Grow Through It

What happens when you still believe in the mission, but you begin questioning the system responsible for carrying it out? Sometimes, the work we once felt deeply connected to becomes a source of frustration, exhaustion, and internal conflict, not because we’ve stopped caring, but because we’ve started recognizing the contradictions between what an institution says it values and how it actually ope...

Who Did You Have to Become When You Weren’t Protected? When you couldn’t count on someone stepping in, what did you learn to become? Maybe you became the one with a backup plan, the one who reads the room, or the one who handles everything herself. In this episode of Grow Through It , Ina Camille explores how self-protection can shape our identities long after the circumstances that taught us to r...

We’re constantly told:  don’t quit, keep going, stay consistent.  But how do you know when perseverance is actually helping you grow, and when it’s keeping you attached to something that no longer works? In this episode of  Grow Through It , Ina explores the complicated space between  persistence and pivoting . We unpack why it can be so difficult to change direction, from sunk costs and identity...

What if privilege isn’t just about what a system gives you, but also about what that system asks of you in return? In this episode of  Grow Through It , Ina explores privilege through a systems lens, moving beyond the idea that privilege means having an easy or struggle-free life. We’ll look at white privilege, attractiveness privilege, gender, ability, status, and other forms of advantage, and ex...

What if your social anxiety isn’t happening entirely inside of you? In this episode of  Grow Through It , Ina gets vulnerable about her own evolving relationship with social anxiety, including a recent presentation that left her far more anxious than she expected and prompted a bigger question:  Why do some environments allow us to feel completely like ourselves, while others seem to make us shrin...

*Due to technical challenges, last week's episode was delayed* What if many of the beliefs you hold about yourself were taught, not chosen? In this episode, we’re exploring how the “isms”—capitalism, racism, sexism, ableism, classism, and other systems of power— shape the way we think about our worth, our relationships, our success, and even our ability to rest. Using psychology, trauma research,...

What if the problem isn’t the person? So much of the way we understand behavior starts with the individual. We ask what’s wrong, why someone acts the way they do, or how they can change. But what if that’s only part of the story? In this episode, we explore how families, schools, workplaces, communities, and culture shape our thoughts, emotions, identities, and behaviors. Drawing from trauma-infor...

While I rest and prepare for Season 3 of  Grow Through It , I’m revisiting a few powerful conversations from my podcast archives that continue to feel deeply relevant today. This two-part conversation originally aired on  Come Through, Liberation!  and explores the intersection of Black mental health, healing, and collective liberation with Dr. Phillip Roundtree. Although the conversation was reco...

While I rest and prepare for Season 3 of  Grow Through It , I’m revisiting a few powerful conversations from my podcast archives that continue to feel deeply relevant today. This two-part conversation originally aired on  Come Through, Liberation!  and explores the intersection of Black mental health, healing, and collective liberation with Dr. Phillip Roundtree. Although the conversation was reco...

Season 2 began as a conversation about healing. What I didn’t expect was how often the conversation would lead us back to survival. Throughout this season of The Grow Through It Podcast, we’ve explored workplace culture, trauma, self-abandonment, authenticity, relationships, identity, emotional labor, and the environments that shape us. Again and again, one truth kept emerging: many of us are navi...

What happens when your nervous system adapts to surviving workplace culture instead of living fully within it? In this episode of Grow Through It Podcast, Ina Camille explores the hidden emotional and physiological cost of navigating chronic stress, emotional labor, hypervigilance, burnout, and survival mode in workplace environments, especially for Black women and marginalized communities. This c...

Why does doing the “right” thing sometimes feel so wrong? In this episode, we’re unpacking a frustrating and often confusing part of personal growth: the discomfort that comes with change. If you’ve ever set a boundary and immediately felt guilty… chosen rest and questioned your worth… or started showing up differently and wondered if you’re doing something wrong, this conversation is for you. We’...

What happens when the world around you shapes how you see yourself? In this episode, we’re having a real and honest conversation about identity, marginalization, and the internal impact of navigating spaces where you don’t always feel fully seen, understood, or accepted. Our guest shares his experience growing up between identities with a white father and Black mother, and how experiences of racis...

How often are you abandoning yourself… without even realizing it? Self-abandonment isn’t always loud or obvious. It doesn’t always look like walking away from your dreams or completely losing yourself. Sometimes, it’s much more subtle. It’s saying yes when you want to say no. It’s prioritizing everyone else’s needs over your own. It’s chasing validation, approval, or success while feeling disconne...

What does it really mean to be an empath or a highly sensitive person, and how do you care for yourself in a world that often feels overwhelming? In this episode, I’m joined by a self-care coach to explore the lived experiences of empaths and highly sensitive people (HSPs). We unpack the differences and overlaps between these identities, why so many people are beginning to resonate with these term...

We hear it all the time: Live fully. Don’t settle. Chase happiness. But what does that actually mean? In this episode, I explore the quiet tension many of us feel between excitement and contentment. The moments when life is good, stable even, but we still find ourselves wondering if something is missing. Drawing on insights from psychology and nervous system science, including work by Edward Deci,...

What happens when your life as you know it collapses — publicly, suddenly, and without warning? In this episode, I sit down with a woman who experienced a very visible scandal that cost her career, community, and sense of stability in midlife. She identifies as queer and had to rebuild not just her life, but her identity, in full view of the world. We explore the heart lessons that emerged from th...

In this episode, we explore a powerful and often overlooked question: What if the problem isn’t you—but the environment you’re in? I share 10 ways to help you identify when your nervous system is responding to an unhealthy or misaligned environment, and 10 practical, compassionate strategies for navigating that environment without abandoning yourself. This conversation is especially for those who...

Loving someone impacted by incarceration is complex, layered, and often misunderstood. In this episode, we unpack the stigma around trauma bonds, challenge common assumptions about re-entry, and explore how becoming more trauma-informed can change the way we relate to others—and ourselves. This isn’t about excusing harm. It’s about understanding survival, nervous systems, and what healing actually...

Welcome to Season 2 of the Grow Through It Podcast with Ina Camille! Stay tuned for the launch of Episode 11 in January 2026!!!

In the season finale, Ina continues with part two of the topic “The body is the catalyst for change,” by exploring the difference between living and existing, releasing the shame that others project onto us about our bodies, and sharing evidence-based strategies for reconnecting with the body. 

A person’s relationship with their body is shaped by psychological factors, including social and media pressures, internalized critiques, and the quality of their relationships with others. These influences contribute to the ways we engage with the world around us including how it affects our body image, self-esteem, mental health, and relationship satisfaction. In this episode, Ina dives deep int...

Compromise in a relationship becomes excessive when it leads to a loss of self, resentment, or a significant imbalance in the relationship's dynamics. It's too far when core values are compromised, boundaries are violated, or one person consistently sacrifices their needs and desires for the other.  In this episode, we discuss the most common areas people self-betray and 6 practices for ho...

Dealing with a family dynamic characterized by unhealthy patterns of interaction, communication, and behavior that negatively impact its members can be heartbreaking. For many of us, cutting these members off can be just as challenging as keeping them in our lives. However, there comes a time when you have to decide on how to deal with a dysfunctional family member. Knowing when to cut them off, w...

Recent studies show that over half of Americans are experiencing loneliness. This impacts marginalized groups the most. Why is that? How do we define loneliness? And what types of loneliness are we talking about? Ina answers all of these questions and more in this episode. Along with sharing, some practical steps including Dr. Cacioppo's EASE framework for combating the feelings of loneliness...