28. Breaking Generational Curses & Celebrating Motherhood with Ananda Lewis

Happy belated Mother’s Day! The mission of this podcast is to celebrate mothers for all the things that we do, manage, navigate, overcome, and so much more. Being a mother is the hardest job there is but it is the most rewarding.Today, I’m talking to Ananda Lewis, an incredible woman who became famous as a DJ and TV host on MTV. Ananda has been publicly battling cancer, sharing her strength, diving into her personal healing, and staying connected to  her inner truth. Ananda is an amazing mother who has focused on breaking generational curses, teaching her children about race, and making decisions that have her family’s best interest.Tune in and listen to episode twenty-eight of Mamaste with Tanika Ray. Ananda and I talk about her cancer diagnosis, the difficult moments she has overcome as a mother, how the Will Smith incident at the Oscars impacted her personally, and so much more. Ananda and I are in true alignment with our parenting and way of life and I am so excited to share this conversation with you!In This Episode, You Will Learn:What Ananda believes led to her cancer diagnosis (6:15)How Ananda is breaking generational curses with her parenting (10:50)The difficult moment Ananda had after becoming a mom (18:45)How Will Smith slapping Chris Rock impacted Ananda’s parenting (24:23)How leaving her relationship and the pandemic impacted Ananda’s life (29:56)Connect with Ananda Lewis InstagramLet’s Connect!WebsiteFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Happy belated Mother’s Day! The mission of this podcast is to celebrate mothers for all the things that we do, manage, navigate, overcome, and so much more. Being a mother is the hardest job there is but it is the most rewarding.Today, I’m talking to Ananda Lewis, an incredible woman who became famous as a DJ and TV host on MTV. Ananda has been publicly battling cancer, sharing her strength, diving into her personal healing, and staying connected to her inner truth. Ananda is an amazing mother who has focused on breaking generational curses, teaching her children about race, and making decisions that have her family’s best interest.Tune in and listen to episode twenty-eight of Mamaste with Tanika Ray. Ananda and I talk about her cancer diagnosis, the difficult moments she has overcome as a mother, how the Will Smith incident at the Oscars impacted her personally, and so much more. Ananda and I are in true alignment with our parenting and way of life and I am so excited to share this conversation with you!In This Episode, You Will Learn:What Ananda believes led to her cancer diagnosis (6:15)How Ananda is breaking generational curses with her parenting (10:50)The difficult moment Ananda had after becoming a mom (18:45)How Will Smith slapping Chris Rock impacted Ananda’s parenting (24:23)How leaving her relationship and the pandemic impacted Ananda’s life (29:56)Connect with Ananda Lewis InstagramLet’s Connect!WebsiteFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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