Lit Sessions With Marielle

What does it take to have healthy relationships? Whether it is dating, marriage, working, friendship or family understanding how to create and maintain healthy relationships is critical. In this conversation, Marielle speaks with Derek Triplett about the key ingredients that makes a relationship healthy!  Follow Derek Triplett on IG and Twitter at @derektriplett Visit his website at www.derektriplett.com Follow Marielle on all social media platforms at @iammariellet Visit her website at www.iammariellet.com Intro Music - All The Time by Swoope --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/marielle-thomas/support

We look to our pastors and spiritual leaders for every area of our lives but it's time for us to talk about how that is not sustainable or realistic. Too often we depend on our pastor or spiritual leaders to help us through and navigate mental and emotional issues that he or she may not be equipped to handle. In this conversation, Marielle discusses the unrealistic pressures we place on spiritual leaders and how we can counter act that so everyone is left whole and healed.  Be sure to follow Marielle on social media facebook.com/iammariellet twitter.com/iammariellet instagram.com/iammariellet To stay up to date with upcoming episodes, be sure to visit iammariellet.com! Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Intro Music: All The Time- Swoope (Sonshine Album) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/marielle-thomas/support

Marginalized groups encounter microaggressions often in the workplace and the world around them. In this conversation, Marielle talks to Glenn E. Newman, Jr, a Diversity & Inclusion Manager, on defining what microaggression are, how we navigate them, how to address them and how to stay mentally and emotionally healthy when having to deal with them.  Book Mentioned in the Episode So You Want To Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo Connect with Glenn on Linkedin Be sure to follow Marielle on social media facebook.com/iammariellet  twitter.com/iammariellet  instagram.com/iammariellet   To stay up to date with upcoming episodes, be sure to visit iammariellet.com!  Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!   Intro Music: All The Time- Swoope (Sonshine Album) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/marielle-thomas/support

What in the world does speech therapy has to do with leadership and life? In this episode, Marielle talks about her experience in speech therapy and how the lessons she has learned through that process has taught her lesson in leadership and life.  Be sure to follow Marielle on social media facebook.com/iammariellet twitter.com/iammariellet instagram.com/iammariellet  To stay up to date with upcoming episodes, be sure to visit iammariellet.com Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!  Intro Music: All The Time- Swoope (Sonshine Album) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/marielle-thomas/support

Self-care is a word that has become very popular in our vernacular but do we really know what it means? In this episode, Marielle talks with Brittney Moses, a mental health advocate, to discuss what is self-care and how we can determine the best form of self-care for our lives. To contact Brittney: - Visit Brittney's website http://brittneyamoses.com/ - Follow Brittney on social media  - IG: @brittneymoses - Twitter: @brittney_moses  Resources for mental health and tools for self-care: - Look for resources in your community - Find a good therapist  - Find apps for mindfulness  - Boundaries  by Henry Cloud & John Townsend Be sure to follow Marielle on social media at @iammariellet and visit her website at iammariellet.com. Don't forget to subscribe!  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/marielle-thomas/support

As leaders, we often work on our skill set to be better leaders, but what are the emotional components needed for us to be WHOLE leaders. On this episode, Marielle talks to Dr. Monique Gadson about the emotional weight that often comes along with the territory of leadership, how to balance caring about those you lead without being weighed down, how leaders can manage the emotional burden of leadership and how leaders can  deal with undealt with emotional trauma to get on a journey of being whole.   To contact Dr. Gadson, please do one of the following: Email: transformingvisions@yahoo.com Social Media (FB & IG): @transformingvisions Website: drmoniquesmithgadson.com Phone: 678-832-7064  Be sure to follow Marielle on Twitter, Facebook and IG at @iammariellet or visit her website at iammariellet.com. Be sure to leave a review! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/marielle-thomas/support

On this episode, Marielle talks to Pamela Merritt, a licensed therapist about religious trauma.  In this discussion, Marielle and Pamela explore what is religious trauma, what are the identifiers of religious trauma and how to take the necessary steps of healing. Here are great resources that Pamela mentioned in this conversation; Leaving The Fold by Marlene Winell. Also visit her website, journeyfree.org  Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazerro  recoveringfromreligion.org  therapyforblackgirls.com psychologytoday.com  If you would like to reach out to Pamela, please do one of the following: IG: @pam_session Email: pmerrittsog@yahoo.com Phone: 404-609-1004 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/marielle-thomas/support