Navigating Grief and Growth

In this season finale and special two-hour episode, we present Dr. Sherri Harper Woods, a counselor, professor, and advocate from Warren, Ohio. A mother and community leader, she shares how early lessons, family loss, and faith led her from local classrooms to global trauma healing. You’ll hear how she built wellness programs reaching from Ohio to Rwanda—offering care, connection, and hope. Most of all, you’ll meet a woman whose mission crosses borders and begins with heart.

In This Episode, We Discuss:

• Growing Up in Warren and Early Lessons
• Choosing Social Work Over Teaching
• Juggling Motherhood, School, and Tenure
• Losing Loved Ones and Finding Purpose
• Building MyBoSo and Global Healing Work
• Faith, Trauma, and Mental Health Access
• Dr. Woods’s “One Word”

So press play and be moved by Dionne's inspiring story. Ladies and gentlemen, Sound United Presents... Dr. Sherri Harper Woods!

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction to Dr. Sherry Harper-Woods
• 8:45 Growing Up in Warren and Educational Journey
• 23:31 Blending Social Work and Teaching
• 39:20 Self-Care for Non-Traditional Students
• 56:03 Understanding Trauma and Its Effects
• 1:08:41 Supporting Through Loss and Managing Grief
• 1:25:18 Mental Health in the Community
• 1:30:20 Finding Balance in Professional Life
• 1:40:55 The Rwanda Wellness Center Vision
• 1:52:19 Words of Wisdom and Expectancy
• 2:01:31 Random Questions and Final Thoughts