The Souled Out Podcast Reesheda Graham Washington and Miki Grace

Even when the destination is imminent, we must still be committed to going on the journey...together. After eight months of managing life at L!VE Cafe & Creative Space, traveling together, and each building her own consulting firm in the process, Miki & Reesheda have launched Souled Out: An Intergenerational Podcast to reflect on their relationship, their vision for Souled Out, and their evolution since they have been working alongside one another.

Are we putting the cart before the horse in DEI? Often, we are so eager to get to the justice work of equity and inclusion that we neglect to discuss “how” we will present ourselves, posture ourselves, to address the issues and to respond to each other, ensuring that equity is achieved healthfully. This is “stage zero work: the work before the work,” which requires a practice of self awareness and a willingness to be curious. In episode two, Miki & Reesheda explore posturing - the internal work needed to practice healthful diversity, equity and inclusion across public and private sectors.

What have you experienced by way of being? How do you share those gifts of witness with others who could benefit from hearing of your experience? When do you forego a seat at the table in order to amplify the voices of others? What if our own healing and transformation is truly tied to what we choose to share with others? Would that inspire you to be a witness? In this episode Miki exposes her soul through the sharing of a powerful story from her childhood in hopes that you will be empowered to find your own release.

When we practice broad and universal models of diversity, equity, and inclusion, we increase the possibility of doing more harm than good. In episode four, Miki & Reesheda explore personalizing our approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion as a way to make room for people’s unique needs in meaning-making.

Pain is inevitable. It is a tension to be managed, not a problem to be solved. In this episode, Miki and Reesheda get curious about how we become one with our pain, how to set boundaries in our lives, and how to experience pain as a part of our own personal self-care and healing.

Through Human-Centered Design we improve our collective well being by building with our lived experiences in mind. In episode six, Miki & Reesheda talk about the dangers of assuming and how we can embrace the principles of Human-Centered Design to learn, be curious, and experience human connection.