Hey y’all, welcome back to the Brown Heart Wellness Podcast. This week’s episode is tender, grounding, and exactly what we need to remind ourselves that healing doesn't always have to be loud or performative—it can be quiet, consistent, and found in the everyday.

I’m sitting down with Ebony Fleming, mama of three, intuitive teacher, and creator of the Cook Like a Mother program. Her story is one of resilience, grace, and breaking free from survival mode—one nourishing choice at a time. From navigating childhood trauma to guiding other mothers toward healthier relationships with food and themselves, Ebony is proof that healing can be practical and powerful.

We talk about:

• The soul-led creation of Cook Like a Mother

• Thriving instead of surviving in motherhood

• How food, community, and connection are at the heart of healing

• Everyday tools that help us break generational cycles

✨ Ready to step into your own journey of healing and reflection? Download the ROOT Framework Reflection Guide — it’s your gentle, soulful companion for making one brave choice at a time.

🧡 Connect with Ebony Fleming

• Website + Programs: https://stan.store/thriveempowered

• Instagram: @thrive.empowered

• LinkedIn: Ebony Fleming

• Email: thrivelikeamother.podcast@gmail.com

Her Cook Like a Mother program returns in August/September—join the waitlist now at the link above.

🧘🏽‍♀️ Brown Heart Moment
This week’s mindful moment invites you to reflect on how you nourish yourself, not just through food, but with breath, boundaries, and being present.

If today’s episode touched your heart, share it with someone who needs to know that healing can happen in the carpool line, at the kitchen table, or in a single deep breath.

📩 And don’t forget to subscribe and join the One Brave Thing community.

🎧 In this episode:

What happens when you’re not at the beginning, but definitely not at the end?
This week, I’m joined by Jae Washington—creative strategist, digital curator, and truth-teller—as we talk about what it means to live in the messy middle. The in-between. The stretch. The space where clarity is forming, but confidence hasn’t fully caught up.

This episode is a soft place to land if you’ve been wrestling with identity, creativity, or what it means to keep showing up while things are still unfolding.

🧠 This episode is for you if:

• What the messy middle looks and feels like in real life

• How to hold space for your process without rushing the outcome

• The gentle power of redefining success in seasons of transition

• Learning to trust your voice, even when it shakes a little

• You’re in-between chapters and feeling unsure what’s next

• You’ve been questioning how to show up online or in community

• You need a reminder that growth is still growth—even when it’s quiet

  Learn more about Jae Washington and her services at ⁠her website⁠ and ⁠LinkedIn⁠. She is the community queen! Thank you again for sharing your heart with the Brown Heart community!

  🤎 My Favorite Things This Week:

• Marsail Armless Office Chair — perfect for long recording days and deep convos

• LROSEY 2-Piece Blazer Set — because even the messy middle deserves a power look

This season is about courage, even in the in-between.

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Sometimes stuck isn’t stuck. It’s just uncomfortable.
In this episode, we explore what it really means to practice self-discipline and stretch our emotional tolerance when life feels heavy, chaotic, or just plain messy. If you've been waiting to feel ready, this one's for you.

We’re also kicking off the One Brave Thing Challenge for July, and this episode sets the tone for choosing discomfort on purpose, with intention, care, and community.

And yes... I forgot to say the affirmation at the beginning of the episode. But I want to leave it with you here because it still matters:

“Discipline is not punishment. It’s devotion to what I say I want.”
Say it to yourself today, especially if things feel hard or slow.

• You’ve been calling avoidance “rest”

• You’re trying to figure out what’s next but feel frozen

• You want to join the One Brave Thing Challenge and need a loving push to start

• Why emotional tolerance is the secret to real self-discipline

• A muddy yard, a stuck car, and what it taught me about moving forward

• The difference between being brave and burning out

• Marsail Armless Office Chair — my current recording seat of choice

• LROSEY 2-Piece Blazer Set — because brave doesn’t mean bland 😌

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You are invited to start today.
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