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Your Body Knows
Shanetta McDonald
63 episodes
1 week ago
This week, our guest is someone whose honesty is transforming how we talk about recovery, shame, and self-acceptance. Laura Cathcart Robbins is the best-selling author of Stash: My Life in Hiding, a memoir about her journey through addiction to alcohol and Ambien, and the courage it took to tell the truth about it. She’s also the host of The Only One in the Room podcast, where she’s shared stories of other voices who’ve felt unseen or alone in their experiences. In our conversation, Laura and...
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This week, our guest is someone whose honesty is transforming how we talk about recovery, shame, and self-acceptance. Laura Cathcart Robbins is the best-selling author of Stash: My Life in Hiding, a memoir about her journey through addiction to alcohol and Ambien, and the courage it took to tell the truth about it. She’s also the host of The Only One in the Room podcast, where she’s shared stories of other voices who’ve felt unseen or alone in their experiences. In our conversation, Laura and...
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Mental Health
Personal Journals,
Education,
Society & Culture,
Self-Improvement,
Health & Fitness
Episodes (20/63)
Your Body Knows
Addiction, Honesty, and the Stories That Set Us Free with Laura Cathcart Robbins
This week, our guest is someone whose honesty is transforming how we talk about recovery, shame, and self-acceptance. Laura Cathcart Robbins is the best-selling author of Stash: My Life in Hiding, a memoir about her journey through addiction to alcohol and Ambien, and the courage it took to tell the truth about it. She’s also the host of The Only One in the Room podcast, where she’s shared stories of other voices who’ve felt unseen or alone in their experiences. In our conversation, Laura and...
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1 week ago
40 minutes

Your Body Knows
No More Love & Light: The Spiritual Wake-Up Call You Didn’t Know You Needed w/Aycee Brown
Today’s guest is someone who isn’t afraid to strip away the fluff and tell the truth about what healing really takes. Aycee Brown is a psychic channel, Human Design expert, and spiritual guide who’s spent over 15 years helping people dismantle illusion, release conditioning, and reclaim their intuition as their greatest power. She’s the host of Is My Aura On Straight? and the forthcoming author of Embody Your Magic (February 2026), a guide to unlocking your psychic and spiritual gifts. In our...
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3 weeks ago
48 minutes

Your Body Knows
For Every Woman Who’s Ever Felt Invisible at Work
In this solo episode, I share a story I’ve never told publicly—the moment I realized that being the most prepared, most helpful, most “good” employee still didn’t guarantee being seen. Years ago, after co-hosting a work event, I found myself blindsided when a vendor lied about my role, and my boss believed them. That experience taught me something powerful about visibility, trust, and what happens when we rely on others to validate us. In this episode, I unpack what it means to feel unseen at...
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1 month ago
19 minutes

Your Body Knows
Why We Hide Our Sensuality (and How Movement Can Set It Free) w/Pole Dancer Sammy Picone
There’s a certain magic in watching someone move as if they’re completely at home in their body. Sammy Picone embodies that magic. Known worldwide for her distinctive blend of strength and fluidity, Sammy is a pole dancer, instructor, and movement artist who invites people to rediscover confidence, pleasure, and creative freedom through their bodies. Her work has been celebrated by The New York Times, Essence, and Vogue, but more importantly, by the thousands of students who’ve learned from h...
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1 month ago
30 minutes

Your Body Knows
Are You Settling? Ask Yourself These 3 Questions to Find Out
In this solo episode, I’m diving into a question so many of us avoid asking: Am I settling? Whether it’s in your relationships, your career, or the way you show up for yourself, settling can feel safe — but it often means we’re living out of alignment with what we truly want. I’ll walk you through three powerful questions to help you spot where you might be accepting less than you deserve, and how to shift back into alignment with your worth. We’ll explore why we settle in the first place, ho...
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2 months ago
19 minutes

Your Body Knows
From Achievement to Alignment with Arielle Díaz (CORRECTION)
What happens when the body asks us to slow down — and we finally listen? In this episode, I sit down with Arielle Díaz, a Peabody and GLAAD-nominated television writer and producer whose career has spanned Netflix, Prime Video, FOX, and Disney+. She’s also an angel investor, former Googler, and passionate advocate for inclusive wellness. After stepping away from the grind of a high-performing career to heal from chronic illness, Arielle found herself on a deeper journey—through plant medicine...
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2 months ago
44 minutes

Your Body Knows
Honoring Every Part of Ourselves with Internal Family Systems Practitioner Crystal Jones
Crystal Jones is a licensed therapist, Internal Family Systems (IFS) Trainer, and the founder of Life Source Counseling Center in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Her work creates sacred spaces where BIPOC women can feel truly seen, valued, and supported on their healing journeys. As an IFS trainer and consultant, Crystal has mentored therapists and practitioners worldwide, guiding them toward deeper self-awareness and inner harmony. She is also a clinical supervisor, Master Reiki Practitioner, and ...
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3 months ago
38 minutes

Your Body Knows
What Is Somatics? And Do You Really Need Coaching or Therapy (or Both)?
In this solo episode, I’m breaking down two of the questions I get asked the most: What is somatics? and What’s the difference between coaching and therapy? We’ll explore how your body communicates with your brain (spoiler: it’s way more than you think), why I weave somatic practices into life coaching, and how coaching and therapy can work beautifully together. If you’ve ever wondered which one you need, or how to listen to your body’s wisdom more deeply, this one’s for you. Connect with me:...
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3 months ago
10 minutes

Your Body Knows
The Practice of Body Liberation with Chrissy King
Chrissy King is a writer, educator, and former strength coach whose voice is helping to redefine wellness—not as a destination, but as a practice rooted in liberation, identity, and radical self-acceptance. In this powerful conversation, Chrissy opens up about her personal path to body liberation and the experiences that inspired her book, The Body Liberation Project. Together, we explore what it really means to feel at home in your body, the illusion of arriving at "confidence," and why unle...
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4 months ago
40 minutes

Your Body Knows
Rewriting the Narrative: Healing, Neuroplasticity, and Owning Your Story with Author Daria Burke
Daria Burke has lived many lives—fashion executive, C-suite leader, trauma survivor, and now, debut author. In this powerful conversation, Daria opens up about the moments that shaped her new memoir Of My Own Making and the healing journey that unfolded in the process. From growing up in poverty with an absent father and a mother battling addiction, to finding freedom through therapy, neuroscience, and deep self-examination, Daria reminds us that we are not our origin stories, we are who we c...
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4 months ago
51 minutes

Your Body Knows
My healing journey w/Bulimia, CPTSD... and healing others
Stay tuned for more updates on Substack and Instagram.
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5 months ago
17 minutes

Your Body Knows
It's Been A Minute
Tapping back in! Find out what I've been up to and what's in store for the next phase of the podcast. Thank you for hanging tight and staying loyal. Stay tuned for more updates on Substack and Instagram.
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7 months ago
9 minutes

Your Body Knows
Season 3 Finale - A Lesson In Surrender
Listen in as host Shanetta McDonald shares insights into a quick personal story of Surrender and how we can all invite the shift/perspective into our lives, in the season 3 finale of The Motif Podcast. Thank you for your support and for being a vital part of keeping this community alive. We can’t wait to share more with you in season 4. In the meantime, don't forget to check out some of our older episodes that you may have missed from previous seasons. And , be sure to visit our Instagram for...
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3 years ago
7 minutes

Your Body Knows
Becoming A Conscious Hustler w/Tiffany Hardin
Award winning executive marketer, investor and educator Tiffany Hardin inspires women of color to become conscious hustlers, as founder of Gild Creative Group, an influencer marketing agency that focuses on bringing conscious marketing to big ideas. Some of Tiffany’s client work has included: Airbnb, WeWork, Target, Microsoft, Cobble, Ovia, HBO, Wethos, Black Girl in Om, Heal Haus and more. Additionally, she’s worked with hundreds of influencers and celebrities on branded social campaigns. &n...
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3 years ago
53 minutes

Your Body Knows
Creating Our Own Path To Success w/fashion founder Telsha Anderson-Boone
Entrepreneur Telsha Anderson-Boone encourages women of color to confidently enter spaces that lack our representation, as founder and owner of t.a., a luxury boutique based in New York City in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. A former social media consultant for Food & Wine, Hypebeast, and Atlantic Records, and an influencer manager at a Fashion PR firm, Telsha began ideating on the launching t.a., while pursuing her master’s in brand management from NYU. A series of minor thoughts led h...
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3 years ago
38 minutes

Your Body Knows
Living Unapologetically Ambitious w/Silicon Valley's First Black Female CEO, Shellye Archambeau
Silicon Valley’s first female African American CEO Shellye Archambeau invigorates women of color to live unapologetically ambitious–in our personal and professional lives. An experienced CEO and Board Director with a track record of accomplishments building brands, high performance teams, and organizations, Shellye currently serves on the boards of Verizon, Nordstrom, Roper Technologies, and Okta. She is the author of 'Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers and Cre...
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3 years ago
41 minutes

Your Body Knows
Overcoming Fear, Taking Risks and Embracing Our Journey w/Maricel Sison
Founder and creative Maricel Sison encourages women of color to move past their fear, take risks and embrace their unique journey as Principal and Marketing Director at California's premier DJ school, the Beat Junkie Institute of Sound and founder of Ladies of Sound LA, the official womxn’s division of the Beat Junkie Institute of Sound. A first-generation Filipino, Maricel’s creative journey began as a photographer with her playing a major role in documenting Los Angeles’ underground music s...
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3 years ago
1 hour 5 minutes

Your Body Knows
Leaning Into Community, Connection and Collaboration w/Alex Purple Founder of WOC Sister Collective
Educator, activist and community organizer, Alex Purple inspires women of color to lean into community and sisterhood as a part of their healing journey as founder of Women of Color (WOC) Sister Collective, a platform for creating community and collaboration with BIWOC through circles, events, workshops, healing, & empowerment. Born first-generation in Los Angeles, Alex grew up with limited beliefs around what it meant to show emotion and express her feelings. As a young adult, she began ...
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3 years ago
31 minutes

Your Body Knows
Creating Space For Our Stories w/Chloe Dulce Louvouezo
Congolese-American writer, mother, and advocate for women Chloe Dulce Louvouezo empowers women of color to move past discomfort to embrace their divine purpose as author of Life, I Swear, in which she explores nuances and insights around intimate topics of identity, mental wellness, and healing, told through the lens of women from the Black diaspora. Raised by a single mother and a host of other families from across diasporas, Chloe grew up in Niamey, Niger, West Africa and lived in 10 ...
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3 years ago
49 minutes

Your Body Knows
Destigmatizing Mental Health + Initiating Collective Healing w/CEO & Founder of Saddie Baddies, Priscilla Agyeman
Mental health advocate and digital creator, Priscilla Agyeman calls for women of color to seek community as a part of their wellness & mental health practice as CEO & founder of Saddie Baddies™, a virtual safe space for people of color to destigmatize mental health and initiate collective healing. Born first-generation to African parents, Priscilla grew up feeling the unspoken pressure of needing to succeed, due to the generational hardships of those who’d come before her, in addition...
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3 years ago
53 minutes

Your Body Knows
This week, our guest is someone whose honesty is transforming how we talk about recovery, shame, and self-acceptance. Laura Cathcart Robbins is the best-selling author of Stash: My Life in Hiding, a memoir about her journey through addiction to alcohol and Ambien, and the courage it took to tell the truth about it. She’s also the host of The Only One in the Room podcast, where she’s shared stories of other voices who’ve felt unseen or alone in their experiences. In our conversation, Laura and...