In this 75th episode of “Live & Be Great,” host Latonya McDonald delves into the complicated realities of family estrangement and the decision to go no contact. Explore why this is not a passing trend but a generational awakening focused on mental health and setting healthy boundaries. With insight from groundbreaking therapy perspectives and real-life stories, the discussion reveals the importance of accountability, self-awareness, and cultural nuances that shape the journey toward healing. Whether you’re an adult child, a parent seeking understanding, or somewhere in between, you’ll gain powerful strategies for navigating grief, joy, and reconciliation. Don’t miss actionable tips for making peace with your choices and fostering emotional well-being.

Timestamped Overview

• 00:00:01 —
  Latonya McDonald opens with reflections on voice and content creation
• 00:01:43 — Explaining family estrangement and the “trend” of no contact
• 00:03:02 — Generational awakening and the shift from role-based to relationship-based family dynamics
• 00:06:41 — Dismissive parental attitudes and the importance of self-awareness
• 00:09:09 — Why basic parental duties don’t erase deeper harm
• 00:10:52 — Adult children’s experiences: Joy, grief, and freedom after estrangement
• 00:13:00 — Therapy misconceptions and why no contact is usually a last resort
• 00:15:41 — The unique challenges of estrangement in Black, immigrant, and religious families
• 00:17:44 — Can reconciliation happen? Accountability and healing discussed
• 00:19:41 — Forgiveness versus access: Setting boundaries after harm
• 00:22:24 — Addressing accountability for both parents and adult children

• 00:24:26 — Final thoughts, encouragement, and invitation to connect

Keywords:
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Ready to discover what your numerology chart says about your life’s purpose, relationships, and unique gifts? In this episode, Latonya McDonald—a spiritual and psychological life coach—dives deep into life path numbers, revealing how numerology shapes your destiny and everyday experiences. From personal stories to practical tips, you’ll learn calculations, master and core numbers, and how to apply these insights for personal and family growth. Whether you’re new to numerology or seeking greater self-awareness, this episode delivers actionable guidance and confirmation. Rediscover your motivation, healing, and the clarity needed to embrace your greatness today.

00:01:12 – What is Numerology and How It Works

• 00:04:44 – Calculating Your Life Path Number and Recommended Apps

• 00:10:47 – Using Numerology in Coaching and Relationships

• 00:13:41 – Life Path Number 1: The Leader

• 00:16:53 – Life Path Number 2: The Peacemaker

• 00:18:40 – Life Path Number 3: The Creator

• 00:21:26 – Career Ideas for Life Path 2 and 3

• 00:22:32 – Life Path Number 4: The Builder

• 00:25:35 – Life Path Number 5: The Freedom Seeker

• 00:28:12 – Life Path Number 6: The Nurturer

• 00:30:49 – Life Path Number 7: The Mystic

• 00:34:41 – Life Path Number 8: The CEO

• 00:39:09 – Life Path Number 9: The Humanitarian

• 00:43:13 – Master Number 11: The Intuitive

• 00:47:19 – Master Number 22: The Master Builder

• 00:51:05 – Master Number 33: The Teacher

• 00:54:50 – How Numerology Informs Coaching and Parenting

• 00:58:47 – Numerology and Family Dynamics

• 01:00:37 – Closing Thoughts and How to Connect

  
  

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Are you stuck in the cycle of trying to be the perfect parent? In this transformative episode of Live and Be Great, host Latonya McDonald sits down with Todd Sarner, renowned Marriage and Family Therapist and founder of Transformative Parenting, to explore how perfectionism, pressure, and digital distractions silently shape family life — and how to break free for good.

Together, they unpack what it means to lead with calm, build emotional connection, and raise resilient kids in today’s overstimulated world. You’ll discover practical, science-based tools for emotional regulation, secure attachment, and conscious parenting — without losing your sanity or yourself.

🌿 Topics Covered:

• The Myth of the Perfect Parent — Why striving for flawlessness creates more disconnection than love.

• Breaking Generational Cycles — How self-awareness and healing transform your family system.

• Alpha Leadership in Parenting — Calm authority vs. control or permissiveness.

• Parenting in the Digital Age — Protecting emotional bonds and setting tech boundaries that work.

• Gentle Parenting Misconceptions — Balancing empathy with healthy structure.

• Emotional Regulation for Parents — Becoming the “thermostat” of your home.

• Rebuilding Connection — “Collect before you direct”: how presence changes everything.

Whether you’re dealing with toddler tantrums, teenage rebellion, or your own inner critic, this episode offers grounded insight, humor, and heartfelt wisdom. Learn how to replace control with connection, guilt with grace, and chaos with calm.

✨ You’ll Learn:

• The neuroscience of attachment and why presence matters more than perfection.

• Tools to create emotional safety and trust at home.

• How to repair ruptures after conflict.

• Simple daily rituals to reduce tech overwhelm and increase connection.

💬 Featured Guest:
Todd Sarner, MFT — Author of The Calm & Connected Parent: An Attachment-First Guide to Raising Resilient Kids in the Age of Screens and AI (coming November 18, 2025). Todd has helped thousands of families shift from anxiety and control to calm, confident leadership.

📘 Learn More:
Website: https://www.transformativeparenting.com
YouTube: Transformative Parenting
Instagram: @tparenting
Facebook: Transformative Parenting
LinkedIn: Todd Sarner

💫 About Live & Be Great
Hosted by Latonya McDonald — Spiritual Psychological Life Coach, intuitive astrologer, and former therapist — Live and Be Great bridges the worlds of psychology, spirituality, and generational healing to help you create deeper relationships, emotional freedom, and inner peace.

💎 Bonus Resource:
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You ever have that moment when everything you’ve ever done suddenly makes sense?
That moment when your whole life starts connecting the dots?

In this powerful and deeply personal 71st episode, I share how discovering that I’m a Life Path Number 1 in numerology changed the way I saw myself — and my purpose.
This isn’t about ego. It’s about energetic truth. Life Path 1s are the leaders, the initiators, the pioneers — the ones who go first. But being first comes with lessons: loneliness, surrender, and learning to trust your own divine direction.

✨ In this episode, I talk about:

• How to calculate your Life Path Number (and what it reveals about your destiny)

• What the energy of “1” really means — independence, innovation, and courage

• My real-life stories of leadership, burnout, and rebirth

• How ADHD, anxiety, and perfectionism shaped my leadership journey

• Why leadership for Black women often means building outside the lines

• Reflections on famous Life Path 1s like Martin Luther King Jr., LeBron James, and Steve Jobs

• What it means to lead with love, rest, and purpose — not pressure

🎧 Whether you’re a fellow Life Path 1 or just someone on your self-discovery journey, this episode will help you find power in your path, confirmation in your calling, and peace in your leadership.

Because truth is — I was born to do it.
And so were you.

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 – Cinematic intro: The moment everything made sense
01:19 – What is a Life Path Number? How to calculate yours
02:27 – What Life Path 1 means (the pioneer energy)
03:34 – My high school dance team story: leadership in action
06:01 – The weight of being “the one” who always leads
07:52 – Leadership as a Black woman in healing spaces
09:01 – Manifesting Generator & astrology connection (Mars in Sagittarius)
10:37 – Burnout, family healing, and surrendering control
13:08 – The inner critic vs. the receipts
14:10 – Redefining leadership through rest and grace
15:21 – ADHD, anxiety, and perfectionism as strengths
15:55 – Celebrity reflections: MLK, LeBron James, Steve Jobs
17:08 – The college dance team lesson: presence vs. absence
19:24 – Message to Life Path 1s: you are the assignment
20:52 – Letter to my younger self
21:34 – Mic-drop truth: You are the door
22:43 – Closing message & next episode teaser
23:16 – Numerology resources and “Numbers and You” by Lloyd Strayhorn
23:59 – How numerology helps you understand yourself and others
24:29 – Free eBook + website + how to connect with me
24:57 – Final message: Give yourself permission to live and be great

💫 Mentioned in This Episode:

• Book: Numbers and You by Lloyd Strayhorn

• Free eBook: Digital Soul Cleanse

• Website: liveandbegreat.com

• Instagram: @liveandbegreatwithlatonya

• YouTube: @liveandbegreatwithlatonya

• TikTok: @liveandbegreat_Latonya

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Grief touches every single one of us—but how do we move through it with honesty, compassion, and hope? In this powerful episode of Live and Be Great, host Latonya McDonald, Spiritual Psychological Life Coach, sits down with grief coach and nonprofit leader Marcia Earhart to explore what it truly means to heal after loss.

Together, they unpack:

• The difference between healthy vs. unhealthy grief

• How to support someone through grief without crossing boundaries

• Survivor’s guilt and how to process feelings of relief after loss

• Talking to children about death in age-appropriate ways

• Why platitudes like “I understand what you’re going through” can do more harm than good

• Practical grief tools: thought journals, gratitude practices, and the 5-6-7 breathing technique

• How grief reshapes holidays, anniversaries, and family relationships

• A Christian-based but non-preachy perspective on grief and spirituality

Marcia also shares her personal story of loss, offering listeners both validation and practical tools for healing. This conversation is a reminder that grief is not about getting over it—it’s about transforming through it and carrying the love of those we’ve lost into our lives moving forward.

📚 Resources & Links:

• Marcia’s book Gripping Grace in the Garden of Grace: A Place for the HeartAs an accomplished author, her powerful new book, "Gripping Grace in the Garden of Grief, A Place for the Heart," is a deeply personal and emotional journey through devastating loss and raw, unrelenting grief. More than a chronicle of loss, it is a testament to the God-given hope that slowly, tenderly rebuilds a life forever altered. Through a vulnerable sharing of her family's story—which also encompasses the loss of her mother and her youngest son's mental health battles—Marcia explores the fragile threads of love and pain that hold us together when life unravels.

  Marcia’s writing is an extension of her heart—informed by years of wisdom, lived experience, and a profound desire to see others step into the fullness of their created design. She writes not just to inform, but to usher in deep, lasting healing.

  You can purchase on amazon:

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• Marcia’s nonprofit and social media https://www.instagram.com/thesterlingrosesanctuary/

  
  

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• Connect with Latonya for coaching: psychology, astrology, human design, and generational healing to help you transform grief into growth

✨ If you’ve ever struggled with loss, grief triggers, or knowing how to show up for someone who’s grieving, this episode will give you practical strategies and real hope.

What if the relentless pursuit of perfection is the very thing blocking your growth?

In this deeply personal episode, host Latonya McDonald (spiritual-psychological coach & founder of Live & Be Great) drops the armor. Struggling with ADHD overwhelm, societal pressure, and the suffocating weight of her own perfectionism, Latonya gets radically honest about what it truly takes to give yourself grace, release the need for control, and show up authentically—even when it’s gloriously messy.

✨ You’ll Walk Away With:

✓ The "Myth of Worthiness": Unpacking why we tie our self-value to flawless performance (and how to break the cycle)
✓ ADHD as Your Secret Weapon: Reframing neurodivergence from a burden to a creative, intuitive superpower
✓ Boundaries with Empathy: How to say "no" without guilt and protect your energy in a draining world
✓ Authenticity > "Professionalism": Why being real is your greatest asset in life and business
✓ Practical Tools: Immediate strategies to quiet anxiety and manage the mental load when everything feels heavy

🔮 Free Resource: Download the "Digital Soul Cleanse" Ebook → LiveAndBeGreat.com/digital-soul-cleanse
(Your guide to decluttering your mind, releasing what doesn’t serve you, and reclaiming your peace.)

💌 WORK WITH LATONYA:
→ 1:1 Coaching: Ready to trade burnout for aligned action? Explore Coaching Options
→ Follow for Daily Insights: @liveandbegreatwithlatonya on IG & YouTube
→ Join the Conversation: @liveandbegreat_Latonya on TikTok

🪐 Keywords: ADHD overwhelm, perfectionism recovery, letting go of control, how to be authentic, setting boundaries, mental load, anxiety management, neurodivergent strengths, people pleaser recovery, spiritual growth, self compassion, life coach advice

"I fell in love with my psychiatrist and he knew... and he kept me for four years." This viral TikTok confession from an ADHD coach named Kendra sparked a firestorm. But beyond the 25-part saga lies a crucial lesson about obsession, blurred lines, and why we chase love that hurts us.

In this essential episode, Latonya McDonald (a spiritual-psychological coach and former therapist) goes beyond the gossip to provide a nuanced, professional breakdown of the situation. This isn't about shaming Kendra, but about using her story as a mirror to examine our own patterns of toxic attachment and the critical importance of mental health boundaries.

✨ We Unpack:

• The Psychology of Obsession: How traits of Borderline and Histrionic Personality Disorders can manifest in therapy and relationships.

• Blurred Lines vs. Professional Boundaries: Why the psychiatrist likely acted ethically, even when his silence was misinterpreted as secret affection.

• The Dangers of AI "Therapy": How using chatbots like ChatGPT for mental health validation can fuel psychosis and dangerous delusions.

• 5 Signs It's Time to Seek Professional Help (beyond self-diagnosis): From persistent paranoia to loved ones expressing concern.

• The Pisces Projection: An astrological lens on why we fall in love with fantasies, not people.

• Breaking the Cycle: How to rewrite your "love script" from chaos to safety.

💎 This episode is a masterclass in critical thinking, empathy, and self-awareness. Whether you were captivated by the saga, horrified by it, or saw your own patterns in it, this discussion will leave you empowered to choose safe, nourishing love.

🔗 RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS:

• Work with Latonya: Ready to break your toxicity cycle? Explore 1:1 coaching at → LiveAndBeGreat.com

• Follow for Daily Insights: @liveandbegreatwithlatonya on IG & YouTube

• Listen on TikTok: @liveandbegreat_latonya

🪐 Keywords: Toxic Love, Therapist Ethics, Mental Health, Obsession, Borderline Personality Disorder, AI Therapy, Psychosis, Spiritual Psychology, Astrology, Human Design, Setting Boundaries, TikTok Drama, Kendra Story, Podcast