• Rise Up Single Mom Live - Part 2
    Jan 5 2022

    This is part 2 of Rise Up Single Mom's live celebration. We continue our powerful conversations with special guests Megan Mottley and Tonya Braden. Enjoy!

     
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    27 mins
  • Rise Up Single Mom Live - Part 1
    Dec 23 2021

    Health is wealth and wellness is everything. We had Tan Shakespeare and Samaria Grandberry visit us to talk about the power of meditation and mindfulness in your life and ways that you can aim to maintain over the holidays

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    35 mins
  • Travelling with Kids
    Dec 2 2021
    So you wanna take your kid on an adventure? Or maybe just a vacation. This looks different at different ages. Guest Tomika Anderson is the founder and administrator of the Facebook group, Single Parents Who Travel, has lots of great advice. The holidays are a high travel time so whether you have plans or are still making plans, Tomika has shares advice and planning and budgeting tips to make travel - and your life - easier. Tune in moms!  
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    29 mins
  • What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas?
    Nov 17 2021

    The holiday season is here. But it's not always a joyous occasion for some people. It can be a high-stress time where feelings of grief, loneliness, anxiety and even failure are at an all-time high. Therapist and mental health expert Victoria Traylor joins Clarissa to talk about how to cope during the holidays and manage these feelings. 

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    30 mins
  • Hoping For The Best But Planning For The Worst
    Nov 3 2021

    Sometimes the final decree or the final separation isn't that final. Sometimes things can get combative and contentious. Attorney and mediator Anne Johnson joins the show to talk about conflict resolution, reducing stress and trauma for the kids, avoiding ugly court battles, boundary setting and much more. For any moms that are going through these challenges, tune in!

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    31 mins
  • Just Do It! The Momprenuers Episode
    Oct 22 2021
    Special guest Chantea Williams talks about entrepreneurship as a single mom. She has owned a bakery and now is the owner of Relentless Publishing House. She and Clarissa shares her journey, talks about how she had to shift from one career to the other, honoring your passion and building on natural talent. She says that "your circumstances don't dictate your finish." And she's right. We could put a period right here but there's so much more to this story. Check out the full episode!   
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    31 mins
  • The Power, The Light and The Force
    Oct 11 2021

    Rev. Dr. Karren Todd is an author, pastor, motivational speaker, certified life coach and Executive Director of Power Ministries. Her mission - and ministry - is providing people with guidance and tools for success. As October is domestic violence awareness month, Dr. Karren and Clarissa talk about intimate partner abuse, domestic violence homicides and her Project STAND initiative under Power Ministries. Through Project STAND, she hosts various fundraisers to support the various DV charities in the Memphis area.  She also talks about getting in position to thrive in the space God has prepared for you and expand, surrendering to "the pull" and pushing pasting the "until." Whether you are a survivor or not, there are some must hear Dr. Karren-isms sprinkled throughout this conversation moms!

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    29 mins
  • Navigating Unimaginable Loss
    Sep 24 2021

    Shunta Mosby is the host of the Mourning After podcast where she talks about the loss of her baby. She describes it as her form of therapy as she shares her experience and path to healing with others who share this same sense of loss. She joins Clarissa Joi on this episode to talk more to moms about grieving, coping and active recovery, the emotional side effects and the ways in which she's found support. It's a must-hear for anyone who has experienced the unfathomable pain of losing a child. 

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    31 mins