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Oct 10, 2023 • 45min

Creating a Safe Space for Mental Health Conversations with Priscilla Agyeman of Saddie Baddies

Guest Spotlight: saddie baddies® was created in 2019 by Priscilla O. Agyeman, MPH (she/her)- a creative entrepreneur, thought leader and mental health activist. Priscilla noticed there was a gap in digital discourse designed primarily for young Black, Latinx, Asian, Indigenous, and multiracial people that educated and unpacked the layers of mental health — and she knew that needed to change. Through carefully curated visual content and evidence-based topics, saddie baddies® is challenging a shift in mental health discourse worldwide. How to Connect with Priscilla: Follow on Instagram Listen to the Soft Life Podcast by Saddie Baddies Check out her website Resources Mentioned in this Episode- The Loveland Foundation Therapy Fund The Charlyne McFarland Therapy Assistance Program MORE- You've heard the news- join us in Cartagena, Colombia in August 2024 for the Inner Renaissance Retreat. Sign up here!  Stay informed and join our newsletter -->here! Click here for more information on our book club. Be Well, Sis Partners: AG1– Redeem your offer for 1 year of high-quality Vitamin D + 5 free travel packs   Let’s Get Checked: If you want to feel more empowered in your health and wellness and get tested at home, visit trylgc.com/bewellsis and get 25% off your test using code BEWELLSIS See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Oct 4, 2023 • 47min

Understanding Trauma: A Conversation with Dr. Maiysha Clairborne

In this episode, Dr. Maiysha Clairborne joins us to discuss trauma, its effect on the brain, grounding, and healing. She also helps us explore the definition of trauma from a mental and psychological perspective, emphasizing that trauma is not solely about the events themselves, but also about how our bodies respond to those events. This conversation delves into the misconceptions and overuse of the term "trauma," highlighting the need for a nuanced understanding. Tune in to gain insights into the impact of trauma and the importance of healing and finding grounding in the face of adversity.   Guest Spotlight Dr. Maiysha is an integrative physician, visionary, thought leader, consultant, and trainer of neuro linguistic programming, and her specialty in trauma-informed communication is teaching people the power of words and how our unconscious thoughts and beliefs have an impact on the reality we create. She teaches leaders to become trauma-informed by teaching conscious communication and emotional fluency. How to connect with Dr. Claiborne: Follow her on Instagram Listen to her podcast- The Black Mind Garden Podcast  Visit her website  Resource Mentioned: The Mood Meter App- Based on decades of research from Yale. Tell your Mood Meter mobile app how you feel and build emotional intelligence that lasts a lifetime. Puzzle with me! Use code BEWELLSIS15 at checkout.  MORE- You've heard the news- join us in Cartagena, Colombia in August 2024 for the Inner Renaissance Retreat. Sign up here!  Stay informed and join our newsletter -->here! Click here for more information on our book club. Be Well, Sis Partners: AG1– Redeem your offer for 1 year of high-quality Vitamin D + 5 free travel packs   Let’s Get Checked: If you want to feel more empowered in your health and wellness and get tested at home, visit trylgc.com/bewellsis and get 25% off your test using code BEWELLSIS See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Sep 22, 2023 • 15min

Feel Good Fridays: First World Problems

In the Charlotte area? Join us on September 29th for our first LIVE event.  Grab your spot -->Here! You've heard the news- join us in Cartagena, Colombia in August 2024. Sign up here!  Stay informed and join our newsletter -->here! Click here for more information on our book club. Mentioned in episode: Puzzle with me! Use code BEWELLSIS15 at checkout.  BabyFoot Exfoliating Foot Peel    Be Well, Sis Partners: Athletic Greens– Redeem your offer for 1 year of high-quality Vitamin D + 5 free travel packs   Let’s Get Checked: If you want to feel more empowered in your health and wellness and get tested at home, visit trylgc.com/bewellsis and get 25% off your test using code BEWELLSIS  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Sep 20, 2023 • 1h 16min

Playing a New Game: A Black Woman's Guide to Thriving in the Workplace with Dr. Tammy Wilborn

Join us as we explore the impact of workplace wellness on our entire lives. From strained relationships to chronic health conditions and even shortened lifespans- toxic work environments play a major role and we don't talk enough about it. Guest Spotlight New Orleans native, Dr. Tammy Lewis Wilborn is a mental health and wellness expert, author, and speaker whose transformative messages inform, inspire, and ignite audiences to live, love, and lead. Dr. Wilborn is a retired board-certified licensed professional counselor-supervisor with 20+ years of professional experience. Dr. Wilborn is the author of Playing A New Game: A Black Woman’s Guide to Being Well and Thriving in the Workplace . Playing A New Game offers Black women a new way forward, in which ambition and wellness can not only coexist but bolster each other. With insights from her extensive professional counseling experience and research, Dr. Wilborn expands the dialogue on Black women’s experiences of race and gender stereotypes at work as a wellness issue and provides evidence-based best practices that promote self-care and self-empowerment as necessary tools for professional success.   Be Well, Sis Partners: Athletic Greens– Redeem your offer for 1 year of high-quality Vitamin D + 5 free travel packs   Let’s Get Checked: If you want to feel more empowered in your health and wellness and get tested at home, visit trylgc.com/bewellsis and get 25% off your test using code BEWELLSIS     EVEN MORE- In the Charlotte area? Join us on September 29th for our first LIVE event.  Grab your spot -->Here! You've heard the news- join us in Cartagena, Colombia in August 2024. Sign up here!  Stay informed and join our newsletter -->here! Click here for more information on our book club.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Sep 15, 2023 • 12min

Feel Good Fridays: Stop Chasing Purpose

In the Charlotte area? Join us on September 29th for our first LIVE event.  Grab your spot -->Here! You've heard the news- join us in Cartagena, Colombia in August 2024. Sign up here!  Feel Good Fridays: a Friday Bonus series that explores various wellness trends, wellness finds, pop culture as it relates to Wellness, or simply my thoughts.    Should we keep this? Engage with us to let us know your thoughts:)   Be Well, Sis Partners: Athletic Greens– Redeem your offer for 1 year of high-quality Vitamin D + 5 free travel packs   Let’s Get Checked: If you want to feel more empowered in your health and wellness and get tested at home, visit trylgc.com/bewellsis and get 25% off your test using code BEWELLSIS     MORE- Stay informed and join our newsletter -->here! Click here for more information on our book club  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Sep 13, 2023 • 47min

Rediscovering the World and Ourselves with Ashley N. Company

Stay informed and join our newsletter -->here! Click here for more information on our book club In the Charlotte area? Join us on September 29th for our first LIVE event.  Grab your spot -->Here! Guest Feature: In this episode, Cassandre speaks with Ashley Company, the CEO and founder of Jelani Travels. Ashley shares the story behind Jelani Travels, which started as a nonprofit that took three Black girls to Ghana. Despite initial challenges in raising funds, Ashley's determination and personal investment led to the success of the first two cohorts. As word spread, more adults expressed interest in becoming chaperones. Tune in to learn more about Ashley's journey and the transformative power of travel. You've heard the news- join us in Cartagena, Colombia in August 2024. Sign up here!  Be Well, Sis Partners: Athletic Greens– Redeem your offer for 1 year of high-quality Vitamin D + 5 free travel packs   Let’s Get Checked: If you want to feel more empowered in your health and wellness and get tested at home, visit trylgc.com/bewellsis and get 25% off your test using code BEWELLSIS     Easy Ways to Support Be Well,Sis: Join us on Instagram! Leave us a 5🌟 rating + review  Share an episode with a friend or 2 😉  Subscribe to our free newsletter Leave us a voice note 🙂 Become a Patron on Patreon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Sep 6, 2023 • 37min

Sisterhood Heals with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford

Stay informed and join our newsletter -->here! Click here for more information on our book club In the Charlotte area? Join us on September 29th for our first LIVE event.  Grab your spot -->Here!   Guest Feature: Dr. Joy Harden Bradford is the founder/creator of Therapy for Black Girls podcast and community. Her work focuses on making mental health topics more relevant and accessible for Black women, and she delights in using pop culture to illustrate psychological concepts. Named by Glamour as a Game Changer for her work in the mental health field, she received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Xavier University of Louisiana, her master’s degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling from Arkansas State, and her PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Georgia. Her work has been featured in Essence, Oprah Daily, The New York Times, HuffPost, Black Enterprise, and Women’s Health.   Be Well, Sis Partners: Athletic Greens– Redeem your offer for 1 year of high-quality Vitamin D + 5 free travel packs   Let’s Get Checked: If you want to feel more empowered in your health and wellness and get tested at home, visit trylgc.com/bewellsis and get 25% off your test using code BEWELLSIS     Easy Ways to Support Be Well,Sis: Join us on Instagram! Leave us a 5🌟 rating + review  Share an episode with a friend or 2 😉  Subscribe to our free newsletter Leave us a voice note 🙂 Become a Patron on Patreon!    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jun 20, 2023 • 40min

Fatherless Father: A Journey of Healing

Fatherhood, a role that carries immense significance and impact on our lives. Yet, for many, the journey of fatherhood is shaped not only by the present but also by the wounds of the past. Today, we shine a light on a topic that often remains unspoken but affects countless individuals: healing from growing up without a father.  Today's guest is the best father I know- my husband. Join this intimate conversation on healing, compassion, and unconditional love.    Easy Ways to Support Be Well,Sis: Join us on Instagram! Leave us a 5🌟 rating + review  Share an episode with a friend or 2  :)  Subscribe to our free newsletter Leave us a voice note  Become a Patron on Patreon!   Be Well, Sis Partners: Athletic Greens– Redeem your offer for 1 year of high-quality Vitamin D + 5 free travel packs   BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/bewellsis Let’s Get Checked: If you want to feel more empowered in your health and wellness and get tested at home, visit trylgc.com/bewellsis and get 25% off your test using code BEWELLSIS  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jun 7, 2023 • 44min

Real Friends Talk About Race | The Kinswomen: Yseult P. Mukantabana and Hannah Summerhill

Having conversations about race is uncomfortable. But for progress between individuals (and our communities) to happen, we need to be able to speak openly and honestly. Podcast hosts of The Kinswomen Yseult and Hannah use their own friendship and experiences from different racial backgrounds to offer guidance on navigating these layered conversations. Buy Real Friends Talk About Race: Bridging the Gaps Through Uncomfortable Conversations  Introducing the Be Well, Sis book club!- Join here! Easy Ways to Support Be Well,Sis: Join us on Instagram! Leave us a 5🌟 rating + review  Share an episode with a friend or 2 😎   Subscribe to our free newsletter Leave us a voice note  Become a Patron on Patreon!   Be Well, Sis Partners: Avocado Mattress: For a limited time, get 10% off mattresses with code BEWELL10 at checkout. Athletic Greens– Redeem your offer for 1 year of high-quality Vitamin D + 5 free travel packs   BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/bewellsis  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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May 23, 2023 • 50min

Embodied Healing: The Journey from Fibroids and Pregnancy Loss to Purposeful Pleasure | Dr. Candice Nicole

Nearly a quarter of Black women between 18 and 30 have fibroids compared to about 6% of white women, according to some national estimates. By age 35, that number increases to 60%. Black women are also two to three times more likely to have recurring fibroids or suffer from complications. Today's guest is Dr. Candice Nicole. She is an award-winning associate professor of counseling psychology at the University of Kentucky, where she studies sexual wellness and liberation. She also hosts F*ck the System: A Sexual Liberation Podcast, as well as How to Love a Human, a liberation podcast that asks people with multiple marginalized identities what the world would be like if it loved them. She's published over 50 research articles, been featured in HuffPost, Women's Health, Cosmopolitan, and the New York Times . Where to Find Dr. Candice: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.candicenicole/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drcandicenicole/ Websites: www.DrCandiceNicole.com www.CenterForHealingRacialTrauma.com    Easy Ways to Support Be Well,Sis: Join us on Instagram! Leave us a 5🌟 rating + review  Share an episode with a friend or 2 ;)  Subscribe to our free newsletter Leave us a voice note :) Become a Patron on Patreon!   Be Well, Sis Partners: Athletic Greens– Redeem your offer for 1 year of high-quality Vitamin D + 5 free travel packs   BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/bewellsis Let’s Get Checked: If you want to feel more empowered in your health and wellness and get tested at home, visit trylgc.com/bewellsis and get 25% off your test using code BEWELLSIS      See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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