Take A Seat Podcast

Take A Seat With Change

Cianna Hope sits down with therapist, Katia Hurt, who breaks down the emotional + mental effects of unexpected or uncomfortable change. Katia shares crucial advice on how to release the desire to control, how to accept the present + how to set boundaries with self + others.

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Take A Seat With A Financial Analyst

Cianna Hope sits down with financial analyst, Trivia Edwards, to discuss ways to live financially free. Trivia breaks down the how to’s of budgeting, saving + investing along with resources to utilize + to aid in becoming both financially literate and independent.

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Take A Seat With A Public Health Practitioner

Cianna Hope sits down with Nakeitra Burse, public health practitioner, maternal health advocate + owner of Six Dimensions, a public health research + development agency. Nakeitra breaks down the systemic causes of health inequities among Black women and suggests what actions must take place in order to reconstruct a healthcare system that’s just for all-- starting in Mississippi.

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Take A Seat With A Woman In Leadership

Cianna Hope sits down with Daisy Carter, the executive director of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of Central Mississippi (NCADD), to talk about her career journey with one of the top leading advocacy organizations in the world. As a leader, mentor, humanitarian + mom, she shares learned lessons, gives career advice and provides ways we can all implement change to better the community we live in.

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Take A Seat With A Mompreneur

Cianna Hope sits down with mompreneur + wife, Whitney Hunter-Batteast, to discuss how her childbearing journey inspired Pickles & Popsicles, Inc. which connects women navigating to and through mom-life. Whitney also shares revelations about prenatal + postpartum life in hopes to normalize taboo conversations surrounding motherhood.

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Website: www.picklesnpopsicles.com

Take A Seat With Self-Awareness

Cianna Hope sits down to have an honest and transparent moment. Understanding the pressures that life can bring, she shares advice, poses self-reflection questions and speaks affirmations for all who are in need of a recharge. Take a seat for an emotional renewal.

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Take A Seat With A Hidden Figure

Cianna Hope sits down with 1970 Jackson State College campus shooting survivor and community leader, James “Lap” Baker, from Picayune, Mississippi. Mr. Baker reveals how that life-changing tragedy and multiple experiences with discrimination led to his passion of public service and advocacy. He also discusses the current social climate and where do we, as a human race, go from here.

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Youtube Link:  A Tragedy to Triumph Documentary (https://bit.ly/3k5DtAG)

Take A Seat With Love

Cianna Hope sits down with couple, Kim and Allison Reeves, where they share their journey of love through childhood friendship and, now, marriage. They also reveal how their commitment remains a selfless act even through the highs and lows that come with eternal devotion.

Take a seat as they share their love story. 

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Take A Seat With A Vegan

Cianna Hope sits down with friend and scientist, Kelsey Matthews, to discuss veganism and the importance of healthy eating. They also dive deeper into the inequities of the food industry and health conditions plaguing Black communities— starting with the diet of enslaved Blacks and the modern-day public health system.

Take a seat as they highlight the impact of consumption and living a healthier lifestyle.

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Take A Seat With A 2021 Mental Prep

Cianna Hope sits down with cousin and mental health clinician, Chanda Reeves, for an end-of-the-year wellness check. Along with sharing their personal stories, Chanda gives advice on ways to mentally prepare for 2021 and make it the best year yet. Take a seat as they provide a guide to self care and self development for the new year.

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