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. 3d ago

    You Don’t Need the Whole Plan: Learning to Trust Yourself in the In-Between When You Know Something Is Changing but You Don’t Know What Comes Next

    Send us Fan Mail What happens when you know something in your life is changing—but you don’t know exactly what comes next? For high-functioning women who are accustomed to planning, solving problems, making decisions, and figuring things out, uncertainty can feel like failure. But what if you’re not lost? What if you’re simply in between? In this episode of The Healing Poetic Podcast, I’m talking about those seasons when the old no longer completely fits, but the new hasn’t fully revealed itself yet. Maybe you’re questioning your career. Your relationships. Where you live. How you do business. Who gets access to you. The pace of your life. Or maybe you can’t even name what’s changing—you just know you can’t continue doing everything exactly the way you’ve always done it. And you don’t need to have the entire plan today. Sometimes clarity doesn’t arrive as one big revelation. Sometimes it develops slowly through repeated thoughts, desires, discomfort, intuition, journaling, observation, and finally having enough quiet to hear yourself. We’re talking about the difference between uncertainty and being lost, intuition and urgency, planning and control—and why self-trust doesn’t mean believing you’ll never make another wrong decision. Self-trust is knowing that whatever happens, you trust yourself to meet yourself there. Grab your journal for this one, because I’m asking you one of the most important questions we can ask during a season of transition: What do I already know—even if I don’t know what I’m going to do about it yet? You don't need the whole plan. Maybe you just need the next honest step. 🎧 Listen to The Healing Poetic Podcast and, if you’re ready to take these conversations deeper, join my exclusive subscriber community, where we explore self-trust, grief, relationships, boundaries, emotional maturity, identity, alignment—and how to actually LIVE from everything healing has taught us. Support the show

  2. Sep 24

    Stop Calling It a Midlife Crisis: Maybe You're Finally Paying Attention : When the Woman You've Become Starts Questioning the Life She Built

    Send us Fan Mail Can we stop calling every major realization a woman has after 40 a midlife crisis? Maybe she's not falling apart. Maybe she's finally paying attention. After decades of careers, children, relationships, caregiving, responsibilities, grief, ambition, survival and being everything to everybody, many women eventually find themselves sitting with a surprisingly difficult question: “What do I actually want now?” In this episode of The Healing Poetic Podcast, we're challenging the idea that questioning your life in midlife automatically means something has gone wrong. What if something has finally gone right? What if you're finally able to distinguish between the life you consciously chose and the life you inherited through expectations, responsibilities and previous versions of yourself? We're talking about changing definitions of success, empty nesting, career identity, relationships, grief, peace, aging, evolving priorities, self-trust—and the complicated experience of meeting yourself again when the roles you've carried for decades begin to change. And no, this isn't about blowing up your life. Sometimes awakening means leaving. Sometimes it means changing. And sometimes awakening allows you to look at the life you already have and appreciate it differently. Maybe you're not having a midlife crisis. Maybe you're coming into focus. Grab your journal. This conversation is for the woman who knows something inside her is shifting—even if she doesn't know exactly what comes next. 🎧 Listen now to The Healing Poetic Podcast. And if you're ready to go deeper, join my exclusive subscriber community, where we continue the conversations about what happens when healing becomes awareness, awareness becomes action, and you begin living differently because of what you've learned. Support the show

  3. Sep 17

    Being Good at It Doesn't Mean It's Still Good for You: When Competence Keeps You in Places You've Outgrown

    Send us Fan Mail Have you ever considered that one of the reasons you haven't left, changed, questioned—or even admitted you no longer want something—is because you're really damn good at it? Sometimes competence keeps us in places long after we've begun questioning whether they still fit. In this episode of The Healing Poetic Podcast, we're talking about the roles high-functioning women become exceptionally good at carrying: the career, motherhood, relationships, caregiving, problem-solving, being the dependable one, and sometimes even survival itself. But there's an important difference between asking: “Am I good at this?” and asking: “Is this still good for me?” This isn't a conversation about quitting your job, leaving everybody behind, or blowing up a perfectly good life. It's about becoming conscious enough to make sure you're still choosing the life you're living. Because you can appreciate what something has given you and still recognize that you're changing. You can be successful and want something different. You can love people and change the role you play in their lives. And you can honor the woman who made yesterday's decisions without requiring today's woman to live by them forever. Grab your journal for this one. We're talking about competence, identity, validation, midlife, success, alignment—and what happens when the woman you've become finally gets a voice in deciding what comes next. 🎧 Listen now to The Healing Poetic Podcast. And if you're ready to take these conversations deeper, I invite you to join my exclusive subscriber community, where we continue exploring self-trust, boundaries, grief, emotional maturity, relationships, alignment, and what it means to actually LIVE through the work you've done. Support the show

  4. Sep 10

    I Actually Like Who I Am Now: The Quiet Confidence That Comes After Healing

    Send us Fan Mail We talk a lot about self-love. But here's a different question: Do you actually like yourself? Not your accomplishments. Not the roles you play. Not who you are as a mother, partner, professional, friend, caregiver, or entrepreneur. Do you like the person you are when nobody needs anything from you? In this episode of The Healing Poetic Podcast, we're talking about the quiet confidence that can emerge after years of healing, growing, unlearning, and becoming. It's the moment you realize you no longer need every room to validate you because you've developed a relationship with yourself that doesn't depend on applause. We're also talking about having compassion for previous versions of ourselves, releasing the pressure to constantly "fix" something, and giving ourselves permission to appreciate who we are right now while still evolving. You can have more growing to do and still look at yourself today and say: "Damn. I actually like this woman." And that might be one of the most beautiful results of healing. Support the show

  5. Sep 3

    When Peace Feels Unfamiliar: Learning to Live Without the Chaos

    Send us Fan Mail You've learned how to survive—but have you learned how to live when nothing needs surviving? For those of us who have spent years navigating grief, difficult relationships, family dynamics, disappointment, stress, or simply being the person who always figures everything out, peace can feel surprisingly unfamiliar. In this episode of The Healing Poetic Podcast, we're talking about what happens when life gets quieter but your mind and body are still waiting for something to go wrong. What happens when you no longer need to be the fixer? What if there's no crisis to manage? And have you ever mistaken peace for boredom simply because chaos was more familiar? Healing isn't supposed to become another place we live forever. We didn't heal just to spend the rest of our lives healing. We healed so we could live. Maybe it's time to stop anticipating the next problem and start receiving the peace you've worked so hard to create. Support the show

  6. Aug 27

    They Don't Have to Understand: Releasing the Need to Explain Yourself

    Send us Fan Mail Have you ever found yourself giving a five-minute explanation for a decision that really only required one sentence? Sometimes our need to explain isn't about communication at all. It's about wanting to be understood, approved of, or reassured that we're still a "good person" when someone doesn't agree with our choices. In this episode of The Healing Poetic Podcast, we're talking about what happens when you stop making other people's understanding a requirement for your peace. We'll explore boundaries, overexplaining, accountability, people-pleasing, and the important difference between considering someone's feelings and needing their permission. You can communicate with love. You can take accountability when necessary. You can care about how your choices affect others—and still accept that some people may never understand you. They don't have to understand. But you do. Support the show

  7. Aug 9

    A New Environment Won't Heal an Old Mindset: Why We Repeat the Same Patterns in Different Places

    Send us Fan Mail Have you ever changed jobs, moved to a new city, started a new relationship, or joined a new community—only to find yourself facing the same struggles? In this eye-opening episode of The Box & The Sky, Keya McClain the Poet explores why external change alone cannot create internal transformation. Through thoughtful storytelling and practical insight, Keya challenges listeners to examine the patterns they unknowingly carry into new environments and explains why healing requires more than a change of scenery—it requires a change in mindset. In this episode, Keya discusses:  Why old patterns often follow us into new places  The difference between change and transformation  Recognizing emotional habits that no longer serve you  Why healing requires self-awareness, not just new opportunities  The power of curiosity over self-criticism  Creating peace that travels with you wherever you go  How to stop repeating cycles and begin living intentionally This conversation is for anyone who has ever wondered why the same challenges keep appearing despite changing their surroundings. Because healing isn't about finding the perfect environment. It's about becoming the kind of person who can create peace wherever life takes you. Support the show

  8. Aug 6

    The Unlearning That Set Me Free: Why Healing Required Me to Leave More Than Religion

    Send us Fan Mail What if healing isn't about learning more—but about unlearning what no longer serves you? In this powerful episode of The Box & The Sky, Keya McClain the Poet explores the courageous process of questioning inherited beliefs, redefining personal truth, and trusting your own spiritual and emotional journey. While leaving organized religion became part of her story, this conversation reaches far beyond faith. It explores the beliefs we inherit about success, womanhood, relationships, worthiness, boundaries, leadership, grief, and identity—and the freedom that comes from examining what still aligns with the person you're becoming. In this episode, Keya discusses:  Why healing often requires unlearning  The difference between questioning and rebellion  Leaving inherited beliefs without abandoning your values  Healthy detachment versus emotional disconnection  Boundaries that naturally emerge through discernment  Releasing the belief that your worth is tied to your usefulness  Becoming curious enough to rediscover yourself This episode is for anyone who has ever felt the tension between honoring where they came from and embracing who they are becoming. Healing doesn't ask you to reject your past. It invites you to examine it with honesty, compassion, and courage. 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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