Space To Exhale with Lisa Hurley

Gratitude is a verb. It must be felt, implemented, and expressed.In the Season 1 finale of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa is joined by her big sister Sharon Hurley Hall, author of I’m Tired of Racism, for a heartfelt conversation about the power of appreciation, especially when the world feels heavy. Just in time for Thanksgiving, and the holiday season, this episode invites you into a tender and transformative space to reflect, reconnect, and reclaim gratitude as a gentle-yet-potent force for healing. Lisa and Sharon talk about sisterhood, softness, and how appreciation can transform not only our inner world but also the structures around us. Whether you are already living the soft life or just beginning to explore it, this episode will meet you where you are.From this reflective conversation led by two second-generation Reiki Masters, you will discover:🙏🏾 The sacred connection between gratitude and grace🙏🏾 How to embrace and embody appreciation as a practice🙏🏾 How appreciation connects to liberation, healing, and community care for Black women🙏🏾 What it means to stay grounded in softness during stressful seasons🙏🏾 Meditations and mindfulness practices to help you create your own space to exhaleThis milestone 30th episode is a beautiful close to Season 1. Tune in and give yourself permission to breathe, reflect, and receive. It is time to exhale.Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someone! 😊 Get a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Sharon Hurley Hall, author of I’m Tired of Racism, and Founder of Sharon’s Anti-Racism Newsletter.👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, Author, Space To Exhale and Founder, The Great Exhale⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Write a review!  😊🙏🏾SHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Sharon on:LinkedInLearn more:Subscribe to Sharon’s Anti-Racism NewsletterBook Sharon to speakJoin SHHARE (Sharon Hurley Hall’s Anti-Racism ExperienceFor updates, visit SharonHH.comCONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.comLinktreeEngageShare your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #TheSpaceToExhaleShowRate & Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Rate it and write a review! 😊🙏🏾GET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of the multi award-winning book Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning author, activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by Wiley, Space To Exhale is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and wherever books are sold.  Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner Porchlight Books.

Strong boundaries are not walls; they are bridges that lead us to peace. In this episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa welcomes back Alexis Mobley, PCC; ICF-certified executive coach and founder of I, Matter Coaching. Together, the friends explore what it truly means to protect one’s peace without hardening one’s heart, a conversation that redefines boundaries as acts of softness, strength, and self-love.If you're ready to exhale, rest, and reclaim emotional balance will find wisdom in this candid dialogue about setting limits that liberate, not isolate. The show blends warmth with practicality, offering grounded insights for Black women cultivating a soft life.In “Tender Armor: Better Boundaries for Softer Living,” you will learn how to:✅ Navigate relationships with clarity, courage, and grace✅ Identify boundary fatigue and recognize when rest is overdue✅ Rebuild self-trust through compassionate, values-aligned boundaries✅ Set clear, compassionate boundaries that feel aligned with your values✅ Say “no” to make space for your deepest “yes”✅ Release guilt and reframe boundaries as a form of self-careWhether you are setting boundaries with others or re-negotiating the ones you have with yourself, this conversation offers a sanctuary of insight, especially for Black women seeking rest, self-love, and sustainable soft living. Because everybody deserves tender armor that preserves their peace and shields their softness.Tune in to Space To Exhale: The Podcast for a timely reminder that boundaries are love in action.Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someone! 😊 Get a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Alexis Mobley, PCC, Founder of I, Matter! Coaching & Consulting👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, Author, Space To Exhale and Founder, The Great Exhale⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Write a review!  😊🙏🏾SHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Alexis on:LinkedInLearn more:I, Matter! Coaching & ConsultingSign up for The Monthly Brew newsletterCONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.comLinktreeEngageShare your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #TheSpaceToExhaleShowRate & Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Rate it and write a review! 😊🙏🏾GET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by Wiley, Space To Exhale is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and wherever books are sold.  Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner Porchlight Books.

Choosing yourself is not selfish. It is sacred. In this powerful and affirming episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa Hurley is joined by Tara Jaye Frank, the visionary CEO of The Waymakers Change Group and author of the forthcoming book You Are Before The World: Doing Good Without Being Undone. Together, they explore what it truly means for Black women to reclaim sovereignty and selfhood in a world that extracts so much from us.This discussion delves into the complexity of survival, the necessity of self-care, and the liberation that comes with sovereignty. Tara, who is also the Executive Producer of the upcoming documentary Ninety-Two: The Silent Revolt No One Saw Coming, shares deep wisdom for Black women who are ready to exhale, rise, and reimagine their place and purpose in the world.  If you’re seeking a more aligned, fulfilling life, you will discover:🤎 What it really means to put yourself first🤎 The true cost of over-giving and over-helping🤎 How to lead, love, and live without being undone🤎 How to practice self-care that goes beyond the surface🤎 How to reframe worth and wellness beyond productivity🤎 A fresh framework for understanding sovereignty as self-definitionThis is a conversation for every Black woman who is longing for rest, ready to re-write her story, and committed to choosing herself first.Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someone! 😊 Get a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Tara Jaye Frank, Founder of The Waymakers Change Group, Executive Producer of 92: The Silent Revolt No One Saw Coming, and author of the upcoming book You Are Against The World. (Coming soon. For per-order information and to stay in the know, subscribe here.)👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, Author, Space To Exhale and Founder, The Great Exhale⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Write a review!  😊🙏🏾SHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Tara on:LinkedInInstagramThreadsTikTokLearn more:TaraJayeFrank.comDiscover Tara’s booksBook Tara to speakGet your copy of You Are Before The World. For (pre)order information and to stay in the know, subscribe here.Support the documentary: 92: The Silent Revolt No One Saw ComingJoin one of Tara’s book discussion groups! Email [email protected] with the subject line Sister circle.CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.comLinktreeRate & Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Rate it and write a review! 😊🙏🏾GET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by Wiley, Space To Exhale is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and wherever books are sold.  Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner Porchlight Books.

The gentlest rebellions often shake the deepest ground.Amidst a culture which demands that Black women perform, produce, and persevere at all costs, Dr. Jade Singleton stands boldly in the gap.In this powerful episode, Lisa sits down with Dr. Singleton, visionary founder of the IKONI Collective, author of the The Stoic Era, and director of 92: The Silent Revolt No One Saw Coming.Together, they explore how stoicism, softness, and embodied stillness are not passive acts, but active, radical strategies for reclaiming power in systems built to exploit Black women’s labor, silence, and spirit.Rooted in the core theme of rest for Black women, this episode uplifts the sacred practice of slowing down, not as weakness, but as revolt. In “Rest as Revolt: The 92 Documentary & The Stoic Era” you will learn:🤎 The history behind 92 documentary, and why this silent revolt matters now more than ever🤎 The connection between stoicism, ancestral resilience, and reclaiming rest for Black women in their soft life era🤎 What institutional betrayal looks like, and how to navigate it.🤎 Why stillness and silence are powerful tools for resistance and self-definition.🤎 How to align your rest practice with liberation, not capitalism.🤎 What it means to create a space to exhale through documentary and storytellingThis episode is essential for anyone who is seeking rest, relief, and a redefinition of self care.T une in to reclaim your rest, rediscover your voice, and reflect on the quiet rebellion.Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someone! 😊 Get a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Dr. Jade Singleton, Founder of the IKONI Collective, author of The Stoic Era:  Black Women, Power, and the Rebellion Against Empire, and director of 92: The Silent Revolt No One Saw Coming, 👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, Author, Space To Exhale and Founder, The Great Exhale⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Write a review!  😊🙏🏾SHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Dr. Singleton on:LinkedInLearn more:IKONI.orgSupport the documentary: 92: The Silent Revolt No One Saw ComingGet the book: The Stoic Era:  Black Women, Power, and the Rebellion Against EmpireCONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.comLinktreeRate & Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Rate it and write a review! 😊🙏🏾GET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by Wiley, Space To Exhale is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and wherever books are sold.  Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner Porchlight Books.

In a world that too often demands conformity, being your full, unapologetic self is an act of resistance, reclamation, and self-love. In this episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa is joined by award-winning playwright, speaker, and author Trey Anthony for a transformative conversation rooted in softness, truth, and deep alignment. Known for her groundbreaking book Black Girl in Love (With Herself), Trey brings her signature blend of vulnerability, humor, and wisdom to this sacred space curated for Black women seeking rest, self-knowledge, and the soft life.In “Be Yourself: Showing Up Authentic, Abundant, and Aligned,” Lisa and Trey explore how to live a life where your career, calling, and community are rooted in purpose. This is not about becoming; it is about remembering who you already are.Get ready to discover:🤎 How to curate a career and life that reflect your values, purpose, and passions🤎  The art of thriving in abundance: how to secure the bags, claim your worth, and honor rest without guilt.🤎  Trey's personal journey of releasing the "strong Black woman" trope to embrace joy and emotional truth🤎  How to navigate success while staying rooted in softness and spiritual alignment🤎  Practical tools to show up as your most aligned, abundant, and authentic self everywhere you goThis is your moment to reclaim your time, your tenderness, and your truth. It is time to exhale.Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someone! 😊 Get a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Trey Anthony, author of Black Girl In  Love (With Herself), and CEO of Trey Anthony Studios👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, Author, Space To Exhale and Founder, The Great Exhale⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Write a review!  😊🙏🏾SHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Trey on:LinkedInLearn more:For updates, visit Trey AnthonyCONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.comLinktreeEngageShare your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #TheSpaceToExhaleShowRate & Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Rate it and write a review! 😊🙏🏾GET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by Wiley, Space To Exhale is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and wherever books are sold.  Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner Porchlight Books.

What if the real glow up is not about “having,” but about “being?” What if it’s not about keeping up with the Joneses, but about keeping pace with your Self? 🙏🏾In this deeply nourishing episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa welcomes Dr. Kathryn Tapper, Mayo Clinic–trained physician and Founder and CEO of GLOW Coaching, for a luminous conversation on what it truly means to glow from within.Together, the two friends explore the sacred relationship between self-care, stillness, and strength. Dr. Tapper shares how her personal and professional journeys have led her to redefine rest as medicine, softness as strategy, and glow as a state of being—not just a look.Tune in for a masterclass in soft living, led by two West Indian women who are walking the talk, and glowing while doing it.In “The Real Glow Up: Soft Living as Self-Care,” you will discover:💚 How to glow from the inside out: spiritually, emotionally, and energetically💚 The transformative power of stillness and self care💚 How embracing rest is a radical act of self-love, especially for Black women💚 Ways to embody “quiet power” and attract what aligns with your peace💚 Practical steps to cultivate a soft life that supports your highest goodThis episode is a reminder that you do not have to be loud to lead, or busy to be worthy. It is your invitation to rest, reconnect, and rise in your own radiant rhythm.Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someone! 😊 Get a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Kathryn Tapper, Mayo Clinic-Trained physician and Founder of GLOW Coaching.👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, Author, Space To Exhale and Founder, The Great Exhale⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Write a review!  😊🙏🏾SHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Dr. KTap on:InstagramFacebookLinkedInLearn more:Book a GLOW Coaching sessionCONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.comLinktreeEngageShare your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #TheSpaceToExhaleShowRate & Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Rate it and write a review! 😊🙏🏾GET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by Wiley, Space To Exhale is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and wherever books are sold.  Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner Porchlight Books.

Racism in the workplace is not always loud. It often whispers through microaggressions, gaslighting, and the exhaustion of proving one’s worth again and again. In this powerful continuation of Working While Black: Trials, Tribulations & Transcendence, anti-racism advocate  and author of I’m Tired of Racism Sharon Hurley Hall joins Lisa Hurley, author of Space To Exhale and founder of The Great Exhale, for an unflinching, restorative conversation about navigating professional spaces that were never built for Black women to thrive.Through humor, candor, and hard-won wisdom, Lisa and Sharon unpack the emotional toll of “The Working While Black Effect,” and discuss the radical act of reclaiming peace, self-confidence, and joy despite it all. This episode is both a mirror and a balm, especially for Black women who are ready to live a soft life rooted in truth and resilience.You will leave this conversation ready to breathe deeper, stand taller, and create your own space to exhale. You will learn:How “The Working While Black Effect” shows up across industries and identities.The difference between allyship and true solidarity.How cultural identity and environment shape self-perception at work.Ways to protect peace and self-worth in predominantly white spaces.Why choosing rest and self-preservation is a revolutionary act.If you know what it’s like to be “the only,” to be overworked but underpaid, to be punished for being excellent, or you’re simply tired of dealing with racism, this conversation will help you feel seen, relieved, and able to exhale.Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someone! 😊 Get a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Sharon Hurley Hall, author of I’m Tired of Racism, and Founder of Sharon’s Anti-Racism Newsletter.👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, Author, Space To Exhale and Founder, The Great Exhale⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Write a review!  😊🙏🏾SHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Sharon on:LinkedInLearn more:Subscribe to Sharon’s Anti-Racism NewsletterBook Sharon to speakJoin SHHARE For updates, visit SharonHH.comCONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.comLinktreeEngageShare your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #TheSpaceToExhaleShowRate & Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Rate it and write a review! 😊🙏🏾GET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by Wiley, Space To Exhale is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and wherever books are sold.  Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner Porchlight Books.

Empathy is more than a feeling—it’s a daily practice that shapes how we live, love, and lead. In this episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, host Lisa Hurley sits down with Tammy Triolo, Founder of PCQ Consulting, creator of The Empathy Scorecard, and author of The Empathy Gap: It Is Black and White. Together, they explore the power of empathy as a pathway to joy, self-love, and liberation.Tammy offers a blueprint for grace that doesn’t bypass accountability, love that is a practice not a theory, and joy that doesn’t ignore injustice. Grounded in emotional intelligence, she speaks directly to everyone who needs to reclaim or relearn radical empathy as a path to healing.How The Empathy Scorecard transforms emotional intelligence into liberatory practiceWhy empathy is not softness for the sake of comfort, but strategy for justice and global transcendenceHow empathy creates space for rest, joy, and inner peace.Why grace and self-love are essential to living a soft life.Practical ways to cultivate empathy in daily life.Affirmations to help you feel ready to exhale and live with intention.If you’ve ever felt disconnected from yourself or others, it’s time to exhale into empathy.  This episode is your invitation to center empathy as your most powerful form of resistance.Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someone! 😊 Get a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Tammy Triolo, CEO of PCQ Consulting, and author of The Empathy Gap.👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, Author, Space To Exhale and Founder, The Great Exhale⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Write a review!  😊🙏🏾SHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Tammy on:TikTokYouTubeLinktreeLearn more:Get your copy of The Empathy Gap: It is Black and WhiteGet the Study Guide for The Empathy GapDownload The Empathy Scorecard and The Self-Empathy ScorecardWatch Tammy’s TedX Talk–Empathy: The Thread That Connects UsFor updates, visit TammyTriolo.comCONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.comLinktreeEngageShare your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #TheSpaceToExhaleShowRate & Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Rate it and write a review! 😊🙏🏾GET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by Wiley, Space To Exhale is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner Porchlight Books.

Soft living begins with knowing who you are. In this episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, host Lisa Hurley sits down with Dana Brownlee—globally recognized speaker, trainer, entrepreneur, and author of The Unwritten Rules of Managing Up—to explore the power of self-knowledge as the foundation for living a soft, centered, serene life.With wisdom and empathy born of their lived experience, Lisa and Dana dive into how every Black woman can curate a life that feels restful, intentional, and aligned. Rooted in cultural resonance, this conversation offers practical insights for anyone ready to stop glamorizing the grind and instead embrace a gentler approach to life.If you’ve been searching for your blueprint to a more fulfilling life, this episode will provide you with the soulful reminders and soft-life strategies you need.This episode offers:💚 Insights into why self-knowledge is the key to building a soft life.💚 Tips to help Black women release hustle culture and embrace rest.💚 Practical steps to align work, relationships, and wellness with your truth.💚 Ways to reclaim joy, rest, softness, and serenity in your daily life. Listen in to learn how self-knowledge becomes your blueprint for soft living—and why the present moment is always the right time to exhale.Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someone! 😊 Get a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽Guest:  Dana Brownlee, Speaker, Trainer, and author author of The Unwritten Rules of Managing Up👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, Author, Space To Exhale and Founder, The Great Exhale⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Write a review!  😊🙏🏾SHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Dana on:LinkedInYouTubeInstagramLearn more:ProfessionalismMatters.comMonetize Your Brilliance (Webinar launching Q1 2026)Pitching Yourself Without a PublicistThe Unwritten Rules of Managing UpCONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.comLinktreeEngageShare your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #TheSpaceToExhaleShowRate & Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Rate it and write a review! 😊🙏🏾GET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by Wiley, Space To Exhale is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner Porchlight Books.

Too often, Black people are forced to hold their breath, bracing for the next microaggression, the next demand, the next wave of exhaustion. But we were never meant to live in survival mode, so what if we were to step out of survival mode and start breathing with intention?In this deeply affirming and practical episode Lisa is joined by Zhalisa "Zee" Clarke, breathwork expert and author of Black People Breathe, whose groundbreaking work centers the healing power of the breath for Black folks navigating everyday racism, overwhelm, and exhaustion.In “Reclaiming Our Breath: Moving from Survival Mode to Serenity,” Zee shares her powerful journey from corporate burnout to embodied liberation, and invites us to reclaim our right to rest, centeredness, and serenity. Whether you're new to breathwork or a longtime practitioner, this conversation offers a space to pause, reset, and return to yourself.In this episode, you will learn:💨 How breathwork can help Black people heal from the trauma of racism and systemic stress💨 Practical techniques to move from fight-or-flight to calm and grounded💨 Why your nervous system needs rest—not just sleep💨 How to breathe through microaggressions, overwhelm, and uncertainty in real time💨 The importance of reclaiming joy, ease, and bodily autonomy—one breath at a timeThis episode is your reminder that you deserve the healing that comes from bonding with your breath. No more waiting: it is time to exhale.Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someone! 😊 Get a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Zee Clarke, Breathwork and resilience expert and the author of Black People Breathe👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, Author, Space To Exhale and Founder, The Great Exhale⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Write a review!  😊🙏🏾SHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Zee on:FacebookInstagramLinkedInTikTokYouTubeLearn more:ZeeClarke.comResources: Learn more about the Rejuvenation Retreat for Women of Color, held in BarbadosExplore Zee’s programs: Breathwork@Work™, Women@Work, and Black@Work™Join Zee's monthly newsletter Get Your Copy of Black People BreatheCONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.comLinktreeRate & Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Loved the episode? Rate it and write a review! 😊🙏🏾GET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by Wiley, Space To Exhale is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner Porchlight Books.

Rest is not a luxury. It’s a necessity. It’s a strategy, and investment, a full-body “no” to the constant grind that tries to eat us alive. The return we get from investing in our rest is a payoff in health, longevity, clarity, creativity, and liberation—but many of us hesitate to rest for fear we’ll be “left behind.”In this restorative episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa sits down with the phenomenal Dr. Nika White—President and CEO of Nika White Consulting, host of the Intentional Conversations vodcast, and author of Inclusion Uncomplicated—to break down why trading our health for hustle is the worst deal we could ever sign, and explain how ease is a form of ROI that hustle culture can never deliver.In this paradigm-shifting discussion Dr. Nika and Lisa dive into:💚The hidden costs of overwork—especially for Black women💚 Why rest is both boundary and blueprint for sustainable leadership💚 How to choose ourselves over “the system”💚 Practical ways to reclaim your time, your energy, and your softness💚 The radical power of saying “no” to hustle culture, and “yes” to a life of easeThis isn’t your typical conversation about burnout. This is about legacy, liberation, and the ROI of doing less. Because rest is the new success, and it’s finally time to exhale.Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someone! 😊 Get a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Dr. Nika White, President and CEO of Nika White Consulting, host of the Intentional Conversations vodcast, and author of Inclusion Uncomplicated👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, Author, Space To Exhale and Founder, The Great Exhale⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Write a review!  😊🙏🏾SHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Dr. Nika on:LinkedInInstagramFacebookLearn more:www.nikawhite.comboundless.nikawhite.comwww.nikawhitespeaks.com Resources: CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.comLinktreeEngageShare your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #TheSpaceToExhaleShowRate & Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Loved the episode? Rate it and write a review! 😊🙏🏾GET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by Wiley, Space To Exhale is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner Porchlight Books.

To beat burnout, press pause. Sometimes the most radical act of self-preservation is to stop.In this affirming episode, Lisa is in conversation with the brilliant Samantha-Rae Dickenson, PhD, to talk about what happens when we finally stop over-performing and instead start listening to what our minds and bodies actually need. Which is lots and lots of rest.Together, they peel back the layers of masking, over-functioning, and navigating capitalism’s clawed grip on our health, speaking from their lived experience as Black women who have both navigated autistic burnout.In this episode, you will learn:💚 Why autistic burnout is more intense for Black women💚 Why taking a sabbatical isn't a luxury—it's a necessity 💚 The role that reclaiming stillness plays in achieving healing💚 Tools for building a life that honors your energy, boundaries, and capacityThis show is a love letter to every listener (especially if you're on the spectrum) who has ever needed to hear these words: you are allowed to rest before you break. Tune in for an episode that will help you feel seen, get balanced, and obtain practical tools for living a more rested life.Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someone! 😊 Get a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Samantha-Rae Dickenson, PhD, CEO of DSRD Consulting, creator of the Autistic Burnout Framework, and author of Back to Center: A Guide to Reclaiming Clarity in Times of Change👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, Author, Space To Exhale and Founder, The Great Exhale⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Write a review!  😊🙏🏾SHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Dr. Sam on:LinkedInTikTokLearn more:simplysamrae.comsimplysamrae.com/linksResources: Learn more about the Autistic Burnout Framework™ Learn more about autistic burnout recovery Get your copy of Back to Center: A Guide to Reclaiming Clarity in Times of ChangeDigital guide: simplysamrae.com/resourcesWork with Dr. Sam 1:1 at simplysamrae.com/intensiveCONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.comLinktreeEngageShare your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #TheSpaceToExhaleShowRate & Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Loved the episode? Rate it and write a review! 😊🙏🏾GET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by Wiley, Space To Exhale is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner Porchlight Books.

“Wow! You’re so nice!” So many of us have been raised to crave those words. We’ve been socialized to be agreeable…amenable…accommodating.But here’s the truth folks never tell you (especially the ones benefitting from your niceness 👀: being “nice” can cost you everything.Your peace. Your boundaries. Your energy. Your well-being. Your power.Being nice can leave you feeling completely depleted.In this unapologetic episode, Lisa sits down with Amira Barger—Executive Vice President at Edelman, and author of the upcoming book The Price of Nice—to unpack the unspoken toll that niceness takes, especially for Black women and femmes who have been socialized to shrink, smile, and smooth things over; who have been trained to say “yes” even when our bodies and souls are screaming “no.”Together, Lisa and Amira get all the way real about:✅ How "niceness" became a survival strategy rooted in systemic oppression✅ How people-pleasing disconnects us from our truth and our voice✅ The double-bind of being Black and “nice” in corporate and community spaces✅ How to distinguish between genuine kindness and performative niceness✅ The liberating path from performative niceness to authentic power✅ Why replacing “nice” with “no” can increase our self-respectPlus you’ll learn practical tools for unlearning chronic niceness, and setting boundaries without guilt, hesitation, or apology. Tune in and enjoy the show!Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someoneGet a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Amira Barger, author of The Price of Nice👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, Author, Space To Exhale and Founder, The Great ExhaleSHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Amira on:LinkedInYouTubeInstagramTikTokLearn more:AmiraBarger.comAmiraBarger ClippingsCONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookYouTubeLearn MoreSpaceToExhaleBook.comLinktreeEngageShare your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #TheSpaceToExhaleShowRate & Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Loved the episode? Write a review! 😊🙏🏾GET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of ⁠Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⁠⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by Wiley, Space To Exhale is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner Porchlight Books.

Sometimes you just have to tell it like it is. Because there is healing in the telling. And there is liberation in your legacy.In this powerful continuation of their conversation in Episode 12, Lisa Hurley welcomes back Elona Washington, MSM, Chief Publishing Officer of The Author’s Journey and editor of the award-winning anthology Triumph in the Trenches: The Green Book for Black Professionals. In Part 2 of “Writing To Exhale,” they explore the sacred, collective, and transcendent power of Black storytelling as a means of healing, connection, and cultural preservation. Together, they dive even deeper into the sacred, liberating practice of writing one’s truths—out loud, on purpose, and without apology.Whether you’re a seasoned author or a journal-on-the-nightstand type, this episode will affirm that your story matters and your voice is vital.Tune in to discover:🖤 Why Black voices must be preserved, centered, and celebrated🖤 How to turn your lived experience into legacy.🖤 How writing in community (e.g. as with an anthology) can spark connection, conversation, and even communal healing?🖤 How your story can create space for others to breathe, release, and transform.🖤 What it means to lay down your armor down on the page, and how can that create space to finally exhale.This is your sacred invitation to write your way to freedom. Because your truth isn’t just powerful—it’s necessary.Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someone!Get a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Elona Washington, Chief Publishing Officer of ⁠The Author’s Journey⁠, and editor of⁠ Triumph in the Trenches: The Green Book for Black Professionals⁠👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, author of Space To Exhale and Founder of The Great Exhale⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Write a review!  😊🙏🏾SHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Elona on:⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠TikTok⁠Learn more:⁠The Author's Journey⁠Join Elona's Author Community on Skool⁠IngramSpark Author Spotlight⁠⁠Black Enterprise Feature: Navigating the Book Publishing World⁠CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookLearn more:SpaceToExhaleBook.comGET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by Wiley, Space To Exhale is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner Porchlight Books.

*TW: Mention of suicidal ideation*Black women are done working twice as hard for half as much.In this hard-hitting episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa sits down with Janelle Benjamin, B.A., J.D.—Founder & CEO of All Things Equitable Inc., and host of the Twice As Hard Vodcast Series—to unpack the exhausting, systemic reality that Black women are expected to work “twice as hard to get half as far.” The friends and activists also discuss the “last in/first out” treatment that many Black women are subjected to, a topic that is particularly poignant at this time in history when thousands of Black women have lost their jobs.Together, they explore the toll these dynamics take on Black women’s lives, health, and careers—and why it’s time to rewrite the rules.🎧 In this candid conversation, you will learn:✅ The historical roots of the “twice as hard” narrative, and why it persists today✅ The hidden costs of overwork on Black women’s mental, physical, and emotional well-being✅ Strategies Black women can use to set boundaries, rest unapologetically, and reclaim ease✅ Practical ways organizations can dismantle inequitable systems and create cultures of care✅ Why centering equity isn’t charity—it’s essential for sustainable success in every workplace✅ How workplaces can stop perpetuating grind culture and start centering equityThis is your invitation to be more, do less, and live abundantly. Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someone! Get a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Janelle Benjamin, Founder & CEO of All Things Equitable Inc., and host of the Twice As Hard vodcast series👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, Author, Space To Exhale and Founder, The Great ExhaleSHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Janelle on:LinkedIn: @JanelleBenjaminYouTube: @AllThingsEquitableInstagram: @AllThingsEquitableLearn more:All Things EquitableCONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookLearn MoreSpaceToExhaleBook.comLinktreeEngageShare your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #TheSpaceToExhaleShowRate & Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Loved the episode? Write a review! 😊🙏🏾GET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of ⁠Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⁠⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by⁠ Wiley⁠, Space To Exhale is available on⁠ Amazon⁠,⁠ Barnes & Noble⁠,⁠ Goodreads⁠, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner⁠ Porchlight Books⁠.

What does it take to rebuild trust in workplaces that were never designed with us in mind? In this illuminating episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa sits down with Minda Harts, bestselling author of "The Memo" and of her latest groundbreaking title "Talk To Me Nice: The Seven Trust Languages for a Better Workplace." Together, the two authors unpack the silent crisis of broken communication at work, and reveal a liberatory new framework for repairing connection, restoring respect, and reinstating psychological safety—especially for Black women and women of color navigating systems that weren’t built for our brilliance.Rooted in both lived experience and powerful research, Minda’s Seven Trust Languages® framework offers a practical path toward equity, empathy, and more human leadership.In this episode you’ll discover:✅ What the “Seven Trust Languages” are, and how they mirror love languages✅ How to identify your own trust language and honor others' trust languages in the workplace✅ The real impact of broken trust on teams, morale, and mental health✅ How inclusive leaders can build (and repair) trust, intentionally and equitably✅ How organizations can incorporate the trust languages into their formal processes like performance reviewsWhether you’re a people leader, team member, or aspiring changemaker, this episode will equip you with the tools to work smarter—not harder—and reclaim your peace while you’re on the clock.🎧 Tune in, take notes, and remember: You deserve to feel safe, seen, trusted and supported at work.Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someoneGet a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Minda Harts, bestselling author of The Memo and Talk To Me Nice: The Seven Trust Languages for a Better Workplace👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, Author, Space To Exhale and Founder, The Great ExhaleSHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Minda on:LinkedIn: @MindaHartsFacebook: @MindaHarts Instagram: @MindaHartsYouTube: @MindaHartsLearn more:MindaHarts.comGet Your Self-Advocacy Starter KitCONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookLearn MoreSpaceToExhaleBook.comLinktreeEngageShare your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #TheSpaceToExhaleShowRate & Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Loved the episode? Write a review! 😊🙏🏾GET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of ⁠Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⁠⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by⁠ Wiley⁠, Space To Exhale is available on⁠ Amazon⁠,⁠ Barnes & Noble⁠,⁠ Goodreads⁠, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner⁠ Porchlight Books⁠.

In a world that often equates volume with value, what does it mean to honor the quiet power of introversion, especially as a Black woman? In this illuminating episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa sits down with Jeri Bingham, Founder of Black Introvert Week, Host of the HUSH LOUDLY Podcast (WGN Radio), and creator of Hush Loudly: Introverts Redefined, to celebrate the brilliance, boldness, and beauty of those who speak softly but live powerfully.Together, the two introverts unpack the intersections of race, identity, and personality, and explore how introverts are not only navigating but also transforming the workplace, community spaces, and the culture at large.🎧 Tune in to learn:✅ Why redefining introversion is a radical and liberating act for Black women and femmes✅ How to thrive as a quiet leader in loud, extrovert-centered spaces✅ The truth about rest, solitude, and reclaiming your energy as a superpower✅ What inspired the creation of Black Introvert Week, and why it’s so necessary✅ How to build a life and career that honors your authentic selfWhether you’re an introvert, or you love someone who is, this episode is a love letter to all the quiet ones—and a bold reminder that softness is strength.Remember to: Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.Subscribe on YouTube.Share your favorite episode with someone.Get a copy of Space To Exhale.Sign up for The Gentle Breath newsletter.Rate the show and write a review.CREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Jeri Bingham, host of the HushLoudly: Introverts Redefined Podcast👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, Author, Space To Exhale and Founder, The Great ExhaleSHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Jeri on:LinkedInFacebook LinkedIn: @jeribinghamInstagram: @hushloudlyX: @HushLoudlyLearn more:Listen to HushLoudly on WGN RadioBlack Introvert Week, every year from July 8-15CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookLearn MoreSpaceToExhaleBook.comLinktreeRate & Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Loved the episode? Write a review! 😊🙏🏾GET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of ⁠Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⁠⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by⁠ Wiley⁠, Space To Exhale is available on⁠ Amazon⁠,⁠ Barnes & Noble⁠,⁠ Goodreads⁠, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner⁠ Porchlight Books⁠.

What does it take to alchemize your pain into purpose—and your triggers into triumph? In this powerful episode, Lisa sits down with the ever-impactful Alechia Reese, MBA, CSM: speaker, author, and host of the Triggered AF Podcast.Alechia keeps it real about what healing actually looks like, beyond Instagram quotes and “positive vibes.” Together, Lisa and Alechia explore the messy middle of transformation, discuss how to honor your triggers without becoming them, and reveal why healing is both a personal rebellion and a collective revolution.If you’re navigating trauma, reclaiming your voice, or seeking tools to thrive (not merely survive), this conversation is for you.In this episode, you will learn:✅ Why your triggers aren’t your enemies; they’re invitations to heal.✅ How to stop performing strength and start practicing wholeness.✅ Tools for navigating trauma while still choosing joy, softness, and community.✅ What it looks like to build a life rooted in value, truth, and transformation.✅ Why healing out loud is radical, sacred, and necessary for Black women.Join us. Heal with us. Exhale with us. Transform with us. It is time.CREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Alechia Reese, host of the Triggered AF Podcast👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, Author, Space To Exhale and Founder, The Great ExhaleSHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Alechia on:LinkedInFacebook Instagram: @alechiareeseInstagram: @triggeredafpcInstagram: @gotvaluenationLearn more:JustThriveNow.comCONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookLearn more:SpaceToExhaleBook.comLinktreeEngage!Share your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #TheSpaceToExhaleShowGET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of ⁠Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⁠⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by⁠ Wiley⁠, Space To Exhale is available on⁠ Amazon⁠,⁠ Barnes & Noble⁠,⁠ Goodreads⁠, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner⁠ Porchlight Books⁠.

There is power, and profound healing, in telling our stories out loud, in our own voices, and today’s guest knows that for sure. Elona Washington, MSM is the Chief Publishing Officer of The Author’s Journey, and editor of Triumph in the Trenches: The Green Book for Black Professionals, a groundbreaking anthology that centers the lived experiences of Black people navigating corporate spaces. In "Writing to Exhale: Triumph, Truth, and Transcendence," Elona joins Lisa to explore how writing becomes a path to reclamation, how storytelling becomes a salve, and how naming one’s personal truth creates space for collective healing. This is not just a conversation; it’s a call to write, to release, and to rise.In this episode, you’ll discover:✍🏾 How writing your truth can be a powerful form of healing, release, and resistance✍🏾 Why storytelling is essential for Black professionals navigating systems designed to silence us✍🏾The behind-the-scenes journeys of Elona's memoir and of Triumph in the Trenches, and what they revealed about the power of vulnerability and voice✍🏾 Ways to begin documenting your own story, even if you’ve never called yourself a writer✍🏾 Practical ways to honor your lived experience and turn it into a legacy that uplifts others✍🏾 Why we must write ourselves into history✍🏾 How sharing your truth can help others heal, grow, and exhaleThis is your invitation to remember that your story is both your sanctuary and your superpower. CREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Elona Washington, Chief Publishing Officer of ⁠The Author’s Journey⁠, and editor of⁠ Triumph in the Trenches: The Green Book for Black Professionals⁠👸🏽Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, author of Space To Exhale and Founder of The Great Exhale⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Loved the episode? Write a review! 😊🙏🏾SHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Elona on:LinkedInFacebookInstagramTikTokLearn more:The Author's JourneyIngramSpark Author SpotlightBlack Enterprise Feature: Navigating the Book Publishing WorldCONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookLearn more:SpaceToExhaleBook.comLinktreeGET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of ⁠Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⁠⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by⁠ Wiley⁠, Space To Exhale is available on⁠ Amazon⁠,⁠ Barnes & Noble⁠,⁠ Goodreads⁠, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner⁠ Porchlight Books⁠.

Class is in session! 👩🏾‍🏫👩🏾‍🎓 In this nourishing and necessary episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa is joined by the brilliant Chantell Frazier, Ph.D., founder & CEO of Anansi Research, founder of the Healthy Scholars community, and creator of the Love Notes for Black Women in Academia campaign.In “Soft-Life School: Black Genius and the Need for Rest,” Lisa and Chantell unpack what it means to center rest as a radical act of self-preservation, especially for Black women navigating the grind culture of academia.In this first episode in the Soft-Life School series, you are invited into a space where Black brilliance does not require burnout, where healing is just as valuable as achievement, and where you are worth more than your credentials. This is a masterclass in unlearning the violence of overwork and reclaiming the healing energies of ease, imagination, and rest. 💚In this episode, you will learn about:✅ How grind culture impacts Black women in academia✅ Dr. Frazier’s journey creating communities of healing and care✅ How Dr. Frazier’s "Love Notes for Black Women in Academia" became a balm for burnout and a blueprint for collective care✅ Why rest is not a reward but a requirement—especially for Black women intellectuals and creatives✅ How to honor your genius and your humanity in high-performance spaces✅ Simple, sustainable strategies for building a soft life that sustains your geniusTune in and exhale. Because your body AND your brain deserve to rest.Join us for what will be a healing and inspiring show. CREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Dr. Chantell Frazier, founder & CEO of Anansi Research, founder of the Healthy Scholars community, and creator of the Love Notes for Black Women in Academia 👸🏽Producer: Lisa Hurley, Author Space To Exhale and Founder, The Great ExhaleSHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Chantell on:LinkedInLinktreeLearn more:Healthy Scholars CommunityAnansi Research NewsletterStorytelling for Researchers WebinarCONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookLearn more:SpaceToExhaleBook.comLinktreeEngage!Share your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #TheSpaceToExhaleShowGET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of ⁠Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⁠⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by⁠ Wiley⁠, Space To Exhale is available on⁠ Amazon⁠,⁠ Barnes & Noble⁠,⁠ Goodreads⁠, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner⁠ Porchlight Books⁠.

Join Lisa and Herisa Stanislaus, MPH (aka Herisa The Traveler and Herisa The Traveling Poet) for Visas, Verses, and Vulnerability: Healing Through Words. In this episode the two Caribbean-American creatives discuss what it means to journey inward and outward as Black women finding healing in unfamiliar places.In a world that demands our resilience but rarely offers us refuge, Herisa reminds us that we can create sanctuary in our stanzas, liberation in our luggage, and softness in our steps. Because for those of us who’ve had to cross oceans just to breathe, poetry can be a passport to peace. 🙏🏾In this episode, you will learn:💚 How travel and poetry can become tools of healing, resistance, and return💚 What it means to reclaim the visa narrative as a third-culture woman of Caribbean heritage💚 The role of ritual and writing in nervous system regulation and creative grounding💚 Why vulnerability is revolutionary for Black women—and how to make space for it💚 What “home” means when you’re always in motion—but still rootedJoin us for what will be a healing and inspiring show. CREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Herisa Stanislaus, MPH, founder House Poetry with Herisa, and creator of the Breathe, Speak, Thrive workshop.👸🏽Producer: Lisa HurleySHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Herisa on:LinkedInFacebookYouTubeInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/herisathetraveler; www.linkedin.com/in/herisastanislaus; https://www.facebook.com/HerisaTheTravelerLearn more:www.herisathetraveler.comwww.herisastanislaus.comGET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of ⁠Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⁠⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by⁠ Wiley⁠, Space To Exhale is available on⁠ Amazon⁠,⁠ Barnes & Noble⁠,⁠ Goodreads⁠, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner⁠ Porchlight Books⁠.

What does it really mean for Black women to “have it all,” and who gets to decide? In this nourishing and truth-telling episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa Hurley is joined by powerhouse attorney, podcast host, wife, and mother of two, Liku Amadi, Esq., Founder of the Anasa Law Firm and host of the Black Women Can Have It All podcast.Together, they dismantle the limiting narratives around Black womanhood, success, and “balance,” and instead offer a liberatory reframe rooted in choice, community, and joy. Liku brings her signature brilliance, candor, and care to the mic, sharing what it looks like to define success on your terms—and live it out loud.In this episode, you’ll learn:✅  Why the phrase “having it all” can feel both empowering and oppressive—and how to make it yours✅  How Liku balances entrepreneurship, motherhood, and rest with grace, and without guilt or grind✅  The difference between society’s expectations and your soul’s calling✅  Why reframing “success” is crucial for Black women’s liberation and mental health✅ How focusing on life-work balance, in that order, can help you create space to exhale💚 Come exhale with Lisa and Liku as they redefine what “having it all” really means. CREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Liku Amadi, Founder of the Anasa Law Firm and Host of the Black Women Can Have It All Podcast👸🏽Producer: Lisa HurleySHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:Liku Amadi is an award-winning attorney and three-time-published academic author. She graduated magna cum laude from Thomas Jefferson School of Law and had the honor of serving as the first Black Editor-in-Chief on California’s first all-Black woman law review board.As a first-generation Tanzanian, Bay Area native, and mother of 2, Liku blends legal expertise with the practical, forward-thinking solutions that only come from managing family and work life.Her goal is to help you build a proactive legal foundation that supports your vision and growth so you can lead with peace of mind and security instead of worrying about whether your business is protected. It is.🔗 Connect with Liku on:LinkedInTikTokYouTubeInstagramLinkTreeLearn more:Black Women Can Have It All websiteListen to Black Women Can Have It All on AppleListen to Black Women Can Have It All on SpotifySTAY IN TOUCH:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInInstagram TikTokLearn more: SpaceToExhaleBook.comLinktreeEngage!Share your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #TheSpaceToExhaleShowGET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of ⁠Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⁠⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by⁠ Wiley⁠, Space To Exhale is available on⁠ Amazon⁠,⁠ Barnes & Noble⁠,⁠ Goodreads⁠, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner⁠ Porchlight Books⁠.

What does it mean to write while Black? To put your truth on the page in a world that so often tries to silence or sanitize it? In this deeply personal and insightful episode, Lisa sits down with her brilliant big sister, Sharon Hurley Hall: author, anti-racism activist, and a fierce advocate for equity everywhere—including in the publishing industry. Together, they explore the joys and challenges of writing as Black women, the publishing paths they've each chosen (Sharon is a self-published author; Lisa went the traditional publishing route), and the power of using their words as tools of both resistance and restoration.This is more than a sibling conversation—it’s a masterclass in writing with purpose, publishing with intention, and building legacy on their own terms.In this episode, you’ll learn:✅ The pros and cons of self-publishing vs. traditional publishing—straight from two sisters who’ve done both✅ How to navigate racism, gatekeeping, and erasure in the publishing industry✅ Why writing as a Black woman is both a radical act and a sacred responsibility✅ The emotional labor of telling the truth, and how to care for yourself in the process✅ How Sharon and Lisa each define success: not by sales alone, but by impact, agency, and integrityCREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Sharon Hurley Hall, author of I’m Tired of Racism👸🏽Podcast Producer: Lisa Hurley, author of Space To Exhale and Founder of The Great Exhale SHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:Sharon Hurley Hall (she/her) is an author, educator and anti-racism activist. A former journalist and writer, Sharon is also the author of I'm Tired of Racism: True Stories of Existing While Black and Exploring Shadeism. In addition, Sharon is the Founder of Sharon’s Anti-Racism Newsletter (where she's on a mission to fight racism one article at a time) and the SHHARE anti-racism membership community. In what passes for her spare time, Sharon provides mentoring for introverted Black women and creates courses to help people share their important stories. 🔗 Connect with Sharon on:LinkedInYouTubeFederate SocialInstagramLearn more:https://sharonhh.comhttps://www.antiracismnewsletter.com/https://books2read.com/tiredofracism#STAY IN TOUCH:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInInstagram TikTokLearn more: SpaceToExhaleBook.comLinktreeEngage!Share your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #TheSpaceToExhaleShowGET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of ⁠Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⁠⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by⁠ Wiley⁠, Space To Exhale is available on⁠ Amazon⁠,⁠ Barnes & Noble⁠,⁠ Goodreads⁠, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner⁠ Porchlight Books⁠.

Join Lisa and her fabulous soul-tribe of sisters for a very special episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast! This show is a celebration of Lisa’s first-ever pub day of her first-ever book, Space To Exhale!! 😁🎉📚The show is moderated by Alexis Mobley, PCC 💚 (@imattercoaching), and features these special guests: 💚 Liku T. Amadi, Esq. (likutmadoshi)💚 LaTonya Davis (@iamlatonyadavis2025)💚 Sharon Hurley Hall (@shurleyhall)💚 Elona Washington, MSM (@elonawashington)Each of these phenomenal Black women played a sacred role in helping Lisa get Space To Exhale to the finish line. This episode is about giving flowers, expressing gratitude, sharing space, and exhaling together.Join the sistahood and bask in the good energy and high vibes of the extra-special episode.CREDITS:👸🏽Guests: 💚 Liku T. Amadi, Esq.💚 LaTonya Davis 💚 Sharon Hurley Hall 💚 Alexis Mobley💚 Elona Washington, MSM 👸🏽Producer: Latrice Torres, CEO of LeaderKeysConsultingSTAY IN TOUCH:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInInstagram TikTokLearn more: SpaceToExhaleBook.comLinktreeEngage!Share your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #TheSpaceToExhaleShowGET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of ⁠Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⁠⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by⁠ Wiley⁠, Space To Exhale is available on⁠ Amazon⁠,⁠ Barnes & Noble⁠,⁠ Goodreads⁠, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner⁠ Porchlight Books⁠.

This episode brings together family, fire, and fierce truth-telling. Lisa is joined by none other than her brilliant big sister—author, activist, and anti-racism educator Sharon Hurley Hall—whose powerful book I’m Tired of Racism has become a rallying cry for equity and justice in workplaces around the world.Together, the sisters exhale and unpack what it really means to navigate the working world while Black: the daily microaggressions, the systemic exclusion, the masks Black people are often forced to wear, and, most importantly, the ways Global Majority people can reclaim our power, protect our peace, and transcend all the weapons that form against us.This isn’t just a conversation. It’s a reclamation. It is soft sisterhood and righteous rage. It is healing, humor, and a deep dive into the lived realities of Black women in professional spaces—brought to you by two sisters who have walked parallel paths in different corners of the diaspora.In this soulful, searing show, you will learn:🖤The emotional, spiritual, and professional toll of working while Black—and how to name it, navigate it, and survive it🖤How Sharon transformed her pain into purpose through writing and anti-racism work🖤The importance of unlearning the internalized rules of white supremacy culture in the workplace🖤What it means to rest, recharge, and resist as Black women professionals🖤How sisterhood, spirituality, and ancestral wisdom keep us rooted and risingWhether you’ve ever been the only one in the room, had to shrink yourself to survive, or are simply tired of racism in all its forms, this conversation will leave you feeling seen, soothed, and so ready to exhale.CREDITS:👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, author of Space To Exhale and Founder of The Great Exhale👸🏽Guest: Sharon Hurley Hall, author of I’m Tired of Racism👸🏽Podcast Producer: Latrice Torres, CEO of LeaderKeysConsulting⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Write a review!  😊🙏🏾SHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with Sharon on:LinkedInYouTubeFederate SocialInstagramLearn more:https://sharonhh.comhttps://www.antiracismnewsletter.com/https://books2read.com/tiredofracism#!CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa on⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠Learn more:⁠SpaceToExhaleBook.com⁠⁠Linktree⁠GET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of ⁠Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⁠⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Already read it? Leave a review on ⁠Amazon⁠, ⁠Barnes & Noble⁠, or ⁠Goodreads⁠. (Or all three! 😊) ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:Say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist and founder of The Great Exhale, provides you with an inspiring and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft, fulfilling life.Part memoir, part manifesto, part meditation manual, Space To Exhale is a self-help book that empowers you to put your mask on first, remove your superhero cape, and create lasting life-work balance.Lisa draws on her experience as a Reiki Master, community builder, and burnout survivor, sharing anecdotes about her trials and triumphs―as well as the tools that have helped her transform. Through healing modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework, Lisa guides you on a life-changing journey to help you:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Published by ⁠Wiley⁠, Space To Exhale is available on ⁠Amazon⁠, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, ⁠Bookshop⁠, ⁠Books - A - Million⁠, and wherever books are sold. 

Both embracing your silence and using your voice can be sources of power, but how do you know how to tell? In this soul-stirring episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa sits down with the brilliant Elaine Lin Hering—facilitator, keynote speaker, and author of the must-read book Unlearning Silence. Together, they explore the delicate dance between the silence imposed on us, and the silence we intentionally claim.They speak honestly about both the cost and the value of staying quiet, how to know when our silence is harming us, and the courage it takes to unlearn that silence and reclaim our voices—especially as women of color navigating systems that often reward our invisibility. Elaine shares how she’s rewriting her relationship with voice, agency, self-love, and boundaries—and invites us to do the same.This is not just a conversation. It is also a mirror and a meditation. Tune in and exhale as the two kindred spirits discuss:💚 The difference between imposed silence and chosen stillness—and why that matters.💚 How to recognize when your silence is self-protective vs. self-erasing.💚 Practices for tuning into the “quiet within” even when the world is loud.💚 What it means to reclaim your voice without betraying your peace.💚 Why unlearning silence is an act of liberation.Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someoneGet a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, author of Space To Exhale and Founder of The Great Exhale👸🏽Guest: Elaine Lin Hering, author of Unlearning Silence (Penguin, 2024)👸🏽Producer: Latrice Torres, CEO of LeaderKeysConsulting⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Write a review!  😊🙏🏾SHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:Connect with Elaine on: LinkedInInstagramLearn more: https://elainelinhering.com/CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa on⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠Learn more:⁠SpaceToExhaleBook.com⁠⁠Linktree⁠GET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of ⁠Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⁠⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Already read it? Leave a review on ⁠Amazon⁠, ⁠Barnes & Noble⁠, or ⁠Goodreads⁠. (Or all three! 😊) Need several copies for your book club, retreat, event, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner ⁠⁠Porchlight Books⁠⁠.ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:Say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist and founder of The Great Exhale, provides you with an inspiring and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft, fulfilling life.Part memoir, part manifesto, part meditation manual, Space To Exhale is a self-help book that empowers you to put your mask on first, remove your superhero cape, and create lasting life-work balance.Lisa draws on her experience as a Reiki Master, community builder, and burnout survivor, sharing anecdotes about her trials and triumphs―as well as the tools that have helped her transform. Through healing modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework, Lisa guides you on a life-changing journey to help you:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Filled with soft-life strategies and written with Lisa’s warmth, wit, and well-earned wisdom, Space To Exhale invites you to curate a life filled with joy, peace, and glimmers of delight.Published by ⁠Wiley⁠, Space To Exhale is available on ⁠Amazon⁠, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, ⁠Bookshop⁠, ⁠Books - A - Million⁠, and wherever books are sold. 

What if softness isn’t something you do, but something you think? In this tender and thought-provoking episode, Lisa is joined by the luminous LaTonya Davis—Founder of the LaTonya Davis Network and of 4C in the C Suite—to explore the radical truth that soft living begins not with scented candles or spa days (although those matter), but with how we think, speak, and relate to ourselves.Together, LaTonya and Lisa unpack the mental unlearning required to shift from survival to serenity, and how embracing gentle thoughts can be a gateway to liberation—especially for Black women who’ve been conditioned to prioritize everyone but themselves.This is not your average self-care conversation. This is a decolonized reimagining of what it means to think softly—and of why having a gentle mindset might be the most revolutionary act of all.Whether you’re new to soft living or you’ve been reclaiming your ease one deep breath at a time, this episode is your permission slip to slow down, dig deep, and tune in to YOU.Join the two sista-friends to discover:Why LaTonya says “softness is not performance, it’s presence”—and what that looks like in daily lifeHow our internal narratives are shaped by grind culture, patriarchy, and whiteness—and how to rewire them with intentionPractical mindset shifts for choosing ease, even when life is loudWhat to do when guilt creeps in during your rest journey (hint: it’s not “push through”)How to extend grace to yourself, especially on the days when rest feels impossible🧘🏾‍♀️ This episode is an exhale. A balm. A gentle nudge back to yourself. Tap in, and let’s think gently together.Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someoneGet a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, author of Space To Exhale and Founder of The Great Exhale👸🏽Guest: LaTonya Davis, PCC, CEO of L. Davis Consulting, and creator of the Queens & Crowns Network👸🏽Producer: Latrice Torres, CEO of LeaderKeysConsulting⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Write a review!  😊😊🙏🏾SHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:🔗 Connect with LaTonya on:⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠Instagram⁠Partner With LaTonyaCONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa on⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠Learn more:⁠SpaceToExhaleBook.com⁠⁠Linktree⁠GET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of ⁠Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⁠⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by⁠ Wiley⁠, Space To Exhale is available on⁠ Amazon⁠,⁠ Barnes & Noble⁠,⁠ Goodreads⁠, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner⁠ Porchlight Books⁠.

Ready to revolutionize your career? You’re in the right place. It’s pretty much impossible to curate a life that truly works for you without also curating your career. Join Lisa and Latrice Torres, Founder and CEO of LeaderKeys Consulting, as they share strategies, signs, and secrets to success, and talk about how to create space to exhale in your professional life. If you’re at a crossroads in your career, you don’t want to miss this episode!Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someoneGet a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, author of ⁠Space To Exhale⁠ and Founder of The Great Exhale👸🏽Guest: Latrice Torres, CEO of LeaderKeysConsulting👸🏽Producer: Latrice Torres, CEO of LeaderKeysConsulting(Cause that’s how Black women do! 💅🏾)CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:Discover LeaderKeys ConsultingFollow LeaderKeys on Facebook Follow LeaderKeys on InstagramSubscribe to LeaderKeys on YouTubeCONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa on⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠Learn more:⁠SpaceToExhaleBook.com⁠⁠Linktree⁠GET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of ⁠Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⁠⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by⁠ Wiley⁠, Space To Exhale is available on⁠ Amazon⁠,⁠ Barnes & Noble⁠,⁠ Goodreads⁠, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner⁠ Porchlight Books⁠.

Get ready for a spirited conversation that's the best mix of spicy and serene. Lisa is joined by her very first guest, Alexis Mobley, PCC, CEO of I, Matter Coaching & Consulting. Like Lisa, Alexis is known for her energy of refined ratchetry, so you're in for a treat. Edges will be snatched, gems will be dropped, and tea will be spilled.The two friends talk about all things boundaries: what they are, why we need them, and how to enforce them. They also discuss why having strong boundaries is a form of self love—especially for Black Women.If you're ready to learn how boundaries can help you feel happier and curate a soft life, this is the episode for you!  Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someoneGet a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, author of Space To Exhale and Founder of The Great Exhale👸🏽Guest: Alexis Mobley, PCC, CEO of I, Matter! Coaching & Consulting👸🏽Producer: Latrice Torres, CEO of LeaderKeys ConsultingRESOURCES:Circle of Concern and Circle of Influence | Be Proactive | The 7 Habits | Stephen CoveyThe Power of No: How Boundaries Help Us Live More Empowered LivesThe Psychology of Black WomanhoodThe Power of NowThe Power of Awareness⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Write a review!  😊😊🙏🏾CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST🔗  Connect with Alexis onLinkedInInstagramThe Monthly Brew NewsletterCONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa on⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠Learn more:⁠SpaceToExhaleBook.com⁠⁠Linktree⁠Engage!Share your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #TheSpaceToExhaleShowGET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of ⁠Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⁠⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by⁠ Wiley⁠, Space To Exhale is available on⁠ Amazon⁠,⁠ Barnes & Noble⁠,⁠ Goodreads⁠, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner⁠ Porchlight Books⁠.

In the début episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa shares the “why” behind the show—and the book after which it is named. She reveals her battle with burnout, her desire for better, and shares the event that finally made her start fully embracing soft living. After grounding everyone with a collective breath, she shares a poignant and compelling excerpt from the book that not only outlines who Space to Exhale is for, but also explains why we’re all so desperately in need of rest.Remember to: Listen, follow and rate on SpotifyListen, follow, rate, and review on AppleListen, follow, and rate on AudibleWatch, subscribe, and comment on YouTubeShare your favorite episode with someoneGet a copy of Space To ExhaleSign up for The Gentle Breath newsletterCREDITS:👸🏽 Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, author of Space To Exhale and Founder of The Great Exhale👸🏽Producer: Latrice Torres, CEO LeaderKeys Unlocked⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved the episode? Write a review!  😊😊🙏🏾CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:🔗  Connect with Lisa onLinkedInTikTokInstagram FacebookLearn more:SpaceToExhaleBook.comLinktreeEngage!Share your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #TheSpaceToExhaleShowGET SPACE TO EXHALE:📚Get your copy of ⁠Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life⁠⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Already read it? Leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads. (Or all three! 😊)ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:It is time to exhale: to say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. In Space To Exhale, Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist, founder of The Great Exhale, and leader in the rest movement for Black women, provides you with an uplifting and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft life.As a soft Black woman, and an advocate of rest for Black women, Lisa supports readers via modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework. This inspiring self-help book guides you on a life-changing journey to:Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.Ready to exhale? Get your copy today. Published by⁠ Wiley⁠, Space To Exhale is available on⁠ Amazon⁠,⁠ Barnes & Noble⁠,⁠ Goodreads⁠, and wherever books are sold. Need several copies for your book club, event, retreat, or ERG? Visit our bulk orders partner⁠ Porchlight Books⁠.