Our Topic is:  Breaking the Stigma of Domestic Violence – 3 of 3 – Ep. 18

This is a frank & in-depth panel discussion on Breaking the Stigma of Domestic Violence.  We will be gifted with the personal stories of both our guests.  We are examining such topics as: Recognizing the warning signs of abuse; Signs of Love Bombing; Effects of domestic violence on children and the short & long-term effects; Plan for Safety; Internet Safety; Getting Help and a host of other related topics.

Our Special Guests: Stephanie J. Bond & her daughter Katherine Omo-Osagie

Stephanie Bond, CPA

https://stephaniejbond.com/

https://www.tiktok.com/@stephaniejbond

In the U.S., the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24/7 via:

• Phone - 1-800-799-7233

• Chat - thehotline.org

• Text - LOVEIS to 22522

YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/VleY7HONcCk

Links to Journey to Life Podcast Home Page: 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@journeytolife4353 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0CJNErVPV2jeLRXNiMWMdl 

Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/journey-to-life-podcast/id1617176791 

Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/af2ca38e-0fa4-4a1e-9100-4c6020be5660/journey-to-life-podcast

• Recognizing the warning signs of abuse:

https://www.thehotline.org/identify-abuse/power-and-control/

https://www.thehotline.org/identify-abuse/domestic-abuse-warning-signs/

https://www.womenshealth.gov/relationships-and-safety/domestic-violence/effects-domestic-violence-children

Supporting Children During Abuse | The Hotline

• Can children recover from witnessing or experiencing domestic violence or abuse?

Effects of domestic violence on children | Office on Women's Health (womenshealth.gov)

• Plan for Safety:

Create a Safety Plan | The National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org)

Domestic Violence Shelter Resources - The Hotline

Emergency housing for domestic violence victims - The Hotline 

Domestic Violence Shelter Resources - The Hotline

Our Topic is:  Breaking the Stigma of Domestic Violence – 2 of 3 – Ep. 17

This is a frank & in-depth panel discussion on Breaking the Stigma of Domestic Violence.  We will be gifted with the personal stories of both our guests.  We are examining such topics as: Recognizing the warning signs of abuse; Signs of Love Bombing; Effects of domestic violence on children and the short & long-term effects; Plan for Safety; Internet Safety; Getting Help and a host of other related topics.

Our Special Guests: Stephanie J. Bond & her daughter Katherine Omo-Osagie

Stephanie Bond, CPA

https://stephaniejbond.com/

https://www.tiktok.com/@stephaniejbond

In the U.S., the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24/7 via:

•Phone - 1-800-799-7233

•Chat - thehotline.org

•Text - LOVEIS to 22522

YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/VleY7HONcCk

Links to Journey to Life Podcast Home Page: 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@journeytolife4353 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0CJNErVPV2jeLRXNiMWMdl 

Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/journey-to-life-podcast/id1617176791 

Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/af2ca38e-0fa4-4a1e-9100-4c6020be5660/journey-to-life-podcast

• Recognizing the warning signs of abuse:

https://www.thehotline.org/identify-abuse/power-and-control/

https://www.thehotline.org/identify-abuse/domestic-abuse-warning-signs/

https://www.womenshealth.gov/relationships-and-safety/domestic-violence/effects-domestic-violence-children

Supporting Children During Abuse | The Hotline

• Can children recover from witnessing or experiencing domestic violence or abuse?

Effects of domestic violence on children | Office on Women's Health (womenshealth.gov)

• Plan for Safety:

Create a Safety Plan | The National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org)

Domestic Violence Shelter Resources - The Hotline

Emergency housing for domestic violence victims - The Hotline 

Domestic Violence Shelter Resources - The Hotline

Our Topic is:  Breaking the Stigma of Domestic Violence – 1 of 3

This is a frank & in-depth panel discussion on Breaking the Stigma of Domestic Violence.  We will be gifted with the personal stories of both our guests.  We are examining such topics as: Recognizing the warning signs of abuse; Signs of Love Bombing; Effects of domestic violence on children and the short & long-term effects; Plan for Safety; Internet Safety; Getting Help and a host of other related topics.

Our Special Guests: Stephanie J. Bond & her daughter Katherine Omo-Osagie

Stephanie Bond, CPA

https://stephaniejbond.com/

https://www.tiktok.com/@stephaniejbond

In the U.S., the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24/7 via:

•Phone - 1-800-799-7233

•Chat - thehotline.org

•Text - LOVEIS to 22522

YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/LSjuE-7uXVw

Links to Journey to Life Podcast Home Page: 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@journeytolife4353 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0CJNErVPV2jeLRXNiMWMdl 

Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/journey-to-life-podcast/id1617176791 

Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/af2ca38e-0fa4-4a1e-9100-4c6020be5660/journey-to-life-podcast

• Recognizing the warning signs of abuse:

https://www.thehotline.org/identify-abuse/power-and-control/

https://www.thehotline.org/identify-abuse/domestic-abuse-warning-signs/

https://www.womenshealth.gov/relationships-and-safety/domestic-violence/effects-domestic-violence-children

Supporting Children During Abuse | The Hotline

• Can children recover from witnessing or experiencing domestic violence or abuse?

Effects of domestic violence on children | Office on Women's Health (womenshealth.gov)

• Plan for Safety:

Create a Safety Plan | The National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org)

Domestic Violence Shelter Resources - The Hotline

Emergency housing for domestic violence victims - The Hotline 

Domestic Violence Shelter Resources - The Hotline

This is a frank & in-depth panel discussion about the Complex Healing Process of Grief.  We are examining such topics as: What is Grief, the 4 types of Grief, the 5 Stages of Grief vs. 7 Stages of Grief, Grief & The Pandemic, the Differences Between Normal and Complicated Grief and a host of other related topics.

Our Special Guest:  Alexia Ford

Alexia Ford is a LMSW and obtained a Master in Divinity in 2018. She completed a yearlong internship as a hospital Chaplain and is currently employed as a Hospice Chaplain since 2020. She is no stranger to helping individuals and families with processing death, dying and bereavement.  

Links to The Complex Healing Process of Grief Episodes - Journey to Life Podcast

YouTube Video:  https://youtu.be/J0IGyskdBwQ

Links to Journey to Life Podcast Home Page: 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@journeytolife4353 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0CJNErVPV2jeLRXNiMWMdl 

Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/journey-to-life-podcast/id1617176791 

Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/af2ca38e-0fa4-4a1e-9100-4c6020be5660/journey-to-life-podcast

The 5 Stages of Grief: Processing Loss Doesn't Happen Overnight

Stages of Grief: 5 Stages vs. 7 Stages, and Tips for Coping (greatist.com)

The Stages of Grief: What Do You Need to Know?

The Stages of Grief: How to Understand Your Feelings (healthline.com)

Differences Between Normal and Complicated Grief

Differences Between Normal and Complicated Grief (verywellhealth.com)

This is a frank & in-depth panel discussion about the Complex Healing Process of Grief.  We are examining such topics as: What is Grief, the 4 types of Grief, the 5 Stages of Grief vs. 7 Stages of Grief, Grief & The Pandemic, the Differences Between Normal and Complicated Grief and a host of other related topics.

Our Special Guest:  Alexia Ford

Alexia Ford is a LMSW and obtained a Master in Divinity in 2018. She completed a yearlong internship as a hospital Chaplain and is currently employed as a Hospice Chaplain since 2020. She is no stranger to helping individuals and families with processing death, dying and bereavement.  

Links to The Complex Healing Process of Grief Episodes - Journey to Life Podcast

YouTube Video:  https://youtu.be/tAaUWhn_d5g

Links to Journey to Life Podcast Home Page: 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@journeytolife4353 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0CJNErVPV2jeLRXNiMWMdl 

Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/journey-to-life-podcast/id1617176791 

Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/af2ca38e-0fa4-4a1e-9100-4c6020be5660/journey-to-life-podcast

The 5 Stages of Grief: Processing Loss Doesn't Happen Overnight

Stages of Grief: 5 Stages vs. 7 Stages, and Tips for Coping (greatist.com)

The Stages of Grief: What Do You Need to Know?

The Stages of Grief: How to Understand Your Feelings (healthline.com)

Differences Between Normal and Complicated Grief

Differences Between Normal and Complicated Grief (verywellhealth.com)

Our Topic is: Plus Sized in America: Shifting the Beauty Standard

This is a frank & in-depth panel discussion on what it is to be Plus Sized and Curvy in America.  Examining the beauty standards, marketing efforts and the inroads Plus Sized and Curvy people have made into the modeling industry. 67% of American women wear a size 14 or above.  By most estimates, more than 2/3 of American women are plus-size consumers.

We are honored to be joined with our Special Guest – Mindy J. Lowery:

Mindy J. Lowery is a Curvy and Fashion Model, who began her journey in 2021.  She has a base following that is constantly increasing on social media, to include 28.1k on TikTok alone. Mindy J. continues to make her mark in the fashion industry, while inspiring other women as she goes. 

Mindy socials: 

FB: @mindyjlowery 

IG: @mindyjlowery 

Tiktok: @mindyjlowery 

For booking: info@mindyjlowery.com

Full Figured Fierce socials: 

IG: @fullfiguredfierce 

FB: @fullfiguredfierce 

Stores mentioned: 

Jluxelabel

H&M

Forever 21

Old Navy 

Savage X Fenty

Not mentioned: 

Fashion to Figure 

Torrid 

One Size Fits None: TIME

https://time.com/how-to-fix-vanity-sizing/

Links to Journey to Life Podcast Home Page: 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@journeytolife4353

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0CJNErVPV2jeLRXNiMWMdl

Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/journey-to-life-podcast/id1617176791

Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/af2ca38e-0fa4-4a1e-9100-4c6020be5660/journey-to-life-podcast

The Plus-Size Business Is Breaking From Its Past. That’s Good. - Forbes

https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardkestenbaum/2021/07/26/the-plus-size-business-is-breaking-from-its-past-thats-good/?sh=3ab8524f5d07

The Evolution of Plus-Size Fashion: Fit Analytics Blog

The Evolution of Plus-Size Fashion – Fit Analytics Blog

Two curve model influencers denied entry into club due to size - Alexa Jay and Ella Halikas 

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/two-influencers-say-denied-entry-club-size-rcna55993

Positive Words That Mean Plus-Size: (bustle.com); Offensive Terms To Retire: (bustle.com)

Thick, Curvy, Full-Figured, & 7 More Positive Words For Plus-Size (bustle.com)

Our Topic is “The Black Woman Experience in America” in honor of February being Black History Month.  This is a frank & in-depth panel discussion on what it is to be a Black Woman in today's society.  This is part three of a three-part series.  Part three will focus on “Stereotypes of Black Women in Television & Film”, “Natural Black Hair Journey” & “The Crown Act”. 

We are honored to be joined again with our Special Guest – Blaise:

Host of (2) YouTube Channels: 

HeyItsMeB 

https://www.youtube.com/@heyitsmeb & 

Secret Life of B  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkFkXLGE2YYjQ2VxhGUDl-A

& 

Blaire: 

Blaire has her Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education and is a talented fine artist & face painter.  Her art work can also be found on the front & back cover of my book, “There’s More Beyond Surviving – Journey to Life”

Links to Journey to Life Podcast Home Page:

YouTube:   https://www.youtube.com/@journeytolife4353

Spotify:   https://open.spotify.com/show/0CJNErVPV2jeLRXNiMWMdl

Apple Music:   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/journey-to-life-podcast/id1617176791

Amazon:   https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/af2ca38e-0fa4-4a1e-9100-4c6020be5660/journey-to-life-podcast

Stereotypes of Black Women in Television & Film

Titled: 7 Unconscious Biases That Still Affect Black Women Today (bustle.com)

7 Unconscious Biases That Still Affect Black Women Today (bustle.com)

Titled: Study Shows Positive Portrayals of Black Women on Big Screen and TV Have Increased, Colorism Issue Remains Unchanged 

Study Shows Positive Portrayals of Black Women on Big Screen and TV Have Increased, Colorism Issue Remains Unchanged (atlantablackstar.com)

Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media

Titled: How Natural Black Hair at Work Became a Civil Rights Issue (daily.jstor.org)

https://daily.jstor.org/how-natural-black-hair-at-work-became-a-civil-rights-issue/

Titled: Permanent hair straightening

Permanent Hair Straightening: Types and Side Effects (healthline.com)

Perms and the link to Cancer

Titled: Use of Straighteners and Other Hair Products and Incident Uterine Cancer (Journal of the National Cancer Institute)

Use of Straighteners and Other Hair Products and Incident Uterine Cancer | JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute | Oxford Academic (oup.com

Our Topic is “The Black Woman Experience in America” in honor of February being Black History Month.  This is a frank & in-depth panel discussion on what it is to be a Black Woman in today's society.  This is part two of a three-part series.  Part two will focus on “Respectability Politics”, “African American Vernacular English (AAVE) vs. Standard American English (SAE)” & “Code-Switching”. 

We are honored to be joined again with our Special Guest – Blaise - Host of (2) YouTube Channels: 

HeyItsMeB 

https://www.youtube.com/@heyitsmeb & 

Secret Life of B https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkFkXLGE2YYjQ2VxhGUDl-A

Links to Journey to Life Podcast Home Page:

YouTube:   https://www.youtube.com/@journeytolife4353

Spotify:   https://open.spotify.com/show/0CJNErVPV2jeLRXNiMWMdl

Apple Music:   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/journey-to-life-podcast/id1617176791

Amazon:   https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/af2ca38e-0fa4-4a1e-9100-4c6020be5660/journey-to-life-podcast

Verywellmind.com 

Titled: History of Respectability Politics

Playing the Game of Respectability Politics (verywellmind.com)

Talking Points Memo

Titled: The End of Black Respectability Politics

The End of Black Respectability Politics - TPM – Talking Points Memo

AFROPUNK

Titled: I’m is talking right”: how the stigma around black language holds us back from liberation

“i’m is talking right”: how the stigma around black language holds us back from liberation | AFROPUNK

hbr.org

Titled: The Costs of Code-Switching

The Costs of Code-Switching (hbr.org)

Verywellmind.com 

Titled: Code-Switching

https://www.verywellmind.com/mental-health-impact-of-straddling-a-dual-identity-as-an-asian-american-5270470