Happy Monday beautiful people!!!

Conversations with Friends Episode 36 is a conversation with a new friend, Elizabeth Joseph from Phoenix AZ. Elizabeth and I met a few weeks ago at a local networking event where I read a live poem with a local dancer. It was an instant realization, we gotta be friends!

Elizabeth has been doing major plant and healing work in the valley for the last decade and is hosting the 2nd annual Melanin Mom's Expo this November 2nd in Phoenix Arizona! Today we sit and chat a little background information about Elizabeth and how she found herself on this community healing path. 

Tune in to hear this inspired mama and I discuss how she found her path to veganism and wholistic healing, what the Melanin Mom Expo is all about and why it is needed especially in the Phoenix Valley. To learn more about the event check out https://www.melaninmomsaz.net/ for all the details (and you might even find a picture of me there :) We also talk about her personal wellness brand Be More Raw! Tune into the plant-based message on IG and FB under Be More Raw or check out https://www.bemoreraw.com/. 

Lot's of goodies in this episode friends and if you are in Phoenix make sure you learn more about the Taco Tuesday events taking place in October! Elizabeth is offering a FREE health consult at her Taco Tuesday fund raising events ! These consults are valued at $150! Take advantage of the community coming together to heal together and support the Melanin Mom's Expo! Vending and sponsorship opportunites are still available!

Thank you mama for sharing your time, love and energy with the show, with me and with our community at large! It matters that we each find what we are passionate about and share some of that juju with as many as we can. I am cheering you on sistren and am really looking forward to growing alongside you Super Woman!!!

Tune in family! And tune ... all the way UP!!!

Happy Wednesday family!!!

Conversations with Friends episode 35 is a conversation with a super long time friend, Gina Marsh. Gina and I met in elementary school in San Diego and have been reconnected online for the last few years. Today we go back in time a bit and discuss where and when we met. Gina and I were in the same 2nd grade class together at Wegeforth elementary in Serra Mesa! (Shouting out our hometown family!!!) It's amazing how far apart friends can grow and yet remain on such a similar path. 

Gina is also a stay at home mom dedicated to providing the most natural upbringing for her son. Her family is vegan and we discuss vegan pregnancy and how she stayed healthy and strong while pregnant. Her son had some diet related issues early on and once she decided to take out gluten, everything changed. If you have a highly sensitive child, you definitely want to listen to this episode! We talk about food allergies and how they affect behavior AND how quickly these things can be reversed when we stay committed to making the necessary lifestyle and dietary changes.

Gina is also training to be a Cosmic Kids yoga instructor! In segment 2 we tune into her yogi practice and learn more about what Cosmic Kids yoga is all about. To learn more about the practice check out Cosmic Kid Yoga on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga . My children love it too!

Thank you friend for sharing your love and energy with the show! This was meant to be shared on Monday though thank you for your patience and commitment to healing, one step at a time. I love having you in my sphere and am cheering you and your family on love!!!

Happy Monday!!! Conversations with Friends episode 34 is a conversation with my friend and sistren Teurai Chanakira. Teurai is sharing her voice with us today all the way from Melbourne Australia! This is our 1st international podcast and we are so excited to be moving across the oceans!!! Teurai and I met some years ago through her sister, Eden, a previous guest on the show and a local, personal friend. This was our first time speaking together and it was really awesome to get some one on one time with a verified distant family member.

Make sure you check out the Zoom video chat too 

Teurai is a world traveller and has just returned home after a near year long trip around the Earth! A few years ago, Teurai decided to follow her heart and leave her law profession to pursue her passion; helping others live a healthier life. She works with her clients in person, on cruise ships (travelling to 72 countries doing it too!) and online. She is dedicated to supporting her sphere as they find the ways to stay active, eat well and create the lifestyle they most desire.

Teurai has recently released her 5th book titled HOW TO LIVE FROM ONE SUITCASE FOR ONE YEAR: ENDLESS FASHION OPTIONS FOR ANY CLIMATE WHILST YOU TRAVEL! (click here to purchase in the US and here to purchase in AU) and has also curated a blog where she shares all about her travels and how she keeps it all together no matter where in the world she finds herself. 

Teurai can be contacted through her international website FitnesstoaTee.com.au. You can find her previously published books, services she provides and there is even a FREE GIFT for those of us wanting to trim our tummy! 

Sistren!!! Thank you for being you, for showing up and answering your call and for taking Conversations with Friends WORLDWIDE!!! I really enjoyed hanging with you for this show and have enjoyed watching you blossom and grow and make it happen from way over here even more! I am cheering for you sister and cannot wait until we get to see you in the desert!

Follow Teurai on FB @ Teurai Chanakira Model and IG @teurai1. And stay tuned!!! She is whipping me back into shape too yall! I am now working with Teurai as an online fitness coach! I am excited to share more with you all soon! Time to get back in the gym. Mama needs some TLC.

Peace family! Enjoy the show!

Happy Monday beautiful people!!!

Conversations with Friends Episode 32 is a conversation with a new friend, Charlmayne Settles, the author of Hey Little Black Girl: For the Unhealed LIttle Black Girl in You. Charlmayne is working hard to bring healing to herself, her family and her community!

Charlmayne recently published her new book, Hey Little Black Girl: For the Unhealed Little Black Girl in You and is now sharing her story with the world. This mama of 4 is no stranger to the hard knocks of life and is using her own past to move forward and inspire a generation of women to know that we can all grow from just about any foundation and still enjoy life. Healing is real and when we decide to use our life experiences to create the life we truly desire and heal the little girl or little boy inside, we will create peace and happiness no matter how life began. 

Charlmayne speaks to the wounded child in us all and helps us remember to go back and heal this vulnerable being within. She uses her own story to walk us through how we can overcome great challenges and share our story to influence others to do the same! Tune into her work and grab a copy of her new book at https://heylittleblackgirl.com/ and follow her on Facebook and Instagram under Hey Little Black Girl...

because this mama is on a mission: To speak to the unhealed little black girl inside of every black woman and girl so that they may heal and reach their fullest potential.

Thank you sistren for answering your call and rising in your responsibility! I have enjoyed building with you and look forward to continuing to grow together! I am cheering for you mama and am so excited to read the next installment of the growth path of Charlmayne Settles.