The KaRonicle

Hello everyone! Welcome to the final installment (at least for this month) of the LGBTQ+ icons series. This episode I focused on James Baldwin and Bayard Rustin.  These were two names that I had not heard of and thought they would be great additions to the series.  James Baldwin  Bayard Rustin  I will continue doing this from time to time. If there are any icons that you would like me to cover, let me know. You can get me at all the social media platforms.  Podcast: anchor.fm/karonicle  Twitter: thekaronicle  Instagram: thekaronicle  Snapchat: karonsb Email: karoniclepodcast@gmail.com  I am still looking for questions for my ask me anything episode. So send those questions along.  Until next time!  KaRon 💙 References:  LGBT History Month. (n.d.). About LGBT History Month.  LGBT History Month.  Retrieved from lgbthistorymonth.com

Hello Everyone! Welcome to this week's installment of the KaRonicle. We continue the icon series with Matthew Shepard and Laverne Cox. I have learned so much more about each of these icons since starting this. This has been such a great experience. Again this is in no way all inclusive of their lives so please check them out for more info.  Matthew Shepard  Laverne Cox  Thank you all for all the support. If you would not mind, sharing the podcast with you people that would be great! You can find me at all the social media platforms  Anchor: anchor.fm/karonicle  Twitter: thekaronicle  Instagram: thekaronicle  Email: karoniclepodcast@gmail.com  Snapchat: karonsb Until next time!  KaRon💙 Also please feel free to donate to any LGBTQ+ organization either it be national or local.  National: Trevor Project, Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD Local: SisTers PGH, Trans YOUnited  References: LGBT History Month. ...

Hello Everyone!! Welcome to this week's installment of the KaRonicle. As promised, I decided to do a LGBTQ+ icons series. Through the rest of the month there will be two new icons that I give a brief history on. In this episode, I talked about Marsha P. Johnson and Harvey Milk. In no way are these histories inclusive of all that they have done. I wanted to at least bring awareness to them for people to get more familiar.  Marsha P, Johnson Harvey Milk If you are feeling inspired please head over to the Marsha P. Johnson Institutes page (marshap.org) to make a donation or even make a donation to any LGBTQ+ organization (HRC, GLAAD, Trevor Project, as well as local ones like SisTers PGH).  You can find me on these social media platforms Anchor: anchor.fm/karonicle Twitter: thekaronicle Instagram: thekaronicle Email: karoniclepodcast@gmail.com Snapchat: karonsb I am still doing the COVID series, so if you are willing to talk about your experience p...

Hello Everyone!! Welcome to this installment of the KaRonicle blog. This episode is in honor of National Coming Out Day! You will get to hear my coming out story and some facts about NCOD.  I really enjoyed recording this episode and getting that out there. If you or anyone you know needs someone supportive to talk to or come out to, reach out to me and I'll be happy to talk! You can get me at all my social media. Anchor: anchor.fm/karonicle  Twitter: thekaronicle  Instagram: thekaronicle  Email: karoniclepodcast@gmail.com  Snapchat: karonsb  I am also still doing the COVID series, so if you are willing to talk about your experience  please reach out!  Thank you all for your support!  Until next time!  KaRon 💙 References: National Today. (n.d.). National Coming Out Day-October 11, 2020. National Today. Retrieved from https://nationaltoday.com/national-coming-out-day/

 Hello Everyone! Welcome to the 8th installment of the KaRonicle blog posts. In the episode today, I talk about gratitude and what it means. This is something that is important and everyone should have this trait to be able to work with. I have to show myself and others gratitude all the time especially in the line of work that I am in. So this will likely be a little series that I will keep running. To talk about the little things with gratitude and how I have been practicing it.  I hope you enjoy this one. Let me know what you do for gratitude or what you would want to continue with.  You can get me at all the social media platforms Twitter: @thekaronicle Instagram: @thekaronicle Podcast: anchor.fm/karonicle email: karoniclepodcast@gmail.com snapchat: karonsb Until next time! KaRon 💙

Hello Everyone!! In this episode, I talked about Fall. EVERYTHING FALL!  My absolute favorite season. I talk about some cool facts about fall and why I love fall! What is your favorite thing about fall?  Thank you so much for listening and supporting!! It means so much!  I am still looking for people for the COVID series, let me know if you are interested. You can get me at all the social media. Anchor.fm/karonicle  Twitter: thekaronicle  Instagram: thekaronicle  Email: karoniclepodcast@gmail.com  Snapchat: karonsb Until next time! KaRon 💙

Hello Everyone!! Welcome to the 6th installment of the KaRonicle blog posts. In this episode, I have a very special guest! My mom joined me to talk about growing up, setting some things straight, and just vibin' with me. This was so much fun to record. There are a couple little audio issues but I kept them in there because it was something that showed our dynamic. hahah. Below are a couple of pictures from us together. Stay tuned because she will definitely be back.  Below is a link for the transcript to the episode Episode 6 transcript Thank you mom for being on the podcast. Thank you all for listening and for the support. If you have any questions, any topics, or want to be on the podcast, let me know!  Reminder I am doing a COVID series, so if you would like to be apart of that, let me know.  You can get me at any of the social media. Podcast: anchor.fm/karonicle Twitter: thekaronicle Instagram: thekaronicle email: karoniclepodcast@gmail.com snapchat: karonsb Until...

Hello Everyone!!! Welcome to this installment of the KaRonicle blog posts. In this episode, I talk about suicide and suicide prevention. This is something that is personal to me for a variety of reasons. This is an important topic. September is Suicide Prevention Month and this week was World Suicide Prevention Week. We will talk about how you can get involved and help someone or seek help if you are struggling.  As I discussed in the podcast, below are some of the resources that I have found: Suicide Prevention Resource Center:  https://www.sprc.org/ American Foundation for Suicide Prevention:  https://afsp.org/ You can also donate to my efforts for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention at  https://afsp.donordrive.com/ participant/KaRon-Spriggs- Bethea Trevor Project:  https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Textline: Send Hello to 741741 Veteran Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 option 1 Local Resource: Re:Solve Crisis-...

Hello Everyone!! Welcome to the 4th installment of the KaRonicle blog posts. In this episode, I talk about bucket lists. I found an old bucket list from about 10 years ago and it really got me thinking about what I want to still do. I talk about the old one and add to it for things that may be a little more "adult".  Let me know what is on your bucket list or something that you really want to do.  Below is a link for the transcript to the podcast  Ep. 4 transcript Thank you for listening and for your support. If you have any questions, any topics, or want to be a guest, let me know. Below are my social medias where you can find me. Podcast: anchor.fm/karonicle Twitter: thekaronicle Instagram: thekaronicle email: karoniclepodcast@gmail.com Until next time! KaRon 💙

 Hello Everyone!! Welcome to this installment of the KaRonicle blog posts. In this episode, we had another special guest, my friend, Tina. She joined me to talk a little about some self-care and why it is important, especially in this time. This episode was a little more structured because I wanted to make sure I got my point across at how important self-care is to all of us. Tina was such a great guest and provided a lot of great insight into self-care. I look forward to having her on again.  I think the biggest take away about self-care is really explained in this picture I don't think we said it enough in the episode but self-care is not selfish, it is making sure that you are able to taken care of so that you are able to take care of or help others in your life. Always remember this!!  Below is a link to the transcript for the episode Transcript Thank you for listening and for your support. Again, if you have any questions, any topics, or want to be a guest, let me kn...