Choose to Awaken with the WUE Nation!

On March 29, 2020, Spirit of A Woman, LLC, launched the Wake Up Everybody (WUE) Virtual series in partnership with community healers, thought leaders, coaches, medical and mental health professionals, educators and artists from across the nation. WUE was created to provide community members, from across the country and abroad, with an opportunity to keep their mental, emotional,  physical and spiritual well beings balanced and whole as they navigated the impact of the devastating impact of the COVID-19 global health crisis. 

WUE was  originally designed as a 30 day offering that would provide “temporary” covering and support for participants until the quarantine period ended, however, the producers and community members quickly realized that the WUE journey would last much longer than they originally anticipated. 

The series was created by Shawnee Benton Gibson, CEO, of Spirit of A Woman (SOW) Leadership Development Institute, who was inspired by the lyrics of the song  “Wake Up Everybody” by Teddy Pendergrass, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. The song, which was popular in the 70s, speaks of issues that we are still glaringly relevant today; (racism, war, poverty, sickness, political strife, corruption, etc). The WUE Virtual series was designed to “WAKE UP” the masses by providing empowering messaging, holistic healing tools, guidance for daily living and strategies for addressing the injustices, pain and imbalance that exists in the world. 

All of the “Wake Up Everybody” sessions take place 5 days a week (every Sunday, Tuesday, & Thursday from 7:00am - 8:30am EST and every Monday and Wednesday from 7:00am -7:30am EST.) over Zoom and Facebook Live. Every session is facilitated by powerful and prolific presenters from various backgrounds and areas of discipline. Each facilitator guides participants through an interactive experience that fosters education, conversation, new insights, empowerment  and expansion. 

The WUE Family invites you to join our phenomenal community so that you can share, heal and grow as part of the collective. You are free to join as a community participant, as a session facilitator and/or a member of the admin team to support the magic that happens behind the scenes. We hope to hear from you. 

Sunday, January 19th - "Mastering UNCONDITIONAL Resilience, Part 1a"

Facilitated By: Martine Lissa Malivers

During this session, we will take a deep dive into the concept of resilience—unpacking what it truly means and exploring the various factors and characteristics that foster it. We’ll look at how resilience is formed, the personal traits and mindsets that support it, and the external conditions that can either build or hinder one’s ability to bounce back from challenges. Through interactive discussions and real-life examples, participants will gain a clearer understanding of why resilience matters, how to cultivate it, and how to sustain it over time.

Monday, January 20th - "Shoulder Ready!"

Facilitated By: Dr. Linda Humes

Tuesday, January 21st - "Decode Success – Systems, Automation, and Bank Code"

Facilitated By: Athenia Rodney 

Explore the tools and systems needed to streamline your operations. Learn how automation and the B.A.N.K. code system can optimize your business processes for efficiency and growth.

Wednesday, January 22nd - "Wake Up Everybody! It's About Us!"

Facilitated By: Kyiesha Coachman

This session will be an explanation of Kyiesha's journey over the last five years and how the Wake Up Everybody community has helped her along the way. 

Thursday, January 23rd - "Best Case Scenario vs. Supplementation"

Facilitated By: Meika Joseph

Upcoming Facilitators!  

Martine Lissa Malivers is a pediatric home health nurse, research nurse and a child sexual abuse prevention specialist. She is a survivor of child sexual abuse and is passionate about stopping what happened to her in her youth from happening to other children.

She founded Touch: The Rebellion, Inc. (Touch) in 2011 in order to bring awareness of the prevalence of child sexual abuse in all races, cultures, classes, religions and communities as well as to create fun, engaging and age-appropriate programming that teaches predatory prevention to the community and empowers the youth. Touch encourages discussion that dispels myths, clears up confusion and breaks a societal taboo that has long posed a detriment to our children's well-being. They use a grassroots approach to reach the public directly and provide them with resources such as workshops and free parent packs filled with educational material on how to fight child sexual abuse and make its prevention a part of every child's daily life. Martine believes that the education and active prevention of child sexual abuse is a community responsibility and when fulfilled helps to create safer environments for the world's children.

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Dr. Linda Hazel Humes is currently an doctoral Lecturer in the Africana Studies Department at John Jay College in New York City. Her area of research is African American storytelling and culturally responsive education. She is the Chair of the education committee for the National Association of Black storytellers.

Dr. Humes is the founder of Yaffa Cultural Arts Inc. The Honorable Eric Adams gave the organization a proclamation for excellence in arts in education.

Dr. Humes is a storyteller and folklorist who performs and conducts workshops nationally and internationally. Her CD, Kwanzaa- A Time to Celebrate received the 1999 Silver Parents Choice Award. Her latest CD, On the Shoulders of Our Ancestors and children’s book, The Night Anansi Stole Kwanzaa is meeting rave reviews. Her theatrical credits include the entertainment reporter for PM Magazine and principal work in commercials, television, and film.

Dr. Humes was one of 40 women honored in 2017 by the American Museum of Natural history for the 40th anniversary of the Margaret Mead Film Festival.

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Athenia Rodney is the Founder and CEO of Umoja Events, a female-owned corporate events logistics planning company based in Brooklyn, NY, and organizer of the flagship event annually known as Juneteenth NYC Festival and Summit. Umoja Events is a MWBE business and focuses on partnerships with city agencies. Athenia has a passion for travel which has led her to start Rodney Tribe Travel and Tours where she offers group travel for weddings and retreats. 

Athenia a wife, mother of 3 holds many positions in the New York City community of Brooklyn where she is currently a chair on the Family Advisory Board of United For Brownsville, an Ambassador for Brownsville Sentiment, Board member at Brookdale Hospital One Brooklyn Health, Co-chair for “Moms Who Lead With Love” a virtual advocacy support group and organizer and founder of the 13th Annual Juneteenth NYC Summit and Nationally recognized Festival. 

One of Athenia’s inspiration is her mother. Growing up in Brooklyn, Athenia’s mother faced barriers to participation as an immigrant in the educational system and that has fueled her ambassadorship with education not only for herself and family but also for others who do not have a voice. Athenia learned how critical it was to be able to access an equitable education, and recognized that the pandemic meant a gap in educational services and childhood development. Athenia acted fast with the help of her peers to put support in place for community members to improve the education, health, and wellbeing of families. 

Among other accolades, Athenia has mentored youth, married couples, and entrepreneurs to achieve their greatest potential.

Athenia, a psychology graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont and a long time lover of education continues to take certificate programs and add to her long list of recognitions that are way too many to mention here. 

Lastly, Athenia was recognized by The Robin Hood Foundation in 2020 as a New York Hero recipient for the work done with United for Brownsville. In addition, Athenia received an Entrepreneur of the Year award from New York City for her amazing organization of the NYC Juneteenth event for 12 years running and her superb outreach work with the community.

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Kyiesha Coachman is a dedicated community member who loves to volunteer and support those in need. She is also an Army Veteran and civil service employee who specializes in logistics and the supply chain. Most importantly, she is a daughter and mother to two beautiful daughters. 

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Meika Joseph has been a Professional and Personal Performance Coach for over 12 years. Today, she is a THOUGHT HEALER. She co-owns a wellness studio in Brooklyn called, The Crystal Raven. As a thought healer, she heals the thoughts that dominant the mind and creates unwanted habits. She works with clients to turn their thoughts into Reality and give them power to create a new vision of life. Through her methods, she has guided hundreds of people to successfully break through otherwise impenetrable barriers in their professional and personal lives. Her experiences include: training and developing individuals to use tools that will interrupt thoughts on their own. Her clients range from parents, entrepreneurs, to CEOs. She has a profound commitment that all of humanity experiences the freedom, power, and clarity to be successful and fulfilled in their lives, to enjoy the ripple effect a new vision has on their families, work, personal creativity and communities.       

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