Tova was born in Israel. She practiced law and worked as an Employment Attorney for two years before moving to the UK in 2006 to pursue a career in performing arts.

Tova went on to write, act and produce several short films and a TV pilot. She started her successful blog - My Thoughts About Stuff - in 2015 where she shared the struggles she faced as a mother. In less than three years her blog made her into an internet sensation with her blunt rants about motherhood, marriage, sex and all things taboo. Her viral online series 'Mom Life Crisis' which documents her own mid life crisis resonated with millions of women across the world and later became a documentary film on Amazon Prime Video.

In March 2019 Tova released her first book ‘F*cked at 40: Life Beyond Suburbia, Monogamy and Stretch Marks’. Tova takes the reader on her journey of rediscovering who she is after motherhood and beyond the norms society forces upon women, whilst encouraging them to break free and just be themselves. Tova's second book ‘You Did What?’, a collection of funny and outrageous confessions from every day people from around the world, was released in September 2021. 

Tova also co-hosts a weekly podcast Till Death Do Us Pod with her husband Mike and has performed two successful one woman comedy shows around the world.

Tova has created numerous viral videos about feminism and women’s rights. She is dedicated to promoting gender equality and championing women through her live performances and books, as well as her work as a podcaster and digital creator.

She is a mother of three girls and lives together with her family in London.

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Part 2 Interview with Peter Mutabazi

As a child I ran away from an abusive home and was helped by the kindness of strangers. As an adult I found myself in a position of being able to help foster children, so I began taking children into my home years ago to give back what was so freely given to me. It's my mission to give back as much as I can to the vulnerable among us. That's what drives Now I Am Known: to bring a message of hope to the hopeless, the same message I needed so badly to hear as a child. That is why we will be partnering with foster care agencies to give away a plush puppy with the message "Now I Am Known, Seen, and Heard" to at-risk children across the country.

I WAS ONE OF THEM

I am Peter Mutabazi 

And this is my story.

As a child in Uganda, I grew up with shelter, food and clothing scarcity. But more than that, I grew up with safety scarcity. I feared for my life from a father who threatened me, and frequently called me “garbage” and “useless.” Parents are supposed to protect their children. When my father didn’t, I ran away from home to live on the streets in Kampala. 

Four years of doing whatever I needed to survive, a young couple:

… saw me

… heard me

… told me I wasn’t alone

… and showed me that I mattered.

They sent me to school. They put a roof over my head. They clothed me. And fed me three meals a day. And allowed me to be a child. So I could grow up to do the same for others.

I decided to do for other children what this one couple did for me.

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Part one of interview with Peter Mutabazi

As a child I ran away from an abusive home and was helped by the kindness of strangers. As an adult I found myself in a position of being able to help foster children, so I began taking children into my home years ago to give back what was so freely given to me. It's my mission to give back as much as I can to the vulnerable among us. That's what drives Now I Am Known: to bring a message of hope to the hopeless, the same message I needed so badly to hear as a child. That is why we will be partnering with foster care agencies to give away a plush puppy with the message "Now I Am Known, Seen, and Heard" to at-risk children across the country.

I WAS ONE OF THEM

I am Peter Mutabazi 

And this is my story.

As a child in Uganda, I grew up with shelter, food and clothing scarcity. But more than that, I grew up with safety scarcity. I feared for my life from a father who threatened me, and frequently called me “garbage” and “useless.” Parents are supposed to protect their children. When my father didn’t, I ran away from home to live on the streets in Kampala. 

Four years of doing whatever I needed to survive, a young couple:

… saw me

… heard me

… told me I wasn’t alone

… and showed me that I mattered.

They sent me to school. They put a roof over my head. They clothed me. And fed me three meals a day. And allowed me to be a child. So I could grow up to do the same for others.

I decided to do for other children what this one couple did for me.

📒 GET THE BOOK NOW I AM KNOWN 📒

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I have always imagined life as a tree.

Born from the roots you inherit and raised in a system you experience, there comes a time where you face the necessity of making choices as you grow. At each intersection, you get a number of possible branches to jump on. If you visualize this, you can see the endless possibilities that lie ahead of you.

In life though, you discover the strength and abundance of the knots, twigs, branches and leaves, only when you have chosen a path or started your journey. 

And you do it with the hope that it will lead you to a place of personal flourishing, closer to blue skies and the warm shining sun. 

This podcast series is all about sharing our stories. The failures, the successes, the choices we made and what we want to do next. It’s a means to inspire others and a way to be held accountable. Check out our episodes here. 

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Vanessa and I have a great conversation about her idea to to start the business CHATBOOKS! She has children ranging for the ages 14-27 so she shares how motherhood has been for her and I beg her for all the advice! I need to listen to her advice in this podcast over and over again every day and possibly tattoo it to my forehead.

"We started Chatbooks in 2014 as a small family affair. I didn’t have time to make scrapbooks–or even print photos!–of my seven kids. But I was reminded of how much children love photos of their everyday lives when a preschool teacher gave my youngest son an album of the year. Each night, when I went to tuck him in, he was looking at the photos. I didn’t have time for another project, but I did post photos on Instagram for my family and friends to see. Could I turn those into photo books—automatically? And that’s why my husband, Nate, and I started Chatbooks."

VANESSA QUIGLEY, CO-FOUNDER

Our Mission is to Strengthen Families

“Today, there are more than 135 of us working at Chatbooks, but we’re never going to let ourselves become a faceless big company—no matter how much we grow, we’re determined to “stay small.” We hope you’ll think of us the way we think of you: Not as "a company" and "a bunch of customers” but as real people and individuals.

From the part-time, stay-at-home moms and dads all around the country (like Heather in Chicago, Megan in Portland, and Katie in Alaska) who provide customer support, to the hard-working crews in the print shop and our talented software developers, we love building something that matters to you.

Our team has been thinking a lot about what motivates us, and it comes down to this:

Our mission is to strengthen families.

This is really important to us and we hope you can sense it in everything we do. Thank you once again for letting us do this work we love and believe in. It’s a huge privilege and we’re grateful for you everyday."

NATE QUIGLEY, CEO & CO-FOUNDER

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I had such a fun time chatting with this amazing artist! I am so fascinated by the music industry and I got a peek into what that looks like for AJ Smith! Go listen to his music, it's fantastic! My favorite songs of his are NOBODY and FAMOUS!

Denver-born, and recently relocated from NYC to Nashville, AJ Smith’s unconventional path to becoming a pop artist is reflected throughout his music, which has the uncanny ability to evoke a nostalgic desire for dramatic pop of decades past while sounding modern, fresh, and in-the-moment emotional. A flare for the dramatic is likely written into his DNA - AJ’s father ran away and literally joined the circus (as a promoter who was unafraid to step into the ring or even the “Globe of Death” for the sake of the show), while his Great Great Uncle was famed Cuban pianist Ernesto Lecuona, who composed the famed standard “Malagueña”. 

It's no surprise then, that Smith’s songwriting and performance abilities have earned multiple awards, including the prestigious Abe Olman Scholarship from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and a semi-finalist ranking in the 2020 International Songwriting Contest. Recent highlights include making his national TV debut on The Kelly Clarkson show, consistent airplay on SiriusXM, the cover feature as Performer Magazine’s Artist of the Month, collaborating with Martin Guitar’s launch of a new line of ukuleles (which included teaching a SpaceX astronaut how to play a Black Pumas song in space!)...and stories in American Songwriter, Good Morning America, CBS Radio, Spin Magazine, and more.

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Who are the Children of God? The cult rampant with sexual abuse with communes around the world and celebrity members   

The Children of God sect was founded in 1968 by minister David Brandt Berg. 

Originally known as Teens of Christ, Berg soon changed the name to Children of God in the hopes of appealing to a wider crowd that included vulnerable youths looking for a support and comfort. 

By targeting these groups, Berg was able to quickly expand his 'religion' and by 1969, he had more than 50 members in his 'family'. 

Communes were soon set up around the world, with members moving in together to form their own 'families' of Children of God converts - and by 1972, there were 130 'communities' of full-time members around the globe.  

The Children of God were asked to give up their jobs and devote themselves full time to preaching Berg's teachings and proselytizing for additional members - while Berg himself lived in seclusion, sharing his prophecies through written letters known as 'MO's Letters'. 

But while on the outside, the group claimed to be spreading the world of God - and of Berg - internally, members were encouraged to partake in incestuous sexual relationships with minors.  

In 1976, female members began being urged to take part in a practice known as 'flirty fishing', which saw them forced to 'show God's love' by having sexual relations with potential members in order to lure them into the group as full-time converts. 

Hollywood actors Rose McGowan and Joaquin Phoenix have both shared details of their own early childhood experiences in the sect.

Source: Timeline 

Bring The Family International (aka The Children of God) and Karen Zerby to Justice

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Who are the Children of God? The cult rampant with sexual abuse with communes around the world and celebrity memebrs  

The Children of God sect was founded in 1968 by minister David Brandt Berg. 

Originally known as Teens of Christ, Berg soon changed the name to Children of God in the hopes of appealing to a wider crowd that included vulnerable youths looking for a support and comfort. 

By targeting these groups, Berg was able to quickly expand his 'religion' and by 1969, he had more than 50 members in his 'family'. 

Communes were soon set up around the world, with members moving in together to form their own 'families' of Children of God converts - and by 1972, there were 130 'communities' of full-time members around the globe.  

The Children of God were asked to give up their jobs and devote themselves full time to preaching Berg's teachings and proselytizing for additional members - while Berg himself lived in seclusion, sharing his prophecies through written letters known as 'MO's Letters'. 

But while on the outside, the group claimed to be spreading the world of God - and of Berg - internally, members were encouraged to partake in incestuous sexual relationships with minors.  

In 1976, female members began being urged to take part in a practice known as 'flirty fishing', which saw them forced to 'show God's love' by having sexual relations with potential members in order to lure them into the group as full-time converts. 

Hollywood actors Rose McGowan and Joaquin Phoenix have both shared details of their own early childhood experiences in the sect.

Source: Timeline 

Bring The Family International (aka The Children of God) and Karen Zerby to Justice

Safe Passage Foundation

Resources

Children of The Cult Documentary

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Fairy Dust Isn't Always Shiny...

The Black Fairy Godmother Foundation, founded by Simone Gordon, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created to help Black and Brown marginalized families. Our foundation uses the power of networking, social media, and influence to connect families in need with people that can help.

We have a variety of programs to meet the needs of those who need assistance. Our goal is to not only provide relief but help them to get to a place of stability and equip them with the proper tools and support so they may sustain themselves going forward.

https://www.theblackfairygodmother.org/

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Dr. Stephanie Caine joins me today to chat about mental health and parenting. I had so much fun and gained so much from our conversation!

Dr. Caine has worked in education as a high school counselor for 14 years in both public and Christian school settings in Atlanta, Georgia. During her time in education, Dr. Caine served in various leadership roles including Department head, Director of Diversity, and College Counseling. Dr. Caine previously taught in the Master’s in Counseling program at Richmont Graduate University in Atlanta, Georgia. Additionally, Dr. Caine is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Georgia. Dr. Caine has led several trainings to school faculty and multiple conferences in the areas of equity and diversity, parenting skills, suicide prevention, relationships, and bullying prevention.

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