I'm New Here Podcast

In this episode of I’m New Here , Dawn Richardson invites you to release the pressure of performative self-care and explore a softer, more honest approach to caring for yourself.

When the Noise Stops and the Body Speaks When survival quiets down, the body becomes easier to hear. This episode explores somatic awareness — listening to the body as a source of information through sensation rather than thought. We talk about what happens when emotional noise fades and the body begins to communicate through tension, ease, and calm. I also share how a stroke in October 2025 chang...

Why I’m New Here explores what it means to arrive at yourself after survival has ended. Not through a dramatic moment, but through quiet certainty. Through the absence of tension. Through peace becoming the baseline.

In this closing episode of 2025, Dawn reflects on the Year of the Snake and the quiet, necessary process of shedding old identities, patterns, and ways of choosing that no longer fit. This episode is a gentle but powerful release an invitation to let go of survival-based habits and step into discernment, self-trust, and peace.

In this episode, Dawn reflects on what it means to truly step into a season of self-possession — where you stop surviving, stop self-abandoning, and begin fully belonging to yourself again. This is a conversation about reclaiming your voice, your intuition, your peace, and your identity after seasons of giving yourself away to be accepted, understood, or chosen.

In this episode, Dawn explores what it really means to become unavailable to the things that drain your spirit emotionally, mentally, and energetically. Being “unavailable” isn’t about being cold or closed off it’s about protecting your peace, honoring your boundaries, and refusing to shrink just to be chosen.

This episode explores the silent journey of leaving survival mode behind. Dawn shares how healing begins in small ways the loosened shoulders, the deeper breaths, the stillness that no longer feels threatening and guides listeners through the tender process of reclaiming ease, safety, and peace within themselves. Perfect for anyone rebuilding after emotional exhaustion or major life transition.

This week on I’m New Here, Dawn closes out the Unpacking to Heal series with one of the deepest truths of the healing journey: You don’t just find peace — you become it.

Healing isn't always soft or soothing. Sometimes it hurts like hell even when you’re on the right path. Tonight, we’re unpacking what no one talks about: The pain that comes before the peace. The breakdown that leads to breakthrough.

This week, Dawn opens up about the emotional patterns passed down through generations and how they quietly show up in our relationships, our choices, and the way we carry ourselves. From perfectionism and over-functioning to the weight of survival-mode strength, she explores how these inherited patterns shape us… and how we can break them. This episode is steady, honest, and deeply relatable for a...

You can’t truly understand your aha moment until you unpack how you got there — the choices, the patterns, the pain you were told to keep quiet. In this week’s episode of I’m New Here, I share my story ,the truth I once buried and the freedom that came when I finally named it. Because healing doesn’t begin when you move on… It begins when you tell the truth.

Sometimes the hardest person to forgive… is yourself. This week, we’re talking about releasing the guilt that lingers after choosing you. It’s time to stop replaying the past, stop apologizing for your healing, and start giving yourself the grace you deserve.

Sometimes the hardest person to forgive… is yourself. This week, we’re talking about releasing the guilt that lingers after choosing you. It’s time to stop replaying the past, stop apologizing for your healing, and start giving yourself the grace you deserve.

In this week’s episode of I'm New Here, we’re diving deep into the guilt that comes when you finally put yourself first and how to release it, reframe it, and walk in your peace unapologetically. So if you’ve ever felt bad for doing what’s best for you this one’s for you.

The “A-Ha” Moment An “A-Ha moment” is that sudden spark of clarity when everything finally makes sense the instant a new truth reshapes how you see yourself, your situation, or the world around you. It’s when confusion turns into understanding, and what once felt like an obstacle begins to look like an opportunity. Tune in as we explore the power of these breakthrough moments — the turning points...

Welcome to I’m New Here , a space for women ready to unlearn old patterns, step into their true selves, and live unapologetically. Hosted by Dawn, this podcast dives deep into what it means to rediscover who you are beyond society’s expectations. From friendships and partnerships to self-love, camaraderie, and personal growth we’ll talk about it all. Each episode is an honest conversation about br...