PEN AND PAD PODCAST

MATTHEW 11:28“Come to me,all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

HELLO FAM!! HOPE YOU ALL BEEN DOING WELL!! WE ARE BACK WITH ANOTHER SEASON AND WANT TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO SEASON 8!! HIT US UP AND LETS BUILD!! HOPE YOU ENJOY!!

WOW, ITS OUR SEASON FINALE ALREADY AND WE ARE CHECKING INTO "143 HEARTS PLACE"!! WHERE DOES YOUR HEART RESIDE? HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS BUT IS YOUR HEART AT HOME? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!!

DO YOU LOVE SEX? WHAT ELEMENTS OF IT DO YOU LOVE THE MOST? DO WE AS HUMANS TRULY UNDERSTAND WHAT SEX IS? LETS TALK ABOUT IT!!

WHERE IS THE HEART OF OUR GENERATION? ARE WE CORRECTING AND HEALING GENERATIONAL CYCLES? HOW ARE YOU SETTING UP YOUR FAMILY AND GENERATIONS FOR GENERATIONAL BLESSINGS? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!!

DO YOU REALLY WANT WHAT YOU SAY YOU WANT? DO YOU REALLY WORK TO ATTAIN WHAT YOU LOVE? DO YOU REALLY WORK TO MAINTAIN WHAT YOU LOVE? LETS TALK ABOUT IT?

OUR HEARTS ARE FRAGILE AND SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED BY LOVE AND HANDLED WITH CARE. HOW ARE YOU AND OTHERS HANDLING YOUR HEART? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!!

Matthew 6:19-21 ARE YOUR TREASURES IN HEAVEN OR... Treasures in Heaven19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

DESERVE OR DESIRE? DO YOU DESERVE WHAT YOU DESIRE? ARE DESIRES GOOD TO HAVE? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!!

WHERE DO YOU GO WHEN YOUR HEART NEEDS HEALING? YOUR HEART IS A COMPOSITION OF ALL THREE COMPONENTS OF YOUR SOUL- YOUR MIND, EMOTION & WILL. WHO IS THE PERFECT DOCTOR AND SPECIALIST FOR MATTERS OF THE HEART? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!!

WHAT IS A TRAUMA BOND? DOES THE CYCLE CONTINUE WHEN A CHILD IS CREATED AND FORMED FROM A TRAUMA BOND RELATIONSHIP? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!!

HOW DO WE AS A COMMUNITY GET BACK TO LOVE? IS LOVE ON A DECLINE? WHAT ARE SOME INGREDIENTS THAT WE CAN UTILIZE TO REVITALIZE LOVE IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!!!

HAS THE TERM STRONG BLACK WOMAN BEEN DOING MORE DAMAGE THAN GOOD? WHAT IS A STRONG BLACK WOMAN? WHY WOULD A WOMAN WANT TO BE STRONG? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!!!

NEW YEAR! NEW SEASON! NEW DIRECTION! AS WE HEAL, EVOLVE AND GROW, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE SHOULD RELEASE AND WHAT WE SHOULD GUARD WITHIN OUR HEARTS. HOW DO YOU MAINTAIN A HEALTHY MIND, BODY AND SOUL? WHAT SHOULD WE "GUARD ABOVE ALL ELSE?" LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!!! SEASON 7 HAS ARRIVED!! JOIN US ON THE JOURNEY!!

WE ARE BACK WITH A NEW SEASON, NEW FOCUS AND A MORE ALIGNED DIRECTION!! WHAT CAN WE TRULY ACCOMPLISH AND GAIN IN THIS LIFE WITHOUT LOVE? WHAT IS LOVE? IS LOVE PRESENT IN YOUR HEART? JOIN US ON THE JOURNEY!! SEASON 7 COMING RIGHT UP!!

WOW!! SEASON FINALE ALREADY!! WHAT A RIDE IT HAS BEEN! AS WE WRAP UP SEASON 6, WE SUM IT UP WITH A DISCUSSION ON "LIFE THERAPY". HOPE THIS SEASON WAS A BLESSING TO YOU AS IT WAS TO US!! ENJOY FAMILY!!

WHETHER WOUNDED OR BROKEN, WE CAN ALL USE SOME HEALING. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? WHAT ARE THE SOLUTIONS? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!! LET'S HEAL!!

HOW DO YOU CONNECT WITH OTHERS IN RELATIONSHIPS? IS THIS WIRING INFLUENCED BY HOW OUR PARENTS NURTURED AND DEALT WITH US FROM WOMB TO CHILDHOOD? WHAT IS YOUR ATTACHMENT STYLE? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!

FIND YOURSELF, KNOW YOURSELF AND BE YOURSELF. A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERING SELF LOVE AND YOUR TRUE IDENTITY IS THERAPY IN ITSELF. LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!!

WITH SO MUCH GOING ON IN THIS WORLD IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT BY DESIGN. IS THE PURGE BEING PROGRAMMED? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT?

WE BELIEVE TIME IS OUR TRUE WEALTH. HOW HAVE YOU BEEN BUDGETING YOUR TIME? ARE YOU USING YOUR TIME WISELY? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!!

MUSIC UNDENIABLY PLAYS A MAJOR PART IN OUR DAILY LIVES. IT IS POWERFUL AND CAN BE USED FOR GOOD OR BAD. IS MUSIC A FORM OF THERAPY FOR YOU? ON THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS THIS WITH THE WONDERFUL & TALENTED KHARISMA MCLLWAINE ! LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!

IT SEEMS TO BE SO MUCH MORE INVOLVED IN THE DATING REALM THESE DAYS. HOW ARE PEOPLE NAVIGATING THIS MODERN DAY DATING SCENE? TUNE IN AS WE DISCUSS THIS WITH THE WONDERFUL TAMARA E. WILSON! LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!

ARE YOU AWARE OF NARCISSIST? WHAT ARE THE ACTIONS AND TRAITS THAT MAKE AN INDIVIDUAL A NARCISSIST? BE AWARE... BE VERY AWARE!! LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!

IS OUR WORLD ON A GRADUAL DECLINE INTO DISORDER? ENTROPY YOU MIGHT SAY.. WHAT IS IT? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!

WHERE DO YOU GO AND WHAT DO YOU DO TO ESCAPE? IS ESCAPISM HEALTHY? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!

GASLIGHT SEEMS TO BE A BUZZ WORD THESE DAYS. WHAT IS GASLIGHTING? HAVE YOU EVER BEEN GASLIT? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT YAHIMISSAYYIN!

WE'RE BACK WITH ANOTHER SEASON AND VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU JOIN US ON THE JOURNEY!! WHERE WILL THIS SEASON TAKE US? WELCOME TO SEASON 6 FAM!!

OUR GIFTS ARE TRULY BLESSINGS FROM GOD! ARE YOU BEING A GOOD STEWARD OF YOUR GIFTS? ARE YOUR GIFTS MAKING ROOM FROM YOU? LETS TALK ABOUT IT!!

ARE THERE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE BASED OFF WHAT SHADE OF BLACK WE ARE? DARK SKIN..LIGHT SKIN..WHO REALLY CARES? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT !!

NOT TOO YOUNG.. NOT THAT OLD.. ARE YOU A YOUNG OLDHEAD? MILLENNIALS THIS ONE MIGHT BE JUST FOR YOU HAHA!! LET'S TALK ABOUT IT HAHA!!

DO YOU BELIEVE IN TAKING BREAKS IN RELATIONSHIPS? IS A BREAK THE SAME AS A BREAKUP? BREAK OR BREAKUP? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!!

IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP A PLACE OF PEACE FOR YOU? ARE MEN AND WOMEN AT WAR WITH ONE ANOTHER? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!!

ON THIS EPISODE WE DIVE INTO THE WONDERFUL MIND OF A CREATIVE AND THE SUPERB TALENT YAE STRATTON!! ACTRESS, CREATOR, DIRECTOR, HOST, WRITER!! WHAT IS IN THE MIND OF YAE?!! TUNE IN!! LET'S TALK ABOUT IT YAHIMISSAYYIN!!!

ARE WOMEN PROPOSING TO MEN NOW!!?? WHAT ARE YOUR VIEWS ON THIS? HE SAID YES!! LET'S TALK ABOUT IT YAHIMISSAYIN!!

IF YOU COULD SPEAK OR WRITE A LETTER TO A YOUNGER YOU WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? WE HAVE THE WONDERFUL KETURAH DUNCAN BLESSING US WITH AWESOME WORDS OF WISDOM, GEMS, AND SONG!! LET'S TALK ABOUT IT YAHIMISSAYYIN!!

1, 2 (POLY)/PROBABLY 3. IS MONOGAMY FOR YOU OR NAH? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT YAHIMSSAYYIN!!

DO YOU STILL ACCEPT GIFTS THAT ARE PERFECTLY WRAPPED BUT END UP BEING TRASH? WHAT'S TRASH YOU MIGHT ASK. LET'S TALK ABOUT IT YAHIMISSAYYIN!!

SEX IS A BEAUTFUL GIFT FROM GOD AND PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MARRIAGE AND RELATIONSHIPS. WITH THAT BEING SAID, CAN SEX ALSO BE A DEAL BREAKER? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT YAHIMISSAYYIN!!

IS IT OK TO APPRECIATE, ADMIRE , LOOK OR GIVE SOMEONE ELSE PRAISE ON THEIR OUTWARD APPEARANCE WHILE IN A RELATIONSHIP? LET’S TALK ABOUT IT YAHIMISSAYYIN!!!

WE'RE BACK WITH ANOTHER SEASON!! WELCOME TO SEASON 5 FAM!!!

CHEERS TO A WONDERFUL SEASON 4!! WE ARE CAPPING OFF SEASON 4 WITH "LOVE CAPICITY"!! WHAT IS YOUR CAPACITY TO LOVE? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT YAHIMISSAYYIN!!

IS WHAT YOUR LOVE PRODUCES A PRODUCT OF HOW YOU CULTIVATE LOVE? LET’S TALK ABOUT IT YAHIMISSAYYON!!

YO SHE THIRSTY! YO HE THIRSTY! WHAT IS THIRST? ARE YOU THIRSTY FOR A TITLE? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT YAHIMISSAYIN!!

LOG IN, LIKE, SWIPE AND STRIKE! IS THE INTERNET AND IT'S ALGORITHMS TAKING YOU OUT AND SUCKING YOU IN WITH ALL OF ITS DISTRACTIONS? HOW DOES THIS MIMIC REAL LIFE AND THE SPIRITUAL REALM? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT YAHIMISSAYIN!!

AS WE BUILD UPON OUR VISION, GOALS AND DREAMS, IT IS GOOD TO BE CLEAR ON OUR FLOOR PLANS TOWARDS EXECUTION! TUNE IN AS WE CHAT WITH OUR GUEST AND CREATIVE ARCHITECT WILL TOMS AS HE BREAKS DOWN SOME OF HIS BLUEPRINT AND "WILL POWER" TOWARDS BUILDING ON HIS DREAMS! LETS TALK ABOUT IT YAHIMISSAYYIN!!

EVERYONE WANTS TO BE HAPPY BUT HOW MANY REALLY HAVE OR WANT JOY? ARE YOU CHASING HAPPY FEELINGS AND MOMENTS OR EVERLASTING JOY? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT YAHIMISSAYYIN!!

KEEP MOVING FORWARD! KEEP PUSHING! APPRECIATE AND LEARN FROM OUR PAST BUT LET US NOT GET STUCK THERE! WHY? BECAUSE "ALMOST DOESN'T COUNT"!! LET'S TALK ABOUT IT YAHIMISSAYYIN!!

DOES A BLACK INDIVIDUAL HAVE TO NAVIGATE THROUGH LIFE DIFFERENTLY FROM OTHERS DUE TO THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN? NAVIGATING LIFE WHILE BLACK IS CERTAINLY A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE. THE BLACK NAVIGATOR.. LET'S TALK ABOUT IT YAHIMISSAYYIN!!!

HAVE YOU FOUND YOUR SOULMATE OR SOULMATES? CAN WE HAVE MORE THAN ONE ROMANTIC SOULMATE? WHAT IS A SOULMATE? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT YAHIMISSAYYIN!!

ARE YOU ALIVE, PRESENT AND WELL IN YOUR CURRENT RELATIONSHIPS AND LIFE? TO BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT IS ONE THING BUT HOW ABOUT MENTALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND SPIRITUALLY? IT'S GOOD TO CONSTANTLY EXAMINE THIS WITHIN OURSELVES SO THAT WE DON'T BECOME THE WALKING DEAD! LET'S TALK ABOUT IT YAHIMISSAYYIN!!