Surrender2Thrive

Join us as we celebrate and wrap up Season 4!!! In this week’s episode, we recap some of our favorite and most listened-to episodes, share our appreciation for our guests who joined us this year, our plans for the podcast in 2024, and more! We appreciate your support and love for the podcast!  Here's how you can continue to spread the love: Please leave a 5-star review and share any episode you've...

This month we are focusing on seasonal wellness! In this week’s episode, we had an impromptu audio journaling session utilizing the {THE AND} SELF EDITION for a moment of self-reflection. We appreciate your support and love for the podcast!  Here's how you can continue to spread the love: Please leave a 5-star review and share any episode you've enjoyed with your community.  . . Our bi-wee...

This month we are focusing on seasonal wellness! In this week’s episode, we discuss the power of journaling for seasonal transitions, including self-reflection, mindfulness, healing, and discovery. We appreciate your support and love for the podcast!  Here's how you can continue to spread the love: Please leave a 5-star review and share any episode you've enjoyed with your community.  . ....

This month we are focusing on seasonal wellness! In this week’s episode, we are joined by Christie Holland @guttedfitness to discuss the importance of adapting our wellness routines to the colder months, including how we prepare and maintain our self-care to navigate the season. Connect with Christie  IG: @guttedfitness Website: guttedfitness.com YouTube: Gutted Fitness Tik Tok: @guttedfitness We...

In part two of this week's episode, we continued to share our love and dating journey, including what we learned about ourselves (the good, the sad, and the fed up!), being okay with not having all the answers, how we plan to move forward, and staying disciplined in what we desire. We appreciate your support and love for the podcast! Here's how you can continue to spread the love: Please leave a 5...

Late upload, so we made it a bonus episode, enjoy!:) In part one of this week's episode, we discussed how we attempt to resolve childhood wounds in our romantic relationships, and how our parents/caregivers are our first role models of behaviors within relationships. We appreciate your support and love for the podcast!  Here's how you can continue to spread the love: Please leave a 5-star review a...

This month we are entering “cuffing season” where we share our experiences in love and dating! In part two of this week’s episode, we are joined by Dr. Shemeka Thorpe to discuss: the misconception that sex therapists and educators are freaky:) humanizing wellness professionals by learning to separate our work from our own self-perceptions or societal expectations how we are learning to mingle afte...

This month we are entering “cuffing season” where we share our experiences on love and dating! In part one of this week’s episode, we are joined by Dr. Shemeka Thorpe to discuss: honoring the life experiences, pleasures, and well-being of Black women through the lens of #hotgirlscience if there is such a thing as being single for too long? dating after a season of singleness the misconception that...

In this week’s episode, we continued to discuss experiencing grief when choosing to transition from being people pleasers to having healthy relationships with ourselves and others. We shared more about our journey in recognizing when we were in people-pleasing mode, and recovering from past behaviors while celebrating our wins and grieving our “losses”.  We appreciate your support and love for the...

In this week’s episode, we decided to get real about experiencing grief when choosing to transition from being people pleasers to being secure in having healthy boundaries and prioritizing ourselves. . . Our bi-weekly newsletter will serve as your invitation to upcoming events, gatherings, and intimate conversations. Be the first to know about upcoming invite-only events, news, podcast episodes, a...

In this week’s episode, we sit down with our friend Nisha to discuss the challenges and joys of changing careers and embracing the journey, including: journeying back to school later in life decisions or moments in Nisha’s journey that led her to transition from the nursing field to becoming a therapist changes in ourselves or that we had to make through professional/personal transition(s) challen...

In this week’s episode, we continued our discussion about transitioning from old ways of thinking and opening our minds to experience new ways of thinking and being, including:  creating a home environment to maintain a clear mind releasing old ways of being to embrace different parts of ourselves filling our minds with love and beauty through visualization  building anticipation to cultivate joy...

In this week’s episode, we discussed transitioning from old ways of thinking to opening our minds to experience new ways of thinking and being, including:  how feeling stuck begins with what and how we’re thinking personal experiences that challenged us to change our thoughts to heal old wounds creating “cleaning rituals” to release old ways of thinking and strengthening our mindset being mindful...

In this week’s episode, we are joined by therapist Fred Williams, founder of ⁠ Mental Alchemy Counseling to discuss his journey of becoming a therapist, including his personal experience with therapy, transitioning from Corporate America to the mental health field, abstaining from sex and alcohol, mastering his mindset, and dating again! Support and connect with Fred! IG @fred_the_therapist Websit...

In this week's episode, Vic dives into her experiences with perfectionism, including the roots of her perfectionist tendencies, and how she is learning to move forward...perfectly imperfect. Join the community by subscribing to the S2T newsletter! Our bi-weekly newsletter will serve as your invitation to upcoming events, gatherings, and intimate conversations. Be the first to know about upcomi...

In this week’s episode, we are joined by La’Crassia Wilderness, founder of @butterloveskin to discuss how her skin love journey led her to opening her first brick and mortar this past June. Throughout our conversation, La’Crassia, opened up about her wellness journey, sharing invaluable insights into the importance of therapy and listening to our bodies, and staying rooted in community and love as...

In part two of this week’s episode, we discussed the significance of friendship, experiencing distance in friendship once a friend enters a romantic relationship, what our friends mirror back to us, and the values we look for when pursuing new friendships.  Join the community by subscribing to the S2T newsletter! Our bi-weekly newsletter will serve as your invitation to upcoming events, gatherings...

In part one of this week’s episode, we are joined by our friend Christella to hold space for fun, intimate, and authentic conversations surrounding our friendship using {THE AND} FRIENDS EDITION game deck.  Join the community by subscribing to the S2T newsletter! Our bi-weekly newsletter will serve as your invitation to upcoming events, gatherings, and intimate conversations. Be the first to know...

Are you too busy for your friends? Have you ever felt neglected or ghosted in your friendships? Do you find it difficult to maintain your friendships when life gets busy?  In this week’s episode, we discuss maintaining friendships when life gets busy AF, including how we maintain our friendships and some tips on maintaining your connections. This month’s theme on the podcast: Friendships Join the...

It seems like forever, but we are back! In this week’s episode, we share what we have been up to for the past few months: the transitions, changes, challenges, joys…everything!!  Things mentioned in the episode:  Healing Exchange Website: www.healingxchg.com IG: @healingxchg Vic’s poetry book: “As My Heart Aligns” Dr. Kezia Jackson Black Therapy Group Practice: Healing Spaces STL Website: https://...

This week’s episode, “Choosing Community Over Isolation” is dedicated to my friends and family who have held space for me to feel connected, supported, and grounded in uncertain times. The Surrender2Thrive Podcast aims to encourage Black healers to put themselves first. Every week, we will sit down with folks from our community to have intimate conversations and take a holistic and honest dive int...

Ya’ll, my bestie is a published author (that's how she wants to be introduced now, and I said bet)!!!! Join us in this week’s episode to celebrate Vic’s journey to publishing her first poetry book, “As My Heart Aligns.” We discussed Vic’s process of: -navigating barriers in self-publishing her first book -falling in love with poetry in 7th grade -nurturing her bond with her father through collabor...

In this week's episode, we are holding space for our friend Grace as she shares her journey of navigating failure and trauma, receiving clarity after being diagnosed with ADHD, and learning to be unapologetically in progress so that she could reclaim her joy! Enjoying the Podcast? Let us know! Please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcast or Spotify or share episodes so others can join our...

In this week's episode, we shared some of the significant and difficult conversations we had in our friendship. We also shared our reflections on ending close friendships and explored the possibility of friendship reconciliation. Enjoying the Podcast? Let us know! Please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcast or Spotify and share episodes so others (like you!) can join our community. The Su...

In this week’s bonus episode, we took a trip down memory lane as we discussed the early days of our friendship, and what it takes to maintain intimacy in friendships. Enjoying the Podcast? Let us know! Please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcast or Spotify and share episodes so others (like you!) can join our community. The Surrender2Thrive Podcast aims to encourage Black healers to put thems...