Episodes
35: How A Horse Can Improve Your Mental Health (Part 2)
May 11, 2022
If you joined us last week, you’ll know we started a great conversation with two experts in the field of equine therapy and training, Alia Shahi and Becky Nibecker. This week we continue the conversation, learn more about th…
34: How A Horse Can Improve Your Mental Health (Part 1)
May 4, 2022
If you’ve ever felt the need to improve your physical or mental health, or you’re looking for a personal or professional development opportunity, we bet you’ve never thought of looking for help in a horse barn! Yet, the grow…
33: The Path to Stronger Relationships - Getting Clear on Your Emotions
April 27, 2022
This week on the podcast we’re continuing our discussion around what it takes to live a wholehearted life, based on the teachings of Brené Brown (if you haven’t yet listened to , we encourage you to check that out)! Today w…
32: Wholeheartedness - Living Life From a Place of Courage
April 20, 2022
In a recent episode, we spent time exploring what it means to live a quality life and how our choices, sacrifices, and perspective influence our own meaning of life. Today we’d like to go deeper with this conversation and lo…
31: The CROWN Act: I Am More Than My Hair
April 13, 2022
Earlier this March the U.S. House of Representatives passed The CROWN Act, which bans any form of discrimination based on hairstyle or texture. We also recently witnessed one of the most qualified Supreme Court candidates, K…
30: Perspective: What Does Quality of Life Really Mean?
April 6, 2022
What is the meaning of life? We have all heard this unanswerable question, but we often don’t take the time to reflect on what a good quality of life really is. In today’s episode, we thought we’d venture into a conversation…
29: The Evolution of the American Dream: How Has It Changed and Is It Still Attainable?
March 30, 2022
Current statistics show that there are approximately 330 million people living in the United States, and according to our national ethos, we each live by the ideals that our freedom as American citizens includes the opportun…
28: Microaggressions: What They Are and Why They Are So Damaging
March 23, 2022
One of the many things we love about doing this podcast is that there is always more to learn and explore. Our mission is to share thought-provoking topics that help us all be better humans. One conversation at a time. Join …
27: Fair and Inclusive Athletic Competition: Competing As a Trans Athlete
March 16, 2022
While many of you have heard of Title IX, most people haven’t paid close attention to what it is and who is protected underneath it. In this episode, we’re looking at interpretations of this comprehensive law that removed ma…
26: Permission to Live Again - How to Move Forward and Live Your Life On Purpose
March 9, 2022
Today on the podcast we thought we’d have a candid conversation about where we find ourselves, both mentally and emotionally, after two+ years of a pandemic, political and social unrest in our country, and watching the horri…
25: The Jewish Experience: Why is Anti-Semitism On the Rise?
March 2, 2022
On today’s show, we welcome a special guest who helps us explore an area which we can all be more knowledgeable about. Listen in as we have a great dialogue about the Jewish experience, the rise in anti-Semitism around the w…
24: Freedom of Speech - How Much is Too Much?
Feb. 23, 2022
If you’ve turned on a television or looked at social media over the past decade, it’s hard to miss the discourse that’s taking place in our country. We as Americans pride ourselves in our rights in free speech, as spelled ou…
23: Spotlight on Learning: The importance of HBCUs with Alice Coleman and Dr. Rick Mason
Feb. 16, 2022
Throughout the month of February we are honoring Black History Month on Respect Circles, with featured episodes focused on the contributions made by Black Americans in our country. Today we’re excited to share information an…
22: Choosing Courage Over Comfort: Time to Speak Up
Feb. 9, 2022
Today we’re diving headfirst into a topic that we’ve been wrestling with, especially due to some recent events in the news. We’ve found ourselves just a little fired up, and we think that the timing just might be right to ju…
21: Spotlight On Cultural Humility: The Process of Healing with Dr. R. Neil Siler
Feb. 2, 2022
Today is a very special episode, as we look back on the tremendous contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, how he would feel about the changes we have made, and the current state of America 60 years later. Our expert guest …
20: How to Become an Emotionally Intelligent Leader
Jan. 26, 2022
As we continue our look at what makes an effective leader, today we dive deeper into the concept of emotional intelligence and how developing it can contribute to your success as a leader and in life. Being results driven as…
19: Leadership and You: How Do You Show Up?
Jan. 19, 2022
Today’s conversation is all about leadership, which we believe is such an important topic because everyone is a leader in their own way. With several decades of combined leadership experience, we want to begin a broader dial…
18: January 6: One Year Later. What’s the state of our democracy?
Jan. 12, 2022
Last week in the United States, we acknowledged the one-year anniversary of the events that took place last January 6th, which we all see as a very dark day in our history. Horrific actions taken on this date have created ev…
17: Reflections and Inspiration
Dec. 22, 2021
In our final episode of Respect Circles for 2021, we take a look back at some of our learning and growth during the past year. We also reveal our personal goals for 2022, and share our vision for expanding our podcast and se…
16: Human Kindness
Dec. 15, 2021
As we head into the holidays, we thought it would be a great time to share some things that are meaningful to us, as well as venture into a discussion on what we’re looking for as we head into a new year. Weighing on our hea…
15: The Power of the #GirlDad
Dec. 8, 2021
What’s it really like to be a “#GirlDad” in today’s world? Along with AJ, we are so excited to have two other fathers of young women as our guests on the podcast. On today’s episode, Matthew Cole and Kevin Wright share their…
14: Spotlight On Generosity: How Greta Randolph’s Outreach is Impacting Lives
Dec. 1, 2021
As we head into the holiday season, we recognize this time as one of celebration and being with family and friends. Yet, we also know that there are many people in our communities that continue to struggle with getting their…
13: The Power of Gratitude
Nov. 24, 2021
We often hear that it’s important to live with gratitude, but with everything that is happening in our daily lives, how many of us actually stop to do this? As we’re preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving here in the United Sta…
12: The Cost of Code-Switching
Nov. 17, 2021
On today’s episode we’re exploring what code-switching is all about, and what happens when people feel the need to change their language and behavior to fit into certain environments. We’ll be talking about why code switchin…