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In this episode, Nikki Buchanan of Soul Things Botanica and the How to be Magical Podcast and I chat about being covered and guided by your benevolent Ancestors. We also talk about seeing ourselves outside of White Supremacy.  Soul Things Botanica is the brainchild of Nikki Buchanan, artist, spiritualist, and student of the African diaspora. In her day-to-day life she works as a prop assistant in television and film. She is the creator of the How to be Magical podcast, a platform she established in 2020 to document her spiritual journey and share methods and ethos that have helped her along the way. You can find SoulThings Botanica here: https://soulthingsbotanica.com/ and here: https://www.instagram.com/soulthingsbk/ You can listen to Nikki's podcast here: https://soulthingsbotanica.com/pages/htbm-podcast  on  Spotify or Apple Support the showThis podcast needs your support. Please support this work by reviewing or subscribing. You can offer financial support via paypal.me/ritualmama or pledging support on substack: https://spiritualityandmotherhoodpodcast.substack.com/

In this episode, we continue our chat with Hajar of YungMedusa. We discuss the importance of having masculine energy in birth spaces and the many ways we become disconnected from our wombs. We also touch on the importance of divination before conception. Hajar is a traditional full-spectrum doula, a fertility coach, a Reiki master, a writer, an artist, and an astrologer.  As a black birth worker and descendant of granny midwives Hajar is working to revive her ancestor's practices and give black people in the U S The tools they need to survive the reproductive violence occurring today.   You can find Hajar at  Yung Medusa.com Twitter: /Yungmedusa Instagram: /youngmedusa.art   Support the showThis podcast needs your support. Please support this work by reviewing or subscribing. You can offer financial support via paypal.me/ritualmama or pledging support on substack: https://spiritualityandmotherhoodpodcast.substack.com/

Happy Leo Full Moon!  Here is part 1 of my conversation with Hajar of Yungmedusa.com. In this part, we chat about the importance of being able to listen to your body, womb healing, and the joy of continuing Ancestral practices.  Hajar is an Afro-Traditional full-spectrum doula, fertility coach, reiki master, writer, artist, and astrologer based in South Florida. As the descendant of Granny midwives, Hajar is reviving her ancestral practices to give black folk the tools to survive the reproductive violence occurring in the U.S. today. You can find Hajar on twitter at yungmedusa or over on Instagram at: yungmedusa.art. Thank you for watching! Please support with work by liking or subscribing. You can offer financial support via paypal.me/ritualmama or pledging support on substack: https://spiritualityandmotherhoodpodcast.substack.com/ Support the showThis podcast needs your support. Please support this work by reviewing or subscribing. You can offer financial support via paypal.me/ritualmama or pledging support on substack: https://spiritualityandmotherhoodpodcast.substack.com/

Happy New Year!  Thanks for tuning in over the past two years! I hope this podcast has blessed you and yours.  In this mini-episode, I talk about the importance of learning your Ancestor's stories.   Support the showThis podcast needs your support. Please support this work by reviewing or subscribing. You can offer financial support via paypal.me/ritualmama or pledging support on substack: https://spiritualityandmotherhoodpodcast.substack.com/

In part two of my conversation with Gabriela Blanco of Healing Parents, we touch on the importance of being kind to yourself. Gabriela also shares how Motherhood changed her life and brought her back into relationship with Jesus.  Gabriela Blanco is a conscious parenting coach who specializes in taking parents from being overwhelmed to being connected. To learn more about Gabriela you can check out her work @healingparents on Instagram or head over to her website: GabrielaBlanco.net Thanks for listening!  Support the showThis podcast needs your support. Please support this work by reviewing or subscribing. You can offer financial support via paypal.me/ritualmama or pledging support on substack: https://spiritualityandmotherhoodpodcast.substack.com/

This episode is part 1 of my conversation with Gabriela Blanco of Healing Parents. We chat about how parenting can reflect your relationship with God and the importance of having space as a parent. Gabriela is a conscious parenting coach who supports parents in going from overwhelmed to connected. You can learn more about her on Instagram @ healingparents or check out her website: Gabrielablanco.net. Support the showThis podcast needs your support. Please support this work by reviewing or subscribing. You can offer financial support via paypal.me/ritualmama or pledging support on substack: https://spiritualityandmotherhoodpodcast.substack.com/

In this final installment of my conversation with Sara Makeba Daise we chat about the connection between ancestral healing and the environment, resting as resistance, and the importance of intention. Sara Makeba Daise aka Geechee Gal Griot (she/her) is a Black, queer, fifth-generation Gullah Geechee woman, Griot, Afrofuturist, space & time-traveler, dimension-hopper, gatekeeper, Cultural History Interpreter, Writer, Singer and Healer from Beaufort, SC.  She works and plays at the intersections of ancestor elevation, intergenerational healing, Black queer erotics & desire, and African Diasporic rituals, history & culture. Her acclaimed 2020 essay, "Be Here Now: The South is a Portal", explores the South as a portal for Africana and Indigenous magic and ways of knowing.   Sara offers spiritual and ancestral counseling and works as an advisor and consultant on various creative projects involving Gullah Geechee and Africana heritage and culture, including films, plays, albums, and literature. You can find her : on insta at [https://www.instagram.com/saramakeba/] or [https://www.saramakeba.com/] or [https://twitter.com/saramakeba] Thanks for listening! I look forward to sharing with you again soon!  Support the showThis podcast needs your support. Please support this work by reviewing or subscribing. You can offer financial support via paypal.me/ritualmama or pledging support on substack: https://spiritualityandmotherhoodpodcast.substack.com/

In part 2 of this chat with Sara Makeba Daise/Geeche Gal Griot, we cover increasing possibilities for the future, the joy of watching land rewild, and how beautiful it is to be African American.  Sara Makeba Daise aka Geechee Gal Griot (she/her) is a Black, queer, fifth-generation Gullah Geechee woman, Griot, Afrofuturist, space & time-traveler, dimension-hopper, gatekeeper, Cultural History Interpreter, Writer, Singer and Healer from Beaufort, SC.  She works and plays at the intersections of ancestor elevation, intergenerational healing, Black queer erotics & desire, and African Diasporic rituals, history & culture. Her acclaimed 2020 essay, "Be Here Now: The South is a Portal", explores the South as a portal for Africana and Indigenous magic and ways of knowing.   Sara offers spiritual and ancestral counseling, and works as an advisor and consultant on various creative projects involving Gullah Geechee and Africana heritage and culture, including films, plays, albums and literature. You can find her : on insta at [https://www.instagram.com/saramakeba/] or [https://www.saramakeba.com/] or [https://twitter.com/saramakeba] Thanks for listening, part three drops in two weeks! Stay blessed Jeannette  Support the showThis podcast needs your support. Please support this work by reviewing or subscribing. You can offer financial support via paypal.me/ritualmama or pledging support on substack: https://spiritualityandmotherhoodpodcast.substack.com/

In part 1 of this three-part series with Sara Makeba Daise of Geeche Gal Griot, we chat about growing up surrounded by elders, the need for grief rituals, and how special the South really is.  Sara Makeba Daise aka Geechee Gal Griot (she/her) is a Black, queer, fifth-generation Gullah Geechee woman, Griot, Afrofuturist, space & time-traveler, dimension-hopper, gatekeeper, Cultural History Interpreter, Writer, Singer and Healer from Beaufort, SC. She works and plays at the intersections of ancestor elevation, intergenerational healing, Black queer erotics & desire, and African Diasporic rituals, history & culture. Her acclaimed 2020 essay, "Be Here Now: The South is a Portal", explores the South as a portal for Africana and Indigenous magic and ways of knowing. Sara offers spiritual and ancestral counseling and works as an advisor and consultant on various creative projects involving Gullah Geechee and Africana heritage and culture, including films, plays, albums, and literature. You can find Sara here: Saramakeba.com, or over on twitter and Instagram at /saramakeba Support the showThis podcast needs your support. Please support this work by reviewing or subscribing. You can offer financial support via paypal.me/ritualmama or pledging support on substack: https://spiritualityandmotherhoodpodcast.substack.com/

In part 2 of my conversation with Synah Moon we chatted about her spiritual practice, ways she encouraged her children's intuition, and her journey from religion to spirituality. If you want to learn more about Synah you can find her over on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/wayofthegenie/. You can also check out her Etsy shop at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/wayofthegenie. For the next episode, I'll be chatting with Sara Makeba of Geeche Gal Griot.  If you are curious, you can check out her website here: https://www.saramakeba.com/about/ Thanks for listening! Support the showThis podcast needs your support. Please support this work by reviewing or subscribing. You can offer financial support via paypal.me/ritualmama or pledging support on substack: https://spiritualityandmotherhoodpodcast.substack.com/

Part 1 of a two-part episode. In part one of this episode Synah Moon of Way of the Genie and I chat about her passion to support others in their destiny, breaking generational cycles, and the importance of having the right mindset for raising children.  Synah Moon offers products that heal mind, body, and spirit. To learn more check out her Esty Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WayOfTheGenie Or find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wayofthegenie/ Part 2 of this conversation will drop with the Full Moon Support the showThis podcast needs your support. Please support this work by reviewing or subscribing. You can offer financial support via paypal.me/ritualmama or pledging support on substack: https://spiritualityandmotherhoodpodcast.substack.com/

In this episode, I share what I've recently learned as I continue to deepen my relationship with my Benevolent Ancestors, their Deities, and Mother Earth.  I'll touch on what my ancestors have taught me about relationship building, a few thoughts on reconnecting to Mother Earth, and the importance of fighting for yourself.  Thanks for listening. I look forward to sharing with you again soon.  Support the showThis podcast needs your support. Please support this work by reviewing or subscribing. You can offer financial support via paypal.me/ritualmama or pledging support on substack: https://spiritualityandmotherhoodpodcast.substack.com/