Transforming Minds with Dr. Brian Ragsdale
Transforming Minds with Dr. Brian is a podcast hosted by Dr. Brian Ragsdale (drbrianragsdale.net) that explores personal growth, creative fortitude, and fulfillment. A licensed clinical psychologist, artist, writer, and educator with over 25 years of experience, he blends research, creativity, and insight to empower listeners to align their passions and values, overcome challenges, and create meaningful, purpose-driven lives.
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My style is warm, direct, and grounded in over 20 years of clinical experience. I blend humanistic, multicultural, and existential approaches with real-life tools to help you gain insight and make lasting change.
These podcasts are created from a place of care and experience and are designed to support your personal growth and self-reflection. They are not therapy, and using them does not create a clinical or therapeutic relationship with Dr. Brian Ragsdale.
The information provided is not a substitute for mental health treatment, diagnosis, or crisis support. If you're feeling overwhelmed, unsafe, or in emotional distress, please contact a licensed mental health provider, call or text 988, or go to your nearest emergency room. You deserve care, support, and healing.
Transforming Minds with Dr. Brian Ragsdale
Turning Challenges into Opportunities
Life is full of challenges. They can be personal, professional, or societal; at times, they may seem insurmountable. But what if I told you that these challenges could also be the key to your greatest growth and transformation?
As this is Black History Month 2025, I want to share some brief stories about people you may have heard about but never really considered the challenges and opportunities they encountered.
Let’s take a journey back in time. Before they became icons, W.E.B. Du Bois, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Angela Davis, before their names filled history books, they were children—learning, questioning, and dreaming of a world that had yet to make room for them.
Thank you for joining me on "Transforming Minds." If you found this episode helpful, please subscribe, share, and leave a review. You can also visit my website at www.drbrianragsdale.net for more resources and insights.
Until next time, remember: You have the power to turn challenges into opportunities and create a life of purpose and fulfillment. Take care and be well.
"Transforming Minds with Dr. Brian"
Hosted by Dr. Brian Ragsdale, Psychologist
Blending research, creativity, and education to explore how personal stories intersect with larger systems, shaping how we think, feel, and connect.
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