Don’t miss this week’s episode of The Bucketwish Podcast as we welcome Valerie Nero, the niece of legendary gospel icon Mahalia Jackson, for a powerful conversation about legacy, faith, and storytelling. ✨ Hosted by @erickanmalone, producer of “Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story,” this episode explores the extraordinary impact Mahalia Jackson had on gospel music, culture, and the Civil Rights Movement. Known as the “Queen of Gospel,” Mahalia Jackson used her voice to inspire hope and strength during some of America’s most defining moments. Through Valerie’s personal stories and insight, we get a deeper look into the woman behind the legend. A beautiful conversation about purpose, perseverance, faith, and the power of using your gifts to uplift others. 🖤 🎙️New Episodes of The Bucketwish with @ErickaNMalone every Tuesday. Your Bucketwish starts here. ✨ Listen, Like, Subscribe. Tap the link in bio.

Some dreams don’t start with a plane ticket. They start with a decision. A conversation. A moment where you finally choose yourself. The road to purpose, healing, joy, and reinvention is rarely straight, but every meaningful journey begins with movement. One brave step. One bold “yes.” One bucket wish at a time. This summer, don’t just wait for life to happen to you. Chase the experience. Call the friend. Take the trip. Start the project. Speak the dream out loud. Because the magic you’re searching for might already be on its way to meet you. ✨🖤 Summer of Serenity opens July 7. ☀️Sign-ups coming soon. Welcome to the ride.

Comedy has always been more than entertainment for me. It’s been healing. Survival. A way to find light in some of the darkest moments of my life. This week on The Bucketwish podcast, I had the honor of sitting down with comedy teacher Susanna Spies to talk about the power of humor, vulnerability, and learning to trust yourself enough to simply be who you are. For so long, I thought being funny meant people wouldn’t take me seriously. I kept parts of myself small. But one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned is that strength and softness can coexist. You can be intelligent, driven, respected… and still laugh loudly, be playful, and embrace your joy. There is something incredibly freeing about no longer performing who you think you’re supposed to be and finally allowing yourself to show up authentically. Thank you, Susanna, for helping people find their voice and their confidence through comedy. And thank you to everyone supporting this journey and everything we’re building with The Bucketwish. There’s so much heart inside of it, and I’m endlessly grateful. ✨🖤 🎙️New Episodes of The Bucketwish with @ErickaNMalone every Monday. Your Bucketwish starts here. ✨ Listen, Like, Subscribe. Tap the link in bio.

Something is coming this summer. ☀️ Four weeks. Headphones in. Designed for the way you actually live in July and August, not for the woman you wish you were, but for the one you are. Growth that moves with you. Gentle structure. Real peace. A softer way forward. Summer of Serenity opens July 7. ☀️Sign-ups coming soon.

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How do I chase my dreams? What if I’m not good enough? Is it too late for me? Questions like these keep so many of us standing still. Waiting for certainty. Waiting for permission. Waiting for the perfect moment. But what if the answer isn't to have it all figured out? What if the answer is simply to take the first step? Take a deep breath. Trust yourself. Trust the journey. Every goal you've ever admired, every dream you've ever imagined, started with someone choosing courage over comfort and action over fear. You don't need to know every step ahead. You only need enough faith to take the next one. Your future isn't built in a single leap. It's built one brave step at a time. So take a deep breath. Then take the first step. ✨ 🎙️✨New Episodes of The Bucketwish with @ErickaNMalone every Monday. Your Bucketwish starts here. ✨ Listen, Like, Subscribe. Tap the link in bio.

Right now, it feels like the world is asking us to pick a side before we've even had a chance to listen. In this conversation on The Bucketwish Podcast, @erickanmalone sits down with Chef Tara Punzone, founder of @puravita_la, and Deborah Mars from the team #blacksantacausecollective to discuss something we could all use a little more of: compassion. Together, we explore the power of tuning out the noise, thinking for yourself, and reconnecting with the values that bring us together instead of pulling us apart. Because beyond the headlines and opinions, there are real people, real stories, and real opportunities to create positive change. "There's so much darkness out there. Bring the light." It's a simple message, but one that feels more important than ever. This episode is a reminder that kindness is powerful, listening is powerful, and choosing love over division is still one of the most radical things we can do. Watch the full conversation now on The Bucketwish Podcast. ✨ 🎙️✨New Episodes of The Bucketwish with @ErickaNMalone every Monday Your Bucketwish starts here. ✨ Listen, Like, Subscribe. Tap the link in bio.

We're taught to keep moving. Hustle harder. Work longer. Push through. We don’t talk enough about the art of pausing. Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is stop long enough to refill your cup. You can't continue creating from an empty place. You can't keep pouring into everyone else when there's nothing left for yourself. Protect your energy. Feed yourself with things that inspire you. Surround yourself with people who uplift you. Spend time in spaces that bring you peace. Invest in the things that help you grow. Because the energy you allow into your life matters. Pause. Breathe. Refill. The next version of your life may be waiting on the other side of giving yourself the time and space to grow. ✨ Take a moment for yourself today. You deserve it. 🎙️✨New Episodes of The Bucketwish with @ErickaNMalone every Monday. Your Bucketwish starts here. ✨ Listen, Like, Subscribe. Tap the link in bio.

“What’s something that you’d want to say to God about your life?” This moment from The Bucketwish Podcast stopped us in our tracks. ❤️ A raw and honest conversation about grace, gratitude, forgiveness, and learning how to give yourself the same compassion that God has already given you. “Thank you.” “I would apologize.” “For not giving myself more grace.” Sometimes the hardest thing to do is extend kindness to ourselves. This episode is a reminder that healing begins there. Watch the full conversation now on The Bucketwish Podcast with @erickanicolemalone featuring Deborah Mars from the #blacksantacausecollective team and Chef Tara Punzone founder of the first vegan Italian restaurant @puravita_la ✨ 🎙️✨New Episodes of The Bucketwish with @ErickaNMalone every Monday. Your Bucketwish starts here. ✨ Listen, Like, Subscribe. Tap the link in bio.

Sometimes life knocks you down. Sometimes you lose confidence. Sometimes fear gets louder than your purpose. But you still have to get back on the horse. 🐎 In this episode, @ErickaNMalone talks about trusting your instincts, believing in yourself, and having the courage to keep going even when you do not have everything figured out. “If you feel like you’re supposed to do something, God will make sure you can get that done.” This conversation is for anyone trying to find their way back to themselves. The Bucketwish Podcast ✨ Listen, like, subscribe, and tap the link in bio. 🎙️✨New Episodes of The Bucketwish with @ErickaNMalone every Monday

Every dream starts as something quiet. A thought. A hope. A vision only you can see before the world understands it. The difference between wishing and becoming is having the courage to keep going even when the path feels uncertain. ✨ Success stories are not built overnight. They are built through faith, resilience, sacrifice, and the decision to keep showing up for yourself again and again. Protect your dreams. Invest in them. Speak life into them. And most importantly, give yourself permission to believe they are possible. 🤍 Your story is still being written. Your Bucketwish starts here. ✨ Listen, Like, Subscribe. Tap the link in bio.

Once I get in there, I’ll just jump.” ✨ In this episode, our founder @ErickaNMalone opens up about fear, courage, and what it really means to bet on yourself even before you feel ready. So many people wait until they have all the answers. Until the timing feels perfect. Until they stop being afraid.But growth does not happen in the shallow end. Sometimes you have to trust yourself enough to leap first and figure it out along the way. This conversation is for anyone standing at the edge of something bigger asking themselves: “What if I actually go for it?” Watch the full episode and join the conversation. Listen, like, subscribe, and tap the link in bio. ✨ 🎙️✨New Episodes of The Bucketwish with @ErickaNMalone every Monday open.spotify.com/episode/2Qt…

This week on The Bucketwish Podcast, Chef Tara Punzone opens up about the deeper purpose behind @puravita_la and what it really means to build a business rooted in values. ✨🌱 Beyond creating incredible plant-based Italian cuisine, Chef Tara shares her perspective on conscious entrepreneurship, staying aligned with your mission, and navigating the challenges that come with doing something completely different. This conversation is about more than food, it’s about leading with intention, creating impact through passion, and proving that success and sustainability can coexist. When vision meets purpose, revolutionary things happen. 🤍 🎙️✨New Episodes of The Bucketwish with @ErickaNMalone every Monday Your Bucketwish starts here. ✨ Listen, Like, Subscribe. Tap the link in bio. open.spotify.com/episode/6hq…

What does inclusivity in the kitchen really look like? This week on The Bucketwish Podcast, Chef Tara Punzone, founder of @puravita_la, opened up about creating a space where more people feel seen, welcomed, and able to gather around the table. ✨🍝🌱 As the founder of the first 100% plant based vegan Italian restaurant of its kind, Tara shares how food can be both deeply rooted in tradition and radically inclusive. From allergies and dietary restrictions to conscious living and accessibility, this conversation challenges the idea that anyone should feel excluded from the experience of sharing a meal. “Exclusivity” in the kitchen can look like limited options, lack of awareness, or making people feel like their needs are an inconvenience. Tara’s mission flips that narrative, proving that incredible Italian food can exist without compromise, while still bringing everyone in. This episode is about more than food. It’s about community, intention, compassion, and creating spaces where people feel like they belong. 🤍 🎙️✨New Episodes of The Bucketwish with @ErickaNMalone every Monday Your Bucketwish starts here. ✨ Listen, Like, Subscribe. Tap the link in bio. open.spotify.com/episode/6hq…

The only difference between a wish and a memory is action, and The Bucketwish gives you the tools, structure, and community to take that action. ✨ This is more than motivation. It’s a platform designed to help you actually move forward. Inside The Bucketwish, you’ll have access to: ✨ A guided 6-week challenge ✨ Goal-setting and accountability tools ✨ Journaling and reflection prompts ✨ Community support ✨ Resources designed to help you stop dreaming and start doing If you want to change your life, this is your sign to start. You were never meant to stay stuck in old habits, old fears, or old versions of yourself. Growth requires action, and this platform was built to help you take the next step with intention and support. The Bucketwish platform officially launches June 15th. ✨Sign up now at TheBucketwish.com.

This week on The Bucketwish Podcast, we sat down with Chef Tara Punzone, founder of @puravita_la. The first 100% plant based vegan Italian restaurant of its kind. ✨🍝🌱 What started as a passion for food became a mission rooted in compassion, sustainability, and reimagining what Italian cuisine could be. Chef Tara shares the story behind building Pura Vita, taking risks, trusting her vision, and creating a space where purpose and passion meet at the table. From entrepreneurship to conscious living, this conversation is a reminder that following your values can lead to something truly revolutionary. What happens when you mix heart, intention, and a Bucketwish? You create something the world has never seen before. 🤍 🎙️✨New Episodes of The Bucketwish with @ErickaNMalone every Monday Your Bucketwish starts here. ✨ Listen, Like, Subscribe. Tap the link in bio. open.spotify.com/episode/6hq…

The Bucketwish Platform is officially launching on June 15th. Join @ErickaNMalone as we begin the journey toward The Bucketwish platform… a space designed to help you stop waiting and start living the life you keep imagining. There are tools. There are stories. There is a community. But more than anything, there is a decision. To choose your purpose. To honor your vision. To finally move on the things you’ve been putting off. If you’ve been waiting for a sign, this is it. Your Bucketwish starts here ✨ Sign up at the link in bio thebucketwish.com

A mother’s love can change the trajectory of a life. Before the world saw the visionary, the producer, the creator, and the woman Ericka Nicole Malone would become, there was a mother who believed in her first. A mother who poured love into her children, even though she didn’t always experience the love as a child herself. A mother who invested emotionally, creatively, and spiritually into her daughter’s dreams. Dance classes. Singing lessons. Encouragement. Protection. Possibility. This is more than a Mother’s Day tribute. It’s a reminder that belief is generational. That when someone sees greatness in you early enough, it can become the foundation for everything you grow into later. Today we celebrate all mothers for being the root of their children’s success, the confidence, and the courage behind the woman we became. Happy Mother’s Day from The Bucketwish to the women who turn pain into purpose and love into legacy. 🤍✨ Your Bucketwish starts here ✨ Sign up at the link in bio thebucketwish.com

There’s something powerful about women who have built lives on their own terms. In this conversation, Ericka Nicole Malone sits down with master strategist and author Deborah Mars #blacksantacausecollective and chef Tara Punzone from @puravita_la the first of its kind vegan Italian restaurant. Two extraordinary women to talk about the journeys behind the success…the careers, the transitions, and the choices that shaped everything. From decades in marketing and entertainment, to building a restaurant rooted in purpose and passion, these are the kinds of stories that remind you what’s possible when you actually go after it. This is what The Bucketwish is about. Real conversations. Real paths. Real people choosing to live fully. The platform officially launches June 15. And this is just the beginning. 🎙️✨New Episodes of The Bucketwish with @ErickaNMalone every Monday Your Bucketwish starts here. ✨ Listen, Like, Subscribe. Tap the link in bio. open.spotify.com/episode/5mz…

Thank you to our special guest life-coach and author Debra Mars! “I’ve spent my life making other people’s dreams come true…” But what happens when you finally turn inward? When you realize your time matters. Your energy matters. Your future matters. This is the shift no one talks about. From pouring into everyone else to building something that pours back into you. Not just purpose. Not just passion. Ownership. Longevity. Freedom. The conversation is bigger than wishes. It’s about what you leave behind and how you sustain yourself while doing it. 🎙️✨New Episodes of The Bucketwish with @ErickaNMalone every Monday Your Bucketwish starts here. ✨ Listen, Like, Subscribe. Tap the link in bio. open.spotify.com/episode/5mz…