In this powerful LIVE episode of Tha Motiv8tor’s Table, Dr. JayR McIntyre sits down with Ernsie Fidelia, an Author, Speaker, Event Coordinator, and Founder of Purposeful Path Media Group, for a conversation centered on purpose, empowerment, and impact. Ernsie shares her journey from a childhood in Haiti and New York through learning she was dyslexic, becoming a mother at eighteen, surviving domestic violence, and turning her lived experience into a mission to help other women rebuild their lives and step into their own purpose with confidence and authenticity.
Podcast Title:
Tha Motiv8tor’s Table
Host:
Dr. JayR McIntyre
Summary:
In this powerful LIVE episode of Tha Motiv8tor’s Table, Dr. JayR McIntyre sits down with Ernsie Fidelia, an Author, Speaker, Event Coordinator, and Founder of Purposeful Path Media Group, for a conversation centered on purpose, empowerment, and impact. Ernsie shares her journey from a childhood in Haiti and New York through learning she was dyslexic, becoming a mother at eighteen, surviving domestic violence, and turning her lived experience into a mission to help other women rebuild their lives and step into their own purpose with confidence and authenticity.
Main Topics:
• Walking boldly in your purpose
• Building a platform that creates real impact
• Finding your voice and owning your story
• Turning life experiences into a movement
• Empowerment through authenticity and growth
• Growing up Haitian American and navigating cultural identity
• Discovering and working through a dyslexia diagnosis
• Surviving domestic violence and building a nonprofit to support other women
Intriguing Quotes:
“You can’t be stupid and Haitian at the same time.” (Ernsie Fidelia)
“They don’t start by hitting you first. They start by belittling you and make you worthless, and then the hitting comes. By then you’re nothing.” (Ernsie Fidelia)
“Choose yourself for real. It is not selfish because people always say when you want to do self-care, you’re just being selfish. If you’re not whole, nobody else is going to be whole that’s around you.” (Ernsie Fidelia)
“Loneliness make you settle.” (Ernsie Fidelia)
“If you’re broken, hurt people hurt people.” (Ernsie Fidelia)
“Those women are superheroes.” (Ernsie Fidelia)
Key Moments:
[00:02:15] - Ernsie shares her origin story, born in Haiti and raised in New York from age 6
[00:04:45] - Discovering her dyslexia diagnosis in college after years of being misunderstood in school
[00:07:22] - Giving birth alone as a teenager and raising her first child solo
[00:11:00] - Writing her first book in 2023 and setting the goal to start a nonprofit
[00:12:05] - Her daughter hit by a car and left on the ground by the driver
[00:14:29] - The heartbreak of a miscarriage and a five day wait before she could grieve
[00:18:48] - Introducing the POP Method - proof, ownership, and peace
[00:25:44] - Explaining why she started her domestic violence gala and nonprofit
Notable Guests/Resources:
Ernsie Fidelia is an Author, Speaker, Event Coordinator, and Founder of Purposeful Path Media Group. Born in Haiti and raised in New York from age six, she is a dynamic leader and voice for transformation, helping individuals discover their purpose, build platforms, and create meaningful change in their lives and communities. She is the author of two books exploring purpose, resilience, and relationships, and the founder of a nonprofit supporting survivors of domestic violence. Sponsors mentioned: Los Angeles Tribune, Riverside, Seven Eagle Academy.