You Gotta Go Through It to Get to It
Behind This Smile
Behind this smile, Takiya takes a break from the norm and offers a lighthearted approach to talk about some of the day-to-day changes, challenges and choices she has made since launching her podcast. With so many doors of opportunity, from speaking engagements to sitting in as a Guest on multiple podcast platforms, and being asked to represent endorsements and affiliate programs, she realizes the good, the not so good and the reason for how it all plays a vital role in her healing journey. Tune in to take a few moments to laugh and listen in as she talks about re-entering the world of dating...
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The Marriage That Made No Sense Pt1
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Behind this smile, Takiya opens up and shares how she met, married and ultimately divorced who she thought to be the "man of her dreams" - a dream that was soon put to the test and almost immediately impacted her life, health, friendships, faith, finances and family. Interested in hearing discussions on a certain topic, have Takiya answer a question or be a guest on your podcast or book a speaking engagement? Click here: Let's Connect! YouTube - Facebook - Instagram - Tiktok - Podcast Webpage - Books & Publications by Takiya La'Shaune Let's Meet! www.TakiyaLaShauneMinistries.com
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Take Care of Yourself
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Behind this smile, Takiya shares her personal journey of learning to take care of herself FIRST. After an unexpected and tragic loss of a family member at the onset of the new year, the spiral of emotions and incidents to follow begin to feel like an all too familiar cycle that she decides needs to stop now. Listen in as we dive into learning about self-care, even when caring for others and learn how to not only get your proverbial cup full, keep it full and give from the overflow of what’s yours…take care of yourself. Interested in hearing discussions on a certain topic, have Takiya...
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Trauma and Triggers are Tricky
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Behind this smile, Takiya shares a piece of the history about her past and how the impact of emotional abuse in her childhood found its way into the way she parented her own children. Takiya fearlessly shares some of the details of recalling the exact moment she realized that mindset and characteristics instilled in her as child were exposed and played out in the relationship with her own daughter. Trauma passed down, generationally and geneologically, is a sensitive area of discussion as Takiya opens up about the truth of taking accountability for her own actions, afflicting...
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Overcoming A Stalker | Part 3
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Behind this smile, Takiya courageously opens up and shares the truth about her being the victim of intimate partner stalking. Takiya shares her personal story and the experiences that unraveled and rattled her life, even to date. Speaking publicly for the first time about the private details and how stalking changed her mindset and life, Takiya chose to intentionally release this three part episode series on January 18 - a day of CALL-TO-ACTION to bring about awareness and recognition of National Stalking Aawareness Month. Stalking is not only and illegal crime, but a very dangerous method of...
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Overcoming A Stalker | Part 2
Behind This Smile
Behind this smile, Takiya courageously opens up and shares the truth about her being the victim of intimate partner stalking. Takiya shares her personal story and the experiences that unraveled and rattled her life, even to date. Speaking publicly for the first time of the private details and how stalking changed her mindset and life, Takiya chose to intentionally release this three part episode series on January 18, a day of CALL-TO-ACTION to bring about awareness in recognition of National Stalking Awarness Month. Stalking is not only an illegal crime, but a very dangerous method of abuse...
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Overcoming A Stalker | Part 1
Behind This Smile
Behind this smile, Takiya courageously opens up and shares the truth about her being the victim of intimate partner stalking. Takiya shares her personal story and the experiences that unraveled and rattled her life, even to date. Speaking publicly about the private details and how the stalking changed her mindset and life, Takiya chose to intentionally release this 3-part episode series on January 18, a day of CALL-TO-ACTION to bring about awareness in recognition of National Stalking Awareness Month. Stalking is not only a crime but a very dangerous method of abuse and control that leaves its...
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I Passed on Paris and I Got Punk'd
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Behind this smile, Takiya shares the truth about a business venture in which she was contracted as a advisor and consultant to revive a failing company. With more than 25 years as an established and successful entrepreneur, Takiya effortlessly took on the task of rebranding her clients business but shares how she made a simple contractual mistake that cost her time, effort, energy and a loss of the six-figure earnings. Most notedly, Takiya reminisces on the month long trip to Paris, pre-planned and already paid for that she "paused" on taking in order to complete the clients deadline for the...
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I Had a Breakdown, I Cut My Hair, I Launched a Podcast
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Behind this smile, Takiya opens up and begins to share the truth about the pain, trials and life obstacles hidden behind her often infectious smile. For nearly two years, Takiya has kept silent about the private details of her sturggle with depression, anxiety and disapointment caused by a marriage and divorce that turned her life and family upside down. Dealing with the pain and pressure of it all led her to go into hiding to escape the reality she was living in which ultimately led to a nervous mental breakdown, "unintentionally" chopping her hair off to detach from the reminder and...
info_outlineBehind this smile, Takiya shares a piece of the history about her past and how the impact of emotional abuse in her childhood found its way into the way she parented her own children. Takiya fearlessly shares some of the details of recalling the exact moment she realized that mindset and characteristics instilled in her as child were exposed and played out in the relationship with her own daughter.
Trauma passed down, generationally and geneologically, is a sensitive area of discussion as Takiya opens up about the truth of taking accountability for her own actions, afflicting emotional and physical abuse, all while revealing and learning to understand her own battle with mental illness due to her own trauma stemming from abuse.
Trauma and triggers are tricky seeks to talk about and take on the very touchy subjects of acceptance, accountability, healing, mental-illness and graspsing the understanding of how all these move in motion together.
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