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Soul Salon with Ayandastood
pov: you're obsessed with paradigm shifts, aha moments, expanding your consciousness, de-colonizing, and seeing beyond the current paradigm. you believe love, community, interdependence, joy, rest & creativity are our birthright, and you are seeking more ways to find y(our) way home. you are the Wise Friend who listens deeply, but often feels unheard or unseen. i am here to walk beside you. let's paradigm shift together, guided by your host, Ayanda, also known as @ayandastood on TikTok and IG…
Episodes
Soul Salon with Ayandastood14: insecure creatives, gather! Part 2
This one is for my fellow creatives facing self-doubt, insecurity, resistance, fear, anxiety. If you know you want to start, complete, or share your creative…
Soul Salon with Ayandastood13: insecure creatives, gather! Part 1
If you are experiencing creative fear, resistance, or anxiety, this is for you. We are on the same journey, because I face this daily as an insecure creative…
Soul Salon with Ayandastood12: why I love Paradigm Shifts
Why did I change the name of the podcast from "Reimagining" to "Paradigm Shifts"? Let's talk about it! An episode where I basically profess my love to paradigm…
Soul Salon with Ayandastood11: essay reading: "on the transformation of silence into language and action" by Audre Lorde
in this episode, I read an essay I refer to often in this podcast, Audre Lorde’s “On the Transformation of Silence into Language and Action”. This episode was…
Soul Salon with Ayandastood10: on finding your voice
in this episode, I speak from the heart on my own struggles with finding and accepting my voice. I discuss the dual need to both be visible/seen and…
Soul Salon with Ayandastood9: connected conflict Ft. Zanele Mji
Join me for a fun and energetic convo with journalist, storyteller, and podcast host Zanele Mji as we discuss connected conflict, friendship, relationships…
Soul Salon with Ayandastood8: white feminism Ft. Rafia Zakaria
Today I am delighted to be in conversation with Rafia Zakaria, an American Muslim author, attorney, and political philosopher, to discuss her powerful book…
Soul Salon with Ayandastood7: viral justice Ft. Ruha Benjamin
I am so thrilled and honored to be in conversation with Ruha Benjamin, a Professor of African American studies at Princeton University, founding director of…
Soul Salon with Ayandastood6: beautiful lies Ft. Kalpana Mohanty
In this episode, I am joined by Kalpana Mohanty, writer, Ph.D. Candidate and Trudeau Scholar at Harvard University. She works on disability, colonialism, and…
Soul Salon with Ayandastood5: beauty & desirability Ft. Asherah aka @therealasherah
Welcome to another episode of Reimagining with Ayandastood. I am so thrilled to introduce our guest for today: an incredible human being, creator, singer…
Soul Salon with Ayandastood4: the ugliness of beauty — part 2
We continue our grand tour of the Ugliness of Beauty. This will be an ongoing series. Don't forget to listen to Part 1 first! In this episode we dive deeper…
Soul Salon with Ayandastood2: the ugliness of beauty — part 1
The response to eurocentric Beauty standards has been to diversify and include more people of marginalized identities. But this vital response alone is not…
Soul Salon with Ayandastood3: moving toward ugliness Ft. Mia Mingus
Hello Sunshine! Welcome to another episode of Reimagining with Ayandastood. Today, we are joined by the one and only Mia Mingus. In this episode, we explore…
Soul Salon with Ayandastood1: welcome to my podcast!
Hello sunshines! Welcome to the first episode of Reimagining with @ayandastood– a podcast where we reframe, rethink, and reimagine everything standing in the…