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Ellise Antoinette Smith is from Detroit, Michigan, with a research focus on the experiences of bodies that identify as fat. With an interdisciplinary focus, Smith uses photography (#VisualActivism), podcasting, spoken word poetry, and social media as a catalyst to center these narratives. As doctoral student in the Urban Education Studies program at IUPUI, Smith dedicates her scholarship to creating celebratory spaces for the marginalized identities that she holds using frameworks such as Black Feminist Thought, Sense of Belonging, Intersectionality, and Critical Race Theory. She aims to ensure the work and narratives around bigger bodies are included in academia while challenging the dominant ideologies around body image acceptance. Smith centers her work within the sector of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as she pulls from her experiences working with first-generation, low-income students, racial equity, and eradicating injustices for underrepresented populations. IG: @fatnessfiction and @plussizemagic  F

In 2013 Tiffany started a positive body image blog entitled "The Diary Of A Curvy Girl". Her mission for the blog was to encourage other plus size women to embrace who they are as beautiful queens, and to remember the number on the scale is just a number and they can be fabulous at any size! in 2014 Tiffany won the title as Miss Kurvie Upstate NY a plus size pageant based out of Rochester NY. In her year of reign she accomplished many goals, starting a mentoring program and ultimately entering a national pageant, to which she was crowned Miss Rochester Plus America 2016. Continuing her pageant journey at the Miss Plus America national pageant Tiffany competed as Miss Empire State Plus America and is the First Runner Up for the Miss Plus America Title. Since then Tiffany has been published in several online articles with her blog, she's also hosted a few self esteem workshops, and hopes to bring awareness to depression and suicide from her recent battle. She takes a realistic transparent approach to being an i

Welcome Kim Guess to the show! My pain motivates me. I lost my husband in 2019 to ALS, he was only 41 years old. My business was birthed because I needed something to focus on and something to help pay the bills that were now all my responsibility. I have a 9 year old son that keeps me motivated daily, and all the women that I serve inspire me. I help women of all ethnicities achieve their weight loss goals through dance fitness, by dealing with self esteem issues 1st. I also do a Hip Hop Dance Fitness Mentorship Program for teenage girls & abused women. I feel that I impact my community because of the transparency of who I am and what I've gone through. I was able to create a safe space for all women to be themselves without judgment, we laugh, cry, support and uplift one another. I do my best to help other women create and start their own business & to find their purpose. In all aspects of life we have to adapt, so through loss I survived, through pain & grief I survived, through depression &

Great designs, whether personal spaces or commercial properties, begin with a comprehensive understanding of clients’ needs and expectations.  Porscha’s ability to develop client relationships based on respect, trust, and confidence has been the key to her success as a designer.  Skilled at creating beautiful designs under a variety of budgets, styles, timeframes, and requirements, Porscha guides her clients through every phase of the design process.  She remains committed to cultivating valued relationships and helping clients reach the best version of their overall vision. Porscha moved to Lexington, KY in September 2016, where she embraced her entrepreneurial spirit, founding P. L. Coney Designs.  Her mission is to assist both residential and commercial clients in creating timeless spaces.  Whether classic or contemporary, across a vast range of styles, Porscha balances colors, textures, and lighting to create a space that reflects her clients’ personalities and suits their design needs.  Working in collab

Creative, frugal fashionista, digital media enthusiast, maximizer, mentor, and mom. Kiah Arnold has always had a passion for telling visual stories, including stories told through clothing. Her favorite quote, “Fortune favors the bold,” fuels her desire to be bold in all aspects of life. Ms. Arnold is the CEO and founder of E11even Keez Media + Creative, a creative consultant agency, specializing in creative direction, brand and marketing strategy, and content creation. She is also the principal stylist of Hollywood Keez Style, the wardrobe consulting sector of the E11even Keez brand. Her goal is to help businesses and individuals tell better brand stories, increase their reach, and promote boldness in outer appearance. She was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky where bourbon, basketball, betting on thoroughbreds, and anything bluegrass rules. She is an alumnus of Eastern Kentucky University where she majored in Broadcasting and Electronic Media. She also obtained a filmmaking certificate from Bluegras

Welcome Samantha Johnson to the podcast, Powerhouses!  IG handle: www.instagram.com/samanhattanpr  

DaMaris B. Hill is the author of Breath Better Spent: Living Black Girlhood (2022), A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing: The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland (2019) -a 2020 NAACP Image Award finalist for Outstanding Literary Work, The Fluid Boundaries of Suffrage and Jim Crow: Staking Claims in the American Heartland (2016), \Vi-zə-bəl\   \Teks-chərs\(Visible Textures) (2015).  Similar to her creative work, Hill’s scholarly research is interdisciplinary. Hill is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Kentucky. http://damarishill.com  Order your copy of a Breath Better Spent here

Welcome back powerhouses. This episode is all about Desire and Decisions. You cannot do either without some quiet time. Take a listen and leave us a review!

Hey Powerhouse! This episode is all about YOU getting into the presence of God and setting the VISION for your life. There are two more episodes up to help you effectively set your sights on 2021.  Step 1: Create a space for a moment of thought. Step 2: Release your worries. Step 3: Meditating: that’s you listening for God

Okay PowerHouse! It's always your season, so let's act and think like it is!  Because you know it's always your season: Knowing that there is an appointed time for everything should help take the edge of rush off. Knowing there’s a season to everything, should help you mentally plan for things to go in a cycle. You are never not winning, as long as you don’t quit. Scripture References: Romans 8:28 Ecclesiastes 3:1-8  

Before you step into the role of  leadership, be sure to have: 1. Self-Awareness (know your strengths and weaknesses) 2. Believe in success for yourself!  Strengths Based Leadership 

This episode is dedicated to Breonna Taylor.   

This week episode talks about three reasons why most people don't like to speak up, and your two reasons why you are qualified to speak. You have PERSPECTIVE and PURPOSE!  Share your story of how you spoke up this week using the hashtage #ispeakforthishouse and follow us on IG @she.speaksss

Why you are authorized to speak for your house: You have knowledge. Whatever you know is valuable. Put some respect on the things you’ve seen and experienced. That counts. And you decide how high people need to count to have access to you.  Your future is established in the present. The things you decide to do now are always a step in connection to your goal or your purpose  You don’t have time to wait for someone else to do it. We see people do it time and time again: waiting on someone else to make a move. Stop waiting for them and sense the move on your own.  Believe it or not, there are people depending on you. You aren’t aware of how many people are watching and feeling your energy. That’s why you are required to speak for your house. Its your spiritual mandate. The great commission charges us to go to nation to nation and teach and baptize people in the name of Jesus Christ. You can’t teach without a message. And a message has words, and your voice gives it volume. IG @coachteasiaa IG @she.speaksss

You shared your email, and now here's my personal truth.  I've been in thirst trap.  And the come up, is real. 

Follow me on IG: @coachteasiaa Follow me on Twitter: @coachteasiaa This week is on self-development:  Self-awareness builds confidence.  Identify your areas to grow (what) Mentally Prepare for the execution process (connect to your why) Now build a strategy SMART GOALS!  The curve ball: don't let GUILT stop you from growing! Question for the week: If your life were the script you've been dreaming of, how would your character read? #buildyournarrative

Follow me on IG, Facebook, and Twitter @coachteasiaa 1. How do you receive love? Love Language quiz I don't feel love when... 16 personalities quiz 2. How do you show or give love? (Love language quiz will help you learn this answer!) 3. What kind of love do you want? Create your narrative! 4. Commitment!  Taccarra and Kenyon Martin Follow them on IG (@askthemartins) Lady in Waiting book 

This episode covers 4 questions to ask yourself when contemplating your passion and your major in college. Then... there's brief historical lesson about NPHC/D9/America around 1900 and the evolution of the "college system" and the "college man/woman". Read more about W.E.B. DuBois and Howard University  IG: coachteasiaa or email me at info.rootedthinking@gmail.com National Center for Educational Statistics

I struggle with hearing people "trying" to do something while I support people who "do" things. Ever noticed how trying to do something doesn't send a strong message like doing something does? Here's what I've come to understand: Trying only makes sense after you have started doing the work Trying should signify process... in route to... moving towards Trying often communicates a passive attitude verses an active one.... Our faith=success! Faith without works is dead, so WORK YOUR FAITH! James 2:14-16  Stop giving yourself subtle permission to underachieve... Powerhouses don't underachieve! Follow me on Instagram and twitter! @coachteasiaa Here's Bishop TD Jakes' sermon I mentioned!

Okay Powerhouses! This is our year to "sparkle"! Let's start off the year right with getting our mentality in the correct space! 1. Communication! It leads to clear understanding of self and others. 2. Clean up and out your self talk 3. Clean up and clean out your schedule and habits! Establish some new ones. Side Hustle Pro Podcast Ben Tankard, "The Full Tank Life"