The Unhealed Podcast

03/14/2026

Black women carry a lot.
We go to work tired and still perform.
We raise our children in a world that scares us.
We love deeply.
We survive disappointment.
We keep showing up, even when nobody sees the cost.

I wrote an article about the beauty of being Black, and I did not water it down.

This piece speaks to Black women who have been overlooked, overworked, underappreciated, and still expected to be strong. It speaks to mothers. It speaks to women struggling in love. It speaks to women trying not to lose sight of their worth.

This one is personal.
This one is truth.

Some days, being Black feels like carrying more than your share and being expected to do it with grace.

02/16/2026

Toxicity Is Not Just What Hurt You. It Is What You Helped Normalize.

We are quick to label people toxic. We are slower to examine the systems we tolerate and the ways we adapt to them.

Check out my article:
https://open.substack.com/pub/theunhealedpodcast/p/toxicity-is-not-just-what-hurt-you?r=6g9u1k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

02/16/2026

In this raw and unfiltered episode of Unhealed: Surviving Isn’t Healing, Cynthia moves beyond her personal story and speaks directly to the pattern of silence surrounding abuse. From childhood trauma to domestic violence and institutional betrayal, this conversation challenges the systems that protect power instead of survivors. This is for the unheard — the ones who spoke up and weren’t believed. The silence ends here.

If you would like to support my work you can buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/theunhealedpodcast

If you would like to share your story out loud, I would be honored to share a safe space for you, just email me at: theunhealedpodcast@gmail.com

https://open.substack.com/pub/theunhealedpodcast/p/the-unheard?r=6g9u1k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

When Silence Protects Power Instead of Survivors

02/16/2026

In this raw and unfiltered episode of Unhealed: Surviving Isn’t Healing, Cynthia moves beyond her personal story and speaks directly to the pattern of silence surrounding abuse. From childhood trauma to domestic violence and institutional betrayal, this conversation challenges the systems that protect power instead of survivors. This is for the unheard — the ones who spoke up and weren’t believed. The silence ends here.

If you would like to support my work you can buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/theunhealedpodcast

If you would like to share your story out loud, I would be honored to share a safe space for you, just email me at: theunhealedpodcast@gmail.com

Support Unhealed: Surviving Isn’t HealingCreating the Unhealed podcast is more than just producing episodes—it’s my way of giving voice to real stories of pain, survival, and the journey toward true h

02/13/2026

Dear Pam Bondi…..
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Dear Pam Bondi,

02/13/2026

You can eat super healthy, exercise and still get cancer….

02/09/2026

Rep. Eric Swalwell 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

02/06/2026

02/05/2026

I had a powerful conversation with Aleesha Barlow, founder of Tell Somebody, where she bravely shared parts of her story of abuse — not for shock, but for healing.
This episode is tender, raw, and deeply human.
If you or someone you love is navigating their own recovery, this conversation may offer validation and hope.
🎧 Listen here: https://open.substack.com/pub/theunhealedpodcast/p/tell-somebody-from-silence-to-strength-074?r=6g9u1k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

🎙️ New Episode Out Now!

Episode 8: Tell Somebody: From Silence to Strength — A Conversation with Aleesha Barlow Tell Somebody

This week on Unhealed: Surviving Isn’t Healing, I sit down with Aleesha Barlow, founder of the Tell Somebody Movement. Aleesha’s story is one of courage, faith, and transformation—how one act of speaking out became a national call to break the silence around child abuse.

💬 We talk about the power of telling your truth, what healing really looks like, and how we can all help create safe spaces for survivors.

If you’ve ever wondered whether your voice could make a difference, this episode will remind you—it can.

Listen now on
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3sfR65TPOPwN0QsQAOFZ1O?si=Ln7Cq3L_R5eI6P00UskQ-w

Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unhealed-surviving-isnt-healing/id1839368435?i=1000734169835

Or wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧

02/05/2026

This piece is personal. It is written from my lived experience, not theory, not research summaries, and not secondhand stories. I am sharing what happened in my body and what it taught me about medical dismissal, authority, and self trust.

This is not an attack on individual doctors. It is a reckoning with a system that too often fails to listen, especially to women after surgery and menopause. If you are reading this and recognize yourself in it, you are not imagining things and you are not alone.

I ask that this space remain respectful. Disagreement is welcome. Dismissal is not. This is a conversation about listening, believing, and reclaiming authority over our own bodies.

Thank you for reading with care.

My account of surgical menopause, medical dismissal, and why trusting your own body may be the most critical act of survival.