This is a conversation on historical view of why the black family is portrayed as a less than, poor, uneducated and that marriage is not something that can be achieved within in our community.  Howe movies, shows and main stream media displays us as a villain within our own communities.  Dr. Jeremiah Hackley and Andi Jax develop a beautiful conversation to assist our community in understanding the needs of our community to return to the village as an operative in understanding our strength and resilience in the face of adversity and in the ways we are displayed.  Listen, heal and learn on how we can draw together the black family and reinvent how society views us.  Not for the world but for our community to find a deep seated pride in who we are as the Black Family.

This episode is amazing and was so layered that we went through straight through.  I often say that who we are is where we come from.  These two extraordinary ladies have experienced many different types of parenting styles through their childhood, the different exchanges have shaped some of the fears, boundaries, and stressors that they live out in their adult lives.  This view of what toxic parenting has allowed them to rationalize is relatable and personal.  So sit down and listen in to these two powerful women have a Chat with Andi Jax!

This episode is an amazing look at what we speak into ourselves and how we cancel out growth before we even plant it.  With our wonderful guest speaker Renita Forrester-Brown we will debunk some of the ways we grew up seeking approval from those who didn't know how to give it.  Together at this family table we will heal with a conversation that will allow us to not seek perfection but to be the best YOU that you can be all while speaking perfected affirmation over ourselves.  Come, sit and have this conversation with the family.  Come on and invite some to TALK WITH THE FAMILY!

There is a huge stereotype when it comes to families and the fathers that help raise our children within the black community.  Stereotypes that range from complete absence to fathers who are terrible examples only giving their children angry men who are without compassion.  In this segment we will talk with our guest about the importance of showing your children the softer side of fatherhood, we will talk about the plight of fathers within our community and what it means to feel like as a black man you are not able to share your range of emotions without being deemed angry and aggressive.  How can we come together to change the imagery of the fathers in our community? Especially, when a majority of the movies and shows we see are depicting us in the light of not being able to care with compassion or show us as struggling to show our kids the love they deserve and need.  Our guest shares what is in the mind and heart of a strong, caring and loving father who only wants to cherish his queen and protect his children.  We hope that you enjoy this conversation at the table while we talk about "Fathers That Nurture."

The killing of George Floyd was a visual montage of what we knew was happening within our community and now the world got to witness.  Our children challenged by the idea that because of the color of their skin they are behind, not as smart or not worth the effort.  Inner city America for our community has a heartbeat of survival and living life striving to prove that we can get out of the "ghetto" mentality while abandoning our roots when we do.  Mental Health is a very touchy subject in any community but in the African American community there is a mistrust for mental health professionals.   There is a stigma that we are too strong to seek help outside of our village and those who are we trust.  Most of the time the ones we are pouring our troubles into are in need of assistance as well but they don't want to feel "weak" either.  There is a common thread and belief that the root of slavery still hovers over mental health within our community and we have yet to address depression, anxiety and other mental health disorders attributed to the generational saying of "what goes on in the house stays in the house."  The misconception that we can pray it away, ignore mental illness or attribute it to just being "stressed" is just not enough, we have to learn the health in actually dealing with the root of our mental health.  Our community has adopted this passive attitude  and refuse to seek out help from trained professionals.  This conversation with Ivy Lee will address some of those stigmas and will have us look at mental health in our community in a way that will develop healthy coping skills, recognizing triggers and addressing those traumatic stressors that still are exhibited in our community.  So sit and have this conversation with Andi and Ivy as they dive into what mental health looks like in our community and what we can do to seek care.  If you don't know where to start please see the numbers and links below.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English and Spanish

800-273-8255

Veterans Crisis Line at 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1 or text to 838255

https://therapyforblackgirls.com/

https://therapyforblackmen.org/

There is a need to address mental health for every culture around the world however the stigma and fears that are within our community often times dissuade individuals who are in need of getting help.  As our community continues to show interest in better self-care, becoming physically healthy and working to dispel other stereotypes within our community we must not forget the need to work to have better mentally health.  There are people within our community suffering privately and publicly with a serious need for help.  This introduction to our next segment that will air April 3rd at 9:00 am will address some of the needs that our community have and how we can address them in an effective way.  We will have a dynamic guest who has been working in the mental health profession for many years, she has some awesome insight and ideas to share.  Invite your friends and family for another conservation that will help to continue to heal and grow our community. Let's talk family......

Healed parenting is the ideal way to parent your children.  It's important to know that you can be the "cycle breaker" and that there is a healthy way to balance some of the beliefs of our elders with the more modernized way of parenting.  With a healed generation of parenting we can create new and healthy ways to love our children.  So let's heal fathers and mothers while loving our children from our most healthy place.

Let's talk about what it means to have a style of parenting.  Is your style a healthy one or can there be room for improvement in your style of parenting?  Let's have this mid-week talk family!