Black Girl Seen

Black Girl Seen
  • 5.0 (7)
  • Mental Health

The Black Girl Seen Podcast is a weekly space for black women to explore practices of vulnerability, intimacy, and connection as gateways to true healing. This show provides room for black women to unravel, reflect, and cultivate magnetic ideas, tools, and practices to help them feel seen and live seen.

  1. 2d ago

    You Deserve to Feel...Confident: The Vulnerability of Believing in Yourself | Natasha Hastings, LPCA

    So many of us have strained relationships with confidence and believing in ourselves. We’re often taught that we have both “too much” and “not enough” self-confidence. The tight rope gets tighter, but our inner worlds continue to suffer. Licensed counselor and 2x Olympic Gold medalist Natasha Hastings, LPCA, OLY joins me today to help me talk about how we can practice the vulnerability of believing in yourself. We talk all things self-talk, the vulnerability of being seen AND seeing yourself, and how we can finally root for ourselves in the ways we deserve.  Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe, like, share, and stay tuned for more! Keep the conversation going on our Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/blackgirlseen⁠ Follow Natasha Hastings, LPC, OLY on Instagram (@hastingsperformance and @natashahastings) and get connected on her website https://hastingsperformance.co/  Never miss an episode by subscribing to the Seen Sunday newsletter: ⁠https://blackgirlseen.myflodesk.com/seensunday⁠  Find suggested readings from the podcast here: https://bookshop.org/shop/blackgirlseen Find resources and support: ⁠www.blackgirlseen.com/support⁠

    49 min

  2. May 31

    feel seen this summer

    The summer is already a time for fun, adventure, and even exposure. Why not make this summer one where you allow yourself to be seen?  By practicing vulnerability, you allow space for your needs to get met, more intimacy, and more peace by showing up as your true self. Make this the summer you stop hiding by opening up to new practices, focused on light, freedom, and whimsy. In this episode: We explore how allowing yourself to be seen helps you build a life you loveAreas to practice more vulnerability: in your joy, your finances, your space, your body, in pleasure and in your lovePractical suggestions, both big and small, to help you practice living seenReminders to encourage you along the wayI look forward to what Summer 2026 has in store for us, and I hope it leaves you feeling a lot more seen, heard, energized, and hopeful. Be sure to subscribe to stay on the path with me 🤎 Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe, like, share, and stay tuned for more! Listen to our past episodes on ⁠Joy with Jessica Vickers, LMFT⁠⁠Body Care with Herani Argoe, LPC⁠⁠Rest with Katara McCarty⁠⁠Friendship with Joi Britt, LCSW⁠⁠Boundaries with Dr. Ayanna Abrams⁠ Keep the conversation going on our ⁠Instagram⁠. ⁠⁠⁠Never miss an episode by subscribing to the ⁠Seen Sunday newsletter⁠.⁠ ⁠ Find ⁠resources and support⁠. Learn more on our ⁠website⁠.⁠⁠⁠

    27 min

  3. May 24

    how the mother wound shows up in relationships (healing the mother wound pt. 2)

    to the black girl who is opening her eyes to how the mother's wound has impacted you, I see you. A few weeks ago, we discussed understanding the mother wound, and now, we’re unpacking what it actually looks like to recognize, heal from, and grow beyond the mother wound. We talk: The big and small way the mother wound shows up in our relationshipsThe roles we unconsciously take on in relationshipsWhat keeps us stuck in unhelpful patternsHow we can slowly wake up to knew ways of relating that helps improve our relationships Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe, like, share, and stay tuned for more! Keep the conversation going on our Instagram. ⁠Never miss an episode by subscribing to the Seen Sunday newsletter.  Find resources and support. Find suggested readings from the podcast here. For those who identify as motherless daughters, please see the work of Hope Edelman.  Learn more on our website.⁠

    38 min

  4. May 17

    the vulnerability of friendships w/ Joi Britt, LCSW

    are you hiding in your friendships? we don’t always focus on our friendships, but they are just as much a site of healing and intimacy as any other relationship, sometimes more.  Yet, we often find ourselves showing up in friendships, in the same protective ways we do in other relationships: hiding our true selves, silencing our voice, shrinking, and ultimately resisting the very practices that help us feel seen. In this episode, licensed therapist and friendship-focused therapist Joi Britt, LCSW joins me to talk about the vulnerability of friendships. Joi Britt, LCSW is the owner of Life Intentionally Psychotherapy Services where she mostly works with women of color to help them live on purpose and with purpose. In addition to individual therapy Joi provides Friendship Coaching based on her French Fry Friendship Theory®. We talk: The importance of pouring into your friendshipsWhy we sometimes struggle to feel seen in friendshipsThe messy side of practicing vulnerability with our friendsHealing from and growing after friendship lossHow to grow your capacity to see and be seen in friendship Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe, like, share, and stay tuned for more! Keep the conversation going on our ⁠Instagram⁠ and our ⁠website⁠. ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the ⁠Seen Sunday newsletter⁠. Keep up with Joi, LCSW on ⁠Instagram⁠, on her website and her podcasts ⁠The Joi of Social Work⁠ and ⁠Courageous Exchanges with Alex and Joi⁠. Find ⁠resources and support⁠.

    1h 12m

  5. May 10

    healing the mother wound

    to the black girl who is living and healing from a mother wound, I see you. If you’ve ever felt hurt, let down, or even harmed by any person who served in a mothering role to you, your pain is valid. So often, so many of us face these experiences, but are left feeling alone because of the pressure to see the Mother as a faultless, blameless entity.  Though everyone deserves grace, you also deserve to be radically honest about what you experienced, what happened, and what did not happen.  This one is for the black girl who ever needed to be believed, to be heard, to be understood when it came to her experiences in a painful mother-daughter dynamic, but was instead met with concessions and dismissals.   This one is for the black girl who ever told her truth, only to be met with, “but that’s your mom.” This is especially for the black girl whose love for her mother is at constant war with the pain you feel as a result of loving her.  I see you, and I hope this episode helps you feel safe enough to explore your pain, hold space for your compassion, and open doors to the healing you need and deserve.  Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe, like, share, and stay tuned for more! Keep the conversation going on our ⁠Instagram⁠. ⁠⁠⁠Never miss an episode by subscribing to the ⁠Seen Sunday newsletter⁠.⁠ ⁠ Find ⁠resources and support⁠. Find ⁠suggested readings from the podcast here⁠. For those who identify as motherless daughters, please see the work of ⁠Hope Edelman⁠.  Learn more on our ⁠website⁠.⁠⁠⁠

    31 min

  6. Apr 26

    the vulnerability of exhaling: how rest helps us feel seen w/ Katara McCarty

    To the black girls who struggle with being still, who feel like resting is failure, and who long to finally feel like they can just breathe, I see you. In our last episode for April’s The Vulnerability of Something New series, we take a deep look at the vulnerability of rest, releasing, and what many of us black women know affectionately as exhaling. Joining me is wellness tech founder and life coach Katara McCarty, who bravely launched the Exhale App, a mindfulness and breathwork app for and by black women, in order to help us heal through reconnecting with our breath. Katara and I get cozy and discuss: The very real legacy of harm that divorced black women from rest as a healing practiceWhy she fights to keep her app for and by us, centering the needs of black womenThe gifts offered to us when we return to the breathWhy we no longer have to “wait to exhale”And small breath-focused steps to help us make a big shift in our well-being Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe, like, share, and stay tuned for more! Keep the conversation going on our Instagram. ⁠ Never miss an episode by subscribing to the Seen Sunday newsletter.  Keep in touch with founder and life coach Katara McCarty on her website and on socials. Download the Exhale App now.  Hear more gems from Katara on the Exhale Podcast.   Find resources and support: ⁠www.blackgirlseen.com/support⁠  Learn more about Black Girl Seen at ⁠www.blackgirlseen.com

    51 min

  7. Apr 19

    the vulnerability of telling your story w/ Emely Rumble, LCSW

    Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is tell the truth of your story. If you’ve ever gotten lost in a book, or found yourself pouring over pages in your journal, we see you. So many of us struggled to make sense of our pasts or find safe spaces to process our experiences, and we’ve found our way through literature.  In this episode, we’re sitting down with the pioneering author and licensed clinical social worker, Emely Rumble, LCSW to explore the power of a practice we all know but didn’t have a name for: bibliotherapy. In this episode, we explore How we can use books, writing, and music as paths to feeling, not avoidance of our emotionsRepairing your relationship with stories if we were taught to disown themRecommendations of stories and practices to help bring bibliotherapy to life Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe, like, share, and stay tuned for more! Keep the conversation going on our Instagram⁠⁠ Never miss an episode by subscribing to the Seen Sunday newsletter Keep in touch with Emely ⁠on Instagram⁠ and on ⁠her website⁠.   Read ⁠Bibliotherapy in the Bronx⁠  Join Emely’s ⁠Bookclub - Readers Who Run w/ the Wolves⁠ Find suggested readings from the podcast here: ⁠https://bookshop.org/shop/blackgirlseen⁠ Find resources and support:⁠ ⁠www.blackgirlseen.com/support⁠⁠

    1h 7m

  8. Apr 12

    the vulnerability of joy: releasing our fear of happy + how having fun helps us feel seen

    We say we want joy, but sometimes when joy finds us, we hide from it. In our next episode of the #VulnerabilityofSomethingNew series, we’re getting real about joy: sometimes joy and other pleasant emotions are scary. Many forms of hiding are designed to help us avoid disappointment, and resisting joy can be one of them. Yet, we can learn the art of opening our hearts to joy, fun, and pleasure, which can help us grow our capacity for healing.  In this episode, we explore joy as a vulnerability practice with Jessica Vickers, LMFT, PMH-C, EMDR to discuss all things joy and being seen: Why we hide from the joy of the things we say we want mostHow allowing joy and hope help us feel seenHow allowing painful emotions open us up to experience the pleasant onesHow to slowly, but surely repair your relationship with joyHow to create, find, and indulge in joy, right here and right now Jessica Vickers is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Certified Perinatal Mental Health Counselor, and a proud Disney Adult. She owns her private practice & specializes in working with women of color and women on their motherhood journeys. Jessica founded The Happiest Healers Club for mental health practitioners who choose to network joyfully. She has been featured in SF Gate as "The Defender of Disney Adults" and aims to bring joy and healing to others both online and IRL. Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe, like, share, and stay tuned for more! Keep the conversation going on our Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/blackgirlseen⁠ Keep up with Jessica Vickers here: Website: https://www.jessicavickersmft.com/ Instagram: @jessicavickersmft Happiest Healers ClubNever miss an episode by subscribing to the Seen Sunday newsletter: ⁠https://blackgirlseen.myflodesk.com/seensunday⁠  Find resources and support: ⁠www.blackgirlseen.com/support⁠  Find suggested readings from the podcast here.  Learn more about Black Girl Seen at ⁠www.blackgirlseen.com

    52 min
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The Black Girl Seen Podcast is a weekly space for black women to explore practices of vulnerability, intimacy, and connection as gateways to true healing. This show provides room for black women to unravel, reflect, and cultivate magnetic ideas, tools, and practices to help them feel seen and live seen.

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  • Creator
    Black Girl Seen
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    32
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Black Girl Seen

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