Unscripted With Akeem Haynes

We have reached another milestone on the podcast. This is our 50th Episode of unscripted!, Big thank you to everyone that tuned into the podcast each week, and thank you to everyone that has shared with me how the podcast is speaking to them in some way. We appreciate everyone one of you! This week, we have Hall of fame Coach Dan Pfaff. Throughout his career Dan has an extensive resume in many different categories during his 30 years as a collegiate coach, he has directly coached athletes with 29 NCAA individual titles, more than 150 All-America honours, and a slew of collegiate records. Those same athletes helped their teams to NCAA glory as well, as 17 teams Pfaff assisted won NCAA titles. He's been to 10 Olympic Games, 15 world championships, He guided 33 athletes to the Olympic Games, who have won a total of 10 medals, including 1996 100-meter gold medalist Donovan Bailey of Canada and 2012 long jump gold medalist Greg Rutherford of Great Britain. In this episode, we discuss the history of American & Culture, his upbringing as a science teacher turned coach, His NCAA journey, the tough reality of trying to find balance, the Olympic games and some of the athletes he's worked with over the years. This is an episode if you are a coach you do not want to miss, I enjoyed some of the great stories shared and lessons he shared. follow dan Pfaff on his social accounts: @DPfaffSC If you want to support the channel and the content I create for you guys, Your Support Helps Us Push The Show Forward: https://www.paypal.me/akinspires or Join our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AkInspires

This week my guest is Canadian Distance Runner - Justyn Knight. One of Canada's top athletes and rising stars in the world, specializing in distances from 1500- 10k, he's versatile and has had success in all disciplines.

Throughout his time at Syracuse University, Justyn won a few  ACC Titles, NCAA Titles including in 2017 when he won the Cross Country National Championships. Later that year he went on to represent Canada at the 2017 world championships in London England where he finished 9th in the world at his first senior championship.  A year that he proved to be a threat anytime he steps on the track. Justyn recently signed with Rebook as he continues to further his running career

In this episode we touch on:

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This week we start a new segment entitled "Bring It To The Table" which is a segment that we bring topics, questions and discussion from our viewers on the podcast and I give my perspective on the select topics.

Questions This Week:

How do you find/cultivate a Godly romantic relationship?

Who wins between Canelo vs Yildirim

How do you heal from verbal self abuse, self hatred and move on from that?

Becoming self aware of yourself and cultivating self love

If you have any questions that you would like to bring to the table let me know in the comments section or email us at the email below:

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Dr. Tierra Ellis is a phycologist that specializes in adolescent and young adult health and all things trauma-related. Tierra graduated from Arizona State University in 2012 with two bachelors of arts degrees in psychology and African and American studies and a minor in dance. From there she went on to further her education at Howard University where she earned her doctorate in school psychology. Tierra doesn't just talk about the change, she lives it, She is the founder and executive director of Phycs of color, inc which is a non-profit organization that uses a strengths-based approach to provide mental health education, academic support, family support and mentoring to decrease the stigma of mental health and promote radical healing to black and Latina adolescents and young adults at-risk of the school to prison pipeline Dr. Tierra Ellis uses her pain from the past to create healing in the present and future. Website: https://tierrathereseellis.com/ Psyches Of Color: https://tierrathereseellis.com/psyches-of-color/ Contact: https://tierrathereseellis.com/contact/ Follow Tierra on social here: @doc_tierra

Jonathan Kung is a medical practitioner that specializes in the treatment of the stomach and intestines. By clinical terminology, he is a Gastroenterologist. While he spends a lot of time assisting his patients, he finds time to engage in activities that he's extremely passionate about. Jonathan understands the value of having a well-rounded lifestyle. His passion for people, healthcare, general health & wellness, fitness, social media networking, and fashion all tie together to one common theme – finding your balance and your happiness. In this episode, we talk about his upbringing, his family origins, Coronavirus impact, and his journey to becoming a medical physician. Keep up with Jonathan on his social account:@jonny_kay Connect with us here https://linktr.ee/Unscriptedpodcast

Welcome back to season two of Unscripted! To our day one listeners thank you for rocking with us since the beginning. To our new listeners, welcome! In this episode, we get into the process of achieving your goals, dreams. Somedays will feel heavier than others, somedays the hits will sting a little more, some days you just won't feel like continuing. Some days you'll feel like the mountain is too high to climb. Trust me I know. But I also realized this, the process of anything isn't always fun. On every path, you will have moments that force you to grow beyond comfort. and that is when you have to remember the ups and downs are all apart of our life's journey. Check out the full episode for the full conversation. Enjoying the podcast? Your support would be greatly appreciated: https://linktr.ee/Unscriptedpodcast

2020 has been an interesting year, to say the least. Even though this year did not go anyway how we thought it would, I think there are some lessons that we can take from this year and remember and apply moving forward.

As Season One of my podcast comes to a close, I think it's only right that we discuss some of the lessons that we learned together over the year.

Big thank you to everyone who supports the podcast in some form, We appreciate you. I hope you have enjoyed this season and have been able to take something positive from each episode. We'll be back with season two in 2021 with even more impactful conversations!

Happy holidays and happy new years. Stay safe everyone! Support the podcast: https://akeeminspires.com/supportunscriptedpodcast

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