Life, I Swear

In this conversation with Eniafe Isis, we talk about language, race, labels and how together, they heavily influence the eloquence or the challenge in how we speak love into ourselves and how we believe in ourselves.

In this episode, Lindsey Farrar, founder of CRWN Mag, shares her journey to starting the Black women’s publication, how she covered her vision with faith, and what legacy means to her. We talk about ownership versus representation and how to stay on your game in creative entrepreneurship.

Lauren is a wellness visionary, yoga and meditation guide and founder of Black Girl in Om. She has incredible clarity in her purpose: to expand the consciousness of women of color. Since this pandemic, Lauren’s been called to return to her hometown of Minneapolis to explore her own own healing through ancestral connection. In this episode, we talk about what it’s like returning home when our sense of home shifts, taking time to nurture our own healing in this era of Black Lives Matter, and how cultivating relationships with our ancestors can help us both understand ourselves and stop cycles of generational trauma.

Closing remarks from podcast host on the intention of the show, why these conversations matter, and a special something to leave you with.

In this episode, we’re talking about love, decoupling and maintaining our sense of self through both. The conversation features Kalkidan Gebreyohannes, an Oakland based boutique owner of Alyce on Grand, a designer, and a mother of three.

In our quest for love, what are the best ways to put love for self first? What are the patterns that keep us from surrendering? And are emotional intimacy and vulnerability interchangeable?

Shay Jiles is an influential mommy blogger and entrepreneur. Her lifestyle and kids fashion blog, The Prince and the P, documents the experiences of her beautiful family of very dope human beings. Through her journey, Shay has been transparent about her challenges coping with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety and how it has interfered with her self-confidence and focus, all while she’s managed a growing family brand.

Today’s table topic: How can we thrive day-to-day when our mental health jeopardizes and distracts from our sense of self?

She has openly shared her journey through grief after the loss of a pregnancy, an experience that is hard to understand, whether it is your own womb or whether you are supporting as a friend or partner. In this episode, Josefina and I chat about the loss of pregnancy, mental illness, and the impact both had on her marriage and self-acceptance. 

How do you weave intentionality into your holistic self-confidence? And in spite of worry, how do you reconcile living through the fragility of life while also trying to live in faith?

Yrsa is of mixed West Indian and West African heritage. Born to a Jamaican mother and a Nigerian father, Yrsa was raised by her devout Seventh Day Adventist grandparents in the small town of Chorley in the North of England. She is a writer and poet, whose words drip off of your lips.

In this episode we talk about what it means to let go of old narratives and the importance of interpreting the terrible events in our lives as beautiful texture of our stories.