Having great friendships, where we can truly be vulnerable and open is a blessing. We share great laugher and ideas. Although it is great to have wonderful friendships, sometimes boundaries get overlooked and lines gets blurred. We take this healthy friendship and want to deepen the relationship to being romantic. Growing up I didn’t see many healthy relationships, rather being platonic or romantic, so having them in my life means learning how to make lasting bonds. However, how do we navigate a friendship when someone develops romantic emotions ultimately complicating the relationship?

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I had to understand how I had healthy relationships in my past but could not see them because I could not recognize my struggles. I allowed my efforts to get in the way of how I showed up in relationships. My need for control hindered how I interacted with friends, which created complicated relationships from my side. I received an email from a fantastic friend explaining our relationship; however, I could not explain my side due to an unfortunate loss. This situation allowed me to think how important it is to be vulnerable with people that want to be supportive and open. It saddens me that I waited until it was too late to let go of old emotions. You must deal with old emotions to fix relationships before you miss the opportunity. 

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This sneak peak episode gives you insight to my poetry that helps me transmute my negative experiences into beautiful words that shed light on all of us.

This episode we talk about how parents are controlling our lives. We discuss the signs of a controlling parent, what type of controlling tactics that are used and how it impacts the live of the children to grow up with a controlling parent. 

Things to think about:

Who do you think is controlling in your life?

How does their controlling behavior make you feel? 

What can you do to minimize the control over you? 

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This week’s episode we discussed how goal setting is important. Usually people set their intentions when the new year begin but we all know that goals get accomplished all year. Don’t wait until the new year to become a better version of yourself or to see goals, set immediately. We know that sometime trying to accomplish a goal when we aren’t mentally strong enough to get out bed but making small goals are just as important. 

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In this episode we discuss how relationships impact how we think about ourselves and overall our goals in life. Many of us want better for ourselves yet something, someone prevents us from accomplishing it. We listen to the discouraging words, hangout with friends too much, or spend too much time thinking about what other people are doing. We hinder our success by staying involved in relationships that do not help us get closer to success. Let us look at our actions and interactions with our friends and family to see if it helps or hinder us to attain the success we desire.

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We set goals for the year but when we accomplish them we don’t celebrate, however on the opposite end we are hard on ourselves when we don’t reach them. We must review our goals and how close we have come to achieving them so that we can reevaluate the plan. This is a causal conversation about me reviewing my goals from 2021.

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The new year is approaching soon. Are you ready to be renewed, or will you work from an old version yourself? 

S.M.A.R.T goals are a way to help us be develop realistic goals that have dates and ways to measure how close you are to reaching them. Personally, I make goals for different areas of my life; financial, health, mental, business, personal development, family, etc. 

You must understand what areas of your life you wish to improve and write down your goals to help you focus for the new year. Once you accomplish your goals the process starts all over. 

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Foster youth age out at 18, after graduating high school or maybe 21, yet many of them don't have a transitional plan. Adulting is hard for anyone, but it could be more difficult to transition if you aren't taught how to shop, budget, maintain employment, fill out college applications, or even have a supportive team. 

From different mentors to my high school guidance counselor, I had an excellent support team to help me understand my plan after graduating and being emancipated shortly after.

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Depression is a topic that has been getting a lot of attention lately. More people realize that mental health is important because it has the positional of turning our lives into an emotional roller coaster. This up and down emotional adventure can be caused by trauma inflicted by our family, friends or situations that we have been through. Join the conversation with Alexis Smith, founder of Talk It Out nonprofit organization. 

The mission of Talk It Out is to help aged-out foster youth get connected to resources. This non-profit helps young adults transition into adulthood through understanding financial literacy, mental health and accountability.

Talk It Out works with community programs that helps young adults make a plan, enroll in school, childcare assistance, mental health, housing and more.

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Collect a coat drive is to help young adults and homeless youth to stay warm this winter. We are collecting baby coat up to adult men size. You can contact alexis Smith via social media, email, or by phone; information listed below. As always we appreciate you listening and supporting. 

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1-800-662-4357