<![CDATA[Grown Girl Confessions]]>
growngirlconfessions.substack.com]]>https://growngirlconfessions.substack.com/podcastSubstackSat, 04 Jul 2026 02:29:45 GMThttps://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/7806550.rssAshli MCorrection over coping. For women who are done negotiating with themselves.episodicAshli Mgrowngirlconfessions@substack.comNo<![CDATA[Healing Your Inner Child Through Self-Expression]]>You were told it was “too grown” when you were a child, and now that you’re grown… they’re calling it “childish”. Which one is it?

The truth is, societal expectations about how you should show up are arbitrary and contradictory.

I had to realize that part of my healing was giving myself permission to wear what I wanted-to AND explore the phases I was denied when I was younger.

Reclaiming your identity means prioritizing your own joy over someone else’s comfort.

If you’re still letting external opinions dictate your standards, you’re still operating in survival mode.

Healing your inner child starts with the courage to figure out who you actually are, not who you were told to be.

Wear what you want.

Heal the girl.

Become the woman.



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That’s the pattern. “I don’t know” becomes an exit door, a way to soften the blow of stepping into something that makes us visible. But everything that comes after “I don’t know” is actually a belief, whether it’s true or not, whether it serves us or not.

In this video, I break down why this protective reflex kicks in when we’re facing uncomfortable feelings, imposter syndrome, or fear of success. I share my own messy middle of working through the fear of being fully seen on a TEDx stage, and I walk you through how to sit with that discomfort instead of outrunning it.

This is me doing the work in real time, and bringing you along for the process.



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full story here



This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit growngirlconfessions.substack.com]]>https://growngirlconfessions.substack.com/p/i-almost-walked-out-of-the-room-that-b3fsubstack:post:194641142Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:05:11 GMTAshli MNo52<![CDATA[You're Not Healing, You're Just Tolerating It]]>We celebrate women for being strong and silent, but stopping the tears isn’t the same as healing the wound. In this episode, we’re breaking down the dangerous difference between true emotional recovery and simply getting better at hiding your pain.

what we cover:

- the myth of “quiet healing” and why bleeding privately is still bleeding

- how we confuse silencing our pain with finding peace

- when “setting boundaries” is actually just avoidance and self-deception

If you’re tired of just surviving and want to know what real growth actually requires, this is for you.

Ready to start your healing journey? Read my book “the mind reset” and connect with me on threads: @therealashlimccoy

#healingjourney #themindreset #traumarecovery



This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit growngirlconfessions.substack.com]]>https://growngirlconfessions.substack.com/p/youre-not-healing-youre-just-toleratingsubstack:post:193519779Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:00:24 GMTAshli MNo225<![CDATA[Self-Awareness Is Not The Finish Line]]>You already know what’s wrong. You can name the pattern. You can see the cycle. And you’re still stuck in it. Everybody keeps telling you how self-aware you are like that’s supposed to fix something. It doesn’t.

In this episode I talk about why knowing isn’t enough, what actually has to shift underneath the awareness, and what happened when I realized the tools I was using to heal weren’t built for someone who already understood the problem.

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit growngirlconfessions.substack.com]]>https://growngirlconfessions.substack.com/p/self-awareness-is-not-the-finishsubstack:post:192943913Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:47:05 GMTAshli MNo509<![CDATA[He’ll Become a Better Man… Just Not for You]]>If you have to ask how to submit to a man who isn’t leading, that’s your answer.

Nine times out of ten, the woman who built him is not the woman who benefits. So why are we still having this conversation?

Your desire for a relationship should never outweigh your standards for yourself. Stop shrinking your standards to fit a man who isn’t showing up.

Stop building men who aren’t ready. Find the ones who are already ready to build with you.



This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit growngirlconfessions.substack.com]]>https://growngirlconfessions.substack.com/p/hell-become-a-better-man-just-notsubstack:post:190395568Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:58:49 GMTAshli MNo145<![CDATA[GCC Episode 1: Christina’s gone]]>



This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit growngirlconfessions.substack.com]]>https://growngirlconfessions.substack.com/p/gcc-episode-1-christinas-gonesubstack:post:188039676Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:54:40 GMTAshli MNo522