In this episode, Tawa Mitchell shares her intimate journey of navigating her sister’s cancer battle while managing the heavy emotional and cultural weight Black women carry as caregivers. She reflects on the challenge of processing deep personal grief while leading world-shifting philanthropic work and explains the vital link between intimate experience and systemic change. Despite the weight of being the community's lifeline, Tawa finds hope in the power of collective healing and the ongoing fight for true health equity.

In this episode, Michelle Brantley-Smith, Founder of The Good Root Grove Co., invites us back to the root. What began as a personal journey through burnout became a powerful reconnection to plant-based healing, ancestral wisdom, and the rituals our communities have relied on for generations. Through her work in herbal wellness, Michelle explores the intersection of science and spirit — and challenges the colonized ideas of medicine and nutrition that have disconnected us from what truly nourishes us.