This episode features Adeola Ogundipe, a seasoned finance and healthcare professional. He is passionate about opening space for intentional conversations around modern manhood, balancing strength with vulnerability, ambition with presence, and success with mental well-being. We discuss all that and more as we focus on the theme of Men's Mental Health and Father's Day! 

Adeola’s "Power Seeds" for men’s mental health are to be okay with yourself, don’t care about others’ judgments, and enjoy life authentically.

He highly recommends checking out these therapists who have been pivotal on his life's journey: Isaac Collins (About The Collins | Collins Counseling) and Stephen Dorsey (Meet Your Therapists | 2 Point Perspective)

To connect with him, send a request to his LinkedIn. 

This episode features Andrea Ashé, a certified holistic health practitioner and instructor of meditation and yoga, who shares her heart as a mother. In May, we celebrate Maternal Mental Health and Mother's Day and Andrea comes raw with her experience as a mother of 5 and the lessons she has learned along the way; and still is learning today. 

To connect with Andrea:

IG: wellnesswithamaria

An attitude of Graitude (available on Amazon): https://a.co/d/fsboS8X

This episode features Lisa Smith-Watson, a seasoned learning professional, who is on a mission to positively impact lives throug her words, actions and lived experiences. We chat about Stress Awareness month and the theme of #LeadWithLove. She shares a few successes and challenges related to stress and how she is learning to give herself grace. Through biblical truths she is reminded of who God says she is and uses that to navigate her life journey. 

To Connect With Lisa:

Lisa Smith-Watson on Facebook

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lsmithwatson 

This episode features Ralph Smithers, Jr., AVP, diversity, equity and inclusion and community relations at Encova Insurance. He is responsible for managing the company’s diversity, equity, inclusion and community engagement efforts. We talk through the successes and challenges of rest and how intentionality plays an important role in restoration and resetting, especially during the holiday season. 

This episode features Charity Harrison, licensed mental health therapist and founder of Beautifully Flawed (501(c) 3 nonprofit organization. We talk through various topics of setting realistic expectations and boundaries; proritizing the intangibles; self-compassion and listening to "stress less" during the holiday season.

To Connect With Charity:

IG: Charitylove___

Counseling service: Psychology Today and www.rootedandrestored.org 

Beautifully Flawed: www.bflawed.org 

This episodes talks about kindness. It is an universal language that can have significant impact on the receiver as well as the giver. Take a listen and identify one way that you can radiate kindness to others. 

References:

KINDNESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

The heart and science of kindness - Harvard Health

World Kindness Day: Inspiring Unity Through Acts of Compassion

How to Practice Random Acts of Kindness | Psychology Today

This epiode continues our focus on Men's Mental Health. My guest, John Haynes III, will discuss the expectations of masculinity, community, biblical truths, vulnerability and visibility. He will share his experiences about leveraging the way God created him in order to overcome mental health challenges and be a light and support to other men. 

Feel free to connect with him to further the conversation:

-IG John Haynes iii

-LinkedIn: John Haynes - Cardinal Health | LinkedIn 

This episode is dedicated to Depression Awareness month and World Mental Health Day (10/10) celebrated in October. We will explore some Men Mental Health statistics; the importance of connection and impact of disconnection; the stigma, and how women and men can support other men to speak up and get help for mental health challenges.

If you have comments, questions or want to provide a guest recommendation, please email [email protected]

References in Episode:

Men's Mental Health: Why 40% of men won't talk about it - Priory (priorygroup.com)

Why men are less likely to seek mental health care — Harvard Gazette

Men’s mental health: What affects it and how to improve support (medicalnewstoday.com)

Welcome to Power Seeds podcast. The first episode of Season 3 is dedicated to National Self-Care Awareness month celebrated in September. Our guest is Erin Rush, a licensed salon owner, esthetician, and nail technician. She speaks about her passion and how it intersects self-care. She lets us in on some challenges she faces and how she remembers to love on herself to be the best for her family, clients and friends. 

You can connect with Erin via:

This episode features Al Wilson, aka Frugal Freddy, a financial literacy community builder. He shares about his experience coming out of debt and what led him to starting his Budget and Brews Tours. Check out the rest of his story! 

IG & Facebook: Frugal Freddy 

Website: https://frugal-freddy.com/