Episodes

  • Orishas, Goddesses & Voodoo Queens: Interview with Lilith Dorsey

    Orishas, Goddesses & Voodoo Queens: Interview with Lilith Dorsey
    Jul 19 2020
    This is an interview with Lilith Dorsey, Voodoo Priestess and Author about her #1 Best Selling book titled, Orishas, Goddesses, & Voodoo Queens. In the interview we discuss the stigmatization and misconceptions of African Spiritual practices as well as her empowering book. Lilith brings to light her 30 years of work in film making and studies with Priestess Miriam Chamani at the Voodoo Spiritual Temple in New Orleans.
    Lilith's Website: https://lilithdorsey.com/
    Order her Book: https://www.amazon.com/Orishas-Goddesses-Voodoo-Queens-Traditions/dp/1578636957/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?creativeASIN=1578636957&linkCode=w00&linkId=2603440f03c33ffaf3096bf67ddbd21f&tag=voodounive0a-20
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    59 mins
  • Episode 14: Racial Trauma

    Episode 14: Racial Trauma
    Jun 16 2020
    In this episode I speak with Dr. Dani Renée, Ph.D., LMFT of Harmony Cove Therapy, LLC. We discuss racial trauma and multigenerational trauma as well as post traumatic slave syndrome in the Black community. The conversation covers other topics such as how to speak with your children about race and identifying racial trauma.
    Resources for Racial Trauma:
    Books:
    Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We're Not Hurting by Terrie M. Williams
    Shifting: The Double Lives of Black Women in America by Charisse Jones & Kumea Shorter-Gooden
    The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health: Navigate an Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help you Deserve by Rheeda Walker PhD
    Websites:
    https://therapyforblackmen.org
    https://www.ayanatherapy.com
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    31 mins
  • Episode 13: NOLA Culture: Past, Present, & Future

    Episode 13: NOLA Culture: Past, Present, & Future
    May 24 2020
    This is a conversation with Dianne "Gumbo Marie" Honore Destrehan about all things that make Louisiana Culture unique! We discussed topics such as our mixed African ancestry, Voodoo/Catholicism, Creole Food & why Louisiana culture is important to American Culture. Dianne is an important New Orleans Historian and nurse who wears many hats in the community. The episode will air as an audio episode as well as video.
    Find more about Dianne here:
    https://gumbomarie.com/
    https://m.facebook.com/UnheardVoicesOfLouisiana/
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    42 mins
  • Episode 12: The Big Chop

    Episode 12: The Big Chop
    Apr 27 2020
    In this episode Tiyawni Byfield and Stacey Corbin have an in-depth conversation about their decision to do the BIG CHOP. This episode explores the cultural and mental health components as well as the self-esteem and self-actualization associated with chopping off all their hair and starting over. Both Tiyawni and Stacey are board members and moderators of the Southeastern CT Naturalistas, a support group for black women to support their natural hair journey.
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    55 mins
  • Episode 11: Parenting Through the Quarantine

    Episode 11: Parenting Through the Quarantine
    Apr 10 2020
    This episode is a joint episode with my husband of 12 years where we talk about how our family has been doing through the Covid-19 quarantine. In this episode we discuss the hardest parts of the change as well as things that have been working for us and our two children.
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    35 mins
  • Episode 10: Living Through Trauma

    Episode 10: Living Through Trauma
    Mar 15 2020
    This episode is a conversation with Trauma and Abuse survivor, Tylea Banks, about her choice to share her journey through social media and her blog Snowball's Castle of Thoughts. In this episode we discuss what living through trauma can look like and the freedom that can come with starting to heal from within. Tylea gives credit to several modalities and practices such as Yoga to help her reclaim her body and mental health. She also very transparent about this being a work in progress.
    Link to blog:
    https://snowballscastleothoughts.travel.blog/

    Tylea Banks Bio: Life is all about renewal and refining oneself through the vehicle of faith. I am a woman on a spiritual journey, ever-changing in a new phase of life where I no longer let my past control my current and future self. Womanhood comes in many phases and I am excited to continue exploring.
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    24 mins
  • Episode 9: Crystals, Gems, and Healing Stones, Oh My!

    Episode 9: Crystals, Gems, and Healing Stones, Oh My!
    Jan 29 2020
    This episode features Janea Algarin and we talk all things crystals! We discuss the everyday uses of crystals as well as some of the metaphysical benefits of crystals, gems, and healing stones. Amethyst, clear quartz, blue calcite, blue aura quartz, and jade are some of the crystals mentioned and discussed in detail.
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    29 mins
  • Episode 8: Leadership and Tips for Success

    Episode 8: Leadership and Tips for Success
    Nov 1 2019
    If you understand where you fall in your leadership skills set. You move through the world differently. This isn't just tied to your job. It's tied to how you manage your life, how you manage your household, how you manage your friendships or any other things that are important in your life. This podcast in a conversation with Tara Hall, Transformational Trainer and Coach about Leadership and tips for success. Tara has over 20 years of leadership experience in social services and now has her own business, Tara Hall Inspired Solutions (THIS). As a success trainer, Tara’s support of individuals as they embark on their professional and personal growth journey is rooted in success principles that reach the heart of transformative changes which ultimately leads to creating a success culture one person at a time.
    She is an international best selling co-author in the Women’s Anthology titled: Phenomenal Women Be Brave, Be Bold, Be Brazen.

    https://www.tarahallinspiredsolutions.com
    https://www.facebook.com/theinspiredsolutions/
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/tara-d-h-71219181
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    52 mins