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The Introverted Awkward Black Girl

The Introverted Awkward Black Girl

By Fayel

This podcast will showcase the daily pains, anxieties, inconveniences, joys, peace and more on living and being socially awkward in Africa, zooming into my country Kenya. I am an introverted, highly sensitive, socially awkward gurl. I explore loving, working and just being me in this extroverted, high paced world. Enjoy!!!
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SN 3: EP 8: Cognitive Distortions🫣

The Introverted Awkward Black Girl Mar 12, 2024

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SN 3: EP 8: Cognitive Distortions🫣

SN 3: EP 8: Cognitive Distortions🫣

This episode explores the various cognitive distortions we may have as people with mental illnesses. Enjoy!
Mar 12, 202442:41
SN 3: EP 7: Recovering❤️‍🩹

SN 3: EP 7: Recovering❤️‍🩹

This episode is about recovering from people pleasing. Enjoy! 😅
Feb 11, 202418:20
SN3: EP 6: She’s Back🫣🫠!!!

SN3: EP 6: She’s Back🫣🫠!!!

Hi guys, I’m back😳🫂
Dec 06, 202315:16
SN 3: EP 5: Cat Cut My Tongue🤣

SN 3: EP 5: Cat Cut My Tongue🤣

Hi everyone! Thanks for listening. Enjoy!
Jun 24, 202309:49
SN3: EP 4: Secure and Healthy Attachments

SN3: EP 4: Secure and Healthy Attachments

Welcome back guys! This episode explores secure and healthy attachments. Enjoy!
Apr 17, 202341:48
SN3: EP 3: This Mess

SN3: EP 3: This Mess

Stay tuned🫶🏽
Feb 17, 202308:45
SN3: EP 2: Trauma

SN3: EP 2: Trauma

This episode explores the ways in which childhood trauma affects adulthood. Enjoy!
Dec 06, 202250:42
SN3: EP 1: Triggers

SN3: EP 1: Triggers

Welcome to season 3✌🏿. This episode explores triggers: what they are, ways to cope when they come and resources one can use. Resource used comes from @NicoleLewisLCSW.
Dec 02, 202238:07
SN2: EP 31: September 10th ;

SN2: EP 31: September 10th ;

The last lastest one of this season😅😅😅😅
Sep 15, 202219:51
SN2: EP 30: Affirmations for Reparenting Yourself.

SN2: EP 30: Affirmations for Reparenting Yourself.

This episode explores the different affirmations to reparenting oneself. Enjoy! Talk soon in season 3!
Sep 06, 202251:40
SN2: EP 29: You're Not Stuck!!!

SN2: EP 29: You're Not Stuck!!!

This episode explores how much solving matters in the same way can get us stuck. Change it up a lil bit😀
Aug 05, 202215:33
SN2: EP 28: Types of Strong!!!

SN2: EP 28: Types of Strong!!!

This episode explores the different types of strong. Enjoy!
Jul 16, 202226:17
SN2: EP 27: Being Kinder To Yourself😍

SN2: EP 27: Being Kinder To Yourself😍

This episode explores how highly sensitive, socially awkward introverts can be kinder to themselves against negative self-talk. Thank you!
Jun 26, 202224:26
SN2: Ep 26: The Ending!!!

SN2: Ep 26: The Ending!!!

This episode explores the ending of things and how they affect people who are highly sensitive, socially awkward, anxious, depressed, introverted people. Enjoy!
May 12, 202226:16
SN2: Ep 22: Self ♡ Is A Priority!!!

SN2: Ep 22: Self ♡ Is A Priority!!!

Hi all, sorry to not keep my promise🌹❤️and here's to loving ourselves all the way. Enjoy!
Mar 30, 202212:21
SN2: Ep 21: Toxic Positivity!!!

SN2: Ep 21: Toxic Positivity!!!

This episode explores toxic positivity, addiction and peace. Enjoy!
Mar 16, 202224:13
SN2: Ep 20: Love Languages!!!

SN2: Ep 20: Love Languages!!!

This episode explores 5 love languages and how to use these to show affection and love to your loved ones. Enjoy!
Feb 23, 202238:30
SN2: Ep 19: Transparency!!!

SN2: Ep 19: Transparency!!!

This episode explores energy, intuition, and transparency among other topics. Enjoy!
Feb 04, 202218:11
SN2: Ep 18: Befriending your Discomfort!!!

SN2: Ep 18: Befriending your Discomfort!!!

This episode explores befriending your discomfort. Enjoy!
Jan 16, 202223:47
SN2: Ep 17: Speaking Truth!!!

SN2: Ep 17: Speaking Truth!!!

Hi everyone, here’s speaking the truth! Enjoy:)
Jan 05, 202202:38
SN2: Ep 16: Overthinking!!!

SN2: Ep 16: Overthinking!!!

Welcome back guys! Happy new year, here's an episode on the different types of overthinking. Enjoy!
Jan 01, 202226:58
SN2: Ep 15: Real Growth!!!

SN2: Ep 15: Real Growth!!!

This episode explores practicing real growth! Enjoy and talk to y'all next year! ♡
Dec 22, 202136:05
SN2: Ep 14: Are they good for your mental health?!!

SN2: Ep 14: Are they good for your mental health?!!

This episode explores signs that someone is good for your mental health. Enjoy!
Nov 13, 202115:57
SN2: Ep 13: Fatigue!!!

SN2: Ep 13: Fatigue!!!

Welcome back guys! This episode explores types of fatigue. Enjoy!
Nov 11, 202113:58
SN2: Ep 12: Checking In💜

SN2: Ep 12: Checking In💜

Hi guys, just checking in with y'all. Cheers!
Oct 05, 202123:03
SN2: Ep 11: Practicing Self-Compassion!!!

SN2: Ep 11: Practicing Self-Compassion!!!

This episode explores how to practice self-compassion among highly sensitive socially awkward anxious and depressed people. Enjoy!
Sep 27, 202140:15
SN2:EP 10: Succinct!!!

SN2:EP 10: Succinct!!!

Hi guys, here's Succinct. Enjoy!
Sep 24, 202118:15
SN2: Ep 8: People Like Us?!!!

SN2: Ep 8: People Like Us?!!!

Hi everyone, this episode is weird and wildly hilarious. Enjoy!
Aug 24, 202125:50
SN2: Ep 7: Inner Peace!!!

SN2: Ep 7: Inner Peace!!!

This episode explores inner peace and how modeling this for children nurtures holistic growth. Enjoy!
Aug 21, 202134:52
SN2: Ep 6: Challenging Negative Thoughts!!!

SN2: Ep 6: Challenging Negative Thoughts!!!

This episode challenges negative thoughts/ negative self talk that people with anxiety and depression may have from time to time. Enjoy!
Aug 18, 202132:17
SN2: Ep 5: I Wish I Didn't Exist!!!

SN2: Ep 5: I Wish I Didn't Exist!!!

This episode explores the thought process of depressed, anxious, highly sensitive people with chronic pain on not wanting to have ever existed. Enjoy!
Aug 15, 202117:28
SN2: Ep 4: Personal Wellness!!!

SN2: Ep 4: Personal Wellness!!!

This episode explores personal wellness. Enjoy!
Aug 14, 202129:43
SN2: Ep 3: How To Love Yourself!!!

SN2: Ep 3: How To Love Yourself!!!

Hi everyone, thanks for coming, here's how we can love ourselves❤️
Aug 12, 202140:42
SN2: Ep 2: Mental and Emotional Exhaustion!!!

SN2: Ep 2: Mental and Emotional Exhaustion!!!

This episode explores mental and emotional exhaustion in highly sensitive, introverted, anxious depressed humans. Enjoy!
Aug 04, 202121:26
Season Finale Ep 30: How Hard Is Letting Go?!

Season Finale Ep 30: How Hard Is Letting Go?!

This episode gets too personal and sometimes selfish. Talk to you soon in season two. Enjoy!
Jul 16, 202138:08
Ep 26: The Impact of Trauma!!!

Ep 26: The Impact of Trauma!!!

This episode explores the impact of trauma. Enjoy!
Jun 17, 202120:14
Ep 23: Meeting Naz🥰

Ep 23: Meeting Naz🥰

This episode introduces a guest, my daughter and friend, she speaks for herself. Enjoy!
May 21, 202111:07
Ep 21: Our Inner Child!!!

Ep 21: Our Inner Child!!!

This episode explores Adverse Childhood Experiences and how this may affect aspects of our lives.
May 15, 202120:02
Ep 20: Safe Spaces!!!

Ep 20: Safe Spaces!!!

This episode explores safe spaces and why they are important for socially awkward introverted anxious depressed people's. Enjoy!
May 07, 202111:54
Ep 19: Messing Up!!!

Ep 19: Messing Up!!!

This episode explores how highly sensitive introverted anxious peeps feel like they're constantly messing everything up. Enjoy!
May 06, 202121:16
Ep 18: The End!!!

Ep 18: The End!!!

This episode explores depression and depressive feelings. Enjoy!
May 04, 202124:46
Ep 16: It's okay that it's not okay!!!

Ep 16: It's okay that it's not okay!!!

Just saying that it's not okay and that's okay.
May 03, 202107:57
Ep 15: Pandemic!!!

Ep 15: Pandemic!!!

This episode explores the effects of covid-19 to highly sensitive, anxious, introverted peoples. Sorry about the mic😅
May 03, 202126:10
Ep 14: Saying No!!!

Ep 14: Saying No!!!

This episode looks at what it means to say No. Enjoy!
May 01, 202120:42
Ep 13: Being Understood!!!

Ep 13: Being Understood!!!

This episode explores being understood and why highly sensitive introverted peeps crave it. Enjoy!
Apr 29, 202118:13
Ep 12: The Lows!!!

Ep 12: The Lows!!!

Hey y'all, been a minute, here's feeling the lows. Enjoy!
Apr 27, 202117:41
Ep 11: Boundaries!!!

Ep 11: Boundaries!!!

This episode explores healthy boundaries and why socially awkward sensitive intros should have boundaries. Enjoy!
Apr 13, 202125:26
Ep 8: Just Get Over It!!!

Ep 8: Just Get Over It!!!

This episode explores how socially awkward highly sensitive introverts 'just can't get over it!!!' Enjoy!
Apr 10, 202113:09
Ep 3: Phone calls!!!

Ep 3: Phone calls!!!

This episode explores the difficulties socially awkward introverted African peeps have when it comes to phone calls. Enjoy!
Apr 07, 202108:30
Ep 2: Going to Functions!!!

Ep 2: Going to Functions!!!

This episode explores how introverted awkward black people hate going to functions and the mechanics of it....well at least how I see it! Haha!
Apr 07, 202112:12