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Conscious Compassion

Charles Gray & Porscha Flores

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Welcome to Conscious Compassion co-hosted by Charles Gray & Porscha Flores. This podcast will share stories of the different ways that people deal with low moments in their lives. How they manifest the drive to overcome obstacles and keep pushing forward. A fluid space with media; poetry, music, literary readings or just plain story telling. Coupled with in-depth interviews of the storytellers so that listeners can learn, relate and be inspired. Spend a few moments with us as we explore crea ...
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Mariama Whyte is a singer, songwriter and all-round performer. The most challenging and rewarding role of her life so far has been that of a single mother. Navigating the choices between career and motherhood has been the focus of the last 15 years of her life. She has managed it with resilience, family support and an indefatigable spirit.…
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Christopher Jensen is a lawyer, husband, father, baseball enthusiast and CEO of a growing company who's focus is cannabis products and making them available to people who need them. His unlikely path to this new and exciting career and the personal experiences that led him to be an advocate for medical marijuana and the societal and social benefits…
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Brad is an author, teacher, and interventionist best known for helping people make a life-enhancing change alongside Oprah, Today Show, and others. Brad is the founder of Breathe Life Healing Centers, a sophisticated trauma treatment program. He created and produced the docu-series ADDICTED TO FOOD with Oprah Winfrey and his AMERICA RECOVERS podcas…
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DONNA LYNN HILTON is a highly effective creative producer. In December 2020 she was appointed Artistic Director, and the first woman named to executive leadership, at Goodspeed Musicals. JUST IN TIME FOR COVID! Join us as we branch out and discuss not so much how individuals are "making it through" but in this case how an institution has been able …
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Somehow being ridiculed for being "different" and then manifesting a medical condition that presents itself in the most humiliating way possible. Coupled with bad medical advice all manage to come together to create a well balanced and truly gifted young performer. Meet Max Chernin. His path is bumpy but with enough love, support and inner reflecti…
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Nick Fiorito is full of empathy and love. His journey from a malicious beating to global ambassador of good will is inspiring. His vision of bringing the message of empathy and action to young minds world wide is just what the world needs and we are thrilled to be able to share his story. Tune in and turn on to Nick Fiorito & Blankets of Hope .…
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Dionne Monsanto is a successful business woman, a mother of three, a dancer, and a God loving, Church going woman. None of which prepared her to handle becoming a parent who's child committed suicide. This may be one of our most important episodes. Dionne takes us on a deep dive into the intimate and compounded events that lead up to this tragedy. …
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The expression "Love Conquers All" sounds great in theory but too often fails to deliver in practice. In the case of this dynamic father & son, the phrase is a resounding triumph. Jay's discovery of and transition into his "true self" has been a journey shared by his entire social circle. Joe's determination to honor his child and proceed "in love"…
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Sometimes wisdom can come in the most humble package. Teresa Diane Stanley has been blessed with the God given talent of an extraordinary voice. However, the thing that truly sets her apart from so many others is her indomitable spirit and ability to adapt the changes that life presents with a gracious and kind heart. Rather than a story of strife …
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Porscha's story is a relatable one of a woman who's been trying to find her own voice since childhood. Having spent most of her adolescence rebelling against well intentioned parents who insisted that she follow their path for her life without "giving her a seat at the table" she ultimately manages to not only find her voice but become an advocate …
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After his mother lost her life in a racially motivated shooting in her church Chris found himself thrown not just by grief but by the responsibility of taking care of his younger siblings and trying to find a path to forge on with their lives without being consumed with anger and hate. Chris ultimately becomes a motivational speaker inspiring gener…
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Greg is a gifted performer, teacher and devoted friend. He is also a man with a past chocked full of adventures, challenges, addictions and triumphs. This story bravely gives a no holds barred look at the good the bad and the ugly side of "being human" and relays to our listeners how Greg has reinvented himself and found the self love to make life …
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Tally is a dynamic performer with a glorious voice and a huge heart. His story encompasses a wide range of topics from his internet campaign in support of his friend Nick Cordero during the height of the pandemic, support of his mothers battle with cancer to how he supports his own mental wellbeing. As he prepares to return to the Broadway revival …
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Susan is an educator, wife and mother. Her journey is a perfect example of the Yin & Yang of life. Though she has been blessed with a storybook marriage, career and loving family. She has still had to deal with devastating loss and personal trauma. Susan's is a story of acceptance, pushing on and not being defined by "social norms". She is living h…
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Sarah is a gifted and passionate physician, mother, wife and daughter. The challenge of juggling career and family is just the kind of challenge that she welcomes with open arms. However, the unexpected loss of her younger sister and grandfather on the same day has reshaped her life and driven her to be even more passionate about her family, living…
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Ann is an accomplished performer with an almost fairytale like story of her ascension to Broadway. In her interview we get a peak at the backstage. The real life struggle that the audience never sees. How she navigated health and emotional trials and arrived at a more balanced and peaceful place. A truly delightful interview that is both informativ…
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Andrew is a dynamic, highly acclaimed author of Walking to Listen as well as a public speaker and humanitarian. His drive to connect with the essence of each and every person he meets in hopes of better understanding them and his place in this world is remarkable and enviable. Andrew shares with us his views on interconnectivity, the human spirit a…
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Joe is an acclaimed playwright/author/director/educator. His experiences while helping his father transition during the pandemic have changed not only his relationship with his family and friends but also profoundly affected his outlook on life and impacted his work. This is a deeply personal interview filled with introspection and discovery.…
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Michael is a gifted artist that has enjoyed an extraordinarily fruitful career as an actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, producer and an enduring relationship of over 30 years. When his health turned and his life and livelihood were threatened, he found a new clarity and strength. Having survived, he has a wealth of wisdom to share about how to l…
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Part 8: A Dialogue on Race — In the United States, discussions of challenges to the family would not be complete without the perspective of the black community. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta, chair of the U.S. bishop new task force on race, discusses this experience with his communications director, Paula Gwynn Grant. Get the book at http…
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Part 7: Finding the Poor - Dominican Sister Donna Markham, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, shares how family issues intersect with the lives of the millions of people served each year by Catholic Charities in the United States. Get the book at https://www.osv.com/Shop/Product?ProductCode=T1763 and subscribe to this new feed at http://f…
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Part 6: Wonderfully Complicated - Two bishops with very different dioceses share the practical challenges of meeting people where they are” in their everyday realities, as Pope Francis calls for in The Joy of Love. Get the book at https://www.osv.com/Shop/Product?ProductCode=T1763 and subscribe to this new feed at http://feeds2.feedburner.com/joyof…
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Part 5: The Mercy Beat – Mercy is central to understanding the teaching of Pope Francis. Two women, Sister Sharon Euart and Dawn Eden Goldstein, who’ve made mercy key to their work in the Church share how the Catholic Church understands the experience of God’s mercy and sharing mercy with others.Get the book at https://www.osv.com/Shop/Product?Prod…
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Part 4: The Two D’s - The Vatican encouraged reading The Joy of Love through the perspectives of discernment and dialogue. Two U.S. bishops with backgrounds in each of these areas explains what the Catholic Church means by each of them. Get the book at https://www.osv.com/Shop/Product?ProductCode=T1763 and subscribe to this new feed at http://feeds…
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Part 3: Getting Good Reception - New documents and teachings in the Catholic Church have to find their way into the hands, hearts and lives of people in the pews. Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, Ca. describes the challenges associated with this important process as the Church receives Pope Francis’ The Joy of Love. Get the book at https://www…
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Part 2: Something to Process - In this installment, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington describes how Amoris Laetitia not only expresses the constant teaching of the Catholic Church but is also an inviting call to all families to strive to be faithful amid the challenges of contemporary secular society. Get the book at https://www.osv.com/Shop/P…
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Part 1: Family of families - Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, speaks to why family is such an important issue for the Catholic Church, why it's central to society and why Pope Francis would dedicate a lengthy teaching document, Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love), to it. https://www.osv.com/Shop/Product?Produc…
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