The Kindling Project

Sanya Weston, founder of Young People Travel, inspires and walks the walk of giving back while opening doors for minority and underserved youth.

In this episode of The Kindling Project,  Sanya gets vulnerable with Melissa and Amy in the conversation before the conversion, sharing how she was able to finally start grieving the loss of her father at a recent conference with six other female travel executives for support. We discuss the importance of having women who support other women in our circles. 

Sanya walks us through barriers and challenges she has faced while creating her dream and opportunity for others. Opportunity is key when talking with Sanya as she opens up. We explore the determination it takes to travel with young people around the world, from passports to etiquette, the non-profit she founded provides international travel opportunities to minority and underserved youth. 

Sanya’s servant heart comes naturally to her from her mother, who taught her the importance of giving to those we know, and those we do not know. Learn more about Sanya’s mission at: https://yptglobaledge.org/.  Book your next dream vacation with her at her 3rd generation black-owned travel agency: https://yourpremiertravelservice.com/.

Learn more about The Kindling Project at our website: https://www.thekindlingproject.com/ and join our Facebook group for women looking for that extra kindling to start their next big fire! The Kindling Project - Ignite. The Kindling Project is sponsored by Memora, an experience design agency that creates memorable brand experiences. Memora is offering our listeners a FREE 30-minute brand consultation. Schedule yours now. 

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What does holding a mirror for yourself and others feel like? This podcast offers the realness of calling yourself on your own Bull$hit.

Together Joy! To-Get-Her-Joy blogger and writer Monica Inestroza-Curtis is our first guest on The Kindling Project, and she does not disappoint. Monica shares with us her journey to starting her blog, To-Get-Her-Joy, and the layered meaning of its title. She explains that during the height of pandemic chaos, she was compelled to put herself in a timeout. She had to get real with herself and call herself on her BS.

Monica explains what holding a mirror to herself and others looks like. In other words, Monica takes us down her path of vulnerability, humility, and overall badassery to truly show up in life.

Get to know our favorite girl with a pen by subscribing to her blog: https://togetherjoy.com/.  Learn more about The Kindling Project at our website: https://www.thekindlingproject.com/ and join our Facebook group for women looking for that extra kindling to start their next big fire! The Kindling Project - Ignite. The Kindling Project is sponsored by Memora, an experience design agency that creates memorable brand experiences. Memora is offering our listeners a FREE 30-minute brand consultation. Schedule yours now. 

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Learn more about The Kindling Project at our website and join our Facebook group for women looking for that extra kindling to start their next big fire!

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Finding the power within ourselves. What can power mean when we want to reevaluate and get real with ourselves about changing the narrative of our story?

In this episode of The Kindling Project, Amy and Melissa discuss the meaning of power and power vs. empowerment.

Power is something we feel, experience, want, reject, and crave. Women experience power or the lack of it throughout a lifetime.  Personal power is highlighted and drilled down through this exploration of what it means and how it truly shows up for us. From this discussion, speaking our truth and speaking with intention leads us to feelings of power. Suggestions are explored on how to claim our power or take it back, especially if we have freely given it all away. 

 Learn more about The Kindling Project at our website: https://www.thekindlingproject.com/ and join our Facebook group for women looking for that extra kindling to start their next big fire! The Kindling Project - Ignite. The Kindling Project is sponsored by Memora, an experience design agency that creates memorable brand experiences. Memora is offering our listeners a FREE 30-minute brand consultation. Schedule yours now. 

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Learn more about The Kindling Project at our website and join our Facebook group for women looking for that extra kindling to start their next big fire!

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*Trigger Warning*

How to lose a sister to cancer and keep going: Amy shares her intimate experience with grief and loss of the love of her life Christine. 

Amy and Melissa discuss grief, loss, bereavement, and acceptance in this episode of The Kindling Project. Amy brings the intersection of her professional and personal life.

They explore how losing a loved one changes the course of our path the minute they are gone. Death, dying, grief and loss have many painful emotions and feelings attached to this journey. Amy covers everything from unconditional love, acceptance, vulnerability, to family dynamics, and being present.

Amy gets real with her journey of losing her sister Christine on July 1, 2020. This honest, raw, and vulnerable conversation with Melissa opens up a space that Amy typically keeps private and tucked away safe and sound. We hope that if you have walked this path or are new to it, you will feel strength, courage, and support and remember you are not alone.

Amy has sat with hundreds of families as their loved one has passed while working with Gift of Life Michigan (organ and tissue procurement). In addition, Amy has spent countless years supporting families in crisis while showing up for them emotionally. Amy recommends https://whatsyourgrief.com/ as a resource for those who are grieving. 

Learn more about The Kindling Project at our website: https://www.thekindlingproject.com/ and join our Facebook group for women looking for that extra kindling to start their next big fire! The Kindling Project - Ignite. The Kindling Project is sponsored by Memora, an experience design agency that creates memorable brand experiences. Memora is offering our listeners a FREE 30-minute brand consultation. Schedule yours now. 

Take Action Now!
Learn more about The Kindling Project at our website and join our Facebook group for women looking for that extra kindling to start their next big fire!

Contact us via email at [email protected] for further inquiries or discussions.

This is the episode where the rubber meets the road. 

In this episode, Amy and Melissa talk about “the itch” to try something new, something more meaningful, something with purpose. Amy and Melissa detail their professional backgrounds and how they see their complementary skill sets coming together for The Kindling Project. 

After years in their respective careers and on the cusp of becoming empty nesters, it felt like there was something more they wanted to be doing. It was time to prioritize their passion project. One of their goals is to give back while intentionally supporting and empowering other women to do the same. Essentially creating space for other women’s ideas and ambitions while providing fuel and fanning for that tiny fire inside for all of us.

 Learn more about The Kindling Project at our website: https://www.thekindlingproject.com/ and join our Facebook group for women looking for that extra kindling to start their next big fire! The Kindling Project - Ignite. The Kindling Project is sponsored by Memora, an experience design agency that creates memorable brand experiences. Memora is offering our listeners a FREE 30-minute brand consultation. Schedule yours now. 

Take Action Now!
Learn more about The Kindling Project at our website and join our Facebook group for women looking for that extra kindling to start their next big fire!

Contact us via email at [email protected] for further inquiries or discussions.

In our flagship episode, Amy and Melissa stumble their way through their first attempt at recording a podcast. They do not know how, where, and why they decide to take a leap of faith and make a recording. Starting somewhere while dreaming, supporting, and empowering one another, Amy and Melissa get vulnerable with their “why.” Although it does take them the morning to set up the microphone stand, they eventually sit down and press the record button. Amy and Melissa share why they decided to leap of faith and see where they land their feet. This podcast was recorded at the height of COVID-19 Summer 2020. 

Learn more about The Kindling Project at our website: https://www.thekindlingproject.com/ and join our Facebook group for women looking for that extra kindling to start their next big fire! The Kindling Project - Ignite. The Kindling Project is sponsored by Memora, an experience design agency that creates memorable brand experiences. Memora is offering our listeners a FREE 30-minute brand consultation. Schedule yours now. 

Take Action Now!
Learn more about The Kindling Project at our website and join our Facebook group for women looking for that extra kindling to start their next big fire!

Contact us via email at [email protected] for further inquiries or discussions.