Space To Exhale with Lisa Hurley

Oct 13, 2026 · 1h 2m

The world has no shortage of people making noise. As the world seems to get more chaotic daily, what we need instead is more people making a positive difference. More people building community instead of chasing clout. More people who understand that genuine connection matters more than performative engagement. In this episode, Lisa welcomes Isvari Maranwe, someone who understands all of the above, and who actually practices what she preaches. Isvari is the Founder and CEO of Yuvoice, a social media platform that rewards real-world impact, and The Sentinel by Yuvoice, a citizen journalism network. A cybersecurity attorney, entrepreneur, and author of the forthcoming book Impact, Not Outrage, Isvari is challenging conventional ideas about influence, success, and social responsibility.Together, Lisa and Isvari explore:✅ Why meaningful impact matters more than money, fame, or social media clout✅ How authentic community and reciprocal relationships foster genuine belonging✅ The importance of protecting mental health while pursuing ambitious goals✅ How to cultivate sustainable life-work balance without compromising personal values✅ Why meaningful change begins with connection, compassion, and collective careJoin Lisa and Isvari for a conversation about choosing purpose over prestige, community over clout, and impact over outrage.💚 Enjoying Space To Exhale?🎧 Listen, follow and rate on Spotify🎧 Listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple🎧 Listen, follow, and rate on Audible▶️ Watch, subscribe, and comment on YouTube📤 Share your favorite episode with a friend who needs a little space to exhale 😊🙏🏾 Get The Gentle Breath NewsletterThe Gentle Breath is Lisa Hurley's Sunday newsletter featuring affirmations, reflections, wellbeing resources, podcast updates, and gentle encouragement for living a soft, centered, serene life. More than a newsletter, The Gentle Breath is a weekly invitation to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and begin each week from a place of peace. 📚 Get your copy of Space To ExhaleIf you are ready to move beyond burnout and create a life rooted in rest, self-love, boundaries, and wellbeing, Space To Exhale offers practical tools, affirmations, breathwork, and gentle guidance to help you get there.Already read it? Please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads.ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE: THE PODCASTSpace To Exhale: The Podcast is a wellness show exploring rest, self-care, soft living, burnout recovery, mental health, boundaries, work-life balance, joy, and sustainable success.Each week, Lisa Hurley sits down with advocates, experts, authors, and changemakers for uplifting conversations designed to help listeners create lives they don’t feel they need a break from.CREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Isvari Maranwe, Founder & CEO of Yuvoice and The Sentinel by Yuvoice, and author of Impact, Not Outrage👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, five-time Anthem Award-winning author of Space To Exhale, Host of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, and Founder of The Great Exhale CONNECT WITH ISVARI:Connect with Isvari on LinkedIn and InstagramGet Isvari’s newsletter, The Superhero BriefFor updates, visit isvari.comCONNECT WITH LISA:Connect with Lisa on:LinkedInIntroTikTokInstagram FacebookIYKYKSubscribe to Space To Exhale: The Podcast on YouTubeFollow Space To Exhale: The Podcast on LinkedInFollow Space To Exhale on:LinkedInInstagramFacebookLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.comSubscribe to The Gentle Breath newsletterJOIN THE CONVERSATIONWhat resonated with you most? Share your biggest takeaway using #TheSpaceToExhaleShow and tag Lisa so we can continue the conversation. 

Sep 8, 2026 · 1h 9m

Soft living is about more than luxury and comfort. For Black women especially, soft living can be a way of reclaiming joy, rest, self-love, while also resisting the pressure of the systems that were never designed for them to thrive.In this episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa welcomes veteran educator, author, speaker, and anti-racist activist Rosemary Campbell-Stevens, MBE, for a conversation about what it means to move beyond simply using “Global Majority” as a term, and start embracing “Global Majority” as a lifestyle. Because honestly, a lot of what we call soft living nowadays is rooted in practices and rituals created by the communities now known as the Global Majority.As the person who brought the term Global Majority to prominence, Rosemary is uniquely qualified to participate in this discussion. Together, Lisa and Rosemary explore Black identity, decolonization, soft living, and the everyday practices that can help Black women get centered and heal themselves. In “Exploring Global Majority Life: Soft Living as Liberation,” you will discover:💚 What it looks like to live a Global Majority life💚 Why soft living can be liberatory 💚 How joy, rest, and self-love can become intentional daily practices💚 How decolonizing our thinking can change the way we understand ourselves and the world💚 How Black women can define freedom, softness, and fulfillment on their own terms Join Lisa and Rosemary and be part of a conversation that invites you to imagine a life shaped less by survival mode and more by true liberation. 💚 Enjoying Space To Exhale?🎧 Listen, follow and rate on Spotify🎧 Listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple🎧 Listen, follow, and rate on Audible▶️ Watch, subscribe, and comment on YouTube📤 Share your favorite episode with a friend who needs a little space to exhale 😊🙏🏾 Get The Gentle Breath NewsletterThe Gentle Breath is Lisa Hurley's Sunday newsletter featuring affirmations, reflections, wellbeing resources, podcast updates, and gentle encouragement for living a soft, centered, serene life. More than a newsletter, The Gentle Breath is a weekly invitation to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and begin each week from a place of peace. 📚 Get your copy of Space To ExhaleIf you are ready to move beyond burnout and create a life rooted in rest, self-love, boundaries, and wellbeing, Space To Exhale offers practical tools, affirmations, breathwork, and gentle guidance to help you get there.Already read it? Please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads.ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE: THE PODCASTSpace To Exhale: The Podcast is a wellness show exploring rest, self-care, soft living, burnout recovery, mental health, boundaries, work-life balance, joy, and sustainable success.Each week, Lisa Hurley sits down with advocates, experts, authors, and changemakers for uplifting conversations designed to help listeners create lives they don’t feel they need a break from.CREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Rosemary Campbell-Stephens, MBE, author of Educational Leadership and the Global Majority and founder of Retreats by Rosemary👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, five-time Anthem Award-winning author of Space To Exhale, Host of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Chief Inspiration Officer of The Gentle Breath newsletter, and Founder of The Great Exhale CONNECT WITH ROSEMARY:Connect with Rosemary on LinkedInFor updates, visit RosemaryCampbellStephens.comLearn more about Retreats by RosemaryCONNECT WITH LISA:Connect with Lisa on:LinkedInIntroTikTokInstagram FacebookIYKYKSubscribe to Space To Exhale: The Podcast on YouTubeFollow Space To Exhale: The Podcast on LinkedInFollow Space To Exhale on:LinkedInInstagramFacebookLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.comSubscribe to The Gentle Breath newsletterJOIN THE CONVERSATIONWhat resonated with you most? Share your biggest takeaway using #TheSpaceToExhaleShow and tag Lisa so we can continue the conversation. 

Sep 2, 2026 · 1h 5m

Uncertainty can feel uncomfortable, but it can also create space for courage, calm, and, eventually, clarity. In this episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa welcomes her friend Alexis Mobley, PCC, for a candid conversation about what it means to move forward when one’s next chapter is not yet clear. After 25 years inside companies including IBM, JPMorgan, TransUnion, and Capital One, Alexis has deep expertise in driving and navigating change in fluid corporate environments. In “The Gift of Uncertainty: Courageously Embracing the Unknown,”  Lisa and Alexis explore navigating change through a more personal lens, including how to accept life’s unpredictabilities, embrace self-trust, and have the courage to admit, “I don’t know what comes next.” You will discover:💚 Why uncertainty does not have to mean instability💚 How to stay grounded when you do not have all the answers💚 How courage can help you navigate change without abandoning yourself💚 Why boundaries and self-love matter during seasons of transition💚 How clarity about what you want can guide you even when the path is unclearJoin Lisa and Alexis for a real conversation about courage, change, and making room for the unknown. 💚 Enjoying Space To Exhale?🎧 Listen, follow and rate on Spotify🎧 Listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple🎧 Listen, follow, and rate on Audible▶️ Watch, subscribe, and comment on YouTube📤 Share your favorite episode with a friend who needs a little space to exhale 😊🙏🏾 Get The Gentle Breath NewsletterThe Gentle Breath is Lisa Hurley's Sunday newsletter featuring affirmations, reflections, wellbeing resources, podcast updates, and gentle encouragement for living a soft, centered, serene life. More than a newsletter, The Gentle Breath is a weekly invitation to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and begin each week from a place of peace. 📚 Get your copy of Space To ExhaleIf you are ready to move beyond burnout and create a life rooted in rest, self-love, boundaries, and wellbeing, Space To Exhale offers practical tools, affirmations, breathwork, and gentle guidance to help you get there.Already read it? Please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads.ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE: THE PODCASTSpace To Exhale: The Podcast is a wellness show exploring rest, self-care, soft living, burnout recovery, mental health, boundaries, work-life balance, joy, and sustainable success.Each week, Lisa Hurley sits down with advocates, experts, authors, and changemakers for uplifting conversations designed to help listeners create lives they don’t feel they need a break from.CREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Alexis Mobley, MS, PCC, CEO & Founder | The Executive Tea Lady™👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, five-time Anthem Award-winning author of Space To Exhale, Host of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, and Founder of The Great Exhale CONNECT WITH ALEXIS:Connect with Alexis on LinkedIn and InstagramFor updates, visit IMatterCoaching.comCONNECT WITH LISA:Connect with Lisa on:LinkedInIntroTikTokInstagram FacebookIYKYKSubscribe to Space To Exhale: The Podcast on YouTubeFollow Space To Exhale: The Podcast on LinkedInFollow Space To Exhale on:LinkedInInstagramFacebookLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.comSubscribe to The Gentle Breath newsletterJOIN THE CONVERSATIONWhat resonated with you most? Share your biggest takeaway using #TheSpaceToExhaleShow and tag Lisa so we can continue the conversation.

Aug 26, 2026 · 1h 1m

Sometimes the life you worked hard to build stops feeling like the life you want to live. That does not mean you failed at life—you definitely haven’t. But it might mean that some changes need to happen. In “The Soft Pivot: Reinventing Life on Your Own Terms,” Lisa Hurley welcomes Life Strategist, Senior Project Manager, and Mystique Femininity creator Christian Sismone for a conversation about recognizing when you have outgrown an old version of your life and are ready to intentionally create what comes next.In this episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa and Christian will explore what happens when women begin questioning the roles, expectations, and habits that have shaped their lives, and start making choices based on who they are now. They will also talk about the pressure many women, especially Black women, experience to remain endlessly capable, independent, and self-sufficient, even when their goals, health, or minds, and bodies require support. You will discover:💚 How to recognize when the life you built no longer reflects who you are💚 Why reinvention can begin with clarity rather than crisis💚 What is a soft pivot and why you might need one right now💚 How to move from performing your life to actually inhabiting it💚 Why asking for and receiving support is essential when your goals exceed your individual capacity💚 How softness, strategy, and self-trust can work together to shape what comes nextJoin Lisa and Christian for a thoughtful conversation about intentional reinvention, lasting change, and creating a life that aligns with who you are today.💚 Enjoying Space To Exhale?🎧 Listen, follow and rate on Spotify🎧 Listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple🎧 Listen, follow, and rate on Audible▶️ Watch, subscribe, and comment on YouTube📤 Share your favorite episode with a friend who needs a little space to exhale 😊🙏🏾 Get The Gentle Breath NewsletterThe Gentle Breath is Lisa Hurley's Sunday newsletter featuring affirmations, reflections, wellbeing resources, podcast updates, and gentle encouragement for living a soft, centered, serene life. More than a newsletter, The Gentle Breath is a weekly invitation to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and begin each week from a place of peace. 📚 Get your copy of Space To ExhaleIf you are ready to move beyond burnout and create a life rooted in rest, self-love, boundaries, and wellbeing, Space To Exhale offers practical tools, affirmations, breathwork, and gentle guidance to help you get there.Already read it? Please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads.ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE: THE PODCASTSpace To Exhale: The Podcast is a wellness show exploring rest, self-care, soft living, burnout recovery, mental health, boundaries, work-life balance, joy, and sustainable success.Each week, Lisa Hurley sits down with advocates, experts, authors, and changemakers for uplifting conversations designed to help listeners create lives they don’t feel they need a break from.CREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Christian Sismone, Life Strategist, Senior Project Manager, and Mystique Femininity creator. 👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, five-time Anthem Award-winning author of Space To Exhale, Host of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Chief Inspiration Officer of The Gentle Breath, and Founder of The Great Exhale CONNECT WITH CHRISTIAN:Connect with Christian on LinkedIn and YouTubeExplore Christian’s course, The Soft PivotFor updates, visit ChristianSismone.comCONNECT WITH LISA:Connect with Lisa on:LinkedInIntroTikTokInstagram FacebookIYKYKSubscribe to Space To Exhale: The Podcast on YouTubeFollow Space To Exhale: The Podcast on LinkedInFollow Space To Exhale on:LinkedInInstagramFacebookLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.comSubscribe to The Gentle Breath newsletter

Aug 19, 2026 · 1h 1m

Sometimes getting your life back into alignment requires more than a slight reset. It requires a complete recalibration.In this episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast Lisa welcomes award-winning international keynote and TEDx speaker, licensed clinical social worker, and transformation coach Jelan Agnew for “Recalibration Session: Getting Your Life in Alignment,” a candid conversation about what happens when the life that used to fit no longer does.Drawing on more than 20 years in the mental health field and her own transformative journey through burnout, Jelan’s work explores the spaces between who a person once was, is now, and is becoming. Together, Lisa and Jelan discuss rest, joy, gratitude, and what it means to create a life rooted in alignment rather than performance. Viewers and listeners will discover:✅ How to recognize when life needs complete recalibration, rather than small band aids✅ Why transitional seasons can become spaces for preparation and healing✅ How rest, ease, and flow support sustainable change✅ Why joy and gratitude can be active practices, especially for Black women✅ How to begin building a life that reflects who you are becomingRecalibration is not about having everything figured out. It is about creating space to hear what parts of your life are calling for change, and choosing what comes next with greater intention.Join Lisa and Jelan for a powerful recalibration session to help you stop performing a life that you’ve outgrown, and start creating an authentic life that suits the person you are today.💚 Enjoying Space To Exhale?🎧 Listen, follow and rate on Spotify🎧 Listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple🎧 Listen, follow, and rate on Audible▶️ Watch, subscribe, and comment on YouTube📤 Share your favorite episode with a friend who needs a little space to exhale 😊🙏🏾 Get The Gentle Breath NewsletterThe Gentle Breath is Lisa Hurley's Sunday newsletter featuring affirmations, reflections, wellbeing resources, podcast updates, and gentle encouragement for living a soft, centered, serene life. More than a newsletter, The Gentle Breath is a weekly invitation to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and begin each week from a place of peace. 📚 Get your copy of Space To ExhaleIf you are ready to move beyond burnout and create a life rooted in rest, self-love, boundaries, and wellbeing, Space To Exhale offers practical tools, affirmations, breathwork, and gentle guidance to help you get there.Already read it? Please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads.ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE: THE PODCASTSpace To Exhale: The Podcast is a wellness show exploring rest, self-care, soft living, burnout recovery, mental health, boundaries, work-life balance, joy, and sustainable success.Each week, Lisa Hurley sits down with advocates, experts, authors, and changemakers for uplifting conversations designed to help listeners create lives they don’t feel they need a break from.CREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Jelan Agnew, LCSW, Award-Winning International Keynote and TEDx Speaker, Facilitator and Transformation Coach. 👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, five-time Anthem Award-winning author of Space To Exhale, Host of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Chief Inspiration Officer of The Gentle Breath, and Founder of The Great Exhale CONNECT WITH JELAN:Connect with Jelan on LinkedIn, Instagram, and FacebookBook a Recalibration Session with JelanWatch Jelan’s TEDx talk on YouTube For updates, visit JelanAgnew.comCONNECT WITH LISA:Connect with Lisa on:LinkedInIntroTikTokInstagram FacebookIYKYKSubscribe to Space To Exhale: The Podcast on YouTubeFollow Space To Exhale: The Podcast on LinkedInFollow Space To Exhale on:LinkedInInstagramFacebookLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.comSubscribe to The Gentle Breath newsletter

Aug 4, 2026 · 1h 4m

There comes a point when pouring from an empty cup stops looking generous and starts costing the pourer too much. Living in a depleted state is painful, both physically and mentally. Returning to the full self requires new boundaries, new habits, and new levels of self care.In this episode, “Soft Life Season: From an Empty Cup to the Full Self,” Lisa welcomes Anta Gueye-James. This milestone episode marks one-third of the way through season 2. It is also a reunion between two women who go way back. Anta is one of the founding members of The Great Exhale, the community Lisa founded as a soft space for Black women. Anta is the Founder of Zanayah Group, a certified neuro-coach, strategist, and author of Shattered American Dream. Together, Lisa and Anta explore soft living, somatics, boundaries, and liberation through a culturally rooted lens. You will discover:💚 Why vagus nerve toning and somatic practices matter 💚 Why nervous system care is part of personal liberation 💚 Why it is vital that Black women stop pouring from an empty cup 💚 How soft living can create space for joy, curiosity, and becoming 💚 How Oríkì, Sankofa, and ancestral practices can support liberation and self-reclamationJoin Lisa and Anta for a warm, practical conversation about creating a soft life that supports your full self, and discover what becomes possible when treating yourself gently becomes a metric of success.💚 Enjoying Space To Exhale?🎧 Listen, follow and rate on Spotify🎧 Listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple🎧 Listen, follow, and rate on Audible▶️ Watch, subscribe, and comment on YouTube📤 Share your favorite episode with a friend who needs a little space to exhale 😊🙏🏾 Get The Gentle Breath NewsletterThe Gentle Breath is Lisa Hurley's Sunday newsletter featuring affirmations, reflections, wellbeing resources, podcast updates, and gentle encouragement for living a soft, centered, serene life. More than a newsletter, The Gentle Breath is a weekly invitation to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and begin each week from a place of peace. 📚 Get your copy of Space To ExhaleIf you are ready to move beyond burnout and create a life rooted in rest, self-love, boundaries, and wellbeing, Space To Exhale offers practical tools, affirmations, breathwork, and gentle guidance to help you get there.Already read it? Please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads.ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE: THE PODCASTSpace To Exhale: The Podcast is a wellness show exploring rest, self-care, soft living, burnout recovery, mental health, boundaries, work-life balance, joy, and sustainable success.Each week, Lisa Hurley sits down with advocates, experts, authors, and changemakers for uplifting conversations designed to help listeners create lives they don’t feel they need a break from.CREDITS:👸🏽Guest: Anta Gueye-James, Founder of Zanayah’s Haven, and author of Shattered American Dream👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, five-time Anthem Award-winning author of Space To Exhale, Host of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, and Founder of The Great Exhale CONNECT WITH ANTA:Connect with Anta on LinkedIn and InstagramFor updates, visit RebelDecolonizer.comCONNECT WITH LISA:Connect with Lisa on:LinkedInIntroTikTokInstagram FacebookIYKYKSubscribe to Space To Exhale: The Podcast on YouTubeFollow Space To Exhale: The Podcast on LinkedInFollow Space To Exhale on:LinkedInInstagramFacebookLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.comSubscribe to The Gentle Breath newsletter

Jul 28, 2026 · 1h 5m

Black women are often expected to lead with excellence while carrying pressure that remains invisible to everyone else. The result can be that they experience chronic stress, continuous mental exhaustion, and a version of success that leaves little space to exhale.In “Clear, Calm & Capable: Leading Without Burnout,” Lisa Hurley welcomes Dr. Yvette Ankrah MBE, transformational coach, therapist, consultant, and Founder of Leading with C.L.A.R.I.T.Y. Together, they explore the realities of Black women and burnout in the United States, the mental health impact of high-pressure leadership, and why life-work balance must be treated as a leadership priority.The conversation will also move beyond the problem to examine what healthier, more sustainable leadership can look like.You will learn:💚 How chronic pressure and burnout affect Black women💚 Why clarity is essential for strong decision-making💚 How leaders can create space to process and reset💚 What sustainable leadership looks like in real life💚 How calm, compassion, and support strengthen leadershipJoin Lisa and Dr. Ankrah for a conversation that can help every woman who wants to lead well without losing herself in the process. 💚 Enjoying Space To Exhale?🎧 Listen, follow and rate on Spotify🎧 Listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple🎧 Listen, follow, and rate on Audible▶️ Watch, subscribe, and comment on YouTube📤 Share your favorite episode with a friend who needs a little space to exhale 😊🙏🏾 Get The Gentle Breath NewsletterThe Gentle Breath is Lisa Hurley's Sunday newsletter featuring affirmations, reflections, wellbeing resources, podcast updates, and gentle encouragement for living a soft, centered, serene life. More than a newsletter, The Gentle Breath is a weekly invitation to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and begin each week from a place of peace. 📚 Get your copy of Space To ExhaleIf you are ready to move beyond burnout and create a life rooted in rest, self-love, boundaries, and wellbeing, Space To Exhale offers practical tools, affirmations, breathwork, and gentle guidance to help you get there.Already read it? Please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads.ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE: THE PODCASTSpace To Exhale: The Podcast is a wellness show exploring rest, self-care, soft living, burnout recovery, mental health, boundaries, work-life balance, joy, and personal growth.Each week, Lisa Hurley sits down with advocates, experts, authors, and changemakers for uplifting conversations designed to help listeners create lives they don’t feel they need a break from.CREDITS:👸🏽GuestDr. Yvette Ankrah MBE, Founder of Leading with C.L.A.R.I.T.Y.👸🏽Host & Executive Producer Lisa Hurley, five-time Anthem Award-winning author of Space To Exhale, Host of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, and Founder of The Great Exhale CONNECT WITH YVETTE:Connect with Yvette on LinkedIn and InstagramFor updates, visit YvetteAnkrah.comCONNECT WITH LISA:Connect with Lisa on:LinkedInIntroTikTokInstagram FacebookIYKYKLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.comJOIN THE CONVERSATIONWhat resonated with you most? Share your biggest takeaway using #TheSpaceToExhaleShow and tag Lisa so we can continue the conversation. 

Jul 22, 2026 · 1h 6m

Black people are expected to carry the weight of racism while continuing to work, lead, care for others, and prove their worth. It’s exhausting. That exhaustion has a name: Black fatigue, a phrase coined by Mary-Frances Winters to describe the cumulative, intergenerational toll of racism on the mind, body, and spirit. In addition to being the founder and CEO of The Winters Group, Mary-Frances Winters is the bestselling author of “Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit” (Berrett-Koehler, 2020). Her daughter, Mareisha Winters Reese, is the president and chief operating officer of The Winters Group, and coauthor of the newly released second edition of Black Fatigue (Berrett-Koehler, 2026). In this episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa welcomes this powerful duo to unpack what Black fatigue looks like, why it persists, and what can be done about it.In “Black Fatigue: Rest, Resistance & Reclaiming the Self,” they explore:🖤How racism creates chronic, cumulative, and intergenerational stress🖤Why Black fatigue results in even more adverse health impacts in a post-COVID world🖤What it means to reclaim the self beyond work, proving, and survival🖤Why Black people deserve to experience rest 🖤How individuals and organizations can move from awareness to meaningful changeJoin Lisa, Mary-Frances, and Mareisha for an honest conversation about naming the harm, resisting depletion, and creating space for Black people to heal, flourish, and rest.💚 Enjoying Space To Exhale?🎧 Listen, follow and rate on Spotify🎧 Listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple🎧 Listen, follow, and rate on Audible▶️ Watch, subscribe, and comment on YouTube📤 Share your favorite episode with a friend who needs a little space to exhale 😊🙏🏾 Get The Gentle Breath NewsletterThe Gentle Breath is Lisa Hurley's Sunday newsletter featuring affirmations, reflections, wellbeing resources, podcast updates, and gentle encouragement for living a soft, centered, serene life. More than a newsletter, The Gentle Breath is a weekly invitation to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and begin each week from a place of peace. 📚 Get your copy of Space To ExhaleIf you are ready to move beyond burnout and create a life rooted in rest, self-love, boundaries, and wellbeing, Space To Exhale offers practical tools, affirmations, breathwork, and gentle guidance to help you get there.Already read it? Please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads.ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE: THE PODCASTSpace To Exhale: The Podcast is a wellness show exploring rest, self-care, soft living, burnout recovery, mental health, boundaries, work-life balance, joy, and personal growth.Each week, Lisa Hurley sits down with advocates, experts, authors, and changemakers for uplifting conversations designed to help listeners create lives they don’t feel they need a break from.CREDITS:👸🏽Guests Mary-Frances Winters, Founder, The Winters Group, Inc.; Bestselling author, Black Fatigue Mareisha Winters Reese, President & CEO, The Winters Group, Inc.; Co-author, Black Fatigue 👸🏽Host & Executive Producer Lisa Hurley, five-time Anthem Award-winning author of Space To Exhale, Host of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, and Founder of The Great Exhale CONNECT WITH MARY-FRANCES and MAREISHA:Connect with Mary-Frances on LinkedIn and InstagramConnect with Mareisha on LinkedIn and InstagramFollow Black Fatigue on InstagramFor updates, visit Black Fatigue.com CONNECT WITH LISA:Connect with Lisa on:LinkedInIntroTikTokInstagram FacebookIYKYKLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.comJOIN THE CONVERSATIONWhat resonated with you most? Share your biggest takeaway using #TheSpaceToExhaleShow and tag Lisa so we can continue the conversation. 

Jul 15, 2026 · 1h 1m

What happens when we stop treating noise, crowds, constant activity, and performative networking as the only paths to meaningful connection? In this spontaneous episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, Lisa Hurley is joined by her sister, author and community builder Sharon Hurley Hall, and her friend, author and event strategist Latrice Torres, for a warm, candid conversation about creating spaces where introverts can connect, contribute, and thrive.Together, they explore what becomes possible when gatherings are designed with introverts in mind. From intimate networking events that generate real relationships and tangible opportunities to retreats where participants can step away without explanation, they demonstrate that quieter spaces are not less powerful. When people feel safe, respected, and free from the pressure to perform, deeper connections can emerge.The conversation also examines the hidden energy required to host, network, build community, and “people” as an introvert. Lisa, Sharon, and Latrice discuss honoring different expressions of introversion, rejecting the idea that quietness is a flaw, and building rest into the experience before, during, and after showing up. Introverts can do big, visible, impactful things, but that does not mean the impact comes without an energetic cost.In “Less Noise, More Connection: Creating Spaces Where Introverts Can Thrive,” viewers and listeners will learn:💚 Why introvert-affirming spaces can foster deeper connection and belonging💚 How intentional event design can reduce overwhelm without diminishing impact💚 Why introverts need the freedom to step away, recharge, and participate on their own terms💚 How to create community without relying on performative networking or constant social engagement💚 Why rest should be built into our lives, events, and experiences You'll also get a sneak peek into Sharon's fabulous event in Barbados, the Still & Sovereign Retreat, and into Latrice's equally fabulous book launch/TEDx Talk celebration From the Page to the Stage.Join Lisa, Sharon, and Latrice for a warm, honest conversation about  introversion, intentional community, restorative rest, and what it takes to create spaces where quieter people can fully belong. 💚 Enjoying Space To Exhale?🎧 Listen, follow and rate on Spotify🎧 Listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple🎧 Listen, follow, and rate on Audible▶️ Watch, subscribe, and comment on YouTube📤 Share your favorite episode with a friend who needs a little space to exhale 😊🙏🏾 Get The Gentle Breath NewsletterThe Gentle Breath is Lisa Hurley's Sunday newsletter featuring affirmations, reflections, wellbeing resources, podcast updates, and gentle encouragement for living a soft, centered, serene life. More than a newsletter, The Gentle Breath is a weekly invitation to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and begin each week from a place of peace. 📚 Get your copy of Space To ExhaleIf you are ready to move beyond burnout and create a life rooted in rest, self-love, boundaries, and wellbeing, Space To Exhale offers practical tools, affirmations, breathwork, and gentle guidance to help you get there.Already read it? Please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads.CREDITS:👸🏽Guests: Sharon Hurley Hall, Award-Winning author of I’m Tired of Racism, Curator-in-Chief of Sharon’s Anti-Racism Newsletter, and Creator of the Still & Sovereign Retreat⁠ Latrice Torres, SPHR, Owner & Principal Consultant, LeaderKeys Consulting, TEDx Speaker, and contributing author to Triumph in the Trenches Volume III.👸🏽Host & Executive Producer: Lisa Hurley, five-time Anthem Award-winning author of Space To Exhale, Host of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, writer of The Gentle Breath newsletter, and Founder of The Great Exhale CONNECT WITH LISA:Connect with Lisa on:LinkedInIntroTikTokInstagram FacebookIYKYKLearn MoreSpace To ExhaleBook.co