The Heart Matters
By Louis Morris
Relationship & Spiritual Life Coach/Podcast Host
I was born and raised in the projects (Seth Boyden) of Newark, N.J. I discovered in the 4th grade that I had a love for language and words. At the age of 13, people in my neighborhood started asking me questions about personal matters, mainly boyfriend and girlfriend stuff. Although I didn’t understand it, due to my upbringing, being the only boy raised with four sisters, I would offer my advice and work in many cases. Because of the kind-hearted person my mother was and people seeking my advice in the neighborhood, this is where my love for helping people originated. As far as podcasting goes, I’ve always wanted to interview people. I would practice in my bedroom. But, being from the ghetto, I couldn’t tell my friends that I wanted to be like Bob Costas. I would have never heard the end of it. So, instead, I would pretend in my bedroom that I was the interviewer and the interviewee. Each day, I prepared myself for something greater to come out of my hard work, and I was determined that it would.
In 2016, I started The Heart Matters podcast on my phone. Thankfully, because of God, I graduated. By 2018, I began interviewing people once I received my life coaching certification. Today, it is my mission to help people focus on healing. I do this with couples specifically, but I no longer set limitations on myself. I mentioned this to my first coach when she asked me what I wanted to do. I told her, “I want to be the next Les Brown with a spiritual base.” I watched Les Brown on PBS when I was a kid, and I always admired what he did. Now that God has placed me in a position to help others, it is my mission to do so. Throughout this journey, I was inspired to write. It took a while as I would abandon the projects but I have been able to complete three books that are available on Amazon. Today, I thank God for guiding me to my true self to share my lens and inspire others.