This is such an important conversation to be having right now. We talk with the amazing bestselling author and constellationist Lenina Mortimer about African Spirituality, cultural appropriation, positive psychology and the benefits of ritual! She even gives us her insight on the psycho-spiritual aspects of the Corona virus after having lived through it herself.
More info on Lenina:
Lenina Mortimer is a best-selling author, an award-winning journalist and spiritual teacher who helps women overcome breakups. She wrote, "I Ain't Thinking About You: The 8-Step Guide to Finally Letting Him Go Using the Breakup Funeral Method." She developed The Breakup Funeral™ after having been ghosted. Necessity is the mother of all invention, and Lenina found it necessary to create a process for closure in order to move past her breakup. It worked, and now she is on a mission to help 20,000 women get over their exes in the year 2020.
Lenina was born and raised in the Midwood section of Brooklyn, New York to immigrant parents of Haitian descent. She speaks Haitian-creole and travels to Haiti often. As a Haitian-American woman dating in New York City with a background in psychology, neuroscience, journalism, and corporate communications, Lenina has developed the skills to counsel ambitious women – helping them to understand their power in dating and in life.
Lenina is also the co-creator and executive producer of the two-time Telly Award winning YouTube series Women of Action with Lenina. The interview series, which features influential people in media, music, and business, is meant to touch, move, and inspire viewers into action. Lenina’s work has appeared in The Huffington Post, The Economist, The Daily Beast, Good Housekeeping, and The Legislative Gazette.
Lenina has been training deeply in the spiritual healing arena and honing her connection with the Divine. She is currently learning the spiritual healing art of International Constellations under the guidance of spiritual healer Ron Young. Additionally, she has a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology and Education with a concentration in Spirituality & Mind-Body Practice and Positive Psychology from Columbia University. She has a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology with a concentration in Neurobiology from Stony Brook University and a Bachelor’s of Arts in Journalism from Brooklyn College. She received her coaching certification from the internationally recognized program, the Coach Training Academy.
Lenina is an accomplished panel and keynote speaker and a frequent mentor to NYC teens aspiring to careers in journalism and media. She is also the creator of TapTap Tees Apparel, a tshirt line that celebrates Haitian culture. Proceeds for t-shirt sales helps provide Haitian children access to education.
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