The Unapologetic Executive

Happy Wednesday FREEda Fam!

This week we are talking about Domestic Violence during quarantine with licensed social worker, Alethea Best. Over the last couple of weeks, we have read reports that incidents of domestic violence have surged as a result of COIVD-19. With stay at home orders in place throughout most of the country, the up tick in cases do not come as a surprise.

Alethea Best, LMSW, Social Worker who is passionate about ending Intimate Partner Violence. Alethea provides: trauma-informed counseling, educational workshops for students, parents and staff, and the development of a peer leadership program to promote healthy relationships in her current role as a Relationship Abuse Prevention Program Coordinator to her school community. Alethea plans and facilitates an intensive peer leadership training program where young people gain knowledge and skills to be supportive peers and agents of social change in the movement to end intimate partner violence.

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This week I have the absolute pleasure of discussing the topic of Self Love in Isolation with the amazing Randi B!⁠ ⁠ Randi B. is a former diversity and inclusion strategist who's tired of helping corporations simply check the diversity + inclusion box. Instead, she's focused on spearheading real change. As an author, speaker, and Sista•intendent of Inclusivity, she's cultivating conversations to tackle tough racial, gender, and cultural issues. ⁠ ⁠ Randi is the author of "Neversays: 25 Phrases You Should Never Ever Say To Keep Your Job and Friends," and the founder of an award-winning change management company. And, she also runs a popular Facebook platform for open, respectful conversations on hot topics in the news.⁠ ⁠

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Another week has gone by and we are still inside. People are still dying. People are losing their jobs every day. The silver in this coronapocalypse is that we are all in this together. On this episode, we are checking in with one of our nurses who have been on the front lines in New York City from day one.

Tune is as she shares her truth, her experience, her life, as a frontline nurse during this pandemic.

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Isaiah 41:10 says "so do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."

We are in some serious times and a lot of us are feeling the effects of the Rona virus. It is not a game in these streets. But in this time of trouble, all we can do is lift our eyes unto the hills because we don't know what else to do. It is so easy to fall into the sunken place. I mean to be honest, can you blame anyone who does. But instead of choosing to be in despair, I choose life. I choose to be healthy despite what my body is saying. I choose to be happy, even though people are dying left and right. I choose to be hopeful because God has brought us through worse.

Our hope is built on nothing less. Everything else is sinking sand. If he we do not have hope, what do we have? Take this time to strengthen your faith. Take this time to be positive and learn a skill, hone in on your craft, be a resource for your community. Choose to live and be productive.

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Isaiah 41:10 says "so do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."

We are in some serious times and a lot of us are feeling the effects of the Rona virus. It is not a game in these streets. But in this time of trouble, all we can do is lift our eyes unto the hills because we don't know what else to do. It is so easy to fall into the sunken place. I mean to be honest, can you blame anyone who does. But instead of choosing to be in despair, I choose life. I choose to be healthy despite what my body is saying. I choose to be happy, even though people are dying left and right. I choose to be hopeful because God has brought us through worse.

Our hope is built on nothing less. Everything else is sinking sand. If he we do not have hope, what do we have? Take this time to strengthen your faith. Take this time to be positive and learn a skill, hone in on your craft, be a resource for your community. Choose to live and be productive.

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This week I am a with my very special guest Kelynne Edmond who is the president of the Haitian American Nurses Association of Greater NY. Listen in as we talk about her organization, the Coronavirus, nurse education and more.

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What a week! Coronapocalypse has taken over and many of us are wondering whether we are living in a movie. I personally feel like I am living in a real life episode of the hunger games.

So this week I was placed on an unpaid leave for the next two to three months due to the coronavirus or what I like to call the 'Rona. This hit me hard as I have a growing child. I would have never in a million years thought that this would happen to me because I have always played it safe when it came to work. The one time I take a risk and take a job in a non governmental realm, i'm out on the unemployment line. To say it hurts is an understatement.

But, this is not the time to sit and feel sorry for myself (although you should take at least a day), there are action items that need tending to. On this episode I talk about how it feels to be unemployed as a professional woman of color, what you need to do to offset some of the financial burden, and how to stay positive in the midst of hardship and despair.

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Welcome back everyone! I hope you all are doing well in the midst of this global pandemic! Even though the "Rona" is out to get us, the show must go on!

On this episode I share a little about the event that FREEda's World will be hosting on Tuesday March 24th, 2020 in NYC. As of now we are still on! If you not yet gotten your tickets, please head over to www.freedasworldpodpanel2020.eventbrite.com

We have an amazing panel of Power Women waiting to share. To learn more about or panelists, follow me @freedas_world on instagram and sign up for our news letter at www.freedasworld.com for see their full profiles!

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Happy first Wednesday of Women's History Month! We are kicking off Women's history month with our very special guest Clarissa Moore aka The Budget Queen! Clarissa is the owner of the Budget Queen Brand. She teaches working women how to manage their money so they can live their best lives without going broke to do it.

The Budget Queen has helped her clients increase their credit score over 100 points through budgeting and money management. She has helped working mothers get approved for home loans and has now helped over 500 women create a budget that has saved them over $10,000 and that number continues to increase everyday.

Money is said to be the root of all evil, but money also makes the world go round. We need it, and we need to have a healthy relationship with it.

On this episode, The Budget Queen discusses:

*Why most people struggle with budgeting

*The importance of paying yourself first

*Healthy habits to develop when saving

*Budgeting apps/tools

*Being aware of you REAL financial situation

*The importance of financial coaching

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Happy Last Wednesday of Black History Month!

On this episode I talk about unrealistic life expectations and how laziness is oftentimes rooted in fear. This year I am embarking on a journey of deeper self discovery. Many of us are bursting with potential. But something is holding us back. That something is likely yourself. I told myself that from this point forward, I am going to claim it all! (in the name of Jesus of course). But in order for me to claim anything, I have to put forth effort. I have to do the work. I cannot expect to eat well without first planting any seeds.

Reflection: What seeds do you need to plant in order for you to reap your harvest?

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