The Yard of Greatness Podcast

June Allen
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Welcome to the Yard of Greatness. A healing space for Black folks to decolonise our healing and return home to ourselves. As a queer Black woman therapist, with 2 decades of experience, I explore racial trauma, intersectional identities, the mother wound, addiction, financial therapy, boundaries, and nervous system healing with a cultural context. Each episode invites you into empowering reflections, rituals, insight, and nourishment for a life beyond survival.

  1. 3d ago

    YOG 68 : Black History Month : Celebrating Our Community.

    In this episode, June reflects on the theme of Black History Month, "Celebrating our community," and explores how family, personal experiences, and supportive spaces shape our healing journeys. From finding the right people to giving back from a place of abundance, June shares actionable insight on building, sustaining, and honoring meaningful community connections. Reflection Questions What does true safety and belonging look like for you in community right now? How can you contribute to your community from a place of capacity rather than depletion? What legacy do you want to create through your relationships, creativity, or recovery? Explore my coaching, retreats, and therapist services at www.heal.juneallen.net. Send your questions or requests for future episodes via email at info@yardofgreatness.com to help shape future discussions. Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational and reflective purposes and is not a substitute for professional therapy.

  2. Sep 10

    YOG 67 : 'I'm afraid of my blackness'

    For a long time, I was afraid of being around Black people. As a child I didn't have the language, I just felt the messages I was receiving in and out of the home. I grew up believing that Blackness was inherently tied to violence. It wasn't until much later, through my own healing journey that I realised how complex and deeply rooted these messages go. In this episode, I’m inviting you into a space of radical curiosity to explore the uncomfortable truth of how the fear of Blackness might be operating in your own life; not as a personal failing, but as a survival mechanism in a world that often demands we distance ourselves from our own humanity. Join me to explore: The Systemic Machine: How oppressive systems create abusive power dynamics and distorted racial messages that make us live in fear of ourselves and each other. Relational Distance: The subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways we monitor ourselves in Black spaces, from the "magical negro" performance to the anxiety of being perceived as "too Black". Internalised Conflict: The struggle to feel beautiful or safe without proximity to whiteness, and the shame that often accompanies naming racial harm. The system does not want you to stop being ‘Black’, it just wants you to be, ‘the right kind of Black.’ So it's also about exploring, ‘Is my behaviour genuinely my choice, or is some part of me trying to escape or protect myself from the vulnerability of Blackness? There is also a series of Heartwork questions designed to help you unpack the topic more deeply, identify where the fears live in your body and how to begin belonging to yourself.  If this episode resonated with you, please share it with a friend or someone who needs to hear this message. Download my free healing guide to support this conversation at www.heal.juneallen.net in the free resources tab. Explore working with me at www.heal.juneallen.net. Send your questions or requests for future episodes via email at info@yardofgreatness.com to help shape future discussions. Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational and reflective purposes and is not a substitute for professional therapy.

  3. Aug 13

    YOG 66 : When Birthdays Hurt: Learning to Celebrate Yourself

    Do you dread your own birthday? This is a painful subject that most of my clients struggle with. We can often feel social pressure to be grateful and happy on our birthday’s but for many of us, this is not just another trip around the sun but often traumatic and complicated with painful reminders of past disappointment, neglect, and unmet needs. So in this episode I’m holding space for those of you with birthday complexities, we’ll explore: Why "Birthday Activation" is a real, valid nervous system response. How to stop feeling shame for having human needs and wanting to be celebrated. The layers of grief that show up on our special day and how to honor them. Moving away from the pressure of one "perfect" day to a more sustainable, self-nurturing approach. You deserve to be celebrated, but that celebration starts with you. If you’re ready to shift how you handle these milestones, this conversation is for you. Resources: Need more support? Grab my free workbook at www.heal.juneallen.net to start your healing work. If this episode resonated with you, please share it with a friend who may also find it helpful.

  4. Jul 9

    YOG 65 : 16 Years of Recovery: Reflections on Living in the Promises .

    In this episode, I’m marking 16 years in recovery. Yay me!! Looking back to 2010, the person I was then had very specific ideas about what healing and racial sobriety would look like. The reality of my journey has been far more profound and wonderful than I could ever have imagined. Today, I’m opening up about living in the promises of recovery, the truth about racialised complex trauma, decolonising spirituality, and the power of prioritising to rest. Recovery doesn't make me perfect, and it didn’t remove all the pain, but it did give me hope, a future, the capacity to dream and a way to navigate life without feeling like everything is a catastrophe waiting to happen. Join me as I reflect on how these recovery years have changed everything, from my relationships to the way I love and care for myself. If you’re on your own path of recovery, or if you’ve ever felt like you’re just surviving rather than living, this conversation is for you. You can explore my work on recovery and racial sobriety at www.heal.juneallen.net If you have questions for future episodes, please email me at info@yardofgreatness.com Please remember this is not a substitute for therapy. If this episode helped you or could help a friend, please share it.

  5. Jun 11

    YOG 64 : Jealous Mothers, Wounded Daughters Part 2

    In this episode, I continue our conversation about jealous mothers and wounded daughters, exploring how the mother wound can quietly shape our professional lives, visibility, relationships, and relationship with money. In Part 1, I explored how maternal jealousy can impact a daughter's sense of self. In this follow-up episode, I focus on healing pathways and how these early experiences can show up in our work as therapists, coaches, healers, wellness practitioners, and business owners. Together we explore: • Why some of us undercharge, overgive, or struggle to receive• How hiding online can be connected to early experiences of being punished for visibility• The impact of the mother wound on collaboration and trust, particularly with other Black women.• How unmet childhood needs can continue to influence our professional relationships• The importance of grieving the mother we needed but did not have• Why reparenting and developing a strong inner parent is essential for healing• A simple receiving practice that can begin to shift our relationship with support, goodness, and abundance. This episode is not about blaming mothers. It is about bringing compassion, awareness, and understanding to patterns that often operate outside of our conscious awareness. If you have ever found yourself shrinking, undercharging, struggling to be seen, or feeling uncomfortable receiving praise, this conversation may help you understand why. The Mother Wound and Your Money experience is a powerful healing exploration on how the mother wound impacts visibility, self-worth, receiving, and prosperity. To find out more about how to join us, contact me directly or visit my website at heal.juneallen.net

  6. May 7

    YOG 63 : Jealous Black Mothers, Wounded Daughters Part 1.

    When a girl grows up being punished for shining, it often follows her into adult life. In this first of a two-part series, I explore a painful but important topic: what happens when a Black mother’s unresolved wounds are taken out on her daughter? This episode was inspired by a viral TikTok video showing a Black mother aggressively cutting off her daughter’s hair while verbally abusing her and filming it for social media. My comment on the post received over 27,000 likes, and many people shared their own experiences in the comments. That showed me how many daughters are carrying wounds that have never been named. In this episode, I explore how maternal jealousy can show up in different ways, why it happens, and the lasting impact it can have on daughters. This conversation is not about attacking Black mothers. It is about telling the truth about how trauma is passed down through generations and acted out in the present. I discuss how some harmful patterns may be shaped by unresolved pain, internalised racism, misogynoir, patriarchy, scarcity, grief, and wounds that were never healed. These early experiences can later show up as: fear of visibility under-earning people pleasing staying silent at work difficulty charging for services anxiety around success shrinking in relationships Healing requires honesty. We cannot heal what we keep minimising or calling discipline when it is domination. Understanding where these patterns come from does not excuse the harm. It helps us break the cycle. In part two, I will explore healing pathways, reparenting the inner daughter, and how to reclaim visibility, voice, and earning power. If this topic feels activating, please go gently with yourself. You do not need to face everything at once. You can come back when you have more capacity. If this topic speaks to you, join me for The Mother Wound and Your Money Experience on Saturday 27 June 2026 for therapists, healers, coaches, and wellness professionals. Register at heal.juneallen.net

  7. Apr 17

    YOG62 : Are You Hiding at Work?

    In this episode, I explore the concept of hiding at work and why it’s often misunderstood. Hiding doesn’t always look like avoidance. It can look like overworking, perfectionism, undercharging, or staying in preparation mode.  I share how these patterns are often protective responses shaped by early relational experiences, particularly the mother wound, and how they show up for Black women and therapists in professional spaces. We’ll explore the four key ways hiding can manifest, and how understanding these patterns is the first step toward creating more visibility, sustainability, and alignment in your work. In This Episode, I Cover: Why hiding is not laziness or lack of discipline How productive behaviours can still be forms of hiding The impact of the mother wound on visibility and self-expression The four protective patterns. Why these patterns develop as survival strategies How they show up in therapy and wellness businesses The first steps toward shifting these patterns with compassion These patterns are not personal failings, but protective responses that make sense. This topic is also some of the work we’ll be exploring in my upcoming online session:  The Mother Wound & Your Money Experience. A place to begin understanding the patterns that shape how we show up, what we charge, and how safe it feels to receive. If this feels aligned, you can find more details here.

  8. Apr 3

    YOG61: Do I need therapy or coaching?

    Unfortunately, having therapy still carries a lot of stigma in our community but many will not think twice about having coaching. So, what's wrong with that you might ask? It matters because your needs and timing will impact the results and could even cause more harm if not chosen wisely. So, this episode is for you if you: Want to know the difference between therapy and coaching. Felt unsure about where to invest your energy, time, or money in your growth. Notice yourself pushing forward, while something inside still feels unsettled. Wondered whether you need deeper emotional support, or support to move forward in your life or business This is also a conversation rooted in our lived experience as Black people, because the context we live in shapes what we need. I also speak about how to begin recognising what kind of support your system is actually asking for, why moving too fast can create more overwhelm and how to think about healing and growth in a way that honours your capacity. This isn’t about choosing the “right” thing, It’s about learning how to listen to yourself more deeply.

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Welcome to the Yard of Greatness. A healing space for Black folks to decolonise our healing and return home to ourselves. As a queer Black woman therapist, with 2 decades of experience, I explore racial trauma, intersectional identities, the mother wound, addiction, financial therapy, boundaries, and nervous system healing with a cultural context. Each episode invites you into empowering reflections, rituals, insight, and nourishment for a life beyond survival.

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