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SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
This Sunday, June 14th, at 9:00 AM EST, Kelli welcomes back our resident therapist, Dr. Linda McGhee — a clinical psychologist, attorney, speaker, and nationally recognized mental health expert. She’s a compassionate leader dedicated to bridging differences, fostering understanding, and shining light in spaces that need it most.
We’re honored to have her as a long-standing contributor to The SonRise Project, where her insight and care have made a powerful impact since day one.
Sisters Unfiltered
Get ready for Sisters Unfiltered, A Safe Space for Black Women to Have Courageous Conversations every third Wednesday of the Month. The SonRise Project hosts a monthly, FREE, virtual space for women led by Dr. Vikki Johnson. It is designed for women to share what's in their hearts amongst a supportive, nonjudgmental, virtual community. Join us at 7:30 pm EST as we exhale together!
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Join us on Sunday, June 21, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST as Dr. Vikki Johnson welcomes Derek Triplett.
Fathers and father figures carry unique, unspoken weights when parenting or even just existing. Men are often conditioned to find immediate solutions. Mental wellness and resilience require a different kind of strength, emotional agility, vulnerability and courage.
Derek will share insight on emotional triggers and navigating helplessness for men who are often looked to as "the fixer." Black fathers and Black men need hope too. Join us for this powerful conversation that will encourage the fathers and father figures in your life.
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
This Sunday, July 5, at 9:00 AM EST, Kelli welcomes back our resident therapist, Dr. Linda McGhee — a clinical psychologist, attorney, speaker, and nationally recognized mental health expert. She’s a compassionate leader dedicated to bridging differences, fostering understanding, and shining light in spaces that need it most.
We’re honored to have her as a long-standing contributor to The SonRise Project, where her insight and care have made a powerful impact since day one.
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Join us on Sunday, July 12, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST as Kelli welcomes back our Executive Director, Dr. Dee Sapp!
This July marks more than one year since Easterseals Southern California launched the ‘Disability is Not a Dirty Word’ PSA campaign during Disability Pride Month 2024—and what a year it’s been!
Both Kelli and Dee contributed to the work of this campaign, which has reached millions of people locally and nationally, sparked powerful conversations, challenged old stereotypes, and helped people see disability in a new light: not as something to hide, but something to celebrate.
It’s been a rallying cry for pride, visibility, and inclusion—creating connections within the disability community and beyond.
As we celebrate the campaign’s first successful year and look ahead, one thing is clear: ‘Disability is Not a Dirty Word’ is more than a message, it’s a movement!
Sisters Unfiltered
Get ready for Sisters Unfiltered, A Safe Space for Black Women to Have Courageous Conversations every third Wednesday of the Month. The SonRise Project hosts a monthly, FREE, virtual space for women led by Dr. Vikki Johnson. It is designed for women to share what's in their hearts amongst a supportive, nonjudgmental, virtual community. Join us at 7:30 pm EST as we exhale together!
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
This Sunday, August 2nd, at 9:00 AM EST, Kelli welcomes back our resident therapist, Dr. Linda McGhee — a clinical psychologist, attorney, speaker, and nationally recognized mental health expert. She’s a compassionate leader dedicated to bridging differences, fostering understanding, and shining light in spaces that need it most.
We’re honored to have her as a long-standing contributor to The SonRise Project, where her insight and care have made a powerful impact since day one.
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
This Sunday, September 6th, at 9:00 AM EST, Kelli welcomes back our resident therapist, Dr. Linda McGhee — a clinical psychologist, attorney, speaker, and nationally recognized mental health expert. She’s a compassionate leader dedicated to bridging differences, fostering understanding, and shining light in spaces that need it most.
We’re honored to have her as a long-standing contributor to The SonRise Project, where her insight and care have made a powerful impact since day one.
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Join us on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST as Kelli welcomes back Alycia Johnson!
Healing isn't about forgetting the past; it's about rewriting how it affects your present and your future. We are thrilled to welcome back Alycia Johnson for this week's SonRise Project Sunday Support Call.
As the founder of the 1212 Community, Alycia has dedicated her work to guiding others on profound journeys of healing. She specializes in helping individuals process and move toward healing past trauma while radically strengthening their faith - all through the transformative power of the pen.
Journaling is so much more than putting words on paper. It's a tool for release, clarity and spiritual grounding. Come ready to listen, learn and be restored.
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Join us on Sunday, May 31st, at 9:00 AM EST as Kelli welcomes back Janine Horne, MSN, Ed, RN, AHN-BC.
How long have you been in survival mode… just pushing through, carrying the weight, and calling it strength?
What if this is your moment to begin healing?
Join us for a heartfelt and powerful podcast conversation on Shifting From Survival Mode to Healing Mode, featuring a nurse practitioner who will speak life, hope, and practical wisdom into the journey of healing.
If you’ve been feeling tired, overwhelmed, broken, or like you’ve had to be strong for too long , this conversation is for you. You deserve more than just surviving. You deserve to heal.
Tune in, lean in, and let this be the reminder that healing is possible.
Janine is an award-winning entrepreneur, dynamic keynote speaker, and the compassionate heart behind Zen Well Health—a Certified Black-Owned and Minority Business Enterprise. Driven by a deeply personal journey of healing after overcoming her own health challenges, Janine knows firsthand how the courage to embrace change can unlock profound transformation.
Her Master of Science in Nursing, advanced holistic nursing certification, and an Ed credential have given her the tools to blend evidence-based practice with intuition, creating experiences that speak directly to the soul. Don’t miss this purposeful conversation!
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
The conversation most Black families were never allowed to have.
So many of our sons are struggling in silence.
So many Black men are carrying pain they were never taught how to heal.
And too many families are trying to survive emotional battles without support.
Join us LIVE for a powerful virtual conversation with renowned therapist, mentor, and author Ajuma Muhammad as we unpack:
🖤 Trauma in Black families
🖤 The emotional struggles Black boys hide
🖤 Why Black men are suffering silently
🖤 How parents and caregivers can respond differently
🖤 What healing can actually look like in our communities
🎙 Topic:
“SAVING OUR SONS: The Mental Health Crisis Nobody Is Talking About in Black Families”
📅 Sunday, May 24
💻 Virtual Podcast Event
🎟 FREE Registration
This won’t be surface-level conversation.
This is truth, healing, wisdom, and strategy for the people who need it most.
If you love a Black man…
If you’re raising a Black son…
If you’ve been silently carrying pain yourself…
You NEED to be in this room.
Tag somebody who needs this conversation. 👇🏾
#BlackMentalHealth #HealingBlackFamilies #BlackMenHealing #MentalHealthAwareness #BlackParents #TraumaHealing #BlackBoysMatter #EmotionalWellness #TheSonRiseProject
Sisters Unfiltered
Get ready for Sisters Unfiltered, A Safe Space for Black Women to Have Courageous Conversations every third Wednesday of the Month. The SonRise Project hosts a monthly, FREE, virtual space for women led by Dr. Vikki Johnson. It is designed for women to share what's in their hearts amongst a supportive, nonjudgmental, virtual community. Join us at 7:30 pm EST as we exhale together!
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Join us on Sunday, May 17th, at 9:00 AM EST as we are honored to welcome Corey Minor Smith - Attorney, Author and Advocate - back to The SonRise Project.
The New York Times described her as "a fascinating woman who moved 21 times and attended 14 different schools before graduating high school, became a mother her senior year of college, and eventually went to law school and became a successful attorney." Her journey of resilience and purpose has made her one of the most compelling voices in mental health advocacy today.
A trained NAMI facilitator with a national profile, Corey has appeared on The Breakfast Club and in Forbes and Rolling Out magazines. Her memoir #Driven — called "searing and moving" by the New York Times — chronicles her personal experience loving someone with mental illness and her unwavering fight forward.
This week, Corey joins us in conversation around No One Cares About Crazy People, a powerful documentary confronting severe mental illness and the urgent push for treatment. Her story and her advocacy make her the perfect voice for this moment.
Come ready to be moved.
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Join us on Sunday, March 10, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST as Kelli welcomes back Coach Bev Kearney!
From struggle to stress, this powerful mother/daughter conversation will share the process of building a relationship under adverse circumstances. Whether your child is a teen, young adult, or fully grown, this discussion will provide valuable tools and insights on how to build trust, transparency, and communication.
Recognized as one of the most successful coaches in NCAA history, Bev has been inducted to various halls of fame as a sports legend including the prestigious International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame. Her record of seven national championships is one of the highest among African-American and Female coaches in the country. She has been honored with the BET Legacy Award among many others.
This special Mother's Day conversation is not one to miss with Coach Bev Kearney and her 26-year old daughter, Imani Sparks.
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
This Sunday, May 3rd, at 9:00 AM EST, Kelli welcomes back our resident therapist, Dr. Linda McGhee — a clinical psychologist, attorney, speaker, and nationally recognized mental health expert. She’s a compassionate leader dedicated to bridging differences, fostering understanding, and shining light in spaces that need it most.
We’re honored to have her as a long-standing contributor to The SonRise Project, where her insight and care have made a powerful impact since day one.
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Join us on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST as Kelli welcomes back Dr. Dee Sapp!
Dee Sapp, the Executive Director for The SonRise Project, is also a devoted mother, fierce disability advocate, and living proof that you can champion someone else's greatness without losing your own. For decades, Dee has been on the front lines of raising her son, Lawrence Sapp — a Paralympic athlete who recently competed and won in Barcelona, Spain, representing Team USA. Lawrence, who is autistic and has an intellectual disability, did not get there by accident. He got there because of a mother who refused to accept limitations, fought for inclusion at every turn, and built a support system rooted in love, advocacy, and an unshakeable belief in her son's potential.
But Dee's story is not only Lawrence's story. It is also the story of a woman who learned — sometimes the hard way — that caregivers need care too. In this conversation, Dee brings her whole self: the pride, the exhaustion, the grief, the growth, and the hard-won wisdom that comes from raising a remarkable human being while still becoming one herself.
This conversation is for:
Parents and caregivers of children with disabilities
Anyone who has ever put themselves last
People who love someone on the spectrum and don't know how to cope
Anyone who needs to hear that YOU matter too
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Radical freedom is about the profound, often uncomfortable, and entirely transformative act of choosing yourself, over and over again. Join us as we welcome back Candace Washington, LCSW -C who will once again pull back the curtain on her own powerful journey.
Her story is a testament to the fact that healing is possible, even from the darkest places. She emerged from the depths of despair not just sober, but free. Her unique perspective gives us a closer look at how to design your own freedom as well as how to live with radical self-honesty.
Join us on April 19th, at 9 AM EST, on The SonRise Project.
Sisters Unfiltered
Get ready for Sisters Unfiltered, A Safe Space for Black Women to Have Courageous Conversations every third Wednesday of the Month. The SonRise Project hosts a monthly, FREE, virtual space for women led by Dr. Vikki Johnson. It is designed for women to share what's in their hearts amongst a supportive, nonjudgmental, virtual community. Join us at 7:30 pm EST as we exhale together!
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
This Sunday, April 12, at 9:00 AM EST, Kelli welcomes Nicole Brown. A mother's love is often described as unconditional, but when faced with the relentless tide of a child's challenges, that unconditionality is tested in ways few can comprehend.
It is a journey through a landscape of shadows, marked by the highest peaks and the deepest valleys of despair.
Join Nikki Brown, as she opens her heart to The SonRise Project Sunday Support Call Community, sharing a raw and transformative personal journey of loving her child through the ups and downs of hyper vigilance, guilt, always on high alert and moving past the "fixer" mentality.
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
On Sunday, April 5th, at 9:00 AM EST, Kelli welcomes back our resident therapist, Dr. Linda McGhee, for a timely and grounding conversation: A SPRING EXHALE: The Architecture of Ease
When the world is loud, your soul needs a sanctuary. The weight of parenting along with the global instability can be heavy. Many parents fight personal battles for the wellness of their children.
Spring is a great time to shift, pause and deconstruct the urgency culture. We need a moment to transition from a state of high cortisol into a space of internal safety.
Dr. Linda McGhee understands the systemic pressures that make "rest" feel like a luxury many parents can't afford. She will help us stop "managing" the chaos and start building an architecture of ease. Join us for this collective ease.
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Join us on Sunday, March 29, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST as Kelli welcomes back Dr. Lynn Richardson!
Stop spending on your children and start investing in them.
Have you ever thought about turning your household into business? Tax season often brings stress , but what if it could actually be the key to building your family's legacy?
Join us as we welcome the phenomenal Dr. Lynn Richardson to share her 'home based business" brilliance. We'll explore how to legally shift income to your children and why it matters; tax advantaged ways to fund your child's future; simple shifts to turn everyday expenses into business deductions; and how financial literacy can strengthen the family bond. This will be a session on legacy building, tax strategy and the power of a home-based business you cannot afford to miss.
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Join us on Sunday, March 22, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST as Kelli welcomes back Alycia Johnson!
Our audience couldn't get enough, so we asked Alycia to come back to continue our conversation about how our children are often OUR biggest casualties.
Not because of them, but because of our actions. Our fears, our worries, our controlling behaviors, our generational trauma; all of it.
Alycia has mastered her own transformation, and will share real-life, practical tools of how we can transform our relationships with our children -- and ourselves.
Alycia Johnson, Founder of "The 1212 Community" and "Always Journal" is a force that always provides us with thoughtful and powerful conversation on intentional living.
Sisters Unfiltered
Get ready for Sisters Unfiltered, A Safe Space for Black Women to Have Courageous Conversations every third Wednesday of the Month. The SonRise Project hosts a monthly, FREE, virtual space for women led by Dr. Vikki Johnson. It is designed for women to share what's in their hearts amongst a supportive, nonjudgmental, virtual community. Join us at 7:30 pm EST as we exhale together!
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Join us on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST as Kelli welcomes back Coach Bev Kearney!
We've all done it — walked into a room carrying the weight of the world and somehow managed to smile, perform, and show up as if everything was perfectly fine.
Unprocessed pain is patient — it will wait. In this episode, we're talking about why we reach for the mask, what it's costing us, and how we begin the courageous journey of taking it off — one honest, authentic moment at a time. Because real healing starts with one simple but powerful choice — the willingness to be seen.
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Radical acceptance is a powerful tool and practice. Learning to sit in the "darkness" with your child without immediately jumping to solutions doesn't come easy. Parent self-compassion is about removing the "guilt-cape" and recognizing the value of mental wellness as a parent.
Join The SonRise Project Community and special guest, suicidologist Lexi Cunningham, for an empowering conversation about doing our best not to lean into fear, but to arm ourselves as parents with the language, the tools and radical empathy.
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
This Sunday, March 1 at 9:00 AM EST, Kelli welcomes back our resident therapist, Dr. Linda McGhee, for a timely and grounding conversation: March Madness & Managing Overwhelm.
It is not easy to step back as your child enters adulthood.
It is not easy to allow space for their journey toward stability.
It is not easy to watch and wait instead of fix and control.
And yet, this season asks parents to redefine their role — without losing themselves in the process.
Dr. Linda, a clinical psychologist, attorney, nationally recognized speaker, and long-standing SonRise contributor, will help us explore:
How overwhelm shows up in the body
Why secrets and silence intensify stress
How to support your adult child without abandoning your own peace
What it means to regulate before you react
If you’ve been feeling stretched…
If you’re holding more than you admit…
If stepping back feels harder than stepping in…
This space is for you.
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Join us on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST as Kelli welcomes her son Kyle Lawson!
When we have children, no one gives us a guide book. Our Founder and CEO Kelli Richardson has made mistakes and controlled more than she listened. Many of her actions led to devastating challenges within her family.
Six years later, her oldest son Kyle is 23 living, working, and walking his own path as he lives his life on his terms.
On this 6th Anniversary of The SonRise Project, Kyle returns for candid conversation about what he thinks happened, what went wrong, and how to better communicate with each other.
Sisters Unfiltered
Get ready for Sisters Unfiltered, A Safe Space for Black Women to Have Courageous Conversations every third Wednesday of the Month. The SonRise Project hosts a monthly, FREE, virtual space for women led by Dr. Vikki Johnson. It is designed for women to share what's in their hearts amongst a supportive, nonjudgmental, virtual community. Join us at 7:30 pm EST as we exhale together!
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Join us on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST as Kelli welcomes back Coach Bev Kearney!
From homelessness and a life-altering accident to coaching 7 NCAA championship teams and walking again when the world said she wouldn't, she knows better than anyone that the human spirit is fueled by one thing - LOVE. Coach Bev will dive deep into why love is the most important and powerful strategy for healing ourselves and overcoming the odds; especially during the toughest seasons with our children. Rebuilding and transforming our relationships with our children starts with LOVE.
Beverly Kearney, affectionately known as “Coach Bev” is one of those rare visionary stars who believes that greatness exists within everyone. Her passion, gift for coaching, consulting and mentoring has inspired countless individuals to achieve their greatest successes. Recognized as one of the most successful coaches in NCAA history, Bev has been inducted to various halls of fame as a sports legend including the prestigious International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame. Her record of seven national championships is one of the highest among African-American and Female coaches in the country. She has been honored with the BET Legacy Award among many others.
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Join us on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST as Kelli welcomes back Alycia Johnson.
Alycia Johnson—mother of two, wife, and someone who has stumbled more than once. She has lied to protect herself, cheated to avoid pain, and she’s not proud of those moments. She’s missed important events, lost her temper, and made choices she wishes she could take back. Alycia’s journey was anything but linear, marked by broken promises and commitments along the way.
The unexpected twist? Amid the mess and failings, she discovered a deep relationship with God that transformed her life. That spiritual connection healed her marriage, inspired her to finish her degree after 20 years, turned her home into a haven, awakened her gift for interpreting dreams, and enabled her to hear God’s voice every day.
Alycia’s life shows that living with intention isn’t about being flawless, it’s about embracing imperfection, growing through honesty, and letting grace rewrite her story.
Join Kelli and our guest, Alycia Johnson, Founder of "The 1212 Community" and "Always Journal" for a reflective, thoughtful conversation on the power of intentional living.
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Join us on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST as Kelli welcomes our resident therapist, Dr. Linda McGhee, back for our monthly open session and conversation.
Dr. Linda Fleming McGhee is a licensed clinical psychologist who speaks and writes nationally on race, education, parenting, trauma, and self-healing. She received her Psy.D. from George Washington University following a career as an attorney. Dr. McGhee is a mental health expert for the Steve Fund, an organization devoted to mental health for college students of color. She is a contributor to the Son Rise Project, a podcast in the OWN network that provides a support network for parents.
Dr. Linda joins us on the first Sunday of every month to lead an open discussion with the SonRise community on whatever topics people feel compelled to address. Don’t miss these empowering conversations.
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Join us on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST as Kelli welcomes Dr. Kweli Carson.
This conversation is for the parent who looks successful on the outside, but quietly wondering if this is what "having it all" is supposed to feel like , filled with uncertainty and exhaustion. You're not exhausted because you're weak. You are tired because you have been living, giving and serving everyone else but you. You have things all together for everyone else but you. Yet, you also know that how you are living is not sustainable. This conversation with The Anti-Burnout Coach, author and former Board-Certified Endodontist, Dr. Kweli Carson is for you.
Sisters Unfiltered
Get ready for Sisters Unfiltered, A Safe Space for Black Women to Have Courageous Conversations every third Wednesday of the Month. The SonRise Project hosts a monthly, FREE, virtual space for women led by Dr. Vikki Johnson. It is designed for women to share what's in their hearts amongst a supportive, nonjudgmental, virtual community. Join us at 7:30 pm EST as we exhale together!
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Join us on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST as Kelli welcomes Tracie Berry McGhee.
So often, we as parents give it all away to our children and others leaving us depleted or empty. This week we will explore how to keep your cup full or how to replenish your capacity when empty.
Join our returning guest, licensed therapist, global speaker, talk show host and Founder of the I Define Me Movement, Tracie Berry McGhee, M. Ed, LPC for an empowering discussion.
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Join us on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST as Kelli welcomes our resident therapist, Dr. Linda McGhee, back for our monthly open session and conversation.
Dr. Linda Fleming McGhee is a licensed clinical psychologist who speaks and writes nationally on race, education, parenting, trauma, and self-healing. She received her Psy.D. from George Washington University following a career as an attorney. Dr. McGhee is a mental health expert for the Steve Fund, an organization devoted to mental health for college students of color. She is a contributor to the Son Rise Project, a podcast in the OWN network that provides a support network for parents.
Dr. Linda joins us on the first Sunday of every month to lead an open discussion with the SonRise community on whatever topics people feel compelled to address. Don’t miss these empowering conversations.
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Join us on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST as Kelli welcomes our resident therapist, Dr. Linda McGhee, back for our monthly open session and conversation.
Dr. Linda Fleming McGhee is a licensed clinical psychologist who speaks and writes nationally on race, education, parenting, trauma, and self-healing. She received her Psy.D. from George Washington University following a career as an attorney. Dr. McGhee is a mental health expert for the Steve Fund, an organization devoted to mental health for college students of color. She is a contributor to the Son Rise Project, a podcast in the OWN network that provides a support network for parents.
Dr. Linda joins us on the first Sunday of every month to lead an open discussion with the SonRise community on whatever topics people feel compelled to address. Don’t miss these empowering conversations.
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Join us on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST as Dr. Vikki welcomes , Tajala Battle.
Tajala is an accomplished professional with a career that spans decades as a certified hospitality educator, college/career advisor, nonprofit leader, educator, entrepreneur, real estate expert and author. She is the mom of a young adult daughter. With all of her success, after a series of significant losses, her world seemingly fell apart. Now she is on a personal journey of reclamation of her joy, redefining her purpose and restoring meaningful relationships, especially with her daughter.
SonRise Sunday Support Group Call
Join us on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST as Kelli welcomes our resident therapist, Dr. Linda McGhee, back for our monthly open session and conversation.
Dr. Linda Fleming McGhee is a licensed clinical psychologist who speaks and writes nationally on race, education, parenting, trauma, and self-healing. She received her Psy.D. from George Washington University following a career as an attorney. Dr. McGhee is a mental health expert for the Steve Fund, an organization devoted to mental health for college students of color. She is a contributor to the Son Rise Project, a podcast in the OWN network that provides a support network for parents.
Dr. Linda joins us on the first Sunday of every month to lead an open discussion with the SonRise community on whatever topics people feel compelled to address. Don’t miss these empowering conversations.