#55. Creating Space To Expand: A Live Conversation with Rachel Cargle

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12/17/19 • 91 min

Rachel Cargle is a public academic, lecturer, and author. Her work centers at the intersection of race and womanhood where she is building an intellectual legacy through teaching, storytelling, and critical discourse. Her organization, The Loveland Foundation, champions Black women through a sturdy commitment to integrity and intention. Rachel manifested her vision of free therapy for Black women & girls in 2019 and is now raising funds to continue sustaining her community in this way and beyond. (Interested in supporting her in this incredible endeavor? Donate here!) Whether in her essays for Harper’s Bazaar, the TedX stage, or her social media platform of over 300K followers, Rachel’s work is pushing boundaries and fighting for change. We are infinitely grateful to have her with us. Prep your listening ears for some seriously stellar + synchronous shares from these absolutely beautiful and brilliant Sagittarius sisters.

Immerse yourself in this conversation on seeking softness, defining “enough” for ourselves, creating space for ease, abundance, opportunity, and so much more from the New York stop of The Black Girl In Om Expansion Tour.

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#54. Creating Space To Expand: A Live Conversation with Erica Chidi-Cohen

Erica Chidi-Cohen is an educator, author, doula, and the co-founder and CEO of LOOM, which provides empowered education from periods to parenting. She is passionate about helping people cultivate body literacy and sex positivity by giving them the tools to advocate for their and loved one’s reproductive health and wellbeing. Her work has guided thousands of people in their transition from pregnancy to parenthood in her work as an educator, doula, and author with the bestselling book, Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and Early Motherhood. Beyond womxn and healthcare, Erica works to educate on pleasure, relationships, vulnerability, and self-care by providing an empowered, shame-free perspective. Erica Chidi-Cohen is a rich gift and we are so grateful to have her.

Enjoy this conversation on finding a deeper level of self-awareness + self-love, examinations of our pain + trauma, sexual liberation, and more recorded live from the Los Angeles stop of The Black Girl In Om Expansion Tour.

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#56. Creating Space to Expand: A Live Conversation with Alexandria Eregbu

Alexandria Eregbu is a visual artist and arts practitioner. On a fundamental level, Alexandria believes that the impact of art is strengthened by shared values within community. As such, she is most dedicated to providing services that promote empowerment and advocacy for artists and communities engaging the arts. Her early background and interest in the purpose of art and communities was initially fostered through her involvement as Lead Teaching Artist and Co-Founder of the community curatorial project TRACE: Teens Reimagining Art, Community, and Environment.

As an artist, Alexandria’s multi-vocational practice has received generous support from The Propeller Fund, Chicago Arts Coalition, The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Chicago, The University of Chicago’s Arts + Public Life, Independent Curators International, The Joyce Foundation, and 3Arts. She received her BFA in Performance and Fiber & Material Studies and is a current MA Candidate in Visual and Critical Studies, both at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. She recently held the position as curator for Illinois Humanities’ city-wide initiative, Envisioning Justice. It examined how incarceration affects Chicago communities and interrogated the failures of our criminal justice system while presenting plans towards self-empowerment and communal liberation. She has several previous curatorial projects and you should check them all out on her platforms.

In short, Alexandria is a showstopper, y’all.

Her wondrous personality and dedication to authentic expression of self pours through in this episode. Live from our origin city, Alexandria guides us through finding home outside of just people and places, flowing with our internal rhythm, and creating what we need for ourselves. Enjoy as we dive deep into this nourishing conversation for the soul with Alexandria from the Chicago stop of The Black Girl In Om Expansion Tour.

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