Ready to Exhale
Welcome to Ready to Exhale, a podcast centering the well-being of Black women. In each episode, we lift up Black women’s voices—learning from their stories, wisdom, and lived expertise.
Together, we explore what it means to hold space for the fullness of who we are: our joy, our healing, our reflection, and our breath.
This podcast offers a brave space where you’ll be inspired to care for yourself, express your joy, and find moments to exhale—because we are no longer waiting to exhale.
Ready to Exhale
A Two-Part Conversation with Dr. Gail Parker: Part 2
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We’re honored to welcome back Dr. Gail Parker to the Ready to Exhale podcast for a powerful two-part conversation. Together, we explore what it means to care for our mental health before reaching the breaking point and how daily practices can help us stay grounded and whole, especially in a year where over 300,000 Black women are unemployed and 45% of Black Women voters say their mental health has worsened this year. (according to The Highland Project Poll).
In these episodes, Katara and Dr. Parker reflect on a recent event they co-hosted and a deeply moving moment standing at the river, a place Dr. Parker described as both boundary and horizon. Their conversation invites us to consider how that same duality lives within us today: the limits we honor and the possibilities we continue to reach for.
Tune in to both parts of this soul-nourishing dialogue on Ready to Exhale, available now.
