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The DDQ Podcast: Where conversation meets examination, and sparks transformation!

Hey QueenSiS! You’ve got the journal and the dayplanner, now let’s get into the podcast! Each week, our podcast breathes life into the themes of the Dayclean Devotion Queen (DDQ) meditation journal, creating a space for womanifestation. Hosted by our Founder, Najmah Thomas, we engage in heartfelt conversations with a diverse sisterhood of inspiring QueenSisters. Together, we explore their unique perspectives, uncover the wisdom shaped by their journeys, and celebrate the lessons learned along the

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Episode 45: Money, Memory & Making Meaning with Dr....

The DDQ Podcast: Where conversation meets... ·

2026/03/18

Dr. Keonda Grant-Taylor is an intergenerational financial trauma advocate dedicated to helping Gullah Geechee communities and people of color heal their relationship with money, power, and legacy. With over 25 years of experience in finance and accounting, dual bachelor’s degrees in finance, an MBA, and a doctorate in organizational leadership, she blends technical expertise with trauma-informed financial insight.As the founder of Granting Gullah and visionary behind Gullahnomics, Keonda focuses on

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Love Them to Life: Radical Learning & Educating with...

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2026/03/04

Sea Islands Heritage Academy Founder & Executive Director, Alana finds her heritage in Gullah culture. The proverb "mus tek cyear a de root fa heal de tree,” roughly translates to “you must take care of the root in order to heal the tree.” As an experienced educator, Alana knows that students’ “roots” must be firmly planted in order for them to exercise agency and access the opportunities available to them. Alana holds fast to the belief that community-centered schools are the cornerstone to

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Episode 43: Law, Legacy & Living Authentically with...

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2026/02/18

In this deeply thoughtful and powerful conversation, I sit down with Attorney Ajua Hawkins — private attorney, public defender, educator, and truth-teller — to explore what it means to live and practice law with integration, integrity, and courage.We talk about leaving home and returning transformed, about navigating multiple legal spaces, and about who the law is truly meant to serve. Ajua reflects on reclaiming her voice, intentionally using social media to demystify justice, and choosing honesty

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Episode 42: It Feels Like Yes with Keisha Rainey

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2026/02/04

The theme for our first season of 2026 is Conversion Conversations. Not conversion like somebody trying to recruit you to a new religion QueenSiS! But conversion like a soul changing directions. This season is for the women who left old versions of themselves and walked straight into who they are meant to be for such a time as this.Today’s featured guest is an amazing change agent in the field – literally! Keisha Rainey is a food systems leader and the owner of Roots & Rain, LLC., a firm

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Episode 41: Reintroducing Jill C. Coleman

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2026/01/21

This episode is the opening in our first series for 2026: Conversion Conversations.Not conversion like somebody trying to recruit you to a new religion QueenSiS! But conversion like a soul changing directions. Like womanifesting a way of burnout, when the spirit finally says, “this part of life no longer fits me.” This season is for the women who left old versions of themselves and walked straight into who they are meant to be of such a time as this. Our first season guest is not new to us, but

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Episode 40: All the Vibes with Donellia Chives!

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2025/12/04

We catch up with one of our favs in this episode about celebrating the season! Get connected with Donellia Chives and her boutique NGOME Lifestyle at the links below./ donelliachives https://ngomelifestyle.com/

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Episode 39: The DDQ's Favorite Things, Part 2

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2025/11/19

In this episode, I want to celebrate Giving Tuesday by highlighting some of my favorite community-centered, culture-rooted, and purpose-driven nonprofit organizations. These groups are doing transformative work, from empowering young women, to preserving the Gullah Geechee story, to protecting our land, our farmers, and our future:Empower Her 2 Be — Beaufort, SC: https://www.empowerher2b.org/ Empowerher2b+1 FarmaSis — Columbia, SC: https://thefarmasis.com/ thefarmasis.com SistaFund — Richmond, VA:

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Episode 38: The Gift of Friendship and Everyday...

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2025/11/11

We are catching up with Kersha Burton - a woman whose story and spirit embody so much of what Dayclean Devotion Queen stands for!Find her products and more details at: https://www.kershastouch.com/shop

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Episode 37: The DDQ's Favorite Things List, Part I

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2025/11/05

Welcome back to The Dayclean Devotion Queen Podcast — where we celebrate creativity, culture, and conscious living. Today, I’m starting something for the holiday season — The DDQ’s Favorite Things List! These are craftswomen and artisans whose products I’ve personally experienced and absolutely adore. They represent healing and heritage, legacy and generational wealth building:Skin Care & Self-Care Kersha’s Touch: “You Glow Girl” facial products; fig body wash & hand-knitted wash

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Into the Spirit with Kathryn Thompson

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2025/10/31

Happy Ancestors Day QueenSiS! We had the pleasure of visiting with Kathryn Thompson in her beautiful Reiki Room to discuss energy and spirits and healing.You can purchase some of Kathryn's candles at this link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheUCLife?dd_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

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Episode 35: Celebrating the Small Wins

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2025/10/29

Check out the full episode for this week on Ancestor Day!

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Episode 34: Solo Session - Celebration...of Planning!

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2025/10/22

Now, I know some of y’all are like, “Najmah, how is using a dayplanner a celebration?” Butstick with me okay? Because I’ve learned the hard way that planning is not just a work task or management strategy – planning is an act of self-love. It’s a way of honoring your time, your peace, and your purpose. Listen for more details!

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Episode 32: Solo Session - My Aunts Did It First!

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2025/10/08

In this episode, I’m reflecting on two incredible women in my family who shaped me, inspired me, and continue to guide me in ways I’m still discovering.I share that my Aunt Josephine had a podcast before podcasts were cool - here is a link to the channel she started in 2014 at youtube.com/@josieb4460 (“Enjoy and Love Your Life’s Journey").

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Episode 31: Speaking the Language of Joy with Hermina...

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2025/10/01

Hermina Glass-Hill is a writer, historian, preservationist and sustainability advocate who has worked for more than two decades on environmental justice and human rights. She is the founder and executive director of the Susie King Taylor Women’s Institute & Ecology Center in Midway, Georgia, having moved there in 2018 from Atlanta to anchor its work in Susie King Taylor’s birthplace. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in History (with a minor in African American Studies) from Spelman College, and a

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Episode 30: Solo Session - Season 3 Creativity Wrap Up

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2025/09/24

Hey QueenSiS, its Najmah, your Dayclean Devotion Queen, welcoming you back to autumn and back to the DDQ Podcast. We’ve just about wrapped up powerful third season, all centered on Creativity and today, I want to take a little time to reflect on the wisdom our guests have shared, and the practices that I personally have carried with me.This season was all about creation, not the hustle kind, but the soul kind. About re-imagining, resting, resetting, and allowing our creative selves to breathe

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Episode 29: Fostering a new reality with Ronda Harris

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2025/09/17

Richmond, VA office for The Bair Foundation. She has been employed with numerous companies but when she sawthe opportunity with this organization, she knew that this is where God wanted and needed her to be. She has been with The Bair Foundation for a year and a half and is working to bring more awareness to fostering. Learn more about her work at ⁠https://www.bair.org/services/family-services/

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Episode 28: Solo Session - The Princess and The DDQ

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2025/09/10

In this solo session, I recap my "day away from adulting" at Disney World!

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Episode 27: Authenticity over perfection with Eboni...

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2025/09/03

Basu Blaksis Nefertem aka Eboni Holmes was born in Boston, Ma and moved to Atlanta in 1998. Always an avid reader, and writer she began writing with the intent to perform, after a friend took her to Yin Yang Cafe, more recently known as Apache Cafe. Blaksis is an active member of her community and works and writes to free the minds of African people throughout the Diaspora. She has shared the stage with renowned artists such as Muta Baruka, Janelle Monae, and performed on the T.V. series Spoken. She

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Episode 26 - Solo Session - Making Tiny Time for...

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2025/08/27

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Episode 25: Building and Sustaining a Legacy with...

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2025/08/20

Clarenda "Farmer Cee" Stanley is a visionary entrepreneur, farmer, herbalist, and advocate for ethical business and sustainable living. Known affectionately as "Farmer Cee," she is the founding CEO of Green Heffa Farms, a wellness brand and herb farm that celebrates the power of nature to heal and nourish. Raised on her maternal grandparents' farm, with an awarded professional background in marketing and environmental fundraising and a deep and profound respect for the Earth, Farmer Cee dedicates

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