Lighting a Candle

<p>Today you’ll be hearing the second half of a two part conversation with my pal, Kenyatta Muzzanni Robles. </p> <p>We’ll be chatting about the non-linear nature of healing, how uncomfortable healing actually is...

<p>Today you’ll be hearing the first half of a two part conversation with my pal, Kenyatta Muzzanni Robles. Also! It’s their birthday today. Happy birthday, Kenyatta! We’ll be chatting about the non-linear nature of...

<p>Hey hey! This is the second half of a 2-part conversation with my real life friends ⁠Patrick Rico Williams⁠ and ⁠Andrew Dean Wright⁠ about, well, friendship. We talk about navigating adult friendships and how that’s...

<p>Welcome back to Lighting a Candle. It’s season 2 baby! And I’m kicking the season off with the first half of a 2-part conversation with my real life friends Patrick Rico Williams and Andrew Dean Wright about, well...

<p> On this episode I am joined by Kari and our friends Jax and Gregorian to talk about rest. We chat about challenging societal expectations around rest, prioritizing our well-being, undoing the indoctrination of being...

<p>In April, I hosted one of my Writing to Heal workshops at The Honeycomb Network in my hometown of Chicago. It was beautiful. After the workshop, we held a community conversation. That's what you'll be hearing today...

<p>Today you’ll be hearing me speaking with Ash Blount. We get into challenging the punishment culture we know, the impact of respectability politics, setting boundaries for well-being, and envisioning a liberated...

<p>On this episode, A Poet Named Superman and I chat about the origins of A Poet Named Superman, performing as a safe space, navigating writer’s block and self fought, honoring our inner child, and slam culture. A...

<p>Today you’ll be hearing me in conversation with Denise Ruiz from The Honeycomb Network in Chicago. We chat about the tie between grief and Denise’s journey as an artist, the importance of building community and...

<p>On this episode, you'll be hearing me chatting with Kari (@druunita) about her relationship with her inner child, growing up in a Latine household and the impact that had, and how she makes safe room for her inner...

<p> On Sunday June 2, I was a guest on The Word is Write's podcast "Out Loud" which centers 2SLGBTQIA+ voices. I had the opportunity to share about my upbringing, spirituality and ancestral connection, the importance of...

<p> Today you'll be hearing me in conversation with Chef Yari Vargas . We talk about the roots of her passion for cooking, putting culture and community at the forefront of cuisine, and the struggles and triumphs of...

<p> Today you'll be hearing me in conversation with Chef Yari Vargas . We talk about the roots of her passion for cooking, putting culture and community at the forefront of cuisine, and the struggles and triumphs of...

<p> Today I'll be in conversation with Andre Rochester, Sr. We'll be chatting about setting boundaries as a creative, taking care of our physical and mental health, and we go into Andre's near death experience and life...

<p>On this episode, I (your host, Zulynette) share something I wrote when I was gaining my certification as a Breathwork Coach. One of the things that came up for me was what it meant to literally take up space with...