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Heart and Practice Inc. blends a mission-driven speaking practice with a practical, heart-led podcast to equip educators, counselors, and teams with evidence-informed tools for wellbeing, trauma-informed care, and inclusive practice.
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Co-Parenting with Heart: Collaboration without Losing Yourself (opens the original)
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Season 2 closes out with a conversation that is close to home. Host Dr. Lakesha Roney is joined by Jamal Kelly, a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor and her coparent for their son Cairo, to talk about coparenting in real life, not the version people post about. Together they unpack how their communication has grown over the years, what it means to lead with your heart instead of reacting, the personal growth work coparenting requires, and how to raise a child who feels safe, supported, and free
Strong and Tender: The Heart of Fatherhood (opens the original)
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I n this episode of Heart and Practice, Dr. Lakesha Roney sits down with Daryl Fraser, LCSW, owner of Fraser and Associates Complete Therapeutic Services and a father of four, for an honest conversation about the emotional weight fathers carry every day. Daryl shares their journey from growing up in Queens as the child of Caribbean immigrants to becoming an African centered healer devoted to serving Black men, youth, and families. Together, they unpack the myths that keep fathers stuck, the beli
Holding It All Together: The Emotional Landscape of Motherhood (opens the original)
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Mothers carry entire worlds. Schedules, emotions, decisions, fears, and hope, often without acknowledgement. In this episode of Heart and Practice, Dr. Lakesha Roney sits down with Felicia Bowman Chandler, LCSW, Clinical Supervisor and Somatic Practitioner, to name the invisible labor of motherhood and offer real tools for holding both heart and capacity. Felicia is the Founder and CEO of Soul Guided Healing & Wellness, a virtual mental health practice supporting women through anxiety, trauma, b
The Weight we Carry, Supporting Family Caregivers w/ Heart (opens the original)
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Caregiving is love in action, but it can also be exhausting, isolating, and overwhelming for the person giving that care. In this episode, Dr. Lakesha Roney sits down with her own mother, Gwendolyn Goode, a retired educator of 38 years and lifelong caregiver, to talk honestly about what it really takes to support aging parents, navigate Alzheimer's, manage hospice and rehab transitions, and avoid burnout as a caregiver. Together they walk through four common caregiving myths, including the belie
Recognizing the Signs, Responding with Compassion with Chanetta Booker (opens the original)
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Season 2 of Heart and Practice is here, and we're opening with a conversation every caregiver, parent, and mental health professional needs to hear. Host Dr. Lakesha Roney is joined by Chanetta Booker, a resident in counseling with over 15 years of experience in substance use and trauma recovery, to talk about how to recognize when a loved one is struggling — and how to respond with compassion instead of fear. In this episode, you'll learn: ✔️ Early warning signs of emotional distress and crisis
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