Authentic Thriving Podcast
tekijä: Abies Sonia
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Emotional Infidelity: No Touch, Still Betrayal?
Emotional Infidelity: No Touch, Still Betrayal?
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Authentic Thriving Podcast is a trauma-informed mental health and personal development podcast hosted by Abies Sonia Ebenezer-Bamigbayan, a BACP-registered counsellor, life coach, and positive psychology practitioner.
This podcast supports individuals navigating trauma, burnout, emotional suppression, people-pleasing, faith-related emotional wounds, and identity loss, particularly within African and Black diaspora communities.
Each episode blends psychoeducation, cultural insight, reflective dialogue, and practical emotional tools to help listeners heal, reclaim self-worth, set healthy boundaries, and move toward inner harmony.
🎧 Important note: This podcast is educational and reflective and does not replace therapy
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- Emotional Infidelity: No Touch, Still Betrayal? · 46 minCan someone betray their marriage without kissing, touching, or sleeping with anyone else? We sit with that uncomfortable question and walk through three stories that start with…
- Doulas: The Support You Didn’t Know You Needed · 1 h 3 minBirth can be clinically safe and still feel emotionally unsafe. That tension sits at the heart of my conversation with Naomi, founder of Holding Her Space, and Lorene, a doula…
- Why Do Some Couples Feel Further Apart After Raising a Family Together? · 28 minA marriage can look stable and still be starving. When we hear about couples divorcing after 20, 25, even 30 years, it is easy to blame a single event or a sudden change, but the…
- Menopause Unpacked: Symptoms, HRT and What Every Woman Should Know · 52 minMenopause is talked about like a punchline, a secret, or something to “just endure”, but the reality is far more complex and far more important for long term health. I’m joined…
- How to Spot Toxic Relationships, Set Boundaries and Protect Your Peace · 34 minWe name what makes a relationship toxic and why it feels so confusing when disrespect shows up as jokes, favours, or “normal” family pressure. We also share the practical steps…
- Don’t Suffer in Silence: Advocating for Yourself During Pregnancy · 50 minSilence can look like strength, but in pregnancy it can be a serious risk. We sit down with Olamide Shalanke, a nurse, midwife of 15+ years, and senior lecturer in the East…
- Protect Your Peace: The Secret of Healthy Adult Friendships · 31 minFriendship can be one of the best parts of adult life, yet it can also be the place we feel most misunderstood, used, or blindsided. We sit with the real question many people are…
- When Silence Becomes More Dangerous Than Cancer · 50 minIf you’ve ever ignored a lump, a change, or a nagging symptom because you didn’t want to “say it out loud”, this conversation is for you. We’re joined by Laura Urubo, Founder and…
- The Hidden Power Of Your Personality: Unlock Confidence & Purpose · 32 minSomeone once told you you’re too loud, too quiet, too intense, too talkative, too stubborn, too much. Those words can either shrink a person for years or become the spark that…
- The Hidden Cost Of Conditional Kindness · 34 minKindness can look beautiful on the surface and still be a transaction underneath. We talk honestly about the moment “being kind” turns into a strategy: a way to climb, to be…
- How She Built a Book Club That Inspired Others to Pursue Their Vision · 57 minAn introvert builds a reading club for adults and suddenly 8 people become 74. That is not a “social media trick” story, it is a story about courage, consistency, and doing the…
- Turn Failure To Your Teacher · 37 minYou can do everything “right” and still watch the plan fall apart. If you have ever researched, budgeted, networked, prayed, and pushed through anyway, only to end up drained…
- Career Growth Without Burnout · 48 minChronic work-related stress can make even a good job feel unsafe: you overthink every email, dread meetings, and carry the tension home. That is why I invited Foyeke Alibanogun…
- The Truth Isn't Enough: Why Timing Matters For Your Mental Health · 24 minYou might be an honest person and still be the reason trust keeps cracking. That sounds harsh, but it’s one of the most common relationship traps: we tell the truth only when…
- Stop Douching: A Conversation on Feminine Health, Mental Wellbeing and African Women · 50 minSilence can be deadly when it comes to women’s health, especially in communities where you’re taught to endure pain and keep private problems private. We sit down with Dr…
- Abies Sonia: Turning Trauma Counselling Into Strength · 56 minWe flip the script as our host becomes the guest, unpacking what trauma-informed coaching really means and why burnout can sit behind joy, competence, and a busy life. We share…
- The Strong Black Woman Trap: Hidden Patterns Hurting Your Mental Health · 51 minThe people who make everyone laugh can be the closest to breaking. We talk with Oby Dike, a lawyer, about what happens when you wear too many hats and start believing you’re not…
- Demystifying God Spoke To Me · 53 minEver felt left out when someone says “God told me” and you’re still waiting for a voice from heaven? We open up a grounded, hope-filled guide to recognising how God actually…
- Delayed, Not Denied: Trusting God's Process · 58 minWhat if the delay you fear is the very process that shapes your breakthrough? We sit down with Inibeghe Ebong to trace her path from newlywed expectations to a years-long wait…
- Character Nurturing: Helping or Hurting Curiosity? · 32 minWe challenge harmful labels and show how to turn “too much” into strength through belief, guidance, and practice. Real stories and practical steps help parents and adults nurture…
