How To P.R.A.Y Podcast

We all have a past and we all are afraid of something from it. In this episode we discuss ways we can approach our past traumas and overcome the hindrances they bring to us in the present, to prepare for a better future. Danielle discusses ways in which she overcame the most traumatic events in her life including but not limited to, sexual abuse, bullying, self-harm, and an eating disorder that shifted her life.

In this episode, Levi Benton of St. Louis Missouri expresses, both, his deepest frustrations and successes of coming out as a transgender male. As anyone could imagine, finding your true self and showing the world is a scary concept especially when you are still in the process of figuring out who you truly are. In this episode, we discuss ways to overcome the fears of coming out and the process of healing is one's true light. He speaks about the process of transition and being put on testosterone. This has not been an easy road for Levi, let's find out how he was able to overcome these trials and tribulations!

In this episode, I invite two of my dearest friends, Orion of Michigan and Summer of the United Kingdom, who has been in a long-distance relationship since last year. We will do a deep dive into what a long-distance relationship means for their lives and how it has impacted them, both positively and negatively. Relationships are not meant to be easy but these two show how love overcomes what looks to be the greatest obstacle, distance.

Forgiveness, like everything else in life, is a process. It is not an easy process nor is it for the faint of heart. In order to progress in life, we need to learn how to forgive the next person. In this episode, we discuss why we need to forgive, how we can forgive and why it is important to forgive. Please feel free to contact me and we can discuss more ways to forgive and why you find it essential to do so.

WE'RE BACK BABY!!! Welcome to season 2 of the How To P.R.A.Y. Podcast Where we talk about ways of overcoming pain, the obstacles of recovery, accepting our past, and yielding to our new life! This season will be focusing on the healing process There is so much you can look forward to including more guests, more advice, more stories, more content all around! See you MARCH 23RD!!!

During this episode we take a deep dive in how to build confidence in ones true self from ground zero. Angel gives her story on how growing up with mental health dilemmas and stigmas shaped her into becoming an advocate. Find out ways you can turn your negative trait into a refinished and positive outcome!

Caroline Armfield is a Choral music education major at the University Of North Carolina Greensboro. She is also a body positivity advocate who has dealt with her share of body dysmorphia. She speaks about her therapeutic journey into discovering her natural beauty. Allowing her light to shine from within to the surface of the woman she has become. During this episode we take a deep dive into body image issues and adapting to the changes of ones body. Learn to question messages portrayed in the media and love you for YOU.

Raised by her grandparents, Kyrese Washington is a twenty-one year old flautist at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. During this episode we take a deep dive into the habit of people pleasing and how Kyrese was able to bypass any and all criticism to her life well lived. As people pleaser we subject ourselves to the worst end of any stick. We short ourselves and capabilities to fit the demeanor of someone else to please them. Not us. Find out ways to de-escalate the characteristic in prevention of its hinderance.

We cannot control what happens to us and how others respond, we can only account for our reactions. During this episode we discuss the four step process of letting something or someone toxic go. Along with real life examples, we address key details in regards of identifying, analyzing and releasing yourself from what is hindering you.

During this episode we take a deep dive in what it means to be the “therapeutic” friend. This is a trait that can lead to more heart ache than good and can lead a person to mental and physical exhaustion.One can use tools such as the, “Give me five” method and assertiveness to prohibit the downfall of this characteristic. As I give first hand experiences on the topic and ways I have developed and learned to cope, I provide tips on how to prevent the nice trait from turning riot.