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Healing Entrepreneur PodcastCall me YaaThis is the last epsidoe of Season 1 of the Healing Entreprenuer Podcast! I can't believe I made it to ten episodes! I have so much more to share! We will be back in September. For now tune into "Call me Yaa". I start with some updates about Spoken Black Girl Issue 6 Beauty then get into name talk! This episode talks about how renamed myself Yaa on my 33rd birthday as a gift to myself. The name connects with my lineage and reminds me of my power! Have you ever thought of adopting a new name? What would it be a...2025-07-2809 min
Healing Entrepreneur PodcastYoga, Chronic Illness & Decolonizing Wellness with Monetta WilsonThe Healing Entrepreneur Podcast — Ep. 9 “Yoga, Chronic Illness & Decolonizing Wellness” Hosted by: Yaa Rowana Abbensetts-Dobson Guest: Monetta Wilson In this powerful episode of The Healing Entrepreneur Podcast, host Rowana Abbensetts-Dobson sits down with Monetta Wilson, an award-winning yoga teacher, author, and entrepreneur from St. Lucia. With over two decades of yoga experience and a deep passion for decolonizing wellness practices, Monetta shares her journey of bringing accessible, culturally relevant yoga to Caribbean communities and beyond. From her early days in the Coast Guard to winning the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Monetta’s story is one of resilience, innovati...2025-05-2826 min
Healing Entrepreneur PodcastKatonya Trent, Author of "22 and 6 Born on 11/26"Yaa and Katonya discussed the importance of sharing personal and sensitive stories, particularly those related to childbirth and pregnancy, and the need to break the stigma surrounding difficult childbirth experiences. They also share how Katonya is gift packages for moms in the NICU unit and the rewarding aspects of Katonya's work in supporting families with premature babies. Katonya shared her experiences as a NICU mom, emphasizing the emotional and physical challenges she faced and the importance of acknowledging and expressing emotions.2025-05-0117 min
Pray With our FeetSpecial Episode - Black Maternal Health and Spoken Black Girl Magazine (Motherhood Edition) with Yaa Abbsensetts Dobson, Michele Evans, and Dr. Shameka Poetry Thomas In this special episode of Pray with our Feet podcast, Mom and I chat with Yaa Abbensetts-Dobson, Michele Evans and Dr. Shameka Poetry Thomas, about the latest issue of Spoken Black Girl Magazine (which focuses on the Black motherhood experience) while also uplifting Black Maternal Health Week (April 11-17) founded by Black Mamas Matter Alliance. We dive into the urgent need for community care, creating safe spaces for Black mothers and their children, resisting the suffocation of our wombs by oppressive systems, and the vital need for rest, mindfulness and radical self care in the t...2025-04-181h 02
Healing Entrepreneur PodcastWhen Motherhood Looks Different with Emelda De CoteauYaa and Emelda, two entrepreneurs and friends, discussed their personal journeys and the impact of neurodivergence on motherhood. Emelda, a certified mindfulness coach, shared her experiences as a mother to a neurodivergent child and how it led her to create the organization "When Motherhood Looks Different." The organization aims to provide support and resources for neurodivergent moms and families. Visit Emelda's Website: https://www.wmldllc.com/2025-02-2744 min
Pray With our FeetSeason 5, Ep. 10, part 2 - Dr. King’s Vision & Resisting the Rise of Global Fascism with Yaa Abbensetts-Dobson of Spoken Black Girl and Avril Somerville As we honored Dr. King yesterday, we sit with the weight of this moment - stepping into another Trump presidency. Many of us remain committed to working towards a country rooted in collective liberation. In part two of our conversation, Mom and I chat with Yaa Abbensetts-Dobson, writer and author (Departure Story), editor, entrepreneur and founder of Spoken Black Girl, and host of The Healing Entrepreneur Podcast, and Avril Somerville, writer, poet, and author of A Journey Of Life On PURPOSE. Throughout both conversations (listen to part 1 here), we unpack building bel...2025-01-211h 10
Pray With our FeetDr. King's Vision & Resisting the Rise of Global Fascism - Part 1, Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft of Middle Church and Raising Imagination As we honored Dr. King yesterday, we sit with the weight of this moment - stepping into another Trump presidency. Many of us remain committed to working towards a country rooted in collective liberation. Mom and I decided to root our discussion around Dr. King legacy, and his last book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? In this two part conversation, we chat with three phenomenal women, Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft, writer, organizer, speaker, and Consulting Minister for Justice & Community Organizing at Middle Church, the founder of Raising Imagination, Avril Somerville, writer poet, and au...2025-01-2136 min
The History Hotline128: Michael Abbensetts and Empire Road, pt IIThe second part of our episodes with Dr Michelle Yaa Asantewa and Craig Riley where we continue to discuss the life and legacy of Michael Abbensetts and Empire Road.2023-12-1442 minThe History Hotline126: Michael Abbensetts and Empire RoadJoin us this week as I chat with Dr Michelle Yaa Asentewa and Craig Riley to talk about Michael Abbensetts and Empire Road. Empire Road is a British television series that was aired by the BBC from 1978 to 1979. It was produced by Peter Ansorge and written by Michael Abbensetts. It was the first British TV series to be written, directed and acted by predominantly Black artists and creatives.Born in Guyana, Michael Abbensetts was the first Black British playwright to be commissioned to write a television drama series. Michael settled in Britain in the 1960s and gave...2023-11-2828 min