SIGNS of breana

Reflection on integrity, grief, and the traces we leave on each otherWhat does it mean to move through the worldwith care for how we affect others?In this episode of signs of breana, I reflect on the “campsite rule”leaving people better than you found themand the slow practice of integritynot as perfectionbut as a musclebuilt over timethrough honestythrough dignitythrough choosing to live in alignmentI have not always lived this wayand I am learningagain and againhow to be humanhow to noticewhat I carrygrieftraumathe residue of what has hurthow it lives on the bodyand how it touches othersSometimes it feels like we are coated in itleaving pieces behind everywhere we goSo what does it mean to tend to that?to cleanseto softento be heldto let what is heavy moveand stillto stay committedto showing up with careWhat are you carrying right now?And how is it shaping the way you meet others?#IntegrityPractice #SignsOfBreana #GriefWork #RelationalCare #QueerHealing #BeHuman

Reflection on visibility, transness, and the bodyWhat does it mean to be seen when your body is changing in real time?In this episode of SIGNS of breana, I reflect on applying for Chemistry, a T4T dating show, while navigating acne flare-ups, hormonal shifts, aging, and the ongoing process of becoming – in a trans body.I almost didn’t apply.Because transitioning isn’t comfortable - it is radical and earth shaking.This is a reflection on transness, aging, and the complexity of living in a body that is both deeply yours and constantly evolving.On gratitude. On discomfort. On being witnessed anyway.What are the conditions you place on your own visibility? And what might happen if you softened them?If this resonates, share your experience in the comments and subscribe for more reflections on becoming, care, and liberation.#TransExperience #SignsOfBrianna #QueerReflection #BodyTransformation #TransJoy #GenderJourney #SelfExpression

In this episode of SIGNS of breana, Yordanose Solomone is our special guest. Listen to Yordanose Solomone and breana discuss:Failure as a metric of livingFailure as freedomCommunity-making goes hand-in-hand with failureBetrayal and MonstersStorytelling and movies as a first languageThe Obsession with Mastery + Black ExcellenceLove as the ultimate risk#blackartist #archivism #storytelling #memorywork #queerartoffailure

In this episode of SIGNS of breana, Jaiden Love is our special guest.Listen to Jaiden Love and breana discuss: Who is Jaiden Love?Sexological Bodywork How did Jaiden become a practioner? Pleasure and Blackness What is held in scars Being a ho for healing #carework #pleasure #hoforhealing

in this episode of breanaRADIObreana shares their wholesome experienceof going to their 1st S3x partybreana speaks on --s3x parties as an excellent conversation startera little help from their friends (+ neighborhood s3x positive health + education focused adult shop)the deep care work of the eventwitnessing as an erotic actwhat breana learned from their experience+would they do it again?

breana speaks to QUEER grieffrom our families of originto our chosenswhat are the layers + levelsof queer grief?acceptance / tolerance / rejectionhow do we have a soft belly + a strong back?how do we not identify with the wound?

in this episode breana speaks to being poly but in terms of religious and spiritual practices --they speak to embodiment practices, listening to baptist sermons to connect to their ancestors, finding mindfulness + buddhist practices that work for them and finding rituals that offer them a life worth livingthis episode speaks to living with disordered eating + loving cis-men both of which eye know can be triggering for some loltake care of yourself <3

in this episode breana speaks to their pleasure practices, sitting with pleasure in harmony with being with their fear, the concept of self-safety as a baseline + twerk as grief movementan invitation:what are your pleasure practices?how do you move energy through your body?what do you enjoy in the sheets? and require in the streets?

breana talks disordered eating, transness, secret keeping and the right to say no.their goal for 2025 is to build their relationships to their guides + inner childrenand little breana wants to be fed well --//art that connects to disordered eating that has moved breana:EVERYTHING NOW (series on Netflik)YOLK, novel by Mary HK Choi

breana + Lynn Johnson sit down and discuss laboring while Black,the role of the Mammy/our divestment, + amazing project Queer Kwanza.--Interested in participating in Queer Kwanza?Sign up for HDP Newsletter: https://www.highdesertplayback.com/Also, donate to Lynn's work here: https://newmexicofoundation.givevirtuous.org/donate/high-desert-playback--Artists Named in this Episode:Kafari: https://kafarimusic.bandcamp.com/musicChe Che Luna: https://checheluna.com/Book Named in this Episode:Refusing Compulsory SexualityA Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed CultureBy Sherronda J. Brown

breana + Della sit down and discuss Della's astrology practicewhat it was like growing up an astrologer's kid before astrology was cooland how Della's Mom began working with death charts--Interested in connecting with Della for a natal or death chart reading?https://readingsbydella.com/

breana reflects on the gifts kimberly, their mother, offered in her lifetime:// walking in the legacy of self-authorship// resting in community// receiving + giving generosity