Needy 70: Tending to Your Inner Child With Bear Hebert

Often learning how to tend to yourself includes learning to embrace your inner child and exploring what lights you up. That’s something that today’s guest Bear Hebert has learned to do as they have explored how to tend to their own needs. Bear Hebert is a radical life coach, social justice educator, and anti-capitalist business … Read more

Needy 69: Managing Expectations is an Act of (Self) Love

A lot of times, people experience shame when their actions don’t compare with that idealized version of who they’ve imagined themselves to be. Truth bomb: You’ll never be able to meet the expectations that you have for the idealized version of yourself. The idealized version of yourself is just a figment of your own imagination … Read more

Needy 68: Bodyful Healing with Jennifer Sterling

Your body is a key aspect of your healing journey when you navigate mental health challenges. That’s what led today’s guest, Jennifer Sterling to the work she does as a Registered Dance/Movement Psychotherapist and Holistic Nutritionist. Jennifer is also the creator of Bodyful Healing, an initiative that offers support and resources to Black women living … Read more

Needy 67: The Needy Ally

Over the course of the last few weeks there has been an enormous uptick in conversations about race both online and off — specifically, the systemic, institutional racism that the Black community has faced in the United States for hundreds of years. The recent tragic losses of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Tony … Read more

Needy 66: Tending to Grief With Lucy May Taylor

Loss is constantly occurring in our lives and in the world around us, and learning how to tend to these painful, grief-soaked, and transformative moments is an incredibly powerful and necessary practice. Here to help us explore and unpack that practice today is the brilliant Lucy May Taylor. As a Death Awareness Educator and Writer, … Read more