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Ease and Grow

A modern day holistic wellness podcast that provides inspiration and encouragement for mindful multicultural millennials who want to create their dream life and enjoy the journey along the way! 

Through solo episodes and interviews with wellness experts, creatives, mystical teachers, and generally cool people, host Sika chats about mindset, spirituality, relationships, creativity, dream chasing, and more. My mission is to share helpful life lessons, tools, and wisdom for self-improvement so that you can gain a fresh perspective and start living your best life. Together, we are growing into our authentic selves, enjoying the journey along the way, and rising above the grind. Join us! Follow along on instagram @BrightlySika_ and learn more about your host at www.brightlysika.com.

Lifestyle Society & Culture Personal Journals Self-Improvement Healing Wellness Relationships Self-Help Mental Health Health & Fitness Education Creativity Spirituality
Update frequency
every 15 days
Average duration
50 minutes
Episodes
28
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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27. Why you gave up on your goal and how to move forward: debunking your excuses

27. Why you gave up on your goal and how to move forward: debunking your excuses

Get back on track with your goals with me and fellow goal-getters on Monday, July 28th at 7pm. It's free! Sign up for Reset to Rise - my free online mid-year reset workshop! ✨

Join the waitlist for Co…

00:33:20  |   Fri 25 Jul 2025
26. People Pleaser's Recovery Toolkit 🆘: People pleasing, the fawn response, and reconnecting with self

26. People Pleaser's Recovery Toolkit 🆘: People pleasing, the fawn response, and reconnecting with self

Do you suspect you're a people pleaser? It's time to release the need to please!

Book a free coaching consult with me to see if coaching is right for you: https://tidycal.com/brightlysika/life-on-purp…

00:38:32  |   Sat 21 Jun 2025
25. Life catch-up 💘📚: dating lessons, books, shadow work and more!

25. Life catch-up 💘📚: dating lessons, books, shadow work and more!

I hit my goal of 5 episodes for the year and now I'm off the the races -- 2 episodes in one month!

In this episode I yap about a recent dating experience that helped show me how much my feeling my fee…

00:41:30  |   Fri 23 May 2025
24. How to actually feel your feelings 🌊: my current somatic practice

24. How to actually feel your feelings 🌊: my current somatic practice

In todays solo episode, I go over the practice I've been using to actually feel my feelings over the past couple of months. So often, we think we're feeling our feelings when really we're intellectua…

00:35:10  |   Fri 16 May 2025
23. Eclipses, retrogrades, and 2025 astrology with Camille Michelle Gray 🔮: releasing perfectionism and leaning into surrender

23. Eclipses, retrogrades, and 2025 astrology with Camille Michelle Gray 🔮: releasing perfectionism and leaning into surrender

In this episode, I’m joined for the THIRD time by our ~unofficial~ resident astrologer, Camille Michelle Gray. This time to chat about the wild and wacky current astrology we're living in: the Virgo/…

01:14:34  |   Wed 02 Apr 2025
22. Confronting Codependency with Therapist Atim Bassey 💞: fostering self-acceptance and creating healthy boundaries

22. Confronting Codependency with Therapist Atim Bassey 💞: fostering self-acceptance and creating healthy boundaries

In this episode, I chat with Atim Bassey, LCSW-C, an amazing therapist and my real life cousin (lucky me!). 

We talk about her journey to becoming a therapist -- from case management to being a functi…

01:16:20  |   Wed 05 Mar 2025
21. The self-sabotaging patterns I'm releasing & my words for the year

21. The self-sabotaging patterns I'm releasing & my words for the year

In this episode I share a recent experience, personal diary style, that brought me face to face with a personal pattern that I recognized was holding me back in 2024. I share my intention for 2025 an…

00:33:57  |   Mon 10 Feb 2025
20. Where I've been since 2021 and my personal saturn return journey

20. Where I've been since 2021 and my personal saturn return journey

In this solo warm up episode, I share where I've been for the past couple of years. I'm excited to be back after some curveballs during my own Saturn Return!

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00:37:03  |   Mon 20 Jan 2025
19. Astrology 201 with Camille Michelle Gray 💫: Surviving your Saturn Return and the 12 Houses

19. Astrology 201 with Camille Michelle Gray 💫: Surviving your Saturn Return and the 12 Houses

In this episode, I’m joined again by our ~unofficial~ resident astrologer, Camille Gray, to chat about Saturn Returns and the 12 houses of astrology. Saturn Returns are times in our lives where we ty…

01:09:38  |   Tue 13 Jul 2021
18. All About Ayurveda with Christine Miura 🔥: learning self-acceptance, balance, and improving relationships

18. All About Ayurveda with Christine Miura 🔥: learning self-acceptance, balance, and improving relationships

In this episode, I chat with Joyful Living Coach, Intuitive, Ayurvedic practitioner, and Capricorn sun, Pitta-Kapha dosha, Christine Miura. After having a wonderful Ayurvedic reading with her in May,…

01:25:06  |   Sat 03 Jul 2021
17. My Biggest Friendship Lessons 👭: Tips for healthy friendships and YOUR thoughts on friendship (poll results)

17. My Biggest Friendship Lessons 👭: Tips for healthy friendships and YOUR thoughts on friendship (poll results)

In this episode, I sit at the mic solo to chat friendship lessons and tips! I share about some of my early friendship experiences and traumas, I share the biggest lessons I've learned, and give you a…

00:42:56  |   Sat 19 Jun 2021
16. ✨Call a Friend✨: Aysia Woods on leaning into ease, her cozy self-care routine, and all things friendship

16. ✨Call a Friend✨: Aysia Woods on leaning into ease, her cozy self-care routine, and all things friendship

"I realized that sometimes you just have to ditch the plan ." In today's installment of Call a Friend, I sit down with my dear friend, Aysia Woods who is an entrepreneur, anthropologist, and founder …

01:37:53  |   Wed 09 Jun 2021
15. Balancing it All as a Multi-Passionate Creative with a Day Job with Yuan of Hello Twenties! Podcast

15. Balancing it All as a Multi-Passionate Creative with a Day Job with Yuan of Hello Twenties! Podcast

In this episode, I chat with podcaster, YouTuber, and Etsy shop owner, Yuan Q., of Hello Twenties podcast, all about being a multi-passionate creative. We talk about how she manages her time and ener…

01:28:01  |   Sat 22 May 2021
14. For When You Feel Triggered 🚨: Core wound stories and feeling our feelings

14. For When You Feel Triggered 🚨: Core wound stories and feeling our feelings

"Just because I think it doesn't make it true." In this solo episode, I come to you raw and freshly in the emotions of being triggered. I share some insights into how I reframed my mindset to feel be…

00:22:53  |   Wed 12 May 2021
13. ✨Call a Friend ✨: Eliza Rodrigs on taking inspired action, self-care tools, and embracing flow

13. ✨Call a Friend ✨: Eliza Rodrigs on taking inspired action, self-care tools, and embracing flow

"We're all doing the best with what we have." In this episode, we kick off the Call a Friend series with a cozy conversation with Fitness, Health, and Mindset coach, Eliza Rodrigs. I met Eliza in Cat…

00:55:28  |   Wed 28 Apr 2021
12. Introducing the ✨Call a Friend✨Series ☎️

12. Introducing the ✨Call a Friend✨Series ☎️

Introducing a new series of the show centered around friendship! 

I challenge you to call or text one of YOUR friends whenever you see an episode in this series released. 😉

Connect with us!

00:03:08  |   Tue 27 Apr 2021
11. A Pep Talk for Trying Something New ✨: good & bad reasons to quit a dream

11. A Pep Talk for Trying Something New ✨: good & bad reasons to quit a dream

"We have one life. Why aren't we running like we're on fire to our wildest dreams?"

In this episode, I chat about the obstacles that we may face while on the road to our dream life. I share about my l…

00:41:11  |   Wed 14 Apr 2021
10. When things don't go according to plan...: Q1 check-in, life burnout, and 6 tips for more ease + less stress

10. When things don't go according to plan...: Q1 check-in, life burnout, and 6 tips for more ease + less stress

"We make plans and God laughs!"  In this episode, I share how I've been doing since we last spoke, what I've been watching on Netflix and listening to on Spotify, how my Q1 went in comparison to what…

00:52:18  |   Wed 31 Mar 2021
9. Exploring the Enneagram with Dayo of The Black Enneagram: Reclaiming her faith as a Type 1 Reformer

9. Exploring the Enneagram with Dayo of The Black Enneagram: Reclaiming her faith as a Type 1 Reformer

In today’s episode, I chat with Dayo of the immensely popular instagram account @TheBlackEnneagram. We explore her journey with the account and lessons she's learned as a type 1. We also discuss her …

00:55:17  |   Wed 17 Mar 2021
8. Spotting our Sneaky Self-Sabotage Patterns 🧐: Avoidance, clear communication, and scary conversations

8. Spotting our Sneaky Self-Sabotage Patterns 🧐: Avoidance, clear communication, and scary conversations

In this episode, I share a breakthrough I recently had in therapy and realizations around my pattern of avoiding things (super enneagram 9 vibes). I give tips for how to spot your own sneaky patterns…

00:31:54  |   Wed 03 Mar 2021
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