Space To Exhale with Lisa Hurley
Episodes
The Gift of Gratitude: Appreciation as Alchemy, with Sharon Hurley Hall | Ep. 30
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gratitude is a verb. It must be felt, implemented, and expressed.In the Season 1 finale of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa is joined by her big sis...
Tender Armor: Better Boundaries for Softer Living, with Alexis Mobley | Ep. 29
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Strong boundaries are not walls; they are bridges that lead us to peace. In this episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa welcomes back Alexis Mo...
Choose Yourself: Survival, Self-Care, and Sovereignty, with Tara Jaye Frank | Ep. 28
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Choosing yourself is not selfish. It is sacred. In this powerful and affirming episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa Hurley is joined by Tara ...
Rest as Revolt: The 92 Documentary & The Stoic Era, with Dr. Jade Singleton | Ep. 27
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The gentlest rebellions often shake the deepest ground.Amidst a culture which demands that Black women perform, produce, and persevere at all costs, D...
Be Yourself: Showing Up Authentic, Abundant, and Aligned, with Trey Anthony | Ep. 26
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a world that too often demands conformity, being your full, unapologetic self is an act of resistance, reclamation, and self-love. In this episode ...
The Real Glow Up: Soft Living as Self-Care, with Dr. Kathryn Tapper | Ep. 25
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the real glow up is not about “having,” but about “being?” What if it’s not about keeping up with the Joneses, but about keeping pac...
Working While Black: Trials, Tribulations & Transcendence | Pt. 2, with Sharon Hurley Hall | Ep. 24
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Racism in the workplace is not always loud. It often whispers through microaggressions, gaslighting, and the exhaustion of proving one’s worth again...
Exhale Into Empathy: Choosing Grace, Joy, and Self-Love, with Tammy Triolo | Ep. 23
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Empathy is more than a feeling—it’s a daily practice that shapes how we live, love, and lead. In this episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, hos...
Know Your Self: The Blueprint for Soft Living, with Dana Brownlee | Ep. 22
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Soft living begins with knowing who you are. In this episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, host Lisa Hurley sits down with Dana Brownlee—globally...
Reclaiming Our Breath: Moving from Survival Mode to Serenity, with Zee Clarke | Ep. 21
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Too often, Black people are forced to hold their breath, bracing for the next microaggression, the next demand, the next wave of exhaustion. But we we...
The ROI of Rest: Choosing Health Over Hustle Culture, with Dr. Nika White | Ep. 20
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rest is not a luxury. It’s a necessity. It’s a strategy, and investment, a full-body “no” to the constant grind that tries to eat us alive. ...
The Power of the Pause: How a Sabbatical Saved My Spirit, with Dr. Samantha-Rae Dickenson | Ep. 19
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To beat burnout, press pause. Sometimes the most radical act of self-preservation is to stop.In this affirming episode, Lisa is in conversation with t...
The Price of Nice: The Hidden Costs of People-Pleasing, with Amira Barger | Ep. 18
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Wow! You’re so nice!” So many of us have been raised to crave those words. We’ve been socialized to be agreeable…amenable…accommodating.B...
Writing to Exhale: Triumph, Truth & Transcendence, with Elona Washington | Pt. 2 | Ep. 17
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes you just have to tell it like it is. Because there is healing in the telling. And there is liberation in your legacy.In this powerful contin...
Working Twice As Hard: Why Black Women Need a Break, with Janelle Benjamin | Ep. 16
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
*TW: Mention of suicidal ideation*Black women are done working twice as hard for half as much.In this hard-hitting episode of Space To Exhale: The Pod...
Work Smart: Build Better Teams With The Seven Trust Languages, with Minda Harts | Ep. 15
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to rebuild trust in workplaces that were never designed with us in mind? In this illuminating episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcas...
Hush Loudly, Live Boldly: The Power of The Quiet Ones, with Jeri Bingham | Ep. 14
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a world that often equates volume with value, what does it mean to honor the quiet power of introversion, especially as a Black woman? In this illu...
Triumph After Trauma: Going from Triggered to Transformed, with Alechia Reese | Ep. 13
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to alchemize your pain into purpose—and your triggers into triumph? In this powerful episode, Lisa sits down with the ever-impactf...
Writing to Exhale: Triumph, Truth, and Transcendence, with Elona Washington | Ep. 12
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is power, and profound healing, in telling our stories out loud, in our own voices, and today’s guest knows that for sure. Elona Washington, M...
Soft-Life School: Black Genius and the Need for Rest, with Dr. Chantell Frazier | Ep. 11
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Class is in session! 👩🏾🏫👩🏾🎓 In this nourishing and necessary episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa is joined by the br...
Visas, Verses, and Vulnerability: Healing Through Words and Wandering, with Herisa Stanislaus | Ep. 10
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Lisa and Herisa Stanislaus, MPH (aka Herisa The Traveler and Herisa The Traveling Poet) for Visas, Verses, and Vulnerability: Healing Through Wor...
Having It All: Reframing the Narrative for Black Women, with Liku Amadi, ESQ. | Ep. 9
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it really mean for Black women to “have it all,” and who gets to decide? In this nourishing and truth-telling episode of Space To Exhale...
Writing While Black: The Words, The Work, and The Wisdom, with Sharon Hurley Hall | Ep. 8
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to write while Black? To put your truth on the page in a world that so often tries to silence or sanitize it? In this deeply persona...
The Space To Exhale Book Launch: A Celebration of Sisterhood, Success, and Soft Living | Ep. 7
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Lisa and her fabulous soul-tribe of sisters for a very special episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast! This show is a celebration of Lisa’s fi...
Working While Black: Trials, Tribulations, and Transcendence, with Sharon Hurley Hall | Ep. 6
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode brings together family, fire, and fierce truth-telling. Lisa is joined by none other than her brilliant big sister—author, activist, an...
Finding Balance: The Silence Within vs. The Silence Without, with Elaine Lin Hering | Ep. 5
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Both embracing your silence and using your voice can be sources of power, but how do you know how to tell? In this soul-stirring episode of Space To E...
Thinking Gently: Why Living The Soft Life Starts in the Mind, with LaTonya Davis | Ep. 4
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if softness isn’t something you do, but something you think? In this tender and thought-provoking episode, Lisa is joined by the luminous LaTon...
Curate Your Career: Strategies for Charting Your Path, with Latrice Torres | Ep. 3
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ready to revolutionize your career? You’re in the right place. It’s pretty much impossible to curate a life that truly works for you without also ...
Being a Black Woman: How Boundaries Benefit Us, with Alexis Mobley | Ep. 2
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for a spirited conversation that's the best mix of spicy and serene. Lisa is joined by her very first guest, Alexis Mobley, PCC, CEO of ...
Just Breathe: Why We All Need Some Space To Exhale, with Lisa Hurley | Ep. 1
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the début episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa shares the “why” behind the show—and the book after which it is named. She reveals h...