Did you know that Black women in the US are more likely to die from pregnancy or childbirth than women in any other race group? Or, that Black women are three times more likely to have fibroids than white women? Fibroids are benign tumors that grow in the uterus and can cause postpartum hemorrhaging.  

In this Coach Chat episode, you'll hear the conversation between Coach Colette and Ashlee Wisdom, Founder of Health in Her HUE, a digital platform that connects Black women to the health care providers, services and resources that are committed to their health and well-being. They discuss the deleterious effect on Black women's health outcomes of social issues such as structural inequality, discrimination, and the chronic stress of poverty and racism. Ashlee also shares her founder's journey, and the reasons she felt compelled to launch a platform dedicated to Black women, created by Black women. 

The Start Within team would like to send a huge thank you to the team at Young Boss Media for producing this LIVE podcast event! If you'd like to watch the interaction during this Coach Chat LIVE, check out the video on their YouTube channel at: https://youtu.be/PJLR9O7SB1U  

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Who is on your squad? Who are the people that you can count on when things get tough? In other words, who's got your back? Tune in to hear Coach Colette reflect upon these questions in this week's Financial Fridays episode, based on her personal and professional experiences of having received valuable help and support during the past week. You'll also hear timely financial advice from Sukhtej Singh, including a recommended formula that you can use to better allocate your income towards your personal expenses. 

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Microaggressions are, "brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative prejudicial slights and insults toward any group, particularly culturally marginalized groups." Have you experienced any microaggressions? How do we respond differently as victims versus as witnesses? How do we internalize limiting beliefs from these microaggressions? 

In this week's 'Let's Talk',  Coach Colette and her Start Within Team discuss their own experiences with microaggressions, how they have dealt with them, and how they have internalized limiting beliefs at different points in their lives. Interested? Tune in to listen to their answers to the questions above and more! 

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This past week was full of energetic shifts: New Moon in Leo, Mercury Direct (from being in Retrograde) -- how did you make out? The New Moon is a great time to set intentions for what you'd like to call in, experience, and manifest during the month of August. Tune in to this week's episode for New Moon guidance from Coach Colette, as well as your weekly financial advice from our resident advisor Sukhtej Singh. This time, it's all about insurance. Gotta protect your assets as you expand and grow!

To RSVP for the upcoming Coach Chat LIVE! Podcast event on August 6th in NYC, visit https://startwithin-talkback.eventbrite.com to claim your ticket. The show will be about Black Women's Health with guest, Ashlee Wisdom of Health in Her HUE.

If you enjoy this week's episode, please be sure to take a screenshot and share it out on Instagram and tag me @coach_colette and I’ll be sure to share your comments and big takeaways on my Instagram Stories as well. Also, please make sure to give us a review on iTunes (or Google Play, Stitcher, Android, TuneIn, Spotify).

Finding time for meals, and more importantly nutritious and tasty meals, can be difficult amidst the stress, pressures, and obligations of a busy schedule. Have you ever found yourself reaching for the quickest thing to eat on-the-go due to busy schedules? Ever found yourself choosing the easiest, quickest, or cheapest options for meals because "I have no time", or, "I'm too tired," even if they may not be the healthiest? Tune in to my Coach Chat with Splendid Spoon's founder and CEO, Nicole Centeno, to hear more on how to make being healthy while busy, easy, and to hear about Nicole's journey to share her desire for healthy and simple meals through the founding of Splendid Spoon. 

Interested in trying out Splendid Spoon? For $50 off your first order, use my affiliate code here: https://splendid.to/coletteellis 

If you enjoy the episode, please be sure to take a screenshot and share it out on Instagram and tag me @Coach_Colette and I’ll be sure to share your comments and big takeaways on my Instagram Stories as well. Also, please make sure to give us a review on iTunes (or Google Play, Stitcher, Android, TuneIn, Spotify).

July was established as 'National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month' in 2008. 

With this year's #DepthofMyIdentity campaign, Mental Health America (MHA) expanded the term "minority" to include a wider range of marginalized groups to broaden our way of thinking about mental health. In this latest episode of our new 'Let's Talk' segment, Coach Colette and her summer interns discuss their own experiences dealing with identity labels, how perceptions of others have impacted their mental health, and the stigmas against mental health within their own communities. Tune in to join Team Start Within in their discussion!  

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“...Know thyself, for once we know ourselves, we may learn how to care for ourselves.” - Socrates

Join Coach Colette as she launches her new segment, 'Let's Talk', where she holds candid conversations about real topics and real issues happening in our world today. In this first episode, Coach Colette engages in a conversation with her summer interns about the importance of putting yourself first, and how to clarify and communicate priorities with others -- all while maintaining relationships. 

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