A.F.A.R Absent For A Reason

Meredith began her journey with Fathers' Uplift as a clinical intern and she's now one of our clinicians! She brings immense value to the FUL team and we are excited to highlight what fatherhood means to her today!

Take a listen on your commute home!

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Brandy is relatively new to the FUL fam, having just joined our team as an intern in January of this year. She has since graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Psychology, but has stayed on our team over the summer, supporting our organization as an Administrator. We are thankful to have her and are excited to share this podcast episode with you! 

Take 10 minutes today to hear what fatherhood means to Brandy and learn more about her Fathers' Uplift story!

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Leonard serves as Fathers' Uplift's Director of Coaching. He is a father of two teenagers, an African immigrant, and a fantastic leader who cares deeply about fatherhood.

Take 10 minutes today to hear what fatherhood means to Leonard and learn more about his Fathers' Uplift story!

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George leads Fathers' Uplift's Youth Enrichment program and serves as a coach supporting the dads and families we serve as well.

Take 15 minutes today to hear what fatherhood means to George and learn more about his Fathers' Uplift story!

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This month we interviewed Fathers' Uplift employees about all things fatherhood, finding out about their own experience with fatherhood themselves (whether as a father or just as the child of a father).

In this episode, Coach Vicente shares about his experience with Fathers' Uplift and fatherhood.

Take a listen and hear some fascinating stories from the FUL Fam.

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This year in our new Youth Voices Podcast Program, we've been teaching podcasting skills, including research, writing, and recording/public speaking to youth engaged with our coaches.

Jahkari is one of the youth who has been involved from the start and we are happy to showcase his first podcast episode today, in which he discusses the emerging world of professional gaming.

Check it out! You just might learn something.

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A healthy body. Good physical health habits. Nutrition, exercise, and appropriate health care. These make up the physical dimension of wellness. A few ways we can get there might be choosing things that make our body feel good and trimming back the things that bring us down. We can also feel better by creating a routine that balances activity with inactivity, and that is manageable within our obligations and needs. Our body is intelligent, and learning to listen to it more deeply may be very important and empowering.

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With all that is going on in our society today, Dr. Daniels wrote a letter to the Kings and Queens out there. It isn’t a perfect message, but it is certainly from the heart. We hope you can take time to listen and be encouraged.

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The Intellectual Wellness Dimension involves many things that keep our brains active and our intellect expanding. In a broad sense, this dimension can involve looking at different perspectives of an issue and taking them into consideration. Through a number of activities—from learning about current events to organizing game nights in your home or community center—you can broaden your perspective and understand diverse points of view.

Let's break down this dimension of wellness.

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The Spiritual Wellness Dimension is a broad concept that represents one’s personal beliefs and values and involves having meaning, purpose, and a sense of balance and peace. It includes Recognizing our search for meaning and purpose in human existence and  Developing an appreciation for life and the natural forces that exist in the universe. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app