#76: Overcoming Mental Slavery ft. Nelly Blaise

As we move through this paradigm shift, how will we go about tilling the soil of the mind to remove seeds of untruths and delusion and plant seeds rooted in our history, intuition, and divine truth? We often say we live in the post-colonial world as if that means the frameworks and ideology of colonialism have been wiped from our collective consciousness. Traces of colonial ideas still plague the thoughts of the people, turning the oppressed into the oppressor. In this episode of the chattabox, Nelly Blaise (@stemsbynellyblaise) author, advocate for the youth, and community leader in St. Maarten shares his thoughts on how colonialism continues to impact generations of Caribbean people and the importance of reshaping the stories we tell about who we are as Caribbean people and how we came to be. Through his work at the St. Maarten Youth Brigade, Nelly shares trends amongst the island's youth and the shift towards more acceptance and empathy for others. As a health and wellness enthusiast, Nelly highlights the role jujitsu plays in his life and the various practices he incorporates to be athlete ready. Nelly shares his vision for the island and how his work to cultivate open spaces for others to express themselves has positively impacted his life and those of his community.