Maya Shead & Malikiya Thomas

The Loneliness Cure with Maya & Malikiya

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We're Maya and Malikiya, and we believe community cures loneliness. We sit down with the hosts, organizers, and curators creating spaces where strangers become family, going deep on burnout, money, faith, and why they keep showing up.

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Maya Shead & Malikiya Thomas

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Not Everyone Deserves Unlimited Access to You | The Loneliness Cure Ep. 7 07.04.2026 27:56

Saying yes to everyone is saying no to yourself. In this episode, Maya and Malikiya dive into the uncomfortable truth about boundaries versus people-pleasing, and why setting boundaries isn't selfish, it's survival. They break down how people-pleasing leads to burnout, undercharging, and resentment. They talk about Jesus having boundaries (yes, even Jesus said no), getting in God's...

I Said No to Money and Found Peace Instead (feat. K) | The Loneliness Cure Ep. 6 23.03.2026 40:25

What if slowing down meant saying no to money? In this episode, Maya and Malikiya sit down with Keocha (K) LaFleur-Anders, founder and CEO of Coffee Milk Media, curator of Reset With K, and executive producer of TEDx Round Rock Women, to talk about the hardest lesson in building sustainable success: changing your pace. K breaks down what it actually takes to design your life instead of letting lif...

Are You Being Yourself or Just Performing? | The Loneliness Cure Ep. 5 16.03.2026 27:56

You're performing. And everyone can tell. In this episode, Maya and Malikiya dive into the uncomfortable truth about performing versus being authentic, and why so many of us have forgotten how to just be ourselves. They break down how performing shows up in health, wealth, and everyday life: posting gym pics for the aesthetic but seeing no results, buying things you don't want because &q...

What's Keeping You Stuck? Passive vs. Intentional Living | The Loneliness Cure Ep. 4 02.03.2026 31:09

EPISODE 4: What's Keeping You Stuck? Passive vs. Intentional Living | The Loneliness Cure Ep. 4 Are you living intentionally or just riding on E? In this episode, Maya and Malikiya break down the difference between being passive and being intentional, and how it shows up in community building, health, wealth, and faith. This might be their best episode yet. Real talk about 75 Hard, financial...

Community is Not about You | Episode 3 23.02.2026 25:47

EPISODE 3: Community Is Not About You The hardest truth about building community? It's not about you. At all. Maya and Malikiya break down why successful community builders must shift from artist mindset (serving yourself) to creator mindset (serving your people). This episode is packed with real talk about filling needs, trusting God's plan, and building something bigger than yourself....

What Nobody Tells You About Your First 6 Months Building Community | The Loneliness Cure Ep. 2 16.02.2026 34:05

EPISODE 2: Our First 6 Months Building Community: What Worked & What Didn't Building Texas Sistas Society from 0 to 4,000+ followers in 6 months. Maya and Malikiya break down what worked, what didn't, and the hard lessons about event planning, social media growth, boundaries, and charging for your time. WHAT WORKED: Setting Calendar Dates 3 Months Out - Committing to event dates bef...

We Were Lonely in Austin, So We Built a Community | The TXSS Origin Story 02.02.2026 13:02

THE ORIGIN STORY: From Loneliness to Community How do you go from being lonely in a city to building a new community in 6 months? Maya and Malikiya share the unfiltered origin story of Texas Sistas Society. How they met, the first event, and why they're starting this podcast about community building. This is the behind-the-scenes journey most community builders and event organizers never talk...