Embracing Enough

In this episode, Dina sits down with embodiment doula, breathwork practitioner and friend, Marica Lowe to talk about something too many of us forget to do when we need to remember it most: TO BREATHE. 

Marica is an absolute disrupter.  After graduating with a BBA in Accounting in 2007, she hit the ground running with a career in audit at one of the Big 4 accounting firms, later pursuing a career in financial reporting in the private sector. In 2018, she became the only black person (1 of 2 minorities) on the executive team as the VP, Finance at an obstacle course racing company. Doing all that she could to follow the instructions from the parentals to work hard, make a lot of money, and save, she had a yearning in her soul to give back to my community of strong, driven, Black Women. 

Over the last 3 years, she has focused on understanding her purpose as an individual, relationally, and spiritually. Launching The Purple Kitty NY in 2020 allowed her to learn, experiment and be a resource to her community by providing space and information for individuals to see themselves.

Her mission is to help ignite the fire within and live your most spicy, sensual and sacred life. 

Connect with Marica through her website at www.thepurplekittyny.com/ and on Instagram @maricawithac and on Facebook and LinkedIn at Marica Lowe. 

Link to group and private breathwork sessions can be found here: https://thepurplekittyny.kartra.com/page/PGi27/

Book a consultation call for private coaching sessions with Marica here: https://www.thepurplekittyny.com/qmP062jZzTrK 

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In this first episode of Season 4, Dina unpacks her word for 2023: DISRUPT.

Deciding to dedicate this entire season to disrupters, she shares her earliest story of being a disrupter in her career and discusses the pros and cons to disrupt certain narratives and toxic systems. She reflects on how earlier in her career, she was afraid of being "too disruptive"; but how now being firmly planted in full-time entrepreneurship, she feels completely comfortable in owning that title of DISRUPTER with confidence.

We define what it means to be a disrupter in this episode. Simply put, we see it as someone who is brave enough to challenge the status quo and introduce new and innovative ideas. It’s about thinking outside the box, taking a risk, and not being afraid to fail in the face of experimenting with a different perspective.

The hope in this episode is to get clear on your personal definition of what it means to be a disrupter; and identify the areas of where you could be taking more risks to disrupt any limiting beliefs. 

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In this final episode of Season 3, I unpack what the a year of unlearning has helped show me by way of what I've learned, unlearned, and how it's prepared for me what I *think* is next (because how can we really know, right?) 

What a wild and unpredictable ride it's been - and I wouldn't have it any other way. Tune in to hear my thoughts and reflections about what being committed to a conversations about unlearning has shown me about myself and the lessons I've taken from it. 

I invite you in to hear a little bit about Chapter 2022 where I peel back the curtain to what this year has really been like....the glamourous highs and the not so glamorous lows...and how I've been able to access gratitude for it all. 

Thank you for being a part of the conversation and I hope that you'll be along for the next season!

This week, I sit down with public speaking coach, Kalilah Hudson to talk about the power of storytelling. We all have one hell of a story to tell, and Kalilah's is no different.

Kalilah is the owner of K Hud Coaching and she helps women become better public speakers by providing them with the tools, methods, and support to speak confidently and authentically on stage and social media.

Because women are more likely to be empathetic, humble, and purpose-driven she believes that an empowered woman with a strong voice and message can impact generations for the better.

Her mission: To help purpose-driven women feel like they no longer have to navigate their speaking challenges alone. Here they have a safe place to share their ideas so they can achieve the confidence, authority, and visibility they've always wanted.

Follow Kalilah on Tiktok, Facebook and Instagram at @Khudcoaching or visit her website at www.khudcoaching.com

In this week's episode, I chat about what my friend, Andrea recently said to me that made me snap into some real harsh truths. That's what friends are for though, right?  Well, she got me all the way right (but first had me all the way in my feelings!) about patterns I had been guilty of repeating. All in service of a belief that had me thinking I wasn't (wait for it...) good enough. No matter how long it's taken me to learn this lesson that I only need to show up for myself and people who are grateful to be in spaces with me, I'm still here learning (and unlearning). I get to give myself permission to start over, as many times as I need to. And to take care of myself first so that I have the energy and space to share my whole self.

And respectfully, be a F&*K YES to me.

If you're interested in getting your seat in the upcoming cohort of The Unlearning Lab, schedule your free complimentary call here: https://calendly.com/enoughlabs/unlearning-lab-next-steps-call?month=2022-11

In this week's episode, I talk about what I've been feeling with just days up to The Unlearning Lab LIVE, reflections on how the lessons I picked up as a child formed who I thought I had to be as an adult, and reflect on the simple and pure beauty of watching two little girls I adore (Anya and Alsa) navigate their childhood and how I get to be a proud un-official auntie to them. Life is long, and beautiful, and messy - and all so worth it. And to me in this moment, I'm so glad I get to unlearn what was never mine to begin with.

Tickets are still available to The Unlearning Lab LIVE! https://keap.page/jvg567/the-unlearning-lab-live1.html?fbclid=IwAR0wl7udgtrUACYsURbmNsBiLbTiAGfmrdoevPXxeAVky2GHD-cJGPxtX28

Today is my birthday episode, and I share how birthdays are a bit of a mixed bag for me. #libra Celebration has always been a bit of a minefield for me and I unpack a little as to why. What the last year has taught me is the power that can come with choosing yourself. And as I celebrate this birthday, I'm reminded of how good choosing yourself can feel - but that it's not without those pangs of sadness and uncertainty around...'but will it work out though?" The last year has taught me the power of choosing me can be THE MOMENT. And that is more than enough.

Want to celebrate my birthday with me? Come to The Unlearning Lab LIVE! https://keap.page/jvg567/the-unlearning-lab-live1.html?fbclid=IwAR0wl7udgtrUACYsURbmNsBiLbTiAGfmrdoevPXxeAVky2GHD-cJGPxtX28

In this episode, I talk about the things that we learned in our 20s about who to be at work, in relationships and in friendships. I crowd sourced a bunch of girlfriends of the things that they learned in their 20s or embraced to be true that they are now realizing later in life weren't doing us any favors.

It’s impossible to pinpoint which exact moments or days in our 20s had the most impact, but they for sure shaped who I am today. It was every conversation, interaction, decision, success, and failure that I experienced in my 20s, which slowly molded me into the person I am over a period of time. And now at 40, I'm realizing those lessons had nothing to do with the woman I'm becoming.

Join us at the Enough Labs first-ever in-person event, The Unlearning Lab LIVE! on Saturday, November 5, 2022. Grab your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-unlearning-lab-live-tickets-379327949107

I recorded this episode from my bathroom as I was getting ready! Crazy, I know. But I had to get the words out because I woke up with thoughts about the idea that you have to process your old life completely in order to step into your new life. This podcast was inspired by a text message I got from a friend asking for advice and interestingly enough, she put into words what I have been struggling with over the past week. This idea that we need to properly get over our old life in order to step into our new one. I offer in this quick episode that there is no old life and new life. Just life. And its messy. And damn if it isn't beautiful.

In this solo episode, I unpack a topic I've been quite literally obsessed with and that is this incessant need to prove yourself. There isn't a single place in our lives where we can't find some area where we are trying to prove others wrong or are desperately afraid of proving them right. Well, I'm tired of all this proving and offer an alternative option in this conversation - what if we abandoned the idea that we have anything to prove in the first place? Wild idea, I know. Instead, decide that we've already proven enough. Celebrate where you are in your process and forego all of the proving - because the real spoiler in all of it - no one is paying as close attention as you think you are. So the only one wrapped up in this warped relationship is YOU.

I'm unlearning the belief that I have to expend all of this energy and effort asp art of proving something about myself. It's caused me a ton of heartbreak along the way; and I'm offering something different. I hope it inspires you to put it down as well.

Tickets are still available to The Unlearning Lab LIVE! on Saturday, November 5th. We'll be continuing the conversation on unlearning and you don't want to miss it. Grab your spot here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/379327949107