The Shaping Freedom Podcast
Tune in for inspiring stories, engaging guests, and empowering insights to help you grow and unlock your potential. Hosted by Lisane Basquiat. New episodes every Tuesday.
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Healing and Self-Care: A Male Perspective with Steve Simms - episode 48
Steve and I discuss the best way to shift energy, priorities, and guidance on personal and family relationships, difficulties, and how to overcome these struggles through making these more emotionally manageable while maintaining personal, inspirational growth.
Overcoming Burnout with Stephanie Singleton - episode 47
Listen to the conversation with Stephanie Singleton for some simple strategies to relieve stress and maximize your potential.
Shifting Your Mindset to Open Up Possibilities with Stu Massengill - episode 46
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…
Life After Corporate: How to Unlock Your Potential with Deepa Purushothaman - episode 45
In this episode, Lisane Basquiat chats with Deepa Purushothaman on Life After Corporate, unlocking your potential, re-imagining and re-evaluating what she needed to feel healthy and whole…
From Tragedy to Triumph With Mack The Tailor - episode 44
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.
Be the Author of Your Story - from my convo with Tavis Smiley
In this episode, Lisane Basquiat joins Tavis Smiley for a conversation about coping with the stressors of today’s social climate and being the author of your own story…
Addressing Burnout Through Messy Life Moments with Luke Iorio - episode 43
In this episode, Luke and I have a powerful conversation about the sacred messiness of life that we sometimes find ourselves in. We also unpack the topic of burnout – what it really means, how one gets to that point, and how important it is
What does living in the present actually look like with Keith Mitchell - Episode 42
I really enjoyed this discussion and appreciated the generosity with which Keith shared his perspectives on the value of self observation and in avoiding the victim state. He also talked about strategies that we can use to create the change we want to see in our lives, and about the value of understanding how being with our families puts us into a space of being with ourselves (especially helpful during this holiday season).
How to Avoid Burnout while Building Businesses with Jadah Sellner - Episode 41
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
A Deeper Understanding of Forgiveness with Dr. Robert Enright - Episode 40
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.
Your Life Wellness Legacy with Aaron Robinson
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.
Defining Your Legacy with Brandy Knight
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.
Choosing to Grow with Michelle Yvonne Toney
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.
Finding Joy with Cynthia Delaney
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.
Relationship Betrayal: An empowered perspective with Camille Tenerife
This week Lisane and Camille take a deeper dive into relationships, both romantic and relationships in general. They discuss taking accountability for ourselves and how we show up in relationships, examining what our role might be in a painful situation, and the idea that being willing to examine the role we’ve played when we get hurt does not invalidate the pain we feel.
The Importance of Sleep with Tammy Hawkins Part 1
Listen in as Lisane and Tammy discuss choosing joy and excitement, how tapping into what we loved as children can guide us as adults, and how removing two simple words from our vocabulary can reframe the way we see ourselves and our world. Watch your “justs” and your “buts”!
Entrepreneurship the Right Way with Luis Martinez
This week Lisane sits down with Luis Martinez, MSOL, an Afro-Latino from Honduras and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Luis has an M.B.A. in Organizational Leadership, and is an advocate, networker and ecosystem builder. They discuss entrepreneurship, truth-telling, self-awareness, and community. Make sure to listen for Luis’ top three tips for entrepreneurs!
"Corporate Persona" with Camille Tenerife
In this conversation, Camille shares her own experience with therapy and how it shaped her desire to become a therapist. Lisane and Camille also discuss the idea that failure can sometimes be a redirection if we are open to the fluidity of life, the topic of intergenerational trauma and how we sometimes over identifying with our ancestors, and how discontent at work can be a symptom of other issues happening in our lives and within ourselves.
You Are Not Alone with Spiritual Medium Erika Gabriel
In this special Shaping Freedom podcast episode, I share how I’ve learned to create a life that’s an expression of the relationship that I have with God and my quest to go within to know more about myself and my role within this experience called life.
Mindfulness with Vani Shiroor Part 2
Lisane and Vani also discuss what the “art of letting go” is and Vani gives an explanation of rangoli, the ancient Indian sand art.
“THESE TOOLS WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE”
– Kathy C.
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