Be Well Sis: The Podcast

BE WELL SIS IS NOW ON PATREON!!!! Become a patron for exclusive bonus content! Patreon.com/bewellsis   Guest Feature Shanita Hubbard has been published in The New York Times, The Huffington Post, The Guardian, Pitchfork, ESSENCE, and a host of other publications. She is also the author of the bestselling book RIDE OR DIE: A Feminist Manifesto for the Well-Being of Black Women.   In this book, she interrogates the notion of the “ride or die chick”—a Black woman who holds down her family and community, often at her own expense. Hubbard argues that this way of life has left Black women exhausted, overworked, overlooked, and feeling depleted. She suggests that Black women are susceptible to this mentality because it’s normalized in our culture. RIDE OR DIE fervently dismantles cultural norms requiring Black women to care for everyone but themselves. “I am who I am because of other Black women,” Hubbard writes, “so I wrote this book to focus on us and our well-being.” How to Connect with Shanita: IG Twitter Website Purchase Ride or Die: A Feminist Manifesto for the Well-being of Black Women here!   Be Well, Sis Partners: Athletic Greens– Redeem your offer for 1 year of high-quality Vitamin D + 5 free travel packs  Bolden: A trusted voice in skincare and that work to inspire women to nurture, value, and love their natural beauty. Check out their entire skincare range here! Natural Annies Essentials: A clean, non-toxic home fragrances and candle-making experience for you and your entire family. NaturalAnnie Essentials is a black woman-owned and family-operated lifestyle soy candle company based in Bridgeport, Connecticut.  Shop scents that elevate the ambiance of your home here! Taupe Coat: A vegan nail care brand that believes in a life filled with color, beauty, and abundance. Shop non-toxic nail care here! Nyah Beauty: is a natural skincare brand offering high-quality, consciously handcrafted soaps, lotions, candles, and scrubs. They offer plant-based skincare options free of detergents, phthalates, and other potentially irritating ingredients. Momotaro Apotheca: A plant-based and certified organic vulvovaginal care company that supports the body’s natural ability to heal from issues stemming from yeast infection, BV, clothing, exercise, and sex.  Mothering Tea: Hand-crafted, small-batch teas to help you create more  moments of stillness and reflection.     See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're back with Part 3 of the Holiday Bonus Series! Brittany, of RVL Wellness Co, and I discuss 'cuffing season' and dealing with loneliness during this time of year.    Be Well, Sis Partners: Athletic Greens– Redeem your offer for 1 year of high-quality Vitamin D + 5 free travel packs. Visit athelticgreens.com/bewellsis Bolden: A trusted voice in skincare and that work to inspire women to nurture, value, and love their natural beauty. Check out their entire skincare range here! Natural Annies Essentials: A clean, non-toxic home fragrances and candle-making experience for you and your entire family. NaturalAnnie Essentials is a black woman-owned and family-operated lifestyle soy candle company based in Bridgeport, Connecticut.  Shop scents that elevate the ambiance of your home here! Taupe Coat: A vegan nail care brand that believes in a life filled with color, beauty, and abundance. Shop non-toxic nail care here! Nyah Beauty: is a natural skincare brand offering high-quality, consciously handcrafted soaps, lotions, candles, and scrubs. They offer plant-based skincare options free of detergents, phthalates, and other potentially irritating ingredients. Momotaro Apotheca: A plant-based and certified organic vulvovaginal care company that supports the body’s natural ability to heal from issues stemming from yeast infection, BV, clothing, exercise, and sex.  Mothering Tea: Hand-crafted, small-batch teas to help you create more  moments of stillness and reflection. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Let’s face it- the holidays can be triggering AF.  Join us every Friday for a holiday miniseries to help you navigate all the holiday feels. For the month of December, I’m joined by Brittny of RVL Wellness Co , Founder of a self-care-inspired puzzle company,  as we discuss navigating complicated family dynamics, managing expectations, loneliness, relationships, and the anxiousness that tends to be exacerbated during this time of year.  In this episode, we discuss managing expectations of not only the people around us but also the ones that we put on ourselves. We also discuss tips for dealing with the in-laws as a new couple. Article Referenced:  Navigating Family Relationships During the Holidays  Bonus Series Sponsor:  Join the 3 million plus people who have taken charge of their mental health with an experienced BetterHelp therapist Visit BetterHelp.com/bewellsis for savings!   Be Well Sis Parnters:  Athletic Greens– Redeem your offer for 1 year of high-quality Vitamin D + 5 free travel packs  Bolden: A trusted voice in skincare and that work to inspire women to nurture, value, and love their natural beauty. Check out their entire skincare range here! Natural Annies Essentials: A clean, non-toxic home fragrances and candle-making experience for you and your entire family. NaturalAnnie Essentials is a black woman-owned and family-operated lifestyle soy candle company based in Bridgeport, Connecticut.  Shop scents that elevate the ambiance of your home here! Taupe Coat: A vegan nail care brand that believes in a life filled with color, beauty, and abundance. Shop non-toxic nail care here! Nyah Beauty: is a natural skincare brand offering high-quality, consciously handcrafted soaps, lotions, candles, and scrubs. They offer plant-based skincare options free of detergents, phthalates, and other potentially irritating ingredients. Momotaro Apotheca: A plant-based and certified organic vulvovaginal care company that supports the body’s natural ability to heal from issues stemming from yeast infection, BV, clothing, exercise, and sex.  Mothering Tea: Hand-crafted, small-batch teas to help you create more  moments of stillness and reflection. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s episode features the Owner of one of my favorite Candle companies- Natural Annie’s Essentials. Today, Annie and I discuss how the birth of her child with spina bifia and hydrocephalus led her to create this company and the ins and outs of running a true family business. If you aren’t familiar with Natural Annie- please get familiar! You’ll thank yourself later.  Follow Natural Annie's Essentials on IG ! Shop Natural Annie's Essentials Here!   Be Well, Sis Partners: Athletic Greens– Redeem your offer for 1 year of high-quality Vitamin D + 5 free travel packs  Bolden: A trusted voice in skincare and that work to inspire women to nurture, value, and love their natural beauty. Check out their entire skincare range here! Natural Annies Essentials: A clean, non-toxic home fragrances and candle-making experience for you and your entire family. NaturalAnnie Essentials is a black woman-owned and family-operated lifestyle soy candle company based in Bridgeport, Connecticut.  Shop scents that elevate the ambiance of your home here! Taupe Coat: A vegan nail care brand that believes in a life filled with color, beauty, and abundance. Shop non-toxic nail care here! Nyah Beauty: is a natural skincare brand offering high-quality, consciously handcrafted soaps, lotions, candles, and scrubs. They offer plant-based skincare options free of detergents, phthalates, and other potentially irritating ingredients. Momotaro Apotheca: A plant-based and certified organic vulvovaginal care company that supports the body’s natural ability to heal from issues stemming from yeast infection, BV, clothing, exercise, and sex.  Mothering Tea: Hand-crafted, small-batch teas to help you create more  moments of stillness and reflection. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Let’s face it- the holidays can be triggering AF. For the month of December, every Friday I’m joined by Brittny of RVL Wellness Co as we discuss navigating complicated family dynamics, managing expectations, loneliness, relationships, and the anxiousness that tends to be exacerbated during this time of year.  This discusses how to navigate estranged family relationships; we both share the impact of the relationships with our fathers and how to deal with feelings of anger, sadness, and loss during the holiday season.  Mentioned this episode: Brene Brown Article Referenced: Tips for Dealing with Family Estrangement During the Holidays Series Sponsor: Join the 3 million plus people who have taken charge of their mental health with an experienced BetterHelp therapist. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/bewellsis  Be Well, Sis.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s the holiday season- a time for good food, good friends, family, and overall enjoyment. But that isn’t always the case. It can also be a time that triggers the not so good feelings– grief, loneliness, comparison, and overall sadness. So, I tapped my friend- Brittny Horne of RVL wellness to join me and chat all things mental and emotional health around the holidays.  We’ve created a holiday miniseries just for you to help you navigate all the holiday feels.  Join us every Friday in December for bonus episodes where we discuss relationships, managing expectations, and the anxiousness that we can sometimes feel during this time of year.  Think of us as your holiday besties! Tell a friend to tell a friend. Be well, Sis. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

* My apologies for the mic issues 😩; Still a great conversation nonetheless with Lindsay Wynn- cofounder of Momotaro Apotheca.  Momotaro Apotheca is a certified organic and cruelty-free vulvovaginal care line that supports your body’s natural ability to heal. Their proactive plant-based products work gently yet effectively to systematically address symptoms associated with common vulvovaginal issues stemming from infection and general irritation without interfering with pH balance, hormones, pheromones, or medication. Visit Momotaroapotheca.com and use code BEWELLSIS at checkout for savings!    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest Spotlight Efia is a Mindset + Manifestation Coach, content creator + podcast host of The Manifest Edit. Her mission is centered around empowering ambitious women to stop playing small, confidently manifest their desires, and create extraordinary lives. Nothing charges her more than empowering people to step into their greatness, which is something I know to be true of your work also.  After being orphaned at 14 she desperately wanted to live a normal life but the older she got she realized normal wasn’t going to cut it… she wanted more. Efia went from battling chronic illness, anxiety + depression to moving overseas from Scotland to Australia and manifesting her extraordinary life. Now Efia dedicates her life to empowering others to break out of normal and into extraordinary.   Get Efia’s free course → The Power Of Subconscious Manifestation  Efia’s Book recommendation: We Should All Be Millionaires by Rachel Rodgers  How to Connect with Efia: Visit her website Follow on IG! Checkout her Podcast!  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“It is true; most medicine does come in a bottle. There is however, some medicine that can only come through love, faith and hope. It comes from our Source, from our life force within. We can all benefit from this wonderful medicine daily and administer as often as needed.” ― Mishi McCoy Guest Spotlight Lindsay Fauntleroy is a licensed acupuncturist and the founder of The Spirit Seed, a school that offers personal and professional development courses that are rooted in ancestral understandings of health, humanity, nature, and the cosmos. Lindsay is a certified instructor for the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), as well as a facilitator of the Flower Essence Society's global practitioner certification program. Her approach to soul medicine emerged through over 15 years of clinical practice, Doctoral studies of Indigenous and African Diasporic psychology, and her commitment to community wellness. Lindsay's line of Five-Element flower essence remedies, the Elementals, is available nationally and internationally. She's, most recently, the author of In Our Element: Using the Five Elements as Soul Medicine to Unleash Your Power  a beginner-friendly book introduces the five elements—water, wood, fire, earth, and metal—as a system for understanding the cycles and rhythms of your body, mind, and soul. With a practical approach that weaves together Eastern medicine, western psychology, and African ancestral principles of spirituality, that teaches you how to use the elements to improve physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. More- Find out which Flower Essence resonates best with you during this season by taking this quiz! Get 20% off flower essences with code BEWELLSIS at checkout!  How to Connect with Lindsay: Workshops and Courses Instagram Be Well, Sis Partners: Athletic Greens– Redeem your offer for 1 year of high-quality Vitamin D + 5 free travel packs.  Bolden: A trusted voice in skincare that works to inspire women to nurture, value, and love their natural beauty. Check out their entire skincare range here! Natural Annies Essentials: A clean, non-toxic home fragrances and candle-making experience for you and your entire family. NaturalAnnie Essentials is a black woman-owned and family-operated lifestyle soy candle company based in Bridgeport, Connecticut.  Shop scents that elevate the ambiance of your home here! Taupe Coat: A vegan nail care brand that believes in a life filled with color, beauty, and abundance. Shop non-toxic nail care here! Nyah Beauty: is a natural skincare brand offering high-quality, consciously handcrafted soaps, lotions, candles, and scrubs. They offer plant-based skincare options free of detergents, phthalates, and other potentially irritating ingredients. Momotaro Apotheca: A plant-based and certified organic vulvovaginal care company that supports the body’s natural ability to heal from issues stemming from yeast infection, BV, clothing, exercise, and sex.  Mothering Tea: Hand-crafted, small-batch teas to help you create more moments of stillness and reflection.  SUPPORT OUR CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN HERE!!!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The first 3 months after giving birth is affectionately known as the 4th trimester. With so much emphasis placed on the new addition to the world, very little is shared about the often very trying and complex time for the parent. This episode peels back the curtain on  this important and complex time. Guest Feature: Lydia Simmons was unable to obtain the level of healthcare support required during postpartum, she turned to her knowledge of food as a foundational and core means of health to create MILK Postnatal; a 7-Ingredient, vegan, 1OO% Superfood Postnatal that would support Moms from Day 1 of Postpartum up to 2 years of Breastfeeding and into Lifestyle Wellness. Lydia sought the advice of Chemists, Physiologists, and Nutritional Scientists to bring her product to market due to her own difficulties to overcome the difficult postpartum times. Lydia realigned expectations for her sensitive community to assure premium ingredients, a 30-day supply to aid moms with the cost of affordable health and wellness supplementation. She developed breastfeeding-safe items to best support other women who were and would experience the same. -MORE into: We're still crowdfunding- learn more about how you can SUPPORT here! Lydia's Book Recommendation: The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman How to connect with Lydia: Lydia's Instagram Shop M.O.O. here!  Be Well, Sis Partners: Athletic Greens– Redeem your offer for 1 year of high-quality Vitamin D + 5 free travel packs  Bolden: A trusted voice in skincare that work to inspire women to nurture, value, and love their natural beauty. Check out their entire skincare range here! Natural Annies Essentials: A clean, non-toxic home fragrances and candle-making experience for you and your entire family. NaturalAnnie Essentials is a black woman-owned and family-operated lifestyle soy candle company based in Bridgeport, Connecticut.  Shop scents that elevate the ambiance of your home here! Taupe Coat: A vegan nail care brand that believes in a life filled with color, beauty, and abundance. Shop non-toxic nail care here! Nyah Beauty: is a natural skincare brand offering high-quality, consciously handcrafted soaps, lotions, candles, and scrubs. They offer plant-based skincare options free of detergents, phthalates, and other potentially irritating ingredients. Momotaro Apotheca: A plant-based and certified organic vulvovaginal care company that supports the body’s natural ability to heal from issues stemming from yeast infection, BV, clothing, exercise, and sex.  Mothering Tea: Hand-crafted, small-batch teas to help you create more  moments of stillness and reflection.     See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.