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The James Inc PodcastAuthor: James Inc.
Welcome to The J.A.M.E.S., Inc. Young Parent Podcast. These interviews are part of the organizations leadership and storytelling initiative designed to help young parents develop communications, interviewing, and media production skills through real-world podcast experience. J.A.M.E.S., Inc. (Just About Mothers Excelling in School) was established in 2006 to encourage and support higher educational aspirations among expecting and parenting teens and adolescents (up to age 24). An early parent herself, Ms. Bell-Davis recognized that completion of secondary education alone was unlikely enough to provide young parents with the opportunities they desired for their children. Language: en Genres: Kids & Family, Parenting, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Balancing Motherhood and Identity: Insights from Connie Dodson
Episode 32
Thursday, 9 July, 2026
Former Tulsa City Councilor Connie Dodson became a mother at 16 and expresses how it reshaped her goals, support systems, and education. Connie shares how family help and the Margaret Hudson program enabled her to stay on track and graduate, discusses recovering from an emergency C-section, and emphasizes postpartum depression awareness as a hormonal issue. She reflects on raising five children, maintaining individuality through creative pursuits, reading, and writing, and offers advice for young parents to build a trusted support team. Connie talks about co-parenting, boundaries, and today’s added challenges for kids due to phones and social media, including toxic relationships and domestic violence. She also announces her run for Tulsa school board District 4 and encourages lifelong learning and early dual-language exposure.
