Your Body Knows

Integrative Nutritionist Selena Ayala, empowers women of color to tap into the connection between their mind, body and soul, as she centers her work around women, wholeness and their well-being. Growing up in a blended family, Selena walks the Motif community through the evolution of her beliefs around wellness and nutrition. And, in conversation with host Shanetta McDonald, Selena also shares insight on cannabis being an integral part of women’s care and how inviting stillness into our lives can help us deepen the relationship with ourselves and others.

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Instagram: @seaayala 

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Self-proclaimed anti-diet dietician, Dalina Soto encourages women of color to end chronic dieting and love their bodies, their food, and their culture as a Registered Dietician and founder of Your Latina Nutritionist. As a first-generation, Dominican-American, Dalina shares her beliefs on how we can incorporate the foods we love into our daily lives with moderation and awareness, in this week's episode. Along with host Shanetta McDonald, Dalina also unpacks the intersectionality of culture, class, and race as it relates to health access.

*Trigger warning - episode contains talk of eating disorders

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Instagram: @your.latina.nutritionist 

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Entrepreneur, Business Consultant and Coach, Dr. Tiffany Bowden inspires people to build heart to heart human connections, as an Anti-Racism Educator and Diversity and Communications Specialist. In conversation with host Shanetta McDonald, Tiffany gets vulnerable about her early childhood experiences with race, as well as how it shaped her journey and life’s work in cultural diversity. She also offers insight into how Black women can create agency and show up as their authentic selves in the workplace.

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Instagram: @rootedgoddess

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On this week’s episode, Annie McDonald encourages women of color to live their lives abundantly as the 91-year old matriarch of host Shanetta McDonald’s family. In conversation with her granddaughter Shanetta, Annie gives the community a glimpse into her coming-of-age journey as a Black woman raised in the deep south who goes on to live a fulfilling life with ‘no regrets’ as she notes. Indulge in this beautiful conversation filled with joy, resilience and self-reflection.

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Professional storyteller, Stephanie Quintana emboldens women of color to bring their own seat to the table, as a Creative Strategist in the fashion industry. Joined by host Shanetta McDonald, Stephanie shares her coming-of-age experiences of growing up multi-racial in Los Angeles, and how allowing play and art into her life led to discovering her purpose. 

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Digital Maven, Tulani Elisa, empowers women of color to explore their creative interests, as Vice President of Social Media at Fox Entertainment. In conversation with host, Shanetta McDonald, the two share about the beauty of going with the flow in life and leaning into our abundance by following our curiosities and saying 'Yes' to life.

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Community builder Leah Gallegos holds space for women of color to uncover their true sense of belonging as co-founder of People’s Yoga in this week’s episode. A self-proclaimed ‘Chicana from Highland Park,’ Leah’s story is one of self-discovery, and 'coming home to one's self' through self-acceptance.

Listen in as Leah and host Shanetta McDonald expand on the benefit of spiritual practices such as yoga, in helping us to be in our bodies, and receive life’s teachings in moments of stillness.

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How willing are you to be fully present and in this moment?

In this week's episode, mindfulness artist, Dora Kamau invites women of color to be in their body and to practice stillness. A 200 hour meditation teacher and wellness artist, Dora Kamau, uses meditation as a tool to awaken individuals to the true experience of who they are.

Joined by host Shanetta McDonald, Dora shares how a string of unhealthy relationships led to her discovering meditation and eventually the calling to help others along their healing path with the practice. The two also offer messages of hope on how other BIWOC can accept themselves more, have faith and trust in their individual journeys, and be intentional with taking care of their mind, body and spirit.

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https://www.dorakamau.ca/
https://insighttimer.com/dorakamau 
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Designer and Creative, Linda Nguyen joins host Shanetta in a free-flowing conversation, opening up about her upbringing as a first-generation Vietnamese daughter, a 15-year fashion industry trajectory, and how she’s living through and protecting her peace with the recent violence against the Asian American community. Linda and Shanetta also swap stories of working in male-dominated industries, along with offering advice to women of color who want to start their own business.

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www.love-made.com
LOVE MADE on IG: @lovemade
Linda Nguyen on IG: @linda_lovemade

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Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist, Jordan Madison encourages the Black community to reassess traditional views on therapy as founder of Therapy is My J.A.M. In conversation with host Shanetta, Jordan opens up about how her matriculation at Spelman college ignited her desire to reduce the stigma around mental health in her community. Together, they dive into the intersectionality of being Black women, how it impacts overall wellness and how the two are working on overcoming fears as creators. 

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