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/

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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

Big tings a gwaan!! 😄🎊📚 Space To Exhale is a double finalist in the American Writing Awards!! 🏆🏆🎊🎊🙌🏾🙌🏾

It was selected in these categories:

🏆 Best New (Début) Non-Fiction 
🏆 Non-Fiction (General)

When I tell y'all I put my whole heart and soul into this book!! So to see it being recognized like this feels AMAZING. Truly. 🥹

Thank you to the American Writing Awards for this honor, and to everyone who has read, reviewed, and supported Space To Exhale. As a finalist, I genuinely feel like a winner!! 😄🎊🙌🏾

Life is so...interesting.

Here I am in the midst of a healing season, recovering from major surgery, and the angels said: "Let's give her a little encouragement to keep her going." So last week on my birthday I won 2 Anthem Awards, and less than a week later I got this excellent news. Just...wow.

Definitely feeling even more thankful than usual on the day before Thanksgiving.

Life is good. 💚 


#SpaceToExhale #AmericanWritingAwards #TheGreatExhale #Wiley #Thanksgiving #Grateful


 

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😎💚🇧🇧 Hi, I’m Lisa, author of Space To Exhale, a book for anybody who is ready to reject hustle culture, embrace ease, beat burnout, and get some rest. Published by Wiley, Space To Exhale is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Inc., Goodreads and wherever books are sold. Get your copy today! Learn more at SpaceToExhaleBook[dot]com.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐If you've already read Space To Exhale, let me know what you think by leaving a review! Bonus points if you post one with a photo. 😊🙏🏾💚 

🎙️ Into podcasts? Tune in to Space To Exhale: The Podcast. It's available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and wherever you enjoy your podcasts. The last episode of Season 1 aired on Tuesday, and so the entire season in available for your binge watching or binge listening pleasure!

Lisa Hurley

Lisa Hurley is an entrepreneur, writer, speaker, and award-winning activist. Her work centers Black women, and encompasses self-care, introversion, and Black joy.

Ms. Hurley is the Founder of The Great Exhale™, an award-winning private membership community where Black women can relax, lay their burdens down...and exhale. Additionally, she is the Founder of For The Culture And The Coins™, a movement dedicated to empowering Black people around the globe to build whole-life wealth.

Lisa is also an Anthem Awards judge, a member of Forbes BLK, the Co-Founder of The Introvert Sisters podcast, and an Advisory Board Member of the DG Sentinel.

A powerful voice on LinkedIn, Lisa has been honored as one of The Business Anecdote’s Top 20 Entrepreneurs to follow on LinkedIn. She is also ranked in the Top 20 of Taplio's 100 Best LinkedIn Influencers, and is a Favikon Top 10 LinkedIn Creator in Inclusion and Diversity worldwide. 

Originally from Barbados, Ms. Hurley is one of a handful of Barbadians to have been featured in Forbes, and on the Nasdaq screen in Times Square. As a result of her activism, she has been featured and quoted in Essence, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, and Adweek. 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. 

Known for her warmth, wisdom, and wit, Lisa is a sought-after speaker and panelist. 

Her signature keynotes include:

✅ 5 Ways Introverts Can Succeed At Work

✅ 7 Reasons Why Black Women Need Safe Spaces

✅ Exponential LinkedIn Growth: 7 Tips For Building Influence

✅ Free Is Cancelled: 3 Strategies To Make Sure You Always Get Paid


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SPACE TO EXHALE HAS WON 2 ANTHEM AWARDS!! 🏆🏆🎊🎊

Today, on my birthday, I received one of the most meaningful gifts imaginable. Space To Exhale, my début book, has won not one, but TWO Anthem Awards in the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion category (Book, Story, or Feature.)

🏆 Bronze Anthem Award, honored by the Anthem Awards jurors. 
🏆 Anthem Community Voice Award, selected by public vote.

This moment is deeply emotional for me. To say I’m overwhelmed with gratitude would be an understatement. 🥹🙏🏾

I published my first book at the age of 56. I have now won my first awards for it at the age of 57. I stepped into this stage of my life with faith, clarity, and a deep desire to create work designed to heal all people, and give Black women room to breathe. To have my first book recognized in this special way on my special day feels both surreal and deeply affirming. 

To anyone feeling like it’s too late, or that your dreams have passed their expiration date: please believe me when I say, it is never too late. Bet on yourself. Trust your voice. Take up space. Honor your pace. Let your light shine. 🙏🏾 

Thank you to The Anthem Awards for this extraordinary recognition. Thank you to every single person who voted for Space To Exhale. And, of course, thank you to my dream team:

💚 Rose-Ann R., my brilliant book cover designer
💚 Elona Washington, MSM, my equally brilliant Marketing Strategist

We did it, y’all!! 📚🏆🏆🎊😄

This win is not just for me. It is for US. It is for every person who has ever needed permission to pause…to breathe…to center joy in the midst of struggle, and choose rest instead of hustle. Because we all deserve a life that makes room for us to simply…be.

If you’re ready to exhale with me; if you would like to learn more about the Anthem Award-winning book, the mission behind it, or how this project continues to evolve, you can visit SpaceToExhaleBook[dot]com. To get your copy, visit Amazon or wherever books are sold.

#SpaceToExhale #TheGreatExhale #TheAnthemAwards #AnthemCommunityVoice #AnthemAwardWinner #Wiley


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😎💚🇧🇧 Hi, I’m Lisa, author of Space To Exhale, a book for anybody who is ready to reject hustle culture, embrace ease, beat burnout, and get some rest. Published by Wiley, Space To Exhale is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Inc., Goodreads and wherever books are sold. Get your copy today! Learn more at SpaceToExhaleBook[dot]com.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐If you've already read Space To Exhale, let me know what you think by leaving a review! Bonus points if you post one with a photo. 😊🙏🏾

🎙️ Into podcasts? Catch Space To Exhale: The Podcast every Tuesday at noon eastern live on LinkedIn. Also available on Spotify, Audible, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

PSA: As we prepare for Thanksgiving and the rest of the holiday season, please remember that if you want your kids to “dress modestly” because certain family members have roving eyes and hands, then maybe the focus should not be on the children’s attire, but rather on why dangerous adults are being invited into their midst. By you. 👀 

Don’t endanger your children in the name of “tradition.”

Don’t be an enabler.

Don’t be complicit.

Don’t sacrifice the minors in your life at the altar of your comfort.

That is all.

Happy Turkey Day 🦃 

#Thanksgiving 

📷: BrianLamarStokes on TikTok

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

NEW PODCAST EPISODE LOADING! 😊🎙️🎉 Tomorrow, on Tuesday November 18, I’ll be joined by my friend Alexis M. for the latest episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast. Make sure you tune in! Check out the details below:

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Some conversations stay with you long after the mic is off. This is one of them. 

In this week’s episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, I welcome back my good (and brilliant!) friend Alexis Mobley, ICF-certified executive coach and founder of I, Matter! Coaching & Consulting. Alexis is also known as The Executive Tea Lady™ and she more than delivers. Tea is served and edges are snatched–lovingly, of course. ☺️☺️

In "Tender Armor: Better Boundaries for Softer Living," Alexis and I explore how to:

💚 Set limits with care and clarity
💚 Recognize boundary fatigue
💚 Rebuild trust in your own instincts
💚 Say no and mean it
💚 Safeguard your rest
💚 Combine softness with strength

If you are divesting from grind culture and leaning into ease, this episode is for you.

Join us TOMORROW on Tuesday, November 18 at 12 PM ET. Click here to tap in 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/ebpCxAJs

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

Note: Due to health-related issues (yes, I’m accepting prayers 🙏🏾), the November 18th episode of Space To Exhale: The Podcast has been pre-recorded—but is no less sacred. It was recorded with love, intention, and rest in mind. Even though it’s not live, the impact will be deep and powerful. I hope you'll come exhale with us. 💚

P.S. Remember to add the event to your calendar so you don’t miss the show!
P.P.S. November 18 is my birthday! Please drop me some birthday love in the comments. 🥳🎉☺️

#SpaceToExhale
#AlexisMobley
#Boundaries
#ReadyToExhale
#TheGreatExhale
#IMatterCoaching
#TheSpaceToExhaleShow
#ScorpioSeason

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