This is a video about “Passports, Purpose, and Play: An Honest Talk with Kenol Thomas”Kenol is a marketing professional who’s spent the past few years helping companies grow through creative campaigns and cross-team collaboration. He enjoys connecting people and ideas to make things happen.Beyond work, he founded Black MAN Travels, a platform created to inspire people to explore the world, no matter their background or budget. Travel has been a big part of his journey, and he shares tips, stories, and resources to make it easier for anyone to start exploring.At the core, Kenol is about growth—helping businesses reach new heights and encouraging people to discover new places along the way.Check out Black Man Travel: http://www.blackmantravels.com/Also, GRAB MY BOOK TODAY! CHANGE YOUR LIFE: What's Next For You: Living In PurposeA practical guide to aligning your passion with prosperity can be purchased here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLXJZV4C?...

In this episode of The Empress Addi Podcast, I sit down with Michelle Moreno, MS, RDT, CPT—a registered drama therapist, performer, and healer based in Miami, FL. Michelle partners with the Adrienne Arsht Theater and educational institutions to bridge the gap in mental health awareness through creative arts therapies, psychoeducation, and trauma-informed practices.She is also the co-founder of Drama Therapists United (DTU), a collective making mental health and play accessible to all—free of cost—through grants and community partnerships. Beyond her clinical work, Michelle has performed on stages across South Florida, bringing both laughter and transformation through her craft.✨ Connect with Michelle:📧 LWCHealingArts@outlook.com🌐 lwchealingarts.com📖 Continue Your Journey with My BookIf today’s conversation inspired you, grab a copy of my book:What’s Next For You: Living in Purpose – A Practical Guide to Aligning Your Passion with Prosperity👉 Get it on AmazonThis guide blends practical steps and soulful reflection to help you align your purpose with prosperity.🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe for more episodes of The Empress Addi Podcast—where we honor our ancestors, reclaim our stories, and step boldly into our future.#DramaTherapy #HealingThroughArt #TheEmpressAddiPodcast #WhatsNextForYou #CreativeHealing #PlayAndHealing

The Hidden Power of Haitian Vodou: Decolonizing Spirituality & Psychology with Dr. Charlene Désir
Join Empress Addi in conversation with Dr. Charlene Désir as they explore Haitian Vodou beyond stereotypes — as a healing system, an alternative psychology, and a tool for decolonizing mind and spirit. Together, they unpack ancestral wisdom, identity, and how Vodou offers pathways to wholeness often overlooked in Western frameworks.

This episode wasn’t just a conversation — it was a mirror. A sacred reminder that you are not broken. You are in process. That intuition you keep ignoring? It’s sacred. That version of you before the heartbreak, the burnout, the role-playing? She still exists.

And if you’re feeling lost right now, maybe you’re not lost at all. Maybe you’re unbecoming everything that was never really you.

In this premiere Kreyòl edition, my friend Juliette and I have a light-hearted conversation on dating and sex, deal breakers, and how we initially connect with someone. It's funny, it's raunchy, and real.

This episode is titled “Sacred Rage & The Soft Rebellion” because softness is not silence. And rage? When it’s rooted in truth—it is sacred. Clarifying. Transformational. This high level conversation is with the very graceful, Dr. Valencie Exceus, Licensed Acupuncturist, trauma-informed practitioner, retreat facilitator, and speaker who has served the South Florida community with grace and wisdom for nearly two decades.

“What’s one sacred, soft ritual you’ve inherited or created that keeps you from going numb?”

You are not here to prove anything. You are here to be. And being can be soft. Sacred. Still powerful.

This is The Empress Addi Podcast. Uncensored. Unapologetic. Unshakable.

There was a time… when I didn’t know what my voice sounded like. Not the sound, but the substance. It had been muted by fear, by survival, by years of walking on eggshells in a home that was supposed to be safe but never felt like it.

But voice has a way of returning. Sometimes in whispers. Sometimes in screams.