|Brewing Resilience and Sipping Strength, One Cup at a Time     Guest: Zhara-Marie Mohansingh Hosts: Tamra Douglas-Atkinson   In this episode, Zhara navigated loss and financial adversities. She went through her early part of high school navigating the different forms that the loss of her dad would've brought - or what she titled, 'daddy issues'. The mistrust, the searching for a male figure, the wondering if someone else will die soon - she navigated it all. But through it all, she learnt to...

|Brewing Resilience and Sipping Strength, One Cup at a Time     Guest: Scharlee Thompson Hosts: Tamra Douglas-Atkinson   In this episode, Scharlee shares with us what it's like to me a Caribbean in a foreign country. Though she was more accustomed to friendly smiles and welcoming faces, she had to learn to adjust to a new world for her new journey. While adjusting to the culture shock she experienced, she also had to battle negative self-talk and self-doubt as she navigated failure. Though...

|Brewing Resilience and Sipping Strength, One Cup at a Time     Guest: Aaliyah McKenzie Hosts: Tamra Douglas-Atkinson and Sherona McKenzie    "Education was my main plan, my backup plan, and my backup backup's plan" - Aaliyah. Have you ever been stuck at a place where you feel like you've just lost your only chance at a successful future? How about being crippled by pain (literally), lost in depression, and had your whole life take a 360 by a pregnancy? Journey with us as 18 year old Aaliyah...

|Brewing Resilience and Sipping Strength, One Cup at a Time     Guest: Welton Bartley Hosts: Tamra Douglas-Atkinson and Sherona McKenzie    Rev. Welton Bartley takes us on a journey like many of us have never seen before - the journey of a spiritually formidable young man. Today, Mr. Welton Bartley stands as a Minister of Religion, Community Service Chaplain, and Theology Lecturer; who also provides pastoral/psychological counselling.  In the past, he was one who trodded the road of...

DISCLAIMER: We were facing some audio issues, so the audio is not as clear as it can be.     |Brewing Resilience and Sipping Strength, One Cup at a Time     Guest: Venessa Cunningham D. Host: Tamra Douglas-Atkinson     In this episode, Venessa takes us on a train ride to the USA. A place that looked promising at first, but proved to be much more trying than what she bargained for. Venessa will be explaining to us how someone can 'lose' their resilience and lose themselves. We learn about...

DISCLAIMER: We were facing some audio issues, so the audio is not as clear as it can be.   |Brewing Resilience and Sipping Strength, One Cup at a Time   Guest: Andrae Bewry Host: Tamra Douglas-Atkinson   In this episode, we take a trip down memory lane with Andrae Bewry, as he takes us through the grief of losing his grandmother. As a 13 year old who had his grandma die in his arms, he was not ready to face life without her. Mr Bewry is a Teacher at the Kellits High School and a Music Writer...

Hosts: Tamra Douglas-Atkinson Takiece Nelson Zavaughna James   January 2024 Newsletter Review In this episode were did a brief overview of the newsletter. Here are the main take aways: Not many children/adolescents are aware of the risks to developing Cervical Cancer because of them not being adequately exposed to the facts. HPV vaccination is free and accessible to all adolescents. Both males and females need to be vaccinated against the virus FOOD FOR THOUGHT: "If you have the opportunity...

|Brewing Resilience and Sipping Strength, One Cup at a Time   Hosts: Tamra Douglas-Atkinson Takiece Nelson Zavaughna James   February 2024 Newsletter Review In this episode were did a brief overview of the newsletter. Here are the main take aways: Many times it is difficult for us to pinpoint the exact reason why we are stressed, which makes it difficult to manage or cope. If we know what our normal bodily reactions are to different circumstances, it becomes easier to identify when our...

|Brewing Resilience and Sipping Strength, One Cup at a Time   Guest: Tanecia Nelson Hosts: Tamra Douglas-Atkinson, Takiece Nelson, and Zavaughna James   In this episode, Tanecia Nelson-Mills shared with us the battle she faced between Self Love and Self Awareness. For the better part of Tanecia's teenage years, she struggled with accepting her physical features. Tanecia was constantly reminded of her flaws and because of that she struggled with accepting herself.  However, Tanecia found the...

|Brewing Resilience and Sipping Strength, One Cup at a Time   Guest: Jordan Simpson Host: Tamra Douglas-Atkinson, Zavaughna James Jordan Simpson is no stranger to adversity, and has always been a resilient person - even in the midst of adversity. Jordan Simpson is a Diskjoc, Graphic Designer, and Music Producer. In this episode, Mr. Simpson shared with us his love of being a DJ and how he had to navigate peer pressure, anxiety, stigma, staying consistent, and navigating his moral compass as...

|Brewing Resilience and Sipping Strength, One Cup at a Time   Show's hosts: Tamra Douglas-Atkinson Takiece Nelson Zavaughna James Sherona McKenzie   Here we dive into a world of coffee and reasoning. Tamra explains why she saw the need to birth this podcast and how she believes it will help both adolescents and adults. The team shares the struggles they are currently going through and how they are currently navigating it. After sharing how they are currently navigating, Tamra shared a few...