Radical Restoration Podcast

By Radical Restoration

Radical Restoration is your go-to cozy, nurturing 'pillow-talk' podcast that centers Black millennial women in their search for rest. Hosts Dr. Niecie Jones and Coach Bethany Cherry are compassiona

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The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.

Radical Restoration Podcast episodes:

November 01, 2024BONUS: Addressing Election Stress
Dear Black woman in need of some TLC… the 2024 presidential election -- need we say more?!
Key Topics
Events leading up to this election
How Niecie has been addressing her election anxiety
Ways to address your election stress
Resources
Native Land Podcast YouTube channel

Preorder your copy of Niecie’s book, Reading the Tea Leaves, on Amazon or Barnes and Noble!!
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Keep up with the pod - Instagram @blackradicalrestoration
Keep up with Niecie - Instagram @nieciejonesphd
Keep up with Bethany - Instagram @coachbethanycherry
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28min
September 21, 2023The Intersection of Black Women’s Health & Rest with Christine Henderson - Part 2
We're back with Health and Wellness Virtuosa Christine Henderson, helping us close our inaugural podcast season! In part two of our season closer, Christine helps us understand the ins and outs of health and wellness coaching. She maps out how it can transform the relationship we have with ourselves. Listen to learn more about the benefits of working with a coach, and get the tea on how to connect and work with a coach like Coach Christine.

Key Topics

Christine and Bethany discuss the following:
Benefits of working with a health coach
Why having a health coach can help you achieve goals you've been struggling with for a long time
Tips for navigating unavoidable change
What a coaching session looks like with Christine Henderson
The one simple thing overwhelmed, busy Black women can do that won't be draining on energy or time
How to align your values with your daily schedule and show up for yourself
Go-to rest practices of a health coach
The importance of identifying your energy "boosters" and energy "drains"
How to connect and work with Coach Christine

To find out more about Christine Henderson and her services:

Website: https://www.purehealthculture.com/
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/purehealthculture/
Link Tree and Online Fitness Group: linktree.com/purehealthculture
Women's Wellness Walk & Talks: https://www.facebook.com/PureHealthCulture
Email: [email protected]

***We've made it to the end of our very first podcast season, and we couldn't have done it without you! We'd like to thank our listeners for your support, for engaging with our podcast, and for being a part of this community! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share. We'll see you next season!***
Hey sis! For more support with your rest and well-being, subscribe to Radical Restoration on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please leave us a rating and review!

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Rest with us on Social Media:
Keep up with the pod - Instagram @blackradicalrestoration
Keep up with Niecie - Instagram @nieciejonesphd
Keep up with Bethany - Instagram @coachbethanycherry
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27min
September 06, 2023The Intersection of Black Women’s Health & Rest with Christine Henderson - Part 1
What does health and wellness mean to you? Health and Wellness Virtuosa Christine Henderson joins the podcast to discuss her transformative journey, from exiting the rat race and overcoming personal health challenges to achieving her vision of health and becoming the founder of Pure Health Culture. Pure Health Culture helps women prioritize their health and wellness and realize positive health outcomes. Not only does Christine coach clients 1:1, but she has created a community of women who prioritize themselves through regular Women’s Wellness Walk and Talks; she hosts an online fitness support group and runs health and wellness workshops. In Part 1 of our season closer, listeners will get a profound glimpse of how rest is connected to our health and wellness and the inspiring ways we can prioritize ourselves.

Key Topics

Christine and Bethany discuss the following:
Christine’s health journey and how it inspired her business
How Christine organized a safe space for women to unpack what they’re struggling with (i.e. work-related stress, time management, slowing down from fast-paced living)
How our society is in fast mode
How prioritizing time for ourselves allows us to be able to show up and function and prioritize our health and wellness
Why protecting our peace helps us respond how and when we want to our commitments
The importance of shifting from people pleaser to “pleasing myself”
Christine’s coaching offerings, her coaching topics, and the results her clients have had
How Christine built a lasting online community through the power of movement
How changing our habits occurs in multiple stages

To find out more about Christine Henderson and her services:

Website: https://www.purehealthculture.com/
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/purehealthculture/
Link Tree and Online Fitness Group: linktree.com/purehealthculture
Women's Wellness Walk & Talks: https://www.facebook.com/PureHealthCulture
Email: [email protected]

Hey sis! For more support with your rest and well-being, subscribe to Radical Restoration on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please leave us a rating and review!

Share the love - Share with a bestie who could benefit from today’s episode!

Email us - We’d love to hear from you! Email us your thoughts about this week's topic or any future topic requests at [email protected].

Rest with us on Social Media:
Keep up with the pod - Instagram @blackradicalrestoration
Keep up with Niecie - Instagram @nieciejonesphd
Keep up with Bethany - Instagram @coachbethanycherry
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36min
August 23, 2023 Time for a Vacation!
Dear Black woman in need of some TLC… In this episode, Niecie is talking about her recent 2-week vacation to Turkey! She talks about what led up to the trip, how she prepared, her impressions of the country, and what she took away as lessons in restoration.
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Email us - We’d love to hear from you! Email us your thoughts about this week's topic or any future topic requests at [email protected].

Rest with us on Social Media:
Keep up with the pod - Instagram @blackradicalrestoration
Keep up with Niecie - Instagram @nieciejonesphd
Keep up with Bethany - Instagram @coachbethanycherry
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35min
August 10, 2023Self-Care and Community Care
Dear Black woman in need of some TLC,

Have you ever wondered if 'care' extends beyond what you provide yourself? In this episode, we explore the history of self-care, highlighting Black leaders and movements that have been critical to models of self-care. We chat about a present-day rise in awareness of self-care and share how we’ve come to understand self-care, offering examples of self-care in practice. We aren’t stopping there. Listen in as we touch on the history of community care, how we've understood it, and some examples of community care practices.

Key Topics:
History of Self-Care
Highlights of Self-Care in Black History
Our Experiences of Self-Care
History of Community Care
Our Experiences of Community Care
Resources we used for this episode:
https://www.npr.org/2017/06/04/531051473/the-millennial-obsession-with-self-care
https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/spring-2023/selfcare-in-the-movement
https://www.silkandsonder.com/blogs/news/the-origin-of-self-care-the-fascinating-history-and-3-huge-ways-it-can-help-you-right-now
https://thegrio.com/2021/02/25/history-of-radical-black-self-care/
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-radical-history-of-self-care
https://news.gsu.edu/research-magazine/self-care-black-women-yoga
https://www.wellandgood.com/what-is-community-care/
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Keep up with the pod - Instagram @blackradicalrestoration
Keep up with Niecie - Instagram @nieciejonesphd
Keep up with Bethany - Instagram @coachbethanycherry
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28min
July 29, 2023Does Work-Life Balance Exist?
Dear overwhelmed Black woman, have you ever wondered if the elusive “work-life balance” exists? In this episode, we discuss “work-life balance,” our experiences incorporating it into our schedules, and our favorite ways/practices to explore it. For many working Black women (whether your work is paid time or not), we crave an existence that will help us feel both productive and at peace with our mental health. It’s this equilibrium that seems a worthy goal, yet almost impossible to achieve. Well, we’re coming up with the answer and letting you know if you can indeed achieve work-life balance.

Key Topics:
How do we define work-life balance?
Personal and professional experiences incorporating work-life balance
Favorite work-life balance practices
Final thoughts - does work-life balance exist?
Hey sis! For more support with your rest and well-being, subscribe to Radical Restoration on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please leave us a rating and review!

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Keep up with the pod - Instagram @blackradicalrestoration
Keep up with Niecie - Instagram @nieciejonesphd
Keep up with Bethany - Instagram @coachbethanycherry
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30min
July 13, 2023Listening to Your Body
Dear exhausted Black woman,

When’s the last time you gave yourself a few minutes to tune into your body and focus on the present moment sans screens? This is a practice called mindfulness.

One of the ways to practice being mindful is by listening to your body and being aware of its sensations, emotions, and needs. This is also called embodiment.

In this episode, we welcome mindfulness of the body (embodiment) as a radical rest practice. There is a plethora of ways to connect with your body in such a mindful way, and in this episode, Bethany and Nieicie introduce you to them! We also explore the following topics…
Key Topics
What is mindfulness?
Mindfulness of the body
Black embodied practices
Why it’s hard for Black women to tune into our bodies
Grief as an invitation to feel into the body
Listening to the body in real time

Resources mentioned:
Marisa Renee Lee, Grief is Love (book)
Holding Change (book)
Mindfulness in Plain English (book
Invitation to listeners:
Take a moment to tune in to your body. Pause the episode if needed.
If you body had a voice, what would it tell you right now? What does that feel like?
Once you can feel what it is communicating, ask it what it needs.
Find time today to do what your body asks.
Hey sis! For more support with your rest and well-being, subscribe to Radical Restoration on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please leave us a rating and review!

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Keep up with the pod - Instagram @blackradicalrestoration
Keep up with Niecie - Instagram @nieciejonesphd
Keep up with Bethany - Instagram @coachbethanycherry
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39min
July 05, 2023Bonus: Why the Recent SCOTUS Decisions Matter, The Impact, and Our Rest Response
Last week, the Supreme Court dropped some significant decisions on Affirmative Action and the Biden Administration's Student Loan Forgiveness Program that have rocked the nation.

While we're unaware of all the long-term impacts this will have, we felt called to drop a bonus episode on our "off" week to open up a self-compassionate dialogue about our response to these recent decisions.

It's powerful to check in during an emotionally overwhelming and unsettling time. As always, we offer some rest ideas we are leaning into that you may want to try, too.

We hope you, too, are giving yourself some extra tender love and care! If anything, we hope this episode gives you the space to pause, check in, feel your feels, and offer yourself the rest and self-care you need during a time that can feel overwhelming.

We've got you, sis!

Key Topics:
Why the SCOTUS decisions matter for Black women
The impact of these recent decisions
What we are doing to give ourselves extra nourishment during this time

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Steps student loan borrowers can take - here
Black Earth Wisdom by Leah Penningham
Pause Rest Be: Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change by Octavia F. Raheem

Learn more:
Affirmative Action decision
Student Loan Forgiveness Program decision

Let us know how you are resting during this time - we'd love to hear from you.
Hey sis! For more support with your rest and well-being, subscribe to Radical Restoration on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please leave us a rating and review!

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Email us - We’d love to hear from you! Email us your thoughts about this week's topic or any future topic requests at [email protected].

Rest with us on Social Media:
Keep up with the pod - Instagram @blackradicalrestoration
Keep up with Niecie - Instagram @nieciejonesphd
Keep up with Bethany - Instagram @coachbethanycherry
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29min
June 28, 2023Meditation as a Rest Practice + BONUS: Free 10-Minute Meditation (Beginner Friendly!)
Do you ever feel out of ideas for your rest practice? Meditation is an ancient practice that is still relevant for self-care in today's fast-paced society. Meditation is especially relevant for Black women who are exhausted. Yet, not every Black woman is familiar with it and its benefits. In this episode, we are taking a non-traditional look at meditation as a practice that's not intimidating and something that can be accessible to anyone. Join us as we offer a plethora of ideas for beginners who want to hear more about what meditation is like (we're sharing our personal experiences!); for people who have been practicing for some time who need ideas for switching up their practice; AND as a BONUS for those who are tired and need a FREE meditation to wind down after a long day, this one is for you!
Key Topics
Defining meditation
How we were introduced to meditation
How has meditation enhanced our restorative practices?
Meditation resources for beginners and practitioners
BONUS: 10-Minute Guided Meditation
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Meditation Practices
Silent Meditation
Guided Meditation
Box Breathing
Walking Meditation
Tea Meditation
Guided Visualization
Tarot Meditation
Journaling
Ancestral Meditation
Spirit Writing
Apps
Insight Timer
Library has free guided meditations on diverse topics, soundscapes, live virtual events, classes, talks
Premium Membership for access to courses
Black Girl Meditations playlist
Liberate App (some meditations are free, others accessed w/subscription)
Black-founded and owned
From Twitter: “Liberate Meditation was created to help BIPOC heal with meditations and talks specific to their lived experiences.”
Growing library of 100+ meditation topics include inner child, ancestors, sleep, anxiety, self-worth, the body, micro-aggressions, pride, etc.
Curated meditation and other content curated by BIPOC team
Headspace
Calm
YouTube - search "meditation for Black women" or "meditations by black teachers"
Meditation Websites
Black Zen - 2 black sisters who are creating meditation experiences for Black and brown communities
Mindful.org
Community Meditation Resources
Hey sis! For more support with your rest and well-being, subscribe to Radical Restoration on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please leave us a rating and review!

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Rest with us on Social Media:
Keep up with the pod - Instagram @blackradicalrestoration
Keep up with Niecie - Instagram @nieciejonesphd
Keep up with Bethany - Instagram @coachbethanycherry
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40min
June 14, 2023The "Soft Life" Trend - Part 2
We're back with our Part 2 episode on the 'Soft Life' trend! This episode explores how age, class, and race coincide with a Soft Life. We also chit-chat about why this lifestyle trend has evolved to become capitalist. Is it possible for anyone - no matter class, race, and age - to access a Soft Life as a path toward greater rest and restoration? Listen in as we present some accessible, non-problematic ways to adopt the mentality, state of being, feeling, and rest practice that the Soft Life can be for Black women.

Key Topics:
How age, class, and race coincide with the Soft Life
How the Soft Life is linked to white supremacy, patriarchy, and how women should perform their gender
How the Soft Life privileges people with disposable income
How Black women can re-brand and personalize the Soft Life as a rest practice: inclusive, accessible, and sustainable
Resources mentioned in this episode:
“Gen Z’s Obsession with the Stay at Home Girlfriend” - YT video
For Colored Nerds episode on the divine feminine and the divine masculine
https://theeverygirl.com/soft-life/
https://andscape.com/features/the-softlife-isnt-as-easy-as-it-looks-online/
https://fortune.com/well/2023/01/15/black-women-soft-life/
Hey sis! For more support with your rest and well-being, subscribe to Radical Restoration on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please leave us a rating and review!

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Keep up with Niecie - Instagram @nieciejonesphd
Keep up with Bethany - Instagram @coachbethanycherry
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30min

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How many episodes does Radical Restoration Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.