Soft Life Season: From an Empty Cup to the Full Self, with Anta Gueye-James | S2, E10

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-reclamation Join 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 Newsletter The 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.

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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 Instagram For updates, visit CONNECT WITH LISA: Connect with Lisa on: LinkedIn Intro TikTok Instagram Facebook IYKYK Subscribe to Space To Exhale: The Podcast on YouTube Follow Space To Exhale: The Podcast on LinkedIn Follow Space To Exhale on: LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Learn More Space To Subscribe to The Gentle Breath newsletter