The Hello Joy Podcast

03/06/2021

Happy Saturday! How you feeling?

I hope these play rituals get you out of your head and into your body.

What’s your favorite way of tapping into your playfulness?

02/26/2021

I tried to get Juliet to loosen up and get a little silly with me but she wasn’t feeling it😒

In other news, here is the playlist for this months episode. I hope these silly and experimental jams get you “off the wall and on the dance floor” cause the Kool and the Gang feature was mentioned to get you to GROOVE!

The playlist is up above in my bio!
Shoutout to these brilliant BIPOC artists that make me smile and remind me not to take myself too seriously.

Happy Friday🤸🏾‍♂️☁️

02/08/2021

There is always more room for play🤸🏾‍♂️⭐️
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This month we are talking all about silliness and experimentation and how to love up on our childlike wonder and take ourselves less seriously!

Happy Black History/Black Futures Month✊🏾✨

New episode now available on wherever you stream your podcasts☁️🦋

Link in bio☁️

01/29/2021

Fortitude Playlist//

Y’all, I’ve been listening to a lot of jams recently to move through the gremlin feelings that come with growing pains. This whole “courage in pain or adversity” thing keeps finding new edges and music has been helping me to soften through it all.

So I’m sharing my best of the best fortitude jams.

Here’s the line up//

1.Soulbird Rise by India.Arie

2.The Queendom by Beautiful Chorus

3. Everything is gonna be alright by Infinity Song

4. Rise by SAULT

5. Fearless by SAULT

If you need a pick me up, these artists never cease to bring me back to my body and reminder me that I can indeed move through uncertainty and damn some of them make me feel like I can do it in style or like I’m doing it while floating in space.

Either way, I hope you vibe

Link in bio☁️

01/25/2021

Hey fam,

Have y’all been journaling lately?
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One of my dope friends just sent a prompt that had me running for my journal this afternoon.
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A little while ago, I compiled this list of journaling prompts that flow along with the season in case you wish to document your own journey or engage in a different way.
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if you’re looking for a place to begin your journal journey or get back to it, consider this your sign💖
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I know traditional journaling isn’t for everyone so feel free to take what works for you and leave the rest. Sometimes art journaling, list making, or collaging feels better than scribbling it out.
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Whatever path you choose, I hope these little prompts help you as you start your week and as we move through this season of making room.

01/11/2021

Hello Lovelies! Happy Monday🧚🏾‍♀️

Making Room with Fortitude is up and out on wherever you listen to your podcasts⭐️!!

Comment below one way your plan fortify yourself this week✨🌱

I’ll go first🙋🏾‍♀️. I’m going to prioritize rest this week and try to get to bed by 11 cause vampire living doesn’t look too good on me.

I hope you’re doing well and staying safe out there!

12/22/2020

Season 3 trailer is out on Anchor, Spotify and Apple podcasts!

Tune in for a layout of the season and story of how the theme came to my noggin🖤

New episode every month.
Drops on the second Monday of the month.

Stay well and safe✨🦄

12/17/2020

A saucy hello from baby Eliana,

Hello Joy is coming back in full swing. I took a break because (well you know 2020 has been a doozy) and as much as I love creating, I needed to heal, grieve and cry a lot and be messy and do all that in the privacy of my home with my stuffed bunny ginger and my insane amount of pillows.

Though I’m still in the thick of that process, I feel ready to share what I’m learning again. So, I’m back with some new insights and hopefully fun ways to find joy in this time of transformation. I’m not a psychologist but I’m a massive believer in the power of testimony. That’s exactly what Hello Joy is, lil’ ole me investigating what makes life difficult but what also makes it worth it. It’s also me trying to build a no pressure creative zone where I can experiment and tell stories for the heck of it. (Parallel practice baby!)

To my new followers helllloooo! Welcome🦄! My name is Eliana and my pronouns are she/her/hers. I am black blackity black black and proud and if I could eat one food for the rest of my life, I’d probably eat Welch’s fruit snacks. I hope my awkward yet bubbly, and sometimes downright shady demeanor can help bring you some joy on your journey.

New episode doesn’t drop until mid January sooooooo...tune into my old episodes on Anchor, Spotify and Apple podcasts.

Stay safe and imagine me giving you a big love hug right now cause I am. I hope your holding up okay today. Drink water and moisturize your hands🦄

K. Byeeee

06/03/2020

My black beauts🌞

IF YOU CAN,
TAKE A WALK.
FOR YOURSELF
REVEL IN YOUR BRILLIANCE
YOUR RESISTANCE
YOUR BEAUTY.

Girl Trek is offering resources that will uplift your spirit and preserve your soul. I have been spotty in attendance but these resources have proven so helpful. And it’s only day three. Live walk and talk for 30 minutes everyday focusing on a different foremother and her tenets for justice and resistance.

06/02/2020

05/27/2020

Every time I see someone repost a gruesome, violent video of black life being vanquished, I think hmmm...should this be the only response? No, I don’t think so. I understand the importance of having a record of rallying to bring justice. But simply reposting doesn’t account for ALL the work that must be done. Reposting violent content is not the only way to show outrage. More often then not, it traumatizes others. Replays the murder in my mind (a countless others) again and again and again. It incentivizes trauma, activates PTSD, panic, depression, and all the like. Ask yourself:
Do I repost black greatness, beauty, love, excellence as much as I repost black trauma?

Do I check in with my black friends when I see this on the news or my social media? Or do I just repost and say justice for (insert innocent black soul here)? THIS is the root of your work white people.

The work isn’t all in the reflective and retrospective lens. It is in what you do now. How you check in now. How you give space now.

So, whatcha doing?