On this episode, Aaleyah takes us on a hair journey. She shares stories from the perm to the big chop, to falling in love with her curls, leading to a disaster at the salon, which led to her finding her way to having a beautiful head full of locs. Enjoy! Her Bio: Aaleyah is a dynamic therapist, creative, and healer specializing in Dance/Movement Therapy. With a strong academic and clinical foundation, she brings a culturally responsive, trauma-informed lens to her work with children, adolescents, and families. Her approach integrates movement, expressive arts, and somatic practices to help clients navigate anxiety, grief, trauma, and identity exploration particularly within communities that have historically been underserved. Guided by the belief that the body holds deep wisdom, Aaleyah creates spaces where emotional expression and healing can unfold organically. Beyond her clinical work, Aaleyah embodies holistic wellness in her everyday life. She is a certified yoga practitioner and offers cupping and acupressure therapy rooted in Meridian principles. She finds joy and grounding in hiking, swimming, dancing, and traveling activities that both nourish her and reflect the values she brings into her practice. A lifelong learner, she is deeply interested in the intersection of psychedelics and rehabilitation sciences, particularly as it relates to developmental and intellectual disabilities, depression, and anxiety. Through all that she does, Aaleyah is committed to embodied liberation, community care, and making healing accessible and culturally meaningful. THE CHAIR (S2/Ep32) — My Antennas I’m Your AWARD WINNING Host Dreme. I’m a Black woman, an educator turned tech entrepreneur but still an educator. Building a platform called THE CHAIR is a Black and Brown centered tech platform dedicated to supporting people on their hair journey. You can design hairboards, connect to hair stylists, and share hair care tips all in one space for a more joyous and streamlined experience. AND built a AWARD WINNING podcast to share hair stories and stories surrounding identity, education, and entrepreneurship. Send a text Host & Exec Producer: Dreme Flynt, M.Ed, MBA Editor: Lila Woodbridge http://www.lilawoodbridge.com/ Music Creators: Your Host Dreme & Seoul (@xSeoulMusicx) Learn More About THE CHAIR: Join THE CHAIR Community for FREE: https://growinghands.wpengine.com/ Join THE CHAIR Newsletter for FREE: https://growinghands.wpengine.com/newsletter/ Commercial Credits: Visionary: Your Host Dreme Animator: Ahmad Merhi https://amerhifilm.com/film Voice Actor: D. Ruff (@d_ruff3), The Poet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFAH2cqo64U My Book: From Nowhere & Everywhere: Captured Emotions of a Beautifully Broken Love Story My explorations through poetry, diary entries and photography as a Black woman, an educator in Guangzhou, China. Website - https://www.lulu.com/en/...
