Well hello there! It has been a long time since we have chatted over here... let's catch up! 2024 has been an interesting one. Lots of endings, pauses and fresh starts. I am excited to see where 2025 takes me and I hope you too decide to lean in on your goals and achieve them! My word for the year is ME! I am focusing on Joi!

Have you been missing me? Make sure you check out Courageous Exchanges with Alex & Joi on YouTube and were you listen to podcasts. Follow us on IG @courageousexchanges.

Well hey y'all! 2023 has been some kind of year! Here is a quick recap of what has happened since we last spoke. Make sure you stay tuned for what is to come in 2024.

It has been a long time since we have last caught up with Joi! Post-tour life has been interesting with a mix of great and exciting things; as well as some challenges. In this episode she discusses potentially leaving Private Practice and how this work is exhausting to Black women.

Don't call it a comeback!!! Just a little update or whatever from Joi!

Coming to The Joi of Social Work Podcast Tour?

ATL Show - Friday, April 21

DMV Show - Saturday, April 22

NYC Show - Friday, April 28

Tickets can be purchased here - https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/the-joi-of-social-work-podcast-tour-1703049

After 5 years; the time has come for The Joi of Social Work Podcast to end. We are forever grateful to those who have supported and listened over the years. Thank you for taking this journey with Joi! Please stay in touch by following her on IG @thejoiofsocialwork.

Stay tuned for Tour information!

This is the 2nd to last episode of The Joi of Social Work Podcast! And we are talking about DATING!!!!

Dating has been a topic that has come up a few times on this podcast. From Joi not being interested in it at the start of this podcast to feeling the most hopeful about it in years; here goes a conversation about it between Joi and her Social Work Sisters Tiyanna, LCSW (@tspeaksnyc) and Tabatha, LMSW (@the4airproject).

Often times in the Black community, you hear therapists referred to as "The Lady"; especially when someone gets caught doing something they aren't supposed to be doing... you know cheating! On this episode Joi connected with Quinelle Hickman, LMFT & founder of Counseling to Comfort NYC (IG: @counselingtocomfort_nyc)to discuss what couples & family therapy can look like.

Looking for a therapist? Check out websites such as:

therapyforblackgirls.com

therapyforblackmen.org

latinxtherapy.com

atherapistlikeme.org

cliniciansofcolor.org

thelovelandfoundation.org

borishensonfoundation.org

Being an entrepreneur can feel rewarding & flexible. Yet also lonely & stressful. How do you manage taking care of yourself while also taking care of a business, clients & other expectations of life? On this episode Joi is joined by father, entrepreneur, owner of Opn & mental health advocate Dwight Peters (IG: @dwightlpeters/@get_opn). They discuss how being an entrepreneur can impact your mental health & some ways to combat it.

If you or someone you know is in crisis or struggling with suicidal thoughts, please call or text 988. You don't have to do life alone!

Happy Holidays & see you in 2023!

This is the most personal episode to date... talking about career, grief and goals are easy compared to this.

In this episode Joi reflects on wanting more... and by more, to truly live a good life. The first step of that is being honest about what you want and what that means to YOU! Next add or subtract things from your life that do or do not go with the life you see for yourself. After that; do the work to get it! What you want is not too large! Unrealistic! Too much! Baby, it probably is more basic than you think! Get it! Do it!