Chitchat with Aliecat

In this episode of Chitchat with Aliecat, I had the chance to chat with Mozell Ward again. We reflect on our journeys and how we navigate play, forgiveness, and worthiness --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chitchat-with-aliecat/message

In this episode of Chitchat with Aliecat, I talk about the impacts of burnout and overall exhaustion. I share ways I make space for nourishment and what I’ve learned from past experiences. Bodacious Saloon is an arts & literary networking space happening 04/25 at 6pm at Third Eye Soul Kitchen in Oakland ✨ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chitchat-with-aliecat/message

In this episode of Chitchat with Aliecat, I reflect on the concept of permission. The practices that allow for our expansion, care, and expression. I also share questions for y’all to ponder. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chitchat-with-aliecat/message

In this episode of Chitchat with Aliecat I have the honor of chatting with Raina J. León. She is a scholar creative, mother, and visual artist from Philadelphia (Lenni Lenape ancestral lands) Attunement for us is an expansive and elemental container for memory and so much more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chitchat-with-aliecat/message

In this episode of Chitchat With Aliecat, I reflect on the practice of being present. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chitchat-with-aliecat/message

In this episode of Chitchat with Aliecat, I had the fortune of chatting with Phaedra Tillery-Boughton. We talked about exploring creative passions while working 9-5 and the permission you give yourself to shine. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chitchat-with-aliecat/message

In this episode I share a grounding meditation. I invite you to make five minutes to breathe deeply & drop into your personal root system. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chitchat-with-aliecat/message

In this episode of Chitchat with Aliecat I chatted with London Pinkney about cultivation. London is a writer, editor, and educator. She is a fiction MFA candidate at San Francisco State University. Pinkney is also the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Ana. Her work can be read in various places, including Mirage #5 / Period[ical], Black Warrior Review’s Ugly Boyfriend, and OmniVerse. She’s from the Los Angeles area. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chitchat-with-aliecat/message

In this episode of Chitchat With Aliecat I had the opportunity to reflect and celebrate with Ra. Within our gradation portals we looked back and the beginning of our academic journeys. Each lesson along the way came with challenges as well as blessings in disguise. Ra Malika Imhotep (Ra/They) is a Black feminist writer and performance artist from Atlanta, Georgia with a PhD in African Diaspora Studies and New Media Studies from UC, Berkeley. As a scholar and cultural worker, Ra is invested in exploring relationships between queer Black femininities, Black vernacular cultures, and the performance of labor. As a steward of Black Studies and Black feminist thought, Ra dreams, organizes, and facilitates spaces of critical reflection and embodied spiritual-political education. Ra is co-author of The Black Feminist Study Theory Atlas and their debut poetry collection gossypiin was published by Red Hen Press, April 12 2022. ramalikaimhotep.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chitchat-with-aliecat/message

In this episode of In this episode of Chitchat with Aiecat, I talk about belonging. What does it mean to feel like you belong? What does it look like to cultivate belonging and where do we hold space for that --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chitchat-with-aliecat/message

In this episode of Chitchat with Aliecat, I had the privilege of having a beautiful conversation with Landon Smith. He is a father, poet, professor. Often in the Patrice Lumumba writing group or can be seen at Bandung Books beefing up his library. Landon is the author of the upcoming collection of poetry called No Bedtime Stories of Soil. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chitchat-with-aliecat/message

In this episode of Chitchat with Aliecat I had the honor of chopping it up with Daniel B. Summerhill. He is a poet, professor, husband, and father from Oakland. Currently Monterey County’s First Poet Laureate. We talked about how we navigate presence, exhaustion, achievement, and grief while acknowledging that we are all doing our best --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chitchat-with-aliecat/message

In this episode of Chitchat With Aliecat I talk about how I navigate being overwhelmed & the impact of just pushing through. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chitchat-with-aliecat/message

In this episode of Chitchat With Aliecat, I reflect on the power of grace and self compassion. This is the two year anniversary of Chitchat With Aliecat. Each episode of this podcast expands on the impact of community care and intentional growth. Try a little tenderness! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chitchat-with-aliecat/message

In this episode of Chitchat with Aliecat I have a rejuvenating conversation with Najee Robbins on Rest. She is a yoga teacher, educator, and the host of the upcoming podcast Protect Your Peace. We expand on the practices that nourish us and how we actively work to deprogram productivity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chitchat-with-aliecat/message

In this episode of Chitchat with Aliecat I had a conversation with Meilani Clay. She is a lifelong learner, educator, and multidisciplinary writer born and raised in Oakland California. We explore our experiences with guilt, shame, and gaslighting. This exchange sheds light on the reality of how Black women do and don't feel valued. CW: Mentions suicidal ideation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chitchat-with-aliecat/message

In this episode of Chitchat with Aliecat I had the pleasure of speaking with Darius Simpson. He is a writer, educator, performer, disruptor, and skilled living room dancer from Akron, Ohio. We talked about our beliefs concerning compartmentalism, movement work, and self care. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chitchat-with-aliecat/message

In this episode of Chitchat with Aliecat, I reflect on the impact of self doubt & how I confront intrusive thoughts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chitchat-with-aliecat/message

In this episode of Chitchat with Aliecat I had the pleasure of speaking with Lisa Haynes-Scott. She is a nurse, mother, and more recently an entrepreneur. We discuss how we navigate grief and loss. Our conversation highlights the lessons we’ve learned over the years and how our coping strategies have shifted in the last year. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chitchat-with-aliecat/message

In this episode of Chitchat with Aliecat I have the fortune of speaking with Bushmama Africa. She is an artist, healer, and priestess from East Oakland. Together we expand on how we shift our self talk and the value of honoring yourself daily --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chitchat-with-aliecat/message