In this episode, we explore how urgency is often a nervous system response rather than a true need for speed. You are gently invited to notice where quick reactions may be rooted in protection, not choice. Through simple reflection and breathing practices, this episode offers a compassionate way to pause, ground, and respond with greater clarity and ease, reminding the body that safety doesn’t require immediacy.

In this episode, we explore how urgency is often a nervous system response rather than a true need for speed. You are gently invited to notice where quick reactions may be rooted in protection, not choice. Through simple reflection and breathing practices, this episode offers a compassionate way to pause, ground, and respond with greater clarity and ease, reminding the body that safety doesn’t require immediacy.

In this episode, we explore how urgency is often a nervous system response rather than a true need for speed.&nbsp;You are gently invited to notice where quick reactions may be rooted in protection, not choice.&nbsp;Through simple reflection and breathing practices, this episode offers a compassionate way to pause, ground, and respond with greater clarity and ease, reminding the body that safety doesn’t require immediacy.

Episode 5: Breathing Before Responding

"Speaking truth through an African feminist lens—amplifying our voices through impactful artivism rooted in ancestral wisdom and healing." Speaking Through My World with Rosie Motene Rosie Motene is driven by three core passions: womxn, Africa, and the arts. As a Pan-African queer feminist, writer, activist, speaker, and media proprietor, she draws on over 30 years of experience in media and more than two decades in feminist and LGBTQI+ activism. Rosie is also a certified counsellor and life coach, currently completing postgraduate studies in Drama Therapy and Psychology. Her podcast, #SpeakingThroughMyWorld, explores urgent and underrepresented issues across gender-based violence, queer rights, the arts, and the African experience. It offers bold, intersectional conversations rooted in advocacy, healing, and creative resistance.Listen on Buzzsprout, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. To sponsor or collaborate, email: rosie@rosiemotene.biz

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"Speaking truth through an African feminist lens—amplifying our voices through impactful artivism rooted in ancestral wisdom and healing." Speaking Through My World with Rosie Motene Rosie Motene is driven by three core passions: womxn, Africa, and the arts. As a Pan-African queer feminist, writer, activist, speaker, and media proprietor, she draws on over 30 years of experience in media and more than two decades in feminist and LGBTQI+ activism. Rosie is also a certified counsellor and life coach, currently completing postgraduate studies in Drama Therapy and Psychology. Her podcast, #SpeakingThroughMyWorld, explores urgent and underrepresented issues across gender-based violence, queer rights, the arts, and the African experience. It offers bold, intersectional conversations rooted in advocacy, healing, and creative resistance. Listen on Buzzsprout, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. To sponsor or collaborate, email: rosie@rosiemotene.biz

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