Women's Wellness with Lucy Coutinho: Recent Episodes
Lucy Coutinho
Women’s Wellness with Lucy Coutinho podcast, is a safe place where women and our brave men (too) can come and share their stories. Created with my love for storytelling and passion for mental health in mind, my aim is to help amplify the voices of women everywhere. I always remind my guests to just imagine our conversation to feel like you are having a warm cup a tea or coffee with a friend.
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In this episode we discuss recognizing the red flags of a narcissistic relationship, its impact, how to grieve and heal from it, and the self-care practices that help to move one forward and thrive. We use the teaching from the book It’s Not You by Dr. Ramani Durvasula, a study that identifies a narcissistic person, what is narcisdistic emotional abuse, and how to heal from it. Join our Instagram community @womenswellnesspodcast--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucy499/message
Hello beautiful community!I took a much-needed retreat to my beloved homeland, Cabo Verde 🇨🇻 There, I was able to reconnect with my roots, face some of my biggest fears, heal some of my childhood wounds, and unpack what was no longer serving me. I do hope you enjoy the episode, please do share your biggest takeaway. It’s always a pleasure to connect with all of you. Find and join our lovely community on our Instagram page: @womenswellnesspodcast--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucy499/message
In today’s episode, our guest, Razi Wilson, a Photographer, Art Therapist, and Vaginal Steam Practioner, talks about all the healing work she is offering women. We learn about Vaginal steaming, its many benefits, and how she’s making beautiful steam saunas so you can enjoy steaming in your own home. She introduces us to Healing Portraits, where she combines her knowledge of therapeutic tools with Portraiture to bring women to a deeper place of healing and relationship with themselves. Mention this podcast and get a discount on Healing Portraits with Razi and free shipping on her V-Steam Sauna Boxes when you use code WELLNESS2023 at checkout!Free shipping on V-Steam Sauna boxes: enter code WELLNESS2023 at https://mauivsteam.myshopify.comCheck out her latest work with Healing Portraits on her IG at https://www.instagram.com/raziwilsonphotography/Her website to book sessions and see more work http://www.raziphoto.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucy499/message
"Leyanne Oliveira is a passionate trauma-informed spiritual life coach, medicine woman, yogi, doula, mother & a fierce protector of the feminine consciousness. Based currently in New Haven, CT, Leyanne works intensely with women as a healing partner creating safe spaces for them to reclaim their authenticity, power and liberated untamed feminine essence. Through one- on-one coaching, group programs, community workshops, and sisterhood red tent gatherings, Leyanne has committed her life to the liberation of all womban, including herself. Leyanne is equal parts loving, kind and intuitive; mixed with a whole lot of heart. Central to her work is providing access to transformative wholistic healing care to all women, especially women who look like her. She is devoted to investigating the themes of Authenticity, Power, Heart, and Godly Liberation. Certified in modalities such as Life Coaching, Somatics, Yoga YTT300, Reiki, Chakra Balancing, Hypnosis, and others, Leyanne founded Life with LO in 2017 as a platform to create more for herself and her community. Aiming to (re)connect women with all layers of themselves, Mind, Body, Spirit & Heart, her work takes a true (Whole)stic approach to healing.Before taking on her dharma in this lifetime, Leyanne first obtained her bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of Rhode Island & landed her first employment with Ernst and Young; one of the four top leading auditing firms in the world. However, after four years working in corporate America, Leyanne felt a deep internal longing which sparked her own journey of self-exploration and reclamation. Through her exploration, she discovered her true passion and fascination for human development and healing. Throughout her life, although much has shifted, one thing that remained unchanged is her fascination, admiration, and soul knowing of the power each woman holds within her. Leyanne craves to see each woman loved, cared for, and striving in all areas of her life."--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucy499/message
Dr Samantha DeAndrade is an Ob/Gyn who is currently completing subspecialty training in Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery at Harbor UCLA. In addition to a medical doctorate, she holds a Master's degree in public health. She has been involved in various kinds of research, but most recently has been focusing on health disparities and workforce gender equity in Urogynecology. She is also interested in the burden of pelvic floor disorders in developing countries and has spent time in Ghana and Cabo Verde to learn more about this unique challenge. She enjoys hosting, cooking for others, wine tasting, reading and taking baths. She is a proud Cape Verdean American, wife, daughter, sister, niece, cousin to many and a new mom to an adorable one-year-old. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucy499/message
Model, author and public speaker, Mia Maugé disrupted the scene when she began creating content on Instagram in 2020. Passion led with a thirst for life, Mia is viewed as a role model across her multi generational audience of women, encouraging them to embrace, understand and appreciate the midlife years with energy and enthusiasm.Mia's motivation is to be in spaces previously reserved for those that look nothing like her, be that her hair texture and colour, age, skin tone or body type. Mia works extensively across beauty, fashion, lifestyle and travel, always seeking new and exciting opportunities to challenge the norm--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucy499/message
Since a little girl Carabella has been ambitious and entrepreneurial. Getting certified in personal training, and sports nutrition she moved to Los Angeles with 4+ years of experience in coaching & weight training. Starting from in-person coaching to online coaching for brides, she continues to grow her presence in the fitness industry. With over 1 million views on Youtube, she continues to do what she loves best & help people get fit and feel confident. Having a fitness studio has been one of Carabella’s life goals & that's how BellaTec was born! "BellaTec is a safe space for women to get fit, feel confident in themselves, make friends with other women, & have fun! bellaTec is a fitness studio for women. Our number one goal is a safe environment for women to feel comfortable building confidence with movement. Through this you will develop a deeper connection with yourself, your body, and other women. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucy499/message
Dr. Heather was diagnosed with low thyroid and Hashimotos. No one could help her, so she became a doctor and figured it out on her own. She used this challenge to build her thyroid transformation blueprint that is now the foundation of her very successful clinical practice.
With over two decades of clinical experience and a reputation as one of the world's leading practitioners, Dr. Stone has dedicated her life's work to transforming the lives of thousands of women. She has a remarkable talent for unraveling the mysteries surrounding hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's thyroiditis, offering effective solutions that enable women to reclaim their happiness, health, and physical appearance.
Beyond her thriving private practice, Dr. Stone is a multifaceted healer who leverages her ranch in Texas to curate retreats, masterclasses, and webinars that foster true healing from the inside out.
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As a professor and podcaster, Dr. Shanté equips people with the tools, confidence, and faith to transform their lives for the better. Her podcasts, Whole & Complete and Believing Bigger are globally ranked in the top 1 & 1.5% of podcasts. In 2017, she was listed by Podcast Movement as one of the top 10 Black podcasters in the country. In 2022, she was a finalist for the prestigious Fulbright Global Scholarship award. Through her content and practical wisdom, Dr. Shanté has helped thousands of listeners silence self-doubt and achieve powerful breakthroughs. Leveraging 20 years of experience as a college professor, she is also a highly sought after, speaker and teacher that routinely delivers high-value content to audiences all over the country, most recently as the Keynote Speaker for Vanguard Financial's HBCU Partner Symposium.Dr. Shanté has emerged as an important voice in the wellness arena as a Health Ambassador for the CDC Foundation, a partner with American Red Cross, SAMHSA, a Salsa Instructor, and Creator of Blk Girl Salsa, offering pop-up Salsa workshops for Black women who want to learn the fundamentals of Salsa Dancing.You can learn more about her @DrShanteSays on social media--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucy499/message
Veronica Cisneros is a licensed marriage and family therapist, marriage coach, course creator, retreat host, mother of 3, and married for 23 years. She joined us to talk about intergenerational trauma, what it means, how it affects our relationships, and the modalities that we can use to heal it, together. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lucy499/message
In this episode, Nihal Horne shares with us, the ten lessons that she has learned at age 40. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lucy499/message
Dr. Kathryn Tapper is the founder of Just Glow Coaching and Consulting, a board-certified family medicine physician turned Health and Wellness Coach. She is passionate about empowering women to grow through health and life’s challenges. Listen for the learn about the five tips to manage stress during the holiday season.
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Muzna Abbas examines historical events migration patterns, and cultural communities to understand why South Asian migrants fail to adequately address mental health. She shows how culture, gender, and religion intersect to impact immigrants and their posterity. Abbas not only offers facts and figures, but personifies the mental health crisis through letters by South Asians from different walks of life, including a queer adult to his younger self and a young woman in a toxic marriage. The book culminates in a call to action by offering readers advice on seeking culturally-sensitive therapy, self-care practices, and imperative conversations. Letters to My Brown Mother includes heart-wrenching anecdotes and soulful descriptions that promise to educate and change the South Asian community for the better.
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G. Michelle Goodloe is a licensed clinical social worker, wellness author, and self-care strategist. If you have ever experienced burnout or just want to learn more self-care strategies and tools, this episode is for you!
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Born in Philadelphia into a Christian household, Guess relocated to the Baltimore area in 2001 from Philadelphia. Soon after, tragedy and trauma struck his family when his father was murdered in an act of gang violence in 2004. Now, in his efforts to spread hope, Guess is engaged in various philanthropic activities. From 2013-2020, he has worked alongside The Baltimore City Police Department and Somebody Cares Baltimore, to meet the spiritual, physical, and mental needs of Baltimore City residents who attend the annual Day Of Hope. In 2015, after the civil unrest in Baltimore, Guess partnered with the Mayor’s Office Summer Block Party Tour to help spread a message of hope once again. In 2021 Guess began an entrepreneurial journey, launching his apparel brand “Be Good Brand”. The brand focuses on the importance of mental health. Guess says “we gotta get right mentally, everything else flows from there!”
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Welcome to Season 3, we are bringing you more wellness tips and conversations with experts in the mental health and wellness professions. Dr. Alyssa Dweck is a practicing gynecologist and the Chief Medical Officer of Bonafide. She is an Ob/Gyn for over 25 years with special interest in menopausal health and training in female sexual health. Dr. Dweck is the co- author of three books and has appeared on The Today Show and Good Day LA. She contributes regularly to multiple in print and online media outlets. She has been voted “Top Doctor” in New York Magazine and Westchester Magazine. When she’s not helping women improve their health, Dr. Dweck enjoys time with her husband, two sons and “girly” English Bulldog. She is an avid runner and sports car enthusiast.
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In the final episode of Season 2, we catch up with Jessica Arnold to discuss her journey in coping with the loss of her son Edward Manuel Arnold and how the EMA (named in his memory) project has saved her in more ways than she can explain. Based in Boston, MA the EMA Project, Inc., is an organization that leads the fight for the health and support of all babies and families impacted by grief, neonatal loss, and/or pregnancy loss. The mission is to support, advocate, and bring awareness to maternal health with a focus on closing the higher mortality gap in BIPOC birthing persons.
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In this episode we sit down with my mom Helena Coutinho as she shares her journey to motherhood, lessons that she has learned, and advice that she would give to other mothers. This one is a dedication for all of the mothers, we love and appreciate you always. We welcome you to share this episode with that special woman in your life and remind her of how much she is appreciated. Happy Mother’s Day!
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Marie’s life’s work is to inspire people to touch the wisdom of their soul and to share it with the world. She is the founder of The Corporate Psychic with a mission to align the work that people do with their soul purpose. In this episode she explains ways to monetize your gifts. Tune in to find out how!
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Stacy Mayer is a promotion strategist who helps powerhouse women leaders get promoted into senior executive leadership roles on their terms, including executive roles at Fortune 500 companies such as Facebook, Intel, Home Depot, Comcast, and Nike. Her vision is to bring more diversity to the leadership table by empowering women to take ownership of their careers so they will have a real voice at the table.
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Viki Zarkin is the only person alive with this aggressive form of Stage 4 metastatic cancer for over 11 years. She was diagnosed in her 40’s when her doctor first told her to go home and get her affairs in order. At the time, she had two small children at home and was running her husband's dental practice. Viki spent the next several years fighting for her life, advocating for herself and navigating through the healthcare world, and following her gut. Now, Viki is a beacon of hope as a national motivational speaker, coach, and author of I Am the One. She inspires women to change the way we have been programmed to think and emphasizes the importance of starting with young women on how to believe in themselves, challenge the status quo, find their voices, and listen to their hearts. Viki’s can-do attitude inspires people to think differently in their everyday lives; by applying her unique thought process, deals can be made in a boardroom just as easily as they can help people through their cancer battle.
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5 ways to set your intention for 2022. 1. Don’t just try something, actually do it. 2. Know what it is that you came to do here on the planet. 3. Believe in yourself. 4. Feel like the job has already been done. 5. Speak what you want into existence.
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Radiance Thompson is a certified Reiki Master and Spiritual Coach helping women and non-binary womxn lead with their light by uncovering hidden emotional blocks, overcoming generational cycles and ascending to higher states of consciousness so they can access their spiritual gifts and unapologetically lead an authentic life of purpose. She’s provided energy work and spiritual coaching to clients spanning 5 continents and has a degree in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine. Many of her clients have discovered spiritual gifts they never knew they had, giving them the confidence to live a life that fulfills the deepest desires of their highest selves. Her signature E.A.T. method combines her knowledge of science, spiritualty and energy work for her clients is simple: through honest self-evaluation and acceptance, the hidden gems in each painful life circumstance can be used to transcend into the higher vibrational spiritual beings. Radiance has been featured in Voyage La, Katie Johnita’s Womanifestor Podcast and All In with Savannah Murphy Podcast.
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An environmental health scientist and dietitian by training, Jenna is passionate about the environment, public health and everything food. Frustrated by the lack of data for how harmful chemicals (like BPA, phthalates and parabens) from plastics and everyday products affect our health and clinical outcomes, and the absence of personalized approach to mitigate harmful chemical exposures, Jenna set out on a mission to change these. She founded Million Marker, a health-tech startup dedicated to empower everyone with the data and tools to determine how the products they use, the food they eat, the water they drink negatively or positively influence their health. Million Marker helps people understand what chemicals are inside of them—and then provides simple solutions for quickly reducing harmful chemicals through mail-in test kits, lifestyle audits, product recommendations, and counseling. Dr. Hua is a US Fulbright Fellow and completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship with Stanford University’s School of Medicine.
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Greta Wyath is a Nationally Certified and STOTT PILATES® Teacher. She is also an advocate for Women's Health. She encourages her clients to find power in their strength through exercise, and in the knowledge of their own bodies. As a mother who has experienced both pelvic floor dysfunction and a major back injury, she empathizes with my clients who are in pain and struggling. This is why, as a post-rehab Pilates teacher, she specializes in helping those with chronic pain and improving pelvic floor health.
To learn morn about her work, you can find her:
http://www.stillpointmovement.com @still.movement
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In the episode the host, Lucy Coutinho shares her journey of listening to her inner compass which led her to discovering her passion and soul purpose in life.
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We share ways that we have been cultivating our joy and play. Listen to learn more and please share ways that you are finding joy. Tag us on Instagram @luce.inspiration
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5 things to do instead of comparing yourself to others: 1. Love your past, take the lessons and begin again from experience. 2. Accept where you are, life has a way of redirecting us. 3. Do a social media detox whenever necessary. 4. Write a daily gratitude list. 5. Remind yourself that this is just a snapshot of where you are, you are the director of your story. Where will you go from here?
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An increasing body of research demonstrates that negative family relationships can cause stress, impact mental health and even cause physical symptoms. Research has demonstrated that non-supportive families can detract from someone's mental health and or cause a mental illness to worsen.
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This month’s episode on Women’s Wellness with Lucy Coutinho will be: Getting over a friendship breakup and ways to cope and practice #selfcare.
➰Acknowledge your pain, know that your grief is normal. ➰Practice self-compassion. ➰Avoid rumination. ➰Exercise. ➰Talk to someone. ➰Examine what went wrong in the friendship.
Breaking up with a friend is just as serious as ending a romantic relationship because friendship breakups are (more often than not painful) even after you've realized it's time to cut ties.
Have you experienced friendship breakup, what steps did you take to move on?
I will be sharing out some of my #friendship breakup stories and how I have been able to #heal from them.
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In this episode we discuss five ways that we are taking time for ourselves and replenishing our souls. How are you taking time for yourself? Leave us a comment and or a voice memo. We would love you hear from you. Much love!
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Bela Monteiro is a Caboverdiana from Angola who has published he new book: “Who Am I?”, a story about molestation, domestic violence, motherhood, and learning to love herself through it all.
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Astrology is the belief the positions of the stars and movements of the planets of the Solar System, and also asteroids and other stars, have an influence on the events, lives, and behavior of people. In this episode our co-host explains, in simple terms how to apply astrology to our daily lives, it’s benefits, and the importance of following your bliss.
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In celebration of my lovely co-host Nihal Horne’s birthday on November 27th, She will share with us the five lessons that she has learned along her journey. She is filled with so much wisdom, love, and compassion and we can learn so much from her.
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5 ways to manage anxiety, tools that we have discovered sling our journey. 1. Meditation (Breath work) 2. Journaling 3. Exercise (Dancing, Yoga). 4. Nature Walks 5. Talk Therapy/Talking to people that you trust.
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In this episode, Lucy Coutinho offers tips and lessons learned in her journey, and the importance of prioritizing our own well being.
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Two mommies, writers, and content creators get together to offer their coping strategies and wellness tips that they both implement in their daily lives. Grab your favorite drink and sit back and relax, this is your moment!
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SAND AND SEA is a collection of poetry depicting a woman’s journey to healing, cultivating self-acceptance, and finding love. Split into five chapters, this is a look inside a woman’s heart.
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Alexis Manson, a Model, graphic designer, and cheerleader of women everywhere! In March of 2018, she launched VOGUISH GRACE, a powerful social media personality publicizing her self-discovery journey while collaborating with individuals within her niche to merge and expand networks. The Voguish Grace movement serves as a support system for other women to never lose sight of their dreams and to help them see and realize all their possibilities and potential. Alexis is a signed Model in Boston and New York.
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For nearly 10 years, Jim Vincent has served as the president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Providence Branch. Since 2013, Jim has worked for Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), first, as the Civil Rights Compliance Officer and, currently, as the Community Outreach Officer.
For the past 18 years, he has served as the producer and host of television's Jim Vincent Show.
Additionally, Jim serves as the president of the East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) and serves on the Executive Committees of the African Alliance of Rhode Island (AARI) and the Southern New England Association of Black Journalists (SNEABJ). He is a member of the Cape Verdean Progressive Center.
Jim is a former president of the Urban League of Rhode Island (ULRI) and the Rhode Island Affirmative Action Professionals (RIAAP).
Jim holds a Master of City Planning (MCP) from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Dartmouth College. He is a graduate of Leadership Rhode Island (LRI).
Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, he is a resident of Cranston, Rhode Island.
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Meet Yolonda Smith, the perfect woman to inspire us to manifest our power within. Yolonda spent 4 years in the Rhode Island child welfare system. She is currently a Staff Consultant at the National Foster Youth Institute, Educational Specialist for youth in foster care and founder of Beyond Measurement. She currently resides in Rhode Island with her husband and three sons.
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Candida Rose is a Jazz/Gospel/Cape Verdean/R&B Vocalist born in New Bedford, MA. She is also a song-writer, entertainer, music, and cultural educator. Her 10-song debut CD entitled “kabumerikana: The Sum Of Me, combines her Cape Verdean musical roots with her American (primarily Jazz) influences, a mixture she calls “kabujazz”. She was recently featured on PBS national television program: No Passport Required/Boston presenting music and culture of Cabo Verde.
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Dr. Janice Johnson Dias holds a PHD in Sociology from Temple University with a specialization in urban and political sociology. Now a tenured Associate Professor of Sociology at John Jay, Janice is also president of The Grass Roots Community Foundation, a New Jersey-based training institution with a focus on public health and social action that she co-founded in 2011-which she quotes “it is my life’s work.” We discuss tips on how to help teenagers cope with the anxiety around COVID19.
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Lucy Coutinho is an Author, Educator, and Host of Women's Wellness Podcast. She is the founder of Luce Inspiration, a positive media company using words and multimedia to empower and heal. You can find her book; Peaces Of Freedom (A Self-Healing Journal) on Amazon and Kindle.
Lucy's core message is to collectively help to raise the vibration of our planet, one story at a time. Her work is a response to her personal healing and self-development journey. She has held inspirational talks, given journaling workshops, and has participated in panel discussions at various women's empowerment events. Lucy resides in Los Angeles with her life-partner, Ahmad and their children.
I am a friend that is here to hold your hand as we walk this path together. " -Lucy Coutinho
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Today’s guest is Janice Tavares, founder of Amiga Das Moda Fashion. She is a blogger, stylist, and buyer. Here to share with us some of her homemade beauty tips while we are all in quarantine.
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Kayla Tolentino is a 29-year-old Boston native, a social worker for the department of transitional assistance. Maintaining her Cape Verdean cultural roots, Kayla travels back and forth to Cape Verde where she also lived for a year while completing an internship abroad at a penitentiary. Kayla continues to keep up with tradition through her YouTube channel and her latest video: Cachupa-Traditional Cape Verdean Dish-Step by Step How To.
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Angela McCrae is a filmmaker and creative strategist with over 15 years of experience in television/film, journalism, and philanthropy. Currently, her career sits at the intersection of content development and events marketing. She currently serves as the Events and Marketing Director for the DTLA Film Festival. Angela leverages her twenty years of media experience to engage diverse audiences with impactful storytelling and innovative experiences. A graduate of Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD, Angela values mentorship and has taught television & video production at the Baltimore School for the Arts and Connecticut School of Broadcasting. During her 6+ years at NBCUniversal, she's won the Gem Award for excellence and leadership, as an advocate for diversity and inclusion launching the company's first Young Professionals Network in Los Angeles. She was selected to participate in MSNBC’s Know Your Value conference and the company’s D&I Impact leadership accelerator for her work developing programming for the company’s Women’s Network.
Angela’s pivot from broadcast news to entertainment began with director Marcus Raboy, working on projects with Carlos Santana, Shakira, McDonald’s, Miller Lite and others. She later began producing branded content and activations for automotive campaigns, which includes the 2013 LA Auto Show debut event for Lincoln Motors MKC hosted by Nia Long and digital video campaigns for BMW and Lexus. She’s been a long supporter and volunteer with Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY, representing the grassroots arm of the organization at events in Los Angeles and New York to promote independent film releases.
As a creative strategist, she has passionately developed communications and impact campaigns for award-winning documentarian Stanley Nelson’s Firelight Media. She’s led campaigns for the EMMY-nominated documentary Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities, critically acclaimed BOSS: The Black Experience in Business, and the GRAMMY-nominated feature film Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool. Ms. McCrae served as co-producer and co-writer for the web-series The BFF Chronicles, starring Erika Alexander and Kim Coles of Living Single. Her directorial debut short film #WhereIsBeauty, starring soul-singer Goapele, has been nominated for two awards opened the 2017 Cannes Pan African International Film Festival in France, and has screened in Nairobi, Kenya, at the Milwaukee Film Festival, Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, BronzeLens Film Festival and others cities around the world.
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Carla Monteiro earned an Associate’s degree in Human Services and a Substance Abuse Counseling Certificate from Quincy College, her BSW from Bridgewater State University, and an MSW from the Boston College School of Social Work. She is the Founder and President of the Cape Verdean Social Workers Association and serves on the Board of Directors at Nos Di Tchada I Amigos. Carla is a member of the National Association of Black Social Workers, Greater Boston Chapter, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the National Association of Social Workers, MA-Chapter. In 2019, Carla was appointed as one of 277 elected delegates for the National Association of Social Workers Delegate Assembly slate for Massachusetts. She is also a Big Sister with the Big Sisters Association of Greater Boston.
Last year, Carla joined colleagues and refugee organizations to aid migrants during a trip to the border of Arizona/Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. In 2017, She traveled to Washington DC with Bridgewater State University and Youth Service Opportunity Project (YSOP) to support people who were experiencing homelessness. Carla previously worked with incarcerated men and women at the Suffolk County House of Correction and Nashua Street Jail. Carla is a certified Reiki II Practitioner and currently works for the Bridge Clinic, a substance use clinic at Brigham and Women’s Hospital . Carla has a well-established legacy of relentless advocacy for disenfranchised minorities and those in need.
This past May Carla was the honoree for the “Future of Social Work Award” by the National Association of Social Workers-Massachusetts Chapter. In 2020, Carla will receive the "Alfred J. Gomes Community Service Award" from The Afro-American Alumni Association at Bridgewater State University.
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Delia Gonçalves joined the WUSA9 team in June 2010. Delia got her first break in the business right here in Washington at the U.S. Senate Radio-TV Gallery and at NBC Network News. She then left D.C. to pursue her on-camera reporting endeavors which took her back to her native New England.
Delia spent five years crisscrossing the region, working at several stations in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Before returning to the nation's capital, Delia spent four years in Baltimore where she was named Baltimore's Best Reporter in 2009. Delia is passionate about reporting the facts, challenging the status quo and telling compelling stories at the heart of our community.
Delia is a first generation Cape Verdean-American born in New Bedford, Massachusetts of immigrant parents who taught her the invaluable lessons of faith, hard work and perseverance.
She now lives in D.C. with her husband and three daughters.
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Jessica Andrade is a Brooklyn born multi-talented entertainer and social media's next raising star. With her eccentric, brash and physical comedic stylings, Jessica Andrade showcases the everyday paradox of growing up Cape Verdean while now residing in Massachusetts. Inspired by her immigrant parents, she pays homage to her cultural roots through skits and hosting comedy shows. Jessica has a natural ability to connect with a diverse audience. She attributes her gift from her high school days as she attended five different schools. Jessica Andrade is a co-host on The Soapboxx podcast, giving her authentic unfiltered commentary on the latest news and trending topics. She also is a graduate of Bridgewater State University with a degree in Communication. Off the stage, family comes first as Jessica is a mother of two beautiful boys.
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Jennifer Barbosa-Clegg is better known as the guru consultant of health benefits and financial services-an individual life and health insurance and financial literacy consulting agency.
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Dr. Chantal Gomes is 32-year-old Cape-Verdean American originally from Massachusetts but currently in California “Living the dream” as a third year internal medicine resident and rising chief resident at a safety-net hospital.
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Reshon Witter is a motivational mentor, author, and creative entrepreneur. She is the founder of theRAWproject, a self love blog and organization where they empower the community through art and aesthetics. theRAWproject started as a personal self-love journey and has evolved into creating poetry/typography prints to help inspire others through hardship. Her poetry book Neoteric tells her story from overcoming depression to discovering self-love and can be found on Amazon. For more information, you can find her on Instagram @therawprojectlifestyle and my personal @heyy_raw.
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Lenira Querido is a Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Activist. Lenira uses her voice and social media platform to advocate for domestic violence and sexual assault victims. She is the founder of Kriola Empowering Kriola, an organization that offers support and a safe space to women in need.
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Sherrie Mendes is a young, professional, single-mother, who decided to go against societal, cultural, and religious norms in order to gain her own wholeness and happiness as a woman and mother. As a Cape Verdean American and preacher’s daughter, Sherrie had a great upbringing, however, the expectations of how she should be as a woman and mother were great. As a result, she decided to join the US Air Force, to gain independence and create a career path. She is currently a veteran and has been working within Government agencies as Contracts Professional, writing and negotiations contracts for over 22 years now. Outside of her career, starting with a peer counseling program in high school and with great inspiration from her father, Sherrie became passionate about women’s health and overall well-being. She co-hosted multiple women’s support groups through the years with this focus in mind. The group name was ‘Sisters-Supporting-Sisters’ which had focused weekly topics and provided an open and safe forum for women to open up, share, and grow from one another. During that time she became a mother to a daughter and endured multiple hardships including abusive relationships. Through it all, she fought for her peace and to make sure her daughter was raised in a healthy environment. An opportunity arose for her to work abroad in Europe, which was a big risk as it was leaving her family and friends and her daughter was still in high school. She took the journey with her daughter and it changed both of their lives forever! Sherrie has since been traveling the world, living and taking the steps (if even if scary) to live the best life she can, while still hoping to be an inspiration for other women.
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Jessica Monteiro was born and raised in #CapeVerde Islands, where she lived until the summer of August 6, 1991. She is the second of seven kids, and her parents made the decision to move to United States. Her Grandfather and Grandmother who lived in Cranston petition for my Father to come to United States and we moved to US and settled in Providence Rhode Island. She attended Hope High School. Living in the United States has provided her with the opportunities to grow and develop, both in her personal and professional life.
Growing up in the Republic of Cape Verde, off the West Coast of Africa. She experienced the importance of higher education, through observing the lack of opportunities in her country. As She grew older, she noticed how her family struggled for a better living in a third world country and knew that she wanted something better for her own family in the future. When her parents who were both teachers, decided to immigrate to the United States, it was specifically to give their children the opportunities for an education. Her main reason for immigrating to the United States was to finish high school and go on to college or University. She came to United States when she was 17 years old. She started at Hope High School a Public School in Providence, Rhode Island. She is the founder of MIGUEL VICENTE MONTEIRO Foundation.
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Danielle Cyprien is a passionate young advocate best known for using her personal experience and expertise to fight against Child Sex Trafficking and Exploitation. Cyprien is currently a pre-law major who has served on the RI Human Trafficking Task Force, alongside FBI and Homeland Security. Cyprien helped start the first Survivor Mentor Program in RI for at risk and confirmed survivors of sex trafficking and exploitation. Cyprien continues to use her personal experience and expertise to advocate for the rights of victims and educate the community. Danielle currently works out of Warwick, Rhode Island.
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Vanessa Flowers is a creative professional and community organizer living in Chicago. My purpose is to help women blossom! I do this by running a healing safe-space for empowered women in Chicago to talk about our mental health, the workplace and what it means to be a woman today. I was born in Cape Verde, West Africa. I earned a B.A. in Latin American Studies from Oberlin College. In addition to English, I also speak Spanish and Creole-Portuguese.
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Neusa is a Kriola, born in Cabo Verde and immigrated to Boston with her family when she was 13 years old. She graduated from Pine Manor College with her B.A in Biopsychology and a minor in Drama and Theatre. After giving back to her community of Cabo Verde in Boston, she joined Peace Corps as a HIV/AIDS and Community Development volunteer in Botswana and later joined Peace Corps Cabo Verde and worked as the Training Director/Community Development Program Assistant and Post Acting Director. Neusa started working with Wediko Children’s Sercices as the MassSTART Case Manager in June 2013 in substance abuse education and prevention and implemented the life skills group facilitation to the youth in the program. She earned her M.A in Mental Health counseling and Dance and Movement Theraoy and worked as a school-based clinician and now as In Home Therapist with underserved children, adolescents and families in the Boston area. She enjoys working in international development, traveling, music, dance and spending quality time with her family and friends. Her dream is to establish a Ubuntu Dance and Movemenr Therapy center in Cape Verde one day and self care and healing are some of her many objectives integrated in her dream project.
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Bio: My name is Cristina Cabral, I am a mother of two, a documentary filmmaker, a journalist, activist feminist. I am a cosmopolitan woman an adventurer living in London.My motherhood instincts coupled with my passion to media and storytelling encouraged me to start a masters in diversity and the media. The world needs more representation and as a Criola I believe there is urgent to educate our communities and empower our women to pursuit their dreams. I am the director of the awarded documentary : “ I am Criola” a film about my first travel to Cape Verde. From this experience I feel that I wasn’t born in Cape Verde but Cape Verde was born in me. Currently I am shaping my media skills into different interdisciplinary approaches in the creation of more academic and visual artefacts to educate our young children.
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Tikesha Renee Morgan was born and raised in Brooklyn NY by a mother from the deep segregated south of Mississippi, and a father born and raised in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Where did they meet?! New York City of course!
As a first generation college student her parents always encouraged her to achieve the highest, do not forget where you come back from and to always help others who walk beside you, behind you and in front of you. She became interested in the field of student affairs as an undergraduate student at Buffalo State College while being involved in student leadership, student conduct, diversity alley, being a resident assistant and plenty of other campus activities. Tikesha’s campus mentors encouraged her to pursue a master’s degree in higher education to continue the work that she was so passionate about.
19yrs later she has served as a hall director at Vassar College, Assistant Director of Residence Life & Summer Programs at Suffolk University, Director of Multicultural Student Affairs & GLBTQ Resources at Emerson College and now setting off on a new adventure as the Inaugural Senior Student Affairs Officer for Emerson's European Center in Kasteel Well, Netherlands. The passion she has for her profession has been infused into her personal activism and the intersectionality that she lives and breathes daily as one of the co-founders of the Lesbians of Color Collective Symposium, organizer for Queer Women of Color, diversity consultant for New England area community colleges and universities, liaison/moderator for the LGBTQ Caucus at the National Conference on Race & Ethnicity.
Her career and life plan were not laid out before her. She decided to carve a new road, add a new light pattern and learn as much as she teaches. Her hope is that during this life and career she can encourage the students she has the honor to work with to speak the truth even when your voice shakes.
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Nadjejda Chapoteau is a Haitian American woman who is passionate about dance, social, racial, economic justice, and making an impact through being of service. She's a yogi, mental health and clean eating enthusiast. After over 12 years working with her academic degrees, she chose to get trained and be certified as a professional coach. She is a Certified Empowerment and Leadership Coach, Spiritual Teacher, Author, and Speaker who empowers rising leaders to make an impact in the world by being of service through advocating for social, racial, and economic justice through finding their voice, living their core values, and sharing boldly who they are and what they stand for. Join her mission here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamnadjejdachapoteau/ | Instagram: www.instagram.com/nadjejdachapoteau/ | You Tube Channel: Love Light Coaching with Nadjejda
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Shauna Barbosa is the author of the poetry collection Cape Verdean Blues (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2018). Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in The New Yorker, AGNI, Iowa Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, Lit Hub, and others. She was nominated for PEN America’s 2019 Open Book Award and received her MFA from Bennington College. She is a creative writing instructor in the Writers’ Program at UCLA Extension and is currently in Praia, Cabo Verde teaching English and researching a documentary project.
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Melanie Foote- Davis is an author, self-love cultivator and freedom catalyst. As Founder of The Love and Freedom Academy, she helps women who feel burdened with stress, overwhelm, shame, and guilt to silence the inner critic that stands between them and their purpose. She provides tools to align self-love and self-care with desired dreams to live a fulfilling and purposeful life. Her expertise and gentle, yet no- nonsense approach leads women to breakthroughs that position them for lifelong success. Melanie is on a mission to arm women and teen girls with the skills to unapologetically say, ‘Yes’ to themselves, ‘Yes’ to their heart’s desires and ‘Yes’ to living a radically bold and courageous life. Melanie has been featured on ABC 7 News Chicago, Fox 32 News, Smooth Jazz 90.5 FM HD, TEW Radio, EmPowered to Radio, and Rejoice 102.3 FM Radio. In her free time, Melanie enjoys dates with her husband, Sean, spas, walking, hiking, quality time with family and friends and savoring life’s silly moments.
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Madison Jaye was no stranger to hard work. Growing up in the inner city of Newark, New Jersey, she knew what it was like to go without. The multi media star says, “Being the oldest of five children, I became familiar with working long hours, dedication, and faith.” Jaye has experienced everything from being parentless to homeless. Every morning, she walked miles to school so that she could have a meal, and on the evenings she would find a local soup kitchen to eat dinner with her family. She says, “I knew that it was my responsibility to get my family out of the situation.
Loyally known to her international kingdom of JayeRoyals as "Media's New Queen", Madison Jaye has interviewed some of the industries elite. Artist such as, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child, Estelle, Fatman Scoop, Musiq Soulchild, Marsha Ambrosius, Swizz Beatz, Lisa Raye, Tristen “Mack” Wilds, Luke James, Sean Paul, Ty Hunter, Shaun Ross, Deitrick Haddon, Tahj Mowry and more. Additionally, Jaye has worked with the likes of Beyonce, Steve Harvey, and covered events for Oprah, Vogue Magazine, Rihanna, Khloe Kardashian, Queen latifah, & Rev Al Sharpton to name a few.
Spirituality & Podcasting
Madison Jaye specializes in Spirituality, Healing Remedies, Empath work and Spiritual growth. Season two of her self titled podcast The Madison Jaye Show’s “Purples Season” reached 1.5 million worldwide within six short months. Season one of her self titled show was recorded at Siriusxm, and is now reaching an international audiences of listeners in South Africa, Germany, United Kingdom, Peru, Mexico, Jamaica, Norway, Spain, Israel, Brazil and 64 additional countries. With the success of her podcast Jaye has now 52 bloggers for her international Lifestyle Blog MadisonJaye.com, which is a Lifegudie divisional website that specializes in Spiritual healing, life guiding, and culture to its global audience.
Awards & Press
Jaye has been heard on mainstream radio stations such as Siriusxm, Hot 97, & 107.5 WBLS. she has also co-hosted on Centric Tv’s and as also been seen on TRL, her media features include Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post, Black Enterprise, The Source Magazine, and Pix11 News where she was noted as a spiritual leader. The Newark New Jersey native has been featured on 16 magazine covers around the world including in India, Ghana, London, South Africa , Canada, and The United States, additional jaye has also been photographed by the of Vogue magazine Italia.
The eight time award winning journalist receiveD her first award “ Emerging Journalist of the Year” in 2014. Since then madison has received eight diverse awards including “International Trendsetter” which was presented by the Minister of the United Nations, within her 6 years in the entertainment business Jaye has received diverse awards for her community service, spirituality, and marketing skills
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A San Francisco bay area native, Claudia completed her undergrad at San Francisco State University Latinx Studies Program and is currently pursuing a Masters in Integral Counseling Psychology to become a licensed marriage and family therapist.
She has a passion for working with people of color to re-member and reimagine the way we heal together in today’s world. Claudia uses her eight years of holistic coaching with five years of apprenticeship in Mesoamerican tradition (Curanderismo) to support clients in uncovering their own inner wisdom around what health and healing mean for them.
She holds a strong belief in working in a non-hierarchical, collaborative, holistic coaching approach where together the “practitioner” and “client” can co-create a new learning. Claudia works with an integrative approach using sacred elements, Chakras, energy clearing (limpias), and energetic reading with claircognizance (empathic sense) and clairsentience (psychic sensory) to help recommend ritualistic practice to aid healing.
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Lovern J. Gordon Lovern J. Gordon is the Founder and President of Love Life Now Foundation, Inc. (LLN) which promotes year-round awareness against domestic violence (DV) via its initiatives and helps to bridge the gap between shelters and the communities they serve. The 2010 winner of two back to back beauty pageants, Lovern started out by using the 2 titles as a platform to increase awareness on the issue. The following year LLN was formed. Since then, she has spanned awareness in multiple cities by hosting events year round...events that have in turn raised thousands of dollars to benefit shelters in various cities across the world, shelters that provide services and emergency housing for victims and survivors daily. LLN also founded Love Life Magazine, an online, quarterly publication centered on shining the spotlight around all aspects and behind the scene work on the issue. She also shares her personal story with abuse (as a 15-year child witness to it and an adult survivor of abuse after a 2-year abusive relationship), to anyone that will listen. Believing the more we all talk about this issue publicly, the better a victim’s chance is of seeking help, she conducts educational DV Workshops at high schools, college campuses, and job sites. Her reach continues to span after she has appeared on numerous television shows on the issue such as: Huffington Post Live, Huffington Post Magazine, NBC’s This is New England, CBS This Morning, WHDH’s Urban Update, CBS’ – Centro, ABC‘s Cityline, Reelz’s Security Brief TV, as well as radio for Sirius XM’s Jenny Hutt Live and WBUR’s 90.9 FM.
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•I am in good health •I woke up this morning •My breath •My sight •My body (mobility) •My life-partner •My children •My mother •My siblings •My grandmother •My tribe of beautiful, strong sisters •My empathy (my heart) •My home •My students •ability to speak multiple languages •My dream life in LA •the sunshine •my car (which gets me everywhere that I need to go •the view of the city from my balcony •my amazing baristas that show me so much love and keep me caffeinated (they know who they are) •clean running and drinking water •AC for those hot nights and heat for those cold nights •Good food •my smile •my patience •my sound mind •my curls who always seem to do their own thing •my customs/traditions •my values •my beginners mind (curiosity) •my zest for life •my love for humanity •transformation (dedication for healing) •walks in nature •early nights, tucked in bed next my best friend •palm trees •being kissed by the sun,the way the sand feels underneath my feet •how the sun feels on my face •my guiding angel (my dad, may he rest in paradise. •my yoga practice •meditation •sunrises/sunsets
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Marvin & Kristen Speller are a husband and wife duo, Community Health Activists, & Humanitarians in Los Angeles, CA.
They took action and have helped countless men & women reach their goals through their many endeavors. After seven years, they both are making an impact in the local community through their Rise Up programs.
Marvin Speller is known for making a lasting impression through his intensive Transformational Mental Health Coaching, vast business acumen, community endeavors and public service. Marvin moved to Los Angeles from Charlotte, NC where he was an activist for numerous Domestic Violence organizations, Charlotte Reads Program, Habitat for Humanity, Aids Walk, and Girl Talk. Marvin on many occasions offered support also to underserved youth throughout the Charlotte area. Marvin contributed his image to several Billboards in Charlotte to promote literacy amongst children 5-12 years old. Once he arrived in Los Angeles, CA, he became his wife’s music manager. Marvin has continued to help the community of Los Angeles contributing his voice to the Minority Outreach Symposium with Political Leaders, Law Enforcement, Our Rise Up programs, and several Domestic Violence programs.
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Welcome everyone, in today's episode I will be sharing the 5 Health Benefits of Journaling. Here are the 5 benefits that I have discovered along my journey:
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Clarifying your thoughts and feelings Taking a few minutes to jot down your thoughts and emotions (no editing) will quickly get you in touch with your internal; world.
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Know yourself better By writing routinely you will get to know what makes you feel good and recognize situations and people who may be toxic for you. I believe that this is an important information for you to have for your well-being.
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Solve problems more effectively Problems are best solved when engaging right-brained creativity and intuition. Writing out your feelings unlocks other capabilities, allowing the opportunity for unexpected solutions to seemingly unsolvable problems.
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Reduce Stress Writing about anger, sadness and other painful emotions helps to release the intensity of these feelings. By doing so, you will feel calmer and better able to stay in the present.
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Resolve disagreements with others Writing about misunderstanding will help you understand another's point of view. This helps you to come up with a sensible resolution to the conflict.
Journaling has helped me to track my patterns and growth over time. It has been a great tool in aiding my healing journey and self-discovery.
How do you begin journaling? -Pick a time of day where you can devote 20 minutes to journaling. -Don't think, just write and don't worry about grammar. -Pick a theme to write about each day, this will help to give you a sense of direction. -Don't judge yourself, there are no rules.
If you would like more information on how to begin to journal, please do check out my book; Peaces Of Freedom (A Self-Healing Journal) chronicling some challenging and triumphant moments in my life. Available on Amazon and Kindle.
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Marcy DePina’s passion for the arts and activism has been the anchor for her career using art as a vehicle for positive change. After creating FORSA Media Group LLC in 2005, Ms. DePina honed her expertise in the areas of event and multi-media production, public relations, marketing, and social media, managing projects for clients such as the United Nations, 92YTribeca, Central Park Summerstage, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Festival Mawazine and Festival of Casablanca in Morocco, Caribbean Fashionweek in Jamaica and the Atlantic Music Expo and Kriol Jazz Festival in Cabo Verde. She was also the host, script writer, and voice over talent for the multi-Emmy Award winning show “Rhythm and Roots” for two seasons on Ebru TV and the deejay and host of “The Movement: Cape Verdean Vibes” on Caribbean Zone Radio. In 2014, Ms. DePina was named Executive Director for Newark Riverfront Revival, a non-profit organization that programs Riverfront Park and advocates for riverfront development and public access. In this role, she developed an innovative approach to curate events that bring together dynamic cultural expressions with diverse audiences to reconnect people with the historically abused and neglected waterway. Ms. DePina is actively involved in Newark’s current cultural blossoming, and is the Vice-President of the Board of Newark Arts Council and Board Member of the Newark Chess Club. As a deejay and radio host, she produces a weekly radio show called “FORSA!” on Newark(dot)FM, playing music from Africa and the Diaspora. In 2017, Ms. DePina was honored to be featured in the commissioned project by PSEG entitled “100 People of Newark” for her work in the arts and environmental justice sector. An ambassador for the City of Newark, Ms. DePina was featured as one of three hosts for United Airlines “3 Perfect Days in Newark” project which appeared on 300 daily flights in March 2019 and continues to be available on all flights on demand. In addition, in 2019 she was received the “Social Media Influencer of the Year Award” from the Greater Newark Convention and Visitors Bureau. In May of 2019, Ms. DePina accepted the position of Producer/Editor for iHeart Media’s Podcast division where she is producing podcasts on food, travel and lifestyle. An avid traveler, she embarked on a passion project #12TripsIn12Months to experience new spaces, people, and culture and is documenting her journey through a podcast of the same name. A speaker of four languages, Ms. DePina is originally from New Bedford, Massachusetts and has been a resident of Newark, New Jersey for the last 25 years where she lives with her son.
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ANICA A. BARBOSA is an exotic beauty who hails proudly from her native homeland of the Cape Verdean Islands. She is the second of 6 children who grew up in a small country that still resembles a serene paradise full of rich and natural culture. Raised with strict Cape Verdean beliefs and traditions would provide her with a solid foundation to shape her into the woman she is today. Full of dreams and worldly curiosity, Anica longed to see what the world was like outside of her small native humble paradise. At the tender age of 13, she was given a life changing opportunity to relocate with her family to the United States, Boston, Massachusetts.
Being the first generation of the women in her family to ever read or write, she focused on education knowing it was a way to venture outside her tight knit culture. By maintaining high grades Anica earned a high rank in ROTC, scholarships to camps such as NAI Flight Training in the prestigious Tuskegee University in Alabama as a teenager. She went on to getting aviation certified and further achieving a BS in Business Management at Bridgewater Sate University in Bridgewater Massachusetts. At an early age she fell in love with martial arts which she used to stay disciplined, strong, focused and to keep moving in a positive direction.
Moving from Boston to Los Angeles in 2004, Anica was in search of her inner artist. With her lifelong passion for entertaining and performing she saw the chance to break free from being a local hometown performer and the only life she knew and pursue her dream on a bigger scale. Los Angeles has since provided her an outlet to explore her talents with both in front of the camera and behind the scenes. Life as an Actor/Model in Los Angeles has opened doors to working with other amazingly talented artist and allowed her lifelong dreams to come true.
Anica has a special connection with children and is passionate about mentoring them and she strives to touch their lives in many positive ways. Her passion for children drove her to seeking custody of a deserving young boy. This sacrifice being the most challenging thing she has ever done, it was also the most rewarding and through this she realized she wanted to dedicate her life to helping children on a much larger scale. She wanted to be the voice for young girls all over the world and be a role model to show them that one can always strive for and accomplish anything regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or background, all it takes is dedication and the belief of one’s self.
Anica stays grounded by being environmentally conscious and volunteering on her spare time. She loves animals and making time to help others is mandatory in her life’s journey. She is passionate about all that she approaches and her energy is exciting and contagious. She magically wins the hearts of the children she mentors and the people she encounters throughout all areas of her life. She also spends time getting involved with her community by volunteering at the local food banks, The Red Cross, Boys & Girls clubs and homeless shelters throughout the city. She loves to enjoy herself by immersing in the outdoors where life is most virile… among her favorite activities are bike riding, hiking, traveling, running, cooking and exploring new and exiting things.
Anica looks forward to more opportunities in the film/television industry and will continue to create a strong platform for her voice to be heard. When asked what fuels her she insists it is her passion to achieve success not only for her but everyone her life touches. “Luck is when preparation meets Opportunity”
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Nihal Horne is a filmmaker, content creator, mother, and life-student. We discuss a very important topic and sharing our journeys of how our commitment to our healing lead us to finding true love.
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Born and raised in Boston, MA in a largely Capeverdean Community, I was fortunate to be surrounded by so many like me. My family really impressed upon me that our culture lives through us. We have to continue culture, language and traditions from the Mother Land of Cabo Verde. I didn't speak English until I started school at the age of 5. As I went through school I noticed the impacts that teachers had on children. One positive word made students smile, just as a negative word diminished their being. At an early age, I started writing, things like diaries, silly poetry and stories and it continued throughout school. In the seventh grade, an English teacher told me that my writing was terrible and that writing is not for me. Although it crushed me, I knew that I had it within me to keep going with my writing and to do just what was intrinsic to me. I became a teacher because I wanted to change the trajectory of children like me, whose parents may work hard to support them, but didn't know how to navigate the system. Within my community I stay involved to support families access resources that strengthen education and positive lifestyles. Alongside teaching Science for the Boston Public Schools, I am a copy editor for Mili Mila Inc., which published the first of its kind Capeverdean Dictionary by Manuel Goncalves. I am currently editing my children's book, and completing my memoir.
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Dr. Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves is a wife, mom, scholar, award-winning professor, African feminist and advocate for women and girls. She was born and raised in Cabo Verde, West Africa and immigrated to the United States with her parents and sisters as a teenager.
Terza is associate professor of political science and chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Johnson C. Smith University. Her courses, research and published scholarship focus on international politics, global gender studies, and the modern African diaspora in the United States, particularly gender and the Cabo Verdean community. Lima-Neves prides herself in offering culturally competent advising and mentoring to her students and is an active advocate for policies that create a life-work balance as well as render visible women, parents, people of color and other historically marginalized groups at institutions of higher education.
Dr. Lima-Neves is the 2019-20 President of the North Carolina Political Science Association, the first Black person to serve in this role, co-founder of the International Conference on Cabo Verdean Women and founding President of the Cape Verdeans of the Carolinas Association. She is passionate about community work that empowers and inspires all people. She lives in Charlotte with husband Luis and their children. For more on Terza’s work visit her website, terzalimaneves.com. You can also connect with her on IG and Twitter at @Kriolamommyscholar
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Satta is an accomplished entrepreneur, writer,artist, and holistic health practioner. She is extremely passionate about impacting communities and organizations by building awareness and advocacy around issues like domestic violence, health disparities in communities of color, and reproductive justice. Satta has been able to combine art and activism by performing and co-writing the two time Congressional Award winning play "Behind Closed Doors" and with her upcoming book "Made From S.O.Y.L." Satta is also the founder and CEO of Holistic Roots LLC, where the mission is to empower women to reclaim and own their health, wealth and beauty from the inside out.
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Join us in a conversation with Lindsay Joseph!
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Kinara is a first generation immigrant from Cambodia. She currently works as an HIV Research Pharmacist at Columbia University Medical Center. Kinara’s awareness of the health disparities in her native land, Cambodia, inspired Kinara to become an active participant in the Cambodian Health Professionals Association of America (CHPAA) on its annual medical mission. Kinara currently resides in New York City, was living in Boston MA and was an active member in the community; volunteering her time and resources as a Charter School Board member, active participant in ASPIRE (Asian Sisters Participating in Reaching Excellence). Currently she is creating space for herself by utilizing the power of sound and movement. Graduated from Scratch Academy in 2018 and an active practitioner of yoga and meditation for self care and expansion. Loves to travel and have been to at least 27 countries.
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Dr. Celina is founder and CEO of Venilia Gardens Inc. /Cultural Counseling Services, Incorporated in 1994 as a 501 C 3. VGI/CCS was formed to provide children and their families with a therapeutic milieu to address mental health issues. Dr. Celina is recognized for her distinguished clinical abilities in providing diagnostic assessment and treatment in the area of trauma related issues and other mental health conditions.
It is her clinical belief that, “Our negative life exposures, which can also be seen as our teachers for future successes, have caused an imbalance in our emotional growth, which attacks our physical health and the ability to progress into Oneness. We are born with innate gifts that are consumed by these exposures and then they are placed on hold. It is important that we eliminate these toxins to receive the gifts that God planned for us. Once we are cleansed of these toxins we can then embrace our innate passions, take the strengths from those negative life exposures and journey into “A Symphony in the Key of Oneness.” This is the key that creates our new life melody.” Dr. Celina believes that without pain it is difficult to activate our passions and achieve our purpose.
In August, 2017 Dr. Celina published, “Five Keys to Emotional Oneness; The Emotional Detox System” a book and workbook created for emotional healing; and to provide those who are intoxicated with emotional discomforts with a vehicle for telling their story. This system is cognitively based, using creative modalities and healing processes for the elimination of past emotional imbalances and tragedies, while creating a platform for coping and managing new emotional entries. The workbook is a guided journey into the’ 5 Key System” of healing emotional imbalances. As you begin you journey, Dr. Celina is available for private consultations.
`Dr. Celina, has written several clinical curriculums and is currently working on her next book, “Strands of Silk” which is evaluating the making of oppositional behaviors. She has hosted and been a guest of several television and radio talk shows; she has been a keynote speaker and continues to provide trainings, workshops and speaking engagements to varying audiences.
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Vanessa is a Holistic Psychotherapist, Wellness Coach and Reiki Practitioner who lives in Boston, and works with Women of Color all over the country. She started her company, Holistically You, Inc., in 2017 after many years of struggling with her own issues regarding body weight. At some point in her journey she realized that her weight loss wasn't only about eating well and exercising, but instead, also about falling in love with herself spiritually, mentally, physically and emotionally. HY helps women, who have faced adversities and traumas in life, tackle their own journey by addressing their emotional weight. HY takes this unique approach because inadequate stress management, poor self care and unhealthy diet and lifestyle habits are at the root of the many disparaging health outcomes for women of color. Women of Color are heavier because....well, we are heavy; we carry so much with us!
HY's mission is to help women release the trauma in their life so they may begin to live lives that are healthier, lighter, happier and more holistic! Vanessa also has a personal and professional goal of changing the face of therapy on both sides of the couch; committed to working in the very hoods of Boston she grew up in! Vanessa has a private practice in Roxbury, and provides therapy in her native language.
Vanessa holds an MSW degree from Simmons University and a BA from Penn State University, and an Integrative Health Coaching Certificate from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Vanessa enjoys teaching and talking about radical self-love, self-care, spirituality, mental health awareness, functional medicine, women empowerment and issues that affect Women of Color specifically. HY provides Therapy, 1:1 Coaching, Online Courses, Reiki Services, Retreats, Ebooks, Consulting and Speaking Engagement Services.
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Lovern J. Gordon is the Founder and President of Love Life Now Foundation, Inc. (LLN) which promotes year-round awareness against domestic violence (DV) via its initiatives and helps to bridge the gap between shelters and the communities they serve. The 2010 winner of two back to back beauty pageants, Lovern started out by using the 2 titles as a platform to increase awareness on the issue. The following year LLN was formed. Since then, she has spanned awareness in multiple cities by hosting events year round...events that have in turn raised thousands of dollars to benefit shelters in various cities across the world, shelters that provide services and emergency housing for victims and survivors daily. LLN also founded Love Life Magazine, an online, quarterly publication centered on shining the spotlight around all aspects and behind the scene work on the issue. She also shares her personal story with abuse (as a 15-year child witness to it and an adult survivor of abuse after a 2-year abusive relationship), to anyone that will listen. Believing the more we all talk about this issue publicly, the better a victim’s chance is of seeking help, she conducts educational DV Workshops at high schools, college campuses, and job sites. Her reach continues to span after she has appeared on numerous television shows on the issue such as: Huffington Post Live, Huffington Post Magazine, NBC’s This is New England, CBS This Morning, WHDH’s Urban Update, CBS’ – Centro, ABC‘s Cityline, Reelz’s Security Brief TV, as well as radio for Sirius XM’s Jenny Hutt Live and WBUR’s 90.9 FM.
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Sharlene is a young, eclectic, soulful, creative woman of color whom is passionate about holistic health and wellness for marginalized communities. She has a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology with a minor in Social Work, and first started practicing Yoga back in 2014. While currently enrolled in a 200-hour (1 year long) Yoga Alliance Registered-Yoga Teacher Training Program, she also works full time in the high stress environment of the MA Correctional system. Being exposed to that duality gives her a unique perspective on how stress takes a toll on a person and how important it is to take care of yourself. Yoga seemed to manifest in her life at divine timing and really became what she states as “the perfect intersection between mind body & spirit”. Now more than ever, self-care and self-love are of the upmost importance in today’s society, but there is still a need in the Yoga community for more diverse representation. Sharlene’s hope is to one day open up her own Yoga/Wellness Studio for people of color, be it male or female, to come and practice Yoga. Her dream is that it will also serve as a safe haven where people can create, cultivate, and foster their own wellness journeys.
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Mickayla Coutinho Brandao, formally known on social media as Mickay, is a rising Junior at New York University majoring in Psychology with a minor in African Studies. Mickayla studied abroad in Accra, Ghana this last Spring semester and was able to intern at a non-profit called BASICS International where she started a girls club with her colleague called Power of Love Girls which empowers adolescent girls and educates them about sexual health and their rights in Ghana. Mickayla returned back to the US just a few days ago and is looking forward to her summer internship in New York City with City Year, a nonprofit that works with underserved New York City Public School students. Mickayla just recently started a Youtube Channel called Mickay Media in which she vlogs and shares her life journey, but also leaves motivational words at the end of all her videos. Mickayla wishes to be a therapist in the future and hopes to empower those who are often overlooked.
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Women’s Wellness with Luce Inspiration is a podcast for women of color and the Diaspora seeking to elevate our lives with a holistic, healing, and empowering approach to living our best lives. Hosted by Author, Educator, and Content Creator Lucy Coutinho. Each episode encourages listeners to learn more about the many layers of women’s wellness. We’ve created this safe space where we can all shine and rise together!
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