Progression

Key reflections and learnings of 2019

Brief episode of my key reflections and takeaways of 2019 and essentially the decade--the importance of letting go of old behaviors and patterns that no longer serve me; continuing to practice the pause; and prioritize peace, serenity and my spirituality above anything. Thanks for listening and for all the support since the launch of this show this year! Happy New Year!

Baby Rose on authenticity, self-love, and spiritual surrender

Breakout R&B singer, songwriter and producer Baby Rose @babyrosemusic is today's guest. Big thanks to Rose for the heartfelt and vulnerable conversation. She shares powerful reminders around the importance of surrendering, creating from authenticity and purity, her foundations in faith and spirituality, the moment she embraced her voice, both spoken and sung, the love she has for her mother and more. She also reflects on her debut album To Myself and the healing lessons and reminders she’s received since the difficult breakup that was the catalyst for the album. Baby Rose’s portrait photo is taken by Nicole Hernandez which also happens to be the cover of her new holiday EP called To: You. Happy holidays

Reconnecting with The Hood Healer on 2019 so far and becoming and unbecoming in life

Imani aka The Hood Healer is a psychic clairvoyant from Los Angeles who is bicoastal and currently based in New York. As previously mentioned, Imani has been a significant part of my spiritual growth and creative pursuits in the last year, so I was grateful to have her as my guest on Episode 2 of Progression back in February. You can catch up on that episode here. We’re now officially in Virgo season, and there’s no better way to welcome the season on the show with none other than the Virgo queen herself, Imani. We reflect on how 2019 has been so far, more gems around embracing your personal power, and the concepts of becoming and unbecoming in life. We revisit her thoughts on the Age of Aquarius and everything in between, from her continuous community healing work surrounding topics of womb healing and wellness and more. Follow Imani at @thehoodhealer. Audio recording and editing by Jasmine Chen

SALES on friendship, knowing your worth, and growing as an independent band

On today’s episode, I sit down with one of my favorite bands: Orlando-based band SALES @sales, comprising of Lauren Morgan and Jordan Shih. We talk about how they’ve navigated the music industry as an independent band since 2012 through shared trust, friendship and open communication to work through growing pains and celebrate wins as a duo. We talk about the origin of their band name, how hip hop has influenced their business approach and creative process, how it’s important to know your worth and not to compare yourself to others, working through different relationships and more. In celebration of the one year anniversary of their latest project forever & ever this week, we also dive into how some of my favorite songs from the album came together. I first met SALES when I interviewed them for an emerging artist research project around 2014-2015 back during my SoundCloud days. I fell in love with their music immediately--their music feels open yet cozy and intimate and evokes a lot of different emotions. Once I reached out to connect, we hit it off immediately, so it was an honor to have them as guests on the show to hear about their progression from first meeting in Latin class in high school to continuously creating and building their SALES UNIVERSE to being one of, if not the only independent band, to have played Coachella this year. Learn more at wearenotsales.com Photo by Malcolm Martin Additional audio editing by Jasmine Chen

Reflections on patience, pause, and asking for what you need

Happy Gemini Season! Episode 8 is fitting - 8 is a special number for me, one of them being because it’s my life path number and my birthday is coming up in a few days so thought I’d take the time to share some reflections on what the last year has taught me, what lessons have been recurring for me: - Patience - Accepting that I’m in my own lane and that there’s no traffic in my lane--s/o to The Hood Healer, Imani, on that key phrase and reminder! - The importance of pause and rest - Easy does it - be easy on yourself - Ask for what you need - be impeccable with my words, a lesson in boundaries too More episodes to come. Thanks for being on this journey with me. Much love, Jane