Nice 2 Meet U

This is Season 1, Episode 10. In this episode, I speak about self-acceptance and telling yourself you are enough, and that you matter. Sometimes, if we don't catch ourselves, we start living for the opinion and validation of others. Today, I encourage us to take that power back! We are enough and we matter! You are so important and the world needs your gift and this episode I am encouraging you to start shining your light because the world needs it. 

Don't forget to check out the @nice2meetupodcast Instagram page and drop me a DM. I would love to hear your thoughts and/or questions. Also, please let me know if you would like to be a guest on the show as I would love to speak to each and every one of my listeners. Lastly, if you are listening to the podcast on the Apple Podcast app, please drop me a rating or review as I would love to hear your thoughts on the show.

Keep being great and keep being amazing. Nice 2 Meet U!

In this episode, I hit on the heavy topic of forgiveness. I am specifically focusing on forgiving our parents or guardian for what they did or did not do in raising us. Forgiveness is for us more than the next person because it releases us from the hurt and we can move toward becoming the best version of ourselves. Sometimes we may not even know we have allowed unforgiveness or bitterness to take up residence in our heart, so I wanted to discuss this topic so that we can begin to look within to see if this is something that has caused us to be in a rut. I encourage us to set aside some times with our parent or guardian and have those tough conversations so that we can get the answers that we need to find a place of healing and wholeness. 

If you all have any questions or would like to talk about anything that I have discussed, please feel free to send me a DM on the podcast Instagram page @nice2meetupodcast. I would love to hear from you all. Also, please let me know if you would like to be a guest on the show. 

Lastly, please find the link below to the book "Running On Empty Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect" by Dr. Jonice Webb, Ph.D. I spoke about this book,during the episode, and how it helped me to get over some of the emotional wounds of my childhood.  I purchased the book on Amazon for $14.28. 

https://www.amazon.com/Running-Empty-Overcome-Childhood-Emotional/dp/161448242X

How many of you all have heard about the Mamba Mentality? In season 1, episode 8 I am speaking about the late great Kobe Bryant and his quest to be the best. I talk about why he gave himself the nickname the "Black Mamba" and how he lived by the Mamba Mentality. Kobe defined the Mamba Mentality, as the constant quest to be better today than you were yesterday. He was relentless in wanting to be the best so he exemplified that in every game that he played. He didn't only keep his greatness to himself but he also wanted to help his teammates be the best version of themselves. The Mamba Mentality is a good process to follow in helping us to become the best version of ourselves. So please listen in and enjoy! Nice 2 Meet U. Let's get it, let's go!

I want to hear how everyone's journey is going thus far, so feel free to reach out and send me a DM on the Nice 2 Meet U podcast Instagram page @nice2meetupodcast.  Also, please send me a message if you are wanting to be a guest and would like to share your journey with the listeners.

Having a growth mindset is when you believe your gifts and talents can be developed through hard work, strategies, planning, and input from others. How do you know you have grown? What are the signs you are looking for to reflect a growth mindset? In season 1, episode 7, I speak about the signs I look for in my life to show I have grown. I haven't grown just because I say I have grown, but I require proof! The proof I am looking for is if I am responding to a situation, in the same manner, I use to or has my response changed. There is an old song by Rose Royce that goes, "Love Don't Live Here Anymore."  When someone, that knew you when comes knocking at your door looking to get you to respond like the old you would, are you responding as they expected or are you able to say to them, "Love Don't Live Here Anymore?"  I challenge you this week to make out a list of the ways you respond to certain situations and how you would like to respond. As these situations come full circle, take note if you are responding as the "old you" would, or are you responding as the person you want to be with the behavior you want to display? 

Don't forget to check out the Instagram page for the "Nice 2 Meet U" podcast @nice2meetupodcast. I would like to hear how your growth lists are going and what ideas you have come up with to change the way you respond to meet your desired behavior. Also, if you want to share any thoughts or questions about anything I have said in previous episodes.

In the meantime keep being great, keep being amazing, and keep being beautiful until next time. Lastly, keep Jeremiah 29:11 on your heart, "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Nice 2 Meet U, let's go!

It was my pleasure to chat with the lovely, boss lady, Ashley Willis. Ashley is the second guest on my podcast and she was very excited to share her story with the listeners. Ashley is a mother, wife, and director of the Honor Christian Academy in Louisville, Kentucky. Join in with me as you listen to our conversation on how she became more herself and some of the challenges she had to face to get to this point. Ashley talks about her discovery of desiring to be the director of a childcare center, her struggles after giving birth to her daughter, and she also shares her spiritual journey. Our conversation is raw, authentic, comical, and enjoyable so please listen in and enjoy!

Ashley's social media info:

IG: @_weloveash

Facebook: Honor Christian Academy 

Favorite Book of the Bible: Revelation

I am so honored to have my first guest on the Nice 2 Meet U podcast. Kimesha was a willing participant and even asked me if I needed a guest on the show. I was so excited to chat with her as she spoke about her journey and how she has become more herself. Kimesha is a wife, mother of 4, registered nurse, blogger, and Youtuber. And with all the many hats she wears, she devoted time to sit and chat with us in this episode. I hope you all will listen in on the conversation because Kimesha is so inspiring and she was vulnerable, raw, and authentic in wanting to share her journey with us. Please follow her blog, YouTube channel, and be on the lookout for her upcoming books. The links are provided below. Also please don't forget to follow the Nice 2 Meet U Instagram page @nice2meetupodcast. Let's get it and let's go! Nice 2 Meet U!!

IG: @yomamamesh

YouTube Channel: Yo! Mama Mesh (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeGYdESAjt84MdzRLcWwIUg) 

Kimesha's website: https://www.yomamasworld.com/

Favorite personal quote: "It's not how you start but how you finish and sometimes you have to take an L to get a W."

Favorite scripture: Romans 8:31

I decided to devote an entire episode to allow listeners to enter my world and find out a little bit more about who I am. I feel that allowing you all to know a little bit about me, will allow you all to connect and know that I am a real person, I hurt as you hurt, I cry as you cry, I laugh as you laugh. I created this podcast to be as raw and authentic as possible and being vulnerable will help me build real relationships with my listeners.  So, sit back and listen on how Lynette became Lynette because at one point in time she didn't know who she was. I hope and pray that the things I have gone through will encourage you to become more of yourself. Also, feel free to check out my YouTube channel "Lynette Farmer - Sowing Seeds of Love" so that you can have a background on how all of this began. I have also created an Instagram page for the podcast and it can be found by searching @nice2meetupodcast. Please feel free to follow me there as I look forward to engaging with you through posts, stories, and direct messages. Continue to be great, amazing, beautiful, and handsome until we chat again. Let's go!

The way we think, feel, and behave can sometimes cause stress, anxiety, and overwhelming emotions. In this episode I will be discussing the cognitive behavioral tools that I learned in therapy and from watching the “Cognitive Behavioral Tools” video by Dr. LuAnn Helms on YouTube. She is a psychologist of the Utah State University’s Counseling and Psychological Services. Practicing these tools will help us make better sound decisions and also help us to see things from the other person’s perspective. We sometimes have to change our thought pattern if we are going to become the best version of ourselves. I hope that after watching this video you can feel yourself moving in the right direction. I can feel us getting stronger and wiser. So, let’s continue on our journey to becoming more ourselves. Let’s go!

Sometimes you have to look back to move forward. As a child our brains are vulnerable and if we don’t deal with the trauma from our past, it can hinder us from being the best version of ourselves. In this episode we will look at developing cognitive behavioral skills to help us process our thoughts so we do not have emotional responses to situations that rub us the wrong way. Developing cognitive skills will help us make better decisions which will propel us into our destiny. We will discuss the topics of fear of abandonment and codependency. I hope and pray after you listen to this episode, you are inspired to continue working on being the best version of yourself. Let’s go!

This first episode is just to give you a little snippet of how my podcast will go. I talk about my background in how all of this really began. It’s crazy how someone asking you to do one thing leads to another. God, and/or the universe, knows how to get us exactly where we need to be, when we need to be there! So, come on as we go on this journey together. Let’s go!