Is it? Join me as I discuss whether mending a damaged relationship with a parent is worth it? It’s completely up to you! Tune in to hear more of this conversation and my own experience with this decision. If you enjoyed this episode, follow the show for more and please leave a rate/review! Thank you for sharing space with me. I'm sending you love and light on your healing journeys. 🤎 We want to hear from you, gem! If there is a topic or questions you would like to hear...

Atichyiphobia (n): an intense fear of failure. Everyone is afraid to fail, but has your fear stopped you from going for your goals? From taking risks? From trying? If it has, that fear is something that needs to be worked through. Let’s change our definition of failure. If you enjoyed this episode, follow the show for more and please leave me a rate/review! Thank you for sharing space with me. I'm sending you love and light on your healing journeys. 🤎 We want to hear from you, gem!...

Have you been taught that you have to earn rest? That it is a luxury and not a necessity? If you have, I'm here to tell you that's false. We are worthy and deserving of rest and should be prioritizing it. Join me as I discuss why you may not be giving yourself permission to rest and how you can overcome this. Tune in! If you enjoyed this episode, follow the show for more and please leave me a rate/review! Thank you for sharing space with me. I'm sending you love and light on your healing...

Healing is a necessary part of growth, however it’s possible to be doing too much healing work. When you become hyper-focused on working through traumas, you will burn yourself out. Rest is equally as important as the work you do for healing. Take a pit stop on the journey. You are allowed to do that. Remember this is a journey, not a destination. Join me as I discuss the importance of taking a break in your healing journey and what that looks like. Tune in! If you enjoyed this episode,...

We’ve all experienced shame and may still be experiencing shame for certain things that have happened to us. It can be hard to acknowledge that we are struggling with these negative feelings. Join me as I discuss the journey I’m currently on with healing my shame and what this looks like! Tune in. If you enjoyed this episode, follow the show for more and please leave me a rate/review! Thank you for sharing space with me. I'm sending you love and light on your healing journeys. 🤎 --- Send...

What message would you give your younger self? I would tell mine: I wish you could see how special you are. You are so loved and valued, even when you don’t see it. Keep going. Life is turning out great for us. I know it's hard to believe that things are working out, but they are. You've overcame everything you experienced. You are safe now. Join me as I get deep and share some things I would tell my younger self. I urge you to also think about some of the messages you have for little you....

Have you ever had to move on without receiving the apology you know you deserve? We’ve all been there and let’s be real— it hurts. While it doesn’t feel good, we have to accept and move on. We’re the only ones who can give ourselves closure. Listen in as we discuss ways we can heal and move on without that apology. Remember to give yourself grace. Nothing about healing comes easy. Tune in!  If you enjoyed this episode, follow the show for more and please leave me a rate/review! Thank you...

Giving yourself grace can look different for everyone. For some it looks like self-forgiveness and for others it looks like releasing perfectionism. We always talk about giving ourselves grace. This may not come easy for many of us, so here are 5 gentle reminders about it. Tune is as I discuss my own journey with giving myself grace, how you can continue and more! If you enjoyed this episode, follow the show for more and please leave me a rate/review! Thank you for sharing space with me....

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but hyper-independence is a result of trauma. Your “I don’t need anyone; I can’t depend on anyone; I have to do everything myself” really means your needs may not have been met and people have failed you, so as a response, you’ve learned to be your own support. You do need people and you don’t have to do everything by yourself. Tune in to this episode as I discuss hyper-independence, some signs and how we can overcome it.  Join our community: Instagram:...

There aren’t words to describe how this conversation reached my soul. Thank you to my soul sister, Koree, for joining me in this space and fostering this beautiful conversation. Please join us as we discuss what loving wellness is, how we cultivate in our everyday lives, how you all can lead a life with love and cultivate loving wellness and more. BONUS: a beautiful, guided meditation is included. You can access Koree's FREE 7 day guided experience to support your journey toward a...

You will never be wrong for putting yourself first or prioritizing your needs. We are so used to overextending, that actually choosing ourselves and putting our needs first feels like we are doing something wrong. Let’s move away from that. Release that. You are deserving of radical self-care. Allow it. Join me as I expand on radical self-care, what this looks like and why this is needed for everyone.  Connect with Me: 🎥 subscribe to my youtube channel  📸 follow me on IG:...

A huge part of my healing journey has been leaning into my community more. Letting my people support me, love on me, and hold space for me. Whether they know it or not, my friends have played a major role in my growth and self + acceptance. In more ways than one, they’ve been home for me. Tune in as I discuss what this looks like for me, and how you too can utilize community healing. Connect with Me: 🎥 subscribe to my youtube channel  📸 follow me on IG: @growinggardeniaspodcast ✨ follow...

Let’s get real. Dealing with mental health isn’t always easy. In fact, it can be quite heavy, especially when you feel alone. In this episode, we’re joined by the lovely Jada Albright, LMHC. We discuss the hard things we don’t like to talk about, boundaries, stigma and more. Jada and I gently remind you that you’re never alone. Tune in to a very honest, very raw conversation between two Black women mental health professionals.  Trigger warning: mention of suicide. Connect with Me: 🎥...

The journey back home or back to self includes healing those inner child wounds and reparenting yourself. Reparenting looks different for everyone. For me it looks like being gentle with myself, unlearning toxicity, mirror work, and no longer tolerating people or spaces I don't feel safe with/in. Join me as I dive deep in how reparenting myself has been healing my inner child and how you can begin to do the work as well. Connect with Me: 🎥 subscribe to my youtube channel  📸 follow me on...

Reflection of the previous year, gratitude for the lessons learned, and excitement for the blessings to come. The main lessons I’m taking with me into this new season are 1) choose yourself, 2) it’s okay to walk away from people/situations that are no longer serving you, and 3) listen to yourself the first time. 2023 is the year for community healing. We are going to continue elevating this season, together.  Connect with Me: 🎥 subscribe to my youtube channel  📸 follow me on IG:...

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Please stand with survivors. Please believe survivors. Please support survivors. Join me in this episode as I discuss my own experience as a survivor and the impact these experiences have on peoples’ lives. Please listen with caution. If you are a survivor, you are not alone. Resources Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAIIN) https://www.rainn.org National Sexual Assault Line 1800-656-4673 Find a...

In this episode, I'm joined by my lovely lab sister, Briana Spivey, a third-year Clinical Psychology PhD student. We discuss if it's possible to date while still healing and what it looks like to navigate that. Tune in! If you liked this episode of the podcast: Take a screenshot, head over to Instagram, share it on your story, and tag me @growinggardenias  Make sure you leave me a rate and review so we can reach more listeners just like you who are dedicated to their healing journeys 💗...

We always talk about narcissists and abusers gaslighting people, but what about when you gaslight yourself?  “I’m just too sensitive”  “I’m being dramatic. They didn’t mean it like that” “I’m probably just making a big deal”  Do any of these look/feel familiar? If yes, maybe you self gaslight. Join me as I discuss what self-gaslighting looks and sounds like, how to be conscious of when you’re doing it, and how to put an end to it. Tune in!  If you liked this episode of the podcast: Take...

In this episode, I discuss our experiences being life lessons (whether we want them to or not), feeling and dealing with regret and how we can cope with all of this. Join me! If you liked this episode of the podcast: Take a screenshot, head over to Instagram, share it on your story, and tag me @growinggardenias  Make sure you leave me a rate and review so we can reach more listeners just like you who are dedicated to their healing journeys 💗 Follow me on IG to stay up to date with the...

OOP — don’t worry we’ve all be there. In this episode, I discuss jealousy/envy, why we feel these things, and how we can work through these feelings and overcome them. TUNE IN! 🎙 You don’t want to miss it! If you liked this episode of the podcast: Take a screenshot, head over to Instagram, share it on your story, and tag me @growinggardenias  Make sure you leave me a rate and review so we can reach more listeners just like you who are dedicated to their healing journeys 💗 Follow me on IG...

In this episode, I  talk about how to enjoy Valentine’s Day and embrace singleness, loving on yourself and providing you with some gentle reminders if you’re having a hard time today ❤️ If you liked this episode of the podcast: Take a screenshot, head over to Instagram, share it on your story, and tag me @growinggardenias  Make sure you leave me a rate and review so we can reach more listeners just like you who are dedicated to their healing journeys 💗 Follow me on IG to stay up to date...

Trigger Warning ⚠️: Mention of suicidal ideation “What do they have to be depressed about?” Depression wears many faces. Those people who seem to have it “together” could also be suffering. You truly never know what someone is battling. Tune in as I discuss high functioning depression, what it can look like, and how we can help ourselves and our loved ones! You are never alone. Keep going. If you are feeling suicidal, thinking about hurting yourself, or are concerned that someone you know...

Why do we believe that just because we forgive people they get to have access to us again? I don’t know who needs to hear this, but they DON’T. Tune in as I discuss forgiveness and whether or not people deserve to have access to you after you’ve forgiven them! What do you think? Does forgiveness automatically mean access back into your life? If you liked this episode of the podcast: Take a screenshot, head over to Instagram, share it on your story, and tag me @growinggardenias  Make sure...

Sometimes it's hard to accept the fact that not everyone is meant to be in your life for more than a season. In this episode, I discuss these uncomfortable truths and how to cope! If you liked this episode of the podcast: Take a screenshot, head over to Instagram, share it on your story, and tag me @growinggardenias  Make sure you leave me a rate and review so we can reach more listeners just like you who are dedicated to their healing journeys 💗 Follow me on IG to stay up to date with the...