Grow Through It

While I rest and prepare for Season 3 of Grow Through It, I’m revisiting a few powerful conversations from my podcast archives that continue to feel deeply relevant today.This two-part conversation originally aired on Come Through, Liberation! and explores the intersection of Black mental health, healing, and collective liberation with Dr. Phillip Roundtree.Although the conversation was recorded years ago, the questions remain just as important:How does healing connect to liberation? What role does mental health play in creating the world we want to live in?Old conversation. New context. Same purpose.Season 3 of Grow Through It returns in July.

Season 2 began as a conversation about healing.What I didn’t expect was how often the conversation would lead us back to survival.Throughout this season of The Grow Through It Podcast, we’ve explored workplace culture, trauma, self-abandonment, authenticity, relationships, identity, emotional labor, and the environments that shape us. Again and again, one truth kept emerging: many of us are navigating systems and circumstances that make it difficult to stay connected to ourselves.In this season finale, I’m reflecting on the biggest lessons from Season 2 and the themes that continued to surface across episodes, guests, and conversations with listeners.Together, we’ll explore:🎙️How survival changes people🎙️Why healing isn’t just an individual responsibility🎙️The discomfort that often accompanies growth🎙️What it means to reconnect to aliveness in a world that often rewards functioning over flourishingWe’ll also talk about the role of systems, environments, relationships, and community in shaping our experiences, and why I believe healing requires us to look beyond ourselves without losing connection to ourselves.One thing I’ve learned this season is that healing is not simply about understanding our wounds. It’s also about examining the conditions that created them, the adaptations that helped us survive, and the practices that help us come alive again.As we close Season 2 and look ahead to Season 3, I want to hear from you:What conversation impacted you most this season?And perhaps more importantly…What are you currently growing through?Thank you for being part of this journey.Let’s keep growing through it together.🙏🏾

What happens when your nervous system adapts to surviving workplace culture instead of living fully within it?In this episode of Grow Through It Podcast, Ina Camille explores the hidden emotional and physiological cost of navigating chronic stress, emotional labor, hypervigilance, burnout, and survival mode in workplace environments, especially for Black women and marginalized communities.This conversation dives into:how the nervous system responds to emotionally unsafe environmentsthe difference between emotional maturity and emotional capacitysurvival adaptations like perfectionism, over-functioning, and emotional suppressionthe impact of chronic workplace stress on relationships, identity, and self-connectionwhy healing must remain systems-aware and not purely individualisticThrough psychoeducation, storytelling, and trauma-conscious insight, this episode invites listeners to move away from shame and toward deeper self-understanding.Because sometimes your exhaustion is not personal failure.Sometimes it’s what happens when your body has been carrying too much for too long.Follow Ina Camille on Instagram:@inacamillecoaches

Why does doing the “right” thing sometimes feel so wrong?In this episode, we’re unpacking a frustrating and often confusing part of personal growth: the discomfort that comes with change. If you’ve ever set a boundary and immediately felt guilty… chosen rest and questioned your worth… or started showing up differently and wondered if you’re doing something wrong, this conversation is for you.We’ll explore the psychology behind why growth can feel unsafe at first, how your nervous system responds to unfamiliar patterns, and why discomfort isn’t always a sign to stop. More often, it’s a sign that you’re stepping outside of what’s familiar and into something new.This episode will help you:• Understand why your brain resists change, even positive change• Recognize the difference between something being unsafe vs. unfamiliar• Stay grounded in moments when growth feels uncomfortable• Begin building trust with yourself as you evolveIf you’ve been in that in-between space, where you know you’re growing, but it doesn’t feel good yet, you’re not alone. And more importantly, you’re not doing it wrong. Tune in and learn how to move through the discomfort of growth without abandoning yourself in the process.