How secure is your bag? Amina Kennedy, Financial Advisor and Educator, speaks about what accounts you need to have, the truth about all these folk selling life insurance, and what you need to be financially healthy. As the school year and new season begin, Shanelle and A.D. talk about believing in yourself and how Dave Chapelle and a room full of storytellers helped give them direction towards their calling.

Ep. 37: “How Fit Are Your Finances?” W/ Amina Kennedy

Jerry Hyppolite is a master Mental Health Educator, he owns his own business, he's an actor, and he's runs programming for the NYC Department of Youth & Community Development. And he is a brain cancer survivor. Jerry discusses how the diagnosis changed his life, his faith, and his support system. Also, learn what NOT to say to someone battling the C-word. Shanelle & A.D. discuss avoiding blood clots on long trips.

Ep. 38: "More Than a Cancer Diagnosis" w/ Jerry Hyppolite

This episode is all about TASTE! Angela Scarfia (Plant-Based Influencer & Fruit lover) is known for dancing to soca in her IG videos while putting us on to fruit from all over the world. In this episode, she tells us how she got on the path to veganism, breaks down up-cycling vs recycling, and most importantly, she gets Shanelle and A.D. to explore some new flavors! They also discuss old school remedies for colds and kids choosing their diets.

Ep. 39: "Taste and See This Fruit is Good" w/ Angela Scarfia

Does the word “fit” make you think of rail-thin women jogging in yoga pants? Or men with all muscles (and no neck) downing protein shakes? Let Tha Compound Movement off up your ideas around health while sharing some laughs with cool people. We hope to challenge the stereotype of what fitness looks like in order to empower people to live their best life.

Founded by Shanelle Gabriel (Personal Trainer, Poet, Singer), this movement includes a podcast alongside Adrien O’Date (Personal Training Manager, Artist, Comedian) that explores multiple health & lifestyle topics through entertaining guests & medical experts, light-hearted but engaging discussions, shared research, and more. Tha Compound Movement will also be hosting special events, sharing tips & workouts on social media platforms, and more.

In the fitness world, a compound movement is defined as “an exercise that works multiple joints at once for maximal muscle recruitment, high nervous system activation, and a stimulus for growth.”

Likewise, the mission of Tha Compound Movement is to encourage others to maximize their quality of life, activate their own health journey, and stimulate growth in the number of people who are working to battle the rise of preventable illnesses, especially for people of color.