Beats & Balance Podcast
The Beats & Balance Podcast is where creativity meets resilience. We bring together artists, healers, organizers, and everyday people to share the real stories behind their work — and the practices that keep them grounded. Rooted in the spirit of creative survival, these conversations explore art, music, wellness, spirituality, entrepreneurship, and the fight for collective liberation. From intimate personal journeys to big-picture visions, Beats & Balance is your space for inspiration, connection, and the tools to thrive.
Episodes
In this week’s episode of the Beats & Balance Podcast, Tinora Locke-Terrefe sits down with Emerlyn Deline-Johnson, a Jersey City native, entrepreneur, creative, youth advocate, and the founder of Mommies & Mocktails.
Emerlyn’s story is rooted in resilience. After losing her husband in 2019, she found herself navigating profound grief while raising two young boys and continuing her work in community service and youth developm...
This week on the Beats & Balance Podcast, host Tinora Locke-Terrefe speaks with LP (@sirpenelope), founder and managing director of Houstory (@HoustoryApp), a platform built to bring transparency, trust, and equity to the rental market.
LP’s story began in New York City, where a decade-long career in human resources with the City of New York and Columbia University gave her deep insight into how people navigate systems—and how m...
This week on the Beats & Balance Podcast, host Tinora Locke-Terrefe sits down with ESE — an Afro-Soul artist, wellness entrepreneur, and founder of NAPPYESE Wellness and nkà ọgwụgwọ: The Art of Healing Festival in Lagos, Nigeria 🇳🇬
ESE blends music, mindfulness, and movement to create safe spaces for African empaths, creatives, and highly sensitive people to reconnect with their highest selves. Through NAPPYESE Wellness, she o...
This week on the Beats & Balance Podcast, host Tinora Locke-Terrefe sits down with Jenna Pantin Bermudez, founder of Chaconia Candles — a sustainable wellness brand inspired by her Trinidadian roots and love for Caribbean culture.
After more than 18 years in corporate marketing, communications, and DEI leadership, Jenna made the bold transition into entrepreneurship — building Chaconia as a bridge between cultural heritage, min...
This week on the Beats & Balance Podcast, host Tinora Locke- Terrefe sits down with Vibha Vinodrai — a Women’s Mindset & Leadership Coach from Toronto, by way of Dubai.
Vibha helps women lead from truth instead of performance. After over a decade in the corporate world navigating burnout, bias, and toxic work culture, Vibha chose to rewrite her story — leaving behind the pressure to prove herself and building Heal Her Way, ...
This week on the Beats & Balance Podcast, Tinora Locke- Terrefe is joined by Dr. Nakeisha Owens-Griffin (Ed.D.) — educator, advocate, speaker, and author of The H.A.H.-H.A.H. Guide: A Four-Way Strategy to Shine in the Midst of Shade and Insult to Injury: A Memoir of a Christian Wife Scorned.
With over 27 years in education and child welfare, Dr. Owens-Griffin has trained educators and administrators in more than 200 schools, ea...
In this episode of the Beats & Balance Podcast, host Tinora Locke-Terrefe is joined by Tara Thompson, a trauma-informed yoga teacher and the founder of The Quest Yoga in Ireland.
Tara shares her personal journey through trauma and how it inspired her to create safe, empowering spaces for others. She reflects on the staggering reality that 1 in 4 people in Ireland have been victims of abuse, and 1 in 3 women, underscoring the urg...
In this episode of the Beats & Balance Podcast, host Tinora Locke-Terrefe is joined by Angela Montijo (she/they) a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, writer, and educator rooted in youth justice, community care, and liberation.
Angela shares their story as a first-gen Latine from Inglewood, navigating neurodivergence and receiving an autism diagnosis to access workplace accommodations, and how that journey shaped their vision of l...
In this week’s episode of the Beats & Balance Podcast, host Tinora Locke-Terrefe is joined by Staxxx Facts, founder of the Black Status Social Network, and a powerful voice at the intersection of Black culture, healing, and empowerment. As a motivational speaker and community organizer, Staxxx sparks raw, necessary conversations that challenge stereotypes while building spaces for authenticity and growth.
In this conversation, S...
In this week’s episode of the Beats & Balance Podcast, host Tinora Locke-Terrefe is joined by Malaysia Harrell—a board-certified psychotherapist, keynote speaker, best-selling author, and the founder of Blissful Life Consulting. A proud veteran and tireless advocate for mental wellness, Malaysia shares her powerful journey from military service to spiritual awakening.
She opens up about how her experiences shaped her resilience ...
Join us for a heartfelt conversation on the Beats & Balance Podcast with Dr. Kim D. Harris (Dr. Kimme) — a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and cultural storyteller. As an Afro-Indigenous woman, Dr. Kimme explores identity, resilience, and liberation through art, offering spaces of healing and connection for women of color navigating the pressures of the so-called American Dream.
Guest Bio: Dr. Kim D. Harris, affectionately ...
In this episode of the Beats & Balance Podcast, Millicent "Millie" Ansah — poet, educator, and founder of Mocha Mic with Millie — shares how she’s building safe spaces for poetry, healing, and community in the face of gentrification.
We talk about the importance of representation in the arts, fostering joy and healing in education, balancing community work with self-care, and the role of joy in sustaining creative practices.
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In this episode of the Beats & Balance podcast, Tinora Locke-Terrefe sits down with DeUnna Hendrix — former Division I head coach turned life coach and vibe curator — to explore the power of self-care, breaking free from societal expectations, and embracing authenticity.
DeUnna also shares her vision for “The Bridge,” a new program launching August 14th to support Black millennial women through life transitions.
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