In this episode of Be the Medicine, Iya Bola explores trust not as something we give away, but as a living system within the body that shapes how we relate to ourselves and others.

Trust is more than an emotion. It lives in the nervous system and reveals itself in the quiet moments before we respond, when the body decides whether to lean forward or pull away.

Through reflection and storytelling, Iya Bola introduces three pillars that form the anatomy of trust:

• Truth – the mirror where inner knowing and outer expression align

• Choice – the gate that restores dignity and agency

• Communication – the messenger that allows trust to move clearly between us

Listeners are invited to explore the crossroads where trust is formed and rebuilt, and to consider how self-trust grows when we honor our inner knowing rather than abandon it.

The episode also highlights three flower allies that support this work: Cerato for inner wisdom, Borage for courageous choices, and Walnut for navigating life’s transitions.

Through guided reflection and embodied practice, this conversation invites listeners to pause, listen deeply, and ask a powerful question:

What do I need to trust myself again?

Invitation

If this episode resonates, Renee invites listeners to continue the journey through Rooted Reset, a 3-day Spring Equinox experience designed to help participants clear what is no longer aligned and rebuild trust through reflection, ritual, and embodied practice.

Learn more at:
www.akikafloweressence.com

Season 2, Episode 1: And Still We Rise: Architecting Resilience

In this opening episode of Be The Medicine Podcast Season 2, And Still We Rise: Architecting Resilience, we explore resilience as a sacred practice of remembrance, rebuilding, and becoming. Beyond survival, this episode invites reflection on how ancestral intelligence, lived experience, and Earth wisdom guide us in shaping lives rooted in integrity, care, and self-trust. As we rise through change and challenge, we are reminded that resilience is not about hardening, but about rooting deeper and choosing to rebuild with intention.

About Be The Medicine

Be The Medicine Podcast, hosted by Renee K. Smith (Iya Bola) is a sacred listening space cultivated to support pathways to healing and liberation through ancestral intelligence. This intelligence lives in our ancestors, the Earth, our families and communities, and within our own inner knowing. Each episode invites reflection, remembrance, and reconnection as we continue to explore this wisdom together. May this space support your journey toward liberation, and through it all, may each of us Be The Medicine.

Upcoming Offerings

Sacred Kinship — Free WorkshopA communal gathering exploring belonging, connection, and ancestral remembrance. This free workshop opens space to reflect on how we cultivate sacred relationships with ourselves, our communities, and our lineage.

Soul Soil Collective — Membership
Soul Soil Collective is a living space for those seeking to slow down, listen deeply, and root into intentional living. Through monthly reflections, rituals, teachings, and community gatherings, members are supported in cultivating grounded presence, ancestral connection, and soulful blooming.

Learn more and join us at www.akikafloweressence.com

In this episode of Life & Death: The Cycle That Keeps On Giving, we explore the sacred cycle of life, death, and rebirth and what it means to detach, surrender, and honor the evolution of the human spirit. As we gear up for the Summer Solstice, a time of radiant energy and deep transformation, we reflect on how aligning with nature’s rhythms can help us navigate endings and new beginnings with grace and trust.

About Be The Medicine Podcast

Be The Medicine Podcast hosted by Renee K. Smith, engineered by Embody Ashe Productions is cultivated to help us find different pathways to our healing liberation, anchored in our ancestral intelligence, the intelligence that our forefathers had, the intelligence that the earth has, the intelligence that our family and communities have in our own knowing. So we embark on a journey to continue exploring that ancestral intelligence, and we hope that this space allows you to find your liberation. Through this, may each of us …. Be The Medicine!

To Purchase Books or Flower Essences

📖 Be The Medicine: Pathways To Healing & Liberation Through Ancestral Plant Intelligence

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Upcoming Events

5th Annual Grand Rising Summer Solstice Summit

“ÀṢẸ: The Power to Thrive”

Saturday, June 21st, 5:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Mark Your Calendar)

This virtual sacred solstice gathering is a portal for healing, celebration, and collective transformation. Learn more at www.akikafloweressence.com

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