Social media loves to glamorize sourdough starters, herbal remedies, and the new-age tradwife aesthetic. But let’s be clear: Black and Brown communities have been growing, healing, and surviving through the land long before it became trendy. In this episode, India sits down with urban farmer and wellness advocate, Samira, to discuss reclaiming space, food access, and community.

Seeds we sow in this episode:

💋How land and wellness got separated from Black communities

💋Guerilla gardening, and how we can take back vacant land

💋Eating alone raises your blood pressure, literally

💋What to do if you’re kidnapped: Fight, flight, freeze, or a new one, fawn💋Reclaiming and redefining what was always ours: whole foods, community, and surviving off of soil

If wellness has ever felt too whitewashed, too expensive, or too curated to include you, this episode is your reminder that healing doesn’t have a look. It has a lineage. Let’s reclaim our health and wellness together. XOXO

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Special Guest: Samira J, @samibear267 on Instagram

BFFR — not everyone in the group chat is actually your friend. In this episode, India sits down with model and news reporter, Liz Crawley, to unpack the real-life signs of fake friendships, being the pretty friend, and why being desired isn’t the same as being valued. The pretty committee talks:

💋How to know if your friend is praying on your downfall

💋Pretty privilege and its impact on your friendships

💋How desirability is ultimately dehumanizing

💋The difference between being seen and being possessed

💋Refusing to shrink to make others feel better about themselves

If you’ve ever had to grieve a one-sided friendship or shrink yourself to be liked, this one’s for you baby gurll.

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Special Guest: Liz Crawley, @lizlovely on Instagram

Not every white boy in the studio is a culture vulture… even when he primarily makes drill rap. In this episode, India taps in with Philly-based engineer, producer, and Italian American, Shep, to get into the real about the music industry, sobriety, and addiction cycles most artists face.

We get into:

💋Why living in New York City will humble you, fast.

💋The pressure to constantly perform and the drugs that get you there.💋Chasing validation vs. chasing legacy.

💋Strip clubs have the best steaks, and are pivotal in cathartic purges.

💋Druski skits, and the spicy white scale

💋LA industry party scene, and how easy it is to get caught up in a freak off.💋Does drill rap promote violence, or provide a platform for rappers to heal?

This episode is a real life representation of what happens with two ADHD creatives get together and have a conversation. Buckle up for the chaos babe.

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Special Guest: Shep, @gtheshep on Instagram

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