For this episode of Real, Raw, and Random with Roshaunda, I contemplate how God aligns calling with capacity and capability.
Category: Real & Raw with Roshaunda
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Beautiful Brokenness
We had storms in our area a week ago that left trees decimated. Everywhere you look – trees uprooted, branches strewn in power lines, conglomerations of limbs laying in yards and streets.
And it’s so beautiful.
Each tree has a new chapter to its story. A new way to differentiate itself from the other trees. A new way to display its inner beauty to a world that never would have seen it, if not for the destruction. New scars out of which will grow new branches. Or not. Maybe the scars themselves won’t have any new growth, but the flesh surrounding the scars will.
So when you look at yourself and see brokenness, don’t discount it, but see the beauty in it, too.
You’re writing a new chapter. You’re differentiating yourself from the crowd. You’re displaying your inner beauty. You’re growing through your scars.
And it’s so beautiful.
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Connect, Read, & Write at LELA House
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Writing Changes You
I was interviewed for a radio program, but the recording of the Zoom call is available on Youtube. I figured I’m pretty real and raw during an interview, so that’s Real and Raw with Roshaunda for today. Check out the video about writing and how I got to be where I am – helping women write their dissertations and share their stories.
Comment below with how writing has changed you!
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Inauguration Day!
Today Joe Biden and Kamala Harris become our President and Vice President, and I am blessed to witness this historic moment. Check out my video about watching history unfold.
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Time to THRIVE
We should be thriving in 2021, not striving. In today’s Real & Raw with Roshaunda, I talk a bit about what thriving looks like. What does thriving look like for you? Post it in the comments!
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STEP Method for Managing Your Emotions
I took a very cool course through WGU about neuroscience and learning, and in it, I learned about the STEP Method for managing your emotions.
In brief, this method helps you pause, think about why you’re so riled up, and plan how to respond to an emotional challenge.
In the course of pursuing a degree, you face any number of emotional challenges: technology problems, a chapter returned covered with red ink (Oh, I have a good story about that for another day!), group projects (enough said).
But you also face emotional challenges in your daily life. In my example in the video, I talk about how my son gets under my skin at the dinner table by acting just like my brother did when we were kids. Of course, it was my brother’s job to get under my skin when we were kids, and truth be told, I gave as good as I got. And, of course, it’s my teenage son’s job to get under my skin now, but I need to respond with adult strategies, not childhood strategies.
Check out the video, then comment on how you have handled emotional challenges and how the STEP Method might help you.
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Get Started, Even if it Means You Need to Shift
Check out the next episode of Real & Raw with Roshaunda where I talk about how I’m shifting my coaching business to serve black women on their doctoral journeys. If the video resonates with you, type ME in the comments. And if you’re moved to start something new today instead of waiting for the new year, type that in the comments, too. I’ll be praying for you!
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My Doctoral Story – The Kindergarten Perspective
Check out the next episode of Real & Raw with Roshaunda where I talk about how my kindergarten experiences influenced my doctoral experiences. Please comment below to share your experiences. And if you need help telling your story, let me know. I’m here to help.
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We Need Your Story
Check out the next episode of Real & Raw with Roshaunda where I implore people to share their stories. Please comment below to share your experiences. And if you need help telling your story, let me know. I’m here to help.