Childhood Wounds & Adult Triggers

Checking In: Catching Up & Getting Your Checkups

We are catching you up on life lately and talking about the importance of getting a check -up.

The Many Faces of Grief

Grief isn’t just about death. It’s losing a parent, grieving a friendship, letting go of a relationship, or mourning the life you thought you were supposed to have. In this episode, we discuss the five stages of grief and why so many of us get stuck in denial, anger, bargaining, and depression, never quite making it to acceptance. We explore how grief shows up in our lives, why healing isn’t linear, and what it means to finally make peace with what was lost.

How Many Emotions Do We Have… and Were We Ever Taught to Deal With Them?"

You'll get over it" was the ultimate emotional manual for our generation. But turns out, science says we aren't simple—we are dealing with up to 87 distinct emotions, and we're trying to navigate them with a toolkit built for three (happy, sad, and pissed off!). In this episode , we're unpacking the emotional mental load middle-aged women carry, dropping some mind-blowing data from UC Berkeley and Brené Brown, and giving ourselves permission to finally stop just "getting over it."

Part 2 of “Choosing Yourself Over DNA: Family Loyalty vs. Boundaries.”

This week on The Dope Girl Project Podcast, we continue one of our most honest and emotional conversations yet with Part 2 of “Choosing Yourself Over DNA: Family Loyalty vs. Boundaries.” Joining us is special guest Kiki Bufford, owner of 387 Grooming in Philadelphia and a passionate advocate for mental health, self-care, and healing. Together, we dive deeper into the emotional weight of unhealthy family loyalty, the guilt that can come with setting boundaries, and what it really looks like to choose yourself without apology.

Overthinking Is a Trust Issue

In this episode, we’re getting real about overthinking—how it has you questioning everything, delaying decisions, and lowkey talking yourself out of the life you’re meant to live. Truth is… it’s not just overthinking, it’s a self-trust issue. Let’s talk about it.