Ep 42: I Quit My Job over Verbal Abuse | A Narc Boss | Panic Attacks & CHOOSING MY DAMB SELF!

Send us Fan MailThe mic is on, the map is clearer, and the mission just got sharper. We’re opening Season Two with Survival Diaries—a deliberate turn toward stories that center how Black women survive, heal, and reimagine life in a world that keeps testing our limits. This isn’t about polish. It’s about truth told from a steadier place, where faith can shift and still affirm that God wants us whole.We trace the path from early social posts and mommy blogs to a podcast born after a near‑spiral, then plant a stake in what comes next: intentional storytelling, cultural reflection, and moments to breathe. Along the way, I share a raw work story—public belittling at a post office counter, a 20‑minute tirade over a spreadsheet, and a last‑minute commission yanked to wound on purpose. My body remembered old patterns of verbal and narcissistic abuse: shaking hands, tight chest, sleepless loops. The lesson is simple and hard—if survival costs your nervous system every day, it isn’t survival. It’s self-erasure.So I chose a different cost: boundaries, no‑contact, and walking away despite rent due and court dates looming. Community stepped in where cruelty tried to starve me—support arrived and, with it, proof there are other ways to live than enduring harm. We talk about decentering men, why romance can’t bloom without accountability, and how self‑love can look like closing a laptop and refusing to negotiate your dignity.This season brings guests—Black women at every stage of the journey—plus tools that have helped me heal, including a digital journal packed with prompts and reflective questions. If your nervous system needs a place where your story is honored and your safety matters, you’re home. Press play, share it with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find these conversations. And if you’re a Black woman with a survival story to tell, reach out—your voice belongs here.Support the show