The Freed Black Girl Podcast

Building on last week’s conversation about curiosity, discernment, and direction, this episode reflects on what happens after we know which direction is calling to us next in our lives. Often, the greatest challenge isn’t finding the path — it’s physically & energetically letting go of what’s keeping us tethered to the old one. I reflect on the completion of this Lessons from Liberation series...

In this episode, I explore how curiosity and discernment will guide us through uncertainty and help us find direction in a rapidly changing world. Building on last week’s conversation about pausing in uncertainty and discomfort, this episode reflects on what becomes possible when we stop rushing toward answers and allow ourselves to become genuinely curious about what is emerging around us. I expl...

In this episode, I explore the power of pausing in uncertainty and discomfort — and how stillness can become one of the most transformative practices on the path of embodiment and manifesting a new life. Building on last week’s conversation about moving from healing to embodiment, this episode reflects on what happens when we stop trying to force the next chapter of our lives and allow ourselves t...

What does it mean to move from healing into embodiment? Healing is meant to prepare us for living, not keep us trapped in endless self-analysis. Building on last week’s conversation about understanding when enough is enough, this episode reflects on what happens when we reach a place where the wound is no longer open, but we’re still relating to ourselves as if we are constantly in recovery. I sha...

Building on last week’s conversation about dreaming and centering yourself, this episode explores a necessary counterbalance. I reflect on what happens after we imagine more for our lives, and begin to realize that we may already be living parts of what we once dreamed of. This episode is about releasing the constant pressure to do more, be more, and achieve more — and instead learning to recogniz...

In this episode, I explore what it truly means to dream a self-centered life — and how centering yourself creates the foundation for everything you want to build, experience, and become. Building on last week’s conversation about seeking your purpose, this episode shifts inward. I reflect on what happens when we stop dreaming only for the collective, or in response to struggle, and begin asking a...

In this episode, I explore what happens after we begin healing and regulating our nervous system — when we return to ourselves and start asking the deeper questions: Who am I? Why am I here? What do I want to do with my life? Building on last week’s conversation about nervous system regulation, this episode introduces the Seeker phase of my liberation method — the stage where curiosity, imaginatio...

In this episode, I explore why healing and regulating your nervous system is the foundation for everything you’re trying to build. Because if you don’t, you’re building your dreams on quicksand. I share how entrepreneurship, creativity, and even healing itself will bring all of your “stuff” to the surface — your inner child wounds, inherited patterns, and survival responses. And how learning to re...

In this episode, I reflect on what it means to build in the midst of collapse — and why this moment is calling us not just to witness what’s falling apart, but to actively create what comes next. Register to join my upcoming virtual event : Building Our New World; With Love over Fear April 21st,  6pm ET  Building on last week’s conversation about becoming your own safe space, this episode expands...

The world is on fire, will you wait to feel safe externally to build the new one?  In this episode, I explore what it truly means to become your own safe space — and how that internal safety allows you to show up fully in your life, your relationships, and your purpose. You can send me questions and discussion topics now! Submit anonymously here. Building on last week’s conversation about vulnerab...

Vulnerability healed my addictions and saved my life. Every woman I can trace on my maternal line died from addictions or addiction-related illness before the age of 65. My mother at 44. Her mother at 55. Her mother at 53. And my maternal aunt at 65. Overdose. Heart disease. Obesity. Smoking. Alcohol-related illness. Breaking this cycle required my willingness to be radically honest with myself —...

Lessons from Liberation | Devotion vs. Discipline The Freed Black Girl Podcast Lessons from Liberation is a mini-episode series on what I’ve learned about what comes after freedom. In this episode, I reflect on the difference between discipline and devotion — and how healing from childhood physical, emotional, and psychological abuse transformed the way I move through my life, creativity, and self...

Enjoy a replay this week. This episode originally aired in October 2024. It is, perhaps, even more relevant now than it was then.  This episode is about embodying the change we seek. Are we ready to receive our dreams or are we asking for things we haven’t demonstrated the capacity to hold? Are you feeling like leaving your old way of living behind and starting out in a new direction? Maybe someth...

Lessons from Liberation | The Griot & Healing Power of Music The Freed Black Girl Podcast Lessons from Liberation is a mini-episode series on what I’ve learned about what comes after freedom. In this episode, I reflect on music as medicine — as ancestral memory, nervous system regulation, and a portal back to creativity. Building on last week’s conversation about stepping into the light when i...

Lessons from Liberation is a mini-episode series on what I’ve learned about what comes after freedom. In this episode, I reflect on what happens after compassion. After tending to your inner child. After learning to hold yourself with care. There comes a moment when you get to choose to stand in the light. The light doesn’t just illuminate the world around you. It reveals what’s inside of you too....

Lessons from Liberation | Compassionate Self-Parenting The Freed Black Girl Podcast Lessons from Liberation is a mini-episode series on what I’ve learned about what comes after freedom. In this episode, I reflect on compassion as a practice of self-parenting — especially for those of us who learned early that love was conditional, tied to performance, achievement, or being “easy” to love. Building...

Lessons from Liberation | Episode: The Integration — Gifts On, Masks Off The Freed Black Girl Podcast Lessons from Liberation is a mini episode series on what I’ve learned about what comes after freedom. Leave a comment, like & subscribe. Leave a 5 star review everywhere you get your podcasts. Visit: www.freedblackgirl.com for more about my Liberation Coaching, production services, the podcast...

Lessons from Liberation | Episode 3: The Game of Life The Freed Black Girl Podcast Lessons from Liberation is a mini episode series on what I’ve learned about what comes after freedom. Leave a comment, like & subscribe. Leave a 5 star review everywhere you get your podcasts. Visit: www.freedblackgirl.com for more about my Liberation Coaching, production services, the podcast merch store, and m...

Lessons from Liberation | Episode 2: Quantum Leaping The Freed Black Girl Podcast Lessons from Liberation is a mini episode series on what I’ve learned about what comes after freedom. Leave a comment, like & subscribe. Leave a 5 star review everywhere you get your podcasts. Visit: www.freedblackgirl.com for more about my Liberation Coaching, production services, the podcast merch store, and mo...

Lessons from Liberation | Episode 1: The Surrender The Freed Black Girl Podcast Lessons from Liberation is a mini episode series on what I’ve learned about what comes after freedom. Leave a comment, like & subscribe. Leave a 5 star review everywhere you get your podcasts. And share with someone you think would benefit.  Visit: www.freedblackgirl.com for more about my Liberation Coaching, produ...

What does it mean to truly remember our teachers? On this special bonus episode and season 2 preview, we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his evolving vision for freedom, community, and justice as we reflect on his powerful 1967 speech, “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?” Through excerpts from his words, we delve into the radical clarity he held in his final years and explore what...

You all are in for a treat with this Season 1 Finale. I knew when I started this podcast I wanted to end the season speaking about Joy. When working with my coaching clients to explore their niche in their business, I always start with the question “what brings you joy, that solves a problem/ fills a need for other people, that you’re good at & that they’ll pay you for? They would be able to c...

This Election Bonus episode channels our best School House Rock, and discussing the mechanics of Election Day. From not automatically expecting immediate results and tuning out the noise trying to drive chaos. As well as where to turn if you run into any issues at the polls. Nothing beats anxiety like information!  Double check registration and FAQs: https://www.vote411.org Election Protection Hot...

Coming out later in life can feel like finding parts of yourself that have been hidden in plain sight. In this episode, we explore the lack of affirming visibility for Queer Black Women especially and its impact on our identity development. Also how our minds and bodies-through somatic responses —keep us safe by not allowing us to see ourselves, even subconsciously. Because belonging is a human ne...

Discussing My early lessons on the power of people, collective liberation, and our upcoming election. As a kid, I heard stories about my maternal grandmother hosting friends like Dick Gregory and other civil rights leaders in her home when they were in town. Or about how my mother was involved in the Black Panther Party when she was a teen/ young adult in the 60s & 70s. I remember growing up w...