Greetings Family, With the hustle and bustle of the holidays along the juggernaut of white supremacy, it’s important to be able to stay present to what is going on internally. This week, I’m happy to be sharing the podcast space with Faith Agugu. A compassionate, holistic counselor and healer who’s generous with her wisdom on […]
Category: SELF LOVE
Need a Safe Black Healing Space?
Hey Fam, After publishing the recent podcast about loosing my brother to addiction, I received some powerful responses about how it moved and motivated you to get sober. There was also talk of struggles with experiencing racism in the recovery rooms. With December and the holidays upon us, it’s also a very triggering time for […]
YOG26:10 Ways to Manage Black Pain
Greetings Family, The reason why so many of us struggle under the system of white supremacy, is because we don’t understand our pain or what to do with it. When we’re triggered by all the racist aggression, we deny, avoid and stuff down the emotions in order to cope with the abuse and feelings of […]
YOG25: 15 Reasons Why Black Self Love is Important.
Greetings Family, I’m so happy to be hearing a lot more Sista’s talking about practicing black self love. It means that a lot more of us are being vocal about our vulnerabilities, and the need to take better care of ourselves. I don’t want the concept of self care to just become the latest buzz […]
YOG24: Wanna Peep Inside the Free Black Self Love Challenge?
Greetings, I have a FREE challenge that teaches you how to start living your blackalicious life called, ‘7 Days of Revolutionary Black Self Love’ As a result of the great feedback I’ve had from my empowerment community, I’m giving you a sneek peek inside each day of the course! Yaaasss. I teach about defining black […]
YOG23: Addiction, Pain and Recovery Solutions.
Greetings Fam, Yesterday, was the anniversary of my brothers death. After many years of using drugs and alcohol, his body gave up on 6 November 2012. He was 46 years old. In today’s podcast, I share how the impact of his death keeps me committed to SLAYING in recovery and serving my community. How do you define addiction? […]
YOG22: Black History Month, Men and Self Love with Kehryse Johnson.
It’s the last few days of Black History Month in the UK and I’ve saved the best for last! Today, I dive deep into discussion with Kehryse Johnson, beauty editor of Glam Africa magazine. We chat about Black history at the Black Cultural Archives in Brixton, racism in the beauty industry, black men, feminism […]
YOG21: Are You Addicted To Misery?
Greetings Family, Has pain become your only friend? Is there a deeper pay off for holding onto your pain and drama? How does this enable own oppression as a community? In today’s episode, I explore how pain and childhood chaos can create a ‘comfortable,’ addictive cycle of more pain and chaos. I also share about […]
How to Maintain Hope
Greetings Family, How do you maintain a sense of hope inside the insanity of racism (white supremacy) ? Today, I share about the power of hope when we’re willing to go to any lengths to heal. The episode includes. The hope formula The joy of blackness Lovin’ on our melanin magic. Let it begin with […]
Finding The Courage To Change
Greetings Family, Imagine 25 years from now…… Do you want the next generation to still be struggling with self hate and white supremacy? Will you be the armchair activist only expressing keyboard outrage? I know you don’t want that. You want to live in a world which honors your culture, accepts you for who you […]