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Black Girls Heal
Black Girls Heal helps women break out of cycles of unhealthy relationships with unavailable partners and feeling not enough by combining coaching, therapeutic support, and practical tools. Every episode, we will talk about intimacy, attachment, healing unresolved trauma, and growing in our self worth.
Episodes
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#173: Betrayal Trauma Emotional Aftercare Support (Pt 2)
In this episode, Shena provides some aftercare support for Ep. 172 that talked about dealing with betrayal trauma for a partner who is struggling with Sex and…
Black Girls Heal#172: Dealing with Betrayal Trauma with a Sex Addicted Partner
Today's episode is about dealing with betrayal trauma when you're with a sex addicted partner. Also, how you can get the support as a sex addict and what…
Black Girls Heal#171: Going from Love Deprivation To Felt Love Worthiness (Stages Of Change)
This in this episode I’m going to be talking about how to go from love Deprivation to Love Worthiness while I walk you through the stages that you can expect…
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#170: Self Love and Dropping the Cape with Michelle Goodloe
In this episode, Michelle Goodloe joins us to talk about what is self love and how to drop the superwoman cape to feel our feelings. CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST…
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#169: The Sadness that is Going Around
Sadness is hitting many super heavy this season. In this episode, I talk about some trends I've noticed with this season of sadness. Ready to heal your Love…
Black Girls Heal#168: Take Your Time
This week I am re-sharing one of our most loved episodes all about the importance of taking our time in our healing process. Ready to heal your Love Addiction…
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#167: Humiliation as a Red Flag
In your relationship, if a partner is humilating you, that is a red flag to pay attention to. Let's talk about what it looks like and why we may miss it in…
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#166: When The Person With all the Answers Falls Short
In this episode, Shena talks about what it looks like when the person who's used to having all the answer falls short practices self acceptance and learns to…
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#165: 3 Things Learned from Coaching Women
In this episode, Shena talks about 3 things she has learned while building Black Girls Heal and coaching women. Click here to join the Heal(h)er Business…
Black Girls Heal#164: The Art of Receiving
In this episode, we will talk about the art of receiving and what gets in the way. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our…
Black Girls Heal#163: How childhood emotional neglect leads to love addiction
In today's episode I talk about the impact of childhood emotional neglect and how it leads to the behaviours of love addiction Whether you are connected to…
Black Girls HealFor Healers #1: 3 Beliefs for Healing Professionals to Challenge
Being in the business of healing is hard - learning how to balance healing yourself while healing others. In this episode, I review 3 beliefs for your to…
Black Girls Heal#162: Dealing with Seasons of Conflict
In today’s episode, we’re talking about how to deal when you are in a season of conflict. Whether it be with people from your past or in the present, my hope…
Black Girls Heal#161: Going from Love Avoidant to Love Available
In today's episode, we review going from Love Avoidant to Love Available using the Healed and Loved Woman framework model. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE No Contact…
Black Girls Heal#159: Don't Text Them (Sit on Your F'ing Hands)
In this episode, we're talking to anyone who is currently in a love addictive cycle and needs to pull back to reset and regain their sense of self. This is not…
Black Girls HealBonus Episode: October Catch Up with Shena
In this bonus episode, you can catch up with me about the things I am personally learning and applying in my life for pleasure, fun and healing that I'd like…
Black Girls Heal#158: Heart to Heart: Not Losing Your Self in a New Relationship
In this episode, Shena coaches an audience member on how to not lose herself in her new relationship. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click…
Black Girls Heal#157: Making Running the Household Fair with Laura Danger
What happens when running the household feels imbalanced, unfair, and it's causing discord with you and your partner? In this episode, Laura Danger joins us to…
Black Girls Heal#156: It Gets Better...
In this episode, we want to normalize that, even though the healing process can be difficult at first, it does get better and evens out. We hope breaking down…
Black Girls Heal#155: Setting Unrealistic Expectations Based on Fantasy
Can we "break our own heart" by creating unrealistic expectations for others based on our fantasies of who we want them to be? Let's talk about it in…
Black Girls Heal#154: The Healed and Loved Woman: From Love Addicted to Love Balanced
It's time for our annual recap of our Healed and Loved Woman Framework. In this episode, we talk about the characteristics of going from being Love Addicted to…
Black Girls Heal#153: When You Like Someone as a Love Avoidant
What does it look like to be available to others after you've been working on your love avoidance symptoms. In this episode, I share 3 tips for those who are…
Black Girls Heal#152: When You Like Someone as a Love Addict
What does it look like to be balanced and still available after you've been working on your love addiction symptoms. In this episode, I share 3 tips for those…
Black Girls Heal#151: Grieving Being Let Down at Your Big Events
Sometimes family and loved ones don't rise to the occassion and show up for us as we need them to at our big events (i.e. weddings, graduations, birthday…
Black Girls Heal#150: Feeling Whatever You Need to Feel About Your Past Relationship
When relationships do not work out (Friendship, romantic, familial, or otherwise) we can have a variety of emotional responses: neutrality, intense longing and…
Black Girls Heal#149: Enabling vs Empowering
In this episode, we talk about the difference between disempowering helping (enabling) and empowerment. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance?…
Black Girls Heal#148: Breaking the Habit of Self Criticism
Pulling from the title of the book, "Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself," we're talking about the importance of doing the actions that you have…
Black Girls Heal#147: Hurt Feelings, Codependency, and Letting What I Give Be Enough
Even healers can overgive and need to be mindful of triggers. I break down a recent event and how it triggered me and next steps I'm taking to move forward…
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Black Girls Heal#146: 5 Truths for Love Addicts Healing from Heartbreak
Heartbreak is really hard for love addicts. Especially when we're still holding on. This episode is to give 5 truths for love addicts healing for heartbreak…
Black Girls HealNow introducing our brother podcast, For the Fellas
I'm sooo excited to share the debut of our brother podcast, For the Fellas Click here to listen now on Apple Podcasts Follow our website: forthefellas.org…
Black Girls Heal#145: The Importance of Bids and Repairs in Your Relationship
Pulling from the work of Dr. John Gottman, we talk about the importance of bids and repairs to the health of a relationships. Click here to learn more about…
Black Girls Heal#144: How to Let Your Partner Have Their Own Feelings
Your partner is their own person with their own feelings. But sometimes those feelings can be triggering to us even when they don't intend it to be. In this…
Black Girls Heal#143: 5 Signs You Feel Protected in a Relationship
To feel protected in a relationship is one of the biggest blessings but should ALSO be a standard that you hold for every partnership and friendship you have…
Black Girls Heal#142: Just checking in with you and sending love
The last few weeks have been tough. I just wanted to send you all some love. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The…
Black Girls Heal#141: Musings about ADHD, Diagnoses, and What Works for Me
Touching base this week in a mini-epiosde talking about learning to take space to figure out what works for me with my ADHD. Ready to heal your Love Addiction…
Black Girls Heal#140: Your Trauma and Your (Conflictual) Relationship w/ Your Daughter
If you're a mom and have a conflictual relationship with your daughter, part of it *might* be because your unresolved inner child wounds that resurface when…
Black Girls Heal#139: Grieving The Relationship You Never Had With Your Mother
If you have felt sad or disheartened because you haven't been able to build the relationship you want with your mother, this podcast is for you. Let's talk…
Black Girls Heal#138: Getting unstuck via self-forgiveness
Let's break down was living in self forgiveness looks like so we can move forward! Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our…
Black Girls Heal#137: 4 Ways to Exit Love Deprivation
Let's take a deeper look at love deprivation including it's symptoms, the impact of withdrawal, and ways to exit the cycle. Enroll in The Loved Woman…
Black Girls Heal#136: On Being Triggered (My Repair Episode)
Let's talk about what it looks like when we're triggered, how we respond, and healthier next steps to take. This episode is a replacement of the episode aired…
Black Girls Heal#135: Inspiration for You - Bodywork Healing, Motivation, and the Power Inside
We're drawing from our text inspiration messages for this week's episode. We hope you find it inspirational! Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love…
Black Girls Heal#134: Lessons Learned from Divorcing
Making the right decision for yourself is hard, and it can make you go through a lot of back and forth. In today's episode, I talk about some lessons I learned…
Black Girls Heal#133: Finding Your Voice in Your Recovery Journey
As you're recovering, it takes so much work and inner reflection to find your voice and what's true for YOU and the relationships you want to cultivate. In…
Black Girls Heal#132: Asking for What You Need Emotionally in Friendships
To maintain safety and love with your relationships, it's important for you to know how to ask for what you need emotionalyl when sharing with your friends and…
Black Girls Heal#131: Fighting Perfectionism with Dr. Marcuetta Sims
In this episode, Dr. Marcuetta Sims breaks down what perfectionism looks like in our lives and how to work through it. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love…
Black Girls Heal#130: When They Undervalue You on Valentine's Day (or you Birthday, Anniversary, Etc...)
It is totally okay for you if the holidays are important for you in a relationship. You deserve to feel special. This episode is in support of women who may…
Black Girls Heal#129: Being a Healed and Loved Woman
We are recapping the Healed and Loved Woman Framework to embody being balanced, available, and worthy in our relationships. Click here to join us at our…
Black Girls Heal#127: Internalized Misogyny & Love Addiction
In a current social trend that is pushing misogyny at length as self help, in this episode, we're looking at some common examples of internalized misogyny love…
Black Girls Heal#126: 5 Things I'm Doing to Cultivate Friendships
Five things I'm currently doing to cultivate my friendships in this season in spite of avoidant tendencies. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance?…
Black Girls HealChecking In - It's Okay to be Tired (Covid related)
It's okay to be over it. Checking in a little bit. Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature…
Black Girls Heal#124: Why You Gotta Take a Break!
Rest is SOOO important. It's really about how we treat ourselves and how we feel about ourselves. We talk about how not resting is a fight or flight response…
Black Girls Heal#122: The 3 Things You Don't Need to Apologize For
There are three things we never need to apologize for. Our boundaries, our identity, and our voice are so important and valuable to us. Ready to heal your Love…
Black Girls Heal#121: When You're Afraid to Try Again in Relationships
Have you been procrastinating putting yourself out there and making yourself available to get to know others? Then this one is for you. It's time to stop…
Black Girls Heal#120: Why Your Deep Intimacy & Trust Should be Earned
Opening up and building trust to others is super important. But also so is being discriminate with who you allow into your heart. In this episode, I talk about…
Black Girls Heal#119: When You Realize You Were the Toxic One
What do you do when you realize you were the toxic one in a relationship? Let's talk about what it can look like here and also some steps for you to take…
Black Girls Heal#118: 3 Things I Learned from The Healed and Loved Woman Retreat (About Fear and Hiding)
In this episode, I recap the things I learned from the Healed and Loved Woman Retreat about fear, hiding, and the importance of sisterhood. Ready to heal your…
Black Girls Heal#117: How to Host a Relationship Check-In
In this episode, we talk about how to host a relationship check in with your family, friendship, and romantic partnerships. Grab a pen and paper to get…
Black Girls Heal#116: Coping When Family and Loved Ones Think Negatively of You
Ready to heal your Love Addiction & Love Avoidance? Click here to join our The Recovery School, my signature coaching program to help you become love balanced…
Black Girls Heal#115: Answering Your Questions (Part 1)
We're answering listener questions in today's episode! Today's questions talk about addiction, trauma bonds, family conflict, and dating! Ready to heal your…