Shaping the Shift Podcast

Thea Monyeé has teamed up with Crystal Tenille Irby and NeKisha Killings for the STS + DBM mashup that is guaranteed to help you get your life! Dem Black Mamas podcast answers all the questions yo mama won't! From sex & dream catching to adulting & raising free Black children in an unfree world, three #BlackMamaCreatives give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold while catching your own...

Shiftshapers, we are overcome with joy as we release the newest episode of Shaping the Shift! Please join us for Episode 21: Making Small & Tender Changes with the one and only adrienne maree brown. After this conversation, our hearts are overflowing! Of course, you know @adriennemareebrown as the author of Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changin...

Hey, #ShiftShapers! It's time to dive into another insightful conversation between friends, host Thea Monyeé, and special guest in episode 20 of Shaping the Shift: Writing Our Future with Nikki Skies.⁣ ⁣ Nikki Skies (@nskies) is an accomplished poet, award-winning playwright, actor, and author - best known for her fiery performances- currently living in Atlanta, GA.⁣ ⁣ A firm believer in the power...

It's time to expand our understanding of liberation! Join us for this week's powerful, new episode of Shaping the Shift with Thea Monyeé, Episode 19: Liberation Within Limitations! ⁣This is going to be an episode that you will want to share with a friend! Tag a loved one in the comments so that you can listen and discuss, together! Tune in on Soundcloud, Google Play, Apple Podcast, I Heart Radio,...

Hey Shift Shapers! Simple Shiny Heauxs: A Check In with our special guest Chaz Lamar Cruz is a fun, insightful conversation about self-realization and acceptance. It's definitely what we need as we live through these various political and social shifts and transition into the end of the year, when we most often reflect on our journey. There's nothing wrong with being simple! Everything doesn't hav...

It's time for the newest episode of STS! Join us today for a great conversation between our host Thea Monyeé, and very special guest, Melanie Fiona (@melaniefiona), a Mindful Artist. ⁣ In Episode 17: Liberating Our Artists with Melanie Fiona, Melanie speaks on boundaries and prioritizing her soul and well-being by saying, "No". In this dialogue, she shares with us the highs and the lows she experi...

Hey #shiftshapers, come and expand! Join us for episode 16 of Shaping the Shift: Expanding Our Trauma with our special guest, Jimanekia Eborn!⁣ ⁣ Jimanekia ( @jimanekia ) has worked in mental health for over a decade and saw the need for more assistance in sexual trauma support for survivors of assault and comprehension sex education - partnering with multiple support groups. Jimanekia is passiona...

It's time to expand in the face of challenge! Shaping the Shift is back! Taking time out enabled us to reflect on the direction and purpose behind STS. We are grateful for our growing STS team and community! On the 19th year anniversary of an event that shifted the world, we are here to hold space in the expectation that overcoming the unimaginable will empower us to create beauty and achieve what...

This episode recaps our first season of Shaping The Shift as host, Thea Monyeé discusses aspects of her own journey and shared a mantra for maintains our sovereign sacredness during these times 🖤🙏🏾🖤. All your love and support continue to be felt and appreciated! Please share, review, spread the word, and most of all, ENJOY! Stay tuned for the STS Summer Rewind! Follow us in IG to continue the...

How much joy can you handle? This week we are shifting into Intention Setting and Birthday Joy with our special guest, Jasai Madden of Alaiyo Waistbeads! This episode is especially exciting because Jasai and Thea Moneé share the same birthday! So, you know, the birthday behavior is gonna be on one-hundred-thousand-trillion!  To learn more about Jasai's work please visit www.alaiyo.net and follow h...

This week we are Dancing Through Change with diasporic dance icon, Marina Magalhaes! Join us for this episode as we sway and move through the uncertainty with ease and passion. We can't wait for you to listen!   MARINA MAGALHÃES is border-crosser, bridge-builder, and dance-and-change-maker from Brazil, based in Los Angeles. Her unapologetically feminist and latinx work has been shared throughout L...

This episode of Shaping the Shift is an intimate moment with host Thea Monyeé, and a tribute to our collective grief and hope as we continue to navigate this new world together.

This week we are joined by my Dem Black Mamas Podcast Co-Host, Crystal Tennille Irby. This episode we are keeping it extra REAL! Join us for this episode In Real Life with Crystal Irby. We can't wait for you to listen!   To learn more about Crystal's work please visit her www.crystaltennilleirby.com . Follow her on Instagram @crystaltennilleirby , YouTube @crystaltennille

This week we are joined by my personal reiki teacher and healer, Tiffany De Leon, also known as Tutubi Asul, to discuss healing for healers and her own healing journey This episode is soothing in so many ways. We can't wait for you to listen! To learn more about Tiffany's work please visit her website to learn more about her healing practices. Follow her on IG @_holding.space_.

This week we are joined by a true Oya Priestess, Iyanifa Fatumininu Adeola , to discuss Embracing Oya and decolonizing spirituality. This episode is filled with candid conversation about confronting the impact of white supremacy on Black spirituality and how our spirituality connects to our liberation! To learn more about Iya Fatu please visit her website to learn more about her Ifa Journey all of...

We are halfway through our first season and who knew how prophetic naming this podcast Shaping The Shift would be? Our guest this week is evidence of the intention of this platform and Devi Brown has been using her voice and her platform to help people of color to access and awaken their inner power through meditation. Join us as we have THE BEST conversation EVER about meditation as an ancestral...

This episode recaps our first month of Shaping The Shift as host, Thea Monyeé discusses aspects of her own journey and shared a mantra for maintains our sovereign sacredness during these times 🖤🙏🏾🖤.   All you love and support continue to be felt and appreciated! Please share, review, spread the word, and most of all, ENJOY!

There's no way I could recap this month's juiciness all by myself. I had to bring in the incomparable EbonyJanice Moore to have a heart to heart with me about the gems and joys we have experienced on Shaping The Shift in five episodes!   EbonyJanice Moore is a womanist scholar, author, and activist doing community-organizing work, most specifically around black women's body ownership as a justice...

Welcome Back ShiftShapers!   This week we are joined by the game-changing Ev'yan Whitney to discuss how to SHIFT with loss, change, and allow ourselves to evolve through the uncertainty of it all! Make sure you have a copy of your SHIFT SHEET ready! Don't have one? Join our patreon for your free copy! It's no fun to shift alone so share, review, like, and repost to invite your friends and loved on...

This week Shaping The Shift welcomes gamechanger Akilah S. Richards for a deliciously candid conversation about what it means to BE BRAVE, particularly as Black women. This episode is filled with gems so make sure you have a copy of your SHIFT SHEET, if not, we highly recommend you pause and visit our website cause you are not gonna want to miss these bars!  Here are just a few receipts! Akilah S....

This episode of Shaping the Shift goes deeper into our understanding of The After and how our emotions can be used to shape the world we step into post-quarantine!    After you are done listening to this week's episode, please visit our website and sign up for the STS email list to receive your Ride & Thrive Study Guide. If you choose to support our work by becoming a patron through our Patreon yo...

This delicious teaser episode previews the exciting conversations listeners can expect from Shaping the Shift with Thea Monyeé.