Open My Eyes Podcast

Nathaniel Dewees Jr.
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A podcast focused on personal growth, self-awareness, healing, vulnerability, emotional development, relationships, accountability, and becoming the healthiest version of yourself. Open My Eyes Podcast explores the real, sometimes uncomfortable work of recognizing your patterns, confronting what holds you back, setting healthier boundaries, learning from your experiences, and making intentional choices that move your life forward. Through honest conversations and personal reflection, the show creates space to examine love, loss, identity, purpose, resilience, forgiveness, self-worth, radical acceptance, and what it truly means to heal, grow, and evolve. It is about opening your eyes to yourself, taking responsibility for the life you are creating, and becoming more grounded, aware, emotionally healthy, and authentic along the way.

  1. 1d ago

    Residue

    Transition doesn’t always mean everything from the last season stays behind. In this episode of Open My Eyes Podcast, the conversation centers on moving from one environment into another and realizing that some of the emotional weight, stress, fear, and unresolved experiences can follow along. That leftover weight is the residue. Residue explores what it means to recognize what is still being carried, take ownership of the present, choose battles wisely, protect peace, and refuse to let difficult circumstances stop forward movement. Sometimes the breakthrough isn’t simply leaving a situation. Sometimes it requires doing the inner work so the situation doesn’t continue traveling into the next chapter. This episode offers a real-time reflection on transition, resilience, turning pain into purpose, and learning how to release what no longer belongs.

  2. Sep 27

    Let Go

    In this episode of **Open My Eyes Podcast**, the host opens up about transition, letting go, trusting yourself, and learning when it is time to stop forcing what no longer fits. After a challenging season filled with frustration, change, loss, uncertainty, and personal growth, this episode reflects on what it means to keep moving forward while also giving yourself permission to pause. It explores the internal battle between holding on and letting go, the desire to control outcomes, and the difficult realization that you cannot build your life around potential alone. This conversation explores the importance of trusting your intuition, setting stronger boundaries, walking away when necessary, and accepting that some people, relationships, environments, and dreams are not meant to follow you into the next chapter of your life. This episode also reflects on the purpose behind **Open My Eyes Podcast**: sharing the real journey—the struggles, victories, growth, setbacks, healing, and transformation—in the hope that someone listening may find encouragement, motivation, or a reason to keep going. Sometimes healing is not simply about the passage of time. **Time without the work does not heal.** There comes a point when you have to do the internal work, release what you cannot change, trust what you know deep inside, and make room for what comes next. If you have ever struggled with letting go, questioned your own intuition, remained in a situation because of its potential, or found yourself standing at the beginning of an uncertain new chapter, this episode is for you. **Open My Eyes Podcast** Open My Eyes Podcast is a space for honest conversations about authenticity, personal growth, healing, relationships, life transitions, purpose, resilience, and becoming the best version of ourselves. 🌐 **Website:** OpenMyEyesPodcast.com Through the website, you can: • Listen and connect with Open My Eyes Podcast • Request to be a guest on the podcast • Leave comments and feedback • Access the podcast support system • Support the podcast and continued growth of the studio • Learn more about the Open My Eyes Podcast journey If this podcast has encouraged, inspired, or helped you in any way, you can also support the show simply by sharing the episode with someone else. You never know whose life may be impacted by something that helped change yours. Thank you for listening, supporting, sharing, and continuing this journey with Open My Eyes Podcast. "Let's continue to build, inspire, and grow together." Nate Dewees Jr

  3. Sep 20

    Ain't Adding Up

    Sometimes you can do everything you thought you were supposed to do—put in the time, give the effort, make the sacrifices—and still look around and wonder why none of it seems to add up. In “Ain’t Adding Up,” I speak openly about what happens when life doesn’t match the vision you had for it. I talk about disappointment, loneliness, depression, exhaustion, betrayal, and the painful realization that sometimes the things we fight hardest to hold onto are the very things keeping us from rebuilding. This episode isn’t about pretending everything is okay or covering pain with positivity. It’s about facing what’s actually there. It’s about accepting where you are, taking accountability for what belongs to you, letting go of what doesn’t, and realizing that the keys to your own freedom may have been in your hands the entire time. Sometimes rebuilding means returning to ground zero. Sometimes it means calling your energy back, learning to stand by yourself, and stopping the habit of pouring everything into people and places that don’t pour anything back into you.

  4. Sep 13

    Acceptance

    What happens when the life you planned begins to fall apart? In this deeply personal episode of Open My Eyes Podcast, Nathaniel Dewees explores acceptance through the metaphor of his first experience with airplane turbulence-the fear, the loss of control, the instinct to hold on, and the unexpected peace that came when he finally loosened his grip. From disrupted dreams and broken expectations to relationships, isolation, personal accountability, and the pressure of building a new life, Nathaniel reflects on what it means to stop fighting reality without giving up on yourself. Acceptance is not defeat. It is not surrendering your future or deciding to stay where you are. Sometimes acceptance is simply acknowledging what is beyond your control so you can reclaim responsibility for what comes next. Life will disrupt plans. It will throw curveballs. It will change relationships, challenge expectations, and take us through places we never intended to go. But disruption can also carry a lesson-and acceptance can become the bridge between the life that did not happen and the life still waiting to be lived. What have you been struggling to accept? What might that acceptance be trying to show you? Sometimes freedom begins when we finally loosen our grip. "Today, I accept my freedom."

  5. Sep 6

    Do Something

    Season 6 • Radical Acceptance Episode 7 — DO SOMETHING There comes a point when recognizing the pain is no longer enough. You can be frustrated. You can be disappointed. You can be tired. You can admit that something defeated you, hurt you, changed you, or didn’t turn out the way you expected. But then comes the question: What are you going to do about it? In Episode 7 of Season 6, “Do Something,” Open My Eyes Podcast explores what happens after radical acceptance. Not the kind of acceptance that tells you to stay stuck, but the kind that allows you to acknowledge exactly where you are, give yourself grace, and still choose to move forward. This episode gets personal about frustration, failure, surrender, accountability, generational patterns, the inner child, and the uncomfortable work of going back to the root of what continues to show up in our lives. At some point, we have to stop allowing our past, our pain, our disappointments, and what other people did to us to continue controlling the present. We can complain. We can get angry. We can cry. We can become discouraged. We can even want to quit. But eventually, we have to decide whether we are going to stay there—or do something about it. Pain can become purpose. Frustration can become movement. Hardship can become information. And what once felt like something designed to destroy you can become an opportunity to understand yourself, heal, grow, and become something different. Sometimes the real battle isn’t with everything outside of us. Sometimes we have to sit down at the table with ourselves. Go back to the root. Face what is there. Take responsibility for what belongs to you. Give yourself grace for what didn’t. And do something about the life you still have in front of you. Season 6: Radical Acceptance Episode 7: Do Something Keep growing. Keep healing. Keep your eyes open. Open My Eyes Podcast https://openmyeyespodcast.com

  6. Aug 30

    Imma Keep Doing, What I'm Doing

    Season 6, Episode 6 — Radical Acceptance Sometimes doing the work doesn’t feel rewarding. You can heal, grow, become more self-aware, set better boundaries, invest in yourself, and still look around wondering, “When is any of this going to pay off?” In Season 6, Episode 6 of Open My Eyes Podcast — “Radical Acceptance,” I get real about where I’ve been these last few weeks: the loneliness, frustration, disappointment, anger, emotional exhaustion, and the uncomfortable thoughts that show up when life doesn’t look anything like you thought it would. This isn’t an episode about pretending everything is okay. It’s about learning how to accept where you are without deciding that where you are is where you’ll stay. I talk about what it feels like to watch other people seemingly receive the relationships, connection, and happiness you’ve been working toward while you’re still sitting with yourself doing the work. I talk about questioning the journey, questioning myself, being tired of healing, and still making the decision to keep moving forward. Radical acceptance doesn’t mean you have to like what’s happening. It doesn’t mean you can’t be angry. It doesn’t mean you can’t cry, vent, get frustrated, or want to walk away. It means you don’t build your home there. You can acknowledge the pain without surrendering your future to it. And this episode is also a personal milestone: it is the first official podcast recording produced through Open My Eyes Podcast Studio, something I spent a tremendous amount of time building from the ground up. If you’re tired, frustrated, questioning your progress, or wondering whether all the work you’ve done on yourself has been worth it, this episode is for you. Keep going. Your current reality is not the final measurement of your progress. Keep growing. Keep healing. Keep your eyes open. Connect with Open My Eyes Podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@natede2010 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PhpaFUl1qhes21p7DEGy0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/open-my-eyes-podcast/id1645869539 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@openmyeyes_23 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Open-My-Eyes-PodCast-100086137382351/ Email: openmyeyespodcast@gmail.com Support Open My Eyes Podcast: Cash App: $OMEP29 Open My Eyes Podcast — Season 6, Episode 6: Radical Acceptance

  7. Aug 9

    Well It Happens

    Season 6: Radical Acceptance Sometimes life doesn't fall apart all at once—it slowly begins to unravel. You step into a new season believing everything is finally lining up, only to watch opportunities shift, plans change, relationships disappoint, and the future you imagined suddenly feel farther away than it did yesterday. In this episode of Season 6: Radical Acceptance on the Open My Eyes Podcast, we share an honest reflection on navigating unexpected setbacks, financial uncertainty, changing careers, personal disappointment, and the difficult process of giving yourself grace when life doesn't unfold according to plan. But this isn't a story about staying stuck. It's about learning how to evaluate your life without condemning yourself, recognizing growth you couldn't see before, documenting your own transformation, and discovering that even painful seasons still carry purpose. Sometimes what feels like failure is actually preparation. Sometimes what feels like delay is actually development. And sometimes the very thing trying to bury you becomes the foundation you rise from. If you've been questioning your progress, feeling behind, or wondering whether your hard work is paying off, this conversation was made for you. Because growth isn't measured by how perfect your life looks... It's measured by who you're becoming through it. 🎙️ Open My Eyes Podcast 📧 Contact: openmyeyespodcast@gmail.com 🎧 Listen: https://openmyeyespodcast.buzzsprout.com 💙 Support the Podcast: Cash App: $OMEP29 Follow and connect for more conversations centered on healing, growth, self-awareness, and becoming the healthiest version of yourself. What resonated with you? I'd love to hear your thoughts. Support the show

  8. Aug 2

    In-Moment Responses

    In-Moment Responses | Season 6: Radical Acceptance | Open My Eyes Podcast How do you respond when life puts pressure on you? In this episode of Season 6: Radical Acceptance, we explore the moments that challenge our mindset, emotional awareness, and ability to grow. Life will constantly present situations that test us—but the question is not only what happens to us. The question is: how do we choose to respond? Age does not automatically equal maturity. True maturity comes from our mindset, our willingness to reflect, and our ability to take responsibility for our growth. Many of the beliefs, behaviors, and patterns we carry were passed down through generations. Our parents and ancestors often gave us the best they had with what they knew. But growth requires us to recognize when certain lessons no longer serve us. We cannot continue using our past as a reason to stay stuck. This episode is about becoming more intentional with your growth, your decisions, and the direction you are choosing for your life. It is about learning to listen, looking inward, and accepting the responsibility that comes with becoming the person you are meant to be. Sometimes the hardest person to face is yourself. Are you willing to sit at the table with your inner child? Are you willing to challenge the parts of yourself that pride, ego, fear, and old patterns try to protect? Radical acceptance is not about giving up. It is about seeing yourself clearly so you can make intentional choices moving forward. Growth requires honesty. Healing requires accountability. Transformation requires a different response. Welcome to In-Moment Responses. Connect With Open My Eyes Podcast Thank you to everyone who has been listening, sharing, and supporting Open My Eyes Podcast. Whether you have been here since the beginning or you are just discovering the podcast, I appreciate you being part of this journey. If you would like to reach out, share your thoughts, share your story, provide feedback, or discuss collaboration opportunities: 📧 Email: openmyeyespodcast@gmail.com When reaching out, please include: The episode you listened to.What message or takeaway resonated with you.How you discovered the podcast.This helps create genuine connections with listeners and allows me to better understand the conversations that are reaching people. 🎙️ Listen to Open My Eyes Podcast: https://openmyeyespodcast.buzzsprout.com Support Open My Eyes Podcast: 💚 Cash App: $OMEP29 Your support helps continue the creation of episodes, future projects, and the ongoing mission of Open My Eyes Podcast. Thank you for being part of this community. Keep growing. Keep healing. Keep your eyes open. What resonated with you? I'd love to hear your thoughts. Support the show

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A podcast focused on personal growth, self-awareness, healing, vulnerability, emotional development, relationships, accountability, and becoming the healthiest version of yourself. Open My Eyes Podcast explores the real, sometimes uncomfortable work of recognizing your patterns, confronting what holds you back, setting healthier boundaries, learning from your experiences, and making intentional choices that move your life forward. Through honest conversations and personal reflection, the show creates space to examine love, loss, identity, purpose, resilience, forgiveness, self-worth, radical acceptance, and what it truly means to heal, grow, and evolve. It is about opening your eyes to yourself, taking responsibility for the life you are creating, and becoming more grounded, aware, emotionally healthy, and authentic along the way.

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  • Creator
    Nathaniel Dewees Jr.
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    52
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Open My Eyes Podcast
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