Space To Exhale with Lisa Hurley

Say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. That’s what making space to exhale is all about. Join 3-time Anthem Award winner, Reiki Master, author, and community builder Lisa Hurley as she provides you with tips, tools, and soft-life strategies to help you curate a life you love. Like her book of the same name, Space To Exhale is meant to be a portal to elevation for us all.Through healing modalities like breathwork, affirmations, and meditations Lisa guides you on a life-changing journey to help you Know Yourself, Love Yourself, Be Yourself–and create much-needed space to exhale.

Space To Exhale with Lisa Hurley is a education podcast hosted by Lisa Hurley, with 30 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #11

  Recalibration Session: Getting Your Life in Alignment, with Jelan Agnew | S2, E11

  Aug 18, 20261h 2mS2

  Sometimes getting your life back into alignment requires more than a slight reset. It requires a complete recalibration. In this episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast Lisa welcomes award-winning international keynote and TEDx speaker, licensed clinical social worker, and transformation coach Jelan Agnew for “Recalibration Session: Getting Your Life in Alignment,” a candid conversation about what happens when the life that used to fit no longer does. Drawing on more than 20 years in the mental health field and her own transformative journey through burnout, Jelan’s work explores the spaces between who a person once was, is now, and is becoming. Together, Lisa and Jelan discuss rest, joy, gratitude, and what it means to create a life rooted in alignment rather than performance. Viewers and listeners will discover: ✅ How to recognize when life needs complete recalibration, rather than small band aids ✅ Why transitional seasons can become spaces for preparation and healing ✅ How rest, ease, and flow support sustainable change ✅ Why joy and gratitude can be active practices, especially for Black women ✅ How to begin building a life that reflects who you are becoming Recalibration is not about having everything figured out. It is about creating space to hear what parts of your life are calling for change, and choosing what comes next with greater intention. Join Lisa and Jelan for a powerful recalibration session to help you stop performing a life that you’ve outgrown, and start creating an authentic life that suits the person you are today. Enjoying Space To Exhale? Listen, follow and rate on Spotify Listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Listen, follow, and rate on Audible ▶️ Watch, subscribe, and comment on YouTube Share your favorite episode with a friend who needs a little space to exhale Get The Gentle Breath Newsletter The Gentle Breath is Lisa Hurley's Sunday newsletter featuring affirmations, reflections, wellbeing resources, podcast updates, and gentle encouragement for living a soft, centered, serene life. More than a newsletter, The Gentle Breath is a weekly invitation to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and begin each week from a place of peace. Get your copy of Space To Exhale If you are ready to move beyond burnout and create a life rooted in rest, self-love, boundaries, and wellbeing, Space To Exhale offers practical tools, affirmations, breathwork, and gentle guidance to help you get there. Already read it? Please consider leaving a review on Amazon , Barnes & Noble , or Goodreads . ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE: THE PODCAST Space To Exhale: The Podcast is a wellness show exploring rest, self-care, soft living, burnout recovery, mental health, boundaries, work-life balance, joy, and sustainable success. Each week, Lisa Hurley sits down with advocates, experts, authors, and changemakers for uplifting conversations designed to help listeners create lives they don’t feel they need a break from. CREDITS: Guest: Jelan Agnew, LCSW, Award-Winning International Keynote and TEDx Speaker, Facilitator and Transformation Coach. Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, five-time Anthem Award-winning author of Space To Exhale , Host of Space To Exhale: The Podcast , Chief Inspiration Officer of The Gentle Breath , and Founder of The Great Exhale CONNECT WITH JELAN: Connect with Jelan on LinkedIn , Instagram , and Facebook Book a Recalibration Session with Jelan Watch Jelan’s TEDx talk on YouTube For updates, visit JelanAgnew.com CONNECT WITH LISA: Connect with Lisa on: LinkedIn Intro TikTok Instagram Facebook IYKYK Subscribe to Space To Exhale: The Podcast on YouTube Follow Space To Exhale: The Podcast on LinkedIn Follow Space To Exhale on: LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Learn More Space To ExhaleBook.com Subscribe to The Gentle Breath newsletter

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  Episode #10

  Soft Life Season: From an Empty Cup to the Full Self, with Anta Gueye-James | S2, E10

  Aug 4, 20261h 5mS2

  There comes a point when pouring from an empty cup stops looking generous and starts costing the pourer too much. Living in a depleted state is painful, both physically and mentally. Returning to the full self requires new boundaries, new habits, and new levels of self care. In this episode, “Soft Life Season: From an Empty Cup to the Full Self,” Lisa welcomes Anta Gueye-James. This milestone episode marks one-third of the way through season 2. It is also a reunion between two women who go way back. Anta is one of the founding members of The Great Exhale, the community Lisa founded as a soft space for Black women. Anta is the Founder of Zanayah Group, a certified neuro-coach, strategist, and author of Shattered American Dream. Together, Lisa and Anta explore soft living, somatics, boundaries, and liberation through a culturally rooted lens. You will discover: Why vagus nerve toning and somatic practices matter Why nervous system care is part of personal liberation Why it is vital that Black women stop pouring from an empty cup How soft living can create space for joy, curiosity, and becoming How Oríkì, Sankofa, and ancestral practices can support liberation and self-reclamation Join Lisa and Anta for a warm, practical conversation about creating a soft life that supports your full self, and discover what becomes possible when treating yourself gently becomes a metric of success. Enjoying Space To Exhale? Listen, follow and rate on Spotify Listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Listen, follow, and rate on Audible ▶️ Watch, subscribe, and comment on YouTube Share your favorite episode with a friend who needs a little space to exhale Get The Gentle Breath Newsletter The Gentle Breath is Lisa Hurley's Sunday newsletter featuring affirmations, reflections, wellbeing resources, podcast updates, and gentle encouragement for living a soft, centered, serene life. More than a newsletter, The Gentle Breath is a weekly invitation to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and begin each week from a place of peace. Get your copy of Space To Exhale If you are ready to move beyond burnout and create a life rooted in rest, self-love, boundaries, and wellbeing, Space To Exhale offers practical tools, affirmations, breathwork, and gentle guidance to help you get there. Already read it? Please consider leaving a review on Amazon , Barnes & Noble , or Goodreads . ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE: THE PODCAST Space To Exhale: The Podcast is a wellness show exploring rest, self-care, soft living, burnout recovery, mental health, boundaries, work-life balance, joy, and sustainable success. Each week, Lisa Hurley sits down with advocates, experts, authors, and changemakers for uplifting conversations designed to help listeners create lives they don’t feel they need a break from. CREDITS: Guest: Anta Gueye-James, Founder of Zanayah’s Haven , and author of Shattered American Dream Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, five-time Anthem Award-winning author of Space To Exhale , Host of Space To Exhale: The Podcast , and Founder of The Great Exhale CONNECT WITH ANTA: Connect with Anta on LinkedIn and Instagram For updates, visit RebelDecolonizer.com CONNECT WITH LISA: Connect with Lisa on: LinkedIn Intro TikTok Instagram Facebook IYKYK Subscribe to Space To Exhale: The Podcast on YouTube Follow Space To Exhale: The Podcast on LinkedIn Follow Space To Exhale on: LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Learn More Space To ExhaleBook.com Subscribe to The Gentle Breath newsletter

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  Episode #9

  Clear, Calm & Capable: Leading Without Burnout, with Dr. Yvette Ankrah MBE | S2, E9

  Jul 28, 20261h 6mS2

  Black women are often expected to lead with excellence while carrying pressure that remains invisible to everyone else. The result can be that they experience chronic stress, continuous mental exhaustion, and a version of success that leaves little space to exhale. In “Clear, Calm & Capable: Leading Without Burnout,” Lisa Hurley welcomes Dr. Yvette Ankrah MBE, transformational coach, therapist, consultant, and Founder of Leading with C.L.A.R.I.T.Y. Together, they explore the realities of Black women and burnout in the United States, the mental health impact of high-pressure leadership, and why life-work balance must be treated as a leadership priority. The conversation will also move beyond the problem to examine what healthier, more sustainable leadership can look like. You will learn: How chronic pressure and burnout affect Black women Why clarity is essential for strong decision-making How leaders can create space to process and reset What sustainable leadership looks like in real life How calm, compassion, and support strengthen leadership Join Lisa and Dr. Ankrah for a conversation that can help every woman who wants to lead well without losing herself in the process. Enjoying Space To Exhale? Listen, follow and rate on Spotify Listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Listen, follow, and rate on Audible ▶️ Watch, subscribe, and comment on YouTube Share your favorite episode with a friend who needs a little space to exhale Get The Gentle Breath Newsletter The Gentle Breath is Lisa Hurley's Sunday newsletter featuring affirmations, reflections, wellbeing resources, podcast updates, and gentle encouragement for living a soft, centered, serene life. More than a newsletter, The Gentle Breath is a weekly invitation to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and begin each week from a place of peace. Get your copy of Space To Exhale If you are ready to move beyond burnout and create a life rooted in rest, self-love, boundaries, and wellbeing, Space To Exhale offers practical tools, affirmations, breathwork, and gentle guidance to help you get there. Already read it? Please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE: THE PODCAST Space To Exhale: The Podcast is a wellness show exploring rest, self-care, soft living, burnout recovery, mental health, boundaries, work-life balance, joy, and personal growth. Each week, Lisa Hurley sits down with advocates, experts, authors, and changemakers for uplifting conversations designed to help listeners create lives they don’t feel they need a break from. CREDITS: Guest Dr. Yvette Ankrah MBE, Founder of Leading with C.L.A.R.I.T.Y. Host & Executive Producer Lisa Hurley, five-time Anthem Award-winning author of Space To Exhale , Host of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, and Founder of The Great Exhale CONNECT WITH YVETTE: Connect with Yvette on LinkedIn and Instagram For updates, visit YvetteAnkrah.com CONNECT WITH LISA: Connect with Lisa on: LinkedIn Intro TikTok Instagram Facebook IYKYK Learn More Space To ExhaleBook.com JOIN THE CONVERSATION What resonated with you most? Share your biggest takeaway using #TheSpaceToExhaleShow and tag Lisa so we can continue the conversation.

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  Episode #8

  Black Fatigue: Rest, Resistance & Reclaiming the Self, with Mary-Frances Winters and Mareisha Winters Reese | S2, E8

  Jul 21, 20261h 7mS2

  Black people are expected to carry the weight of racism while continuing to work, lead, care for others, and prove their worth. It’s exhausting. That exhaustion has a name: Black fatigue, a phrase coined by Mary-Frances Winters to describe the cumulative, intergenerational toll of racism on the mind, body, and spirit. In addition to being the founder and CEO of The Winters Group, Mary-Frances Winters is the bestselling author of “Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit” (Berrett-Koehler, 2020). Her daughter, Mareisha Winters Reese, is the president and chief operating officer of The Winters Group, and coauthor of the newly released second edition of Black Fatigue (Berrett-Koehler, 2026). In this episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa welcomes this powerful duo to unpack what Black fatigue looks like, why it persists, and what can be done about it. In “Black Fatigue: Rest, Resistance & Reclaiming the Self,” they explore: How racism creates chronic, cumulative, and intergenerational stress Why Black fatigue results in even more adverse health impacts in a post-COVID world What it means to reclaim the self beyond work, proving, and survival Why Black people deserve to experience rest How individuals and organizations can move from awareness to meaningful change Join Lisa, Mary-Frances, and Mareisha for an honest conversation about naming the harm, resisting depletion, and creating space for Black people to heal, flourish, and rest. Enjoying Space To Exhale? Listen, follow and rate on Spotify Listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Listen, follow, and rate on Audible ▶️ Watch, subscribe, and comment on YouTube Share your favorite episode with a friend who needs a little space to exhale Get The Gentle Breath Newsletter The Gentle Breath is Lisa Hurley's Sunday newsletter featuring affirmations, reflections, wellbeing resources, podcast updates, and gentle encouragement for living a soft, centered, serene life. More than a newsletter, The Gentle Breath is a weekly invitation to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and begin each week from a place of peace. Get your copy of Space To Exhale If you are ready to move beyond burnout and create a life rooted in rest, self-love, boundaries, and wellbeing, Space To Exhale offers practical tools, affirmations, breathwork, and gentle guidance to help you get there. Already read it? Please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE: THE PODCAST Space To Exhale: The Podcast is a wellness show exploring rest, self-care, soft living, burnout recovery, mental health, boundaries, work-life balance, joy, and personal growth. Each week, Lisa Hurley sits down with advocates, experts, authors, and changemakers for uplifting conversations designed to help listeners create lives they don’t feel they need a break from. CREDITS: Guests Mary-Frances Winters, Founder, The Winters Group, Inc. ; Bestselling author, Black Fatigue Mareisha Winters Reese, President & CEO, The Winters Group, Inc. ; Co-author, Black Fatigue Host & Executive Producer Lisa Hurley, five-time Anthem Award-winning author of Space To Exhale , Host of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, and Founder of The Great Exhale CONNECT WITH MARY-FRANCES and MAREISHA: Connect with Mary-Frances on LinkedIn and Instagram Connect with Mareisha on LinkedIn and Instagram Follow Black Fatigue on Instagram For updates, visit Black Fatigue .com CONNECT WITH LISA: Connect with Lisa on: LinkedIn Intro TikTok Instagram Facebook IYKYK Learn More Space To ExhaleBook.com JOIN THE CONVERSATION What resonated with you most? Share your biggest takeaway using #TheSpaceToExhaleShow and tag Lisa so we can continue the conversation.

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  Episode #7

  Less Noise, More Connection: Creating Spaces Where Introverts Can Thrive, with Sharon Hurley Hall & Latrice Torres | S2, Ep. 7

  Jul 14, 20261h 1mS2

  What happens when we stop treating noise, crowds, constant activity, and performative networking as the only paths to meaningful connection? In this spontaneous episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa Hurley is joined by her sister, author and community builder Sharon Hurley Hall , and her friend, author and event strategist Latrice Torres , for a warm, candid conversation about creating spaces where introverts can connect, contribute, and thrive. Together, they explore what becomes possible when gatherings are designed with introverts in mind. From intimate networking events that generate real relationships and tangible opportunities to retreats where participants can step away without explanation, they demonstrate that quieter spaces are not less powerful. When people feel safe, respected, and free from the pressure to perform, deeper connections can emerge. The conversation also examines the hidden energy required to host, network, build community, and “people” as an introvert. Lisa, Sharon, and Latrice discuss honoring different expressions of introversion, rejecting the idea that quietness is a flaw, and building rest into the experience before, during, and after showing up. Introverts can do big, visible, impactful things, but that does not mean the impact comes without an energetic cost. In “Less Noise, More Connection: Creating Spaces Where Introverts Can Thrive,” viewers and listeners will learn: 💚 Why introvert-affirming spaces can foster deeper connection and belonging 💚 How intentional event design can reduce overwhelm without diminishing impact 💚 Why introverts need the freedom to step away, recharge, and participate on their own terms 💚 How to create community without relying on performative networking or constant social engagement 💚 Why rest should be built into our lives, events, and experiences You'll also get a sneak peek into Sharon's fabulous event in Barbados, the Still & Sovereign Retreat , and into Latrice's equally fabulous book launch/TEDx Talk celebration From the Page to the Stage . Join Lisa, Sharon, and Latrice for a warm, honest conversation about introversion, intentional community, restorative rest, and what it takes to create spaces where quieter people can fully belong. 💚 Enjoying Space To Exhale? 🎧 Listen, follow and rate on Spotify 🎧 Listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple 🎧 Listen, follow, and rate on Audible ▶️ Watch, subscribe, and comment on YouTube 📤 Share your favorite episode with a friend who needs a little space to exhale 😊 🙏🏾 Get The Gentle Breath Newsletter The Gentle Breath is Lisa Hurley's Sunday newsletter featuring affirmations, reflections, wellbeing resources, podcast updates, and gentle encouragement for living a soft, centered, serene life. More than a newsletter, The Gentle Breath is a weekly invitation to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and begin each week from a place of peace. 📚 Get your copy of Space To Exhale If you are ready to move beyond burnout and create a life rooted in rest, self-love, boundaries, and wellbeing, Space To Exhale offers practical tools, affirmations, breathwork, and gentle guidance to help you get there. Already read it? Please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. CREDITS: 👸🏽Guests: Sharon Hurley Hall , Award-Winning author of I’m Tired of Racism , Curator-in-Chief of Sharon’s Anti-Racism Newsletter , and Creator of the Still & Sovereign Retreat⁠ Latrice Torres , SPHR, Owner & Principal Consultant, LeaderKeys Consulting , TEDx Speaker , and contributing author to Triumph in the Trenches Volume III . 👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, five-time Anthem Award-winning author of Space To Exhale , Host of Space To Exhale: The Podcast , writer of The Gentle Breath newsletter, and Founder of The Great Exhale CONNECT WITH LISA: Connect with Lisa on: LinkedIn Intro TikTok Instagram Facebook IYKYK Learn More Space To ExhaleBook.co

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