Deeply Well with Devi Brown

This episode is the kind of conversation that makes you exhale. Jamilah Lemieux joins the show to talk about her book, Black Single Mother - the title alone has had the internet buzzing around the topic. Lemieux breaks down how single motherhood is a spectrum, not a stereotype, and how the current wave of public contempt is often about control, to place labels and struggle upon.
If you’re dating as a single mom, her advice is practical and protective: be intentional, don’t rush introductions, and “listen to what they say. Believe what they say.” They also name how respectability politics and patriarchy shape shame in Black families, and why mothers deserve full lives: “Don’t write yourself out of the agenda… Include yourself.”
Connect with Jamilah Lemieux:
Website: https://www.jamilahlemieux.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamilahlemieux/
Connect with Devi:

Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/
Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown
Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book
Living in Wisdom Retreat: https://www.eomega.org/workshops/living-wisdom
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=…
Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/
Threads - https://www.threads.com/@devibrown

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Devi sits down with designer Tiffany Howell (Night Palm Studio) to talk about why your home isn’t just décor—it’s emotional support. Tiffany’s main point is simple and powerful: “Beauty is medicine,” and your space can help “reset your nervous system” when life feels hard. She shares how she helps clients find their aesthetic by asking sensory questions: favorite smells, textures, colors you dislike...because it’s “them getting to know themselves again,” and she treats each home like “its own living creature” that evolves with you. This is an opportunity to take away practical steps even without a full redesign: choose colors that make you feel safe, make daily rituals easier, and keep “three things…that bring you joy,” like a candle, a book, or a light you love turning on.

Connect with Tiffany Howell:
Website: https://www.nightpalm.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nightpalm
Connect with Devi:

Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/
Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown
Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book
Living in Wisdom Retreat: https://www.eomega.org/workshops/living-wisdom
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=…
Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/
Threads - https://www.threads.com/@devibrown
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Devi reminds us that a real wellness practice isn’t about looking impressive or “creating an ideal version of yourself,” it’s about “building a relationship with yourself that you can return to consistently….It’s not difficult, it’s effortful,” and “wanting healing without devotion… is not possible.”
You’ll come away with permission to stop performing your self-care, to trust small moments of real-life integration (one breath before responding counts), and to build a flexible practice across mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual needs.
The soul work is simple: ask, “What do I need right now?” then write down what comes up without judgment.

Connect with Devi:

Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/
Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown
Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book
Living in Wisdom Retreat: https://www.eomega.org/workshops/living-wisdom
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=…
Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/
Threads - https://www.threads.com/@devibrown
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This episode feels like a permission slip to stop carrying what was never yours in the first place. Devi talks with intuitive healer and Family Constellation Therapy facilitator Karie Gonia about how inherited trauma, silence, and loyalty to our family systems can shape our relationships and choices, often without us realizing it. Karie explains why this work can create change fast: “Family Constellation therapy is the deep end of the pool”.
Their grief conversation is especially grounding. Karie shares how losing her dad changed her understanding of it, and how witnessing matters more than fixing.
Listeners walk away with a simple body-based practice to feel ancestral support, notice what pulls you back, and practice stepping toward what you want.
Connect with Karie Gonia
Karie Gonia Website: https://www.kariegonia.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kariegonia/

Connect with Devi:

Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/
Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown
Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=…
Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/
Threads - https://www.threads.com/@devibrown
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This episode is a grounding reminder that feeling “off” isn’t all in your head, and you don’t have to settle for being dismissed, confused, or afraid. Dr. Taz Bhatia talks about the epidemic of low-grade “micro inflammation,” how it can show up as everything from fatigue and rashes to mood issues and hormone shifts, and why waiting for the classic markers (like CRP, homocysteine, ESR) can mean you’re already at a “five alarm fire.”
What really sticks is her take on holistic care: it’s not “all herbs” or being “100% natural,” it’s “looking at you as a whole person and then using whatever tool is on hand,” including labs, supplements, medication, or procedures when needed. She also names how relationships, stress, and environment can trigger symptoms, “the body knows before maybe we know”, and encourages building a team across physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and community health.
Plus, an offering of simple soul work: deep breathing to “reboot the nervous system” and reconnect with your own bio-intelligence.
Connect with Dr. Taz
Dr. Taz Website: https://doctortaz.com/
Hol+ Website: https://holplus.co
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtazmd/
Read: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Tasneem-- -Bhatia/author/B00E7G58NC?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1741232344&sr=1-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

Connect with Devi:

Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/
Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown
Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=…
Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/
Threads - https://www.threads.com/@devibrown
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