Focused Coaching and Consulting, LLC

05/01/2026

Some of us carry emotions that we can't even name...often walking through the fog of it all just trying to be...or even pretending to be ...okay.

This is your healing season. No more pretending...and no more guilt when you do feel okay.

"Who Told You That Was Normal?" Episode 1 of the podcast "What’s Grief Got to Do with It?"™ is available now on all podcast platforms: YouTube, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and iHeartRadio.

Listen, download, like, subscribe, share...it really is that simple.

Love you to life. Mean it. ❤

04/27/2026

Sometimes the death of a loved one can feel like punishment from God...

Tune in to Episode 2 of What’s Grief Got to Do with It?™ to hear a grieving widow's navigation through the ultimate test of her faith.

It's healing season! It's time for us to have real conversations.

Available on all podcast streaming platforms to include:

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04/27/2026

What’s Grief Got To Do With It?™ is officially a PODCAST!! Tune in on major podcast platforms:

YouTube
Spotify
Apple Podcasts
Amazon Music
iHeartRadio
and more...

Episodes 1 and 2 are available now!

04/03/2026

Another great experience with Laura Doman and Unified Business Expo.

04/03/2026

I’m grateful to Unified Business Expo for this opportunity. The marketing and exposure was top tier.

We’re excited to introduce Ma**ca L. Floyd as a valued sponsor of the Women in Business Expo and Symposium, taking place March 27–29 at the Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta! Ma**ca is a therapist, Certified Grief Educator, Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of F.O.C.U.S.E.D. Coaching and Consulting, LLC. She is also the author of “To Loss, with Love: Exploring the Lessons We Learn with Loss.” Through her work, Ma**ca empowers individuals who are grieving to move from coping to adaptive healing by normalizing conversations around grief and helping people navigate loss in a healthier way. We’re honored to have her support this year’s event as we celebrate women in business during Women’s History Month.

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04/01/2026

Did I miss Monday???

After the weekend and experience that I had at the 2026 Women in Business Expo and Symposium, this week has flown by and I am still recovering! In a great way.

I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the incredible work of the event organizers Willie and Kimberly Spratt of Unified Business Expo. The attention to detail, the attention to make sure we as sponsors were taken care of…so much work went into organizing an event of this magnitude. People don’t often recognize what it takes to plan and execute an event of this size. I appreciate the magazine interview and marketing opportunities. What is more memorable for me is the breakout session that I was able to facilitate about how unresolved grief and trauma become barriers to business and personal growth.

I also have to give credit to Martika Jackson who served as the vendor/event liaison. She was everywhere and she was excellent.

I’m looking forward to next year. 💪🏾🤩✅

03/20/2026

I promised to make an announcement by the end of the day…

F.O.C.U.S.E.D. will be expanding with the launch of a grief podcast. 🙏🏾

“Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.” — Psalm 126:5

When we lose the people who shaped our lives, we are left with more than just their absence. We are left with a "good deposit"—their resilience, their wisdom, and the lessons they taught us about what it means to truly live and love. We often sow our journey in tears but those tears are not wasted; they water the "good deposit" of resilience, wisdom, lessons and love that our loved ones entrusted to us.

I’m often asked why I’ve dedicated my professional life to the complex and uncomfortable space of loss. The truth is, I learned from my own experiences through grief and I am choosing to harvest the lessons my loved ones left behind.

This podcast is another way of picking up the mantle. It is where the pain of sowing meets the joy of purposeful service.

I am taking the lessons I learned in the valley and using them to light the way for others…and I’m inviting you to help me do just that.

Grief isn't just about what we lost; it’s about what we do with what remains.

Plan to join me as we explore how loss can lead to a deeper understanding of our purpose and our capacity to heal.

The title and launch date will be announced on April 11th. Stay tuned!

Happy Heavenly Birthday Friend.

03/14/2026

If you are trying to control it…you won’t win.

Grief isn't just devastating because of the magnitude of who or what you’ve lost; the devastation intensifies if you’re trying to muscle your way through it. 😩

Some of us treat grief like a puzzle to be solved or a weight to be lifted, but we weren't built with the "strength" to survive a broken world apart from the One who made it. 😳

When you try to “white-knuckle” your healing, you aren't just fighting sorrow—you’re fighting your own design. The "butt-kicking" exhaustion of loss isn't just the pain; it’s the friction of you trying to control the uncontrollable and your system’s natural response to it. You are exhausted because you’re playing God with your own recovery. 😤😖

You were never meant to carry the weight of "understanding why"—you were meant to carry the trust of "Who." The shift happens the moment you stop trying to manage the storm and finally admit you aren't the one steering the boat. 😳

I can hear some of you now…
•“But you don’t understand…”,
✔️You are right. I don’t. No one can because it’s your experience…my job is to help you understand how to process and find peace through your experience.

•“How long is feeling like this gonna take?”
✔️For as long as you avoid or attempt to control it.

We were not designed to have that type of control. 🧐🫆

Surrender it. ALL of it…🥺and watch what happens. 🥹 You will still carry that very tender place with all of the feelings that come along…but they won’t be carrying you.

Even though God may refuse to remove some trials, He promises that His grace is more than enough to get you through it. 🙏🏾💪🏾

Proverbs 3:5
2 Corinthians 12:9

Love you all to life. Mean it. 🫶🏾💕

03/12/2026

My client is the foundation of evidence that “Joy comes in the morning (Psalm 30:5).” Their spouse died and I recall witnessing the pain…clearly.

I also clearly recall the tiny shifts. From darkness to tiny sparkles of light that grew bigger into glimmers of hope as they processed adapting to a life without their partner.

They were recently able to use that light, that HOPE, to share it with someone who is just beginning their journey with grieving a spouse.

What was once seen as something devastating was reframed and used for good! Romans 8:28!

I found this nugget of wisdom in the vault of my E.E.I. Ministries notes this morning:

Three things you must consider when something bad happens:

1) Will you allow this thing to define you?
2) Will you allow it to destroy you?
3) Will you allow it to strengthen you?

My client chose door #3 and I am beyond proud. 🥹 💕

God is in the details. You don’t have to believe me…it’s in the word. 🫆🫆🫆

Love you to life. Mean it. 🫶🏾

03/11/2026

Chronicles of a Life Coach…

03/05/2026

God is faithful. F.O.C.U.S.E.D. Coaching and Consulting now has an Angel Donor program. It is a way for Angel Donors and Silent Investors to sponsor a client or family for coaching services, groups, or retreats in honor of their loved ones. Anonymity is respected when requested and all donors will still receive a donation receipt and certificate.

I cannot take full credit for this idea. F.O.C.U.S.E.D. has welcomed sponsors early on for special events. What makes this program so special is that one of my living angels asked if we could start this program with a donation in honor of their loved one and keep it going.

We received two donors in less than an hour.

My work is so much bigger than me and it is a blessing when others catch the vision.

Much more to come…🕊️

02/28/2026

Our grief group for today has reached capacity. Announcements 📣 will be posted soon about our next general loss group.

Our specific loss group: Loss of a spouse or partner will take place on March 7th. Stay tuned for details. 🙏🏾