I'm grateful I've gotten to this point where I achieved alchemy on a wild and sometimes painful journey. I've figured out how to morph pain into valuable experiences. My goal is that as I continue to liberate myself, I will, in turn, free others from the obstacles caused by a fixed mindset, trauma, and forced silence.

The idea that children's opinions are not fully valued since they're not adults is a part of Guyanese and many other cultures. Kids speak from inexperience or lack of knowledge, so they don't know what they are discussing. Grown-ups sometimes tune them out and often miss opportunities to nurture young people into influential people.

I grew up fiercely individualistic. However, I needed to be more valued and supported to play big. I felt unsafe showing up fully myself in most environments. I shrank myself so that I wouldn't take up space.

When I arrived at a place where I felt nobody could check me for speaking, I started openly expressing myself. It was like that little girl with the big voice had been reborn and was ready to... BE.

My world shifted in 2019. I had to spend six months on bed rest after a worsening injury I sustained while pregnant in 2011. Like my voice, I had suppressed the damage until it screamed for attention, and I needed to deal with it. I realized I had brought those pent-up emotions from shrinking myself to bed with me. I couldn't get away from them.

I sought opportunities to heal, and several solutions emerged--therapy, the Queen Afua Sacred Woman Spiritual program, and physical rehabilitation.

The pandemic of 2020 was raging and creating sorrow throughout the world. While everyone was grounded and had more space to create, friends unrelentingly pushed and encouraged me to voice my thoughts in a public forum. I had time and rejuvenated energy to be raw and unapologetic finally.

The Nola Ro Experience Podcast was launched on July 16, 2020!

On November 24, 2022, the Season 2 Finale dropped, making it our 48th released episode! Our third season premieres on March 23, 2023.

Over the years, my guests and I have dissected taboo topics that people talk about in private. Subjects like pleasure (and no, it's not always about sex) and women marrying up were placed on a public table for all to see, hear and ingest.

I've discovered the place where I could show up. This is it. This is the space. A therapeutic space. A realm where we can bravely dive into love, finances, friendships, daddy issues, solving depression, loving ourselves, and much more!

Podcasting is not what I will be doing forever. Still, I'm grateful for The Nola Ro Experience Podcast - the experience you and I needed.

With Love,

Nola