The Candid Conversations Podcast Episode 24 REPOST EPISODE-Serving Tea (minding my own business).
Here in this repost episode of the Candid Conversation I discuss the impact of drama, negative words and gossip on our bodies and business.
The Candid Conversations Season 2 Episode 23 - Creating Culturally Safe Spaces with Mars Lord.
Join me in this episode with Doula and Life coach Mars Lord.
In this episode, we discuss:
1. Why Mars became a Doula, Birth activist Birth Coach and Life Coach
2. Running a business as a black woman in the UK and creating a culturally safe space for Brown Bodied women.
3. Being a Black Coach in the UK.
4. The impact and importance of financial stability for black women and how we can elevate other brown-bodied women in business.
We also discuss how we navigate spaces as Brown bodied women (as Mars terms this ) and how safety is paramount to our practice, you won’t want to miss this conversation as it is as funny, as it is educational.
Bio
Mars is a Certified Life Coach and birth activist. She is the Leading Voice in Black Maternal Health and cultural competency. A multi-award-winning doula, mentor, and educator. She is on the RCOG Race Equality Taskforce and on the Birthrights Legal inquiry into Black Maternal Health panel. With over 18 years of experience. Mars is in high demand, both in the UK and across the world, as a speaker and trainer. Mars created Abuela Doulas, a doula preparation course primarily, but not exclusively, for Black and Brown bodied people, and is the Founder of BLA (Black Lives Abuela) Scholarship. This scholarship is to help Black bodied people who wish to become doulas to train and not be held back by socio-economic disadvantage. She is Inclusion Consultant to several large companies causing them to look deep into their practice to make systemic and structural changes.
Social media handles
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_marslord/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abueladoula
Website: https://www.marslord.co.uk
Listen via Spotify here
The Candid Conversations Episode 20 - The Diary of an Urban Healer.
Join me on my journey as a Healer and Spiritual student from the 90s to 2022. I speak about my spiritual journey and how this ties in with my Human Design profile and the learning I gathered while working in the personal development field for over 20 years.
For book lists go to my website.
Episode 18 - The Hero's Journey and Beyond
Join me in a story of myth and fable as I discuss the Hero’s Journey and how we experience this journey in our lives.
The Hero’s Journey was based upon Joseph Campbell’s book The Hero of Thousand Faces.
If you can relate to the hero who has struggled and overcome obstacles or you are going through it then this is the episode for you.
The Hero’s Journey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero%27s_journey
The Heroine’s Journey by Maureen Murdock https://heroinejourneys.com/heroines-journey/
Women who Run with the Wolves - Dr Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Music by @rebbz
Click here for the Idea to Income Free Masterclass where we look at where you are on the Hero’s Journey with your creative business
Episode 16 - Why creating a business is an act of revolution for Women of Colour.
In this podcast, I discuss why it is important for WOC to create businesses that support their Spiritual, Emotion and Physical health, which is an act of revolution.
This is a response to my last post so listen in for a more in-depth reason of my own experiences and why I think coaching is important for black women.
References Sistahspace.org (Valerie’s Law)
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