Bounce Back, Black Woman! | Healing, Relationships, & Resilience

You are not your productivity. In this episode, I’m inviting you into a deeper kind of rest — the kind that restores your soul, not just your body. Together we’ll talk about: Why rest is a necessary part of your healing How “work” looks different in every season (and every woman) What scripture teaches us about pausing on purpose The guilt we carry… and how to finally let it go 📝 Journal Prompt:...

🎧 Episode 16 – Description (Full Show Notes for Podbean) Title: Starting Over: It’s Never Too Late to Reinvent Your Life Pillar: Resilience Description: Have you ever looked around at your life and thought, “This is not where I thought I’d be by now…”? You’re not alone. And you’re not behind. In this episode, I’m unpacking what it really means to start over — not from scratch, but from wisdom. Wh...

“If I just love them enough… maybe they’ll change.” Sound familiar? If you’ve ever stayed in a relationship hoping your care, patience, or prayers would eventually “fix” them — you’re not alone. But today we’re unpacking the emotional and spiritual cost of The Fixer Trap. In this episode, we’ll explore: The hidden reasons women stay in unhealthy relationships Why trying to rescue someone can actua...

Episode 14 – My Mother Broke My Heart: 3 Ways to Let It Go, Move Forward, and Heal A mother’s love is supposed to feel safe, but what happens when it doesn’t? What happens when the person who brought you into this world also broke your heart? In this deeply personal episode, I’m talking about the complicated pain of mother wounds — and the journey toward healing when the one who hurt you is the on...

Episode Title: I Did My Best — And That Still Makes Me a Good Mother Episode Summary: Today’s episode is for every version of a mother — Whether you gave birth, adopted, stepped in as a mother figure to children in your life, have carried the quiet ache of wanting desperately to become one, or are navigating the heartbreak of estrangement from a child you still love… This episode holds space for y...

This week’s episode is a deeply personal and powerful conversation with my special guest, Marselle Cook Morrison, as we explore the reality of healing father wounds — especially when the father figure in your life was emotionally unavailable, abusive, or completely absent. Together, we talk about: What a “father wound” actually is (and what it isn’t) The impact of growing up without emotional safe...

This episode may feel tender. If June stirred up old grief or silence for you because of a complicated or painful relationship with your father, this space is for you. In today’s solo reflection, I share a deeply personal part of my story — the impact of growing up with a father who wasn’t emotionally or physically safe, and how that experience shaped my relationship with trust, with love, and wit...

🎙️ Episode 10 – I Can’t Fix Them: Making Peace with Someone Else’s Journey Follow-up to Episode 9: Free Will vs. Expectations What happens when the person you’ve been hoping for… praying for… waiting on… just doesn’t change? In this follow-up to Episode 9, we’re going deeper — into the quiet grief of realizing that someone else’s journey may never lead to healing. This isn’t about bitterness. It’s...

What do you do when someone makes a choice that breaks your heart… and you can’t undo it? In today’s episode, I’m unpacking the emotional tension between free will and expectation — especially in relationships where love is real, but outcomes are disappointing. Whether it’s a family member, friend, or former partner, watching someone make a painful decision can leave you confused, hurt, and holdin...

Journaling isn’t just for writers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt overwhelmed, unheard, or unsure of what to do next. In this episode, Coach Del shares how 5 minutes of journaling a day can help you tune into your emotions, process life’s hard moments, and hear what your heart has been trying to say all along. You’ll hear one of Del’s own moments of breakthrough through journaling, plus easy prom...

Ever been told you’re too loud, too emotional, too intense? Let’s break that lie wide open. In this episode, Coach Del walks you through how personality awareness — including tools like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) — can help you understand how you were wired by God on purpose, for a purpose. You’ll learn how self-awareness leads to confidence, better boundaries, and healthier relationsh...

Episode 6 – Letting Go When Closure Never Comes Sometimes we never get the apology. The reason. The explanation. And if we’re not careful, we’ll let the ache of unanswered questions keep us bound to heartbreak long after the moment has passed. In this episode, we explore how to surrender the need for closure and instead embrace the deeper healing God invites us into. I’m sharing stories of the pai...

What do you do when you’re running on empty — literally and spiritually? In this episode, I’m taking you back to one of the lowest valleys of my life: a season of single motherhood, financial heartbreak, and an empty gas tank that nearly broke me. But it didn’t. Because even when I felt like I had nothing left, God reminded me I still had something powerful: belief. We’re unpacking how confidence...

Let’s be honest: most of us have learned to play small — in rooms we’ve outgrown, in relationships we’ve long surpassed, and in roles that don’t reflect who we’re becoming. But staying small keeps us stuck… and tired. In today’s episode, I’m getting real about: What it actually looks like when you’re playing small (you might be surprised!) How past heartbreak and conditioning quietly convince you...

🎧 Episode 1: Let’s Talk About Heartbreak What’s in today’s episode: Welcome to Bounce Back, Black Woman! — the space where heartbreak meets healing and resilience takes root. In this debut episode, I’m digging into the truth about heartbreak: what it really is, why it’s inevitable, and how it can be the first signal that something in us is ready to heal. I’ll also share a personal moment when hea...

🎧 Episode 2: Why Heartbreak Happens (And what it’s REALLY about) What’s in today’s episode: Today we’re going deeper. We’re talking about why heartbreak really happens — and spoiler alert: it’s not just about someone letting you down. It’s about the expectations you had… the ones you may not have even realized were there. I’m sharing how unmet expectations shaped some of my deepest heartbreaks —...

🎧 Episode 3: Healing Begins with Self-Awareness… How God Wired You to Receive Love What’s in today’s episode: What if some of your heartbreak wasn’t just about what happened — but about what you needed and never received? In this episode, we’re unpacking how your primary love language holds the key to healing, boundaries, and self-awareness. I’ll share how understanding my own love languages help...

Welcome to Bounce Back, Black Woman! — the podcast where heartbreak is not the end of your story... it’s the beginning of your healing. I’m your host, Del Smith — a coach, speaker, and woman of resilient faith who’s overcome heartbreak at nearly every stage of life. In this short trailer, you’ll hear a bit of my heart and what you can expect from this show. We’ll explore how to: Heal from your pas...