Get Loved Up With Koya Webb

Highlights05:05 Wrestling with your triggers is a daily endeavor08:01 The 5 Second Rule to count backwards and interrupt negative thoughts10:01 Breaking and replacing limiting beliefs starts with awareness of those beliefs15:12 The High 5 Habit breaks self-rejection, self-hatred and self-doubt21:39 People pleasing is a result of you not liking yourself27:06 Giving that High 5 brings people back into alignment with their spirit33:11 Comparison/jealousy/envy is desire blocked by insecurity39:41 Liberating affirmations prepare you for your time to shine45:53 Mel's professional journey: A lesson in preparation and perseverance52:06 Life as a mother: Deep care for feelings and empowering children 56:18 Overcoming depression by changing the way you treat yourself 1:05:23 Join the High 5 Challenge for free and experience hopeQuotes06:36 "You will always and forever have to catch yourself when your mind drifts to the negative. And the reason why that is true is because in your day-to-day life, there will always be th

Highlights02:07 Working as a chiropractor and realizing she didn't have freedom07:15 Taking an entrepreneurial leap of faith and meeting Brandon Burchard11:12 Sharing an ambition with Natalie Ellis and learning to communicate 18:19 Going to therapy and giving herself permission to change and shine24:15 Learning the science of spirituality with Jody Spencer30:48 Gravitating towards synergistic energy and losing our intuition 36:14 Danielle's values on wellness: Western and Eastern medicine work together38:45 Take responsibility for your health by asking questions and listening to your body 42:22 BossBabe believes that women can be unapologetically ambitious44:37 Favorite book, meal, and a world according to Danielle46:25 Connect with DanielleQuotes05:53 "I think something amazing happens when you put an intention out there that you want to change, that you want to do something a little bit different, it's amazing how the universe conspires to support you doing that."17:03 "It's not like you're pointing the fin

HIGHLIGHTS02:27 Anthony grew up adopted and struggled to find his identity05:25 Opening up to love and feeling worthy of it07:43 Wanting to be accepted by the world through football14:51 Anthony meets his father18:14 Spirituality and base of faith taught Anthony right from wrong22:35 Losing the NFL and realigning his identity to the person he wanted to be26:32 Forgiveness and compassion allows others to become better people34:39 Anthony and his wife find their identities in their marriage to make it work39:13 Identity Shift: Anthony helps others by aligning their identities with their desires43:53 Anthony's wellness: A lesson in loving himself46:50 Entrepreneurship: Aligning the messenger and the message for success49:02 Connect with AnthonyQUOTES10:34 "I made this commitment to myself like you're going to be great. And at 15 years old you don't know what great is, so I was like football. Let's try football. So that was like the first step of me building into the efforts of what it took to be great."12:26 "Th

Melissa Ambrosini is the bestselling author of Comparisonitis, Mastering Your Mean Girl, Open Wide and PurposeFULL, the host of the top-rated podcast The Melissa Ambrosini Show, a keynote speaker, and entrepreneur. Named a ‘self-help guru’ by Elle Magazine, her mission is to inspire others to unlock their full potential and live their dream life. With a deep commitment to empowering others to become the best version of themselves. She strives to inspire others to reclaim their power, step into their truth, live with intention, and move in the direction of their dreams.Melissa is uniquely positioned to blow the lid off the toxic disease of comparisonitis, having worked extensively in industries where comparison culture is not only rampant, but openly encouraged—including a decade treading the boards as a successful actor, model and dancer (including a year-long stint performing at the Moulin Rouge in Paris), before “accidentally” becoming a social media influencer with hundreds of thousands of followers. Melis

Jahnavi Harrison was raised in a family of Bhakti-yoga practitioners at Bhaktivedanta Manor, one of England’s most significant spiritual landmarks. As a child, she was fascinated with song and story and has nurtured that interest through her lifelong exploration of music, dance, visual art, and the written word. She is a musician who aims to channel her creative expression as a path to self-realization and service.For over 12 years, she has traveled the world, offering her voice and violin playing in the performance of sacred music and call-and-response mantra chant (kirtan). Her sound encompasses rich influences of East and West and aims to offer an experience that genuinely nourishes the spirit. She released her debut album, ‘Like a River to the Sea’ in July 2015 and featured the Grammy-nominated ‘Bhakti Without Borders’ charity album (2016). Jahnavi regularly presents for BBC Radio 2’s ‘Pause for Thought’ and ‘Something Understood’ on BBC Radio 4.You can listen to Jahnavi Harrison on all major streaming pl

With over 15 years of dedicated practice within the psychological and therapeutic space, Marline continuously challenges herself to be the change agent she feels is a rarity within her field. Unapologetic in her steps to shift the narrative around social work and its’ perceived notions and misconceptions, Marline elevates conversations and innovative projects to drive impact beyond the scope of typical therapy. With tireless determination to normalize mental healing within black girls and women’s lives, Marline created and led a four-city wellness tour across New Jersey, New York City, DC, and Philadelphia which gathered black girls of diverse backgrounds and experiences to engage in empowering self-exploration activities, gain resources, establish connections and discuss comfortably, the depths of their Mental status with trusted therapists and professionals who guided them in a safe and authentic space. Moving the needle even further, Marline is the creator of the first-ever therapist planner; An In-Depth p

Jeff Krasno is one of the most well-known front runners in the field of soulful entrepreneurship as the Founder and CEO of Commune Media, an expert-driven media production company, dubbed as the “MasterClass of Wellness,” that creates inspirational and actionable content with the world’s top experts in practice, growth, food, environment, and social impact that come in the form of in-depth courses and a podcast that Jeff himself hosts, where he features long-form interviews with leading well-being teachers like Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Brendon Burchard, and Russell Brand. This catapulted him to being one of Oprah Winfrey’s chosen SuperSoul100 entrepreneurs in 2016. Jeff is the person behind Wanderlust, currently standing as its chairman, which is a series of large-scale events combining yoga and wellness with arts and has become a global wellness platform with 65 events in 20 countries. Apart from his holistic media and events endeavors, Jeff publishes a weekly essay that explores spirituality, cul

Tiffany Aliche is the Award-Winning teacher of financial education and is America’s favorite personal financial educator who founded “The Budgetnista.” She is also a published author who has written the books The One Week Budget, the Live Richer Challenge series, the children’s book - Happy Birthday Mali More, and the New York Times Bestseller - Get Good with Money. Through “The Budgetnista,” Tiffany has created a financial movement that has helped over one million women around the world in completely transforming their financial mindset. With her company’s global “Live Richer Movement,” its participants, called the Dream Catchers, have collectively saved more than $250 million dollars and paid off over $200 million dollars worth of debt ever since its inception. Having laid the foundation for her company’s core mission based on her ten-year experience as a preschool teacher in Newark, NJ, Tiffany took her commitment to education into legislation when she partnered with Assemblywoman Angela V. McKnight in wri

Dr. Rheeda Walker, Ph.D., is an Award-Winning Psychologist, researcher, author, and speaker who has dedicated her work in bringing attention to the mental health realities of African Americans. Being a tenured Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Houston and a fellow in the American Psychological Association, Dr. Walker is a licensed clinical psychologist who emhpasizes her research on behavioral science and has published more than 60 scientific papers on African American adult mental health, suicide risk, and resilience. With communities throughout the United States chronically underserved in part due to social and cultural barriers, more particularly on mental health initiatives, has resulted in all of Dr. Walker’s scholarly work focusing on suicides and how it correlates toward the primary goal of developing culturally-relevant models of mental health and well-being to African Americans in the country. Because of her resounding dedication to her practice and her advo

Abena Boamah is the Ghanaian American visual storyteller and creative entrepreneur behind Hanahana Beauty, a consciously clean skincare + wellness brand that aims to disrupt the global beauty industry through their intention to increase accessibility, transparency, and sustainability in all aspects of their creations.   Hanahana Beauty began when Abena came to a realization that she’s been overbuying skincare products without fully knowing about the ingredients they’re made of. This got her to go back to the natural ingredient she knew best which is shea butter, otherwise known as nkuto in Twi. Fast forward to today, her brand is known to possess the perfect skincare + wellness combination made out of shea butter, natural oils infusion, and love directly from the Katariga Women's Shea Cooperative in Ghana - all for the purpose of dismissing popular beauty products and inspire free thinking. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master’s in Education, Abena is known to be driven by creating strategies f

Light Watkins is a Bestselling author, an accomplished meditation teacher, and the inspirational keynote and workshop leader who founded The Shine Movement, a sober social event featuring meditation, live music, an inspirational talk, and philanthropy that spotlights people who’ve overcome the odds to start movements for social good held in the US and UK. Light has been teaching meditation since 2003 and has delivered over 500 wellness-themed talks around the globe since 2007. Before pursuing his profession in wellness, he worked in the field of advertising and modeled for about 7 years until he felt a deep inner calling to become a meditation teacher and got the opportunity to attend training in India. With a revitalized approach to his practice, Light started his journey to teaching and hosting international retreats, which catapulted him to give a TEDx talk on meditation in 2015 that garnered nearly a million views. During this time, he published his first book, The Inner Gym. With the wellness space growi

Kute Blackson is the Founder and CEO of The Blackson Group who is a charismatic visionary and transformational teacher that offers a fresh, bold look at spiritual awareness for a whole generation. This is why he is widely considered as the next generation leader in the field of personal development by personalities like Larry King, Jack Canfield, Marianne Williamson and more. He wrote the Bestselling - You. Are. The. One., a life-changing book that teaches everything one needs to know to reclaim their power and find their purpose to create the life they want. He also hosts his own podcast, SOULTALK - a thought-provoking, life-inspiring, and soul igniting show that tackles what really matters in life through a deep exploration into life’s biggest questions: who we are, why we are here, and where we are going?Having been featured on National Television shows and other media like Larry King Now, Fox and Friends, Dr. Drew and Inc magazine, Kute is dubbed as “The Mindfulness Guru Billionaire Go-To for Advice.” For

Jacque Reid is the Emmy Award Winning multimedia personality and veganista who initiated the brand - Vegan Sexy Cool, a vibrant online platform that includes a digital lifestyle magazine, and a podcast, where she curates content dedicated to vegans, people who are transitioning to be vegans, people who are interested in the vegan lifestyle, and those who are simply curious about the vegan lifestyle. Another feat of this platform is that it also organizes influencer dinners.Apart from spearheading the Vegan Sexy Cool brand as a way to express her immense passion for her animal and vegan advocacy, Jacque hosts two NBC lifestyle shows - New York Live in New York City and The Hub Today in Boston, giving audiences daily dose of entertainment news and also giving the rundown of what the two cities have in store when it comes to fashion, food, and fun. She is also part of the NBC Red Carpet Team where she frontlines the coverage of breaking entertainment news. When her career started, she had graduated from HBCU Cla

Audria Richmond is the renowned Marketing and Launch Strategist CEO of UnCloned Media who has helped hundreds of forward-thinking entrepreneurs, small business owners, coaches, consultants, creatives, and countless others who wished to establish themselves in their chosen field of industry or profession by strategically analyzing their personal brand, marketing strategy, and business goals and supporting them as they make the necessary adjustments, improvements, and strategic decisions that would propel them to the next level of their business or career. From being an entrepreneur at her core, Audria’s hunger for success has gotten her to build different kinds of business ventures from photography to juicing. With each endeavor, she got closer and closer to finding the missing piece of her profit puzzle which turned out to be marketing mastery. Her consulting company, Uncloned Media, has earned over $700K revenue with the same team she’s started it with since 2014 which proves the point that profitability is

Marcus Black is an author, traveling inspirational speaker, life coach, and an urban missionary through his platform, MBlackSpeaks, where he provides leadership and mentoring programs to several inner city educational institutions. As a former pastor and someone who was so close to losing his life at 18, Marcus is committed to his every present moment on this earth. Apart from living life to the fullest, he’s dedicated to giving wisdom, love, life, and energy to each and every one he comes in contact with along his journey. And with this intense driving force, he’s started the movement - The Vitalize Project, a project that’s set to jumpstarting lives that are on the verge of flatlining due to the absence of purpose. It is a movement to flood the world with inspiration that also comes in the form of a podcast as he releases episodes weekly that tackles messages not just of inspiration, but also motivation, affirmation, and application to give listeners all the tools necessary to take back control of their liv

Known for her distinctive capacity to excel in the business of dance without losing the integrity of art, Akosua Akoto founded the ASA! Enterprises LLC in 2011, an umbrella company that covers one of the first international African dance fitness programs, a line of sport and dance apparel, a group fitness certification, a performing company and a mentorship program, etc. She co-founded FUZE Carnival, an African-inspired mas troupe based in Antigua that seeks to highlight the connections between the African and the Caribbean culture. She made a groundbreaking success in the arts as she propelled the culture of Afrobeats through its origins in a time when the majority of the movers are bringing the contemporary spotlight to African dance. She introduced a new technique by harnessing her expertise in both traditional and contemporary West African dance styles. The ultimate combination of refreshing and unique by way of fusing the old and the new gave her a ticket to travel the world as she was offered to work wi

Brialle Ringer integrates her degree in Social Work, a deep commitment to social justice, and a Black Feminist framework to approach health and wellness. She views personal transformation as an integral piece of collective liberation and knows that when we heal ourselves, we heal the world. With her company Be Well with Brialle and her signature 7 week Chakra Yoga Course, she facilitates a journey of self-discovery and holistic healing using yoga, chakra education, open discussion, and plant based nutrition. Brialle specializes in working with powerful change makers ready to unleash their full potential serving the highest good of all beings. Braille offers a Black Women Healing Fund where she provides a scholarship for black women healing holistically and gets in free for participating in Brialle’s seven-week course. For black women going through challenging resources and finances, please reach out or check out this link https://bewellwithbrialle.com/the-black-womens-healing-fund.You can learn more and conne

Karine Plantadit is a professional dancer, instructor, choreographer, and director. She is also an actor, model, and entrepreneur, and certified yoga teacher and life coach.In 2011, Karine was doing the show “Sinatra Dance With Me” in Las Vegas, which she previously also headlined under the new name “Come Fly Away” on Broadway. The show’s physical demands were immense, particularly considering she was just recovering from a severe hip injury and reparative surgery. Added to this, she was struggling a bit emotionally because her beloved feline companion of 14 years was dying from liver cancer. She was brought to "child pose.”Through yoga, Karine was able to regain and solidify her footing with the earth beneath her.  She learned to initiate and regulate her breath as a means of better controlling her physical movement. Karine found strength in one breath with everyone in the room, “many in body, one in mind.” She was able to again stand in integrity as she erected herself into "mountain pose.” And the feeling

Mark Victor Hansen is probably best known as the Chicken Soup’s co-author for the Soul book series and brand, setting world records in book sales, with over 500 million books sold. Mark also worked his way into a worldwide spotlight as a sought-after keynote speaker, and entrepreneurial marketing maven, creating a stream of successful people who have made massive success for themselves through Mark’s unique teachings and wisdom.Crystal Dwyer Hansen is an international speaker, researcher, corporate consultant, author, and entrepreneur. Her expertise is in the field of human potential. Through her years spent as a Transformational Life Coach and Wellness/Nutrition Expert, she has seen people experience profound and lasting transformation in relationships, career, health & wellness by tapping into their inner resources. Having personally guided people from seemingly impossible states of depression, anxiety, and hopelessness—to triumph, freedom, and happiness, is what drives Crystal’s conviction that all peo

Dr. Ayanna Abrams is a Licensed Psychologist and Owner of Ascension Behavioral Health, LLC. She provides expert clinical care through assessment and individual, couple, and group psychotherapy treatment with adults presenting with a wide range of mental health and adjustment concerns. She also provides consultations and presentations to various community groups and organizations nationwide. Her specialties include Multicultural issues: mainly working with black women and couples, Emotion-Focused Couple/Marital Counseling, Relationship Distress (family, romantic, work, social, etc.), Postpartum Mood Disorders, Academic Performance, Mood Changes, Anxiety, Depression, Work-Related Concerns, Life Transitions.You can find out more and follow Dr. Ayanna Abrams on the following links below.Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dr_ayanna_a/Website - https://www.ascensionbehavioralhealth.com/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AscensionBehavioralHealth/Please leave a review for the Get Loved Up Podcast. Your thoughts