Real Talk TYME

06/02/2026

🌟It's Choose You Tuesday Real Talk TYME Community! It's time for our Mid-Year Reflection & Reset 🌟

Welcome to June! The halfway point of the year.

Now is the perfect time to assess where you are, celebrate how far you've come, and realign with the goals you set at the beginning of 2026.

Instead of focusing on everything that hasn't happened yet, focus on what can be accomplished during the next quarter.

✔ Review your goals.
✔ Evaluate your habits.
✔ Identify what's working.
✔ Adjust what isn't.
✔ Create a realistic plan for July, August, and September.

June is also PTSD Awareness Month, reminding us that success is not just about productivity, it's also about wellness.

Mental health matters.
Rest matters.
Boundaries matter.
Healing matters.

Whether you are a professional, entrepreneur, caregiver, veteran, parent, or community leader, your well-being impacts every area of your life. Sustainable success requires intentional self-care and a commitment to protecting your mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health.

As we move into the second half of the year, let's focus on progress over perfection and intentional action over unnecessary pressure.

Question of the Day:
What is one goal or wellness habit you are committed to focusing on during the next 90 days?

05/27/2026

💰 Winning WealthWave Wellness Wednesday 💰

Wellness is more than mental, physical, and emotional health, it's also includes FINANCIAL WELLNESS.

Many people are working hard every day but were never taught how money truly works. Financial literacy is not about becoming rich overnight; it’s about building knowledge, creating stability, protecting your future, and learning strategies that help your money work for YOU.

✨ Financial wellness means:
✔ Understanding budgeting
✔ Building savings habits
✔ Protecting your income
✔ Learning about life insurance
✔ Creating generational wealth
✔ Preparing for retirement
✔ Breaking unhealthy financial cycles
✔ Estate Planning

The truth is:
What we don’t know about money can cost us.
That’s why education matters.

🌱 Wealth is built through intentional decisions, consistency, discipline, and learning the tools necessary to create financial freedom.

🎯 Wellness Wednesday Reminder:
Investing in your financial education is investing in yourself.

🗣 Call to Action:
If you’ve ever said:
“I wish I learned this sooner,”
this is your sign to start NOW.

📲 Ready to learn more about How Money Works and Financial Wellness?
Click the link below to connect with me, schedule a conversation, download the eBooks, take the financial literacy quiz, attend an upcoming educational event or just stay connected to learn more about Financial Literacy:

🔗 https://howmoneyworks.com/moniquecjackson

📩 Feel free to DM me or reach out directly if you are ready to start your financial wellness journey.

05/27/2026

💚 Good Morning Real Talk TYME Community! It's What’s Up Wednesday! Let's do our Mental Health Check-In 💚

As we close out the last Wednesday of Mental Health Awareness Month and prepare to enter June’s PTSD Awareness Month, let this be your reminder that healing is not limited to a calendar month.

Mental health matters every day.

This season may have challenged you mentally, emotionally, spiritually, or physically but one thing about growth is this:

✨ You can start over at any time.
✨ You can reset your mindset at any time.
✨ You can become intentional about your healing at any time.

Being intentional means checking in with yourself honestly.
It means protecting your peace.
It means choosing rest, boundaries, support, therapy, prayer, accountability, and self-awareness.

🎯 Coach Mo’Ment Tip:
Stop waiting for the “perfect time” to work on yourself. Healing begins the moment you decide you deserve better for your mind, body, and spirit.

🗣 Call to Action:
As we head into a new month, ask yourself:
“What do I need to intentionally release, improve, or prioritize for my wellness?”

05/27/2026

Good Morning! Just a friendly reminder! Happening this morning......See you soon!

Looking for new ways to manage stress and enhance your well-being? Don’t miss the ABWA Monthly Breakfast Meeting crafted for ambitious professionals, entrepreneurs, and anyone committed to personal growth!

Event Details:

📆May 27⏰Networking starts at 8:00 am; program begins at 8:30 am
📍Sedra Bistro, Slidell
🎟️$10 for non-ABWA members; breakfast can be purchased directly from the restaurant

𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿: Ashton Gibson, clinical hypnotherapist and integrative wellness and life coach
𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰: “Stress Isn’t the Problem – Your Nervous System is Just Overworked”

📚Learn actionable strategies that align your mind and body, empowering you to regulate your nervous system, ease stress, and build resilience.

This event is open to both ABWA members and professionals seeking fresh insights and meaningful connections.

Secure your spot for a morning of learning, networking, and personal development.

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆: abwaepicc.org or pay at the door. We can’t wait to welcome you!

05/20/2026

Heyyyy Y'all! Real Talk TYME Community, it's What's Up Wednesday! I am Hammond, LA and here is What's Up With ME!

Today I intentionally chose to show up for myself.

I had the opportunity to attend the “Growth” conference at Southeastern Louisiana University featuring and the powerful message of “Leading With Purpose.”

As a business owner, wellness coach, and nonprofit leader, I understand that growth requires more than vision, it requires intentionality, discipline, learning, and continuous development.

Today reminded me that leadership is not just about building organizations. It is also about building yourself.

I am grateful for the opportunity to pour into my personal and professional growth, gain new tools for success, and create space to strategically prepare for the month of June with clarity and purpose.

Showing up intentionally matters.
Leading with purpose matters.
Growth matters.

Thankful for every opportunity to evolve, empower, transform, and heal.

What's Up With You Today? Post in the comments.

05/19/2026

🌿It's Choose You Tuesday & Talk To Me Tuesday! Let's Geaux! 🌿

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and today is a reminder that choosing YOU is not selfish, it is necessary!

Normalize:
✔ Going to the doctor when something doesn’t feel right
✔ Annual checkups and preventive care
✔ Therapy, coaching, pastoral counseling, and support groups
✔ Asking for help before you reach burnout
✔ Paying attention to your mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health
✔ Health insurance and life insurance as forms of protection, not punishment
✔ Investing in your wellness the same way you invest in everything else in life

Sometimes we ignore pain because we are “busy.”
Sometimes we stay silent when our minds drift into dark places.
Sometimes our spirits become exhausted from carrying things we were never meant to carry alone.

Your mind matters.
Your body matters.
Your spirit matters.
If something hurts, get checked out.
If your thoughts feel heavy, talk to someone.
If your energy feels off, take time to replenish your spirit and protect your peace.
Healing requires honesty.
Growth requires maintenance.
Wellness requires intention.

💚 Coach Mo’Ment Tip:
Stop waiting until life forces you to slow down. Schedule the appointment. Make the call. Take the walk. Rest. Pray. Talk. Heal.

📣 Call to Action:
Today, choose one thing that supports your wellness:
• Schedule a checkup
• Drink more water
• Check on a friend
• Reach out for support
• Review your insurance or benefits
• Take a mental health break
• Start the conversation

Because choosing yourself could change and possibly save your life.

05/13/2026

💬✨It's What’s Up Wednesday, Hey y'all! ✨💬

At Real Talk TYME, we believe in having Real Talk Conversations about Real Life Situations, even the uncomfortable ones.

Healing requires honesty.

And sometimes, that means talking about the very things that trigger us. 💚

Triggers are not always setbacks, they can also be indicators of where healing is still needed.

Ignoring pain does not make it disappear. Avoiding conversations does not remove the wound.

During Mental Health Awareness Month, let this be your reminder that seeking help is not weakness, it is wisdom.

🧠 A Wellness Coach can help you create accountability, goals, lifestyle balance/transitions, and forward movement.

💜 A Therapist can help you process trauma, emotions, behaviors, and mental health challenges. They can also diagnose.

🙏🏽 A Pastor or Pastoral Counselor can help provide spiritual guidance, faith, prayer, and emotional support.

And guess what?

You do not have to choose only one.

Each plays a role in healing the whole person. Real Talk! Mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and even financially.

💡 Coach Mo’Ment:
Healing happens when we stop pretending we are okay and start giving ourselves permission to do the work.

🔥 Call to Action:
This week, check in with yourself honestly.

What conversations have you been avoiding because they trigger you?

What support system do you need to help you heal?

Let’s normalize healing.
Let’s normalize therapy.
Let’s normalize coaching.
Let’s normalize asking for help. 💚

05/13/2026

Today at 12PM CST, join Candy Guimont-Martin for an empowering conversation during: How Money Works for Entrepreneurs

This month’s featured topic:🌸 Women In Business: Why Women in Finance?

Did you know that by 2030, women are projected to control nearly 2/3 of our nation’s wealth?

The financial industry is evolving, and women are stepping into leadership, legacy-building, entrepreneurship, and financial independence like never before.

This ZOOM session is a great opportunity to:
✔ Learn how the financial industry is changing
✔ Discover why women are becoming a powerful force in finance
✔ Explore opportunities for personal and professional growth
✔ Connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and future business partners
✔ Gain financial knowledge that impacts generations

💡 Open to BOTH men and women!

📲 Register & Share: https://martinbusinesssolution.com/events

Let’s continue building wealth, creating opportunities, and empowering the future together. 💜

05/11/2026

Heyyy Real Talk TYME Community! Hope to see you in the building.

Be sure to order your copy of A Handful of Truth ahead of the Mental Health and Wellness Fair, both authors will be on hand to sign your copy!!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVLLD3H2?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_8SH1XKRKV9D41B1WZZG7&bestFormat=true

05/11/2026

🌿✨It's Motivational Monday, Real Talk TYME Community!✨🌿

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this week we’re having some REAL TALK about something many people silently struggle with: High-Functioning Burnout.

Just because someone is still showing up doesn’t mean they’re okay.
Many people are emotionally exhausted while still managing careers, businesses, families, leadership roles, finances, and responsibilities.

🧠 Mental Health Educational Piece:
Burnout is more than being tired.
Signs can include:
✔ Irritability
✔ Brain fog
✔ Difficulty concentrating
✔ Lack of motivation
✔ Emotional numbness
✔ Increased anxiety or overwhelm
✔ Feeling disconnected from joy

When we constantly pour into others without restoring ourselves, our mind, body, and finances eventually feel the impact.

💡 Coach Mo’Ment Tip:
Stop wearing “busy” as a badge of honor.
Rest is productive. Boundaries are healthy. Peace is necessary.

This week, schedule ONE intentional moment for yourself daily:
🌿 Pause
🌿 Pray/Meditate
🌿 Journal
🌿 Take a walk
🌿 Disconnect from stress
🌿 Review your finances without fear or shame

💰 Financial Wellness Reminder:
Mental exhaustion often leads to emotional spending, avoidance, procrastination, and poor financial decisions. Protect your peace AND your pockets by slowing down and planning intentionally.

🔥 Call to Action:
This week I challenge you to:
✅ Identify ONE thing draining your energy
✅ Set ONE healthy boundary
✅ Create ONE wellness or financial goal for this week

Drop one word below describing what you want more of this week:
💜 Peace
💚 Rest
❤️ Discipline
✨ Clarity
🌱 Healing