress over perfection. Holton promotes her Permission Room workshop for women leaders and highlights three essentials—vulnerability, curiosity, and resilience—plus wellbeing practices to reclaim joy.

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome and Setup

01:34 Meet Dr Helen Holton

02:04 Recovering Perfectionist Story

04:51 Bias and Misalignment

07:12 Cultural Overperformance

09:54 Excellence Over Perfection

12:55 Faith Lens on Perfectionism

16:03 Strengths and Awareness

18:29 Procrastination and Book Journey

22:08 Permission Room Workshop

26:28 Three Leadership Essentials

28:03 Resilience and Wellbeing

30:21 Connect and Closing

Get In Touch:

If you're interested in connecting with Dr Helen Holton, you can reach her via her website (https://drhelenholton.com), via Instagram (https://instagram.com/drhelenholton), via Substack (https://substack.com/@drhelenholton), or via her LinkedIn (https://linkedin.com/in/drhelenholton).

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Gwendolyn V. Arrington, founder and CEO of Arrington Innovative Solutions, talks about scaling businesses by addressing the real bottleneck: the owner. Arrington explains that growth stalls when all execution and approvals run through one person, and advises operating like the larger company you aim to become by delegating, hiring the right people, training, documenting repeatable processes, and empowering teams with trust rather than shifting the bottleneck to approvals. She also discusses her commitment to increasing girls' confidence in STEM through camps, scholarships honoring her aunt Jimmie Nell Perkins, and potential internships, emphasizing the power of exposure and positive impact. Arrington adds that AI is a "friend" that boosts efficiency and communication skills, urging "always be learning" based on her experience from early wireless technology through 5G.

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome and Episode Setup

00:42 Meet Gwendolyn Arrington

02:58 You Are the Bottleneck

04:45 Delegation and Building Trust

05:56 Hire the Right Circle

07:45 Operate Like the Future

10:00 Document Train Empower

13:22 Women in STEM Mission

15:09 Aunt Jimmie Nell Legacy

18:24 Scholarships and STEM Camps

24:47 AI Is Your Friend

28:00 Tech Evolution Lessons

31:01 Connect and Closing

Get In Touch:

If you're interested in connecting with Gwendolyn Arrington, you can reach her via her website (https://arringtonis.com/), via Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/arrington_innovative_solutions/), or via her LinkedIn (https://linkedin.com/in/gwendolynarrington).

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Dr. Lisa McCoy, a retired board-certified preventive and lifestyle medicine physician, explains lifestyle medicine as a mainstream subspecialty that targets root causes of chronic disease using six researched interventions—stress management, restorative sleep, strong connections with God and others, properly dosed physical activity, a whole-food plant-predominant diet, and avoiding risky substances and distractions—framed as biblically grounded. She shares a case of a Trinidadian woman whose prediabetes-related symptoms improved through dietary diversity, reduced sugar, and exercise, and notes 2025 research showing combined lifestyle interventions improved outcomes in early Alzheimer's compared with usual care. The conversation emphasizes mindset, convictions, and discipline aligned with God's purpose, and provides Dr. McCoy's resources and contact details.

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome and Mission

00:32 Meet Dr Lisa McCoy

01:58 What Lifestyle Medicine Is

05:18 Six Biblical Pillars

07:50 Mindset and Purpose

10:14 Temple Design and Aging

11:59 Serena Prediabetes Turnaround

14:36 Whole Grains and Local Swaps

16:26 Reverse Parables and Gut Health

22:02 Lifestyle Medicine for Alzheimer's

25:47 Daniel and Mission Critical Health

29:43 Connect and Closing

Get In Touch:

If you're interested in connecting with Dr Lisa McCoy, you can reach her via her website (http://drlisamccoy.org), via Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/Drlisamccoy), via Substack (drlisamccoy.substack.com), or via her LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlisamccoy/ ).

You can check out her YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DrLisaMcCoy

For those interested in sharing their own stories on "Chatting with the Experts," reach out to Paula Okonneh through her website at chattingwiththeexperts.com or connect via LinkedIn.

Tracye Robinson, a transformational wellness expert, certified naturopath, speaker, and 20-year breast cancer survivor, explores how chronic stress can hide behind capability, resilience, and responsibility. Tracye describes the "invisible burden" strong women carry while juggling roles like executive, entrepreneur, mother, and daughter, often ignoring internal warning signs. She shares her own pre-diagnosis symptoms—migraines, tension headaches, insomnia, anxiety, and digestive issues—and emphasizes listening to the body and addressing root causes. Tracye discusses regulating the nervous system by minimizing cortisol through "micro resets" (brief walks, sunlight, breathing, drinking water) and highlights the importance of boundaries, saying no or later, and emotional release to support long-term health.

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome and Episode Theme

02:04 The Invisible Burden

03:57 How Naturopathy Helps

04:42 Stress Signs Before Diagnosis

04:58 Tracye's Cancer Wake Up Call

07:13 Listen to Your Body

09:04 Micro Resets and Cortisol

12:03 Boundaries and Saying No

15:33 Men Women and Emotions

18:16 Stress and Chronic Illness Link

20:35 Minimize Stress Take Action

22:06 Contact Info and Closing

Get In Touch:

If you're interested in connecting with Tracye Robinson, you can reach her via her website (https://www.divinelotusgroup.com ), via Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/tracyerobinsonspeaks ), via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/tracyeLrobinson/ ), or via her LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracyerobinson/ ).

You can check out her YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@tracyerobinsonspeaks

For those interested in sharing their own stories on "Chatting with the Experts," reach out to Paula Okonneh through her website at chattingwiththeexperts.com or connect via LinkedIn.

Dr. Vicki Wright Hamilton, a business transformation strategist and founder of VWH Consulting with over 35 years of experience in technology, leadership, and organizational change, discusses "From Fear to Fluency: Why Learning AI Is the New Leadership Advantage." Dr. Hamilton argues that fear of AI is understandable. Still, avoidance is risky because AI already shapes how people work and communicate, comparing its evolution to transportation from wagons to self-driving cars. She emphasizes AI as an enabler that replaces tasks, not people, and says leaders must build AI fluency to address workforce disruption, maintain human connection, and "graduate" employees from mundane work through upskilling rather than cutting roles and losing institutional knowledge. She notes many companies chase cost savings without leveraging people, and calls for more listening and application at all organizational levels.

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome and Mission

00:46 Meet Dr Vicki

01:46 Fear of AI

02:50 AI as Enabler

05:29 Fluency for Leaders

06:56 Humans Still Matter

09:47 Tasks Not People

10:48 The Leadership Gap

12:44 Business Value Tradeoffs

16:50 Who Must Listen

19:24 How to Connect

21:48 Host Wrap Up

23:02 Final Thanks

Get In Touch:

If you're interested in connecting with Dr Vicki Wright Hamilton, you can reach her via her website (http://vickiwrighthamilton.com), via Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/vickiwhamilton/), via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/vickiwhamilton), or via her LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vickiwhamilton/ ).

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Tesse Akpeki titled the episode "Every Petal, Dusk, Twilight, Dawn," exploring how "every petal matters" across life's seasons. Tesse explains dusk as darkness, uncertainty, sadness, grief, and traumatic events; twilight as an in-between transition marked by emergence, likened to a butterfly's cocoon where painful growth and protection coexist; and dawn as new beginnings and light. She shares learning to sit with struggle, accept vulnerability, seek help, surrender perfectionism, and trust the process, including grieving her brother Tony's death, pursuing forgiveness, and confronting burnout-related illness while finding "the gift" in hardship. She connects this to her coaching work and founding Future Focus Wellness and Resilience in 2020, emphasizing nonjudgmental support, holding up a mirror, radiating hope, and walking alongside others toward possibility.

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome and Theme

01:55 Why Every Petal Matters

03:33 Entering the Dusk

05:46 Twilight and the Butterfly

11:21 Lessons in the Cocoon

17:02 Finding Clarity and Forgiveness

22:38 Dawn and Future Focus

24:26 Coaching as Hope

29:53 How to Connect with Tesse

31:50 Closing and Next Steps

Get In Touch:

If you're interested in connecting with Tesse Akpeki, you can reach her via her website (https://www.tesseakpeki.com/ ), via Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/smileytesse_/)or via her LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tesseakpeki ).

For those interested in sharing their own stories on "Chatting with the Experts," reach out to Paula Okonneh through her website at chattingwiththeexperts.com or connect via LinkedIn.