Women of color, especially Black women, are good at taking care of everyone but themselves. Rebloom Room is here to change that. We talk about self-care, travel, and all of the ways we can bring more joy into our lives right now.
Latest Episode
EP9: A Negro Explorer at the North Pole | Story Time
This one is a little different. In it, I read the first chapter of “A Negro Explorer at the North Pole” by Matthew A. Henson, published in 1909.
Matthew Alexander Henson was an African American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on seven voyages to the Arctic. On the expedition that reached the geographic North Pole on April 6, 1909, Henson was reported to be the first person to reach the pole.
Previous Episodes
EP8: Energy Healing and Community with Mariam Mouna
Mariam Mouna (“Mar”) is a Morocco-born, Brooklyn-based healer who has created I See You Wellness, a sanctuary for women of color everywhere to work in the realms of energy healing, plant medicine, and community rituals. She believes that we don’t need fixing, but need to remember how to be who we already are.
EP7: More Ease for Black Women with Stephanie Perry
Stephanie Perry runs ExodUS Summit, a successful online conference for Black women who want to leave their home countries. And House Sitter School. And a coaching business. Stephanie is on a mission!
But Stephanie doesn’t let running a business get in the way of her downtime. Right now she’s in Curaçao, enjoying a winter-free life.
EP6: Creating a Co-Housing Community in Greece with Ivy Summer
Ivy Summer is an American expat living in Thessaloniki, Greece. Ivy is part of a group that’s creating Greece’s first cohousing community. Living in an intentional community could be an option if you want to a supportive community nearby when you move abroad.
EP5: Reclaiming Your Power in Relationships with Natalie Lue
Natalie Lue is a writer, artist, and creator of the long-running blog Baggage Reclaim and The Emotional Baggage Sessions podcast. She helps people to get themselves out (and stay out) of dodgy relationships and to release unhealthy habits like people-pleasing and perfectionism so they can create better relationships.
EP4: Living a Wholehearted Life with Shirin
Shirin Eskandani is a former opera singer now working as a life coach, speaker, writer, and life alchemist. She teaches people how to trust their intuition and stop playing small, so they can live a more joyful life.
EP3: Yoga, Chakras and Muay Thai with Denisse
Denisse Monge is a yoga and Reiki practitioner and teacher. She teaches yoga Vinyasa, Hatha, and restorative yoga, and is a chakra queen.
“My intention as a teacher is to be a guide during the process of self-discovery. All ask from my students is to be open to themselves, their emotions, their memories, and their potential. Everything is possible.”
EP2: Good Therapy with Mitra
Mitra Karimi-Taleghani, MSW, ACSW, RYT, is a multi-ethnic queer therapist who uses play, movement, and other methods in her work with clients.
In this episode, we talk about how to advocate for yourself when looking for or working with a therapist. She also discusses what she does to take care of herself while holding space for other people’s pain and healing.
EP1: Joli in Cape Verde
Joli Moniz is an American expat living in the Republic of Cape Verde for nearly a decade, running her businesses, which focus on travel and tourism, local arts, and more.