Hella Well With Danielle

Why is pleasure never discussed in sex education? Or that sex with a partner is even better when you personally know how to please yourself? Instead, many women grow up not feeling comfortable touching themselves or directing another person. Pleasure starts way before one gets in the bedroom as my guest, Chanel Jaali discusses in this week's episode.

Chanel is the founder of Jaali Co., a multi-faceted company focusing on sex education, pleasure, and research, and is a wealth of info on the subject. She is an independent researcher, public speaker, mental health professional, and sexual educator focusing on the topics of sexual development, sexual attitudes and behaviors, and reproductive rights. Her research has been presented nationally at many prestigious conferences.

Topics discussed:
- How to allow yourself to experience sexual pleasure?
- What are barriers to our sexual freedom?
- How does one move past sexual trauma to feel pleasure?
- Tips on how to get more comfortable with touching yourself?
- What does pleasure start, if not in the bedroom


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As a certified Reiki Master and Reiki teacher, people constantly ask how does distance Reiki healing works? It's easy to wrap our minds around sending love or prayers, but receiving healing energy from a distance can be complicated to comprehend. I get it because I was a skeptic until I became a Reiki practitioner.

If someone said to me, "I'm sending you healing from miles away," there was a time when I'd call BS. My Virgo mindset wouldn't allow me to believe it is possible to receive healing from a distance.

Nowadays, I use distance Reiki weekly, and I get to hear directly from my clients how this type of energy healing can relax and help promote healing that they didn't think was possible from afar. If you've never had a Reiki session, this episode will help you understand how Reiki works remotely when a practitioner is in California, and the client is across the country, and why you should give it a try.

We'll discuss:
- What is distance Reiki?
- How distance Reiki works and what happens in a session
- Why I prefer distance Reiki to an in-person session
- Advice for skeptics
- How you can learn to use distance Reiki

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Have you ever searched online 'my job is killing me?' If you have, don't worry, you're not alone. 85% of people globally are unhappy in their job, according to a Gallup poll. I've had jobs that literally were killing me, and one almost did, including a business I created. There were so many signs that my well-being was in danger due to my jobs. Yet, I completely missed or disregarded them, which is why I wanted to talk about this topic.

Unfortunately, not everyone has the luxury to quit, so what can you do? In today's episode, I discuss what happened in my situation, how I overcame those feels as well as:
- Reasons why people stay in a job they hate
- Signs your job is sucking the life out of your
- 5 ways to deal with feeling like your job is killing you

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I just got back from a trip to Morocco and Portugal. Traveling internationally during the COVID-19 pandemic has its own challenges that you may not experience when traveling domestically. From different entry requirements to new things to consider, navigating International travel during a pandemic was interesting. It is so easy to make one of these mistakes discussed in this week's episode, which could cost you money and time. That's why I wanted to share my observations, challenges, and tips for traveling internationally during COVID. Hopefully, this discussion will help you avoid making any of these mistakes during your next trip abroad.

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With so many companies allowing people to work remotely, many are thinking about WFH from another country. In today's episode I have Claire B. Soares of Up in The Air Life who has been living abroad and will be giving us the tea.

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Understanding the confusion between self-work and self-care can be the solution to why you're still feeling burnout and exhausted after doing self-care.

Self-love and self-care are hot topics. Sadly, I constantly see people mixing up self-love and self-care. It makes it real hard to incorporate these hot topics into one’s life if you don’t really understand the difference between these similar, yet different terms. I say this from my own personal experience of learning the hard way the difference between self-love and self-care.

As this week is our anniversary episode and my birthday, I wanted to gift you with the understanding of the differences between self-love, and self-care. When I was able to fully grasp the difference and understand why each is equally impactful to one’s overall wellness, that’s when I showed up differently and for the better. If this episodehelps only one person, that is the best birthday gift I could ask for.

Topics discussed:
What is self-love and self-care
What are misconceptions about each
The difference between self-love and self-care
Tactical ways to foster self-love and self-care

Show notes:
https://hellawellwithdanielle.com/podcast/self-love-vs-self-care-and-differences/

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Beyonce is more than a cultural icon or a fellow Virgo. Love her or hate her, she leads by example through her music, actions, and dollars that self-care is central to one's well-being and is more than being overly conscious of your body. If you listen closely, Queen Bey has been dropping self-care gems for years. In today’s episode of 'What Would Beyonce Do? Self-Care Edition,' we’re discussing how Beyonce deals with self-doubt, her go-to self-care activities for busy women, and her intentions for the next decade of her life.

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Reiki has played a huge role in my sense of self-worth and my overall well-being. Yet it’s been one of my best-kept secrets. Not any more! Today I’m discussing everything you need to know to tap into this healing energy you didn’t know you needed in your life. What is Reiki? How does it work? Can it be done remotely or only in person? And what are my clients saying about working with me as a Karuna Reiki Master?

Mrs. Takata, a trailblazer in the Reiki community, once said, “I want Reiki to be as common as aspirin.” And that’s my mission as well. I have a deep desire to introduce this tool to as many people as possible. I also want to expand the number of practitioners by offering more classes. That's why starting in October I'll be teaching monthly Reiki I/II classes for the remainder of 2021 so that my students can learn how to use this healing energy for themselves in less than 48 hours.

For those who may think this is too woo-woo or not for them, I encourage you to shift your mindset. There are plenty of studies on the power of Reiki. It's also widely used in major hospitals like the Mayo Clinic, Stanford Medical Center, John-Hopkins Medicine, and many more well-known medical centers. Yet, sadly it's still this amazing healing secret that many in the Black and brown community have never heard of until today. Let's continue to spread the word and the healing in our community! 

Book a session with me:
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Show notes:
https://hellawellwithdanielle.com/podcast/im-about-that-reiki-life

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We live under so much stress and exhaustion because of systemic oppression and racism. Up until 2020 and the outspoken racial tension in the U.S.A., everybody was telling us this wasn't real. That was a lie.  What's worst, is when you'd seek out safe spaces to heal only to encounter that same feeling of oppression. Is decolonizing wellness the answer?

Dalia Kinsey and author of the upcoming book, Decolonizing Wellness: A QTBIPOC-Centered Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation, and this week's guest thinks it will help. But does it mean to decolonize wellness? And what does that look like? Join us in an open discussion on how we can begin to heal the wellness space and reclaim what is ours from a cultural and indigenous perspective.

Show notes:
 https://hellawellwithdanielle.com/podcast/decolonizing-wellness/ ‎

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