DrKatinaTalks

Dr. Katina Clarke
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Dr. Katina Talks is the podcast that empowers you to live a more fulfilling, balanced, and authentic life. Hosted by Dr. Katina, a licensed mental health counselor, life coach, and social psychologist, this show dives into real-life stories, personal growth strategies, and psychology-backed insights that help you navigate the challenges of everyday life. Whether you're seeking inspiration to overcome fear, heal from past trauma, or discover your true purpose, Dr. Katina's thoughtful guidance and powerful anecdotes will encourage you to embrace the journey of living your best life. Tune in every Tuesday for a new episode filled with practical wisdom to inspire positive change.

  1. 4d ago

    Being Chosen vs. Being Valued: Why We Chase Validation | Dr. Katina Talks S5E1

    Episode Description Some of us are still standing in an adult version of the childhood square, waiting for someone else to decide whether we belong. In this episode, Dr. Katina takes listeners back to the housing projects of Camden, New Jersey, where a childhood game of kickball became an early lesson in what it feels like to wait for someone else to choose you. She traces that same pattern into adulthood: waiting for a partner to commit, a parent to acknowledge us, or an employer to recognize our contribution. But being chosen and being valued are not the same. Someone can choose you and still fail to respect, appreciate, or care for you. Drawing on her training as a licensed therapist and social psychologist, Dr. Katina walks through five lessons on the difference between being selected and being valued, and what it means to stop measuring your worth by someone else's decision. Key takeaway: You do not have to be chosen to be worthy. Pay attention not only to who chooses you, but also to who values you, because you are choosing too. To explore journals and resources designed to support your personal growth, visit drkatinatalks.com. Follow Dr. Katina Talks™ each Tuesday, and please subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with someone who may need to hear it. Episode Timestamps 00:00 Welcome and Topic 01:11 Kickball Square Memories 02:55 The Pain of Waiting 05:06 Chosen as Adults 06:51 Five Lessons Intro 07:00 Belonging and Worth 07:37 Unqualified Choosers 08:38 High Achiever Trap 09:43 Chosen Versus Valued 10:26 You Choose Too 11:48 Reflective Questions 13:28 Affirmation Practice 14:11 Closing and Next Steps Important Disclaimer This podcast is hosted by a licensed counselor and life consultant. All content is for informational and educational purposes only and does not replace professional counseling, therapy, coaching, or medical advice. Listening to this podcast or completing exercises in the journal does not establish a counselor–client or coach–client relationship. If you would like to schedule counseling in Wilmington, Delaware or life consulting services, please visit: YellowDoorConsulting.com This podcast is not monitored for crisis or emergency situations. If you or someone you know is experiencing severe distress or a life-threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. 🎵 Music Credit Music: In Slow Motion Artist: soundbay Source: AudioJungle Licensee: YellowDoor Consulting – DrKatinaTalks Podcast Item ID: 26553335 Licensed via AudioJungle https://audiojungle.net

    Being Chosen vs. Being Valued: Why We Chase Validation | Dr. Katina Talks S5E1

  2. Sep 22

    Know Your Worth: Stop Letting Others Define Your Value | Season 5 Prologue

    Episode Description What changes when you stop allowing rejection, relationships, and other people's opinions to determine your value? In this powerful Season 5 prologue, licensed therapist and social psychologist Dr. Katina introduces Living Like You Know Your Worth. Drawing from what she has witnessed in the counseling room, Dr. Katina explores the strength people often fail to recognize in themselves and the difference between knowing your worth and making choices that reflect it. This season will examine how childhood experiences shape self-worth, why we feel pressured to earn love, why being chosen can feel like proof of our value, how rejection affects our identity, and why not everyone deserves continued access to us. Before the season begins, consider two important questions: Who taught you what you were worth? And are you living like you know your worth? Follow Dr. Katina Talks™ and join Dr. Katina each Tuesday for honest, meaningful conversations designed to help you recognize your value and live from it. To explore journals and resources designed to support your personal growth, visit drkatinatalks.com. Connect with Dr. Katina: Website: DrKatinaTalks.com Podcast: Dr. Katina Talks™ Please subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with someone who may need to hear it. Episode Timestamps   00:00 Welcome to the Season 00:22 Inside the Counseling Room 00:57 The Strength and the Contradiction 01:42 How Worth Gets Formed 02:36 Chasing Being Chosen 03:07 When Choice Becomes Value 03:39 Knowing vs Living Your Worth 04:00 Season Roadmap and Truths 04:34 Two Questions to Sit With 04:48 Subscribe and Share 05:11 Final Reminder and Goodbye ​  Continue the Reflection If this conversation resonates with you, the reflection continues in Dr. Katina's guided journal: Love by Dr. Katina A 30 Day Guided Journal designed to help you explore the thoughts, emotions, and patterns that shape how you show up in relationships and in life. Available on Amazon. Because meaningful change rarely happens in one moment. It happens through small moments of awareness. Important Disclaimer This podcast is hosted by a licensed counselor and life consultant. All content is for informational and educational purposes only and does not replace professional counseling, therapy, coaching, or medical advice. Listening to this podcast or completing exercises in the journal does not establish a counselor–client or coach–client relationship. If you would like to schedule counseling (Delaware residents) or life consulting services, please visit: Yellow Door Consulting This podcast is not monitored for crisis or emergency situations. If you or someone you know is experiencing severe distress or a life-threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.

    Know Your Worth: Stop Letting Others Define Your Value | Season 5 Prologue

  3. Jul 21

    What Your Closet Reveals About Your Life

    In the final episode of Season 4, Dr. Katina closes the closet with one last conversation about the clutter we carry that has nothing to do with clothes. From the chair that quietly became storage to the treadmill that stopped being used for movement, this episode explores how the ordinary spaces in our lives lose their original purpose one small decision at a time. Dr. Katina shares five life lessons from this season's closet series, covering emotional clutter, letting go of what belongs to another season, saving your life for someday, and learning to leave some space unfilled. This episode is for anyone who feels like their life is holding more than it was built to hold. Season 4 of Dr. Katina Talks is called The Closet. It is not about clothes. It is about identity, the roles we carry, and giving ourselves the same permission we give our wardrobes. Permission to change with the season. If this episode helped you see yourself a little more clearly, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with another woman who may still be wearing a role that no longer fits the season she is in. To explore journals and resources designed to support your personal growth, visit drkatinatalks.com. Connect with Dr. Katina: Website: DrKatinaTalks.com Podcast: Dr. Katina Talks™ Please subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with someone who may need to hear it. Episode Timestamps 00:00 Welcome to the Closet Season 00:20 Why We Close the Door 02:13 The Chair and the Treadmill 03:19 Clutter Takes Over Slowly 04:27 Lesson 1 Notice the Space 06:07 Lesson 2 Seasons and Storage 07:36 Lesson 3 Protect Your Purpose 08:36 Lesson 4 Stop Waiting 09:54 Lesson 5 Leave Room 10:47 Season Wrap and Next Steps 12:32 Share Subscribe Farewell Continue the Reflection If this conversation resonates with you, the reflection continues in Dr. Katina's guided journal: Love by Dr. Katina A 30 Day Guided Journal designed to help you explore the thoughts, emotions, and patterns that shape how you show up in relationships and in life. Available on Amazon. Because meaningful change rarely happens in one moment. It happens through small moments of awareness. Important Disclaimer This podcast is hosted by a licensed counselor and life consultant. All content is for informational and educational purposes only and does not replace professional counseling, therapy, coaching, or medical advice. Listening to this podcast or completing exercises in the journal does not establish a counselor–client or coach–client relationship. If you would like to schedule counseling (Delaware residents) or life consulting services, please visit: Yellow Door Consulting This podcast is not monitored for crisis or emergency situations. If you or someone you know is experiencing severe distress or a life threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.

  4. Jul 14

    Are You Still Wearing a Role That No Longer Fits | Identity, Seasons and Growth

    How many of us are emotionally wearing a winter coat in the middle of summer? In this episode of Dr. Katina Talks, licensed therapist, social psychologist, and professor Dr. Katina Clarke uses the unexpected moment of organizing a new closet room to ask a question many women have never stopped to answer. The roles we learned to wear, the manager, the fixer, the rescuer, the strong one, may have fit the season we were in. But are they still the right fit today? This episode is for any woman who has ever felt confused about why a life she prayed for and worked hard to build no longer feels like enough. Nothing may be wrong. The season may have simply changed. In this episode, you will discover: Why what fits in one season of life may not fit in the next How growth sometimes requires you to change the role you play, not just the circumstances around you Why being needed can quietly become an identity if you are not careful Why do you have to overhaul your entire life to begin changing it Why development is not about going back to who you were. It is about growing into who you are becoming Season 4 of Dr. Katina Talks is called The Closet. It is not about clothes. It is about identity, the roles we carry, and giving ourselves the same permission we give our wardrobes. Permission to change with the season. If this episode helped you see yourself a little more clearly, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with another woman who may still be wearing a role that no longer fits the season she is in. To explore journals and resources designed to support your personal growth, visit drkatinatalks.com. Connect with Dr. Katina: Website: DrKatinaTalks.com Podcast: Dr. Katina Talks™ Please subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with someone who may need to hear it. Episode Timestamps 00:00 Welcome to the Podcast 00:16 Closet Room Realization 01:02 Emotional Winter Coats 02:02 Five Lessons Intro 02:18 Manager to Mentor 03:44 Dress for New Seasons 04:55 Needed vs Wanted Identity 06:25 Small Changes Matter 07:15 Becoming the Next You 08:37 Permission to Change 09:22 Closing and Farewell Continue the Reflection If this conversation resonates with you, the reflection continues in Dr. Katina's guided journal: Love by Dr. Katina A 30 Day Guided Journal designed to help you explore the thoughts, emotions, and patterns that shape how you show up in relationships and in life. Available on Amazon. Because meaningful change rarely happens in one moment. It happens through small moments of awareness. Important Disclaimer This podcast is hosted by a licensed counselor and life consultant. All content is for informational and educational purposes only and does not replace professional counseling, therapy, coaching, or medical advice. Listening to this podcast or completing exercises in the journal does not establish a counselor–client or coach–client relationship. If you would like to schedule counseling (Delaware residents) or life consulting services, please visit: Yellow Door Consulting This podcast is not monitored for crisis or emergency situations. If you or someone you know is experiencing severe distress or a life threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.

  5. Jul 7

    Why Women Quietly Stop Expressing Themselves While Building a Beautiful Life

    Episode Description Why do so many women quietly lose themselves while building a beautiful life? In this episode of Dr. Katina Talks, licensed therapist, social psychologist, and professor Dr. Katina Clarke explores the subtle ways women stop expressing themselves while caring for everyone else. Standing in her closet after discovering a season filled almost entirely with black clothing, Dr. Katina reflects on how marriage, motherhood, career, caregiving, and responsibility can slowly shift a woman's identity without her even realizing it. What she first thought was simply a wardrobe choice became a powerful reminder of a season marked by maintenance instead of intentional living. Through personal storytelling and thoughtful reflection, Dr. Katina shares five life lessons about self-expression, identity, confidence, and the importance of returning to yourself. In this episode, you'll discover: • Why women can build a beautiful life while quietly losing pieces of themselves. • How your daily choices often reflect the season of life you're living. • Why the roles you play should never cause you to forget the woman playing them. • The difference between maintaining your life and intentionally living it. • Why confidence often follows courage, and how giving yourself permission to express yourself again can become the first step toward rediscovering who you are. This episode concludes with a reflective Closet Reflection designed to help you examine what your own closet, routines, and choices may be revealing about this season of your life. If you've ever found yourself wondering, "When did I stop being me?", this conversation is for you. Connect with Dr. Katina: Website: DrKatinaTalks.com Podcast: Dr. Katina Talks™ Please subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with someone who may need to hear it. Episode Timestamps 00:00 Welcome to the Podcast 00:17 How Women Disappear 00:53 Closet Reflection 01:27 The Season of Black 02:42 Maintaining Everything 05:21 Five Lessons Ahead 05:31 Lesson One Losing Yourself 07:07 Lesson Two Choices Reveal 08:27 Lesson Three Beyond Roles 10:24 Lesson Four More Than Maintenance 12:09 Lesson Five Courage First 13:44 Closet Challenge 14:56 Closing and Farewell Continue the Reflection If this conversation resonates with you, the reflection continues in Dr. Katina's guided journal: Love by Dr. Katina A 30 Day Guided Journal designed to help you explore the thoughts, emotions, and patterns that shape how you show up in relationships and in life. Available on Amazon. Because meaningful change rarely happens in one moment. It happens through small moments of awareness. Important Disclaimer This podcast is hosted by a licensed counselor and life consultant. All content is for informational and educational purposes only and does not replace professional counseling, therapy, coaching, or medical advice. Listening to this podcast or completing exercises in the journal does not establish a counselor–client or coach–client relationship. If you would like to schedule counseling (Delaware residents) or life consulting services, please visit: Yellow Door Consulting This podcast is not monitored for crisis or emergency situations. If you or someone you know is experiencing severe distress or a life threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. Learn More Podcast resources and free journal prompts: DrKatinaTalks.com

  6. Jun 30

    She Was Always Enough

    Episode Description What if your closet held more than clothes? In the first episode of Season 4 of Dr. Katina Talks, licensed therapist and social psychologist Dr. Katina Clarke shares how transforming a spare bedroom into a closet room unexpectedly became a journey of self-discovery. While organizing clothes from different chapters of her life, including a wedding dress, military uniform, and outfits from her twenties, she comes across a pair of wide-legged jeans that transports her back to a time when she believed she wasn't enough. Looking at those same jeans decades later, she realizes the younger version of herself couldn't see what she now sees so clearly. This episode explores body image, self-worth, identity, aging, personal growth, and the compassion we often reserve for everyone except ourselves. Dr. Katina shares four powerful reflections about seeing yourself through kinder eyes, appreciating the privilege of growing older, letting go of impossible standards, and choosing to live fully instead of waiting for the "perfect" time. If you've ever looked at an old photograph and wished you had been gentler with yourself, this conversation is for you. She Was Always Enough is a reminder that the woman you've been searching for may have been there all along. Connect with Dr. Katina: Website: DrKatinaTalks.com Podcast: Dr. Katina Talks™ Please subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with someone who may need to hear it. Episode Timestamps 00:00 Welcome to the Closet 00:41 Turning a Guest Room 02:09 Wide Leg Jeans Flashback 03:38 What I'd Tell Her 04:44 Gratitude for the Years 05:40 Four Life Lessons 05:45 Lesson One Self Worth 06:45 Lesson Two What Matters 08:21 Lesson Three Aging Gift 09:07 Lesson Four Live Now 09:54 Find an Old Photo 11:11 Closing the Closet Door 11:50 Final Thoughts and Goodbye Continue the Reflection If this conversation resonates with you, the reflection continues in Dr. Katina's guided journal: Love by Dr. Katina A 30 Day Guided Journal designed to help you explore the thoughts, emotions, and patterns that shape how you show up in relationships and in life. Available on Amazon. Because meaningful change rarely happens in one moment. It happens through small moments of awareness. Important Disclaimer This podcast is hosted by a licensed counselor and life consultant. All content is for informational and educational purposes only and does not replace professional counseling, therapy, coaching, or medical advice. Listening to this podcast or completing exercises in the journal does not establish a counselor–client or coach–client relationship. If you would like to schedule counseling (Delaware residents) or life consulting services, please visit: Yellow Door Consulting This podcast is not monitored for crisis or emergency situations. If you or someone you know is experiencing severe distress or a life threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. Learn More Podcast resources and free journal prompts: DrKatinaTalks.com

  7. Jun 23

    Welcome to the Closet | Season 4 Prologue

    What if your closet held more than clothes? In the Season 4 Prologue of Dr. Katina Talks, Dr. Katina shares the unexpected story that inspired an entire season of reflection, growth, and self-discovery. After transforming a spare bedroom into a closet room, she found herself surrounded not only by clothing, but by memories. A wedding dress. A military uniform. Professional attire from different stages of life. Clothes in different sizes. Pieces of a life fully lived. What began as a home organization project quickly became something much deeper. As a therapist, social psychologist, wife, mother, and entrepreneur, Dr. Katina began asking a question she hears from many women: Who am I now? Not because life went wrong, but because life went exactly as planned. This season explores identity, marriage, motherhood, caregiving, personal growth, dreams deferred, and the journey back to yourself. If you've ever looked around your life and wondered where you went while taking care of everyone else, this season is for you. In this episode: • The story behind "The Closet" • How a spare bedroom became a catalyst for self-reflection • Why many women lose themselves in the roles they carry • The connection between identity, memory, and personal growth • What listeners can expect from Season 4 Next Episode: The Dating Outfit Connect with Dr. Katina: Website: DrKatinaTalks.com Podcast: Dr. Katina Talks™ Please subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with someone who may need to hear it. Episode Timestamps 00:00 Welcome Back Update 00:59 The Spare Room Aha 02:19 Building the Closet Room 03:09 Memories on Hangers 03:55 More Than Clothes 04:50 Who Am I Now 05:32 Season Themes Preview 06:03 Invitation and Next Week 06:25 Welcome to The Closet Continue the Reflection If this conversation resonates with you, the reflection continues in Dr. Katina's guided journal: Love by Dr. Katina A 30 Day Guided Journal designed to help you explore the thoughts, emotions, and patterns that shape how you show up in relationships and in life. Available on Amazon. Because meaningful change rarely happens in one moment. It happens through small moments of awareness. Important Disclaimer This podcast is hosted by a licensed counselor and life consultant. All content is for informational and educational purposes only and does not replace professional counseling, therapy, coaching, or medical advice. Listening to this podcast or completing exercises in the journal does not establish a counselor–client or coach–client relationship. If you would like to schedule counseling (Delaware residents) or life consulting services, please visit: Yellow Door Consulting This podcast is not monitored for crisis or emergency situations. If you or someone you know is experiencing severe distress or a life threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. Learn More Podcast resources and free journal prompts: DrKatinaTalks.com

  8. Mar 31

    Now That You See It… What Will You Do? | Relationship Patterns, Self-Awareness, and Change

    Why do we keep repeating the same relationship patterns… even when we see them clearly? In this closing episode of Season 3 of Dr. Katina Talks, Dr. Katina Clarke offers a grounded reflection on self-awareness, emotional patterns, and personal responsibility in love and relationships. This episode explores a hard truth: Awareness alone does not change behavior. Choice does. From everyday habits to relationship dynamics, patterns are not random. They are repeated, familiar choices that often feel normal, even when they no longer serve us. In this episode, you will reflect on: • Why you may continue choosing the same relationship patterns • How emotional habits shape your experiences in love • The difference between awareness and real change • What it means to take ownership of your choices • Why growth requires willingness, not just insight At some point, the question shifts from: "Why does this keep happening to me?" to: "Why do I keep choosing this?" This episode is not about judgment. It is about honesty, self-reflection, and the willingness to choose differently. ⏱️ A short, powerful episode under 10 minutes. 🎧 Listen now and take a moment to reflect. 📖 If you are ready to go deeper, the guided journal Love by Dr. Katina is available here: https://a.co/d/05kYm5mI 00:00 Welcome and Season Close 00:29 Why Patterns Persist 01:08 Everyday Habit Loops 01:49 Relationship Patterns Repeat 02:17 Awareness vs Choice 03:03 Ownership and Growth 03:39 Season Sendoff Honesty 04:06 Break and Ghana Videos 04:36 Choose What Changes Continue the Reflection If this conversation resonates with you, the reflection continues in Dr. Katina's guided journal: Love by Dr. Katina A 30 Day Guided Journal designed to help you explore the thoughts, emotions, and patterns that shape how you show up in relationships and in life. Available on Amazon. Because meaningful change rarely happens in one moment. It happens through small moments of awareness. Important Disclaimer This podcast is hosted by a licensed counselor and life consultant. All content is for informational and educational purposes only and does not replace professional counseling, therapy, coaching, or medical advice. Listening to this podcast or completing exercises in the journal does not establish a counselor–client or coach–client relationship. If you would like to schedule counseling (Delaware residents) or life consulting services, please visit: Yellow Door Consulting This podcast is not monitored for crisis or emergency situations. If you or someone you know is experiencing severe distress or a life-threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. Learn More Podcast resources and free journal prompts: DrKatinaTalks.com

    Now That You See It… What Will You Do? | Relationship Patterns, Self-Awareness, and Change
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Dr. Katina Talks is the podcast that empowers you to live a more fulfilling, balanced, and authentic life. Hosted by Dr. Katina, a licensed mental health counselor, life coach, and social psychologist, this show dives into real-life stories, personal growth strategies, and psychology-backed insights that help you navigate the challenges of everyday life. Whether you're seeking inspiration to overcome fear, heal from past trauma, or discover your true purpose, Dr. Katina's thoughtful guidance and powerful anecdotes will encourage you to embrace the journey of living your best life. Tune in every Tuesday for a new episode filled with practical wisdom to inspire positive change.

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  • Creator
    Dr. Katina Clarke
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
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    © 2025
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