Stay ConnectedAs a teacher and writer of self-healing work, I’ve learned that hearing other people’s stories helps us release, heal, and grow.
The Sugar Jar Podcast episodes will include conversations and stories from people all around the world sharing their healing journey. I’ll also have episodes where I share what I’m learning (or unlearning) around my self-healing journey.
In this episode of the podcast, I talk about longing for things and how it can impact our healing. We all have something that we think about, something that we desire, and I talk about whether we are ever able to let go of those desires and if we do/don't, how we can heal or make peace with them.
"Sometimes we have fear around sharing our longing or acknowledging our longing because we have this fear that it might be seen as jealousy." - Yasmine
Timestamps
1.11 - Believing that your longings are valid
3.04 - Pushing down how we feel
7.09 - Not having to make ourselves uncomfortable in the name of normallcy
8.51 - There are things that we may not heal in our lifetime
11.33 - We aren't all experineceing pain to heal others
14.08 - Starting with you in mind
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In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Myleik Teele, the founder of curlBOX. Myleik is also a huge force in the wellness space, women's empowerment, and business entrepreneurship. In this episode, she talks about motherhood, business, and finance, and so much more.
"Planning for the future is the greatest gift we can give ourselves, that's luxury." -
Timestamps:
1.35 - The hustle vs rest
7.08 - Black women choosing joy
13.29 - The luxury of safety
17.11 - Managing the emotions around motherhood and business
25.15 - The healing work around believing you deserve freedom
29.07 - The choice around doing both a 9 to 5 and your own business
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In this episode, I speak with Alice Bell, an astrologer and writer. Alice speaks on the different ways that this year and last year has brought a huge emphasis on astrology for a lot of people in a completely different way and how we can use astrology to be something that's fun and light-hearted and not something that is fear based.
"Transits will come along and it's like "multiple choice" - it presents you with a certain situation, but it's really up to you what kind of decision you're going to make." - Alice
Timestamps:
2.39 - Using astrology as an opportunity to get to know yourself better
5.28 - How astrology helps you look at the good and bad things happening in your life
12.03 - The eeriness of knowing
15.44 - Should we let things play out?
21.52 - What is the rising sign and how can it impact us?
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In this episode of the podcast I speak with, educator, writer, and leader in justice work Brittany Packnett Cunningham. Brittany is someone that we all look to, to help us with having the right words to advocate for ourselves as she consistently gives us the language to be able to navigate some of the incredibly tough things that we experience as Black people. Listen to get immersed in the absolute magic of her ability to bring so much light and awareness to healing, injustice, and the world in general.
"We have to be as responsible as we would want other people to be when they mess up, and we have to get gracious as we would want other people to be when we mess up." - Brittany
Timestamps:
2.11 - How does Brittany stay credible?
5.09 - Words for the awakened young
9.34 - How to include taking care as part of injustice work
16.49 - White supremacy and capitalism
18.38 - Mistaking cancel culture for accountability
28.52 - Brittany on self-belief
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Welcome back to season 3 of The Sugar Jar Podcast! This first episode was created as a response to some of the interviews that I had this season on money and it lead me to think about worthiness and it impacts so much of what we believe is possible for ourselves.
Timestamps
1.12 - Worthiness and believing what is yours belongs to you
3.36 - Putting ourselves out there and vulnerability hangovers
6.20 - Walking the balance between pride and being humble
9.14 - Fearing sharing who you are
11.41 - Believing you are innately worthy regardless
14.43 - How can you learn to believe in your worthiness
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In this episode I was honored to interview Dr. Edith Eger, an American psychologist, writer of The Gift and New York Times bestseller, The Choice. She's also a survivor of the Holocaust. In this episode she talks to us about how despite all the horrors she's experienced, how she learned how to STILL choose peace in her life.
Quote -
"Forgiveness has nothing to do with me forgiving because I don't have God given powers or do, we are given as a gift that I give myself and not allow anybody to take residence in my body" - Dr. Edith Eger
Timestamps:
2.32 - How are we able to move forward from trauma such as the Holocaust?
3.00 - How do we begin to programme ourselves to choose something different?
6.16 - Dr. Eger's thoughts on if we don't forgive, we are not moving on
14.42 - Dr Edgar reveals what she learnt while writing her book The Gift
22.03 - What has Dr. Eger learnt about the healing power of storytelling?
24.30 - Dr. Eger on what she loves most about life
Resources:
Read Dr. Eger's books The Gift and New York Times best seller The Choice
Download Dr. Eger's Victim or Survivor worksheet here.
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In this episode I chat with Chrissy Rutherford, who is a journalist. advocate for mental health, as well as an advocate for equity in the fashion industry. Chrissy talks to us about how fashion mirrors so many of the issues or concerns that we have individually, and how we can use fashion to break against societal norms.
Quote -
"Racism exists in many, many different forms and I think what we have all very much learned this year is that you cannot be passive about racism." - Chrissy
Timestamps:
2.01 - Find out what started the mission around racism in fashion for Chrissy?
6.49 - I'm glad this is now happening, but I've been saying this already
8.33 - What does the future hold for diversity in fashion?
15.20 - Hear about Chrissy's interest in Astrology and Tarot
20.38 - Chrissy talks about how she has been taking care of herself without letting things take over?
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In this episode I answer the 3 most common questions I get asked as it relates to self-healing. I talk about how we can choose ourselves, how we can learn to move on, and how we can learn to talk to ourselves with kindness.
"There is no person, no place, no experience or opportunity that is worth you not choosing yourself." - Yasmine
Show Notes Quote (Timestamp):
1.59 - How do I choose myself?
6.14 - How do I move on?
8.51 - How can I move in a way that meets my needs?
11.51 - How do I learn how to talk to myself?
17.01 - The reason for passing this on to you
21.28 - What do you have authority over that you have given power to someone else to have authority over for you?
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In this episode I chat with Christopher, also known as Plant Kween, on healing, taking care, and using plants as a portal for self-care. Plant Kween shines a light on their experience as a Black, Queer, Femme person, sharing how we can unapologetically choose ourselves even in the midst of the tough stories. They also discuss caring for plants and how it can also be a mirror for how we can take care of ourselves.
"All these things have always existed; racism, homophobia, transphobia, capitalism, all the things they've always been here. Everything that has occurred this year is kind of beginning to pull back all those layers and folks are beginning to see that this country has a lot of work" - Plant Kween
Timestamps:
1.41 - Diving into plants and how it started for Plant Kween
4.59 - Discover whether plants have plants been healing for Plant Kween
11.26 - What does it look like to choose joy every day?
16.42 - Who has influenced Plant Kween on his journey to where he is today?
26.35 - Find out what Plant Kween has learnt this year about himself
29.53 - Plant Kween's tips for starting your own plant garden
You can check out Plant Kween here on their Instagram and also their class with Skillshare.
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In this episode I chat with Latham Thomas, also known as Mama Glow, or Glow Maven. She is a and she is a doula, a healer, a mother, a teacher and so much more. A true pioneer in the wellness and healing space, we talk about healing, discuss maternal care, doula work throughout all of the different spectrums that women experience, and the disparities in care for black and brown people in comparison to non-black people.
"In spite of all that works against us, to know that we are still a mighty people, and to know that we come from a rich lineage, and to know that we have so much culture. That all of this has brought out in us more incredible goodness, how is it even possible that through all of this we still ooze excellence?" - Latham
Timestamps:
2.24 - Latham gives her thoughts on how her perspective as a doula influenced her book
6.54 - How does the relationship a doula gives you support your healing?
13.19 - Yasmine talks on her healing experiences with a doula
23.31 - Latham discusses the disparities in care between black and brown people vs non-black people
37.16 - The difference having the knowledge to be able to advocate for yourself can make
42.12 - Latham on how healing has evolved
You can learn more about Latham on her Instagram pages:
@glowmaven and @mamaglow
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