Black Mama Leaders: Healing, Thriving, and Leading the Way

Soil, Shadow, and Spirit

In the inaugural episode of Soil, Shadow, and Spirit: Skills for Motherhood, Leadership, and Life, we explore the powerful and transformative journey of Black mama leaders. This episode dives deep into the genesis of Soil, Shadow, and Spirit, a leadership development space designed for and by Black women who are navigating the complexities of motherhood, leadership, and community care.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• The genesis of Soil, Shadow and Spirit as a transformative leadership development space for and by Black mama leaders.
• A conversation about unity consciousness, the avoidance of polarized thinking, and finding a balanced perspective.
• A look at lost traditions of community care and how simple acts of remembering and reviving these practices have a profound impact.
• The concept of radical hospitality in leadership, where providing thoughtful and nurturing environments is a foundational act in creating the emotional safety required for personal change.

Join us as we delve into the wisdom, resilience, and spirit that drive Black women leaders to shape a better future for themselves, their communities, and society as a whole.

Links of Note:

• Soil, Shadow and Spirit Retreat Series
• Noni Limar

Series Executive Producers: Kalliopeia Foundation and Soil and Shadow

Sound Engineering: Sonya Harris

Music: Galen Silvestri

Host: Nikki Silvestri

Special Thanks: Noni Limar and the women of Soil, Shadow and Spirit