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Keeping it Real on Purpose

Edna J. Whiteredcircle.com

-- where real talk meets real change.

We dive deep into the real issues that challenge us in everyday life — from personal struggles to financial hurdles — and deliver real solutions you can actually use.

Through authentic conversations with authors and experts, we bring you real talk on the real issues that shape your personal growth journey.

It's not just about surviving; it's about thriving with real strategies for building generational wealth, sustainable income, and powerful tools for self-improvement.

If you're ready to face life head-on, level up, and start building the future you deserve, you’re in the right place.

Real Talk. Real Issues. Real Solutions.

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Episodes

Learning to Forgive Yourself and Let Go of Guilt and Shame-A Transformative Workshop

Do you feel burdened by guilt, shame, or regrets from past mistakes? Holding onto these negative emotions can prevent you from moving forward in your life and achieving true happiness. In this transformative workshop, you will learn powerful techniques to forgive yourself, let go of guilt and shame, and embrace self-compassion. This workshop is for you if: Don't let guilt and shame hold you back any longer. Invest in yourself and join us for this transformative workshop. Learn to forgive yoursel...

Dec 05, 202346 min

Taming the Anxiety Monster to Live Balance Life

Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can cause a variety of symptoms, including: Feeling nervous, restless, or on edge Having a sense of impending danger, panic, or doom Having physical symptoms such as a racing heart, difficulty breathing, or sweating Avoiding situations that make you feel anxious Having trouble concentrating or sleeping Feeling irritable or moody If you're struggling with anxiety, there are a number of self-care strategies that can help you manage your symptoms and...

Nov 30, 202319 minSeason 4Ep. 12

The Man's Story to Self-Care: How to Take Charge of Your Mental Health and Well-Being

Self-care is important for everyone, but it is especially important for men. Today's guest George P. Brooks of Metta Association will share his message that Self-care can help men to manage stress, improve their mental health, and live a healthier and happier life. He shares the many different ways to practice self-care, such as exercise, eating healthy, getting enough sleep, and spending time with loved ones. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/keeping-it-real-on-purpose/exclusive-c...

Nov 23, 202321 minSeason 4Ep. 11

The Second Act Woman: A Guide to Reinventing Yourself and Living a More Fulfilling Life after 40

Today's guest, Ruth Heron, is a leading expert on helping women make the most of their second acts. She will be sharing her resources and tools to help women overcome the challenges and opportunities that they face in the workplace over 40. Women over 40 are often overlooked for promotions and new opportunities, and they may face discrimination based on their age and gender. However, there are many resources available to help women overcome these challenges and reinvent themselves. Ruth Heron wi...

Nov 16, 202316 minSeason 4Ep. 10

Keeping Your Life Alive: The Power of Memoir Writing

oday's guest is Kimberly Henry, a memoir writing coach who is passionate about helping people preserve their life stories and connect with others on an emotional level. She will be sharing her insights on the importance of memoir writing and how she connects with potential clients on an emotional level. Join us today for a fascinating and inspiring conversation! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/keeping-it-real-on-purpose/exclusive-content...

Nov 09, 202332 minSeason 4Ep. 9

The Art of Authentic Writing: How to Be Yourself and Write with Passion

The best way to write authentically is to do what you love fervently. When you're passionate about your subject matter, it shows in your writing. Your words will be more engaging, more persuasive, and more memorable. So if you want to be a great writer, find something you love and write about it with all your heart . Today's guest, Alyse Bertheum shares her story with us a ghost writer, and memoir writer. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/keeping-it-real-on-purpose/exclusive-conten...

Nov 01, 202330 min

The Sole Truth: How a Sneakerhead Built a Business Empire

Tonight's guest is J. Marie, a sneakerhead and entrepreneur who will be talking about her journey into the sneaker industry and how she got started making sneakers. She will also be sharing the challenges and rewards of running a business in this competitive industry. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/keeping-it-real-on-purpose/exclusive-content...

Oct 25, 202327 min

Confronting Systemic Racism as Black Social Workers

Tonight, I have the amazing opportunity to hear the thoughts and realities of the work and resiliency of black Social workers, who by their own resilience battle systemic sexism.I'm talking intelligent and passionate. This discussion wades through the facade of being a social worker in such a time as this in such a system as we are given to help others yet help ourselves. I was thrown to hear how the teachers start to brain wash the students even before graduation. What???? There is a lot of tra...

Oct 18, 202354 min

The Writer's Journey: From Legal Brief to Bestseller with Tiffany Obeng

Today's guest is going to share her journey as an attorney to authorship then to becoming a publishing company. What she shares about her amazing book collect passes changing racism and sexism with you children and especially young boys. This interactive activity journal empowers kids to DREAM BIG about their future! It is never too early to talk to children about what they want to be when they grow up. Career exploration promotes self discovery and self awareness by helping children discover th...

Oct 11, 202325 minSeason 4Ep. 4

Choosing Survival: How I Endured a Brutal Attack with Lynn F. Forney

By 21, I had already had my fair share of struggles. Clinical depression often hid behind my smile, but, deep down, I never lost hope. Not really. As I began to heal and find my place in the world, something unthinkable happened. I awoke with a man, a stranger, in my bed. Then he stabbed me. Seven times. I lost 21 pints of blood. Statistically, I should not have survived. Yet here I am. Telling my story. Candidly, honestly, courageously. Hoping that I may help others do the same. To heal. To hop...

Oct 04, 202321 min

Transcending Fear Like a Raven: A Story to Living a Life of Courage and Resilience with Terri Kozlowski

Raven Transcending Fear is part memoir, part self-help guide. It’s the authors' raw and personal story of childhood abuse, and diving deep into her terror before ultimately getting comfortable with fear and transcending it. Though Terri had loving people in her life, her mother was abusive and enabled others to traumatize her. To get drugs, her mother allowed strangers to assault her 11-year-old body sexually. She then left her and her sister alone on the streets of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Terr...

Sep 27, 202327 min

Health Guardianship: The Remedy to the Sick Care System -Dr. Firouz Daneshgari

We have built a system specialized for "sick care," and yet we expect the results of "health care."America's healthcare system is the most expensive in the world, but more money hasn't equated to better outcomes. What's worse, medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Why are we spending so much but getting so little?In Health Guardianship, surgeon-scientist Firouz Daneshgari provides an unflinching exploration into the systemic dysfunction caused (primarily) by America's f...

Sep 20, 202330 min

Building Trust: Exceptional Leadership in an Uncertain World with Darryl Stickle Part 1

Losing someone’s trust is easy—building it back is much harder. In Building Trust: Exceptional Leadership in an Uncertain World, Darryl Stickel answers the key questions leaders face: what is trust, why is it essential to leadership, and how can I become more trusted? Trust is a basic, intuitive human reaction; it holds the fabric of our society together. Unfortunately, trust is at an all-time low in our institutions, governments, healthcare, and law enforcement. Fewer people attend a place of w...

Sep 13, 202338 min

Finding Bliss Beyond the BUZZZ with guest, Janet White

The temporary happiness that alcohol, drugs and overeating provides can be deceiving. It may seem like the only way to escape your problems, but in reality, it only makes them worse. All of which can lead to addiction, health problems, and relationship problems. It can also damage your self-esteem and make you feel like you can't control your life. But there is a better way to find happiness. You can find bliss beyond the buzz by living a sober life. When you're sober, you have the clarity to se...

Sep 06, 202325 min

Bullied Out of Position: Black Women’ s Career Disruption

This webinar talk & panel will attempt to examine the impact of workplace bullying’ on the self-determination and career advancement of marginalized populations in education. Workplace bullying refers to persistent patterns of harmful, targeted mistreatment by individuals from the dominant culture that exploit position and power to physically or emotionally cause harm to those in marginalized positions. We will have a host of women from all walks of life to share their experiences and data t...

Jun 21, 20231 hr 5 minSeason 3Ep. 48

HIt the Inbox with Scott Hartley

Undelivered emails and junk folders are sinking your sales There’s power in email marketing. It’s a proven tool to grow your business. The problem? There’s a silent threat eating away at the impact of your email efforts. Just because you send an email doesn’t mean they actually see it. The truth is this: hundreds, even thousands, of dollars are being unintentionally swiped from your bottom line because of poor email deliverability. Listen in to Today's guest, Scott Hartley share tips to get your...

Jun 14, 202342 minSeason 3Ep. 47

Know your Destiny with Kenith Moore

Today's guest is an author and a creative music artist. He's going to share his journey as a caregiver to his wife and how he balanced his life being creative and writing songs and beats. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/keeping-it-real-on-purpose/exclusive-content

Jun 07, 202329 minSeason 3Ep. 46

Cut! the Toxic People Out of Your Life with Elle Burkhart

In this episode, Elle Burkhart talks about the importance of cutting toxic people out of your life. She shares her own personal experiences with toxic people and how she was able to finally cut them loose. Elle also provides tips on how to identify toxic people and how to deal with them in a healthy way. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/keeping-it-real-on-purpose/exclusive-content...

May 31, 202344 minSeason 3Ep. 38

Bully from head to heart with Wanda Davis

Today's guest Wanda Davis will share her journey of being an author for children's book. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/keeping-it-real-on-purpose/exclusive-content

May 24, 202323 minSeason 3Ep. 37

Ending the broke and busy Entrepreneur with Latasha Brooks

Today's guest is a business owner entrepreneur author speaker and podcaster She will share her journey on the ups and downs and the good sides of all those things and make it a balance of work and life. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/keeping-it-real-on-purpose/exclusive-content

May 17, 202346 minSeason 3Ep. 36

Let's Talk About Men & Mental Health

While mental illnesses affect both men and women, the prevalence of mental illnesses in men is often lower than women. Men with mental illnesses are also less likely to have received mental health treatment than women in the past year. However, men are more likely to die by suicide than women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recognizing the signs that you or someone you love may have a mental disorder is the first step toward getting treatment. The earlier that treat...

May 17, 20231 hr 12 minSeason 3Ep. 45

Be mindful of your mental health- Simon Rinne

Today's guest Simon Will be sharing his journey with mental health as a man and his new established business as a life coach with mindful men. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/keeping-it-real-on-purpose/exclusive-content

May 10, 202331 min

We never grow up- Lo Wentworth

Today's guest, Lo Wentworth Will share her experience in life, as an author, and business owner of a life coaching business how to have fun and get off the hamster wheel of death. #hampsterwheelofdeath Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/keeping-it-real-on-purpose/exclusive-content

May 03, 202325 minSeason 3Ep. 34

That marketing thing with Shampaigne Graves

Today's guest will be sharing some great creative ideas and marketing your business. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/keeping-it-real-on-purpose/exclusive-content

Apr 26, 202326 minSeason 3Ep. 33

Cars and Single Moms with Cindy Witteman

Today's guest, Cindy Witteman, of San Antonio, TX is the Director for Driving Single Parents Incorporated, a cause she started to help those who needed a car to sustain their lives and family. She shares a compelling story for all those wanting to start a non -profit. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/keeping-it-real-on-purpose/exclusive-content

Apr 26, 202322 min

Cars and Single Moms with Cindy Witteman:

Tonight's guest is share with us her experience as a 501c3 owner that provides cars to single parents in the Antonio Texas area. She is also going to share this great new book that she's written about single moms. Don't miss out cuz this could be something very beneficial to you or someone you know. Don't miss out cuz this could be something very beneficial to you or someone you know Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/keeping-it-real-on-purpose/exclusive-content...

Apr 26, 202323 minSeason 3Ep. 42

Keep Rolling Simon Severino

Today's best is a team business consultant and he's going to share with us how to scale up our business step by step in the simple way that requires us to grow to make more money each. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/keeping-it-real-on-purpose/exclusive-content

Apr 12, 202326 minSeason 3Ep. 31

Let's talk about it with Edna White

Let's talk about this.. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/keeping-it-real-on-purpose/exclusive-content

Apr 12, 202317 minSeason 3Ep. 40

What is Easter?

We often carry around these customs all these blanket statements all these perceived notions and we practice them in our daily lives as performance articles as things to do. But what is Easter? What is he is risen? How do we apply it practically like Jesus suggested throughout his whole life? Are we doing it like the perceived father suggests? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/keeping-it-real-on-purpose/exclusive-content...

Apr 09, 20239 min
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