Self-Worth & Relationship Coach, Columnist, TV Personality, Speaker


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Hi, I’m Abiola!

Consider me your go-to Passionate Living Coach and Love Columnist based in New York City. I help extraordinary women (and enlightened men) realize their juiciest lives by tapping into the power of love. I coach one-on-one in person, in groups a via Skype. In addition, I speak to groups, colleges and universities about empowerment, offer laser coaching and my theories as a lifestyle expert on TV, radio and the web and write books, blogs and columns.

My “beat” is: self-worth and self-esteem; love, dating and relationships, creativity, body love and body acceptance. I came to this planet to share the secrets of living with more passion and zest than you ever thought possible.

For the past 10 years my work has been about women getting to be who we really are. Let’s do it. Life is not a passive experience. It’s a passionate experience!

I am here for you. Please get in touch.

Love Coach Abiola

HOMETOWN: New York City born Goddess of Guyanese Parentage.

EDUCATION: I received my life coach certification from the American University of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. My undergrad degree is from Sarah Lawrence College and I have an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

COACHING METHODOLOGIES: My unique Passionate Living Coach process is based on tapping into divine feminine energy with a healing and empowering mix of the law of attraction, cognitive behavioral work, spiritual counseling, neuro-linguistic programming and life-changing modalities such as meditation, emotional freedom technique and affirmations.

FAVORITE CAUSE: I offer coaching scholarships for female veterans of the Iraqi wars.

GUILTY PLEASURES: I indulge in all of the juicy joy that life has to offer. The goal is to never feel guilty for any of it! Yay. Find out why I became a coach plus frequently asked questions here.

 

 

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biola Abrams writes, advises and broadcasts about love, relationships, self-worth, lifestyle and personal power in pop culture — living your best life! In addition to being an in-demand speaker, coach, author, columnist and multi-platform media personality, Abiola is the founder of “The Passionista Playbook” love, lifestyle & self improvement blog, LoveUniversity.us and her award-winning web TV series talk show.

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assion Expert + Lifestyle and Relationship Maven Abiola Abrams is known for her bold but caring “tough love” and “you tell ‘em sister” advice. She’s the go-to girl for those dealing with issues around love, dating and self esteem. In addition to being a love columnist, peer educator and certified life coach, Abiola is the founder of the award-winning women’s lifestyle site, The Passionista Playbook at AbiolaTV.com. Abiola also hosts the hit web video series “Abiola’s Kiss and Tell TV” and her upcoming advice guide is named, “The Official Bombshell Handbook.”

Background: America’s Passionate Living Coach

You’ve heard Abiola’s life-changing “wake up call” advice on TV shows like MTV’s “MADE” and BBC Radio, you’ve read her tips in magazines like Essence and sites like Match.com and now she’s a part of the expert advice team on platforms like the CW Network’s “Bill Cunningham Show.” In addition, she gives love advice on several top sites including Yahoo Shine, gURL.com, Match.com and more. As a part of her ongoing Safe Sex Initiative, she directed the award-winning and critically acclaimed feminist erotica art film, “Afrodite Superstar.”

Abiola’s first professional project after college was writing and starring in “Goddess City,” the first recognized hip hop theater play. The show covered women’s issues around love and self-esteem and she won Cosmopolitan Magazine‘s Fun, Fearless, Female Award. Abiola’s been living juicy and inviting her sisters along ever since.

Abiola Abrams has hosted lifestyle TV shows like BET’s “The Best Shorts,” HBO’s “The Buzz” and NBC’s “Source: All Access” and appeared as a pop culture talking head on networks like FOX. As a social experiment the love journalist went undercover to star as “Miss Picky” on VH1 matchmaker “reality” series “Tough Love.”  As a result she realized there was a need for women around love and self-worth that needed to be serviced. Her social issues short films and documentaries about race, gender, wellness and relationships have been shown in festivals, museums and universities from Berlin to New York City.

Abiola’s upcoming book, “The Official Bombshell Handbook,” is part humorous memoir, part fun handbook, about using the power of the feminine to live with passion. “Dare,” a hip hop love story, Abiola’s popular debut novel was taught at Amherst College and will be re-released in the fall by Simon and Schuster in conjunction with WalMart. In addition, Abiola’s provocative writing has been published in anthologies such as “Behind the Bedroom Door,” “Dirty Words: A Literary Encyclopedia,” “Say Word: Voices from Hip Hop Theater” and Eve Ensler’s “A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer.”

Abiola has a BA from Sarah Lawrence College and an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Based in NYC, she is a Certified NLP Wellness Coach. She created and curated the Chashama Gallery Manhattan exhibit “Hos, Putas and Dragon Ladies: Our Sexuality Remixed,” “The Goddess Factory” at Rush Arts Gallery and VDay’s “Until the Violence Stops Film Festival” at the Museum of The City of NY and the Museum of TV and Radio.

Select Love & Lifestyle Advice Articles  

Abiola Abrams, Love and Life Coach NYCEssence Magazine: “Intimacy Intervention”

Madame Noire: Abiola’s Love Class

Yahoo Shine

Keynote Speaker Abiola Abrams at Women's Empowerment Conference

gURL! Teen Self Worth Advice

Examiner Relationships

Bill Cunningham Talk Show (Video)

The Passionista Playbook (this blog) 

 

Passionista Platform

  • Abiola is a lead lifestyle & relationships content contributor (articles, videos, author & celebrity interviews) in the areas of dating, love, self-esteem and empowerment using pop culture including advertorial and branded entertainment.
  • She’s interviewed celebrities, intellectuals, authors and luminaries such as Quincy Jones, Jackie Collins, Chris Rock, Patti Labelle, LL Cool J, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and more about living with passion.
  • Branded entertainment clients and sites have included: Pepsi We Inspire, American Airlines’ Black Atlas, HP, Terra Fossil Wine, Yahoo, Glam Media and Hello Beautiful.
  • As a love, relationships, lifestyle and self-improvement blog, self-love, self-esteem, self-worth and empowerment is integral to almost every written post and video — as well as a sense of fun, joy and passion.   

 

Social Media Butterfly

  • Twitter: @abiolatv 17,000+ followers;
  • Facebook: 8,000+ followers/likes (2 pages);
  • YouTube: 1.8 million + video views;
  • Tumblr: 800 followers;
  • Pinterest: 1400 followers;
  • Instagram: 1100 followers
  • Blog: 1,000+ Visitors Daily;
  • Google:+ 2,000+ followers;

Books by Abiola (Including Anthologies)

Dare: A Love Story by Abiola Abrams

Dare by Abiola Abrams

Dirty Words: A Literary Encyclopedia of SexBehind the Bedroom Door: Getting It, Giving It, Loving It, Missing It

 

 

Indie Films Directed by Abiola 
Afrodite Superstar

Knives in My Throat, directed by Abiola

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abiola’s award-winning web TV love and lifestyle talk show for women premiered in 2008. Each episode garners a minimum of 20,000 views on iTunes. Episodes also air on Mingle Media and Glam TV. The show is co-produced by iCreateTv.

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