You Ain't Gotta Lie to Thrive

NubianKreativGoddess
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Welcome to "You Ain’t Gotta Lie to Thrive" podcast where real conversations spark real transformation. We tap into the topics many avoid but so many live through: depression, addiction, shame, self-sabotage, parenting, healing, and reclaiming your power. This is a space where we bring hidden struggles into the light, break down the walls built for survival, and begin the work of true healing. Because what stays buried often keeps us bound. Some conversations may feel uncomfortable or controversial, but they FREE U. Connect @NubianKreativGoddess on IG/FB/YT and @Nubiankreativgoddess3 on TikTok

  1. Finding My Way Back Home to Me

    15h ago

    Finding My Way Back Home to Me

    The Sovereign Soul https://www.jotform.com/build/261515110280039 Most of us go through life disconnected from ourselves, living on autopilot while carrying unspoken wounds. In this powerful episode, Crystal shares her raw journey from stagnation and self-alienation to reclaiming her power and authentic self. Discover how facing the pain, releasing what no longer serves you, and making the decision to start fresh can radically transform your life, no matter how stuck you feel right now. You'll learn practical steps to reconnect with your true self, including the importance of patience, grace, and embracing imperfection. Crystal breaks down the healing process into tangible actions: letting go of relationships and identities that no longer align, practicing self-compassion, and cultivating emotional and spiritual resilience. She shares her own struggles with addiction, missed opportunities, and the revelation that growth begins with the decision to change, one small step at a time. This episode dives deep into the core of healing: understanding that it’s not just about discovering who hurt you, but how your pain has impacted those around you too. Crystal explores the strength in accountability, the power of forgiveness, and how facing your wounds with curiosity can lead to genuine freedom. Whether you’re at a crossroads or simply seeking a way back home to yourself, this conversation offers clarity, inspiration, and actionable insights to help you navigate your transformational journey. Why stay stuck in survival mode when you have the power to create a life rooted in authenticity and joy? If you’re tired of the chaos, ready to shed past identities, or simply seeking permission to start anew, this episode is your invitation to step into your true potential. Rebuild, reconnect, and remember, you are already enough. Tune in and take the first step toward the life you were always meant to live. Crystal is The Sovereign Recovery Architect, a transformative coach and healer known for her candid approach to mental, emotional, and spiritual growth. Her mission is to guide women back to their essence and reclaim their power from the inside out. Perfect for anyone feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or ready to rebuild after loss, this episode is your roadmap to healing through self-awareness, forgiveness, and bold decisions. Don't wait for permission, your journey home begins now.

    15 min
  2. The Hidden Battle After Sobriety: Why Loving Yourself Is the Real Flex

    4d ago

    The Hidden Battle After Sobriety: Why Loving Yourself Is the Real Flex

    Getting sober is just the start, true recovery begins when you learn to love yourself. This episode shatters the myth that quitting substances is the end of the journey and dives deep into healing old wounds, avoiding self-sabotage, and uncovering the real causes of emptiness and anxiety. If you're tired of feeling disconnected even after you’ve put down the bottle or substances, this conversation is your roadmap to genuine freedom. Join Crystal, the Recovery Architect, as she unpacks what happens after detox, how childhood wounds of abandonment and unworthiness surface in sobriety and how self-love is the missing piece most overlook. Felyca shares her raw, powerful story about childhood trauma, seeking validation in unhealthy relationships, and battling the roots of addiction, approval, shame, and self-rejection. Their heartfelt dialogue reveals how unhealed wounds drive us to seek healing in all the wrong places, from toxic relationships to destructive behaviors, and how acknowledging these patterns is crucial for real healing. Reflection Questions: Where did I first learn I wasn't enough? Whose voice still lives in my head when I criticize myself? What version of me still believes love must be earned? What would change if I treated myself the way I wish others treated me? Who benefits from me staying small? Who would I become if I genuinely loved myself? Self-Love Affirmations: Repeat these with me. I do not have to earn my worth. I am no longer abandoning myself to keep others comfortable. I release shame that never belonged to me. I forgive the younger version of me for doing what she needed to survive. I choose peace over people pleasing. I am worthy of healthy love. I trust myself. I love myself. I belong to myself first. I am becoming the safe place I spent my life searching for. The Sovereign Soul https://www.jotform.com/build/261515110280039 Inquire about being a guest on the podcast to share your story: Nubiankreativgoddess@gmail.com

    1h 9m
  3. The Silent Struggle of Motherhood and Addiction: Why We Need Safe Spaces

    Jun 17

    The Silent Struggle of Motherhood and Addiction: Why We Need Safe Spaces

    The Sovereign Soul: An 8-Week Astrology-Based Healing Immersion Products and Services https://beacons.ai/nubiankreativgoddess Most people don't realize how deeply childhood pain and societal expectations shape their relationship with self-love, addiction, and motherhood. In this raw and powerful conversation, Crystal Bolton opens up about her journey from loss, denial, and dependency to healing and reconnection and she does it alongside her cousin Felyca Williams, sharing their unfiltered truths. This episode confronts the harsh realities many mothers face when managing addiction, trauma, and outdated beliefs, all while trying to be the best parent they can be. You'll discover how addiction often begins as a tool for numbing pain from childhood grief and unmet needs, and how it can swiftly morph into a dependence that overshadow the true self. Fee and Crystal delve into the unseen wounds that drive behaviors, the importance of compassion on the healing journey, and the importance of community in breaking cycles that run generations deep. Reflective Questions What pain am I still trying to numb instead of heal? Who was I before survival mode became my identity? What cycle am I being called to end in my family? Affirmations I am worthy of healing, even if my past tells a different story. I do not have to punish myself for who I used to be. Every healthy choice I make creates a new legacy.

    58 min
  4. “Spiritual Awakening or Emotional Breakdown? Knowing the Difference”

    Jun 10

    “Spiritual Awakening or Emotional Breakdown? Knowing the Difference”

    The Sovereign Soul: An 8-Week Astrology-Based Healing Immersion Are your spiritual breakthroughs leading to clarity or chaos?Most people don’t realize that spiritual awakening can feel overwhelming, disruptive, and even destabilizing if you're not grounded. In this eye-opening episode, Crystal, author, healer, and sovereign recovery architect shatters the myths around spiritual growth and reveals how to distinguish between genuine awakening and emotional breakdowns. Don’t let ungrounded spirituality hijack your mental health, learn how to navigate your path with discernment and compassion. When your journey hits turbulence, you might experience vivid dreams, heightened intuition, or a profound desire for authenticity. But beware, spiritual emergence can sometimes spiral into confusion, paranoia, or spiritual psychosis if your nervous system isn’t properly supported. Crystal dives deep into warning signs like paranoia, emotional numbness, sleep deprivation, and obsessive thinking, and explains how unresolved trauma, addiction, or mental health struggles amplify these risks. This episode is your essential guide to recognizing when spiritual growth is truly healthy and when it’s time to ground yourself and seek support.

    34 min
  5. Reclaim Your Power: Introducing the Sovereign Soul Immersion

    Jun 3

    Reclaim Your Power: Introducing the Sovereign Soul Immersion

    Apply for The Sovereign Soul: ⁠The Sovereign Soul: An 8-Week Astrology-Based Healing Immersion In this powerful episode, Crystal, The Sovereign Recovery Architect introduces the vision behind Sovereign Soul, an 8-week transformational immersion for women ready to move beyond survival mode and reclaim their power, identity, and purpose. This is a sacred return to self. Through trauma-informed healing, spirituality, astrology, nervous system work, and deep self-awareness, this episode opens the door to a new way of healing rooted in sovereignty, truth, and transformation.

    11 min
  6. How to Spiritually Protect Yourself in a Grounded, Trauma-Informed Way

    May 27

    How to Spiritually Protect Yourself in a Grounded, Trauma-Informed Way

    Apply for The Sovereign Soul: ⁠The Sovereign Soul: An 8-Week Astrology-Based Healing Immersion The Sovereign Soul helps you uncover the wounds beneath your survival patterns so you can reclaim your identity, regulate your emotions, heal toxic cycles, break free from addictions and return to the most authentic version of yourself. In this episode, learn how to protect your energy without fear. Discover grounded practices for spiritual protection that honor your emotions and build resilience. In the realm of spirituality, many people grapple with the concept of spiritual attacks. But what if I told you that not everything you perceive as a spiritual attack is genuinely one? Sometimes, it's simply an overwhelmed nervous system or unprocessed trauma. In this episode, I'll guide you through the nuances of spiritual protection, emphasizing a grounded, trauma-informed approach that connects you to your emotions and reality. Reflective Questions Do I feel emotionally safe in my body? Am I grounded before making spiritual conclusions? Do I isolate myself in the name of ‘protecting my energy’? Have I confused hypervigilance with intuition? Do I use spirituality to avoid feeling difficult emotions? What actually makes me feel safe, stable, and connected? What environments drain my spirit? What relationships make my body tense? When do I feel most connected to myself? What practices genuinely ground me? What does safety feel like in my body? Am I protecting my peace… or avoiding healing?” Affirmations I am divinely protected. I feel safe in my body. My intuition becomes clearer when I am grounded. I release paranoia and strengthen discernment. I trust myself to recognize what is aligned for me. I protect my peace without abandoning my humanity. I am spiritually protected, emotionally aware, and deeply grounded. Book an Intuitive Freedom Call⁠https://shop.beacons.ai/nubiankreativgoddess/b0d04e75-dd63-4462-b9e0-4e6a25eef383

    29 min
  7. The Pluto in Scorpio Generation: Why Your Relapses Are Tied to Unfaced Childhood Shadows

    May 20

    The Pluto in Scorpio Generation: Why Your Relapses Are Tied to Unfaced Childhood Shadows

    In this episode, Crystal explores the complexities of relapse, particularly for the Pluto and Scorpio generation, emphasizing that relapse is often tied to deeper emotional wounds and childhood experiences. She discusses the importance of understanding these connections to facilitate true healing and transformation, rather than surface-level fixes. The conversation highlights the need for emotional honesty, the significance of grieving past traumas, and the journey towards spiritual sovereignty.

    24 min
  8. The Wounds That Raised Us: Mother Wounds, Father Wounds & Breaking the Cycle

    May 6

    The Wounds That Raised Us: Mother Wounds, Father Wounds & Breaking the Cycle

    Unlock the healing power hidden in your wounds, particularly the mother and father wounds that silently shape your adult life. If you're tired of repeating cycles of unhealed pain, this episode offers a groundbreaking, compassionate roadmap to reclaim your life and rewrite your story. Most of us carry generational wounds from childhood. Emotional absences, conditional love, or silent trauma that influence how we love, trust, and set boundaries today. Crystal delves deep into these wounds, revealing how they manifest in adults as burnout, validation-seeking, emotional shutdown, or addictive behaviors. She explains that these aren’t flaws but survival strategies rooted in unhealed childhood experiences, passed down through generations. We explore how the roles like the eldest daughter or son are adaptations, often leading to over-giving, shielding, or suppression, but ultimately trapping us in cycles of pain. Reflective Questions Where do I still seek from others what I didn’t receive from my parents? What role did I play in my family growing up? Where do I confuse love with responsibility? What emotions did I have to suppress to feel safe? How do my childhood patterns show up in my relationships today? What am I ready to release… even if I don’t fully understand it yet? Affirmations I am allowed to acknowledge what hurt me without minimizing it. I release the need to earn love through overgiving. I am not responsible for healing what I did not break. I honor my parents’ humanity without abandoning my truth. I choose to break cycles that were handed to me. I am safe to become someone different than what I was taught. Affirmations for healing mother and father wounds: I honor my story without being defined by it.I release the need to earn love through suffering.I am allowed to outgrow survival versions of myself.I give myself what I once needed from others.I break cycles with awareness, action, and intention.Healing is uncomfortable—but staying the same costs me more.The Freedom Express E-book https://shop.beacons.ai/nubiankreativgoddess/35479e99-bebe-437d-beaf-8421406c96f2

    46 min
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Welcome to "You Ain’t Gotta Lie to Thrive" podcast where real conversations spark real transformation. We tap into the topics many avoid but so many live through: depression, addiction, shame, self-sabotage, parenting, healing, and reclaiming your power. This is a space where we bring hidden struggles into the light, break down the walls built for survival, and begin the work of true healing. Because what stays buried often keeps us bound. Some conversations may feel uncomfortable or controversial, but they FREE U. Connect @NubianKreativGoddess on IG/FB/YT and @Nubiankreativgoddess3 on TikTok

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  • Creator
    NubianKreativGoddess
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    47
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © NubianKreativGoddess
  • Show Website
    You Ain't Gotta Lie to Thrive