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Here’s Your Reminder

Before we dive into this week’s TMBW feature, take a moment to pause. Reflect. And set an intention.

Today isn’t just about buying Black. It’s about communing Black. It’s about choosing ourselves, our people, our practices, our power. It’s about spending our money and energy in ways that nourish who we are and who we’re becoming. Whether you support a Black-owned business, check on a friend, pour a libation, or simply rest, you’re participating in something bigger. Let your purchasing be intentional. Let it be sacred.

TMBW Directory Feature: Valencia Dantzler - Gratitude, Neuroscience, and the Choice to Live Fully

This week’s TMBW feature is all about alignment, reinvention, and the sacred power of choosing yourself. And there’s no better person to begin with than Valencia Dantzler.

Valencia is someone whose presence lingers long after the conversation ends. Known as The Gratitude Grandmaster, she carries a calm, rooted energy that doesn’t just motivate, it transforms. She knows what it means to burn out, to hit rock bottom, to silently ask the question, Do I even want to keep going? And she knows what it means to say yes to life again.

In our conversation for The Mediocre Black Woman podcast, Valencia shared the story of how a simple gratitude practice three to five things written down each day interrupted her spiral and opened the door to healing. What started as survival became a sacred science. Today, Valencia lives in Kigali, Rwanda, helping others do the same through her Ease Over Exhaustion™ Community & Academy.

She works with high-achieving women, mission-driven creatives, and anyone ready to trade hustle for harmony. Through her work as an Elite NeuroEncoding Specialist, she uses science-backed strategies to help people rewire limiting beliefs, calm their nervous systems, and remember who they are.

Valencia is someone you reach out to when:

• You’re trying to hold it together but feel like you’re falling apart
• You’ve outgrown your current life but don’t know what’s next
• You want to feel peace without having to earn it
• You need a reminder that you don’t have to change your zip code to change your life

Our conversation was one of the most powerful. It’s not just about burnout or recovery it’s about reclaiming your sovereignty. And it’s a beautiful reminder that clarity isn’t something you chase. It’s something you uncover.

Tune in to The Mediocre Black Woman podcast this Tuesday to hear the full episode. I promise, it’s one you’ll want to sit with, maybe even journal through.

🎁 Valencia is offering our podcast/newsletter subscribers a 14-day free trial to her Ease Over Exhaustion™ Academy. Tune in to the Mediocre Black Woman Podcast on Tuesday, July 22nd 2025, to connect with me and Valencia and to receive the special gift. You can subscribe/listen to the podcast by clicking this link to get regular updates.

Other Ways to Connect With Valencia:

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• ​LinkedIn​
• ​Instagram​
• ​TikTok​

And before you go… a special invitation: If you’re in a season of shedding, searching, or returning to yourself, I want to invite you to join me in Spades & Shade.

It’s not just a tarot course. It’s a reflective series for Black women who are ready to trust themselves more deeply. To see their truth in the cards. To find clarity, not just answers.

We begin July 18. You don’t need to be “ready.” You just need to show up.

✨ Register here:[registration link]​

And if you sign up by July 18 at 3:30 PM CT, use the code CUTTHAT for $22 off.

Let’s go deeper together. Let’s see what the cards are really saying. Let’s return to you.