#FAF April 11th, 2025: Burnout, Boundaries & Breakups: Soulful Healing Starts Here
#FreeAdviceFriday
In this powerful soul-to-soul session, Dr. Spirit returns with love, wisdom, and practical healing tools to help listeners navigate the highs and lows of life. From anxiety in therapy to dating at 66, dealing with difficult co-workers, and confronting perfectionism, this episode meets you wherever you are on your mental wellness journey. With heartfelt listener Q&As, Spirit guides the audience through burnout, identity, love, communication, and internalized pride—all while encouraging deeper self-awareness and radical self-care. If you’ve ever struggled to feel like yourself, feared...
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#FAF April 4th, 2025
#FreeAdviceFriday
In this transformative episode of #FreeAdviceFriday, Dr. Spirit guides listeners through the complexities of emotional healing with deep empathy and clinical insight. She answers real-time questions about anxious attachment, people-pleasing, choosing emotionally unavailable partners, and how to know when you’re ready for love. With compassion and clarity, Spirit teaches how to turn inward, honor your boundaries, and disrupt destructive relationship cycles. From healing therapeutic breakups to navigating grief, breakups, and trauma, this episode offers grounded advice, raw truths, and a...
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#FAF March 28th, 2025
#FreeAdviceFriday
In this heartfelt episode of #FreeAdviceFriday, Dr. Spirit offers deep soul-level healing and practical advice for managing burnout, overcoming depression, navigating cultural identity, setting boundaries, and healing from breakups. She passionately reminds listeners to check in with their bodies, not just their thoughts, and highlights the importance of rest, discernment, and self-honoring decisions. Whether you’re struggling with friendship conflicts, first-time heartbreak, or figuring out how to communicate better—this episode brings therapy to your soul with actionable insights and...
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#FAF March 21st, 2025
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📌 Episode Summary: In this powerful and emotionally charged episode of #FreeAdviceFriday, Dr. Spirit welcomes listeners into a vulnerable and transformative space of growth, healing, and self-discovery. She opens with a grounding conversation about how we label our emotions and encourages a deeper awareness of what we're truly feeling. Through heartfelt listener questions, Dr. Spirit explores the complexities of emotional boundaries, the pain of betrayal, and how to process life-changing experiences like therapy “hangovers.” She dives into what it means to live alone for the first time...
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#FAF March 14th, 2025
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In this insightful episode of #FreeAdviceFriday, Dr. Spirit tackles a wide range of topics centered around mental health, relationships, trauma, and personal growth. She opens with a grounding reflection on resilience and self-care, emphasizing the importance of therapy, breathwork, and holistic wellness. Throughout the episode, she provides in-depth advice on: Recognizing and managing anxiety and trauma responses Setting healthy boundaries with toxic family members Navigating romantic relationships, including dating lulls and long-term compatibility Understanding attachment styles and their...
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From The Vault : December 20th, 2019 w/ Margena Carter, LMFT
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In this special birthday edition of #FreeAdviceFriday, Spirit and guest therapist dive into pressing mental health topics, relationships, and personal growth. The episode features live audience questions about setting boundaries, co-parenting struggles, navigating breakups, exploring identity, and managing anxiety. In addition to answering listener questions, Spirit leads a fundraiser for in Atlanta, supporting K-8 students who are at risk of losing access to therapy services. Tune in for insightful discussions, expert advice, and actionable tips on mental well-being, relationships, and...
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#FAF March 7th, 2025
#FreeAdviceFriday
In this episode of #FreeAdviceFriday, Dr. Spirit invites listeners to check in with themselves, offering guidance on emotional self-awareness and managing overwhelming feelings. She addresses anonymous questions on relationships, career growth, parenting, personal identity, and boundaries. Discussions include navigating dating after divorce, turning down a promotion without seeming unambitious, preparing teens for responsible decision-making, handling non-exclusive relationships, and overcoming childhood colorism trauma. Dr. Spirit also shares insights on high school application stress,...
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From The Vault : August 19th, 2016 w/ Jon Diggs, LPC and Lydia Johnson, LPC
#FreeAdviceFriday
In this engaging and insightful first episode of #FreeAdviceFriday, renowned psychotherapist Dr. Spirit is joined by therapists Jon Diggs and Lydia Johnson to provide real, unfiltered advice on relationships, mental health, and personal growth. Listeners submit their questions, and the panel tackles tough topics such as trust issues in relationships, setting boundaries, overcoming personal struggles, and breaking free from toxic patterns. From dating dilemmas to the impact of addiction on relationships, this episode offers valuable perspectives on healing and self-improvement. Whether you're...
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#FAF February 28th, 2025
#FreeAdviceFriday
In this episode, Dr. Spirit delves into the importance of staying present and engaged with our emotions, especially during challenging times. She emphasizes the dangers of checking out emotionally and provides actionable strategies to maintain mental wellness. Through insightful listener questions, Dr. Spirit explores themes of intimidation, betrayal, marriage dynamics, parental relationships, mental health self-care, leadership in dating, and overcoming childhood trauma. She encourages listeners to remain connected with their feelings, seek help when needed, and nurture supportive...
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From The Vault : April 26th, 2019 w/ Jason Phillips, LCSW
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Here's another great #FreeAdviceFriday from the vaults. This one features Licensed Social Worker who tried to convince me this was his very first podcast. Then he turned around and killed it like the pro that he is! I hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed answering the questions. JOIN US LIVE EACH FRIDAY 12 NOON ET! 00:00:00] Introduction [00:01:00] Differences Between Social Work and Professional Counseling [00:03:10] How to Participate in Free Advice Friday [00:06:30] Mental Health Check-In [00:07:20] Morning Rituals for a Good Start to the Day [00:10:20] Financial...
info_outlineIn this heartfelt episode of #FreeAdviceFriday, Dr. Spirit offers deep soul-level healing and practical advice for managing burnout, overcoming depression, navigating cultural identity, setting boundaries, and healing from breakups. She passionately reminds listeners to check in with their bodies, not just their thoughts, and highlights the importance of rest, discernment, and self-honoring decisions. Whether you’re struggling with friendship conflicts, first-time heartbreak, or figuring out how to communicate better—this episode brings therapy to your soul with actionable insights and love.
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – 04:00 ✨ Welcome & Body Check-in: Spirit opens with a wellness check and the importance of naming true emotions, not just conclusions like “fine” or “bad.”
04:00 – 07:00 ❤️ The Gift of Compersion & Provision: Spirit talks about how helping others helps her, and defines "compersion"—joy from others' joy.
07:00 – 10:30 📩 Listener Q&A Begins – Psychology & Media: Spirit shares her journey into media, healing, and merging cultural relevancy with therapy.
10:30 – 14:00 🧠 Burnout vs Depression: A masterclass on how to tell the difference, understand symptoms, and why recovery must include rest.
14:00 – 20:30 🛑 The Cost of Not Resting: Spirit uses powerful car analogies to explain depletion, burnout, and the absolute necessity of slowing down.
20:30 – 26:30 🌍 Culture, Conflict & Returning Home: Advice to a listener navigating cultural obligations vs. emotional needs while visiting family abroad.
26:30 – 33:30 🔍 Friendship, Boundaries & Clarity: Spirit guides a listener in transforming confusion into clarity and setting intention-based boundaries.
33:30 – 39:00 💬 Becoming a Better Communicator: Why therapy helps you unpack emotional blocks and become a more effective communicator.
39:00 – 46:00 💔 Processing Past Hurt & Reclaiming Voice: Spirit links emotional trauma to fear of speaking and guides healing through comparison to physical pain.
46:00 – 52:30 🔥 Flirting, First Moves & Feminine Power: A vibrant response to whether making the first move appears “desperate.” Spoiler: it’s about authenticity.
52:30 – 58:00 👵 Healing a Broken Heart – For Your Granddaughter: How to comfort a grieving teen and help her see this breakup as the floor—not the ceiling—of love.
58:00 – 01:07:30 🧠 When Therapy Plateaus: Spirit breaks down when to switch therapists, how to assess progress, and why therapy should always move you forward.
01:07:30 – End 💌 Closing Blessings: Spirit ends with love, reminders to rest, contact info, and her heartfelt commitment to community care.
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