Coffee Talk with Soy

Teen dating has changed over the years and the violence in teen dating is on the rise.  According to a nationwide study experts say the latest numbers reveal a startling culture of relational abuse, especially emotional abuse, with much of it happening online.  We've seemed to turn a blind ey to helping teens understand how to treat each other properly and giving them parental guidance and support in their relationships.  Discussions on teen sex, abuse, neglect and other social issues.  Guest speakers and youth participants.

End of life decisions are tough and life without a loved one is tougher.  Let's honor them in ensuring that their memorial or funeral services are heartfelt. This podcast offers suggestions and great ideas to making end of life services more personable and memorable.  Guests Dave Savage and Beverly Molander.  www.davesavage.com

According to The National Center on African American Marriages and Parenting, in 1970 70.3% of African Americans between the ages of 20 and 54 were married. In 2008, it was less than 39.6%. So can someone please tell me what happened to our black neighborhoods and the united black families who once occupied them? We'd like for you to listen and partake in this discussion on how the correlation and variance of these statistics have possibly plagued the future of our culture. Tune in for part II of this topic.

In 1970, 70.3% of African-Americans between the ages of 20 and 54 were married. In 2008, it was less than 39.6%, according to the National Center on African American Marriages and Parenting. In 1960, 22% of African-American kids grew up in single-parent homes. As of 2013, 55% grew up without two parents.  The breakdown of the black family is even greater than before.   Join us in discussing African American Culture and how families have been impacted.

Geoffrey Ingram is the founder of iCreate Leadership Development Initiative, Inc. alongside his wife Nicoya Ingram. iCreate, Inc. is a community development and outreach organization that develops and empowers leaders. Geoffrey shares with Soy some of the issues in our communities and explains how iCreate addresses them.  In addition, he announces the Power of One Leadership Conference, held at Beulah Heights University (Atlanta, GA), from June 30th - August 1st.  The motto "it takes a village" is the heart of every action and program sponspored by iCreate Leadership Development Initiative, Inc.  For more information and to register for the conference, visit http://www.icreateleadership.org.

If you've experienced an abusive childhood and lot's of misfortunes during your life, don't throw in the towel just yet.  There are other people in the world just like you or even worse than you would ever imagine.  Diane Bogino was raised in an abusive home, where her father turned up dead and her Mom was put in prison.  She and her two brothers were sent to foster care where she was physically, sexually and mentally abused by Foster parents and siblings.  Tune into this episode and learn how she pulled herself up and out.  "Finding Your Bootstraps" by Diane Bogino: 11 Steps to Overcoming Victim Thinking.  A motivating testimony.

South Carolina voted to remove the Confederate Flag from it's capitol grounds after the blackash from the events of the Charleston shooting.  The flag was used by the South in the American Civil War and is seen by some as an icon of slavery and racism while others say it sympbolizes US heritage and history.  Mature content and adult language is used in the information presented to share the views of our American people and cries for justice.  Are we there yet?

Being in love is one thing, but being intimate with your partner is another. If it's a challenge, more like work and you hardly know each other anymore.....this show's for you.. Guest LaDawn Elliot "The Relaitonship Rescuer" chats with Soy on getting it back and tells how it happens in the first place.  Be the first to hear the exclusive interview. http://www.lipservicelounge.com/

Breaking the cycle of absent Dads: Huffington Posts reports that 1 in 3 children live away from their Dad in America.  Now that's a lot of broken homes (mine included).  Soy eludes dialogue and information that speak to those in Father-Less households and environments. Conversation including DeadBeat Dads, Super Moms and a Dad actually explains "Why He Left". Guest information from Jackie Hill, Oprah Winfrey, Ayanna and Prentice Powell.

Soy interviews Dainhen Butler who served 10 years in prison after committing armed robbery at a grocery store with his friends. He ended up serving most of his 10 year sentence at Alto State Prison in Georgia and was then transferred to finish his time out at Lee Arrendale State Prison. Dainhen is open to discussing the specific actions and thoughts on the night he committed his last robbery and how it has affected the rest of his life.  He uses his story as motivation and has written books to help others learn from his past experiences.  Not many black men have the opportunity to sit down and actually explain their past actions and consequences like Dainhen as he was able to put his story in a documentary.  This documentary is said to be a gateway for understanding for other black men and the surrounding issues that has labeled themcriminals.  Dainhen refuses to become another statistic and this time around he's making a difference.  "The Alto Adjustment Documentary"  A real life story about modification, fluctuation and correction.