Maxout 2025

Yi Ning Chiu is this week's guest—a cultural critic and writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this week's episode, Yi Ning offers some insightful perspectives on the value and challenges of community, highlighting personal barriers to community formation and maintenance, as well as valuable lessons she has learned along the way. Our conversation highlights some ways in which community building is influenced by factors such as ethnicity, culture, age, and certain differences in belief.To stay up to date with Yi Ning's writings:SubstackChristianity Today ArticlesRelevant Magazine

Vanessa Cyrilla is this week's guest—a writer, poet, lover of books, and a proud Kenyan. Our conversation delves into the significance of literature, literacy, and the importance of one's connection to their identity, particularly for young Africans.

In this episode, Dr. Jackie Florian, LMFT, discusses the challenges of balancing familial and academic responsibilities for first-generation students.

Today's conversation features Monica Leung, who shares her experience navigating a transitional phase of life while pursuing purpose.

In this episode, I am joined by four members of KICC Ghana who share their personal faith journeys and discuss the upcoming Maxout Youth Conference.Maxout is an annual youth conference hosted by KICC Ghana. This year's conference will be held from July 18th through the 20th. Theme: Grace to Excel: Self-Discipline & FaithYou may register for the conference here: https://forms.gle/WSmWCqejDCtfWzk1A.

In today's episode, Pieter Valk, LPC, shares his experience wrestling and growing through tensions over his sexual orientation and faith, as well as some necessary considerations for individuals seeking therapy.

Dr. Dareen Basma, Ph.D., LPC-MHSP (Carnegie Mellon University and Palo Alto University) joins me in today's episode to discuss what is a fairly recent research phenomenon, Transgenerational Trauma. Transgenerational Trauma is a psychological concept concerning the usually unintentional passing down of trauma across generations — by way of socialization — following prolonged or repeated exposure to triggers. Dr. Basma is a therapist with the Counseling and Psychological Services at Carnegie Mellon University and a remote core faculty at Palo Alto University. Her research interests include Multicultural & Immigrant Experiences and Trauma; she has quite a number of published works in these areas. SPONSOR: The DubLife Co. is the first sponsor of the podcast, follow The DubLife Co. via these links: WEBSITE: https://www.thedublifeco.com/ FACEBOOK: https://web.facebook.com/DubLifeCo/?_rdc=1&_rdr INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thedublifeco/?hl=en ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thank you for your time & attention! Kindly follow the podcast's social media pages for announcements, videos, and weekly posts at: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/prematureadults/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/preMatureAdults/ TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/PrematureAdults/

Lydia Aményaglo is the founder of plentyplenty.africa, an educational farm, studio, and brand based around cacao in a quest to decolonize. In this episode, she shares how a search for purpose, the residual effects of parental influence, and a family's legacy led her on her path cultivating cocoa and reclaiming aspects of her identity.

Nana Amoako-Anin is a self-described holistic strategist whose life and career choices have been underscored by a search for purpose. In this episode, she shares the vital role her parents' journeys played in her development, lessons she has learned from career changes and transitions, as well as the significance of mentorship in personal growth and maturation. You can follow her and her yoga studio here: @nanaamoakoanin @blissyogaaccra

Joe Kiney Whitmore is on a journey to help young creatives struggling with addiction get sober in a quest to change their lives for the better. In this episode, we talk about his sobriety journey, the influence of his project, his experience working with addicts, as well as common misconceptions people have about sobriety journeys.