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Weekly Motivations - The PodcastEmbracing Adversity - Growing up Undocumented (Feat. Juan Terrazas) TerWelcome to Weekly Motivations - The Podcast.After a short hiatus, your favorite host is back for Season 3. Join Mawusi as she talks to Juan Terrazas about growing up undocumented and losing his mother and father to deportation at 14 years old. Juan explains the difficulties he faced navigating life on his own at such a early age until he embraced church, which led him to the realization that "Adversity can be used as a tool to catapult you into something better". Juan is now an American Citizen, Co-Author, Husband, and Father that takes time to help other...2025-02-1830 minWeekly Motivations - The Podcast"Adversity Is The Pressure That Creates Diamonds" Part 3 - Feat. Nicole StiopuGreetings.
Today is the conclusion of a very special 3 part episode. Please enjoy and don't forget to Rate, Review, and Follow anywhere fine podcasts are downloaded.
Brought to you by School Of Hard Knocks Life Coaching, LLC2024-04-3037 minWeekly Motivations - The Podcast"Adversity Is The Pressure That Creates Diamonds" Part 2 - feat. Nicole StiopuGreetings and Thank you for joining your host Mawusi Ragland on Weekly Motivations - The Podcast. This weeks installment is part 2 of a very special 3 part episode featuring special guest Nicole Stiopu.
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Join us next week for Part 22024-04-1637 minWeekly Motivations - The PodcastEmbracing Strength to Walk Through Trauma (featuring Connie McNutt)Greetings and welcome to Weekly Motivations - The Podcast. This week your host WuRag sits down with Connie McNutt. Connie talks about growing up without a Father and that he assaulted her Mother by stabbing her in the stomach while she was pregnant, drugs being used in front of her and many other traumatic experiences.
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Don't forget to Download, Listen, Rate, and Review anywhere fine podcasts are found. 2023-09-2034 minWeekly Motivations - The PodcastHe Chose Me Part 3 of 3 (feat. Cherelle Lanese)Greetings and thanks for listening/watching. This is Part 3 of a special 3 part interview featuring Cherelle Lanese, Author of the book "He Chose Me"
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Today is Part 2 of a very special 3 part Interview where your host WuRag continues talking to Cherelle Lenise, author of the book "He Chose Me"
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On this weeks episode, your host WuRag interviews Karin Gosine. Karin is a Stage 4 Thyroid Cancer survivor who attributes her success to her faith. Karin received her diagnosis during the outbreak of Covid which understandably only added to stress of the situation. Karin agreed to join us to today so she can get her story out with the confidence that her Testimony will help people in similar situations.
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Today your host WuRag interviews Domestic Violence Survivor Monique Glover. Monique opens up about being stuck in a violent relationship and finding the strength to do whatever it takes to get her and her children out of the relationship and never look back.
Domestic Violence is a horrible act that happens far too much in todays society and hopefully more people can find the strength that Monique found.
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On todays very special episode, your host WuRag interviews Devon Berry who talks about his life, growing up playing Football, Financial Hardship, and working with the NFL. Devon did all this while living with Cerebral Palsy, which he was diagnosed with at age 3. This is a must see/hear episode about overcoming adversity.
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Due to some unforeseen technical difficulties todays episode can only be enjoyed in audio format, but nonetheless is still a powerful episode. Enjoy and watch out for the video follow up with Joey in the near future.
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Happy New Year!!2023-01-0337 minWeekly Motivations - The PodcastInterview With Kate HudsonSorry we had to take a break but we're back!
On today's episode join your host WuRag and special guest Kate hudson as she lays it all on the table and tells her story of sexual molestation, trauma, eating disorders, how she overcame them and now uses the experience to help others.
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If you have struggled with Addiction (drugs, alcohol, gambling, etc) or s...2022-10-2238 minWeekly Motivations - The Podcast"Women, We Can Do What We Want" featuring Karen BashfordTodays episode features Karen Bashford who talks to WuRag about growing up in England, being married to a physically and mentally abusive alcoholic/drug addict, having parents that never said they love you, and Empowerment for Women.
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For booking info please DM.2022-09-1437 minWeekly Motivations - The PodcastOne Trauma After Another (feat. Christy Kanooble)After a small break your host has returned with a edge of your seat interview. Today WuRag interviews Christy Kanooble. This young lady had it tough, from abuse starting at age 5 and lasting all the way through her pre-teen years to being targeted by a man posing as a student at her college who brutally tortured her physically and sexually.
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For those of you that tuned in last week, this is the conclusion to the interview with Susan Parso.
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2022-08-0435 minWeekly Motivations - The PodcastLiving With A Monster Part 1 (featuring Susan Parso)This weeks episode is part 1 of a 2 part special interview with Susan Parso. Susan opens up to WuRag about meeting a nice man while out of the country. A few years later, now back in the states, married, and having a son together, he with no provocation or warning begins to physically torture and violently abuse her. Everyone should hear how this one turns out because there are far too many similar situations in the world today. Catch Part 2 on next weeks episode.
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Be sure to enjoy, rate, and review. 2022-07-2733 minWeekly Motivations - The PodcastTriggers of a Tragic Childhood (feat. C. Imani Williams)Everyone knows that a sight, a sound, even a smell can instantly take you back to a better time during childhood. On the other side of the coin it can take you back to a time that you never wanted to remember, perhaps the worst time of your life. Today your host WuRag will talk to C. Imani Williams about exactly that. Listen as C. Imani Williams opens up to WuRag about being Sexually Assaulted by an immediate family member and how it changed her childhood for the worst which carried over and drastically affected her adult life.
2022-07-2031 minWeekly Motivations - The PodcastWalking on Eggshells (Surviving Domestic Violence feat. Christine Narte)On todays episode WuRag will interview Christine Narte who will tell us how she was swept into a whirlwind of romance that later turned into a hurricane of Physical/Psychological Violence, Controlling Behavior, and Sexual Assault. Christine invites any listener going through a similar situation to contact her on IG if they need someone to talk to.
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Weekly Motivations - The PodcastDon't Lose Faith (featuring Daisy Paige)Greetings.
Tonight is a special episode. Your host WuRag will have a conversation with Daisy Page where she will talk about abuse, molestation by a family member at a early age, and living with a rare disorder called MSA.
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Tonight's episode is a must see/listen. Your host WuRag talks to special guest and Abuse Trilogy (Physical, Psychological, and Sexual) survivor Danette Mahabeer.
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Enjoy the show and Thank You for the support.2022-06-2131 minWeekly Motivations - The PodcastLong Term Effects of Childhood Trauma feat. Jai MoorOur special guest on this episode is Jai Moor. Please listen as he details the long term effects of Childhood Trauma and how he personally is living and dealing with it. As always, thank you for tuning in. Please be sure to download, follow, and listen to the podcast on Spotify or your favorite listening platform and be sure to follow Wu Rag on Instagram.2022-06-1436 minWeekly Motivations - The PodcastInterview with Brian Anderson (Scientific)This is a very special episode because your host WuRag is interviewing Brian Anderson aka Scientific. Not only did Scientific overcome alcoholism and homelessness but he is also my partner in life. Please listen, follow, and enjoy.2022-06-0725 minWeekly Motivations - The PodcastOvercoming Trauma feat. Anna KassimThis week your host WuRag is interviewing Anna Kassim. Anna is telling the world about the traumatic experience she survived in hopes that others can use her words to make it through their own trauma.
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