Elevating Wholeness with Dr. Tracee Perryman

104 Dr. Beverly Vandiver: “Understanding Our Emotions, Understanding Ourselves.”

One of our priorities in wholeness is understanding how mental challenges can lead to poor decisions. When we’re stressed, when do we look for help? What happens if we wait too long, especially for women of color? Those are questions for our guest on this episode of Elevating Wholeness. Dr. Beverly Vandiver is an eminent psychologist, a professor at Ohio State University, and edits the Journal of Black Psychology. Dr. Bev tells her own fascinating story of achievement and speaks of the shock she experienced when first meeting women who wished to harm themselves.  Elevating Wholeness serves minority women with a knowing perspective on the challenges they face.  Guests provide coping strategies for career adjustment, management of life demands, and the resolution of difficult relationships.   Hosted by Dr. Tracee Perryman, Elevating Wholeness is here to help its audience know when mental health treatment is necessary and identifies alternatives to opioid use and abuse through self-medication.   Each episode features distinguished minority and faith-based messengers.   Dr. Perryman is an Amazon Best-Selling author on issues impacting women, as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor. She is also CEO and Co-Founder of Center of Hope Family Services, Toledo, OH. Find out more at cohfs.org [https://cohfs.org/].

106 Terina Jaynes and Wazeda Wilson: “A New Day and A New Perspective”

People from older generations often talk about how millennials cope with life's challenges, But they often criticize with little understanding of the millennial experience. This might be because older generations evaluate younger folks without talking with them. So, let’s do that… On Elevating Wholeness, Dr. Tracee Perryman talks with two young professionals, Terina Jaynes and Wazeda Wilson. Both face the public and manage busy households. Each has a lot to say about how they feel they are evaluated by others.  Elevating Wholeness serves minority women with a knowing perspective on the challenges they face.  Guests provide coping strategies for career adjustment, management of life demands, and the resolution of difficult relationships.  Hosted by Dr. Tracee Perryman, Elevating Wholeness is here to help its audience know when mental health treatment is necessary and identifies alternatives to opioid use and abuse through self-medication.  Each episode features distinguished minority and faith-based messengers.   Dr. Perryman is an Amazon Best-Selling author on issues impacting women, as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor. She is also CEO and Co-Founder of Center of Hope Family Services, Toledo, OH. Find out more at cohfs.org [https://cohfs.org/].

105 Jeanna Odoms-Temple: “Staying Grounded and Aiming High”

Can we constantly improve our careers and still serve ourselves, our family, and our community? Jeanna Odoms-Temple started a family, but still embraced a demanding job with a major corporation that advances continuous improvement in the workplace. She’ll talk about life balance and the rewarding parts of her career help her as mother and wife.   Elevating Wholeness serves minority women with a knowing perspective on the challenges they face.  Guests provide coping strategies for career adjustment, management of life demands, and the resolution of difficult relationships.  Hosted by Dr. Tracee Perryman, Elevating Wholeness is here to help its audience know when mental health treatment is necessary and identifies alternatives to opioid use and abuse through self-medication.   Each episode features distinguished minority and faith-based messengers.   Dr. Perryman is an Amazon Best-Selling author on issues impacting women, as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor. She is also CEO and Co-Founder of Center of Hope Family Services, Toledo, OH. Find out more at cohfs.org [https://cohfs.org/].

102 Kisha Grandy: “Healing the Mind, One Song at a Time”

Can we use music to help our everyday wellness? On this episode of Elevating Wholeness, we’ll talk with someone who knows. Singer and actor Kisha Grandy (Kirk Franklin’s The Family and Tyler Perry’s film I Can Do Bad All by Myself)“ speaks with Dr. Tracee Perryman, shares her very personal story, and demonstrates how music therapy reduces anxiety.  Elevating Wholeness serves minority women with a knowing perspective on the challenges they face.  Guests provide coping strategies for career adjustment, management of life demands, and the resolution of difficult relationships.  Hosted by Dr. Tracee Perryman, Elevating Wholeness is here to help its audience know when mental health treatment is necessary and identifies alternatives to opioid use and abuse through self-medication.  Each episode features distinguished minority and faith-based messengers.   Dr. Perryman is an Amazon Best-Selling author on issues impacting women, as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor. She is also CEO and Co-Founder of Center of Hope Family Services, Toledo, OH. Find out more at cohfs.org [https://cohfs.org/].

107 Dr. Dione Somerville: “Staying Whole While Blazing Trails”

Great women seek leadership opportunities. But positions of greater responsibility come with added complexities. Those pressures can’t always be easily managed. Women of color may face even more stressful influences than their counterparts in other communities. Where do they look for coping skills? On this episode of Elevating Wholeness, Dr. Tracee Perryman speaks with an academic leader, Dr. Dione Somerville, President of Owens Community College. Dr. Somerville shares her journey to achievement and points out how everyone needs to find their way to disconnect from the consistent challenges of a growing career.  Elevating Wholeness serves minority women with a knowing perspective on the challenges they face.  Guests provide coping strategies for career adjustment, management of life demands, and the resolution of difficult relationships.   Hosted by Dr. Tracee Perryman, Elevating Wholeness is here to help its audience know when mental health treatment is necessary and identifies alternatives to opioid use and abuse through self-medication.   Each episode features distinguished minority and faith-based messengers.   Dr. Perryman is an Amazon Best-Selling author on issues impacting women, as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor. She is also CEO and Co-Founder of Center of Hope Family Services, Toledo, OH. Find out more at cohfs.org [https://cohfs.org/].