The Zen Effect Show

This week on The Zen Effect Show…Ep.175 This episode is an invitation to pause and gently ask yourself: Are the people around you showing up in fullness, or are they showing up in fragments? And just as importantly, how are you showing up for yourself?I sit down with Florence Ann Romano (@florenceann.romano), author of one of my favorite books, Building Your Village, for a powerful, heart-centered dialogue on connection, belonging, and the courage it takes to cultivate real community in today’s culture.Together, we explore the growing friendship recession, the pressure to navigate life alone, and why cultivating your village begins with honesty, presence, and intention. Florence shares practical, compassionate guidance on choosing aligned people to walk alongside you, including the six essential villagers that support a well-rounded, nourished life.If you’ve been craving deeper relationships, true support, and meaningful connection, this episode will meet you exactly where you are  and gently guide you toward where you want to be.Have your notebook ready. This one is an invitation to soften, reflect, and remember: You were never meant to do life aloneConnect with Florence Ann Romano florenceann.comClick here⁠ ⁠For all things mentioned—and all things Zen Effect ⁠⁠ Tune in live on⁠ ⁠WBNC⁠⁠ Tuesdays at 6pm EST, also linked above.  

Ep. 174This week on The Zen Effect Show…This Tuesday’s conversation is nourishment for the entrepreneurial spirit. Not motivation. Not grind culture. Not a highlight reel. This was a masterclass in purpose, presence, and perseverance.On this episode of The Zen Effect Show, I sit with Odidi, owner of Fresh One Kitchen and what unfolds is a grounded, honest conversation about building from why, not just will.You didn’t ask to be here. You were created to be here. On purpose.You were born with a gift, and your life expands the moment you commit to locating it, honoring it, and building from it, even amongst the obstacles you may face.The moments that cracked him open and how those moments became invitations instead of endings.How obstacles refine purpose instead of erasing it.Why alignment sustains what hustle cannot.What it really means to build from your gift and let your work be an extension of your spirit.A reframe for entrepreneurs who feel tired, called, and ready for deeper meaning.Because entrepreneurship without grounding leads to burnout. Because purpose without embodiment becomes performance. And because Black creators, founders, and visionaries deserve conversations that honor soul, strategy, and sustainability, not just success metrics.This episode reminds us that building something meaningful requires more than effort. It requires presence, integrity, and trust in what you were designed to carry.This is about legacy not just income. Expansion not exhaustion. And remembering that your work is most powerful when it’s aligned with who you are becoming.May this conversation nourish you. May it ground you. And may it remind you that what you’re building matters because you matter.Connect Odidi and Fresh Visit Fresh One’s Kitchen Place Your Online Order Here  Follow Fresh One Kitchen on Instagram 🎧 Stream the replay on YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts 🔎 Search “The Zen Effect Show” Click here⁠ ⁠For all things mentioned—and all things Zen Effect ⁠⁠ Tune in live on⁠ ⁠WBNC⁠⁠ Tuesdays at 6pm EST, also linked above.   

This Week on The Zen Effect: Conscious Takes Ep. 173Every week we scan the currents shaping culture, bodies, and choice, but through a conscious lens. We look for the undercurrents most headlines miss and the patterns that quietly reshape how we live, love, work, and move through the world.This week, I unpack six major cultural shifts that are rewriting our future in plain sight:Netflix & Media Consolidation — Source netflix.comSouthwest Airlines & Body Politics — Source www.newsweek.comFood Fraud & Conscious Consumption — Source www.foodnavigator.comAirPods & Tech Myths — Source www.verywellhealth.comMenstrual Product Contamination — Source www.goodrx.comLayoffs & Economic Restructuring — Source www.cnbc.comTake what resonates. Reflect deeply. Question boldly. Stay curious. Stay discerning. And stay connected to the future you’re choosing to build.Because every choice you make, every perspective you hold, every awareness you carry becomes part of the culture we create next.Click here⁠ ⁠For all things mentioned and all things Zen Effect ⁠⁠ Tune in live on⁠ ⁠WBNC⁠⁠ Tuesdays at 6pm EST, also linked above.  

This week on The Zen Effect Show, Ep. 172…We’re going deeper than “protect your peace” and stepping into the real work of energetic responsibility. I'm having a rich conversation with Shamanic healer Kady Morgan. We are discussing the truth that most people don’t want to acknowledge.💫 You might be eating fear. Every headline, every food trend, every “avoid this” and “cut that out” creates noise and so many people are digesting anxiety, not nourishment.💫Spiritually bypassing. Calling something “alignment” when it’s really avoidance. Calling something “boundaries” when it’s actually fear. Calling something “protecting my peace” when it’s shutting down your growth.💫“Protecting Your Peace” that’s over-guarding your energy so much that you’re blocking connection, opportunity, and the connection you keep praying for WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE IN THIS EPISODE​The real meaning of spiritual hygiene and why it’s as important as physical hygiene.​Why “protect your peace” has become a hiding place for a lot of people and what to do instead.​How fear-based eating is harming more people than the foods they’re avoiding.​A powerful conversation rising globally, from Jaden Smith’s “I Love You” movement to Rihanna’s billion-dollar cultural footprint.​Japan rewriting the longevity playbook. ​Identifying spiritual bypassing in your day-to-day decisions.​Simple ways to clear your energy field. ​What it means when scientists say the heart responds before the brain and why this changes how you should navigate people, spaces, and experiences. ​How clearing your energy doesn’t just support you, it supports all of us collectively. Connect With Kady Morgan ⁠ ⁠For all things mentioned—and all things Zen Effect ⁠⁠ Tune In and Tap In live on⁠ ⁠WBNC⁠⁠ Tuesdays at 6pm EST, also linked above.   

If you’ve been feeling disconnected lately from your partner, your home, yourself this episode is going to meet you exactly where you are.This week on The Zen Effect Show, we’re unpacking the practices most couples skip that could dissolve 80% of relationship tension before you ever step into a counselor’s office. We’re talking real, embodied connection the kind our nervous system craves and our culture rarely teaches.🔸 The one thing to do before therapy that instantly softens walls, rebuilds safety, and restores emotional access. 🔸 Why the body remembers love long after the mind forgets how to give it and how to use that truth to strengthen your bond. 🔸 Conscious partnership: what it looks like in real life, not Instagram aesthetics. 🔸 How a woman’s energy sets the atmosphere of the entire household — and how to shift that energy with intention, not pressure. 🔸 The 10-minute touch practice that improves connection, reduces stress, and rewires emotional closeness. 🔸 Touch as the love language of the nervous system — why we’re built for it, why we’re deprived of it, and how to integrate it back into your relationship with ease. 🔸 The rise of Black wellness, our spaces, our healing modalities — and a highlight on Kirk Franklin’s Den of Kings and the wave of “for us, by us” healing culture reshaping the conversation.Click here⁠ ⁠For all things mentioned—and all things Zen Effect ⁠⁠ Tune in live on⁠ ⁠WBNC⁠⁠ Tuesdays at 6pm EST, also linked above.