🎶 Clarq - Nothing outside of me is fixing what’s inside of me

On this episode of the Choose Yourself Channel, Hakeem sits down with Clarq : (artist, producer, writer, creator) and walking proof that your lowest chapter can become the foundation of your rise. She was raised by a 16-year-old mother, grew up in chaos, and faced the type of trauma most people never talk about: instability, financial struggle, physical and sexual abuse, fear, anxiety, depression, and the loss of her creative spark. Adulthood brought its own storm of overmedication, addiction, isolation, self-doubt .. until one day she realized: “Nothing outside of me is fixing what’s inside of me.” That’s when the real healing started. Not the pretty kind. The honest kind. This episode is part poetic storytelling, part comedy, part neuroscience, and full Choose Yourself philosophy. Hakeem and Clarq go deep into her transformation while still laughing at the absurdity of trying to selfie-angle your way out of trauma. Spoiler: you can’t. 💥 What You’ll Hear in This Episode • Her journey from chaos to clarity Raised by a teenage mother, surviving unsafe environments, and learning how her story shaped her strength instead of her suffering. • When coping stops working Therapy, meds, avoidance and the moment everything resurfaced louder than before, forcing her to turn inward. • Her radical healing shift 90 days raw vegan. 8+ years plant-based. Meditation. Yoga. Water. Nature. Silence. Toe-in-the-grass spirituality. Small habits that pulled her out of the fog and helped her meet the real her. • TEFIC in real-time Hakeem breaks down how the Choose Yourself Process showed up in her life. • The dopamine disaster A hilarious, brutally honest breakdown of instant gratification (sugar, liquor, weed, porn, nicotine, gambling, scrolling) and how they fry your brain like carnival food. • People-pleasing & vocabulary detoxing Why everyone isn’t your “friend,” why everything isn’t “amazing,” and why using your strong words too often weakens your relationships. • Her 60-day self-designed learning journey A daily self-development curriculum that boosted her creativity, awareness, and confidence.. including the moment she heard her own song blasting in a stranger’s car. 🐬 Tap in with Clarq IG: @clarq.music Creative blog & music: bttrsnc.com 🚀 Your Choose Yourself Resources • CYC Zoom - Every Tuesday @ 10 a.m. EST Your accountability family. • Choose Yourself Webinar - Saturdays Learn TEFIC, gut health, story work, and the systems behind the movement. • 30-Day Speed Foundation Reset your habits and environment fast. • 90-Day Foundation Program Walk the full identity shift. • Book - Choose Yourself To Be Chosen -The philosophy behind the entire movement.