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- Parking Lot Series #5 | Episode 41
Tonya Johnson, Body Builder in the past struggled with her weight. As many did during covid, she gained weight and her health self-esteem began to suffer.
When it was time, Tonya began to change her outlook and found a coach she connected with. Soon after, her coached lost his life. Struggling with the loss of her friend and coach, Tonya found Fulton Fitness. There she took on her new journey of balanced meals and body building.
Hear this amazing story how Tonya began her new journey.
50 min - Parking Lot Series #4 | Episode 40
Jodi Hill-Lilly shares an amazing journey of life and struggles from an unexpected and unimaginable interruption in her life.
Hear what happens when life is going in the right direction, until it's not. Listen as Jodi share the strength and faith it takes, to continue a journey you never expected you would be part of.
It’s a story of family, of love, or health, and wellness. Interruptions do not have to be Jodi Hill-Lilly shares an amazing journey of life and struggles from an unexpected and unimaginable interruption in her life permanent.
1 hr 3 min - 54 min
- Parking Lot Series #2 | Episode 38
In this Episode, we discuss the impact of Covid on Millennials and how our guests have had to work toward reinventing themselves or their lives during and as a result of the Pandemic, both professionally and personally.
Our guests are:
Malakhi RL Eason II (Dr. Kreative): The Director of Programming and Community Impact at International Festival of Arts & Ideas in New Haven, CT.and
Duanecia Evans Clark: Director of People Operations at FaithActs for Education. A Connecticut-based non-profit organization working to ensure that every child receives the opportunity to graduate from college, take care of their families, and fulfill their God-given potential.
43 min - Parking Lot Series #1 | Episode 37
This episode we focus on the change in direction of some churches to now take on the issues of Mental Health and Emotional Wellness in their congregations.
We also discuss why there are so few churches willing to have these types of dialogues and challenges faced by those who attempt to introduce these types of services within the church.
Parking Lot Series focuses on topics raised during the Community Trainings that warrant attention outside the in person training.
Rev. Garland Davis Higgins is an author of Teen Girls, My Soul Speaks, as well as the Executive Pastor/Director of Christian Education at Antioch AME Church in Stone Mountain, GA.
Dr. Scott Thumma is a Professor of Sociology of Religion and Director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research at Hartford International University.
Scott L. Thumma-Online Articles and Writings
http://hirr.hartsem.edu/about/thumma_writings.htmRev. Garland Higgins
https://www.linkedin.com/in/garland-higgins-a748a116b/54 min - Don’t Forget The Men | Episode 36
Health inequities continue to prevail in the African American communities. Despite economic or social status, people of color are too often treated differently among medical institutions and professionals.
The impact of that treatment can have devastating impacts among those treated unfairly. While women are more vocal about this treatment, we tend to forget to listen and encourage the voice of men when they bare witness to a loved one being on the receiving end of treatment, and feeling the sense of helplessness addressing their care.
Hear the story of one young man whose sense of fear, anger, and doubt left him with a sense of not wanting any more children after he watched his wife suffer insurmountable pain during the birth experience of their child.
1 hr 3 min - Moving Past the Diagnosis | Episode 35
Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism affects an estimated 1 in 44 children in the United States today.
In this Episode we speak to Tracey Foskey, CEO and Creator of The TJAY Foundation. Tracey is also the mother of a child diagnosed with Autism. Tracey share with us why she created the foundation, and she issues she had doing so. She also opens up to the audience how her life was changed as she began to understand the diagnosis of autism for her child.
1 hr - Welcome to Holland | Episode 34
April is Autism Awareness Month.
Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism affects an estimated 1 in 44 children in the United States today.
In this podcast "Welcome to Holland" we will interview to mothers whose children have been diagnosed with Autism. They will talk about the challenges and triumphs of raising a child and adult with autism.
"Welcome to Holland" is in reference to a poem written by a parent of a child with a disability and she tries to comfort other parents struggling to accept their own special needs situations.
1 hr 10 min - Interruptions Red Carpet - Tell Me What You Want- Part 3 | Episode 33
Interruptions Red Carpet is a 3-part series where we meet some of characters from the book that shaped the lives of the Cooper family and were with them during this Interruption. In each episode, Coach Cathy and Rev. O dare to invite the stories from characters themselves. You will hear stories that are tearful, heartfelt and often hilarious.
In this finale of the Red Carpet interviews we welcome cousin Darsweil Rogers -- the insightful HBCU alumni who enforces Odell to change. Cousin Darseil and Howard University Alumni mandates that Odell experience the HBCU experience to enrich her learning and exposure to a cultural college experience. Listen to his reasons and Odell’s challenges to adjust as a transfer student from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY to Washington D.C.
Talk about an Interruption - This is It!
If you haven't read the book, purchase and come meet the real characters. You can also listen to the audio version of the podcast on your favorite podcast player.
https://www.baobabtreestories.com/show/interruptions-disrupting-the-silence/
1 hr 2 min - Interruptions Red Carpet - Jackie Responds - Part 2 | Episode 32
Interruptions - the book - has launched and we are rolling out the Red Carpet!
Interruptions Red Carpe is a 3-part series where we meet some of characters from the book that shaped the lives of the Cooper family and were with them during this Interruption. In each episode, Coach Cathy and Rev. O dare to invite the stories from characters themselves. You will hear stories that are tearful, heartfelt and often hilarious.
In part 2 of the series, we hear the response from The Daughter - Jackie - a millennial, Black woman and single mother shares her journey of losing her brother and her mother’s sudden brain aneurysm. Jackie shares the journey of grieving and healing when the
bridge that kept them together is gone. The challenges of cultural and gender stigmas and how myths played a dominant hurdle in healing.If you haven't read the book, purchase and come meet the real characters.
https://www.baobabtreestories.com/show/interruptions-disrupting-the-silence/
1 hr 5 min
About Interruptions-Disrupting the Silence
From the publisher's feed
Interruptions is a podcast hosted by Rev. Odell M. Cooper and Cathy Patton, two parents whose lives were Interrupted - one by gun violence and the other by autism. The hosts use their voices to Disrupt the Silence caused by inherited faith and family traditions, cultural and societal stigmas, and fear. Each episode openly addresses racial and economic disparities and the impact on mental health in communities of Black and Brown people. Their guests share personal stories about how their lives have been traumatically Interrupted and portions of their own survival narrative.
Join us to hear the stories of how to reinvent yourself in the midst of your Interruptions.
Check out the video on Youtube @https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKpfZkgU0jyIVkWBoQ_GqqWYMZ7Xd724r
Hosts 1: Rev. Odell Montgomery Cooper
Rev. Odell Montgomery Cooper MA, is currently a playwright, soon be an author “Interruptions, Disrupting the Silence”
which is her personal story of trauma, faith and resilience as she responds to her Interruptions and the awakening.
Also serving as an Associate Minister at Mt. Aery Baptist Church in Bridgeport, CT. An advocate for social Justice
and issues that impacts communities of color. Rev. O is committed to share her personal journey of Suburban Urban
mother having her life abruptly interrupted. Which led to a domino effect in her life. B
y ignoring and not recognizing trauma, she suffered from PTSD, loss of employment, detachment from relationships
and suicidal ideation. As a minister, Odell struggled with coping with her faith and God’s decision. Rev. O suffered a
Brain aneurysm on the birth date of her son who became another innocent casualty to gun violence.
She shares her trauma, will to live and becoming resilient. Odell struggled to overcome family traditions, cultural and
societal stigmas about mental health and discovered a way reinvent herself during her trauma. Rev. Cooper a
Bostonian, completed her undergraduate degree at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
Her path toward ministry began while attending Hartford Seminary's Black Ministries Program (BMP).
Where she also earned her master’s degree. She currently serves as the President of the Hartford Seminary's Black Ministries Program Alumni Association (BMPAA). Professionally, she has a successful career in being innovative in developing others to achieve successful employment and leadership development in various sectors and faith-based sectors. She serves on the executive leadership team for Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut (CONECT). Board Chair for Connecticut Violence Intervention Program (CTVIP) and member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., New Haven Alumnae Chapter. She is the mother of two children, Jackie and John (deceased), and loving grandmother.
Host 2: Cathy Patton
Cathy Robinson-Patton a native of Bridgeport, CT. An active member in her childhood church Mount Aery Baptist Church serving as the Administrative Chair for the MAAFA Production. Cathy earned a BA and Masters in the field of Social Work, from the University of Connecticut. Afterwards she secured a career with The Department of
Social Services. Being rewarded for skills and talents and commitment to the profession she was promoted to various positions retiring as the Deputy Director of Field Operations. Her responsibilities included children, adults, and the disabled population. Cathy has served as the past President of the Theta Epsilon Omega Chapter, of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. member of the Order of Eastern Star, Eureka Chapter #2 and host of other community organizations. Currently she is working in Social and Human services with students at Western University
as an Adjunct Professor. She is also with The Connecticut Center for School Change as a Parent Liaison for their Parents Supporting Educational Excellence (Parent SEE) program, that assist parents to become leaders within their school districts to so that all children receive quality education and achieve at high levels.
Being a parent of a child with Autism, she has spent many years as an advocate for all parents to ensure this population receives equal opportunities. She was also a past member of the Hamden Board of Education and Diversity Advisory Board. Her favorite and most active role is that of being a wife of 33 years to her college sweetheart,
Garland Patton and the proud mother of two, Garland Jr. and Teal, her daughter in-law Jazmine and her 3 grand dogs.