My Freedom Podcast

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Jul 2024

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For all the mental health professionals out there as well as those interested in working in mental health - this is your go to podcast for all things related to taking your career and business to the next level. The My Freedom Podcast is here to give you all the necessary tools and information which you need in order to not only thrive in your mental health career, but to open a private practice, build, grow and sustain a successful business in the field. Through conversations with successful entrepreneurs and professional in the mental health field, we want to inspire and provide valuable insight and wisdom so you can turn your mission to help the world with their mental health, into a thriving enterprise. Our goal can be simply put - to share as much knowledge as possible so you can dream bigger, help your community and change the world around you as a mental health professional and business owner. A little about your host Aaron Mallory: Aaron Mallory is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of GRO Community. GRO Community, is a mental health service provider that specializes in trauma informed treatment for boys and men ages 5 and up from low socio-economic groups and/or black and brown communities. Aaron obtained his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and a Masters' in Social Work from the University of Chicago . Aaron is also a licensed clinical social worker under the state of Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio regulatory boars.

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July 2, 2024Episode 752 min

A 30 Year Calling To Social Work w/ Khalid Scott / Unforgettable Lessons In Life, Social Work & Entrepreneurship w/ Khalid Scott

In today’s climate it’s more important than ever that we take mental health seriously. It’s essential that we talk about mental health so we can learn and understand it because the impacts of mental health affect us all on a daily basis. This podcast is the go to podcast for all things mental health. We talk about the professional field and the careers associated with it. We discuss practices we can apply to our lives regarding mental health and how we can improve ourselves everyday so we can think bigger, dream bigger and grow more than we ever felt possible. This podcast is for the thinkers and those that aim to break down barriers of mental health stigmas in their communities and want to create generations of free and healthy individuals. Sit down for a minute. Let’s talk.

July 2, 2024Episode 51 hr 5 min

Creating Safe Spaces For The Sistas w/ Camesha L. Jones

On this episode of the My Freedom Podcast, we sat down for an enlightening conversation with the incredible Camesha L. Jones. Camesha is a founder and CEO of Sista Afya - the social enterprise that provides community mental health care tailored around black women. Other than that Camesa is an entrepreneur, speaker, program developer and mentor to young children and adults in her city of Chicago and beyond. In the episode Camesha shares personal stories about how she got started as an entrepreneur - filling a space for mental health services for black women and how it lead to the creation of her company Sista Afya. She goes into further depth into the nature of what she does day in and day out, how important her work is for her, her future goals and important lessons she learned in what it required to truly be successful with a business centered around mental health. This is a must listen for anyone interested about the honest ins and outs of entrepreneurship as a mental health professional. Here Camesha shares the good, bad and the ugly about the path as a business owner in the field and you will be sure to come out with a greater understanding of how to take your vision and experience of helping others and turn it into a profitable enterprise. You can follow Camesha and her work with Sista Afya here: https://www.cameshajones.com/ https://www.sistaafya.com/ If you’re looking to grow your mental health private practice and want to delegate tasks to maximize your efficiency, make sure you get in contact with us for mental health virtual assistant services - www.getfreedomva.com

July 2, 2024Episode 244 min

On a Mission to Dash Health

On this episode of the My Freedom Podcast, we sat an in length conversation with the inspirational Bryan Haggard, social worker and innovator in his space when it comes to mindfulness and spirituality, especially as he combines his with his experiences of everyday work. Bryan is the Founder of Dash Health Counselling and Consulting PLCC, a Chicago based practice aiming to help individuals in his community and beyond to truly find themselves and embrace their authenticity as they step out into the wider world. Part of his work center on creating therapeutic and holistic experiences for his clients dealing with trauma, addiction and more. He talks about his work in depth on the episode as well as explaining his mission and what brought him to doing social work. Throughout the podcast you’ll be sure to understand what running a virtual private practice is about which is something you may be interested in doing yourself. Bryan in detail talks the good and the bad to what it truly means to be an entrepreneur in this space and he brings full transparency to the conversation which every listener will be able to benefit from. This is an episode filled with gems and advice and is easily one of the more refreshing discussions you’ll hear this year. You can follow Dash Health here: https://www.dashhealthcc.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dashhealthcc/ If you’re looking to grow your mental health private practice and want to delegate tasks to maximize your efficiency, make sure you get in contact with us for mental health virtual assistant services www.getfreedomva.com

February 13, 2024Episode 339 min

Peace Is In Session

On this episode of the My Freedom Podcast, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr Anancia Stafford and hearing more about her insightful journey into psychotherapy. Along with her psychotherapy work in her own private practice - Inner Peaces Counseling and Consulting LLC, Anancia is also a Adjunct Professor at DePaul University. In this episode, she shares incredible stories about her motivations behind going into the mental health profession as well as behind starting her own private practice. You wil learn about her mindset in life, centered around seeking wellness which is the first step to gaining control over your life achieving your goals. She also goes in depth about the types of issues she has dealt with such as depression, anxiety, self-esteem, relationship issues and more.If theres anything you will gain from this conversation is how passionate she is about what she does and in helping the people she helps. You’ll also be sure to benefit from her enormous knowledge and insight into her field. For those interested in starting their own private practices, she gives both the positives and negatives of starting and growing your own company as well as everything you need to know to have the most success possible in your own entrepreneurial journey. You can follow Dr. Anancia Stafford and her work here: https://innerpeaces.org/ https://www.instagram.com/drstafford_/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-anancia-stafford-ed-d-lcpc-ncc-56aa1698/ If you’re looking to grow your mental health private practice and want to delegate tasks to maximize your efficiency, make sure you get in contact with us for mental health virtual assistant services - www.getfreedomva.com

January 30, 2024Episode 115 min

What’s the True Cost of Freedom?

The journey to success and delightful starts with one step. For many, this is your first step to freedom. In this introduction to the MyFreedom podcast, listen to the host Aaron Mallory speak on his own journey into becoming a mental health professional while transitioning away from his background in electrical engineering. Through his story you’ll understand more about his deep passion for his cause for helping people in his community, especially as a Black male. You’ll hear his need for filling a necessary void for mentorship to individuals struggling with their mental health in the inner city and the opportunities that came from it. You’ll also get to learn how work in his space has helped him to learn more, to understand how business works and has brought him to this point of starting this podcast for the goal of inspiring and informing others interested starting their own mental health private practices. Aaron’s story is an inspiring one filled with experience and wisdom which is the perfect backdrop for all the insightful conversations to come with like minded and high achieving individuals in the episodes to come. This is only the beginning. We have the power to change the lives of many, let’s make it count. If you’re looking to grow your mental health private practice and want to delegate tasks to maximize your efficiency, make sure you get in contact with us for mental health virtual assistant services - www.getfreedomva.com