Podcasts | Tyra Garlington

Be together, not the same. Inclusion and diversity with Ambreen Rizvi

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

When I walk daily, I intentionally “unplug”. There is nothing on my body to indicate how many steps I have taken during my four-mile walk. I listen to the birds singing and ducks honking as they make love to spring. I notice new flowers in bloom. I am at peace. Yet sometimes, today, for instance, unwanted thoughts insert themselves as a result of something I heard on the news. Today it was the concept of “Othering”. I don’t like it and I like even less the fact that it is being intentionally used in this season’s political lexicon. It is……
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Chocolates after midnight with Jaleh Moslehi and Tyra G

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Life is an ongoing process. It is not made up of one event. Every time it rains, it stops raining. Every time we get hurt, we heal. After darkness there is always light- we are reminded of this every morning, but still, we can forget, and instead choose to believe that the night will last forever. It won’t. Nothing lasts forever. I chose this month’s theme as Chocolates after Midnight, Midnight symbolizing the rain and chocolates symbolizing the rainbows in our lives. We are looking at ourselves and how we relate and respond to life’s seasons. Every week this month,……
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Sensitive Sountracks of Generation Z with Lucia Noto, Graham Skrtic, Veronica Jackson

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Our future is walking among us now. Those currently in high school will be overseeing our “aging-in-place” and other activities in the “December” of our lives. We need to connect with them, to know them, to respect who they are as the people they are. That is exactly what we are doing this month. All month we have heard from Millennials and Generation Z guests on what are hot topics to them. We continue this week with what we are calling Sensitive Soundtracks from Generation Z. Today you will be entertained, encouraged, and empowered by the gift of talent from……
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What we think we know with Bill Knopf, chef on Vision Quest Rehabilitation Wagon Train for troubled teens

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

This month’s introductory question: So, what do you want to be when you grow up? This is a question we ask children and adults. We grow up getting clues as to who we should be from significant others and multimedia images and stories. We begin in a once upon a time and have a goal of living happily ever after. Somewhere between the ages of three and ten, we seem to be drawn to the land of superheroes. If you doubt that we all arrive in this world with gifts and as a gift, pay attention to an infant or a……
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AWAKENING: Welcome to Frankly Speaking with Tyra G

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Welcome to evidence that dreams can come true. Welcome to our virtual, global gathering of phenomenal women and those who love you, yes YOU- fearsome and generous, humble and honest, in pursuit of new possibilities and purpose. Every week, we will meet here at the table for one hour to experience, encourage, and empower each other, share some aha moments, and stories that have been left in our pockets for too long. Every week we will start where we are. Although many of your voices will speak light into darkness, there is no insignificant person around this table. Each month……
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Thank you for your service with Sandra Gregory and Sylvia’s Lights

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

I turn to our author and life coach, Iyanla Vansant to create our common thought space while we are together today. It was published in 2000 in her book Until Today. She begins with these questions: Do you go the extra mile? Do you do more than what is expected? Do you expect the best? These questions pertain not only to your relationship with the world but also how you treat yourself. Do you go the extra mile when it comes to you, or do you think that the least is enough for you? There are people who believe that……
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Thank you for your service women of the Vietnam War

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

I am celebrating veterans and active duty military who keep us and have kept us out of constant harm’s way, often at great costs. Considering this is the 100th year anniversary of WWI, we are reminded that war is a part of human history. My goal in November and December is to share diverse war stories across the spectrum of age, gender, and race to include family impact and cultural legacies. The Vietnam war was my coming of age war. I became immersed in and confused by the concurrent war at home about the necessity of US involvement, while at……
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Thank you for your service then and now with George Bodie

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Journalist and author Isabel Allende reminds us that “We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, of necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for survival and renewal is awesome.” My goal is to provide information about, and exposure to, a diverse set of perspectives about war experiences that breed transformational leadership. We explore the impact on their family, necessary services provided, social, cultural, and political cohorts. In this podcast, you hear about transformational leadership from an African American man, a veteran officer from……
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All things considered, family is not everything

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Our October theme is All Things Considered. Four phenomenal guests are sharing the considerations and choices they made to overcome, evolve, achieve, excel in spite of, rather than because of the hand life dealt them. They will share their heroes, sheroes, lessons learned, dreams realized and dreams to be awakened. Are people constantly dumping their negative energy on you? Do you find yourself bombarded with negative thoughts? What if with seven simple steps you could minimize their mess and maximize your happiness? Interested? Read on… Author Anita Washington survived a homicidal alcoholic father, a neglectful mother, and an emotionally and……
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There are some things we just don’t talk about. . . with Angela Peabody and F A Cole

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Author Susan Taylor says, “Loving is our strongest human need. In our effort to satisfy our deepest craving, we regularly look outside ourselves to find a person to love. Don’t you love being in love? I know I do. I’ve invested more time and energy in love relationships than I have in most other things. But a relationship with another person will never satisfy our hunger for love. Each of us is created in and of love. God loves us. God is love in us. Each of us is the very activity of love. We have all the love we……
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