In this episode, Kelli and Kendra close out the year with a wide-ranging, grounded conversation about celebration, grief, creativity, and stepping into the next season with intention.

Kendra reflects on turning 50 and hosting a party that became a collective experience of joy, freedom, and Black community. The conversation moves into how the holidays can activate grief and mental health challenges, especially as family roles shift and elders become ancestors.

They talk about vision boards as a serious practice, not a trend, and how intentions show up even when you are not consciously tracking them. The episode also names the tension between rest and ambition, visibility and humility, and why letting your work be seen is not the same as bragging.

As always, Kelli and Kendra reflect on friendship, creativity, and what it means to protect what is sacred while still showing up fully in the world.

Related Links:

1. Kendra’s Birthday party as referenced by Kelli King-Jackson
2. Black Girls Heal Podcast Episode You Don’t Have to Be the Family Savioras referenced by Kelli King-Jackson
3. Annual Clarity Retreat with Dr. Kerry Ann Rockquemore as referenced by Kelli King-Jackson
4. Pattern Beauty as referenced by Kendra Ross
5. Cécred as referenced by Kendra Ross
6. Raphael Saadiq as referenced by Kendra Ross
7. Support the Podcast as referenced by Kendra Ross

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Kelli King-Jackson is a certified professional coach to Black women leading in white spaces. In addition to coaching, she works with organizations truly committed to justice for Black women by providing philanthropic advising, facilitation, and speaking services. Learn more about Kelli's work here: https://www.iamkelli.com/

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