Hanifa Barnes, JD MBA

Host of Disrupting Balance

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Balance is a myth.
For years, I fought for balance.

If everything could have the best of me at all times - spouse, children, jobs, friends, etc - I would be perfect. After anxiety attacks, depression and other health issues, I stopped fighting for balance and started to flow with the inevitable imbalance. Finding harmony meant going to therapy, staying true to professional opportunities that served my vision, (not just my pockets) and unapologetically loving on myself.

I am Hanifa Barnes, and I am Disrupting Balance by finding harmony in the imbalance of work, well-being & the in between.

Hanifa Barnes, JD MBA has hosted 70 Episodes.

070: Walking Towards Wholeness and Healing with Dr. Selvi

February 14th, 2022 | Season 8 | 29 mins 32 secs

crohn's disease, energetics, holistic healing
069: 3 Ways to Renew Your Mind for 2022

February 7th, 2022 | Season 8 | 21 mins

dharma, friendships, morning routine

Your mind is a space of possibility IF YOU TAKE PROPER CARE OF IT. After an eye-opening conversation with a good girlfriend, I realized the value in all of us working on renewing our minds. Listen to get three practical ways to begin renewing today.
068: Braving Through Anxiety, Transition and Being Human

January 31st, 2022 | Season 8 | 37 mins 55 secs

anxiety, mental health, spirituality

To be human is to be brave. And bravery looks and feels different for each of us. For Amy Gonzalez-Nelsen, bravery meant learning to heal through her anxiety, embrace a new identity after divorce and help others to discover their own kind of brave through her strategy called soul polishing.
067: Knowing When It's Time to Let Go with Shaneisha Dodson

January 17th, 2022 | Season 8 | 27 mins 2 secs

cancer survivor, entrepreneur, follow your dreams
066: Reprogramming Your Thoughts & the Power of Brain Science to Drive Marketing

January 7th, 2022 | Season 7 | 45 mins 24 secs

brain science, manifest, marketing

Valerie Fischer is a neuro linguistic programming practitioner who understands the power of reprogramming your thoughts and elevating your marketing. The self-proclaimed dreamer and storyteller used her experiences as a child growing up poor in the Philippines to catapult her way to the C-suite and eventually launch her own coaching business focused on helping professionals with brain science selling.
065: How to Be Mindful with Dr. Rabia Subhani

January 3rd, 2022 | Season 7 | 35 mins 44 secs

mindfulness, neuropsychology, self-compassion

Dr. Rabia Subhani is a trained pediatric neuropsychologist who learned through her own personal experiences the value of self-compassion and mindfulness in the midst of life's curve balls. Listen to get pointers on how she guided herself and clients through the unexpected into a place of mindfulness.
064: The Power of Blind Faith with Anna Gonzalez

December 27th, 2021 | Season 7 | 30 mins 18 secs

blind faith, covid, spiritual medicine

Don't miss this end of year check-in with former guest Anna Gonzalez. In the midst of all that is going on with the pandemic, Anna has been able to power forward through relocation, family illness and job transition.
063: Sit Down, Be Humble: Practicing Humility is Not What You Think

November 15th, 2021 | Season 7 | 12 mins 1 sec

grateful, holiday, how to, humility

So what's the big deal about humility? The big deal is that being humble is the gateway to gratitude and overall peace. Without it, you are left to the devices of your ego...and that is never a safe guarantee. Listen to learn three ways to begin practicing humility.
062: Overcoming Anxiety and Stepping into the Flow of Your Calling with Dr. Robyn Graham

November 8th, 2021 | Season 7 | 34 mins 8 secs

anxiety, brand strategy, career pivot

Dr. Robyn Graham is standing at the core of her life's calling. The former pharmacist turned photographer, brand strategist, coach and soon-to-be author, is flowing in the self-discovery of her second phase. At a very young age, Robyn had a vision for her life. Though severe bouts of anxiety slowed her down, it did not stop Robyn from pursuing God's nudges. Robyn talks personal branding, overcoming anxiety and managing the Ferris wheel of negative thoughts.
061: Unhearing Ugly: Shifting From a Mindset of Lack to Abundance

November 1st, 2021 | Season 7 | 16 mins 4 secs

abundance, coaching, mindset

A mindset of lack is tied directly to feelings as a result of an external trigger. If you were told you were ugly or dumb, it is hard to unhear the words so that you can believe something different. Your identity becomes rooted in a place of lack - lack of physical beauty or intellect. Learn to unhear your negative triggers by following this simple method each day.
060: Surviving Womanhood: Finding Harmony After Abandonment, Addiction and Grief

October 25th, 2021 | Season 7 | 37 mins 50 secs

addiction, healing, trauma

How do you begin to fathom finding harmony when your life is falling apart before it even begins? For Leah Forney, the early stages of her journey were fraught with imbalance and hardship. Born addicted to drugs to two addicted parents, being raised by her grandmother, fighting her own addictions and being sexually assaulted seemed like so much to bear until she decided to free herself from the cycle of generational trauma.
059: The Imbalance in Disrupting Yourself: 5 Ways to Get Out of Your Own Way

October 18th, 2021 | Season 7 | 13 mins 11 secs

five tips, how to disrupt, personal growth

“Disruption is designed to realign us, elevate us, and propel us to become a stronger version of ourselves.” If you don't do it for yourself, someone will do it for you. Find out how you can begin your own disruption process.
058: The Imbalance in Bicontinental Parenting: Navigating Motherhood and Identity

October 11th, 2021 | Season 7 | 31 mins 41 secs

expat, relocation, special needs parenting

Growing up in apartheid South Africa, raising a special needs child and having to move across the globe during a global pandemic caused a major shift in Suzanne Daniels' life. The single mother and lawyer is learning so much from her life in America and from her visually disabled daughter, who has helped her to understand that nothing is impossible.
057: The Imbalance in Things Falling Apart: How It All Falls Into Place

October 4th, 2021 | Season 7 | 9 mins 46 secs

acceptance, patience, visualization

It's Fall, y'all. Like the trees shedding their leaves, we are shedding the things that no longer serve us. And when things fall apart, it can be traumatic and disruptive. If you allow it all to fall gracefully however, it will eventually all fall into place.
056: The Imbalance of Loss: Arising From Grief and Getting Real with God

September 27th, 2021 | Season 7 | 36 mins 53 secs

community, educator, loss

Monica Goree is like a phoenix who has risen from the ashes of divorce and death. In a span of four years, she lost her father, her marriage and her mother. In the midst of her grief, she found solace and sobering in the power of prayer through journaling and the love and support of her immediate community. Monica was able to arise from imbalance of loss by choosing life and ended up accomplishing her lifelong goal of becoming a principal.
055: Are You in Position to Execute on Your Vision?

September 20th, 2021 | Season 6 | 15 mins 31 secs

future, position, vision

Once you see the vision, you have to do the work for it manifest. Often times, you do yourself a disservice by focusing on how others are manifesting and attempting to be a carbon copy. But you are an original who requires a process unique to your needs and desires. That process is key to you getting in position to execute on the vision.