{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Dare 2 Be Well: Health, Wellness and Finding Your Pace with Andrea Smith","description":"In this episode I got to chat with Certified Holistic Health Coach, Andrea Smith. Andrea specializes in supporting black and brown women in their health and wellbeing.&amp;nbsp; Andrea shares how she transitioned from a career in Finance and Accounting to align herself to what she is currently doing. What started out as a personal journey of health and wellness and wanting to help her family - evolved into the important work of Coaching that she is currently doing now.&amp;nbsp; Andrea shares how systemic racism, trauma and the disparity between women of color and white women shows up in health and wellness and how we can prioritize ourselves.&amp;nbsp;She candidly shares how she has navigated the loss of loved ones, racial injustices and workplace challenges.&amp;nbsp; Topics we discussed include: -Prioritizing health &amp; wellness for women of color -Giving ourselves permission to pivot -Finding your pace -Releasing the need to be urgent -Understanding what works for us -Learning to trust yourself -Letting go of the need to prove&amp;nbsp; -Somatic Therapy&amp;nbsp; For more information on 1:1 Coaching with Andrea connect with her on Instagram @hiandreasmith.com&amp;nbsp; Connect with the Dare 2 Be community at hellodare2be.com and on Instagram @rhonda_naicole and @hellodare2be ","author_name":"Dare 2 Be","author_url":"http:\/\/dare2be.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/22644305\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/22644305"}