Real Talk With The Spiritual Bestie

Spiritual Bestie
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This is a sacred, spiritual offering that unapologetically centers experiences, joy, spirituality, healing & mental health of BI&POC & welcomes conscious souls that believe that these spaces should exist for us. This show is hosted by licensed therapist, Candace Cody-Jones, aka, Candy, The Spiritual Bestie & was birthed from Candy's own continuously evolving spiritual, mental & emotional journey as a BIPOC. Join as she channels messages, discusses personal experiences, shares knowledge, mistakes, lessons and wisdom gained directly from the vessels, lessons, and divine impartation of Spirit.

  1. Aug 12

    802: Mars in Cancer +Eclipse Season: The Test Before Your BREAKTHROUGH

    Are you currently feeling like your home, your relationships, or your own mind is being pushed to its absolute limits? Today, Mars officially enters the sign of Cancer right alongside a chaotic Leo New Moon and Eclipse Season. While this cosmic weather can feel intensely dysregulating, disruptive, and destabilizing, it is actually the final evolutionary test before your absolute psychological and spiritual BREAKTHROUGH. In Ep. 802 of Real Talk with The Spiritual Bestie, licensed marriage and family therapist associate Candace Cody-Jones sits at the intersection of tarot, astrology, and mental health to unpack the unique challenges hitting us during this transit. If your jaw has been clenched all week, you’re constantly holding your breath, dealing with somatic anxiety, or stuck in a silent cold war of resentment with your partner, you are swallowing fire to keep a false peace. Today, we break down the astro transits, pull live tarot and numerology guidance, and walk through a real-time somatic movement release to help you safely drop the generational survival armor so your real answers can arrive with ease. ✨ RIDE WITH ME: If this August finality energy is bringing up transgenerational cycles you are ready to break, I provide a safe, sacred container for you. My clinical practice offers virtual individual and couples counseling across the state of Texas, including late-evening slots to accommodate busy schedules. 👉 Schedule your initial consultation or join the waitlist for our intentional healing circle for Black women navigating trauma here: [INSERT YOUR BOOKING / WEBSITE LINK HERE] 🌿 APOTHECARY RECIPE FROM TODAY'S EPISODE: To soothe the hyper-vigilant nervous system and quiet an overthinking Virgo mind, blend: • 3 parts Dried Skullcap Leaf (Nourishing the nervous system) • 2 parts Dried Lemon Balm (Gladdening the heavy spirit) • 2 parts Dried Peppermint (Clearing the mental war) • 1 part Dried Holy Basil/Tulsi (Grounding the ancestral line) 📖 EXPLORE THE ROOTS: • "Sister Outsider" by Audre Lorde (The Uses of Anger) • Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (Foundational Grounding) #MarsInCancer #EclipseSeason #SomaticTraumaRelease #BlackMentalHealth #TexasTherapist #CouplesCounselingTexas #DeconstructedSpirituality #RealTalkWithTheSpiritualBestie #somaticexercises #guidedmeditationfortrauma

    802: Mars in Cancer +Eclipse Season: The Test Before Your BREAKTHROUGH

  2. Jul 29

    801: Frequency Warfare: How Modern Music Targets The Black Mind & Spirit

    Are you aware of the unseen forces shaping your mental and spiritual health through your headphones? In this episode of Real Talk with The Spiritual Bestie, licensed marriage and family therapist associate Candace Cody-Jones dives deep into the hidden psychological and spiritual programming embedded in the Black entertainment industry. We are doing a deep dive into Frequency Warfare and looking at how modern music, sonic manipulation, and deliberate media frequencies target the Black mind, manipulate the spirit, and exploit transgenerational trauma and the vulnerability of our youth. Utilizing tarot, numerology, and a clinical deconstruction of media conditioning, we explore at how to break out of these mental traps, protect your aura, and reclaim your spiritual autonomy. If you are a Texas resident ready to transition from survival mode into true psychological healing, my clinical practice offers individual and couples therapy slots, and the waitlist for our sacred Black women’s healing circle is open. Visit my website to book a consultation. www.evolutionsmentalhealthandwellness.com RESOURCES MENTIONED IN TODAY'S EPISODE:• The study at Kobe University mentioned • Liner Notes for the Revolution By Daphne Brooks • Learn More About Daphne Brooks • Episodes of RTWTSB mentioned: · Manifesting Your Soul Mate Pt. 1 (Ep. 207)· Manifesting Your Soul Mate Pt. 2 (Ep. 206) • Learn More About Stokley Carmichael ☀️♏️· 🌕♑️· ⇪♈️ Candace Cody-Jones also known as The Spiritual Bestie, a licensed trauma and relationship therapist in Texas discusses the challenges of navigating the Black experience while reclaiming the autonomy over our minds, bodies and spirits through wellness and advocacy. https://www.EvolutionsMentalHealthandWellness.com

  3. Apr 23

    708: RE-RELEASE! Thrive During The Mars + Saturn Conjunction

    The Saturn + Mars Conjunction began on **April**19th and it's bringing heavy energy and big obstacles with it but this episode will help you prepare for the abundance that comes with mastering your experience during this transit! Tap in for spiritual and mental wellness tips that will help you alchemize this fiery energetic boulder! ✍️🏾Need Spiritual or Relationship Advice? Write Me & I May Feature It On A Future Episode! For Advice, Email Me at: candy@thespiritualbestie.com 💫🧘🏽‍♀️Are You A Black Woman In Texas Who's Tired Of Suffering In Silence & Exhausted With Carrying It Alone? Join Our Self Care Sunday Group! Find Out More at: www.evolutionsmentalhealthandwellness.com/groups

  4. Apr 15

    707: Before You Make That Decision… Watch This

    If you’ve been questioning your decisions, your relationships, or your next move—this episode is for you. We break down Aries season energy, self-trust, emotional healing, and the spiritual cycle of growth to help you make aligned decisions and choose yourself with confidence 🫧Resources: • 🇨🇱Are you in Texas? Looking for therapist? Schedule a free consultation with me! ▶️HERE •👑🌹 Ready to Heal in Sisterhood & Safety? Join Self-Care Sundays and get connected with your tribe! We return soon! (spaces are limited/open to Texas resident only) ✅️🧘🏽‍♀️JOIN US: HERE ⏭️🎧Your Journal Companion Playlist • 🌿HERB MENTIONED: Holy Basil (Tulsi) • ☺️FEELINGS WHEEL ✍️🏾Journal Prompts From This Episode: 1. Where in my life am I being asked to trust myself more, even without certainty? 2. What mistakes am I afraid to make—and what meaning am I attaching to them? 3. Where am I feeling the urge to compete, and is it coming from alignment or insecurity? 4. What emotions have I been moving too fast to actually feel and process? 5. How have I changed since the beginning of this year, and what am I proud of? 6. What decision am I currently sitting with, and what is my intuition quietly saying about it? 7. Where am I being called to reclaim my power and choose myself more fully? 8. What does it look like for me to slow down, get still, and respond instead of react? Candace Cody-Jones, known as The Spiritual Bestie, is a Texas-based therapist who blends mental health, spirituality, and self-healing practices to help Black women reclaim their power, heal from trauma, and build aligned, fulfilling lives and relationships.

  5. Mar 9

    706: The Quiet Identity Crisis Black Women Don't Talk About

    Candace Cody-Jones also known as The Spiritual Bestie, a licensed trauma and relationship therapist in Texas discusses the challenges of navigating the black experience while reclaiming the autonomy over our minds, bodies and spirits through wellness and advocacy. This episode explores the quiet identity crisis Black Women aren't talking about. We explore the challenges of isolation and differences between it and solitude on the path of spirituality and wellness Silence and isolation can either help, or harm the experience so let's explore why. I'll also discuss the value of community on the journey as we heal from multi and inter-generational trauma. Resources: Are you in Texas? Looking for therapist? Schedule a free consultation with me! Ready to Heal in Sisterhood & Safety? Join Self-Care Sundays and get connected with your tribe! We return soon! (spaces are limited/open to Texas resident only) Find out more at: www.evolutionsmentalhealthandwellness.com/self-care-sunday-group/ ⏭️🎧Your Journal Companion Playlist ✍️🏾Journal Prompts From This Episode: 1. What does this cycle of my life require of me? 2. What have I Gained in the last year and What have I lost? 3. What am I Grieving right now? 4. What did I learn & how can it support me in this next season? 5. What did I find that I needed? 6. In what ways can I challenge myself in this next season? 7. What did you accomplish that you’re proud of? 8. What are your hopes & goals for yourself in this next season?

    706: The Quiet Identity Crisis Black Women Don't Talk About

  6. 07/16/2025

    705: Them Tables Are Bout To Turn + A Little Astro Tea

    Candace Cody-Jones, a licensed therapist in Texas and advocate for healing from racial trauma and religious trauma discusses the challenges of navigating the black experience while reclaiming the autonomy over our minds, bodies and spirits through wellness and advocacy; plus the energy of retrograde season and transits from July 14-July 27, 2025. Resources + mentioned in today's episode: https://www.shadesofblueproject.org/ https://blackmaternalhealthcaucus-underwood.house.gov/resources https://www.thenaabb.org/

    705: Them Tables Are Bout To Turn + A Little Astro Tea

  7. 07/01/2025

    704: The Intersection of Survival and Systemic Racism + A Little Astro Tea

    Welcome back to another episode of Real Talk With The Spiritual Bestie. Tap in for the latest astrological transit tea, a quick card reading, and an honest look at the intersection of survival and systemic racism with a historical example from the Buffalo Soldiers.

    704: The Intersection of Survival and Systemic Racism + A Little Astro Tea

  8. 06/16/2025

    703: Radical Acceptance For The Things You Can’t Change + A Little Astro Tea

    What is radical acceptance and how can you use it as a tool to heal from emotional, mental and spiritual trauma? Find out in today's episode. If you're in Texas and looking for a therapist, let's work together! You can find me on Psychology Today: Candace Cody-Jones Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and share with a friend that you know would benefit from hearing this or any episode!

    703: Radical Acceptance For The Things You Can’t Change + A Little Astro Tea
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This is a sacred, spiritual offering that unapologetically centers experiences, joy, spirituality, healing & mental health of BI&POC & welcomes conscious souls that believe that these spaces should exist for us. This show is hosted by licensed therapist, Candace Cody-Jones, aka, Candy, The Spiritual Bestie & was birthed from Candy's own continuously evolving spiritual, mental & emotional journey as a BIPOC. Join as she channels messages, discusses personal experiences, shares knowledge, mistakes, lessons and wisdom gained directly from the vessels, lessons, and divine impartation of Spirit.

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