Coaching with a Twist

Join host, Barbara Palmer, and her guest, Destiny J. Bibbs, as they discuss some of the keys to enjoying the holidays and what contributes to us just tolerating the season and struggling to get through any holiday season with a smile on our face, regardless of what may be going on inside our hearts and minds...and bodies. Destiny is a health and wellness professional who discovered early in her life that she enjoyed giving back to her community, in Birmingham, Alabama, where she was born and raised. She has a bachelor of science degree in Public Health from The University of Alabama at Birmingham and a health and wellness coach, certified by the National Board of Health and Wellness Coaches. Setting SMART health and wellness goals is a passion for Destiny. Goal setting has not always come easy to her, but through her certification training as a health and wellness coach, she learned what setting SMART goals meant and she is committed to helping others start small in making lasting health changes too. An example of a SMART goal she has challenged herself to, is doing 5 squats after every bathroom use at home, within 6 months, others were able to tell a difference in the toning of her legs and changes in her body. Taking care of your whole self is important to Destiny, and she sets and achieves small goals to give back to herself in the same way she loves to gives back to others. This podcast episode is all about being honest about where you are and making one simple change that makes life better for you at the holidays and beyond.

In this sixth episode of Coaching With A Twist (CWAT), Host, Barbara Palmer, interviews guest, Joseph Solomon II (Joe), a certified fitness trainer who specializes in family health and nutrition. He lives in Dover, Delaware with his wife and family, and was born in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1983, into a military family. He moved around a lot during his early years due to his family's military assignments. Eventually, he settled in Hampton, Virginia, where his life took a new turn. In Hampton, Joseph became known for his talent in sports. He excelled in wrestling, soccer, and football, earning awards in all three. His achievements in these sports helped him secure a full scholarship to Liberty University. It was at Liberty University that he met his future wife, Shoshana Solomon. He has faced and overcome personal and family health scares and has effectively helped hundreds of adults and high school athletes lose weight and achieve their full potential using a holistic approach that transforms the way people think, eat, and engage in fitness activities. Join us today as we have a conversation about the mind-body-spirit connection, healthy weight loss, and nutritional hacks that help adults and young people achieve overall fitness (wellbeing). It is our hope that you have several take aways that help you on your journey to vibrant or improved health and wellbeing, regardless of your age.

Today's guest will be Queen of Credit Repair, Sherise Pleasant. Sherise is joint host, Barbara Palmer as they discuss ways to prepare for the holidays without getting lost in the sauce or losing your joy to the world! Plenty of tips about ways to organize, adjust to the season, and successfully navigate activities, finances, and wellbeing.

Host, Barbara Palmer, has a candid conversation with her guest, Kathryn Jackson, a successful women's coach who works with helping African American women recognize what self-sabotage looks like, the limiting self-talk sounds like (internal dialogue), and why it is important to know what to do to change things. Starting with changing the way we think and how we react to our beliefs and the beliefs of others that are not based on what is true or in our best interest.

This is the first live episode of the Coaching With A Twist Podcast, which will introduce the host, Barbara Palmer, who is leader in healthcare as an occupational therapist, speaker, author, as well as a certified health and life coach, to podcast listeners. This episode of the podcast will engage the guest, Chilibra Patterson (an occupational therapist, graduate student, wife, mother, and Director of Rehabilitation Services) and listeners who call in or participate via Zoom in a candid and compassionate conversation about some of the challenges and nuances of forgiveness. The episode will twist and shift from a conversation about forgiveness to an interactive activity or two, that the host, Barbara Palmer, leads the guest and listeners through step by step. The episode, like all Coaching With A Twist (CWAT) episodes, will close after guest and listeners are guided to think, feel, and act in ways that energetically support general health and wellbeing.

On this eighth episode of Coaching With A Twist (CWAT) Podcast, show host Barbara Palmer welcomes guest Dr. Charlie All Truth All The Time Reeves. Dr. Charlie Reeves is known as The Wellness Doctor! Join us for today's conversation about naturopathic versus traditional medicine, which is generally expected in the United States for managing health over the short and the long term. During today's conversation, host Barbara Palmer and guest Dr. Charlie Reeves will take a deep look at challenges people may face when they rely only upon traditional approaches to achieving a version of health commonly accepted and why more people in the United States may be turning to alternative healthcare solutions such as naturopathic medicine, preventative medicine, energy medicine, functional medicine, etc. for guidance and solutions that better support holistic health and wellbeing over a person's lifespan.

On this Coaching With A Twist (CWAT) Podcast episode, show host Barbara Palmer is welcoming return guests, Pastors Pamela and Peter McDonald, and continuing the conversation they started in episode five on 9/29/23 about mindful and meaningful ways we can all more effectively manage the relationships in our lives! In this seventh episode of CWAT, Pastors Pamela and Peter share further details about relationships using another biblical analogy to describe four types of love that we are designed to experience in our relationships, depending on how open and willing we are to give and receive each kind of love. Join us and listen to the discussion about loving with our mind, heart, strength, and soul. The more we give of ourselves in each kind of love, the deeper and closer we feel and convey love in our relationships.

Coaching With A Twist (CWAT) is a Podcast that informs, inspires, and empowers its listeners and invites them to think better, make quality decisions, and take consistent steps towards building a life they love living! On today's podcast, show host, Barbara Palmer, is welcoming guests, Pastors Pamela and Peter McDonald, and having a dynamic conversation with them about mindful ways to effectively manage the different types of relationships we have in our lives! Using an analogy based on well known ship, we talk about different levels of closeness, investment, trust, accessibility, and support given and available in our relationships.

In this third episode of Coaching With A Twist (CWAT), Host, Barbara Palmer, interviews guest, Sydny Rivers, TLLP, a mental health therapist in Detroit, Michigan, as they explore the connection between negative self-talk and conflict in relationships. The truth is, the quality of our relationships starts with our relationship with ourselves, and when we have negative self-talk it is indicative of personal internal conflict. When a person has negative self-talk fueling internal conflict, it can make it challenging for that person to have the confidence to open up, be vulnerable, and trust others in their relationships. It also negatively impacts your ability to understand others when you have negative self-talk that influences how you interpret and react to the words, facial expressions, and gestures of others. Listen in on this conversation about negative self-talk, its impact on us personally as well as those in relationship with us, and healthy ways to change this negative habit, improve our self-worth, and add quality to our relationships.

This episode takes a close look at situations, circumstances, and various cultures (organizational, ethnic, social, familial, etc.) that frequently engage in a shame/blame dynamic, which breeds conflicts. In fact, a sure way for conflict to to get started anywhere is for someone, anyone, but especially someone in a position of leadership to point an index finger at a person and say, He (or she) did it...it's his (or her) fault that this bad thing happened! Shame and blame initially are tied to internal thoughts that eventually get expressed verbally or in writing with emotions like guilt and anger, and are like rubbing two sticks or flints together that are sure to start a spark, or fire, or conflict. The combination of shaming and blaming can quickly create a downward spiral of blazing emotions between two people, a family, within an individual, or spread a fire of anger, bitterness, ill-will, embarrassment, defensiveness, resentment, projection, and a host of negative imaginings and emotions that do nothing to build relationships or generate personal growth. Instead, shame and blame result in people feeling bad, problems not being resolved, it only harms relationships. Both the blamer and the person blamed are negatively affected, as well as any person who joined the conversation and added a negative opinion, accusation, or judgement about the blamer or the blamed person and the bad situation. Even though shame and blame, and their companion, guilt, have a downward pull and can create a seriously negative momentum wherever they occur, there are ways to break these two conflict-mongers and shut down and reverse their downward pull and impact. We will discus healthy ways to address and master conflict, including internal conflict, related to shame and blame, whether someone else pointed a finger at us or we pointed out finger at someone else, or we pointed an accusing finger at ourselves. Join this inspiring conversation, live, or listen in on the conversation using Voice America's on-demand option as we are joined during this episode by Sheila Rivera, nee McDonald, who is the mother of four grown children and four grandchildren. She has been married to Jose Rivera for 26 years. She has wrestled with God to find meaning, purpose, and joy beyond the confines of toxic guilt, shame, and worldly gain. She is the author of a book of prayers for people struggling with abuse, addictions, poor life choices, and low self-worth. She gives her book, entitled Prayers for Reconciliation, Recovery, and Restoration to women who need to know the truth about what God says about them. She offers her book, free of charge, to women in facilities and various groups at the Star of Hope/New Hope program, Santa Maria Hostel/Bambi program, and The Landing, a sex trafficking drop-in center in Houston, TX. She is excited to share her journey of saving grace experienced thanks to a program called Celebrate Recovery, where she served as a facilitator and leader.