Black Girl Seen

If we struggle to see ourselves, then we may also struggle to allow others to see us, too . As a part of our new series, seeing deeply, we are going beneath the surface—beyond our masks, beyond our protective strategies, beyond our surface-level stories.  – This is a part of our multi-month podcast series: Writing the Story of Being Seen . In the presence of the final months of 2026, we are gettin...

As we round out our month of “seeing differently”, we’re getting honest about what’s under the surface when we yearn for our futures: we are yearning for the version of us who can make that future happen . In this episode, we explore the stories behind our restlessness and frustration, sit with the grief of what we thought life would look like, and we open our hearts to ways that being seen can he...

There is no vulnerability without risk. No matter how you approach it, opening your heart, sharing your truth, and showing up boldly always comes at a price. But, when we can connect on what true safety feels like, then we can use that wisdom to find spaces where vulnerability is a risk worth taking. “Feeling safe and being safe are sometimes two different things.” In this episode,  we get honest...

To the black girl who ever felt like she was too much, I see you. Too often, we’ve been taught that we are simply too much: too much to be cared for, to be tolerated, to be understood, or even to be loved.  Some of us grew up with this story as a felt sense, some of us heard it stated loud and clear. All of us who carry this story got it from somewhere, and that makes it valid and real.  Yet, that...

TW: Suicidal Thoughts | To the black girl who is feeling ready to give up on something because it hurts too much to keep hoping, I see you. No one is immune to the feeling of giving up, of feeling like a situation is hopeless to change or that it is no longer worth it to try. Still, we often keep yearning for reasons to keep going, ways to make the pain of disappointment fade, and a push in the ri...

To the black girl who realized she’s been living for everyone else, who’s ready to finally live inside your own dreams, I see you. Deeply inspired by Cleo Sol’s newest album Gentlewoman , I wanted to start off this next, multi-month series, Writing the Story of Being Seen , with a reflective episode on the importance of seeing yourself .  In this episode, we explore what it’s like to wake up and r...

allowing yourself the space to expect good things, embrace good things, and have good things is just as vulnerable of doing hard things. listen for a deep dive into all things receiving, being open to joy, and trusting that you deserve to have good things. -- I look forward to what Summer 2026 has in store for us, and I hope it leaves you feeling a lot more seen, heard, energized, and hopeful. Be...

When was the last time you allowed yourself to not be okay? Sometimes, vulnerability means opening yourself up to something painful, in order to make room for something magical. In this episode: We explore how allowing yourself to be sad and "not okay" helps you lessen the burden of shame on your mind and body How acknowledging shame is often the first step in making space for healing How the jour...

When was the last time you allowed yourself to truly want something? Sometimes, we think we are being strong by resisting our desires, but we're actually denying ourselves a deeply honest part of yourself. Allowing ourselves to connect with, own, and lean into our desires—and trusting in our worthiness to have them—is how we feel seen. ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Never miss an episode by subscribing to the ⁠ ⁠Seen Su...

Connection and intimacy: it’s what we all say we want, but we often remain unwilling to do what it takes to get it. In modern times, practicing vulnerability and openness keeps being pushed to the bottom of our lists, especially as adults in an ever-growing lonely world. We’re joined by Michaiah Dominguez-Brown, LMHC to help unpack this and help us open our hearts this summer. Licensed Mental Heal...

to the black girl who is living and healing from a father wound, I see you. If you’ve ever felt hurt, let down, or even harmed by any person who served in a fathering/paternal role to you, your pain is valid. So often, so many of us face these experiences, but are left to pick up the pieces alone.  Though everyone deserves grace, you also deserve to be radically honest about what you experienced,...

to the black girl who is ready to lean into a season of softness, I see you. As we continue the series on feeling more seen this summer, especially in your deservingness, we are exploring the concept of softness. Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe, like, share, and stay tuned for more! Listen to our past episodes: ⁠ ⁠Joy with Jessica Vickers, LMFT⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠Body Care with Herani Argoe, LPC⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠Rest with...

So many of us have strained relationships with confidence and believing in ourselves. We’re often taught that we have both “too much” and “not enough” self-confidence. The tight rope gets tighter, but our inner worlds continue to suffer. Licensed counselor and 2x Olympic Gold medalist Natasha Hastings, LPCA, OLY joins me today to help me talk about how we can practice the vulnerability of believin...

The summer is already a time for fun, adventure, and even exposure. Why not make this summer one where you allow yourself to be seen?  By practicing vulnerability, you allow space for your needs to get met, more intimacy, and more peace by showing up as your true self. Make this the summer you stop hiding by opening up to new practices, focused on light, freedom, and whimsy. In this episode: We ex...

to the black girl who is opening her eyes to how the mother's wound has impacted you, I see you. A few weeks ago, we discussed understanding the mother wound , and now, we’re unpacking what it actually looks like to recognize, heal from, and grow beyond the mother wound. We talk: The big and small way the mother wound shows up in our relationships The roles we unconsciously take on in relationship...

are you hiding in your friendships? we don’t always focus on our friendships, but they are just as much a site of healing and intimacy as any other relationship, sometimes more.  Yet, we often find ourselves showing up in friendships, in the same protective ways we do in other relationships: hiding our true selves, silencing our voice, shrinking, and ultimately resisting the very practices that he...

to the black girl who is living and healing from a mother wound, I see you. If you’ve ever felt hurt, let down, or even harmed by any person who served in a mothering role to you, your pain is valid. So often, so many of us face these experiences, but are left feeling alone because of the pressure to see the Mother as a faultless, blameless entity.  Though everyone deserves grace, you also deserve...

To the black girls who struggle with being still, who feel like resting is failure, and who long to finally feel like they can just breathe , I see you. In our last episode for April’s The Vulnerability of Something New series, we take a deep look at the vulnerability of rest, releasing, and what many of us black women know affectionately as exhaling . Joining me is wellness tech founder and life...

Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is tell the truth of your story. If you’ve ever gotten lost in a book, or found yourself pouring over pages in your journal, we see you. So many of us struggled to make sense of our pasts or find safe spaces to process our experiences, and we’ve found our way through literature.  In this episode, we’re sitting down with the pioneering author and licensed clin...

We say we want joy, but sometimes when joy finds us, we hide from it. In our next episode of the #VulnerabilityofSomethingNew series, we’re getting real about joy: sometimes joy and other pleasant emotions are scary. Many forms of hiding are designed to help us avoid disappointment, and resisting joy can be one of them. Yet, we can learn the art of opening our hearts to joy, fun, and pleasure, whi...

Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is walk away. Too many of us have been hurt by systems that promise to care for us, much like spiritual and religious institutions. For black women, it can look like “big T” traumas like physical or financial harm and control, and it can also look like “little T” traumas like psychological and emotional abuse. From constant guilt tripping, to learning harmful...

To the black girl who is in the season she always hoped for, but it doesn’t feel how you expected, I see you. Healing isn’t always flowers and rainbows. Sometimes, even when we get exactly what we hoped, wished, and prayed for, we still find ourselves feeling uncomfortable. In healing, we might still get triggered, feel anxiety, and go through our highs and lows. It’s not that healing isn’t possib...

To the black girl who is in the gap between where you started, and where you hope to go, I see you. We don’t talk enough about waiting—the moments in the middle where we don’t know when the seeds we’ve planted will actually bloom . This is where we get antsy, frustrated, and sometimes, where we decide to give up completely. I’ve been there so many times, and, when I’ve approached seasons of waitin...

To the black girl who is grieving the life she thought she would have by now, I see you. So many of us are living in a reality that we never expected or planned for. We feel angry, we feel lost, we may even feel numb here. Yet, what we refuse to feel may be the key to actually transcending this space and moving towards something greater: grief. Grief can be a heavy emotional experience that’s hard...

To the black girl answering the call to step into something new, even when it’s scary, I see you. As much as we want to bloom like beautiful flowers, we might resist the journey it takes to get there. The process of growth and transformation is one of the most vulnerable, unsettling times in our lives. Change asks us to grieve who and what we know, and open our hearts to who we know we were destin...