Beloved Shiftshapers, this series of Shaping The Shift Podcast, Death & The Girl, will carry us into the winter season with plenty to chew on until Spring!   This series is a five episode exploration of Death, not dying, not grief, but Death itself. We will explore how to experience Death as more than a stand alone event, but as a chasm in space and time that exists as its own season in our lives, over and over again.   The episodes are led by original written work from host, Thea...

Beloved Shiftshapers, this series of Shaping The Shift Podcast, Death & The Girl, will carry us into the winter season with plenty to chew on until Spring!   This series is a five episode exploration of Death, not dying, not grief, but Death itself. We will explore how to experience Death as more than a stand alone event, but as a chasm in space and time that exists as its own season in our lives, over and over again.   The episodes are led by original written work from host, Thea...

Beloved Shiftshapers, this series of Shaping The Shift Podcast, Death & The Girl, will carry us into the winter season with plenty to chew on until Spring!   This series is a five episode exploration of Death, not dying, not grief, but Death itself. We will explore how to experience Death as more than a stand alone event, but as a chasm in space and time that exists as its own season in our lives, over and over again.   The episodes are led by original written work from host, Thea...

Beloved Shiftshapers, this series of Shaping The Shift Podcast, Death & The Girl, will carry us into the winter season with plenty to chew on until Spring!   This series is a five episode exploration of Death, not dying, not grief, but Death itself. We will explore how to experience Death as more than a stand alone event, but as a chasm in space and time that exists as its own season in our lives, over and over again.   The episodes are led by original written work from host, Thea...

Beloved Shiftshapers, this series of Shaping The Shift Podcast, Death & The Girl, will carry us into the winter season with plenty to chew on until Spring!   This series is a five episode exploration of Death, not dying, not grief, but Death itself. We will explore how to experience Death as more than a stand alone event, but as a chasm in space and time that exists as its own season in our lives, over and over again.   The episodes are led by original written work from host, Thea...

This episode was assigned to me by Spirit a few nights after returning from Sharm and the first Hold Us Sacred Retreat. It is a tribute to MarleyAyo, and eulogy of sorts, that I believe Oya, compelled me to record and rewatch to aid me in my own grieving process, and to give me full permission and power to rebuild MarleyAyo from my deepest desires and knowing.  I also believe I was called to record this episode to liberate anyone struggling in their decolonized entrepreneurship journey. One...

The first thing you will fall in love with in this episode is the voice of Rene Marie. Our intuitive and exquisite sister from Trinidad brings sacred wisdom with clarity and compassion in this lovely conversation about the WILD and the ETERNAL.    Rene Marie graduated from Spelman College with a B.A. in Psychology and an MBA from Anglia Ruskin University in England, with a specialty in innovation and entrepreneurship. She describes herself as a mystic, a witch, rogue Catholic, and loving...

For this series Thea included her own poetry, excerpts from her upcoming work, TO BE BLACK, WILD & LOVED, for her STS family to enjoy and transition between conversations. We hope you enjoy every moment!

Thea Monyeé surrounds herself with priests and priestesses, and Jessica Schafer is one we are thrilled to introduce to you! This episode we explore The Wild Body and how we can sustain empowered relationship with it within seemingly restrictive and even oppressive spaces.   Jessica Schaffer, Nervous System Health Educator and mentor has been many iterations of practitioner in her professional life the past 26 plus years. From body worker, to Reiki practitioner and teacher, to spiritual...

For this series Thea included her own poetry, excerpts from her upcoming work, TO BE BLACK, WILD & LOVED, for her STS family to enjoy and transition between conversations. We hope you enjoy every moment!

Our Day Ones will remember that Akilah S. Richards is STS’s very first guest!    She is back and fully charged for a thick and rich conversation, WE ARE SOVEREIGN.   We are born sovereign beings, and systematically taught to surrender our agency and power the moment we are born. Akilah dedicates herself to the liberation of all bodies through the reclaiming and remembering of that sovereign power, and brings her brilliance to STS for this moment, and this conversation.   Akilah S....

For this series Thea included her own poetry, excerpts from her upcoming work, TO BE BLACK, WILD & LOVED, for her STS family to enjoy and transition between conversations. We hope you enjoy every moment!

Cuddle up with our host Thea Monyeé and grab your favorite winter drink as she sets the tone for your STS journey, BORN WILD, BORN FREE.   For this series Thea included her own poetry, excerpts from her upcoming work, TO BE BLACK, WILD & LOVED, for her STS family to enjoy and transition between conversations. We hope you enjoy every moment!   After you listen, be sure to check out our links to support this podcast (email list, join our Patreon, join our text community!) and our latest...

We are shaking things up a bit. We are moving in series, not seasons, feeling a deeper commitment to sitting with these conversations in a more intimate and embodied way…Thank you bell hooks for inspiring us. We want you to deeply enjoy this short and sweet intro to our Love Series with our host, Thea Monyeé. Our Ride and Thrives know we love to SHIFTSHAPE our relationships with concepts, ideas, words, and energies. This season we get intimate with LOVE. Consider this episode, SHAPING...

Are you ready to enjoy a delightfully full and flowy conversation between our Thea Monyeé and her seven part Aries/All part Goddess daughter Talani?   Talani is a multifaceted artist who could turn thrifting into an Olympic sport and loves exploring food and cooking, amongst so many other wonderful aspects of her being.    This conversation couldn’t be titled until it was experienced and is evidence that wisdom is not bound by age. PRO TIP: You will need a pen and paper, and you will also...

Welcome to episode three of our LOVE SERIES, where we are sitting in delicious communion with each other and LOVE. Our guest. Maimouna Sene can best be described as a traveling human being, painted with komplex colors, shaped by multiple lenses. We are so grateful she chose to bring these komplex colors and shapes and lenses to our STS audience.  Being multilingual, Maimouna and Thea engage in a layered conversation about the impact of language on love, love expression, love expectations,...

As we continue our LOVE SERIES, we welcome our very own Tamikka Claybrook to share her thoughts and beliefs around SOVEREIGNTY, FREEDOM, and LIMITLESS LOVE. Tamikka is a Thought Partner and Dream Strategist relentlessly focused on creating space for each individual to experience the joy, wellness, and freedom that comes with fully embracing their authentic self and life’s purpose. It is this expansive nature of her approach that creates a joyful and grounded space for clients to thrive. ...

Talk about close to home! This episode Thea and her husband of over seven years, Mark Winkler (we ADORE us some MARK!) allow us into their world and share the tenderness of evolving love within long term relationships… Whew… This one got us a bit misty! We can’t lie! Even the birds wanted in on this conversation! Love must evolve, change, and grow. What does that look like when you are in relational agreements to grow together…no matter what comes? Mark  Winkler is an author, family...

For our closing episode of our Love Series, we had to invite our beloved Ebony Janice Moore back to discuss that amazing and also terrible thing called LOVE (IYKYK!) How do we know if we are loving in the right timeline? Who’s time/pace/path are we following in our love journey? How have we sanitized love and not embraced the shadow wisdom love can provide? Join us as we explore these questions and more in our heart expanding 58th episode!!! EbonyJanice Moore is a womanist scholar,...

This tender episode was recorded back in May 2022, but wasn't ripe enough to release...until now. Now is the perfect time to dive into another unearthing episode of SHAPING THE SHIFT as we discuss a MAJOR transition in Thea's life and how we can stay soul seeded/seated during the unknown of transition. Listen with care and kindness for yourself and all you love Remember to like, share, and review! Join our Sacred Sunday text community by texting SACRED to 213 377-1827 to receive...

This episode is a heart opener for those of us who have never experienced true safety in our bodies, and our environments. The kind of love and safety that disarms us and cradles us into sweet transformation, from rock to water, from fire to wind. Apologies for two mispronunciations. Sharm el Sheik (should be pronounced Sharm el *Shake) and the name Mahmoud should be pronounced Mah-*mood). Please listen with an open heart and it is our deepest prayer that you are feeling safe and...

We use this closing episode of 2021 to honor bell hooks and be vulnerable about love and all our messy attempts to define it.

A continuation from last week’s talk on our human dynamics. This week we dive into our spiritual relationships!

This episode sits with listeners in the awkward space of changing and growing while maintaining relationships. We don't all evolve at the same pace. How can we center our joy in the shifting and renegotiating of our relationships as we grow and change? We hope you are enjoying this season so far! Make sure to share, review, subscribe and share your feedback with us! We are an independent Black woman sustained force of nature and we'd love and value your support in all forms!