My Year of Devotion: Nurturing Personal & Creative Balance | Ep. 67

Hey friend! This solo episode emphasizes reflection, personal growth, and community engagement as we continue to move through 2025. Tune in for valuable insights into goal setting, self-care, creative exploration, and nurturing meaningful relationships. 

• Check-in and engagement with listeners 
• Announcement of participation in Afros & Audio's Heard! Series 
• Importance of taking breaks and relieving pressure on consistency 
• Setting goals for the new year and valuable resources 
• Significance of celebrating milestones and the "Jesus year" 
• Physical and mental wellness practices shared 
• Exploring social connections and the value of volunteering 
• Reflection on financial wellness and healing money mindset 
• Concluding with themes of devotion and community celebration

Episode Resources:

• Heard! Afros & Audio’s Black History Month Series with Talib Jasir: Redefining Creativity: Aliya Brown on Creativity, Growth & Purposeful Connections. Listen & Watch!
• Justin Michael Williams’ Manifest NYE Vision Writing Workshop
• Danielle Robay PrettySmart Podcast: The 2025 Leap: 5 Life-Changing Moves for the Year Ahead
  • Free 2025 Action Plan workbook [requires newsletter sign-up]
• Balanced Black Girl Podcast: [Solo] episode called Plan with Me for 2025: Creating A Plan to Reach Your Goals
• Magic in the United States: The Stars Ascending

Chapters

• 0:00 Reflections on Life and Creativity
• 12:26 Investing in Wellness and Self-Care
• 21:57 Establishing Holistic Healing Practices
• 32:33 Honoring Devotion and Creative Legacy

Transcript

Aliya Cheyanne: 1:21

Hey friend, how are you, how have you been and how are you holding up with everything right now? Because it's been a lot. We just started 2025 and it feels like it's been a whole year already. It's insane. Let me know how you're doing in a text to the show, using the text the show link in the episode description or in a comment on Spotify or YouTube, or in a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to the show.

Aliya Cheyanne: 1:57

Quick announcement I am so excited to be part of Afro's and Audio's 2025 HERD Black History Month interview series. I got to sit down with Afro's and Audio founder Talib Jasir, who will be a future guest on this show very soon, for a great interview to talk about all things creativity and podcasting. So if you'd like to hear more from me and my conversation with Talib, check out my episode on HEARD. It's called Redefining Creativity Aaliyah Brown on Creativity, growth and Purposeful Connections, and that will be linked in the show notes slash episode description. So, yay, tune in and let me know what you think.

Aliya Cheyanne: 2:43

So in December 2024, I let you all know that I was going to be taking a much needed break to spend time with family, enjoy the holidays and just concentrate on some other projects and I did that and I'm still doing that, and it was definitely a much needed break and much needed time off, and I've been excited to jump back into some more episodes of the show, with great interviews with incredible guests and creating new solo episodes as well. That being said, I also used that time to reassess a lot of things. Going forward with the podcast, I'm putting less pressure on myself with the show, as much as I love the conversations I have with guests and sharing my thoughts, I'm taking the pressure off of myself to do episodes every single week. Nobody required me to do that. That's just been something I've wanted to do in the name of consistency, in the name of growing the show, in the name of giving myself some sort of regular routine with creating this project and publishing new episodes and going forward. I'm taking that self-imposed pressure off of myself. There are plenty of shows that are daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, bi-monthly, etc. And I'm not beholden to a schedule outside of the one that I set. Frequency might look a little different in 2025 and beyond, but I have this platform and beyond but I have this platform. This is my show. I'm not getting rid of it. It's always going to be here for us to connect, and I trust that the right people who need this show, the people who are meant to find it, will find it. They'll support it and share it with others who might need it too. I trust that we will continue to grow our prolific community. There's no doubt in my mind about that.

Aliya Cheyanne: 4:51

That being said, it's still very early in the year at the time of this recording and I personally believe that the first few months of the year are for reflection, plotting and scheming and planting seeds. So that's what I've been doing plotting and scheming and planting seeds. So that's what I've been doing Setting goals, creating action plans and making some lifestyle changes. I recently started listening to the Pretty Smart podcast and the host, danielle Robay, created a free 2025 action plan workbook to really reflect and set goals for the year. She did a podcast episode where she explains her action plan process and the workbook, and it's great. I'll link it in the show notes, but that's one tool that I've used to kind of set myself up for success for this year.

Aliya Cheyanne: 5:39

I love the Balanced Black Girl podcast. I've talked about it a few times on this show. It's a podcast that my sister, who is a former co-host of this show, introduced me to, and the host, les, did a solo episode called Planned With Me for 2025, creating a Plan to Reach your Goals, and that episode was great and I'll also link that one in the show notes. I found that episode really valuable and it really got my brain working around what sort of goals I wanted to set for myself for this year and creating an action plan to actually achieve those goals.

Aliya Cheyanne: 6:18

Something that really set the tone for my mood and my energy for this year was a New Year's Eve and New Year's Day because I did it twice. I participated in a live recording and then watched the replay again of Justin Michael Williams's Manifest, new Year's Eve Vision Writing Workshop to help me to visualize and tap into the energy of the things I'm claiming and calling into my life in 2025. It was a beautiful workshop. I did it by myself the first time. I did it with my grandmother the next day and she really enjoyed it. I shared it with friends and family because I thought it was really powerful and worthwhile to do.

Aliya Cheyanne: 7:02

Again, all of these resources I'll link them in the show notes because it's not too late to reflect and make a plan. You don't have to have it all figured out right away. Take the remainder of winter to reflect, set goals, plant seeds for this year and beyond. Besides, anyone who tells you they have it all figured out is lying, so don't believe that. In other news, the podcast recently celebrated an anniversary on January 22nd.

Aliya Cheyanne: 7:33

Although the show has evolved and will continue to evolve, it's officially been around for three years at the time of this recording and publishing and I'm so proud of that. I'm so proud of that. But I will say, to be three years in and to have so little reviews on Apple Podcasts, it's actually sad and a little crazy. So sometimes I'd be feeling like, okay, should I hang it up? Don't answer that unless you have something nice to say. But this is a plug that, if you've been tuning into the show, if you are a consistent listener, if you've enjoyed multiple episodes of the show, if you keep coming back for more, I would really appreciate it if you take a moment to write a review for the show and just share your thoughts, share your feedback, share what keeps you coming back for more. It would mean a lot to me personally and it would help the show out a lot. It would help folks to discover the show. It would help guests to feel more inclined to come on the show when they see so many positive reviews and positive feedbacks. If you are listening on Spotify or watching the show on YouTube or listening to the audio on YouTube, you can always like videos, you can always leave comments, you can always share episodes. Make sure you're subscribed to the channel and following the show on your favorite podcast platform. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to go to the show and scroll all the way down, past the episodes, down to the area for ratings and reviews, and be sure to leave a five-star rating and please take a couple of seconds to write a positive review about the show. It would really help me and this show tremendously for you to take a moment to do that, and it's free. So I look forward to seeing more of your feedback and engaging in that way.

Aliya Cheyanne: 9:33

Anyway, on top of the recent podcast anniversary, I recently celebrated my 33rd birthday. At the end of January, I got to spend my birthday week. Well, actually, I was down there for two weeks in Florida with my mom and my sisters. I got a nice little break away from the cold New York City winter and it was so funny but not funny. When I first landed in Florida and I stepped out of the airport, it was cold, like cold in a way that I don't expect for Florida, and thankfully over the next two weeks the temperature climbed back up to normal Floridian temperatures. But it was so bizarre to me to see some Floridians in like winter jackets and like light jackets and bundled up and yeah, but you know, in a Floridian way people will be warm on top and still have flip-flops on the bottom or like warm on top and still be in shorts. It was, you know, it's Florida. But it was nice to get away.

Aliya Cheyanne: 10:36

I didn't really want to do any big major celebration. The initial plan was to do a family trip and travel somewhere, which we didn't get to do because everybody needed to make sure their passports were current and not expired. And since we didn't get to do that, the plan was to just spend the week, spend time with my family, and I didn't really want to do a big celebration. I didn't even want to eat out, to be honest. I just kind of wanted to have a nice meal at home and sit around the table with everyone. Yeah, my mom and my older sister worked together to still surprise me. My mom caught me out of the house for a little while and my sister, even though she was coming home from work and tired, still took time to like, get some balloons and get a cake and some other decorations, so that when I walked back in the house I was surprised and, of course, because I'm a giant crybaby, I cried because I was genuinely surprised and it felt really nice to be loved and celebrated in that way. So it was still sweet and it was perfect for me.

Aliya Cheyanne: 11:48

If you've listened to any episode where I've talked about astrology, you know I'm an Aquarius sun, at least in Western astrology. In Vedic astrology I'm a Capricorn sun, but that's an entirely different conversation for another day. Anyhow, make sure you check out the following episodes if you haven't already Episode 40, unlocking Potential with Personality Tests and Self-Development. Episode 41, success Stardust and Social Justice featuring Tracy L Rogers. And episode 42, astrology how to use astrology for success.

Aliya Cheyanne: 12:26

I bring those episodes up because I mentioned astrology and I think it is a powerful tool and modality that can support us in a number of ways, and humans have used the stars for centuries to help them to travel, to help them to know when to plant and when to harvest, to track the cycles of the moon and how that impacts our oceans, and so many other things. Even the three magi, or the three wise men, used a star to guide them to Jesus. So, yeah, I think it's an incredible tool, and I actually learned a lot more about astrology listening to a podcast called magic. In the united states they did an entire episode about the history of astrology as we've come to know it in the west and it was really informative. There were things I even learned about it. Perhaps I'll link that episode in the show notes for anyone who would like to check it out as well. That episode is called the Stars Ascending, so I'll be sure to link it.

Aliya Cheyanne: 13:35

33rd birthday I know that's a colloquialism or a saying that some people are familiar with and others are not to say it's your Jesus year when you turn 33. Don't ask me the official origin of that phrase. I think it has something to do with Jesus possibly being crucified around the age of 33. According to some scholars, others say somewhere between 30 and 40 or 33 and 40. Who knows, but there is a lot of significance associated with the number 33. According to Google. The number 33 is associated with a few different things. So in Tibetan Buddhism, the highest chakra, the crown chakra, is represented by a flower with 33 downward pointing petals. In numerology, 33 is a master number that represents the highest spiritual achievement. The number of pairs of nerve groups that pass through the spine is 33. Number of turns in the human DNA sequence is 33. The number of years it takes the sun to rise in the same spot on the horizon is 33. I do love the scientific and spiritual aspects of the number 33, so that's worth something right.

Aliya Cheyanne: 15:04

It's a special time of year for me, recently celebrating my 33rd birthday and the third year of the podcast so very exciting times. The reason why I'm calling it my resurrection year or my Jesus year is definitely because I'm continuing to focus on wellness. Since December, I've been doing more at home workouts consistently than I have in the past. Something that supported me with that is doing challenges with friends and having friends be accountability partners. So in December and for part of January, I had done challenges with a friend and we were checking in regularly doing yoga and Pilates. Currently right now I'm doing a challenge with another friend. We're doing some workouts from Grow With Jo on YouTube and Grow With Jo was recommended to me by my coach, actually because it's helped her consistently include movement in her day-to-day and she's also lost a lot of weight doing that. So I'm trying it out for myself to see.

Aliya Cheyanne: 16:18

I'm leaning on tools that can make it more cost-effective for me to have the kind of lifestyle that I desire in a more affordable way. So I would love to be a regular acupuncture girly, a regular sauna girly, but I'm having to find ways to make that more accessible and affordable for me in this season. So something I've done is get an acupuncture mat which helps to apply pressure to different points in your body front, back, feet, everything and I can lay on that in different positions and help to alleviate stress and have certain pressure points hit. And it's more cost effective for me to do that at home at this point. I've also invested in a sauna blanket. One of the ways that I've typically enjoyed sauna is at spas or in the past when I've had gym memberships and saunas are available. And right now, my best friend and I have done our best to commit to quarterly visits to my favorite spa, which is not in New York, it's actually in Virginia, which means we drive out for a weekend, we enjoy a long spa day and then we drive home and since that's only quarterly, I want to be able to have some sort of sauna experience more regularly than that. So one thing I've done is invest in a sauna blanket and that's been interesting to get accustomed to and get used to, but it has a lot of the same benefits as being in an actual sauna. So I've been enjoying that a little bit more.

Aliya Cheyanne: 17:51

At home. Some basic things I'm trying to practice better dental hygiene in the ways that I can at home. So instead of using a regular toothbrush, I've gotten myself an electric toothbrush. I'm doing water flossing now, like little things like that, to just try to improve my physical wellness, my appearance and different things around that nature. So it's been good to invest in myself in that way. It's helped my mood, my energy level a lot. I've been trying to use more face masks and do more intentional skincare routines with what I'm using to wash and exfoliate and what I'm using to moisturize and making sure I'm wearing my sunscreen little things like that. So just investing in myself in a way that feels good and feels good in this season of my life and that I hope to continue to do going forward, even beyond my 30-30 year.

Aliya Cheyanne: 18:49

Mental and emotional improvements and investments include talk therapy when I need it. I've spoken about therapy on the show many times. I've gone to talk therapy on and off for years. I remember being very young and telling my dad that I wanted to go to therapy and it not really being taken seriously. It was just kind of like, ok, we can do that if you need to, but never really taking a more proactive approach to getting me that. And then my first experience in therapy was actually in that I can remember was actually in like junior high school and it was more family therapy because my mom and my stepdad at the time were going through things and there were many things happening in our household. So we were all doing family therapy. And I think after that the next memory I had was just kind of being like OK, if I'm not going to get more individualized therapy with help from my parents, I'm going to take it into my own hands. So I did when I was 18. And the first resources I checked out were like free resources in college and you know, at that time it's students getting practice and clinical hours and stuff like that. They're not like professionals at that time, so it wasn't really the most helpful thing, but I eventually went through the process of finding a therapist that really worked for me using the insurance I had at the time, and it's been a journey since.

Aliya Cheyanne: 20:24

I had one consistently for a very long time as a young adult. I had gone through for a very long time as a young adult. I had gone through others later in life and I have one that I've worked with for the last few years now. There was a period where we were meeting weekly. Now I'm at a stage with her where I don't meet with her weekly. I kind of just reach out whenever I need to check in or whenever I need boost sessions. I'm very grateful for her because she keeps my usual times slot open. Like whenever I do reach out, even if it's like months in between, I can usually get my same slot. So I'm very grateful for that. For however long it lasts and it's lasted for like a year or so. I hope it continues.

Aliya Cheyanne: 21:03

But I also feel like talk therapy is one tool. There are many other tools that can help and support us. So there's somatic healing and therapy and somatic movement, and that's something I've been really interested in as well like dropping more into my body and releasing emotions that way, because that's also very important. The body really does keep the score. The body holds on to a lot of trauma. The body remembers energy and emotions that are stored in the body. If they are not processed and released properly, can lead to health issues, can lead to lower back pain, can lead to aches and discomfort and dis-ease and all kinds of things. So I think somatic healing is really important. I am getting back into my meditation bag.

Aliya Cheyanne: 21:57

I used to meditate so consistently. I had built myself up to the point where I could sit down and do like a 20-minute meditation. No problem, no worries, just drop into it and be good and look up and, before I know it, wonder where the time went. And I got out of that habit to the point now where I'm having to build myself back up to even that 20 minutes to some people is nothing, 20 minutes to others feels like a long time and I want to be able to get back to the point where I can do that more consistently and give myself that time. It doesn't have to be that much time every single day, but making sure that I'm dedicating some amount of time to just being quiet and being still and sitting with myself.

Aliya Cheyanne: 22:43

Journaling has been a tool that has supported me for years, from as early as grade school I can remember journaling up until now to the point where I even created a guided journal, which is always linked in the show notes if you'd like to get a copy. But making sure that I'm journaling consistently and being mindful of different ways to journal. I've always been a free-write girly, but I've been exploring other forms of journaling. Something that Les, the host of Balanced Black Girl, talks about a lot is best-case scenario journaling Journaling as if your day or whatever you're thinking about has already happened and it's happened successfully and the best possible case scenario has already happened. And journaling that way as a way to, like you know, program your mind into believing that and embodying that energy, but also manifesting that as a potential outcome. And that's something I want to be mindful of and be practicing more, more prompted journaling so that I'm thinking through intentional things and also continuing with free writing. So that's a tool that I'm also using to support me mentally and emotionally.

Aliya Cheyanne: 24:04

For me, humming and singing has always supported me and helped me, if I've ever been really frustrated or really down or kind of in like a sad or not great mood, throwing on some music and humming and singing along and pouring my little heart into it, even if I don't have the best voice in the world, has also been something that helps me. So continuing to lean into that and getting back into breathwork Breathwork is so important and helpful. I do consider it another somatic healing tool because it kind of forces you to drop into your body and be very present with your breath and notice how your breath is expanding your belly, collapsing your belly and different things and just being really mindful. So getting back into that and as a tool for nervous system regulation, but also just healthy living and making sure that I'm really connected to my breath. And something that I want to get into is tapping. Like it's not a new concept to me. I've heard it many times in the past but I've never done it consistently and I actually want to sit down with some guided YouTube videos or something and be more intentional about tapping and just kind of rewiring and reprogramming old pathways in my brain to new ones for my highest good. So I'm leaning into that a lot this season Spiritually, some of those things for mental and emotional health overlap Same with physical, like taking care of your body and your vessel is very important for your spiritual.

Aliya Cheyanne: 25:40

But making sure that I'm praying intentionally and just expressing a lot of gratitude Gratitude for existing and living and answered prayers now and gratitude for what's to come so just making sure that I stay aligned with that and again, meditating, but also thinking about rituals and routines that keep me centered. So for me, especially when it's not freezing cold outside in particular, but when the weather's really nice, like grounding in nature, like being barefoot to the grass, putting my feet in the grass, being grounded in that way, gazing at the moon, gazing at the sun, gazing at the stars, watching the breeze dance through tree leaves, imagining myself connecting with their roots, touching them, and things like that help to keep me really grounded and connected with nature. So that's something I'm looking forward to doing more in the spring and the summer and the fall. And even if I don't feel inclined to do those types of things as much during the winter because it's colder, at least being connected to that feeling and visualizing the experience and feeling close and tied to that ritual helps to keep me grounded as well. Think for social, continuing to nurture my existing friendships, making sure that I am staying connected, making sure that I am reaching out to others as much as they are reaching out to me. Spending quality time, because quality time is a love language for me, not just romantically, but with any important connection I have in my life. So making sure that I'm doing that and also giving myself space and grace to cultivate new friendships for the phase of my life that I'm currently in, something that I want to lean into more in 2025 and in my 30-30 year and beyond is volunteering. Like it is so important for me to get back to volunteering. I have not done it in such a long time and anytime I volunteered in the past, I've always felt like so good after knowing that I used my time and my hands and my energy to do something helpful and meaningful for others. So I need to get back into that for sure. I'm not sure exactly what that looks like right now, but I have some ideas about how I'd like to do it and I'll be continuing to explore that. Like whether that's volunteering at a soup kitchen, whether that's building something with my hands. I've helped groups to build gardening boxes for homes with people with special needs so that they can garden right in the backyard of that home. Or cleaning up yards and landscaping for people who might not be able to do it themselves. Or packaging meals for people who might be experiencing homelessness and hand delivering it to them. Or even volunteering at a school and helping them to do basic paint jobs that have needed to get done for a while, that they haven't been able to do, or helping to build outdoor furniture so that young people can enjoy, like the rooftop of the school or wherever there are open areas where they can sit and relax, and things like that. So I want to get back to using my hands and volunteering my time and my energy in that way. So that's something I've been thinking about a lot.

Aliya Cheyanne: 28:59

For financial, I am in a place where I am still working to heal money wounds. I am thinking a lot about books like the Energy of Money and the Psychology of Money and staying in the energy of money being a tool and a resource to help me create the life that I desire An energy exchange of reward and a blessing and a basic need being met for the things that I create and put out into the world and being able to support myself and my loved ones in the way that I desire. I want to be in a space where I am treating money like I would any other companion. I am not abusing it. I am not spending it or wasting its energy frivolously. I'm actually using it to pull in and call in the things that I need to support myself, for the things that my loved ones need to support themselves. I am treating it with kindness and respect, in the same way that I would want to be treated with kindness and respect, and I am valuing it and what it can do for me and how it can work for me and how we can have a mutual exchange where we are caring for each other, where we are protecting each other, where we are respecting each other, where we are prioritizing each other's needs.

Aliya Cheyanne: 30:25

And that is I'm trying to stay present in that mindset and in that energy. I want to be generating more of it in my life so that I can reach the financial freedom that I desire for myself and for the people that I love most. And I want to ensure that my lineage and my ancestors are a part of that process, because I know that they want me to be free and safe and to know rest and ease and leisure too, and I'm remembering that that it's not just my work, but it's spiritual work and ancestral work too. I was recently reminded of that by Chimdi Hazier, who has been a guest on the show, who has also been leading weekly Hello Creator creative coaching calls, and, yeah, I want to stay present in that energy. I am working more to save instead of just being so quick to spend. I am back into investing. I am back into trying to let money work for me for a change, and investing but also being mindful of using, like high yield savings accounts and like watching the interest grow, like things like that. So I'm just trying to be mindful of that and I think on the financial front too is you know, this podcast is a creative outlet for me. Other projects that I'm working on are creative outlets for me, but I also have consulting work that I do. I have paying clients that work with me to support them in adding structure to their creative genius, to support them in project and program management, to support them in creative ventures. So I am excited to continue working with existing clients and to grow that. On the consulting front, I want to continue my work to support creative visionaries with strategy, with structure, with intuitive coaching. And if you are someone who's listening and you're interested in that maybe you're a founder or a creative or you're interested in working together make sure that you visit aliyashayancom for more details and let's connect. These are things I'm focused on in this season, throughout 2025 and beyond. Yeah, I'm excited about that.

Aliya Cheyanne: 32:34

Last year, in 2024, I decided that my word for the year and pretty late in the year at that was audacity having the audacity to show up for myself, having the audacity to pursue my passion projects, having the audacity to step up and be seen. And this year, my word is devotion. I want to be devoted to myself. I want to be devoted to the people and the things that I love. I want to be devoted to taking care of myself in the best way possible myself in the best way possible. Yeah, devotion feels pretty great for my year, for 2025, and I will lean on that and recall that and remember that whenever and as often as I need to to make sure that I'm staying committed to my goals and my desires and the things that I'm dreaming up.

Aliya Cheyanne: 33:30

I know being consistent is a huge part of podcasting, but burnout can be real and I want to make sure that podcasting and creating in this way stays fun and meaningful to me. First, previously, I took a break from the pod during the holidays and I enjoyed the space of not having to publish every week, but it also made me realize that I went so hard in 2024. And although I'm really proud of all the episodes I curated, produced, cultivated, created all the things I didn't really sit with them as long as I should because I was always focused on the next episode. So I want to take some time to appreciate what I've created for myself and this prolific community that I want to handle and focus on. So there may be some gaps between episodes here and there going forward, but the podcast isn't going anywhere. I love what I've created.

Aliya Cheyanne: 34:42

I've grown so much from doing this show. I've nurtured existing skills and learned new ones. I've healed even more and I know the show has served others on their own creative and healing journeys and that feels so good and so rewarding. I've become a better professional and public speaker. I'm learning to sit with and overcome rejection, because there is loads of rejection in podcasts and it has been big rejection therapy. But I'm learning to sit with that and overcome it and grow through it.

Aliya Cheyanne: 35:18

I took a lot of pride in knowing that a year from now, five years from now, 10 years from now and beyond, this show will still be here for others to discover, to learn and to grow, and to me, that's the most rewarding part of doing this show. It's another addition to my legacy and it's part of my contribution to the world, and that feels purposeful and healing on so many levels. However it morphs and evolves over time will be a testament to my life, my journey and sharing the wisdom, journey and experiences of others, and that feels so fulfilling and beautiful. I also love uplifting dope people doing transformative work, because when we love and pour our hearts into the things that we're passionate about, we literally give life to those things, things, and we do the work with so much intention and it just fills my cup to have these conversations. It really does.

Aliya Cheyanne: 36:17

On the one hand, there's such meaningful episodes from all of you listening, but for me, the one-on-one time, the love and community I get to have in having these conversations, is unmatched, and I hope you feel like part of this community too Each time you listen and share an episode with your people. It means so much. So the show is not going anywhere. It will always be here and new episodes will continue coming out, but it just might not be every single week, and I'm in a good place where I'm good with that. I know and trust that those who are meant to find the show will continue to discover it over time and that the prolific community will keep on growing. So thank you. In the meantime and in between time, you can help me to celebrate the third anniversary of the show and my 33rd birthday by leaving a positive written review on Apple Podcasts or sharing comments on this episode on Spotify or YouTube.

Aliya Cheyanne: 37:15

If you're listening for the first time ever, or if you've been here but you've missed a few episodes here and there, there's no better place to start than with the top five most downloaded episodes of the show At the time of this recording. Those are episode 52, timeless Wisdom for Modern Creatives A Conversation with Vanessa Aldrich. Episode 55, culture, afrofuturism and Ethical AI, featuring Minista Jazz. Episode 33, healing Trauma Through Memes and Humor, featuring Margo Feldman. Episode 51, a Free Woman's Journey to Love and Liberation, in conversation with Ebony Janice Moore. And episode 31, sensuality, spirituality and Creativity, featuring LaVon Briggs.

Aliya Cheyanne: 38:05

Thank you for joining me for this resurrection year, for this Jesus Year episode. Thank you for joining me and celebrating my 33rd birthday and the third anniversary of this podcast. Thank you for joining me in this season of devotion, in this year of devotion to myself and to yourselves, and I am so excited to meet you back here on the next episode. All right, friend. Thanks for tuning in to another episode of the show. If this episode resonated with you, please be sure to tell a friend, to tell a friend and to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, like the video on YouTube and leave your comments on YouTube and Spotify. Thank you for lending me your time, your energy and your ears, and I appreciate you for being here. Have a great rest of your day or night and I will catch you on the next episode. Bye.