That Social Work Lady

Nov 20 2022 80 ep. 40 mins 3
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That SOCIAL WORK Lady, Season 2 is dedicated to providing a platform for Black women to share stories from their lived experience. If mediocre white men are given platforms to spew whatever whenever about nothing at all, shouldn't Black women be given the opportunity to talk about their lives, dispel myths about the stereotypes, and laugh? Of course they should. Listen to the THAT SOCIAL WORK LADY Podcast. We're building community. Here is where you belong.

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Season 2, Episode 45: Talking Sisterhood, Leadership, and Service with Dr. Araba Afenyi-Annan and Educator Leola Banks

Nov 20 2022 51 mins  
Episode 45 is the season finale for Season 2 for That Social Work Lady Podcast. Recorded on November 12, 2022, this episode pays homage to my sorority Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. I am so grateful to the two women who joined me to celebrate our sorority's centennial celebration: Dr. Araba Afenyi-Annan and Educator Leola Banks. We pledged together at the University of Michigan - A

Season 2, Episode 44: But Is She Funny?

Nov 06 2022 65 mins  
Comediennes are community griots. They make spaces for the stories that we all need to know and tell them with flare and honesty while making us laugh. enoje (EN-oh-jay) is a community griot. In episode 44, she graces me with her brilliance, and goals for creating space for women to explore comedy for our mental health and well being. She takes her cue from her own mother's laughte

Season 2, Episode 43: Bodily Autonomy is for Everybody

Oct 30 2022 40 mins  
Abortion is a medical procedure that ends a pregnancy. Why then is something so basic at the heart of so many toxic conversations?Episode 43 brings a topic that is very dear to my heart - bodily autonomy. It’s time we reframe the abortion conversation as a discussion about right to privacy and bodily autonomy. Any other approach to this conversation is problematic and grounded in

Season 2, Episode 42: Jacqueline M. Baker Talks Leadership & Etiquette

Oct 23 2022 40 mins  
Jacqueline M. Baker is a speaker, author, leadership consultant and advisor known for her unique approach to modern etiquette and leadership. As the author of The Unexpected Leader: Discovering the Leader Within You and Leader by Mistake: Becoming A Leader One Mistake At A Time, she frequently speaks and writes on the leadership-for-all concept.In Episode 42, I got to speak with le

Season 2, Episode 41: Find Your North Star and #JustStart with Jacqueline M. Baker

Oct 09 2022 49 mins  
Episode 41 brings another Black woman's story and this time we're getting advice from a leadership expert. Jacqueline M. Baker is a speaker, author, leadership consultant and advisor known for her unique approach to modern etiquette and leadership. As the author of The Unexpected Leader: Discovering the Leader Within You and Leader by Mistake: Becoming A Leader One Mistake At A Tim

Season 2, Episode 40: Pivoting while Parenting for Black and Brown Mamas and Papas

Oct 02 2022 41 mins  
The world has shifted. It has changed. So how do you are a parent of black or brown child pivot to be responsive to the times we live in now?...parents fear being viewed as inconsistent or worst undermining our own authority by changing our minds. The paradox of that is that there is no better expression of authority to making a change due to changing circumstances or the realizati

Season 2, Episode 39: Authentic Rest is Power

Sep 25 2022 41 mins  
Whew! I'm tired (please read as tiiiii'ed). But I know I'm not the only one out here feeling the multiple levels of tired that I feel.Episode 39 in this Season 2 is all about rest. Michale Bernard Beckwith once said, "Authentic Rest is power." I read that quote when my son was an infant after my body had been stressed and strained beyond my previously recognized limitations. I thou

Season 2, Episode 38: Talking Autism Awareness with Special Needs Advocate and Educator Vertongie Kendrix-Bailey

Sep 18 2022 27 mins  
Special Needs Advocate and Educator Vertongie Kendrix-Bailey shares in Episode 38, that was stressful to see her toddler cry a lot, act as if he was lost at times and throw tantrums. When he was 4 years old, her son Hezekiah was diagnosed with autism after a comprehensive evaluation by his medical team. The medical team that evaluated Hezekiah included a pediatrician, a psychiatris

Season 2, Episode 37: Where Humility, Hard Work and Determination Meet

Sep 11 2022 49 mins  
In Episode 37, Vertongie Kendrix-Bailey shares her journey as a mother and advocate for her two sons: Zechariah and Hezekiah. Her parenting philosophy guides how she has crafted community to support her values and goals for her family. As a highly educated professional, Vertongie is the kind of mother who uses all her resources and skills to provide for and advocate for her childre

Season 2, Episode 36: Coffee, Counseling, and Accessing Care

Aug 28 2022 39 mins  
Episode 36 continues our conversation with Detroit's very own #communitycounselor Patrece M. Lucas, MS, LPC.Patrece specializes in providing culturally specific counseling and creating safe healing spaces for African, Black, and other indigenous and BIPOC communities. She has committed her life's work to advocating for communities of color to not only survive but to dismantle broke