Episodes

  • The Power of Generalizations to Shape Lives.

    The Power of Generalizations to Shape Lives.
    May 24 2024
    Every day people make generalizations about others. I have been there and have you? Let us have a conversation about The Power of Generalizations to Shape Lives
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    17 mins
  • Responsibility.

    Responsibility.
    Feb 12 2024
    Sherna Alexander Benjanjamin starts a dialogue on responsibility.
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    10 mins
  • Daily Dose of RE-Reflective Inspiration

    Daily Dose of RE-Reflective Inspiration
    Mar 23 2023
    RE... is our daily dose of Reflective Inspiration! We have all had days when we feel like our world is crumbling. During such days I chose to Pause, take a breath, and rebalance. What about you? While on this journey called life, there are days when I need to pause, take a breath, and rebalance. Those are my most challenging days when I feel as though almost everything is caving in, nothing is going the way it should, and my emotions begin the process of running wild. Pausing enables me to be reflective and quiet my inner voices while shutting out the external noise. Taking a breath supports my slowing down to identify the experiences, connections, and work that is not loving to me nor mutually beneficial. Rebalancing helps me adjust the sails of my life and make transformative shifts to create purposes to live a fulfilled and abundant life of value for myself and others. I pause, take a breath, and rebalance without self-judgment, anxiety, fear of shame, or intimidation because these are my most productive moments. Because there is a power in pausing that propels me upward.
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    2 mins
  • Overcoming Fatalistic Thinking

    Overcoming Fatalistic Thinking
    Nov 15 2022

    In this episode, Sherna Alexander Benjamin discusses some of the effects of fatalistic thinking, drawing on her experience. She defines fatalistic "as any period in a person’s life where fatalistic thinking guides their behaviors and shapes their life experiences to the point where an individual lives in fear. Believes that regardless of what they do, fatality will mar their life. So they live each day waiting to experience some type of fatality, setback, challenge, or adversity." Contributing to what Alexander Benjamin calls 'Prospective Crisis Mode' (PCM) and living life in a 'shoe drop mode' (SDM). She shares tips one can incorporate into their life patterns to support personal growth and development toward wholeness.  

    Connect with Alexander Benjamin on:

    Facebook | Instagram | email: unfrilled@gmail.com 
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    23 mins
  • Dynamics of Violence pt. 1

    Dynamics of Violence pt. 1
    Oct 8 2022

    The dynamics of violence continue to keep persons who experience violence in challenging, complex situations. Simultaneously those who perpetrate violence use interpersonal relationships to diminish the credibility of victims when they break their silence. In this episode, Sherna Alexander Benjamin highlights some pertinent points using the lens of a thriving survivor for persons who develop responses to violence.
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    11 mins
  • Change Change, and more Change - Venting Friday

    Change Change, and more Change - Venting Friday
    Jul 24 2022
    We live in a world with a rapid pace of change that is technology-driven. And many are being left behind. This venting Friday on UNFRILLED TALK, host Sherna Alexander Benjamin talks about different areas of change. Remember, UNFRILLED TALK is Unscripted Talk.
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    26 mins
  • Pause, Breathe, Regroup

    Pause, Breathe, Regroup
    Jun 5 2022
    When life comes against you like a thunderbolt, what do you do? In this episode, Sherna Alexander Benjamin shares a few steps on ways to regulate your emotions to make informed and healthy decisions when you face the challenges of life.
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    19 mins
  • We are Black and We are Beautiful, Yet some say otherwise.

    We are Black and We are Beautiful, Yet some say otherwise.
    Apr 30 2022

    I put this piece together in less than two hours to share my thoughts on ways people of color are seen as otherwise.
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    6 mins