Let's take a journey of exploration of who we are and discover the world around us. Storytelling takes many forms and the power of one's story can break even the strongest illusions of mental, physical, financial and spiritual barriers. It's time to let go of survival mode and align yourself to thrive. It's your season to finally liberate yourself and the communities we are connected to.  Welcome to the Soulful Liberation Podcast! Learn more about Soulful Liberation Soulful Liberation was created to shed light on the stories through various art forms to tell the stories of the unheard ..read more

Our guest, Rimy Morris Rimy Morris: Rimy Morris is 24 year old and has 11 years of lived experience in child welfare. She is the co-founder of Raising Resilience, an organization created to act as a support to minority communities through providing tools, training and custom made resources to support them and the people who work with them.  She is also the author of the Foster Parents; Caring in Color and the Foster Parents; Caring in Color Guidebook.Rimy works in multiple spaces in child welfare, nationally and locally, to help young people currently experiencing care to find their voice ..read more

Our guest on the Soulful Liberation podcast today is the inspiring Cedric Riley who is featured in the I Am Success Workbook- Youth companion guide to the Black Foster Youth Handbook. Our guest, Cedric Riley Cedric Riley: Resiliency Expert dedicated to community leadership and success for himself and others. He is the creator of “America’s Next Motivator!” Tv show and the founder of Motivatefosterkids.com. Riley is a marathoner, scholar and family man whose motto is “Success is a Choice!” Determined to provide a source of motivation to the youth and a breath of fresh air to their leaders, Cedr ..read more

Our guest on the Soulful Liberation podcast today is the inspiring Tamisha Macklin who is featured in the I Am Success Workbook- Youth companion guide to the Black Foster Youth Handbook. Our guest, Tamisha Macklin Tamisha Macklin: 6 years as Elevating Connections Program Manager, 3 yrs as Housing Navigator at Urban Peak, Writer, and Poet Learn more about Tamisha Macklin at www.soulfulliberation.com/resources ELEVATING CONNECTIONS's vision is: To be a community resource in reuniting siblings separated in foster care. That we reduce the number of youth who are left without permanent connection ..read more

Welcome to the journey toward Soulful Liberation :)! Kwanzaa's seventh principle is Imani. Imani means faith:  "To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle." Listen as Ángela Quijada-Banks recounts how the start of 2020 did not determine her year and how you can completely change what's possible for you in 2021 and beyond! If you are someone looking to write a book or for a mastermind community, head over to www.soulfulliberation.com and apply ! See you next time ..read more

Listen as Laquita and Ángela ( Angie ) chat about Overcoming Podophobia in foster care, being a co-founder to a non-profit for foster youth and navigating self love ? Laquita Howell is the co-founder of Opportunities Knocking TLP : An organization for foster youth, providing enhanced opportunities and experiences to young adults so they can take accountability of their professional and personal lives and build a better community. Opportunities Knocking tlp can be found on Facebook under oktlp IG: @laquitahowell In our next episode we dive into How she overcame a very unusual fear and made i ..read more

Laquita Howell's poem about a time when she was a high schooler in Fostercare,  going through lots of struggles to find her own voice and self worth. Laquita Howell is the co-founder of Opportunities Knocking TLP : An organization for foster youth, providing enhanced opportunities and experiences to young adults so they can take accountability of their professional and personal lives and build a better community. Opportunities Knocking tlp can be found on Facebook under oktlp IG: @laquitahowell In our next episode we dive into How she overcame a very unusual fear and made it a powerhou ..read more

In this episode, Angi talks about -What Juneteenth is -Why's it's so important and  -How we can celebrate it this year and the many years to come! Today is  independence day for people of African Descent , those that have ancestors that were enslaved.  Today marks a day where many years ago, a union general by the name of Gordon Granger gave an order that officially ended the enslavement of people with a certain shade of skin color. Connect with us on IG : @Soulful_Liberation Twitter : @Soulful_Lib Lola's Instagram IG: @queen_sophisticated_ Angi's Instagram : IG: originalsou ..read more

Angela Quijada-Banks poem about foster care " Caged in Care" I wrote this poem while in Okinawa, Japan.  It is featured in a collaborative book with other alumni of the foster care system, social workers and foster parents  published by The EMPTY FRAMES INITIATIVE, a non profit organizations that supports foster youth. Connect with us on IG : @Soulful_Liberation Twitter : @Soulful_Lib Lola's Instagram IG: @queen_sophisticated_ Angi's Instagram : IG: theoriginal_soulflower May is #mentalhealthawareness & #fostercareawareness How are you bringing light to these issues this mon ..read more

Own Your Emotions In this episode we taking time to take a deeper talk around "Emotion". How do we handle emotions like anger and what we  We hope you enjoy it! Connect with us on IG : @Soulful_Liberation Twitter : @Soulful_Lib Lola's Instagram IG: @queen_sophisticated_ Angi's Instagram : IG: theoriginal_soulflower May is #mentalhealthawareness & #fostercareawareness How are you bringing light to these issues this month? What is one way you will focus your energy in motion ..read more