This time is just the two of us, Mikel and Candice reflecting on this first season of the Front Porch Podcast. We thank each guest who blessed the podcast with wisdom, courage, and honest openness. Let us know what you think! What was your favorite episode, favorite sound bite, or favorite rapid-fire question?

Let us know if you'd like to be a guest on the show. thefrontporchpodcast23@gmail.com

It's often been said, that the most important relationship you have is the one with yourself. One thing the pandemic taught ALL of us, is that our relationships, connections, and community are vitally important to our overall well being. As invaluable as our relationships are, they can be challenging to navigate and nourish.

Jamaal Kings| @jamaal_kings Instagram

Keshav Bhatt | @keshavbx YouTube

Ishani Parekh| Full name on LinkedIn

We know about maintaining our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health, but what about our financial health? We live in a space and time when pensions, savings, and investments look different from past generations. In addition, entrepreneurship is very attractive, but how many people are ready to deal with the windfalls and pitfalls of being your own boss, and how are we expanding our understanding of generational wealth?

Guests

Jamille Thomas,

Thomas Legacy Services 501.492.9270, thomaslegacyservices.com, Facebook My Money Plan-TLS

JamilleThomas.com-Century 21 Sandstone Real Estate Group

D.A. O'Neal,

IMC Financial Consulting, LLC, 1.800.658.5702, 404.907.9602, www.planningimc.com

Intro music: Iconoclast, Tyler Kinchen and the Right Pieces

How do you live authentically? Is it a choice, habit, or lifestyle? Often we wear masks and create different versions of ourselves to conform to the expectations and standards of who we should and shouldn't be. Where do these expectations come from, and what would it mean to live freely, boldly, and unapologetically YOU?

Guests

Mia Washington | LinkedIn Mia Washington, americancouncil.org

Bow Hendrix | Instragram @b.e.hendrix, Email: bowenerinhendrix@gmail.com

Tamia Robinson| officialtamiarobinson

Intro Music: Iconoclast, Tyler Kinchen and the Right Pieces

Let's talk about the role of perfectionism and exceptionalism in families, how other people's expectations define family dynamics, what influences your relationships and kinships, and how you define and write your story for others to read instead of others' writing your story for you to read.

Guests on the Show

Dr. John Miller| Twitter @dr_millah, Instagram @millahtyme27

LaTanya Coleman-Carter (all socials) Dear Mom, Wait, That's Me!

Andrea Martin| Andrea.T.Martin25@gmail.com

Intro Music: Iconoclast, Tyler Kinchen and the Right Pieces

How do you grow from failure? How can mistakes be a catalyst for a breakthrough? Failure and mistakes are one of life's most incredible teaching tools, yet many of us struggle to embrace the pain and process. In a world that commodifies perfection and filters, how do we amplify the beauty of being human and share life lessons that inspire, challenge, and redefine success?

Guests on this Episode:

Dr. Angela Webster

Crystal Balogun

Mia Meadows | Mia Meadows (on all platforms)

Issac Cooper| Issac Cooper (on all platforms), IMC Financial Consulting, Financial Freedom Project,

Intro Music: Iconoclast, Tyler Kinchen and the Right Pieces

Mental health wellness is a trending issue in the Black community, especially the mental health challenges of Back men. This episode will focus on mental health in communities of color. Specifically, this episode will address the complexities and factors such as hyper-masculinity, racism, low wealth, status, toughness, heteronormative behaviors, implicit bias among health care providers, stigmas associated with mental health counseling and therapy, and the lack of visibility among providers of color.

Guests on this Episode:

Todd Parker| @parkereducator (Twitter) Parker Education and Development, LLC (Facebook) Todd Parker (LinkedIn) www.parkeredanddevelopment.com (Website)

Pastor Allen Irizarry Graves, Sr.| Buy Pastor Graves Book: A Quest for Belonging-Overcoming Abuse, Abandonment, and Identity Crisis

Chazz Kohlrieser MSW, LICSW

Black Male Mental Health – BLACK MALE MENTAL HEALTH™️ (@blackmalementalhealth) • Instagram photos and videos“What doesn't Kill you Makes you Blacker” - by Damon Young: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker - Available Now! - Damon Young (damonjyoung.com)

Hurdle Health – an online platform that will connect you to a therapist of color: Intentional Therapists | Culturally Intentional Online Therapy | Hurdle Mental Health Care

Black Men Heal platform that offers 8 free therapy sessions: Home - Black Men Heal

Intro Music: Iconoclast, Tyler Kinchen and the Right Pieces

Social justice has been twisted and tainted into a battering ram of divisiveness rhetoric. Yet, social justice calls for people to collaborate for the greater good of humanity. In this episode, we will be discussing social justice in education, health, and entrepreneurship.

How are we defining, experiencing, and connecting to shift the tides around social justice issues?

Guests on this Episode:

Kenya Eddings| butterfly10305@sbcglobal.net (email) Kenya Eddings (Facebook)

Denise Donnell| justtalkconsulting@gmail.com (email) Denise Donnell (Facebook and LinkedIn)

Kristy Carter| Dr. Kristy Carter (LinkedIn), Kristy Carter (Facebook), @kc4urself (Twitter and Instagram)

Dr. Kristy's Website

Tamia Robinson| officialtamiarobinson (Instagram)

Information on Mayor Lisa Hicks Gilbert

National Birth Equity Collaborative

Neonatal Justice Collaborative

Intro Music: Iconoclast, Tyler Kinchen and the Right Pieces