Powerfully Broken
Because you don’t need to be perfect to live powerfully. You just need to be you—open, healing, and willing to grow. Hosted by Barbara L Parker, MA, LPCC-S, CEO of BF Empowerment Center and advocate for healing, this podcast is a sanctuary for anyone navigating life after heartbreak, divorce, trauma, or major life transitions. Each episode dives deep into the real, raw, and often messy journey of healing—with honesty, compassion, and zero judgment. We explore powerful conversations around: Healing from intimate partner violence and toxic relationships Authentic parenting and building stronger families Mindset shifts that create emotional and financial freedom Entrepreneurship with purpose and resilience Wellness tools that support your mental, emotional, and spiritual health You’ll hear from survivors, experts, change-makers, and everyday warriors—people who turned their pain into purpose and found the power in their brokenness.
Episodes
After seven suicide attempts and years of stigma, mental-health advocate and trainer Shanika Suniyah Jordan chose help over silence. With host Barbara L. Parker, MA, LPCC-S, she unpacks faith vs. therapy, finding the right therapist (CBT/EMDR), and her “Release the DOPE” framework for letting go of shame, fear, and self-sabotage.
What you’ll learn
- Faith and therapy: why it’s not either/or
- How to find a therapist who fits (beyond “...
Men cry. Men break. Men heal. In this powerful roundtable, Brian D. Nordstrom Jr., Apostle Andre Dodson, and Will Van Dyke sit with host Barbara L. Parker, MA, LPCC-S & Co-Host Mary Kent to break the stigma around male emotions—especially for Black men—and talk boundaries, therapy, co-parenting, and choosing peace over chaos.
What happens when men's emotions are invalidated in relationships? Our raw, honest conver...
After a 17-year relationship ended, veteran and artist Brian D. Nordstrom Jr. hit an unthinkable low—then rebuilt from the inside out. In this raw conversation with host Barbara L. Parker, MA, LPCC-S, Brian shares how therapy, Buddhism, creativity, and a service dog helped him choose life, self-love, and purpose.
The path from despair to self-discovery rarely follows a straight line. In this raw and deeply moving conversat...
Three men sit around a table, sharing their raw, unfiltered stories of marriage dissolution. Their voices sometimes catch, sometimes strengthen as they reveal the moment they knew their marriages were over.
"I knew it was over like 10 years prior, like you just know," Will confesses, describing how he stayed in his 22-year marriage until a health crisis revealed his wife's true priorities. "The straw th...
What does it take to navigate the glamorous yet often treacherous world of modeling while keeping your values intact? Miriam White opens up about her fascinating journey from child commercial actor to adult model, nurse, and mother in this eye-opening conversation.
Starting at just three years old in Cleveland's commercial scene, Miriam's path took an unexpected turn when she stopped growing at 5'3" in ...
Sex, trauma, and faith collide in this candid conversation with Stephanie Brooks, who fearlessly guides us through topics many find difficult to discuss. Breaking down the barriers to authentic sexual communication, Stephanie reveals why "Nobody can read your mind, nobody knows how to please you but you" and how this simple truth transforms intimate relationships.
The conversation dives deep into navigating sexua...
In this deeply personal episode of the Powerfully Broken Podcast, host Barbara L. Parker, MA, LPCC-S talks with Miriam White — nurse, qualified behavioral health specialist, mother, and model — about her journey from people-pleasing and unhealthy love to reclaiming her identity, confidence, and peace.
What happens when a lifetime of people-pleasing collides with new motherhood and toxic relationships? Miriam's powerful journe...
What does it truly mean to maintain your identity within a relationship? The Powerfully Broken Podcast tackles this question head-on as host Barbara Parker welcomes a diverse panel of guests to share their journeys through healthy and unhealthy relationship patterns.
The conversation takes a deeply personal turn when Stephanie Brent reveals her transformative realization: "I could still be a hundred percent me and sti...
Why do we miss the red flags in relationships — and how do we heal enough to try love again? ❤️
In this powerful episode of the Powerfully Broken Podcast, host Barbara L. Parker, MA, LPCC-S sits down with a panel of women — Miriam White, Stephanie Brown, Lauren, Joy Jackson, and co-host Mary Kent — to talk candidly about:
- 🚩 Why we ignore red flags in relationships (even when they’re obvious)
- 💔 How childhood and father relationsh...
Too many women have asked themselves: “Did I miss the red flags?” 💔 In this raw and unfiltered episode of the Powerfully Broken Podcast, host Barbara L. Parker, MA, LPCC-S sits down with an incredible panel — Miriam White, Stephanie Brooks, Lauren Marsh, Joy Jackson, and co-host Mary Kent — to unpack what society taught us about love, why we ignore the warning signs, and how to finally break free from unhealthy relationships.
🔥 To...
🧠 Burnout. Breakdown. Breakthrough.
In this raw and unfiltered episode of the Powerfully Broken Podcast, Joy Jackson shares her story of overcoming a toxic workplace where the pressure was high, the support was low, and the leadership was everything but kind.
Joy opens up about the emotional toll of working under a horrible boss, the internal conflict of wanting to stay loyal vs. choosing mental health, and the m...
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