Coach Anna

09/02/2026

🌟 It's official — voting for the 2026 Emerald Awards: A Salute to Black Excellence in Seminole County is OPEN! I'm honored to be nominated for Author of the Year for my book, Rising Above Journey Within, released this past June. And there's more — my church home, Antioch, is nominated too!

Here's how easy it is:
1) Visit surveymonkey.com/r/emerald2026 (or scan the QR code)
2) Scroll to find my name under Author of the Year and select it
3) Scroll to find Antioch and select it too
4) Enter your email and hit Done

One important note: each email address can only submit one ballot, so if you're voting for both of us (and anyone else you support), please cast all your votes in the same sitting!

Voting benefits Breaking Bread and Beyond, which serves hot meals to people experiencing homelessness right here in our community. Thank you for supporting Black Excellence AND a great cause. 💚✨

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08/29/2026

Pause Between Trigger and Response

Full Episode coming Sunday!
Why naming an emotion — out loud, on purpose — might be the most spiritual thing you do all day

Have you ever felt a wave of emotion and realized you didn’t have a word for it? Just... a fog.

In this week’s episode, we’re in Chapter 2 of *Rising Above: Journey Within* — and why naming what you feel is one of the most powerful things you can do, for your mind and your walk with God.
Listen to the full podcast on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT1dAtuVnJLk&si=Ao_VaS_AtJIi2smN

Order here; link in bio.
https://a.co/d/0dOAWLpy

08/28/2026

🚪Naming Emotions Opens the Door 🔑

Full Episode coming Sunday!
Why naming an emotion — out loud, on purpose — might be the most spiritual thing you do all day

Have you ever felt a wave of emotion and realized you didn’t have a word for it? Just... a fog.

In this week’s episode, we’re in Chapter 2 of *Rising Above: Journey Within* — and why naming what you feel is one of the most powerful things you can do, for your mind and your walk with God.

Order here:
https://a.co/d/0dOAWLpy
Link in bio.

08/27/2026

The full episode comes out Sunday and will be available on YouTube, Substack, and Apple Podcasts.
Chapter 2️⃣ : Why naming your emotions matters.

Both books available on Amazon.
Link to books:Order here:
https://a.co/d/0dOAWLpy