What Happens In Between

Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of What Happens In Between, I sit down with Walela Nehanda, a cultural worker, transplant survivor, and agender writer who created their debut book, Bless the Blood - A Cancer Memoir as an archive for Black, Young, and Disabled people. Walela helps us shift the narrative toward a world rooted in care, interdependence — and ultimately, revolution. How do we define our realities without molding ourselves into a presentation? Join us on today’s episode as we explore what it means to be a Cultural Worker x Transplant Survivor x Agender human using art and writing to push a revolutionary culture forward.Question of the Week: When navigating through massive amounts of grief, how do we practice compassion without being rooted in ego? Topics Covered:Walela’s definition of a “Cultural Worker”The key ingredients of culture from the lens of a Cultural Worker Survivorship: A new creation of what it means to be aliveWalela’s relationship to their body as a cancer and transplant survivorHow relationships can help us realize that we deserve care Interacting with the fluidity of feelings about your writing How we can make ourselves legible in response to feelingsFour questions for our Seedling RoundResources:Audre Lorde’s The Cancer JournalsGuest Info:Connect with Walela Nehanda on Instagram. Support Walela on Patreon, and pre-order their debut book: Bless the Blood - A Cancer Memoir here.Join the Newsletter:NewsletterShow Notes:Walela Nehanda is centering self-acceptance as a means to a more supportive, nurturing future. Walela’s debut book, Bless the Blood - A Cancer Memoir is an archive for Black, Young, and Disabled people, where feelings can be validated in a way they didn’t think was possible. Walela is redefining the next era of the Black Arts Movement and exploring what key ingredients of culture can resolve conflicts in search of survival and progress. If art is a point of political struggle, is culture how we make ourselves legible to each other?In December 2020, Walela underwent a stem cell transplant and spent 31 days in isolation. Walela helps us shift an overly autonomous narrative toward care and interdependence — and ultimately, revolution. They teach us why being patient with our bodies is proof that survivorship has no end date. Unfurling into (self-)acceptance of love. Walela reminds us that within the mess there is creation — and it doesn’t have to be coherent. Within it, you can be responsible for the outcome and supported through the process. Join us on today’s episode as we explore what it means to be a Cultural Worker x Transplant Survivor x Agender human using art and writing to push a revolutionary culture forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of What Happens In Between, I sit down with Shavon Swain, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with over 10 years of experience working in the mental health field. Shavon helps us understand that the layers of curiosity, imagination, and possibility are cultivating your innate wisdom. What does it mean — and feel like — to have the freedom and the expansiveness to try on all different parts of yourself? Join us on today’s episode as we explore what it means to be both a Black Woman and a Free Spirit.Question of the Week: Why do parents put gift bows on household appliances in their homes?Topics Covered:Questions around being a free spirit, imagination, and possibility How Human Design highlighted Shavon’s innate wisdom Permission to shift and change within career/identity Shavon’s formula for clarity + embodiment = authenticityUsing somatics to sit with and understand emotion How Shavon channeled her intuitive gifts into a careerHow increased neurodivergence accessibility impacts therapy Four questions for our Seedling RoundGuest Info:Connect with Shavon Swain on Instagram, The Healing Lounge Website, her personal Website, and Therapy For Black Girls Website. Check out Shavon’s NEW! Guided Journaling Cards here.Join the Newsletter:NewsletterShow Notes:We get to choose how the layers of curiosity, imagination, and possibility integrate into some (or all) aspects of our lives. As a Black Woman x Free Spirit, Shavon utilizes human design, astrology, and inner child work as a permission slip to deepen her therapy practice while staying true to herself. But Shavon’s intent isn’t to make her work her sole identity. It’s a layered evolution, textures upon textures of the Self. Shavon’s somatic-centered therapy practice helps her clients understand how emotions and feelings show up in the body. How can you become your own tool for self-compassion? To embody self-awareness and understanding is to understand aspects of the Self. What does life look like when you believe clarity + embodiment = authenticity?Shavon reminds us that there is freedom and expansiveness when we try on all different parts of ourselves. All the possibilities exist. Join us on today’s episode as we explore what it means to be both — a Black woman and a free spirit.Follow Us:InstagramWebsite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of What Happens In Between, I sit down with Xenia Viray, Imagination Healer, Multidimensional Artist, and Community Weaver focused on facilitating workshops and writing. Xenia expands our perspective of relationship dynamics, interconnectedness, and imagination as the ability to wade through the depths of experience. Is it possible to see imagination simply as the way we think and process? Join us on today’s episode as we explore what it means to be a Poetic x Empathy-Driven x Curious Imagination Healer who believes in experimenting with the construction of correctness.Question of the Week: If you were a climate or a landmass, what kind of land would you be?Topics Covered:Questions around empathy-driven curiosity, personal stories, and being understood The psychedelic experience of being in the world and relationshipBeing poetic = Everything is made up How spirituality and mysticism helped Xenia understand her imagination Being unfamiliar with linear choice vs. linear experience Different levels of capacity concerning depth of experience Two questions for our Seedling RoundResources:Crystal Bennett HarrisArthur Vogelsang’s poem HelpGuest Info:Connect with Xenia Viray on Instagram and her Website. Xenia Marie Ross Viray (she/they) is an imagination healer, multidimensional artist and community weaver with a focus on facilitating workshops and writing. Born as a brick-and-mortar business, Myths of Creation is a container for experiments, writings, and gatherings at the intersection of creativity and spirituality. Myth's core intention is to reconnect communities, ideas, and art forms that have been separated in order to enrich the pool of imaginal possibility. Xenia's 1:1 offerings Imaginal Temple and Heart Channel are designed to help unique creatives anchor the frequency of their natural genius.Show Notes:Everyone has a unique way of communicating, receiving, and interpreting language. With an infinite desire to understand individual experience, Xenia views the world from a dual, cosmic point of view: intrigued by the human experience and in constant observation. How does the construct of perspective help us be in relationship with each other and the universe?Xenia’s newest offering, an “Imaginal Temple,” relates to her interpretation of what it means to be “an adult,” and a response to curiosity about the different layers within Self. When we view the world and ourselves as a desire for a relationship to experience, there is endless power — and an opportunity to create. In Xenia’s words, “My imagination is actually my energy. It's who I am without the constructions of the outside world.” Xenia allows us to examine the world and ourselves — while also experimenting with its structures and interpretations. Expansion and contraction (as a sign of bravery) is beautiful. Join us on today’s episode as we explore what it means to be an Imagination Healer who believes in experimenting with the made-up construction of correctness.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*CORRECTION: Neuroexpansive is a term coined and trademarked by Ngozi Alston.Episode Summary:In this episode of What Happens In Between, I sit down with Ben-Oní, a neuroexpansive clinical psych doctoral student, orator, writer, and Black disability justice activist. Ben-Oní shares their experience as a Black Multiple AuDHD and how that translates into their Creative Activism. Join us on today’s episode as we explore what it means to be neuroexpansive, leading through a lens of beauty, and devoted to activism. Question of the Week: What is one thing that you want to make your descendants proud to say about you?Topics Covered:What it feels like to be in your own village or family as a multipleThe power of memory among Ben-Oní’s family, especially for friends and familyWhy Ben-Oní is pursuing a PhD in clinical psychologyHow academia interacts with Ben-Oní’s creative activismEssentialism, minimalism, and the role of beautyThe nuances of Black womanhoodHow the term BIPOC coalition builds and flattens experienceReal diversity means disagreeing with someone, or being disagreed with, and being OKThree questions for our Seedling Round Guest Info:Connect with Ben-Oní on the Black Neurodiversity website and Instagram.Follow Us:InstagramWebsiteShow Notes:For Ben-Oní, being multiple means living within a family. Sometimes being part of his family requires surrender, but their goal isn’t to control or integrate their family as they accept their multiplicity exists to make them feel safe. Ben-Oní is committed to sharing resources and presence around neurodiversity, disability, and other spaces from their lived experience. Through Black Neurodiversity, she shares resources and trainings that center on intersectional neurodiversity and anti-ableism. Their aim is to give Black people their own space to dive into our unique experience with disability, neurodiversity, culture, ethnicity, and race to ensure our experience isn’t glossed over or minimized. In some ways, the right words to match the experience don’t even exist yet! Their academic work in clinical psychology supports an even deeper resourcing for Black Neurodiversity and their activism. Ben-Oní shares the importance of letting our work be impactful, informative, and meaningful while also infusing it with joy, humor, and beauty, especially beauty! We can be heavy and light. Join us on today’s episode as we explore what it means to be neuroexpansive, leading through a lens of beauty, and devoted to activism. Seedling Round:Ben-Oní answers a few rapid-fire questions about their favorite thing they learned recently, their relationship to time, and why their lens as a Black, multiple AuDHD, and creative activist is a joyful space to inhabit.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s episode of What Happens In Between, I sit down with Ola Akinmowo, the Founder, Curator, and Creator of The Free Black Women's Library: a Black feminist literary hub and community care space that features a collection of over 5000 books written by Black women. Ola helps us understand how to explore the different routes of expression, creation, and art as a ritual of self-actualization. How do we explore our own identities in a society that is anti-Black and anti-woman? Join us on today’s episode as we explore what it means to be a Community Curator and a Self-defined Black Woman — who is choosing to thrive.Topics Covered:Questions around speculative fiction, collage work, and performance artThe concept of third spaces and commodification to assign valuePros and cons of social media: a meal for consumption Community as a connection to a common goal and how to learn from each otherThree questions for our Seedling RoundOla’s perception of what it means to “be free”How Black women have to be a contradiction to exist fully Guest Info:Ola is an interdisciplinary artist and the curator, founder, and creator of The Free Black Women's Library, a Black feminist literary hub and community care space that features a collection of 5000 books written by Black women. This particular work is fueled by the tenets of Black Feminism, Community Care, and the transformative power of reading and creating to liberate, affirm, and heal.Connect with Ola Akinmowo on Instagram, Facebook, and The Free Black Women’s Library Website. Support The Free Black Women’s Library here. Follow Us:InstagramWebsiteFull DescriptionWe can use speculative thinking as a type of dreaming as an expansive way to dream big. As the curator, founder, and creator of The Free Black Women’s Library, Ola is interested in the infinite possibilities in which we can see the world. She uses the library as a co-creation process between humans and the physical space they occupy. How does community care transform the world when there is a seat at the table for everyone? The Free Black Women’s Library is considered a third space, but in Ola’s words, it’s “a space where black women can come and learn to read. To feel safe and feel free, within an anti-black, misogynist, misogynoir, patriarchal capitalist society.” Commodification is how we assign value — labeling and categorizing things help people better understand the mission. But how does language serve as another layer to what already exists, instead of a contradiction? Ola reminds us to explore the different routes of expression, creation, and art as a ritual of self-actualization. Freedom is accessible, but there’s no finality to it. Join us on today’s episode as we explore what it means to be a Community Curator and a Self-defined Black Woman — who is choosing to thrive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s episode of What Happens In Between, I sit down with Courtney Lanctot, the founder of The Unpopular Black, a platform built to inspire and educate the Black community to adventure the American outdoors. Courtney’s work serves as both representation and a specific type of relatability for the Black American experience. Is it unpopular for us to seek out nature, or simply uncommon? Join us on today’s episode as we separate generalizations from the public perspective by Shifting Narratives x Black Adventuring.Topics Covered: Feeling misaligned with everyone else’s peak joy Why don’t Black Americans seek adventuring?The distinction between outdoorsing, adventuring, and traveling The space Black Adventuring fills as a spiritual practice Courtney’s outdoor grief rituals mirrored by joy and gratitudeGuest Info:Courtney Lanctot, the content creator behind The Unpopular Black, inspires Black people to get outside and explore wide open spaces across the nation with her platform. Her outdoor adventures have taken her from paddleboarding the Colorado River to witnessing the Aurora Borealis in the Alaskan sky.Connect with Courtney Lanctot on The Unpopular Black’s website and Instagram. Listen to Courtney’s We Been Out Here podcast, and check out The Adventure Directory here. Follow Us:InstagramWebsiteFull DescriptionIs it possible to shift narratives and Black Americans the pleasure of adventuring? As the founder of The Unpopular Black, Courtney Lanctot enters outdoor spaces in support of joy and gratitude for the outdoor landscape to co-exist with Blackness. While grief for Black history does exist, it is also a reminder of a shifting perspective; finding sensory forms of freedom in natural spaces can exist, too. Courtney shows us that co-regulation can extend to the presence of non-human connections.Relatability is just as important as representation. So why don’t Black Americans seek adventuring, but travel overseas to outdoor destinations? The outdoors can both be a place for adventure and a spiritual refuge. Courtney started The Unpopular Black to inspire and educate the Black community to adventure the American outdoors. Can there be more than one way to perceive Black Adventure? Courtney shows us that bringing curiosity to the stories that surround us is the first step toward inspiring significant change. Join us on today’s episode as we separate generalizations from the public perspective by Shifting Narratives x Black Adventuring. Is it possible to be both free from narrative and connected to your individual freedom? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode SummaryWelcome to Season Three of What Happens in Between, which will focus on multiplicity and how we develop the rich, internal narratives of who we are. In this week’s episode, I sit down with Karyn Paige, a certified human design practitioner — and self-proclaimed late-blooming, daydreaming, indoor kid — who helps us be compassionate about our individuality. Personality traits can serve as containers for our layered identities. But are those containers what we mold ourselves into as a means for survival? Join us on today’s episode as we navigate individual alignment through the lens of human design, astrology, anti-oppression, and the intersectional experiences of women of color.Topics Covered:The need to shift into different identities for survival  Finding safety (and gifts) within neurodivergence How to carve space for Self in the world Being out of alignment and finding redirectionRejecting characteristics of oppressive systems The effects of bypassing a disability Three questions for our Seedling RoundFull DescriptionOur lives can only exist at their greatest capacity if there is compassion to accept all aspects of ourselves. As a Biracial x Partially Blind x Introvert, Karyn uses human design and astrology as tools for finding language for what she already knows within herself. Karyn helps us hold space and lean into full-bodied acceptance to not be dragged down by limitations. Is there a narrative in favor or against parts of your identity? How do you carve out space that is solely for you? Don’t forget: You have an extreme amount of self-determination, self-agency, control, and options. Personality traits can serve as containers for our layered identities. But are those containers what we mold ourselves into as a means for survival? Individual experience can be supportive of the way you want to feel, interact, and move through the world. Karyn, a Black woman in Human Design, shows us that choosing to have a fulfilling, enriching, life experience is validation. Period. Join us on today’s episode as we navigate individual alignment through the lens of human design, astrology, anti-oppression, and the intersectional experiences of Women of Color.Question of the Week: How do you support multiple aspects of yourself with balance and care?Guest Info:Connect with Karyn Paige on her Instagram, Website, and TikTok Follow Us:InstagramWebsite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

mercurial process of creating something beautiful. Join Athena for biweekly explorations of the layered thinking, feeling, and living process — where complexities come untied, yet aren’t seen as unhinged. Season 3’s focus is Multiplicity and how we develop the internal narratives of who we are. Tune in for conversations with practitioners, community builders, curators, and artists who are navigating themselves as another way to explore, question, and reclaim the world around them. Why is your specific lens a beautiful space to inhabit? crafting identity is a key element in nurturing the human experience. And the making of each episode.  Between every other Wednesday, starting February 7th, 2024! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to this week’s episode of What Happens in Between where Shirin Eskandani, a certified life coach and alchemist, busts the myth about building your dream life. It’s easy to constantly look to the next big thing to finally make you feel fulfilled. But the truth is, satisfaction and fulfillment live in the present, in what’s happening now. Shirin helps us to reframe how we think about purpose, joy, and dreams. It’s not what you want or when you get there, it’s who you are being in this process of making your dream come true. Are you stressed? Are you anxious? Are you aligned with your values? Are you happy? Does what you’re doing bring you joy? Join us on today’s episode as we uncover the truth behind “happiness” and the steps to make it sustainable.All our lives we’re constantly looking to the next big thing to feel that sense of fulfillment. Fulfillment lives in the present in what’s happening now. Shirin helps us to reframe how we think about purpose and goal setting. It’s not what you want or when you get there, it’s who you are being in this process of making your dream come true. Are you stressed? Are you anxious? Are you aligned with your values? Are you happy? Does what you’re doing bring you joy?News flash: You get to live your dream life as you have your dream life! You think you’ll be happy when you find your partner; when you buy your dream home; when you get that promotion. But the goal post will keep moving, and you’ll get what you wanted and realize you still don’t feel joyful or fulfilled. Shirin shows us the power of instead focusing on the person we are while we’re building our dream life. Join us on today’s episode as we uncover the truth behind happiness and the steps to make it sustainable.Question of the Week: How can I make this easier?Topics Covered:The advantages of group coaching versus individual coachingThe art of enjoying your journey instead of worrying about your destinationBusting the “dream life” mythPersonal growth and developmentHow the community can create a safe space for vulnerabilityEnjoying the moment life gives youResources Mentioned:The Alchemy CollectiveWholeHeartedCoaching podcastGuest InfoConnect with Shirin Eskandani on her Instagram and website. Follow Us:InstagramWebsite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to this week’s episode of What Happens in Between where Rose J Percy, founder of Quni Community and Dear Soft Black Woman, goes beyond standard definitions of culture, faith, and religion. She has created a community for all to gather who live at the intersections of several identities and this did not happen on a whim or overnight. This happened through her, “vocational seasons,” as Rose would call it.Every season has the potential to change your vocation. Your reason, “why,” changes with the seasons of life and finding your purpose is not cut and dry. Part of having a vocation is listening to the direction and having an open mind to the answer. Rose J Percy has mastered taking a deep breath and asking, “What is God calling to me in this season?”Right now, her fulfillment comes from the Quni Community and her podcast, Dear Soft Black Woman, where she is able to talk to her community not on behalf of her community. Everyone is able to share their own experiences and foster friendships through vulnerability. Rose illustrates the person is made up of a plethora of different identities, and several we might not even be able to see. Join us on this week’s episode to discover how belonging to your community feels so much better than being needed by the community.Question of the Week: How many episodes of Smallville will I watch this week?Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or on your favorite podcast platform.Topics Covered:A deeper definition for vocation and how it relates to spiritual callingDifference between faith and religionDifference between being needed and belongingHow to grasp and release your understanding of DivinityCultivating a supportive community as a Black womanDifferent ways to express the multi-layered aspects of BlacknessResources Mentioned:Dear Soft Black Woman PodcastQuni Community InstagramQuni WebsiteGuest InfoConnect with Rose J Percy on her Twitter and website.Follow Us:InstagramWebsite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are we products of our environment? Or do we have ancestral gifts we can tap into? Is it possible to rewire our childhood predispositions? Juliana Luna, founder of Aluna Method, shows us how to trust our intuition as a way to open space for new narratives. Luna’s story starts where her ancestors left off; it’s in her name and it’s in her nature. We learn her great grandmother was of the same mindset and daily practices when she receives her great grandmother’s ring, a memento traveling time and space to aid in Luna’s storytelling practices. She encourages us to step out of the rigidness of society, let go of negative experiences, and make space for the soft stillness of peace. The Aluna Method provides a Lunar Map based in Yoruba tradition that’s guided humans for thousands of years on how to live in sync with their truth. When we refer back to the moon, we refer back to our mother’s womb–our sense of safety–and we learn what made us who we are today. Listen in for that defining moment when your past, present, and future become an ever-changing force revealing your truth and making it possible to inhabit a softer experience.Question of the Week: Whether to continue to nurture this work as my primary focus or if I should shift into something else?Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or on your favorite podcast platform.Topics Covered:Lunar mappingTrusting your intuitionLive in sync with your truthOur need for a sense of safetyAncestral wisdomResources Mentioned:PracticeAluna InstagramTeaching at Seagrape ApothecaryJuliana Luna Facebook PageGuest InfoConnect with Juliana Luna on her Instagram and website.Follow Us:InstagramWebsite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kacie Willis, founding Producer of Could Be Pretty Cool and You Heard Me Write, tells us her story behind sound design and how one unique experience can transform the trajectory of your career.During a specific sound design project, Kacie was struck by not what was being created but how it was being created; there was no hierarchy of work, no drama between technicians–everyone was passionate about the project and approached it as a team. They had FUN. Kacie’s perspective on collaborative art completely shifted and now that environment is accessible to everyone with her own production company, Could Be Pretty Cool. When it comes to your work, who is your audience? Are they a part of your existing community or completely new members? What tactics do you use to attract new people into your world? How has the pandemic affected your work? With so many factors laced into art production, Kacie reveals strategic marketing for new audiences and relies heavily on honing her community of “1000 true fans.”And to top it off, Kacie delves into the inspiration behind her podcast, You Heard Me Write. With an abundance of free time or maybe just a spare 60 seconds, Kacie calls herself the social media comment warrior–the confidence to reply to a social media post with your own educated opinion without being argumentative. You Heard Me Write was born out of the power of anonymity and brought up by the Sound Up Accelerator Program. Listen in on the week’s episode for Kacie’s expertise in knowing the right time to pivot and bringing your community along for the ride.Question of the Week: How can I improve my active listening skills?Topics Covered:Organic connection within your communityMarketing strategy in attracting newcomersPivoting your career with societal curveballsBeing passionate and having fun in your work is a priority Turning a social media comment into an educational spaceResources Mentioned:You Heard Me Write PodcastSound Up Accelerator ProgramBlack Podcast Festival May 28thGuest InfoConnect with Kacie Willis on her Instagram and website.Follow Us:InstagramWebsite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does a Facebook group experience exponential growth overnight? How do you maintain a safe space with such a large growing audience? When do you start setting boundaries around work and your personal life?Founded in 2018, Delilah Antoinette created a Facebook group for Black women centered around self-care and healing practices. She created a safe space that otherwise did not exist for Black women. Women who gathered to learn more about meditation, yoga, crystals, and soon the group grew to 15,000 members.The pandemic doubled membership to 30,000 as everybody was experiencing loss, confusion, and searching for a safe space to heal. It became a retreat for even those who didn’t know any healing practices.And with growth, comes evolving discourse. Delilah maps out her techniques for keeping negativity at bay and putting encouragement and occasional tough love at the center. These tactics work within her community and also in her business practices. In this episode Delilah shares her secrets to trusting the right people, setting boundaries for a work-life balance, and owning her CEO mindset. Question of the Week: What gifts am I overlooking that can bring in money to me?Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or on your favorite podcast platform.Topics Covered:Creating an inclusive space in the wellness industryBeing the only Black person in healing spacesNavigating exponential growth over short periodsIntentionally curating community for businessHonoring boundaries as a spiritual business ownerHow to curate your network as an entrepreneurResources Mentioned:Black Girl's Healing House WebsiteBlack Girl's Healing House Facebook Page | Facebook GroupBlack Girl's Healing House on ClubhouseGuest InfoConnect with Delilah Antoinette on her Instagram and Facebook.Follow Us:InstagramWebsite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What Happens In Between is an exploration of the awkward middle phase of creating something beautiful. Join Athena for weekly installments to hear how folks are navigating the unsexy bits of the process. For season 2 our theme is Community! You'll hear from a range of people including entrepreneurs, artists, and creators who have reckoned with and redefined their personal and professional relationship to community. We're finally back babay! Merci mille fois for your patience as we reimagined the podcast and cultivated more fruitful content to give you. Join us every Wednesday for this season's new, and always nourishing, episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Athena discusses the best way to stay in touch while you wait for Season 3 and shares key takeaways from each episode.Listen to the private podcast HEREFollow Us:InstagramWebsite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Summary: Welcome to this week’s episode of What Happens in Between where we speak about the power of internal healing and spiritual growth and the impact it can have on your daily life with entrepreneurs, Harpinder Mann & Irene Lo, who are the co-creators and facilitators Womxn of Color Summit. How did this summit come to be? What impact is it making? Is it sustainable through time to keep making an impact on people’s lives? Athena unpacks what drives this organization, how it continues to resonate with its members, and ultimately what healing can look like for womxn of color in today’s society. Curious to learn more? Join us on this week’s episode to learn more as Harpinder and Irene redefine what wellness and healing can look like when it is accessible to all.Show Notes:How did this summit come to be? What impact is it making? Is it sustainable through time to keep making an impact on people’s lives? Athena unpacks what drives this organization, how it continues to resonate with its members, and ultimately what it means to be a womxn/woman of color in today’s society.Both Harpinder and Irene share a Marketing background and are entrepreneurs themselves in health and wellness. Harpinder is a Sikh-Buddhist Punjabi-American yoga and meditation teacher, while Irene is a Taiwianese-Canadian asana facilitator and intuitive tarot reader.Founded in 2020, Womxn of Color Summit is an equitable community organization focused on creating safe and inclusionary spaces for womxn/women-identifying and nonbinary people of color where they can share stories, build connections, and make impactful change. Their goal with the Womxn of Color Summit starts with copy: writing Womxn instead of Women. A more inclusive version of what it means to be a womxn/woman in today’s society. By changing the language associated with the goal, it changes the narrative into something people can believe in and take with them. The Womxn of Color Summit has become a platform for folks to find commonalities, meet like-minded individuals, and give each other a voice in the crowd. The organization  has been so impactful on its community, the growth rate comes into question its sustainability. How can they fund the joy of healing? How can they keep this community alive for everyone to experience it and step into their full potential?Like most journeys, this one is not only worth the adventure, it’s worth the listen.Topics Covered:Spiritual growthWomen of colorEntrepreneurshipSustainabilitySocial JusticeGuest InfoConnect with Harpinder and Irene & the Womxn of Color Summit on their website, Instagram, and TikTok. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey hey!After 55 incredible, sumptuous, episodes, I have decided to take a break with the podcast. Moving forward the podcast will be seasonal, meaning I'll be dropping episodes in 12-15 episode chunks and then resting in a cycle. This is a much more sustainable model for me and it gives me the space to make sure each episode is extremely valuable for you as well. Thank you so much for being on the journey of What Happens In Between so far. I can't wait to share what I've been cooking up for the next season :]Much LoveASConnect on IG: @whathappensinbetween Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THE SHOWWe get deep pretty quick and had a beautiful conversation spanning topics such as internal conflict, self definition, listening to your intuition, and engaging fully in life. This is an episode I can listen to over and over again. Lauren is someone I could spend hours listening to not only for her silky voice, but for her warm wisdom. Listen in if you want a moment of bright, fuzzy enlightenment. Question of the Week: Who is God? Who are you, really?Connect with Lauren: @ipwomanpodcast on IG and Twitter and ipwomanpodcast.comAnd check out the Imperfectly Phenomenal Woman podcast everywhere you listen to pods! ABOUT THE GUESTHi, I’m Lauren, the Founder, Producer, and Host of the Imperfectly Phenomenal Woman podcast. I never thought I’d be here doing this podcasting thing. I thought I wasn’t good enough and that no one would listen (yea…I have plenty of limiting beliefs too) but I was very, very wrong.This podcast and community feel exactly right, like I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be. Amplifying the voices of Black women and women of color for all to learn from, honor, and celebrate. I couldn’t ask for anything more.I believe that every woman is imperfectly phenomenal, and that accepting this duality is a gift that allows women to simultaneously embrace their flaws and their power.Full show notes: https://athenasayaka.com/podcast/lauren-williams Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THE SHOWIn this episode of What Happens In Between, Chrishan Wright, creator of Blaxit Global, talks about how she built her company and business to give her freedom. She discusses how she structured Blaxit Global so that it could grow sustainably, impact thousands, and prevent burnout.Connect with Chrishan: @blaxitglobal on IG and blaxitglobal.comQuestion of the Week: How?ABOUT THE GUESTChrishan Wright is the founder of Blaxit Global, a platform dedicated to empowering and inspiring members of the African diaspora to pursue a life abroad. Chrishan is also the host and producer of the Blaxit Global podcast. Chrishan is an award-winning digital marketing expert with extensive consumer packaged goods and pharmaceutical experience. For nearly four years, she led digital marketing for the Advil brand. Now, she teaches podcasters how to leverage digital marketing techniques to amplify the reach of their shows through her course, Beyond the Launch: Podcast Marketing for Success. She’s received numerous industry awards including the 2019 Gold ARF David Ogilvy Award for the Advil PM Dance Campaign, and the “40 Under Forty” award from The Network Journal magazine. Chrishan’s been featured in various media outlets including Huffpost, MSNBC, CNN, Rolling Out Magazine, NJBIZ and The Houston Chronicle. Chrishan earned her B.A. and M.S.W. degrees from the SUNY Albany, and a Mini-MBA in Digital Marketing from Rutgers University. She is a mom of two and looks forward to her move abroad in 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THE SHOWThis week, we chat with Philadelphia based musician Zeek Burse about all things related to the creative process, from gratitude to family history to Divine signaling. We dig into Zeek’s personal and professional evolution before and after the pandemic. He shares how he maintains artistic honesty as his music career takes off and his audience continues to grow. We also get into relativity and taking yourself as you are everyday. Connect with Zeek at his website Zeekburse.com IG: @zeekburse Spotify and iTunes and wherever you stream music: Zeek BurseQuestion of the Week: Will I get more plants this week? (probably yes)ABOUT THE GUESTExhilarating passion, incomparable vocal range, and electrifying energy are just a few things that make up the Philly based artist known as Zeek Burse! Zeek challenges himself to "create art for vulnerable humans to make them feel safe, when battling judgement from others!”FULL SHOW NOTES AND TIMESTAMPS HERECONNECT: @whathappensinbetween | LinkedInSIGN UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER: http://eepurl.com/g3q5Cr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.