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Life Coach Liz Oleksa shares tips on goal setting, life purpose, and confidence as we are placed in a much better position to continue to grow through life's challenges.  The measurable goals that we set for ourselves based upon our life's purpose builds the confidence that we need to make the next best informed decision that supports our growth.  Discipline, hard work, patience, respect for one's self and others, confidence, endurance, excellence, leadership, scholarship, service to others (within healthy, balanced boundaries), and support are a few of the outcomes of one who is continuing to grow and to develop emotionally, socially, mentally, and spiritually.Remember to  Subscribe from any one of your favorite podcast apps/directories or simply click on the link below this post to access the audio version of the podcast.

Today's episode focuses on Restorative Justice and using Restorative Circles as one of the strategies to address gun violence in our communities.  Pastor Peter TeWinkle shares how trauma is a wound that tends to influence the negative, hurtful reactions that some individuals use to resolve issues.  An awareness of the demographic:  age, social/economic status, and gender and its correlation to the prevalence of gun violence is vital.  Having an understanding to know how to respond when providing helpful, healthy resources to assist and support individuals to heal and to make positive choices when resolving conflict and addressing the trauma within their life is shared.  Remember to Subscribe and Like.  Simply click on the link below this post to access the audio version of this episode on Positive Solutions with Dr. Gordon Podcast Channel or on any of your favorite podcast apps.

Escucha  la entrevista entre de la Doctora Sally Camacho, la Senora Zulma Torres, y yo en el podcast.  Hablamos del topico de las formas diferentes como los padres y los estudiantes pueden continuar estudiando y aprendiendo virtualmente o cara a cara durante el tiepmo del verano.  Los consejos que compartimos pueden dar el apoyo necesaria para ayudar los estudiantes a realizar el successo con sus estudios y con aprendiendo un otro idioma extranjero.  Listen to the interview between Dr. Sally Camacho, Ms. Zulma Torres, and me on the podcast.  We are speaking about the different ways that parents and students can continue to study and learn virtually or face to face during the summer.  The advice that we share can help support students that is necessary for them to become successful with their studies and with learning a foreign language.

Listen to Izhani Rosa, Crisis Counselor at Island Therapy Solutions and Miss St. Croix, USVI Festival Queen, as she shares information on Compassion Fatigue.  Izhani shares what is Compassion Fatigue, symptoms of Compassion Fatigue, and steps for alleviating Compassion Fatigue. 

Listen to Liz Oleksa and Mary Lilly Thompson as they share information on navigating life's challenges from a Life Coach and client's perspective.

Listen to Pastor Peter TeWinkle share information on Coming To The Table which is the framework for Restorative Justice towards restoration, healing, and building peaceable unity among individuals and communities.  Coming To The Table also provides support and positive outcomes for individuals dealing with trauma, domestic abuse, gun violence, and challenges that impedes healthy relationships.

La entrevista en espanol Positive Solutions with Dr. Gordon con Doctora Sally Camacho y Senor Jose Perez proveer las informaciones en como los estudiantes, los padres, los maestros, y los administradores pueden trabajar juntos a apoyar el aprendizaje de los estudiantes trabajando virtualmente durante el tiempo de la pandemia.  Haga clic en el enlace de abajo.  Recuerda suscribirte.  Positive Solutions with Dr. Gordon Interview in Spanish with Dr. Sally Camacho and Mr. Jose Perez provides information on how students, parents, teachers, administrators can work together to support students' learning working virtually during the pandemic.  Click on the link below to access the podcast on the YouTube channel.  Remember to subscribe.

Listen to Izhani Rosa, Crisis Counselor at Island Therapy and the reigning Miss St. Croix 2019-2021, share tips on stress management and mindfulness for students, parents, and adults in general as they navigate life's challenges.

Listen as Liz Oleksa, Life Coach, shares tips of mindfulness as we navigate the journey of life.  

Listen to Pastor Peter TeWinkle share information on how to be a good neighbor and what effective leadership looks like exemplifying the quality traits of a good neighbor, especially to those in need. 

La entrevista entre de la Doctora Camacho y Doctora Arthurton conmigo presentan las informaciones del pandemico de Corana Virus-19 y como podemos protegemos contra del virus.  Las informaciones que compartimos se muestran:  (1) Que es el nuevo coranavirus-19, (2) Quien corre reisgo de tener COVID-19, (3) Como se transmite, (4) Cuales son los sintomas, y (5) Como prevenir el COVID-19.  Protejase! Haga clic en el enlace de abajo.The interview between Dr. Camacho and Dr. Arthurton with me presents information on the pandemic, Corona Virus (COVID-19) and how we can protect ourselves against the virus.  The information that we share shows:  (1) What is the 2019 novel Corona Virus, (2) Who is at risk for COVID-19, (3) How does it spread, (4) What are the symptoms, and (5) How to prevent getting COVID-19.  Protect yourself! Click on the link below this post.

Sally A. Camacho, Bianca Stevens, Peggy Binoniemi, Beverly Pryor, and Rameek Croskey share their experiences and tips working 100% virtually during the pandemic.  Listen to them share the benefits of working virtually and those areas for continued growth as they support and empower students to work at their fullest potential online.

Elizabeth Oleksa (Liz) shares her experience of an early diagnosis of highly resistant Brittle Type I Insulin Diabetes at 6 years of age which culminated in complete vision loss at 27 years of age due to Diabetic Retinopathy.  Her loss of vision became the beginning of the best years of her life, according to Liz.  "My physical sight may have gone, but I now had the clearest vision I had ever had" says Liz.  "When I lost my sight, I gained the world in return."  Listen to Elizabeth Oleksa's incredible journey and enjoy her vivacious personality and smile as she encourages everyone to truly get a clearer vision for 2021.

Stacy Johnson Stanley is a Creative Writer and Author living in Knoxville, Tennessee.  She is the author of the book, "Seasons:  Thoughts from My Hammock" which is "a collection of essays and poems inspired by the seasons of both nature and life.  These selections have been Stacy's reader and listener favorites through the years."  Stacy's goal is "to inspire and encourage people in their daily lives."  Listen to her honest and transparent portrayal of racism in America from another perspective in her poem, "Letter to a Church Member."

This week's episode focuses on the first Christmas and its purpose in the lives of humanity.  Finding and sustaining peace, love, unity, and harmony are discussed and relevant examples are shared to help everyone to live a life that is harmonious with ourselves and with others.

Humorist and Inspirational Speaker Mary Hammond Lilley-Thompson aka Mary Starshine shares tips of how we can find humor and laugh again during the Christmas Holidays and for the new year.  Mary shares the benefit of laughter and its medicinal strength and value.  "It draws people together in ways that trigger healthy physical and emotional changes in the body.  Laughter strengthens your immune system, boosts mood, diminishes pain, and protects you from the damaging effects of stress" (Robinsion, L., Smith, M., and Segal, J. 2020.  Laughter is the best medicine. Help Guide:  Well-being and Happiness. USA.).

Rev. Jeremy Francis, pastor of the Friedensberg Moravian Church in St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands, shares insights on "Healing as a Nation."  He asks the pertinent question, "What is in the common good of everyone?" in response to the challenging times in which many are experiencing in the nation due to the election results in the United States, pandemic, political divisiveness, social unrest, and economic uncertainty.   Tolerance, respect, and listening to understand each other are key characteristics that he states are needed to help individuals to navigate these tumultuous times of opportunity for continued growth. 

"The U. S. Virgin Islands was rewarded with a Community Resiliency Program (CRP) grant which is a short-term disaster relief grant for states, U.S territories, and federally recognized tribes. In the case of the USVI, because we are going through the COVID-19 pandemic, Island Therapy was granted the funding to begin this program. The funding supports community-based outreach, counseling, and other mental health services to survivors of natural and human-caused disasters. CRP counselors do virtual counseling services as well as presentations and public education. The counselors are trained to focus on stress management, problem solving, relaxation and other positive techniques."Listen to Renae Elwood and Khefren Sackey share some coping strategies to help navigate challenging moments that arise occasionally in life.

This episode covers the topic of Restorative Justice.  Pastor Peter TeWinkle shares information on the different kinds of justice and why Restorative Justice is more effective at including everyone who may be negatively affected by the action(s) of others.  Listen to how individuals could benefit positively from learning about Restorative Justice and use its principles to help to heal society. 

"Not a Woman’s Job is the memoir of M. Rosaria Piomelli, a female architect who entered the male-dominated profession in 1960, pushing it to change towards equality, acceptance, and recognition of women’s achievements. Piomelli’s story begins during World War II, where, as a little girl growing up in Naples, Italy, she and her family escape with their lives on several heart-stopping occasions. From Naples, she moves on to graduate from MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to work at leading private firms in New York City, and to become the first female Dean of Architecture in the United States at City College of New York. Her spellbinding, adventurous life takes the reader through a whirlwind of relationships, disappointments, survival, and accomplishments—demonstrating a fierce strength of will to excel against any and all challenges and doubters. In 2019, the Carnegie Corporation of New York named her a Great Immigrant/Great American for her 'notable contributions to the progress of American society.'”Her memoir may be accessed through Amazon. Kindle version $4.99 Paperback version $18.00