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

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).

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.

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.

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”!

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! 

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.

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. 

Lisane and Vani also discuss what the “art of letting go” is and Vani gives an explanation of rangoli, the ancient Indian sand art.

This week, Lisane and Vani discuss not only what it means to be in a relationship with yourself but what it means to actually be in love with yourself. They also discuss what it means to truly be present without any resistance and how to take a “beginner’s mindset” approach to being mindful. 

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. 

Larnell and Lisane discuss how to take the next step forward in the current climate of partial reopenings. They also discuss how to recognize burnout and some steps we can take to fill ourselves back up.

This episode is a girlfriend chat that Lisane has with Amy Wells, Jennell Jones, Nichole MacDonald, Virgen Barnet, Virginia Rodriguez, and Sade Stafford, where they happy hour over the topic of relationships, dating, and breaking negative cycles.

Lisane and Virgen continue their conversation this week and move into the topics of parenting, values, and how to operate from your core so you can show up as 100% of yourself in all the different parts of your life.

This episode features my close friend and Creative Director of Shaping Freedom, Virgen Barnet.