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In this last segment of my conversation with my siblings, Michael Cato & Mishael Cato Williams, we conclude our talk with some powerful memories and a few words of advise for anyone walking through their own grief journey. Again we are not mental health professionals and encourage you to seek out assistance if you have experienced the loss of a loved one. Having someone to talk to who can serve as a guide in the healing process...

Grief is immensely difficult and the holidays can be uniquely triggering as times when family & close friends gather together and traditions including loved ones we've lost are no longer the same. How do we cope? How do we carry on? In this episode, I continue my conversation with my day one siblings, Mishael Cato Williams and Michael Cato, for a conversation about how we've coped and healed during the holidays especi...

Grief is immensely difficult and the holidays can be uniquely triggering as times when family & close friends gather together and traditions including loved ones we've lost are no longer the same. How do we cope? How do we carry on? In this episode, I've gotten together with my day one siblings, Mishael Cato Williams and Michael Cato, for a conversation about how we've coped and healed during the holidays
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This time of year is always hard for me. The changing colors of the leaves remind me of the fall my mother went back into the hospital. This time of year can be triggering for many in their grief as we approach the holidays without loved ones who've passed away. I hope that my testimony gives hope to someone in grief and inspires you to reach out to a loved one you know who's walking through grief.

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In this episode, Marsha catches us up on her healthy habit formation journey at about day 21. What's working? Where's there room for improvement? Check out the episode to hear what Marsha has learned in this process and where she hopes this goes.  As always, we love to hear from you! Let us know what healthy habits you're working on!You can connect with Marsha on Instagram @mysisterskeeper.blog and on Facebook @Marsh...

In this episode, Marsha catches us up on her healthy habit formation journey at about day 14. What's working? Where's there room for improvement? Check out the episode to hear the wins of the week and the challenges. As always, we love to hear from you! Let us know what healthy habits you're working on!You can connect with Marsha on Instagram @mysisterskeeper.blog and on Facebook @Marsha Cato

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In this episode, Marsha checks in with us sisters about her progress in creating good habits and breaking bad habits. Creating a new habit takes 21 days, so we're just about 6 days into this process with Marsha and she shares some of what she's worked on this week and what tools she's utilized to support her in these goals. As always, we'd love to hear from you and any habits you're creating or breaking and...

In this episode, Marsha shares the major habit she's struggling to break and replace and the process she's working through. We talked about the inspiration for this habit process last week being the YouVersion devotional and the Life.Church sermon series  and we delve a bit into the teachings Pastor Craig Groeschel shares. This episode I talk more about healthy identity being the basis for healthy habits and begin to delv...

I'm back!! I know, I know, I'm so sorry I went MIA again last week! This last month has been a mess with me being down for 2 weeks due my son's and my covid illnesses and I've really been struggling getting back into the routine of life now that we're back in the outside world full time. (Can I just say the covid brain forgetfulness thing is real!! It's as bad as milk brain, to any of my nursing mamas!...

In this episode Marsha shares some of her boy mom parenting struggles and some of the tools that have been helping her be the mom her son needs. Marsha shares the podcasts and books that have been refocusing her parenting since the start of this school year and growing her understanding of her son's mind and what he needs from her to grow in his emotional, social, and spiritual development. These resources are helpful not just...

Great day, my sisters! It's so great to be back with you! In Episode 11, I share where I've been for the last two weeks, caring for my son and recovering from covid. It was no fun, let me tell you. Here I share some of the lessons I learned in the experience, the ways I was able to maintain life balance and the ways where it was just gone! These experiences of quarantine during the pandemic have been so challenging for me...

In this episode, Marsha highlights some of her favorite moments from her conversation with Keisha Shaw Barnes, balanced life strategist and licensed clinical mental health counselor. Marsha digs into Keisha's book, "Where's Your Tank A Strategy for Living a Full Life" which walks the reader through evaluating their own life, seeing where greater balance can be achieved, and gives practical tools achieve that.  <...

Join us for more of our conversation with Keisha Shaw Barnes, balanced life strategist and licensed clinical mental health counselor. In this episode, Keisha & I talk about maintaining balance and the importance of saying no or changing plans based on your current needs and the needs of your family and we talk some more about her book, "Where's Your Tank A Strategy for Living a Full Life" which walks the reader t...

In this episode, Marsha continues sharing with us a conversation with Keisha Shaw Barnes, balanced life strategist and licensed clinical mental health counselor. In this episode, Keisha shares her goal in writing her book "Where's Your Tank A Strategy for Living a Full Life" which walks the reader through evaluating their own life and seeing where greater balance can be achieved. Keisha believes that counseling is a ...

In this episode, Marsha shares with us a conversation with Keisha Shaw Barnes, balanced life strategist, licensed clinical mental health counselor, and the Agency Director at Rising Hope Clinical Assistance Center in Winston Salem, NC. Keisha is Marsha's former counselor who was a big part in helping her find balance in her life and reframe the negative thought patterns that were so dominate in her thought life. She is the aut...

Marsha continues her introduction of her day one sister, her big sister Mishael Cato Williams. In this conversation we talk about who our sisters are, our communities, and when these relationships have been so pivotal in our lives. We delve a bit deeper into our shared family history and some ways it has shaped our friendships at different points in our lives. Mishael is a mom of two college aged children,  a practicing physical th...