MENtality Unchained host Kevin Thomas sat down with Thomas McNamara, the Mayor of the City of Rockford, IL. It was an open dialogue about the state of the city and the community. He talked about the impact he hoped to have made within the last term and how he continues to support and push grassroots projects. Mayor explained his passion and reasoning behind his continuous mental health initiatives. The mayor provided a candid view of what he sees within the Rockford community regarding the separatism in the city. He explains his subjective viewpoint of the barriers that plague the quality of l ..read more

MENtality Unchained host Kevin Thomas sat down with James Crudup, aka Sonny of Ubiquity Records, to discuss entrepreneurship, music, and the purpose behind his drive. He talked about his wife’s influence on his ability to become an entrepreneur. He brings attention to how he was supported and accepted by the community of Rockford, IL, being from Chicago. Mr. Sonny stated that he only wanted to be a part of the community and bring encouragement to the community through music and hospitality.  Now Mr. Sonny dedicates himself to his children and their restaurant “Sonny’s Place.” Mr. Sonny co ..read more

MENtality Unchained host Kevin Thomas and Tina Renee of Soulful Discussions sat down with Marquel Russell “King of Attraction” to discuss entrepreneurship in the age of social media. He talked about his holistic approach to being a successful revenue growth generator. Marquel is arguably one of the best when it comes to revenue growth for coaches and consultants. He is a multimillion-dollar revenue generator, best-selling author, Rapid Business Growth Strategist, and coach who has earned the title, “King of Client Attraction.” He talks about how the genius lies in his innate talent of drenchin ..read more

MENtality Unchained host Kevin Thomas sits down with the host of the Great Conversation Podcast, Denezz HyphenX Cochran. He is an author, podcaster, entrepreneur, and content developer. He discusses his upbringing and the trauma that comes with it. He talks about creating the alter ego HyphenX to protect Denezz. He speaks transparency of his change, homelessness, and growing up with two substance abuse and using parents. Denezz discusses how he went from feeling insecure, low self-esteem to belief in his ability and place within the culture and community. Lastly, he expounds on the disappointm ..read more

MENtality Unchained host Kevin Thomas starts season 3 by sitting down with Rev. Louis and Sharon Malone to discuss their transition and how their testimonies change lives. They speak about the state of the church, community, and mental health and how they are intertwined. Sharon talks about how she balance being a wife of a pastor and being an advocate for mental health. Rev. Malone encapsulates his calling as a pastor and his passion for teaching and guiding men. They both come together to speak on the state of the home and the institution of marriage. They contribute that everything leads ba ..read more

MENtality Unchained host Kevin Thomas sitting down with Justin and Rebecca Francis to discuss managing church, radio, career, Soar awards, and more. Justin discussed how he started writing music, radio, and how he established his Soar brand. Rebecca talks about her current adventures and how to balance family life. Both feel that they must do as much as they can to Soar while they can. #podcast, #podcasterunite, #podcaster, #podcastshow, #podcastlife, #healthpodcast, #podcasts, #podcastersofyoutube, #mentalhealth, #therapy, #podcastseries, #love, #youtube, #spotifypodcastshow, #spotify, #spoti ..read more

MENtality Unchained host Kevin Thomas sits down with his wife Tina Thomas to discuss their 25-year marriage. She speaks about learning about and experiencing mental health. She discusses her anxiety and how it changed her perspective on life and people.  She speaks from a women’s perspective of experiencing marriage in the twenty-first century. They speak from a position of change, growth, compassion, and understanding. #podcast, #podcasterunite, #podcaster, #podcastshow, #podcastlife, #healthpodcast, #podcasts, #podcastersofyoutube, #mentalhealth, #therapy, #podcastseries, #love, #youtub ..read more

MENtality Unchained host Kevin Thomas sits down with his director, Alex Jackson to talk about season 2 and the future of the podcast. They discuss new direction, more directorial involvement, and bringing more substantive content. #podcast, #podcasterunite, #podcaster, #podcastshow, #podcastlife, #healthpodcast, #podcasts, #podcastersofyoutube, #mentalhealth, #therapy, #podcastseries, #love, #youtube, #spotifypodcastshow, #spotify, #spotifypodcast, #newseason, #future --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mentality-unchained/support ..read more

MENtality Unchained host Kevin Thomas sits down with Emma, Elaine, Erma, and Ida (Your neighborhood Golden Girls) of 20+ years.  The Golden Girls talk candid about how their lives has transitioned and how they have come to be comfortable with themselves. They discuss how they dealt with mental health in the past and how they have transitioned to understand mental health currently. They talked about the struggle with death, depression, and anxiety within their own families. After dealing with all of their struggles they managed to live their best life by traveling together and being closer ..read more

MENtality Unchained host Kevin Thomas sits down with Mind of Gold business owner Antonia Royal-Whitmore as she discusses why she chose to become an advocate for Black mental health instead of being a therapist. She speaks about the disparity in mental health and not being taught certain things in college about Black mental health. Antonia believes that Black people are being ignored of history. She feels that the lack of culture awareness isn’t fair and that diagnosing using the DSM is based on a white person. She also talks about how she wrote eight books, and no one close to her knew that sh ..read more