Allowing yourself to fall into the safety net of genuine friendship is so integral to our overall well-being. However, *ease* will never be found in expired, unhealthy, or one-sided connections. Join me this week as we wrap up our mini-series on friendship! As always, thanks for listening! Subscribe, share and come back next Monday for the next episode. Happy Healing!

National Friendship Day was yesterday and I'm so excited for us to dive in to the topic of friendship for the next two weeks! I really love and appreciate my friends and wish I could go back and teach younger me the lessons I've learned as it relates to how we show up (and what we should accept) in friendships. Join me this week as we explore the importance of intentionally cultivating our friendships and the system that helped me set realistic expectations for each level of friendship in my life. As always, thanks for listening! Subscribe, share, and come on back next Monday for the latest episode. Happy Healing!

My wedding anniversary was this week and since life inspires art, I curated today's episode around what I've learned as a married millennial. One thing for certain and two things for sure, we DEFINITELY are not candid enough for me when preparing couples for the truth of building healthy marriages. ESPECIALLY if healthy marriages weren't modeled for you. If you are you desire to be married, are preparing to be married, or already married and want to shift things for the better, this episode is my gift to you. Sharing is caring!

None of us have the ability to travel time & foresee how the future will greet us and that in itself should truly create urgency to live as our "highest selves" right now. But what does that even mean? Join me in this week's episode as we explore what it really means to be the highest version of ourselves and how to show up as that person TODAY.

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According to Harvard University, self-compassion yields a number of benefits, including lower levels of anxiety and depression. Self-Compassion also entails

(Further exploration) Practical Ways to Boost Self-Compassion: https://www.health.harvard.edu/mental-health/4-ways-to-boost-your-self-compassion

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Returning home to ourselves is the act of turning away from outward chaos and noise and INWARD towards restoration, peace and harmony. It's returning to the essence of who you are without external distractions. It's preserving and protecting your light. Join me in this week's episode as we explore tangible ways to always find our way home to ourselves, no matter what.

In the words of Lalah Delia, “Some of us run so far away from ourselves in survival mode, that we forget to return home to ourselves.” Welcome back home. You deserve to be here.

Lalah's "A Journey Home" Meditation: https://insighttimer.com/lalahdelia/guided-meditations/a-journey-home

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Is this thing still on?! It's hard to believe it's been two WHOLE months since I recorded the last episode, but just know....the break was very necessary. So necessary that I knew I had to make sure rest was how we reunited! In the words of the The Nap Ministry's Tricia Hersey, "You don't always have to be creating, doing, and 'contributing' to the world. Your birth grants you rest and leisure as well."

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It's amazing how fast the year goes by these days...it's like I'm on an unending loop of being shocked every time a new month rolls around! This bonus episode offers over 85 affirmations to speak over yourself and this new month. Our subliminal minds never stop listening for messages, so feel free to play this episode while you're on the move. Inspired by Aarushi Tewari, these affirmations are an opportunity for us to call in love, goodness, positivity, and support into this new month! May you be happy, may you be whole, may you be blessed in your coming and in your going, and may you be well. In Jesus' Name, Amen!

Happy New Month!

I never know who the message is for every week, but I feel so strongly about this week's episode and I just know someone will be blessed by this reminder. You are already worthy. You were born worthy. God deposited your worth in a one-way transaction the minute He formed you in your mother’s womb. You are not defined by your weight. You are not defined by your bank account. You are not defined by the number of degrees you hold. You are not defined by your intellect. Your worth is a permanent part of your DNA. You will ALWAYS be WORTHY! 

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Too many of us spend far too long doubting our gifts, questioning our calling, and shying away from the light all because of our dependence on EXTERNAL opinions. Whether it’s the opinions of loved ones, the “validation” of social media, or the desire to “keep up with the Joneses”, living life based on the expectations and perceptions of other people will always result in a life that was never designed for YOU. Join me in this week's episode as I encourage you to OWN your dopeness and fully  walk in your God-Given light!

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