About Dr. Portia
About Dr. Portia
Author, Speaker, Grief Recovery Method Specialist, Spiritual Advisor, Chaplain
Hey friend, it's time to shift away from grief and into a life of peace and joy. I strongly believe that understanding the impact of grief and trauma on our lives is essential in order to achieve this. Being able to recognize and cope with difficult emotions is something I have learned to do through my own personal experience.
To help others learn, I offer various services including speaking engagements, coaching sessions, consulting services, and seasonal retreats. My goal is to assist you in identifying your grief, so that you can better understand it and develop self-compassion.
By doing so, you will gain the skills needed to challenge negative patterns of thought and behavior, replace them with more positive ones - ultimately leading to increased levels of emotional well-being.
Everyone has a purpose, but not everyone knows their purpose early in life
At the age of seven, Dr.Portia Lockett was clear on her calling: teaching and encouraging others, which later evolved into her being a school teacher that inspired students to be their best regardless of their path.
Eventually, she transitioned into speaking and training for major corporations and nonprofits which included but not limited to UAW GM, Chrysler, GoodwillI Industries, McDonalds, State of Michigan Mental Health Conferences, and 3rd District Drug Court, later becoming a licensed and ordained Chaplain that allowed her to support and encourage individuals from the womb to the tomb.
Eventually being led into the world of being a missionary allowed her to travel and support the underserved in Japan, Barbados, Mexico, Bahamas, Canada, Kenya, and Jamaica. National Geographic selected Dr. Portia and her family to be a part of the TV series World’s Apart where they lived an authentic lifestyle with a Peruvian family in the Andes.
Like most of us, Dr. Portia has experienced a few traumatic episodes in her life, but through the grace, the favor of God, and self-determination, she pulled herself up and kept it moving forward each time.
From surviving a divorce from her childhood sweetheart, diagnosed with sarcoidosis, a cancerous cell in her uterus while pregnant, death of her father and son, foreclosure, bankruptcy, her car being repossessed, and being unemployed just to name a few.
Lockett has received several awards and her most recent includes the City of Detroit Spirit Award, Michigan Chronicle”s Women of Excellence, and the Career Mastered Winning Spirit Award. Lockett is the co-author of Anointed Moments Meditational CD and Amazon’s # 1 seller Delayed But Not Denied 2, and featured lyric writer and psalmist of Happy Birthday Jesus.
She’s been featured on CNN, National Geographic, BET, The Michigan Chronicle, The Detroit News, and Radio One, Speakers Magazine, PBS, and numerous podcasts
One of her most memorable moments other than giving birth to her three amazing sons was spending time talking with Dorothy Height, Maya Angelou, and Michelle Obama while being the guest of our beloved Natalie Cole at Oprah’s Legends Ball.
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