Rising Above It All with Dr. Mildred Muhammad

Dr. Mildred D. Muhammad
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Rising Above It All with Dr. Mildred Muhammad is a no-nonsense podcast about healing, growth, and reclaiming your power. Drawing from lived experience and professional expertise, Dr. Muhammad tackles the inner struggles that keep us tied to unhealthy people and patterns. Each episode offers real talk, practical insight, and encouragement to help you build self-awareness, set boundaries, practice meaningful self-care, and move forward without carrying the pain. This is where survival ends and intentional living begins.

  1. Episode 6: Boundaries Don't Require Explanations

    12H AGO

    Episode 6: Boundaries Don't Require Explanations

    In Episode 6: Boundaries That Don’t Require Explanations, Dr. Muhammad teaches listeners how to set and hold clear boundaries without over-explaining, arguing or feeling guilty. She connects the the lessons from previous episodes and explains how clarity and calm follow through protects your peace.Listeners will learn practical boundary language, how to avoid harmful exaggerations like "always" and "never" as well as how to respond without escalation.

    27 min
  2. Episode 5: Detachment Without Disconnection

    4D AGO

    Episode 5: Detachment Without Disconnection

    When someone tells you that you don't matter, what do you do with those words? Dr. Mildred Muhammad, ex-wife of the DC sniper, shares her personal journey of hearing those exact words and how she traded them for a better one: Masterpiece! In this episode, she walks listeners through the Three Chair Assignment, a practical tool for learning to care without absorbing chaos, detached without disconnecting, and stand firm in your God-given worth. If you've ever adjusted yourself to meet someone else's expectations or wondered how to stay connected without losing yourself, this conversation is for you. You don't need their validation. You are already a Masterpiece!

    58 min
  3. Episode 4: Emotional Maturity: What It Actually Looks Like

    FEB 7

    Episode 4: Emotional Maturity: What It Actually Looks Like

    What is emotional maturity? It is not about being perfectly calm or never feeling pain. It is gritty, real, and built-in the moments when you want to fall apart, but choose to hold on. In this powerful episode Dr. Mildred Muhammad draws from her lived experience as the ex-wife of the DC sniper to refine emotional maturity beyond theory.

    17 min
  4. Episode 3: Peace vs Avoidance

    JAN 31

    Episode 3: Peace vs Avoidance

    This episode equips you to transform quiet avoidance into true peace. You'll gain a practical tool, a two-part body audit, to discern whether you're regulating your emotions or escaping them. Move beyond labeling survival patterns as "self-care" and step into purposeful, healthy recovery. This episode also invites you to adopt a "Kind Investigator" mindset, turning self-criticism into self-support to protect your inner peace and progress with clarity.

    32 min
  5. Episode 2: Why Everything Doesn't Require a Response

    JAN 24

    Episode 2: Why Everything Doesn't Require a Response

    Not everything deserves your words, your energy, or your attention. In this episode, Dr. Mildred Muhammad breaks down the difference between reaction and responsibility and why restraint is often the real power. You’ll learn how to recognize emotional bait, stop feeding cycles that drain your peace, and protect your authority with clear, grounded boundaries. This faith-anchored message includes a practical framework to help you decide when to respond, when to delay, and when silence is wisdom, so you can stay focused on what God is building in you.

    15 min
  6. Episode 1: The Power of the Pause

    JAN 17 · BONUS

    Episode 1: The Power of the Pause

    In a world that celebrates speed, we’ve forgotten one of our greatest strengths: the power to pause. In this episode, Dr. Mildred Muhammad reframes this essential skill, not as avoidance, but as profound intelligence. You’ll learn why that moment of stillness is your brain’s circuit breaker, how the ancient practice of "thinking five times before you speak" can prevent regret, and how a simple, strategic pause is your most reliable tool for rising above emotional reactions to find clarity, power, and peace. Discover the step-by-step method to make this wisdom work for you in real time.

    12 min
  7. Pilot Episode: Rising Above Inner And External Noise

    JAN 12

    Pilot Episode: Rising Above Inner And External Noise

    This is the pilot of a nine part series about clarity, stability and self-leadership.

    10 min

  8. 11/06/2024

    Inspiration Through Faith & Resilience in the Face of Domestic Abuse & Violence

    In this episode of Rising Above It All, Mildred Muhammad explores the R.I.S.E. pillar of Inspiration by sharing her personal journey of overcoming domestic abuse, finding strength through faith, and empowering others to R.I.S.E. above adversity.

    20 min
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Rising Above It All with Dr. Mildred Muhammad is a no-nonsense podcast about healing, growth, and reclaiming your power. Drawing from lived experience and professional expertise, Dr. Muhammad tackles the inner struggles that keep us tied to unhealthy people and patterns. Each episode offers real talk, practical insight, and encouragement to help you build self-awareness, set boundaries, practice meaningful self-care, and move forward without carrying the pain. This is where survival ends and intentional living begins.

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