Shena Lashey

Black Girls Heal

Health EN ↓ 343 episodes

Black Girls Heal helps women break out of cycles of unhealthy relationships with unavailable partners and feeling not enough by combining coaching, therapeutic support, and practical tools. Every episode, we will talk about intimacy, attachment, healing unresolved trauma, and growing in our self worth.

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Shena Lashey

Episodes

#90: 5 Reasons You Need to Apologize 02.03.2021 31:34

When it comes to embodying a Healed and Loved Woman to have healthy relationships, self accountability, honesty, and apologies are part of the deal. In this episode, we explore 5 reasons you may need to be the one who apologizes FIRST. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to help you become love balanced,...

#89: Coping + When It's Hard to Let Go (Reshare) 23.02.2021 31:51

As we recover from the 2021 Texas Winter Storm, we're resharing one of our most popular episodes. In support of any listeners who are also recovering, we spend a few minutes at the beginning of the episode validating your emotions and feelings as you rebuild. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to hel...

#88: Self Care While Dating with Francesca Hogi 17.02.2021 1:07:54

For single women who are actively dating or considering dating, self care is crucial as the dating experience can be so triggering. Join me and Francesca Hogi as she tells us how to prioritize self care while dating. CONNECT WITH FRANCESCA Francescahogi.com TrueLoveSociety.com Clubhouse / IG: @dearfranny Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery...

#87: Connecting to Black Women After Being Rejected for Not Being Black Enough 11.02.2021 42:04

If you grew up in a mostly white or non-black setting and experienced peer trauma for "not being Black enough," sometimes it shows up as fear of rejection from other black women as an adult. In this episode, we talk about that, some items to keep in mind, and steps to take to heal and work through that. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Reco...

#86: 5 Reasons You Need to Heal in a Group 05.02.2021 35:30

Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to help you become love balanced, love available, and fulfilled Can’t find a program, freebie, or event mentioned in the podcast? Click here to find the upgraded versions of previously announced programs and their replacements CONNECT WITH US ELSEWHERE Website: Bla...

#85: Healed and Loved Meditation & Affirmations 28.01.2021 19:18

We're wrapping up the last part of the Healed and Loved Woman series with a short meditation and affirmations for you to use in your daily life to call forth the concepts we teach on here. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to help you become love balanced, love available, and fulfilled Can’t fin...

#84: From Love Deprived to Love Worthy (Re-Uploaded) 23.01.2021 51:24

For our last component of the Healed and Loved Woman Framework, we are looking at going from love deprivation to feeling love worthy. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to help you become love balanced, love available, and fulfilled Can’t find a program, freebie, or event mentioned in the podcast? C...

#83: From Love Avoidant to Love Available 17.01.2021 40:33

In this week's episode, we're looking at the second component of the Healed and Loved Woman Framework ™ , how to go from being love avoidant to love available. Listen now to learn more. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to help you become love balanced, love available, and fulfilled Can’t fin...

#82: From Love Addicted to Love Balanced 06.01.2021 27:28

We're breaking down the Healed and Loved Woman Framework starting with the first diamond - Being Love Balanced vs Love Addicted. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to help you become love balanced, love available, and fulfilled Can’t find a program, freebie, or event mentioned in the podcast? Cli...

#81: Coping with Lack of Closure 29.12.2020 36:13

To close out the year, we're going to talk about how to gain closure in different types of relationships where closure may not be possible. We hope you find this helpful in case you relate to any of the causes of lack of closure! Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to help you become love balanced,...

#80: 8 Lessons I Learned in 2020 22.12.2020 48:25

In this episode, I review 8 lessons I learned in 2020 and what I'm taking with me and Black Girls Heal into 2021. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to help you become love balanced, love available, and fulfilled Can’t find a program, freebie, or event mentioned in the podcast? Click here to find...

#79: Lessons Learned Healing from Love Avoidance [Student Highlight] 16.12.2020 57:16

In this episode, our student, Rolanda, shares her story, inspiration, and hope that she's found healing from love addiction. Sis is a story teller and so gifted at uplifting others. We hope that this episode is uplifting to you as well. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to help you become love ba...

#78: Dating After Heartbreak 09.12.2020 29:34

If you've had your heart broken and you're trying to determine if you even want to date again, we talked about three possible mindset shifts for you to consider to help you get there. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to help you become love balanced, love available, and fulfilled Can’t fin...

#77: Getting Ahead of Her Codependency [Student Highlight] 01.12.2020 34:45

#76: 3 Reasons Self Love is the Best Love 26.11.2020 25:02

When it comes to the "right" type of love, focusing on our self love is the best love we can give ourselves this holiday season. In this episodes, we talk about 3 reasons that's the case. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to help you become love balanced, love available, and fulfilled ...

#75: Make Your Family Support Plan (for the Holidays) 24.11.2020 23:47

Let's do this! It's the holidays and you need support on how to make the most out of this time. If that's you, listen to this episode to learn how to make a holiday support plan for yourself. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to help you become love balanced, love available, and fulfilled ...

#74: 3 Mistakes From Not Owning Your Value 17.11.2020 32:42

It's important that in ALL things you own your value - relationships, dreams, career, and beyond. In this episode, I talk about 3 mistakes that happen when you don't own your value and don't know how to esteem yourself. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to help you become love balanced, lo...

#73: Processing of Post-Election Disappointment in Supposed Allies 11.11.2020 39:41

In this episode, I process my post election disappointment in supposed allies and how I'm coping with that. For more tips on coping, look at episode #52: Healing Our Unavailable Relationship with Whiteness. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to help you become love balanced, love available, and ful...

#72: 10 Points of Healing for a Love Addict 03.11.2020 1:25:54

Ready for a checklist of items to look out for when healing from love addiction to becoming a healed and loved woman? If so, I GOT YOU! Check out this episode as we dig in to 10 Points of Healing for a Love Addict. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to help you become love balanced, love available, and...

#71: How to Be a Good Girlfriend 27.10.2020 42:21

In this episode, we are pulling lessons from iconic tv shows about life, friendship, and love. Today, we are taking a deep dive into the pilot episode of the hit TV show, Girlfriends . Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to help you become love balanced, love available, and fulfilled Can’t find a pro...

#70: What if I Can't Get Better [Student Highlight] 20.10.2020 29:46

You're doing your healing process (or you're thinking about starting) and you have this fear about what if I can't get better? What if this is all I will ever be? What if I try to change but don't actually improve? This can make you feel defeated before you even start. In this episode, we're going to talk about what those pauses mean and how they are actually proof of your impr...

#69: The 4 Types of Love Addicts 13.10.2020 47:04

Not all intimacy disorders are created equal. In this podcast episode, we talk about the 4 different types of love addicts! Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to help you become love balanced, love available, and fulfilled Can’t find a program, freebie, or event mentioned in the podcast? Click here to...

#68: Mindfulness & Healing Your Trauma f Valerie Ritchie 06.10.2020 45:26

When healing the trauma that causes disruption in how we connect to others and ourselves, we have to start with paying attention to our bodies and what is it that we truly need. Mindfulness is a tool that will help us get there. Join me and guest expert Valerie Ritchie as we talk more about the importance of incorporating mindfulness in healing our trauma. Follow Valerie Ritchie IG: @vibrantlifec...

#67: When You're the Friend Who Can't Get it RIght 30.09.2020 29:36

Are you the friend who constantly has relationship issues and you can't get it right? Feeling some shame about it and as if you're permanently flawed? You don't have to feel that way. This one is for you! Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to help you become love balanced, love available, a...

#66: Changing and Learning New Lessons 22.09.2020 29:38

In our life, we are GOING to change, and we have to adjust with those transitions along with learn the lessons that stage is trying to teach us. We dig into this concept more along with practicing humility and owning your power. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to help you become love balanced, lov...