Beyond a Thought

On our first episode of this series, we give you some insight into our parenting journey; the, joys, the good, challenging, some of our anxieties etc. Hope you enjoy it and that it sparks some great conversations.

On this episode we have Dr. Brenda Dogbey, the creator and brilliant mind behind new awesome blog careerslaymama joining us. We have a quite candid and open conversation about the balancing act of motherhood. Brenda is a career mom with 3 kids; a 7 year old and 4 year old twins (boy and girl). You do not wanna miss this conversation. So much truth and lots of laughs. Follow Brenda @careerslaymama on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. You will not be disappointed. Her blog is so inspiring. We are blessed to call her friend.

Our Parenthood Series continues and it has been amazing. We're learning so much. • • We couldnt do a Parenthood Series without having a Fatherhood episode. We believe Fatherhood is such a huge part of parenting that is so often not given the platform that it is due. • • In our next episode, we have one of our good friends @chris.e.evelyn opin us to discuss the very important role that fathers play as parents. • • Have you ever wondered how post-partum depression affects fathers? Mommy guilt is a real thing but have you ever wondered if fathers have daddy guilt? Chris sheds some light on some of these for us. • • There was definitely perspectives that we didn't consider when it came to fatherhood until this episode. We are so excited for you to hear them. We ofcourse had some good laughs too cuz why not.

The episodes on our Mental Health Series have really thought us a lot. Especially during this ultra heightened time that we find ourselves, struck by an unexpected pandemic coupled with a worldwide realization of racial injustice, to say that it has been A LOT is a complete understatement. • • On our upcoming episode, we try our best to sum up our thoughts as best as we can . • • Mental health is such a broad topic that there is obviously so much we did not touch on but we believe that especially now that we are all dealing with everything going on in such different ways, it is important for us to be mindful of our mental health and make sure that aspect of our lives is as healthy as bab be. • • We have been taking intentional steps to prioritize self care and our mental health. Even if it's simply unplugging from social media for a while . • • What have you guys been doing to prioritize your mental health?

This week on our episode we are joined by another guest speaker Theo Adjei to talk about mental health. We have a very organic conversation about mental health in the black community, the importance of pausing and self care. Theophilus Adjei MSW, RSW is an Addictions and Concurrent Disorders Counsellor at the Toronto Harbour Light Ministries: Residential Treatment Program. Theo is a highly motivated and resourceful young social worker with several years of field experience in the social service sector and community health sector. He possess a wealth of knowledge in client service provision and has assisted many clients and their families in crisis situations. His overall goal when working with clients is to promote their well-being through effective assessment, liaison, crisis intervention, counselling, and advocacy. Recent masters degree graduate from the University of Toronto's Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and a registered social worker, he utilizes a solution-focused clinical and a community-based practice model, offering both therapeutic counselling support and effective case management support to children, youth, adults, seniors and families of diverse backgrounds. He practices with a harm reduction, anti-oppressive and strength-based approach that is culturally sensitive and trauma-informed.