Grow Through It

Ina Camille
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The Grow Through It Podcast is for people learning how to navigate change in real time. Hosted by Ina Camille, the show explores how trauma, relationships, identity, lived experience, and systems shape the patterns we carry. Through real-life stories, practical tools, and grounded reflection, you’ll learn to understand what’s influencing your choices, move beyond shame and self-blame, and practice choosing differently. Because growth isn’t just awareness, it’s understanding the pattern, the context, and what comes next.

  1. 4h ago

    𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟳: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗼 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝘀

    What happens when you still believe in the mission, but you begin questioning the system responsible for carrying it out? Sometimes, the work we once felt deeply connected to becomes a source of frustration, exhaustion, and internal conflict, not because we’ve stopped caring, but because we’ve started recognizing the contradictions between what an institution says it values and how it actually operates. In this episode of Grow Through It, Ina Camille draws from her experiences in education, leadership, community mental health, and coaching to explore the emotional and psychological toll of navigating systems that don’t always align with our personal values. We’ll unpack values incongruence, cognitive dissonance, and moral distress, examine why well-intentioned people sometimes participate in harmful organizational practices, and explore how institutional expectations can gradually lead us to compromise parts of ourselves. Through a trauma-conscious and systems-aware lens, we’ll also consider what it means to advocate for change, recognize the limits of our influence, and make decisions rooted in integrity rather than obligation. Because sometimes growth isn’t about learning how to fit into the system. It’s about recognizing when fitting in requires too much of you. Tune in for reflection, psychoeducation, and this week’s Grow Through It / Walk Through It exercise: The Values Alignment Check. #GrowThroughIt #ValuesAlignment #WorkplaceWellness #MoralDistress #AuthenticLeadership #PersonalGrowth #SystemsAwareness

  2. Sep 27

    𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟲: 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗪𝗲𝗿

    Who Did You Have to Become When You Weren’t Protected? When you couldn’t count on someone stepping in, what did you learn to become? Maybe you became the one with a backup plan, the one who reads the room, or the one who handles everything herself. In this episode of Grow Through It, Ina Camille explores how self-protection can shape our identities long after the circumstances that taught us to rely on it. She also looks beyond individual relationships to ask how families, workplaces, schools, and larger systems teach us who can expect support, and who is expected to manage alone. This conversation is an invitation to appreciate the strengths you developed, notice where they may be costing you, and ask what protection could look like in your life now.

    𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟲: 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗪𝗲𝗿

  3. Sep 13

    𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟱: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝘀 𝗜𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗶𝘃𝗼𝘁?

    We’re constantly told: don’t quit, keep going, stay consistent. But how do you know when perseverance is actually helping you grow, and when it’s keeping you attached to something that no longer works? In this episode of Grow Through It, Ina explores the complicated space between persistence and pivoting. We unpack why it can be so difficult to change direction, from sunk costs and identity investment to fear of failure and the pressure of having pursued a goal publicly. And through this season’s systems lens, we zoom out even further: Before deciding that you’re failing, have you examined the conditions you’re trying to succeed in? In this week’s Grow Through It / Walk Through It, we’ll use five questions—Goal. Strategy. Environment. System. Time.—to help you decide whether your next move is to persist, adjust, relocate, advocate, or release. Because pivoting isn’t necessarily giving up. Sometimes it’s what happens when we stop being loyal to the path and become loyal to the purpose.

    𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟱: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝘀 𝗜𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗶𝘃𝗼𝘁?

  4. Aug 30

    𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟰: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲

    What if privilege isn’t just about what a system gives you, but also about what that system asks of you in return? In this episode of Grow Through It, Ina explores privilege through a systems lens, moving beyond the idea that privilege means having an easy or struggle-free life. We’ll look at white privilege, attractiveness privilege, gender, ability, status, and other forms of advantage, and explore an often-overlooked truth: a system can advantage you while still constraining you. We’ll also unpack conditional privilege—what happens when access, approval, or belonging depends on staying attractive, thin, successful, productive, young, able-bodied, or close enough to whatever the system considers ideal. This isn’t about denying inequality or suggesting that everyone is harmed equally. It’s about asking a bigger question: What if being favored by a system isn’t the same thing as being free from it? And in this episode’s Grow Through It / Walk Through It, you’ll be invited to locate yourself within the systems around you, where you hold advantages, where you encounter barriers, and where you may have learned to maintain your position at the expense of yourself or someone else. Because the goal isn’t guilt. It’s awareness, responsibility, and ultimately, collective liberation.

    𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟰: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲

  5. Aug 16

    𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟯: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁

    What if your social anxiety isn’t happening entirely inside of you? In this episode of Grow Through It, Ina gets vulnerable about her own evolving relationship with social anxiety, including a recent presentation that left her far more anxious than she expected and prompted a bigger question: Why do some environments allow us to feel completely like ourselves, while others seem to make us shrink, monitor, and second-guess ourselves? We explore what social anxiety actually is, how self-monitoring can create a feedback loop of nervous-system activation, and the complicated intersection between social anxiety, high sensitivity, empathy, and our ability to read a room. We’ll also zoom out from the individual to examine the environment. Because sometimes you may be accurately noticing tension, discomfort, hierarchy, or subtle social cues, even if anxiety doesn’t always interpret those cues accurately. And in this episode’s Grow Through It / Walk Through It, you’ll examine the environments where you feel most—and least—like yourself, what your nervous system may be responding to, and how to stay connected to yourself even when the room changes. Healing social anxiety isn’t only about learning how to feel comfortable everywhere. Sometimes it’s also about becoming curious about where you are, what you’re sensing, and what happens to you when you’re there.

    𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟯: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁

  6. Aug 2

    𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟮: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗵𝗲 “𝗜𝘀𝗺𝘀” 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗨𝘀

    *Due to technical challenges, last week's episode was delayed* What if many of the beliefs you hold about yourself were taught, not chosen? In this episode, we’re exploring how the “isms”—capitalism, racism, sexism, ableism, classism, and other systems of power— shape the way we think about our worth, our relationships, our success, and even our ability to rest. Using psychology, trauma research, and systems thinking, we’ll examine how these forces become internalized over time and why so many of the struggles we experience are bigger than individual willpower. We’ll also reflect on recent cultural moments and ask a deeper question: What do these conversations reveal about the invisible rules we’ve all been taught to live by? Resources & References The ideas explored in this episode are informed by the work of the following researchers, clinicians, and scholars: ​Dr. Gabor Maté – Trauma, attachment, addiction, and the mind-body connection​Dr. Bruce Perry – Neurosequential Model, childhood trauma, and brain development​The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study – Felitti, V. J., Anda, R. F., and colleagues​Dr. Bruce McEwen – Allostasis and allostatic load (how chronic stress affects the brain and body)​Dr. Peter Sterling – Co-developer of the concept of allostasisThese works have profoundly influenced the trauma-informed perspective shared throughout this episode and are recommended for anyone interested in learning more.

    𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟮: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗵𝗲 “𝗜𝘀𝗺𝘀” 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗨𝘀

  7. Jul 13

    𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟭: 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸! 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹: 𝗦

    What if the problem isn’t the person? So much of the way we understand behavior starts with the individual. We ask what’s wrong, why someone acts the way they do, or how they can change. But what if that’s only part of the story? In this episode, we explore how families, schools, workplaces, communities, and culture shape our thoughts, emotions, identities, and behaviors. Drawing from trauma-informed practice, systems thinking, and the work of Dr. Gabor Maté, we’ll examine why many of the traits we call “personality” are actually adaptations to the environments we’ve lived in. When we shift our focus from blame to context, we don’t excuse harmful behavior, we understand it more fully. And that understanding opens the door to deeper healing, more effective solutions, and greater compassion for ourselves and others. If you’ve ever wondered why personal growth sometimes isn’t enough, this conversation is for you.

    𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟭: 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸! 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹: 𝗦

  8. Jun 28 ·  Bonus

    𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗜𝘁: 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝘁. 2

    While I rest and prepare for Season 3 of Grow Through It, I’m revisiting a few powerful conversations from my podcast archives that continue to feel deeply relevant today. This two-part conversation originally aired on Come Through, Liberation! and explores the intersection of Black mental health, healing, and collective liberation with Dr. Phillip Roundtree. Although the conversation was recorded years ago, the questions remain just as important: How does healing connect to liberation? What role does mental health play in creating the world we want to live in? Old conversation. New context. Same purpose. Season 3 of Grow Through It returns in July.

    𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗜𝘁: 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝘁. 2
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The Grow Through It Podcast is for people learning how to navigate change in real time. Hosted by Ina Camille, the show explores how trauma, relationships, identity, lived experience, and systems shape the patterns we carry. Through real-life stories, practical tools, and grounded reflection, you’ll learn to understand what’s influencing your choices, move beyond shame and self-blame, and practice choosing differently. Because growth isn’t just awareness, it’s understanding the pattern, the context, and what comes next.

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  • Creator
    Ina Camille
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    31
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Ina Camille
  • Show Website
    Grow Through It