Podcast Rebloom

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ReBloom is for those in a season of becoming.If you’re navigating midlife reinvention, dating again, building something new, healing from what was, or stepping fully into your power — you’re in the right place.Hosted by Vanessa Bright — founder, entrepreneur, and woman in her own season of growth — ReBloom brings real conversations about love, second chances, identity, community, and courage.This isn’t surface talk.It’s honest, grown conversation.Because midlife isn’t the end of the story — it’s the edit.Subscribe and rebloom with us.

Episodes

  1. 4d ago

    Rebloom After Incarceration

    This podcast episode features host Vanessa Bright interviewing Amina Duramus, a formerly incarcerated woman and advocate. The interview covers the following key themes and topics: Journey and Transformation: Amina describes herself prior to incarceration as a veteran struggling with PTSD and a lack of self-love. Since her release, she identifies as a woman with a purpose, embracing a "restorative justice" mindset centered on rebuilding the community she once damaged. The Transition Home: Amina highlights the challenges of the first 90 days post-release, noting that "coming home" is difficult because the world has changed and relationships are often broken. She credits her transition's success to her strong support system and the wraparound services she received at MCVets (a center for veterans, which also now serves civilians). Advocacy and Re-entry Services: Essential Credentials: Amina and the host emphasize the critical need for formerly incarcerated individuals to possess valid identification, birth certificates, and social security cards immediately upon release to access housing, jobs, and benefits. Legislative Support: Amina supports Maryland House Bill 108, which aims to ensure formerly incarcerated individuals can continue to enter prisons to provide mentorship, regardless of administrative changes. Gender-Specific Programming: Both women argue for consistent, gender-specific rehabilitation programs in prisons that address mental health, parenting, and provide long-term skills, noting that the current system often lacks the consistency required for true rehabilitation. Family Relationships: Amina shares that she had to have difficult, individual conversations with her children to address their anger and hurt regarding her absence, emphasizing that forgiveness and acknowledgement of pain are vital for moving forward. Education and Future Goals: Currently a social work student at Morgan State University, Amina holds several certifications, including peer recovery specialist and community health worker. She aspires to open her own practice and focus on mentoring youth whose parents are incarcerated. Self-Care: Reflecting on her growth, Amina emphasizes that learning to love herself is the most important lesson she has gained. She concludes by prioritizing her faith, herself, and her family, stressing that "reinvention doesn't mean starting over; it means starting wiser". 0 Comments Add a comment...

    34 min

  2. Jun 10

    From Farm Roots to Healing Hands: Stacey Harley on the Power of Nature

    From Farm Roots to Healing Hands: Stacey Harley on the Power of Nature | Podcast Rebloom In this episode of Podcast Rebloom, Vanessa Bright sits down with Stacey Harley, founder and Environmental Wellness Steward of Naturez Daughter LLC. Stacey is a Native Black herbalist, sustainable farmer, and environmental steward of Piscataway Conoy descent, raised in the rural farming community of Harwood, Maryland. In this conversation, she shares her story of growing up in an agriculturally rich family, the work she is doing today to reconnect Black and Indigenous communities to the land, and the exciting projects ahead. We talk about: 🌿 Stacey's childhood on the farm and the ancestral knowledge passed down through her family 🌱 The mission of Naturez Daughter, from community garden installations to herbal healing workshops 🤝 Her Rooted and Rising workshop series with the Maryland Reentry Resource Center, supporting returning citizens through nature-based healing 🌼 Roots & Remedies, Sow & Grow, Historical Black-Owned Farm Tours, and Native Plant Identification Walks 💚 What's next for Naturez Daughter, and why nature truly is a form of therapy, restoration, and empowerment This conversation is a beautiful reminder that healing, growth, and reinvention are always within reach when we reconnect with the earth and with ourselves. Connect with Stacey Harley: 📧 Naturez.daughter@gmail.com 📱 @NaturezDaughter 📞 443.994.3992 Connect with Podcast Rebloom: 🌸 Instagram & TikTok: @podcastrebloom 🎧 Listen on Spotify, iHeartRadio, and YouTube 💜 Learn more: vanessabright.com Midlife is not the end, it is the edit. Subscribe, share with a fellow Rebloomer, and join the movement. Bloom Again. 💜 #PodcastRebloom #NaturezDaughter #HealingThroughNature #BloomAgain #Rebloomers #BlackFarmers #Herbalism #EnvironmentalJustice #FoodSovereignty #Women50Plus #MidlifeReinvention #NatureIsTherapy

    26 min

  3. May 27

    We Borrowed This Earth: A Conversation with the Stewards Next Door

    What does it mean to truly care for the land beneath your feet? In this episode, I sit down with three women doing exactly that.  They represent Master Gardeners,  Tree Troopers, and a Watershed Stewards.  The conversation gets real, rooted, and deeply personal. We talk about why planting native species isn't just a gardening trend — it's an act of love for future generations. We explore what it means to hold land in trust for our children and grandchildren, and why that responsibility belongs to all of us, not just the experts. I also get personal about how these three women helped spark my own journey as a Watershed Steward, what I didn't know, what surprised me, and why I kept going. If you've ever felt called to do something meaningful but didn't know where to start, this one is for you. And for my Rebloomers? This episode is a direct invitation. Midlife is the perfect season to put your hands in the soil,  literally and figuratively. When we tend the earth, we tend ourselves. In this episode we cover: Why native plants matter and what happens when we replace them with ornamentalsThe idea that "we do not inherit the earth from our ancestors — we borrow it from our children"How everyday people (not just experts) can become environmental stewardsWhere to start if you're curious about Master Gardening, Tree Troopers, or Watershed Stewardship in MarylandWhether you have a backyard, a balcony, or just a big heart — there's a place for you in this work.

    36 min

  4. May 13

    What If AI Could Be Your Career Case Manager?

    Career transitions don't have to feel like starting over,  they can feel like stepping into what was always meant for you. In this episode, I sit down with William Craig III, career transition trainer, coach, and workforce development professional who has literally turned career reinvention into an art form. William has coached hundreds of professionals through the messy, uncertain middle of job loss, career pivots, and self-reinvention, and he brings a signature clarity to a process that often feels overwhelming. With his Four R's framework, he helps people stop spinning and start moving with purpose. Whether you've been downsized, burned out, or simply outgrown where you are, William has a strategy for you. We talk about the tools, mindset shifts, and practical steps that get you hired, and one conversation that intrigued me: what if AI could serve as your personal career case manager? We explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the job search, and how smart women 50+ can use it to their advantage rather than fear it. If you've been wondering whether it's too late to pivot, start over, or finally do the work you were made to do, this episode is your answer. In this episode: William's Four R's formula for career transitionWhy most people get rejected and what they're missingHow to position yourself powerfully in today's job marketUsing AI as a career strategy tool — not a threatWhat workforce development looks like for women reinventing after 50Connect with William Craig III on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/williamwcraig3

    36 min

  5. Apr 29

    Finacial Education with Shay Cook of Crusaders4Change

    What does it take to build a movement around financial empowerment — and make it fun? Meet Shay Cook, founder of Crusaders for Change® LLC and the creative force behind Baltimore's beloved Tickle My Money Bone!® — an annual event that makes talking about money feel less like a chore and more like a celebration. In this episode of the ReBloom Podcast, Vanessa Bright sits down with Shay to talk about her journey as an entrepreneur, why financial literacy matters so deeply to women in midlife, and what it looks like to build community around abundance, not scarcity. Whether you're just starting to get serious about your finances or you've been on the journey for years, Shay's energy and wisdom will meet you right where you are.  🎙️ Subscribe: youtube.com/@podcastrebloom #ReBloomPodcast #FinancialEmpowerment #WomenOver50 #CrusadersForChange #TickleMyMoneyBone #Rebloomers #MidlifeReinvention #WomenAndMoney #VanessaBright

    33 min
  6. What If Pain is Not Your New Normal

    Apr 15

    What If Pain is Not Your New Normal

    Think the aches and pains that showed up at 50 are just part of aging? Think again. Jen Balducci, PT and founder of One. Physical Therapy in Annapolis, MD, has spent 25+ years helping people get to the root of their pain — not just manage it. In this episode, she shares why pain in midlife is not inevitable and what women can actually do about it.

    28 min

  7. Apr 1

    Rebloom Intro

    Before the guests. Before the conversations. Before all of it — you deserve to know who’s behind this podcast. In this first episode, Vanessa Bright sits down with you and tells the whole story. Not the resumé version. The real one. From the classroom with locked doors inside a Maryland women’s correctional facility, to founding the Maryland Reentry Resource Center and GreenLift, to building Reentragent inside the Johns Hopkins Innovation Lab — and why all of it led to ReBloom. Vanessa also talks about what it means to build as a Black woman founder, the Michael Jordan no one invested in, her son’s asthma and the quote that changed how she sees the earth, dating after fifty, line dancing in cowboy boots, and why she built a podcast called ReBloom. Because blooming isn’t always linear. Sometimes you have to go dormant before you can come back deeper and more yourself than before. This episode is for every woman who has been through something hard and is still showing up. ——— Tell me where you are right now → https://reblooming.gumroad.com/l/hxrdbv I read every response and send you something personal back. Pre-order The ReBloom Life Plan workbook → https://reblooming.gumroad.com/l/hxrdbv 60+ pages · Guided workbook · Delivered by May 30 You know something needs to change. Now let's build the plan. Something has shifted. A marriage. A career. A season of caregiving. A quiet but persistent sense that the chapter you've been living has closed and a new one is waiting to be written. You can feel the change. What you need now is a plan — not a vague intention, but a real, grounded, written roadmap that connects where you are to where you want to be. That's exactly what this workbook gives you. The ReBloom Life Plan is a guided workbook developed by Vanessa Bright, LMSW — educator, social entrepreneur, and host of the ReBloom Podcast. Drawing on two decades of work helping individuals navigate the most significant transitions of their lives, this framework has been adapted for women over 50 who are done drifting and ready to design their next chapter with clarity and intention. Inside you will work through: ✦ A values clarification process that reveals what actually matters to you now — not what mattered twenty years ago ✦ A life assessment that shows you honestly where you stand across every dimension ✦ A vision-building exercise that gives your next chapter a real shape ✦ A goal-setting framework tied to 30-, 60-, and 90-day actions ✦ An obstacle inventory that names what has been in your way ✦ An accountability structure that keeps the plan alive after the workbook closes This is not about starting over. It is about starting from everything you have already learned — which is a far more powerful place. ⭐ PRE-ORDER PRICING — $29 (regular price $39) Your PDF workbook will be delivered to your inbox by May 30, 2025. Questions? Email rebloom@vanessabright.com · @PodcastRebloom Find ReBloom everywhere: YouTube: youtube.com/@podcastrebloom Instagram: @PodcastRebloom Facebook: @PodcastRebloom Website: vanessabright.com Hosted by Vanessa Bright, LMSW — social entrepreneur, educator, founder of MDRRC and GreenLift, and host of the ReBloom Podcast.

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ReBloom is for those in a season of becoming.If you’re navigating midlife reinvention, dating again, building something new, healing from what was, or stepping fully into your power — you’re in the right place.Hosted by Vanessa Bright — founder, entrepreneur, and woman in her own season of growth — ReBloom brings real conversations about love, second chances, identity, community, and courage.This isn’t surface talk.It’s honest, grown conversation.Because midlife isn’t the end of the story — it’s the edit.Subscribe and rebloom with us.

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