Welcome to the Mind Your Mind Speaks Podcast. In this special episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative's Executive Director, Irene Barton, and 2023 Jack Vaughan Jr. Human Service Award Volunteer Winner, Barry Krebs. In this episode, Irene and Barry discuss the initiatives and groups Barry is involved in around Cobb County and his impact on the local community.   As always, you can find this episode along with show notes and links on our website...

Welcome to the Mind Your Mind Speaks Podcast. In this special episode in honor of Veterans Day, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative's Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Program Director* of Connecting Cobb Veterans, Tyler Bowser.    * Since the recording of this episode, Tyler has been named Program Director of the Connecting Cobb Veterans. You may hear him refer to himself as the Veteran Connection Manager, which is his previous position within the organization.   ...

Welcome to the Mind Your Mind Speaks Podcast. In this special edition episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative's Executive Director, Irene Barton, and other employees, giving you an overview of who Cobb Collaborative is and what we do.   EPISODE RESOURCES: Email - [email protected] Website - https://www.cobbcollaborative.org/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cobbcollaborative/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cobbcollaborative/   As...

Welcome to the Mind Your Mind Speaks Podcast. In this special episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative's Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Author, Innovator, and Mom, Kris'Tal. In this episode she discusses her newest book that will be released soon and her mental health journey and inspiration behind it.   As always, you can find this episode along with show notes and links on our website at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast

Welcome to the Mind Your Mind Speaks Podcast. In this special Suicide Awareness Month episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative's Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Author and Poet, Deanna Repose Oaks.   EPISODE RESOURCES:   Deanna's Website - https://deannareposeoaks.com/   As always, you can find this episode along with show notes and links on our website at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast

Welcome to the Mind Your Mind Speaks Podcast. In this special Mental Health Awareness Month episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative's Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Dr. Charnetta Williams, author and founder of Picture Perfect Reads   EPISODE RESOURCES: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/Pictureperfectreads Facebook - www.facebook.com/picture.perfect.reads   As always, you can find this episode along with show...

Welcome to the Mind Your Mind Speaks Podcast. In this special Prevent Child Abuse Awareness Month episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative's Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Michael Watson from Happy Mama, Happy Mimi.   EPISODE RESOURCES: Website - https://happymamahappymini.org/ Facebook - facebook.com/HAPPYMAMAHAPPYMINI/ Instagram - instagram.com/happymama.happymini     As always, you can find this episode along with show notes and links on our website...

Welcome to the Mind Your Mind Speaks Podcast. In this special Prevent Child Abuse Awareness Month episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative's Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Mental Health Program Coordinator, Lesleigh Knotts   EPISODE RESOURCES:   Prevent Child Abuse Georgia Prevent Chid Abuse Cobb  Georgia Essentials for Childhood HOPE   Georgia' Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Plan   As always, you can find this episode along with show notes and...

Welcome to the Mind Your Mind Speaks Podcast. In this special Child Abuse Prevention Month episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Dr. Jyll Walsh, Deputy Director of Prevent Child Abuse Georgia     EPISODE RESOURCES: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/preventgeorgia Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/PreventChildAbuseGA/ Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/84238/     As always, you can find this episode along...

Welcome to the Mind Your Mind Speaks Podcast. In this special Women's History Month episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Julie Bolen from League Of Women Voters.   EPISODE RESOURCES: League of Women Voters of Georgia - https://lwvga.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=0&club_id=996555   League of Women Voters Marietta-Cobb - https://sites.google.com/lwvmariettacobbga.com/lwvmcga/home   History -...

Welcome to the Mind Your Mind Speaks Podcast. In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Jessica Fay, founder of Picture Yourself Archived.   Picture Me Archived offers photo scanning, photo restoration, digital photo albums, slide scanning/VCR conversation, memorabilia organization, and much more! How photography helps support mental well-being: visual representation of happy times, important milestones, people who are...

Welcome to the Mind Your Mind Speaks Podcast. In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Dr. Yolanda Graham of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health.   Human sex trafficking is a $9.9 billion industry. There is a convergence of demand, supply, and impunity that influences the level of activity in an area. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) score for those youth that are involved in sex trafficking is 7. There is a shift...

Welcome to the first Mind Your Mind Speaks Podcast episode of 2024! In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Cobb Collaborative’s Director of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, Kaitlyn Ball.

Welcome to the final Mind Your Mind Speaks Podcast episode of 2023! In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Rev. Kristin Lee and Jean Fleming of East Cobb United Methodist Church.  As always, you can find this episode along with show notes and links on our website at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast THANK YOU for your support of our Mind Your Mind Speaks podcast. 

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Alli Neal, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Revved Up Kids.  As always, you can find this episode along with show notes and links on our website at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast THANK YOU for listening and for supporting our Mind Your Mind Speaks podcast. 

In honor of Veterans Day 2023 we are pleased to present this Mind Your Mind Speaks podcast episode featuring a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Chase Sanger, who is a congressional staffer as well as a retired Army officer.  You can find this episode along with show notes and links at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast THANK YOU to the many veterans who have served our country and given of themselves to protect our freedoms. 

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Candie Zenon. Ms. Zenon is a joyous mother of three girls, certified life coach, author, and founder of Changing Seasons Life Coaching, LLC. As always, you can find this episode with show notes and links on our website at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast THANK YOU for listening to and supporting our Mind Your Mind Speaks podcast! 

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Stacy Georges, Founder and CEO of Special Needs Respite. Stacy combines her professional experience with her passion for supporting parents and families of children and youth with special needs.  You can find this episode, along with show notes and links, on our website at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast Thank you for being a Mind Your Mind speaks podcast listener!

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. This is an updated rerelease of Mind Your Mind Speaks Episode 31 which was originally released in September 2022.   In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director Irene Barton and Julie Smith, CEO & Georgia Director of the SAM Foundation. The mission of the SAM Foundation is to prevent suicide through public awareness and education by equipping our communities with the skills to intervene in a...

September is Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month. This is an updated rerelease of Mind Your Mind Speaks Episode 4 which was originally released in July 2021. In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Steve Kleinrichart, a Cobb County mental health advocate who lost his son Tyler to suicide a few years ago. This is an impactful and important conversation and encourages us all to work to destigmatize mental health and to...

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Nathan Daley, the founder and CEO of The Blue Phoenix Initiative, Inc, a 501(c)(3), which was established to bring awareness to the silent suffering of police officers nationwide.  On August 1, 2019, Nathan experienced a life altering event, while investigating an offender during a routine traffic stop. An altercation ensued, and Nathan was dragged down a busy highway while partially...

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative's Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Brittany Jewett. Brittany is the founder & owner of b.Renovo and is a consultant, leadership coach and social impact strategist. You can find this and previous episodes on our website, along with show notes and links, at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast THANK YOU for subscribing, listening and sharing. We also appreciate 5* reviews on Apple Podcasts and shares of our content to...

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Beth Carey. Beth is the author of the L.I.F.E. (Learning Information For Everyday) book series and does  workshops and presentations for adult and young adult groups. You can find this episode along with show notes and links on our website at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast As always, thank you for being a Mind Your Mind Speaks podcast listener. Please share our podcast with your...

In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, and Kim Lanphear, the CEO of Apparo.  This episode, along with show notes and links, is available on our website at cobbcollaborative.org/podcast and, as always, we appreciate shares and ApplePodcast 5* reviews to help us grow our podcast reach.