Emotional Happiness

Do you have a therapist? Many of us do! Someone to trust with our inner most thoughts and feelings. Someone to talk things through with… If you don’t, what you do have is options and my guest this week is one of the best in the mental health business. In our interview, she drives home the point that Therapists are people too! She’s Clinical Director of the National Pike Health Center in Maryland, the one and only, Icia Ragsdale. She’s also co-host of On The Couch Radio, a mental health radio show broadcasting on WOLB 1010AM in Baltimore and author of bestselling book, Letters for you. She shared intimate details and exhibited clear vulnerability in our interview. From addressing the stigma placed on mental health to how she worked through a number of her own life altering tragedies.

In addition, we all want you to know Mental Illness is not a menace to society. Each of you must do your part, conduct research, work to understand what mental illnesses are and how you can show compassion and respect. Not command and control. Remember, no one wants to be fixed, we want all to be heard. A must see! Watch now!  

Host: Anita Washington, That Anita Live

 

Topic: How to Work Through Your Emotional Baggage

 

Guest: Icia Ragsdale

Guest’s Website: http://facebook.com/onthecouch

Icia and I would love to hear from you. Are you looking for a good therapist? How do you work through your baggage? Leave us your thought and comments below.

Eating healthy is on everyone’s list of New Year’s Resolutions, but none of us seem to be able to crack the code. After a few weeks of salad, we’re back to the fast food runs. Nutritionist Andrea Norelle specializes in helping the 9-to-5’er eat healthy and she has some good news for how easy it is to make small adjustments to your menu. As most of you know, the majority of my meals come from the vending machine as I hustle from one gig to another. Check out this interview to learn how our lifestyles and nutrition go hand-in-hand. If I can do it, so can you! Here’s to a healthier 2019.

It takes a big heart to use your gifts and talents to help the under-served communities. Most people just think of them during times of hurricanes, fires or holidays. But these three women are a part of a bigger purpose and you can help.

What’s in your wallet? Really, it doesn’t matter, because my guests are the founders of Black Men Heal, a nonprofit that offers pro bono therapy to men of color. Yes, free! Gratis! As in no money needed! Want to know the differences in how men heal emotionally versus women? Interested in why they selected to highlight men of color?

Tasnim Sulaiman is a Licensed Professional Counselor and operates her private practice in the Philadelphia area and is passionate about removing the stigma around mental health.

Kevana Nixon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who serves the Philadelphia and Delaware area. Her passion is transforming the lives of people by providing healing in a safe and secure environment.

Ann Colley licensed marriage and family therapists and ordained clergy. She develops counseling programs and provides counseling services to children, families and adults. Whew! There is an ordained minister on the set. Did I get through this one without saying a curse word? You’ll have to watch to find out.

A spokesperson is rising to the top and taking to the streets to stop the stigma. What stigma? The stigma on Mental Illness. He is called the Stigma Crushing Mental Health Speaker, Writer, Connector, and Educator. Because of his openness to share his experience with depression, he’s been featured in a number of traditional media platforms, like Essence Magazine and he is dedicated to inspiring people to be more hopeful, so they can live their best story. He is none other than, Sinclair Ceasar. In our interview, he shares how he is helping the community live their best life.

How easy is it to access mental health services? I’ve heard some say it is very difficult. But my guest this week says, it’s actually not as difficult as others may think. In this interview I chat with Alicia Dalton, COO of QCI Behavioral about the different ways people can get access to services. QCI is a comprehensive behavioral health solution in the DC Metro Area and Alicia breaks down all the ways you can get help. As the COO, Alicia serves the community by creating programs and policies to help clients connect to the mental health services they need. It is her passion to bring serenity to the lives of others. This interview was amazing. I was blown away by all the knowledge Alicia dropped! QCI offers mobile units, home visits – they even meet clients at local store.

I know your stomach is full from the Thanksgiving feast and you’re tired from the Black Friday shopping but you can’t stop now. The celebration season is in full swing and next up are the never ending holiday parties! You must be flawless every evening from your tresses to your toes. Hair is an important part of our appearance. It’s our crown of glory. It significantly affects how we feel and “hair” is a HOT trend right now. Hair pieces, clip-ins, glue-ons, lace fronts…it’s all greek to me.

But this week I interview an expert in wig products. Laura Waites is the owner of Wear Hair For You, a wig salon in northern Virginia. Seeing a need for high qualify wig products, Laura started her company in 2001. She specializes in medical hair loss and over 90% of her clients are cancer survivors. There isn’t any situation with hair that Laura can’t help you solve. Enjoy the interview!

How do you make changes that will last? The New Year resolution season is approaching. Do you even remember your 2018 resolutions. We make them, try them, then forget them. They disappear into the daily grind of life. But Shelita Winfield, says she can help you make transformations that last a life time, because they impact your soul, not just your habits.

Shelita is the Soul Impact Strategist. After surviving the death of her infant son, a cheating spouse and a divorce, she fought her way back to healthy and now serves others with her knowledge. As a Life Coach, she helps women transform their lives by impacting their souls. 

Host: Anita Washington, That Anita Live

Topic: How To Make Soul Impacting Change  

Guest: Shelita Winfield 

Guest Twitter (Cynthia): http://Instagram.com/SheWinUnlimited

In the comments, let me know if you could change anything in your life, what would it be?

What is Talk Therapy? Better yet, can it help you heal? Cynthia Agyeman-Anane is a clinical and certified psychotherapist with fifteen years of experience. She emphatically says, yes, conversations create change and we are always one conversation away from healing the world.

Also joining us is Kenya Murphy of KJ Counseling, a licensed clinical social worker who believes that every day is a chance to do better. Kenya has over twenty years of clinical experience working with youth in special education and children with emotional disabilities.

These are two heart centered people passionate about their helping profession. Whether you are in the DMV or not, there is a plethora of help for everything you may be going through or facing.

Neta Vaught grew up watching her mother suffer from a mental illness. Through her life experiences of learning about mental illness through the eyes of a child, she has developed the motto, “free the minds of the people and the people will heal”. She has launched her own mission to stop the stigma of mental illness, bring a better support system to the underserved and allow those in silence to become authors of their own experiences through storytelling.

Neta is also teaching others how to manage mental illness across generations. Caring for her grandmother, mother and raising five children has taught her a lot about positive way to interact with people that are mentally ill and how to teach those around them how to treat them and react to their illness. Watch and learn!

Host: Anita Washington, That Anita Live

Topic: How To Use Your Story To Stop The Stigma

Guest: Neta Vaught, Reconnecting Our Communities

Guest Website: http://Twitter.com/ReconnectingROC

Tammy Lofink is overcoming all the odds. She’s started two non-profit organizations and is a soldier in the war on drugs. She’s the co-founder of Rising Above Addiction and Reclaiming My Life Sober Home. Her motivation is from the heart. Tammy is a different kind of survivor, she lost her son, Robert to a drug overdose when he was eighteen years old. 

No one wants their loved one to overdose while experimenting with drugs. I’m sure you can relate to Tammy’s story on some level. She is making her mark to bring change to our society. Through her nonprofits she helps people find treatment and encourages them to remain on the road to recovery. Watch her share her story boldly and bravely.

Host: Anita Washington, That Anita Live

Topic: How To Boldly Tell Your Story

Guest: Tammy Lofink, Rising Above Addiction Non-Profit

Guest Website: http://RisingAboveAddiction.com