Revolutionary Rising

In today's final episode of podcast (for now!), "The Hard Truth about Self Advocacy," I'm giving you the recipe for self-advocacy success—the actual step-by-step approach to create a sustainable practice that works even when life gets messy. When you listen, you'll learn why self-advocacy feels so unnatural (and how to change that). You'll also get clear on how you can actually learn from failures...

This episode shares ALL of the different ways that advocating for yourself will make life better for the folks in your life, so that you can finally see that advocating for yourself is actually one of the best ways you can care for those around you. In addition to sharing with you how not advocating for yourself is selfish (seriously!) I'll also be sharing: 🌟 the real reason why your family is so...

If you want to know how I went from not realizing advocacy was even possible, to being able to teach others how to advocate for themselves, don't skip this week's episode of the podcast.   In this week's episode, "Gieselle enters her Villain Era", I'll talk about: 💣 how racism and patriarchal norms impacted my ability to advocate as a wife and partner  💣 overcoming the trap of being a "good girl...

In this episode, I'll be breaking down: 👉🏾 how generational trauma creates a cycle of no one having their needs met (even in the workplace!) 👉🏾 questions you can ask yourself to determine what spaces and individuals ARE safe to for you advocate 👉🏾 ways that you can help others see that your needs aren't in conflict, or a threat to their desires and needs   This episode will challenge your fe...

Are you craving to feel less pressure, expectations, and perfectionism in your life? ​ Then you should definitely listen to today's episode of the podcast, "Messy is the New Perfect," where Shelaya shares her journey to being average…and fucking loving it. ​ During today's episode, we'll cover: ​ 👀 how dropping perfectionism has helped Shelaya have better relationships and feel less alone ​ 👀 Sh...

In today's episode, I'll be covering: 🔥 The Big Plot Twist: You're not failing at self-advocacy - you're just trying to sprint before you can crawl. This episode exposes why diving into the deep end is actually keeping you silent. 💣 The Truth Bomb: Your "growth mindset" might be sabotaging you. Turns out, capitalism's "faster, harder, stronger" mentality is exactly why you're stuck. Mind. Blown....

Nicole is such a great example of someone who said, "I matter" and not only changed her future – but the future of her children, and the Black parents and children she supports in her work. I'm so excited to expand her impact today by sharing an interview I did with her on today's episode of the Revolutionary Rising podcast. On this episode, "From Burnout to Boundaries", Nicole and I discussed: 🎙️...

In this episode, I'll be talking about: ✅ what it REALLY means to advocate for yourself (with yourself!) ✅ how this builds confidence in yourself and your boundaries ✅ how this strategy leads to you receiving more yeses when you advocate for yourself with other people   …and so much more.   This episode is jam-packed with knowledge, and will 100% fundamentally change your success rate in advoca...

In today's episode, we're talking all about what it really takes to advocate for yourself as a person of color in the workplace – and how to overcome the fear of negative consequences when speaking up. My client, Naria, joins me to share her powerful journey of learning how to confidently own her worth, set boundaries, and advocate for herself unapologetically. Here's what Naria and I are breaking...

We're diving into why advocating for yourself as a leader of color can feel so damn hard. In this first episode, I'll be: ✨breaking down the reasons why you might specifically struggle with advocating for yourself based on your intersectional identities ✨discussing why it's not a personal failing or personality flaw if you struggle to advocate for yourself ✨talking about the struggle of speakin...

In today's episode, I'm breaking down why it's so damned hard for us to prioritize rest as leaders, specifically.   But even better, I'm also providing real life examples from a bunch of my clients to show how the principles we've talked about this season have led them to be even more effective leaders.   Why?   Because representation fucking matters.   So I want to make sure you see that you aren...

In today's episode of the Revolutionary Rising podcast, Aida and I talk about: 🔥how watching her mom work hard as a kid impacted her relationship with rest 🔥the burden and gifts of being "the first" 🔥the surprising thing that she ACTUALLY needed when her anxiety was telling her to go get shit done   …and so much more.   Aida's been so generous in sharing the perspective shifts and exact tools t...

In this episode, Kim & I break down how they went from feeling counterproductive & stuck in numbing activities, to feeling like they're simultaneously moving forward in their goals without sacrificing their joy, rest, and vibrant life.   We also talked about: how to navigate the shame of "failure" when making a pivot mental health, neurodiversity, and their impact on productivity and rest feeling...

If there's one thing we've all learned as folks of color in white dominated societies, it's this:   We are only worthy of being respected and lauded if we're exceptional.   In this episode, I'm doing a deep dive on exceptionalism and how it impacts rest for leaders of color.   I'll also be breaking down: how to evaluate if you REALLY care about being exceptional, or if society just taught you to c...

Here's something we don't talk about enough in regards to rest: Sometimes, you're not exhausted because you're working long hours, or spending a ton of time on something. You're exhausted because the thing that you're doing, while short-lived, is emotionally draining.   In this episode, we talk about: 👉🏿the surprising reason so many folks are burnt out 👉🏿a small practice that helped her stop f...

Today we're talking about the B word... Not that one! The other one, BOUNDARIES. Boundaries are really fucking hard for almost all of us (myself included, sometimes!) because we live in a society where having personal boundaries is thought of as being selfish.   In today's episode of the podcast , I break down why:  👉🏿working on your ability to create & uphold boundaries is essential to rest 👉...

When Jaya and I started working together, they had been burnt out since their teens. (You read that right, their TEENS) Jaya leads a department for tech-driven programming a social justice nonprofit. Previously, they have run marketing and advertising campaigns at a number of startups and nonprofits over six years. And even though they had just had their most successful career yet… …internally, th...

No matter what your racial or ethnic background is, if you grew up in a white-dominated environment, your parents probably told you some version of this: "We have to work twice as hard to get half as much as white folks." In this episode, called, "Stop Working Twice As Hard", I'll be breaking down: 💡when it IS true that we have to work twice as hard as folks of color 💡why working twice as hard s...

When I met my client Cassandra, she was an entrepreneur and the leader of a robust team of employees and contractors.   Business was great… but the personal was, well, not.   She struggled to take time off, or enjoy her free time, because she still felt entirely integral to her team's execution & success.   These days Cassandra is literally a whole new leader: she's created new, bold boundaries wi...

Welcome back to season 4 of the podcast!!! If you're true to this, you know that each season we focus on a specific issue that leaders and entrepreneurs of color navigate.   So this season, I wanted to focus our conversation on how you can get more: 🌴rest 🌴joy 🌴free time 🌴creativity   in your day-to-day life, without changing your job, abandoning your kids (lol!), or doing a complete overhaul....

As folks of color, it's not uncommon for us to start our businesses because we hit (racist) walls in the corporate world.   The only problem?   Most of the time…we start our businesses being that same shitty boss we tried to escape.   In today's episode, I'll be sharing the ultimate key to being loud, being real, and being seen:   Doing it your own damn way.   (Seriously, don't even do mine!)   Th...

 When I met Junielle, she went by "Elle"...   …because, you guessed it – she felt like her name was "too difficult."   But lately, she's been reclaiming her voice…   …and as she's reclaimed her voice, she's reclaimed her name. During this episode, we talked about so much , like: Junielle's experience growing up as one of the few Black kids in her Canadian town why Junielle had to first feel "worth...

As a result of "cancel culture," you might feel pretty damned unsafe showing up boldly in these streets, because you can't afford to say the wrong thing and have it impact your finances.   I used to be terrified that when I spoke up as an entrepreneur and leader, I'd be canceled or called out, too.   But I'm over that drama now.   In this episode, I'm talking about: why being called out can actual...

Today I'm joined by one of my favorite people and a former client of mine, Kat Munoz!   Kat and I talk about: Finding herself and actually enjoying being herself The power of asking herself what she needed and honoring what she wants How she created internal safety by accepting herself    About Kat: Kat stands for emotional freedom for wives and moms and she empowers them to prioritize what lights...

Today I'm saying something that you really need to hear… you're not that special.   Y'all should know me better by now and I know you that there's more to today's topic.    Today's message is super simple: There's a systemic reason that you feel like no one understands you There are so many people who relate to you and your experiences   Listen in to find out exactly why you're special but not tha...