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Life Chats With FriendsSip & Chat Sound Bath Replay: Grounding with Desiree VazquezThis special replay brings you into the calming atmosphere of Sip & Chat, by Life Chats With Friends, with a restorative sound bath and grounding experience led by Desiree Vazquez, our Certified Holistic Health Practitioner.In this session, you’ll be guided through breathwork, visualization, and intentional presence—designed to help you reconnect with your body, your breath, and your roots. Whether you need a reset or simply a moment to pause, this offering is here to support your well-being.Need this moment? Press play and ground with us.If you enjoyed this and are...2025-05-0833 min
The Tiger Fan ZoneApril 9th, 2025: Desiree Stephens; Meredith McSween; Brinkley Coker; Scout Trumble.Randy Rosetta is joined by Head Track Coach Desiree Stephens, Meredith McSween, Brinkley Coker, Scout Trumble to discuss the Area Track meet.
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Life Chats With FriendsThe Space That Holds Us: Sound, Stillness, and Community with Desiree VázquezIn this special Sip & Chat spotlight, we sit down with Desiree Vázquez, a holistic health and sound healing practitioner who brings deep wisdom, grounding energy, and a heart for healing into every space she holds. As one of our featured facilitators for Sip & Chat, Desiree joins us to explore the role of community in emotional recovery and what it really means to unplug and be present with ourselves and with one another.You’ll hear Desiree reflect on:Why real, in-person community is essential in a world of digital connectionOne simple way...2025-03-2526 min
Downtown Soulville with Mr. Fine Wine | WFMUI don't know what I'm trying to do — I'm a monster (Gaylord Fields guest DJs for Mr. Fine Wine) from Oct 18, 2024
Bobby Patterson and the Mustangs - "Soul Is Our Music"
Gene "Bowlegs" Miller - "Frankenstein Walk"
Johnny Sayles - "My Love's a Monster"
Ted Cassidy - "The Lurch"
R. Dean Taylor - "There's a Ghost in My House"
Keanya Collins - "Barnabus Collins – Love Bandit"
Chuck Stephens - "Pray for Rosemary's Baby"
Music behind DJ:
Toussaint McCall - "Shimmy" - Vital Organs
The Charts - "Desiree"
The Flamingos - "The Boogaloo Party"
Bill Pinkney and the Original Drifters - "I Do the Jerk"
Lee Andrews and the He...2024-10-1900 min
Downtown SoulvilleI don't know what I'm trying to do — I'm a monster (Gaylord Fields guest DJs for Mr. Fine Wine) from Oct 18, 2024Bobby Patterson and the Mustangs - "Soul Is Our Music"
Gene "Bowlegs" Miller - "Frankenstein Walk"
Johnny Sayles - "My Love's a Monster"
Ted Cassidy - "The Lurch"
R. Dean Taylor - "There's a Ghost in My House"
Keanya Collins - "Barnabus Collins – Love Bandit"
Chuck Stephens - "Pray for Rosemary's Baby"
Music behind DJ:
Toussaint McCall - "Shimmy" - Vital Organs
The Charts - "Desiree"
The Flamingos - "The Boogaloo Party"
Bill Pinkney and the Original Drifters - "I Do the Jerk"
Lee Andrews and the He...2024-10-191h 09
Liberating MotherhoodS1 Ep6: Liberation is for Everyone: Decolonizing Feminism with Desiree StephensDesiree Stephens is an incredible racial justice and decolonization activist. I originally wanted to discuss with her the role of rest and pleasure in activism, but as is so often the case in conversations with Desiree, we ended up covering so much more ground.
Desiree frames so many things in ways I’ve never heard them framed before. She can be quite confronting—leaving you with the choice of wallowing in defensiveness or rising to her challenge and thinking more deeply. I encourage readers to do the latter, and to follow Desiree to learn more.
You can fo...2024-08-281h 28
Intentional ConversationsIntentional Conversations with Desireé B. StephensWelcome to Intentional Conversations, where we intersect diversity, equity, and inclusion with leadership and business. This week we welcomed Desireé B. Stephens to Intentional Conversations! So, grab your headphones 🎧, press play, and let the conversation begin!Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to our channel because we're all about keeping the great conversations flowing. KEY TAKEAWAYS:You can't hustle healing!In a colonial project, you are treated like you are perceived. Your oppression may not be the same as someone else, but it is a problem we are all facing. Hire the peop...2024-05-1450 min
Rednecks Rising(Ep 28) It's All Shadow Work: Interview with Desiree B. Stephens (GA)Happy Black History Month, friends! In today's episode, we kick of this month by sitting down with one of my personal heroes: the brilliant Desiree B. Stephens. Desiree is an antiracist educator, counselor, and coach who creates community & fosters the healing work that is required for somatic decolonization -- she makes shi(f)t happen! In our conversation, Desiree digs into the idea behind her work, "who were you before you were white?" We explore the importance of taking back our power as the collective & ridding ourselves of the shame that comes from being at the bottom of a systemic...2023-02-091h 09
Let's Have The ConversationHow colonial constructs impact love and relationshipsEVERY MONDAY DEEDEE WEDNESDAY LPC-S AND I GO LIVE TO DISCUSS THE IMPACT OF COLONIZATION ON OUR RELATIONSHIP STYLES. HAVE YOU EVER QUESTIONED IF YOU WANTED TO BE MONOGAMOUS? OR WHY THE NUCLEAR FAMILY IS THE SUPERIOR FAMILY STRUCTURE?
WHERE DID YOUR IDEALS AND VALUES COME FROM?
JOIN US AS WE DECONSTRUCT ALL AVENUES OF LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS.
I AM DESIREE B STEPHENS AND I PATHOLOGIZE WHITENESS AS A SYSTEM. FOLLOW ALONG ON THE JOURNEY TO LIBERATION AS WE DISMANTLE THE SYSTEMS THAT KEEP US ALL OPPRESSED AND LET'S MAKE SHI(F)T...2022-12-131h 20
IndoctriNationLitigating Spiritual Abuse w/Carol MerchasinCarol Merchasin brings her deep legal experience to McAllister Olivarius, heading up cases involving sexual misconduct in religious, faith-based, and spiritual communities. As an investigator, she has worked to uncover sexual misconduct within the Shambhala International lineage of Buddhism, the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers, and is currently assisting other spiritual communities in bringing allegations of sexual misconduct to light. She has worked with survivors of abuse and misconduct across a number of global spiritual and religious movements and has extensive experience as both a litigator and an investigator. Before joining McAllister Olivarius, Carol was a partner in the Philadelphia office...2022-11-301h 18
Let's Have The ConversationThe various aspects and ways of DEI workI was blessed to have a candid discussion with Tony Nabors of Racial Equity Insights last night live on Tiktok. He wanted to know more about me, my style of speaking, and how I began this work of anti-oppression and liberation. Have a listen and tell me what you think.
#desireebstephens #makeshifthappen #letshavetheconversation #diversityequityandinclusion
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Let's Have The ConversationWhite Translators Need Not ApplyWhew, this month of June in 2022 has been a BINGO card of systemic whiteness and its sheer nonsense. I always enjoy speaking with Rebbeca and Portia. The title speaks for itself. We are not seeking your voice to drown out ours. We need you to sit, pause and do the work of healing. THATS IT!
#DEI #desireebstephens #whitewomanwhiperer #portianoir
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/desiree-stephens/message2022-06-161h 37Let's Have The ConversationJune 6th, 2022_ TikTok Live with crescent.._..moon, portia.noir, and white_woman_whisperer and Desiree B StephensThis episode is choppy and raw but that seems to fit the bill considering the topic and the happenings surrounding this recording. Please listen as myself Portia and Rebecca the White Woman Whisperer have an in person masterclass on poor allyship, true intersections and antiracism education.
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Let's Have The ConversationDEI, but make it funnyJoin me, Portia @Portia.Noir and Rebecca @white_woman_whisperer as we have a candid conversation about our DEI work we do on tiktok. What we believe is needed in truly unpacking, healing and decolonization. You've never had anti-racism work done like this!
#desireebstephens #makeshifthappen #letshavetheconversation #dei #antiracism #decolonization #portianoir #whitewomanwhisperer #meetingmelanatedminds
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The HERstory CollaborativeThe One With Desiree B. StephensI can’t begin to tell you how excited I am for you to meet my next guest, the wonderfully authentic Desiree B. Stephens! This is a longer episode and you’re going to hang on every word. We are talking about racial inequity, decolonization, systems of oppression, and the willingness to have necessary and important conversations around diversity, equity and inclusion. Desiree is also a celebrity (she’ll kill me for this) on TikTok and has created a huge following where she is disrupting and agitating people and their beliefs to bring people to a highe...2022-02-281h 05
Let's Have The ConversationDiscussing Whoopi and the intersectionsIsabella and I discuss live on TikTok all of the nuances of Jewishness as a race and a people and the intersections between oppression.
Isabella Segalovich is an artist, designer, writer, and TikTokker who researches the intersections of politics and design. She graduated from Haverford College with a degree in Fine Arts and Visual Studies and learned about the intersections of race and design while working at Colloqate Design in New Orleans, a social and racial justice-based architecture and design firm. In the past year, she has built a TikTok platform of over 150 thousand followers, discussing how...2022-02-182h 34
Let's Have The ConversationTo be or not to be a liberal, feminist ally...Myself and Rose Kaz of Lady Boss intl. discuss the personal reasons why I do not vibe with feminist, liberal views or allyship. Tune in and let me know what you think
#desireebstephens #makeshifthappen #letshavetheconversation #unpacking #decolonizing #unlearn
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Let's Have The ConversationOsin and Patric: Breaking down the St Patric mythWhen did you become "white"?
Its an odd question when it is actually framed but it is a deep truth that needs to be confronted. In the system of whiteness there is a requirement to release your true culture and check your humanity at the door in order to gain riches. It feels very much like what good is it to gain the world but lose your soul.
I wonder how often white people think about their own indigeneity? Do you ever question where you are from, what practices did you have before being American? Ev...2021-09-221h 26
Womb Centered HealingAncestral Healing and Decolonization with Desiree StephensIn this episode, Desiree shares about how important ancestral healing is in the decolonization process, especially for folks with European ancestry who identify as or pass as white. We discuss the ancestral wounding involved in the construct of "whiteness" and how we can return to a culture of sharing from the exploitive, taking nature of white culture.
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Let's Have The ConversationBlack and Mixed RaceDiscussing the nuances of racial identity here in America and across the pond in Britain.
For many of us, holding multiple racial identities is the most accurate way to self identify, and helps us to navigate the social construct of race without constantly feeling like imposters or lacking in confidence or validation." -Daley
#antiracism #authenticself #biracial #desireebstephens #blackmothers #makeshifthappen #letshavetheconversation #shadowwork #embracetheshadow #mixedrace #identity #blackirish #liverpool #brittain #racialidentity #systemicracism #interracial #interraciallove #juneteenth #tiktokers #mixedbabies #mixedchick #mixedgirl #mixedkids #mixedrace #multicultural #socialjustice #swirllife #unitedstatesofamerica #blackwomen
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Let's Have The ConversationThe Black man and JesusHaving a conversation about the many intersections of Blackness, christianity and the safety of day to day life
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Let's Have The ConversationHealing your DNA and ancestral lines through epigeneticsI had such an AMAZING time discussing epigenetics (Epigenetics is the study of how your behaviors and environment can cause changes that affect the way your genes work CDC) with Sabr Lyon. They go into the depths of how you can do this healing through ancestry work specifically when you're white and we discuss many intersections, and cross some many lines and just have a really connective time getting to know each other and the work each of us do. We will be working in tandem come June on an ancestral healing program that will be inclusive and deal...2021-05-132h 23
Let's Have The ConversationCreating PartnershipOn this episode I, Desireé B Stephens sit down with Pam Iverson a trusted relationship coach and discuss the makings of healthy partnership. We speak on releasing constructs and developing a deep connection and relationship with yourself first.
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Let's Have The ConversationPast life, Current trauma and the healing withinToday we discuss the various modalities that Jen Drinkard brings with her healing practice. We discuss shared practices, loss of culture through assimilation and the many lives we bring with us to this moment. Take a deep dive into quantum healing and shadow work healing.
#healing #pastlife #letshavetheconversation
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Let's Have The ConversationExploring different family structuresOn this episode we speak with Leah and discuss a little kitchen table polyam, being queer and parenting. We delve into the great depths it takes to love multiple people with depth and honesty and really how to live your most authentic life by simply, allowing!
#polyam #letshavetheconversation #desireebstephens #mskeshifthappen
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Let's Have The ConversationSexuality, Gender and HIVWe are having a discussion with King in regard to what life now looks like living with HIV whilst also bending traditional norms of masculinity, and navigating all of that while being a Black man and father.
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Let's Have The ConversationWhen lawful gun owners go to jail.Here is what we know.
22 year old Rico Marley was arrested yesterday and charged with reckless conduct for entering a Publix with 2 long guns and 4 handguns. Later on they charged him with intent to commit a felony (how does one determine intent) and is now facing 5 felony counts and gun charges.
This should concern us all. Black lives set the bar and precedents on how ALL lives are treated in America.
In other words "First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a s...2021-03-2520 minLet's Have The ConversationWelcome to the space where we will Make Shi(f)t HappenThis is a small welcome to give you a general idea of what we will be discussing in this space. Thank you for being here on the journey with me.
-Desireé B Stephens
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Unapologetically Strong & FemaleDesireé B Stephens - USF Episode 3Name: Desireé B Stephens Age: 41 Occupation: Whole Life Coach/Spiritual Guidance Counselor Tell us about who you are: I’m a world changer, a starseed and aged oracle here to bring us to the next dimension of universal shift through radical self-love and acceptance What does it mean to you to be strong? That’s so loaded but for me it’s set in pride from my dual ancestral lineage. I come from a long line of resilient, courageous warriors on both sides and that for me equals strength. Facing the seemingly impossible and transmuting that into your own creatio...2021-03-231h 11Let's Have The ConversationLet's Have The Conversation (Trailer)---
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Moonday Mystic by Modern Mystic ShopMake Shift Happen with Vinisha Rumph, Desireé B Stephens, and Kelley KnightOn this special episode of Sunday School, you’ll hear new voices as Vinisha Rumph and Desireé B Stephens host this very important and special episode of Sunday School. Vinisha and Desireé are practitioners and co-creators in the Make Shi(f)t Happen initiative. Centered around the principles of ethics and accountability, their vision is geared toward cultivating true connectivity within the Spiritual and Wellness communities. Our goal is to establish new sustainable standards and practices through truly constructive and collaborative consultation. In short, we promote genuine solidarity within the greater collective. On October 8th, we held a cand...2020-10-181h 32
TopMedTalkTopMedTalk | Education, anaesthesia and you.Discussion begins with thoughts about University College London (UCL)'s Masters Course in Perioperative Medicine, moving further to the various ways in which people can learn more about the specialty The wider conversation reaches out into the field of anaesthesia and the constant shortage of practitioners that there is in the UK and more widely around the world. Also, if you're intrigued, here's the link to the free 4 week course discussed in this podcast: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lifelearning/courses/perioperative-medicine Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with their...2020-09-2200 min
TopMedTalkTopMedTalk | Education, perioperative medicine, anaesthesia and you.Discussion begins with thoughts about University College London (UCL)'s Masters Course in Perioperative Medicine, moving further to the various ways in which people can learn more about the specialty The wider conversation reaches out into the field of anaesthesia and the constant shortage of practitioners that there is in the UK and more widely around the world. Also, if you're intrigued, here's the link to the FREE 4 week course discussed in this podcast: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lifelearning/courses/perioperative-medicine Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with their...2020-08-0200 min
Adoption Advocacy PodcastBONUS CALL TO ACTION- Desiree Stephens with Access ConnecticutFor all adoptees and birthfamily interested in helping, please write a brief testimony explaining why opening the records is so important to you and email them to: pdtestimony@cga.ct.gov Be sure to include your testimony is about Senate Bill 972 THIS IS A SPECIAL CALL TO ACTION PODCAST EPISODE. Desiree comes on the podcast to talk about her experience as an adoptee, and how she began her work in adoptee rights legislation. She is currently working with Access Connecticut to open the birth records of adoptees in this state. She tells u...2019-03-0500 min