Mindful Moments
By Lauren Ashleigh
Mindful Moments Sep 19, 2019
Cue's Akon
This week, Lauren Ashleigh discusses loneliness. What it looks like for her, what it looks like for others, and ways to overcome it.
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Life After the Panoramic
This week, Lauren Ashleigh discusses the challenges following the lift of the mask mandate and the barriers faced getting back social.
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Self Discovery
This week Lauren Ashleigh discusses how she found peace and purpose in the name of self discovery.
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You Ain't Got No Job Tommy!
This week, Lauren Ashleigh discusses how putting in that notice can lead to happiness and having the overcoming feeling of ease.
Meditation Class: Secure your spot
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Drop the stigmas and talk!
During this weeks episode, Lauren Ashleigh sheds a little light on Mental Health Awareness Month and discusses some things we all can do to fill our mental health/self-care toolkits.
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All Fun and Games
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It's the Art of Acceptance
This weeks episode host Lauren Ashleigh discusses how she learned the art of learning acceptance and how it empowered her on her journey.
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Let's Talk About Sex Baby!
This week, Lauren Ashleigh is joined with Sadea Bryant from Hoelistic Shop to discuss her business, sex, and the lack of sex education in our society. As a culture, we have so much to unpack when it comes to sex and without the conversation or education, I’ll continue to be a taboo topic. So let's chat!
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Are you ready for therapy?
During this weeks episode, Lauren Ashleigh briefly shares her experience with therapy and the different aspects of therapy that we do not generally talk about.
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Burnout, is that you playa?
This week, Lauren Ashleigh discusses how she's been feeling these last few days, learning that she is experiencing burnout and the nine signs you can watch out for to avoid burnout.
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Black History Month Brands: Black Girl Sunscreen and BLK+GRN
Don't be afraid of change.
Happy Black history month! This week, Lauren Ashleigh discusses the fears of changing and the attachments we have with ourselves that stunts our personal growth.
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Self-Care Made Simple
What is self-care and who deserves it? This week, Lauren Ashleigh discusses the different dimensions of self-care and how one can incarnates self-care on the daily basis.
Crisis and Trauma Response Institute Article: https://ca.ctrinstitute.com/blog/4-key-dimensions-self-care/
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Let's Chat!
And the Panoramic continues with 10 months and counting! We're all exhausted and pandemic fatigue is real. This week Lauren Ashleigh discusses five ways you can combat the fatigue as we continue to navigate the pandemic while chatting about her experience.
UC Health Article: 5 tips for handling ‘pandemic fatigue'
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Different Side of The Rona
During this special episode, Lauren Ashleigh reflects on how the Coronavirus has affected her livelihood, her frustrations with the media and different ways to manage grief during this Pandemic.
This Pandemic of Grief by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D with The Center for Loss and Life Transition.
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Self Reflection is key
As season 2 comes to a close, Lauren Ashleigh reflects on her year, this past season and some hopes for the new year!
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Overwhelmed and burnt out!
This week, Lauren Ashleigh shares her experience feeling overwhelmed and burnt out on everything! Lauren Ashleigh shares somethings she plans to do to get out this funk and back to creating.
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I'm fed up!
This week, Lauren Ashleigh shares her frustrates with the mistreatment of Summer Walker and the continued pattern with people speaking on others mental health struggles.
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What is SAD?
This week, Lauren Ashleigh discussed Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) from symptoms to ways to combat this illness if you struggle with the disorder, she also discusses ways to lift your moods during the long dark days even if you don't have an official diagnosis.
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Business ventures...Oh My!
This week Lauren Ashleigh talks about some lessons she learned or learning as she forms her business BeLeigh Inspired and some tips for anyone out there looking to start a business.
Small Business Development Center
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Kicking Negative Self-Talk
This week, Lauren Ashleigh discusses what negative self-talk may look like, how it affects us and ways to limit how we think or feel about ourselves through negative self-talk.
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Article reference: Toxic Effects of Negative Self Talk
Proactive vs Reactive
How we respond tells us everything we need to know about how we may respond to conflict, obstacles, and challenges. This week's episode, Lauren Ashleigh discusses those two ways we may respond (proactive or reactive) and ways we can respond more proactively than reactively.
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Self-Sabotaging Behavior
This week, Lauren Ashleigh discusses different signs of self-sabotage, ways to combat such behavior and her own experience with self-sabotage in hopes to help others who may have similar behaviors.
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Therapy and Tips You Should Know
From resources on how to find a therapist that's right for you, setting standards and tips you should know before going to your first therapy session, Lauren Ashleigh shares it all to help you get the help you not only need but desire.
Resources: Therapy for Black Girls, Psychology Today (not discussed but a suggestion) Therapy for Black Men
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I Had A Revelation
This week, Lauren Ashleigh shares her recent Sunday wins from her latest therapy session and discusses how it will impact her life going forward as well as the road she'll be on to continue to find her happiness.
Send questions or suggestions for next weeks episode on any platform!
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Music is Life
Ari Lennox, Lizzo and Megan Thee Stallion! Lauren Ashleigh describes how these three ladies have helped her push through this summer with their new projects as she tries to keep everything together. In this weeks episode, she does something a little bit different to lift the mood.
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Whew Chileee...Life
This week, Lauren Ashleigh shares her current struggles with losing a loved one, gentrification and the dreadful realities of moving! Join Lauren has she discusses her real life experiences as it is happening in real time.
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Welcome back, Welcome back!
With season 2 opener, Lauren Ashleigh fills listeners in on what upcoming project she's working on, getting through tough times and allowing herself to go through the motions judgement free.
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Who's to blame?
As Lauren Ashleigh wraps up season 1 of Mindful Moments, she touches on one of her recent sessions with her therapist, her relationship with food and how it ties in with her mindful moment of the week.
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It is what it is!
Another week, another dollar. With full transparency, Lauren Ashleigh discusses her struggle with starting Mindful Moments and how it ties into her wellness journey. Recent tragedies, the passing of rapper Nipsey Hussle, influences this weeks topic surrounding relationships and how they are viewed by many. Listen to this weeks Mindful Moment to join the conversation.
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Acceptance and life lessons
Episode 10 woot woot! This week Lauren Ashleigh dives into her experience with body issues and how it has affected her self esteem over the years while also touching on her reality check during her mindful moment for this week.
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Self Care Right?
Can't preach wellness and neglect yourself right? This week, Lauren Ashleigh is putting herself first and taking some time for herself to regroup. No worries, a full episode of Mindful Moments will be ready and posted next Thursday!
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Can I be frank?
Lauren Ashleigh offers full transparency while discussing her latest struggles she's facing with being scattered, unfocused and unmotivated. This weeks mindful moment relates to enjoying the foods you like and making healthier food choices.
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Got Happiness?
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Self Protection
Lauren Ashleigh talks about her experience of looking through the lens of hurt and how it has developed this sense of self protection, the struggles of a morning routine and her take on this weeks "Back to the Basics".
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The Right of Your Thoughts
After hearing others share their experience with Alzheimer's, Lauren Ashleigh discusses her battles with her grandmother dealing with Alzheimer's and how this experience ties in with this weeks Back to the Basic's reading.
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Who Am I?
Lauren Ashleigh discusses her journey on learning who she, what is helping her on this path and short snippet on the gems she found in Jenifer Lewis's memoir The Mother of Black Hollywood.
Tender, Love, and Curl Workshop Series
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Music by: Sean Starks
Why Therapy?
Lauren discusses the importance of mental health in the Black community, why Black people need to be in therapy and her experience with going to therapy.
The Battles of Loneliness
Lauren Ashleigh discusses her struggles of loneliness, how she was able to overcome the negative space she found herself in and the moment she realized she didn't know how to accept compliments.
Music by: Makaih Beats
Navigating New Territory
Lauren Ashleigh shares more about her experience with PCOS, what next steps she plans to take after her diagnosis and how she practiced being mindful this week.