Hey, Uprooted Fam 👋🏾 thank you for tuning into ‘Uproot Your Thoughts’ on the Uprooted Network. This is the segment where we examine our lives, thoughts, and trauma as we build the bridge to the lives we want to live. Because we often form our beliefs and thoughts from what we see and hear this space focuses on pulling out the negative and rerooting ourselves in positivity.
In this week's episode Hanna, or Rutha as the fam calls her, dives into a deep conversation with the fabulous Dr. Day. The two have connected over common interests and work projects around healing. Dr. Day has spent so much time advocating and bringing awareness to the health disparities for people of color and how we can do the work to heal ourselves. For this convo, they dig around the journey of of finding your way out of trauma, advocacy, and the power of knowledge to get your life back. Hopefully, you walk away from this convo reflecting on your wants and needs inspired by Dr. Day's journey.
Let us know what part spoke to you in the comments ❤️
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Instagram: @dr.Day__ @alignyourvibes
Booking via heal.me/alignyourvibes
Timestamps:
2:35 Hanna welcomes Dr. Day
5:45 Dr. Day introduces herself
15:50 checking in with Dr. Day to see how her heart is
22:00 Dr. Day expands on human emotion
26:42 Dr. Day shares what she’s giving herself grace for; listening to her body
34:11 Dr. Day shares how she got into her career and what that journey has been
41:29 Dr. Day talks about the accident she had while working
43:30 discussing the racism within the healthcare system/relationship between race and wellness
1:00:00 Dr. Day shares what she wants to reroot herself in
1:05:37 Dr. Day shares what seeds she’d like to plant for herself and to leave behind
1:07:00 We close with affirmations
Hey, Uprooted Fam 👋🏾 thank you for tuning into ‘Uproot Your Thoughts’ on the Uprooted Network. This is the segment where we examine our lives, thoughts, and trauma as we build the bridge to the lives we want to live. Because we often form our beliefs and thoughts from what we see and hear this space focuses on pulling out the negative and rerooting ourselves in positivity.
In this week's episode Hanna, or Rutha as the fam calls her, dives into a deep conversation with the wonderful Melat Mohamoud. The two have connected over social media in the last few years, and have spent much time advocating and bringing awareness to the Tigrayan, northern Ethiopian, people. For this convo, they dig around the journey of building organizations, advocacy, and the power of social media communication necessary to get your message out. Hopefully, you walk away from this convo reflecting on your wants and needs inspired by Melat's journey.
Let us know what part spoke to you in the comments ❤️
Follow Melat on Socials:
@melatmoh on Instagram
@melatmoh on TikTok
@melmoh25 on Twitter
Melat's Work:
Ahwatna Relief Organization - charity work in Tigray
Tegaru Muslims of North America - exec board member and community organizer
Event organizer - Tigray Festival, National Protests, TMH anniversary, concerts and community events
Timestamps:
2:20 Hanna welcomes Melat
6:09 Melat introduces herself
9:35 checking in with Melat to see how her heart is
11:32 Melat shares what she’s giving herself grace for
14:00 discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic affected our lives
16:30 transitioning into how the Tigray genocide affected us, our families and work as soon as it started
23:35 Melat shares how she has been able cope and manage
29:45 Melat shares how Ahwatna Relief Organization came to fruition
37:45 discussing the lack of work-life balance for the past 3 years
45:25 Melat shares how she uses social media and her experience with it
50:00 touching on community work and organizing
55:30 Melat talks about the network and organization Tegaru Muslims of North America
1:03:00 we discuss our upbringings and experiences within our community
1:07:00 bridging the gap between generations
1:11:56 Melat shares what she wants to reroot herself in
1:14:00 Melat closes with what seeds she’s planting now and what seeds she’d like to leave behind
Hey, Uprooted Fam 👋🏾 thank you for tuning into ‘Uproot Your Thoughts’ on the Uprooted Network. This is the segment where we examine our lives, thoughts, and trauma as we build the bridge to the lives we want to live. Because we often form our beliefs and thoughts from what we see and hear this space focuses on pulling out the negative and rerooting ourselves in positivity.
In this week's episode Hanna, or Rutha as the fam calls her, dives into a deep conversation with her amazing friend Awot. The two have connected over clubhouse the last few years, and have spent much time curiously trying to understand relationships and people. For this convo they dig around the journey of dating, being in relationships, and the work of communication necessary for healthy ones. Hopefully, you walk away from this convo reflecting on your wants and needs in relationships with a new language to express them.
Let us know what part spoke to you in the comments ❤️
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Timestamps:
2:25 Hanna welcomes Awot
4:20 discussing how they met on Clubhouse
7:15 Awot introduces himself and touches on his experience within the #eastafrican community
11:20 mental health check-in with Awot to see how his heart is
14:25 Awot shares what he’s giving himself grace for
17:00 Discussing previous conversations about relationships
24:10 discussing sharing spaces/choosing not to share spaces in a relationship
29:00 Awot shares what an ideal relationship looks like for him
36:15 we talk about all things dating
1:01:00 discussing the pressure in our community to get married and have kids
1:15:35 Awot shares what he wants to reroot himself in
1:21:10 Awot closes with what seeds he’d like to plant for himself and to leave behind for others
Hey, Uprooted Fam 👋🏾 thank you for tuning into ‘Uproot Your Thoughts’ on the Uprooted Network. This is the segment where we examine our lives, thoughts, and trauma as we build the bridge to the lives we want to live. Because we often form our beliefs and thoughts from what we see and hear this space focuses on pulling out the negative and rerooting ourselves in positivity.
In today’s episode Hanna, or Rutha as the fam calls her, dives into a deep conversation with the lovely Selamawit. They got to dig into the journey they've both taken to understand their personal identities and what support if any existed in their #Tigrayan # EastAfrican communities. Selamawit does amazing work in the education sector to make it more equitable, and a truly nurturing environment for our generations to come. Her forever learner attitude is highlighted and weaved into her approach to life.
Let us know what part spoke to you in the comments ❤️
Follow Selam
IG: selgebz
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Timestamps:
3:10 Selamawit’s introduction
6:30 Selamawit shares what she does for a living
9:50 discussing the value of education from immigrant parents
12:55 checking in with Selamawit to see how her heart is
15:40 Selamawit checking in with me
19:30 what self-exploration and personal identity looks like and defining it
27:00 discussing grief and how authors & poets have helped Selamawit cope
32:00 touching on the impact of grief
34:15 Hanna shares a past journal from November
40:50 Selamawit shares her experience, what her process of self-exploration looked like and how to cope with certain emotions
49:20 the need to let yourself feel the emotions as they come and release
55:10 discussing how relationship dynamics may change overtime
59:30 touching on how relationships provide mirrors
1:05:00 Selamawit closes with what she wants to reroot herself in, what seeds she’s planting now and what seeds she’d like to leave behind
Hey, Uprooted Fam 👋🏾 thank you for tuning into ‘Uproot Your Thoughts’ on the Uprooted Network. This is the segment where we examine our lives, thoughts, and trauma as we build the bridge to the lives we want to live. Because we often form our beliefs and thoughts from what we see and hear this space focuses on pulling out the negative and rerooting ourselves in positivity. In today’s episode Hanna, or Rutha as the fam calls her, dives into a deep conversation with the lovely Bilen. As her friends know her, Len, is a behavioral therapist by day working with #autistic children and a passionate mental health advocate in her #Tigrayan # EastAfrican communities. In this episode, they dived deep into where our drive for success can lead us to burnout, the rocky road it is finding out what your passion about and then going after it. There were so many gems on how to navigate parental relationships as #firstgen kids communicating across languages and cultures. Let us know what part spoke to you in the comments ❤️Follow & Support BilenIG: https://www.instagram.com/lennn_bbFollow & Support UprootedMerch: https://uprooted-network.myshopify.com/Website: www.uprootednetwork.comLinktree: https://linktr.ee/uprootednetworkInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uprooted.network/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uprootednetworkSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0b1BVM7nFPZlqdnJMaKMO0Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-uprooted-podcast/id1533777465?uo=4 Timestamps: 2:58 Bilen’s introduction 6:00 checking in with Bilen to see how her heart is and what she’s giving herself grace on 10:15 Bilen shares how she started to become okay with not completing tasks as expected/in a fast manner 15:30 discussing causes of burnout 20:00 we share examples of times we realized burnout was physically affecting us 25:40 using different “tools” for different reasons and seasons 32:10 discussing the extra push for education and success that comes from our parents 38:00 journey of our families immigrating to a new country and what that looked like 45:40 common addiction of ‘boon’/coffee in our households 47:15 having to show up for ourselves first before others 51:53 Hanna shares her experience doing grad school with no breaks, experiencing her first #anxietyattack 55:18 how the Uprooted Network came to life 57:50 importance of an occasional change of environment 1:04:40 Bilen closes with what seeds she’d like to plant for herself and what seeds she’d like to leave behind
Hey, Uprooted Fam 👋🏾 thank you for tuning into ‘Uproot Your Thoughts’ on the Uprooted Network. This is the segment where we get to examine our lives, our thoughts, and our trauma as we build the bridge to the lives we want to live. Because we often form our beliefs and thoughts from what we see and hear this space focuses on pulling out the negative and rerooting ourselves in positivity. In today’s episode Hanna, or as the fam knows her as Rutha dives into a deep conversation with Lacey Rochelle, a training therapist and amazing poet. She shares so openly and vulnerably about the healing process she's taken that ultimately led to writing her book 'Father Do You Love Me'. We got to do lots of uprooting in this episode while taking accountability for ourselves and our portion of the messes we found ourselves in. Follow & Support Lacey Rochelle IG: https://www.instagram.com/writtenbylaceyrochelle/
Buy Lacey’s book ‘Father Do You Love Me’ at www.laceyrochelle.org
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Timestamps: 4:50 Rutha shares how she met Lacey 9:00 Lacey introduces herself & explains the meaning of her name 14:20 checking in with Lacey to see how her heart is 20:20 Lacey shares a moment of being mad at God and the act of apologizing 27:10 Lacey shares what she’s currently giving herself grace on and the need for male validation 36:00 discussing defense mechanisms and childhood trauma 46:50 Lacey shares how she began writing and what that journey has looked like 52:10 recognizing similarities in the way both of our grandmothers’ spirits lives within us 59:50 talking about the craziest things grandmothers could say 1:03:25 can you truly love someone when you’re not free? 1:14:40 Lacey closes with what seeds she’d like to plant for herself and what seeds she’d like to leave behind 1:18:40 buy Lacey’s book ‘Father Do You Love Me’ at www.laceyrochelle.org
Hey, Uprooted Fam 👋🏾 thank you for tuning into ‘Uproot Your Thoughts’ on the Uprooted Network. This is the segment where we get to examine our lives, our thoughts, and our trauma as we build the bridge to the lives we want to live. Because we often form our beliefs and thoughts from what we see and hear, this space focuses on pulling out the negative and rerooting ourselves in positivity.
In this episode, Hanna, whom the Uprooted Fam calls Rutha, dives into a deep conversation with Marilyn Orozco, @bilingualmentalhealth. After studying Psychology at San Jose State University, Marilyn continued to become a licensed therapist and close the language gap for our Spanish-speaking population. She shares a real perspective on the journey to 'be the change we want to see' for our communities and the work it takes to turn dreams into reality. We adored the realness in this convo, and we hope you all do too!
Follow Marilyn on Instagram: @Marilyn.v.o @bilingualmentalhealth
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Hey, Uprooted Fam 👋🏾 thank you for tuning into ‘Uproot Your Thoughts’ on the Uprooted Network. This is the segment where we get to examine our lives, our thoughts, and our trauma as we build the bridge to the lives we want to live. Because we often form our beliefs and thoughts from what we see and hear this space focuses on pulling out the negative and rerooting ourselves in positivity. In today’s episode Hanna, or as the fam knows her as Rutha dives into a deep conversation with Louis Keyamo Johnson - UNITE Co-Founder/ Executive Director. Louis Johnson is a Bay Area Native. He loves to engage in scientific research, tutor students in STEAM topics, and hang out with family and friends. He has a B.S. in Applied Mathematics and Physics from the University of the Pacific and an M.S. in Astrophysics from Princeton University. He is the co-founder of a non-profit called UNITE and is pursuing a career in the space science industry. Follow & Support Louis Keyamo Johnson IG: https://www.instagram.com/unitevirtualnetwork_inc/
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Timestamps:
3:00 introduction
6:40 Louis shares his background and experience in ESO
14:20 checking in with Louis to see how his heart is
24:10 Louis shares more about his upbringing and growing up in Vallejo
37:20 Louis’ realization that he had a gift in areas of math & science
46:30 reflecting on where he is now in his journey
53:15 Louis shares his nonprofit organization Unite and how it came to fruition
1:12:40 Louis explains his addition of art in his programming, hence STEAM
1:14:35 where to sign up for the UNITE STEAM Institute
1:19:05 Louis closes with what he wants to reroot himself in and what seeds he’s planting for himself & others
Hey, Uprooted Fam 👋🏾 thank you for tuning into ‘Uproot Your Thoughts’ on the Uprooted Network. This is the segment where we get to examine our lives, our thoughts, and our trauma as we build the bridge to the lives we want to live. Because we often form our beliefs and thoughts from what we see and hear this space focuses on pulling out the negative and rerooting ourselves in positivity. Today’s episode Hanna, or as the fam know her as Rutha dives into deep conversation with brother and sister duo Wegahta and Reweina on the road to #restorativejustice #healing and #empathy for self and others. This is such a powerful episode to start this newest segment and we held nothing back when it comes to the #healing journeys we’ve had in a culture that isn’t always nourishing. Follow & Support Wegahta and Reweina IG & Twitter [@justice4tigray](https://instagram.com/justice4tigray?...) Follow & Support Uprooted Merch: https://uprooted-network.myshopify.com/ Website: [www.uprootednetwork.com](http://www.uprootednetwork.com/) Linktree: https://linktr.ee/uprootednetwork](https://linktr.ee/uprootednetwork) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uprooted.ne... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uprootednetwork Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0b1BVM7... Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Joining on this episode is none other than the amazingly sweet Blien aka Billy! Blien joins us all the way from Kentucky and shares the beautiful story of how she formed a sisterhood with Zu over the years starting with Twitter. Billy shared in Zu's ambitious personality pursuing her degree in Computer Science while working, and advocating for Tigray. She has an absolutely beautiful and kind spirit in the way she cares for others, and constantly promotes positivity. So appreciative of her coming on to share her light with us, and honor Zu with us all.
In this special season of Uprooted, we are honoring our beautiful sister Zuher Ibrahim who passed away on April 24, 2022. Zu was such a light, and champion in this world that her impact has been felt globally amongst her family, friends, peers, and community. She taught us so much and gave us everything she had so in that spirit we are honoring her legacy by continuing our plans to produce her own show, Summer with Zu. Before her sudden passing, we had been planting the seed to produce a segment specifically for Zu to 'educate and empower' people, especially in human rights and politics which were her specialties, and even before that she'd recommend amazing people to the show. So in that spirit, I have invited those folks to join me in uplifting her legacy, and to share this healing space as we figure out life moving forward 💜
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#eastafrica #habesha #ethiopia #eritrea #tigray #diaspora #african #africandiaspora #firstgen #coping #survival #mentalhealth #selfawareness #vulnerability
In this special season of Uprooted, we are honoring our beautiful sister Zuher Ibrahim who passed away April 24, 2022. Zu was such a light, and champion in this world that her impact has been felt globally amongst her family, friends, peers, and community. She taught us so much and gave us everything she had so in that spirit we are honoring her legacy by continuing our plans to produce her own show, Summer with Zu. Before her sudden passing, we had been planting the seed to produce a segment specifically for Zu to 'educate and empower' people, especially in the realm of human rights and politics which were her specialties, and even before that she'd recommend amazing people to the show. So in that spirit, I have invited those folks to join me in uplifting her legacy, and to share this healing space as we figure out life moving forward 💜
Joining me for this week is our Bserat representing Omna Tigray and TPN Tri-State by way of Las Vegas. This sister has an amazing background advocating for Black women throughout her life and continuing with her work at Google. We got to have a beautiful discussion on our journeys through identity, our passions, advocating, and our love for Insecure. Definitely understood why Zuher recommended this dope sister for the show, and hopefully, you understand why after this 💜
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In this special season of Uprooted, we are honoring our beautiful sister Zuher Ibrahim who passed away April 24, 2022. Zu was such a light, and champion in this world that her impact has been felt globally amongst her family, friends, peers, and community. She taught us so much and gave us everything she had so in that spirit we are honoring her legacy by continuing our plans to produce her own show, *Summer with Zu*. Before her sudden passing, we had been planting the seed to produce a segment specifically for Zu to 'educate and empower' people, especially in the realm of human rights and politics which were her specialties, and even before that she'd recommend amazing people to the show. So in that spirit, I have invited those folks to join me in uplifting her legacy, and to share this healing space as we figure out life moving forward 💜
Joining this episode is none other than Adonai aka Asmerom representing Harlem, New York. This lovely brother got the privilege of knowing and growing with Zu from young teens to young adults. We got to talk about what experiences they had, and the love from the community that raised them. Adonai is such an amazing friend and we’re so happy to have him give us a glimpse of young Zu.
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In this special season of Uprooted, we are honoring our beautiful sister Zuher Ibrahim who passed away April 24, 2022. Zu was such a light, and champion in this world that her impact has been felt globally amongst her family, friends, peers, and community. She taught us so much and gave us everything she had so in that spirit we are honoring her legacy by continuing our plans to produce her own show, Summer with Zu. Before her sudden passing, we had been planting the seed to produce a segment specifically for Zu to 'educate and empower' people, especially in the realm of human rights and politics which were her specialties, and even before that she'd recommend amazing people to the show. So in that spirit, I have invited those folks to join me in uplifting her legacy, and to share this healing space as we figure out life moving forward 💜
Joining me for the first episode is none other than Aseye, representing the New York/Tri-State Tegaru Community. Aseye has been such a blessing to meet through Zu, as we've navigated the last two years together. Before this season, we were to record an episode about navigating a career in the finance sector, and life journey Aseye has had growing up in New York. Since Zu's passing, she rallied along with the Tri-State Tegaru Professional Network & greater community to celebrate the homegoing and now 1st annual Zu Day on July 30th in New York City. It has been beautiful to watch the outpouring of love and intention in which she's been honoring Zu's legacy, and I'm happy to share this convo with you all.
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Wrapping up #BlackWomenWednesday with my favorite sis, Mellay! We've been having discussions over the last year as Mellay so vulnerable shares her journey of healing and life after surviving the #TigrayGenocide. This was such a beautifully honest conversation about feeling stuck in the transition of redefining who we are and the lives we live. For anyone going through a transition in life right now, this is the conversation for you! Thanks again to my beautiful sister Mellay for helping me close out the season.
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Timestamp:
1:20 introducing Mellay & manifestations coming full circle
3:20 Mellay's background answering 'who am I' in this transition
5:30 growing up in SF identifying first with being a Black Women
8:00 normalizing the transitions of identity and questioning our sureness in self
9:00 likening her questioning to trauma, not sure where that confidence
10:30 breaking down the negative /stuck place in our mental
13:15 perspective-shifting on identity transformation
14:20 not identifying with trauma
15:20 pre-war Mellay
16:30 defining ourselves by our work and the trap that leaves us in
19:20 can money buy our happiness?
21:40 validating our capacities and need for rest
23:45 what was the reason for her move back to Tigray
26:00 the desire to reconnect our roots
27:50 describing the feeling of transition and being in a cacoon
31:30 not being able to move forward with life
33:00 finding your happiness again
37:15 who do you want to become, and just want that to be home in Tigray
39:00 acknowledging the frustration of not being able to fully answer who we are
43:00 dealing with triggers and pulling ourselves out of them
46:20 taking on things that aren't for us
48:00 the choices we make with the hand we are dealt
52:20 our opportunities will always come back when they are truly meant for us
55:30 spending time manifesting the lives we want
58:00 swimming against the current instead of with it or just floating
1:02:00 journaling & reflecting, remembering her dream meal while starving in the mountains
1:05:00 manifesting for Mellay's life
This week marks the end of one season and a transition into the next. As we reflected on how we spent our time last week in our Create Your Joy course, I noticed more anxiety and tension in my energy. I found myself needing to do a lot of deep breathing as I deal with the push and pull of the old me fighting the new me.
We are hard-wired as humans to avoid too much change for our safety. So we can expect a level of resistance and need to have our toolkits stacked with love and support through the transition.
For me, it’s remembering my loved ones and filling my time with good books, music, food, and laughs. Anytime I start to get overwhelmed I remember I’m not alone and to reach out my hand for the love I need and count my breaths to remember who I am.
Love you all, be kind to each other through this transition period. We are all trying to figure it out.
Yo, closing out the season of #BlackMenSpeakSundays is our new podcast friend Mozo! We are so happy to share space with another community builder and healer for the first generation. It was so dope to see the parallels across our Dominican and Tigrayan backgrounds and the generational changes we are making as bridge builders. Absolutely, loved this convo, and can’t wait to see how “Watch Yo Mouth with Mozo Podcast” grow!
Socials:
https://www.instagram.com/_therealmozo/
https://linktr.ee/therealmozo
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAdYbRdkYsQAiTXCaXQm8WQ
https://open.spotify.com/show/42WK7vBhnJui65DxH3cO16?si=LXlMOvM7Sv2lrBLmn111_w&nd=1
Timestamps:
3:00 introducing Mozo, and the Watch Yo Mouth with Mozo Podcast
6:00 inspiration to start the podcast
8:00 normalizing sharing feelings
10:00 his response to sharing his truth
12:15 people are not used to free love
14:00 asking Hanna’s reaction to sharing on her podcast
19:30 what sparked the change in his life
23:00 sharing our mom’s influence on us
25:00 not giving our parents enough credit
30:00 his parent's reaction to all the changes he’s introduced
34:00 his story about the time his pops declined his invitation out and regretted it
36:00 the bridge for our communities
37:00 advice for his younger self: affirmations of self-love and worth
40:00 were the affirmations steamed from
42:00 my purpose “make the world a better place”
44:00 creating spaces where we are seen
48:00 the question of leaving a legacy is day-to-day being authentically himself
50:20 either mess with me or you don’t
51:30 affirming the legacy
55:00 acknowledging his legacy of creating the change for his community
A little surprise from down under this week for #BlackWomenWednesday 😊 My girl Betty, representing Perth, Australia, came back to the show to shed more light on who she is behind the advocacy. I loved all the truths she shared and the beautiful reminder that we’re all still figuring it out.
Follow and support Betty:
https://www.instagram.com/6lack_betty/
https://www.instagram.com/unitedtegaru_aus/
https://twitter.com/Betty_Desalegn
Timestamps:
3:30 Betty’s intro, and her recent move to Denver
5:20 culture of shyness or humbleness with Tigrayans**
7:30 pushing self-confidence, and asking people to stop playing small
8:30 LinkedIn actually useful for networking and finding jobs
10:30 Betty’s internal drive being inspired by her mother**
13:00 moving around as a child and adult
17:00 forming our identity
19:00 being raised in a productivity centered environment**
23:00 the transition of losing her entire network
26:00 surviving and still needing rest from last year, calming our anxiety
28:30 storytelling as a way to rewire our anxiety and change our negative talk
32:00 walking actually works for mental health and writing in journals
35:00 the power of crying
36:30 how our dogs relate to their owner's personality
38:00 articulating our feelings versus sitting in our feelings
42:00 dogs as therapy and emotional support dogs
45:00 D & M sessions
47:00 the process of making new friends
50:00 how we learn ourselves and trust all over again
54:00 how we get it all done
57:00 last year’s burnout and the lessons from it
1:04:30 advice for younger self; finding purpose and working for ourselves
1:07:30 what Betty is hoping her legacy will be: focusing on human rights and serving others
1:10:00 reaffirming Betty’s legacy
Happy #ManifestMonday y’all. Today’s topic of time management is probably top 3 skills to ‘Create Your Joy’ and everyone’s frenemy 🤣
What we all know is that time is not in our control and as such is one of the most valuable things. That can feel very daunting to us humans with this incessant desire to be in control. The only thing we can ever truly control is OURSELVES. So the option here is to learn to manage our time. Master your day and the rest will become clear.
Here are my tips on this:
1.) Track yourself for 7 days breaking down every minute of the 24hrs.
2.) Look for patterns or areas where your time and energy are sucked.
3.) Reset your daily agenda/routines accordingly.
4.) Remember to give yourself flexible time for life to happen.
*Bonus: track your mood and energy level to set up new boundaries for yourself.
