Red Lips & Eyerolls
64 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsWelcome to Red Lips & Eyerolls, where we center Black Women, their stories and lived experiences. In each episode, we will learn how to be better and do better. This podcast offers an opportunity for you to have more self awareness and ways to practice mindfulness. Sit back and enjoy the show!
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Episode 58: GRIEVING COLLECTIVELY
April 26, 2021 21:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBIn this episode I sit down and chat with Michelle Cassandra Johnson. Michelle is a social justice warrior, author, dismantling racism trainer, empath, yoga teacher and practitioner, and an intuitive healer. With over 20 years of experience leading dismantling racism work and working with clients as a licensed clinical social worker, Michelle has a deep understanding of how trauma impacts the mind, body, spirit, and heart. Her awareness of the world through her own experience as a Black woman...
Episode 58: GRIEVING COLLECTIVELY
April 26, 2021 21:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBIn this episode I sit down and chat with Michelle Cassandra Johnson. Michelle is a social justice warrior, author, dismantling racism trainer, empath, yoga teacher and practitioner, and an intuitive healer. With over 20 years of experience leading dismantling racism work and working with clients as a licensed clinical social worker, Michelle has a deep understanding of how trauma impacts the mind, body, spirit, and heart. Her awareness of the world through her own experience as a Black woman...
Episode 57: JOIN THE MESS MOVEMENT
March 09, 2021 19:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBThis week's guest is Kalilah Wright! Kalilah Wright, born in Jamaica W.I., migrated to the United States at the tender age of 4 and was raised in Brooklyn, NY. She is the Founder and CEO of expressive brand Mess in a Bottle. As an accomplished designer and trained architect, she used her Masters degree from Morgan State University and Bachelors of Arts from Penn State University to establish the brand in January 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. Mess in a Bottle allows you to put messages on t-s...
Episode 56: TAKE THE BURDEN OFF OF US with Corinne Rice-Grey Cloud
February 18, 2021 21:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBIn this episode I chat with Corinne Rice-Grey Cloud about her life and her passion to educate people on Indigenous culture and the importance of dismantling systems of oppression. Corinne Rice-Grey Cloud is Mohawk and Lakota, and lives on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in Mission SD. She is a journalist with Powwows.com, the Executive Director of the Buffalo Project, and was previously the Program Coordinator for the Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition under their Federal Sex...
Episode 55: BLACK LIBERATION AND THE SACRED FEMININE with Dr. Christena Cleveland
February 01, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBIn this episode I chat with Dr. Christena Cleveland, we dive into a beautiful conversation about Black liberation and the sacred feminine. We talk about her 400-mile walking pilgrimage across central France in search of ancient Black Madonna statues, and how she examines the relationship among race, gender, and cultural perceptions of the Divine. Christena Cleveland Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Ju...
Episode 54: UNAPOLOGETIC RESET
January 15, 2021 17:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBThis week's guest Rachel Gilliam chats with us about her amazing work and her online reset that is led by Black women for all women. Rachel Symone Gilliam runs an online platform centered around owning her grief and encouraging others to live their best life on purpose. As a young widow and bone marrow transplant survivor, she is no stranger to heartache, loss, or hard seasons and invites you along in her own journey to self to help you open the door to your personal healing. She lives l...
Episode 54: UNAPOLOGETIC RESET
January 15, 2021 17:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBThis week's guest Rachel Gilliam chats with us about her amazing work and her online reset that is led by Black women for all women. Rachel Symone Gilliam runs an online platform centered around owning her grief and encouraging others to live their best life on purpose. As a young widow and bone marrow transplant survivor, she is no stranger to heartache, loss, or hard seasons and invites you along in her own journey to self to help you open the door to your personal healing. She lives l...
Episode 53: BOUNDARY WORK THOUGH THE LENS OF ANTI-OPPRESSION
November 10, 2020 22:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBThis week's guest McKensie Mack chats with us about how they are impacting the world toward radical transformation. McKensie Mack is a trilingual anti-oppression consultant, facilitator, educator, researcher, and the Founder of McKensie Mack Group (MMG) and the Creator #BoundaryWork. McKensie holds more than 10 years of experience helping organizations, community groups, governing agencies, and healthcare organizations expand dialogues of power, identity, and equity across race, gender, cl...
Episode 53: BOUNDARY WORK THOUGH THE LENS OF ANTI-OPPRESSION
November 10, 2020 22:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBThis week's guest McKensie Mack chats with us about how they are impacting the world toward radical transformation. McKensie Mack is a trilingual anti-oppression consultant, facilitator, educator, researcher, and the Founder of McKensie Mack Group (MMG) and the Creator #BoundaryWork. McKensie holds more than 10 years of experience helping organizations, community groups, governing agencies, and healthcare organizations expand dialogues of power, identity, and equity across race, gender, cl...
Episode 52: HISTORY HAPPENS IN FULL COLOR
October 20, 2020 17:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBExcited to have Blair Imani on the show! Blair is a critically-acclaimed historian, outspoken advocate and activist, and dynamic public speaker. The author of two historical books: Modern HERstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History (2018) and Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and The Black American Dream (2020), she centers women and girls, global Black communities, and the LGBTQ community. She takes education further on Patreon and provides publicly accessible...
Episode 51: ANTI-RACISM: A STATE OF BEING
September 22, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBLouiza "Weeze" Doran is our guest on this week's episode. Weeze is a coach, advocate, podcast host, agent of change, strategist, and educator. She holds a BA in Sociology from Berkeley (Class of 2008!), having parents that were born into Colonial Africa, it is a field that she wanted to study since she was radicalized from a young age. Weeze worked in music and professional sports all the while taking notice of the ways that Black and Brown bodies and culture were used and commodified in po...
Episode 50: SPECIAL TALK WITH THE GIRLS
August 25, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBThis is our 50th episode! I invited my daughters Bria and Brenna to sit down with me and chat about their lives and what's been going on with them the last five months. We also talk about how we are all navigating the uncertainty of our current world. Love these two nuggets!
Episode 49: EMBRACING YOUR EVOLUTION
August 09, 2020 17:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBThis week we sit down with Christine Platt, aka the Afrominimalist. Christine is a Storyteller, Advocate, and Managing Director of the Antiracism Research and Policy Center at American University in Washington, DC. In our convo, we chat about how she has embraced her own evolution and how it led to the work she is doing today. We also talk about what being an Afrominimalist looks like, her books that serve as mirrors and windows for young readers, and the exciting FREE webcast for K-12 educa...
Episode 48: INTERNAL EXCAVATING with Monique Melton
July 27, 2020 16:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBI sat down with the lovely Monique Melton for a great conversation about her work and how her own internal excavating was a crucial part of her stepping out to do what she feels called to do. We also discuss the imperative work of learning how to talk to your kids about race and her resources for parents. Monique Melton is an anti-racism educator, published author, international speaker, and host of the Shine Brighter Together podcast. She is also the founder of Shine Brighter Together, ...
Episode 47: IS IT OBVIOUS? with Rebekah Borucki
July 12, 2020 16:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBIn this episode, I sat down with Rebekah Borucki and chatted about her book series for little readers and her mission to get mental health resources to children. We also discuss why she uses her voice and platform to speak to racism, the crucial work of anti-racism, and what practicing allyship looks like. More about Rebekah Rebekah “Bex” Borucki, founder of BEXLIFE® and the BLISSED IN® wellness movement, is a mother of five, meditation guide, birth doula, and author of books for big and l...
Episode 47: IS IT OBVIOUS? with Rebekah Borucki
July 12, 2020 16:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBIn this episode, I sat down with Rebekah Borucki and chatted about her book series for little readers and her mission to get mental health resources to children. We also discuss why she uses her voice and platform to speak to racism, the crucial work of anti-racism, and what practicing allyship looks like. More about Rebekah Rebekah “Bex” Borucki, founder of BEXLIFE® and the BLISSED IN® wellness movement, is a mother of five, meditation guide, birth doula, and author of books for big and l...
Episode 46: BLACK GIRL SUNSCREEN with Founder Shontay Lundy
June 29, 2020 16:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MBOn this week's show we hang out with Shontay Lundy. Shontay is the Creator and Founder of Black Girl Sunscreen, a revolutionary brand that bridges the gap of sun care protection in the Black community. In this episode, we explore Shontay's journey to becoming a business owner and the obstacles that became opportunities that led to her success as a Black female entrepreneur. Check out Black Girl Sunscreen here https://www.blackgirlsunscreen.com/
Episode 45: IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME with Arlan Hamilton
June 16, 2020 00:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBIn this episode we chat with Arlan Hamilton about her newly released book "It's About Damn Time". Arlan is an unapologetic Gay Black Woman that built a venture capital fund from the ground up, while homeless. She has invested in more than 130 startup companies led by underestimated founders–People of Color, LGBTQ & Women. We talk about why she has chosen to invest in these underestimated founders and her journey to building her business, Backstage Capital. Arlan Hamilton built a venture ca...
Episode 44: YOU'RE LATE with Rachel Ricketts
June 02, 2020 12:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBIn my chat with Rachel Ricketts we discuss the imperative work of anti-racsim and how if you are not practicing anti-racism or just getting started glad you're here, but you're late. Because so many are late we need all hands on deck now. Let's get to work! Rachel Ricketts is a thought leader + outspoken champion for Black and Indigenous womxn+ and our healing. As a racial justice educator, spiritual activist, changemaker and author, she educates white folx on their role in perpetuating whi...
Episode 43: CHAT WITH CAMILLE DUNDAS Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief of ByBlacks.com
May 18, 2020 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBI sat down with Camille Dundas for a chat about her work, mission, passion, and online magazine ByBlacks.com ranked #1 Black online magazine in Canada. Camille shares her story and drops some wisdom on how our efforts for equity for women, must include the intersectionality that Black, Indigenous, Women of Color, and LGBTQIA+ face. These women must be included in our efforts for equity, and we can no longer put them on the back burner. Camille Dundas spent almost 10 years working as a jour...
Episode 42: MY WHY
May 03, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBIn this episode I share my "WHY", my mission and purpose for this podcast and why is taking a shift.
Episode 41: BECOMING A GOOD ANCESTOR WITH LAYLA F. SAAD
April 20, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBLayla F. Saad, New York Times best selling author is on our show this week to discuss her book Me and White Supremacy. I invite you to listen as she shares the importance of dismantling systems of oppression and what it looks like to be a good ancestor. Check out Layla's Masterclasses, Good Ancestor Podcast, Good Ancestor Podcast Live at www.laylafsaad.com
Episode 40: CULTIVATING CULTURES OF BELONGING
April 06, 2020 18:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBIn this episode I sit down with my friend Megan Gilmore for a chat about how she is cultivating cultures of belonging in places and spaces that she shows up in. We talk about how she's had to begin dismantling white supremacy in her own life and how she is learning to be a better advocate, ally and amplifier for People of Color. Resource List: Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad So You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeumo Oluo White Fragility by Robin Diangelo I'm Still Here: Black Dignit...
Episode 39: GROUNDEDNESS
March 23, 2020 11:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBIn this episode I give you some tools and techniques I use to keep me grounded. In this time of uncertainty I wanted to share how you too can experience groundedness. Stay safe and may you access your peace!
Episode 38: LACK vs. ABUNDANCE
March 09, 2020 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBIn this episode I chat about my challenge between having a lack and scarcity mindset/perspective verses having an abundant mindset/perspective. I have struggled for as long as I can remember with my default perspective being lack and scarcity and I'm over it! Join me as I share some practices that have helped me live with more of an abundant perspective.
Episode 38: LACK vs. ABUNDANCE
March 09, 2020 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBIn this episode I chat about my challenge between having a lack and scarcity mindset/perspective verses having an abundant mindset/perspective. I have struggled for as long as I can remember with my default perspective being lack and scarcity and I'm over it! Join me as I share some practices that have helped me live with more of an abundant perspective.
Episode 37: THE END OF THE YEAR
December 31, 2019 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBAs 2019 comes to a close I discuss the importance of giving yourself some love, grace and kindness. I hope you have a lovely close to this year and that you celebrate the unfolding of who you are now.
Episode 36: ONE BADASS WOMAN
November 14, 2019 11:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBIn this episode I have a convo with my brow lady who happens to also own a pizza joint with her two sons. This convo with Que Alexander has me inspired! Take a listen to hear an honest convo about life, femalepreneurship, being a mom, the importance of self-care and more. Follow Que on Instagram @quealexanderbrows and @themissingbrickindy
Episode 35: CULTIVATING A CULTURE OF BELONGING
November 07, 2019 11:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBIn this episode I discuss a recent speaking opportunity and my challenges with preparing my message. I also share how we all need to play a role in cultivating a culture of belonging for the marginalized in our society which I am a part of.
Episode 34: CULTIVATING YOUR OWN POWER
October 29, 2019 20:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBIn this episode I share three power moves you will need to make in order to cultivate and unleash your own power. I've added a daily mantra for you to recite. POWER MANTRA Power doesn’t come to me, power comes from me. I’m not waiting for my power, it’s waiting on me. Nothing can stop me or make me shrink from my glory. Cause girl, I rise today and embrace a new story!
Episode 33: GYPSY LADY
October 10, 2019 18:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBMy friend Katherine Nagy/Gypsy Lady stopped by to have a chat about how she decided to pick up her passion later in life and pursue it. I hope this episode inspires you to go after your passion and to make your dreams a reality.
Episode 32: YOU CAN'T FIND WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS LOST
October 03, 2019 20:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBWe spend a ton of our energy trying to find happiness, peace, love and abundance. Truth is you will never find it if you believe it's lost. Listen to this episode to find out how to stop working so hard to get what you've been spending so much time looking for. Lap of Love organization website www.lapoflove.com
Episode 31: ONE OF THESE DAYS IS NONE OF THESE DAYS
September 09, 2019 22:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBYep, we are going to discuss procrastination. If you keep looking at areas in your life that you want to see improvement but don't take steps to cultivate improvement then this episode is for you. Discover the reasons why you keep putting it off and steps you can take to get you moving.
Episode 30: GET YOUR VIBE UP
September 04, 2019 20:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBIn this episode I remind you of how important it is to keep your eyes on the vision you have for your life. It's easy to look at our present circumstances and think this is as good as it's going to get. Listen and learn keys to keeping your vibe high so you can manifest the life you want.
Episode 29: STOP WORKING AGAINST YOURSELF
August 27, 2019 10:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBIf you feel stuck or like you keep going in circles in your relationships, finances, job, career then this episode is for you. Listen to learn steps on how to break out and move toward the life you dream of.
Episode 28: WHY MOST PEOPLE WON'T BET ON THEMSELVES
August 19, 2019 21:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBThere are reasons why people won't step into their passion and purpose. In this episode I discuss those reasons and why you need to face your fears and pursue the life you desire.
Episode 27: DJ GABBY LOVE STOPPED IN
August 11, 2019 21:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBIn this episode I chat with my friend DJ Gabby Love. We talk about her journey in the music industry which is male dominated and how she's navigated her way to success.
Episode 27: DJ GABBY LOVE STOPPED IN
August 11, 2019 21:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBIn this episode I chat with my friend DJ Gabby Love. We talk about her journey in the music industry which is male dominated and how she's navigated her way to success.
Episode 26: MARGS WITH CLAIRE
August 06, 2019 22:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBIn this episode I sit down with my dear friend Claire for some margaritas and a chat about our passion for supporting women.
Episode 25: INNER CRITIC
July 31, 2019 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBIn this episode I discuss how we all have an inner critic and it's main objective is to keep you in your comfort zone.
Episode 24: CULTIVATING YOUR SELF WORTH
July 21, 2019 21:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBIn this episode I discuss how to increase your self worth.
Episode 23: IMAGINE IT
July 02, 2019 19:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBIn this episode I discuss the power of our imagination. I dive into how we can use imagination to unlock or lock the door to our desires.
Episode 22: INNER SCARCITY
June 24, 2019 22:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBLearn what inner scarcity is and how to shift your mindset toward inner abundance.
Episode 21: IT'S ALL ABOUT BEING
June 18, 2019 00:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBIn this episode I discuss the power of being and how practicing mindfulness leads to being. How to practice mindfulness 1. Take a seat 2. Set a time limit 3. Notice your body 4. Feel your breath 5. Notice when your mind has wandered 6. Be kind to your wandering mind Link to article https://www.mindful.org/how-to-practice-mindfulness/ Book I'm reading "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle
Episode 20: I AM MY BODY
June 10, 2019 20:00 - 44 minutes - 20.5 MBIn this episode I invited my daughter Brenna to sit down with me and discuss the power of loving our bodies. It's time for us to embrace, accept, and love our bodies. We are not separate from our bodies. Our bodies are us and it's time to start listening to them. DAILY MANTRA "MY BODY IS ME, MY BODY TEACHES ME WHAT IS BEAUTY"
Episode 19: MENTAL HEALTH WEEK 2
May 28, 2019 15:00 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MBI invited my sister to join me on this episode to discuss her mental illness and how she has learned to live with it. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
Episode 18: MENTAL HEALTH WEEK 1
May 22, 2019 09:00 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MBMay is Mental Health Month. I invited my husband Ryan to tell his story of how mental illness in his family has impacted his life. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
Episode 17: LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE with guest BRIA MCCARTY
May 15, 2019 20:00 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBI am so excited to have my daughter Bria join me on this episode to discuss living your best life. She has always been someone who has lived outside the box. So, I wanted to discuss what it has taken for her to live her BEST life. Take a listen as we have a mother daughter chat. Follow Bria on Instagram @brianachele
Episode 16: THE PRACTICE OF SELF-COMPASSION
May 08, 2019 11:00 - 29 minutes - 13.4 MBIn this episode I talk about the importance of giving yourself some love and compassion. I give you keys on how to make self-compassion a regular practice in your life.
Episode 15: GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY
May 01, 2019 02:00 - 41 minutes - 19.3 MBIn this episode I give you keys to getting out of your own way so you can live that good life!