The Empowered Woman

When someone doesn’t know who they are—when their sense of self is fragile, fractured, or built on insecurity—they often try to anchor their identity in control. And control masquerades as love until you look closely. A partner in identity crisis may manipulate, belittle, or dominate because they fear being insignificant, abandoned, or unseen.

Gail Hamilton is a blind opera singer, motivational speaker, and author and, although she has been totally blind for more than thirty years, she has been assisting others in overcoming their obstacles, challenges, and daily struggles by pointing them towards creativity, and spontaneity. In this podcast, Gail challenges women to have high expectations of themselves and also change their perspective so that all things can be possible for them.

Gail Hamilton is a blind opera singer, motivational speaker, and author and, although she has been totally blind for more than thirty years, she has been assisting others in overcoming their obstacles, challenges, and daily struggles by pointing them towards creativity, and spontaneity. Choosing not to be hindered by her disability, she competed in pageants, and in 2013, Gail was honored as the first blind woman to win the Ms. Colorado Senior America queen. She also won Fourth Runner Up in the National Ms. Senior America pageant held in Atlantic City, New Jersey.  Gail believes that no woman should see herself as less than and every woman should have high expectations of herself. For her, "Vision is internal, not external" and this is why she is guided by her heart, not her eyes. In today's discussion, she encourages every woman to change the way they see so that they can live a better life and soar into greatness.

Dr. Fola Eniola, an entrepreneur and IT professional, is a Project Management Professional with a doctoral degree in  Management. She came to the US as a young adult several years ago through God's providence and, before embarking on the journey to the US, she set specific goals for herself that she hoped to attain and accomplish when she arrived here. Armed with a Bachelor's degree from her home country and a very strong faith in the God who brought her to the US, she was determined to work hard and leave no stone unturned in her quest for success.  Dr. Eniola shares how God helped her to accomplish her goals despite the challenges along the way and how all the goals were accomplished within the time frame she set for them to be accomplished.

Michelle Mras went through surgery for her rotator cuff and torn biceps on her dominant hand. In spite of the surgery, she had a lot of commitments including training sessions and she had to find a way to fulfill her commitments and also do all the things that she needed to do. With her right hand in a sling, she decided to empower her other hand and that was when she started to do things that she never imagined she could do with her left hand. Michelle states that the other hand is a metaphor for everyone around you who could help you grow and the encouragement is for the empowered woman to find ways to empower that other hand, whoever that person is.

Pastor Jackie Omotosho is a woman of elegance and the author of "The Practice and Influence of Elegance" Vol I & II. In this edition of the Empowered Woman, Pastor Jackie says your presentation as an Empowered Woman is a gift to others and she shares the importance of grooming your image to fulfill divine destiny.

Pastor Jackie Omotosho is in a multicultural marriage and has been married for 27 years. In this episode, she shares some of the things that have helped to keep her home and be successful in her marriage.

Dr. Funke Oba an Assistant Professor in Canada, started and completed her Ph.D. in her fifties and, in this episode, she shares how the power of God on the inside of her propelled her forward in her journey as well as in her career. According to her, you must know yourself, know whose you are (i.e. who you belong to), and know His purpose for your life. In the interview, she encourages us to get God's perspective on our lives and know what He has deposited on the inside of us.

Yemi Sholotan is the CEO of Havilah Concepts, an event and public relations company in Houston and, in this episode, she speaks about purpose being inherent and how she stepped into her purpose.

Pastor Nick Yaksich talks about how men and women are broken in different ways.