This week on the I Surrender podcast, Adonica talks to Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin about her relationship to self care and personal advocacy in the workplace and how it shaped her career.

Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin is a licensed psychologist and executive coach, with a focus on career advancement and leadership development. She is a co-founder and partner of Dynamic Transitions Psychological Consulting, a career and executive coaching consultancy, where she works mostly with high potential managers and executives. She earned her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Columbia University.

Her views about career advancement, job transitions, leadership, and diversity & inclusion are regularly sought by the media and she has appeared in outlets such as The New York Times, NBC News, Forbes, The Huffington Post, Refinery29, Business Insider, and Insight Into Diversity. She has also been honored as a Top Voice on LinkedIn in the area of Job Search and Careers.

Dr. Orbé-Austin has been an invited speaker at various national conferences. She recently gave a TEDx talk entitled "The Impostor Syndrome Paradox." She regularly consults with organizations in the private sector, non-profits, and educational institutions in supporting their employees and senior leadership teams to address gender bias, diversity, equity, & inclusion concerns, leadership development, effective communication, team cohesion, and managing conflict management.

Her book, Own Your Greatness: Overcome Impostor Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt, and Succeed in Life (Ulysses Press, 2020) co-authored with her partner, Dr. Richard Orbé-Austin, was released in April 2020.

For more information, please visit her online at www.dynamictransitionsllp.com

This week Adonica talks to Dr. Aimée Derbes DACM, LAc, about how she transformed her life with Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture.

Aimée Derbes, DACM, LAc, is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, licensed acupuncturist, breathwork healer, and writer based in New York City. In addition to being a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, she is a nationally certified Chinese herbalist, a Healing Touch Certified Practitioner, and a Certified Breathwork Healer. Dr. Derbes helps people reconnect with their innate vibrancy and wholeness, so they can navigate being human with more ease.

Her healing arts practice, Align Acupuncture, is a refuge for people who are ready to be deeply supported as they let go of living in chronic stress, refill their wells, and heal in a sustainable, lasting way. Approaching each of her patients as a beautifully complex individual, she draws upon the richness of both East Asian medicine and energy medicine to craft personalized treatments that support each individual exactly where they are. She offers acupuncture and Chinese medicine sessions to New Yorkers, and works with people all over the country through virtual breathwork and reiki sessions and virtual breathwork groups.

To learn more about Aimée, visit her online at https://alignnewyork.com/

In this special episode of the, I Surrender Podcast Adonica talks to Cyrell Roberson about the impact of mental health on Black celebrities and public figures as well as the uptick in reported suicides in the African American community.

Cyrell Roberson provides psycho-educational assessments, neuropsychological evaluations and therapy at Summit Center for children, adolescents, and adults. Cyrell is a doctoral candidate in School Psychology at UC Berkeley where his research focuses on the psychosocial development of underserved gifted students. His work has been published in several journals including the Journal of Advanced Academics, the British Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy, and the American Psychological Association. Cyrell has a wide range of experience in private practice settings, as well as K – 12th grade public, independent, and charter schools in the Bay Area.

His previous professional experience also includes working at Educational Testing Service (ETS) on the Fairness Review, teaching education and psychology courses at UC Berkeley, and interning at The White House where he worked on education policy and advocacy initiatives of the Executive Office of the President. He earned a B.S. in psychology from Xavier University of Louisiana and an M.A. in education from UC Berkeley.

For more information about Cyrell Roberson, visit him online at https://summitcenter.us/about/team/cyrellroberson/

In this special episode of the "I Surrender," podcast Adonica interviews Diversity Educator Jane Elliott on the Impact of Racism and Police Brutality on the Mental Health of American Americans.

This interview is one of several special episodes for Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, in which Ms. Shaw has interviewed various mental health professionals on issues like the Strong Black Woman Schema, Racial Microaggressions and PTSD amongst Veterans impact the black community.

Jane Elliott is an internationally known teacher, lecturer and diversity educator.

For more information on Jane, please visit her online at https://janeelliott.com/

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In this special episode of the, I Surrender Podcast Adonica talks to Dr. Lisa Battle-Gwathney about beating burnout by living more intentionally.

Dr. Lisa is the founder and owner of Enhancing Wellness Counseling & Consulting, LLC, and Beyond Grand Coaching, LLC, and has been active in the mental health arena for 11 years. In private practice work, she focuses on relationships and trauma. In the past few years, Lisa has become aware of the need to address burnout. As a result, Lisa has become the Intentional Coach & Strategist to support women in living intentionally.

Dr. Lisa Battle-Gwathney is certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and has training in Play and Expressive Arts Therapy.

For more information about Dr. Lisa Battle-Gwathney, visit her online at https://www.enhancingwellnessllc.com/about. 

In this special episode of the I Surrender Podcast Adonica talks to Keyza Caldwell-Turner about confronting mental health in the Black church.

Ms. Caldwell-Turner, is a Certified Licensed clinical social worker from Dover, Delaware who has lived in Baltimore for the past 20 years. HBCU lover she hold a Bachelor's Degree from Coppin State College and a Master's Degree from Delaware State University both in Social Work. Keyza currently works full-time for Baltimore City public schools as a school social worker and has a private practice. Keyza has a passion for reducing the stigma of mental health treatment in the Black church. Keyza is a divorced mother of two beautiful children. Kayla, 15 & Kameron 12. She loves to travel, read and eat good food.

For more information about Ms. Caldwell-Turner, visit her online at Www.instagram.com/mind_body_soul_counseling

In this special episode of the I Surrender Podcast Adonica talks to Dr. Holly Sawyer about managing racial microaggressions in the workplace.

Dr. Holly Sawyer is a licensed professional counselor, mental health public speaker and self-published author of "It's Time to Talk About Trauma." At her private practice, Life First Therapy in Philadelphia, she provides psychotherapy to professional black women helping them navigate their life and career without using substances to cope with depression and/or anxiety when experiencing microaggressions in the workplace. She also provides clinical supervision to recent graduates and professional consultation to licensed professionals. Dr. Holly has 15 years of experience teaching and developing higher education courses online and face-to-face.

For more information about Dr. Sawyer, visit her online at www.lifefirsttherapy.com.

You can purchase her book at https://www.lifefirsttherapy.com/merchandise.html

In this special episode of the I Surrender Podcast Adonica talks to Daniella Shaw about how to help children cope during this time of social crisis in the midst of a global pandemic.

She is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in mental health services for children and families, stress management, and mood disorders. Nonprofit founder and social advocacy community leader. Daniella dedicates her professional mental health practice to minority communities who have unequal access or are unable to afford quality mental health care. Her God given vision is to connect, inspire, inform, and empower underprivileged communities.

For more information about Ms. Shaw, visit her online here.

In this special episode of the I Surrender Podcast Adonica talks to Dr. Akilah Reynolds about how the strong black woman identity can help or hurt us.

Dr. Reynolds is a psychologist in Los Angeles where she works at an academic medical center, a private practice, and researches the strong Black woman schema.

For more information about Dr. Reynolds, visit her online at https://www.linkedin.com/in/akilahreynolds/ .

And on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dr.akilah/

In this special episode of the I Surrender Podcast Adonica talks to Dr. Jasmine Reed about the things people should consider when they are looking for a mental health professional.

Dr. Reed is a licensed psychologist with over 10 years in the mental health field. She holds a Doctor of Psychology degree with an emphasis area in the Multicultural Community from the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP-LA). Dr. Reed is a longtime proponent of advocacy work for communities of color. She previously taught doctoral, master, and bachelor level students enrolled in programs for Marriage Family Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Human Development, Early Childhood Education, Sociology, and Criminal Justice.

Dr. Reed has worked in numerous governmental institutions while assisting in the quest with rehabilitating offenders and providing effective practices for the reentry process. Beyond her background in law enforcement psychology, Dr. Reed has worked with everyone from those who have high profile lifestyles, individuals with trauma histories, couples, geriatrics, foster youth, the formerly incarcerated, and those with severe and chronic mental conditions. She has provided outreach and workshops with topics promoting higher education, women’s empowerment, Christian counseling, diversity issues, and race within the correctional system.

She is committed to working with individuals and couples to assist with building and creating healthy dialogue while promoting self-efficacy within those who come from communities of color. She is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Ubuntu Psychological Services, which empowers women and couples in overcoming emotional obstacles which keep them stuck in unhealthy cycles.

For more information about Dr. Reed, visit her online at www.ubuntupsych.com.