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Tavis SmileyChloe Dulce Louvouezo joins Tavis SmileyAuthor, storyteller, and producer Chloe Dulce Louvouezo shares her insights about how we can heal and redefine the stories of our lives for the new year.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.2025-01-0735 min
Creatively OpposedEP 03 | Creating from Within ft. Chloe Dulce LouvouezoWelcome to Creatively Opposed, a podcast where we hear real life stories from first generation creatives about their journeys. I am your host Teneka King, and in today’s episode I am joined by Chloe Dulce Louvouezo, a published author, podcast host, creative producer and so much more. Believe it or not, Chloe is someone who did not always consider herself a creative, but in speaking with her I would never have guessed. However, this is not uncommon and it is something that a lot of first generation creatives who pursue traditional paths struggle with. In t...2024-10-3151 min
The Janus Adams ShowChloe Dulce Louvouezo, LIFE I SWEARChloe Dulce Louvouezo, author and podcaster, brings us her "undertaking of the heart"―a book so needed and so right for these times, "LIFE, I SWEAR: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing, and Self-Trust."
With this interview, Chloe gifts us "the irony, the challenge, the faith, the resilience, the sweet manifestation, the ugly chaos, and the calm―all the ebbs and flows that frame how we experience and interpret this life." And, what a life it is―and has been―for African American women!2023-07-0853 min
savethegoodgirlGrief Series Part 1- The Hidden EpidemicSTGG Presents: The Grief Series
To keep the integrity and authenticity of the show, it was only right that I start with grief, as this is what kept me away. I struggled with wanting to start the new season with this topic, but truthfully there is never a perfect time to discuss loss.
I decided to curate The Grief Series in 4 parts, and for the next 4 weeks we will explore the many areas and emotions that may occur around this topic. I wanted to ensure that I was vulnerable and informative, but...2023-06-1950 min
The Unfolding: Presented by The Loveland FoundationRitual: A Recap of 2022Our Theme here at The Loveland Foundation for the year of 2022 has been Ritual. Ritual as our theme is rooted in this being the third year of a global pandemic. Year one was a survival year. Year two we attempted to process the scale of loss and change. And in year three we needed the tools to move forward. Each episode this year we asked our guests to share the tool of ritual and how they incorporate it in their lives. This episode shares these tools with you. Ritual Responses include clips from the below ep...2022-12-1328 min
Life, I SwearThe Aquarian Entrepreneur featuring Jas MoonJas Moon is an Aquarian Entrepreneur and champions others to be too—to embed practices that support the holistic wellbeing of themselves & their customers into their mission driven businesses.
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Connect with Jas Moon on Instagram @jasofmoon
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Learn more about host, Chloe Dulce Louvouezo, and her work
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2022-12-0446 min
Life, I SwearThe Body, Black Imagination, and Genius featuring Carmen HarrisThis week I welcome Carmen Harris into conversation, a visionary, healer, and co-founder of Two Inches Beyond Black. This episode is an offering, a meditation, a call to come back into yourself an invitation to breathe.
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Connect with Carmen Harris on Instagram @carmendharris
Purchase the book (Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust)
Learn more about host, Chloe Dulce Louvouezo, and her work
Visit the Life, I Swear Podcast website
Connect on Instagram @lifeiswear
2022-11-2735 min
Life, I SwearLove, Care, and Intersections featuring DaTiana GuerreroIn this episode, we have DaTiana Guerrero, a doula and care consultant. We talk postpartum and the recurring familiarity that arises in life in different seasons between birthing and grieving.
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Connect with DaTiana Guerrero on Instagram @datianaguerrero
Purchase the book (Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust)
Learn more about host, Chloe Dulce Louvouezo, and her work
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2022-11-2037 min
Life, I SwearFreedom, Liberation, and Afro-Futurism featuring Imani Samuels and LaTonia CokelyImani is the founder of HURU, which creates sacred spaces for vast experiences that foster emotional well-being and wholeness. LaTonia is the founder of Adjourn Teahouse, which is the product that brings the practice of rest into our daily rituals.
Imani Samuels and LaTonya Cokeley, both visionaries who truly understand and I believe embody the power and the gift of sisterhood, rest, grace, and authenticity, share the mic to be in conversation, as the friends who they are to talk about rest, Afro-futurism and liberation.
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Connect...2022-11-1332 min
Life, I SwearGrief Is Love featuring Marisa Renee Lee, Author, Grief Is LoveIn this episode, we have Marisa Renee Lee, author of Grief is Love. We unpack grief, moving away from the limited definition society has of it to the expansive journey it can be.
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Connect with Marisa Renee Lee on Instagram @marisareneelee
Visit the Maria Renee Lee’s website
Purchase the book: Grief is Love
Purchase the book (Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust)
Learn more about host, Chloe Dulce Louvouezo, and her work
Visit the Life, I Swear Podcast website
Connect on Instagram @lifeiswear
2022-11-0631 min
Life, I SwearSeason VI Opening: One Year with Host and Author Chloe Dulce LouvouezoWe are back! After a summer and fall hiatus, we are back with season SIX. Chloe starts this season with lessons on discernment, a gift of community, and an invitation to join the conversations.2022-10-3014 min
Women of Influence by SheSpeaksThe Practice of Coming Home to Yourself Through Writing with Chloe Dulce LouvouezoThis week on the podcast, we have Chloe Dulce Louvouezo, author of the book Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing, and Self-Trust. Chloe is also the founder of Open Door Concept, an event space for film, photos, and events space for rent to bring together elements that bring them joy: creativity, community, and conversation. As women, we are constantly assessing what it is we’re doing and what we need to do. This conversation is all about how to discover what you want to do, the stories we tell ourselves, and the power of rec...2022-10-1938 min
The Letters and Layers Podcast025. Human Nature: Life I Swear Part 2It's a new month y'all! Happy September!
To conclude our discussion of Life, I Swear, by Chloe Dulce Louvouezo, I'm highlighting a few essays that I really loved. We're talking productivity and self worth, being intentional with documenting life moments, and being more open about the realities of postpartum and mental health. Forever thankful to Chloe for spearheading this by sharing some of her most vulnerable moments in this book, and inspiring others to as well.
Please follow/subscribe, share and recommend! If you would like to share any thoughts with me, feel free! Send...2022-09-0139 min
The Letters and Layers Podcast024. What Does Home Mean to You? Life I Swear, by Chloe Dulce Louvouezo Part 1Hey y'all!
I apologize this episode is going live later than usual today due to my hectic schedule this weekend, but we're making it work!
While listening to this episode, I encourage you to think about the question in the title: what does home mean to you? Is it a place specifically? Or something more?
In Life I Swear by Chloe Dulce Louvouezo, the theme of home and its potential meanings is a theme throughout the book. I discuss this theme in the book (11:30) by reflecting on what home means to me and...2022-08-1647 min
Life, I SwearSeason V Closing: The Bonfire, I Deserve, Community QuestionsChloe closes season five with three questions for listeners.
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Learn more about host, Chloe Dulce Louvouezo, and...2022-06-0510 minThe Unfolding: Presented by The Loveland FoundationThe Occupation of Unlearning with Chloe Dulce LouvouezoHappy Mental Health Awareness month everyone. In this special episode of The Unfolding: Presented by The Loveland Foundation, Host, Miriam Starobin, the Social Media and Programming Manager for The Loveland Foundation interviews Chloe Dulce Louvouezo.Chloe’s fifteen-year career has advanced inclusive storytelling at organizations addressing education, poverty, and mental health. She currently serves as a production lead in a Senior Communications role at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Prior to joining the foundation, she served as Director of Communications for Services for the Underserved, one of the largest human services agencies in New York City, and Aki...2022-05-2649 minLife, I SwearSisterhood, Vulnerability and Second Chances featuring Kenda FieldsIn this episode, Chloe speaks to Kenda Fields, content strategist, about the power of second changes, her history in sisterhood, and the mysteries, divisions, and unity that decorate our family experiences. She speaks about the vulnerability required to move past her fear and through her own healing.
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Connect with Kenda Fields on Instagram @kendaelisefields
Visit Kenda’s website
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Purchase the book (Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust)
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Visit the Life, I S...2022-05-1539 minLife, I SwearWe Are The Ones: Community Care, Excess and Access featuring Hannah Tall, The Loveland FoundationI chat with Hannah Tall, Director of Programs at The Loveland Foundation. Hannah begins by sharing the excess of love and the access to love that she learned was possible through her mother. We also go on to talk about what and who got her here as a village child. Follow The Loveland Foundation's work on social channels because the community care they offer, like mothering, is the nurturing we all need.
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Sol Talk026. How Storytelling Creates a Space for Healing and Connection with Chloe LouvouezoIn our second installment of “Community & Connections” we sit down with Chloe Dulce Louvouezo. Chloe is the executive producer and host of the Life, I Swear podcast and author of Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing, and Self-Trust. As a third culture kid, Chloe is intimately familiar with both the challenges and opportunities that come with building community when multiple cities and countries have contributed to your identity. In this conversation, she helps us understand the power of sharing the stories we collect and the importance of connecting to oneself before anyone else...2022-05-0340 minLife, I SwearPoetry, Vulnerability, and Levels featuring Lyn Patterson, PoetI chat with Lyn Patterson, poet and artist, about her life story. We chat about overcoming trauma through poetry, shifting dynamics of family, accepting your wild, and awareness of "how we consume life, or how it consumes us if we aren't careful."
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Connect with Lyn Patterson on Instagram @poetryntings
Explore ways to give to The Loveland Foundation
Purchase the book (Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust)
Learn more about host, Chloe Dulce Louvouezo, and her work
Visit the Life, I Swear Podcast website
Connect on Instagram @lifeiswear
2022-04-2538 minLife, I SwearBlack Masculinity and Black Girlhood featuring Omó Pastor, PhotographerIn this episode, Chloe speaks with Omó Pastor, writer, photographer and filmmaker who uses these artistic mediums to heal, to empower and to express the reality of African people across the globe. In this conversation, Omó Pastor shares her recent work around Black male masculinity.
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Connect with Omó Pastor on Instagram @omopastorr
Visit Omó Pastor’s website
Explore ways to give to The Loveland Foundation
Purchase the book (Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust)
Learn more about host, Chloe Dulce Louvouezo, and her work
Visit the Life, I Swear...2022-04-1730 minLife, I SwearTelling the Story of the Story featuring Adriana Parrish, HealerChloe speaks with her best friend Adriana Parrish about the experience of telling her story for the first time. Adriana was a contributor to the Life, I Swear book, where she chronicled her experience of losing her mother and navigating life without her.
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Connect with Adriana Parrish on Instagram @adrianamparrish
Explore ways to give to The Loveland Foundation
Purchase the book (Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust)
Learn more about host, Chloe Dulce Louvouezo, and her work
Visit the Life, I Swear Podcast website
Connect on Instagram @lifeiswear
2022-04-1034 minLife, I SwearLoving and Leaving New York, featuring Renae Bluitt, Filmmaker and Creator, She Did ThatIn this episode, I chat with Renae Bluitt, filmmaker and advocate for Black women entrepreneur’s narratives, and Creator and Executive Producer of the Netflix documentary “She Did That.” We talk about what calls us to be passionate about telling other Black womens' stories, negotiating balance in our lives, and the invitation of new seasons and locations as she talks of loving and leaving New York.
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Connect with Renae Bluitt on Instagram @iamrenaebluitt
Visit Renae’s website
Listen to Renae’s podcast: She Did That
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Purchase the book (Life...2022-04-0338 minLife, I SwearThe Sex Lives of African Women featuring Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah and Salem AfangidehNana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Ghanaian feminist activist, award-winning blogger, and author sits down with Salem Afangideh, lawyer, consultant and sexuality anthropologist. They talk about Nana’s book “The Sex Lives of African Women”, self-agency, the ideologies that influence our assumptions or judgements around sex, and the perspectives of anthropology and feminism respectively. (Note: FGM mentioned in this episode is an acronym for female genital mutilation)
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Purchase The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
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Connect with Nana on Instagram @dfordarkoa
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Explore ways...2022-03-2755 minLife, I SwearTruth, Light, and No Blueprints featuring Brandie Freely, founder of Lumin MagazineIn this second episode, I have with me Brandie Freely, founder of LUMIN Magazine and The Escapism Retreat. We talk about light—how we follow it, how truth helps us keep it going, and how the path to it looks different for each of us. Plus, the power of breaking rules.
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Connect with Brandie Freely on Instagram @brandiefreely
Follow Lumin Magazine on Instagram @luminmagazine
Visit the LUMIN Magazine website
Explore ways to give to The Loveland Foundation
Purchase the book (Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust)
Learn more ab...2022-03-2031 minLife, I SwearSeason Opening: Transformation and PerspectiveWelcome to season five of the Life, I Swear podcast! In this episode, Chloe starts the season with a few words of her own on this journey, this season, and the reflections she's been having lately, answering the question: what do we do with that freedom from our pasts? How do we leverage our new perspectives? How can we share these new versions of ourselves? How can we expand, evolve, and seize our newest revelations of self to carry us into new levels?
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Purchase the book (Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on...2022-03-1316 min
The Motif PodcastCreating Space For Our Stories w/Chloe Dulce LouvouezoCongolese-American writer, mother, and advocate for women Chloe Dulce Louvouezo empowers women of color to move past discomfort to embrace their divine purpose as author of Life, I Swear, in which she explores nuances and insights around intimate topics of identity, mental wellness, and healing, told through the lens of women from the Black diaspora. Raised by a single mother and a host of other families from across diasporas, Chloe grew up in Niamey, Niger, West Africa and lived in 10 other cities around the world. She has experienced life from a unique lens; one that anchors her c...2022-03-0249 min
Malik's BookshelfFinding My VoiceNo more excuses...the key here is WIN!Malik interviews Congoleze-American author and advocate for women Chloe Dulce Louvouezo, as well as actor and author Jimmy-Jean Louis ("Heroes", "Rattlesnakes", "Toussaint Louverture").This week's book review; "The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story" by Nikole Hannah-Jones Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-01-3123 min
Small Doses with Amanda SealesSide Effects of Life, I Swear (with Chloe Dulce Louvouezo)This week, we create space with author Chloe Dulce Louvouezo for intimate stories from Black women on identity, healing, and self-trust.~For more content, subscribe to our Patreon (patreon.com/smartfunnyandblack)!~jinjer.us/dosesgoodrx.com/dosesharperwilde.com/dosesissuu.com/podcast (code DOSES at checkout) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-01-1958 min
THE HEY GIRL PODCASTChloe Louvouezo on LifeAlex sits down with author Chloe Louvouezo to talk about her new book "Life I Swear," finding belongings and self-care. Connect with Chloe here: https://www.instagram.com/chloe_dulce/Buy her book here: https://www.chloelouvouezo.com/Follow on IG here: https://www.instagram.com/lifeiswear/Listen to her podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5gYvVhfzQK99nCQS3a8LU0______________________________The Hey Girl Podcast is mixed & produced by Wayne Bertram.Connect with Alex on...2021-12-2627 min
Wanda's PicksWanda's Picks Radio ShowThis is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of aArt on socAiety, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 1.Today we have the first of s...2021-12-223h 33
Wanda's Picks Radio ShowThis is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of aArt on socAiety, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!
1.Today we have the first of s...2021-12-223h 34
Who Made You Sis: In Spiritual DialogueDecember | Lifeiswear: In Spiritual Dialogue with Chloe Dulce LouvouezoFor our final episode, we are in spiritual dialogue with podcast host, writer, and recently published author Chloe Dulce Louvouezo. Chloe is also the host of the podcast Lifeiswear. during this deeply moving conversation, we discuss the foundational themes explored by the featured 24 essays written by Black women in her book: identity, healing, and self-trust. Chloe talks about identity as a fluid and evergreen process. she teaches us that we are all "the sum of our parts". Chloe also gives us insight into where the concept from this book conspired, where her spirit and soul have taken her in this...2021-12-1234 min
Off The GramBreaking Down Racial Walls Through Love & Sisterhood, with Chloe Dulce LouvouezoWhen Elaine Welteroth calls your book “a safe space for Black women to feel seen in our most vulnerable and authentic truths” you know you’ve done something right. Our guest today is Chloe Dulce Louvouezo who shares powerful storytelling insight from her book Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust (HarperCollins Nov 2nd). Her work curates an anthology of stories from modern-day Black women, sharing their truth around self-reflection and healing. In a time when we are all reckoning with racial divide and seeking to amplify Black voices in a way that impacts, this s...2021-11-2940 min
Wanda's PicksWanda's Picks Radio ShowThis is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 1. In "LIFE I SWEAR" by Chloe Dulc...2021-11-172h 08
Wanda's Picks Radio ShowThis is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!
1. In "LIFE I SWEAR" by Chloe Dulc...2021-11-172h 09
Our Body PoliticWhat the Elections Teach Us About Swing Voter Issues Today, How Race and Ethnicity Shape Young People of Color Politically, and Why Welcoming Refugees Helps UsHost Farai Chideya talks with longtime immigrant rights expert Cecilia Muñoz about Welcome.US, a website that connects people to the process of resettling newcomers. Our Body Politic contributors Diane Wong and Jenn Jackson, researchers at the GenForward survey, share their findings about the favorability of both major parties with young people of color. Author and global citizen Chloe Dulce Louvouezo embarks on an exploration of identity in her book, "Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories From Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust.” And on Sippin’ the Political Tea, Errin Haines of the 19th and Tiffany Jeffers of Georg...2021-11-0548 min
Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceLife, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing, and Self-Trust by Chloe Dulce LouvouezoPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538229 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing, and Self-Trust Author: Chloe Dulce Louvouezo Narrator: Joniece Abbott-Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 2, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: Foreword by Elaine Welteroth In this stunning essay collection inspired by the popular podcast Life, I Swear, prominent Black women reflect on self-love and healing, sharing stories of the trials and tribulations they’ve faced and what has helped them confront pain, heal wo...2021-11-0205 min
Escape Reality Through Your Headphones With Free AudiobookLife, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing, and Self-Trust Audiobook by Chloe Dulce LouvouezoListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 538229
Title: Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing, and Self-Trust
Author: Chloe Dulce Louvouezo
Narrator: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5:13:53
Language: English
Release date: 11-02-21
Publisher: HarperAudio
Genres: Non-Fiction, Self Development, Health & Wellness, Social Science
Summary:
Foreword by Elaine Welteroth
In this stunning essay collection inspired by the popular podcast Life, I Swear, prominent Black women reflect on self-love and healing, sharing stories of the trials and tribulations theyve faced and what has helped them confront pain, heal wounds, and find connection.
With e...2021-11-025h 13Life, I SwearA More Perfect Union: To Be Black, Woman and American featuring Teri Ellen Cross Davis, PoetTeri Ellen Cross Davis is a phenomenal poet and author of A More Perfect Union (Ohio State University Press, 2021) and Haint (Gival Press, 2016). She is also the Poetry Coordinator for the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. In this season four finale, Teri talks about the desire she has for the country to create a more perfect union for Black women.
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Since 1968, the Folger's poetry reading series has brought hundreds of distinguished poets to read from their work on stage. A new Virtual Poetry Writing Workshop, titled Shakespeare's Sisters: Say Her Name, will...2021-10-2425 minLife, I SwearAuthentic Voices: Because Our Voices Matter featuring Natalie Obando, President, Women’s National Book Association (WNBA)Natalie Obando, president of the Women’s National Book Association, talks about the organization’s Authentic Voices program, which introduces women writers to publishing through four weeks of writing, editing, marketing, and publication. She also covers the resources writers need to do share their stories as published works, and the affirmation women of color need to believe that their stories matter and deserve to be shared more broadly. Visit www.wnba-book.org.
{Pre-order a copy of Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust. Visit www.chloelouvouezo.com}2021-10-1035 min
Life, I SwearConditions of a Creative: Stop, Start, Listen featuring Courtney Phillips, Creator, GumboMediaCourtney Phillips, co-founder of Gumbo Media and Gumbo Fit chats about her journey to creative entrepreneurship, how she’s encouraging Black people to define success differently, and what she needs to stay creatively inspired and focused.
{Pre-order a copy of Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust. Visit www.chloelouvouezo.com}2021-10-1022 minLife, I SwearSensuality and Sexuality: Feminism, Religion and Mental Wellness featuring Brianne Patrice, Sensuality DoulaBrianne Patrice breaks down for us how she sees sexuality, sensuality, and spirituality mastering their own lane but also overlapping--and when they do, this is the wholeness we speak of.
{Pre-order a copy of Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust. Visit www.chloelouvouezo.com}2021-10-0435 minLife, I SwearA Love Letter to Ancestors: Writing, Motherhood and Burt Bridges featuring Cassandra Lane, Author and EditorIn this episode, Cassandra Lane shares the journey of her book and the truths she’s discovered in the process, including how her intentional parenting has focused with the ancestral blueprint she’s unearthed.
{Pre-order a copy of Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust. Visit www.chloelouvouezo.com}2021-09-2628 minLife, I SwearResistance in Bloom: Black Bodies, Freedom and Representation featuring Aqueene Wilson, Creator of Nene CreatesIn this episode, Aqueene Wilson shares her journey of migrating from the Caribbean to the Netherlands, the transition from Black to white spaces, how the lack of representation impacted her as an artist, and what freedom of the Black body means to her.
Credits:
Interlude poem from Where are the black bodies dancing?
Title: An ode to black bodies in bloom.
Episode: Resistance in bloom
Written and performed by Aqueene Wilson
{Pre-order a copy of Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust. Visit www...2021-09-1924 minLife, I SwearSelf-Healing: Emotions, White Spaces, and No Graduation featuring Yasmine Cheyenne, Teacher and Mental Health AdvocateYasmine Cheyenne talks about racism in some predominately white healing spaces, her previous work in the military, and how all of that has led her to create her own community focused on self-healing, plus how the practice is both distinctive and necessary, particularly for Black people.
{Pre-order a copy of Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust. Visit www.chloelouvouezo.com}2021-09-1230 minLife, I SwearRestorative Healing: Traditional Medicine, Alternatives, and the Diaspora featuring Dr. Leslie Nwoke, CEO, HeartWork EQIn this episode, Dr. Leslie Nwoke talks about the gap between understanding how to live more intentionally in theory vs in practice and how to close it, the gap in traditional medicine vs. holistic approaches to healing, and bringing restorative healing back to the continent of Africa.
{Pre-order a copy of Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust. Visit www.chloelouvouezo.com}2021-09-0531 minLife, I SwearSeason IV Begins: Abundance, Wisdom and Worry featuring Chloe Dulce LouvouezoAn intro to the fourth season, on abundance mindset and learning from our shared wisdom while managing our worry.
{Pre-order a copy of Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust. Visit www.chloelouvouezo.com}2021-08-2907 min
SV TalkHer Story (ft. Chloe Dulce Louvouezo)My guest on this episode is Chloe Dulce Louvouezo, she is a woman and mother that is dedicated to improving women’s lives. Chloe has a podcast as well, called, Life, I swear and has a coffee table book coming this fall with HarperCollins also titled, Life, I swear. During my interview with Chloe I was in awe of the detail in which she was able to express her emotions, she was passionate. She has a clear understanding of the woman she is and is undoubtedly in tune with herself. Chloe left an impression on me, and my take aw...2021-05-1935 minLife, I SwearParting Words: Loss and Gain, Podcast Therapy and Book Things with Host Chloe Dulce LouvouezoSeason three finale with finals words from Life, I Swear host, Chloe Dulce Louvouezo {Pre-order a copy of Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/life-i-swear-chloe-dulce-louvouezo}2021-05-0210 minLife, I SwearArt Therapy: Autism, Connection, and How Far We Have Come featuring Morgan Harper Nichols, ArtistIn this episode, Morgan Harper Nichols shares how for years she used art and writing to cope with her journey of unknowingly living with Autism for much of her life. Her new book, Har Far You Have Come, releases April 27, 2021. {Pre-order a copy of Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/life-i-swear-chloe-dulce-louvouezo}2021-04-2538 minLife, I SwearDecolonizing Sexuality: Autonomy, Boundaries and Pleasure featuring Salem Afangideh, LawyerSalem Afangideh, a lawyer and sexual anthropologist, shares her experience navigating sexuality as a Nigerian-American and the intersection of spirituality and sexuality. {Pre-order a copy of Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/life-i-swear-chloe-dulce-louvouezo}2021-04-1832 minLife, I SwearSeeing Our Mothers: Expectations, Let Downs and Forgiveness featuring Shakira Hill Taylor, AuthorWe talk about the connections we have with our mothers, despite the nature of our relationships with them; the decision to love from afar; and what forgiveness can look like, as we get older and are able to humanize our mothers more.2021-04-1139 minLife, I SwearRedefining Endings: Divorce, Pivots, and Self-Trust featuring Christine Platt, AfrominimalistIn this episode, we talk about our right to tell our stories of love endings, the importance of understanding our intentions and expectations for marriage without romanticizing the idea of it, and the possibility of healthy decoupling.2021-04-0439 min
A Quest for Well-BeingStorytelling: A Powerful Healing Tool For Everyone— “The most interesting stories aren’t ones of blame or regret. They’re ones of self-examination, where we examine our own involvement in decisions—all of the complicated nuances, that in examining them, lead us to grow. Storytelling is such a powerful tool for healing for ourselves and our communities. But we can only heal what we reveal, which is why Chloe invites vulnerability into her work. She loves to unpack the why of our intentions—the nuances that influence how we show up the way we do—so that we aren’t in positions to betray ourselves. Through personal self-ex...2021-03-2921 minLife, I SwearChoosing Joy Through Recovery featuring Dr. Kristian Edwards, Founder, BLK + GRNAfter a near-fatal car accident, Dr. Kristan Edwards shares how her relationship with self has deepened and how she now thinks about motherhood, sacrifice, accountability, and love.2021-03-2838 minLife, I SwearThe Black Woman’s Happiness Project featuring Imani Joye Sanders, founder HURUImani Joye Sanders is founder of HURU, a restorative, sacred space in DC that offers a thoughtful experience curated to harvest clarity, discovery and affirmation through rest. In light of International Day of Happiness, I chat with Imani about the relationship between rest and joy, rest and freedom, rest and international peace-building, and how to cultivate more of it in our lives.2021-03-2128 minLife, I SwearBack to My Motherland, Back to My Mother featuring Doriana Diaz and Eniafe IsisDoriana Diaz, writer and creator of The Diaz Collection, shares a reading from her book, Mami Calls Me Gabriella, and talks about her trip to Puerto Rico to meet her birth mother for the first time helped her better understand herself, her family, and her identity. Eniafe Isis, writer and created of All Her Words, also shares why she was drawn to Doriana’s story and how writing has been her own tool for healing.2021-03-1439 minLife, I SwearTroublemaking: Fearlessness, Orikis and Claiming Our Space featuring Luvvie Ajayi Jones, AuthorLuvvie introduces her new book, The Professional Troublemaker. We also talk about fearlessness, the work it takes to get back to ourselves, what it means to betray ourselves, how to recognize when fear shows up, and knowing what you do when it does.2021-03-0724 minLife, I SwearIntimacy: Desirability, Love and Discovery featuring Simi MuhumuzaSimi Muhumuza (of Simi Moonlight) talks about the desirability training we receive as a young girls, what intimacy and discovery can look like in relationships, and how love, above all else, is a tool for survival.2021-02-2828 minLife, I SwearPartnership in Grief and Radical Gentleness ft. Felicia Gangloff-Bailey, Mother and Ed PsychologistFelicia and I talk about how partnership supported her grief, how she herself has grown since her daughter’s double transition, and what radical gentleness means to her.2021-02-2156 minLife, I SwearSeason Three Begins: Love in Our Words, Voices of ListenersHappy Valentine’s Day! Season 3 kick-off with a compilation of women who share how they define love and show up for it.2021-02-1424 minLife, I Swear2020: Pandemic Resilience, Possibility and a Special Announcement featuring Danasia FantasticA 2020 wrap up with takeaways by Danasia Fantastic, creator of The Urban Realist, plus some special news about what’s ahead for Life, I Swear in 2021.2020-12-2109 minLife, I SwearDuality: Bad Girl, Good Human featuring OrixaOrixa, founder of Bad Girl, Good Human joins me to talk about giving women permission to embrace their dualities, as well as grief, heartbreak and the time sensitivity of life and love.2020-12-1430 minLife, I SwearGlobal Cultural Identity: Marrakech, Ancestors and Aspiration featuring Meryanne Loum-MartinIn this episode Meryanne Loum-Martin, owner of the Marrakech luxury hotel Jnane Tamsna, shares her journey of taking a chance in a land and a dream unknown, what is required of her to assert her voice in a male dominated world, and her connectedness to America’s history of race through her ancestors stories of aspiration.2020-12-0735 minLife, I SwearFearlessness: Choice, Inner Child, and Oaklanta featuring Morgan Ashley, Bohemian BrandsMorgan Ashley, co-founder of The Bohemian Brands, is a creative, a curator of other creatives, an Atlanta loving Oakland native and a self-proclaimed extrovert—one with a voice of her own that took years to regain after it had been taken from her.2020-11-2936 minLife, I SwearSurvival: Genocide and Generational Trauma featuring Dydine UmunyanaDydine is an author of her memoire “Embracing Survival” which tells the story of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide through the eyes of her as a four- year-old-child. In this episode we talk about healing after trauma, the generational differences in the country, and moving forward with grace.2020-11-2232 minLife, I SwearThe American Dream: Immigration, Artistry and Human Connection featuring Lili LopezThis week, Lili Lopez, an artist and the creative behind the Undone Project, sits down with me to share her story of how her American dream turned into a nightmare.2020-11-1537 minLife, I SwearAdoptee Experience: Being Black in a White WorldIn this episode Toni McCord and Sharday Dufresne share their incredible stories of growing up Black while being raised by their adopted white parents in predominantly white communities. Each of them share their unique experiences of what it was like to receive love at home but enter the world in confusion about their race and belonging. Their stories personify what is it like to live in a world that doesn't feel your own as an outlier trying to identify your roots and your sense of self.2020-11-1126 minLife, I SwearBirthing Journey: Doulas, Advocacy and Black Lives featuring Latham Thomas, Mama GlowLatham Thomas, founder of mama glow, a global maternity education organization that leads game-changing doula training, joins us to talk about the prevalence of black maternal health disparities and how we can reclaim the narrative and our joy around the birth experience.2020-11-0135 minLife, I SwearHolistic Wellness: Education, Therapy and Anxiety featuring Abena Boamah-AcheampongIn this episode, Abena Boamah-Acheampong, founder of Hanahana Beauty, shares her journey, why it’s important to examine how systems meant for our wellness and well-being miss the mark, and how we can redefine them in our own ways.2020-10-2541 minLife, I SwearLanguage: Race, Labels and Becoming featuring Eniafe Isis, Writer, All Her WordsIn this conversation with Eniafe Isis, we talk about language, race, labels and how together, they heavily influence the eloquence or the challenge in how we speak love into ourselves and how we believe in ourselves.2020-10-1839 minLife, I SwearCreative Entrepreneurship: Ownership and Legacy featuring Lindsey Farrar, Founder of CRWN MagIn this episode, Lindsey Farrar, founder of CRWN Mag, shares her journey to starting the Black women’s publication, how she covered her vision with faith, and what legacy means to her. We talk about ownership versus representation and how to stay on your game in creative entrepreneurship.2020-10-1149 minLife, I SwearAncestral Healing: Minneapolis, Family and Home featuring Lauren AshLauren is a wellness visionary, yoga and meditation guide and founder of Black Girl in Om. She has incredible clarity in her purpose: to expand the consciousness of women of color. Since this pandemic, Lauren’s been called to return to her hometown of Minneapolis to explore her own own healing through ancestral connection. In this episode, we talk about what it’s like returning home when our sense of home shifts, taking time to nurture our own healing in this era of Black Lives Matter, and how cultivating relationships with our ancestors can help us both understand ourselves and stop...2020-10-0441 minLife, I SwearYours Truly featuring host Chloe Dulce LouvouezoClosing remarks from podcast host on the intention of the show, why these conversations matter, and a special something to leave you with.2020-08-0208 minLife, I SwearLove: Decoupling, Growth and Reciprocity featuring Kalkidan GebreyohannesIn this episode, we’re talking about love, decoupling and maintaining our sense of self through both. The conversation features Kalkidan Gebreyohannes, an Oakland based boutique owner of Alyce on Grand, a designer, and a mother of three.2020-07-2642 minLife, I SwearSelf-Care and Self-Soothing: Love, Awareness and Acceptance featuring Esther Boykin, Relationship TherapistIn our quest for love, what are the best ways to put love for self first? What are the patterns that keep us from surrendering? And are emotional intimacy and vulnerability interchangeable?2020-07-2023 minLife, I SwearTransparency and Vulnerability: Family, Anxiety and Self-Preservation featuring Shay Jiles, Lifestyle Blogger, The Prince and the PShay Jiles is an influential mommy blogger and entrepreneur. Her lifestyle and kids fashion blog, The Prince and the P, documents the experiences of her beautiful family of very dope human beings. Through her journey, Shay has been transparent about her challenges coping with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety and how it has interfered with her self-confidence and focus, all while she’s managed a growing family brand.
Today’s table topic: How can we thrive day-to-day when our mental health jeopardizes and distracts from our sense of self?2020-07-1224 minLife, I SwearPregnancy Loss and Grief: Art Therapy, Depression and Community featuring Josefina Sanders, Writer and Art TherapistJosefina Sanders is a writer and an art therapist. Josefina specializes in the beauty of self-care and art. Her life's work, she says, is to create fearlessly, cultivate community, and celebrate the journey of life.
She has openly shared her journey through grief after the loss of a pregnancy, an experience that is hard to understand, whether it is your own womb or whether you are supporting as a friend or partner. In this episode, Josefina and I chat about the loss of pregnancy, mental illness, and the impact both had on her marriage and self-acceptance. 2020-07-0543 minLife, I SwearIntentionality: The Power of Affirmations featuring Julee Wilson, Beauty Director, Cosmopolitan MagazineJulee Wilson is the Beauty Director at Cosmopolitan Magazine. Julee has worked in media her entire career and has made a true dent in the industry. But as with so many of us, her success has come at a cost in terms of balancing her ambitions with motherhood, being present for her family, and prioritizing her own well-being. One way she fights through each day is by setting intentions.
How do you weave intentionality into your holistic self-confidence? And in spite of worry, how do you reconcile living through the fragility of life while also trying to l...2020-06-2937 minLife, I SwearRewriting Our Story: Narratives and The Terrible featuring Yrsa Daley-WardYrsa is of mixed West Indian and West African heritage. Born to a Jamaican mother and a Nigerian father, Yrsa was raised by her devout Seventh Day Adventist grandparents in the small town of Chorley in the North of England. She is a writer and poet, whose words drip off of your lips.
In this episode we talk about what it means to let go of old narratives and the importance of interpreting the terrible events in our lives as beautiful texture of our stories.2020-06-2228 minLife, I SwearGlobal Citizenship: Exposure and Perspective of Third Culture Kids featuring Nneke Julia, Writer, Photographer and StorytellerNneka is an ambassador of the world. Her and I share a few special loves--of culture, of photography, and of the neverending exploration of stories. Nneka is also a writer and a photographer--tools she’s used to create what she calls an archive of understanding. Half Cambodian, half Nigerian, Nneka was raised by two parents who were survivors of genocide.
In our chat, we talk about what it’s like being Third Culture Kids, how that translates into our experiences in the United States and abroad, and how the black experience takes shape in different global contexts.2020-06-0832 minLife, I SwearIdentity and Migration: The Black Diaspora, Creativity and Stillness featuring Wayetu Moore, AuthorWayetu Moore is a Liberian-American author and social entrepreneur. Her writing can be found in The New York Times and The Atlantic, among others. On June 2, she releases her second book and memoir, The Dragons, The Giant, The Women.
In this episode, Wayetu talks about her initial resistance to writing a story about the war in Liberia and how that changed, as she understood her own role in rewriting history. We also discuss how cultural exposure and a binary existence influence our world views. 2020-06-0136 minLife, I SwearJourney to Joy: Self-Trust, Wellness and Spirituality ft Alex Elle, Author, Wellness ConsultantAlex Elle is an author, poet and wellness consultant who specializes in self-care. She teaches workshops and retreats that help others in finding their voices through storytelling, poetry, and narrative writing rooted in truth without shame.
In this episode, I chat with Alex about putting self and self-trust first, so that we can stay close to our truth as we author our lives.2020-05-2433 minLife, I SwearBiraciality: Betweenness and Feeling More Than Enough featuring Elaine Welteroth, New York Times BestsellerElaine Welteroth is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist and judge on Project Runway. Many of you may know her for her groundbreaking work at the helm of Teen Vogue where in 2017 she was appointed the youngest Editor-in-Chief at a Conde Nast publication. Her debut book More Than Enough, released last summer, explores what it means to come into your own--on your own terms.
Today we’re talking about the spectrum of betweenness, navigating both black and white worlds, and how that journey has laid the foundation for her identity, community and life’s work. 2020-05-1849 minLife, I SwearMotherhood: The Fourth Trimester, Transformation, Womanhood featuring Qimmah Saafir, Founder, Hannah MagazineToday we’re joined by Bronx-native Qimmah Saafir. Qimmah is the creator of self-published HANNAH, an independent journal that celebrates and provides safe spaces for Black women. She’s on a mission to carve out inclusive spaces across media and to create platforms that showcase the diversity and influence of Black women.
In this episode, Qimmah and I chat about the 4th trimester after birth and its impact on mothers’ identities, needs, and ongoing self-discovery. 2020-05-1044 minLife, I SwearSexual Trauma: Shame, Healing and Resilience featuring Deun Ivory, Creative Director, Founder, The Body: A Home for LoveDeun Ivory has no shortage of creativity; she is a traveling wellness creative, inspirational speaker, influencer and multidisciplinary artist whose works centers and celebrates black women through visual storytelling.
In this first episode, I spoke to Deun specifically around the work of her nonprofit called the body: a home for love, a wellness and healing space for black women who are survivors of sexual assault. Deun gives others permission to heal from trauma through joy and reclaiming our bodies as homes for love.
**This episode contains explicit content and is not suitable for children.**2020-04-2757 minLife, I SwearLife, I Swear | Podcast TrailerWelcome to Life, I Swear, the podcast. We share stories and reflections from black women about trials in their lives that have helped them heal, connect and process. Every week, we hold space for storytelling that both challenges and inspires us to be good to ourselves.2020-04-2300 min