The Healing Poetic Podcast - R.I.S.E Series

Keya
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Rising Into Self-Empowerment — A Healing Journey Told Out Loud R.I.S.E. is where truth meets transformation. Hosted by Keya McClain-Goodwin, The Hardcore Healing Pen Coach, this exclusive subscriber-only podcast peels back every layer of healing — grief, growth, trauma, love, betrayal, loss, reinvention, and the sacred work of returning home to yourself. Each episode offers a raw, intimate glimpse into the turning points that shaped her life: the job she walked away from, the friendships that broke then rebuilt her, the family wounds she had to recover from, the grief that taught her tenderness, and the healing that continues to reveal who she truly is. But R.I.S.E. isn’t just about her story. It’s about your story tucked inside hers. Through soulful storytelling, guided reflections, and weekly journal prompts, R.I.S.E. invites you to heal out loud, honor your truth, release what no longer serves you, and embrace the life you’re becoming. R.I.S.E. is for the woman or man who: • Is ready to commit to their healing • Feels alone, misunderstood, or emotionally overwhelmed • Wants to break generational patterns • Is tired of performing strength and desires authenticity • Needs language for their emotions and guidance for their inner work • Loves introspective, spiritual, emotionally intelligent storytelling Every episode is 20 minutes or less, intentionally crafted for listeners who want depth, clarity, and transformation without overwhelm. This is healing with intention. This is storytelling with purpose. This is spiritual evolution in real time. It’s time to R.I.S.E. — not into who the world expects you to be, but into who you truly are. Subscribe today and begin your journey upward.

  1. 6h ago

    The Conversation That Changed Me: Why Loving Someone Sometimes Means Telling the Truth

    Send us Fan Mail Some conversations don't just change your perspective—they change the trajectory of your life. In this episode, I share why the most transformative conversations are often the ones that challenge us instead of comfort us. Sometimes the people who love us most are willing to risk our temporary discomfort so we can experience lasting growth. I'll explore how one honest conversation became a turning point in my healing journey and why avoiding truth often delays our freedom. Healing doesn't always begin with a breakthrough. Sometimes it begins with one sentence you can never unhear. Support the show

  2. Jul 20

    When Someone Else's Sky Offends Your Box: The Hidden Cost of Policing Other People's Authenticity

    Send us Fan Mail In this thought-provoking episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet explores the emotional, relational, and spiritual cost of constantly judging, correcting, or attempting to control other people's lives. Inspired by a simple social media video that questioned how people should dress, Keya reflects on a much deeper issue: Why do other people's authentic choices create such strong emotional reactions in us? From clothing and relationships to spirituality, parenting, careers, and personal expression, this episode challenges listeners to consider the difference between curiosity and projection—and the freedom that comes from releasing the need to manage another person's journey. Keya also shares her own experience of leaving the church and the unexpected anger it created in others, illustrating how someone else's authenticity can sometimes feel threatening when it challenges the boxes we've built around our own identities. In this episode, Keya discusses: Why discomfort often becomes judgmentThe difference between curiosity and projectionHow social media encourages opinion over reflectionThe emotional cost of trying to control other people's choicesWhy someone else's authenticity is not an emergencyThe connection between identity, certainty, and judgmentRedirecting your energy from managing others to healing yourselfHow honoring your own path creates more peace than policing someone else'sThis conversation is for anyone who has ever felt judged for choosing a different path—or who is ready to examine where they may be spending too much emotional energy trying to understand, correct, or control the lives of others. Because healing doesn't ask us to agree with everyone. It asks us to trust ourselves enough to allow others the freedom to become who they are meant to be. Your peace grows when your need to control someone else's journey begins to fade. Support the show

  3. Jul 18

    The Cost of Living in the Box - When Comfort Becomes a Cage

    Send us Fan Mail In this transformative episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet explores the hidden cost of choosing comfort over alignment and the emotional price many people pay for remaining inside lives they've already outgrown. Drawing from her own entrepreneurial journey and personal evolution, Keya reflects on the many "boxes" she has lived in—from people-pleasing and perfectionism to timelines, expectations, and identities that no longer fit. This conversation challenges listeners to ask one powerful question: Am I staying because I'm aligned...or because I'm comfortable? In this episode, Keya discusses: • Why familiar doesn't always mean healthy • The emotional cost of staying inside outdated identities • Comfort versus alignment • The courage required to evolve • Letting go of people-pleasing and perfectionism • Honoring intuition over external expectations • Why authenticity often requires discomfort before freedom Keya reminds us that healing isn't about escaping every uncomfortable moment—it's about recognizing when the life you've built has become too small for the person you're becoming. This episode is for anyone standing at the edge of change, wondering whether to stay where life feels familiar or trust themselves enough to grow. Sometimes the greatest risk isn't changing. It's remaining in a box you've already outgrown. Support the show

  4. Jul 15

    Passionate vs. Uninterested Why Caring Deeply Is Often Misunderstood

    Send us Fan Mail In this heartfelt episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet explores why emotionally engaged people are so often misunderstood in a world that frequently mistakes emotional distance for strength. Through personal stories and thoughtful reflection, Keya examines the difference between passion and aggression, emotional investment and emotional instability, and why many people suppress their authenticity to avoid being labeled "too much." This conversation reminds us that caring deeply is not a weakness—it is evidence of presence, purpose, and emotional courage. In this episode, Keya discusses: • Why emotionally expressive people are often misunderstood • Passion versus emotional instability • The societal pressure to appear detached • Why vulnerability makes some people uncomfortable • Emotional engagement without losing yourself • Healing without becoming emotionally numb • Honoring your emotional depth while maintaining healthy boundaries This episode is for anyone who has ever been told they care too much, feel too deeply, or are "too intense." You don't need to become emotionally detached to protect your peace. You simply need to care wisely. Support the show

  5. Jul 13

    Beyond Judgment, Beyond Labels, Beyond Limits

    Send us Fan Mail In this foundational episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet explores the invisible boxes that shape our identities long before we have the opportunity to define ourselves. From childhood expectations and cultural conditioning to religious beliefs, gender roles, and societal labels, this conversation challenges listeners to examine the stories they've inherited—and the limitations they've unknowingly accepted. Keya unpacks how judgment and labels often work together to reduce beautifully complex human beings into simplified identities, and how healing begins when we become curious enough to move beyond them. In this episode, Keya discusses: • How labels become emotional prisons • The relationship between judgment and certainty • Why curiosity is often more powerful than criticism • The hidden limits created by fear and conditioning • Reclaiming your authentic identity beyond societal expectations • The difference between surviving and fully living • Why healing is remembering who you were before the world defined you This conversation is for anyone who has ever felt boxed in by expectations, misunderstood by labels, or limited by beliefs that no longer align with who they are becoming. You were never created to live inside someone else's definition of you. The sky is your reminder that growth has no ceiling. Support the show

  6. Jun 28

    Why I Haven't Quit Yet: Commitment, Alignment & The Courage to Evolve

    Send us Fan Mail In this deeply personal episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet reflects on her ten-year entrepreneurial journey and the many moments she considered walking away. From starting as a life coach without the tools she needed, to becoming a self-publishing coach for work she never truly desired, to finally embracing her most authentic role as the Hardcore Healing Pen Coach, Keya shares the lessons, pivots, mistakes, investments, and breakthroughs that shaped her path. This is not a conversation about overnight success. It's a conversation about alignment. In this episode, Keya discusses: • The evolution of her business over the past decade • Why good intentions aren't always enough • Learning the difference between helping and being equipped to help • Attracting misaligned clients and refining your process • Why authenticity changes who you attract • The courage to pivot when something no longer fits • Releasing timelines and outcome expectations • Choosing commitment over pressure • Impact vs. fame • Why alignment matters more than appearances Keya also shares how investing in coaching, conferences, education, personal development, healing, and self-awareness helped her become the coach she is today. This conversation is for entrepreneurs, creators, coaches, authors, and anyone questioning whether they should keep going. Sometimes the goal isn't becoming more successful. Sometimes the goal is becoming more aligned. And sometimes the reason you haven't quit yet is because your purpose is still calling you forward. Support the show

  7. Jun 25

    Anger vs. Frustration

    Send us Fan Mail Not Every Strong Emotion Is Anger In this powerful episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet explores the emotional nuance that is often denied to women—especially Black women. Anger vs. Frustration examines how passion, honesty, disappointment, exhaustion, and direct communication are frequently mislabeled as anger, aggression, or hostility. Through personal reflection and emotional insight, Keya unpacks the difference between being angry and being tired of repeating yourself, unheard, unseen, or misunderstood. This conversation explores: • The difference between anger and frustration • Why Black women are often denied emotional nuance • Passion vs. aggression • Emotional projection and misinterpretation • The burden of constantly self-monitoring • How disappointment, exhaustion, and unmet needs often masquerade as anger • Why emotional honesty makes some people uncomfortable • Allowing yourself the full range of human emotion If you've ever been labeled angry when you were simply frustrated, passionate, hurt, or exhausted, this conversation is for you. Not every strong emotion is anger. Sometimes it's disappointment. Sometimes it's exhaustion. Sometimes it's truth trying to be heard. Support the show

  8. Jun 23

    Judgment vs. Alignment

    Send us Fan Mail In this deeply reflective and emotionally intelligent episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet explores the important distinction between judgment and alignment — and why discernment does not have to come from superiority, condemnation, or ego. Judgment vs. Alignment dives into the emotional, psychological, and energetic differences between intentionally living in judgment versus choosing awareness, observation, intuition, and alignment in relationships, environments, and human connection. Inspired by a recent conversation questioning whether “everyone judges,” Keya unpacks the societal conditioning, group think, projection, and emotional habits that often normalize judgment while discouraging honest self-reflection and emotional awareness. In this episode, Keya discusses: • The difference between subconscious human observation and intentional judgment • Why judgment often carries superiority energy • Alignment, intuition, and energetic discernment • Choosing peace, lightness, and emotional honesty over forced connection • The emotional exhaustion of judgment and projection • Why many people focus outward to avoid inward reflection • Discernment without dehumanizing others • Honoring intuition without guilt, arrogance, or condemnation Keya also explores how emotionally mature people can create distance, boundaries, and alignment without needing to villainize others in the process. This conversation is for those seeking deeper emotional awareness, energetic honesty, healing, self-reflection, and authentic connection. Not everything requires judgment. Sometimes awareness is enough. Support the show

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Rising Into Self-Empowerment — A Healing Journey Told Out Loud R.I.S.E. is where truth meets transformation. Hosted by Keya McClain-Goodwin, The Hardcore Healing Pen Coach, this exclusive subscriber-only podcast peels back every layer of healing — grief, growth, trauma, love, betrayal, loss, reinvention, and the sacred work of returning home to yourself. Each episode offers a raw, intimate glimpse into the turning points that shaped her life: the job she walked away from, the friendships that broke then rebuilt her, the family wounds she had to recover from, the grief that taught her tenderness, and the healing that continues to reveal who she truly is. But R.I.S.E. isn’t just about her story. It’s about your story tucked inside hers. Through soulful storytelling, guided reflections, and weekly journal prompts, R.I.S.E. invites you to heal out loud, honor your truth, release what no longer serves you, and embrace the life you’re becoming. R.I.S.E. is for the woman or man who: • Is ready to commit to their healing • Feels alone, misunderstood, or emotionally overwhelmed • Wants to break generational patterns • Is tired of performing strength and desires authenticity • Needs language for their emotions and guidance for their inner work • Loves introspective, spiritual, emotionally intelligent storytelling Every episode is 20 minutes or less, intentionally crafted for listeners who want depth, clarity, and transformation without overwhelm. This is healing with intention. This is storytelling with purpose. This is spiritual evolution in real time. It’s time to R.I.S.E. — not into who the world expects you to be, but into who you truly are. Subscribe today and begin your journey upward.

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