Your Body Knows When It's Time for a Fresh Start | Ep. 76

Send us a text

Have you ever felt that undeniable urge to completely reinvent yourself? That deep knowing that something needs to shift in your life, even when everything looks fine on the surface?

Reinvention is calling us all the time - sometimes in whispers, sometimes in shouts. It might manifest as a desire to transform your appearance, pivot your career path, or explore new creative mediums. But reinvention goes far deeper than appearance. Often it's about reconnecting with parts of ourselves we've lost touch with - that childlike creativity, that forgotten passion, that buried dream. Sometimes it requires letting go of old identities to make space for who we're becoming. The most powerful truth I've learned is that resisting reinvention only delays our growth. When that desire for change knocks at your door, don't turn it away. It's a signal that something in your current state needs realignment, an opportunity to bring yourself closer to home.

As we celebrate National Minority Health Month, remember that reinvention starts with listening to your body - truly tuning in to what it needs for rest, nourishment, and stress relief. Whether your transformation happens through dramatic changes or subtle shifts over time, embrace it as a natural, necessary part of your journey toward authenticity. What part of your life is calling for reinvention right now?

Episode Resource:

• Cheers to the Many Versions of You: The Feminine Urge to Reinvent Yourself

Are you a creative, solopreneur or entrepreneur who’d like to be featured on The Prolific Hub Podcast? Let us know here!

Snag a discount on Aliya’s favorite brands using these Referral Codes

Theme Music:
She No Dull Beat by Nana Kwabena
Festivities in Belize by RAGE Productions

Support the show

Enjoy the episode?
- Share it with friends!
- Send a voice note or text!
- Rate & review the podcast!
- Support the show with a Recurring Gift!

Follow the @theprolifichubpod on your favorite SM platforms!

Watch full interviews here on YouTube!

Join me over on Substack!

Check out my favorite brands and snag a discount!

Grab a guided journal here!

Are you a creative, solopreneur or entrepreneur who’d like to be featured on The Prolific Hub Podcast? Let me know here!

Hosted by Buzzsprout. See the Buzzsprout - Privacy Policy here.

Episode Transcript

Aliya Cheyanne (00:00):
Testing testing one, two, three.
Testing testing one, two, three.
Hey friend, welcome back to theshow.
I'm so happy that you're here,thank you for tuning in and, if
you haven't already, be sure torate and review the show and
share this podcast with a friend.
April is National MinorityHealth Month, so before we jump
into today's topic, I wannashare a quick wellness tip that

(00:23):
aligns with the episode, andthat is listen to your body.
Reinvention starts withself-awareness.
Pay attention to body signalsfor rest, nourishment and stress
relief.
Don't ignore persistent pain,fatigue or discomfort.

(00:43):
Seek medical advice earlyrather than waiting.
The feminine urge to reinventyourself, I feel like this, is
one that so many of us know sowell, and reinvention can look
different depending on whoyou're talking to or who you're
dealing with.
For some of us, that might be anew and refreshed look, from

(01:07):
our hair to our makeup choicesor to our style.
For others, reinvention mightlook like a career pivot, either
by choice or by force, perhapsa new field, perhaps a new area
of study, perhaps an unexpectedchange that friends and family

(01:29):
around us may not evenunderstand.
For those of us who arecreative, reinvention might look
like a new medium.
When I was younger, I lovedpoetry.
I loved to write poems and topour my feelings out and express
things that way.
As I've gotten older, poetryhasn't so much been my thing,
but I found other mediums thatallow me to be creative in ways

(01:52):
that feel good.
That includes this podcast.
That includes writing andpouring into writing projects.
That also includes low-pressurecreative play that has nothing
to do with creative venturesthat I take more seriously.
It could be a random art classor a random hands-on activity

(02:15):
that allows me to just play andexperiment with colors and
texture and canvases andcanvases and all kinds of other
tools.
I've actually been introducedto so much creative play in this
season of my life.
It's been really nice.
I've made things and paintedthings that I would have never

(02:36):
expected.
I even made my first collagerecently and, like, used
different tools to cut outimages and different types of
glue to stick things on and justallowed myself to play and be
free.
Reinvention looks different foreveryone and we all feel the
need for reinvention at somepoint.

(02:58):
I think it's natural to want toresist the change, but I think
it serves us so much better tolean in to the call.
When the desire for reinventioncomes knocking at your door,
don't turn it away.
It's a wake-up call to tell youthat something changed in your

(03:19):
current state or something inyour current life is out of
alignment, and it's anopportunity to make necessary
changes to hopefully bring youcloser home to yourself again.
I can't tell you how many timesI've reinvented myself with my
hair.
Now we know in this society,hair continues to hold a lot of

(03:42):
weight.
People associate hair withbeauty, with femininity.
Depending on the texture ofyour hair, people will call it
beautiful or ugly.
So many projections andthoughts and opinions and ideas
about hair, and for me, hair hasalways been a point of

(04:04):
rebellion.
Like many millennial Black women, I grew up getting relaxers,
unfortunately.
I went natural in high schooland I've always kept my hair
natural.
Since then, I've just dibbledand dabbled in different ways to
protect it or grow it.
That's included shaving it offmultiple times and growing it

(04:28):
back out again with braids,wearing afros all kinds of
styles you cannot imagine.
I have pictures from back inthe day that I just don't even
want to see the light of dayanymore, because I experimented
with my hair.
I have pictures from back inthe day that I just don't even
want to see the light of dayanymore because I experimented
with my hair.
I have pictures from back inthe day that I just don't even
want to see the light of dayanymore.
I have pictures from back inthe day that I just wouldn't

(04:51):
even want to bring to light nowbecause of all the crazy things
I have done with my hair.
But this season of reinventionand this season of creativity
has allowed me the opportunityto be more creative and more fun
with my hair in ways that Ihaven't been in a long time.
Child, I even had locks for acouple of years.

(05:13):
Once upon a time this is not ajoke.
Lately I've been growing myhair back out for the last year
and I've been wearing braidedbaldies to help me do it back
out for the last year, and I'vebeen wearing braided baldies to
help me do it, and it's been sofun to play around with my hair
and to test out different styles.
Reinvention for me has lookedlike getting back in touch with
my childlike self, who loved todo different things with my hair

(05:37):
and express myself in that way.
It's been fun to wear thesebraided baldies and have flowers
, hearts, butterflies, waves,squiggles, loops and all kinds
of designs braided into my hair.
It's a fun conversation starterand it's fun to rock and wear.

(05:58):
Reinvention for me in thisseason also looks like making
lifestyle changes.
I've talked about it on thisshow quite a bit, but I
definitely want to move into thehealthiest version of myself,
and that's requiring me to eathealthier, to move my body more,
to stay active and to put morecare, time and attention into

(06:21):
myself.
Reinvention isn't always quick.
Sometimes it's subtle shiftsover time and before you know it
, we look back and we're atotally different person.
Sometimes reinvention requiresa new perspective or a new
attitude or a new approach toour creativity and our art.
Sometimes we have to let go ofold identities of ourselves to

(06:44):
make space for new ones.
In this season of my life, I'mdoing my best to lean into
reinvention with ease, to notresist change so much, because,
although we may be creatures ofhabit, change is one of the few
things in this life that we arepromised, and I love the idea of

(07:05):
reinventing myself over andover and over again and becoming
more and more and more ofmyself, particularly the older I
get.
I want to remind you thatreinvention is a natural,
necessary part of growth, andparticularly reinvention is a
natural, necessary part ofgrowth and particularly,
reinvention is a natural andnecessary part of creativity,

(07:28):
purpose and alignment.
So keep that in mind the nexttime reinvention comes knocking
at your door and asking you forchange.
Be sure to try out this week'swellness tip and let me know how
it impacts you.
Friend, thanks for tuning in toanother short but sweet episode
.
If this episode resonated withyou, please be sure to tell a

(07:50):
friend, to tell a friend and torate and review the show
wherever you're listening to itright now.
Thank you for lending me yourtime, your energy and your ears,
and I appreciate you for beinghere, your energy and your ears,
and I appreciate you for beinghere.
Have a great rest of your dayor night and I'll catch you on
the next episode.
Bye.