The Soft Life with Saddie Baddies is a wellness podcast dedicated to creating safe, open, and soft spaces surrounding mental health for Black and multiracial people. In the first episode, you’ll get to know your host, Priscilla O. Agyeman, MPH: a first-generation creative entrepreneur and mental health activist. Through her introspection and insight, you’ll learn about the origin story of the vibrant community that is Saddie Baddies, which is home to thousands of individuals having meaningfu ...
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balancing a 9-5 while still chasing BIG dreams + sustainable entrepreneurship
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juggling a 9-5 while building a business with BIG dreams is a balancing act, to say the least 🙃 this one’s for the creatives, solopreneurs, small business owners, and everyone in-between. in this week’s episode, we’re chatting sustainable entrepreneurship and the challenges of balancing a nine-to-five job with chasing big dreams. it’s essential to …
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decentering work, quiet quitting and bouncing back after being laid off
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is it quiet quitting or are we just finally being realistic about our bandwidth at work? 🫠 in this week’s episode, we dive deep into the concepts of decentering work, quiet quitting, and bouncing back after being laid off. we start by exploring the phenomenon of quiet quitting—what it is, why it happens, and whether it's just a matter of doing what…
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the subtle art of not giving a f*ck: letting go of the fear of being perceived
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your fear of looking stupid and being perceived is holding you back, baddie. 🫣 in this week’s episode, we discuss the themes of self-perception, fear of being judged, and the balance between authenticity and oversharing in the age of hyper-visibility. inspired by the book title: 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck', we explore the concept of takin…
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how to be a true girl’s girl, healing from friendship trauma and creating new adult friendships
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calling all girl’s girls 🎀: today, we’re diving deep into a topic that's not just buzzworthy but fundamental to our social wellness: what it truly means to be a girl's girl. we’re exploring the essence of sisterhood, the challenges of healing from friendship trauma, and the joys of making new friends as an adult. so, grab your favorite comfort drin…
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coming back home to yourself and rediscovering your inner baddie
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ever feel like you just miss the old you? 🥲 today, we’re gonna have a mini episode on how to come back home to yourself when you start to feel disconnected. the thing about feeling disconnected from yourself is that it’s a slow process. it rarely happens at one time, but suddenly you’re feeling like you haven’t laughed in a while, you’re skipping y…
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reality check: Mecole 'MeMe' Hayes on navigating life, love and career after Big Brother
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Big Brother stans, this one’s for you! in this special guest episode, we chat with Mecole Hayes, aka 'MeMe', a political consultant and former contestant on the hit reality TV series, Big Brother. MeMe shares her origin story, growing up in St. Louis and she also discusses balancing her professional and reality TV persona, dealing with imposter syn…
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“be a woman who makes the world better”: LIVE podcast session with Sharifa Murdock & Laura Stylez
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missed us? 🥹 we are BACK baddies, and better than ever 🤎 last month, we had the incredible honor of hosting our very first LIVE podcast session in Brooklyn, NY with none other than Sharifa Murdock & Laura Stylez: two empowering, incredible women paving the way for young women and girls through various initiatives, their live event program series an…
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the art of letting go: releasing attachments, embracing change and setting new intentions
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true change happens outside of your comfort zone, baddie. this week, we’re diving into the art of letting go: releasing attachments, embracing change and setting new intentions for the season ahead. we’re in the last stretch of winter (at least on the east coast), and with spring on the horizon, it’s the perfect time to reflect on what you’re relea…
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how Black women deal with anxiety, workplace stress and overcoming perfectionism with Dr. Alicia Hodge
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ready for a mini therapy sesh baddies? in this episode of The Soft Life, Dr. Alicia Hodge shares her origin story and educational background in psychology. She discusses the creation of her business, ‘Slay Your Anxiety’, and the intention behind creating this safe space. We also dive into: the difference between anxiety and stress what cognitive di…
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“be the person you needed when you were younger”: in conversation with Imani Trishawn McGee-Stafford
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today we have the honor of speaking with our guest, Imani McGee-Stafford (she/her): professional athlete, lawyer, model, poet, and global mental health advocate. in this podcast episode, Imani shares her present state of mind, origin story, and the inspiration behind her impactful mental health advocacy work as well as her nonlinear professional an…
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how to know when it’s time to quit + pivot, and starting the year softly
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happy 2024 baddies! we’re starting the year softly and leaning into what our intuition is showing + telling us what to embrace this season- including when and what to quit and pivot. quitting gets such a bad rep, but is it really so bad when it can unveil a new, more aligned outcome? in this episode we dive into the art of quitting and pivoting and…
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getting back on track with your goals after falling off, finding your ‘ikigai’ and rediscovering your “why”
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buckle up baddies, we’re getting back on the saddle after falling tf off. if you’ve been in a slump lately, believe us when we tell you you’re not alone. this year has been incredibly challenging for so many of us (for obvious reasons), but even moreso- when we’ve gotten thrown off our rhythm, it can make us spiral into not taking any inspired acti…
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Are We Living in a Dystopia? Transmuting Anger into Action, Cognitive Dissonance + Community Care
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no you’re not crazy for thinking we’re probably living in a dystopia. we’re starting with an emotional pulse check first, and diving deep into how we can unpack cognitive dissonance and move through feelings of anger and hopelessness into tangible action items that initiate change. the collective efforts for liberation cannot be done in silos, and …
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Radical Mental Health Care with N. Oumou Sylla, LMFT, M.A.
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meet Oumou (@connectwithoumou): the badass, queer, Muslim, Senegalese therapist radicalizing mental health first aid worldwide. Oumou (she/they) is a multi-hyphenate polycreative - therapist, coach, disruptor, zinester, writer, speaker, consultant and facilitator of spaces for radical learning. Oumou is a two-time graduate of Syracuse University an…
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“From City Girl to Country Girl” Dominique Webb: CEO of Cult Creative Agency & Cult Farms
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Today we have none other than Dominique Webb, aka “@FairyBrandMuva_” and CEO of Cult Creative Agency: a remote brand design agency and marketing consultancy for WOC-owned brands. Dominique has has worked with many well-known brands such as Fenty Corporation by Rihanna, Issa Rae, SKIMS, Netflix and HBO Max. In addition to her work at Cult Creative A…
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WTF is a Morning Menu? Creating a Morning and Night Routine That Actually Sticks
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the “i’m not a morning person” to morning menu lover pipeline...let’s discuss. having a solid morning and night routine is the cheat code to having a calm day baddie, and it’s an investment in your peace. now is the perfect time to reset our routines and habits, especially with summer ending and all of us heading towards the end of the year. if you…
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Developing a Growth Mindset and Challenging Limiting Beliefs
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No one has time for limiting beliefs, baddie. They absorb our time, energy, and worst of all- our mental space. In this week’s episode, we dive deep into developing a growth mindset and challenging our limiting beliefs that hold us back from reaching our untapped potential. what the difference is between having a growth mindset and just internalize…
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We Launched Our First Product! and How to Overcome Analysis Paralysis and Overthinking
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Welcome back baddies, we're officially kicking off season 5! We’ve missed y’all so MUCH and we have soooo much to update you on! First and foremost, our official FIRST PRODUCT is now live on our website! “My Journey to Self-Love: The Ultimate Self-Care Guide by Saddie Baddies®” contains over 60 pages designed to help you discover self-care routines…
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Human Design, Dealing with Breakups, Toxic Jobs, and How to Feel Like a Baddie Again: Season 4 Finale (Listener’s Q&A)
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this one’s for you, baddie. in this season 4 finale, we take all of your questions and advice requests directly from you and answer them thoughtfully and honestly. we dive deep into the complexities of self-love, relationships, and growth and this special listener's episode is dedicated to celebrating your self-awareness on your journey towards sof…
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Living Alone Diaries: Self Care for the Twenty-Something with Amani Rakeia
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Amani Rakeia (@amanirakeia, she/her) aka your favorite comfort YouTuber, gets up close and personal with us during this week’s guest episode. Amani is a digital content creator, storyteller, former Rare Beauty and Aritzia community & social media manager, and most importantly, a woman creating the life she loves, on her own terms. Whether she’s per…
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Ummm, Am I the Drama??? How to Use Accountability and Self-Awareness as a Tool for Growth
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Buckle up baddies, we’re taking accountability for our actions to deepen our relationships and self awareness. If you’ve ever asked yourself, “am I the problem??” this one’s for you. No one is perfect, and we’d be lying if we said we never questioned our own contribution in causing the “drama” that happens naturally within our relationship dynamics…
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Healing the Inner Child through Community, Self-Love and Softness with Kendra Austin
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Kendra Austin (she/her), aka @kendramorous, aka the iconic host of the Steve Harvey themed-party in NYC (to bring in the good weather, obvi)- is a queer model, writer, and community builder. She’s also the founder of “Third Cup”: a collective dinner party for women and femmes healing through friendship in NYC and the creator of “The Realest Oracle …
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Confronting the Comparison Trap and Navigating Jealousy
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In this episode, we delve into confronting the comparison trap in the age of likes, comments and retweets. We explore the nuances of comparison and discuss strategies for navigating jealousy in various aspects of life in your romantic relationships, friendships, family dynamics as well as social networks and career. We’re diving deep into the influ…
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In this new weekly bonus episode of The Soft Life with Saddie Baddies, we share our top 5 tips for doing a monthly reset. These practical tips cover various aspects of life, including finances, personal goals, environmental organization, physical well-being, and spiritual growth. By doing a monthly reset practice, you can prep yourself for a more f…
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“The Ground Can Be a Pillow”- Emotional Intelligence, Education, and Softness with Valenciá De’La Clay-Bell
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This week, we have the incredible honor of speaking with educator, professor, entrepreneur and community leader: Valenciá De’La Clay-Bell. Valenciá De’La Clay-Bell is a Harlem, NY native, Morgan State University and John Hopkins University alumna and author of “Soundless Cries Don’t Lead to Healing: A Critical Thinking Guide to Cultural Consciousne…
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Getting Unstuck: Taking Inspired Action vs. Goal Setting
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We're back with another episode of The Soft Life with Saddie Baddies! In this episode, we talk about feeling "stuck" and the difference between inspired action and goal setting. We share practical tips and strategies for using inspired action to move past feeling stuck, including how to tune into intuition, set meaningful goals, and surround onesel…
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Empaths, Unlearning People Pleasing and Setting Boundaries
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Featured in Apple Podcasts 2023 Women’s History Month Collection: A New Era. Recovering people pleasers, unite! Today's topic is all about people pleasing - prioritizing others' desires, needs, and opinions over one's own, often at the cost of one's well-being or values. Here, we’ll be sharing signs and patterns of this behavior, its negative effec…
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Your 2023 Glow Up Guide: Health & Wellness Routines, Mindset and Practices
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Featured in Apple Podcasts 2023 Women’s History Month Collection: A New Era. It's the perfect time to start something new, reset and refresh your mindset, routines, and practices to help you thrive this year, baddie. If you're ready to embrace change, let go of the past, and tired of feeling stagnant tune into this episode and learn how to take bab…
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Building Your Personal Brand & Authenticity as a Creator
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Featured in Apple Podcasts 2023 Women’s History Month Collection: A New Era. Building your own personal brand is key to making it professionally/creatively and feeling good about yourself. To make your personal brand really stick, you have to know what makes you unique, know who you're talking to, and how to create a consistent brand message across…
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Unlearning Perfectionism: Embracing Imperfection
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Perfectionism can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, it can drive us to achieve great things and set high standards for ourselves. On the other hand, it can also lead to burnout, self-doubt, and a constant feeling of never being good enough. In this episode, we’ll dive deep into the roots of perfectionism, how it manifests in different areas of …
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‘But You Don’t Look Sad’- High Functioning Depression in Black Women
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Just because you carry the load well doesn’t mean it’s not heavy baddie. Too many Black women and women of color are disregarded in the clinical and social conversation on depression until something tragic happens. This episode leans into the shadows of what ‘high-functioning’ depression is, signs, and resources to help you or someone you love. Thr…
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‘Don’t Touch My Hair’:Dealing with Microaggressions
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The thing about microaggressions, especially when you deal with them often as a Black person or a person of color, is that they feel like a slap in the face. They’re triggering, they make you question your self worth, they can reignite feelings of imposter syndrome and self doubt. But if you’ve dealt with or are currently dealing with handling a mi…
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Love Languages for Yourself, Loved Ones and Lovers
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Happy Lover’s Day baddies! Today we’re diving deep into each of the six love languages and how they can guide us to developing healthy relationships. Understanding what your love language is can provide more understanding, quality, clarity and closeness between you and your partner(s). Knowing your love language can potentially improve the connecti…
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Bonus! Podcast Swap with Black Girl Flow: Boundaries 101
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BONUS episode alert! 🚨 This week, we have a super special addition: our podcast swap with our favs, Black Girl Flow! Consider this a boundaries 101 course, as Liv & Lex unpack what it even means to protect your peace and have healthy boundaries. Liv & Lex talk about what they have learned about establishing boundaries and how they maintain healthy …
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Creative Integrity, Comparison and Clout Chasing
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This one’s dedicated to all our creative baddies. For some of us, creativity is our lifeline and has helped us through some of the darkest moments in our life. While there’s tons of tips, tricks and hacks about being a creative and embracing the creative process- one thing that often goes unsaid is some of our own pitfalls when approaching creativi…
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Nurturing and Healing Your Inner Child & Teen
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The inner child and teen is the part of ourselves that we tend to neglect as we mature. It’s the innate, youthful nature in us that often we “outgrow” as life, trauma, and challenges occur in our lives. As we become inundated with responsibilities, expectations, and unrealistic standards from society- our inner child can be harder to recognize and …
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Dealing with Liminal Spaces
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This week’s episode is all about existing in a liminal space, aka that (not so) sweet spot between what was and what’s next. Transitions or liminal spaces can do a number on us sometimes, because there’s so much in the unknown that we can’t control. But what if we embraced liminal spaces with curiosity, acceptance and softness? How much easier woul…
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Lucky Girl Syndrome: Manifestation, Affirmations and Rewriting Your Narrative
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If you haven’t heard about the current trend of #luckygirlsyndrome, consider this a run down of what everyone and their mom seems to be fascinated by lately (aka repackaged law of assumption). From learning how to write out affirmations in some of my darkest moments and eras to being shocked by the synchrocities and mysteries of the universe, I’ve …
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Embracing Your Flop Era (Season Two Finale)
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Your girl (Priscilla), is no stranger to a flop era. In fact, I’d like to even think of myself as pro-flop era because as a recovering perfectionist, failure and rejection have transformed me and allowed me to embrace radical acceptance. From being laid off for the first time last year to TRIPLE failing organic chemistry in college, I’ve seen it al…
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Rewilding, Slow Living, and Holistic Healing with Hillarie Maddox
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When was the last time you thought about your relationship with nature? Have you ever had the urge to pack everything up in storage, rent a U-Haul, and live off the grid? Maybe even get into farming? 👩🏾🌾 I don’t think there’s anyone better to share this other than Hillarie Maddox, founder of @BlackGirlCountryLiving. This week’s episode is all abou…
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Living in Sync with Your Menstrual Cycle with Naam Bachmayer
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You don’t realize how much stigma there is surrounding menstrual health until you start wondering why there’s still so much shame, confusion and plain ole’ ignorance when it comes to our natural menstrual cycles and hormonal phases. So, who better than to shed light on the topic of cyclical living other than, Naam Bachmayer- aka @TheCyclicalCoach! …
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Four Ways to Conserve & Manage Your Energy
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Feeling drained? Today’s episode is all about conserving and managing your energy levels- something a lot of us have been struggling with this season (and maybe even all year). In this episode, you’ll learn: The 4 ways you can naturally tap into your internal energy source The importance of rest and recovery for our mind and body How developing a s…
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Aftershock: Black Maternal Health and the Power of Community with Tonya Lewis Lee
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Today we have the incredible honor of speaking to producer, film director, writer, entrepreneur, and women’s health advocate, Tonya Lewis Lee. With the release of her most recent documentary, Aftershock, we dive deep into the film’s impact, the present state and future of Black maternal health, and the inspiring power of community throughout the fi…
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Slow Living, Softness & Choosing Ease with Kay Walker
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This week’s guest is Kay Walker or better known digitally as @theikonickay. You may have come across her beautifully captured videos and photos on socials or seen her pop up on your Pinterest feed while looking for inspiration. Kay is a digital storyteller, creative and slow-life enthusiast who inspires people to take care of themselves through cre…
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Growing a Digital + IRL Community and Staying in Your Lane
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Happy November baddies! We’re diving into a solo episode today brought to you by yours truly, Priscilla. If you’re a creative, new entrepreneur or someone that’s seeking community both online and offline, you know sometimes it can get lonely and confusing along the way- but we got you! This episode is for you if you’re: a creative or content creato…
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Wellness from the Inside Out with Ri Turner
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In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Ri Turner- conscious lifestyle content creator, entrepreneur and founder of the wellness brand, For The Healthy Hoes. As you all know, our wellness journeys are not one-size-fits all, and Ri finds joy in sharing moments of intentional living through her lens and perspective. In this week’s episode we discuss …
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Recovering from Food and Body Trauma with Dr. Ebony Butler, PhD
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This week’s topic hits home and digs deep into our relationship with food and body image. Unfortunately, many of us have a tumultuous relationship with food/nutrition and our body image and it can be one of the major sources of trauma for a LOT of us. If you can relate, you’ll resonate deeply with this week’s episode with expert, Dr. Ebony Butler, …
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Starting Your Healing Journey with Dr. Akua Boateng, PhD, LPC
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Have you ever felt lost or stuck as to what step to take on your healing journey? Are you a first time therapy goer or the first person in your family to take the leap and go to therapy? If that sounds anything like you, you’ll resonate with this week’s episode with our lovely guest, Dr. Akua Boateng, PhD, LPC. Dr. Boateng is a sought after mental …
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Generational Healing with Dr. Chanelle Ramsubick, MD
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Welcome back baddies! In today’s episode with our very special guest, adult and adolescent psychiatrist, Dr. Chanelle Ramsubick, MD. Dr. Ramsubick is a second-generation Trinidadian-Canadian who has spent the majority of her career working in Black and brown communities providing mental health care to those who have historically been underserved. D…
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“Do Nothing Without Intention” (Season One Finale)
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And just like that, we’re already at our season one finale! In this episode, we’re sharing our highlights from this season (including over 5,000 downloads and diverse listeners worldwide!), and answering questions live and directly from you, our listeners on building an online community, finding your purpose, and meaningful lessons learned. Our hos…
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