Choosing Joy, Even When it's Hard with Aseanté Renee, LMSW
02/21/25 • 37 min
A new year, a fresh season, and a powerful theme: Joy. Welcome back to The Unfolding: Presented by The Loveland Foundation podcast, where we're diving deep into what it truly means to experience joy, particularly for Black women.
This episode explores joy not just as a fleeting feeling, but as a grounded state of being. Aseanté Renee joins us to share her insights on cultivating joy through practices of gratitude and intentional rituals. We'll be discussing the vital concept of "Retiring Superwoman"—reclaiming our worth beyond the confines of productivity and labor. How do we find joy in the everyday moments, and how do we release the self-judgment that often accompanies the natural ebb and flow of life?
We explore these questions and more, highlighting the transformative power of community and collective healing in building sustainable joy. Aseanté also shares details about her important work and how you can support the Retiring Superwoman Campaign. Join us for this important conversation. You won't want to miss it.
More about Aseanté Renee, LMSW:
Aseanté Renee, LMSW, is the Founder and Chief Wellness Officer at The Axon Group, a transformative coach firm focused on pathways to sustainable growth in support of individuals, small groups, and corporate wellness. In practice, Aseanté is an executive and performance coach with over two decades of experience in trauma informed care. Much of her expertise lives at the intersection of healing, wellness, leadership, and career advancement. She is also the Executive Director of the Susu House, a nonprofit that elevates healing equity and access while eliminating financial barriers to people of the global majority through sponsored retreats, workshops, trainings, and community events. Aseanté has also launched the Retiring Superwoman Campaign as a resource and respite for melanated women (which we'll get to experience a bit of today).
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The Unfolding: Presented by The Loveland Foundation podcast is an additional resource not only to the public but also to our therapy fund cohort members. The Loveland Foundation therapy fund and resources are only made possible through support from our community.
At The Loveland Foundation, we are committed to showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls. Our resources and initiatives are collaborative and they prioritize opportunity, access, validation, and healing. Since our founding, the Therapy Fund has provided financial support for therapy to over 13,000 Black women, girls, and non-binary individuals across the country.
Links:
- Donate to Camp Loveland: https://thelovelandfoundation.org/donate
- Support the show: https://give.thelovelandfoundation.org/give/436656/#!/donation/checkout
- Follow Aseanté on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aseanterenee/
- Follow The Loveland Foundation on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelovelandfoundation/
- Visit the website: https://thelovelandfoundation.org/
A new year, a fresh season, and a powerful theme: Joy. Welcome back to The Unfolding: Presented by The Loveland Foundation podcast, where we're diving deep into what it truly means to experience joy, particularly for Black women.
This episode explores joy not just as a fleeting feeling, but as a grounded state of being. Aseanté Renee joins us to share her insights on cultivating joy through practices of gratitude and intentional rituals. We'll be discussing the vital concept of "Retiring Superwoman"—reclaiming our worth beyond the confines of productivity and labor. How do we find joy in the everyday moments, and how do we release the self-judgment that often accompanies the natural ebb and flow of life?
We explore these questions and more, highlighting the transformative power of community and collective healing in building sustainable joy. Aseanté also shares details about her important work and how you can support the Retiring Superwoman Campaign. Join us for this important conversation. You won't want to miss it.
More about Aseanté Renee, LMSW:
Aseanté Renee, LMSW, is the Founder and Chief Wellness Officer at The Axon Group, a transformative coach firm focused on pathways to sustainable growth in support of individuals, small groups, and corporate wellness. In practice, Aseanté is an executive and performance coach with over two decades of experience in trauma informed care. Much of her expertise lives at the intersection of healing, wellness, leadership, and career advancement. She is also the Executive Director of the Susu House, a nonprofit that elevates healing equity and access while eliminating financial barriers to people of the global majority through sponsored retreats, workshops, trainings, and community events. Aseanté has also launched the Retiring Superwoman Campaign as a resource and respite for melanated women (which we'll get to experience a bit of today).
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The Unfolding: Presented by The Loveland Foundation podcast is an additional resource not only to the public but also to our therapy fund cohort members. The Loveland Foundation therapy fund and resources are only made possible through support from our community.
At The Loveland Foundation, we are committed to showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls. Our resources and initiatives are collaborative and they prioritize opportunity, access, validation, and healing. Since our founding, the Therapy Fund has provided financial support for therapy to over 13,000 Black women, girls, and non-binary individuals across the country.
Links:
- Donate to Camp Loveland: https://thelovelandfoundation.org/donate
- Support the show: https://give.thelovelandfoundation.org/give/436656/#!/donation/checkout
- Follow Aseanté on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aseanterenee/
- Follow The Loveland Foundation on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelovelandfoundation/
- Visit the website: https://thelovelandfoundation.org/
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The Unfolding: Presented by The Loveland Foundation podcast is an additional resource not only to the public but also to our therapy fund cohort members. The Loveland Foundation therapy fund and resources are only made possible through support from our community.
At The Loveland Foundation, we are committed to showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls. Our resources and initiatives are collaborative and they prioritize opportunity, access, validation, and healing. Since our founding, the Therapy Fund has provided financial support for therapy to over 13,000 Black women, girls, and non-binary individuals across the country.
Links:
- Support the Love Us Campaign by donating $5 today: https://thelovelandfoundation.org/
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- Visit the website: https://thelovelandfoundation.org/
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More about Dasha Kennedy @thebrokeblackgirl:
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