Dr. Avonia Richardson-Miller

My first mantra is God is in control.

In a moment where I had absolutely no control of my physical body, I had to lean completely on my faith.

And that phrase became my anchor.

It is an active decision I make every single day to find moments of gratitude and light, even when things seem to be most difficult.

Thank you, Ed.

It is truly my honor to be here and join with you today for this conversation.

Yes.

Thank you.

Thank you.

And that was a great opportunity for our paths to cross.

It was meant to be.

Yeah, as I was saying, it's a great question.

As I started to think about this, I understand why you ask it.

I think it gets really to the heart of who I am.

I like to think of my playlist less as a random collection of songs and

and more as a musical map of my life's journey.

So it might seem a little bit surprising at first, but there is really a thread that connects everything.

At its core, my musical foundation is gospel.

So growing up in a Southern Baptist church in the South, gospel music was the soundtrack of my life.

It's the music that carried me through the significant health challenges that you and I had discussed.