Feeling braced or on edge today? Join Ama-Robin in Umoja Café for a gentle Espresso Talk about pockets of safety—those small moments where the body can exhale and the nervous system can settle. Through a short folktale and real-life reflections as a Black woman living in predominantly white spaces, this episode explores how safety is felt, why it matters, and how noticing it becomes the first step toward imagining a way of living with dignity.

About YAIT (You Ain't Imagining This!)

YAIT is a Black-centered reflection and storytelling space exploring what it means to live with dignity, care, and imagination in predominantly white spaces. Alongside Village Stories, the show includes:

• Espresso Talks — grounded conversations about navigating life in predominantly white spaces

• Believe Black People episodes — direct, unapologetic truth-telling that names anti-Black racism, gaslighting, and erasure without softening, disclaimers, or debate.

• Comforting Moments — short, calming audio offerings for rest and regulation

• Sounds of Safety — a soothing audio series designed to help the nervous system settle after stress or overwhelm

YAIT also supports We Ain't Imagining This! (WAIT!): the collective and activist arm of the project—focused on imagination, care, and counter-world building beyond the podcast. Comforting, restorative merch is also coming soon!

The YAIT Town community is growing on SKOOL, offering a shared space for reflection, conversation, and practicing these ideas together. Join here!

The YAIT website hosts additional experiences, including written reflections, rituals, story extensions, and resources designed to deepen rest, imagination, and connection.

Black History Month Special! Join us for a special YAIT Town story releasing Thursday, February 5th—an immersive, sensory-rich story. on Black history and Black futures. Guaranteed: Conflict-free. Stress-free. Drama-free.

Listen while walking, resting, or taking a pause between everything else.

YAIT Town is here for you.

Come as you are. Take what you need.

And remember—you ain't imagining this!

Do you feel safe? This Comforting Moment focuses on safety as the foundation for everything else. Through gentle guidance and quiet presence, this episode invites listeners to slow down, release urgency, and begin from a place where the body does not have to brace. You don't need answers or a plan—just a safe place to begin.

Sistah-host Ama-Robin guides you through this Comforting Moment and invites you to begin gently.

Comforting Moments are short, intentional audio pauses designed to help the body settle and the nervous system soften. They matter because when we're constantly rushed, braced, or overstimulated, it becomes hard to imagine anything new—let alone build it. These moments offer regulation before reflection, calm before clarity.

This is not a sleep story, though you may drift off.

It's an offering of calm, restoration, and permission to begin gently.

You ain't imagining this!

The World We Practice Here is a calm, immersive YAIT Village Story created for listeners who need relief from constant urgency, tension, and emotional noise.

This is a drama-free and conflict-free story—not because nothing matters, but because not everything needs to escalate to hold meaning. There's no violence, no confrontation, and no manufactured suspense. Instead, the story invites you into ordinary moments of Black life where safety is assumed, dignity is intact, and the nervous system can finally soften.

You'll follow a gentle walk through YAIT Town—past familiar places, everyday encounters, and small pockets of ease that show what's possible when harm is not centered. The experience is designed to be grounding, comforting, and restorative, especially if your body feels tired, overstimulated, or on edge.

This isn't a sleep story—though you may drift.
It's not boring—it's intentional.
It's a reminder that another way of living is possible, and that practicing calm, even briefly, can change what we're willing to accept when we return to the world.

About YAIT (You Ain't Imagining This!)

YAIT is a Black-centered storytelling and reflection space exploring what it means to live with dignity, care, and imagination in a world that often denies those things. Alongside Village Stories like this one, the show includes:

• Espresso Talks — grounded conversations about navigating life in predominantly white spaces

• Believe Black People episodes — direct, unapologetic truth-telling that names anti-Black racism, gaslighting, and erasure without softening, disclaimers, or debate.

• Comforting Moments — short, calming audio offerings for rest and regulation

• Sounds of Safety — a soothing audio series designed to help the nervous system settle after stress or overwhelm

YAIT also includes We Ain't Imagining This! (WAIT!): the collective and activist arm of the project—focused on imagination, care, and counter-world building beyond the podcast. Comforting, restorative merch is also coming soon!

The YAIT Town community is growing on SKOOL, offering a shared space for reflection, conversation, and practicing these ideas together.

The YAIT website hosts additional experiences, including written reflections, rituals, story extensions, and resources designed to deepen rest, imagination, and connection.

Listen while walking, resting, or taking a pause between everything else.

YAIT Town is here for you.

Come as you are. Take what you need.

And remember—you ain't imagining this!