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Episode 17: Blue Sage Eco Boutique - Christina Arenas
Some things should be sacred, like our home spaces, our rituals, and the things we feed our bodies. Christina Arenas, one of our artisans and creator of Blue Sage Eco Boutique, works to cultivate b...
Episode 16: AbsoluteJoi - Dr. Anne
one-size-fits-all approach to skincare, but here’s what we do know: Most of the products marketed to black women have toxins in it, and these toxins are known to have adverse effects on our overall...
Episode 15: Natural Annie Essentials - Annie White Brown
There isn’t a lot of regulation for what goes into mainstream personal care products and how they’re labeled, so it’s really important to know there are people who are in our corner and producing p...
Dr. Crystal Jones decided to be the change that was needed in healthcare, religion, and wellness. She redirected the focus of her practice of chiropractic, reiki, energy medicine, yoga and birth an...
Episode 13: Black Girl Sunscreen - Shontay Lundy
Shontay Lundy is the owner and creator of Black Girl Sunscreen. She loves to be outside. She often hikes practices yoga and walks her bulldog on the beach. Unfortunately, she couldn’t find a sunscr...
Episode 12: PUR Home - Angela Richardson
Angela Richardson is a green living advocate who hopes to educate others on how to live an eco-friendly life. Angela is the CEO and Founder of PUR Home and is the formulator and product developer.
Episode 11: The Happy Pop-Up - Chianti Lomax
Chianti Lomax is a Certified Personal and Executive Coach, Positive Psychology Practitioner, Yoga Instructor (200 hr RYT) and Mindfulness Advocate. She has 10+ years of experience in developing hi...
Episode 10: Natural Mixologists - Donica Johns
Donica Johns is the self-proclaimed Natural Mixologist. Being a parent of two children with special needs and an aunt of a child with autism, her family was looking for chemical and toxin free skin...
Episode 9: H&B - Gabrielle Lauren
When Gabrielle Lauren started H&B, she was at a very vulnerable place in my life. She was an RN working 12-hour shifts, and it was physically and emotionally draining. After working on a high p...
Episode 8: Jacq's Organics - Barbara Jacq
Jacq’s Organics is a plant-based all natural bath, body, and skin care brand created for growing families founded and created by Jacques Barbara. It is run in conjunction with her husband, James. T...
Episode 7: Choiselle - Nydia Norville
As a young model in New York City, Nydia Norville quickly discovered the toll that urban living can take on our skin – and spirit. Seeking a solution to chronically dry and troubled skin, brought o...
Episode 6: Melanin Essentials - Olayinka Credle & Saba Williams
At the young ages of 12 and 15, Melanin Essentials co-founders, Olayinka Credle (left) and Saba Williams (right), used chemical relaxers to transform their naturally-coily kinks into straight, Euro...