Empowering Connections

In episode 77 my guest is Eric Scott, a Licensed  Clinical Master Social Worker , with a private practice in Southfield, Michigan. Eric shares his expertise on Teens and Suicide and Risk Factors in Black Youth. Eric shares what he considers to be some common risk factors and how mental illness and unresolved traumas impact youth.  Please share and listen to this episode.

Are you in need of coaching or counseling for anxiety, depression, trauma  or having relationship problems? You can find me at  my website, (www.empoweringserenity.net ) or follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/connieakinslpc/and  join my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/empoweringserenityandguidance and  locate me on the Therapy for Black Girls website for counseling. 

Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast and help Connie Akins increase the number of views and listeners. Please share and thanks for your support. 

In episode 77 my guest is Eric Scott, a Licensed  Clinical Master Social Worker , with a private practice in Southfield, Michigan. Eric shares his expertise on Teens and Suicide and Risk Factors in Black Youth. Eric shares what he considers to be some common risk factors and how mental illness and unresolved traumas impact youth.  Please share and listen to this episode.

Are you in need of coaching or counseling for anxiety, depression, trauma  or having relationship problems? You can find me at  my website, (www.empoweringserenity.net ) or follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/connieakinslpc/and  join my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/empoweringserenityandguidance and  locate me on the Therapy for Black Girls website for counseling. 

Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast and help Connie Akins increase the number of views and listeners. Please share and thanks for your support. 

In the 76th episode I share thoughts on " Another Side of Domestic Abuse". I want people to understand that domestic violence can also be  psychological and emotional abuse. In this episode I give a clear definition and reasons why emotional and or psychological abuse is just as harmful for anyone who may be in a relationship with a partner who is using this as a mean of controlling their partner. Please listen and share this episode. 

Are you in need of coaching or counseling for anxiety, depression, trauma  or having relationship problems? You can find me at  my website, (www.empoweringserenity.net ) or follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/connieakinslpc/and  join my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/empoweringserenityandguidance and  locate me on the Therapy for Black Girls website for counseling. 

Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast and help Connie Akins increase the number of views and listeners. Please share and thanks for your support. 

In the 76th episode I share thoughts on " Another Side of Domestic Abuse". I want people to understand that domestic violence can also be  psychological and emotional abuse. In this episode I give a clear definition and reasons why emotional and or psychological abuse is just as harmful for anyone who may be in a relationship with a partner who is using this as a mean of controlling their partner. Please listen and share this episode. 

Are you in need of coaching or counseling for anxiety, depression, trauma  or having relationship problems? You can find me at  my website, (www.empoweringserenity.net ) or follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/connieakinslpc/and  join my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/empoweringserenityandguidance and  locate me on the Therapy for Black Girls website for counseling. 

Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast and help Connie Akins increase the number of views and listeners. Please share and thanks for your support. 

In episode 75 my guest is Dr. Melanie Ricaurte ,PsyD, Clinical Psychologist and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and AASECT Certified Sex Therapy Supervisor.  Dr. Ricaurte is the Clinical Director of Harmony Holistic in Bethesda Maryland.  In today's episode we are discussing " Infidelity " loosely  based on the book State of Affairs by Esther Perel . We define the elements of cheating, stigmas around cheating and talk about the emotional implications of cheating . 

Are you in need of coaching or counseling for anxiety, depression or having relationship problems? You can find me at  my website, (www.empoweringserenity.net ) or follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/connieakinslpc/and  join my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/empoweringserenityandguidance and  locate me on the Therapy for Black Girls website for counseling. 

Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast and help Connie Akins increase the number of views and listeners. Please share and thanks for your support. 

In episode 75 my guest is Dr. Melanie Ricaurte ,PsyD, Clinical Psychologist and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and AASECT Certified Sex Therapy Supervisor.  Dr. Ricaurte is the Clinical Director of Harmony Holistic in Bethesda Maryland.  In today's episode we are discussing " Infidelity " loosely  based on the book State of Affairs by Esther Perel . We define the elements of cheating, stigmas around cheating and talk about the emotional implications of cheating . 

Are you in need of coaching or counseling for anxiety, depression or having relationship problems? You can find me at  my website, (www.empoweringserenity.net ) or follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/connieakinslpc/and  join my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/empoweringserenityandguidance and  locate me on the Therapy for Black Girls website for counseling. 

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In episode # 74 my guest is Vanita Sanders, MSW who is the Senior Director of College and Career Access and Success at Strategic Community Partners and former Assistant  Director for GEAR-UP ( Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) at the University of Michigan. Vanita has championed college access, college readiness and community initiatives that support college age students and parents of college age students. In this episode "Parents and College Age Children" Vanita shares her professional and personal expertise on how parents can help develop their young adult children into independent students and citizens. Vanita says there are two ways young people learn "Mentor and Mistakes" .  She also states parents have to learn to let their children who are in college own their journey. 

Are you in need of coaching or counseling for anxiety, depression, trauma  or having relationship problems? You can find me at  my website, (www.empoweringserenity.net ) or follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/connieakinslpc/and  join my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/empoweringserenityandguidance and  locate me on the Therapy for Black Girls website for counseling. 

Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast and help Connie Akins increase the number of views and listeners. Please share and thanks for your support. 

In episode # 74 my guest is Vanita Sanders, MSW who is the Senior Director of College and Career Access and Success at Strategic Community Partners and former Assistant  Director for GEAR-UP ( Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) at the University of Michigan. Vanita has championed college access, college readiness and community initiatives that support college age students and parents of college age students. In this episode "Parents and College Age Children" Vanita shares her professional and personal expertise on how parents can help develop their young adult children into independent students and citizens. Vanita says there are two ways young people learn "Mentor and Mistakes" .  She also states parents have to learn to let their children who are in college own their journey. 

Are you in need of coaching or counseling for anxiety, depression, trauma  or having relationship problems? You can find me at  my website, (www.empoweringserenity.net ) or follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/connieakinslpc/and  join my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/empoweringserenityandguidance and  locate me on the Therapy for Black Girls website for counseling. 

Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast and help Connie Akins increase the number of views and listeners. Please share and thanks for your support. 

In episode #73 my guest is Brendon Jackson a single dad who shares his journey of how he became a single dad raising a daughter . Recently the movie " Fatherhood" encouraged many to explore and discuss the roles that fathers play in the lives of their children. Brendon shares some his  wisdom and  insights into how fathers can provide 'emotional flexibility ' and vulnerability when raising their children. He also explained how fathers and mothers can co-parent without causing emotional harm to their children. If you are a single father please listen and share . If you want to hear some depth and a great perspective from a millennial single father listen to this podcast. 

Are you in need of coaching or counseling for anxiety, depression, trauma  or having relationship problems? You can find me at  my website, (www.empoweringserenity.net ) or follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/connieakinslpc/and  join my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/empoweringserenityandguidance and  locate me on the Therapy for Black Girls website for counseling. 

Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast and help Connie Akins increase the number of views and listeners. Please share and thanks for your support. 

In episode #73 my guest is Brendon Jackson a single dad who shares his journey of how he became a single dad raising a daughter . Recently the movie " Fatherhood" encouraged many to explore and discuss the roles that fathers play in the lives of their children. Brendon shares some his  wisdom and  insights into how fathers can provide 'emotional flexibility ' and vulnerability when raising their children. He also explained how fathers and mothers can co-parent without causing emotional harm to their children. If you are a single father please listen and share . If you want to hear some depth and a great perspective from a millennial single father listen to this podcast. 

Are you in need of coaching or counseling for anxiety, depression, trauma  or having relationship problems? You can find me at  my website, (www.empoweringserenity.net ) or follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/connieakinslpc/and  join my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/empoweringserenityandguidance and  locate me on the Therapy for Black Girls website for counseling. 

Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast and help Connie Akins increase the number of views and listeners. Please share and thanks for your support.