LIGHTen Up

LIGHTen Up


Latest Episodes

Just walk away with the Joy
August 26, 2020

I am a big fan of writing it out. If you feel sad if you feel happy if you feel stuck if you feel motivated, write it out. Journaling is something I try to do often and I have found it has helped me understand parts f myself that was hidden within me; voi

Home Coming
August 16, 2020

This podcast started as a tool to help me hold myself accountable when it came to sharing my authentic and genuine opinions and creative expressions.  As I embrace my artistic process it continues to reveal to my fears and concerns. In this particula

Pain, ancestral trauma and artistic expression
August 02, 2019

Ancestral trauma (predominately in communities with displaces black and brown bodies) is the cause of many troubling thoughts and action in our present life. These thoughts and actions can lead to serious mental and physical health issues preventing us fr

The humble road
July 26, 2019

Sometimes you just have one of those days , one of those moments when you gotta pick up the lesson and keep it pushing. In this episode I speak on break ups making ups and the importance of love. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/graciela-rod

Holding Space for Anger
June 05, 2019

Anger is not a feeling  I am not to comfortable feeling in my body. Recently I have been on a journey to hold space for that feeling , accept it and understand it as it makes its way through my atmosphere. What is your relationship with anger? IG: Gr

Expression through writing
May 07, 2019

Take this walk down memory lane with me as I share a piece of writing that helped me understand and process my feelings towards a particular individual in my life in a positive way. Writing has always been a comforting tool of self-expression for me as it

Code switching? Blackness and Hasan Minhaj
April 19, 2019

 A short ramble on an interview between Hasan Minhaj and Ebro Darden from Hot 97. The two discus U.S American politics from to different points of views. Blackness is not a singular experience and it is evident by the language these two use to commun