Existing Unapologetically w/ Pastor Lyvonne Proverbs Briggs

According to Weeze

In this episode Weeze and Lyvonne dive into pleasure, joy, healing, identity privilege, how to become a true co-conspirator, coming into community with our ancestors, and taking care of our bodies & spirits.

ABOUT WEEZE

Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.

ABOUT PASTOR LYVONNE PROVERBS BRIGGS

Pastor Lyvonne Proverbs Briggs (aka “Pastor Bae”) is a body and sex-positive preacher, writer, and transformational speaker. She is the founder of beautiful scars, a healing-centered storytelling agency focused on fostering pleasure and resiliency; and the curator of The Proverbial Experience: An Instagram Church. Briggs has been featured in ESSENCE, Cosmopolitan, and The Washington Post magazines and Sojourners named her one of “11 Women Shaping the Church.” Briggs, a NYC native, is currently based in New Orleans, LA.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT

• Decolonizing our healing process and working with our shadowside.
• Becoming a co-conspirator and what it means to truly show up for the liberation of Black people.
• How Lyvonne was inspired to shift her language from ‘trauma informed’ to ‘healing centered’.
• Why tapping into our joy and our pleasure is a vital necessity.
• Learning what feels good and nourishing to our bodies & our spirits.
• Dreaming as a spiritual practice, while resting, and loving ourselves.
• Connecting with our ancestors and developing a strong relationship with them.

CALL TO ACTION

• Everyone - Listen to Lyonne’s “Say Less” Sermon on IGTV.
• Black women + femmes - Sign up for Lyvonne's course ‘I’m a Surthrivor’.
• Black people - Spend some time creating space and supporting healing.
• Black men - Go to therapy and heal your mother wounds.
• Everyone - Facilitate or sponsor a Black woman’s pleasure & healing.

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