Live Your Purpose

My guest is Joe Kendrick, who currently serves as the Executive Director of Christian Mission for the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City. Joe has a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry from The Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. He is married to Lacy Kendrick, the Vice President of Financial Development for the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City, and they have two boys: Connor, and Duncan, who are his absolute favorites.

In his spare time, Joe volunteers as a coach for the YMCA, with Community Market at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, dabbles in toy photography, and pretending to be a pit master.

Connect with my guest:

You can connect with Joe Kendrick by email at [email protected], on Facebook @ major.fury, or Instagram @ major.fury.photography.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City https://ymcaokc.org/

"Forest of Feelings" Care Bears song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFF-EYiYz5g

Mentalitea and Coffee https://www.mentaliteaandcoffee.com

Good Faith Media article https://goodfaithmedia.org/how-conflict-can-be-a-positive-agent-of-change/

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My guest is Mrs. Ella Jefferson-Speed, also known as “Sista-Soul Survivor,” who is the founder and CEO of the non-profit Soul Survivor Supportive Living Foundation. A California native, who has lived in Oklahoma for over 20 years, Mrs. Jefferson-Speed is a retired veteran of the United States Army. She is currently attending Oklahoma State University to enhance her leadership skills, and is a participant in a program called the Center for Social Innovation (CFSI) based at the OSU campus in Oklahoma City. Mrs. Jefferson-Speed is a certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist who strives to assist her “Sisters”, and their children, in achieving a better lifestyle by providing a clean, safe, drug-free environment that offers vital resources in order to ensure successful transitions. Additionally, she is a member of the Midwest City Chamber of Commerce and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

The 3,500 square foot Soul Survivor transitional facility is a felon friendly atmosphere certified by the Oklahoma Alliance for Recovery Residences. The home consists of 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 living areas, 2 staircases, 2 fireplaces, a 2-car garage, and a media room. The doors were opened to the first survivor and her child on June 21, 2021. Soul Survivor is the first specialty home in Oklahoma catering exclusively to female veterans who need assistance rebuilding their lives.

Mrs. Jefferson-Speed has two major goals before her now. To open additional specialty support homes in Oklahoma City, as well as the Tulsa/Lawton area, and to earn a degree in Crime Victim/Survivor Services.

When not working, Mrs. Jefferson-Speed enjoys quality time with family, exercising, traveling and volunteering in the community.

Her motto is: “Alone you survive; Together we can thrive.”

Connect with my guest:

You can connect with Ella Jefferson-Speed by email at [email protected], or phone at 405-863-5578.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Soul Survivor Supportive Living Foundation Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Soul-Survivor-Supportive-Living-Foundation-100201025179186

U-R-A Survivor Resources Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/urassurvivor

Oklahoma State University Center for Social Innovation (CFSI) https://osuokc.edu/cfsi

Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma https://okgoodwill.org/

The Education and Employment Ministry (TEEM) https://www.teem.org/

NEOKC Farmers Market Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/302800830146423

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My guest is Dr. Javier Ley, who has been the Executive Director of Arcadia Trails INTEGRIS Health since February 2021. This position came about through a partnership between Arcadia Trails INTEGRIS Health and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. Javier earned a Doctorate in Professional Counseling from Mississippi College, a Master’s in Health Care Transformation from the University of Texas at Austin, a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Saint Mary’s University at Texas, and a Bachelor’s in Finance from the University of Florida. He has over 12 years of experience in the field of substance use disorder treatment which has occurred in multiple settings both in the United States and internationally.

His professional journey has included experience at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation in Center City, Minnesota, and as Vice-President of Operations for Valley Hope in the region that includes Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Certification Board serving addiction professionals. Javier has also served as Co-Chair for the Alcohol and Drug Counselor credential with the “International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium” (IC&RC), the world’s largest credentialing body of addiction professionals. Additionally, he has been involved with the IC&RC as a Subject Matter Expert in diverse capacities.

Connect with my guest:

You can connect with Javier Ley by email at [email protected], or LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/javier-ley-0a672737/.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Arcadia Trails INTEGRIS Center for Addiction Recovery https://arcadiatrails.com/

Press

FOX 25 News OKC https://okcfox.com/features/addicted-oklahoma/addicted-oklahoma-treatment-provider-discusses-the-impacts-of-the-pandemic

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My guest is Walter Wolf, which is the pen name of a 30-year veteran of the movie and television industry who produced studio and independent films and television. That all changed in 2010, with one 3 A.M. call that a family member was in crisis due to addiction. Like millions of others throughout the nation, Wolf had no idea what to do, but he knew who would ––– a lifelong friend with unequaled contacts in the treatment world. Within 24 hours, Wolf’s loved one was at one of the top rehabs in the nation. 

It wasn’t long before Wolf began receiving calls from frantic families who, once like himself, didn’t know anything about treatment but had no one to call who did. Distressed by the multitude of the uninitiated families who are too often preyed upon by grifters and imposters, Wolf naturally was drawn into being an Interventionist and treatment placement specialist for the past seven years. 

Over those years, there still was not a “how-to” playbook for families searching for the right treatment at the right facility. The Right Rehab is that playbook.

Connect with my guest:

You can connect with Walter Wolf by email at [email protected], by phone at 1-855-702-7474, or through his website at https://therightrehab.squarespace.com/contact-the-right-rehab.

The Right Rehab by Walter Wolf https://therightrehab.squarespace.com/book-the-right-rehab

Additional Information about Walter Wolf https://therightrehab.squarespace.com/

It Takes a Family by Debra Jay https://lovefirst.net/books-and-media/books-by-jeff-and-debra-jay/it-takes-a-family/

The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health by the US HHS https://addiction.surgeongeneral.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-generals-report.pdf

Press

The Right Rehab press page https://therightrehab.squarespace.com/news-media-the-right-rehab

The Oklahoman book review https://www.oklahoman.com/story/entertainment/2021/11/07/the-right-rehab-right-guide-addiction-mental-illness-recovery/6217970001/

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My guest is Steve Blake, who holds three core pillars in his life: Faith, Family, and Fitness. Steve was born and raised in northern New Jersey, where he graduated high school in 2010 and then attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach. While there, he received a bachelor’s degree in aviation maintenance science, an FAA airframe and powerplant certificate, and FCC general radio operator licenses. More importantly, he also met his wife Mary who was studying Aeronautical Science on her path to becoming a pilot. In 2015, the two married and happily celebrated 6 years of marriage this past summer. Steve and Mary have been in the Oklahoma City metro since 2015 and both hold full time careers in the corporate aviation industry. They were blessed to add a son to their family in 2020. 

One of Steve’s biggest passions is fitness. In 2015, he transformed his life by beginning his own fitness journey. He’s tried many subcategories of fitness, but has found a pull toward combining endurance and strength training, specifically utilizing these training methods in the sport of triathlon.

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You can connect with Steve Blake by email at [email protected], Facebook https://www.facebook.com/StevetheAMT, and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/steveablake/.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Joltin' Joe 5K https://www.facebook.com/JoltinJoe5k

Clash Daytona https://www.clash-usa.com/clash-daytona

Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey https://greenlights.com/

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My guest is Adam Soltani, who is the Executive Director of CAIR Oklahoma. CAIR is the Council on American-Islamic Relations and is a civil liberties group with affiliations nationwide, including Oklahoma.

Adam is a graduate from the University of Oklahoma holding a Master’s degree in Human Relations with a certificate in Organizational Diversity and Development. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in the field of Sociology from the University of Central Oklahoma. He has served the Muslim community in various capacities as a professional including promoting and managing American Muslim artists for a London based record label Meem Music, serving as an assistant director for outreach at the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City, coordinating youth development programs at the Islamic Society of Edmond, and being one of the founding members of the Oklahoma Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

Soltani currently serves as the chair of the Oklahoma Conference of Churches’ Religions United Committee. He is a former member of the Oklahoma Democratic Party Religious Education Committee, the Interfaith Alliance of Oklahoma, the planning committee for OKC’s Jewish-Muslim Film Institute, and the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City Executive Committee.

Adam’s written commentary is regularly featured in the Oklahoma Gazette, Tulsa World, and Oklahoman, and he has been interviewed by local, national, and international broadcast media. He is a regular public speaker at Oklahoma universities and college campuses on topics ranging from the basics of Islam to specialized topics such as demystifying Jihad.

He's the recipient of numerous awards, is an adjunct instructor at Oklahoma State University, and is a husband and father of two, Zane and Aaron.

See Adam's full bio at https://www.cairoklahoma.com/staff/adam-soltani/

Connect with my guest:

You can connect with Adam Soltani by email at [email protected], or through the CAIR Oklahoma website at https://www.cairoklahoma.com/contact/.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Oklahoma https://www.cairoklahoma.com/

Oklahoma State University - Religious Studies https://religiousstudies.okstate.edu/people/core-faculty/353-adam-soltani

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City https://www.catholiccharitiesok.org/

News and Press:

News9 CAIR prepares for Afghan refugees https://www.news9.com/story/6155eff2f8f43f0be1f09ac9/cair-oklahoma-works-to-prepare-for-arrival-of-afghan-refugees-in-okc

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With more than 25 years of professional, visionary, enthusiastic, relational and results-oriented nonprofit leadership, Jeanean Yanish Jones, PhD(c), MA, CFRE, leads the Health Alliance for the Uninsured with a passion for helping those in need, providing more than 3,000 physician specialist services and $3.5 million of medication assistance annually for more than 17 free and charitable clinics in Central Oklahoma.

Through her doctorate work, she is the founder of the Live Love Laugh Leadership Curriculum and Podcast program focused on the whole person – mind, body and spirit – health and leadership integration. In addition, Jeanean is an Independent Certified OPTAVIA Coach, certified by OPTAVIA in partnership with the MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education (COPE) & M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing at Villanova University.

Her experience in leadership, fundraising and strategic planning as a non-profit professional includes the Green Shoe Foundation, Oklahoma Christian School and The Salvation Army. Jeanean was selected as the Journal Record’s 2020 Healthcare Hero, Edmond Chamber’s 2017 Woman of the Year finalist, and is the Journal Record’s 2018 Woman of the Year’s Woman Making a Difference recipient. Jeanean has deep expertise in turning visions into successes by serving people and giving back to her community. She has served as statewide chairman of the Oklahoma Charitable Clinic Association and as an agency director with the United Way of Central Oklahoma.

Jeanean is a member of the Rotary Club of Oklahoma City, and her Rotary background includes serving as President at the Rotary Club of Edmond in 2016-2017, past secretary of Rotary Club of Edmond and Community Service Chair. She is a Paul Harris Fellow and has served Rotary District 5750 as its District Membership Co-chair and currently serves as an Assistant District Governor. Jeanean will serve at the Rotary District 5750 District Governor in 2023-24.

Connect with my guest:

You can connect with Jeanean Yanish Jones by email at [email protected], or through the Healthcare Alliance for the Uninsured website at https://hauonline.org/contact/.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Healthcare Alliance for the Uninsured https://hauonline.org/

Oklahoma Charitable Clinic Association http://okcharitableclinics.org/

OSU-OKC Center for Social Innovation https://osuokc.edu/cfsi

News and Press:

Journal Record 2020 Health Care Hero Award https://journalrecord.com/2020/03/15/health-care-heroes-profile-jeanean-yanish-ph-d-ma-cfre/

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My guest is Reverend Kelsey Cobbs, who is an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and a recent graduate of Vanderbilt Divinity School. Residing in Oklahoma City, Kelsey is passionate about building a world where all people know they are loved, have what they need to thrive, and engage with their community to find meaning and purpose alongside one another. 

Kelsey's professional experiences have brought her to churches, jails, prisons, hospitals, and tent cities as she learned what it means to do the tender work of bearing witness to the humanity of her neighbors.

Connect with my guest:

You can connect with Reverend Kelsey Cobbs via Twitter and Instagram @kelsiamaria.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) https://disciples.org/

Open Table Nashville https://opentablenashville.org/

City Care OKC https://www.citycareokc.org/

Interfaith Alliance of Oklahoma https://www.tiaok.org/

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My guest is Secretary Justin Brown. In June 2019, Governor Kevin Stitt appointed Justin Brown as Director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, the state’s largest agency by workforce. In March 2020, Governor Stitt further appointed Brown to the position of Cabinet Secretary of Oklahoma Human Services. 

As CEO of a regional senior housing company prior to these appointments, Brown built a deep experience in organizational leadership, finance and strategic planning & execution. With this experience, Brown is well suited to build a vision based on a customer first mentality, motivating the team to execute on a vision of serving the State of Oklahoma’s most vulnerable citizens. As a strong relationship builder, Brown was uniquely qualified to position the Department of Human Services as a collaborative agency that engages with partners across the state to serve together.

In addition to having built a passion for serving seniors with Alzheimer’s Disease through his prior profession, and Board of Directors engagement with the Alzheimer’s Association, Brown has built a life of service to children through non-profit service including the OU Children’s Hospital Foundation, the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City, the OKC Zoo, Big Brothers & Big Sisters, among others.

He and his wife, Kelly, have been married for 19 years and have two children, Hannah and Ford.

Connect with my guest:

You can connect with Secretary Justin Brown by email at [email protected], or through the Oklahoma Department of Human Services website https://oklahoma.gov/okdhs.html. 

You can also connect through social media via Twitter or Facebook @secretarybrown, and Instagram @secretary_brown.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Oklahoma Department of Human Services https://oklahoma.gov/okdhs.html

Our OK DHS https://www.ourokdhs.org/

OK DHS True North https://www.ourokdhs.org/s/flexcontent/true-north-MCE3QFQNXVAJALLOWZEJLJNALAEA

OK DHS Foster Care Program https://okfosters.org/

111 Project Care Portal https://www.111project.org/careportal/

Thousand Stories Podcast with Secretary Brown https://anchor.fm/justin-brown67

Dr. Chan Hellman and the Science of Hope https://www.chanhellman.com/

OSU-OKC Center for Social Innovation https://osuokc.edu/cfsi

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My guest is Avery Buck, co-owner of MentaliTea and Coffee, a mental wellness themed coffee shop located in Bethany, Oklahoma at the intersection of NW 36th and College Avenue. Avery has been a student athlete her whole life and on into college, where her passion for mental health all started. She received an undergraduate degree in psychology with a minor in sociology at Rogers State University. Now, she wants to combine her love of coffee with her passion for mental health, and hopes to use her platform to make mental health conversations as casual as getting a cup of coffee.

SPECIAL NOTE: Please be advised that this episode contains conversations involving anxiety, depression, addiction, and suicide. Utilize the numbers and websites listed below to get help.

Reachout National Crisis & Information Hotline: 1-800-522-9054 (24x7)

Oklahoma 211: 211 (24x7)

National Crisis Text Line: 741741 (24x7)

Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services: www.ok.gov/odmhsas

Connect with my guest:

You can connect with Avery Buck through her website at https://www.mentaliteaandcoffee.com, or by phone at 405-495-9099.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Mentalitea and Coffee https://www.mentaliteaandcoffee.com

M&C Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mentaliteaandcoffee

M&C Instagram @ mentaliteaandcoffee

Sip of Hope Community Coffee Roasters https://sipofhope.com/

Southern Nazarene University https://www.snu.edu/

City of Bethany, Oklahoma https://www.cityofbethany.org/

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