In this inspiring episode of Shaping Freedom, host Lisane Basquiat sits down with award-winning producer, journalist, and filmmaker Susanna Peredo Swap—a cultural force dedicated to uplifting San Diego’s creative community. Susanna shares her powerful journey from surviving a childhood spinal cord injury and growing up as the daughter of a young immigrant mother, to becoming the founder of Vanguard Culture, a nonprofit championing the region’s creative workforce.

In this episode, Lisane sits down with Dr. Andrea Best—holistic psychiatrist, physician, and recipient of the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Best blends neuroscience, ancestral wisdom, and integrative medicine to help people move from stress and burnout into clarity, vitality, and purpose.

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.