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Surviving Me
a soul-led podcast where healing gets real, growth gets messy, and every story begins with “I’m healing.” This isn’t just another self-help show. It’s a safe space to unpack the heartbreak, the triggers, the setbacks, and the glow-ups that come with reclaiming your peace. Hosted like a diary, each episode is a raw reflection on what it means to navigate pain, rediscover your worth, and love yourself back together—one moment, one lesson, one entry at a time.
Episodes
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Addiction & Family Intervention with Mike Laverde
Surviving Me — Addiction & Family Intervention with Mike Laverde When we talk about addiction, we focus on the person struggling. But what about the people who…
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When Your Body Is Asking to Be Heard | Angela Jenkins, RD, LD
What happens when you're doing everything right for your health — eating well, following doctor's orders, doing all the "right things" — and you still don't…
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FROM SURVIVING TO LIVING: BREAKING GENERATIONAL CYCLES WITH RICH DUNNING
What happens when the very things that helped you survive become the things holding you back from truly living? In this Healing Chapter of Surviving Me, Dai…
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Healing Chapter: When Loving Yourself Changes Everything | Featuring Austin
What happens when you stop needing someone else’s love to feel whole? In this Healing Chapter of Surviving Me, Austin joins me for a conversation about…
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Welcome Back, Butterflies 🦋 | A New Chapter of Surviving Me
I’m back, Butterflies. 🦋 And honestly? There’s a lot to catch up on. Surviving Me has officially reached over 1,000 listeners, and I couldn’t come back without…
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More Than My Diagnosis Living Beyond Cystic Fibrosis with Nicholas Kelly
What happens when survival becomes part of your identity before you're even old enough to understand what it means? In this powerful episode, host Dai sits…
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♊️ Gemini Season: The Version of You You’re Becoming
What happens when the life you imagined no longer matches the life you’re living? In this Gemini Season episode of Surviving Me, Dai explores identity…
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Healing Beyond the Diagnosis | ZuZu’s Journey From Epilepsy to Empowerment
What if healing starts the moment you stop accepting that your diagnosis defines your future? In this episode of Surviving Me, Karen “ZuZu” Ziemer Armes shares…
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Seeing 1616? It’s Not What You Think
You keep seeing 1616 for a reason. This episode is about willpower, discipline, and what happens when you stop running from yourself. I’m opening up about my…
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Surviving Postpartum Part 2: The Version of Me I Almost Lost
Motherhood changed me… but postpartum depression almost erased me. In Part 2 of my anniversary series, I open up about the silent battle I faced after becoming…
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Living With Type 1 Diabetes & 3 Organ Transplants
In this episode of Surviving Me, Ty Gipson shares his journey living with Type 1 Diabetes, undergoing three organ transplants, and learning how to survive…
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Taurus Season: You Deserve a Life That Feels Good
Taurus season is a reminder to slow down, prioritize self-worth, and let go of the need for approval. This episode explores how to build a life that feels…
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One Year of Surviving Me (Part 1): Before the Healing
One year ago, Surviving Me released its first episode—and everything changed. In this special anniversary episode, Dai steps out of the host seat and into the…
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Aries Season Stop Pouring Out, Start Pouring Into You
Aries season is often associated with action and forward movement — but what if this season is actually about slowing down and returning to yourself? In this…
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Seeing 333? It’s Not What You Think
You keep seeing 333… and at some point, it stops feeling like a coincidence. In this episode of Surviving Me, we break down the deeper meaning behind angel…
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Vaginal Health 101: What’s Normal, What’s Not, and What Deserves Attention
In this episode of Surviving Me, we’re having an honest, shame-free conversation about vaginal health — what’s normal, what’s not, and how to better understand…
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Words Are Easy. Actions Tell the Truth | Why Actions Reveal Character
Words are easy. People can promise change, apologize, and say everything you want to hear. But over time, one truth becomes clear: Actions always reveal…
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I Was Avoiding My Finances… Until It Started Affecting My Peace
Money conversations can feel uncomfortable, but they are necessary. In this episode of Surviving Me, we explore the connection between financial habits…
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I Had to Learn That Softness Doesn’t Mean Settling
Pisces season invites us to slow down, soften, and trust the timing of our lives. In this episode of Surviving Me, we explore the themes of compassion…
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I Thought It Was a Bad Sign… But It Was Actually a Wake-Up Call
What does it mean when you keep seeing 666? Contrary to popular belief, angel number 666 isn’t about fear — it’s about reflection and realignment. In this…
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Detaching Hurt More Than Staying… But It Saved Me
Aquarius season is about detachment, healing, and elevation. In this episode of Surviving Me, we talk about what Aquarius energy really teaches us: protecting…
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Surviving Cancer Taught Me How to Let Go | Leukemia Survivor’s Healing Journey | His Way Through
this episode of His Way Through on the Surviving Me Podcast, Peter shares his powerful story as a leukemia survivor and former EMT who had to redefine strength…
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Anxiety Isn’t Just Worry: How It Shows Up & When It’s Time to Get Help
In this episode, we cover: What anxiety really is and why it’s more than worry The mental, physical, and behavioral signs of anxiety How anxiety and depression…
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Sex Education We Didn’t Get: Consent, STIs, and Sexual Health Without Shame
In this episode of Surviving Me, I talk about sex education — the kind many of us never received. This conversation covers consent, communication, STD and STI…
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Things I’m No Longer Forcing: Letting Go of Pressure, Productivity, and Control
In this episode of Surviving Me, I reflect on the things I’m no longer forcing — motivation, energy, clarity, and growth that needs to look productive. This is…
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Sisterhood & Healing | Why Women Need Community to Heal | Surviving Me Podcast
Healing was never meant to be done alone. In this episode of Surviving Me, we talk about sisterhood, community, and why real healing requires connection — not…
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Choosing Intention Over Pressure: The Next Chapter of Surviving Me
I haven’t rushed into releasing new episodes this year — and that choice was intentional. In this episode of Surviving Me, I talk about choosing intention over…
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What You Don’t Take With You | An End-of-Year Release Episode
As the year comes to a close, this episode is an invitation to pause—and release. Before asking the new year for peace, happiness, and fulfillment, we have to…
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Cap Season: The Season of Accountability
Capricorn season doesn’t ask how you feel — it asks what you’re doing with what you know. In this episode, I talk about accountability without shame…
Surviving MeWhy Do We Miss People Who Didn’t Show Up for Us?
Why do we miss people who didn’t show up for us — even when we know they couldn’t meet us where we were? In this episode of Surviving Me, we explore emotional…
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1414 Angel Number Meaning — Possibilities, Stability & Trusting the Process
Angel number 1414 appears as a reminder that strong foundations create space for new possibilities. In this episode of Surviving Me, we explore the deeper…
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When Home Stops Feeling Safe: Surviving Family Hurt & Protecting Your Peace
In Episode 57, I open up about a painful experience that shifted my relationship with my mom and triggered old wounds I didn’t even know still lived in me. We…
Surviving MeTasia: Becoming the Woman Behind the Camera — Creativity, Healing & Showing Up Fully
In this episode of Surviving Me, we sit down with Tasia—a photographer, creative entrepreneur, and woman who had to unlearn, outgrow, and rebuild before she…
Surviving MeHad to Stop Forcing What Wasn’t Meant for Me
Sagittarius season came in honest and loud. In this episode, I break down the two cards I pulled and the lessons this season is pushing me to learn: trusting…
Surviving MeStop Accepting the Bare Minimum: If They Wanted To, They Would
If someone is truly interested in you, they won’t confuse you. They won’t disappear for hours. They won’t come back with excuses And they will NOT make you…
Surviving MeIdentity After Survival — Who Am I Without the Struggle?
When survival mode is all you’ve ever known, peace can feel strange… even unsafe. So who are you once the struggle is gone? Who do you become when the chaos…
Surviving MeANGEL NUMBER 911 — COURAGE: Your Next Level Is Calling
If you’ve been seeing 911, this episode is for you. Angel Number 911 is a message of courage, alignment, and a divine doorway opening in your life. In this…
Surviving MeJournal Prompts That Changed Me
This episode isn’t about answers — it’s about awareness. Inspired by a viral journal thread from @journal.your.mind, Dai sits down with a series of…
Surviving MeThe Anatomy of Heartbreak
Heartbreak isn’t just emotional — it’s physical, spiritual, and deeply personal. In this episode, Dai unpacks the layers of what heartbreak really does to the…
Surviving MeHad to Let Go of Who I Was to Become Who I Needed
Scorpio season isn’t about chaos — it’s about transformation. In this episode of Surviving Me, Dai dives into the heart of Scorpio energy — the endings, the…
Surviving MeArise Kintsugi Queens — Becoming All You Were Meant to Be
This week on Surviving Me, Dai sits down with Maz Alexander — a Mental Wellbeing and Transformational Coach, Social Worker, Mother, Speaker, Author, and…
Surviving MeIntroducing: The Surviving Me Circle
There’s healing in conversation—and community makes it deeper. In this episode, I’m introducing The Surviving Me Circle, a new Clubhouse space created for…
Surviving MeThe Most Dangerous Kind of Toxic Is the One That Feels Familiar
Some forms of toxicity whisper instead of scream — and that’s what makes them dangerous. In this episode, we talk about the quiet ways unhealthy dynamics show…
Surviving MeThe Betrayal Blueprint: Learning to Trust Yourself Again
Betrayal hurts — not just because someone broke your trust, but because it makes you question your own intuition. You start wondering how you didn’t see it…
Surviving MeHalfway to Healing: The 6-Month Journey of Surviving Me
Six months ago, Surviving Me began as a space to tell the truth — about healing, heartbreak, accountability, and becoming. What started as one mic and a vision…
Surviving MeThe Conversations We All Need to Have With Ourselves
At some point in your healing journey, you have to stop pointing fingers and start looking in the mirror. This episode is about the hard but necessary talks we…
Surviving MeSoftness Is My Superpower, Not My Weakness
For so long, the world has told us that softness makes us weak — that vulnerability, gentleness, and tenderness are things to hide or toughen up against. But…
Surviving MeHad to Choose Me… Even When It Meant Starting Over
Libra season is asking us to pause and realign. Through the themes of Pivot, Let Go, and Focus, this episode explores how to move with grace when life calls…
Surviving MeThe Tower Moment
The Tower card in tarot is one of the most feared — it represents sudden change, collapse, and endings that shake us to our core. But what if those endings…
Surviving MeWhen Anxiety Feels Like Home
Anxiety doesn’t always look like panic attacks — sometimes it looks like overthinking, constant planning, or needing to control everything just to feel safe…
Surviving MeI Was Trying to Fix Everything… But I Was Draining Myself
Virgo season is here — and with it comes the energy of order, reflection, and healing. But along with Virgo’s gifts of discipline and service comes a shadow…
Surviving MeManifesting the Love We Want
In this solo episode of Surviving Me, Dai explores what it means to call in the love we truly deserve — not the love that wounds us, drains us, or keeps us…
Surviving MeWhen Numb Feels Safer Than Happy
Sometimes joy feels risky. Because what if it doesn’t last? What if it gets taken away? For many of us, it feels easier to lean into numbness than to risk…
Surviving MeThe Fool’s Leap: Trusting the Unknown in Your Healing Journey
In this solo episode of Surviving Me, Dai steps into a new chapter—bringing tarot into the healing conversation. Guided by The Fool from the Witchy Cauldron…
Surviving MeThe Blueprint to ThriveHER: Healing Beyond Survival with Dr. Sonya McKinzie
The Blueprint to ThriveHER: Healing Beyond Survival with Dr. Sonya McKinzie In this powerful hour-long conversation, I’m joined by Dr. Sonya Alise McKinzie…
Surviving MeLife Is Too Short: Grief, Love, and Unfinished Conversations
Grief has a way of stopping us in our tracks—reminding us how fragile life really is. In this deeply personal episode, I open up about the passing of my uncle…
Surviving MeI Was Giving Too Much to People Who Gave Me Nothing Back
This episode is for anyone tired of one-sided love, half-effort friendships, and emotional labor with no return. We’re done overextending. We’re done settling…
Surviving MeWhat We Wish We Knew Before Falling in Love
In this episode of Surviving Me, we’re joined by Nykera for a conversation that’s honest, raw, and way too relatable. Together, we unpack the things we wish we…
Surviving MeWhen Life Is Lifein’ and You Still Have to Be Present as a Mother 2
What happens when life is falling apart but little hands still need to be held? In this deeply honest episode, we talk about what it means to mother through…
Surviving MeTesting Without Shame: What It’s Like to Do an At-Home STD Kit
In this episode, I take you inside my real-life experience using an at-home STD testing kit from HeyMistr — no needles, no appointments, and absolutely no…