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  Greetings, I hope all is well with you. I would like to inform you that  FINDING YOUR WAY FORWARD: Creating A Reconciliation Plan for You an interactive workshop with jonetta rose barras  has been cancelled.  If you can please share the attached flyer with your community, I would greatly appreciate it.  Thank you

  THE NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK For Self & Family June 9, 2023 12:30-1:00 pm A Virtual Event FINDING YOUR WAY FORWARD: Creating A Reconciliation Plan for You an interactive workshop with jonetta rose barras Ms. Barras is the The founder Esther Productions Inc. and The National Reconciliation Week: For Self and Family. She has been leading reconciliation coaching workshops since 2004. Ms. Barras is also an award-winning author of Bridges: Reuniting Daughters and Daddies (Bancroft Press 2005) and Whatever Happened to Daddy's Little Girl: The Impact of Fatherlessness on Black Women (RandomHouse 2000). https://www. estherproductionsinc.com/ events-1/the-national- reconciliation-week-for-self- and-family-june-9-2023-2023- 06-09-12-30   "The National Reconciliation Week advances the concept that leading a healthy centered, balanced life requires being in touch with our emotions and understanding the effects they may have on our physical, mental and spiritual health. The proce

 E STHER PRODUCTIONS INC. presents ESTRANGEMENT & RECONCILIATION: The Wound and The Balm a conversation during   THE NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK For Self & Family June 5, 2023 12:30-1:30 pm   A Virtual Event The challenges of life can sometimes cause devastating traumas that can lead to personal or familial estrangement. What does estrangement look like? When we separate, losing our way, how do we find the path back to wholeness? How do we reconcile? Join us for the answers to those and other questions during a provocative, informative and entertaining conversation during a week of live and previously recorded activities. ESTRANGEMENT & RECONCILIATION features psychotherapist Dr. Nic Hardy, Tasha Smith, LCPC-S, LPC, CCTP-II, CTMH, CMC-1, NCC and Myla Johnson, Trinity University Washington senior whose award-winning research project focuses the impact of father absence and African American boys.  IT'S FREE. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED at    https://www. estherproductionsin

   THE NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK For Self & Family June 7, 2023 12:30-1:00 pm A Virtual Event DR. LINDA NIELSEN in conversation with jonetta rose barras You’ve heard the tales: Dads’ incomes matter more than fathering. Dads’ parenting styles can’t measure up to Moms. Dads don’t have much impact on children’s cognitive skills. Are any of those statements true? A foremost international authority on father-daughter relations, shared parenting and separated parents,  Dr. Nielson, professor at Wake Forest University, will discuss her most recent book—MYTHS AND LIES ABOUT DADS: How They Hurt Us All (Routledge 2023). This groundbreaking publication slays more than 100 of the most damaging beliefs about fathers—some of them may be at the root of the estrangement in your family. Dr. Nielsen explains how to put an end to such harmful tales, allowing everyone—children and parents—to free themselves and their relationships.  JOIN US FOR A PROVOCATIVE AND INFORMATIVE CONVERSATION IT’S FREE!

  Integrity. Oil on Canvas. 16 * 20. May 1, 2023. Afrika Abney  Integrity is an important character trait. Without it how would I be able to function in this society?

   Blossoming. 9 * 12. Acrylic on Canvas board April 6, 2023.  Afrika Abney Girls and women are blossoming in all shapes and forms through all of the abuse, stereotypes, pain, suffering and violence. It is unfortunate that society has become blind sided. Swirling strokes of blue dominate the scene, interspersed with occasional bright splashes of yellow and red. The colors merge and flow together, creating a sense of dynamic movement and energy.