Ep. 30: Healing Black joy w/Lola Troy.
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On today's episode, we welcome Lola Troy, a powerful speaker, facilitator, life coach and corporate trainer. She helps individuals and businesses break through limitations and prepare for a successful future.
Her expertise in guiding women and men towards achieving their goals is unmatched, and her commitment to healing Black joy is truly inspiring. Tune in to learn from Lola's wisdom and experience.
WHAT TO LISTEN FOR:
Finding joy in the midst of adversity [7:05]
It’s a birthright to have and express joy
It's hard to display joy when you're in survival mode.
The Importance of Healing Black Joy [12:35]
We often associate struggle with success. We believe that accumulating wealth and things is the only way to do better than our parents.
Feeling behind and the need to keep moving forward without taking breaks to enjoy life.
Recognizing that we can have both success and joy, and that it's our duty to prioritize both.
The birth of Healing Black Joy [23:22]
Addressing the issues and problems that Black women face in healthcare
Encounting racism and sexism
An avenue to share more about life experiences and insights
Highlighting Black Joy and Healing [25:51]
Society and culture often prioritize and find entertainment in train wrecks rather than healing and positivity
The work of highlighting the ability of black people to experience joy and healing can be difficult and discouraging, but it is important and necessary.
There is a commitment to showcasing black people as whole and complete, on a continuous journey to healing.
EPISODE QUOTES:
I don't have to perform for love validation or connection. My enough is wrapped in self love and self appreciation. I attract people opportunities and experiences that match my enough.
- Shaté Hayes
We're supposed to have joy, it's our birthright to have joy.
- Lola Troy
We've normalized pain, we've normalized trauma, we think we're supposed to experience those things, because we have experienced those things. And we witnessed our parents and our grandparents experience those things.
- Lola Troy
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ABOUT LOLA TROY
Lola Troy has dedicated herself to bringing her message of “Heal Black Joy” to groups around the world. Whether as a keynote speaker, facilitator, life coach or corporate trainer, she helps break through the boundaries that are limiting women and men, their families, or their businesses and get them ready to shape the future. She has been a full-time healthcare IT trainer for the past ten years traveling all over the United States while maintaining her life coaching business; her recent passion project is bringing all of her expertise to her business as the Chief Inspirational Officer, host, and curator of Heal Black Joy, the learning platform for our community to heal our black joy with tangible and attainable programs for the mind, body, soul, relationships, and businesses.
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