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Growing Gardenias — 79 episodes

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Damaged parent, broken child: Is it worth fixing?

2

The fear of failure.

3

Give yourself permission to rest.

4

You are allowed to take a break from healing.

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Why didn’t I trust myself? Unpacking shame.

6

A message to my younger self.

7

They’re not sorry: Healing without an apology.

8

Five gentle reminders about giving yourself grace.

9

Hyper-independence is a trauma response.

10

Cultivating loving wellness with Koree Badio.

11

Self-care is a necessity: Embracing radical self-care.

12

Community healing: Finding home in your friendships.

13

Let's get real: Therapist chat with Jada Albright, LMHC.

14

Reparenting my inner child.

15

The year of new beginnings.

16

It wasn’t your fault.

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Girl talk: Can I date while healing? with Briana Spivey

18

Stop gaslighting yourself.

19

Another life lesson?

20

Oh, so you're jealous?

21

Valentine's day special.

22

When you’re tired of being tired.

23

Forgiveness versus access.

24

Seasons of people.

25

Surviving survival mode.

26

Trusting the transition.

27

Loving someone and accepting love with anxiety.

28

True life: My family is toxic.

29

Therapy or nah?

30

Am I a fraud?

31

Truth is I'm tired.

32

True love or trauma bond?

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33

Inner child healing.

34

Superwoman syndrome.

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35

Let's talk about suicide.

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36

Self care in the face of racial trauma.

37

Say his name with Build Black Give Back.

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38

Closure and accepting rejection.

39

You deserve: The hard part about self over (part two).

40

You deserve (part one).

41

We will be okay.

42

Are you holding yourself accountable?

43

To date or not to date.

44

I hate it here: A rant.

45

Booked, busy and unbothered.

46

Living with purpose.

47

The truth about codependency.

48

No means no with Joli Ienuso.

49

Defining the decade.

50

His story with Rajah.

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51

Mommy issues.

52

Dear brothers with Justin Jordan.

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53

Daddy issues.

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54

Let us live.

55

A silent crisis.

56

Black faces, white spaces with KerriAnne Sejour, MHC-LP.

57

Ask Niara: Session two.

58

Are they really the one?

59

Self-sabotage.

60

Out of the darkness: Overcoming post grad depression.

61

Ask Niara: Session one.

62

Do you need others to make you happy?

63

Emotional vulnerability.

64

Post grad season.

65

The art of letting go.

66

Goodbye rut, hello groove.

67

Where’d the love go?

68

The self-worth session.

69

Cold weather blues.

70

Selfishness vs. selflessness.

71

#Metoo

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Cultivating your best self in the new year.

73

We’re all in this together.

74

The friendship breakup.

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75

22 gems in 22 years.

76

How to be comfortable in solitude.

77

How to forgive yourself.

78

How to motivate yourself.

79

How to stay positive through tough times.