Space To Exhale

Feeling like you just need a minute? A moment to rest, to breathe, to be?

Space to Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life is your invitation to pause. To release the grind. To reclaim your peace.

Written by Anthem Award-winning activist and Reiki Master Lisa Hurley, Space to Exhale is for:

💚 Anyone exhausted by hustle culture — this book offers gentle guidance for embracing rest.
💚 Anyone craving quiet and reflection — you’ll find meditations, breathwork, affirmations, and soulful tools to center yourself.
💚 Black women who are tired of doing it all — here, you are seen, supported, and validated.
💚 Black women ready to retire the “Strong Black Woman” trope — this is your soft era.
💚 Anyone dealing with post-election fatigue or burnout — this is your reminder to choose you.

Space to Exhale is about creating ease—bit by bit, step by step, breath by breath.

If you’re ready to live a softer life , this book is your blueprint.

Available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and all major booksellers
Learn more at spacetoexhalebook.com

Author

Space To Exhale: The Podcast

Host & Executive Producer

The Great Exhale

The Great Exhale is an award-winning private membership community where Black women can relax, lay their burdens down…and exhale. It is a virtual space that prioritizes mental wellness, soft living, and psychological safety. 

If you’re a Black woman who is ready to take your cape off, take a breath, and rest, The Great Exhale is for you. Join the sisterhood today. www.thegreatexhale.com

The Great Exhale is also a strategic partner to companies who are ready to improve their hiring and retention as relates to Black women. If you’re a company that is ready to:

✅ Increase employee engagement
✅ Enhance the onboarding experience
✅ Reduce attrition and turnover
✅ Promote workplace wellness
✅ Diversify your talent pipeline

then let’s talk. Email us at hello@thegreatexhale.com, or learn more at www.itsthegreatexhale.com

Founder & CEO

Wiley

Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life.  

Say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist and Founder of The Great Exhale, provides you with an inspiring and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft, fulfilling life.

Part memoir, part manifesto, part meditation manual, Space To Exhale is a self-help handbook that empowers you to remove your superhero cape, put your mask on first, and create lasting life-work balance. 

Lisa draws on her experience as a Reiki Master, community builder, and burnout survivor, sharing anecdotes about her trials and triumphs, as well as the tools that have helped her transform. 

Through healing modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point™ framework, Lisa guides you on a life-changing journey to help you:
 
 
* Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.

* Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.

* Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.

This valuable resource, filled with soft-life strategies and written with Lisa's warmth, wit, and well-earned wisdom, invites you to curate a life filled with joy, peace, and glimmers of delight. 

By sharing her belief that "Rest Is The New Success," she encourages us all to get off the treadmill of constant busyness: avoiding overdrive, and instead welcoming underdrive.

Space To Exhale is a balm for the spirit. It is "woosah" in the form of a book. It earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of anyone seeking to take a breath, redefine success, and curate a life filled with love, alignment, and peace—so you can move from merely surviving to vibrantly thriving.


Out now! Get your copy: https://www.spacetoexhalebook.com/

Lisa Hurley Official 

Founder

For The Culture And The Coins®

Yuvoice

Yuvoice is the online townsquare for superheroes. We are a pro-democracy, community engagement platform and an alternative to toxic social media. We gamify doing good and doing well.

We educate, inspire, and reward superheroes for creating international micro and macro movements. Using a secret, AI-powered algorithm and strong online community building, we aim to hit 1 billion users in a decade.

Our full platform launches publicly in 2025, invite only. You can sign up to follow along and to read honest, on-the-ground stories from our global editorial team.

Advisory Board Member

The Anthem Awards

Presented by IADAS and founded by The Webby Awards in partnership with GLAAD, NAACP, Feeding America, NRDC, WWF and Born This Way Foundation, the Anthem Awards honors the organizations, brands and people creating a world where purpose & mission-driven work becomes the status quo for all business across society.

Juror 

The Book Academy

Led by New York Times bestselling author Luvvie Ajayi Jones, The Book Academy is a comprehensive course designed to guide students from the initial idea to the final reality of a published book. Luvvie's journey as an author has been both remarkable and inspiring, with four New York Times bestsellers to her name in just eight years. Her books have not only changed her life but have touched the lives of countless readers, empowering her to retire her mother, achieve financial success, and gain access to new opportunities.

Founding Member

International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences

With a network of 2000+ intellectually diverse members, IADAS is an international organization that was founded in 1998 to help drive the creative, technical & professional progress of the Internet. 

Presented by the Academy, The Webby Awards, The Lovie Awards and The Anthem Awards recognizes excellence in digital creativity, European Internet, and purpose-driven work respectively, establishing best practices on a yearly basis, and thus pushing the standards of the work continually higher.

Executive Member

Founder, The Great Exhale™ | Award-Winning Activist | Entrepreneur & Speaker | Top 10 LinkedIn Creator in Inclusion & Diversity | Judge, The Anthem Awards | Forbes Featured | #ActuallyAutistic | INFJ | 🇧🇧🇯🇲🇹🇹🇺🇸

Lisa Hurley is a three-time Anthem Award-winning activist, second-generation Reiki Master, author, podcaster, and rest advocate. Her work centers Black women, and converges at the nexus of self care, community care, joy, and rest. Through her writing, speaking, and community-building, Lisa champions soft living for Black women. 

Hurley is the author of Space To Exhale, a transformational book created to help people beat burnout, embrace rest, and curate a soft life. Part memoir, part manifesto, part meditation guide, Space To Exhale is a self-help book that inspires readers to practice the pause and take time to exhale.

As a champion of rest for Black women, Lisa is the founder of The Great Exhale, a global virtual community dedicated to sisterhood, serenity, and soft living. TGE offers curated rituals, inspiring affirmations, and healing conversations for those ready to say no to hustle culture and yes to a life of ease. It is a healing hub where Black women can relax, lay their burdens down—and exhale.

An Executive Member IADAS, Lisa is also a board member of Yuvoice, and a Juror for the Anthem Awards. A respected figure, she has been honored as one of the Top 20 Entrepreneurs to follow on LinkedIn, voted as one of LinkedIn’s Top 50 Black Creators, and recognized as one of the Top 10 Anti-Discrimination Activists in the world. In addition, Lisa has been honored by Hush Loudly as an Introvert to Watch, and as one of pocstock's Future of Black America Top 50 Leaders. As a result of her activism, her thought leadership has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Adweek, and more. 

With a passion for speaking out that belies her natural introversion, Lisa is a prolific podcaster. In addition to being the Host and Executive producer of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, a five star-rated show that focuses on self care for Black women, she is also the Co-Founder & Co-Host of The Introvert Sisters Podcast, and a former Co-Host of The Tea on Tap podcast. 

With a strong belief in good vibes, Lisa is known for her inspiring affirmations on TikTok. In her free time, she enjoys bonding with her family, reading a good book, and expressing her creativity through fashion.

Of Caribbean heritage (Barbados, Trinidad, and Jamaica), Lisa is a world traveler with an understandable preference for warmer climes. Her love languages are sunshine, laughter, and naps.

Ready to exhale?
📚 Learn more, and order Space To Exhale: www.spacetoexhalebook.com
🎙️ Listen to Space To Exhale: The Podcast: bit.ly/STEPodcastOnSpotify
🔗 Stay connected: https://linktr.ee/lisahurley

Lisa Hurley

It’s the season finale of Space To Exhale: The Podcast!! 🎉🎉 Tomorrow, on Tuesday  November 25, I’ll be joined by my good sis (and my actual sis!) Sharon Hurley Hall (she/her) for the 30th and final episode of Season 1. 

For this very special show Sharon and I will share a rich and restorative conversation about gratitude as a tool for elevation. 🙏🏾🙏🏾 This Thanksgiving week, we invite you into a reflective space to pause, soften, and rediscover gratitude as a transformative force.
 
As second-generation Reiki Masters, we bring a spiritual lens to this dialogue, connecting gratitude with energy, embodiment, and ease. In this episode, you will get insights on:

🙏🏾 The link between gratitude and grace
🙏🏾 Staying centered during challenging times
🙏🏾 Making appreciation part of your daily rhythm
🙏🏾 Mindfulness and meditation tools to help you exhale
🙏🏾 How Black women can reclaim softness as a form of care

This 30th episode marks a powerful close to the first season. Join us, breathe deeply, and allow yourself to receive the gift of gratitude. 

Join us TOMORROW on Tuesday, November 25 at 12 PM ET. Click here to tap in 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/eYq-cJKB

Click “Attend,” and we'll see you then! This is your time to exhale.

P.S. Remember to add the event to your calendar so you don’t miss the show!
P.P.S. Invite or tag someone who you know would enjoy this convo. 

#SpaceToExhale #Thanksgiving #HappyThanksgiving #Grateful #Gratitude #TheGreatExhale #SharonHurleyHall #SARN #TheSpaceToExhaleShow #TheIntrovertSisters

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Oak View Group

Overall responsibilities for Talent Acquistion, Talent Management Performance Management and Internships program development.  Realignment of Talent systems to centralize the employee hire and development experience.

SVP, People & Culture - Talent Management & Organizational Development

Vice President People & Culture - Talent Management & Organizational Development

Chief

Chief is a private network built to drive more women into positions of power and keep them there. Chief is the only organization specifically designed for senior women leaders to strengthen their leadership journey, cross-pollinate ideas across industries, and effect change from the top down.

Chief Member

KDB Couture Consulting, LLC

Leveraging Co-Active Coaching style to witness the power of clients' awakening and transformation; Consulting on a variety of L&D/ OD and Human Resources needs within not-for-profit and for-profit organizations; Creating bespoke training content that leaves participants with an action plan for success.
Assisted organizations on their DEI journeys and aligned with strategic goals.

Other activities include:
* "NYU Guest Lecturer" The course is Critical Business Skills for Corporate Communication in the M.S. in Public Relations and Corporate Communication Program.
* Jersey Cares- Project Coordinator Leadership Series  - Topic: "Managing Time When There is No Time"
* Executive Coach to high-level for-profit and not-for-profit leaders

Email | KDB.Couture.Consulting@gmail.com
Website | www.KDBCConsulting.com
Mobile | 201.747.1420
Twitter | kdbcc
FB | @kdbcc

CEO and Owner

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Courses Taught:
UNIV 1001: Transitioning to University Life (Core Department)
UNIV 1002: Preparing for Professional Life (Core Department)
UNIV 2001: Cross Cultural Perspectives (Core Department)
UNIV 2002: Global Issues (Core Department)
CARR 3000: Career Strategies (Silberman College of Business)
MGMT 3720: Training, Development & Performance Management (Silberman College of Business)
MGMT 6621: Human Resources Management, graduate level (Silberman College of Business)

Also represented FDU by facilitating a number of courses via FDU's Continuing Educational Corporate program, including:
Diversity and Inclusion Training - Lakeland Bank
Accountability Training - Access Self Storage

Adjunct Faculty Instructor

Taproot Foundation

Human Resources Business Consultant

Michael Kors

Responsible for establishing and executing a development strategy that enhances the skills, knowledge and abilities of all corporate and retail employees, facilitates the achievement of business goals and builds the Company's culture.
Additionally, responsible for facilitating training programs for all Michael Kors' employees and collaborating with senior management to understand the long-term vision of the company and proactively plan and design programs that support global and regional training initiatives.

Director, Learning & Development

Care Plus Solutions Inc.

Developed and facilitated seminars on interpersonal communication, team member recognition and relationship management.
One to One coaching for organizational effectiveness, team-building and improved collaboration.

Contract Learning & Development Professional

The Madison Square Garden Company

Responsible for development and execution of management, development and organizational leadership programs for MSG, Radio City Music Hall, Beacon and Chicago Theatre employees, including: Coaching, talent assessment and process improvement.
Facilitated topics include: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Conflict Resolution, Interview Skills, Millennial and Workplace Dynamics
Certified Talent Plus - Supervisor Interview Analyst

Director, Learning & Organizational Development

Stuart Levine & Associates LLC

Developed and  facilitated Customer Service and Management Training, as well as developed and managed process improvement plans to enhance employee and management performance for multiple hospital organizations.

Program Coordinator - Consultant

St. John Knits

Also responsible for all Human Resource functions in the building.

Asst Flagship Store Manager/ Sales Manager

Results focused Executive Coach and Human Resources professional with over 20 years experience in the luxury retail and entertainment industries, specializing in: Organizational and Leadership Development, Coaching and Counseling, Process Improvement and Strategic Operations, and Management Recruiting, Staffing.

Specific experience including: Coaching, Training and Organizational Development, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Application and Process Improvement, Group Facilitation, Change Management, Leadership Development, Franklin Covey (4 Disciplines of Execution), Six Sigma Black Belt

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