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Harmonize Your Life: Conversation on Self-Care for Women of Color

Harmonize Your Life: Conversation on Self-Care for Women of Color

Dr. Toni G. Alvarado 161 Episodes May 20, 2026

Harmonize Your Life is a self-care and wellness podcast for women of color, hosted by Dr. Toni G. Alvarado. It features candid, expert-driven conversations on what it truly means to care for yourself, whole and well. Episodes bring in psychologists, physicians, therapists, and specialists to explore the full landscape of self-care: mental health, grief, physical fitness, financial wellness, faith, and the particular burdens Black women carry. The show is now in its 18th season.

Episodes

Lessons from Our Mothers' Stories
Lessons from Our Mothers' Stories May 20, 2026 00:36:11 Join Dr. Toni Alvarado for an empowering podcast conversation with Judge Penny Brown Reynolds at the Harmonize Your Life Shades of Green Mother's Day Brunch. Listen as Judge Penny shares how her mother's story inspires and empowers her work in civic, community, government, and ministry leadership. This conversation will make you laugh, cry and celebrate the value of mothers, grandmothers,
S18: Los Cabos: Black Girl Joy!
S18: Los Cabos: Black Girl Joy! Feb 9, 2026 00:52:02 Join Dr. Toni for a special edition of the HYL Podcast Live from the Harmonize Your Life Women's Self-Care Retreat in Los Cabos, Mexico! This podcast conversation features a dynamic panel of retreat speakers discussing the theme, Black Girl Joy.  Dr. Toni Alvarado, Ariel Alvarado, Sheila Agnew-McCoy, Freida McCullough, Dr. Cheryl Polote-Williamson and Dr. Jaime Eaddy curated a candid conversat
Tending To Your Garden Book Conversation (Pt.2)
Tending To Your Garden Book Conversation (Pt.2) Nov 24, 2025 00:30:44 Grab your sisters or girlfriends and gather with me and the women who attended the Tending to Your Garden Book Conversation and Brunch. Listen, as Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist, Grief & Trauma Specialist, Dr. Sarah Williams, and founder of Raven’s Project and Everybody At The Table Podcast, Yolonda Griffin Johnson, and I reflect upon who we have become as a result of our grief jour
Tending to Your Garden (S17 E1)
Tending to Your Garden (S17 E1) Nov 10, 2025 00:46:48 Join me in a soulful conversation with Dr. Sarah Williams, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist, Grief & Trauma Specialist and Yolonda Griffin Johnson, founder of Raven’s Project and Everybody At The Table Podcast. Each of these women has contributed greatly by sharing their stories, insights and wisdom in the foreword and epilogue of my new book, Tending to Your Garden: Moving Through Gr
S16 E2: Comfortable In Your Own Skin: The Value of Self-Love
S16 E2: Comfortable In Your Own Skin: The Value of Self-Love Aug 18, 2025 00:43:09 Dr. Cheryl Polote-Williamson is a trailblazing global media executive, transformational speaker, and multi-best-selling author. Renowned for her visionary leadership, Dr. Cheryl has made a profound impact across industries. As an award-winning filmmaker, she earned an Executive Producer credit and an HBO Max award for the acclaimed documentary, "Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha S
Cycle Fitness Motivation - Kellie James (S16 E1)
Cycle Fitness Motivation - Kellie James (S16 E1) Aug 4, 2025 00:32:24 Kellie James is Professional Facilitator & Cycle Enthusiast. With a background and professional career in Project Management, Kellie is now the owner of Drenched Cycle Studio located in the center of Old Fourth Ward and Midtown Atlanta. A cycle studio that features cutting-edge equipment and a dynamic atmosphere. With dimmed infrared lights and pulsating music, Drenched creates an energetic am
S16 HYL Trailer
S16 HYL Trailer Aug 4, 2025 00:01:08 We're back with Season 16 of the Harmonize Your Life Podcast!
Released from The Burden of Strength Through Sacred Self-Care
Released from The Burden of Strength Through Sacred Self-Care Apr 30, 2025 00:36:40 Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes is a research psychologist, focusing on ethnic minority families, African American adolescent development and health disparities, professor of practical theology and pastoral counseling at Columbia Theological Seminary, author of Too Heavy a Yoke, I Bring the Voices of My People and Sacred Self-Care. Dr. Chanequa is a 2-time breast cancer survivor who empowers women thro
Rediscovering Life & Intentional Self-Care After Cancer
Rediscovering Life & Intentional Self-Care After Cancer Apr 15, 2025 00:35:43 Chandra Jarrett is an executive leadership coach and consultant with a broad base of experience in automotive engineering, leadership, training, business and non-profit development, president of Joy Consulting Group, and author of How Cancer Saved My Life: (Re) Discovering Life in a Deadly Place. Chandra is a breast cancer survivor and a dynamic speaker who empowers women through her healing journ
Coping Strategies for Seasonal Depression (S14 E6)
Coping Strategies for Seasonal Depression (S14 E6) Dec 23, 2024 00:56:37 Dr. Nicole Robertson is an Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Christian Theological Seminary, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Join me with Dr. Robertson as she offers our listeners creative coping strategies that can be employed when psychological distress, grief and seasonal depression is encountered. Dr. Robertson also leads listeners in a deep breathing exercise
Thoughtful Transitions & Grief (S14 E5)
Thoughtful Transitions & Grief (S14 E5) Dec 9, 2024 00:57:14 Dr. Jamie Eaddy Chism is a thanatologist, theologian, educator, activist, founder of Thoughtful Transitions. Join me and Dr. Jaime as we discuss how race, class and gender, particularly for black women, impact our expressions and experiences of grief. Dr. Jaime offers us healthy and creative ways to honor the memory of our loved ones during the holidays and throughout the year. Finally, Dr. Jaime
Benefits of Intentional Self-Care: Pt. 2 (S14 E4)
Benefits of Intentional Self-Care: Pt. 2 (S14 E4) Nov 18, 2024 00:48:34 Dr. Felicia Brackett-Owens is a psychologist, therapist, and motivational speaker. After years of building a successful mental health practice, serving in her local church, caring for her husband, children, and extended family, Dr. Owens discovered that her "cup was empty." Listen as we discuss the mindset that supported her behavior and how a journey through the Harmonize Your Life Intentional Se

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