web01.fireside.fm Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:16:45 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Glocal Citizens - Episodes Tagged with “Philippines” https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/tags/philippines Tue, 28 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400 Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. en episodic Dynamic Diasporans Making Local and Global Impact Florence Amerley Adu Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. no borderless mindset, pan-africanism, pan-african progress, dynamic diasporans, solutionscape and stretch salon, entreprenuership, argoadu llc, gbekembe, mmofra channel, culture, business, travel, glocal, global citizen, africa, ghana, new york, florence adu, florence amerley adu, leap transmedia productions, glocal citizens podcast, social entrepreneurship, beyond the return, year of return, tourism, expat living, diaspora, mindset hack, glocal speak, returnee, reparative justice Florence Amerley Adu florence@leaptransmedia.com Episode 167: Herstories 2023: What is your Craft? https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/167 e4dd8395-3943-4c10-95d3-adff77165ce6 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 58:59 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast, rather than one last guest rounding out our March 2023 herstories series, I went into our archives with a specific goal of putting together a salon of sorts about craft. I think of craft as how vocation, location, persistence and passion fulfill us. According to Merriam-Webster, it is skill in planning, making, or executing. I always ask this question because I feel it allows my guest to share more than what they do on a day-to-day basis for economic returns i.e. work, and gets closer to the heart of who they are and how they go about manifesting a new world. So, this week we’re re-visiting with: Jamaican-American, Nydia Swaby (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/nydia-swaby) a Black feminist researcher, writer, and curator based in London about Archives, Art and Freedom Dreams; Filipino-Jamaican-American, Zee Clarke (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/zee-clarke) an author, mindfulness practitioner and racial healing professional about Healing in Breathing; Ghanaian-Afro-German, Ekua Yankah (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/ekua-yankah) a thought leader in international development on being a Polyglot, Professor, Policy Advisor and Art Patron; Ghanaian-Brit, Esther Armah (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/esther-armah) an author, journalist and entrepreneur on storytelling for structural change; Nigerian, Sarah Adeyinka (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/sarah-adeyinka) a humanitarian researcher and author on Humanitarian CoCreating; and and Detroit Native, Dereca Blackmon (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/dereca-blackmon) an inclusion innovator, speaker and spiritual activist about Uncommon Conversations. Be sure to check out full episodes using the links above, there’s a wealth of valuable, craft-inspired insights from each of these audacious women! Special Guests: Dereca Blackmon, Ekua Yankah, Esther Armah, Nydia Swaby, Sarah Adeyinka, and Zhalisa "Zee" Clarke. women's history month, herstories, what is your craft, glocal citizens podcast, global citizen, leap transmedia, herstories, nydia swaby, Black feminist researcher, writer, curator, jamaica, philippines, Germany, zee clarke, mindfulness practitioner, black people breathe, healing in breathing, emotional justice, thought leader, international development, dereca blackmon, inclusion innovator, inclusion design group, uncommon conversations, sarah adeyinka, humanitarian cocreating, researcher, Nigeria, Detroit, Esther Armah, author, journalist, storytelling for structural change, entrepreneur, Ghana, UK, Ekua Yankah Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week on the podcast, rather than one last guest rounding out our March 2023 herstories series, I went into our archives with a specific goal of putting together a salon of sorts about craft. I think of craft as how vocation, location, persistence and passion fulfill us. According to Merriam-Webster, it is skill in planning, making, or executing.

I always ask this question because I feel it allows my guest to share more than what they do on a day-to-day basis for economic returns i.e. work, and gets closer to the heart of who they are and how they go about manifesting a new world. So, this week we’re re-visiting with:

  • Jamaican-American, Nydia Swaby a Black feminist researcher, writer, and curator based in London about Archives, Art and Freedom Dreams;

  • Filipino-Jamaican-American, Zee Clarke an author, mindfulness practitioner and racial healing professional about Healing in Breathing;

  • Ghanaian-Afro-German, Ekua Yankah a thought leader in international development on being a Polyglot, Professor, Policy Advisor and Art Patron;

  • Ghanaian-Brit, Esther Armah an author, journalist and entrepreneur on storytelling for structural change;

  • Nigerian, Sarah Adeyinka a humanitarian researcher and author on Humanitarian CoCreating; and

  • and Detroit Native, Dereca Blackmon an inclusion innovator, speaker and spiritual activist about Uncommon Conversations.

Be sure to check out full episodes using the links above, there’s a wealth of valuable, craft-inspired insights from each of these audacious women!

Special Guests: Dereca Blackmon, Ekua Yankah, Esther Armah, Nydia Swaby, Sarah Adeyinka, and Zhalisa "Zee" Clarke.

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This week on the podcast, rather than one last guest rounding out our March 2023 herstories series, I went into our archives with a specific goal of putting together a salon of sorts about craft. I think of craft as how vocation, location, persistence and passion fulfill us. According to Merriam-Webster, it is skill in planning, making, or executing.

I always ask this question because I feel it allows my guest to share more than what they do on a day-to-day basis for economic returns i.e. work, and gets closer to the heart of who they are and how they go about manifesting a new world. So, this week we’re re-visiting with:

  • Jamaican-American, Nydia Swaby a Black feminist researcher, writer, and curator based in London about Archives, Art and Freedom Dreams;

  • Filipino-Jamaican-American, Zee Clarke an author, mindfulness practitioner and racial healing professional about Healing in Breathing;

  • Ghanaian-Afro-German, Ekua Yankah a thought leader in international development on being a Polyglot, Professor, Policy Advisor and Art Patron;

  • Ghanaian-Brit, Esther Armah an author, journalist and entrepreneur on storytelling for structural change;

  • Nigerian, Sarah Adeyinka a humanitarian researcher and author on Humanitarian CoCreating; and

  • and Detroit Native, Dereca Blackmon an inclusion innovator, speaker and spiritual activist about Uncommon Conversations.

Be sure to check out full episodes using the links above, there’s a wealth of valuable, craft-inspired insights from each of these audacious women!

Special Guests: Dereca Blackmon, Ekua Yankah, Esther Armah, Nydia Swaby, Sarah Adeyinka, and Zhalisa "Zee" Clarke.

]]> Episode 126: Healing in Breathing with Zee Clarke https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/126 eb4cba9a-74a7-4fa1-8c34-ae916e6b63ca Tue, 24 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 49:40 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week is Zhalisa "Zee" Clarke founder of Reclaiming Flow (https://www.zeeclarke.com/companies), where she leverages her toolkit of meditation, breathwork, yoga, and much more, to teach others how mindfulness can improve their well being at work despite any challenges that race, gender, or sexuality might present. Prior to transitioning to a life more grounded, Zee, a Washington, D.C. native, by way of Filipino and Jamaican via Panama parentage, spent over 20 years leading teams at Fortune 500 companies and tech startups in Silicon Valley. After experiencing a number of challenges in the workplace from microaggressions from colleagues, to disparate treatment around salary and promotions, she pursued extensive mindfulness training in India to help her manage these challenges. She is a Harvard Business School graduate who applies holistic healing practices to corporate environments. You can follow her on her socials for weekly breathwork practices and tools. You'll also get to experience a sample breathing exercise (https://www.tiktok.com/@zeeclarkebreathes/video/7093928338775051563?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7055737536377669125) as you listen in now. Breathing is believing! Where to find Zee? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhalisa-zee-clarke-5381352/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/zeeclarkebreathes/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/zhalisa) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkMBU31aHD3DgDv92_E97bA) On TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@zeeclarkebreathes) Pre-order Black People Breathe (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/702697/black-people-breathe-by-zee-clarke/)! What's Zee listening to? Balanced Black Girl Podcast (https://www.balancedblackgirl.com) What's Zee reading? About Octavia Raheem (https://octaviaraheem.com) Pleasure Activism (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07CBCZSCY&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_9HNWBF53M7WKMSWSEDHX&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Adrienne Maree Brown Other topics of interest: DC Youth Orchestra (https://www.dcyop.org) On Ayurvedic Medicine (https://www.ayurveda.com/ayurveda-a-brief-introduction-and-guide/) Swan Yoga Retreat (https://swan-yoga-goa.com) - Goa Trap Yoga (https://trapyogabae.com) BICOP (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=BIPOC) The Principles of Pleasure (https://www.netflix.com/sn/title/81137265) Episode 118 (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/118) with Nydia Swaby Special Guest: Zhalisa "Zee" Clarke. florence adu, florence amerley adu, ghana, travel, business, harvard business school, harvard university, swan yoga retreat, trap yoga, bicop, diversity equity inclusion, goa, india, dc youth orchestra, pleasure activism, octavia raheem, the principles of pleasure, balanced black girl podcast, zhalisa clarke, zee clarke, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia, reclaiming flow, breathwork, sound healer, Washington D.C., Jamaica, Panama, philippines, black people breathe, author, musician Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week is Zhalisa "Zee" Clarke founder of Reclaiming Flow, where she leverages her toolkit of meditation, breathwork, yoga, and much more, to teach others how mindfulness can improve their well being at work despite any challenges that race, gender, or sexuality might present. Prior to transitioning to a life more grounded, Zee, a Washington, D.C. native, by way of Filipino and Jamaican via Panama parentage, spent over 20 years leading teams at Fortune 500 companies and tech startups in Silicon Valley. After experiencing a number of challenges in the workplace from microaggressions from colleagues, to disparate treatment around salary and promotions, she pursued extensive mindfulness training in India to help her manage these challenges. She is a Harvard Business School graduate who applies holistic healing practices to corporate environments. You can follow her on her socials for weekly breathwork practices and tools. You'll also get to experience a sample breathing exercise as you listen in now. Breathing is believing!

Where to find Zee?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube
On TikTok
Pre-order Black People Breathe!

What's Zee listening to?
Balanced Black Girl Podcast

What's Zee reading?
About Octavia Raheem
Pleasure Activism by Adrienne Maree Brown

Other topics of interest:
DC Youth Orchestra
On Ayurvedic Medicine
Swan Yoga Retreat - Goa
Trap Yoga
BICOP
The Principles of Pleasure
Episode 118 with Nydia Swaby

Special Guest: Zhalisa "Zee" Clarke.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week is Zhalisa "Zee" Clarke founder of Reclaiming Flow, where she leverages her toolkit of meditation, breathwork, yoga, and much more, to teach others how mindfulness can improve their well being at work despite any challenges that race, gender, or sexuality might present. Prior to transitioning to a life more grounded, Zee, a Washington, D.C. native, by way of Filipino and Jamaican via Panama parentage, spent over 20 years leading teams at Fortune 500 companies and tech startups in Silicon Valley. After experiencing a number of challenges in the workplace from microaggressions from colleagues, to disparate treatment around salary and promotions, she pursued extensive mindfulness training in India to help her manage these challenges. She is a Harvard Business School graduate who applies holistic healing practices to corporate environments. You can follow her on her socials for weekly breathwork practices and tools. You'll also get to experience a sample breathing exercise as you listen in now. Breathing is believing!

Where to find Zee?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube
On TikTok
Pre-order Black People Breathe!

What's Zee listening to?
Balanced Black Girl Podcast

What's Zee reading?
About Octavia Raheem
Pleasure Activism by Adrienne Maree Brown

Other topics of interest:
DC Youth Orchestra
On Ayurvedic Medicine
Swan Yoga Retreat - Goa
Trap Yoga
BICOP
The Principles of Pleasure
Episode 118 with Nydia Swaby

Special Guest: Zhalisa "Zee" Clarke.

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