Hey #shiftshapers, join us for an uplifting and inspiring episode of Shaping the Shift! Today, in Episode 27: Meet MarleyAyo, we are getting to know the MarleyAyo team!

MarleyAyo is the brainchild of STS host Thea Monyeé. This creative wellness consultation LLC aims to actively support and create tools to reverse the adverse effects of colonization and enslavement by liberating marginalized people around the globe through joy, pleasure, creativity, and intentional decolonization.

MarleyAyo has the vision to create and nurture a multi-dimensional organism that prioritizes the reintegration of spirit and liberation through unlearning, media, consulting, and land stewardship.

MarleyAyo offers an ongoing lecture series on decolonizing and expanding mental health and a cohort full of passionate, interdisciplinary, co-creative folks excited to decolonize mental health.

The conversations and spaces that MarleyAyo creates are rich, explorative, joy-centered, and full of engagement.

We leave them feeling more empowered, more creative, and more liberated!

Today's episode will be no different!

Tune in on Soundcloud, Google Play, Apple Podcast, IHeart Radio, Spotify, or www.ShapingtheShift.com to listen.⁣⁣⁣

Hey, #shiftshapers! Make time today to expand your perspective and join us for a belief shifting episode of Shaping the Shift! ⁣ ⁣ In Episode 26: Repurposing 2020 with Dr. Candice "Cece" Weaver, Thea Monyeé, and special guest, @ceasydoesit delve into a deep conversation that will inspire you, shift your mindset, and reframe your personal narrative.⁣ ⁣ Prior to attending medical school at Touro University, Dr. Candice Weaver earned a Masters Degree in Public Health from Dartmouth Medical School, an undergraduate degree in Health Policy at UC Berkeley, and completed premedical studies and cancer research at The Johns Hopkins University. ⁣ ⁣

Dr. Weaver became Board Certified in Family Medicine after training at UCSF's program at Natividad Medical Center. She was a founding member of the Global Physicians Corps, a nonprofit organization that sends physicians on medical missions to Africa. She has worked with GPS to help deliver babies and conduct research on maternal mortality rates in rural Tanzania. ⁣ ⁣ Dr. Weaver was selected as a National Health Service Corps Scholar and worked in East Palo Alto providing full-scope medical care to the underserved, before accepting a position at Kaiser Permanente, where she currently practices. ⁣ ⁣ She is the author of Nia's Puzzle, a children's book about resilience and the "big picture" perspective. Nia's Puzzle was Amazon's number one new release and number one best-selling Children's Values book in August 2019. ⁣ ⁣ Dr. Weaver enjoys writing, playing the piano, baking, and traveling with her family in her spare time. ⁣ ⁣ Visit Soundcloud, Google Play, Apple Podcast, IHeart Radio, Spotify, or ShapingtheShift.com to listen.⁣⁣⁣⁣

Hey, #shiftshapers! Join us on a journey through the newest episode of Shaping the Shift!

Today, our special guests are the incredible duo known as @gypsetlovers, Dr. Malliha Ahmad, and DJ SheRock!

In Episode 25: Black Beyond Borders, we are setting off on an international adventure toward expansion and learning what it really means to be home. Come explore with us!

Essence, LA made, and NY raised was certainly summoned here to shake shyt up and create change. She is an international DJ (@djshErOck), a global Yoga Instructor/Healing Retreat Master (@shErOcksYoga), Chief Operating Officer of @blkTemple, a donation-based healing community for BIPOC, and last but not least one 1/2 of @GypsetLovers = global citizens, truth seekers, conservation and culture.

Malliha Ahmad is a multi-hyphenate creative. She is the CEO of @blkTemple, an ideation specialist, CEO of @GuudSocial, & Chief Spiritual Officer of @GuudSoup (a 501c3 that focuses on helping marginalized communities cope with mental & emotional health issues holistically). And last but certainly not least, she’s ½ of @gypsetlovers = global citizen. conservation. truth seekers. culture.

Tune in on Soundcloud, Google Play, Apple Podcast, IHeart Radio, Spotify, or www.ShapingtheShift.com to listen.

It is with gratitude and great relief that we are finally on the other side of this election.

For what felt like an eternity, Election Day loomed in the distance, and it felt as if we were collectively holding our breath.

Now we can breathe.

Join our host Thea Monyeé in the exhalation as we reflect, collect, begin to look forward, and imagine how we will shape the seasons to come.

Tune into Episode 23: We Can Shape this on Soundcloud, Google Play, Apple Podcast, IHeart Radio, Spotify, or www.ShapingtheShift.com 

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Visit Soundcloud, Google Play, Apple Podcast, iHeart Radio, Spotify, or www.shapingtheshift.com to listen.⁣⁣⁣

Thea Monyeé has teamed up with Crystal Tenille Irby and NeKisha Killings for the STS + DBM mashup that is guaranteed to help you get your life!

Dem Black Mamas podcast answers all the questions yo mama won't! From sex & dream catching to adulting & raising free Black children in an unfree world, three #BlackMamaCreatives give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold while catching your own creative dreams.

As we head to the polls and anticipate the outcome of this year's presidential election, Dem Black Mamas has a plan to prepare you for the political and social aftermath of what has been a tumultuous year. In this week's episode of Shaping the Shift, they lay it all out for you.

This week's serious subject is infused with signature Dem Black Mamas humor and insights informed by a Black, womanist, and inherently intersectional feminist perspective.

Come get this truth and exhale the "amen" and "ashé" you didn't know was brewing in your spirit all this time.

Visit Soundcloud, Google Play, Apple Podcast, iHeart Radio, Spotify, or www.shapingtheshift.com to listen.

Shiftshapers, we are overcome with joy as we release the newest episode of Shaping the Shift!

Please join us for Episode 21: Making Small & Tender Changes with the one and only adrienne maree brown.

After this conversation, our hearts are overflowing!

Of course, you know @adriennemareebrown as the author of Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds and the co-editor of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements. She is the co-host of the How to Survive the End of the World and Octavia’s Parables podcasts. Adrienne is rooted in Detroit.

And with all of that in mind, it felt incredibly natural and gratifying to welcome adrienne as our guest on our pod about change and uncertainty.

We embrace the synchronicity of this particular conversation and the future that is unfolding before us.

Tune into your intuitive understanding of how to adapt to sudden, great shifts with grace.

Visit Soundcloud, Google Play, Apple Podcast, iHeart Radio, Spotify, or www.shapingtheshift.com to listen.⁣⁣⁣

Hey, #ShiftShapers! It's time to dive into another insightful conversation between friends, host Thea Monyeé, and special guest in episode 20 of Shaping the Shift: Writing Our Future with Nikki Skies.⁣

⁣Nikki Skies (@nskies) is an accomplished poet, award-winning playwright, actor, and author - best known for her fiery performances- currently living in Atlanta, GA.⁣

⁣A firm believer in the power of education, Nikki is an alumna of Grambling State University (B. A. in Theatre/Acting), Howard University (M.A. in Film program for Screenplay Writing), and Clark Atlanta University (M.A. in Africana Women's Studies) ⁣

⁣@nskies has opened in venues across the country for the likes of Sonia Sanchez, Gloria Steinem, and the late Amiri Baraka. Nikki was cast as a co-star for the late John Singleton's television drama, "Rebel" on BET. She was also the creative writer for BET's digital series, "Rebel Yell."⁣

⁣In theatre, Skies' one-woman show in which she portrayed the late Afeni Shakur, mother of Tupac Shakur, was commissioned as a fundraising event for Morehouse College. In addition to lengthy experience as an actor, director, and playwright, her latest play, Hope's Return, debuted at the esteemed National Black Theatre Festival as a part of the New Works Reader's Theatre among a national selection of over 400 plays.⁣

⁣Nikki is currently a Ph.D. student in Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Georgia. Her research revolves around the restorative tenets of dramatic monologues in the contemporary works of southern black women playwrights. @nskies is currently adjunct faculty at Spelman College in Arts and Visual Culture and the Playwright-In-Residence at Orange Box Theater.⁣

Visit Soundcloud, Google Play, Apple Podcast, iHeart Radio, Spotify, or www.shapingtheshift.com to listen.⁣⁣⁣

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It's time to expand our understanding of liberation! Join us for this week's powerful, new episode of Shaping the Shift with Thea Monyeé, Episode 19: Liberation Within Limitations!

⁣This is going to be an episode that you will want to share with a friend! Tag a loved one in the comments so that you can listen and discuss, together!

Tune in on Soundcloud, Google Play, Apple Podcast, I Heart Radio, Spotify, and Shapingtheshift.com!⁣
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Hey Shift Shapers! Simple Shiny Heauxs: A Check In with our special guest Chaz Lamar Cruz is a fun, insightful conversation about self-realization and acceptance. It's definitely what we need as we live through these various political and social shifts and transition into the end of the year, when we most often reflect on our journey.

There's nothing wrong with being simple! Everything doesn't have to always be deep and complicated. Go with it! Embrace simplicity when and where you can.

Raised in the deserts and cities of southern California by his maternal grandparents - their upbringing informs his compassion towards addiction, elders, and survivors of trauma.

Chaz (@chzcruz) earned his B.A. in Liberal Studies from California State LA, and M.A. in Organization Leadership: Higher Education & Student Affairs from the University of San Francisco - bringing critical womanist/feminist, queer theory and critical race theory to education and student affairs work with love, engagement, and intentionality.

He believes education can be a unifying and liberating tool.

Chaz is the co-author of In Case You Forgot and has facilitated workshops, performed, and lectured, at universities, colleges, and national organizations from Los Angeles to San Francisco to New Orleans. You can learn more about Chaz Lamar Cruz at www.chazlamar.com

Visit Soundcloud, Google Play, Apple Podcast, I Heart Radio, Spotify, or www.ShapingtheShift.com to listen.⁣

Hey #shiftshapers, come and expand! Join us for episode 16 of Shaping the Shift: Expanding Our Trauma with our special guest, Jimanekia Eborn!⁣
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Jimanekia (@jimanekia) has worked in mental health for over a decade and saw the need for more assistance in sexual trauma support for survivors of assault and comprehension sex education - partnering with multiple support groups. Jimanekia is passionate about creating safe spaces to reclaim our joy and playfulness. Among her other roles, she's now an Intimacy Coordinator collaborating with Lena Waithe on future projects.

Connect with Jimanekia through her Instagram and website www.traumaqueen.love

We want to be mindful not to cause harm within our community and encourage you to tune into this episode when you are ready, as it does explore layers of sexual trauma. Please take care while listening.

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It's time to expand in the face of challenge! Shaping the Shift is back!
Taking time out enabled us to reflect on the direction and purpose behind STS. We are grateful for our growing STS team and community!

On the 19th year anniversary of an event that shifted the world, we are here to hold space in the expectation that overcoming the unimaginable will empower us to create beauty and achieve what we thought was impossible.

In this episode, our host, Thea Monyeé shares the expansion of her decolonizing framework which will go beyond the eco-system of the podcast. We are excited about the many upcoming opportunities for our community to get involved and engage in deep, transformative work.

Check out this raw, reflective, and refreshing season premiere on Soundcloud, Google Play, Apple Podcast, I Heart Radio, Spotify, and Shapingtheshift.com!

Visit our site www.shapingtheshift.com for more details, show notes, exclusives, and ways to support Shaping the Shift.

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This episode recaps our first season of Shaping The Shift as host, Thea Monyeé discusses aspects of her own journey and shared a mantra for maintains our sovereign sacredness during these times 🖤🙏🏾🖤.

All your love and support continue to be felt and appreciated! Please share, review, spread the word, and most of all, ENJOY!

Stay tuned for the STS Summer Rewind! Follow us in IG to continue the shiftshaping joy!

Remember, it’s no fun to SHIFT alone so share, review, like, and repost to invite your friends and loved ones along for the ride!

Follow us @shapingtheshiftpodcast and host Thea Monyee´ @theamonyee on IG! There are many ways to support this joy-centered, pleasure-focused work! Thea’s Patreon, Ca$h App ($theamonyee), or Venmo (@theamonyee),  so pick your favorite and show us some love!

How much joy can you handle? This week we are shifting into Intention Setting and Birthday Joy with our special guest, Jasai Madden of Alaiyo Waistbeads!

This episode is especially exciting because Jasai and Thea Moneé share the same birthday! So, you know, the birthday behavior is gonna be on one-hundred-thousand-trillion! 

To learn more about Jasai’s work please visit www.alaiyo.net and follow her on Instagram at @alaiyowaistbeads or find her at @thenewfastgirl, living a fabulous, mindful life.