Episodes

Check out the answer our returning guest brother David Garlock shared that can help someone who has been sexually abused. Full episode scheduled to be released Friday, October 16, 2020 "David Garlock is a successful returning citizen, reentry professional, and criminal justice reform, advocate. David and his brother received 25-year sentences in Alabama after taking the life of their abuser. A client of Equal Justice Initiative, he was released on parole in 2013 after serving more than 13 year...

In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month this episode reviewed how the Domestic Violence Awareness Month started, its purpose...along with us having a continued conversation regarding Domestic Violence with our guest Rev. Dr. Helena Fontes who “is the founder and CEO of New View Institute, https://www.newviewinstitute.org/ which is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization.”

In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, our next episode (scheduled to be released Friday, October 9th, 2020) will review how the Domestic Violence Awareness Month started...along with us having a continued conversation regarding Domestic Violence with our guest Rev. Dr. Helena Fontes. Check out our preview with our guest Rev. Dr. Helena Fontes who shared how the New View Institute, https://www.newviewinstitute.org/ continues to honor and remember those who lost their lives as a result o...

Dr. Orlando Davis is a psychiatrist with thirty-five years of experience. He practices as a psychiatrist in Maryland which he treats those impacted by mental health and substance abuse problems. For comments or questions feel free to email info@itsnothowyoustartbuthowyoufinish.com

Check out this preview from our discussion on Substance Abuse Disorder/Substance Use Disorder with our guest Dr. Orlando Davis who shares his professional experience and faith-based recommendation. Dr. Orlando Davis is a psychiatrist with thirty-five years of experience. He practices as a psychiatrist in Maryland which he treats those impacted by mental health and substance abuse problems. Full episode scheduled to be released Friday, October 2, 2020

Brother Leon Hazzard was born in a small town and he belongs to a large family. Before he became saved, he made some bad choices in his life that caused him to be incarcerated and a returning citizen. He realized being incarcerated saved his life. He learned what worked for him as a returning citizen that allowed him to finally stop the cycle of his season of getting incarcerated. He made the best decision in his life three years ago by receiving Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Brother Leon...

Check out the preview with our guest Brother Leon that provides words of inspiration from his personal experience. Full episode scheduled to be released 9/25/2020. Brother Leon Hazzard was born in a small town and he belongs to a large family. Before he became saved, he made some bad choices in his life that caused him to be incarcerated and a returning citizen. He realized being incarcerated saved his life. He learned what worked for him as a returning citizen that allowed him to finally stop...

Check out our discussion looking at Mental Health Challenges/Mental Illness with our guest sister Teresa Gordon a licensed school psychologist. "Teresa Gordon is a committed servant, educator, and advocate for youth and families whose professional career as a Licensed School Psychologist spans more than twenty-five years. She holds a Master of Science degree in School Psychology from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Sociology from Fisk Univers...

Check out our preview discussing how the school setting can be the initial place where Mental Health Challenges may initially be noticed in different students...with our guest sister Teresa Gordon a licensed school psychologist. "Teresa Gordon is a committed servant, educator, and advocate for youth and families whose professional career as a Licensed School Psychologist spans more than twenty-five years. She holds a Master of Science degree in School Psychology from Miami University in Oxford,...

During this episode, we discuss parenting a child with special needs with our guest sister Chanta' N. Barrett. Sister Chanta' parents a child with special needs. Sister Chanta' not only has been gifted to serve/parent one of her children who has special needs, she is an "Educator/Professor/Writer/Communicator/Motivator." Please feel free as led to listen & subscribe to our podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, TuneIn as well as many othe...

Check out some words of inspiration from our guest sister Chanta' N. Barrett who parents a child with special needs. Sister Chanta' not only has been gifted to serve/parent one of her children who has special needs, she is an "Educator/Professor/Writer/Communicator/Motivator." Full episode scheduled to be released Friday, September 11, 2020.

Check out our discussion on Incarceration & Reentry with our guest brother David Garlock. "David Garlock is a successful returning citizen, reentry professional, and criminal justice reform, advocate. David and his brother received 25-year sentences in Alabama after taking the life of their abuser. A client of Equal Justice Initiative, he was released on parole in 2013 after serving more than 13 years and pursuing several educational opportunities while incarcerated. He subsequently obtained hi...

Check out some of the things brother David Garlock suggested for a returning citizen to be successful during our discussion on Incarceration & Reentry. "David Garlock is a successful returning citizen, reentry professional, and criminal justice reform, advocate. David and his brother received 25-year sentences in Alabama after taking the life of their abuser. A client of Equal Justice Initiative, he was released on parole in 2013 after serving more than 13 years and pursuing several educational...

We discuss with our guest Rev. Dr. Helena Fontes the topic of Domestic Violence. Rev. Dr. Helena Fontes is the founder and Chief Executive Director for the New View Institute which is a non-profit 501 ( c ) (3) organization that delivers programming through counsel, training, psycho-educational groups, the arts, and spiritual support for both perpetrators, and survivors of domestic violence as stated from the New View Institute's website at https://www.newviewinstitute.org/staff Please feel fre...

Check out how Rev. Dr. Helena Fontes provides a brief overview of Domestic Violence. Rev. Dr. Helena Fontes is the founder and Chief Executive Director for the New View Institute which is a non-profit 501 ( c ) (3) organization that delivers programming through counsel, training, psycho-educational groups, the arts, and spiritual support for both perpetrators, and survivors of domestic violence as stated from the New View Institute's website at https://www.newviewinstitute.org/staff Look out fo...

We discuss with our guest Rev. Dr. Lori Banfield an overview on the topic of Mental Illness/Mental Health Condition. Rev. Dr. Lori Banfield is the Executive Director for Redemption Housing where you can read her in-depth bio by accessing this link https://redemptionhousing.org/about-us/leadership/ Please feel free to email info@itsnothowyoustartbuthowyoufinish.com for comments, questions, etc.

Check out the answer from our guest Rev. Dr. Lori Banfield when a questioned by the co-host Solomon Jefferson asked during our discussion how can you tell if it's manipulation or the Mental Illness Rev. Dr. Lori Banefield is the Executive Director for Redemption Housing where you can read her in-depth bio via this link https://redemptionhousing.org/about-us/leadership/ Look out for this full episode scheduled to be released on Friday, August 21st, 2020 Please feel free to email info@itsnothow...

We discuss with our guest Rev. Dr. Helena Fontes what does it mean to value who you are? Rev. Dr. Helena Fontes is the founder and Chief Executive Director for the New View Institute which is a non-profit 501 ( c ) (3) organization that delivers programming through counsel, training, psycho-educational groups, the arts, and spiritual support for both perpetrators, and survivors of domestic violence as stated from the New View Institute's website at https://www.newviewinstitute.org/staff Please ...