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The Healing Poetic Podcast - R.I.S.E Series
Rising Into Self-Empowerment — A Healing Journey Told Out Loud
R.I.S.E. is where truth meets transformation.
Hosted by Keya McClain-Goodwin, The Hardcore Healing Pen Coach, this exclusive subscriber-only podcast peels back every layer of healing — grief, growth, trauma, love, betrayal, loss, reinvention, and the sacred work of returning home to yourself.
Each episode offers a raw, intimate glimpse into the turning points that shaped her life:
the job she walked away from, the friendships that…
Episodes
- The Healing Poetic Podcast - R.I.S.E Series
When the Apology Never Comes, but Life Still Has to Continue
Send us Fan Mail What if the person who hurt you never apologizes? What if they never acknowledge what happened, remember it completely differently—or the…
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You Don’t Have to Earn Rest: When Productivity Becomes Part of Your Identity
Send us Fan Mail When was the last time you rested without first deciding you had done enough to deserve it? For high-performing women, productivity can become…
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Stop Asking Everyone Else What You Already Know
Send us Fan Mail Your friend gave you her opinion. Then you asked another friend. Your spouse weighed in. Your therapist helped you process it. You journaled…
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You Can Love People and Still Need Less Access to Them
Send us Fan Mail What if someone doesn’t have to be toxic, terrible, or completely removed from your life for you to realize they need less access to you?…
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You Don’t Need the Whole Plan: Learning to Trust Yourself in the In-Between When You Know Something Is Changing but You Don’t Know What Comes Next
Send us Fan Mail What happens when you know something in your life is changing—but you don’t know exactly what comes next? For high-functioning women who are…
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Stop Calling It a Midlife Crisis: Maybe You're Finally Paying Attention : When the Woman You've Become Starts Questioning the Life She Built
Send us Fan Mail Can we stop calling every major realization a woman has after 40 a midlife crisis? Maybe she's not falling apart. Maybe she's finally paying…
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Being Good at It Doesn't Mean It's Still Good for You: When Competence Keeps You in Places You've Outgrown
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever considered that one of the reasons you haven't left, changed, questioned—or even admitted you no longer want something—is…
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I Actually Like Who I Am Now: The Quiet Confidence That Comes After Healing
Send us Fan Mail We talk a lot about self-love. But here's a different question: Do you actually like yourself? Not your accomplishments. Not the roles you…
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When Peace Feels Unfamiliar: Learning to Live Without the Chaos
Send us Fan Mail You've learned how to survive—but have you learned how to live when nothing needs surviving? For those of us who have spent years navigating…
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They Don't Have to Understand: Releasing the Need to Explain Yourself
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever found yourself giving a five-minute explanation for a decision that really only required one sentence? Sometimes our need to…
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A New Environment Won't Heal an Old Mindset: Why We Repeat the Same Patterns in Different Places
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever changed jobs, moved to a new city, started a new relationship, or joined a new community—only to find yourself facing the same…
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The Unlearning That Set Me Free: Why Healing Required Me to Leave More Than Religion
Send us Fan Mail What if healing isn't about learning more—but about unlearning what no longer serves you? In this powerful episode of The Box & The Sky, Keya…
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Reclaiming My Time Was Never About Time : Why So Many Gen X Black Women Are Finally Choosing Peace
Send us Fan Mail In this deeply reflective episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet explores why so many Gen X Black women are saying they're…
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Your Body Knew Before Your Mind Admitted It: Learning to Trust the Wisdom Within
Send us Fan Mail Healing was never meant to become our identity. There comes a point where the work you've been doing becomes less about what you're healing…
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The Day Healing Became My Personality: When the Work Stops Feeling Like Work
Send us Fan Mail We often confuse love with comfort. But real love isn't always comfortable. In this episode, I explore why honesty can be one of the greatest…
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The Conversation That Changed Me: Why Loving Someone Sometimes Means Telling the Truth
Send us Fan Mail Some conversations don't just change your perspective—they change the trajectory of your life. In this episode, I share why the most…
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When Someone Else's Sky Offends Your Box: The Hidden Cost of Policing Other People's Authenticity
Send us Fan Mail In this thought-provoking episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet explores the emotional, relational, and spiritual cost of…
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The Cost of Living in the Box - When Comfort Becomes a Cage
Send us Fan Mail In this transformative episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet explores the hidden cost of choosing comfort over alignment…
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Passionate vs. Uninterested Why Caring Deeply Is Often Misunderstood
Send us Fan Mail In this heartfelt episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet explores why emotionally engaged people are so often…
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Beyond Judgment, Beyond Labels, Beyond Limits
Send us Fan Mail In this foundational episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet explores the invisible boxes that shape our identities long…
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Why I Haven't Quit Yet: Commitment, Alignment & The Courage to Evolve
Send us Fan Mail In this deeply personal episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet reflects on her ten-year entrepreneurial journey and the…
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Anger vs. Frustration
Send us Fan Mail Not Every Strong Emotion Is Anger In this powerful episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet explores the emotional nuance…
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Judgment vs. Alignment
Send us Fan Mail In this deeply reflective and emotionally intelligent episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet explores the important…
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Why People Choose the Box
Send us Fan Mail Why do so many of us choose the box over the sky? The box feels familiar. Predictable. Safe. The sky feels uncertain. Expansive…
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When Women Preach Empowerment but Quietly Compete
Send us Fan Mail In this deeply honest and emotionally layered episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet explores the uncomfortable but…
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The Policing of Women's Desire, Confidence and Expression
Send us Fan Mail In this bold and deeply honest episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet explores the emotional and societal policing of…
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Corporate Spaces and the Box
Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet dives into the emotional performance many Black women are forced…
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Dating and the Box
Send us Fan Mail In this powerful continuation of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet explores the emotional complexity many layered women…
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The Pressure to be Everything and Still be Judged
Send us Fan Mail In this heartfelt and deeply reflective episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet explores the emotional weight, identity…
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Why Multifaceted women threaten traditional leadership models
Send us Fan Mail In this thought-provoking episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet explores why multifaceted women often disrupt traditional…
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I Refuse to Flatten Myself to be Successful
Send us Fan Mail In this deeply honest and emotionally layered episode of The Healing Poetic Podcast, Keya McClain the Poet explores the unspoken pressure many…
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Loving Your Child Without Controlling Their Journey
Send us Fan MailThere’s a unique kind of heartbreak and emotional tension that comes with loving your adult child while realizing you can no longer control…
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There is Love Even While Healing
Send us Fan Mail Healing does not make you unworthy of love. In this special free episode of the RISE podcast, Keya McClain-Goodwin explores a powerful truth…
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Popular but Insecure - When Applause Doesn't Heal You
Send us Fan Mail Popular but Insecure — When Applause Doesn’t Heal You In this soul-stirring episode of The Healing Poetic Podcast, Keya McClain, The Hardcore…
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When It's Time to Pivot - 3 Signs the Friendship or Relationship Has Run Its Course
Send us Fan Mail In this heartfelt episode of The Healing Poetic Podcast, Keya McClain, The Hardcore Healing Pen Coach, dives into the difficult truth about…
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Instinct for Strong Insight
Send us Fan Mail Your spirit already knows what your mind keeps questioning. In this episode, Keya McClain, The Hardcore Healing Pen Coach, dives deep into the…
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My Personal Healing Journey – How I Got Here
Send us Fan Mail In this deeply personal and transparent episode, Keya McClain, The Hardcore Healing Pen Coach, opens up about the life experiences that shaped…
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Free from your Fellowship
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes, freedom doesn’t come from breaking habits — it comes from breaking attachments. In this episode, Keya McClain, The Hardcore Healing…
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Navigating Honest Communication
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Keya McClain explores the power and complexity of honest communication—what it takes to speak truth without harm, to listen…
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Grief, Healing and the Legacy of My Uncle Prince
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I honor the life and legacy of my uncle—the man who showed up as a father figure when I needed one most. When I became a…
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Hate & Healing
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I get raw about the tension between hate and healing. I’ve been on this healing journey for years—doing the work, facing my…
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Cousin Betrayal - When Family Turns Into Your First Opponents
Send us Fan Mail Cousins are often positioned as built-in siblings—sharing childhood memories, family traditions, and deep emotional bonds. But when jealousy…
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My Outlook on Forgiveness
Send us Fan Mail Forgiveness doesn’t always mean what we’ve been taught it should mean. In this episode, I share why I don’t forgive my sisters—not from a…
The Healing Poetic Podcast - R.I.S.E SeriesWhen Sisterhood Isn’t Safe: Healing After Family Betrayal - Episode 4
Send us Fan Mail In the final chapter of this four-part series, Keya McClain centers what healing actually looks like after betrayal—not reconciliation for…
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When Sisterhood Isn’t Safe: Healing After Family Betrayal - 3
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 3, Keya McClain reaches the turning point—the moment where pain can no longer be ignored, minimized, or rationalized away. This…
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When Sisterhood Isn’t Safe: Healing After Family Betrayal 2
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 2 of this four-part series, Keya McClain moves deeper into the emotional terrain of fractured sisterhood and family betrayal—where…
The Healing Poetic Podcast - R.I.S.E SeriesWhen Sisterhood Isn’t Safe: Healing After Family Betrayal
Send us Fan Mail In this raw and revealing four-part series, Keya McClain peels back the layers of her lived experience with fractured sisterhood, family…
The Healing Poetic Podcast - R.I.S.E SeriesTo Heal or Not to Heal
Send us Fan Mail Healing is not something that happens to us—it’s something we choose. In this episode, I explore the moment I realized I had free will over my…
The Healing Poetic Podcast - R.I.S.E SeriesTrust Yourself
Send us Fan Mail Trusting yourself is not arrogance—it’s alignment. In this episode, we explore what it truly means to trust yourself when outside voices are…