Strongher Podcast

For the month of June, in response to our collective grief and outrage over racist acts continuing in our country, on my platforms I'm centering our conversations around reclaiming our voice. This week’s #WorkYourPlan conversation with Sharli Berry, a licensed therapist and the owner of Destiny's Door Counseling, about reclaiming your voice after trauma is critical to this conversation. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's quote "protest is the language of the unheard" is quoted frequently right now. We're going to dig into what that means from a mental health perspective. Specifically, we will be talking about how we reclaim our voice after different forms of trauma - childhood abuse and neglect, domestic violence, as well as, the trauma of systemic racism. In this episode we discuss... What is trauma? What role does our faith play to help us deal with trauma? What role does therapy play? How traumas get triggered How systemic racism triggers us How we reclaim our voice after trauma *** Show Notes: Destiny's Door

Courage always comes with a cost. For the month of June we’re exploring what courage costs all of us and how courage helps us reclaim our voice for our God-given assignment. One of the things I pray is reclaimed from our anger and outrage around history continuing to repeat itself is our heart for advocacy. I was joined by my sister, Khalilah Elliott, a multicultural marketing and communications expert, to talk about how we reclaim our voice for advocacy.  Advocacy comes in many forms and that's what Khalilah and I will be talking about. In this episode we discuss... ▪️Why advocacy matters ▪️Why our silence and inaction is detrimental to us all ▪️How to think critically about issues of social justice ▪️How to address our own anger and resentment in a way that’s not counterproductive ▪️Methods for how we “stop” the madness No more being silent about the things that matter most to us because we fear what others think. *** Show Notes: The Oaks Collective on Facebook @kayasinlilah @kendratillman @strongherme "If

Janell Brown and Elaina Brown are the powerhouse sister duo behind Olivia Laine Stylist, a wardrobe styling service and our guests for episode 70 of the #WorkYourPlan with Kendra podcast. Janell and Elaina were the winners of the $1000 cash prize + business support services awarded at our 2019 You Are Stronger Than You Think Women's  faith based women's empowerment event. In this episode we bring you behind the scenes of their journey over the last 12 months. We talk about how their current business, Olivia Laine, is providing the fuel and the funding for their next big move. We discuss the highs and lows of their entrepreneurial journey, the power of collaboration and creating your own opportunities and we touch on how their adapting their hands on business in light of the coronavirus pandemic.  These brilliant female founders have so much wisdom to share. Our conversation was inspiring and it remind me that our dreams are still possible! We hope it inspires you to #workyourplan and watch God work! If you j

Our guest for episode 69 of #WorkYourPlan with Kendra is Ciji Townsend, the Founder of Balanced Not Busy, a space for go-getters to find rest. She inspires, encourages and empowers as a public speaker, wellness advocate and host of the Being BALANCED podcast. In this episode Ciji and I discuss how to proactively make our physical health and wellness "practice" a priority handle the expectations we get from other people that keep us busy and implement tools/systems into our personal and professional life that help us work our plan Quotes: "Stop saying you need to make time for it. You need to realize without this you won't have time for anything else." - Ciji Townsend "Communicate early and often...don't communicate one time and hope people remember (what you need)." - Ciji Townsend *** Show Notes: Connect with Ciji Townsend: Website: balancednotbusy.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/balancednotbusy Instagram: @balancednotbusy Being Balanced Podcast TEXT 'FIND BALANCE' to 66866 to be added to Ciji's newsletter. B

For the month of February our conversations are centered around what it means to love yourself.  Our guest for episode 68 of #WorkYourPlan with Kendra is Kelli Center, a Licensed Professional Counselor/Mental Health Therapist of Centered Living Counseling & Coaching Services. Kelli is passionate about helping individuals to become mentally and spiritually whole so they can be free to live their best life. She feels especially called to bridge the gap between the spiritual and mental health communities, dispelling misconceptions that keep people of faith from receiving the support necessary to meet their mental and emotional needs. In this episode Kelli asks women (and men) to consider the ROI of their relationships. Are your relationships mutually beneficial? We talk about how our desire to feel happy all of the time could actually be hurting us and how to manage the disappointment of broken relationships without damaging your self confidence. *** Show Notes: Download the free ebook, Suicidal Thoughts an

Do you struggle with setting or achieving the goals you set for yourself? Do you want to set goals but you're discouraged because of past failures? In episode 67 of the podcast my special guest, La'Vista Jones of 31 Marketplace and I walk you through identifying and achieving your most desired goals and how to form new beliefs to support you in achieving them. La'Vista Jones, CLBC is a certified coach and business strategist. She's also an author, speaker and community builder. She uses her former corporate experience and acumen to support other entrepreneurs in the marketplace. Her desire is to help business owners merge setting foundations for sustainability and growth with prioritizing their own self-care. La'Vista's unique magic is bringing order to the overwhelm that many solopreneurs experience in life and business. Her work focuses on streamlining processes and identifying operational gaps as well as outsourcing opportunities. La'Vista's creative approach to business analysis and implementation saves

Last week and this week we’re talking about your year in review and mentally preparing for a new year with a one word theme.  Our guest-mentor for today's episode is Isha Cogborn. Isha is the Founder & CEO of Epiphany Institute–a personal development firm that helps people connect their purpose and passion to their profession. She specializes in helping coaches,consultants, authors and other experts build their platforms and personal brands so they can make a bigger impact on the world. She’s the author of personal branding primer, 5 Rules to Win Being You, and On Purpose: Practical Strategies to Live Your Best Life, as well as a frequent keynote speaker and trainer. Tried by fire, Isha operates with resilience birthed from being a teenage mother on welfare, corporate layoffs and a bout with homelessness after a failed business venture. Determined to find purpose in her struggles, Isha founded Startup Life Support in 2017 to help entrepreneurs overcome the fear, frustration and isolation of starting a bu

This week is an encore from last year - the secret to finishing strong when you’re tired.This episode was so well received and so relevant I thought I would share it again. It’s a short, practical episode. Stick around until the end, because there’s a homework assignment to prepare you for next week’s year in review episode.  The secret to finishing strong is not necessarily pushing harder, but embracing the rest your soul needs. In this episode we discuss: Everything that grows and produces needs times to rest and recover. God has designed us to cycle between effort/work and recovery/rest. When we allow time for rest and recovery, it allows things to grow stronger. How do we allow time for rest when there's still work to be done? How do we slow down the pace of our lives to enjoy the holiday season? I’ve got some homework for you. Next week’s episode will be our final episode for 2019. We’re talking about our year in review and mentally preparing for a new year with a one word theme.  Your homework is to

How does God heal you emotionally, when committing suicide, because you feel trapped in an abusive marriage, feels like a more honorable solution than getting a divorce? My guest for today’s interview is Mel Shipman of NextLevel Life. Mel is a life purpose coach, an author and speaker. In this episode Mel shares how God redeemed her from an emotionally abusive marriage, how she grievied the loss of the life she had imagined and how she's learning to trust that God is using her past to redeem her future. National Domestic Violence Hotline Christian Counselors: Kelli Center of Centered Living Counseling & Coaching Services Biblical Counseling of Arizona Quote: "My marriage was not the recipient of my healing. Walking out the door was the catalyst for my healing." Show Notes: www.lifewithcoachmel.com Instagram: @coachmelshipman FB: @nextlevellifellc Adventures of Hot Mama Fearless StoryTellers Movement "When the Soul Cries" Book *********************** 5 Day Challenge: Join the Focus.me Project The STRONG W

My guest for this episode is Pastor Gloria Brintnall. Gloria has served as an itinerant minister for several years, taking her passionate preaching and teaching of the Word of God throughout America. She's assisted in the planting and establishment of four satellite churches. She is the author of 3 books. Stuff Happens, HOPE Anyway is her most recent book and the one we'll be discussing in this interview. I want to set the back story of why this interview was important to me. Imagine there is a couple in your church. The couple leads worship at your church. You know there kids because you serve them in the youth dept. They move away because of a call to ministry. They travel the world ministering through song. Years later, they settle into lead a church. Their kids are either young adults at this point or approaching it. They are not a constant in your life, but they are a family that you once knew. Then, one day you learn that the husband has been arrested and sentenced to prison time. This family’s world i

I already had an episode planned where I talked to my cousin, an OBGYN about women’s health. I don’t normally talk about pop culture on my podcast but this week I’m making an exception. Why? Because of 2 news stories this month:  Rapper TI takes his daughter to the gynecologist once a year to make sure she’s still a virgin and now  Because of Kanye’s conversion, people are interjecting their beliefs about how his wife should start dressing.  I tend to keep my opinions about controversial things limited to what I share with people who personally know me because for the most part, opinions are opinions and everyone has one. In this case, I think both situations are about control. Control in any relationship, regardless of the circumstance can lead us to dangerous places. Respect isn’t found in control. Control comes from a place of fear.  In the second half of the show I share a conversation that I had with my cousin, Founder and President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative, Dr. Joia Creer Perry. She'

October is Breast Cancer, Domestic Violence and Child & Infant Loss Awareness Month. I’ve been personally affected by all of these. I've experienced infant loss through a miscarriage. I've had multiple close family members die of cancer and women I know and love have been subjected to verbal, physical and emotional abuse. So, for October we are addressing themes related to Women's Mental & Physical Health. I want to equip and empower you with mentorship in these crucial areas of your life. In episode 60 I address our spiritual health. In that episode I share the healing process I went through as a result of a defining moment in my life. Alisa Keeton, the founder and CEO of Revelation Wellness and the author of The Wellness Revelation is our guest mentor for episode 61 of the podcast. Alisa is a 25+ year fitness professional, she believes that the Gospel is a wholistic message of heart, mind, soul, and strength and each body holds a story that must be told. It is then that healing, health, and wholene

October is Breast Cancer, Domestic Violence and Child & Infant Loss Awareness Month. I’ve been personally affected by all of these. I've experienced infant loss through a miscarriage. I've had multiple close family members die of cancer and women I know and love have been subjected to verbal, physical and emotional abuse. So, for October we are addressing themes related to Women's Mental & Physical Health. I want to equip and empower you with mentorship in these crucial areas of your life. Today we’re kicking this month off with a solo episode. I want to address our mental well being in health.  At this point of the year our hearts and minds can already be in the new year. As we head into the 4th quarter of the year, I want us to ask ourselves how do we finish the year strong mentally, emotionally, physically?  In order to do that we need to decide where we are today. I want to speak directly to those who have taken some leap of faith/a cliff jump/a risk this year or in years past and landed flat on

Our guest for episode 59 of the podcast is Sarah Harmeyer. Sarah is the Chief people gatherer at Neighbor's Table where her dad has the role of creating hand crafted tables and Sarah shows us how to love people around the table. As you will hear, she is a woman on a "love mission".  In this episode you will hear how Sarah's vision for Neighbor’s Table started to unfold as you asked God about her purpose. We talk about calling and community and practical ideas for us to be intentional about inviting people to a seat at the table.  Inviting people into our homes feels like a lost art in our generation. People like Sarah and last week's guest, Alexa are helping us find our way and open our homes once again. Quotes: "We wanted to be missional about the way we love people." - Sarah Harmayer "The people around us are not projects...The more we learn about people and get to know them better, we can love them better." - Sarah Harmeyer "I know that at the heart of us, we all want connection." - Sarah Harmeyer *******

Our guest for episode 58 of the podcast is Alexa Mason. Alexa is a wife, a mom of 2 preschoolers and one on the way and the owner of the Grace & Cherish ecommerce store where she provides beautiful art and home decor with a deep message. Their blog chronicles her family’s journey toward creating a home. It focuses on projects and decorating while sharing how they intentionally fostering a spirit of hospitality that starts in our home and spreads to our neighbors and greater community. Her podcast is a place to dive deeper into topics about life — faith, home, womanhood, race — it’s all there. Together, they serve as a guide in the discovery of the art of hospitality. In this episode, we discuss hospitality in its many forms: washing the feet of the homeless, conversations around race, small groups, in the way we love our families. There will be things you’re probably already doing and things you probably wish you were doing better. We also talk about the origins of her ecommerce store, Grace & Cheris

Our guest for episode 57 of the podcast is Nikki Boyd. Nikki Boyd is a professional organizer and social media influencer who shares tips on home organization, decor, and DIY projects. She’s also the author of Beautifully Organized: A Guide To Function And Style In Your Home. Traveling the world as a military spouse gave her the opportunity to gain a multitude of knowledge in how to run an efficient home filled with love and memories. Nikki’s philosophy is that your home should not only function for you and your family but should be your beautiful haven. She’s shared her tips in media outlets like Martha Stewart Living, First for Women Magazine, USA, Today Magazine, Ebony Magazine, The Washington Post, and CNN.  I highly recommend Nikki's book. Her beautiful home is featured throughout the book and I was surprised to learn she doesn’t have a background in interior design. She has some really great insight into how to make an organized home a lifestyle and not an event. She inspired me so much I spent the fir

Our guest for episode 56 of the podcast is Morgan Tyree. Morgan is a professional organizer, writer, and fitness instructor. She started Morganize with Me to help businesses and homeowners declutter and organize. Her book, Take Back Your Time, time management system will help you to find more harmony and less hustle in your overwhelmed life. In this episode, we talk about organization as a time management tool. Morgan shares one change we all can make today that will eliminate much of the stress we feel and free us up to have more time for the things we love and are passionate about. She also provides practical tips and examples for saving time. Lastly, we discuss how our different personality styles influence how we approach getting organized. Share your organizational type in the comments @StrongHerMe for your chance to win a copy of Morgan's book. "You don't always know what you're investing in currently that's going to be a benefit." - Morgan Tyree "We're causing stress, losing time and money, it's a dai

Our guest for this BONUS episode is Felicia Davis of The Black Women's Collective.  Felicia is a bold, brilliant leader I’ve had the honor of getting to know over the last few years. Felicia started her career as an HR Assistant spending 20+ years in the trenches where she quickly rose up the ranks to become an HR Executive. Her public speaking appearances educate, engage and inspire women to fully step into their power as leaders. Felicia leads an organization called the Black Women’s Collective. She has a Facebook group that she uses to equip and encourage other women leaders. When she posted a resource she created around helping women combat impostor syndrome I knew I had to have her as a guest on the show.  As you will hear in this episode, circumstances some might view as setbacks (major health challenges and her deeply introverted nature - there's a lot of tips in this episode for those of us with a more introverted nature) Felicia views as opportunities to be maximized for her growth. Felicia Quotes:

Today is the 4th and final episode of our weeklong series, "Finding Your Voice." If you missed previous episodes, I encourage you to go back and listen to them.  Ep 51 Finding Your Voice As A Woman Ep 52 Finding Your Voice As A Wife Ep 53 Finding Your Voice As A Mom My guest for episode 54: Finding Your Voice As A Visionary is Kia Stephens. Kia is a wife and homeschooling mom of two who is passionate about helping women know God as Father. For this reason, she created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love of God the Father. Kia is also the founder of Entrusted Women, which she created to equip Christian women communicators of color. In addition to these ministries, Kia faithfully serves in Bible Study Fellowship and her local church. When she is not writing or serving women, she enjoys spending quality time with her family and friends. "In doing this work, I feel like I'm my more authentic self." - Kia Stephens "We can create our own table!" - Kia Stephens Show Notes:

Today is a solo episode where I share a section from my book.   DOWNLOAD: The Inner Circle Activity   *********************** Show Notes: The STRONG Womanhood Growth Journal: Activate the Courage to Live Out Your Calling is a self directed guide for women who want to be active participants in their personal transformation and are looking for a process to mentor them through it. And it's finally here! Get it at Amazon: BUY THE BOOK Register for The Benefits of Journaling for Mental Health Class with Kendra & Kelli: I'LL BE THERE! An online class with Kendra Tillman, a certified life coach & Kelli Center, a licensed professional counselor.  Topic: Journaling as a tool for improving our mental health. Journaling can help us give voice to our deepest insecurities, discoveries, hopes, fears and dreams. This will be an interactive class, so bring your journals. *********************** Subscribe to the #WorkYourPlan Podcast and published episodes will come right to the podcast app on your phone and/or join