EPISODE 16 🌸 Join me for the last episode of 2024 where I interview my friend and the Founder of Cypress Adventures, Aimee Cox-King. Located in Hartsville, South Carolina, Cypress Adventures provides experiences that inspire and empower middle and high-school-aged youth to create the lives they want for themselves.
Aimee is a powerhouse who has not only created an organization the feeds her soul but also that offers her community the opportunity to support youth in a critical yet overlooked stage - adolescence. She leads her team to provide group experiences that are centered on evidence-based social and emotional skill development. This includes an emphasis on relationship skills, community building, teamwork, problem-solving, conflict resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
Support her work + the youth of Hartsville - Be the Drop, Create the Ripple
In our conversation we discuss:
What it’s like to be a sensitive, deep feeling personThe revelation that having regard for herself was key to both her wellbeing and workHer personal mission statement Regulating her nervous system What her “champion’s morning” looks like How she she approaches time blocking and routinesHow age has solidified the importance of self careHow Jesse Itzler’s approach to planning a calendar can bring about joy and adventure Where we met (Land of Two Sands in Lugoff, SC)Why she decided to start a non-profit in the southern town she grew up in Her impetus to imbue social justice into her workHow diverse cultures have influenced her understanding of what it means to belong How she combined her own experience with science to design meaningful, evidence-based positive youth development programs How she distinguishes Cypress Adventures from other after school programsThe diverse array of skills that her programming address to meet the unique social, emotional, and cognitive needs of adolescents The Power of Play, the Power of Curiosity, the Power of Creativity The learning, dynamism, iterations, and feedback that’s both innate part and required piece of creative ventures The epiphany she had around her gifts and passions as it relates to her position(s) within the organization How partnerships can help to ensure sustainability and the ability to replicate Her favorite practices to nurture herself and listen to her inner voice How she feels her way through discipline How she’s been able to steer away from comparison Her perspective on and stories of synchronicity Their end of the year campaign: Be the Drop, Create the Ripple https://www.cypressadventures.org/https://www.facebook.com/cypressadventures https://www.instagram.com/cypressadventures/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/15382248/ https://www.youtube.com/@cypressadventuresinc.1241 Resources from Our Conversation:
The Phoenix Journal: https://www.thephoenixplanner.com/products/the-phoenix-journal?srsltid=AfmBOooN5tlWW0lrco22ds1ExXErt96TPlJOdbW9h86SWSVtjmYyFwBh Peak Mind: https://amishi.com/books/peak-mindLand of Two Sands: https://www.facebook.com/LandOf2Sands/ Our Sacred Space Yoga: https://blackcreekarts.org/products/signup-here Insight Meditation: https://www.dharma.org/ Chani Nicholas: https://chaninicholas.com/Tough Titties Laura Belgray: https://www.talkingshrimp.com/book Asia Suler: https://asiasuler.com/ Business as a Spiritual Journal: https://asiasuler.com/businessasaspiritualjourney/Mirrors in the Earth: https://asiasuler.com/mirrors-in-the-earth/ A Song for Synchronicity 🎶 Tricia Yearwood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUFObCZtGWQ