Surviving Me

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

When Life Is Lifein’ and You Still Have to Be Present as a Mother 2

July 24, 2025 • 11 mins
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 overwhelm—to show up with love, softness, and strength even when you feel like you’re barely holding on. This one’s for the moms showing up with tired eyes, full hearts, and invisible battles. The ones making meals while swallowing grief. The ones holding space for their child...
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Testing Without Shame: What It’s Like to Do an At-Home STD Kit

July 22, 2025 • 9 mins
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 shame. We’re talking about why sexual health is self-care, how functional and private the process really is, and what it means to prioritize your body without guilt. I’ll also share current HIV and STI stats for Arizona, Houston, and Philly to show why access and education matte...
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When You Love a Woman That’s Healing

July 15, 2025 • 26 mins
In the very first episode of our new men’s series State His Way Through, Malik joins the mic to talk about what it really means to love a woman who’s in the middle of her healing. This is a conversation about patience, pressure, emotional responsibility — and the unspoken weight many men carry when they’re trying to love someone while still learning how to love themselves. Malik keeps it honest about emotional walls, overthinking...
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Self-Sabotage Isn’t Laziness — It’s Protection

July 10, 2025 • 6 mins
If you’ve ever put something off and called it laziness — this episode is for you. Sometimes procrastination is survival. Sometimes sabotage is protection. And sometimes, the closer we get to peace, the more we push it away. This solo episode dives into why we pull back when things get good, how fear masks itself as stillness, and what it means to prepare for joy without sabotaging it.
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Smiling, But Numb: The Truth About Functional Depression

July 8, 2025 • 9 mins
You’re showing up, getting it done, smiling when needed — but inside, you’re numb. This episode explores the quiet, unseen pain of functional depression: the version that keeps you looking “fine” while feeling anything but. If you’ve ever said, “I don’t even have time to fall apart,” this one’s for you. We talk about the pressure to perform, the guilt of not feeling grateful, and why survival isn’t enough — we deserve peace too.
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Unfinished Conversations: When Things End Without Closure part 2

July 3, 2025 • 15 mins
What do you do with the words you never got to say? In this raw solo episode, Dai opens up about the emotional weight of connections that end in silence — the “almosts” that still leave deep bruises, the people we envisioned more with, and the ache that lingers when closure never comes. If you’ve ever found yourself checking your phone for a reply that never came, or sitting with the heaviness of a text you wish you hadn’t sent — ...
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You Dont Need Closure To Heal

July 2, 2025 • 6 mins
We’re taught that closure brings peace. But sometimes the closure never comes. No apology. No explanation. Just silence. In this episode, we’re letting go of the idea that someone else’s validation is a requirement for your healing. Closure doesn’t come from the person who hurt you—it comes from the version of you who’s ready to move on without them. If you’ve been waiting for the right words, the why, or the wrap-up before you all...
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This Space Holds You: A Message for Pride Month

June 27, 2025 • 10 mins
This episode is a love letter to those who’ve ever felt like they had to justify their identity just to be accepted. In honor of Pride Month, we’re talking about what it means to exist without apology. To take up space as you are. To heal from the fear of being misunderstood—and to finally stop shrinking for rooms that can’t hold your truth. This one’s for those navigating identity, rejection, coming out, staying in, or simply be...
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Thank You for Growing With Me

June 27, 2025 • 3 mins
This isn’t a full episode—it’s a pause. A moment to say thank you for being part of this journey. Surviving Me just hit 71 downloads and 58 listeners, and while the numbers are growing, it’s the impact that matters most. If you’ve ever listened, shared, rated, or simply pressed play… this episode is for you. Because you’re helping build a space where survival meets softness—and that’s worth celebrating. Tune in for a short, hear...
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Part 2: When They Love You But Can’t Meet You

June 25, 2025 • 33 mins
What happens when someone loves you—but not in the way you need? In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Ashley opens up about the heartbreak of being emotionally unmatched. From loving someone’s effort but feeling the absence of depth, to navigating motherhood while choosing herself, this episode is a vulnerable look at what it takes to walk away from “almost” and start meeting yourself fully. This one is for the woman who’s don...
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When You Fall for Potential The Love That Was Almost

June 19, 2025 • 17 mins
In Part 1 of this soulful conversation, Ashley opens up about what it really means to fall for someone’s potential. Not who they are — but who you believe they could become. From holding onto hope to confronting hard truths, this episode unpacks the quiet grief of loving someone who never quite showed up. This is for the ones who stayed too long, who kept believing, and who had to learn that potential isn’t enough.
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The Truth About the Strong Friend

June 17, 2025 • 30 mins
Jass joins us for a real, raw conversation about what it means to be the “fun one,” the “strong friend,” and the woman who holds everyone together—while quietly holding her own pain. We explore how easy it is to be overlooked when you always seem okay, and the deep healing that comes from finding sisterhood that feels safe. She opens up about betrayal, boundaries, emotional exhaustion, and learning to show up for herself in the sa...
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High-Functioning & Hollow

June 12, 2025 • 9 mins
You’re doing all the “right” things—meeting deadlines, showing up for others, even smiling when you don’t feel like it. On the outside, you’re thriving. But inside? You feel numb. Disconnected. Like you’re going through the motions just to get by. In this episode of Surviving Me, we’re exploring what it really means to be high-functioning but emotionally hollow. From silent burnout to emotional disconnection, we unpack how surviva...
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I’m Not Rushing Love and That’s Growth

June 10, 2025 • 6 mins
I’m Not Rushing Love and That’s Growth In this solo episode, Dai unpacks what it means to stop chasing love and start choosing peace. She reflects on past patterns, emotional rushing, and the quiet power in waiting for love that feels aligned — not urgent. If you’ve ever confused intensity for intimacy, or rushed into connections hoping they’d fill a void, this one’s for you. Because healing means being okay with the pause — and ...
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When Your Child Triggers the Child in You

June 5, 2025 • 9 mins
Parenting will test you—but sometimes, it exposes you. In this deeply personal solo episode, Dai unpacks what it feels like when your child activates an unhealed version of you. From overreactions that don’t make sense in the moment to the slow work of self-regulation and grace, this episode is a soft but honest reflection on what it means to parent while healing. If you’ve ever felt guilt, shame, or confusion after snapping at yo...
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Not Just Bruises: Unpacking the Different Forms of Abuse

June 3, 2025 • 24 mins
Abuse doesn’t always leave a mark—but it always leaves an imprint. In this live episode of Surviving Me, we’re diving deep into the many forms of abuse that often go unseen and unheard: emotional, verbal, financial, spiritual, psychological, digital, and physical. Whether you’ve lived it, watched someone you love go through it, or are still trying to make sense of your own experience—this conversation is for you. It’s not just ab...
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The Old You Is Still in There—Now What

May 29, 2025 • 17 mins
In this deeply reflective episode, Ant returns to talk about the version of himself that never fully left. The one who had to survive, protect, perform, and perform again—just to make it through. But what happens when you start healing… and that old you still lingers? Do you bury him? Battle him? Or learn to integrate the lessons he carried? This conversation unpacks what it really means to grow while still being haunted by your ...
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The Missing Ingredient in Healing Culture is Accountability

May 22, 2025 • 7 mins
This episode explores what happens when “self-care” becomes an excuse to avoid accountability. Let’s talk about the difference between real boundaries and emotional walls — and why honesty is the missing piece in so many healing journeys.
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These Weren’t Personality Traits — They Were Trauma Responses

May 20, 2025 • 15 mins

You weren’t “just like that.” You were surviving.

This episode unpacks the hidden trauma behind the traits we’ve mistaken for our identity. From people-pleasing to perfectionism, we’re getting real about what was never your personality — it was protection.

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it is healing , or it is hiding

May 16, 2025 • 5 mins

Sometimes what looks like healing is really just emotional avoidance dressed in spiritual language. Is that silence self-preservation… or a fear of confrontation? Is that solitude sacred… or a mask for isolation?

In this solo episode of Surviving Me, we explore the blurry line between true healing and the subtle ways we hide behind it.

Dai breaks down the difference between intentional growth and unconscious escape — and invites y...

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