Through the Valley Podcast: Recent Episodes

Akino Davis

A weekly podcast focused on exploring and sharing the nuances of life in the Caribbean (Trinidad and Tobago), as a Professional, An Entrepreneur, Author, Farmer and Family Man with the aim of influencing those seeking to navigate the challenges of life, work and business in the Caribbean.

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Welcome to 2023 and Season 2 of the Through The Valley Podcast. We recap Season 1 and discuss briefly some of my personal and professional challenges and triumphs and plans for this year 2023. 

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Episode 8 - Guilty Feelings explores Survivors' Remorse and how self guilt and self blame can consume you in the wake of losing a loved one. We recap mental health care and celebrate surviving past the point of "Pod Fade" the seventh episode.

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In Episode 7 - Mental Reset, I return after taking a short break, reflecting on present day stresses and to reset my mental health. In this episode I share my most recent stresses and discuss how delaying my mental self care has impacted me and my family.

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In recognition of International Men's Day, 19th November 2022, I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Ms. Ianna Serrette of the Rosemary Pacheco Cancer Foundation. We had an enlightening discussion regarding Men & Grief.

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Episode 5 - Shifting Allegiances progresses on the feelings of Abandonment and Betrayal as discussed in the last episode. I share how feelings of betrayal caused me to reassess allegiances to people and environments and how making those changes lead to a much healthier state of mind.

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In Episode 4 - Abandonment and Betrayal: Son and Bastard, I discuss how feeling letdown by my pastor fueled feelings of Abandonment and of Betrayal. I share how reconciling those feelings caused me to experience benefit and how learning to forgive, release and trust people again is good for you.

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In Episode 3, we recall the signs that may have pointed to the passing of my wife and son and explore how a lack of discernment may have blinded me from what was ahead. We explore the need to maintain intimacy and close relationships with our loved ones, so we are not devasted and surprised with the suddenly pass away

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In this namesake episode 2 - Through The Valley, I take you through the birthing and death of my son, my wife's stay in a coma, her passing away and my mom's scare. This Episode bares my emotions, immaturity and coming of age.

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In Episode 1, Icebreaker, I introduce myself as host, recounting the beginning of this journey, Through the valley. We touch on the trauma that shaped my experiences, a bit on my successes and failures as an entrepreneur and on my coming into fatherhood. 

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