In this episode, Lisane Basquiat sits down with KJ Rose—Grammy Award-winning performance director, author, and founder of The Rose Effect. KJ shares her journey from stage fright to working with icons like Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake, and how she now helps people step into their power.

This week on the podcast, I’m joined by Dana Mason—former music executive turned healing practitioner—whose work redefines how we approach trauma, truth, and transformation. Learn how music becomes medicine—and why honoring who you are is the first step to becoming whole.

This week on the Shaping Freedom podcast, I’m joined by Drs. Katie and Gay Hendricks, founders of The Hendricks Institute and pioneers in the field of conscious living. Over the past four decades, they’ve authored more than 50 books, trained coaches worldwide, and shared their work on platforms from Oprah to 48 Hours.

We explored what it takes to build blame-free relationships, how to stop sabotaging joy with old patterns, and why recommitting—again and again—to authenticity is the key to transformation. From body intelligence to breaking free of the “upper limit problem,” their wisdom is both practical and profound.

Click below to learn how two masters of conscious love dismantle the myths we inherit—and reveal the everyday choices that bring us back to truth, connection, and expansion.

This week on the Shaping Freedom podcast, I’m joined by Toria Avila, principal of Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy in South Los Angeles. Toria isn’t just running a school—she’s raising the bar for what education can mean in a community. From her childhood in Watts to leading classrooms today, she shows what happens when you refuse to lower expectations for our kids.

This week I sat down with Devin C. Hughes—author, speaker, and happiness advocate who knows that joy isn't luck, it's practice. We dove deep into his raw memoir Contrast: A Biracial Man's Journey To Desegregate His Past and why feeling like "the other" can become your superpower.

Devin breaks down how he transforms toxic workplace cultures and why "happiness hygiene" isn't woo-woo—it's survival. We talked about breaking generational cycles, raising kids who trust you with their truth, and why he's writing children's books to plant self-worth in young minds.

👉🏾 Ready to ditch survival mode for intentional joy? This conversation will shift how you show up in the world.

This week on the Shaping Freedom podcast, I spoke with Baratunde Thurston—Emmy-nominated host of America Outdoors on PBS, bestselling author, and fearless cultural critic—about why true freedom lives in embracing your flaws, not hiding them. We unpacked how vulnerability fuels real strength and why showing up authentically is the boldest move you can make.

This week on the Shaping Freedom podcast, I sat down with Dr. Napatia T. Gettings to talk about why brain health—not just talk therapy—is the real foundation for emotional intelligence. We covered everything from sleep and screen time to how we model regulation through our own choices.

Nichole MacDonald is the founder and CEO of The Sash Bag, who has achieved incredible success building a multi-million dollar organization and movement for women who want to rule their world hands free. She is also the creator of Lash.Live and a coach to those who who want to shift their lives, relationships, and careers in a once and for all way.

On this week's episode Lisane puts herself into the interviewee seat. Listen in as Lisane and Virgen Barnet chat family, parenting, and work.  After listening in, please do ensure that you rate, review, and subscribe to the Shaping Freedom podcast.