Joyce Parrish Badie
“Joyce Ann Parrish-Badie,” a Survivor who has persevered much. Yet she has stood through many tests and fires striving to the top as she is equipped with many talents that stream through her veins. While defining what an entrepreneur is, Mrs. Badie writes lyrics that she considers soul searching in every emotion of her life. Not just in hurtful or alone times but most especially joyful moments of her life. Joyce has a talent for writing books such as her first novel,” The Next Lifetime,” found on Amazon. A novel based on preserving the tough times in relationships. Joyce has her very own Gospel YouTube video called “Grateful by Joyce Badie.” As she is very Grateful and knows that her Faith and whom she trusts is where she finds her strength.
Joyce sings, produces, directs, acts, models, dances, photographs, is an Artistic Illustrator, cooks/caterers, cooking and serving for church and church events, and many others. Joyce is poetic (performs Spoken Word), performs stage play (Gospel play, “Can you hear me now?” Mrs. Joyce Badie is a panel speaker and survivor of women abused. Joyce is very athletic and competitive as she has won a high school basketball scholarship, Played Basketball with the Marine Corp as well as the U.S. Navy, Coached and led the teenage girls’ basketball team to the championship game with P.A.L.S Of Beaufort, South Carolina, Joyce Badie also coached tee-ball with military personnel of Beaufort, South Carolina and played Community Softball with Best Friend Leola Washington (R.I.P.), whom she met is 1994 while working for Laboratory Corporation of America in Hilton Head Island Hospital.
Joyce completed a college degree training in Medical Assistant Training from Maric medical College of San Marcos, California. Joyce studies and worked with the Medical University and Hospital of South Carolina as a Lab Technician for The M. U. S. C.’s Diabetic Research Studies collecting, processing, and transporting D.N.A. specimens for the findings of a cure for Diabetes.
Joyce has worked in many Hospitals throughout her travels with the Military and now her Husband’s current job. Joyce Has volunteered with the UNCF for over 10 years leading Silent Auction teams as well as processing bids and donations on the Donors Bid Pad during the many Mayors’ Masked Ball Events Joyce Badie served and honored Sponsors, dignitaries, and celebrities as they attend and donate to the United Negro College Fund, a charitable cause to not just Afro Americans but applicants that qualify. Joyce also cooks for employee Christmas party Dinners, Hosts Annual Christmas Parties at the American Legions (which they are members of), and has recently signed on to volunteer with Homeless shelters which is a dream of hers. Joyce has enjoyed voluntarily assisting Mary “Satcher” Calvin with her Athletic Scholarship Foundation and will continue as she loves to help others.
Acknowledgments and Support
Joyce absolutely Loves her family of four wonderful kids, Jasmine Sharde’, Shawn Anthony, Jakoby Mark, and Brianna Joyce Chauntili Badie. Joyce truly loves her lovingly supportive husband, Shawn David Badie, of 24 wonderful years and happily counting. Joyce also enjoys every moment of time spent with Grand-Daughters Synfoni and Journi supported and loved by her father, Monde.
After many years of scarring from abuse and neglect, the “Tears of Joy,” seem to blanket Joyce’s face and her heart as she has persevered so much. As a survivor of brutality in many ways, Joyce has learned that life throws you many hard balls, but you must always be ready and strapped with your “Whole Armor” to come out on the top. Joyce feels that she has finally reached a higher level in her life. And still climbing through and to many victories. She explains how grateful she is for her second chances after a head-on collision suffering x4 fractures in her left foot. She feels fortunate and is looking forward to dancing in her new gospel video, “Dance.” Joyce is truly Grateful for every success and will continue to move forward in faith on her journey to help, to encourage, and to inspire others as opportunities continue to present itself.
Inspiration
Joyce feels complete when she’s supported by her loved ones. But is truly always happy when she feels she has helped someone else.
She has been caring for others all her life motivating and uplifting all who cross her path. She inspires others to always look to the positive and to be grateful. As she continues to use her many talents to continue to inspire, uplift, and motivate others, she feels strongly that each day that you awaken you’re given a second chance at everything in life.
Joyce Badie was inspired to write “Wilbur and Simmy” to raise awareness about Loving past One’s appearance, not judging others and to stop bullying Others based on how they look. Mrs. Badie wants to be able to recognize when someone is seeking help or just a listening ear. Joyce wants to encourage and to empower young readers to recognize the power of knowledge and wisdom. The power of encouragement to and from one another. And the power of acceptance from one another.
Joyce encourages parents to talk to kids about love, hurt, disappointment, neglect, depression, bullying, discrimination, molestation, abuse, (physical and mental), suicide, human trafficking, snatching, drugs, rape, kidnapping, lying, stealing, and everything in between. Please, even if you’ve never experienced any of these, allow someone who has experiences to share and encourage children. Or watch a movie to Warn them and make them aware of the danger surrounding them daily. Exposure is the best weapon of war against madness in this world. Most victims lacked warning, but Knowledge is our Power.
