THE DEEPER THAN ROOTS PODCAST

Soooooo date nights are not always just the glitz and glamor that's often posted online. Sometimes they create space for necessary conversations, for stagnant energy to gain traction and be investigated.

If one there's has been a singular constant in my present…it's been the reimagining of healthy communication, with a specific focus on listening! Listening has helped me see my partners strengths, has helped me release some people and ideas, and has reshaped how I show up in my connection. Per usual, I am evolving…come learn how and gain a tool or two that has been beneficial for me and could likely be implemented in your tool kit.

It's been a second…whew! I'm glad to be back! I need to share where I've been, call out QUEER MEN who think it's ok to fight women…and of course pour into the collective! Come see about me and get a reminder or two…on being sure you're seeing about you.

Deepening self discovery, I've finally made it to focusing on pleasure…have you? If you have…or have not, this conversation will peak your curiosity and open up your thoughts regarding what pleasure is and can be. Today Bre and I discuss sexual exploration, releasing trauma around sexual intimacy and pleasure all together, masturbation, how parents should talk sex with there children and so much more! Be prepared to raise a brow and be intrigued.

I have hit an interesting awkward place in my adult years…which I thought I'd never have to see again after high school. You may have guessed it…navigating friendships…mainly making new ones! It's an interesting task building friendships in your 30's and I have discovered that I'm not anti THERAPY as a means to keep established friendships healthy and growing! Shocking? Let's talk about it!!

It's my SOLAR RETURN SEASON! Happy 32nd trip around RA to me!! I am so grateful! The medicine is activated, the celebration is in full moon and I believe it's time I sent out a reminder! It's time to get serious about being RADICALLY HONEST with ourselves! Come on in here and let's chat!

This week we talk fasting and a book of the week! In “The New Fast Girls: Fasting…An Ancient Practice For The Modern Girl”, Jasai Madden simplistically and rewardingly shares how impactful fasting has been in her life and those influenced by her journey. Jasai touches on history, spiritually, and mindfulness, leaving most beginner wonder fulfilled, and refreshing reminders for us more seasoned fasters. I will share some of my favorite passages from her book, along with some of my own experience and tips on fasting!

What do you get when you put two beautiful black women on a podcast episode together…MAGIC! Plus, a RAIN FOREST of OFFERINGS to assist you in tending to your mental, emotional, and spiritual divinity!! Come prepared to smile! I LOVE YOU!

2021 is quickly coming to an end and 2022 is just before us. I, your host, family member, sistah, and friend felt it necessary to help you usher in this new year with JOY! Let's shoot the shit, lightly reflect, and manifest our 2022 in this closing episode. Wishing nothing but love, stability, and pleasure to you all. See ya next year!

This week we are keeping it JOYUS! Your host is engaged, we have our very first poet on the pod/mic, laughter will be endless, and gratitude will be in an abundance!!! Head to your Instagram and follow @quietkid_20 for his poetry…follow @yourteacrush for your loose leaf tea needs and enjoy the show!!!

You can find this archetype of a black woman far and wide. In song, poem, present time and space. Exhaustedly, black women have sacrificed their mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health for eons…over a trope. The STRONG BLACK WOMAN TROPE has black women in a choke hold and allows society…and ourselves…to strip us of being human. Being human? Yes, emotionally intelligent, tired, a person who requires community, rest, a listening ear. The innate things that any and everyone else requires and have access too. This conversation is to provide a safe space to release that baggage…a reminder that you are not the mule of mankind, and a soft place to land as we come down. Come on in Good People!

I'm sure at this point we know how to call a thing a thing. We know what our triggers are, what behaviors we've internalized that are not the best, and likely that the way we were raised is a large contributor to how we function as adults in any “ship” we possibly have. What we don't always have are solutions to move beyond this point. In this conversation I leave you with a pro starter tip, that can be applied to anything you're trying to get BEYOND…MINDFULNESS.

It is easy to say that society, on a mass level, has no problem with following a trend, but what happens when that trend strips us of our own self governance? When it impedes on our very existence? Autonomous much? When was the last time you checked the balance of your personal autonomy account to assure that you're not in, nor sliding into the negative? Hmmmm…we gone talk about it good people. Lean on in!

This life can be likened to an never ending episode of “Black Mirror”. At every turn there is trauma, trials, turbulence, peace, and change. We can get swept up in this whirlwind when we forget that we are not just written into these episodes, but that we are the CREATORS. On this episode we will discuss “Self Doubt” and just what we can do each day to contribute towards moving beyond this limitation. Burn some sage, grab a pen and pad, and let's grow!