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Have you ever felt impatient while waiting for your manifestations to come through? Same, friend. And I’m talking all about it in this rewind episode from March of 2022. Though I didn’t consciously know what manifestation until my 20’s, I realized I’d been manifesting my entire life. In fact, we all have. We all have the power to manifest, and we are all constantly manifesting whether we’re aware...

What is your most valuable asset? Chances are, it’s your time. Many people treat time as a scarce resource — something it feels like we never have enough of. But what would happen if we looked at time from a place of abundance? This episode (that originally aired in September 2022) explores the idea of time abundance. Instead of viewing time as a race against the clock, we’re aiming to look at tim...

In this rewind episode, we dive deeper into what it means to feel "rested." There’s a lot of messaging encouraging us to rest and be soft. But what should we do if we’re trying to take it easy, but still don’t feel rested? What even is rest? I’m closing out our Modalities of Healing series with a solo episode about how we can heal through rest, and what our minds and bodies need to feel rested (in...

Hi friends! Checking in with a short solo episode recapping my trip to Europe, talking through how I'm navigating my current season of burnout, and talking through the importance of taking breaks. Sponsors: Foria | Try Foria’s intimacy bestsellers including their Awaken Arousal Oil. Get 20% off your first order by visiting foriawellness.com/BALANCED or use code BALANCED at checkout. Babbel | Learn...

June is coming to an end, and that means this is our last episode in the Black Women Doing Cool Shit series. So we are going out on a high note and talking with Simone Alyssa. Simone is a social media guru with hundreds of thousands of followers across her platforms. She’s also a business owner navigating the ever-expanding world of creativity. Together, we talk about how she stays sane with a cha...

Our June series, Black Girls Doing Cool Shit, continues! In this episode I’m joined by someone you might know from TikTok, Morgan Jones of What MoJo Loves. MoJo is a Lagree instructor and wellness content creator who carries Black-Girl-Wellness-Tok, as she helps her audience understand the real issues surrounding wellness. Together, we talk about how she balances a full-time job, teaching fitness...

This week in our Black Women Doing Cool Shit series, I’m joined by my dear friend Sequoia Holmes. Sequoia is the host of Black People Love Paramore, a podcast that focuses on topics that are loved by the Black community but not often associated with them in mainstream media. Sequoia covers niche subjects such as astrology, Tony Hawk, anime, Ariana Grande, and ginger ale in an effort to break stere...

I don’t know about you, but I am so ready for a cute, fun summer full of Black women doing cool shit. So I’m very excited to say that it is our theme for the month of June! Throughout this month, I’ll be inviting some of the content creators I’m most inspired by to talk with us about what they’re up to — starting with the phenomenal Ashley Menzies Babatunde. Ashley is a celebrated attorney and hos...

As we wrap up Mindset May, I want to share more about my personal experiences changing my mindset and how that has shaped my life. I typically avoid being too personal here on Balanced Black Girl, but in this episode I’m opening up about some of my past experiences and future plans. My mindset has played a part in all of those decisions, and it’s had a powerful impact on my life—both positive and...

It’s been an incredible month of learning about our minds, and this week Mindset May continues with an episode featuring the perfect guest for this theme— Keylee Miracle. Keylee is a double-board certified Clinical Hypnotherapist Master, Neurolinguistic Programming Practitioner, and the creator of The Neurointuitive Method. Keylee believes in the power of tailoring our healing experiences to what...

We often put so much pressure on ourselves to think and work in a strictly linear way. But so many of us just aren’t wired like that! And despite what we may believe, it doesn’t doom us to a life we don’t love. So in this episode, we’re continuing with our Mindset May series and talking about staying balanced in life when you’re neuro- spicy with Janelle Pearson. Janelle is an actress and communit...

Welcome back! For the next few episodes, we’re continuing our current theme of Mindset May, and focusing specifically on our brain health. Because who doesn’t want to be sharp when they’re 90, right? In today’s episode, I’m talking about something we often sacrifice, but desperately need—quality sleep. We all crave it, and at various points in our lives, we all struggle with it (shoutout to my fri...

It’s a new month, so you know that means a brand new series! This May, we're talking about expanding our minds, changing our thoughts, and taking care of our brain health. So, in this episode I’ve invited two previous guests back on the podcast — Erica Dickerson and Jamilah Mapp of Good Moms Bad Choices podcast. Erica and Milah are podcasters, writers and parents who host world-wide retreats and l...

This week in our Level Up series, we’re going all in on the topic of confidence. If you’re like me, you probably spent a lot of your life misunderstanding what confidence is all about. So I’m here to tell you that it’s not as complicated or mystical as we often make it seem. Tune in to learn how why confidence matters, common misconceptions about confidence, and how confidence is a skill you can b...

This week on our journey of Leveling Up, we’re talking about how to know when you need to let go of your routines and try something new. I love my routines. They’ve helped me accomplish so many things my 23-year-old self dreamed of. But as much as they served me to get here, they aren’t helping me move to the next level. My routines don’t fit my new dreams, so I’m shaking things up! Tune in to lea...

Welcome back! This week, we’re continuing the Level Up series with a topic that we can all resonate with—getting back on track after falling off. I’ve needed to do this so many times I’ve lost count, and it can be a vicious cycle. We fall off, then get trapped in a negative thinking pattern and start to internalize beliefs that we lack discipline or drive. But the truth is that those routines just...

It’s a new month and that means a new series! Today we’re stepping into April and focusing on Leveling Up. So stay tuned for conversations about getting unstuck, motivating yourself out of a rut, and busting through plateaus. In this episode, I share my first big experience getting out of a rut with my 25 by 25 list. Spoiler, I didn’t reach all 25 goals, but it DID help me learn what I’m capable o...

Today, we’re closing out our book club series talking about a very underrated form of self care— hobbies—and how Black women, specifically, need to embrace them for their own wellbeing. Tune in to learn about the research-backed benefits of hobbies and how regardless of your age or skill level, there are so many hobbies out there for you. I also talk about… Re-evaluating why we’re seeking out anot...

Continuing our Black author's book club series, this week I’ve invited Lyvonne Briggs back to the show. Lyvonne is the author of the book Sensual Faith: The Art of Coming Home to Your Body . She's an Emmy Award winner, a body and sex-positive womanist, preacher, spiritual life coach, and speaker. She is the host of the Sensual Faith podcast and co-host of Sanctified, a faith-based Spotify exclusiv...

We’re continuing our book club series with another conversation with the very first Balanced Black Girl guest, Chrissy King. In celebration of Chrissy’s new book The Body Liberation Project , we have an honest, vulnerable conversation about what body liberation is and how we can work towards it individually and collectively. We also talk about reading and writing as an act of self care. Chrissy Ki...

It’s a new month, so we have a new theme—Book Club! For the next few weeks you can look forward to conversations with amazing authors from the Balanced Book Club. Today I'm joined by Clarkisha Kent to celebrate the launch of her new book Fat Off, Fat On: a Big Bitch Manifesto . Clarkisha is a Nigerian-American writer, culture critic, former columnist and author. She is also the creator of the Kent...

We’ve had some incredible episodes on intimacy these past few weeks, and today we're wrapping up the series with licensed marriage and family therapist Kamil Lewis. Kamil’s work focuses on sex therapy and examines intersectional identity specifically with race, sexuality, and gender. She’s the CEO of the therapy practice The Expansive Group and co-host of the podcast Safe Word. In this episode, we...

All too often, our formative experiences with our bodies and sensuality are tied to shame. That can lead to us feeling disconnected from ourselves and confused about what we want or need from intimacy. In this episode, we’re continuing our series on intimacy as we delve into the topic of physical intimacy with Krystal Taylor. Together, we talk about unpacking sexual shame and feeling more comforta...

As adults, building and maintaining friendships is a challenge. What felt so easy as kids, now feels like an overwhelming task full of rejection, uncertainty, and confusion. But connection plays a huge role in our overall health and well-being. Studies show that it’s even more important than regular exercise! So in today’s episode, we’re diving into platonic intimacy with Dr. Marisa Franco. Dr. Fr...

It’s February, and around here that means celebrating Black History Month, Aquarius season, and (at least in this episode) very reluctantly love. If you’ve been listening to Balanced Black Girl for a while, you know I loathe talking about modern dating and the way relationships are discussed online right now. However, we can’t talk about living a healthy lifestyle without talking about building an...