This week on 'Portia'

Here's what's coming up on "Portia" the week of July 10, 2023

Monday, July 10, 2023
1:00pm "Game On with Jammy K"
Former D1 athlete, NBA agent, and entertainment attorney Jammy Kiggundu joins Portia at the table. It’s an informative conversation about how to prepare for college athletics strategically and effectively. Three outstanding student athletes get answers from Jammy on how to prepare for professional careers in their respective sports.

1:30pm "Let’s Reset"
Dr. Barbara Lash @CelebMediaCoach, talks about recognizing her time for a change and how transferring skills is very important. A reset could be a total overhaul or a retooling of current skills. You have to let it go in order to start a hard reset! Tahira Bell is an educator and public speaker who wanted to do more than teaching. She shares how she was able to reset!

Tuesday, July 11, 2023
1:00pm "Men’s Mental Health"
Portia has a candid conversation about mental health with sports broadcaster, author, and mental health advocate Mike Hill. He opens up about his journey with depression and anxiety and says therapy saved his life. Psychologist Dr. Alduan Tartt joins the conversations with valuable lessons for viewers. It’s must see TV!

1:30pm "Laughing Through Pain"
They say laughter is the best medicine, but laughing through pain is easier said than done. Two funny men, "Griff" and George Wilborn share funny and entertaining stories of how they laugh through pain.

Wednesday, July 12, 2023
1:00pm "Bye Bye Bags: Kiana Dancie"
Comedienne and author Kiana Dancie chats it up with Portia about the necessity to let go of past relationship baggage. Kiana’s opens up about overcoming childhood trauma and turning it into comedy and moving onward and upward. Great conversation.

1:30pm "Leveling Up: Phyllis Braxton"
The key to leveling up is learning how to master life's messes and overcoming those unexpected challenges, which are a regular part of adulting. Phyllis D. Braxton, clinical social worker and author of "Be Right or Be Effective", says life is full of messes and they are never going to stop coming. She says we are living in a microwave society and people want things instantly. A mother of 5 and marketing consultant, stays busy! She's trying to find her own voice because at times she feels like she's drowning from being overwhelmed. She asks Phyllis about imposter syndrome, self-sabotage and how to do better – don’t miss her great advice!

Thursday, July 13, 2023
1:00pm "A Conversation with Louis Gossett, Jr."
Portia has an intimate conversation with Emmy and Oscar winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. He's appeared in numerous films and television shows, has roots in Watkinsville, Georgia and now calls Atlanta home after losing his home in Malibu, California to wild fires.

1:30pm "A Conversation with Malcolm-Jamal Warner"
Portia has an intimate conversation with actor, director, musician & poet Malcolm-Jamal Warner. He talks about how his career has flourished over the years and what he's doing now, including directing. He talks about shutting down and doing poetry during Covid. Notable activist and poet, Dr. Daniel Black, talks about his collaboration with Warner on the Grammy nominated spoken word poetry album, "Hiding in Plain View."

Friday, July 14, 2023
1:00pm "Finding Love"
Are singles looking for love in all the wrong places? Dating show participant Ashley Evans, says dating is hard. She says that when she'd meet someone it would start off good, then the good would dwindle. She was a participant on Kirk Franklin’s "The One," a dating show. Jack A. Daniels is a psychotherapist, author & founder of Good Men Club. Jack decided to do something about women saying good men don't exist. He says that we all have different ideas of what good looks like and men have the same issues finding a good woman. Portia viewers have some dating questions and you don't want to miss the answers!

1:30pm "Online Dating"
Tera Stidum, dating expert & author, talks online dating options - the good, the bad and the ugly, including online scam busting. Viewer Melica Bennett
wants to learn more about online dating.