Put Your Bag Down
Put Your Bag Down is your weekly exhale; the soft landing for the strong friend. A place to sit on the couch, kick your shoes off, and stop pretending everything’s fine. This isn’t a podcast about fixing yourself. It’s a podcast about finally putting some stuff down: the pressure to have it all together, to do it all alone, to be the best, the most productive, the most grateful. Nah. We’re not doing that here. So come in. Put your bag down. Let’s talk.
Episodes
8 episodes
Head Table Energy
This isn’t anti-love or anti-partnership. It’s about releasing the pressure we put on romantic love to carry every need, every wound, and every belonging. We’re talking community, boundaries, and what it looks like to be the center of your own ...
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37:13
How Do I "DO" Rest?
If rest makes you feel anxious, if calm feels unfamiliar, and if “doing nothing” triggers guilt… this episode is for you. In “How Do I DO Rest?” on Put Your Bag Down, Aseanté Renee talks with Octavia F. Raheem about the r...
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40:41
Letting Go, Without Giving Up
What if the thing holding you back isn’t your dream… it’s your deadline? What if sometimes letting go is what faith actually looks like?In this episode of Put Your Bag Down,I sit down with my dear friend @yesjannine to unpack what...
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53:49
Choosing Joy is Stressing Me Out
Some days, “just choose joy” feels like pressure, not peace.This episode is for those days.In this solo episode of Put Your Bag Down, I’m talking about what happens when choosing joy feels impossible… and what to do instead. We’ll g...
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25:39
Why Do I Like Chaos More Than Calm?
Let's get real about the “soft life”—beyond aesthetics and algorithms. Host Aseanté Renee (@aseanterenee) and guest Latoya Maria (@rootandcrowned) explore what softness looks like offline: calming your nervous system, choosing yourself without ...
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31:12
Self*ish Isn't A Sin
If this word has ever been used to manipulate, gaslight, punish, demean, or scold you, this episode is for you. It's time to reclaim softness, slowness, and saying no. It's time to deprogram guilt, reclaim boundaries, and put the right emphasis...
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39:28