When We Speak is a podcast where we have inspirational, candid, and empowering conversations. It’s a place where we share insight into how we cope, heal, and find meaning in a wide range of experiences. Hosted by mental health therapist, speaker, and author of “What Children Remember”, Tasha Hunter, MSW, LCSW.
Browse episodes below, or:
19. Prioritizing Mental Health as an Entrepreneur with Candace Joseph
"When you love you, nothing someone says will make you think differently about you."
Today we are speaking with Candace Joseph about her mental health diagnosis and the impact PTSD, depression, and anxiety has had on her life and entrepreneurial journey. Candace shares her story with honesty and strength as she gives listeners insight on how trauma impacted her daily life activities and ability to form healthy relationships.
18. Chronic Pain and Invisible Illness with Physician Assistant Michele Johnson
"You still have to live. You still have to figure out what you were put her for..."
Today we are speaking to Michele Johnson, MHS, PA-C about her own journey with chronic pain and how she found ways to cope despite her medical diagnosis. Michele shares tips with listeners regarding what helped her to continue to thrive and how she now uses what she's learned to help others.
17. Healing Repressed Trauma with Chandra Moyer
"God will love us right where we are, but I didn't really feel I was worthy."
On today's episode Chandra Moyer shares her story of growing up in a military family in a predominantly White community. She details what it was like becoming aware of the abuse after more than thirty years of dissociative amnesia, shame, and her family's denial and abandonment.
16. Weight Neutral Fitness and Body Positivity with Jess Brock-Pitts
"Diet culture isn't happy to see you feel satisfied with yourself."
In today's episode I'm speaking with Jess Brock-Pitts about her journey to weight neutral fitness and body positivity. Jess brilliantly explores the following:
—How food shaming sends a message of who is worthy and who is loveable
—How we attach moral value to food
—How diet culture sends the message that if you're in a bigger body, you should want to lose weight
—The manipulation of diet culture
—How parents can avoid applying food rules to children
—How we can prevent our children from having weight and body shame
15. Sex Positivity, Pleasure, and Consent with Yael Rosenstock Gonzalez
"Say what you want because that is how you get your pleasure."
In today's episode I'm speaking with Yael R Rosenstock Gonzalez about sex positivity, pleasure, and consent. We also delve into what it means to be a part of a community and own your identity.
Yael R Rosenstock Gonzalez is a sex educator, sex coach, researcher, author, speaker, curriculum developer, and workshop facilitator. As a queer, polyamorous, white-presenting Nuyorican Jew, Yael has always been interested in understanding the multi-level experiences of individuals. This led her to found Kaleidoscope Vibrations, LLC, a company dedicated to supporting and creating spaces for individuals to explore and find community in their identities.
14. Recovering From Abuse Through Loving Dignity with Heather Caliri
"There can't be a resurrection until something has died." Today we are speaking with Heather Caliri about how we heal from self-criticism, feeling as if we aren't good enough or that we are " bad Christians".
Heather invites listeners to heal from abuse, learn how to have healthy relationships, and healthy boundaries. She created 30 Days To Loving Dignity for Christians who have experienced verbal, emotional, and psychological abuse.
Heather Caliri writes about being an awkward Christian: finding God’s grace in the most uncomfortable places. She has written extensively about mental health, abuse and its repercussions, healthy relationships, faith reconstruction after spiritual abuse, and progressive theology.
13. Financial Literacy in the Black Community with Darleana McHenry
Today we are speaking with Darleana McHenry about what it means to have financial literacy in the Black Community and how to become more financially literate.
Darleana explores some of the challenges in the Black community as a result of poverty and lack of economic stability. Darleana provides insight into simple steps that people can take immediately to become more educated and ways to seek support to manage financial issues that are often generational.
Darleana is the founder of Black in Money Recovery. Darleana says her family struggled with money issues for generations that included bouts of abundance as well as bouts of poverty. Darleana says her father was absolutely brilliant as a businessman yet he struggled to maintain his wealth because of generational curses and racism. Darleana started Black in Money Recovery, Black in Debtors Anonymous, Black in Underearners Anonymous which are all Twelve Step Programs for the Black community after realizing she was not going to heal in the spaces created by and for White people.
12. Surviving Imposter Syndrome and Burnout with Dr. Erika
Today we are speaking with Dr. Erika about imposter syndrome and burnout while working in corporate America. She discusses her history of depression, thoughts of suicide, and how she pivoted from her most painful moments.
Dr. Erika is a coach, consultant, and podcast host. Through her platforms, Dr. Erika helps women get clear on their path, unleash the courage to step out of their comfort zone and optimize their capacity to prevent overwhelm and burnout in the process. Dr. Erika believes that within every women lives a dream and it takes clarity, courage, capacity, community, and commitment to make that dream a reality.
11. Gender Incongruence and Coming Out as Transgender with Amber Rose Washington
Amber Rose Washington is the author of the bestselling book, "Hiding From Myself: My Complicated Rebirth into Womanhood and My Own Skin. She is also a songwriter, producer, VO Artist, A&R, public speaker, and advocate for the transgender community.
Listen as Amber shares her powerful story of growing up in the Catskills Region of New York State, being bullied, coming out as transgender, her spiritual/religious evolution, and how she advocates for the transgender community.
10. Growing Up in the Foster Care System and Church Trauma with Heidi Lara
Heidi came from a home of severe abuse with her brother and three sisters were moved into the child welfare system. After 14 years of the foster care system she experienced her share of early childhood trauma. As an adult and mother of two daughters she uses her story to encourage others that they too can heal from trauma and live beautiful fulfilling lives.
Listen as we discuss Heidi's experience with child abuse/neglect, growing up in the foster care system, church-related trauma, her faith journey, and how she is thriving today as a single mom.
9. Healing from Sexual Trauma with Annette Maria
No matter what has happened to you or what you have gone through, you have the ability to change that. You don’t have to remain that person who has been suffering.
Annette is a Purpose Embodiment Coach, Intuitive Facilitator of Healing, Channel for Multi-dimensional Beings, Host of Sacred Dance Podcast, Published Author & Bhakti Yogi. Her work supports women to step into their soul's purpose, reclaim their inner goddess & manifest their deepest desires. She wants to see the planet as a place that supports everyone feeling wildly expressed in their soul's purpose, reminded of their limitless potential & able to fully feel their humanness. Listen in as we discuss being your own best lover, reclaiming your virginity, and getting started on your healing journey.
8. Leading As A Black Woman in the Military with Bionca Lindsey
Today I am talking to Bionca Lindsey about what it means to be Black and in the military.
Bionca is a consultant for Nutrition Care Professionals and a counselor with Montgomery Community Corrections for domestic violence. She also serves as the President for Alabama’s Association of Nutrition and Foodservice Professionals while also serving as Vice President for two associations: Autauga County Master Gardener Association and Alabama Herb Society. She is a retired Chief Master Sergeant, who served 30 years in our United States Air Force. She is also the only person to date in the history of the Air Force who has risen from the Dietary Therapy Career Field to Air Force Medical Service Senior Executive Management Level.
Before assuming her last position in the Air Force, she held the highest position in the Diet Therapy career field as senior enlisted consultant to the Air Force Surgeon General on Air Force Dietetics governing 55 nutrition sites world-wide. Listen in as we discuss the importance of knowing your value, the qualities a leader should have, and why you don’t always have to be the one to speak.