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Hey QueenSiS! Welcome to this episode in our Kinship series. We are being intentional about experiencing all the things during the many events, gatherings and celebrations of the upcoming season. Looking at kinship as more than just those formal family members, expanding the concept to include the bonds we choose, and the connections we create through shared spaces and experiences.

Today, I’m on a multi-day farm experience with the SC Black Farmers Coalition and friends. Tune in for a recap of the panels, the party, the farm site visits and more on this #kinshiptrip!

Notes about my new Estie-Bestie: Zehira Sakae is a holistic esthetician and lash artist based in Columbia, South Carolina, operating iLash Sakae Studio and Sakae Skin. She specializes in lash extensions, custom facials, brow threading, sugaring, waxing, makeup, and holistic juice therapy.

Learn more about her at this link: https://www.instagram.com/ilashsakae/

Hey QueenSiS! Welcome to this episode in our Kinship series. We are being intentional about experiencing all the things during the many events, gatherings and celebrations of the upcoming season. Looking at kinship as more than just those formal family members, expanding the concept to include the bonds we choose, and the connections we create through shared spaces and experiences.

Today, I’m just 8 minutes down the road from my house at the Golden Verge. Tune in for a recap of Emerge at the Verge on this #kinshiptrip!

Learn more about the Golden Verge at this link: https://www.instagram.com/golden.verge/

Hey QueenSiS! Welcome to this episode in our Kinship series. We are being intentional about experiencing all the things during the many events, gatherings and celebrations of the upcoming season. Looking at kinship as more than just those formal family members, expanding the concept to include the bonds we choose, and the connections we create through shared spaces and experiences.

Today, I’m hanging out at the Fish and Grits Festival on Hilton Head Island, SC. The visionary for this event, Latrece Bush, was the featured guest in Episode 48 of the Dayclean Devotion Queen Podcast. Tune in for a bird’s eye view and some sounds of the “Gullah Joy” we experienced on this #kinshiptrip!

Learn more about Latrese Bush at this link: https://www.latresebush.com

Learn more about the Fish & Grits Music Festival at this link: https://fishandgritsmusicfest.com/

Hey QueenSiS! This episode is a real treat - my youngest sister is interviewing me about the inspiration behind the Dayclean Devotion Queen Journal! So honored to share this space with her...and you.

Hey QueenSiS, for the next few episodes, I will be highlighting the brilliant, talented, thoughtful, innovative Black Women contractors behind this DDQ project! Episode 51 features Geronna Lewis-Lyte, a highly skilled designer and art director who turns complex ideas into powerful visuals.

Her extensive experience across industries (technology, travel, publishing, real estate, finance, fashion, beauty, B2B, luxury, entertainment, food, and non-profit) give Geronna insight into cultural context, deep branding expertise, adaptable design style, and an ability to create compelling narratives through design. Working for start-ups, large corporations, and small design firms enables her to detect unexpected patterns, inspiring team members to take a unique approach to work outcomes and processes.

Geronna is currently an adjutant professor at CUNY's Hostos Community College. She also co-founded a design studio centered around small to medium-sized community organizations, and volunteers for nonprofits focused on the arts and activism in the greater New York area.

Learn more about Geronna and her work at this link: https://geronna.com/

Hey QueenSiS, for the next few episodes, I will be highlighting the brilliant, talented, thoughtful, innovative Black Women contractors behind this DDQ project! Episode 50 features Dorneisha Batson, Artist and Co-Owner of The Golden Verge Art Collective

Dorneisha M. Batson is an abstract artist and fashion designer who holds degrees in business management and fashion design. Her vibrant paintings, drawings, and sculptures celebrate beauty, joy, culture, and family. Dorneisha's art centers on celebration and storytelling, using bold abstraction to translate personal and collective histories into visual forms. She is highly recognized for her upcycled community art projects, such as creating award-winning sculptures from marine debris and soda cans.

Learn more about Dorneisha and her work at this link: https://justdorneisha.com/ and "Just Dorneisha" on all social media platforms!

Hey QueenSiS, for the next few episodes, I will be highlighting the brilliant, talented, thoughtful, innovative Black Women contractors behind this DDQ project! Episode 49 features Elisha McGhee, Owner – Page Eleven Paper Goods

Page Eleven Paper Good's journey began with wanting to help connect individuals with their higher purpose; inspiring people to live with intention through God. Elisha is on a mission to bring clarity to those with big ideas by helping dreams become reality through various organizational tools. That’s why we believes happiness starts with a sheet of paper! Elisha is a self-proclaimed master organizer with a knack for doing good. She is a seasoned entrepreneur who is passionate about encouraging others to live an intentional lifestyle through goal-setting, planning, and task management.

Learn more about Elisha and Page Eleven at this link: https://www.pageelevenpapergoods.com

Hey QueenSiS, it is a joy to share this episode with you! Lean in to find out how growing up Gullah was simple yet sophisticated, how peace proceeds productivity, and how it feels to be your own biggest fan!

Gullah Joy, Latrese Bush is a performing and recording artist whose soulful voice has taken her around the world. Her original music has climbed to the top of the UK Soul Chart and earned high placement on the Jazz Billboard Charts.

She has shared the stage with musical greats including Grammy Award winner Gloria Gaynor, funk and soul legends The Bar-Kays, jazz icon Roy Ayers, and pop superstar Justin Bieber.

Still, Latrese holds her Gullah Geechee heritage closest to her heart.

A proud native of Bluffton, South Carolina, she is the founder of the Fish and Grits Music Festival—an annual celebration of Gullah Geechee culture returning to Hilton Head Island on October 3 at Lowcountry Celebration Park. Since its launch in 2023, the festival has welcomed thousands of visitors from across the country.

Latrese’s sound is a vibrant blend of gospel, soul, jazz, folk, and R&B, all grounded in the Gullah Geechee gospel traditions that shaped her.

Get ready for a true Gullah Geechee good time!

**Before listening to this episode, you may want to listen to Episode 18: Holding Space - Honoring, Loss, Longing, and all Forms of Mothering**

Mother's Day Special - revisiting the 2025 Mother-Daughter Series.

Hey QueenSiS, before we step into our next season of the Dayclean Devotion Queen Podcast, I want us to take a moment and look back. Because what we experienced together during our Conversion Conversations season… wasn’t just a series of interviews. It was a remarkable, beautiful pattern being revealed. We heard from dynamic women at different stages in their life journeys, who left, learned, and returned to re-imagine, redesign, and remake the systems around them.

While the featured guests were truly unique, across every conversation I feel like we moved through the same powerful journey in many ways! I’ve had the pleasure of facilitating, and then re-listening to each conversation so I could pull clips and quotes for the DDQmmunity. The blueprint was clear, and once I saw it…I couldn’t unsee it. I had to take some time to really acknowledge the power of this pattern. So in this recap episode, I revisit each episode so we can intentionally honor the wisdom that was shared.