Emotional Happiness

A law degree, a full time job, four kids and you’re living in a homeless shelter. Can you imagine how Angela must have felt when her violent husband walked out and she lost everything? Well, power to the strength of a woman! Because she is now Maryland Delegate Angela Angel, back on her feet and taking the state of Maryland by storm for the protection of women and children. In our interview she shares why she is launching a movement titled #BeyondOctober. She explains why it is important to think of domestic violence all throughout the year and how she uses her past experience of being on public assistance to help women get back on their feet.

One bad chapter, does not end your story. You can have better by getting up, putting the pity party in a box and deciding to use the assistance available to climb higher! Help is here for you, because I know sometimes we don’t want to be fixed, we just want to be heard. Enjoy the interview!

Host: Anita Washington, That Anita Live

 

Topic: Why Take Domestic Violence #BeyondOctober

 

Guest: MD Delegate Angela Angel

Guest’s Website: https://AdvocateAngel.com

Angela and I would love to hear from you. What is the biggest relationship red flag you have ever missed? Leave us your thought and comments below.

How many bad relationships have you had? Watching the demise of Mary J. Blige and Kendu reminds me of Tom Cruz and Katie Holmes, all I can wonder is how do we miss the signs? The good news is we can all heal, but if the monster we described was the person we actually met, domestic violence would be easy to eradicate from the earth. That’s how T. Renee Garner, Stage Play Producer describers her ex – as a Man Monster. Why, you ask? No, he wasn’t physically abusive but he was psychologically abusive. She realized she had been abandoned by her intimate partner after waking up from a coma in the hospital.

Today, her personality is bubbling as ever. In our interview she comically tells the story of going into labor prematurely, waking up from a coma and moving on with life. Trust us, happy is waiting but you have to work through your emotional baggage to get to it.

Take a good look at your situation. An abuser doesn’t have to be an intimate partner. It can be anybody, even a parent, neighbor or supervisor. If you are being emotionally, mentally or physically abused or even it happened some time ago, abuse can manifest in fear, low self-esteem or even suicidal thoughts - call the National Domestic Violence Hotline – Help is available to you. Listen, I know sometimes we don’t want to be fixed, we just want to be heard - Dial 1-800.799.SAFE (7233) and start your journey to emotional healing today.

Host: Anita Washington, That Anita Live

 

Topic: How to Identify the Man Monster

 

Guest: T. Renee Garner

Guest’s Website: https://www.facebook.com/THEMANMONSTER/

T. Renee and I would love to hear from you. What is the biggest relationship red flag you have ever missed? Leave us your thought and comments below.

Have you ever wondered why no matter what you do, you can’t reach your goals? Have you tried a detox? Not the herb cleaning detox but the life cleaning detox? If you have anything in your life that is working against you – listen up! Today, you are going to learn to identify the toxins in your life; from the people in your life, to your relationships, to your work environment. Any or all of them could be preventing you from reaching your full potential. 2018 is the year you get to slay the world! And Nicole L. Turner, Detox Strategist is going to walk you through exactly how to do it. By Thanksgiving twenty-eighteen, your life will be totally different. How? By identifying the toxins and developing the strategy to dump the junk and go for the gold!

Being healthy involves every aspect of your life. Your emotional health affects you physical health and blocks your most creative abilities. Practice self-help and make the commitment to take time out to care for your needs, put your self-worth first and strive for your goals.

Host: Anita Washington, That Anita Live

Topic: How to Detox Your Life and Build Your Dreams

Guest: Nicole L. Turner

Guest’s Website: https://DetoxStrategist.com

Nicole and I would love to hear from you. What are your plans for your future? What do you feel is standing in your way? Leave us your thought and comments below.

It’s an epidemic and you are the answer to making it better.

The number of suicides, especially among children and teens increases every year, but no one seems to know why. From Florida to Ohio to our nation’s capital, children as young as eight and adults as old as eighty are committing suicide and I feel, it is time we move this from being a private household problem to a community effort of prevention.

So, I reached out to my fellow mental health clinician, an Associate Professor in the Psychiatry Department at Georgetown University Medical Center. Dr. Alfiee (as she is affectionately called by many) is a recognized expert in adolescent depression. She currently leads multiple research teams including being the Project Director of the AAKOMA project. The African American Knowledge Optimized for Mindfully-Healthy Adolescents. In this interview we discuss the various stages of life, associated pressures and what we the community can do to end suicide.

Listen, if the pressure in your life is becoming overwhelming, reach out for help. We have all been through difficult times and had to learn how to manage. It’s ok, that you’re going through it, we want to help you live through it. Whether it’s fear, anxiety, low self-esteem or even suicidal thoughts – please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255.

Every family has its issues but have you ever looked at your family’s issues from a generational perspective? Did Mom, Grandma and Great-Grandma, all experience domestic violence? That’s the case for LY Marlow and she’s partnered with Harvard and the CDC to prevent it from happening in future generations.

We’ve all heard someone be described as being just like their father or just like their mother. Do we inherit problems and issues the same way we inherit physical traits? LY Marlow is famed speaker and author and she shares her story of generational domestic violence but more importantly what all she’s doing to prevent domestic violence in the future. Now more than ever it is important for us as a community, a family, to begin to care for each other and it starts with honesty. Watch this interview and take the tips and techniques to improve future generations in your family.

Host: Anita Washington, That Anita Live

 

Topic: When Domestic Violence is Generational

 

Guest: LY Marlow

 

Guest’s Website: http://LYMarlow.com

LY and I would love to hear from you. Have you suffer from domestic violence? Leave us your thought and comments below.

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.

Who do you trust? Who is your ride or die?

It is often said, the best things in life are free and one of those things is friendship. Someone to stand with and lean on in difficult times. In recent times, traditional sister circles have fallen to the demise of gossip and immaturity. How many times have you been in a circle of friends you though you could trust only to be disappointed by betrayal later on? It happens. But my guest this week says those circles of bond are still valid, important and available. Cynthia Peterson discusses the importance of having a sister circle and offers her organization God Loving Obeying Women (G.L.O.W) as a place to find motivation, encouragement and connection.

Life can become very tough. We all need somewhere to lean, be accepted and be understood. Find out what is available in your area. Go to GLOWwomen.com and look up the closest GLOW chapter. GlowWomen.come A must see! Watch now!

Host: Anita Washington, That Anita Live

Topic: How Important Is Your Sister Circle

Guest: Cynthia Peterson

Guest’s Website: http://GlowWomen.com/

Is 60 really the new 40? 33% of Baby Boomers are single, one in ten online profiles belongs to a baby boomer and the percentage increases daily. Dating is rising among those 45 to 64, even those 65+, but has the dating game changed? Is it different from when we dated in our 20s?

In this interview Dr. Unnia Pettus enlightens us on the new phenomenon of dating in the mature years. We walk through the dating process step-by-step discussing online dating, first dates, safety precautions, red flags and how to identify and prevent toxic dating. Dr. Pettus is very transparent as she shares the experience that taught her the tough lessons of self-esteem and self-worth. If you are dating or know someone that is…please watch this episode, I’m sure it will bless your life!

Host: Anita Washington, That Anita Live

Topic: How Your Clothing Color Affects Your Mood

Guest: Rev. Dr. Unnia Pettus

Guest’s Website: http://UnniaPettus.com/

Dr. Unnia and I would love to hear from you. Are you over 45 and dating? Has it been stressful or wonderful? Leave us your thought and comments below.

My guest this week is named Tyra Garlington and she is the epitome of an overcomer, a tough girl – a woman that has bounced back from everything life has decided to throw at her, even a suicide attempt. And she gives all glory and honor to the heavenly king above, God.

Author of The Memory Box: A True Story About the Power and Provision of God’s Grace and host of the famed radio show Frankly Speaking with Tyra G. As a coach and inspirational speaker, Tyra helps others move past pain and challenges. She helps them get to where she is, in a season she calls her best life. Don’t miss this inspiring episode, you will be blessed!

Your health is very fragile. Caring for your physical body is important. After dying in her hospital recovery room, Malisa Michelle has dedicated her life to ensuring people take better care of themselves. Along with eating right and exercising are regular physical check-ups, including mammograms.

Malisa is a breast cancer survivor and a woman of great strength and courage; she made back to back life altering decisions during her journey. In our interview she shares how she discovered she had breast cancer, the decision to have a mastectomy and how she came to thrive in the happy life she enjoys now.

Host: Anita Washington, That Anita Live

Topic: How Your Clothing Color Affects Your Mood

Guest: Malisa Michelle

Guest’s Website: http://EmbracingOurScars.net/

Malisa and I would love to hear from you. Have you been diagnosed with a serious illness? Leave us your thought and comments below.