Bounce Back, Black Woman! | Healing, Personal Growth, & Resilience
By Del Smith, M.S. | Coach, Author & Speaker helping women heal, rebuild, and live more intentionally.
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Life doesn't just challenge you—it changes you.
Whether you're navigating grief, burnout, life transitions, relationship challenges, identity shifts, emotional exhaustion, or simply trying to find your way back to yourself, Bounce Back, Black Woman!® is a space for honest conversations about healing, resilience, personal growth, and intentional living.
Hosted by Del Smith, M.S., coach, author, and speaker, this podcast blends storytelling, emotional insight, practical encouragement, faith-rooted wisdom, and real-life reflection to help women heal, rebuild, and move forward—one intentional step at a time.
This isn't surface-level motivation or toxic positivity.
We talk honestly about:
- emotional healing and resilience
- confidence, identity, and self-worth
- relationships and healthy boundaries
- grief, burnout, and life transitions
- emotional patterns and personal growth
- reinvention, purpose, and rediscovering yourself
- choosing intentionality, even in difficult seasons
Faith is part of the foundation here—not loud, forced, or performative—but present as strength, wisdom, grounding, and hope through life's most challenging moments.
New episodes are released every Tuesday and Friday (with occasional video versions), with conversations designed to help women feel seen, supported, encouraged, and empowered to live with greater awareness, courage, resilience, and joy.
Because at the end of the day...
✨ It's not just you.
✨ It's not just me.
✨ It's US.
✨ It’s not just you.
✨ It’s not just me.
✨ It’s US.
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140. What Are Your "Overs & Unders" Trying to Tell You?
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Sep 29, 2026 |
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139. What if the Change You're Waiting For Isn't Yours to Make?
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Sep 25, 2026 |
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138. What if "I'm Not Ready" isn't the REAL Problem?
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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137. When Staying Feels Safer than Leaving
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Sep 18, 2026 |
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136. Why More Information Isn't Helping You Decide
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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135. Are Your Boundaries the REAL Problem? 5 Areas Where They Might Be...
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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134. Are You Thinking it Through — or Just Going in Circles?
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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133. Coffee, Chemistry, and All the Things We Overthink in Dating
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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132. Stuck or Still: How Do You Know the Difference?
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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131. Why We Eat, Shop, and Scroll When We're Stressed
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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130. What Breaks in You When Life is at Its Hardest
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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129. The Strong Black Woman: What Does Carrying it ALL Cost You?
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Aug 21, 2026 |
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128. Too Busy? Why It's Time to Rediscover What You Enjoy
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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127. The 5 Real Reasons You Can't 'FIX' Someone You Love
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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126. What it REALLY means to "Bounce Back"
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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125. The Courage to Take the Next Step
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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124. Everyone is Carrying Something — Including You
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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123. You Don't Have to Carry Life Alone
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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122. What You're Unable to See is Shaping Your LIfe
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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121. Sometimes... One Decision Changes Everything
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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120. Sometimes... Our Bodies Betray Us
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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119. Sometimes... It's Just Not That Serious!
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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118. Sometimes... We Don't Feel Pretty, Worthy or Successful Enough
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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117. Sometimes... We Just Don't Like Our Life
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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116. Rebuilding Self-Trust After Poor Choices: 5 Ways to Move Forward
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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115. 4 Signs You're Still Punishing Yourself After Poor Choices
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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114. Still Waiting for the Right Time? 5 Things It's Quietly Costing You
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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113. Resilience is Built, Not Born
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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112. Courage: You Don't Have to Be Ready
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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111. Compassion: When Caring Costs You Yourself.mp3
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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110. Connection... It's More Than Just Being Around People.mp3
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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109. Awareness: The Foundation of Every Meaninful Change
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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108. The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Time
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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107. Protecting Your Peace in a Heavy World
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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106. Hard Seasons Change You — The Question is HOW?
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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105. The Cost of Abandoning Yourself
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May 29, 2026 |
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104. When Strength Becomes Survival Mode
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May 26, 2026 |
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103. Not Every Unfinished Goal is Failure
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May 22, 2026 |
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102. What Happens When Awareness Meets Confidence
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May 19, 2026 |
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101. Why Self-Awareness Changes Everything!
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May 15, 2026 |
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100. It's Not Just You... It's Not Just Me... It's US!
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May 12, 2026 |
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99. Taking a Step Toward a More Aligned Life
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May 08, 2026 |
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98. How Misalignment in Your LIfe is Keeping You Unfulfilled
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May 05, 2026 |
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97. Why Overthinking is Keeping You Stuck - and You Still Don't Move
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May 01, 2026 |
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96. Why You Feel Drained Even When You're Not Overworked
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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95. The Patterns Keeping You Stuck (That You Don’t Even See Yet)
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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94. Why Staying Busy is Keeping You Stuck Even if it Feels Like Progress
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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93. When Your Life Doesn’t Fit Anymore (But You Don’t Know What to Change)
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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92. Why You Feel Stuck (Even When Your Life Looks Fine on Paper)
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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91. From Triggered to Secure: How to Start Healing Your Attachment Style
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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90. The Anxious-Avoidant Dance: Two Sides of the Same Coin in Attachment
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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89. Attachment Styles Explained: Why You Love the Way You Love
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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88. Grief & Loss Heartbreak: Learning to Live After Losing Someone You Love
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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87. Dream Heartbreak: When Life Doesn't Unfold the Way You Hoped
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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86. Friendship Heartbreak: When Someone Who Felt Like Family Walks Away
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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85. Romantic Heartbreak: Why Losing Love Hurts So Deeply
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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84. When You Realize You Can't Stay Stuck Anymore
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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83. When You Know Better, You Do Better - 5 Questions That Reveal Why We Stay Stuck
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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82. Why We Stay or Wait Too Long After Heartbreak (And Why It Makes Us Feel Stuck)
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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81. 5 Signs You’re Stuck from Emotional Exhaustion — And How to Reset
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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80. Why No One Checks on the Strong One — And Why it Makes You Feel Unimportant
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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79. From Black & White to Color: Reclaiming Joy after Loss
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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78. Are You Silently Self-Sabatoging? - 3 Ways You Might Be Keeping Yourself Stuck
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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77. Why it Feels Like Everyone Else is Moving On (And You're Not)
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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76. Stuck in Sadness: When the World is in Color but You're Not
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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75. Why Small Things Feel So Big Right Now (Stress, Emotional Exhaustion & Overwhelm)
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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74. On Alert: Racism Fatigue and Cultural Backlash
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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73. On Edge - Why Things Feel So Heavy Right Now (Chronic Stress, Anxiety & Nervous System Overload)
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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72. Self-Awareness isn't Enough: When Waiting Becomes Self-Betrayal
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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71. Things That Should NOT be Stressing Us - But Are (Stress, Anxiety, and Finding Joy Anyway)
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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70. Embracing Solitude: When the Quiet Comes Before You're Ready
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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69. Mental Overload - When Life Feels LIke Too Much to Carry
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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68. When the New Year Feels Loud: How to Slow Down Without Falling Behind.mp3
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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67. When Predictable Joy Disappears: Coping When Your Go-To is Gone
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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66. Choosing Predictable Joy in Hard Seasons - Two Things Can Be True at Once
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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65. Choosing Direction - How to Create Vision Without Pressure
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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64. Finding Courage When Fear and Self-Doubt Show Up
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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63.The Aftermath of the Holidays - Why You Feel Tired, Low, or Overwhelmed
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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62. New Year Reset: What to Let Go Of and What to Carry Forward
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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61. Still Standing at 61 - What This Year Taught Me About Trust, Truth & Resilience
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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60. Ruthless Intentionality - Choosing Yourself Without Guilt - Letting Go of Emotional Over-Responsibility
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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59. Not Another Year of Self-Abandonment: Healing the Habit of Overgiving in Relationships
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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58. The Empty Chair: Grief, Memories & Missing People During the Holidays
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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57. What You Need to Release Before 2025 Ends - So You Don't Carry It Into 2026
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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56. Holiday Boundaries - Saying "No" Without the Guilt
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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55. When Joy Feels Heavy: Navigating the Holidays While Healing
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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54. When What You Expected Doesn't Happen - The Real Roots of Heartbreak
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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53. When the Holidays Don't Go How You'd Hoped
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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52. Gratitude Doesn't Cancel Grief - Both Can Sit at the Same Table
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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51. Don't Rush Your Healing - Giving Your Heart Time to Recover
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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50. The Confidence to Walk Away: Softness, Strength, and Trust
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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49. The Quiet Work of Healing - What it REALLY Takes to Move Forward
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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48. When the Truth Finds You - Healing through Painful Revelation
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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47. Ruthlessly Intentional™ Happiness - Choosing Joy on Purpose After Heartbreak
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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46. Ruthlessly Intentional™ Forgiveness - Letting Go Without Losing Yourself
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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45. Ruthlessly Intentional™ Healing: Rest, Release, and Rebuilding
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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44. Ruthlessly Intentional™ Honesty: Facing Your Truth and Choosing Yourself
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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43. My Resilience Report Card: How I Can Make the Next Year My Best One Ever!
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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42. Starting Over with Faith: How to Build Resilience When Life Changes
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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41. Healing from Trauma: 5 Truths to Help You Move Forward
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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40. The Weight of Unhealed Trauma - Reclaiming Your Worth through Faith
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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39. The Weight of Unhealed Emotions from Trauma (and How to Heal What You've Been Holding)
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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38. Recognizing Trauma In Your Own Life (The Signs You Might Be Carrying More Than You Think)
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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37. The 3 Types of Trauma (and How They Show Up in Our Lives)
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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36. The Struggles We Don't Call Trauma (But Should)
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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35. Confidence in Your Calling - How Clarity Builds Boldness
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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34. How to Protect Your Peace When Social Media Turns Toxic
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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33. Intentional Resilience: 5 Habits That Build Strength & Confidence Every Day
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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32. Strength After Life's Hardest Seasons - Why it Doesn't Happen By Accident
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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31. Resilience in Crisis - How Faith and Self-Awareness Carried Me Through
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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30. Want to Thrive in Your Relationships? 5 Self-Awareness Tools that Will Transform Your Connections
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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29. One Year Later - Building the Foundation of Resilience
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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28. Walking Through the Storm - Coping Strategies to Guard Your Peace
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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27. When the System Breaks Your Heart - Grieving and Accepting Hard Realities
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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26. Living with Hatred Around You - Finding Peace when the World Feels Hostile
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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25. The Power of Words - Why This Podcast is Now About Resilience After Life's Toughest Trials
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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24. Embracing Win-Win Energy... Unlocking Joy, Wisdom, & Lasting Peace
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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23. Building Resilience through Tolerations & Gratitude
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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22. The Top 3 Ways to Trust Yourself Again After a Setback or Heartbreak
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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21. Who Am I Without Them - Rebuilding Your Identity After Loss or Separation
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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20. Selfish vs. Narcissist? What I Wish I'd Known Before I Said "I Do" (Pt. 2 of 2)
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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19. Healing from My Own Decisions: How I Let Myself Down and Got Back Up (Pt. 1 of 2)
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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18. Life is Short - Maybe Shorter Than You Expect
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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17. Permission to Pause: Why Taking Time Off is Part of the Healing
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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16. Starting Over After 40 - It's Never Too Late to Reinvent Your Life!
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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15. The Fixer Trap - Why Women Stay Too Long in Unhealthy Relationships
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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14. So Your Mother Broke Your Heart? 3 Truths to Help You Heal with Boundaries and Grace
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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13. I Did My Best - And That Still Makes Me a Good Mother...
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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12. Healing Father Wounds: Learning to Trust after an Absent or Unsafe Dad
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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11. My Father Wasn't Safe - But God Was: Trusting Again After a Father Wound
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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10. I Can't Fix Them - Making Peace with Someone Else's Journey
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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9. Free Will vs. Expectations: When Others' Choices Break Your Heart
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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8. What Your Heart's Been Trying to Say - The Healing Power of Rest & Journaling
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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7. How Understanding Your Personality Style Builds Confidence & Healthier Relationships
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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6. Letting Go When Closure Never Comes
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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5. When the Tank is Empty - Trusting God through Financial Heartbreak
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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4. If you've been playing SMALL... This one's for YOU!
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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1. Let's Talk About Heartbreak!
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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2. Why Heartbreak Happens and what it's REALLY about!
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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3. Healing Begins with Self-Awareness... How God Wired You to Receive Love
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Welcome to the Bounce Back, Black Woman! Podcast
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May 20, 2025 |