Soul Salon with Ayandastood
Episodes
18: overcoming creative resistance
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today I expand on a recent TikTok I created about overcoming creative resistance. The idea of resistance is based on Steven Pressfield's book The ...
17: reclaiming the erotic
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are redefining and reimagining the Erotic. What is it, why is it so powerful, and how can we bring more of it into our lives? We will hear cl...
16: industrialized vs. spiritual beauty (💡: Jessica DeFino)
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a new series within my podcast called Beauty Bites *insert chews*. This is an ode to and a home for the very many thoughts I have on Beauty...
15: showing up together & what I'm avoiding rn
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you're like me you have a bunch of scary projects or tasks or responsibilities or texts you are currently AVOIDING. you keep telling yourself t...
14: insecure creatives, gather! Part 2
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This one is for my fellow creatives facing self-doubt, insecurity, resistance, fear, anxiety. If you know you want to start, complete, or share your c...
13: insecure creatives, gather! Part 1
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you are experiencing creative fear, resistance, or anxiety, this is for you. We are on the same journey, because I face this daily as an insecure c...
12: why I love Paradigm Shifts
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why did I change the name of the podcast from "Reimagining" to "Paradigm Shifts"? Let's talk about it! An episode where I basi...
11: essay reading: "on the transformation of silence into language and action" by Audre Lorde
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
in this episode, I read an essay I refer to often in this podcast, Audre Lorde’s “On the Transformation of Silence into Language and Action”. Th...
10: on finding your voice
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
in this episode, I speak from the heart on my own struggles with finding and accepting my voice. I discuss the dual need to both be visible/seen and i...
9: connected conflict Ft. Zanele Mji
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join me for a fun and energetic convo with journalist, storyteller, and podcast host Zanele Mji as we discuss connected conflict, friendship, relati...
8: white feminism Ft. Rafia Zakaria
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am delighted to be in conversation with Rafia Zakaria, an American Muslim author, attorney, and political philosopher, to discuss her powerful...
7: viral justice Ft. Ruha Benjamin
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I am so thrilled and honored to be in conversation with Ruha Benjamin, a Professor of African American studies at Princeton University, founding direc...
6: beautiful lies Ft. Kalpana Mohanty
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am joined by Kalpana Mohanty, writer, Ph.D. Candidate and Trudeau Scholar at Harvard University. She works on disability, coloniali...
5: beauty & desirability Ft. Asherah aka @therealasherah
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another episode of Reimagining with Ayandastood. I am so thrilled to introduce our guest for today: an incredible human being, creator, sin...
4: the ugliness of beauty — part 2
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our grand tour of the Ugliness of Beauty. This will be an ongoing series. Don't forget to listen to Part 1 first! In this episode we d...
3: moving toward ugliness Ft. Mia Mingus
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Sunshine! Welcome to another episode of Reimagining with Ayandastood. Today, we are joined by the one and only Mia Mingus. In this episode, we...
2: the ugliness of beauty — part 1
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The response to eurocentric Beauty standards has been to diversify and include more people of marginalized identities. But this vital response alone i...
1: welcome to my podcast!
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello sunshines! Welcome to the first episode of Reimagining with @ayandastood– a podcast where we reframe, rethink, and reimagine everything standi...