Tend to It — Episode 7: Weeds & Invasive Species

Every garden faces weeds, and some are more invasive than others.

In this episode of Tend to It, we explore what it means to name what drains us before it takes over. From harmful relationships and negative thought patterns to toxic workplaces and oppressive systems, this conversation centers discernment, boundaries, and care.

Using the garden as our guide, we talk about how weeds grow quietly, how they choke healthy growth if left unattended, and how clearing space — even gently — is an act of protection, not punishment.

Tend to It Practice:
Name one "weed" in your life — a thought, habit, or relationship — and commit to pulling it this week, even gently.

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Tend to It — Episode 6: Tangled Roots

Before we talk about trauma, we acknowledge complexity.

In this episode of Tend to It, host Aiysha Walida is joined by social worker, educator, and consultant Delories Williams for a grounded conversation about family, inheritance, and identity. Together, they explore how family systems shape who we are, how intergenerational patterns are passed down, and what it means to honor our roots while still choosing healthier ways to grow.

This episode invites listeners to reflect on boundaries, reconciliation, and chosen family — and to consider how tending our roots with intention can change what grows next.

Tend to It Practice:
Write a letter — sent or unsent — to someone in your family, naming what you're carrying forward and what you're releasing.

Because tangled roots don't mean you're broken — they mean you've been growing.

So be it. Tend to it.

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In this episode of Tend to It, host Aiysha Walida opens the garden gates to a chapter she's only ever mentioned in passing — her first marriage. To tend this story with care, she brings in the show's producer, Tee, to help guide a grounded, reflective conversation.

This isn't about blame or gossip. It's about understanding how early experiences with worthiness, shame, and belonging shape our adult relationships — and what it looks like to begin healing from the inside out.

Together, Aiysha and Tee explore how friendship became partnership, how unhealed wounds showed up in marriage, and how depression, heartbreak, and emotional upheaval eventually gave way to self-awareness, support, and growth.

Tend to It Practice:
Track your emotional weather for a week — sunny, foggy, stormy — without fixing or judging. Just notice.

This episode includes discussions of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. Please listen with care.

So be it. Tend to it.

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