Soulful Conversations with Nadjejda

In this episode, Nadjejda shares about that often in the past year and still at times now she has felt that her spiritual practices and mindfulness tools aren't meeting the moment. Regardless of keeping up with her daily meditation and walks among other tools like finding joy in the small things in life, she feels off and she's gotten that it's normal because we aren't living in no...

In this latest episode, Nadjejda shares about us being open toreceiving all forms of support. She shares about how all if not most of us are struggling with something or more personally and collectively we have been struggling as well. She believes we need to make checking in on people a form of support that means much even when people need way more but she tells us to not dismiss that form of sup...

In this latest episode of season 2, Nadjejda shares about theimportance of shifting from an individualistic mindset to acollective mindset. She shares on how when we share from anindividual perspective without acknowledging our privilege and the fact that many have a different experience from our own due to them not having the same privilege, we aren’t able to connect and make an impact. This topi...

In this episode, Nadjejda invites her listeners to choose aware, own their privilege and be mindful. She shares how doing those things will help us in our journey to dismantling the empire within ourselves. She shares about how we have many opportunities to do this work and gave them example to pay attention on how those of us with the privilege of not needing SNAP benefits are reacting and respon...

After a much longer break than anticipated, Nadjejda is easing her way back into season 2. In this first episode of season 2, Nadjejda shares about her own journey getting that she needed to make some changes in how she showed up for collective liberation. She shares about the need to slow down, embrace the current season we are in and making changes based on our current season. She shares about h...

In this today's episode which is the final episode of season 1, Nadjejda shares openly about her current overwhelm with lots happening on the personal front and collectively and the need to take a pause by wrapping up this season of her podcast. She invites her listeners who are going to through it as well and are feeling overwhelmed from their personal struggles and the world being on fire especi...

In today's episode, Nadjejda speaks on the need for courageous and compassionate leaders, healers, teachers, coaches, mentors who are all influencers in the personal development industrial complex and the mental health industrial complex. This is something she's very passionate about because she sees a disconnect between many of people who have taken on those roles and those who follow, wo...

In today's episode, Nadjejda begins to share her thoughts on the need for community care which is related to our mental health. She shares how often especially with everything that's happening around the world, we are often told and have been taught to minimize our own struggles and challenges because of the gravity of what's happening on a global level like the genocides in Gaza, Congo, Sudan, an...

In this latest episode, Nadjejda shares about the need for us to figure/choose our lane aka calling/role in this moment and the importance of doing so to avoid overwhelm and burnout and to be effective in our fight for collective liberation. She shares what she means by our lane which she says it is our calling, she shares her own lane/calling, and offers her listeners tips to explore and find the...

One of the things that is often on Nadjejda's mind, that she works on with herself and with her coaching and consulting clients is exploring how systems impact us. This includes uncovering, reflecting on, and unlearning what these systems/the empire have taught us. In today's episode, Nadjejda shares some examples of how empire specifically the U.S. empire teaches us to normalize the wrong...

In today's episode Nadjejda begins to speak on Anti-Blackness in our movements specifically Anti-Blackness in our movements when it comes to Black people in Congo, Sudan, and her homeland Ayit/Haiti. She shares about how she's often noticed that for many in our social movements, Black lives seems to matter only for Black people in the U.S. She believes that we have all in some way or anoth...

In this episode which is the first one Nadjejda recorded, she shares her reflections and thoughts on the 2024 presidential election and moving forward. She shares her thoughts on former VP Kamala Harris being used by the Democratic Party's establishment (and yes, she did want to be president of the U.S. empire). In addition, she shares feeling conflicted at times, feeling fear for her communit...

In this episode which Nadjejda recorded over a week after the 2024 presidential election results, she invites her listeners to take time to rest and care for themselves. These are scary times and many of us are feeling anxious, uncertain, and scared. We've been and will continue to live through hard, dark, and transformative times. She believes we are worthy of rest and joy and we will not be...

In this episode Nadjejda shares her reflections on 2024 which has been a rough here for many of us including herself, she shares her raw emotions and thoughts on what's been happening in Gaza, and her holding on to hope and an unwavering faith in people who have been suffering including those in her homeland, Ayiti/Palestine to experience relief, joy, and freedom. She invites her listeners who...

In this introduction episode; Nadjejda shares about herself for her listeners to have an idea who she is, why she chose to come back with her podcast after 6 years of sharing a final episode, and what people can expect from this new version of her podcast, Soulful Conversations with Nadjejda. Producer: Nadjejda Chapoteau Music: Danse Mawoule, Gardy Girault Find out more about Nadjejda's work a...