3 Strategies for Prioritizing Rest & Managing Stress with a Busy Schedule
MELANIN WELL
Today we have a solo episode with our host, Sierra Brown (Faith-Based Health & Wellness Coach and Founder of Melanin Well & Co). Episode 6 is all about deep stress and how it can specifically present in Black women; as well as 3 strategies to prioritize rest and managing stress with a busy, stressful schedule. A Few Highlights from the Episode: How stressors interact, cumulate, and multiply to create deep stress. How to Build Powerful Moments of Pause Throughout Your Day The Power of Filtering Your Goals & Plans Through the Holy Spirit Join us in “Living Melanin Well” our ✨free✨...
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A Look at Grief 3 Years Later: Reflections on Life + Loss
MELANIN WELL
Today we have a solo episode with our host, (Faith-Based Health & Wellness Coach and Founder of Melanin Well & Co). Episode 5 is a grief update; revealing what grief looks like 3 years after losing her brother to a drunk driver. Join us in “Living Melanin Well” our ✨free✨ community hosted in the Geneva app. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 11:30 CST we gather for live prayer and when I say God’s been moving in that group… I MEAN IT. And there’ s so much more to come. Click the link below and join us 👇🏽 Want to join us the next round of Heavenly Habits; our...
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Tapping into Healing with Sandra Mclagan of Christ-Centered Tribe
MELANIN WELL
Today we have a guest interview with our host, Sierra Brown (@)—Faith-Based Health & Wellness Coach and Founder of Melanin Well & Co and Sandra Mclagan (@)—Registered Nurse, Accredited Certified EFT Practitioner & Founder of Christ-Centered Tribe. Episode 4 is all about the power of tapping, a collection of techniques that addresses both the mind and the body at the same time and evokes acceptance and healing. Sandra and Sierra share their personal experiences with tapping and how it has helped them accept how they feel without judgment. Sandra also shared her journey to becoming an...
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Body Image Healing for Black Women with Tiffany Ima
MELANIN WELL
*Content Warning: eating disorders + disordered eating Today we have a guest interview with our host, Sierra Brown (@iammelaninwell)—Faith-Based Health & Wellness Coach and Founder of Melanin Well & Co and Tiffany Ima (@)—Body Confidence Creator & Founder of Simple Body Confidence LLC). Episode 3 is all about ED recovery and body image healing for Black women. Tiffany vulnerably shares her story and drops so many gems that I know will encourage healing in anyone who listens to this episode. A Few Highlights From the Episode: Tiffany shared the complications she experienced in ED recovery...
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Redefining “Healthy” While Healing Trauma
MELANIN WELL
Today we have a solo episode with our host, Sierra Brown (Faith-Based Health & Wellness Coach and Founder of Melanin Well & Co). Episode 2 is all about redefining what healthy was for her during a season of healing complex trauma, intense therapy, and life transitions. She gives us a 1-year update on her move to Dallas and shares how it was both the best but also hardest year of her life; as well as... Helpful highlights and insights from Kobe Campbell’s “” What happens when you stop lying to your therapist… And her 3 biggest spiritual and wellness takeaways from the past year… ...
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The Best Routine for Divine Relationships with God, Food, & Your Body
MELANIN WELL
Today we have a solo episode with our host, Sierra Brown (Faith-Based Health & Wellness Coach and Founder of Melanin Well & Co). Episode 1 is all about increasing intentionality and creating space for small moments of nourishment; specifically a God-centered morning routine designed for optimal relationship with God, food, and your body. And this episode… her fav yet. She shared 4 hard truths holding you back from executing a consistent God-centered morning routine each morning; as well as info on... Why nourishment is truly so impactful How much small moments of nourishment add up The...
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Valentine's Day Realness & Season 2 Announcement
MELANIN WELL
The podcast is back and BETTER. We are opening up with a 3-part nourishment series for Season 2 next week that is chock full of nuggets and immediate WINS for you all. I am so so excited to be back on the mic. Stay tuned for ✨new✨ weekly challenges in the ✨new✨Living Melanin Well community that will align with the topic of the podcast each week. Click to join our free community. See you next Wednesday! And don't forget to tune into the full episode for Stacey's story! She's a CHAMPION!
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IT'S TIME TO RELEASE FEAR...
MELANIN WELL
This week we have a solo episode that also happens to be the season 1 finale of Melanin Well. This is my 6 month update from my big cross country move BUT man... it is so much more than that. It's the most vulnerable episode. I cry... a lot. But it is my hope that it reaches someone who is looking for more hope... more faith... more purpose in their lives right now. Interested in hiring me as your Wellness Coach? Click and fill out the inquiry form. We will set up a no obligation call and I'll answer all of your questions and make sure we are a good fit for each other. Looking forward to...
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HACK YOUR BRAIN WITH JEUELLE OF YOUR FIT BRAIN
MELANIN WELL
This week, we have psychiatric PA and mental health coach Jeuelle Sam of Your Fit Brain(@yourfitbrain). With over 20 years in health care under her belt, her wealth of knowledge is unmatched. This episode, we dove deep into managing stress and hacking our brains (especially in the morning) as Black women. This episode is for if you find it difficult to manage stress and the chaos of your life and/or really struggle to start your day off in a supportive way. Register for Thrive First Thing; my Group Program to Help You Create a Holistic, God-Centered Morning Routine (You Can Actually Stick...
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RACISM + DIET CULTURE WITH CHRISSY KING @iamchrissyking
MELANIN WELL
This week, the Lord blessed us with my DREAM guest. And that dream guest is none other than… Chrissy King (@iamchrissyking); writer, speaker, fitness and strength coach with a passion for intersectional feminism, anti-racism, DEI in wellness, and creating a diverse and inclusive fitness industry. This episode, we dove deep into our own diet culture stories; as well as the intersection of diet culture and racism. This episode is for if you’d like clarity on what the intersectionality of racism and diet culture actually looks like, how it affects our daily functioning, and/or what we can do...
info_outlineToday we have a solo episode with our host, Sierra, on the show! And honey, she dropped gems every second of this episode.
She’s sharing a life-changing God-centered morning routine to help you grow closer to God, reduce + manage holiday stress, and help you realize that you’re worthy of alllll the space that you need and desire.
If you’re trying to implement a flexible morning routine that repositions God at the center, can be done over the holidays, and helps you manage holiday stress this episode is for you.
[Here’s what we talk about....]- Debunking the diet culture lie that we are unworthy to due to our size, shape, and skin color...
- How I reclaimed my space while grieving in a changing body...
- The concept that if we believe we aren’t worthy of space and time for ourselves… there will be no time to be proactive and survival-mode will be engaged daily...
- A breakdown of what the 3W’s actually are...
- A breakdown of what they can look like in different holiday scenarios...
- The spiritual purpose of the routine...
[The 3W’s Toolkit]:
- Receive free entry into the Melanin Well Collective, our private membership, by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts. All you have to do is screenshot your review before you hit submit and email it to info@melaninwell.com. You will receive your access email within 24 hours and gain access to the great community and trainings there are out there for Black Women of faith.
- Our free class this week over on IG breaks the 3W's allllll the way down with more examples; as well as the opportunity for you to ask questions and for me to coach you through it. This will happen on IG Live Thursday Dec 2 at 7:00 EST.
- Starting Wednesday, we will be working together through the "Time Alone with God" 5-Day Devotional in the Melanin Well Collective to supplement this week's episode. Make sure to get your reviews submitted so you can join us.
- Drop your prayer requests here so that I can pray for you too.
And as always ladies if you're enjoyed all the free support but feel like you're ready for life-changing wellness transformation, you can book your free discovery call here.
On the call, we dive deeper into your journey and vision to get a clear snapshot of your health and wellness. We also laugh. And we also answer all of your questions about our coaching programs to determine if we are a good fit for each other. The best part? No obligation to join. At minimum, we have a good time. Talk to you soon and see you next Monday!!!
*And as promised - here is the link to join Sandra's Patreon for the best Christ-Centered meditations there are. Click here.