Revolutionary Rising

In today’s episode, we’re talking all about what it really takes to advocate for yourself as a person of color in the workplace – and how to overcome the fear of negative consequences when speaking up. My client, Naria, joins me to share her powerful journey of learning how to confidently own her worth, set boundaries, and advocate for herself unapologetically. Here’s what

We’re diving into why advocating for yourself as a leader of color can feel so damn hard. In this first episode, I’ll be: ✨breaking down the reasons why you might specifically struggle with advocating for yourself based on your intersectional identities ✨discussing why it’s not a personal failing or personality flaw if you struggle to advocate for yourself ✨talking abou

In today’s episode, I’m breaking down why it’s so damned hard for us to prioritize rest as leaders, specifically. But even better, I’m also providing real life examples from a bunch of my clients to show how the principles we’ve talked about this season have led them to be even more effective leaders. Why? Because representation fucking matters. So I want to make

In today’s episode of the Revolutionary Rising podcast, Aida and I talk about: 🔥how watching her mom work hard as a kid impacted her relationship with rest 🔥the burden and gifts of being “the first” 🔥the surprising thing that she ACTUALLY needed when her anxiety was telling her to go get shit done …and so much more. Aida’s been so generous in sharing the pers

In this episode, Kim & I break down how they went from feeling counterproductive & stuck in numbing activities, to feeling like they’re simultaneously moving forward in their goals without sacrificing their joy, rest, and vibrant life. We also talked about: how to navigate the shame of “failure” when making a pivot mental health, neurodiversity, and their impact on prod

If there’s one thing we’ve all learned as folks of color in white dominated societies, it’s this: We are only worthy of being respected and lauded if we’re exceptional. In this episode, I’m doing a deep dive on exceptionalism and how it impacts rest for leaders of color. I’ll also be breaking down: how to evaluate if you REALLY care about being exceptional, or i

Here’s something we don’t talk about enough in regards to rest: Sometimes, you’re not exhausted because you’re working long hours, or spending a ton of time on something. You’re exhausted because the thing that you’re doing, while short-lived, is emotionally draining. In this episode, we talk about: 👉🏿the surprising reason so many folks are burnt out 👉🏿a s

Today we're talking about the B word... Not that one! The other one, BOUNDARIES. Boundaries are really fucking hard for almost all of us (myself included, sometimes!) because we live in a society where having personal boundaries is thought of as being selfish. In today’s episode of the podcast, I break down why: 👉🏿working on your ability to create & uphold boundaries is

When Jaya and I started working together, they had been burnt out since their teens. (You read that right, their TEENS) Jaya leads a department for tech-driven programming a social justice nonprofit. Previously, they have run marketing and advertising campaigns at a number of startups and nonprofits over six years. And even though they had just had their most successful career yet�

No matter what your racial or ethnic background is, if you grew up in a white-dominated environment, your parents probably told you some version of this: “We have to work twice as hard to get half as much as white folks.” In this episode, called, “Stop Working Twice As Hard”, I’ll be breaking down:💡when it IS true that we have to work twice as hard as folks of color �