Visas, Verses, and Vulnerability: Healing Through Words and Wandering, with Herisa Stanislaus | Ep. 10

Join Lisa and Herisa Stanislaus, MPH (aka Herisa The Traveler and Herisa The Traveling Poet) for Visas, Verses, and Vulnerability: Healing Through Words. In this episode the two Caribbean-American creatives discuss what it means to journey inward and outward as Black women finding healing in unfamiliar places.

In a world that demands our resilience but rarely offers us refuge, Herisa reminds us that we can create sanctuary in our stanzas, liberation in our luggage, and softness in our steps. Because for those of us who’ve had to cross oceans just to breathe, poetry can be a passport to peace. 🙏🏾

In this episode, you will learn:

💚 How travel and poetry can become tools of healing, resistance, and return

💚 What it means to reclaim the visa narrative as a third-culture woman of Caribbean heritage

💚 The role of ritual and writing in nervous system regulation and creative grounding

💚 Why vulnerability is revolutionary for Black women—and how to make space for it

💚 What “home” means when you’re always in motion—but still rooted

Join us for what will be a healing and inspiring show. 

CREDITS:

👸🏽Guest: Herisa Stanislaus, MPH, founder House Poetry with Herisa, and creator of the Breathe, Speak, Thrive workshop.

👸🏽Producer: Lisa Hurley

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ABOUT SPACE TO EXHALE:

Say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist and founder of The Great Exhale, provides you with an inspiring and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft, fulfilling life.

Part memoir, part manifesto, part meditation manual, Space To Exhale is a self-help book that empowers you to put your mask on first, remove your superhero cape, and create lasting life-work balance. 

Lisa draws on her experience as a Reiki Master, community builder, and burnout survivor, sharing anecdotes about her trials and triumphs―as well as the tools that have helped her transform. Through healing modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point framework, Lisa guides you on a life-changing journey to help you:

• Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.

• Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.

• Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.

Filled with soft-life strategies and written with Lisa’s warmth, wit, and well-earned wisdom, Space To Exhale invites you to curate a life filled with joy, peace, and glimmers of delight. This transformative handbook is for anyone who is tired of feeling tired and is ready to get some rest; for Black women who are done with being the "Strong Black Woman,” and are ready to step into their Soft Black Woman era; and for everyone who is ready to live a life that truly serves their highest good.Space To Exhale is a balm for the spirit. It earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of anyone seeking to curate a life filled with love, alignment, and peace―so they can move from merely surviving to vibrantly thriving.

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