The Be Well Beautiful People Podcast

Love, Play & Community with Amanda Sweet, Founder of The Revamp

Be Well Beautiful People podcast, the show that inspires you to live your best joy filled life by centering healing and liberation above all. This episode features Amanda Sweet, The Creative Fairy Godmother, who is a global speaker, community leader, and event activist dedicated to helping people make friends, get fly, and save the world through community. She is also the founder of The ReVamp, a sustainable fashion initiative that transforms clothing swaps into joyful, community driven events supporting shelters across Detroit, with more than 51,000 lbs of clothing shared to date. Amanda also supports entrepreneurs and creatives through her work at Bamboo Royal Oak and hosts The Let’s Glow Show, spotlighting creative leaders and their stories. The conversation explores how self love transforms not only ourselves, but our creativity and our relationships. Major episode themes include embracing change, trusting your inner guidance, and living authentically to unlock joy, purpose, and impact. In this episode we explore: * How courage, devotion, and deliberate action brought Amanda's vision to life * Impermanence as a path to living with ease * Taking action through fear while trusting and relishing in the process * How love, play, and community nourish your creative pursuits * Stepping fully into your authentic identity * And so much more! Resources: How to Be Alone Poem [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7X7sZzSXYs] by Andrea Dorfman [https://www.youtube.com/@andyradorfman] Connect with Amanda Sweet: Website: amandasweetlive.com [https://www.amandasweetlive.com/] | therevamp.org [https://therevamp.org/] Facebook: Amanda Sweet [https://www.facebook.com/AmandaSweetlive/] Linkedin: Amanda Sweet [https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-sweet-930327a5/]Instagram: amandasweetlive | [https://www.instagram.com/amandasweetlive/?hl=en#]revampswapfest [https://www.instagram.com/revampswapfest/?hl=en#] For more resources, visit ⁠⁠⁠www.bewellbeautifulpeople.org⁠⁠⁠ or to schedule a free consultation, reach us through . You can also subscribe to our mailing list to receive weekly inspirational content, exclusive offerings, and updates to be the first to know. To support us and the work we do, please follow us on social media at @bewellbeautifulpeople on all platforms or via here. You can also donate through to support our healing & liberation programming at Be Well Beautiful People.

When Pain Speaks Healing Listens with Kevin McNeil, Founder of The Twe12ve Project Inc

Be Well Beautiful People podcast, the show that inspires you to live your best joy filled life by centering healing and liberation above all.This episode features Kevin McNeil, speaker, author, survivor, and founder of The Twe12ve Project, Inc. [https://www.thetwelveproject.org/], who spent 20 years in law enforcement, including 12 in the Special Victims Unit. Kevin reflects on how witnessing trauma in others helped him confront his own. The conversation centers on healing after abuse, the emotional cost of silence, and the power of expression, especially for men. He speaks to the courage it takes to stop running, the need for emotionally honest spaces, and how surrender and storytelling saved his life and others. In this episode, they talked about: * Reflections on his 20-year law enforcement career and what led him to work with survivors of trauma and abuse * Speaking the truth about your pain, even when shame or fear says otherwise * The importance of embracing emotional honesty, vulnerability, and the sacred work of healing * The meaning behind The Twe12ve Project and his advice for others still avoiding their healing process Connect with Kevin McNeil: Website: ⁠www.thetwelveproject.org [https://activepeaceyoga.com/] | www.kevindmcneil.com [www.kevindmcneil.com] Facebook: ⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/oreggieglobal/]The Twelve Project   [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086182088426] Linkedin: ⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/reggieglobal/]Kevin McNeil [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinmcneilvictimadvocate/] Instagram: ⁠@kevin_mcneil_ [https://www.instagram.com/kevin_mcneil_/?hl=en] Kevin McNeil Books: * Caring For A Change: Why Talking About Abuse Is Not Enough [https://www.amazon.com/Caring-Change-Talking-About-Enough-ebook/dp/B0F89G52HG] * Sitting with Our Trauma: Discovering God in Our Pain (The Traumatic God) [https://www.amazon.com/Sitting-Our-Trauma-Discovering-Traumatic/dp/B0F7Y8DJ57/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0] * Forgiving Trauma: How to Fix Our Mad World  [https://www.amazon.com/Forgiving-Trauma-How-Fix-World/dp/B0FPJ81TTJ/ref=sr_1_2?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.e4ntrQDL6EHFZUoI3JO0UzoSHKr6yL5hRwjxymw2y_CS-kWBNuuUsVd8lTGviI0tc8wZNCcsFo7KoMMIrdosPgC-2ris6iNRL54oZf2GJlbxQ69JGU2pEprwjlfzX8Wd2SlXON7-A7Q-9TBF2La3SvQ5JohbEJjQezfplqsBPbKWZ4BI-o9GkNTj2QsnlK2XiRHW8eyO-iJ0MhWCht94QIxeRllg9q_6UhmS2yu0YVs.7ljRY-8iTovhIq8Ehsy_y9_0MbE6wnnLo-FmiZfmjTc&dib_tag=se&qid=1764869864&refinements=p_27%3AKevin+McNeil&s=books&sr=1-2] For more resources, visit ⁠⁠⁠www.bewellbeautifulpeople.org⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.bewellbeautifulpeople.org/] or to schedule a free consultation, reach us through ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://bit.ly/bwbpconsultation]. You can also subscribe to our mailing list ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://bewellbeautifulpeople.org/contactus#subscribemailinglist] to receive weekly inspirational content, exclusive offerings, and updates to be the first to know. To support us and the work we do, please follow us on social media at @bewellbeautifulpeople on all platforms or via here [http://www.demarrawest.com]. You can also donate through ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://bewellbeautifulpeople.org/partner#donate] to support our healing & liberation programming at Be Well Beautiful People.

Co-Regulation as a Pathway to Collective Healing and Liberation with Dr. Mays Imad

In this episode, Demarra West speaks with Dr. Mays Imad, neuroscientist, educator, and founder of the Trauma-Informed Growth Institute. They discuss how the nervous system responds to adversity, heals through connection, and why co-regulation is key to collective healing and liberation. Together, they explore sanctuary as a way of being, the role of relationships in repair, and how healing begins when we return to the heart. What you'll hear in this episode: * The science of how the nervous system regulates and heals through connection * Co-regulation as a collective practice for healing and liberation * The intersection of biology, justice, and systemic repair * Sanctuary as a way of being and a foundation for transformation * How relationships and reflection restore balance to the nervous system * Why returning to the heart is the starting point for true liberation

Tragedy Turned to Abundant Purpose with Reggie Hubbard

Be Well Beautiful People podcast, the show that inspires you to live your best joy filled life by centering healing and liberation above all. In this episode, Demarra West is joined by Reggie Hubbard [https://www.linkedin.com/in/reggieglobal/], a stroke survivor, an internationally recognized yoga and meditation teacher, political strategist, and founder of Active Peace Yoga LLC [https://activepeaceyoga.com/]. This conversation sheds light on what happens when life breaks you open and you choose to rise through healing practice. After surviving a stroke, Reggie turned to yoga, meditation, and sound healing not just to recover, but to fully surrender to all life had to offer him. At the heart of this episode is the truth that Reggie shares how unprocessed grief almost cost him everything, how practice carried him through the darkest moments, and how that healing became a pathway to abundant flow, In this episode, you’ll hear about: * How Reggie’s stroke became a sacred disruption that awakened him deeper into his purpose * Why surrender makes full space for transformation * The importance of honoring the grief journey * How personal healing fuels meaningful advocacy and community impact * What it means to lead from a place of wholeness and truth Connect with Reggie Hubbard: Website: www.activepeaceyoga.com [https://activepeaceyoga.com/] Facebook: Reggie Hubbard [https://www.facebook.com/oreggieglobal/] Linkedin: Reginald Hubbard [https://www.linkedin.com/in/reggieglobal/] Instagram: @oreggieglobal [https://www.instagram.com/oreggieglobal/?hl=en] | @activepeaceyoga [https://www.instagram.com/activepeaceyoga/?hl=en] For more resources, visit ⁠⁠www.bewellbeautifulpeople.org⁠⁠ [http://www.bewellbeautifulpeople.org/] or to schedule a free consultation, reach us through ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ [https://bit.ly/bwbpconsultation]. You can also subscribe to our mailing list ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ [https://bewellbeautifulpeople.org/contactus#subscribemailinglist] to receive weekly inspirational content, exclusive offerings, and updates to be the first to know. To support us and the work that we do, please follow us on social media at @bewellbeautifulpeople on all platforms or through ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ [http://www.demarrawest.com]. You can also donate through ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ [https://bewellbeautifulpeople.org/partner#donate] to support our healing & liberation programming at Be Well Beautiful People.

Reimagining Justice Through the Lens of Survivors with Carol Adams

Be Well Beautiful People podcast, the show that inspires you to live your best joy filled life by centering healing and liberation above all.  In this powerful super extended episode, Demarra West is joined by Carol Adams, a survivor, retired officer, and advocate who has spent decades transforming the system from the inside out. Carol shares her deeply personal story of loss and resilience, and how her lived experience has shaped everything she does to fight for survivors. Throughout this raw and honest conversation, she reminds us that real change begins with us. In this episode they talk about: * Carol’s path from personal loss to public service * How her trauma shaped the way she approaches justice * Why real healing takes more than leaving an unsafe home * The role generational trauma plays in Black and brown communities * Advice for survivors who want to speak up and move toward healing Connect with Carol Adams: Website: thecaroladamsfoundation.org [http://www.thecaroladamsfoundation.org/] Linkedin: Carol Adams [https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-d-adams-2b7485116/] For more resources, visit ⁠www.bewellbeautifulpeople.org⁠ [http://www.bewellbeautifulpeople.org/] or to schedule a free consultation, reach us through ⁠here⁠ [https://bit.ly/bwbpconsultation]. You can also subscribe to our mailing list ⁠here⁠ [https://bewellbeautifulpeople.org/contactus#subscribemailinglist] to receive weekly inspirational content, exclusive offerings, and updates to be the first to know. To support us and the work that we do, please follow us on social media at @bewellbeautifulpeople on all platforms or through ⁠here⁠ [http://www.demarrawest.com]. You can also donate through ⁠here⁠ [https://bewellbeautifulpeople.org/partner#donate] to support our healing & liberation programming at Be Well Beautiful People.