Sanctum

Sanctum returns with Nashville based freelance photographer + creative director, Imani Givertz (@imanigivertz). We catch up with her, talk about knowing your worth and valuing yourself and why she doesn't do "unconditional love".  // Hosted by Steven Sharpe Jr (@stevensharpejr, @sanctumpodcast)

This week, Nashville based freelance photographer + creative director, Imani Givertz (@imanigivertz) shares her experience with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and how her health journey has shaped the way she sees herself and her body. // Hosted by Steven Sharpe Jr (@stevensharpejr, @sanctumpodcast)

This week, Christina Corralez (@gracefullybrooklyn) joins the podcast to share her 2020 experience: losing her father, her dream job & her cherished life in New York within a three-month period. We touch on the grief process, the experience moving into a highly conservative area in the midst of the BLM movement, and finding the joy within it all.  // Hosted by Steven Sharpe Jr (@stevensharpejr, @sanctumpodcast)

This week, New York-based artist & photographer, Samy Estrada (@samyruby @samantharubyphoto) joins the podcast to talk about intentionally seeking rest, battling depression & facing fear head on.  // Hosted by Steven Sharpe Jr (@stevensharpejr) (@sanctumpodcast)

This week, New York-based photographer & creative, Louisa Wells (@louisa.wells), shares her experience emerging a changed woman after a tumultuous year. We discuss how isolation changed how she approaches her creative work, the timeliness of the Black Lives Matter movement, and how she learned to embrace herself. // Hosted by Steven Sharpe Jr (@stevensharpejr) (@sanctumpodcast)

This week Miss Louisiana USA 2020, Mariah Clayton (@mariahclayton_) candidly shares her journey in embracing herself in the pageant world,  how she copes with setbacks & what keeps her focused on the future.  \\  Hosted by Steven Sharpe Jr (@stevensharpejr)

This week on Sanctum Podcast, bi-coastal creative + entrepreneur, Jordan Anderson (@Jordan_Anderson) shares her story around PTSD + sexual trauma. We later tackle how trauma lives in the body + our responsibility to ourselves to explore these parts of ourselves. \\ Gems By Jordan - @gems.by.jordan \\ Hosted by Steven Sharpe Jr (@stevensharpejr) 

This week Steven speaks with artist & interior designer, Diana Farberov (@theartemuse) about Impostor Syndrome & some healthy habits to overcome that initial roadblock. Diana Farberov (@theartemuse) theartemuse.com Hosted by Steven Sharpe Jr (@stevensharpejr) Follow Sanctum Podcast on Instagram (@sanctumpodcast) to continue the conversation!

This week Steven speaks with Evelyn Stetzer (@evstetz) about grief and toxic positivity amidst the 2020 holiday season. We tackle some hard truths about measuring expectations and staying true to the grief process for the sake of our own mental health.

On this inaugural chapter, Steven speaks with Denver-based content creator, David Komisarchik (@threadability) about the complexity that surrounds loneliness exacerbated by the isolating restrictions in place due to the global pandemic. David Komisarchik Instagram - instagram.com/threadability Youtube - youtube.com/threadability TikTok - vm.tiktok.com/ZMJXFdrUT/  Hosted by Steven Sharpe Jr (@stevensharpejr) Follow Sanctum Podcast on Instagram (@sanctumpodcast) to continue the conversation! 

A mental health podcast exploring the complex ways mental health affects us through the stories & experiences of others Hosted by Steven Sharpe Jr (@stevensharpejr) Subscribe & follow the podcast on Instagram (@sanctumpodcast) Music: Into The Blue - Luwaks