Coaching, Cocktails, & Conversations

It's a bonus episode on Forgiveness!  Who is forgiveness for? Can you forgive?  Will you forgive?  Forgiveness Freeway is Stop 6 in my book, "The Intersection of You & Change" and this episodes journeys you through the various sections at this stop (chapter). Whether you have my book or it is still on your to-do list, we chat through how we each may better embrace forgiveness, are reminded that forgiveness does not mean "to forget," and we even find a bit of time to craft our own forgiveness story during the conversations portion of this episode.Sometimes we get caught up in the emotions, the hurt, and sometimes even the ego of it all, which hinders our progression forward.  How can we become our best self if we are holding on to the baggage that forgiveness is leaving around?  

Forgiveness Freeway is only one of seventeen stops within my book of self-discovery, motivation, empowerment, and both personal and professional growth. From Journey Junction to Gratitude Gateway, this will challenge your thinking today and I am super excited to get right into it! 

If you love what you hear, please grab your copy at https://www.lolitawalker.com/the-book. 

The affirmation that kicks off this episode is "I am a forgiver and I forgive me first."  Whew! Major right?  It sounds great, yet it's not the easiest thing in the world to do.  Today, I welcome you to the kitchen-table (minute 0:50), gift a bit of coaching & soul work (minute 4:36) to challenge your thinking, enjoy a few cocktails (minute 14:42) to celebrate all of the greatness you are, then we have some good ole fashioned conversations, just you & I (minute 16:36).  

In coaching, we hear a poetic acronym (F.O.R.E.G.I.V.E.N.E.S.S.) to set the tone, talk more about what it is, and hear a bit of my forgiveness story of divorce. Whewwwww chillleeeeee. During cocktails, I cheers to you and your wins, and conversations offer us a bit of reflection through questions directly from my book.  Of course, at the end of it all, I leave you with new strategies on how you can craft your own forgiveness story beginning today!  

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Links referenced during the episode:

The CC&C Journal to use during each podcast episode:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/downloads

My Book, The Intersection of You & Change:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/the-book 

Personal or Professional Coaching with Me, including personalized coaching specifically through the exercises within my book, "The Intersection of Change.":  https://www.lolitawalker.com/coaching 

My 40-card Affirmation Deck:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/shop 

Other links worth referencing:

Donate to my small biz & help keep podcast going:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/donate 

My TEDxtalk:  https://bit.ly/LolitaTakesTedx

How long will we stay seated at the bus stop watching our hopes, dreams, and endless possibilities pass us by?  How long will we hold the heavy bags of our past and allow them to keep us in the valley?  "I am the single approver of me and I trust myself completely!"  Let's let that sink in for a moment.  We are shifting and shaking in this episode to get each of up and moving toward the greatesness that awaits.  Today, I'm joined by Fitness Trainer, Former Brand Ambassasdor for Puma, and Plant-Based Chef, Ms. Ingrid S. Clay.  Most recently featured at the first virtual Essence Festival, I am so excited to welcome Ingrid to our "kitchen-table" for some good ole fashioned conversations!

In this episode, Ingrid and I become vulnerable, talk about our own valleys and low-points, fears, what we are working on, wins that we are proud of, and then I leave you with 7 strategies to consider when deciding that you are ready to rebound with resiliance and even promise a bonus episode next week on Forgiveness!  While this rebound is not easy...please know that it is ABSOLUTELY doable! There is a future-best-you that is ready to be unleashed and is simply waiting for you to get up from that bus stop and keep it moving, while taking the lessons learned.   I welcome you to the kitchen-table (minute 1:16), gift a bit of coaching (minute 2:42) & then we get into our soul work (minute 5:13) to challenge you a little bit, enjoy a few cocktails (minute 15:56) to celebrate all of the greatness you are, then we have some good ole fashion conversations, just you & I (minute 16:48).  

In coaching, I share three bags that I held on to in my valley for a long while.  During our soul-work exercise, I talk you through the imagery that takes us to a bus stop!  I'd love to hear what you labeled your bags.  During cocktails, I give a cheers to you and your wins, and conversations offer us a bit of reflection and more nuggets of how to rebound and also have a few laughs. 

**Don't forget to subscribe and review to this podcast, Coaching, Cocktails, & Conversations with Lolita E. Walker!**

Links referenced during the episode:

The CC&C Journal to use during each podcast episode:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/downloads

Coaching with Me:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/coaching 

My 40-card Affirmation Deck:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/shop 

My TEDx talk to help you pause until you can shift to the best version of yourself:  https://bit.ly/LolitaTakesTedx 

ISC Wellness with Ingrid S. Clay:  https://www.ingridsclay.com/

Ingrid on IG - https://www.instagram.com/ingridsclay/

Other links worth referencing:

Donate to my small biz & help keep podcast going:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/donate 

My Upcoming Women's Weekend Renewal Retreat:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/retreats 

My book, The Intersection of You & Change:

I am the trustee of me and I claim my power" is what we declare at the onset of this episode!  Whew!! What do you think of when you hear the word "power?"

We're answering questions + dropping nuggets on the definition of power, what to do when your power is at its lowest, how to grab it back, and so much more!  Power is that 5-lettered word that we can get lost in if we aren't careful!  I welcome you to the kitchen-table (minute 1:02), gift a bit of coaching & soul work (minute 3:39) to challenge your thinking, enjoy a few cocktails (minute 12:56) to celebrate all of the greatness you are, then we have some good ole fashion conversations, just you & I (minute 17:08).  

In coaching, we dig deep, through a powerful imagery exercise. During cocktails, we give a cheers to you and your wins, and conversations offer us a bit of reflection, a few laughs, and a call to action for a personal podcast help request.  **Don't forget to subscribe and review!**

Links referenced during the episode:

The CC&C Journal to use during each podcast episode:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/downloads

Coaching with Me:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/coaching 

My 40-card Affirmation Deck:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/shop 

Other links worth referencing:

Donate to my small biz & help keep podcast going:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/donate 

My Upcoming Women's Weekend Renewal Retreat:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/retreats 

My TEDxtalk:  https://bit.ly/LolitaTakesTedx

My book, The Intersection of You & Change:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/the-book

!!EXPLICT LANGUAGE IN ON SECTION!!  “I am honest and live in my truth,” is the affirmation that kicks off this episode, which challenges your answer to the question of who is at your playground? and how do you acknowledge & engage? In a world where judging is often first of mind, assuming is a close second, & fear of our differences oftentimes crowd our space, we talk all about challenging our status quo with a focus on diversity and inclusion.  I gift a bit of coaching (minute 3:00) to challenge your thinking, with a bit of soul work and a story on bullies, enjoy a few cocktails (minute 12:03) to celebrate greatness, then we have some kitchen-table conversations with Mariangela Abeo (minute 13:37), suicide survivor, founder & photographer of The Faces Of Fortitude Project, TEDx speaker, & podcaster.  I ask you again, are you honest and live in your truth?In coaching, I ask you to imagine there’s a playground right outside of your window. You’ve been wanting to go all day and now is finally your time. You take a glance over and see a host of folks there, some think like you, some you can see differences in right away. What goes through your mind as you decide if you will go over? What biases dance in your head? During cocktails, we give a cheers to you! and conversations take us from childhood to our 40's, self-discovery, being unapolgetic, walking into fear, and even to the Seattle riots where Mariangela shares a story that lays out white privilege on a silver platter right before our eyes.   Who is at your playground and are you being honest and living in your truth?  **Don't forget to subscribe and review!**

Links we reference during the episode:

The CC&C Journal to use during each podcast episode:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/downloads

My 40-card deck of Affirmations:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/shop 

My TEDxtalk:  https://bit.ly/LolitaTakesTedx

Coaching with Me:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/coaching 

Mariangela's TEDx talk:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gQcr0rcLGk

Mariangela's Faces of Fortitude Project:  https://www.instagram.com/facesoffortitude/

Suicide Prevention LifeLine:  https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Other links worth referencing:

Donate to my small biz & help keep podcast going:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/donate 

My Upcoming Women's Weekend Renewal Retreat:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/retreats 

My book, The Intersection of You & Change:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/the-book

When I sprinkled a bit of supernatural on top of my natural....chillleeeee....my whole world shifted AND SO CAN YOURS!

In this episode, I bring you #COACHING (Minute 1:57) via an exercise and a story of me on the floor like a baby in a fetal position AT 40 years old, #COCKTAILS (Minute 11:48), as we celebrate your wins, and #CONVERSATIONS (Minute 12:56), as Joy Sutton, Former TV News Anchor, Talk Show Host, & Communications Coach breaks all-things natural down for us!  She is giving us all of her supernatural to help you shine! MAKE MY NATURAL SUPERNATURAL...COME ON SOMEBODY! 

Grab your CC&C Journal at https://www.lolitawalker.com/podcast to take notes, jot down actions, and do a bit of reflection during and after this episode!

In this episode, I referenced:

The Joy Sutton Show + Your 1-stop shop for all things communication:  thejoysutton.com

My 40-card deck of affirmations: www.lolitawalker.com/shop/affirmationdeck

My Book, The Intersection of You & Change: www.lolitawalker.com/the-book

Other links worth stopping by:

Donate to my small biz & help keep podcast going:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/donate 

My TEDx Talk: https://bit.ly/LolitaTakesTedx

My Zoom-Cast:  Coaching, Cocktails, & Conversations:  www.lolitawalker.com/contact

My invite to share a topic or a guest: [email protected] to  Chat soon!  Cheers!

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This eipisode is emotion-filled and raw, yet still gifts coaching, cocktails, & conversations.  Yes, I'm angry and disheartened, yet conditioned to see always see a glimmer of hope. May you remind yourself that IT IS OK NOT TO BE OK!  It is ok to sit in the power of your pause, UNAPOLOGETICALLY!  With the violence that's been thrust upon our black boys and men, I am giving you all of me.  As a Black mother raising a Black Young Boy, the murdres, senseless acts of violence, and hate-filled streets hit hard and spun me in a momentary interruption that I wasn't ready for.   Question for you - When you say the names of the Black and brown boys, men, women, and girls who have been murdered by police or hate-filled citizens (that we know of), what do you think about?  When you say your name, what do you think about?  When you hear my 8-year old son (Minute 22:44), what do you think about?  SAY MY NAME! AND MEAN IT!  DO YOU KNOW THE POWER IN YOUR NAME?

Grab your CC&C Journal at https://www.lolitawalker.com/podcast to take notes, jot down actions, and do a bit of reflection during and after this episode!

Additional References, some mentioned in this episode:

A great list of resources to support Black Lives Matter Movement - click here

My 40-card deck of affirmations: www.lolitawalker.com/shop/affirmationdeck

My Book, The Intersection of You & Change: www.lolitawalker.com/the-book

My TEDx Talk: https://bit.ly/LolitaTakesTedx

My Zoom-Cast:  Coaching, Cocktails, & Conversations:  www.lolitawalker.com/contact

Donate to my small biz & help keep podcast going:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/donate 

My invite to share a topic or a guest: [email protected] to  Chat soon!  Cheers!

Stay connected:  IG, FB, Twitter, Newsletter

When was a time when YOUR Courage met your Fear?  How did you feel? How did you overcome that fear? Wait....did you overcome it?  Hmmmm, worth the pause right? 

In this episode, I bring you #COACHING (Minute 2:35) via an exercise and a story of fear at my 1st TEDx talk! ahhhhh, #COCKTAILS (Minute 17:55), as we celebrate your wins, and #CONVERSATIONS (Minute 18:25), as we listen in to Elmora Evans, a front-line nurse and survivor of Covid19, who returned in to work 21 days!  WHEN COURAGE MEETS FEAR!

Grab your CC&C Journal at https://www.lolitawalker.com/podcast to take notes, jot down actions, and do a bit of reflection during and after this episode!

In this episode, I referenced:

My 40-card deck of affirmations: www.lolitawalker.com/shop/affirmationdeck

My Book, The Intersection of You & Change: www.lolitawalker.com/the-book

My TEDx Talk: https://bit.ly/LolitaTakesTedx

My Zoom-Cast:  Coaching, Cocktails, & Conversations:  www.lolitawalker.com/contact

My invite to share a topic or a guest: [email protected] to  Chat soon!  Cheers!

Stay connected:  IG, FB, Twitter, Newsletter

I'm just getting started! We're talking YOUR FOUNDATION, how you define it, and how you strengthen it!  I use my inaugural episode to not only introduce the three components of my podcast, but to also gift you an exercise and the space to think through the challenge of each question.  Of course, you cannot leave without grabbing your "soul work." #LetsGO

In this episode, I referenced:

My 40-card deck of affirmations: www.lolitawalker.com/shop/affirmationdeck

My Book, The Intersection of You & Change: www.lolitawalker.com/the-book

Donate to my small biz & help keep podcast going:  https://www.lolitawalker.com/donate 

My TEDx Talk: https://bit.ly/LolitaTakesTedx

My Zoom-Cast:  Coaching, Cocktails, & Conversations:  www.lolitawalker.com/contact

My invite to share a topic or a guest: [email protected] to  Chat soon!  Cheers!

Stay connected:  IG, FB, Twitter, Newsletter