Mother’s Day comes once a year, but celebrating mothers is all year round. In this episode, we discuss our fondest memories and also some ideas for Mother’s Day. Gifts and getaways and great food celebrations. It’s all about the mothers and those who step into a mother's role. Let's get into it!

Today we give lots of energy to an ongoing topic, Hand Out or Hand Up! In a society where service is key, givers are few, but takers are plenty, we sometimes blur the lines on giving handouts versus offering a hand up. Let's get into it!

Your circle champions your dreams to greatness, even if they don't quite understand your dreams or what the end may hold. There’s true vision and strength in loyalty, it doesn't matter the size of your circle, as long as there is transparency, honesty, and trust among each other. Do you agree? Let's get into it!

Love is simply not enough to ensure the success of an interracial relationship. It's only the beginning of a long haul of talks, misunderstandings, insights, surprises, over-reactions, and so much more. Let's have this courageous conversation!

This episode explores the process of letting go, from birth to death, at some point in our lives, we are always letting go of something. How do you find the courage - let's chat!

Centuries ago superstitious beliefs were derived as a religious, scientific, philosophical, and sometimes racial manifestation. Just how superstitious have we been in our lives? Let's get into it!

Soul ties to one another bring calmness to the lives of each person affected. It’s a brilliant calmness to another person's chaos. The calmness comes in such a way that it soothes your very spirit. Let's talk about these different Soul Connections.

How many of us in difficult parent-child relationships continue to go to extensive measures just simply, trying to win our parent(s) love? Episode 21, takes us on a journey of how we have jumped in and out of various situations, trying to figure out how we can fit into our parents' hearts. In some cases. If they can't get that parental love from their parent, they look elsewhere, and sometimes that outcome can be just as traumatic. Let's unpack this!

This topic comes at a time when the Diversity and Inclusion movement is at an all-time high. Society is either serious about it, exploring it, or jumping on the DE&I bandwagon because they feel it’s the “right now” trend. After this episode, some will be mad but others will be educated.

It’s so critical that our children of color see themselves in roles and books and other positions of importance. It’s imperative they understand it’s okay to go for their dreams. Jump into this crucial conversation with us as Authors Kim C. Lee & Murlonda J. Webb break down how they are pushing to change the narratives.

So many fathers want the absolute best for their daughters, but sometimes it doesn’t turn out as planned. So when a very questionable mate comes into their life, our first instinct is to protect them at all costs. This includes, not giving marital permission via actually walking them down the aisle and giving them away to an unsavory mate. How do you, as a parent, deal with this reality when the outcome is a wedding? Let's talk about it!

Sometimes we help people so much that they stop developing their own survival skills.  They stop transitioning into the purpose that is awaiting them because you are doing all of their life skill work for them.  We are surely here to help others but, we are not here to stifle their growth.

This is a really tough topic that touches so many lives as well as our own personal childhood. Bullied as a child; Scarred as an adult, is a reality for a lot of us, if not us, then definitely someone we know or even our own children. This reality can be daunting to even attempt to maneuver through our everyday life as a child and even worse as we try to avoid continuing to be a scarred victim as an adult. Be bold and come join us in this discussion.

Yes! You absolutely can get PTSD from a toxic parent. We have suffered from the hands of our toxic parents and those scars linger on even unto today. Just because you are the parent, doesn't make you a good parent. You have to actually do the job. Remember hurt people hurt other people, so we have to be careful not to pass down hurt to our kids. Check out this tough episode!

Do you feel that people hate on you when they give you a bit of direction or corrective criticism? Does everyone fall into the hating category or is there some truth to the given advice? Everyone indeed is not a hater. Some people, even strangers truly just want to see you do better or just simply see you win. Discern whose in your corner and do not take stock in those that are not.

Hey friends, we are back with Season 2 of the Truth & Coffee Time Podcast!! We are still learning but, also still enjoying the journey. We are back with Episode 13, Our Covid Scare and What We Learned. This episode is pretty heavy, as we kick off Season 2. But we wanted to share our covid experience with you, as well as share some important facts that we learned through this scare, along the way. Join us!

Hey friends, it’s “The Wrap Up 1”! We made it! Season 1 of the Truth & Coffee Time Podcast, is in the books! Yes! We made it past the point that most podcasts don't, per statistics. We are so grateful we stayed the course, so we are celebrating this season wrap-up with our son and engineer, Brigz Crawford. This wrap-up gets deep as topics are unwrapped and a few times sh*t really hits the fan! Rock with us for, Episode 12, as we travel down Seasons 1 memory lane!

In this impromptu episode, entitled, Father & Son, shooting the sh*t, Brian Sr. and Brian Jr. jump into any and every topic that comes to mind. While Denise is out, Brian Jr. aka Brigz Crawford fills in, and let’s just say, “get ready, get ready, get ready”! This is father and son doing what they do best….shoot the sh*t! This episode catches you raw and uncut!

In this episode, we tackle the topic around the traditions of making New Year’s resolutions versus simply setting goals and putting a plan in place. We definitely don’t knock people setting New Year’s resolutions because we understand that everyone needs a starting place. But why not start right where you are? Every day can be your New Year or new start! Let’s go!

Yes! It’s the holidays, and in this episode we are discussing the good, the bad, and all there is in between. It’s, Holiday Bells or Holiday Hells and we are digging into our different family traditions, the fun of spending time with family, as well as the stress of seeing some of those same family members. Also, ummmm, is there a Santa?!