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Adulting DecodedDear Younger Me, From (Better?) Me Pt2Today we Decode... Advice To Our Younger Self. As we reflect over the lessons we have learned throughout our lives while also acknowledging that we are always growing and learning, we wanted to give ourselves a roadmap. A set of advice that our younger selves would have wanted to know and our present selves can also use to make better choices. Join us as we decode advice to our younger selves with a panel of experts, the Decoders! We are all in this thing together so who better to seek advice from than the community of Decoders. With so m...
2021-05-1125 minAdulting DecodedDear Younger Me, From (Better?) Me Pt1Today we Decode... Advice To Our Younger Self. As we reflect over the lessons we have learned throughout our lives while also acknowledging that we are always growing and learning, we wanted to give ourselves a roadmap. A set of advice that our younger selves would have wanted to know and our present selves can also use to make better choices. Join us as we decode advice to our younger selves with a panel of experts, the Decoders! We are all in this thing together so who better to seek advice from than the community of Decoders. With so m...
2021-05-1125 minAdulting DecodedPrelude to a Healing: Emotional IntelligenceToday we Decode...Emotional Intelligence. Do you recognize when you need to tap into outside help to deal with issues or behaviors, Decoders? How can we recognize the signs that we may need to seek professional assistance to deal with certain issues? What are the signs that we should look for? How can we be honest with ourselves about the fact that sometimes we are not and should not be strong enough to deal with issues on our own? Join us as we Decode these signs and understand how seeking help can only benefit us in our adulting journeys.
2021-04-1339 minAdulting DecodedI Am Legend: Creating A LegacyToday we Decode...Creating a legacy for ourselves and our families. What do we mean by legacy? Typically the idea of legacy involves financial and material possessions but what other legacies should we focus on during our adulting journeys. Is creating a legacy important to you? Why is this something we should strive to do in our own families? How have you begun to do that? Join us as we discuss the traditions, cultures and history we want to become our legacies.
2021-04-0633 minAdulting DecodedI Think, Therefore I Am?...HappinessToday we Decode...Happiness. How important is happiness to you in your adulting? Is happiness a destination or a journey? How much happiness should we expect? Should we look at happiness as a luxury? Is there any harm in just being satisfied vs. being happy? Join us as we discuss and reflect on how happiness fits into our adulting journeys. New Programming: March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, so tune in for a very important Public Service Announcement from Dr. Pascale White, Gastroenterologist, about Colorectal cancer and the importance of awareness and screenings. Resource: https://w...
2021-03-3040 minAdulting DecodedS.E.X.: Sexual IntelligenceToday we Decode...Sexual Intelligence. How comfortable are you discussing sex with the important people in your life, your partner, younger generation, or doctors? As we move forward in our adulting journeys, we look back retrospectively on our own knowledge and comfort with sex and sexuality while also looking prospectively at how we can begin to have these discussions with the younger generations that we now care for and interact with. We are joined by Felicia Washington-Brown, Registered Nurse and Certified Nurse Midwife as she helps us decode this and other adulting topics.
2021-03-2344 minAdulting DecodedYour Best Selfie: Art of Self DiscoveryToday we Decode...the Art of Self Discovery. Who are you, Decoders? Who do you want to be? Have you taken the time to run inventory on yourself to find your best self? Or are you only doing that in an "emergency" situations? Why is this important to our adulting journeys. Join us and guest Decoder, Travis Montez , a writer, poet, and attorney as we discuss how to find and become our best selves and more. Travis Montez is a Writer/Poet, juvenile rights attorney, Nashville-born-Brooklynite. Travis Montez has been featured in publications and at venues all ove...
2021-03-1638 minAdulting DecodedOunce of Prevention: Prioritizing Your HealthToday we Decode...Prioritizing Your Health. As adults we have so many competing responsibilities and priorities. Why do we often let our health fall to the bottom of that list? Why should we focus on putting ourselves first when it comes to our health? What are the barriers we face in our adulting journeys that make this so hard? We are also honored to have a guest expert Decoder with us, Dr. Pascale M. White. Dr. White is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She ha...
2021-03-0929 minAdulting DecodedWhat About Your: FriendshipsToday we decode...Friendships. What does a healthy friendship look like? Have you recently done inventory and evaluated your friendships? Do they still serve you? Are you bringing your best self to your friendships? How do we know when a friendship is toxic? Join us as we decode friendships in our adulting journeys.
2021-03-0240 minAdulting DecodedRerouting Direction?: Following Your PassionToday we decode...Following Your Passion. Do you have an interest or purpose in your life that you have no choice but to pursue. Why do we need to seek out and fulfill this passion in our life. Join us as we decode why finding your passion is a necessary part of adulting. Guest: Victorious DeCosta, Director/Producer/Writer- A native Brooklynite, Victorious De Costa has dedicated his life to healing his community through various mediums. A former DJ, Victorious’ directorial debut was Digging for Weldon Irvine (Q-Tip, Lalah Hathaway, Lenny White, Bernard Wrig...
2021-02-2344 minAdulting DecodedWhere the Money Resides: Getting to Financial HealthToday we decode...Financial Health. Do you have control of your finances or do your finances control you. How have our finances or our outlook on finances affected the way we live our lives. Join us as we tackle and decode this issue that affects all of us in various ways throughout our adulting journeys. Episode Links: 1. Asnath Gedeon, Certified Financial CoachEmail: financialbliss81@gmail.comInstagram: @financialbliss812. Nerdwallet.com for financial information
2021-02-1639 minAdulting DecodedMirror Mirror...Reflection vs. RegretToday we decode...Reflection vs. Regret. Do you reflect or do you regret? Why should we reflect instead of just regretting decisions we have made in the past? How do we ensure that we don't keep making those same mistakes? Join us as we adult and decode these and other questions.Become a part of our community of Decoders on Instagram @adulting.decoded in order to get the latest adulting tips and continue the discussions while we conquer this thing called life.New Programming Links:Morehouse College online college completion program for men: https://www...
2021-02-0934 minAdulting DecodedHa, Fooled You: Imposter SyndromeToday we decode.... Imposter Syndrome. Why do we sometimes feel like we are not as smart, as capable , or as competent as we portray ourselves to be. If you have ever felt like " they are going to find out that I am a fraud" even though you actually belong there, then join as we decode this part of adulting.
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