How do you divine?

Failure was never a verdict. So who decided it was? This week, Sanika goes back to where the word started and finds something much smaller than the weight we put on it. Career. Friendship. Parenthood. Love. She has stumbled in all four. What she learned might change which failure you're still carrying. Stay for the Divine Assignment. You'll want a pen. Send us Fan Mail Thank you for list...

You work every day. Do you know what that word is actually asking of you? Think about the favor you half did. The way you show up when nobody is watching. The hours you handed your phone today. All of it is work. All of it is spending something. This Stick Ah Pin® turns one word over three times. One answer is older than you think. Another might change what you spend tomorrow. How do you divine WU...

As life progresses daily, some things fall into place, others we add as markers of success. Then there are the things that squeeze in there. Let's say it comes with the highs and lows of existing. Jeff Marshall, JD has built a life in more than one room. The courtroom he trained for. The media world he made his name in. The classroom. The stage. The boardroom. All while being impactful beyond...

You were taught discipline as punishment. Somebody with authority handed you that definition, and you never checked the receipt. This episode goes back to where the word actually started, and it is not where you think. Then it gets personal: the one currency I protect above everything, the boundary most people never think to set, and the purchase that got me in the best shape of my life for the wr...

Worth is a market word. A price. Somewhere along the way we let it price us. But if there was a price, would we even want to set it? People are not currency. A human being and the soul we carry cannot be measured that way. It sounds mushy. It is also true. Even if empathy and loving community are not your thing, the fact remains: no human is a price. Not even the worst of us. This episode sits wit...

Learning is how we absorb. It's how we develop skills, figure out the world, find our footing. But when do we give any of it back? When do we drop what no longer serves? Unlearn is that step. This episode goes through what got installed before Sanika had a say: the family scripts, the migration story she inherited, the range of anger she was allowed to show. None of it was chosen. All of it g...

Sweet mouth. If you grew up around it, you already know the sound. The voice that could talk you into anything and leave you feeling good about it after. This is Stick Ah Pin®. Three times a season the main arc stops and we put a stake in the ground on Caribbean language and where it came from. Sweet mouth was never only charm. It was communication of persuasion or attraction built by people who h...

Most people hear pivot and think something went wrong. Andrea Wade thinks that's backwards. Today's word is PIVOT. Not as a crisis, not as a retreat. As a design. Andrea Wade is the founder of The Pivot Lab, where she helps experienced professionals navigate career transitions with confidence. Deloitte. Arthur Andersen. Mattel. Bank of America. Years as an agent at Creative Artists Agenc...

Most of us never chose the life we're living. We absorbed it. Season 4 of How Do You Divine? opens with the word DESIGNED. Not designed as in planned, mapped out, rigid. Designed as in responsive. Intention and flexibility at the same time. In this episode I get honest about my own drift. Season 3 grew. My interviewing got sharper. The systems got better. More stories went out into the world....

In this Season 3 finale, Sanika answers your questions from social media with zero filter — cancel culture, AI and media, the blurred lines between activism and performance, generational differences in social justice, and everything she held back all season long. Raw, honest, and completely unscripted. Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening and for adding new dimensions to your definitions. Keep...

In this special episode, Sanika introduces Feel Ah Way — a project born on the streets of Brooklyn that captures the raw, unfiltered emotional communication of Caribbean culture across generations. We explore how the way Caribbean people express, process, and navigate feelings is its own language — and why that language deserves to be documented, celebrated, and passed forward.g. Watch the series...

In this episode, psychiatric physician and public health expert Dr. Wole Babatunde shares his migration story, the personal trauma he navigated on the path to becoming a physician in the US, and what decades of psychiatric care taught him about the human capacity to adapt. We break down the stigma around mental health in communities of color, the tools that actually help you move through life&apos...

In this episode, Deb Lester, founder of the Conquer Club, shares how an unexpected job loss and a spontaneous move to Dallas became the catalyst for helping women find their light and conquer their fears. We explore what imposter syndrome really costs you, what entrepreneurship demands that nobody warns you about, and what it means to stop dimming yourself for spaces that were never built for your...

In this episode, author, podcaster, and former corporate professional Urmi shares how she walked away from a finance career to embrace a life that honored both her traditional roots and her creative ambitions. We explore what transformation looks like when culture, identity, and the pressure to stay in your lane are all pulling in different directions at once. Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listen...

In this episode, Justin E. Samuels, Visionary and Founder of RenderATL, shares how he built one of the most culturally distinctive tech conferences in the country by refusing to separate technology from community and culture. We explore what it takes to diversify an industry from the outside in, why the South is the next frontier for tech innovation, and how RenderATL is inspiring the next generat...

What does community actually mean — and what happens to the people we leave out of it? In this Stick Ah Pin episode, Sanika pauses the season to reflect on what the summer revealed: about slowing down, showing up, and the quiet weight of accountability we carry into fall. From Essence Fest energy to Sumfest vibes, Leo season had us in our feelings about who's really in our corner — and what i...

In this special crossover episode, Sanika teams up with Laura from Food Worth Forking to explore dating, vulnerability, and finding joy after 40. We play Smash or Pass with some unexpected food combinations, unpack what it really means to be open after heartbreak, and celebrate the beautiful mess of starting over with a full appetite for life. Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening and for addin...

In this episode, Lester Young shares how losing his mother at 16, the trauma of incarceration, and the long road to self-accountability became the foundation of a life rebuilt on purpose. We explore what redemption actually requires beyond forgiveness — trauma-informed healing, community, and the courage to rewrite the narrative for the next generation. Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening and...

In this episode, Rise Powell shares the deeply personal journey that took her from a painful childhood and abusive relationships to finding unshakeable purpose through faith. We explore what it means to rise when the weight of your past feels heavier than the possibility of your future — and how spirituality becomes the ground beneath your feet when everything else gives way. Send us Fan Mail Than...

Welcome to this episode of How Do You Divine, where we explore the concept of identity with Jo Wong. Dive into a candid and insightful discussion as Jo shares her personal experiences of growing up across different cultures, her journey from a corporate executive to a self-aware individual, and the challenges and triumphs of embracing her true self. From dealing with cultural identities to profess...

In this episode, financial coach and early retiree Walli Miller shares how she went from navigating financial hardship in the Bronx to achieving financial independence through the FIRE movement. We break down what it actually takes to use money as a tool for designing your life — real estate, entrepreneurship, the stock market, and the mindset shift that makes all of it possible. Send us Fan Mail...

In this solo birthday month episode, Sanika gets into all of it — the highs and lows of Essence Festival and SumFest, what teen slang and corporate buzzwords are revealing about how we communicate, and why the next generation of community organizers are bringing a level of intentionality, intimacy, and integrity that the big festivals are still catching up to. Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listen...

In this episode, computer engineer, coach, and CEO of Next Level University Alan Lazaros shares how childhood adversity, family loss, and a life-changing car accident forced him to stop drifting and start reverse engineering his life with intention. We break down what it actually means to build systems for fitness, career, and personal growth — and why tracking your habits without judging them is...

In this episode, author and health coach Chatela Young Eugene shares how a year of spiritual isolation as a single mother completely transformed her understanding of balance. We explore what happens when you stop performing stability for everyone around you and start trusting a timing that isn't yours to control — and how that surrender became the book she never planned to write. Send us Fan...

In this episode, corporate veteran and fractional executive Daniella De Grandee shares how she went from being the first in her family to graduate high school to spending 25 years at Reuters and building a career across tech and global business. We explore what fractional leadership actually means, why vulnerability and authenticity are the most underrated tools in any executive's arsenal, an...