Life Changers with Cher Best

Drug abuse, addictions, sexual and mental abuse are parts of some peoples every day lives. Some people work through it and thrive others become causalities of the past that they lived. When different people have the same experiences and or tragedies we may never really know their stories unless they share them. Today I talk with Tonia Gibbons and our subject today is..."We don't always look like what we've been through."

Depression is something we all experience. How do you know when depression is really a sign of something bigger? There is a stigma about mental health in many communities, particularly in the African American community. On this episode of Life Changers we will find out why and get insight on how taking care of "your mental self" can be a life changing experience.

All of us fail; we disappoint people and ourselves sometimes. We all face Temptations and struggle with love and relationships, with good and bad choices. But the scrutiny is even greater on your decisions and choices when you’re a PK, aka: Preachers Kid. What happens when you make a mistake that is so devastating that you think about taking your own life? What could be that bad? On this episode of Life Changers with Cher Best, Cher chats with RCA Inspiration Gospel Artist BRI BABINEAUX on what brought her to near disaster but ended in triumph. Bri gets raw and honest with Cher on how the ultimate test in her life became her testimony.

Deke Copenhaver currently serves as Principal of Copenhaver Consulting, LLC. Deke served as Mayor of Augusta, Georgia from 2009-2014. He has also served as managing consultant for the Augusta Economic Development Authority. Deke has been recognized on multiple occasions by Georgia Trend Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Georgians. He is the author of The Changemaker: The Art of Building Better Leaders. On episode 1 of Life Changers with Cher Best, he talks with Cher about the influences in his life that ultimately led him to believe that most things can be fixed through listening and understanding.