Roots and Rhythm Podcast

By Vladimir Louissaint and Angie Thomas

At Roots and Rhythm, we are dedicated to sharing the rich tapestry of our lived experiences. Through heartfelt stories about marriage, relationships, and parenting, we aim to create a space where l

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August 07, 2026Adult Loneliness: Misrepresented or Misunderstood? | Season 02 Episode 11 | Vlad and Angie
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Is loneliness becoming the silent epidemic of adulthood?
Despite living in the most connected generation in history, millions of adults report feeling isolated, emotionally disconnected, and without meaningful community.
In this episode, Vlad and Angie explore:
Why adulthood can feel surprisingly lonely
The hidden ways childhood shapes adult relationships
Parenting and the changing dynamics of friendships
Social media: connection or illusion?
Whether the "male loneliness epidemic" is real
Practical ways to build authentic community again
Through humor, vulnerability, and honest conversation, they explore why genuine relationships require far more than simply following one another online.
Whether you're married, single, raising children, or simply trying to reconnect with others, this episode will challenge the way you think about friendship, belonging, and healing.

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📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
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🎤 WANT TO BE A GUEST?
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📖 About The Embrace Method
Are you ready to embrace your best life? In The Embrace Method, Vladimir Louissaint shares a powerful roadmap to transform pain into purpose. Through raw storytelling, practical exercises, and hard-won insights, he shows how to turn trauma into a stepping stone toward healing, resilience, and leadership. This book is a beacon of hope for anyone ready to rise above adversity and unlock their fullest potential.
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Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.
Tagline: Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
New episodes drop weekly on all major platforms.
🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website:
https://www.rootsandrhythmpodcast.com
🎙 Buzzsprout:
https://www.buzzsprout.com
📺 YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandrhythmpodcast
📸 Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rootsandrhythmpod
📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
👕 Gallon Gear — Support Mental Health & Community
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1h 20min
July 17, 2026☀️ Summer Is NOT a Vacation for Parents | Surviving the Summer Load | Season 02 Episode 10 | Vlad & Angie
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Summer break sounds relaxing… until you're the one responsible for keeping little humans entertained, fed, safe, enriched, and somehow finding time for yourself.
In this episode of the Roots & Rhythm Podcast, Vlad and Angie unpack the reality of parenting during the summer months—from daycare closures, summer camps, travel, rising utility bills, and balancing work with family life, to the guilt parents often feel about "doing enough."
Along the way, they share hilarious stories about childhood summers, favorite vacation memories, smart home technology, travel, relationships before kids, and why the best memories children keep aren't always the expensive ones.
Whether you're a parent trying to survive the summer or simply reminiscing about the summers that shaped you, this conversation is packed with laughs, perspective, and practical encouragement.
In this episode:
Why summer can feel harder than the school year
The hidden mental load of parenting during summer
Dealing with daycare closures and camp schedules
Parent guilt and the pressure to constantly entertain kids
Making time for your relationship after becoming parents
Summer travel memories and dream destinations
Technology, smart homes, and saving money during the hottest months
Why your presence matters more than perfect parenting

💬 Question of the Week:
What's your favorite summer destination—or your favorite summer memory growing up? Let us know in the comments!

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📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT

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📖 About The Embrace Method
Are you ready to embrace your best life? In The Embrace Method, Vladimir Louissaint shares a powerful roadmap to transform pain into purpose. Through raw storytelling, practical exercises, and hard-won insights, he shows how to turn trauma into a stepping stone toward healing, resilience, and leadership. This book is a beacon of hope for anyone ready to rise above adversity and unlock their fullest potential.
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Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.
Tagline: Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
New episodes drop weekly on all major platforms.
🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website:
https://www.rootsandrhythmpodcast.com
🎙 Buzzsprout:
https://www.buzzsprout.com
📺 YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandrhythmpodcast
📸 Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rootsandrhythmpod
📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
👕 Gallon Gear — Support Mental Health & Community
Use code STAYROOTED
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June 26, 2026Fatherhood, Forgiveness & the Fathers Who Shaped Us | Season 02 Episode 09 | Vlad & Angie
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Father's Day may have passed, but the conversations it sparked are just getting started.
In this deeply personal episode of Roots & Rhythm, Vlad and Angie reflect on what it means to be fathered, what it means to become a parent, and how those experiences shape the adults we become. Together, they explore the complicated relationships many of us have with our fathers—celebrating the lessons that stayed with us while confronting the wounds that still need healing.
Vlad shares powerful reflections on rebuilding his relationship with his father, forgiveness, and how becoming a father himself transformed the way he understands generational trauma. Angie opens up about growing up in a large Cuban family, navigating her father's dementia, and finding peace without the closure she once hoped for.
Whether your relationship with your father is thriving, strained, complicated, or absent altogether, this conversation is an invitation to reflect, heal, and move forward.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why Father's Day often feels different than Mother's Day
The changing role of fathers across generations
Growing up with emotionally unavailable parents
Becoming the parent you wish you had
Forgiveness without forgetting
Breaking generational cycles
What fatherhood teaches us about ourselves

This is one of our most honest conversations yet—and we hope it reminds you that healing often begins by understanding the people who came before us.

📖 About The Embrace Method
Are you ready to embrace your best life? In The Embrace Method, Vladimir Louissaint shares a powerful roadmap to transform pain into purpose. Through raw storytelling, practical exercises, and hard-won insights, he shows how to turn trauma into a stepping stone toward healing, resilience, and leadership. This book is a beacon of hope for anyone ready to rise above adversity and unlock their fullest potential.
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Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.
Tagline: Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
New episodes drop weekly on all major platforms.
🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website:
https://www.rootsandrhythmpodcast.com
🎙 Buzzsprout:
https://www.buzzsprout.com
📺 YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandrhythmpodcast
📸 Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rootsandrhythmpod
📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
👕 Gallon Gear — Support Mental Health & Community
Use code STAYROOTED
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1h 16min
June 12, 2026 Should You Cut Off Your Parents? The No Contact Debate Nobody Wants To Have | Season 02 Episode 7 | Vlad & Angie
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"Go no contact."
It's one of the most common pieces of advice on social media today—but is it always the right answer?
In this episode, Vlad and Angie explore the growing trend of cutting off family members and examine it through a Caribbean cultural lens. Drawing from personal experiences with parents, family expectations, and boundary-setting, they discuss the complicated reality behind the advice to simply walk away.
Together, they unpack:
• What "no contact" actually means
• Why boundaries are different from abandonment
• Caribbean and immigrant family values around loyalty and respect
• The challenge of honoring elders while protecting your mental health
• When distance may be necessary—and when repair may be possible
If you've ever struggled with family conflict, cultural expectations, or the pressure to choose between your peace and your people, this episode is for you.

🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website: https://www.rootsandrhythmpodcast.com
🎙 Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com
📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandrhythmpodcast
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rootsandrhythmpod
📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method by Vladimir Louissaint
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
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📖 About The Embrace Method
Are you ready to embrace your best life? In The Embrace Method, Vladimir Louissaint shares a powerful roadmap to transform pain into purpose. Through raw storytelling, practical exercises, and hard-won insights, he shows how to turn trauma into a stepping stone toward healing, resilience, and leadership. This book is a beacon of hope for anyone ready to rise above adversity and unlock their fullest potential.
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Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.
Tagline: Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
New episodes drop weekly on all major platforms.
🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website:
https://www.rootsandrhythmpodcast.com
🎙 Buzzsprout:
https://www.buzzsprout.com
📺 YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandrhythmpodcast
📸 Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rootsandrhythmpod
📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
👕 Gallon Gear — Support Mental Health & Community
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1h 51min
June 05, 2026The Rhythms of Marriage, Money & Mental Health | Season 2 Episode 06 with Vlad & Angie
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Life has been LIFE-ing lately.
In this episode of the Roots & Rhythm Podcast, Vlad and Angie sit down for a real and unfiltered conversation about marriage, parenting, finances, mental health, modern pressure, and what it means to stay grounded during difficult seasons.
From raising kids in today’s world, to budgeting during inflation, to the changing culture around masculinity and mental health, this episode is packed with honesty, humor, healing, and perspective.
We also dive into:
Parenting and creating emotionally safe children
The rising cost of everyday life
Men’s mental health and burnout
Police culture and leadership
Marriage during financially stressful seasons
Why community and affirmation matter
Family trips, Disney cruises, Atlanta, Alaska & more

If you’ve been feeling stretched, overwhelmed, or simply trying to figure life out in this season — this conversation is for you.

🎙️ Welcome to the Roots & Rhythm Podcast — where we explore the rhythms of life, one story at a time.

📖 About The Embrace Method
Are you ready to embrace your best life? In The Embrace Method, Vladimir Louissaint shares a powerful roadmap to transform pain into purpose. Through raw storytelling, practical exercises, and hard-won insights, he shows how to turn trauma into a stepping stone toward healing, resilience, and leadership. This book is a beacon of hope for anyone ready to rise above adversity and unlock their fullest potential.
👉 https://affiliates.naturaleman.com

Use our affiliate code "ADX" and save 15% Off STAND+!

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Support the show
Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.
Tagline: Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
New episodes drop weekly on all major platforms.
🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website:
https://www.rootsandrhythmpodcast.com
🎙 Buzzsprout:
https://www.buzzsprout.com
📺 YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandrhythmpodcast
📸 Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rootsandrhythmpod
📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
👕 Gallon Gear — Support Mental Health & Community
Use code STAYROOTED
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May 15, 2026Mental Health, Military Life & Finding Purpose 🎖️🧠 with Dhiny Mercedes (RCSWI, MSW) Season 02 Episode 05
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In this episode, we sit down with Dhiny Mercedes, Army Sergeant and Clinical Social Work Intern (RCSWI, MSW), to talk about mental health, service, and purpose.
We explore:
Mental health in the military
PTSD and emotional resilience
Serving others through lived experience

This conversation is powerful, honest, and necessary.

🎙 About Dhiny Mercedes

Deneet Mercedes is a U.S. Army Sergeant and registered clinical social work intern passionate about mental health advocacy. With over a decade of experience supporting individuals in both military and civilian settings, he is dedicated to helping people access resources, heal, and grow.

🤝 CONNECT WITH DHINY MERCEDES
💼LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhiny-mercedes-397629321
📺 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MindPhrame

📖 About The Embrace Method
Are you ready to embrace your best life? In The Embrace Method, Vladimir Louissaint shares a powerful roadmap to transform pain into purpose. Through raw storytelling, practical exercises, and hard-won insights, he shows how to turn trauma into a stepping stone toward healing, resilience, and leadership. This book is a beacon of hope for anyone ready to rise above adversity and unlock their fullest potential.
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Support the show
Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.
Tagline: Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
New episodes drop weekly on all major platforms.
🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website:
https://www.rootsandrhythmpodcast.com
🎙 Buzzsprout:
https://www.buzzsprout.com
📺 YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandrhythmpodcast
📸 Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rootsandrhythmpod
📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
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1h 14min
May 08, 2026From Corporate Burnout to Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurship 💼➡️🔥with Desiree Whitehead | Season 02 Episode 04
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In this powerful episode of the Roots & Rhythm Podcast, we sit down with marketing strategist and entrepreneur Desiree Whitehead, who shares her journey from corporate America to building a purpose-driven marketing business rooted in integrity.
Desiree breaks down what it really means to:
Walk away from a six-figure career
Build a business aligned with your values
Turn your skills into impact and income

If you’ve ever felt stuck in a job that doesn’t align with your purpose — this episode is for you.

🎙About Desiree Whitehead
Desiree Whitehead is a marketing strategist, entrepreneur, and founder of Howl Marketing, a purpose-driven marketing agency focused on helping brands grow with integrity.
Throughout her career, she has played a key role in strengthening market positioning and supporting companies that have reached $300M+ valuations within their first five years.
With over 20 years of experience advising founders, CEOs, and leadership teams and years in corporate leadership roles, she transitioned into entrepreneurship to create meaningful impact through ethical and results-driven marketing.

🤝 CONNECT WITH DESIREE WHITEHEAD!
🌐 Website: https://howl-marketing.com/
💼LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/desireewhitehead-mba
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/des_fractionalcmo/
📖 About The Embrace Method
Are you ready to embrace your best life? In The Embrace Method, Vladimir Louissaint shares a powerful roadmap to transform pain into purpose. Through raw storytelling, practical exercises, and hard-won insights, he shows how to turn trauma into a stepping stone toward healing, resilience, and leadership. This book is a beacon of hope for anyone ready to rise above adversity and unlock their fullest potential.
👉 https://affiliates.naturaleman.com

Use our affiliate code "ADX" and save 15% Off STAND+!

Get your next pair: https://www.standshoes.com/discount/ADX
Support the show
Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.
Tagline: Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
New episodes drop weekly on all major platforms.
🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website:
https://www.rootsandrhythmpodcast.com
🎙 Buzzsprout:
https://www.buzzsprout.com
📺 YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandrhythmpodcast
📸 Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rootsandrhythmpod
📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
👕 Gallon Gear — Support Mental Health & Community
Use code STAYROOTED
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1h 36min
May 01, 2026Healing Generational Trauma & Building Legacy 🌱 with Dr. Gayl Crump-Swaby | Season 02 Episode 03
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In this deeply impactful episode, we’re joined by Dr. Gayl Crump Swaby, therapist, professor, and author, to explore generational healing and emotional legacy.
We discuss:
How trauma is passed down
What it means to “unlock legacy”
How healing impacts parenting, marriage, and identity
This episode will challenge you to reflect, heal, and grow.
🎙About Dr. Crump-Swaby
Dr. Gayl Crump Swaby is an Associate Professor, therapist, and founder of New Generation Consultants & Associates. She specializes in trauma-informed care, multicultural counseling, and family dynamics, helping individuals and families heal and thrive. She is also the author of Unlocking Legacy and Releasing Burdens.
🤝 CONNECT WITH Dr GAYL CRUMP-SWABY!
🌐 Website: https://newgenconsults.com/drgaylcrumpswaby/
💼LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-gayl-crump-swaby-528a4823
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gaylcrump/
📖 About The Embrace Method
Are you ready to embrace your best life? In The Embrace Method, Vladimir Louissaint shares a powerful roadmap to transform pain into purpose. Through raw storytelling, practical exercises, and hard-won insights, he shows how to turn trauma into a stepping stone toward healing, resilience, and leadership. This book is a beacon of hope for anyone ready to rise above adversity and unlock their fullest potential.
👉 https://affiliates.naturaleman.com

Use our affiliate code "ADX" and save 15% Off STAND+!

Get your next pair: https://www.standshoes.com/discount/ADX
Support the show
Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.
Tagline: Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
New episodes drop weekly on all major platforms.
🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website:
https://www.rootsandrhythmpodcast.com
🎙 Buzzsprout:
https://www.buzzsprout.com
📺 YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandrhythmpodcast
📸 Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rootsandrhythmpod
📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
👕 Gallon Gear — Support Mental Health & Community
Use code STAYROOTED
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1h 37min
April 24, 2026From Self-Doubt to 19 Books: Walking in Purpose ✍🏽🔥with Author Dorian Stewart | Season 2 Episode 02
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In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Dorian Stewart, author, speaker, and founder of Dorian Inspires, who shares her journey from self-doubt to publishing 19 books.
We also dive into:
Her adoption journey as a mother
Writing as a form of purpose
Helping children build identity and confidence
This episode is about stepping into your calling — even when you doubt yourself.
🎙 About Dorian Stewart
Dorian Stewart is an author, motivational speaker, and founder of Dorian Inspires LLC. She is the creator of the Promise Pals series and other books empowering children and teens through faith-based messages. With over 20 years of experience working with youth and families, she is passionate about identity, healing, and purpose.
🤝 CONNECT WITH DORIAN!
🌐 Website: https://dorianinspires.com/
📺 https://www.youtube.com/@DorianInspiresLLC
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/de_stewarts/
📖 About The Embrace Method
Are you ready to embrace your best life? In The Embrace Method, Vladimir Louissaint shares a powerful roadmap to transform pain into purpose. Through raw storytelling, practical exercises, and hard-won insights, he shows how to turn trauma into a stepping stone toward healing, resilience, and leadership. This book is a beacon of hope for anyone ready to rise above adversity and unlock their fullest potential.
👉 https://affiliates.naturaleman.com

Use our affiliate code "ADX" and save 15% Off STAND+!

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Support the show
Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.
Tagline: Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
New episodes drop weekly on all major platforms.
🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website:
https://www.rootsandrhythmpodcast.com
🎙 Buzzsprout:
https://www.buzzsprout.com
📺 YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandrhythmpodcast
📸 Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rootsandrhythmpod
📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
👕 Gallon Gear — Support Mental Health & Community
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1h 21min
April 17, 2026Addiction, Recovery & Redemption: A Real Conversation with Joshua Kephart | Season 2 Episode 01
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In this raw and honest episode, we sit down with Joshua Kephart, a recovery coach and father, who shares his journey through addiction and what it truly takes to rebuild your life.
We explore:
What addiction really is (beyond the stereotypes)
The mindset shift required for recovery
How purpose is built after pain
This is a must-listen for anyone navigating healing — or supporting someone who is.

🎙 ABOUT JOSHUA KEPHART

Joshua Kephart is a certified addictions recovery coach and father of two who has been in recovery since 2019. He is passionate about helping others rebuild their lives, rediscover their worth, and pursue meaningful goals through healing and accountability.
Connect with Joshua: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-kephart-4753833a9
📖 About The Embrace Method
Are you ready to embrace your best life? In The Embrace Method, Vladimir Louissaint shares a powerful roadmap to transform pain into purpose. Through raw storytelling, practical exercises, and hard-won insights, he shows how to turn trauma into a stepping stone toward healing, resilience, and leadership. This book is a beacon of hope for anyone ready to rise above adversity and unlock their fullest potential.
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Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.
Tagline: Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
New episodes drop weekly on all major platforms.
🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website:
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📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
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