Vanessa Rochelle Lewis's guest appearances

Vanessa Rochelle Lewis

The Queer Spirit

Finding Our Way

Too Much Woman 4 This World: The Podcast

Cameron Esposito

Jenya Beachy

Priya Parker

Sonya Renee Taylor

Bevin Branlandingham

Tarana Burke

PAVINI MORAY

RICHIE RESEDA

Larry Armstead

Kazu Haga

Holcombe Waller

Langston Kahn

Rhiannon Morsch

Justin Sayre

Mark Horn

OwlTail

Join us with our special guest the AMAZING @cjkwakye as we discuss: Love, relationships, careers, joy, talents, self-esteem, &amp; being "Reclaiming Ugly, Owning My Beauty!"

Too Much Woman 4 This World: Vanessa Rochelle Lewis

In this episode, Vanessa Rochelle Lewis goes deep into her own story of confronting a world that told her she was ugly and unwanted, and her emergence on the other side as her freest self. Follow as she takes us through the journey of discovering her own desirability and how to build more radical and magical possibilities for our own lives. This conversation is deeply imaginative and honest while challenging us all to look hard at how we treat ourselves and others.Find the show notes + transcript on our website: www.findingourwaypodcast.comCome practice with us at The Embodiment Institute: www.theembodimentinstitute.orgFollow us on Instagram @findingourwaypodcastStay up to date on Prentis' work by joining our newsletter

In this episode, Vanessa Rochelle Lewis goes deep into her own story of confronting a world that told her she was ugly and unwanted, and her emergence on the other side as her freest self. Follow as she takes us through the journey of discovering her own desirability and how to build more radical and magical possibilities for our own lives. This conversation is deeply imaginative and honest while challenging us all to look hard at how we treat ourselves and others. Find the show notes + transcript on our website: <a href="https://www.findingourwaypodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.findingourwaypodcast.com</a> Come practice with us at The Embodiment Institute: <a href="https://www.theembodimentinstitute.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theembodimentinstitute.org</a> Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findingourwaypodcast/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@findingourwaypodcast</a> Stay up to date on Prentis' work by<a href="https://theembodimentinstitute.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=10169b5816e848c34796e2df5&amp;id=07c7799917" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> joining our newsletter</a>

S2 Ep4: Reclaiming Ugly with Vanessa Rochelle Lewis

Vanessa Rochelle Lewis is the Founding Director of Reclaim UGLY. She is a healer with a satchel full of medicine words, A conjuror with desire to nurture other artists as they create magic and save lives, A faery princess mermaid gangsta for the revolution, A lush-bodied, Black femme Goddess motivated by sensuality and freedom, An educator and performer with a passionate exuberance for silliness, laughter, and the stage, A starlet who doesn’t want to be in the spotlight alone, A lover of all things collective, emergent, and interdependent, A wild-seed born and blossomed in South-Central Los Angeles, A fighter with fists born of circumstance and a heart that refused to harden, A warrior committed to freedom, brow dripping with resilience, wings crusted with diamonds that grew from trauma healed, And so much more. Episode Highlights  Vanessa and Nick discuss the way culture has used the label of “ugliness” to oppress, dehumanize and disconnect us.  Vanessa talks about her journey with her organization, Reclaim Ugly. She shares how we can turn ugly on its head to uplift, glorify and love ourselves. We explore where we find “uglification” in our country’s history as well as in today’s world. Vanessa talks about the importance of taking care of ourselves without perpetuating the harm done to us. We discuss the insidious uglification we experienced in recent events such as the January 6th Insurrection of the US Capitol.  Web links  Find Vanessa at ReclaimUGLY.org  Connect with her on Instagram and Facebook  Help us support the queer community &amp; keep the podcast going - Support us on Patreon. Grab your FREE Guide: The Self-Confident Queer - Download it  here. Join the Queer Spirit Community Facebook group to continue the conversation and stay up to date on new episodes.  And follow us on Instagram!  Join our mailing list  to get news and podcast updates sent directly to you.

Vanessa Rochelle Lewis is the Founding Director of Reclaim UGLY. She is a healer with a satchel full of medicine words, A conjuror with desire to nurture other artists as they create magic and save lives, A faery princess mermaid gangsta for the revolution, A lush-bodied, Black femme Goddess motivated by sensuality and freedom, An educator and performer with a passionate exuberance for silliness, laughter, and the stage, A starlet who doesn’t want to be in the spotlight alone, A lover of all things collective, emergent, and interdependent, A wild-seed born and blossomed in South-Central Los Angeles, A fighter with fists born of circumstance and a heart that refused to harden, A warrior committed to freedom, brow dripping with resilience, wings crusted with diamonds that grew from trauma healed, And so much more. Episode Highlights <ul> <li>Vanessa and Nick discuss the way culture has used the label of “ugliness” to oppress, dehumanize and disconnect us. </li> <li>Vanessa talks about her journey with her organization, Reclaim Ugly.</li> <li>She shares how we can turn ugly on its head to uplift, glorify and love ourselves.</li> <li>We explore where we find “uglification” in our country’s history as well as in today’s world.</li> <li>Vanessa talks about the importance of taking care of ourselves without perpetuating the harm done to us.</li> <li>We discuss the insidious uglification we experienced in recent events such as the January 6th Insurrection of the US Capitol.</li> </ul> Web links <ul> <li>Find Vanessa at <a href="https://reclaimugly.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">ReclaimUGLY.org</a> </li> <li>Connect with her on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the.ugly.black.woman/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ReclaimUGLY" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> </ul> Help us support the queer community &amp; keep the podcast going - <a href="https://www.patreon.com/queerspirit" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Support us on Patreon.</a> Grab your FREE Guide: <a href="http://queerhealingjourneys.com/confident/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Self-Confident Queer - Download it  here</a>. Join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/queerspiritcommunity/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Queer Spirit Community Facebook group</a> to continue the conversation and stay up to date on new episodes.  And <a href="https://www.instagram.com/holisticqueerhealing/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Instagram</a>! <a href="http://eepurl.com/nkHdP" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> Join our mailing list </a> to get news and podcast updates sent directly to you.

Reclaiming UGLY as an Act of Queer Pleasure with Vanessa Rochelle Lewis