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Nurturing Words: Voices of ExperienceInterview with Dr. Lacrecia DangerfieldSend a textNavigating loss requires a holistic approach to address all in our life that seems to be out of order. It affects us emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually. This episode features Dr. Lacrecia Dangerfield being interviewed by our Executive Director, Danyetta Najoli. As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Mental Health Service Provider (MHSP), and Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS), she carries a heart for women navigating loss, identity, and purpose. Much of Dr. Dangerfield’s practice aligns with the work of the Motherless Daughters Ministry. Her work centers on creating safe places for healing, rest...
2026-02-1341 min
NYHRC: A Housing JourneyDanyetta Najoli: Embracing Cultural HumilityDanyetta Najoli is the founder and principal consultant of the Najoli Learning Group. She has an illustrious career as an author and thought leader in the fields of person-centered planning and cultural humility. Danyetta spent 12 years at Starfire, a Cincinnati-based organization, as a senior community builder and learning network associate. Her commitment to fostering environments that empower individuals shines through in her work, emphasizing the importance of cultural humility in human services. Episode Summary:In this episode of the podcast series about person-centered planning, host Chris Liuzzo is joined by Danyetta Najoli, an expert in cu...
2025-12-1618 minNurturing Words: Voices of ExperienceMother Loss by SuicideSend a textThe Motherless Daughters Ministry serves women who have become motherless by any means. Most people think of a motherless daughter as one whose mother has passed away but rarely is suicide raised as a topic of discussion. This episode features the story of Danyetta Najoli, author and life coach.Resources MDM Individual Coaching with Danyetta Najoli:https://calendly.com/conversationswithdanyetta/individual-coaching-mdm?month=2025-02 Information about what we offer:https://www.motherlessdaughtersministry.com/services/Motherless Daughters Ministry is a 501(c) (3) non-profit that dep...
2025-01-3141 min
Careers Evolve with Monique C. JohnsonGrowth Mindset and Community Building with Danyetta NajoliIn this episode, Danyetta shares her lived experience and beliefs around mindfulness, happiness, and positive psychology. She operates a growth mindset and personal foundations coaching practice, is a social innovator, and is a two-time Amazon best-selling author.
Community building at Starfire Council has enabled her to change cultures and create belonging. She has a passion for supporting others who provide close support, care, and assistance to others.
Danyetta also co-wrote the Black American Tree Project, as part of her own professional development which has been widely received. You have to listen to get the details. You...
2022-07-1940 minCareers Evolve with Monique C. JohnsonGrowth Mindset and Personal Foundations Coach Danyetta NajoliListen to this episode as Danyetta shares her lived experience and beliefs around mindfulness, happiness, and positive psychology. She operates a growth mindset and personal foundations coaching practice, is a social innovator, and is a two-time Amazon best-selling author.
Community building at Starfire Council has enabled her to change cultures and create belonging. She has a passion for supporting others who provide close support, care, and assistance to others.
Danyetta also co-wrote the Black American Tree Project, as part of her own professional development which has been widely received. You have to listen to get the...
2022-07-1845 min
OCALI’s Inspiring ChangeIt’s Really About Living Your Moments Well With Other PeopleHow can we build and foster better and more significant relationships? Using a framework grounded in research, Tim Vogt and Danyetta Najoli from Starfire in Cincinnati, and Jill Mays from PSU in Lebanon, OH, shared some thoughts, laughs, experiences, and recommendations for creating and supporting meaningful engagements, intentional connections, and stronger and more inclusive communities. This conversation was originally recorded as part of the 2022 Innovation Series, developed by the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities and OCALI.
2022-06-2946 min
Failing ForwardEpisode 119: Danyetta Najoli - Certified Coach + AuthorDanyetta Najoli grew up in Harlem—when it wasn’t the one of desirable New York City neighborhoods to live in. She remembers priceless memories with her friends’ families and dance lessons at her godmother’s studio, but in the background, her family was learning to thrive in the face of loss.
On episode 118, Danyetta shares one of her coaching programs that she has used in her own life and with her clients. The four-step process is: release, allow, attract, and act. She explains each step on this episode, and you can learn more about them in her new book “Micro Shif...
2022-04-2944 min
Book Smarts BusinessDanyetta Najoli, Micro Shift Danyetta Najoli is the author of Micro Shift and a Growth Mindset Coach. In her chapter, she talked about her story and how she uses the tools that she provides to her clients herself. We discuss her chapter and how showing vulnerability helps with connecting with your readers and your clients. Buy Micro ShiftConnect with Danyetta:https://www.danyetta.com/Bio:Danyetta Najoli is a Growth Mindset and Personal Foundations Coach. She works with creatives who want to create laser-like focus on the...
2022-03-0313 min
Community PossibilitiesBuilding Communities with Danyetta NajoliSend a textDanyetta Najoli walks in her purpose. She is a community builder in so many ways. From her work at Starfire lifting up and helping to create space for people with disabilities, to her coaching, to her work in helping people have courageous conversations, you will be inspired by her community leadership.Here are some learning lessons for community leaders:1) Connect people, including those with disabilities on common interests. 2) No one wants to be labeled by a negative.3) People want and need to be named and known.4) Invest in...
2022-02-1654 min
Making MeaningHistorias vivas de raza y racismoDanyetta Najoli, cofundadora de The Black American Tree Project, explica cómo el diseño del proyecto de narración inmersiva evoca un sentido de reconocimiento de los orígenes de la esclavitud. El Dr. Jack Tchen, Profesor inaugural de Clement A. Price en Historia Pública y Humanidades y Director del Price Institute en la Universidad de Rutgers, profundiza en las historias de despojo.Obtenga más información sobre The Black American Tree Project y Ohio Humanities, que apoyó el proyecto mediante una subvención.Explore el proyecto de historia pública del Dr. Jack T...
2021-11-0911 minMaking MeaningLiving Histories of Race and RacismL. Danyetta Najoli, co-founder of The Black American Tree Project, explains how the project’s immersive story-telling design evokes a sense of reckoning with slavery’s origins. Dr. Jack Tchen, the Inaugural Clement A. Price Professor of Public History and the Humanities and Director of the Price Institute at Rutgers University, takes a deep dive into histories of dispossession.Learn more about The Black American Tree Project and Ohio Humanities, which supported the project through a grant.Explore Dr. Jack Tchen’s public history project, Dismantling Eugenics, watch his NYU Skirball “Paradigm Shifter” interview, and take a div...
2021-11-0923 min
Impact MakersCreating Your Reset Story With Kendra RamirezToday’s guest on the podcast is my friend Kendra Ramirez. Kendra is a well-respected entrepreneur who is a Women of Influence Award Winner, and a recipient of the John Barrett Entrepreneur Vision Award. She’s also been honored as the Cincy Chic Woman of the Year, an American Marketing Association Marketing Legend, and was a finalist for the Social Media Innovator of the Year. Since 2005, Kendra and her team at the Kendra Ramirez Digital Agency have helped hundreds of organizations to leverage digital technologies to build relationships, brand themselves, generate sales...
2020-09-2442 min