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Straight Talk with Dr. El

12 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -

Dr. El uses her unique brand of Straight Talk to make complex topics about Young Children, Families, Parenting, and Womanhood simple. Her mission is to provide families and service providers the support, information, and tools needed to love and care for children well. Dr. El uses Straight Talk to teach and inspire listeners because she believes high-quality knowledge and information should be accessible, digestible, and useable for everyone.

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Episodes

The People In My Head

July 31, 2020 14:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MB

Dr. El walks you through her Internal Dream Team - the people who live in her head and work together to ensure wins. Together, they make up her personal agency, which help her navigate life. Who's on your Internal Dream Team?

Sis, I'm Not Gone Let You Fail.

July 10, 2020 18:00 - 30 minutes - 21.6 MB

Inspiration can come from the most unexpected places. This week, I found inspiration in the narrative of my good girlfriend. Learn how her Village Member blessing her...blessed me.

School's Out. We're Home. Now What?

July 09, 2020 18:00 - 12 minutes - 8.97 MB

Dr. El loves hosting summer camps each year. Planning enriching activities for little ones is pure joy for her. However, she realized that all the planning and implementation that she and her team does, to prepare to provide the children with a fun and enriching summer, is now the responsibility of many parents. So her team came up with three top picks for free summer camp activities while sheltering in place! Happy Summer!!! Make it a GREAT one!

My Truth About Co-Parenting

July 08, 2020 20:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MB

Admittedly, co-parenting is the hardest thing Dr. El has ever had to do. Through real life experiences, she will walk you through her application of the Family Stress Theory to guide her decision making, when parenting after a bitter divorce. Then Dr. El will explain how shifting her perspective assists her in maintaining her well-being, while parenting her son in the context of a new family structure. 

Who's Your Tribe?

June 27, 2020 19:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MB

Who's your tribe? Who's your safe space? Join Dr. El in a discussion about the benefit of having a tribe. It is easy to feel isolated. It is easy to feel alone, in our busy world filled with all its responsibilities. But having a tribe, a safe space, offers a haven of personal refuge. Intentional thought can assist you in defining and identifying your tribe, just as Dr. El has identified her tribe. BOOM!!!! 

The Value of Play

June 19, 2020 23:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB

Through vivid storytelling, Dr. El takes you on a journey of advocating for and parenting a child with disabilities. She illustrates the value of play as a data collection tool for parents and so much more. Finally, Dr. El explicitly details five distinct values of play that can be immediately beneficial to your child and your family...and in time...to our diverse and cooperative society.

The Power of Words

June 15, 2020 21:00 - 43 minutes - 30.3 MB

Dr. El walks you through her experience of advocating for her son, SDYM (SuperDuperYoungMan), from preschool parent/teacher conferences to middle school IEP meetings. Her goal was to ensure the words that surrounded her son supported a development of a strong belief in himself and his capabilities, as a child on the autism spectrum. Finally, Dr. El provides 5 strategies that you can use in your everyday life to ensure the words you use with and around your child promote the development of an...

Straight Talk About Nutrition and Fitness.

June 12, 2020 22:00 - 39 minutes - 27.6 MB

Dr. El shares her narrative to illustrate how the experiences of childhood can impact our relationship with nutrition and fitness as adults and parents. Then, shares in some candid Straight Talk with Dr. Lashandra Newton, CEO of Covenant Physical Therapy And Wellness Services, LLC (http://www.cptwellness.com) about strategies and tips that help families make good choices about nutrition and fitness. 

Big Deal/Little Deal: A parent’s guide on when to act and when to listen

June 02, 2020 19:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MB

Learn the Big Deal/Little Deal strategy to support your children as they develop valuable problem-solving and conflict resolution skills. 

Big Deal/Little Deal: A parent’s guide on when to act and when to listen

June 02, 2020 19:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MB

Learn the Big Deal/Little Deal strategy to support your children as they develop valuable problem-solving and conflict resolution skills. 

Six Steps to Talking to Your Child About Social Justice

May 30, 2020 22:00 - 19 minutes - 13.8 MB

Empower your child to be an agent of change. Learn six steps to having a meaningful conversation with your child about social justice.

How to Build a Top Notch Village: 5 keys to establishing support through life

May 28, 2020 21:00 - 42 minutes - 29.6 MB

We all need support when navigating the twists and turns of LIFE. Through storytelling and real-life experiences, Dr. El walks listeners through her journey as she learned the life  lessons needed to develop the strategies and tools to develop her Top Notch Village. Listen to learn how you too can build a Top Notch Village to support you through parenting, family and life.