Vulnerable City

This podcast is all about telling the truth. A space where conversations happen around the difficult topics that shape who we are. Tune in with Ketty Joe as she reinforces the idea that our freedom is rooted in our willingness to be open about our lived experiences. Welcome to Vulnerable City.

Stepping Out of The Shadows of Sexual Assault 03/15/2022

Stepping Out of The Shadows of Sexual Assault How has trauma shaped your identity? For Kat Rivas, the journey to understanding who she is started with healing a childhood trauma that followed her for over 20 years. Kat's vulnerability, self awareness and therapeutic support helped her release a lot of shame and pain associated with sexual assault. Today, Kat hopes that her story will help listeners feel less alone and supported in uncovering all that they are, despite the trauma that happened to them /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/22456415

How to Ask for Support When You Are Depressed 03/01/2022

How to Ask for Support When You Are Depressed Asking for support is difficult. Trusting others with your pain is hard. Staying in your depression and feeling the walls close in, is the hardest. The beautiful relief of support helps you manage the difficult spells and reminds you that the thoughts that say you aren't worthy, ARE LYING!! You are worthy of love, support and life. Hopefully this episode reminds you of this. For some support, check out this links: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/22232060

Releasing The Stigma: Herpes 02/22/2022

Releasing The Stigma: Herpes Stigmas associated with certain health conditions makes it so difficult for people to seek the support they need to manage and deal with their diagnosis. Youth Herpes Advocate, Shanaya Brigham, refuses to let people remain in shame after being diagnosed with herpes. Her vulnerability and fearlessness allows her followers to find important resources and tips for living and thriving with herpes. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/22221224

A Meditation for Daily Living 02/08/2022

A Meditation for Daily Living This meditation wants to thank you for doing your best today. Take in the words, follow the prompts and offer yourself some grace and gratitude during this listen. You deserve it. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/22058984

Reprogramming Your Scarcity Mindset 02/01/2022

Reprogramming Your Scarcity Mindset This episode will make you cry!! The conversation of scarcity mindset has such deep roots and when you start tugging, you realize how much of your self worth is wrapped around your experiences with abundance. Kemi Marie is a spiritual advisor, a healer and a powerful truth teller. They produce the kind of work that supports people on the journey to find themselves. This episode has tons of gems and I suggest you take notes!!! /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/21962654

Recovering From Hating My Body 01/25/2022

Recovering From Hating My Body This episode is beautiful and powerful. Poet, body positive activist and therapist Layla from @embraceimperfections_ is amazing at relaying her experience in the most healing way. If you've been look for a way to revolutionize your relationship with your body, this episode is a great start. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/21882458

Body Gratitude Meditation 01/18/2022

Body Gratitude Meditation Meditations are a big part of Vulnerable City. Take some time today and acknowledge the amazing work that our bodies do everyday. Honoring your body is honoring the human experience that you are having. Enjoy and Welcome to Vulnerable City. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/21809831

Understanding Implicit Bias 01/11/2022

Understanding Implicit Bias Implicit Bias is a condition that effects EVERYONE. Taking some time and recognize how your learned behaviors from upbringing, media consumption and community influence can negatively impact how you view others. This episode with Vulnerable City favorite, Dyna Tucker, takes listeners on an educational journey. Strap in and enjoy. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/21744485

Self-Acceptance Meditation 12/28/2021

Self-Acceptance Meditation Meditations are a big part of Vulnerable City. As an end of the year treat, a meditation on self acceptance will help you enter a new chapter in your life with grace and love. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/21614891

Self-Acceptance is the Catalyst 12/21/2021

Self-Acceptance is the Catalyst In this episode, KettyJoe discusses the power of accepting yourself and how that act can change EVERYTHING. No matter what you are accomplishing in this life, if you do not accept yourself, you'll always feel like you aren't doing enough. Enjoy the episode and tell us in the comments how self acceptance has changed you. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/21565259

Anxiety is Stealing Your Joy 12/14/2021

Anxiety is Stealing Your Joy Welcome to Season 3!! The first episode of this season is a beautiful one and is features therapist, Deseray Wilson of @anxiousblackgirls_. Deseray offers clear and direct understanding of anxiety and how it steals so much from your life. The conversation looks at how anxiety operates within relationships, work and life. Enjoy the episode and Welcome to Vulnerable City. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/21487028

A Wealth Of Wisdom 07/29/2021

A Wealth Of Wisdom Welcome to another installment of 3 Wise Women. A segment dedicated to hearing the lived experiences of 3 women from 3 different ages, discuss the wisdom that life has given them. The words are poignant and powerful. Enjoy listening to Helen, Stacy and KettyJoe dish out delicious wisdom. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/19960388

5 Steps to Being Care-Free 07/15/2021

5 Steps to Being Care-Free Living a full carefree life means facing all that you are. The good, the hurt, the joys and the difficult!! This episode highlights the journey of gorgeous Care Free Black Girl- Quanna the MC. Quanna and her organization CareFreeBlackGirl LLC is all about creating healthy spaces that empower black women and femmes. Quanna shares what she had to learn about herself in order for her to tap into her carefree side with ease. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/19811669

The Message in Marriage 06/11/2021

The Message in Marriage This episode is from the segment #ThisBlackMan, and it features Patrick Colvin and his journey to and through marriage. The conversation is honest about the realities of what marriage means to a man and in particular, what it means to #ThisBlackMan. Patrick's perspective is rich and necessary when it comes to discussing commitment and love. Strap in because the conversation takes some very interesting twists and turns. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/19448117

The 3 Wise Women and their Life Lessons- Part 2 05/14/2021

The 3 Wise Women and their Life Lessons- Part 2 Part 2 of this episode is all about the wisdom accumulated in the lives of 3 women in their 30s, 40s and 50s. Carene John, Sonia Alleyne and KettyJoe come together and bare it all. From heartbreak, to career missteps, these three amazing women compile all of their wisdom and vulnerably share it with you. Grab a pen and paper and let the life lessons help you on your journey. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/19112099

Facing Your Self- Sabotage 04/30/2021

Facing Your Self- Sabotage This episode puts a mirror up to your face and asks you to look at the areas in your life where self sabotage delays your progress. Claudia, a.k.a Claws Solange, is a poet, therapist, social justice activist and an overall amazing being. Claws brought this topic to KettyJoe and the rest is podcast history. I hope you enjoy the episode and start the process of healing your own self sabotage. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/18925043

The 3 Wise Women and their Life Lessons- Part 1 04/16/2021

The 3 Wise Women and their Life Lessons- Part 1 Part 1 of this episode is all about the wisdom accumulated in the lives of 3 women in their 30s, 40s and 50s. Carene John, Sonia Alleyne and KettyJoe come together and bare it all. From heartbreak, to career missteps- these three amazing women compile all of their wisdom and vulnerably share it with you. Grab a pen and paper and let the life lessons help you on your journey. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/18751670

Breaking Your Own Heart 03/05/2021

Breaking Your Own Heart This episode is all about the learned behaviors, expectations and patterns that lead to heartbreak in relationships and in life. KettyJoe sits down with Nelia Escobar from the Healing All Year podcast. The discussion gets deep very quickly and the two uncover all of the traits that has caused them to break their own hearts. I hope you enjoy!!! /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/18198965

Infidelity Meets Accountability 02/19/2021

Infidelity Meets Accountability On another segment of #ThisBlackMan, KettyJoe dives deep into the topic of infidelity with rapper MC K-Swift. The episode holds nothing back when it comes to getting a Black Man's perspective on cheating in a monogamous relationship, polyamory, lying and taking accountability. This episode is eye opening and emotionally charged. Hope you enjoy!! /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/18009047

Coming Home To Your Body 01/15/2021

Coming Home To Your Body This episode feels like a deep breath and a moment of meditation. Body Positivity yoga instructor, @phoenixsoulyoga, discusses with Ketty Joe what it means to treat your body like the safe home that it's supposed to be. Phoenix Soul discusses clothing optional yoga, listening to your body talk to you through ailments and facing your pain. It's a beautiful episode and I hope you enjoy. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/17567552

HopeThisHelps Segment- My Father, The Beautiful Dreamer 12/18/2020

HopeThisHelps Segment- My Father, The Beautiful Dreamer The first episode for this segment features Denequa Williams-Clarke. Denequa takes listeners on a journey through her experience of losing her loving father. She discusses what helped her stay afloat and how this loss transformed her into the woman that she is today. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/17249300

Healing From Money Trauma w/ Gianni Latange 12/05/2020

Healing From Money Trauma w/ Gianni Latange Self proclaimed money muse, Gianni Latange, believes in sharing tips and strategies on how to manifest money, generational wealth, and financial freedom! This episode touches on everything you need to know to start your journey to a healthier relationship with money. Check her out @firstgenmoneymusings /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/17072039

ThisBlackMan Segment- A Bout With Bipolar Disorder 11/13/2020

ThisBlackMan Segment- A Bout With Bipolar Disorder Wali White and his powerful podcast, The 730 Podcast, "takes listeners on a journey to understand how mental health conditions intersect with Black culture". His candor and vulnerability makes for engaging episodes that spark change for healing. As the first guest of the "ThisBlackMan" segment, Vulnerable City was honored to sit with Wali and discuss his own mental health journey. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/16797758

Recognizing Maltreatment in Relationships w/ Dyna Tucker, LMFT 10/28/2020

Recognizing Maltreatment in Relationships w/ Dyna Tucker, LMFT Welcome to Vulnerable City, Season 2!! We are so happy to have you! To start the season off, we were so lucky to catch up with VC favorite and relationship expert, Dyna Tucker. We discussed the subtle and overt signs of what it looks like when you are being mistreated in relationships. This episode covers everything from the signs of abuse, conditional love and how to implement self care when you are in a relationship. Enjoy!! /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/16567373

Vulnerable City Presents: Amma Asante 11/29/2019

Vulnerable City Presents: Amma Asante This special episode is all about award winning movie director, Amma Asante. Amma speaks to Ketty vulnerably about her art, her life and how she connects the past with what’s currently happening in our present. Grab a cup of tea, sit back and enjoy this amazing interview. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/12220898

Mental Health in the U.K 11/15/2019

Mental Health in the U.K Vulnerable City in the U.K!! We had the pleasure of going to the U.K and meeting some amazing people who were willing to be vulnerable!! This episode is all about the state of mental health in the United Kingdom. Ketty speaks with mental health nurse, Sophie Price from the Cambridge Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/12015299

The Trauma of Love 10/18/2019

The Trauma of Love Have you been traumatized by love? Can you name the characteristics that were born from that trauma? Are you actively trying to heal? Join Ketty Joe and celebrity stylist, Rasheena, as they discuss the trauma of love. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/11675126

Let’s Talk About Sex…Vulnerably! 10/04/2019

Let’s Talk About Sex…Vulnerably! This week Ketty talks to Olori from the podcast, Sex on Sunday. This episode takes a deep dive into the acts of sex, engaging in intimacy, healing from sexual assault and using orgasms as a manifestation tool. Trust me, you want to press play!!! /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/11484536

Making Friends As An Adult 09/20/2019

Making Friends As An Adult Making friends as an adult isn't as easy or simple as it was when we were kids. As adults, we are so busy working and building our ideal lives that we sometimes forget to take the time to cultivate great friendships. This week, actress Maya Monique talks to Ketty about the difficulties of making friends as an adult and all of the insecurities that go along with it!! /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/11279564

3 Gems-30 Minutes 09/06/2019

3 Gems-30 Minutes How does vulnerability function in your life? How often do you find yourself lying about who you are instead of just showing up as your authentic self? Do you find yourself seeking validation from others before you have truly accepted yourself? All of these topics and more are covered by Ketty Joe this week on another installment of, 3 Gems-30 Minutes. /episode/index/show/vulnerablecity/id/11083088

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