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In this ‘The Burnt Toast’ Episode, Rev. Raushanah Butler, opens up about going through the Trauma of abuse after abuse. My conversation is with her is rather intense but interesting and insightful. We focused on how she is living a thriving life now after many traumatic experiences. This Burnt Toast Episode will wrap up the month of May’s emphasis on Trauma Awareness.Rev. Raushanah N. Butler is an ordained Itinerant Elder at the Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME Church in Marietta, GA, wher...

In the last Episode -Part 1, my guest Dr. Carla Garvin and I started exploring what Trauma is. She gave examples and made illustrations that clarified some misconceptions surrounding Trauma.In this Episode, Dr. Garvin delves a little deeper into Trauma. Weaving personal stories and anecdotes, she uses her expertise to highlight how trauma impacts our lives.Dr. Garvin has been empowering people to live their best lives, one thought at a time for over 19 years. She is the founder an...

May is National Trauma Awareness Month. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan recognized the need for trauma awareness, and established May as the month to dedicate time and resources to increasing education and prevention activities.In this first part of the two-part Episode, my guest Dr. Carla Garvin, and I we delved into what Trauma is. Dr. Garvin has been empowering people to live their best lives, one thought at a time for over 19 years. She is the founder and co-owner of Creative...

Following a rather dark situation recently, this Episode explores the complexities of life's circumstances when death is presented to us in vivid ways. It often forces us to face questions like what happens to our belongings after our transition from this Earth.While a difficult conversation, leaning into this helps us to live wisely, and to prepare for the inevitable. You will be challenged to have a different outlook on life as you pay close attention to the message in this conversation.&nb...

Following the PBS documentary two weeks ago about the 'Black' Church, a two-part four-hour series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr. exploring the 400-year-old story of the Black Church in the USA., Rev. Norman Dowe and I revisit what the Black Church is.This primary important question, What the Black church is, was not specifically addressed. So what exactly is the Black church? This question can be controversial. And the very idea that there is a Black church can be misinterpreted as a...

In the previous Episode - Part 1, we started a conversation with my two guests, Pastors Stephan Bell and Rod Green, about the making of OneChurch ATL. Starting out as good friends, they decided to merge their two unrelated and autonomous Church organizations to form a new entity.Now Co-Pastors, they share the Part 2 of their journey to becoming OneChurch ATL. Support the Show.