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Hey Wellness Warriors, the pod is back with a fresh new episode for your ears! I’m so excited for you all to listen to this one. On this episode, I sit down with Jennifer Tomlinson. Jennifer is the host of the Black Woman Be Well podcast and Interm Dean of Learning Support at Valencia College. This episode was so fun to do y’all, I genuinely forgot I was interviewing Jennifer at one point! We laugh a LOT on this episode but Jennifer also gets serious with me and shares the steps she took to improve the well-being of her career and bring it into alignment with what her true purpose is. We also take a hilarious trip down memory lane in Best Breakup reminiscing about the dumb mistakes we’ve made in past romantic relationships. You don’t want to miss out on THAT conversation! Enjoy, Warriors! xx Asatta Mentioned in the Episode: Jennifer Tomlinson- Instagram Black Woman Be Well podcast- Instagram From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education: Designing your Life Teaching for Black Lives LinkedIn Learning Course: How to Engage Meaningfully in Allyship and Anti-Racism JOIN THE PATREON: Patreon.com/AsattaJones BLACK LIVES MATTER - Donate to the causes - BLM ACLU.org Need advice? E-mail me with your Wellness questions and I’ll answer them on the show: WhatMakesMeWell@gmail.com Let’s Connect! Instagram: WhatMakesMeWell // Facebook: What Makes Me Well // Twitter: @WhatMakesMeWell

Hey Wellness Warriors, welcome back to another episode! I know I say it almost every episode but I really do mean it every time, I’m so excited for you to listen to this episode! This week, I’m bringing you a conversation with my newest friend, the delightful Kristy Katzmann. Kristy is the host of The Life Unscripted Podcast and the former star of Fox’s reality dating show, Labor of Love. Kristy is such a wonderful person with such an inspiring story. I can say first hand that her story changes lives because it changed mine! In the episode, we talk about how her financial health and her money mindset influenced her choice to pursue motherhood as a single mother and we discuss Kristy’s current recipe for her well-being. Spoiler alert— caffeine is not a part of her recipe and I did not keep my cool about it! Enjoy, Warriors! xx Asatta Mentioned in this episode: More Information on Fibromyalgia Boho Beautiful Yoga Ora Organic’s Green Juice Powder Motherhood Reimagined The Body Keeps The Score It's Not Always Depression 9 months with Courteney Cox Join my tribe of Wellness Warriors: Patreon.com/AsattaJones BLACK LIVES MATTER - Donate to the causes BLM ACLU.org Good Quick Reads: Why ‘Labor of Love’ is a feminist masterpiece. 7 Ways Non-Black POCs Can Be Better Allies Need advice? E-mail me with your Wellness questions and I’ll answer them on the show: WhatMakesMeWell@gmail.com Let’s Connect! Instagram: WhatMakesMeWell // Facebook: What Makes Me Well // Twitter: @WhatMakesMeWell

Hey Wellness Warriors! I’m back with a guest this week and I could not be happier about it! After nearly a year of remote recordings, I sat down - socially distanced, of course - with my very dear friend, Cariluz Torres to record this pod. It felt so nice to sit in the same room and record an episode and you can definitely hear the excitement in my voice! Cari and I talk about a few things: -How we met & the pole effect , AKA how pole dancing can be truly life changing. -Cari’s yoga practice and the importance of discovering your Soul Family. - Balancing parenting and entrepreneurship But mainly, we talk about Cari’s Occupational Pillar of Wellness and how Cari maintained her well-being throughout the big transition that 2020 brought her career. Enjoy, Warriors! xx Asatta JOIN THE PATREON: Patreon.com/AsattaJones BLACK LIVES MATTER - Donate to the cause here: ACLU.org Good Read: 7 Ways Non-Black POCs Can Be Better Allies Need advice? E-mail me with your Wellness questions and I’ll answer them on the show: WhatMakesMeWell@gmail.com Let’s Connect! Instagram: WhatMakesMeWell // Facebook: What Makes Me Well // Twitter: @WhatMakesMeWell

“Okay so 2020….Whew! What a crap-ass year amiright!?!” What’s up, Wellness Warriors?! I’m back with another episode for ya and this time I’m riding solo. In this mini solo episode, Minisolosode if you will, I’m counting down the 3 big things I introduced in my life last year, that are changing my life. Like, completely rocking my world. In a great way! Listen in and enjoy, Warriors! Be Well, xx Asatta JOIN THE PATREON: Patreon.com/AsattaJones Mentioned in this episode: AsattaJones.com is up and running! From my new site you can: • Book a virtual consultation with me 👩🏽‍🏫 • Join in weekly group yoga classes 💻 • Schedule private 1:1 yoga or guided mediation sessions 🗓 • Shop for guided meditations and on demand yoga classes ✨🛡✨ • And sign up to become a Patreon! Codependents Anonymous BLACK LIVES MATTER - Donate to the BLM org here. ACLU.org 7 Ways Non-Black POCs Can Be Better Allies Need advice? E-mail me with your Wellness questions and I’ll answer them on the show: WhatMakesMeWell@gmail.com Let’s Connect! I want to know What Makes You Well: Instagram: WhatMakesMeWell Facebook: What Makes Me Well Twitter: @WhatMakesMeWell

“Better finances equals more options” Millennial Money Guide, Ayana Campbell Smith and I are back again this week with part 2 and the final episode of this Financial Health series. In this episode we talk about Financial Health vs. Financial Literacy, what financial traumas look like and I share a past aha-moment I had about my own limiting beliefs with money. We also share a few tips on how to begin to examine your relationship with money, start saving and get out of debt! I hope you enjoy this episode Wellness Warriors, I’ve been itching to make it and to share it! JOIN THE PATREON: Patreon.com/AsattaJones Mentioned in this episode: @MillennialMoney.Guide Financial Trauma Is A Reality For One Third Of Millennials, This Expert Explains How To Recover BLACK LIVES MATTER - Donate to the cause here: ACLU.org 7 Ways Non-Black POCs Can Be Better Allies Need advice? E-mail me with your Wellness questions and I’ll answer them on the show: WhatMakesMeWell@gmail.com Let’s Connect! I want to know What Makes You Well: Instagram: WhatMakesMeWell Twitter: @WhatMakesMeWell

“No Shame. Just Sharing” Hey hey heyyy Wellness Warriors! In this first episode of the Pillars of Wellness series, I’m interviewing debt-free money coach and Millennial Money Guide, Ayana Campbell Smith. Ayana and I talk about her support system and what keeps her on the right track & able to guide Millennial women to financial independence. We also talk about the harm not talking about money and your relationship with it can do to you and how absurd it is that it’s seen as impolite to talk about something we all need, use and want! JOIN THE PATREON: Patreon.com/AsattaJones Mentioned in this episode: @MillennialMoney.Guide Jen Sincero - Badass Author! James Clear- Atomic Habits Dream Big Podcast with Bob Goff & Friends BLACK LIVES MATTER - Donate to the cause here: ACLU.org 7 Ways Non-Black POCs Can Be Better Allies Have a question? E-mail me with your Wellness questions and I’ll answer them on the show: WhatMakesMeWell@gmail.com Let’s Connect! I want to know What Makes You Well: Instagram: WhatMakesMeWell Twitter: @WhatMakesMeWell

If you’re like Asatta Jones, you know that most people are searching for ways to be well. You also know that the picture of all encompassing wellness looks different for everybody. You’ve probably asked yourself before “Who or what helps person X do what they do?” Join Wellness Communicator and Yoga teacher, Asatta Jones as she interviews guests to discover their individual recipes for their well-being and what they do to maintain it. Become a Wellness Warrior: Patreon.com/AsattaJones BLACK LIVES MATTER - Donate to the cause here: ACLU.org 7 Ways Non-Black POCs Can Be Better Allies Want some advice? E-mail me with your Wellness questions and I’ll answer them on the show: WhatMakesMeWell@gmail.com Let’s Connect! I want to know What Makes You Well: Instagram: WhatMakesMeWell // Facebook: What Makes Me Well // Twitter: @WhatMakesMeWell

“I see myself as a Warrior. ” OBoy! What dang a treat, what a delight it was to record this episode with Naomi Bourassa! Naomi is an Orlando based trauma informed Yoga teacher, a Licensed Massage Therapist and Registered Clinical Social Worker Intern. She and I chat about Naomi’s core three Wellness ingredients: Compassion, Patience & Listening to her body. We also talk about how we’ve been doing so far during COVID and how our support systems and social groups have evolved because of quarantine. Lastly, Naomi shares a truly AWESOME Best Break Up! Mentioned in this episode: Naomi Bourassa Naomi Bourassa Instagram BLACK LIVES MATTER - Donate to the cause here: Fight for Breonna ACLU.org White Fragility Book 7 Ways Non-Black Pocs Can Be Better Allies JOIN THE PATREON: Patreon.com/AsattaJones Need advice? E-mail me with your questions and I’ll answer them on the show: WhatMakesMeWell@gmail.com Let’s Connect! I want to know What Makes You Well: #WhatMakesMeWell or #WMMW Instagram: WhatMakesMeWell Twitter: @WhatMakesMeWell

“Go in with purpose and intention” Hey Hey hey Wellness Warriors! I am so excited to share this episode, I really really enjoyed my conversation with journalist Raquel Reichard (Latina magazine, Mitú, Remezcla). This episode was recorded in June during the beginning of the Black Lives Matter protests. We speak openly about how we’re processing everything that’s happening on the streets and how we’re showing up in the movement. We talk about how an incident in her 9th grade biology class would go on to change her life and influence her advocacy work within the Latinx community. And of course— we get into our highlights of the week and Best Break Ups! Mentioned in this episode: RaquelReichard.com Raquel Reichard IG 7 Ways Non-Black Pocs Can Be Better Allies written by Raquel BLACK LIVES MATTER! Donate here JOIN MY PATREON! GET PODCAST BONUSES, MEDITATION GUIDES & MORE! Patreon.com/AsattaJones Need advice? E-mail me with your questions and I’ll answer them on the show: WhatMakesMeWell@gmail.com Let’s Connect! I want to know What Makes You Well: #WhatMakesMeWell or #WMMW Instagram: WhatMakesMeWell Twitter: @WhatMakesMeWell

“wait a minute…I think I might have done speed!” Hey hey Wellness Warriors, I’m back after my lil breaky break with an episode that I had so much fun recording! I sat down with my longtime friend and Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Kelly Walker and learned all about Drugs. Okay, not all about drugs but we dip our feet in the pool of drug knowledge… from a medical standpoint. We talk about all types of drugs and what they do to the body, the importance of being honest with your healthcare professional and I ask all kinds of stupid questions because admittedly ya’ll, I’m very ignorant in this department. Also I discover that I might have taken speed when I was younger. …so yeah, it’s a fun episode! Mentioned in this episode: Lehne’s Pharmacology for Nursing Care National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens Need advice? E-mail me with your questions and I’ll answer them on the show: WhatMakesMeWell@gmail.com Let’s Connect! I want to know What Makes You Well: #WhatMakesMeWell or #WMMW Instagram: WhatMakesMeWell Twitter: @WhatMakesMeWell

“And this is why we need more education and awareness about female reproductive health and hygiene, that story is WILD!” O What a treat this episode was to record! Hey Wellness Warriors, this week I’m bringing you a wonderful conversation I had with Dominique Whitfield from Oi! We get to chatting about her tried and true method for her well being, she shares the incredible - and frankly maddening - story of the birth of her son and most importantly, we talk about the important work Organic Initiative is doing across the globe. Mentioned in this episode: Organic Initiative- Oi Use Code: AJONES20 for 20% off site-wide! Need advice? E-mail me with your questions and I’ll answer them on the show: WhatMakesMeWell@gmail.com Let’s Connect! I want to know What Makes You Well: #WhatMakesMeWell or #WMMW Instagram: WhatMakesMeWell Twitter: @WhatMakesMeWellCome to a class I’m teaching: linktr.ee/a.joneswellness

“This Virus is boring!! And it’s stupid!!” Welcome back Wellness Warriors! In this week’s episode, I follow up with Pole Champion Paige Anderson to talk about what life has been like since winning the 2019 Pole Championship Series at The Arnold Classic. We get into what her new normal is looking like during this Pandemic, her post-competition well being, our perfectionist tendencies and we FINALLY get to talk about her writing project The Pole Book. Mentioned on this episode:Paige Anderson- The Pole Book- Pole Championship Series- MyFlex- The Kennedy Center- Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems.- Want advice? E-mail me with your questions and I’ll answer them on the show: WhatMakesMeWell@gmail.com Let’s Connect! I want to know What Makes You Well: #WhatMakesMeWell or #WMMW Instagram: WhatMakesMeWell Twitter: @WhatMakesMeWellCome to a class I’m teaching: linktr.ee/a.joneswellness

Asatta sits down with Paige Anderson (@writerpaige) writer, blogger and most notably the 2018 Professional Champion of the Florida Pole Fitness Championship. Paige opens up about being an athlete for a controversial sport like Pole Dance and how it helped shape her idea of gender and the roles that we are expected to play. Paige also discusses how deciding to not intimidate herself out of life makes her well. Enjoy Wellness Warriors! ---------------------------------- Apiary Wellness @apiarywellness www.ApiaryWellness.com•Massage Therapy•Holistic Medicine•Yoga Therapy•Acupuncture•Mental Health Counseling•CBD Oil Sales

“All of us decided that we cared as much about our business and friendships as much as we did our personal relationships” Hey Wellness Warriors, I’m back as promised, with another gem dropping episode! This week, I am joined virtually by the delightful duo, Ella Duke and Joanna Timm. (Hetero Sexual) Life partners and Co-Owners of 3 businesses and counting, Joanna and Ella have a friendship that -dare I say it?!- is on an Oprah and Gail emotional support level. They are friendship communication goals in the flesh with not a drop of fake love between them and it’s truly refreshing. They get into the intricacies of being each other’s support system while having such interwoven lives, they discuss how Tribe Mentality is coming back in full swing during this Pandemic and we all share our own stories about how much CBD has changed our lives for the better. Have at it! Mentioned on this episode: Apiary Wellness Wela CBD Co-packing USA Need advice? E-mail me with your questions and I’ll answer them on the show: WhatMakesMeWell@gmail.com Let’s Connect! I want to know What Makes You Well: #WhatMakesMeWell or #WMMW Instagram: WhatMakesMeWell Twitter: @WhatMakesMeWellCome to a class I’m teaching: linktr.ee/a.joneswellness

“It was all me getting too comfortable” Asatta and Lizeth Santamaria sit down over mocktails in pre-Corona times and catch up on what life has been like for Lizeth since she was last on the show. We share who we nominate for Wellness Warrior of the week, Lizeth talks about the consequences of complacency, I recap the show Love is Blind on Netflix, we talk about the reality of seasonal friendships and of course, we share our Highlights of the week! Mentioned on this episode: Lizeth’s Instagram: @discover_your_power Discover Your Power: https://www.discoveryourpowertoday.com/ Wellness Warrior of the Week Gabrielle Davis Instagram: LupusSistas GabrielleDavis@gmail.com Contact: Sue- Living Donor Coordinator: 407-303-3624 Naomi Bourassa Instagram: @naomi.bodywork NaomiBourassa.com Need advice? E-mail me with your questions and I’ll answer them on the show: WhatMakesMeWell@gmail.com Let’s Connect! I want to know What Makes You Well: #WhatMakesMeWell or #WMMWpod Instagram: WhatMakesMeWell Twitter: @WhatMakesMeWellCome to a class I’m teaching: linktr.ee/a.joneswellness

Orlando life coach Lizeth Santamaria sits down with Asatta to chat about the moment self-reflection and her faith sparked her journey to wellness. Living authentically isn’t just a saying for Lizeth, it’s a necessity. After being diagnosed with lupus in 2006, Lizeth’s life changed more than she could have anticipated. In this episode, she shares what got her through those tough times and what keeps her going in the good times. Enjoy Wellness Warriors! ———————————————- Wellness Warrior of the Week: Gabriela Ortiz Vega ( @go.in.flux ) Mentioned this episode: Yoga in Lake Eola Park John C. Maxwell - The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Discover Your Power: Coach, Motivational Speaker - Lizeth Santamaria Apiary Wellness @apiarywellness www.ApiaryWellness.com •Massage Therapy •Holistic Medicine •Yoga Therapy •Acupuncture •Mental Health Counseling •CBD Oil Sales

“It’s gonna be happening” Asatta gets an intuitive oracle card reading by Jazlyn Echo! Mentioned on this episode: JazlynEcho.com Jazlyn Echo YouTube @ItsJazlynEcho Need advice? E-mail me with your questions and I’ll answer them on the show: WhatMakesMeWell@gmail.com Let’s Connect! I want to know What Makes You Well: #WhatMakesMeWell or #WMMW Instagram: WhatMakesMeWell Twitter: @WhatMakesMeWellCome to a class I’m teaching: linktr.ee/a.joneswellness

“It brought me closer to reality, that relationship.” Hey Wellness Warriors, welcome back! In this episode, Intuitive Oracle Card Reader & Angelic Medium Jazlyn Echo shares her recipe for Wellness. We talk about what sparked her spiritual awakening and what allowed her to embrace her gifts, she talks about the support system she was born into and of course, we share our Highlights of the week. Mentioned on this episode: JazlynEcho.com Jazlyn Echo YouTube @ItsJazlynEcho Need advice? E-mail me with your questions and I’ll answer them on the show: WhatMakesMeWell@gmail.com Let’s Connect! I want to know What Makes You Well: #WhatMakesMeWell or #WMMW Instagram: WhatMakesMeWell Twitter: @WhatMakesMeWellCome to a class I’m teaching: linktr.ee/a.joneswellness

Happy Friday! Or is it Monday? Who knows?! Who cares?! What matters is that there’s a fresh new pod for ya! Alright, staying at home is starting to take it’s toll and there’s a big chance I’m loosing track of the days but lucky for you Warriors, I still remember how to podcast! In this ep, I tell you about how I avoided a scam, what Pillar of Wellness I’ve been tending to during this Pandemic and of course my Highlight of the week. Mentioned on this episode:DailyOm bookThe Great Courses Need advice? E-mail me with your questions and I’ll answer them on the show: WhatMakesMeWell@gmail.com Let’s Connect! I want to know What Makes You Well: Instagram: WhatMakesMeWell Twitter: @WhatMakesMeWellCome to a class I’m teaching: linktr.ee/a.joneswellness

“Discipline is rooted in Truth.” Aaannnd I’m back! Get ready for some real Life Gem Drops, Wellness Warriors because this episode is droppin’ em! I follow up with Gloriann Gaston, LCSW and now novice NPC Figure Body Builder to see how she’s doing in 2020 and what’s changed since we last sat down on the mic two years ago! We talk about the effects of working a stressful and demanding job, we get into the awkward and nitty gritty of tanning for competitive body building and we gush over our mutual love for our nephews. Enjoy! Mentioned on this episode:DailyOm bookNeed advice? E-mail me anonymously with your questions and I’ll answer them on the show: WhatMakesMeWell@gmail.com Let’s Connect! I want to know What Makes You Well: Instagram: WhatMakesMeWell Twitter: @WhatMakesMeWellCome to a class I’m teaching: linktr.ee/a.joneswellness