Take Care Sis

It's Minority Mental Health Awareness Month!! On June 2, 2008, July was named Bebe Moore Minority Mental Health Awareness Month! National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is observed to bring awareness to the unique struggles that racial and ethnic minority communities face regarding mental illness in the United States. Join Kiki & Ki as they dive into the reasons why Minority Mental Hea...

It's Time for a Mid Year Check in!! We have officially reached the middle of the YEAR and do you know what time it is? It's time to check in with ourselves. How are your resolutions going that you set at the beginning of the year? If you didnt set resolutions,  what about your goals, affirmations or intentions? Join Kiki & Ki as they do a live mid year check for themselves. This week we'l...

It's Kiki's Birthday (Month)! Kiki wrote a blog post back in 2018 titled "30 Things I've Learned in 30 Years" so gor her birthday this year, we will revisit these lessons+ Join Ki & Kiki as Kiki goes into the 30 things she learnedin 30 years while turning 34! This week's conversation goes into may gems about life divided into 5 categories:  - Friends, Family and Support Systems  - Se...

It's Black Music Month! June is African American Music Appreciation Month and was created in 1979!  This month celebrates the African American musical influences that comprise an essential part of our nation’s treasured cultural heritage. Join Ki & Kiki as they play a game centered around Black Music and based on some of the Prompts from the Music Sermon Instagram account's Month long cha...

We all know that parenthood has no instruction manual.  And as a parent, if you’re not tapped into yourself and your own habits, it could go left OR …it could go right.  But many folks (not all) are in therapy because of childhood trauma.  And this trauma is not necessarily from something their parents “did”...but, maybe it was something their parents didn't do.  Join Ki & Kiki as they sit down wi...

What comes to mind when you think of Trashing the Checklist? Many times we put ourselves on a timeline for our lives or even on someome else's timeline. So this week we have invited our friends from The Trash the Checklist Podcast to talk about the concept of living life on our own terms and trashing thise checklists! Join Ki & Kiki as they sit down with Dr. Yolanda Holloway & Tiffany Byrd...

We are back with Part 2 of our Therapy Episode with Dr. Ebony Blue!  Join Ki & Kiki as they sit down with Dr. Ebony Blue to talk about Mental Health Awareness and Therapy! Dr. Ebony Blue is a Licensed Profession Counselor, a Wellness Practitioner and Coach who specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She focuses on helping Women of Color to take better care of themselves through holis...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month! We have decided to bring a Professional into the conversation! Join Ki & Kiki as they sit down with Dr. Ebony Blue to talk about Mental Health Awareness and Therapy! Dr. Ebony Blue is a Licensed Profession Counselor, a Wellness Practitioner and Coach who specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She focuses on helping Women of Color to take better care...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month! We are planning on bringing a mental health professional to the conversation, but let's prepare for the conversation! Ki & Kiki are both Yoga & Meditation Practitioners/Instructors. One of the main ways we help our clients maintain a healthy mental state during practices is by incorporating Mindfulness into it.  Join Ki & Kiki as they explore...

Do you ever take time to think about the people in your life? Do you take time to evaluate your relationships to determine if they are adding value to your life? Join Ki & Kiki as they explore the types of people you should stay close to. The conversation will explore our own feelings around who we would like to keep around us and discuss 6 different types of people that we should stay close t...

In honor of Mother's Day Ki & Kiki have brought their moms into the conversation! Join Ki & Kiki as they explore the concept of Self Care from the Mother's Perspective. We explore self care before pregnancy, during, and while the children were little. The conversation turns to how these moms take care of themselves now and what their favorite pastimes are. Key Timestamps: 1:18 Weekly Check...

Setting Boundaries can be easy to do, but enforcing them can be the hard part. One boundary that can be helpful and necessary in our self care journey is Saying No. Saying No can be hard for a variety of reasons, but once we grasp this concept and put it into practice, we will be thankful we did.  Join Ki & Kiki as they explore the concept of Saying No and how it relates to taking care of...

It's Ki's Birthday!! In honor of a special Occasion, Ki took the time to Write a Special Letter to herself.  Each Year, Ki celebrates her birthday by doing a "State of the Union" on her life. Ki says Self Care is an act of Self Love. So as an act of Self Love, she has written her twenty year old self a letter. Join us this week as we reflect on Ki's letter. ENJOY! Key Timestamps: 6:07 Weekly...

We are still in our 2 Part Series! This time we are diving into how to Declutter our minds.  You may recall from Part 1: Declutter your Space, that we mentioned that if your space is cluttered,  it may be an indication that your mind is as well. Join Ki & Kiki as they explore the concept of Decluttering our mind, our mental space. When we actually take time to declutter both the mind...

Its the time of year to get our Spring Cleaning done! Spring Cleaning is just another phrase for Decluttering. Decluttering helps us to clean up our space, organize our space, and purge the things we no longer need. All of those reasons were physical reasons to declutter; however, Decluttering can also help in keeping our mental space clean! Join Ki & Kiki as they explore the concept of Declut...

During the past 2 years, there has been an increase in people leaving their jobs and choosing to not return to the workforce immediately. Many have chosen to take an extended break for various reasons such as low pay, flexibility, and not feeling valued by their companies. This movement was named the Great Resignation. Join Ki & Kiki as they explore the concept of the The Great Resignation, and ho...

Have you noticed the increase in people quitting their jobs and taking an extended break before going back to work? Have you noticed how people are more exhausted than before? Join Kiki & Ki as they discuss what causes burnout, physical symptoms, and solutions to combat it.  Timestamps: 9:24 Goal/Self Care Check in 16:30 What is Burnout? 19:58 What causes Burnout? 23:08 5 Physical Signs o...

Everyone talks about the need to set goals in life. However, we may get overwhelmed thinking about where and how to start with goal setting.  In this episode Ki & Kiki discuss how to set goals using the S.T.A.R. Goals Method and how they can help us in our self care journey. Timestamps: 5:55 S.T.A.R Goals 14:44 Why is setting goals important? 24:15 How can Setting goals help in your self care jour...

For the Past 2 Years we have all experienced a Collective Trauma from this pandemic. We have been masking up, quarantining , and just trying to stay safe. All of this has left us feeling kind of BLAH. Join KiKi & Ki as they explore the feeling of Languishing. Timestamps: 4:44 What is this feeling? 10:43 Languishing? What's That? 11:58 The Spectrum of Mental Health 13:42 How does this feeling r...

This Week Ki & Kiki talk about common barriers to actually experiencing self care! One way to remove the barriers is to hold yourself accountable. Join us as we explore different ways to be accountable to your self care practice.  Timestamps: 1:42 What did you do for Self Care? 10:00 Why is Self Care so hard to do? 16:14  20:09 Self Care vs. Self Indulgence 24:06 Shame as a barrier t...

Join Ki & Kiki for a Conversation around the different types of Self Care! Many people associate Self Care with bubble baths, manicures and pedicures; But there are many different layers to this practice! In this episode we introduce our list of Self Care Types: Physical, Emotional/Mental, Spiritual, Personal, and Professional Self Care.  Timestamps: 3:26 Physical Self Care 9:26 Emotional...

Welcome to the very first episode of Take Care Sis with Ki & Kiki! Join us as we navigate Self Care in Real Life. Kiki & Ki are 2 Black Yoga Teachers on a mission to help people take better care of themselves. Join Ki & Kiki as they introduce themselves, recount how they met, and how they started their own yoga journeys. Timestamps: 1:05 What is this podcast about? 3:18 How Kiki &...

Welcome to the Take Care Sis Podcast with Ki & Kiki! Join us on a journey to explore different ways to take better care of ourselves! Come on in Sis!