Black Women in Wellness

Isah Kushma is a disabled combat veteran from the United States Army with 25 years of service.  She is a disciplined Wellness Coach and Yoga Instructor whose passion for total fitness encourages others to practice healthy lifestyles.  She established IsahMaazing Fitness and Wellness to provide knowledge, insight and inspiration to anyone that is struggling to meet their fitness goals. An experienc...

Olivia F. Scott is a respected Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher trained in New York City. Freedom At The Mat is an online and offline wellness platform to provide a sacred space for people to pause for self-care with pre-recorded affirmations, intentions, wellness interviews, meditations, and yoga flows. In addition to the Freedom At The Mat YouTube Channel, classes are offer...

Dr. Varnado left her traditional career of almost 20 years in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2021 to address the broken healthcare system, which currently puts the most resources in treating symptoms, when it really needs to address the root cause of diseases.  Through her years of practice, she has realized that many know what it takes to be healthy but outside of a support system their efforts rar...

Since 2004, Tosha Bailey has coached busy women on how to become happier, healthier and hotter by creating balance between the foods they love and the foods their bodies need, short effective workouts, and shifting their mindset to create more confidence, balance, higher energy, and less stress. Tosha’s coaching style is straightforward, effective and fun, meeting her clients where they currently...

A creative, innovator and critical thinker, in 2020 Venice Williams made the decision to leave her career in Education to explore various avenues that can bridge the many desires she has. She is now living in Costa Rica and is enjoying her experience living abroad. Venice desires to advocate for and expose young people to education through travel, expanding resources and dismantling stereotypes wh...

Alicia D. Bonaparte, PhD. Dr. Alicia D. Bonaparte is currently a Full Professor of Sociology at Pitzer College and trained as a medical sociologist with a specialization in reproductive health, health disparities, and female crime and deviance. She earned her MA and PhD from Vanderbilt University in Sociology and her BA in Sociology (cum laude) from Spelman College. Her research interests include...

Tricia Gray is a Los Angeles based community worker with over 15 years of experience in juvenile carceral system, foster care, suicide education and awareness, and county public health. Currently, Tricia is the Volunteer Engagement Coordinator at ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE, the only abortion fund in the state of California providing free and unbiased funding and logistical support for a...

Angel V. Shannon, MS, CRNP is a personal development keynote speaker, board certified nurse practitioner and founder of Seva Health and The Seva Institute. Her inspiring presentations are drawn from nearly three decades of clinical practice and lifetime study of integrative health and mind-body medicine. Through courses, coaching, community and radical self-compassion practice, Angel teaches overw...

Perle Noire is THE Black Burlesque Queen. Known as Mama Perle in the burlesque community, she's been blessed with the unique gift of embodying Josephine Baker and healing an audience in a theatre or in the classroom. A paragon of glitz and glamour, Perle is an intuitive healer, creative director, transformative coach, and the creator of The Healing Through Seduction program. She specializes in gui...

Talya Peters was born and raised in Atlanta Georgia.  She has worked in the aviation industry for over 20 years.  She tried hypnosis in 2016 but it wasn’t until she used Hypnobirthing in 2019 that she really began to see the benefits of hypnosis.  After taking Mindvalley courses with Marissa Peer and observing her methodology, she became a Certified Hypnotherapist in August of 2021...

Dr. Allen  is a Naturopathic Physician & Licensed Acupuncturist at Essential Natural Health in the Richmond, Va area. As an expert in her field, her patients benefit greatly from her extensive knowledge of natural care options available that include but are not limited to:  Lifestyle Modifications, Herbal Medicine, Nutrient Repletion, Acupuncture and Chinese Herba...

Adeola Mead is a Naturopathic Physician  with 15 years of clinical experience who's team provides integrative wellness programs to help improve digestion, energy and mood, naturally and simultaneously. They help organizations implement wellness initiatives that improve mental and physical health while creating a culture of camaraderie in wellness. Dr Mead's appro...

Content warning: In this episode, we discuss postpartum depression and thoughts of harm. For women who feel stuck and stagnant in life, Sasha Nicole teaches how to feel more confident and courageous through various courses, motivational videos, coaching, and keynote speeches. As a mental health advocate in the wellness industry for over ten years, who not only survived severe postpartum depression...

Rae Muhammad was born and raised in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She went to Auburn University and earned her bachelor's in Pre-Veterinary Sciences, and continued on through Veterinary Medicine. After a fulfilling career working with animals, she decided it was time to give love to her other passion, the arts. She spent a year apprenticing at Boston Tattoo Company, and went on to take a break a focus...

Hi good people, This month's episode is a little different. I don't have an interview for you. Instead, I will be sitting down for a story time to let you in on what has been happening behind the scenes and what will be happening with the podcast going forward. Connect with Black Women in Wellness IG: @bwiw_interviews   FB: facebook.com/blackwomeninwellness Website: blackwomeninwellness.com E...

Dahiana Green is your Green Carbon Queen. She is a firm believer that it is the ultimate goal of life to yoke or unify your spiritual form with your mind, and your physical body through conscious breathing and all forms of spiritual nutrition and will power. It is then naturally that life brought her to the practices of different types of holistic and spiritual practices such as yoga, from Hatha,...

Ahoi hoi good people! Ginette Rhodes is back to do another wellness chat with me. For this chat, we'll be talking about daily routines and back to school. Check out our conversation to pick up some tips and tricks to keep you motivated throughout the day. Check out MannaHerbalCare.com IG: @mannaherbalcare FB: Mannaherbalcare Connect with Black Women in Wellness IG: @bwiw_interviews   FB: face...

Carine Camara is an urban medicine woman. She is a Spiritual Wellness Coach, Acupuncturist, Energy Healer, Host of the Infinite Love Podcast and a Holistic Health Care Provider. She is a firm believer that Love is Medicine, and her podcast illustrates how people can overcome life’s challenges with love. As a holistic practitioner she looks at all angles of a client’s health, life, mindset, movemen...

We're trying something new this month! In the spirit of "Friday Inspiration", we're doing a new segment called "Wellness Chat". For these chats, I'll be sitting down with the lovely Ginette Rhodes (from MannaHerbalCare.com) to talk shop about a wellness topic. And for this episode, we'll be talking all things summer skin care.  Check out Ginette's blog post on skin care here . Check out Manna...

Kyoko Rorie-Bruton was born and raised in a small town named New London, NC. When she was 18, she graduated high-school and began college to pursue a career in Healthcare. She worked as an Executive Director for a series of nursing homes and retirement facilities. Then at the age of 30, she had a mid-life crisis, quit her job, and decided to explore an education in Art School. She can say that thi...

Joyce M. Rose-Harris is an experienced Digital Strategist for political and non-profit organizations. Currently Joyce is a Digital Trainer with the National Democratic Training Committee. Most recently she was the Digital Organizing Director for the 2020 South Carolina Coordinated Campaign; and Digital Director in South Carolina for the Elizabeth Warren Presidential Campaign. Joyce is a published...

Ginette Rhodes graduated from The Ohio State University in 2019. After graduation she founded Mannaherbalcare.com which is an online wellness store that ships natural personal care items, vitamins, superfoods, candles, incense and household supplies. She is a nature enthusiast and active podcaster. Her current podcast “Empowered Life Lessons” details her different life lessons in a monologue forma...

D. Colin is a poet and dreamchaser holding degrees in English and  Africana Studies. She is the author of Dreaming in Kreyol and Said the Swing to the Hoop . One of NY Capital Region's Creatives under 40 in The Collaborative, she is also an NYS Writers Institute, VONA and Cave Canem Fellow. D. Colin uses poetry, performance and paint to inspire, empower and educate communities through creativ...

Lauren Pope Forbes is a Holistic Wellness Guide and certified Institute of Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. She is also the Creator and Founder of Love Yourself Healthy and the Hair & Body Positivity Experience. Her business is based on 4 basic pillars of a healthy and sustainable lifestyle: knowing, nourishing, loving and giving yourself. Her mission is to infuse into the lives of women ov...

Today's show is our season 2 finale and my first double interview. Today I had the pleasure to talk all things cannabis with Khadisha Thornhill and Natalie Cox of Afro Cannada Budsistas. Khadisha Thornhill is an outspoken co-founder of the important new Canadian collective. AFRO CANNADA BUDSISTAS. She developed an appreciation for cannabis approximately 4 years ago when she was dealing with some c...