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Defining YOU with Helena J
On her Podcast Defining You, Helena J invites incredible women, who come on, and get vulnerable, share their extraordinary stories of triumph and encourage her audience to overcome fear and live the life they always wanted by doing what they love ❤️
Episodes
38 episodes
Surviving and succeeding after a job loss with Portia Charles.
What If you were laid off tomorrow and you had the option to do something different, what would that be?This week on Defining You, I’m resharing my interview with Portia Charles, attorney and principal at Charles Law Practice, who was la...
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Overcome domestic violence and reclaim your voice with Lovern Gordon
In the US Alone, an estimated 1 in 4 women is victim of severe physical abuse.This week on Defining You, I want to replay a very compelling conversation with President of LOVE Life Now Foundation and Domestic Abuse Survivor, Lo...
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Using all the skills you already have with Romina Wilmot
Hello everyone! This week I want to reshare, one of the most listened too episodes, on Defining YOU! This particular episode is very special to me because I had an awesome opportunity to sit down with my first friend in college, to talk abou...
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Creating your best life from the inside out with Celeste The Therapist
Hello everyone! The Defining you podcast is on break right now, but I wanted to give you another opportunity to listen to some amazing episodes I truly enjoyed.There is no doubt that racism has been the ugly part of our history...
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Life as an undocumented immigrant with Felicia Persaud
Hello there! Although I am on a brief break right now, I thought now would be the perfect time for you to go back and catch up on some of those episodes you might have missed.In this episode I talk to Felicia Persaud, CEO of In...
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Building generational wealth with Lebone Moses
Hello everyone!I took some time off, but wanted to share, some episodes, I truly enjoyed in season one, of Defining YOU!If you haven’t heard it, this particular episode, is very important, because it will em...
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What is your dream worth to you? with Dr. Cressida Joseph
Hello my friends and favorite listeners! I am currently on a hiatus at the moment, but while on break, I wanted to replay some of my favorite episodes this season. This week’s episode is near and dear to my heart. Be...
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Randy Thomas, ABC News Announcer
Hi everyone! I’m on break right now, but I wanted to replay some episodes that I really enjoyed in Season One of the✨Defining You ✨ ppodcast.This particular episode is important to me, because one of my wildest dreams became a ...
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#29 Let’s choose empathy before judgment
Are you judgmental?At its heart, judgment is about putting expectations on people that we expect of ourselves. The problem is that sometimes that equates to perfection. Or that people should be nice all the time. Or that those ...
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#28 Black women: Let’s hold the door open for each other
Black women need mentorship and guidance in the workplace. But more importantly, Black women need solidarity in the workplace. We’ve all heard the old adage: “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” T...
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Episode 28
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#27 Now Is The Time for Moral Courage
Standing alone takes courage.Every once in a while, we come across individuals that, in the face of adversity, have the strength and the fortitude to stand alone and do what they morally think is right, even when the folks around the...
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Episode 27
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#26 Here’s how I conquered my fear
Everyone is afraid of something. Fear holds us back from becoming who we truly want to be. Welcome to Defining You. I’m Helena J, a communications professional, podcaster, voiceover artist and MC, and th...
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Episode 26
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#25 Dr. Pauline Elwin on transformational leadership
There’s only ONE leadership style that works in a crisis. This week, on the Defining YOU podcast, Dr. Pauline Elwin shares her research on how transformational leadership was the ONLY leadership style to impact workplaces positively ...
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Episode 25
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#24 Dianne Wilkerson wants to serve again — here’s why
Everyone wants to know why Dianne Wilkerson is getting back into politics. She was the first Black woman to serve as a state senator in Massachusetts. She represented Black Bostonians for 15 years and resigned after s...
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Episode 24
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#23 Using journaling to address trauma with Alicia Adamson
Your unaddressed trauma is holding you back! Doing the hard work of dealing with past trauma and building emotional intelligence is not easy. Your trauma shows up in every aspect of your life, including ...
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Episode 23
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#22 From employment to entrepreneurship: Unleashing your untapped potential with Elizabeth Yang
Have you built your identity around your company, or perhaps you’ve spent many years perfecting your craft for a job? If you have invested time working for someone else, but your expectations have fallen shor...
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Episode 22
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#21 Finding & fulfilling your God-given purpose with Jeanel Champion
What is your life’s strategy, for becoming who you are meant to be? Whose blueprint are you following? Are you settling for less?If you have ever wondered, what on earth I'm here for, this episode is for you!
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Episode 21
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#20 Creating a sense of belonging with Sheena Collier
Have you ever felt like an outsider in your own city? That feeling that no matter what you do, you just don’t quite fit. Maybe you have lived in the same city for 25 years, but you have an accent, or you look different tha...
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Episode 20
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#19 Unleashing your unlimited potential with Simone F. Mathieu
We could do anything we put our minds to… but we don’t. We think of ourselves as capable of doing so much more than everyone else… but when the rubber meets the road, we fall flat. Does this sound familiar? Maybe there is a goal you’ve ...
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Episode 19
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#18 Find happiness from the inside out with Celeste Viciere
Can people of color find happiness, even when racism is so pervasive in our communities? There is no doubt that racism has been the ugly part of our history as a nation, and that we black folks are still seeing the effects of th...
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Episode 18
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#17 Is it time for a career change? with Ann-Marie La Ronde-Richard
What would it take for you to drop everything you’re doing right now and focus on the thing that truly makes your heart sing? Think about it. You probably started down one road in college, but now you find yourself in the ...
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Episode 17
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#16 The power of radical self-belief with Chardelle Moore
Why do we always hear “I am my own hardest critic” but we never hear “I am my own biggest fan?" Most people are hard pressed to come up with 10 amazing accomplishments they have achieved in the last year, but they could easily fill 5 pages w...
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Episode 16
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#15 Undocumented and an activist with Felicia Persaud
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of an undocumented immigrant? Think about that for a moment, as I introduce you to today’s guest.In this episode I interview the CEO of Invest Caribbean, Fel...
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Episode 15
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#14 Diversity in the sciences with Dr. Sophia George, PhD
Have you ever wondered, what life would be like, if science was unbiased? There’s a loaded question for sure. If you asked any scientist, they would assure you that science is the most objective discipli...
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Episode 14
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#13 Step up in your community with Sandy Zamor Calixte
Have you ever stopped yourself from doing something, just because someone else said you shouldn’t? Maybe you haven’t applied for a bigger role in your company yet, or you haven’t asked for that raise you deserve, all becau...
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Episode 13
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