Holistically Heal-Thy Self with Jess Pfeffer, Founder of Jess Pfeffer Holistic Event Planning

Today I connected with a friend and colleague Andrea Berg, a human design guide, speaker, and coach. I met Andrea a couple of months ago at our women's co-working space the Lola here in Atlanta. We quickly got to know each other and seemed to have a lot in common. I was mesmerized by her energy and she shared with me a bit about human design, something I had never heard of.   What's your birth chart? Yep, that's the first step to finding yours out and it's amazing how much we learn about ourselves through it. Andrea gives a brief overview of some of the energy types and how knowing them is helpful in your personal and professional lives. 

"Decondition from supremacy culture + experience more satisfaction, success, peace + surprise" 

https://andreawardberg.com/

IG @andreawardberg

Today's episode is with a dear friend and client, Deborah Fleming, Founder of Walnut Life Foods. As always I learn something new from her. She is a wise woman who is eager to share health and wellness tips for the community. Deborah offers classes and creates and sells the most delicious taco meat, made by Walnuts! If you have been to the Grant Park market on Sundays you are sure to have seen her. Giving out delicious taco meat on chips which is one of the many ways to eat her product. Now with her own commercial kitchen Walnut Life Foods is hitting the next level at local restaurants, retail stores, and Peachtree Road Market on Saturdays. 

"Be service to her community, health disparities she noticed of what folks are doing or what they're not doing" and that is how Walnut Life Foods was born! 

Learn more about Walnut Life Foods 

www.walnutlife.co

IG @livingthatwalnutlife

Today I connected with Poorvi Chordia, Co-Founder of Herbs + Kettles, an MD and tea sommelier

We chatted about the wellness aspect of tea, her balancing her various roles as a mother, wife, doctor, and business owner, and the importance of living a holistic lifestyle.  Poorvi uses the practice of steeping and drinking tea as a metaphor for life, "go with the flow, and let it go". 

Poorvi shared her journey to co-owning a tea company and how she connects western and eastern medical practices with her teas. She and her husband co-own this company that sells in person at farmers' markets in #atlanta and also is available online. 

Website

IG:@herbsandkettles

Today I connected with Octavia Raheem author of Pause Rest Be and Gather  And Founder of Starshine + Clay. 

Octavia leads rest-based experiences that awaken creative potential, ignite possibility, and inspire bold action within high-achieving individuals and visionary companies + organizations who positively impact our world.

We chatted on the importance of rest( using meditation or a pause) and her curiosity that brought her to her mat. 

She reminded us of the great quote by Alice walker, “I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it. People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.”

Upcoming offering: Devoted To Rest: Rest Based Mastermind Immersion & RetreatDates: January 21, 2023- June 25, 2023

Website: https://octaviaraheem.com/

IG: @ocatviaraheem

Today I am chatting with Danielle Grey, Co-Founder of World of Unoia.

Unoia (which means beautiful thinking) is an Atlanta based, premium CBD lifestyle and product company focused on mental health, mindfulness and self-care. As a black, queer woman couple, founders Brandé Elise and Danielle Gray wanted to create a CBD brand with a soul that is completely invested in their customers' mental wealth and self-care journey.

Born in Georgia, Danielle Gray, MBA has always been a bit out of the box - it makes sense how naturally marketing comes to her. She has owned and operated her marketing firm, DG Marketing Co. since 2016 and has traveled the country speaking to over 10,000 people. She developed and designed the UNOIA logo, brand and all marketing materials.

Danielle + Brande started this business to help people with their self-care and mental health. CBD has been known to help with anxiety, depression and overall stress. World of Unoia sells CBD for humans and for dogs.  One specific way cannabinoids are helpful for sleep is from the CBN strand which is in their night night product line. 

World of Unoia can be purchased online or if you are local to #atlanta, visit the Village Market in Ponce City Market and check out their whole product line, supporting the local community. 

Today I connected with Kacie Lett Gordon and Katie Louise Mullins, Founders of It All Media. I met these lovely ladies a little while back at the Lola, a women's co-working space in Atlanta. 

Kacie shared her story and the creation of It All Media with her BFF Katie and I knew I needed to get to know them better. 

We chatted about work/ life balance and the need to share women's stories in order to heal and process it. Their media company which includes a podcast has brought on amazing research and they have concluded from it:

1. Modern womanhood includes tensions and impossible standards of a stereotypical “it all” that leads to feelings of inadequacy, insecurity, unfulfillment and unhappiness.

2. A system performs exactly how it’s designed; work, life, family, community and relationship systems were not designed by or for women and/or non-traditional paths.

3. We cannot be what we don’t see; there is a deficit in narratives of women living life on their own terms without judgment or “otherness” in macro society and micro life.

Website: itallmedia.co sign up for their weekly newsletter 

IG: @itallmedia

Podcast: Weekly Fuck It All, modern women redefining it all

Releasing their course- "help women build a life they don't need to escape from"

Today I connected with Kerri Kelly, Author of American Detox and Founder of CTZN WELL. 

I recently discovered this amazing human being by watching her IG live with my favorite yoga teachers, Seane Corn. 

Her book has really opened by eyes to the world of wellness and the part I play in it. We chatted on her book and her journey to writing it.  Kerri is currently doing a book tour for it and will be in Atlanta this Fall. 

In American Detox, organizer, yoga activist, wellness disruptor, and CTZNWELL founder Kerri Kelly sounds the wake-up call. It’s time to commit to the radical work of unlearning the toxic messages we’ve been fed–to resist, disrupt, and dream better futures of what wellness really means.

IG: @kkellyyoga

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Today I connected with Denayja Reese, Producer and author of Don’t Hurt Yourself. I was lucky enough to meet her at the Lola here in Atlanta. She was there for a live podcast interview and featured film and conversation on her book Don't Hurt Yourself. 

I was quickly mesmerized by her story and knew I had to connect with her and invite her on this! She is such an inspiration and a reminder of all the chapters in our own personal books we are "writing". 

A great take-home tip, is to write your own happiness list! 

Denayja Reese is an LA-based Strategist, Producer, Project Manager, Writer & Host whose diverse career journey has meant seamlessly moving through industries, markets and projects to execute, innovate and inspire. She has managed over $600K+ in sponsorship revenue with companies like Toyota, Etsy, YouTube, Spotify & more. Producing events featuring world-renowned speakers and creating content for Coachella. Additionally, she has produced music videos for Bosco and June's Diary. She is an active community-builder, weaver and guide who is committed to spiritual healing and growth in her evolving human experience. Her website is www.denayjareese.com and she can be found on Instagram @donthurtyourself, on Twitter @girlwthatlaugh & @denayjareese on TikTok.

Eileen is the co-founder and Dayle focuses on the culture of the community, while also owning her own company. The two of them share their journey and their instant chemistry. 

Martine(co-founder) and Eileen came together to build The Lola out of their shared desire to support and empower womxn. They believe womxn are vastly underserved and under-supported, yet remain driven, ambitious and hungry to find and re-define their success.

The Lola is a great example of community and how women can stick together and form alliances rather than being competitive. 

Website: https://the-lola.com/

Ig @thelola_women

Ig @number4designstudio

Today I connected with Robby Astrove, an environmental educator and arborist. Robby was raised in Florida and his love of nature began as a child on his field trip to the Everglades.

Through passion and curiosity about nature and wildlife in general, Robby continued his education and went to grad school to learn more about environmental education and has worked many jobs doing so. Trees Atlanta really set the trajectory for Robby planting trees and his love of Serviceberries. 

Robby is gearing up for 2 upcoming fruit-related events. May 28th is the fruit ramble with Concrete Jungle and June 2 is the Serviceberry Festival with me! (Real Connections)

Ig @serviceberryfestatl