The Standing Naked Podcast

A lot of us learned that being “nice” meant keeping everyone comfortable. In this episode, Daveda talks about people pleasing, resentment, and why being clear is often much kinder than avoiding discomfort. The Weekly Drop: https://aw1407fc.aweb.page/p/f2cb2f6f-ff7c-4c51-a98b-58447c313e22 LEGAL DISCLAIMER By listening to the  Standing Naked  podcast (“podcast”), you agree to the terms bel...

When you step into something new, you’re not always starting from scratch — sometimes you’re stepping into patterns that were built by someone else. In this episode, Daveda shares how quickly we can absorb those patterns without realizing it, and what it looks like to get back in the driver’s seat so your life, and your work, doesn’t start running you.doesn’t start running you. The Weekly Drop: ht...

There’s a moment where someone sees you differently than you see yourself… and everything in you wants to fix it. In this episode, Daveda talks about the pull to fix how you’re perceived — especially when you know you’ve acted in integrity — and what it looks like to stay rooted in your truth without trying to manage someone else’s version of you. The Weekly Drop: https://aw1407fc.aweb.page/p/f2cb...

We’ve started using the word “safe” for almost everything. But what if the moment you’re calling unsafe… isn’t actually about danger at all? In this episode, Daveda unpacks the difference between real danger and emotional discomfort — and why confusing the two can train your nervous system to treat vulnerability, feedback, and growth like threats. Sometimes it isn’t that you’re unsafe. Sometimes i...

Why does it feel so uncomfortable to just say something… and leave it there? If you find yourself adding the extra paragraph, clarifying your tone, or trying to make sure everyone “gets it,” this episode is for you. Daveda unpacks what’s really underneath the urge to over-explain — the nervous system spike, the fear of being misunderstood, and the quiet need to manage how you’re perceived. What be...

Somewhere along the way, a lot of us started confusing humility with hiding. In this episode, Daveda unpacks what real humility looks like — not shrinking so others feel comfortable, but being grounded enough in who you are to shine without apology. She shares how a recent conversation reminded her that humility and radiance can coexist — that you can hold deep respect for others and still honor y...

If you’ve been feeling like life’s gone a little quiet — not stuck, but strangely still — this episode is going to feel like a deep exhale. Daveda unpacks what’s really happening in “the boring middle,” that space after massive growth or shedding when it seems like nothing’s moving… but everything actually is. She explains how this recalibration phase is where your nervous system expands, your ide...

In this episode, Daveda gets real about one of the most over-simplified sayings in the personal growth world — “no one can make you feel anything.” She unpacks why that idea, while partly true, is also incomplete. Yes, we’re responsible for what gets triggered inside of us — and we’re still human. People can say or do things that hurt, and denying that only disconnects us from our truth. Daveda sh...

In this short episode, Daveda talks about what happens when you stop chasing what’s “right” or “wrong” and start trusting what’s useful for you. She shares how honoring your intuition, the part of you that knows before your mind catches up, changes everything. “Useful” becomes the compass that actually works, no matter what season of life you’re in. This episode is a reminder that you don’t need a...

If you’ve ever walked into a family gathering already bracing yourself to keep the peace, this one’s for you. In this episode, we’re talking about what it looks like to stop auditioning for approval and start honoring your own capacity. We’ll dig into the kind of boundaries that actually work — the kind that keep your energy clean without cutting people off and how to navigate old roles or expecta...

This episode is a love letter to the high-capacity woman who’s been told her emotions are inconvenient, her honesty too sharp, her intuition too much. Daveda takes us into the quiet ache of being “the strong one” who secretly wonders if her depth is a liability. Through a story about her granddaughter and a lifetime of unlearning, she models what emotional sovereignty looks like — the ability to h...

This one’s gonna stir the pot and maybe your spirit too. Daveda unpacks why “obedience” as it’s often taught isn’t divine devotion, it’s disconnection dressed up as holiness. She reclaims its true meaning — to listen toward — and reminds us that real alignment doesn’t come from compliance, it flows from honesty. If you’ve ever felt your intuition clash with the rules you were told to follow, this...

In this episode, Daveda breaks down what it looks like to move from reactive, emotion-driven thinking into intentional, grounded focus — without ignoring or bypassing what you actually feel. She shares how subtle self abandonment often shows up as people-pleasing, emotional control, and over editing your truth, and how learning to stay present with your emotions is the key to authentic self trust....

Every time you try to manage someone else’s reaction to your truth, you abandon yourself to keep the peace. But that’s not peace. That’s control...wearing a nice dress. In this episode of  Standing Naked , Daveda peels back the layers on one of the most common, and invisible, forms of self-abandonment: the way high-capacity women edit themselves to stay likable, digestible, or “safe.” She exp...

There’s a part of you that loves to pour, to give, to nurture, to fill everyone else’s cup. And then there’s the other part, the one that glances at someone else’s overflow and quietly wonders,  “When’s it my turn?” This episode of  Standing Naked  is for both of them. Because neither is wrong. Both are sacred. And both are trying to meet the same need, to feel safe, seen, and enoug...

There comes a moment when the mask starts to feel heavier than the truth. When the perfectly curated version of you, the one that’s composed, capable, and always fine, begins to ache under its own weight. This first episode of  The Standing Naked Podcast  is the beginning of that unmasking. Standing Naked is an invitation to come home to your raw, unfiltered truth. It’s not about perfect...