In this two-part episode of Shaping Freedom, Lisane interviews Kevin Powell, a poet with Jersey roots and a Grammy nomination tucked under his belt, about family, resilience, and his album, "Grocery Shopping with My Mother," birthed from real-life trips to the store with his ailing mom. Listen as we explore love, health, and his surprise Grammy nomination. In the second part of this powerful conversation, Liasane and Kevin both look at the responsibilities and influences that creatives and their works have regarding the world and society around them. They later transition into why the creative’s journey is so important to shaping them and their works.

In this two-part episode of Shaping Freedom, Lisane interviews Kevin Powell.

A poet with Jersey roots and a Grammy nomination tucked under his belt, about family, resilience, and his album, “Grocery Shopping with My Mother,” birthed from real-life trips to the store with his ailing mom. Listen as we explore love, health, and his surprise Grammy nomination. In the first part of this series, Lisane and Kevin focus heavily on what it means to break the shackles of toxic masculinity and what it means to find love in a heartless society. 

This week I speak with Stephanie Mitchell, a wellness and fitness instructor and founder of The Rolling Mat, a corporate yoga wellness program that works with companies to improve employee wellness.

In this episode of Shaping Freedom, host Lisane Basquiat interviews Dr. Salvatore Forcina, an accomplished doctor and author of The American Doctor.

Dr. Forcina shares his inspiring story of overcoming obstacles and achieving the American Dream through education, hard work, and resilience. 

In this week’s conversation with Hannah Summerhill, we explore her insights on how we can all work to overcome the barriers that prevent us from having conversations on race, inequity, and how to best navigate these issues while creating more inclusive and equitable communities.

This week I spoke with Ruby Warrington, a self-published author coming from over 20 years in publishing and journalism including working for Style Magazine and Harper-Collins Publishers.

Oliver Chittenden, the founder of Head Talks, a site that gathers hundreds of educational and inspirational stories about the different ways people care for their mental and emotional well-being…

Listen to the conversation with Stephanie Singleton for some simple strategies to relieve stress and maximize your potential.

In this episode, Stu Massengill joins Lisane Basquiat to discuss how important it is to reflect inward, find solutions when personal issues arise, and ensure we all achieve what’s possible…

In this episode, Destinee Macklin joins Lisane Basquiat to delve into her story and gain insight into her journey from being a detective in the Baltimore Police Department to a motivational coach and fashion designer.

Jadah Sellner, host of the Lead with Love® podcast, best-selling author, business coach, TEDx speaker, poet and entrepreneur. With an anti-hustle philosophy, Jadah helps people avoid burnout while building businesses that can flourish and focus on the humans behind the business. On today’s episode we are diving into hustle culture and how to build differently. We talk about her new book, She Builds, and her tips on how to nourish ourselves while building a life of our dreams

What Forgiveness Is, What it Isn’t, and How to Do It Effectively

In our fast-paced world, it's easy to get swept up in the currents that surround us. But we are authors of our own life stories. And we are infinitely capable of creating the change we want to see within us and beyond.

In an episode that plays like an open letter between a Mother and Son, this heartfelt conversation between host Lisane Basquiat and guest Aaron Robinson speaks to the journey of creating and defining your life wellness legacy. Join Lisane and Aaron as they discuss the life-changing power of meditation, self-discovery, and sharing your gifts with the world. 

Brandy Knight, the Esoteric Exorcist is the CEO of her healing arts company, Inner Caulling LLC. She is a dedicated mother, Accountability Coach, Emotional Release Specialist, Kundalini Yogic Alchemist, and an international best-selling author with her contributions to Legacy Speaks. Her no-bullshit approach attracts those who are ready to walk through the shadow and shift things for themselves in big ways.

The intention of the Shaping Freedom podcast is to share the stories of everyday people who are doing extraordinary things. Those extraordinary things are sometimes not about the huge accomplishments that people make. It's more about how people are BEING in the midst of some of the challenges that we encounter in life, even while doing all of the beautiful, extraordinary things that human beings have the capacity and ability to do. Yvonne Michelle Toney is just one of those women. She finds ways to show up powerfully, authentically, and with the generosity of spirit to share her triumphs while navigating this journey of life that we're all on.

This episode is a conversation about diving into your soul, confronting the things that stand in the way of our joy, and what you do when you find yourself in that dark night of the soul place, those times that send you into the fetal position on your floor, where you are wondering what you're going to do and how you're going to move forward.

Leo Flowers is a comedian, a coach, and a thought leader in the area of caring for yourself and paying attention to who you are. He is spending his life really responding to the question of how do you take care of yourself? And he does this and helps people to answer that question for themselves through his comedy. And also through the work that he does with other people. 

In this episode, Aaron shares how one simple act of kindness led him away from a dark place to a life of service and advocacy for those who feel alone and isolated. He gives us direct insight on the influence of relationships upon emotional and mental health

Remaining heart centered and tapped in during challenging times of loss and uncertainty isn't easy. In this episode Jadah Sellner and Lisane discuss how to adapt and what we can learn from the painful and confusing experience of loss, grief, and emotional bypassing. 

On this episode, Lisane interviews Amy Wells, a matchmaker extraordinaire. Amy gives us the Who, What, When, Where, and Why's of dating!