Sea Salt + Honey | A podcast by Beautiful Souls Aligned

This podcast is for anyone who's ever been told they're wrong about themselves by people who don't actually know them.I'm talking about the moments when your clarity becomes threatening to others in the room, even when you're not competing with, or threatening them, and when your self-trust is treated like arrogance because the people in power need you to doubt yourself so they can feel secure in their authority.I'm a therapist, but this isn't therapy. This is me telling you what happened when I got too good at my job, when my clients' feedback became a problem, when my knowing was labeled as ego because of their inability to monitor their own. This projection became violent and I had to choose myself, my intuition, and self preservation.If you've ever been gaslit by people with degrees, certifications, and titles but no integrity, this is for you. If you're learning to trust yourself in spaces that punish self-trust, especially as a Black woman or person of color in academic or professional settings, this is for you.We're talking about discernment, projection, workplace toxicity, and what it actually looks like to walk away when staying would cost you yourself, your mental and emotional health, and everything you worked for.In this episode, I share what happened at my last job when my effectiveness as a therapist became a threat. My clients were affirming me - telling me they'd never felt so seen, so safe, so regulated in therapy. Instead of celebrating that clinical success, my supervisors told me I was misinterpreting the feedback. That I needed to be "corrected."This is about what happens when discernment gets labeled as ego. When self-trust in professional settings - especially for Black women therapists and clinicians - is treated as insubordination. When your clarity threatens the people who need you to stay uncertain.I break down:The difference between ego and discernmentHow projection shows up in clinical supervisionRed flags in toxic workplace cultures for mental health professionalsWhy your self-knowledge is valid even when authority figures question itWhen walking away is the most grounded choice you can makeFor therapists, social workers, counselors, and anyone navigating workplace dynamics where your competence is a problem, this one's for you.

This session is a dialogue about the intersection of closure + reality. I am releasing this on the anniversary of my Mother's passing, as this is my biggest experience with closure. I talk about how it is important to navigate the reality the weight of waiting for others to give us the closure we need in order for us to feel better or move forward. It is imperative that we take responsibility for our own feelings and find acceptance in others' incapacity if they do not hold the space to give us what we need, since we cannot keep doors open indefinitely or have our own healing dependent on someone else. To find more information and resources, please feel free to find more information at www.beautifulsoulsaligned.com/blog or The Official IG @beautifulsoulsaligned.themind  If you need a safe space to vent please feel free to visit my website at https://www.beautifulsoulsaligned.com/safe-space-vent/ If you have questions or suggestions, you can send them over to me at [email protected] or via DM at the official instagram for the podcast.  Please subscribe to the podcast if you like it. Be well.    Music (Written + produced by): Leiah Song: Liuqnart 

Welcome to Beautiful Souls Aligned the podcast. This session is a dialogue about the intersection of well-being + reality. I talk about how it is important to navigate the reality of what we and others are feeling in our attempts to address mental health worries + concerns. To find more information and resources, please feel free to find more information at www.beautifulsoulsaligned.com/blog or The Official IG @beautifulsoulsaligned.themind  If you need a safe space to vent please feel free to visit my website at https://www.beautifulsoulsaligned.com/safe-space-vent/ If you have questions or suggestions, you can send them over to me at [email protected] or via DM at the official instagram for the podcast. Please subscribe to the podcast if you like it. Be well.    Music (Written + produced by): Leiah Song: Liuqnart 

Welcome to Beautiful Souls Aligned the podcast, where I discuss a little bit of everything with the intention of providing a safe space to discuss topics that will support your own personal development, through the lens of my own. This session is an introduction to the podcast and a brief introduction of who I am. To find more information and resources, please feel free to find more information at www.beautifulsoulsaligned.com/blog or The Official IG @beautifulsoulsaligned.themind If you need a safe space to vent please feel free to visit my website at https://www.beautifulsoulsaligned.com/safe-space-vent/ If you have questions or suggestions, you can send them over to me at [email protected] or via DM at the official IG for the podcast. Please subscribe to the podcast if you like what you hear so far and I am looking forward to building conversation with you all. Be well.    Music by Leiah Song: Liuqnart (Written + produced by)