This week Sande Bailey-Gwinn joins Dr. P for a reality check on Domestic Violence in our community. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and you don’t want to miss this podcast! Listen Up!!
Oct 21, 2021•27 min
Dr. P is joined by her best friend and owner of Faie Afrikan Art Gallery, Chicago's only African American Art Gallery, Faye Edwards. Their robust discussion includes a praise report of being a 17 year breast cancer survivor.
Oct 14, 2021•26 min
2021 Season 2 Opener | As the season changes from Spring/Summer to Fall/Winter, our bodies also shift their requirements to accommodate the cool and cold weather patterns on our bodies. Our Holistic Guru, Alice Freeman, will discuss the simple changes we can make that will provide our bodies with Winter Essentials.
Oct 07, 2021•30 min
As Dr. P brings her winter/spring podcast season to a close, Dr. Pernessa C. Seele shares some exclusive news about her upcoming personal summer ventures with thoughts and reflections about "These Days of Our Lives." We will see you back on the pod in September 2021.
Jun 24, 2021•32 min
About the Podcast:Rev. Smith and Dr. P talk candidly about Black Men’s Health, including what Sisters can do to help. They delve into the realities of stress and its impact on Black Men “living while Black in America.”About My Guest:The Rev. Dominic A. Smith is the Organizing Pastor of The Ezekiel Church in Baltimore, MD; the First Vice President of the United Baptist Missionary Convention & Auxiliaries of the State of Maryland; the Community Pastoral Outreach Coordinator for LifeBridge Heal...
Jun 17, 2021•41 min
June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month. Dr. John Swinton, Professor in Practical Theology and Pastoral Care and Chair in Divinity and Religious Studies at the University of Aberdeen, shares his work and passion for theology and pastoral care related to those living with Alzheimer's.
Jun 09, 2021•21 min
This week on Dr. P on the Pod, join Dr. P and her good girlfriend, Yolanda Reid, around the kitchen table for some laughing and planning for the summer.
Jun 03, 2021•22 min
Professor Goatley shares insight on strategies for moving forward through the lens of constructive theology, including a message to pastors running on empty.
May 27, 2021•38 min
This week on Dr. P on the Pod, Dr. P sits down with Pastor Jones as he shares his in-depth thinking and strategies on bringing the members of Compassion Baptist Church back in the building. Dr. P and Pastor Jones also share thoughts on the Black Church Beyond COVID-19.About My Guest:Pastor Watson Jones III is the Senior Pastor of Compassion Baptist Church in Chicago, IL whose mission is to reach and grow people to be passionate for God and compassion towards others.
May 20, 2021•33 min
This week on Dr. P on the Pod, Dr. P sits down with Erline as she shares insight into why she wrote her latest book, Your Voice Matters – Conversations you Dare to Have. She empowers us to speak up and move through the fear and often times uncomfortable situations that causes us to stay silent.Erline Belton is a real estate developer, organizational development consultant, the CEO and Founder of the Lyceum Group, and the author of Your Voice Matters – Conversations you Dare to Have and A Journey...
May 13, 2021•30 min
This week on Dr. P on the Pod, Dr. P sits down with Mr. Jefferson to discuss why we must keep talking boldly and loudly about Black Health Equity. Tobacco is one of the leading causes of death among African Americans. NO Menthol Sunday is coming up on May 16th.Delmonte Jefferson is the Executive Director of The Center for Black Health & Equity (formerly known as NAATPN, Inc.), a national organization that facilitates public health programs to benefit communities and people of African descent...
May 06, 2021•28 min
For National Minority Health Month, Dr. P interviews former NBA player and coach Don Chaney and his wife, Jackie, about his diagnosis of hereditary transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (hATTR-CM). ATTR-CM is a type of amyloidosis (a group of diseases in which certain proteins change shape, or “misfold,” and can build up in different parts of the body) that affects the heart and is associated with heart failure – it's also underrecognized and underdiagnosed even by doctors. Don and Jackie are wor...
Apr 29, 2021•19 min
Discussing our feelings about the conviction of the policeman who killed Brother George Floyd, Dr. Robinson gives us an in-depth look into her thinking and vision on how the church must begin to tackle real life issues – hard core issues – issues that matter to our everyday lives.The Rev. Dr. Dominique A. Robinson serves as the newly appointed inaugural Dean of Chapel and Assistant Professor of Religion at Wiley College – “the home of the Great Debaters” – in Marshall, TX. She is the founder of ...
Apr 22, 2021•36 min
This week's Dr. P on the Pod, we are revisiting a podcast in which Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall, shared her thoughts on health disparities as it relates to COVID-19. Her 35-year career placed her on the frontlines of health care as a clinician, educator, researcher, and leader in the biopharmaceuticals and life sciences industries. Dr. Lewis-Hall provides us with a frank discussion on why African Americans must become engaged in all stages of vaccine development, including COVID-19.
Apr 15, 2021•37 min
The Balm In Gilead and The Black Church Food Security Project is launching the African American Church Community Garden and Food Security Project in South Carolina this week. Food insecurity, food deserts, food inequity are real issues for the Black community. Churches with land to grow food can make a difference!!About My Guest: ShaVon Terrel, Deputy Director, Black Church Food Security NetworkA rising voice in the Black Food and Land Sovereignty Community. Sha’Von Terrell is a child of the Dee...
Apr 08, 2021•30 min
As we celebrate the mystical, transformative days of Holy Week, Bishop-Elect McRae and Dr. P discuss the crossroads of the Black Church one year into the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr 01, 2021•28 min
Debra Peek-Haynes gives us much to think about regarding why some of us consistently eat so poorly. She gives us 10 things that we must do now to move our personal health in the right direction.Debra Peek-Haynes is an entrepreneur, health and wellness advocate, host of the podcast “Debra’s Healing Kitchen”, author, “The Beginners’ Guide to Healthy Living” and “The Simplified Guide to Healthy Living”. She is the president of DHK Wellness Strategies, Inc. a non-profit organization committed to the...
Mar 17, 2021•41 min
Having been a guest speaker at age 6 for the Harlem Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS in the early years of this national movement, Hydeia discusses her extraordinary life, so far, living with AIDS. Now 36, Hydeia has much to say to teens and young adults living with HIV and AIDS.Hydeia Broadbent is an long-long AIDS Activist. She was born in 1984 with HIV. Hydeia Broadbent began her debut as an HIV/AIDS activist and public speaker at six years old. By 12 years old, Hydeia appeared on many ...
Mar 11, 2021•36 min
This week, Dr. P will be joined by Joanna Pearson, a Patient Education Liaison (PEL) from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, to discuss a rare, genetic condition that disproportionately affects African Americans. Known as hereditary ATTR amyloidosis, or hATTR amyloidosis, the disease is more common for people of certain ethnicities, including those of African (West African: Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone) and Afro-Caribbean descent.For more information about hATTR amyloidosis, and to reques...
Mar 04, 2021•36 min
This week, Dr. P honors the legacy, genius and contributions of Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou. The Balm In Gilead owns all rights to the presentations of within this broadcast.
Feb 25, 2021•35 min
Rev. McKain and Dr. P discuss this week’s PBS Special on The Black Church, as well as provide more insight into the history of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.Rev. Dr. George E. McKain, II is the Director, Public Affairs & Social Concerns of The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, headquartered in Charlotte, NC. Rev. McKain is also the pastor of Greater Unity AME Zion Church in Sharon, SC.
Feb 18, 2021•38 min
According to Harvard University, Science in the News, the HeLa Cells, (the cell line of Henrietta Lacks) were used in the ground-breaking discovery of the infectivity and viral spread of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Dr. Bowie and Dr. P highlight the facts about Henrietta Lacks plight at Johns Hopkins Hospital over 70 years ago and how her HeLa cells continue to be used in ground-breaking scientific discoveries today and beyond. As a professor at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Dr. Bowie shares ...
Feb 11, 2021•39 min
As a member of the next generation of leaders in the Black Church, Bro. H. Matthew Seawright shares his views on social justice; giving voice to those in the pew; feeding the hungry, responding to COVID-19, lining a hymn, and other topics relevant to a church at the crossroads.A Liberation Theologian, Bro. Harry Matthew Seawright believes in the alignment of one’s purpose and faith through Evangelism for the enrichment of community through identification, understanding, and the utilization of on...
Jan 28, 2021•45 min
This week cervical cancer Tamika Felder shares her 20+ year journey through surviving cervical cancer and the facts and myths about prevention, HPV testing, and HPV vaccine. Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancers. African American women are among the highest death rates from this cancer.Named a “Cancer Rebel” by Newsweek in a 2017 cover story, Tamika Felder is a highly sought-after speaker on cervical cancer advocacy, cancer prevention, HPV education, and living life wit...
Jan 21, 2021•31 min
In this thought-provoking discussion, Dr. Fitzpatrick shares her personal story on what led her to participate in the COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial and her experience in the process.Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick, MD, MPH is a CDC-trained medical epidemiologist and board-certified infectious diseases physician with both domestic and global experience in public health. She was recently named as a member of the Institute of Medicine/National Academy of Sciences Roundtable on Health Literacy.
Jan 14, 2021•39 min
This week on Dr. P on the Pod, Dr. Pernessa Seele, and Dr. Fallon Wilson discuss the importance of understanding technology and its significance in our everyday lives. Dr. Wilson will touch on different topics, including digital redlining and how Facebook uses our data. Don't miss this critical discussion.
Jan 07, 2021•37 min
Dr. P and Jeff chat about saying good bye to 2020, surviving Covid, taking the vaccine, and what’s important to both of them in 2021
Dec 31, 2020•28 min
Merry Christmas Eve! On week's Dr. P on the Pod, Dr. P and her guest Julius Turner will share their gratitude for the reasons for the season
Dec 24, 2020•17 min
Dr. Richardson discusses his best-selling book, A Witness to Grace, with Dr. P this week on the Pod. Offering a deeper insight into his ministerial journey through the lens of his losses, successes, angry, sickness, and healing, Dr. Richardson blesses the listeners with a profound message for this Advent Season.
Dec 17, 2020•36 min
This week's Dr. P on the Pod guest, Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall, shares her thoughts on health disparities as it relates to COVID-19. Her 35-year career placed her on the frontlines of health care as a clinician, educator, researcher, and leader in the biopharmaceuticals and life sciences industries. Dr. Lewis-Hall provides us with a frank discussion on why African Americans must become engaged in all stages of vaccine development, including COVID-19.
Dec 10, 2020•42 min