The Pain to Power Podcast

So often we are told "to be strong," but what does that really mean? How do we define strength for our lives, and how can we use it effectively to combat life's struggles and reach new levels?

Introversion and extroversion are in all of us, but usually we pick a side more consistently than the other. Is there one way of living that is better? What are the benefits of staying out or staying in, and how can we be introverted or extroverted without being lonely?

Fasting to some can be a mystery or a way of breakthrough for many. Justin details the struggles and triumphs of a 36 hour water fast, providing the ways that it can benefits one's total self.

Food has a lot of benefits if eaten correctly. Many foods are doing more harm than good when it comes to our mental health, and this episode discusses which foods are mentally harmful and healthy, specifically focusing on how they affect brain function.

Season 3 kicks off talking about the heavy topic of suicide, and its causes. Why are we in this epidemic of hopelessness? What caused Justin to write his own suicide note? And why is he still here?

Have you ever had good things happen in your life, but as soon as a tough time comes, we revert back to a person that is negative, hopeless and faithless? Rather than going back to a person that takes us down and out, this episode declares that once and for all we eliminate the person that is pessimistic, and live in a way that gets us to the next level. We can't escape areas that we wish not dwell in if we keep the mindset of the environment. We must change the mind to change the environment, and make sure that we don't go back to that mindset again. We're officially done with that.

Every now and then, we need to have resources and skills to survive. Survival helps us get through hardship, but oftentimes we stay in survival mode forever. There has to be a time when we learn how to live. There has to be a time when we put the tools around us that make us thrive. This episode discusses the importance of survival tactics to persevere but shifting our mindset to live an abundant life. Surviving and suffering should not be our forever. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Are you resistant to change when it's time to move on? How often do you stay in places that you should've moved on from? This episode discusses why God removes thing's from our lives, even when we don't want Him to. Can you put your focus on the areas that God is asking you prioritize? This episode is for the risk taker that must step out on faith to gain control of one's life. This episode is for the person that must let branches fall to narrow focus on the branches that will bear fruit. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The process of learning, growing and developing is not easy. It takes some stumbles, falls and fight to rise up again. Learning what is necessary to become a better person is going to take some struggle, but there are ways to endure and reach the new heights you are meant to get to. In this episode, we talk about how! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

So often we focus on worldly things like social media, alcohol, drugs etc. to make us feel better. We get frustrated when these things are still not getting us to the areas we want to go in life. This is because we must go deeper and search and improve the areas within. How close are you truly with God? Is your soul and spirit hurting? How can we alleviate these areas, and how will this get us the peace we thirst for and our dreams? This expounds on this difficult quest.

So often we put on our emotions into areas that are dried up. This episode discusses putting our blood, sweat and tears into areas that yield growth and production. Rather than putting so much passion into an area that is barren, we will discuss what a fertile environment looks like and why it's crucial for our development. In this episode, we will discuss how to put your spirit and love into an area that reciprocates. How can we identify and abandon the areas that give us no growth whatsoever? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Feeling doubt and uncertainty about oneself is crippling and debilitating. In this episode we learn the ways to turn doubt into belief. We will refuse to let failure make us believe that we can't go further and higher in our lives. This episode details personal testimony of what I have doubted and how I am turning doubt into confidence. Failure creates fighters, and this episode encourages us to remove the mental barriers and shackles and go get what's yours! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Why is it so hard for a man to express his emotions? We as men have many, but for some reason, it is difficult to express what we feel to the people close to us. In this episode, we discuss the stigmas associated to men and expression, and how we can change the narrative around being a man with strength. Do our tears equal weakness, or is this expression good for our souls? Let's discuss the origins of a man and his tears. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

After analyzing how we are feeling using self-reflection, we go to the next step of self-care. How exactly are we taking care of ourselves? How often do we make sure that we're feeling refreshed and rejuvenated? Self-discovery leads to one finding out the things that they like and using these resources to provide some peace and joy. In this episode, we discuss the importance of self-care, and the different ways we can practice it on a daily basis to preserve our well-being. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This new season begins with looking deep into who we are through self-reflection. Specifically, we'll talk about the importance of noticing the positives and negatives of one's day. Did you notice the positives or just the negatives? Did you take time to acknowledge what transpired through your day at all? Self-reflection is a key tool to develop and improve as a person. This episode will speak on how to get it done! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

When can we start talking about the real America? When can we talk truthfully about how this country is better for some than it is for others? When can this nation hold themselves accountable? This episode continues the series of understanding the struggles of Black America, including the lies being told, the worship of false American idols, and a censored education used to control and manipulate the black population. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Racism is a pandemic that has lived among us long before Covid-19. Hear a black man's perspective on race in this country, the pain that has been endured, and what we can do solve it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In episode 3, we learn to ways to understand suffering and death, and how to get through the grief that is caused because of it. Sadness is fine, but how to do we get through grief in a healthy and productive way? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It's time to hear a true testimony on converting Pain to Power! We will delve into the battle of mental health, specifically anxiety and how to get out of it! This episode will show that that mental illness is real, but you can do the work to conquer it and be better than ever! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to the first episode of the Pain to Power Podcast! Why is the transition from Pain to Power so important? How do we do it? This episode begins the journey of recognizing our pain, and steps to take to reclaim the strength we need to prosper! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app