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Dominique King discovered healing through therapy, and running was a vital part of it. Dominque’s goal is to reach people like her that are looking for a platform that deals with everyday issues of running, marriage and family. Through her platform “Lean In With The King” she shares experiences, advice while offering support.
Her mantra is, ‘I live everything that I do with with two things, find your dirt and connect and more importantly be well; you are worthy.’
Episode Highlights:
Why Dominique started running with a healthier mindset
Road running versus trail running
Dealing with harassment while road running as a woman
How to keep safe while trail running and recommendations
The best way to use your taser while running, especially for women
Her scariest experiences while trail running
How running with her husband has changed their relationship.
Guest Bio
Dominique has always been a runner. Running has intertwined itself in her life at various stages. Growing up she used running as a way to escape her home environment. She used to run and walk between towns trying to make sense of why things shook out the way they did for me. In her older years running was her way of maintaining an unhealthy view of what she thought her body should be. The beautiful chapter of her run journey began the moment she decided she wanted to live. She started extending herself grace. The grace that she now tells everyone else to do for themselves. She discovered healing through therapy and running was a vital part of it. She also has a website, a blog, and a podcast.
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Not everyone runs to lose weight. Sandra Mikulic is a plus-size runner, mom of 4 who started running at the age of 43.
She has used running to better her mental health and physical health. She believes that running is for everyone and no one should be held back by societal limitations on body size and weight.
She shares how she has overcome depression and anxiety through running, raising her 4 kids, the podcasts and books that have changed her life and why she runs 5k every single day.
If you have failed and tried again, this episode will encourage you!
Episode Highlights:
How her childhood traumas affected her as an adult
What inspired her to start running at 43
Documenting her journey on Instagram
Why she started running 5km a day in 2019 to date
How running changed her neuroplasticity and helped her heal a lot of trauma anxiety.
Her podcast and book recommendations
Her favorite race and participating in Olympic distance triathlon
The dangers of social media to women and the younger generation
Her life-long commitment to love herself truly
Guest Bio
Sandra Mikulic is a self-proclaimed athlete of 250 pounds who is a Runner, triathlete and ultra runner. In March 2018 at the age of 43, she started running and that’s where her story of self-transcendence begins. On January 1, 2019, she started the challenge of doing 5kms every day. It has changed her neuroplasticity and healed a lot of trauma and anxiety. It has changed her life. She has finished 3 marathons, 20 half marathons, one 50 km race and a triathlon in 3 years. She embodies an active life now and empowers people that size does not matter!
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Do you believe in divine intervention and that everything happens for a reason ? Today, I welcome Dr. Shannon Goode to the show.
She is a primary care sports medicine physician who lives in New Orleans. She joined the staff of Ochsner Sports Medicine Institute in September 2020. After completing a fellowship in Sports Medicine at U F. H. Wilson Memorial Hospital in New York. She went to undergrad at Howard University, another HBCU.
She also is an athlete, she was a competitive swimmer. She swam most of high school and also participated in other sports.
In this episode, she shares her not-so-smooth journey to becoming a doctor, failing and trying again, the importance of having a support circle and why she absolutely loves where she is today.
If you have failed and tried again, this episode will encourage you!
Episode Highlights:
Swimming competitively in high school and becoming a lifeguard at 16
Deciding to study sports medicine versus athletic training.
Studying sports medicine at Howard University, D.C
Attending Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN
Failing her clinical tests and moving back home
Working at Bloomingdales
Getting into residency training at the University of Miami
Her support circle, her girls, her mom, her grandmother, her father
Concussion management and her advice to young athletes
Guest Bio
Dr. Shannon Goode is a primary care sports medicine physician who joined the Ochsner Sports Medicine Institute in September 2020 after completing her fellowship at UHS Wilson Memorial Hospital in Binghamton, NY. While in upstate NY, she served as clinical faculty for the UHS Wilson Memorial Hospital Family Medicine residency program, as well as associate team physician for Binghamton University and SUNY Broome Community College. As an Ochsner physician, she serves as the team physician for Xavier University and Dillard University as well as various high schools in metro New Orleans.
Dr. Goode graduated magna cum laude from Howard University in Washington, D.C., with a bachelor’s degree in Sports Medicine. While at Howard, she immersed herself in the community by participating in a community service organization with a specific interest in cultivating the minds of youth in the surrounding neighborhoods. She then matriculated on to medical school at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN, where she continued to give back to her community. While at Meharry, she served as the president of the Student National Medical Association.
Dr. Goode then went on to complete her residency training in Internal Medicine at the University of Miami at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Dr. Goode is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician with a Certificate of Added Qualification in Primary Care Sports Medicine.
Dr. Goode cares for patients and athletes of all ages. She specializes in concussion management and ultrasound-guided procedures. She is the champion for Ochsner’s Healthy Joint Program and has a special interest in sports medicine as it pertains to women. Event coverage for Dr. Goode has ranged from triathlons to amateur WWE events.
Dr. Goode is originally from Chicago, IL where she was a competitive swimmer through high school. Mentoring high school, college, and medical students who are interested in pursuing a career in medicine is a passion of hers. In her spare time, she enjoys socializing, reading, and spending time with her husband and miniature schnauzer.
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My guest Kelsey Scott is a fellow graduate of Florida A&M University, my line sister (we pledged Delta Fall 93), and my friend. I wanted to release this episode around the premiere of Insecure where she plays Felicia, another attorney who works with Molly at a law firm.
Part of my podcast is to feature guests who have overcome obstacles to make it to their finish lines. Kelsey has done just that. She has an amazing story of triumph and literally reaching for the stars.
In this episode she shares her love for screen, working in Hollywood, the importance of fighting for your purpose, losing her mom, meeting the love of her life, and how movement is vital in her life.
You can’t miss this episode!
Episode Highlights:
How she started her acting career
Moving from local theatre to TV at a young age
Studying at FAMU
Her favorite work as a screenwriter and how it changed her life
Her role in Twelve Years A Slave
Losing her mother, navigating pain while on the job
Working with Viola Davis and her role in numerous hit-shows
Her role in Insecure and her biggest lesson from working with Issa Rae
The word ‘NO’ and why it shouldn’t break your dreams
How she met her husband, their wedding and appearing on Essence Magazine
What fitness means to her and how she stays active
Guest Bio
Two-time Emmy-nominated actress and screenwriter Kelsey Scott began her career in the theatre scene of her hometown of Atlanta.
Best known for her role as Anne Northup in the Oscar-winning Twlve Years A Slave and her two-season arc as Wes Gibbins’ mother, Rose, on How to Get Away With Murder, her credits also include: Insecure, NCIS, Dynasty, and True Detective. She is a 2019 Daytime Emmy nominee for her Guest Star role on Giants. In 2017, she received a Primetime Emmy Nomination for her leading role on Fear the Walking Dead: Passage.
On stage, Kelsey originated the role of Ann Madison in Pearl Cleage’s political romance, “What I Learned in Paris”. Additional stage credits showcase her work as a vocalist – with productions like “Once On This Island”, “Little Shop of Horrors”, “The Wiz” and a touring company of “Dreamgirls”.
As a public speaker, she has shared platforms with such accomplished individuals as Oprah Winfrey, Jesse Jackson, the late Maya Angelou, and departed political pioneer Shirley Chisholm.
Kelsey penned the Sony Pictures thrillers Motives and Motives 2: Retribution. A former screenwriting professor, she consults for studio and private clients and continues to write commissioned scripts – in addition to shepherding her slate of original projects.
Kelsey is a firm believer in the power of artistic expression as an avenue to personal and educational growth, and joins Ty Burrell as an Ambassador for Kids in the Spotlight – a non-profit organization that enlists professional filmmakers to train foster care youth to create, write, cast and star in their own short films. She also enjoys an ongoing relationship with WriteGirl, a non-profit, that matches professional women writers with teenage girls who would not otherwise have access to creative mentors.
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Today is a very special day for a number of reasons. It’s my anniversary. One year ago today, I launched “Running Is Cheaper Than Therapy Podcast”. The day is also significant, in that it is the day that my mother passed away with breast cancer, October 27 2008.
I decided to launch the podcast as a way to celebrate her memory versus being sad. She inspired me to be the woman I am today. So today, I honor the late great Mae Robinson Brown.
This week’s guest is Reginald Smith. We both started seriously running after a family member passed. For me, it was my mother. For him, It was his oldest brother. Following the death of his brother, he started to love running.
Over the years he has increased his distance, as well as his overall knowledge of running. Reggie also has a love of black history, and he seeks to represent black stories while running.
If running has helped you overcome personal tribulations, tune in!
Episode Highlights:
Why Reginald joined the Navy
Losing his older brother to gun violence
How Reggie started running to lose weight and cope with grief
Why the New York City marathon remains his favorite race so far
What’s on his running bucket list
His most significant running injury
How he represents black stories while running
Seeking therapy during his divorce and why therapy matters
Guest Bio
Reginald Smith has always been a runner, given that he’s a Navy veteran. After the death of his oldest brother, he gained a significant amount of weight. He discovered his love of running during the time that he was running to get back into Navy weight standards. Over the years, he increased the distance he runs as well as increased his knowledge of running. Moreover, Reginald has a love of Black history and seeks to represent Black stories while running. This lead to the start of a tee shirt design business that has done well. Reginald is the proud father of two daughters and a proud alumni of Florida A&M University.
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