Shaping Freedom With Lisane Basquiat

This week I’m joined by Dr. Robert Enright, a pioneering force in the scientific study of forgiveness and a professor in educational psychology at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Over the last nearly 40 years, he and his colleagues have developed a pathway to forgiveness that has helped people who have endured severe personal and societal trauma. His recent work has been focused on bringing f...

In an episode that plays like an open letter between a Mother and Son, this heartfelt conversation between host Lisane Basquiat and guest Aaron Robinson speaks to the journey of creating and defining your life wellness legacy. Join Lisane and Aaron as they discuss the life-changing power of meditation, self-discovery, and sharing your gifts with the world. Aaron Robinson is a meditation coach and...

Brandy Knight, the Esoteric Exorcist is the CEO of her healing arts company, Inner Caulling LLC. She is a dedicated mother, Accountability Coach, Emotional Release Specialist, Kundalini Yogic Alchemist and an international best selling author with her contributions to Legacy Speaks. Her no bullshit approach attracts those who are ready to walk through the shadow and shift things for themselves in...

The intention of the Shaping Freedom podcast is to share the stories of everyday people who are doing extraordinary things. Those extraordinary things are sometimes not about the huge accomplishments that people make. It's more about how people are BEING in the midst of some of the challenges that we encounter in life, even while doing all of the beautiful, extraordinary things that human beings h...

After a brief hiatus, Lisane is excited to be back with this week’s guest, Cynthia Delaney, founder of Equilibrium By Cynthia. Cynthia is a yoga teacher, a lightworker, and a healer who emanates joy, happiness, and centeredness. This episode is a conversation about diving into your soul, confronting the things that stand in the way of our joy, and what you do when you find yourself in that dark ni...

Camille Tenerife is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the Los Angeles area. She has experience working with a wide population but found her focus in helping professional women of color. Her passion comes from her experiences being biracial and the challenges that can arise from that. It was through these same experiences of meshing two worlds that fueled her dedication to serving those w...

Tammy Hawkins is a mom to two wonderful children, the owner of a successful tech business, TaskTeam, AND a children’s book author! She is driven by her passions and is embracing her confidence in this stage of life. Listen in as Lisane and Tammy discuss choosing joy and excitement, how tapping into what we loved as children can guide us as adults, and how removing two simple words from our vocabul...

Tammy Hawkins is a mom to two wonderful children, the owner of a successful tech business, TaskTeam, AND a children’s book author! She is driven by her passions and is embracing her confidence in this stage of life. Listen in as Lisane and Tammy discuss choosing joy and excitement, how tapping into what we loved as children can guide us as adults, and how removing two simple words from our vocabul...

This week Lisane sits down with Luis Martinez, MSOL, an Afro-Latino from Honduras and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Luis has an M.B.A. in Organizational Leadership and is an advocate, networker, and ecosystem builder. They discuss entrepreneurship, truth-telling, self-awareness, and community. Make sure to listen to Luis’ top three tips for entrepreneurs! A Former Pro Basketball Player and U.S. Na...

Camille Tenerife is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the Los Angeles area. She has experience working with a wide population but found her focus in helping professional women of color. Her passion comes from her experiences being biracial and the challenges that can arise from that. It was through these same experiences of meshing two worlds that fueled her dedication to serving those w...

Lisane was recently featured on another Podcast called You Are Not Alone w/ Spiritual Medium Erika Gabriel. Here is the full episode. Stay tuned for when Lisane has Erika on as a guest on Shaping Freedom! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vani Shiroor is a mindfulness coach and the founder of Doturminds. She teaches the art of letting go and being mindful through the ancient Indian sand dot art of rangoli. Through this ritual, she introduces you to a greater sense of awareness and shares with you ways that you can bring yourself out of the busyness, chaos, and chatter of the world into the quiet conscious awareness of who you are i...

Vani Shiroor is a mindfulness coach and the founder of Doturminds. She teaches the art of letting go and being mindful through the ancient Indian sand dot art of rangoli. Through this ritual, she introduces you to a greater sense of awareness and shares with you ways that you can bring yourself out of the busyness, chaos, and chatter of the world into the quiet conscious awareness of who you are i...

Adulting can be hard because we go through our childhood experiences, looking for this journey, this end goal of becoming an adult. And so often we get prepared for adulthood with the focus on how we're going to take care of ourselves financially, what we're going to do to be able to afford to care for ourselves materially. And that's really, really important. And unless we've had someone to come...

We were unprepared for the length of the pandemic and it has led to decision fatigue and burnout for some. As a result of the changes that have taken place over the past year, the current situations people are finding themselves in career-wise may not be what they initially signed up for. Larnell and Lisane discuss how to take the next step forward in the current climate of partial reopenings. The...

Last week, my girlfriends and I got together for a happy hour and talked all things romance, and we recorded the whole thing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lisane and Virgen continue their conversation this week and move into the topics of parenting, values, and how to operate from your core so you can show up as 100% of yourself in all the different parts of your life. They also discuss the upcoming Shape Your Foundation program that starts on June 1 and why it’s so important to take the time out of your life to spend some quality time with you. Lea...

Today's episode features my close friend and Creative Director of Shaping Freedom, Virgen Barnet. It was recorded in September, and listening to it now brings back fond memories of our reconnection after lockdown. I hope you enjoy our chat and be sure to tune in next week as we wrap up our conversation in part 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is part two of my thoughts surrounding enlightenment. Did you enjoy last week's episode? It would mean a lot to me if you would let me know by subscribing and reviewing the show. Listen in, as I unpack the three steps that will help you to be more enlightened in your day-to-day life. My goal with this enlightenment conversation is to remind you that who you are is so much more important than...

Lisane recorded her first solo episode this week from the Big Island in Hawaii. She breaks down the overly romanticized vision of what it means to be enlightened into three practical steps: Awareness, Awakening, and Action. When we’re willing to click on the lights of our own lives and pay attention to our patterns, we can take actions that open up the possibility for resolution. Learn more about...

This week Ryan and I conclude our conversation. We recorded this last fall, at a time when the pandemic was still young. The protests, following the death of George Floyd were still fresh on everyone's mind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back for more! This week we sit down with Straw Hut Media Co-Founder Ryan Tillotson and dive deep into what has happened in this crazy world while we took a hiatus. This is a two-part episode so be sure to check in next week for the sequel to this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a life of pain, isolation and abuse, Aaron Stark almost committed a terrible atrocity. An act of kindness and love saved him and pulled him back from the brink, and now he spends all his time and energy trying to help others find a way out of that darkness. Today Aaron is a father of 4, a husband, and an outspoken advocate of mental health awareness and the power of inclusion. In this episod...

Remaining heart centered and tapped in during challenging times of loss and uncertainty isn't easy. In this episode Jadah Sellner and I discuss how to adapt and what we can learn from the painful and confusing experience of loss, grief, and emotional bypassing.  Jadah Sellner is the host of the Lead With Love podcast and the creator of the Love Over Metrics Incubator. She is an incredible model of...

On this episode, we welcome Amy Wells, a matchmaker extraordinaire. Amy gives us the Who, What, When, Where, and Why's of dating! You may have recently went through a break up and don't know how to jump back in the dating game. Or you may have spent most of your time focusing on your career for so many years and now that your career is on auto-pilot you're ready to share the experience of someone...