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Send us Fan Mail Episode Summary Wilma and Keri have known each other for almost fifteen years, since the days they were both PR girls in London — two women of colour in a profession that didn't always know what to do with them. Keri was running global comms for Nando's at the time, flying to Australia for forty-eight hours at a stretch and sleeping with her phone under her pillow in case of "chicken crisis." She was the woman behind the Nando's Black Card, the underground membership scheme t...

Send us Fan Mail Michelle K. Gagnon is the founder and chief bio alchemist of Bio Alchemy Olfactive, an aromatic design lab exploring the sensory intelligence of plants to cultivate deeper human-earth connection. Her work blends ancient tradition and modern design with a focus on sustainability, botanical storytelling, and ethical sourcing. She partners with farms and artisan distillers globally, creating formulations and scent experiences that engage memory, emotion, and embodied presence. C...

Send us Fan Mail Róisín Branch had a career that looked like a dream on paper: twenty years in senior marketing roles at AB InBev, Diageo, Equinox, SoulCycle, Blade, and most recently Fountain Life, the longevity company co-founded by Tony Robbins and Peter Diamandis. Then, in 2021, a car knocked her off her Citibike on Fifth Avenue. She lay on the ground with bones visible through her leg and knew she was not getting back up. What followed was two years of daily physical therapy, complete re...

Send us Fan Mail Host Wilma Mae sits down with Franck Raharinosy - sound meditation practitioner, breathwork facilitator, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Spin (the ping pong social club with nine locations) - for a rich, wide-ranging conversation about healing, self-discovery, and the tools that help us navigate life with more presence, grace, and joy. Franck shares his journey from a cerebral, anxious young man to a grounded sound healer who works with clients one-on-one, leads group session...

Send a text Wilma and Allie met on a New York rooftop at the start of the pandemic — connected by a mutual friend, brought together by something harder to name. Years later, sitting in a house in the South of France, they pick up a thread that was always going to lead here: what does it actually take to let yourself be known by another person? Allie Hoffman is the founder of The Feels, a facilitated dating experience now running in six US cities. Her path to it winds through Shabbat dinners i...

Send a text In this episode, host Wilma Mae sits down with Christian Strobel, a New York-based wardrobe stylist who has worked with celebrities and musicians for over 15 years. What starts as a conversation about their serendipitous meeting at a wedding in Italy unfolds into a deep exploration of spirituality, energy work, and personal ritual practice. Key Topics Discussed: Christian's journey from small-town New York to the fashion industry in NYC and ParisEarly experiences with spirituality...

Send a text Join host Wilma Mae in the premiere episode of The Healing H.A.C.K. Podcast for an intimate conversation with filmmaker, writer, and director Shani Pride about finding purpose, spiritual practice, and the transformative power of manifestation. In this deeply personal episode, Shani shares her journey from actor to award-winning storyteller, revealing how she discovered her true calling during the COVID-19 pandemic. After years performing in front of the camera, she made the courag...

Send us a text MY JOURNEY TO SPIRITUAL HEALTH Welcome to the first episode of The Healing H.A.C.K. Podcast. I'm Wilma Mae Basta, and this is my story. Fifteen years ago, I hit rock bottom—severely depressed and hospitalized for six weeks in London. That breakdown became my breakthrough. I share how I rebuilt my life by creating a spiritual toolkit, and how you can build yours too. IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 Welcome & What H.A.C.K. Stands For 0:45 Who I Am - Founder of Sordoe 4:00 Growing Up in...

Send us a text Unprocessed trauma and maladaptive coping mechanisms can often leave us operating in survival mode, without us even realizing that we are living in a state of constant fear and anxiety. This week marks the final episode in our series, and we have a truly remarkable guest to bookmark the end of this first chapter. Regina Louise is the best-selling author of several books, including her incredible memoir Somebody’s Someone, and Permission Granted: Kick-Ass Strategies to Bootstrap...

Send us a text Bridgid Coulter is a multi-talented creative, who has found success as an actress, an interior designer, and most recently as an entrepreneur. Many of our listeners may know her from shows like Westworld, Shameless, and Black Monday. In this episode, we get together with Bridgid to discuss her latest venture, Blackbird House, and how her life and career led her to this point. We hear from Bridgid about her childhood and what it was like growing up in Berkeley, California. She r...

Send us a text Much of how the modern world is designed and constructed, causes us to be out of sync with the earth’s natural rhythms and systems. In cities, most of the soil is covered with paving and high-rise buildings, which have far-reaching consequences that extend from how water is recycled, to average temperatures, to the levels of asthma and allergies experienced by its inhabitants. Joining us today to talk about these trends and the immense value that can be found in nature is Pando...

Send us a text Today’s episode contains difficult themes*. Dr. Akua Boateng joins us to speak about her work as a coach and therapist involving helping people heal from depression and extreme trauma. Dr. Boateng is a licensed psychotherapist who has trained in multiple acute and outpatient facilities across the Tennessee valley. With 13 years of experience in clinical practice and education, she specializes in an integrative approach to treating anxiety, depression, mood disorders, work conce...

Send us a text It’s easy to dismiss energy healing as an esoteric practice, but the truth is that skilled practitioners have helped thousands of individuals lead happier, healthier, and more purpose-driven lives. In today’s episode, we get together with Laura Forbes, an energetic healer, and coach, who has spent the bulk of her career working with the human body through various practices. She first studied massage therapy in Boulder, Colorado at the start of her career in the early 90s. Then ...

Send us a text Many of us have likely taken a yoga class, or even have an established practice, but are we living the true essence of yoga? Ravi Dixit is a London-based yoga teacher, who is passionate about reconnecting you with yourself and finding harmony between you and you. With the popularity of yoga in the West, Ravi feels some core principles have been diluted, and he works to make these tenets more accessible for everyone. For Ravi, yoga has always been a part of his life and he atten...

Send us a text As Black women and women of color, we have been socialized into believing that we should not take up space in the outdoors. Yet, research increasingly shows that being intentionally connected to nature can be profoundly healing. Nailah Blades is a life and leadership coach, who helps women tap into their power. Her high-touch coaching approach connects women of color to the outdoors so that they go from feeling invisible to being able to take up space in all facets of their liv...

Send us a text There are many things aside from traditional therapy that can bring wellness to your life. Life Alignment coach, Philippa Lubbock, spends today’s episode explaining to us what this therapy offers and how it brings healing to those it touches. We start our episode with an introduction to Philippa Lubbock and the concept of Life Alignment, and she tells us how she found the therapy. Next, we get into the nuts and bolts of how the therapy is practiced and the results it yields, as...

Send us a text Today’s guests are Jenn Ma-Pham, Dr. Christine Coleman, and Jacqui Johnson. These amazing women are all DRK Beauty therapists and they join us on the show to highlight the diversity of our team and share the breadth of work that is going on in the DRK Beauty community. Jen is a licensed clinical social worker whose passion stems from the belief that recovery is possible and that the human spirit is resilient. Dr. Coleman is a speaker, consultant, and award-winning founder of a ...

Send us a text As womxn of color, we do not live in a world that is designed to foster our journeys toward mental health. It is up to us to make our own wellbeing toolkits and this is not easy, but this is the problem that this show aims to solve! This is the Healing Home podcast hosted by Wilma Mae Basta, and the intention behind this show is to help all womxn of color to discover and create their own wellness journeys. We explore a myriad of healing tools and modalities ranging from psychot...