Meet Me at the Highland
Meet Me at the Highland
Podcast Description
Meet Me at the Highland is a podcast and sacred space centering Black women’s leadership, imagination, and legacy. Hosted by Gabrielle Wyatt, founder of The Highland Project, this series invites listeners into intimate, intergenerational conversations with changemakers, artists, and cultural architects who are reimagining what it means to thrive.
At a time when burnout, disconnection, and systemic injustice are ever-present, Meet Me at the Highland offers something different: a rhythm of rest, reflection, and radical dreaming. It’s where we come to remember who we are, reclaim our joy, and begin again.
In Season One—The Breathing Season—you’ll hear from visionary voices like LaTosha Brown, Monica Simpson, and Erika Alexander.
Each episode is more than a conversation—it’s a love letter, a blueprint, and a mirror. You’ll also receive weekly journaling prompts, guest reflections, and companion content that invites deeper introspection.
Whether you're mid-dream, mid-healing, or mid-reinvention, Meet Me at the Highland offers a soft place to land and a powerful place to rise.
This is your invitation. To lead. To rest. To imagine forward.
To meet us at the Highland. meetmeatthehighland.substack.com
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores themes of leadership, rest, imagination, and legacy, featuring guest episodes like LaTosha Brown discussing community care and transformation of rest practices, and Monica Simpson focusing on healing and Black joy. Each episode serves as a love letter and includes journaling prompts to encourage deeper introspection.
Meet Me at the Highland is a podcast and sacred space centering Black women’s leadership, imagination, and legacy. Hosted by Gabrielle Wyatt, founder of The Highland Project, this series invites listeners into intimate, intergenerational conversations with changemakers, artists, and cultural architects who are reimagining what it means to thrive.
At a time when burnout, disconnection, and systemic injustice are ever-present, Meet Me at the Highland offers something different: a rhythm of rest, reflection, and radical dreaming. It’s where we come to remember who we are, reclaim our joy, and begin again.
In Season One—The Breathing Season—you’ll hear from visionary voices like LaTosha Brown, Monica Simpson, and Erika Alexander.
Each episode is more than a conversation—it’s a love letter, a blueprint, and a mirror. You’ll also receive weekly journaling prompts, guest reflections, and companion content that invites deeper introspection.
Whether you’re mid-dream, mid-healing, or mid-reinvention, Meet Me at the Highland offers a soft place to land and a powerful place to rise.
This is your invitation. To lead. To rest. To imagine forward.
To meet us at the Highland.
In this heartfelt episode, Gabrielle sits down with actress and advocate Erika Alexander for an expansive conversation about the power of imagination, legacy, and creative expression. Erika reflects on the significant role Afrofuturism plays in helping reclaim stories and redefine possibilities for the future. She discusses the cultural influence of her groundbreaking character Maxine Shaw, who inspired Black women to boldly pursue their ambitions. Erika candidly explores her relationship with planning and productivity, advocating for a personalized approach that aligns with one’s creative essence. Together, they unpack the importance of originality as a form of resistance and the value of intentional living in crafting a meaningful legacy.
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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit meetmeatthehighland.substack.com
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