Nervous System First Aid While Forever Healing: Tools That Actually Work

💬 Got something to share? Text or voice note me (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2628501/fan_mail/new) Monday, I told you about choosing healing ways — building a #1 podcast while managing invisible illness, explanting, and recovering. But nobody talks about what you actually do on the hard days, when your energy is depleted, your brain is foggy, and your nervous system is activated. Today I'm giving you the real tools I use — not theory, not what sounds good, but what actually got me through building while managing invisible challenges. These work for anything that drains you: illness, burnout, grief, chronic fatigue, or recovery. I walk through four practical tools: the capacity check-in (using a simple red/yellow/green system), the daily energy audit (budgeting your energy on a 1–10 scale), adaptive creating for low-capacity days (including how and why I cut this show down from an hour to 30 minutes), and a body scan for depletion to figure out exactly where you're holding exhaustion. I also get honest about recording this very episode in pieces because of my own medium-to-low capacity day, plus lingering brain fog and vertigo from BII that I still manage. We talk about: • The capacity check-in: red, yellow, green, and what to create at each level • The daily energy audit: budgeting a 1–10 scale instead of pushing through • Adaptive creating: shorter formats, more grace, leaning on your support system • The body scan for depletion: where you're holding exhaustion and what it needs • Celebrating and anchoring your energy when capacity returns • Why honoring your capacity — not pushing through it — is how you build something sustainable If you're managing anything that drains your energy and you've been trying to push through instead of work with it, this episode gives you tools you can use today. In This Episode • Grounding practice — "Notice how you regulate your nervous system. Move anyway." • The reality of building while managing — full-capacity days vs. depleted ones • Tool 1: The Capacity Check-In — red, yellow, green, and what to create at each level • Tool 2: The Energy Audit — budgeting your energy on a 1–10 scale • Sponsor break — Washington Wellness Institute • Tool 3: Adaptive Creating — grace, shorter formats, and leaning on support • Tool 4: Body Scan for Depletion — where your body is holding exhaustion and what to ask it • Celebrating capacity's return — anchoring what rested feels like and creating from it • Closing affirmations — "I don't push through depletion. I work with it." Resources & Links 🌸 Labor Day Sale — 20% off your first-time subscription, September 1–13 only: elevatemenyomi.com (https://elevatemenyomi.com) 🌸 Start your self-love journey today — 7 days free on Elevate Me: studio.com/nyomi (https://studio.com/nyomi) or elevatemenyomi.com (https://elevatemenyomi.com) 🧘 Washington Wellness Institute — Sign up for a free 15-minute consultation with Dr. Will Washington on modernizing mental wellness into a holistic lifestyle 📺 The Season of Self Love is now on YouTube — subscribe for behind-the-scenes content and Flashback Fridays 📩 Something in today's episode hit home? Text or leave a voice note using the link in the show notes This episode is sponsored by Goalie Gummies and Elevate Me Self-Discovery App — your partners in nervous system support and sustainable healing. Connect with Nyomi • Instagram / TikTok: @theseasonofsellovepodcast (https://instagram.com/theseasonofsellovepodcast) • Facebook: theseasonofselflove (https://facebook.com/theseasonofselflove) Tags / Keywords nervous system regulation, capacity check-in, energy management, chronic illness, invisible illness, burnout recovery, sustainable building, body scan, self-love podcast, healing ways, Nyomi Banks, Season of Self Love, BII, adaptive creating, self-care tools Elevate Me: Self Discovery App (https://studio.com/nyomi/elevate?a=season-user&c=Dle0QNTV) 4-phase self-love journey: meditations, workbooks, coaching chat & journaling. Goli Ashwagandha Gummies (https://go.goli.com/AskNyomi) Daily wellness support for grounding & stress relief. Use code AskNyomi for a discount! --- ## 💬 CONNECT WITH ME **Text or Voice Note:** Use the link below to send me a message or voice note directly through Buzzsprout. I read and listen to everything! **Instagram:** @TheRealNyomiBanks (https://instagram.com/TheRealNyomiBanks) | @TheSeasonofSelfLovePodcast (Https://instagram.com/theseasonofselflovepodcast) **Website:** theseasonofselflove.com (https://theseasonofselflove.com) **YouTube:** Subscribe to @TheSeasonofSelfLove (https://youtube.com/theseasonofselflove) for video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more! --- ## 🎯 ELEVATE ME: SELF-DISCOVERY APP Ready to go deeper with guided support? **Elevate Me: Self-Discovery** is an AI-powered coaching app with 4 transformation phases, guided meditations, body scans, ...

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Faith While Forever Healing: How I Built a #1 Podcast Through BII Into Explant Recovery

💬 Got something to share? Text or voice note me (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2628501/fan_mail/new) Four years ago, I sat at my altar at 50 years old and heard: do daily shows. My entire body said hell no. I had breast implant illness (BII) — an invisible chronic illness I didn't even know I had — draining my energy, fogging my brain, and attacking my immune system. Fear told me I was too sick, too tired, and too unbelievable to build a five-day-a-week self-love podcast. I said yes anyway. In this episode, I'm sharing the full journey: three years of building The Season of Self Love while managing undiagnosed BII, the moment at my altar when I heard remove those implants, what explant surgery and recovery actually looked like emotionally and physically, and how the clarity that came afterward fueled The Year of the Rebirth album. And I'm sharing the news I got this week: The Season of Self Love has been ranked the #1 self-love podcast of 2026 on the Million Podcast list (https://www.millionpodcasts.com/self-love-podcasts/) — built not from a place of being fully healed, but from choosing healing ways every single day. We talk about: • The altar moment that launched daily shows despite undiagnosed BII • What breast implant illness actually is and how it showed up in her body for 20+ years • The decision to explant and what recovery — physical and emotional — really looked like • How clarity after explant surgery fueled the writing of The Year of the Rebirth • Getting confirmation of the #1 podcast ranking, and what "choosing healing ways" actually means • Why faith isn't "I'm healed, so now I build" — it's "I'm healing, and I'm building anyway" If you've ever felt like you had to wait until you were fully healed to start building the thing you're called to do, this episode is proof that you don't. In This Episode • Grounding practice — "I choose my healing ways, not because I'm healed, but because I'm healing." • The altar moment at 50 — hearing "do daily shows" and fear's immediate no • What BII actually is — chronic fatigue, brain fog, autoimmune symptoms hidden for 20+ years • Three years building the podcast — while sick, while foggy, while caregiving for her mother • The decision to explant — identity, grief, and choosing herself • Recovery, real and ongoing — rebuilding a relationship with her physical self • The unexpected clarity — and how it became The Year of the Rebirth album • The #1 ranking — confirmation this past week on the Million Podcast list • What faith while healing really means — building anyway, every single day • Closing affirmations — "My challenges don't disqualify me. They qualify me." Resources & Links 🏆 The Season of Self Love is ranked the #1 self-love podcast of 2026 on the Million Podcast list 🌸 Labor Day Sale — 20% off your first-time subscription, September 1–13 only: elevatemenyomi.com (https://elevatemenyomi.com) 🌸 Start your self-love journey today — 7 days free on Elevate Me: studio.com/nyomi (https://studio.com/nyomi) or elevatemenyomi.com (https://elevatemenyomi.com) 📺 The Season of Self Love is now on YouTube — subscribe for behind-the-scenes content and Flashback Fridays 📩 Something in today's episode hit home? Text or leave a voice note using the link in the show notes This episode is sponsored by Goalie Gummies and Elevate Me Self-Discovery App — your partners in nervous system support and living in healing ways. Connect with Nyomi • Instagram / TikTok: @theseasonofsellovepodcast (https://instagram.com/theseasonofsellovepodcast) • Facebook: theseasonofselflove (https://facebook.com/theseasonofselflove) Tags / Keywords breast implant illness, BII, explant recovery, faith vs fear, healing journey, chronic invisible illness, self-love podcast, number one podcast, The Year of the Rebirth, body reclamation, Nyomi Banks, Season of Self Love, healing ways, autoimmune, choosing healing Elevate Me: Self Discovery App (https://studio.com/nyomi/elevate?a=season-user&c=Dle0QNTV) 4-phase self-love journey: meditations, workbooks, coaching chat & journaling. Goli Ashwagandha Gummies (https://go.goli.com/AskNyomi) Daily wellness support for grounding & stress relief. Use code AskNyomi for a discount! --- ## 💬 CONNECT WITH ME **Text or Voice Note:** Use the link below to send me a message or voice note directly through Buzzsprout. I read and listen to everything! **Instagram:** @TheRealNyomiBanks (https://instagram.com/TheRealNyomiBanks) | @TheSeasonofSelfLovePodcast (Https://instagram.com/theseasonofselflovepodcast) **Website:** theseasonofselflove.com (https://theseasonofselflove.com) **YouTube:** Subscribe to @TheSeasonofSelfLove (https://youtube.com/theseasonofselflove) for video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more! --- ## 🎯 ELEVATE ME: SELF-DISCOVERY APP Ready to go deeper with guided support? **Elevate Me: Self-Discovery** is an AI-powered coach...

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Your Fear Inventory: What Happened When Fear Showed Up While I Was Teaching About It

💬 Got something to share? Text or voice note me (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2628501/fan_mail/new) Monday morning, I sat down to record about fear — your guardian, real danger versus imagined danger — and fear showed up so loud I couldn't finish. My shoulders tightened, my throat closed, my breath got shallow, and I heard my guardian say: if you teach this, people will see you're scared and won't believe you. So I stopped recording and went to my altar for answers. In this episode, I'm sharing exactly what happened next — the three cards that fell out when I shuffled and prayed, and the three exercises they revealed: stopping assumptions to make your word impeccable, understanding that your words are spells you cast on yourself and others, and the freeing truth that everyone is living in their own dream. I close with a real, unscripted fear inventory and a master commitment I want you to write and say out loud with me. This is Season 5 in action — not teaching from a safe distance, but teaching while living it. We talk about: • What happened when fear showed up mid-recording and why I had to stop • The three-card message from my altar (Four Agreements cards, chakra cards, and prayer) • Exercise 1: Stopping assumptions to make your word impeccable • Exercise 2: Your word as a spell — what fear was saying to me, and the spell I chose instead • Exercise 3: Everyone is in their own dream — releasing the fear of judgment • The fear inventory exercise, from your real, current place — not theory • The master commitment: "I will not let fear silence me" If you've ever frozen up right when you were about to teach, lead, or show up as yourself, this episode is proof that showing up scared and doing it anyway is the real work. In This Episode • Grounding practice — "My word is my power. Fear tried to silence me, but I speak anyway." • What happened Monday morning — fear showing up in real time while recording • The altar moment — three cards, three messages • Exercise 1: Stop the assumptions, make your word impeccable • Exercise 2: Your word is a spell — naming fear's spell and choosing your own • Exercise 3: People are in their own dream — releasing the fear of judgment • Fear inventory — bracing, assumptions, spells, and what you choose instead • The master commitment — "Starting today, I speak." • Closing affirmations — "I cast my own spell. I am reclaimed. I am unashamed. I am unstoppable." Resources & Links 🌸 Labor Day Sale — 20% off your first-time subscription, September 1–13 only: elevatemenyomi.com (https://elevatemenyomi.com) 🌸 Start your self-love journey today — 7 days free on Elevate Me: studio.com/nyomi (https://studio.com/nyomi) or elevatemenyomi.com (https://elevatemenyomi.com) 📺 The Season of Self Love is now on YouTube — subscribe for behind-the-scenes content and Flashback Fridays 📩 Something in today's episode hit home? Text or leave a voice note using the link in the show notes Connect with Nyomi • Instagram / TikTok: @theseasonofsellovepodcast (https://instagram.com/theseasonofsellovepodcast) • Facebook: theseasonofselflove (https://facebook.com/theseasonofselflove) Elevate Me: Self Discovery App (https://studio.com/nyomi/elevate?a=season-user&c=Dle0QNTV) 4-phase self-love journey: meditations, workbooks, coaching chat & journaling. Goli Ashwagandha Gummies (https://go.goli.com/AskNyomi) Daily wellness support for grounding & stress relief. Use code AskNyomi for a discount! Bodyotics Intimate Wellness (https://bodyotics.sjv.io/e1oqbZ) Body-safe pelvic floor & intimate care products for every stage of your journey. --- ## 💬 CONNECT WITH ME **Text or Voice Note:** Use the link below to send me a message or voice note directly through Buzzsprout. I read and listen to everything! **Instagram:** @TheRealNyomiBanks (https://instagram.com/TheRealNyomiBanks) | @TheSeasonofSelfLovePodcast (Https://instagram.com/theseasonofselflovepodcast) **Website:** theseasonofselflove.com (https://theseasonofselflove.com) **YouTube:** Subscribe to @TheSeasonofSelfLove (https://youtube.com/theseasonofselflove) for video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more! --- ## 🎯 ELEVATE ME: SELF-DISCOVERY APP Ready to go deeper with guided support? **Elevate Me: Self-Discovery** is an AI-powered coaching app with 4 transformation phases, guided meditations, body scans, journaling prompts, and personalized daily practices. 👉 **Learn more:**  studio.com/nyomi (https://studio.com/nyomi)   Join the mailing list: elevatemenyomi.com (https://elevatemenyomi.com) --- ## 📋 SHOW NOTES & RESOURCES All links, templates, exercises, and resources mentioned in this episode are available in the full show notes above. --- ## 🙏 CLOSING Be good to one another and yourselves, and always keep it sexy. Love yourself first so you can love others well. **Have a good one.** 💜 --- ...

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"From Runway to Boardroom: Xavier Walker & Norka Vasquez Build Caribbean Fashion Collective"

Join Nyomi Banks and fashion industry visionaries Xavier Walker and Norka Vasquez for a POWERFUL conversation about building infrastructure, creating REAL opportunities, and proving that representation is POWER. Xavier Walker (Founder/CEO, Caribbean Fashion Collective) transitioned from modeling for major brands to producing shows that CENTER Caribbean creativity. Norka Vasquez (Co-Founder/Producer, Caribbean Fashion Collective) balances a working modeling career with casting and her boutique modeling agency, centering inclusivity and representation in every role. Together, they're creating opportunities for Caribbean designers and creatives that this industry has historically excluded. In this episode, we talk about: ✓ The journey from runway to producing ✓ Building your own infrastructure instead of waiting for permission ✓ What it means to be BOTH IN the industry and CHANGING the industry ✓ Caribbean Fashion Collective's presence on CFDA New York Fashion Week calendar ✓ How representation isn't just optics - it's POWER and OPPORTUNITY ✓ Nyomi's personal connection to Xavier and Norka through IS By Nyomi Banks ✓ Advice for the next generation of designers and models ✓ What's next for Caribbean creatives on the global stage This is a celebration of BUILDING. Of REFUSING gatekeeping. Of creating space when others wouldn't. Perfect timing as Fashion Week happens Next week. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5788763212218368

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Fear as Survival: When Protection Becomes a Prison (Faith vs. Fear, Part 1)

💬 Got something to share? Text or voice note me (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2628501/fan_mail/new) Fear isn't the problem — your body needs fear. It's kept you alive since the day you were born. But what happens when fear stops protecting you and starts controlling you? That's when protection becomes a prison. This month, we're breaking free. In this episode, I kick off September's series, Faith vs. Fear, by breaking down exactly how fear works inside you: the internal "guardian" whose only job is danger-protect, why it can't tell the difference between a real threat and an imagined one, and how your past becomes your present through pattern matching. I get personal about how this shows up for me right now — heading into a new chapter, a new birthday, new people, new opportunities — and why living in constant protection mode leaves you exhausted, defended, and unable to rest, trust, connect, or feel joy. The good news: your guardian learned fear, which means it can learn safety too. That's September's work. We talk about: • Why fear is a survival mechanism, not a weakness • Real danger vs. imagined danger, and why your body responds to both the same way • How your "internal guardian" records past hurt and scans for matching patterns • Why fear becomes your default after real betrayal or trauma • The cost of living in survival mode — and why you can't rest, trust, or feel joy there • How to start teaching your guardian safety • What's ahead this month: recognizing triggers, rewiring through repetition, and building evidence of safety If you've ever wondered why you're always scanning for danger even when you're safe, this episode explains exactly what's happening in your body — and how to start changing it. In This Episode • Grounding practice — "Fear, I see you. I take back my power." • Fear as a survival mechanism — why your body needs it • Meet your internal guardian — the alarm system with one job: danger, protect • Real danger vs. imagined danger — why your body can't tell the difference • How your past becomes your present — pattern matching and triggered guardians • The cost of living in protection mode — can't rest, trust, connect, or feel joy • Sponsor break — Elevate Me's Labor Day Sale • Teaching your guardian safety — why it takes consistency and repetition • This month's roadmap — recognizing triggers, rewiring, building evidence of safety • Closing affirmations — "I don't live in survival mode anymore. I choose faith." Resources & Links 🌸 Labor Day Sale — 20% off your first-time subscription, September 1–13 only: elevatemenyomi.com (https://elevatemenyomi.com) 🌸 Start your self-love journey today — 7 days free on Elevate Me: studio.com/nyomi (https://studio.com/nyomi) or elevatemenyomi.com (https://elevatemenyomi.com) 📺 The Season of Self Love is now on YouTube — subscribe for behind-the-scenes content and Flashback Fridays 📩 Something in today's episode hit home? Text or leave a voice note using the link in the show notes This episode is brought to you by Elevate Me Self-Discovery App and Goalie — your partners in finding peace, from fear to faith. Connect with Nyomi • Instagram / TikTok: @theseasonofsellovepodcast (https://instagram.com/theseasonofsellovepodcast) • Facebook: theseasonofselflove (https://facebook.com/theseasonofselflove) Tags / Keywords faith vs fear, fear as survival, protection mode, nervous system, trauma patterns, internal guardian, fight or flight, self-love podcast, healing from trauma, spiritual growth, Nyomi Banks, Season of Self Love, survival mode, reclaiming your life Elevate Me: Self Discovery App (https://studio.com/nyomi/elevate?a=season-user&c=Dle0QNTV) 4-phase self-love journey: meditations, workbooks, coaching chat & journaling. --- ## 💬 CONNECT WITH ME **Text or Voice Note:** Use the link below to send me a message or voice note directly through Buzzsprout. I read and listen to everything! **Instagram:** @TheRealNyomiBanks (https://instagram.com/TheRealNyomiBanks) | @TheSeasonofSelfLovePodcast (Https://instagram.com/theseasonofselflovepodcast) **Website:** theseasonofselflove.com (https://theseasonofselflove.com) **YouTube:** Subscribe to @TheSeasonofSelfLove (https://youtube.com/theseasonofselflove) for video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more! --- ## 🎯 ELEVATE ME: SELF-DISCOVERY APP Ready to go deeper with guided support? **Elevate Me: Self-Discovery** is an AI-powered coaching app with 4 transformation phases, guided meditations, body scans, journaling prompts, and personalized daily practices. 👉 **Learn more:**  studio.com/nyomi (https://studio.com/nyomi)   Join the mailing list: elevatemenyomi.com (https://elevatemenyomi.com) --- ## 📋 SHOW NOTES & RESOURCES All links, templates, exercises, and resources mentioned in this episode are available in the full show notes above. --- ## 🙏 CLOSING Be good to one another and your...

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When Fear Returns: The Real Practice Begins (Tools for When Fear Comes Back)

💬 Got something to share? Text or voice note me (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2628501/fan_mail/new) On Monday, I told you fear came back — loud. Today I'm giving you the actual tools for what to do when that happens, because fear will return. That's not the problem. What you do with it is everything. In this episode, I walk you through the exact practice I used this week to move through fear instead of bypassing it: how to recognize fear's return, how to meditate with intention instead of just checking a box, a three-day feeling journal with prompts to get underneath fear's story, and the "three-try commitment" — using my candle that took three tries to light as a metaphor for trying anyway. I also open the door into September's theme: faith versus fear, and give you the reflection questions to start preparing now. We talk about: • Why fear returning isn't failure — unconsciousness is • How to recognize the signs: drained energy, doubt, numbness, feeling stuck • A 5-step process for naming, tracing, and writing through fear as it shows up • Meditating with intention: what to ask before, during, and after • A 3-day feeling journal practice with prompts to find the truth under fear's story • The three-try commitment exercise — trying anyway, adjusting, and lighting it anyway • Prepping for September: Faith vs. Fear If Monday's episode hit home and you're ready for the practical tools to actually work through what came up, this episode is for you. In This Episode • Grounding practice — "Fear, I see you. I don't run from you." • Recognizing fear's return — the signs: drained, stuck, doubtful, numb • Exercise 1: Name it, trace it, write it — a 5-step process for meeting fear as information • Exercise 2: Meditation with intention — meeting the feeling instead of making it go away • Exercise 3: The 3-day feeling journal — prompts to uncover fear's story and the truth beneath it • Exercise 4: The three-try commitment — using the candle metaphor to commit to trying anyway • Exercise 5: Preparing for September's series — Faith vs. Fear, and writing your September intention • Closing affirmations — "Fear returns. This is not failure. This is information." Resources & Links 🌸 Start your self-love journey today — 7 days free on Elevate Me: studio.com/nyomi (https://studio.com/nyomi) or elevatemenyomi.com (https://elevatemenyomi.com) 📺 The Season of Self Love is now on YouTube — subscribe for behind-the-scenes content and Flashback Fridays 📩 Something in today's episode hit home? Text or leave a voice note using the link in the show notes This episode is sponsored by Ashwagandha Gummies by Golie and Elevate Me Self-Discovery — your partners in nervous system support and spiritual awakening. Connect with Nyomi • Instagram @theseasonofsellovepodcast (https://instagram.com/theseasonofsellovepodcast) • Facebook: theseasonofselflove (https://facebook.com/theseasonofselflove) Elevate Me: Self Discovery App (https://studio.com/nyomi/elevate?a=season-user&c=Dle0QNTV) 4-phase self-love journey: meditations, workbooks, coaching chat & journaling. --- ## 💬 CONNECT WITH ME **Text or Voice Note:** Use the link below to send me a message or voice note directly through Buzzsprout. I read and listen to everything! **Instagram:** @TheRealNyomiBanks (https://instagram.com/TheRealNyomiBanks) | @TheSeasonofSelfLovePodcast (Https://instagram.com/theseasonofselflovepodcast) **Website:** theseasonofselflove.com (https://theseasonofselflove.com) **YouTube:** Subscribe to @TheSeasonofSelfLove (https://youtube.com/theseasonofselflove) for video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more! --- ## 🎯 ELEVATE ME: SELF-DISCOVERY APP Ready to go deeper with guided support? **Elevate Me: Self-Discovery** is an AI-powered coaching app with 4 transformation phases, guided meditations, body scans, journaling prompts, and personalized daily practices. 👉 **Learn more:**  studio.com/nyomi (https://studio.com/nyomi)   Join the mailing list: elevatemenyomi.com (https://elevatemenyomi.com) --- ## 📋 SHOW NOTES & RESOURCES All links, templates, exercises, and resources mentioned in this episode are available in the full show notes above. --- ## 🙏 CLOSING Be good to one another and yourselves, and always keep it sexy. Love yourself first so you can love others well. **Have a good one.** 💜 --- ...

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Living Embodied: Who I Am When Fear Doesn't Run Me (Even When It Tries)

💬 Got something to share? Text or voice note me (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2628501/fan_mail/new) I came back from vacation proud — 30 Hard complete, explant anniversary celebrated, the documentary released, Patreon launched. I thought I'd done the work. Then fear came back, bigger and louder than before, and I almost missed it because I was too busy thinking I was past it. In this episode, I get real about what happened when I sat at my altar the Wednesday after vacation and felt a wave of fear and doubt I couldn't explain — and why that moment became the start of a deeper lesson than the 30 Hard ever taught me. I talk about the difference between meditating to escape and meditating with intention, what it means to be "mechanical" in your spiritual practice versus truly present in it, and the candle that took three tries to light and what it revealed about my foundation being tested. This episode kicks off next month's series on fear versus faith, and it's a reminder that fear returning isn't failure — it's growth. We talk about: • What happened when fear showed up unexpectedly after a season of big wins • The difference between spiritual bypassing and doing the real work • Meditating with intention to understand, not to escape • The three-try candle and what each attempt revealed • Why feeling drained after big work is a sign of growth, not failure • What it means to be a warrior with fear, not past it If you've ever done the work, felt proud of your growth, and then had fear knock you right back down — this episode is for you. In This Episode • Grounding practice — breath and affirmation: "I feel fear. I don't let it stop me." • Coming back from vacation "fixed" — and why fear returned anyway • The altar moment — sitting with unexplained fear and doubt • Spiritual bypassing vs. the real work — meditating with intention instead of checking a box • The three-try candle — foundation, fear, doubt, and lighting it anyway • Living Embodied — feeling fear, sitting with it, asking what it's protecting you from, and moving anyway • Introducing next month's series: Fear vs. Faith • Closing affirmations — "I am not past fear. I am a warrior with fear." Resources & Links 🌸 Start your self-love journey today — 7 days free on Elevate Me: studio.com/nyomi (https://studio.com/nyomi) or elevatemenyomi.com (https://elevatemenyomi.com) 📺 The Season of Self Love is now on YouTube — subscribe for behind-the-scenes content and Flashback Fridays 📩 Something in today's episode hit home? Text or leave a voice note using the link in the show notes This episode is brought to you by Golie, Ashwagandha Gummies, and Elevate Me Self-Discovery — partners in nervous system support and spiritual practice. Connect with Nyomi • Instagram / TikTok: @theseasonofsellovepodcast (https://instagram.com/theseasonofsellovepodcast) • Facebook: theseasonofselflove (https://facebook.com/theseasonofselflove) Tags / Keywords fear and faith, spiritual bypassing, self-love podcast, mindset Monday, embodied living, meditation with intention, altar work, spiritual growth, warrior mindset, inner work, Nyomi Banks, Season of Self Love, nervous system support, personal transformation Elevate Me: Self Discovery App (https://studio.com/nyomi/elevate?a=season-user&c=Dle0QNTV) 4-phase self-love journey: meditations, workbooks, coaching chat & journaling. Goli Ashwagandha Gummies (https://go.goli.com/AskNyomi) Daily wellness support for grounding & stress relief. Use code AskNyomi for a discount! --- ## 💬 CONNECT WITH ME **Text or Voice Note:** Use the link below to send me a message or voice note directly through Buzzsprout. I read and listen to everything! **Instagram:** @TheRealNyomiBanks (https://instagram.com/TheRealNyomiBanks) | @TheSeasonofSelfLovePodcast (Https://instagram.com/theseasonofselflovepodcast) **Website:** theseasonofselflove.com (https://theseasonofselflove.com) **YouTube:** Subscribe to @TheSeasonofSelfLove (https://youtube.com/theseasonofselflove) for video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more! --- ## 🎯 ELEVATE ME: SELF-DISCOVERY APP Ready to go deeper with guided support? **Elevate Me: Self-Discovery** is an AI-powered coaching app with 4 transformation phases, guided meditations, body scans, journaling prompts, and personalized daily practices. 👉 **Learn more:**  studio.com/nyomi (https://studio.com/nyomi)   Join the mailing list: elevatemenyomi.com (https://elevatemenyomi.com) --- ## 📋 SHOW NOTES & RESOURCES All links, templates, exercises, and resources mentioned in this episode are available in the full show notes above. --- ## 🙏 CLOSING Be good to one another and yourselves, and always keep it sexy. Love yourself first so you can love others well. **Have a good one.** 💜 --- ...

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Embrace Your Sexuality & Desire #shorts

Discovering sexual pleasure and desire often comes with shame, especially for men. Learn how embracing your true self, even late in life, can lead to profound personal freedom and connection. #SexualWellness #SelfAcceptance #RelationshipGoals #PersonalGrowth

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The Kink Consultant w/ Amanda Dames

Join Nyomi Banks, Dog Pound Mike Mike and Amanda Dames, The Kink Consultant, for a raw, real conversation about communication, intimacy, and desire. Why do so many of us feel ASHAMED of what we want? Why is it so hard to talk about our needs without fear of judgment or rejection? And what can we learn from kink and BDSM communities about REAL communication? Amanda Dames is a Somatica® Certified Sex and Relationship Coach, former NYC Dominatrix, and host of The Kink Consultant podcast. With 300,000+ followers, she's featured in Cosmopolitan, HuffPost, Women's Health, and more - teaching people how to explore desire WITHOUT shame. In this episode, we're diving DEEP into: ✓ Why shame keeps us silent (and what that costs us) ✓ Why communication is BETTER in kink dynamics ✓ What "vanilla" couples can learn from negotiated consent ✓ The difference between healthy power exchange and unhealthy control ✓ How to build confidence expressing what you actually want ✓ Lessons from being a Dominatrix that apply to everyday relationships ✓ Misconceptions about BDSM and the truth behind them ✓ How honesty and clear communication strengthen intimacy & trust This is NOT sensationalized. This is EDUCATIONAL, REAL, and NECESSARY. Because self-love means knowing yourself - ALL of yourself. Your mind. Your heart. Your body. Your desires. You can't love yourself if you're hiding parts of yourself. Tune in for a conversation that will change how you think about communication, intimacy, and authenticity in relationships. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5788763212218368

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Untitled Episode

💬 Got something to share? Text or voice note me (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2628501/fan_mail/new) Thirty days ago, I started the 30 Hard thinking it was about discipline — pushing my body, checking boxes, staying consistent. Four days after completing it, I'm sitting with the real lesson: it was never about discipline at all. It was about listening. In this episode, I break down what 30 days of daily meditation, movement, altar work, learning, and nutrition actually taught me — starting with a dream that sent excruciating pain through my right ear and led me to a message at my altar: trust what you know and stop making yourself prove it to yourself. I share the four biggest lessons from the challenge, why my body "said no" on days 13 and 14 and what that taught me about listening instead of pushing, and how I almost let the busyness of new opportunities cause me to miss celebrating my own one-year post-explant anniversary. This one is about trusting your inner knowing over proving your worth. We talk about: • Why the 30 Hard was a container for spiritual work, not a fitness challenge • The dream and the altar message that changed everything mid-challenge • Four lessons: spiritual connection over physical strength, listening to your body, decoding dream language, and how consistency (not perfection) creates spiritual space • Why she almost missed celebrating her own one-year explant anniversary in the middle of the challenge • Closing affirmations on trusting your inner knowing as your greatest teacher If you've ever finished a challenge — a 30 Hard, a 75 Hard, a 7-day reset, anything — and felt like the "real" lesson happened somewhere you weren't expecting, this episode is for you. In This Episode • Grounding practice — breath and affirmation to open the show • Why she thought 30 Hard was about discipline — and why it wasn't • The dream and the altar message — "trust what you know and stop making yourself prove it to yourself" • Lesson 1: Spiritual connection over physical strength • Lesson 2: The body speaks — what days 13–14 taught her about listening instead of pushing • Lesson 3: Dream language and what the ear pain meant • Lesson 4: Consistency over perfection — how showing up (not perfectly) creates spiritual space • Almost missing the moment — celebrating one year post-explant in the middle of the challenge • Closing affirmations — "I trust what I know. My body is wise. My spirit is wise." Resources & Links 🌸 Start your self-love journey today — 7 days free on Elevate Me (Phase 3: Rooting in Self-Love): studio.com/nyomi (https://studio.com/nyomi) or elevatemenyomi.com (https://elevatemenyomi.com) 📺 The Season of Self Love is now on YouTube — subscribe for behind-the-scenes content and Flashback Fridays 📩 Something in today's episode hit home? Text or leave a voice note using the link in the show notes Connect with Nyomi • Instagram / TikTok: @theseasonofsellovepodcast (https://instagram.com/theseasonofsellovepodcast) • Facebook: theseasonofselflove (https://facebook.com/theseasonofselflove) Tags / Keywords 30 Hard, self-love podcast, spiritual growth, discipline vs trust, inner knowing, altar work, dream interpretation, consistency over perfection, self-worth, spiritual transformation, mindset Monday, Nyomi Banks, Season of Self Love, body wisdom, healing journey Elevate Me: Self Discovery App (https://studio.com/nyomi/elevate?a=season-user&c=Dle0QNTV) 4-phase self-love journey: meditations, workbooks, coaching chat & journaling. --- ## 💬 CONNECT WITH ME **Text or Voice Note:** Use the link below to send me a message or voice note directly through Buzzsprout. I read and listen to everything! **Instagram:** @TheRealNyomiBanks (https://instagram.com/TheRealNyomiBanks) | @TheSeasonofSelfLovePodcast (Https://instagram.com/theseasonofselflovepodcast) **Website:** theseasonofselflove.com (https://theseasonofselflove.com) **YouTube:** Subscribe to @TheSeasonofSelfLove (https://youtube.com/theseasonofselflove) for video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more! --- ## 🎯 ELEVATE ME: SELF-DISCOVERY APP Ready to go deeper with guided support? **Elevate Me: Self-Discovery** is an AI-powered coaching app with 4 transformation phases, guided meditations, body scans, journaling prompts, and personalized daily practices. 👉 **Learn more:**  studio.com/nyomi (https://studio.com/nyomi)   Join the mailing list: elevatemenyomi.com (https://elevatemenyomi.com) --- ## 📋 SHOW NOTES & RESOURCES All links, templates, exercises, and resources mentioned in this episode are available in the full show notes above. --- ## 🙏 CLOSING Be good to one another and yourselves, and always keep it sexy. Love yourself first so you can love others well. **Have a good one.** 💜 --- ...

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"CAUGHT 2: LISA'S BACK - Cast Celebration + Behind-the-Scenes"

CAUGHT 2: LISA'S BACK officially premieres on Tubi TOMORROW (August 14, 2026). Tonight, we're celebrating with the cast and creative team. Simeon Henderson (Agent Anthony Martin) and Greg Ellery (Mr. Thomas Hofferman) join live. Pre-recorded segment with Monique LeClair (Agent Jennifer Reed). This is a CELEBRATION of: - A project born in 2017 - The RESURRECTION of Caught in the Game (originally 2006) - New chapters + new characters - The cast reuniting after nearly a decade - Real friendships + creative partnerships - Independent filmmaking - What it means to come back for something you believe in THIS IS ABOUT THE STORY, THE COMMUNITY, THE LOVE. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5788763212218368

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One Year Later: My Explant Anniversary, The Proof of Choosing Freedom, and Nyomi's Intimate Corner

💬 Got something to share? Text or voice note me (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2628501/fan_mail/new) One year ago today, I made a choice to stop proving myself and start trusting myself — I removed my breast implants. Today, I'm celebrating that choice with proof: real footage, the full journey, not the highlight reel. In this episode, I open up about what it's meant to live one year past my explant surgery, why "the choice created the proof," and how showing up in truth — not just talking about transformation, but living it — has become the heartbeat of Season 5. I also share big news: my documentary-style anniversary film drops today exclusively on my new Patreon, Nyomi's Intimate Corner, and my film To Unleash Us Back premieres this Friday on Tubi. We talk about: • Why I chose to remove my implants and what fear tried to tell me along the way • The difference between telling people about transformation and showing them • What's inside the full explant anniversary footage — surgery day, post-op, and one year later • The launch of Nyomi's Intimate Corner on Patreon, and what it means to go deeper into sexuality, sensuality, and spirituality alongside self-love • Why I believe your body isn't the problem — it's the proof If you or someone you love is navigating breast implant illness (BII) or a major body-reclamation decision, this episode — and the footage behind it — is for you. In This Episode • Grounding practice — starting the show with breath and affirmation • The announcements — documentary drop on Patreon + To Unleash Us Back premieres on Tubi • The choice vs. the proof — reframing a year of "telling" into a moment of "showing" • What's in the footage — night before, morning of, post-op days, and one year later • Why she's releasing it raw and unfiltered, including topless imagery, for anyone facing BII • Introducing Nyomi's Intimate Corner — the new home for deeper conversations on sex, sensuality, and spirituality, launching in October • Closing affirmations — "My body is not the problem. My body is the proof." Resources & Links 🌸 Start your self-love journey today — 7 days free on Elevate Me: studio.com/nyomi (https://studio.com/nyomi) or elevatemenyomi.com (https://elevatemenyomi.com) 🔓 Watch the full 1-Year Explant Anniversary film (unedited, unfiltered) — exclusively on Patreon: patreon.com/cw/NyomisIntimateCorner (https://patreon.com/cw/NyomisIntimateCorner) 🎬 To Unleash Us Back — premieres Friday on Tubi 📩 Got something from today's episode? Text or leave a voice note using the link in the show notes. Connect with Nyomi • Instagram / TikTok: @theseasonofsellovepodcast (https://instagram.com/theseasonofsellovepodcast) • Facebook: theseasonofselflove (https://facebook.com/theseasonofselflove) Tags / Keywords self-love podcast, breast implant illness, BII, explant surgery, body reclamation, transformation journey, self-love journey, Nyomi Banks, Season of Self Love, Patreon exclusive content, healing journey, choosing freedom, body autonomy, women's health, sensuality and spirituality Elevate Me: Self Discovery App (https://studio.com/nyomi/elevate?a=season-user&c=Dle0QNTV) 4-phase self-love journey: meditations, workbooks, coaching chat & journaling. --- ## 💬 CONNECT WITH ME **Text or Voice Note:** Use the link below to send me a message or voice note directly through Buzzsprout. I read and listen to everything! **Instagram:** @TheRealNyomiBanks (https://instagram.com/TheRealNyomiBanks) | @TheSeasonofSelfLovePodcast (Https://instagram.com/theseasonofselflovepodcast) **Website:** theseasonofselflove.com (https://theseasonofselflove.com) **YouTube:** Subscribe to @TheSeasonofSelfLove (https://youtube.com/theseasonofselflove) for video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more! --- ## 🎯 ELEVATE ME: SELF-DISCOVERY APP Ready to go deeper with guided support? **Elevate Me: Self-Discovery** is an AI-powered coaching app with 4 transformation phases, guided meditations, body scans, journaling prompts, and personalized daily practices. 👉 **Learn more:**  studio.com/nyomi (https://studio.com/nyomi)   Join the mailing list: elevatemenyomi.com (https://elevatemenyomi.com) --- ## 📋 SHOW NOTES & RESOURCES All links, templates, exercises, and resources mentioned in this episode are available in the full show notes above. --- ## 🙏 CLOSING Be good to one another and yourselves, and always keep it sexy. Love yourself first so you can love others well. **Have a good one.** 💜 --- ...

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From Fear to Freedom: The Power of Making the Choice

💬 Got something to share? Text or voice note me (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2628501/fan_mail/new) From Fear to Freedom: The Power of Making the Choice Season 5 | August Week 2 Mindset Monday | Day 27 of 30 Hard | Hosted by Nyomi Banks 📖 EPISODE SUMMARY Fear kept me from making the choice. But the moment I made the CHOICE — to reclaim, to listen, to trust — everything shifted. Not my body. My MIND. Not my circumstances. My KNOWING. Today we talk about what happens when you stop running from fear and start CHOOSING freedom. Because the choice? That's where the power lives. 🧘 60-SECOND MEDITATION Place one hand on your heart. "I choose freedom over fear." Inhale. Exhale. "I have the power to make this choice." Inhale. Exhale. "From this moment forward, I'm choosing differently." Inhale. Exhale. "Fear tried to run me, but I run me now." One more breath. Release. 💡 THE TEACHING: FEAR IS A CHOICE, NOT A FEELING Fear doesn't just happen to you. Fear is a HABIT you've been practicing. You practice it when you: • Tighten your shoulders to take up less space • Clench your jaw to not speak • Collapse your chest to not be seen • Numb your belly to not feel You've practiced these patterns so long, they FEEL like truth. But they're not. They're just choices you keep repeating. 🙏 THE ALTAR MESSAGE THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING A few weeks ago: Powerful dream. My right ear in excruciating pain. Next morning at my altar, the message came: "Trust what you know and stop making yourself prove it to yourself." This broke me open because: I've been PROVING myself to myself this whole time. Proving I'm worthy. Proving I'm healed. Proving I can do 30 Hard. Proving my body is good. PROVING. PROVING. PROVING. The message was clear: STOP PROVING. TRUST WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW. 🔄 WHAT CHANGED WHEN I CHOSE DIFFERENTLY When I made the CHOICE to stop proving and start trusting: Everything shifted. Not my circumstances. My INNER KNOWING shifted. I stopped asking permission from my fear. I stopped asking my doubt if I was ready. I stopped checking my insecurity if I was enough. I just CHOSE. And that choice freed me. 🎯 THE GYM QUOTE HITS DIFFERENTLY NOW "Don't be afraid to work hard enough to find out how good you can really be." THEN: Work hard to PROVE myself. Push harder, get stronger, show the world. NOW: Stop being afraid. You ALREADY know how good you can be. Stop making yourself PROVE it. The work isn't to PROVE your worth. The work is to STOP DOUBTING IT. 💫 FROM FEAR TO FREEDOM = CHOOSING TO TRUST Fear says: You need proof. You need permission. You need to prove you're worthy. Freedom says: You already know. You already ARE. Now TRUST IT. The beautiful thing: Freedom isn't something you FIND. Freedom is something you CHOOSE. Every single day when you: • Choose trust over proof • Choose knowing over doubt • Choose inner wisdom over external validation That's when you move from fear to freedom. 📝 CLOSING AFFIRMATION I choose freedom over fear. I have the power to make this choice. I stop proving and I start trusting. What I know about myself is TRUE. I don't need permission. I don't need proof. I don't need approval. I have inner knowing and I TRUST IT. My choice is my power. I am free. I am reclaimed. I am unashamed. I am unstoppable. 💬 REAL TALK FROM NYOMI "Fear isn't just a feeling—it's a choice that I kept making." And: "The real work isn't physical. The real work is choosing to trust what you already know about yourself." 🎯 WHAT'S COMING This Week = CELEBRATION Wednesday (Aug 12): One-year explant anniversary + YouTube video release of the full journey. We celebrate the CHOICE that created the PROOF that choosing freedom changes everything. 🏆 WE'RE #100! The Season of Self-Love Podcast is ranked #100 on Million Podcasts for Self-Love Podcasts in the US! 👉 See our listing: https://public.millionpodcasts.com/v1/public/tk/GEbRwGQf5u8Y3d1TCQ1a1u9KCPSeXO3lFCgoXNICTwUbSwPunlgXGUYkJVjS%2BFUG3lX57JQWHyVbFt5VE%2FlJ%2BiJWB69tSCYoSO4XFgMDSxASQwHwj1IaJAvUF0oDyh3P4BnNtloVJy9VFu4lCflPDRhRAqxaViIaSu7xFg%3D%3D 💬 CONNECT WITH ME Text or voice note: Link in show notes Instagram: @TheRealNyomiBanks | @TheSeasonofSelfLovePodcast Website: theseasonofselflove.com YouTube: @TheSeasonofSelfLovewNyomiBanks (Flashback Fridays + NEW video coming Wed!) Million Podcasts: See link above 🎯 ELEVATE ME APP Phase 3: Rooting in Self-Love is designed to anchor you in what you KNOW about yourself. Access guided practices to listen, trust, and act from your inner wisdom. 👉 Start today: studio.com/nyomi or elevatemenyomi.com #️⃣ HASHTAGS #ChooseFreedom #StopProving #StartTrusting #InnerKnowing #TheChoice #FromFearToFreedom #30HardChallenge #Day27 #AltarMessage #TrustYourself #SeasonOfSelfLove #ReclaimedAndUnashamed #UnderestimatedAndUnstoppable #MillionPodcasts #YourPowerIsYourChoice 🙏...

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Reclaiming Your Body: Discipline as Devotion

💬 Got something to share? Text or voice note me (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2628501/fan_mail/new) Monday: Fear is held in your body. Reclamation means taking back what's yours. Last week (Ask Nyomi): Discipline is sexy because it's RESILIENT. Not perfect—resilient. Today: We put it together. We do the WORK of reclaiming your body. Not perfectly. But CONSCIOUSLY. And we do it from where we are RIGHT NOW. 🧘 60-SECOND MEDITATION Place both hands on your body. "My body deserves devotion, not perfection." Inhale. Exhale. "I am showing up. I am continuing forward. I am honoring where I am right now." Inhale. Exhale. "Discipline is how I reclaim my body. Resilience is how I stay." Inhale. Exhale. "I keep going. Not perfectly. But devotedly." One more breath. Release. 💡 THE TEACHING: DISCIPLINE = RESILIENCE Day 13: My body said NO. Day 14: I shut down. Did I go back to Day 1? NO. What I did: I repeated Day 14. I honored it. Then I KEPT GOING. That's not failure. That's RESILIENCE. That's DISCIPLINE. 📝 THE 5 EXERCISES Exercise 1: Listen to Your Body (With Devotion, Not Judgment) • Step 1: Where do you feel tightness? Numbness? Alive? Afraid? (Don't fix it—just listen) • Step 2: What fear lives in that space? (Tight shoulders = responsibility? Clenched jaw = not being heard? Collapsed chest = fear of being seen? Numb belly = fear of feeling?) • Write it down. This is where the work begins. Exercise 2: Your Body Reclamation Practice (Start Where You Are) • Step 1: Choose ONE practice (not everything). Move your body? Feed your body? Breathe? Rest? Feel your body? Pick ONE. • Step 2: Commit to 7 days (not 30, not 90). Write: "For the next 7 days, I commit to ___ as an act of devotion to my body." • Step 3: What does devotion look like? If you miss a day, you don't start over. You continue from where you are. (Like the man who walked Philly to LA—got hit by a car, healed where he was, KEPT WALKING.) Write: "If I miss a day, I keep going from where I am." Exercise 3: Release the Fear Blocks • Step 1: Name it. "The fear in my [body part] is [fear]." Example: "The fear in my jaw is fear of speaking my truth." • Step 2: Release it. Write it & burn it. Say it out loud. Move & shake it out. Breathe it out (inhale fear, exhale release). • Step 3: Replace it. "The fear in my jaw releases. I replace it with: I speak my truth. My voice matters." Exercise 4: Your 7-Day Devotion Commitment • Step 1: Write your commitment. "For 7 days, I commit to ___ as an act of body reclamation. I am not doing this perfectly. I am doing this devotedly. If I miss a day, I continue from where I am. I honor my body. I reclaim my body." • Step 2: How will you track? Simple check-mark in journal or mark on calendar. (Not about perfection—about VISIBILITY. Seeing yourself show up.) • Step 3: What's your backup plan? If you miss a day: Cool, tomorrow I do it. Family emergency? I honor that, next day I restart. Tired? Rest is part of reclamation too. Exercise 5: The Bigger Picture • Step 1: What does reclaiming your body mean to YOU? (Reclaiming from trauma? Disconnection? Shame? Control? Fear?) • Step 2: Who do you become when you reclaim? (When fear doesn't control you, when you listen to your body, when you show up with devotion—who are you?) • Step 3: Is that who you want to be? If YES—you just found your WHY. Your discipline just got SEXIER. Because it's not about the practice. It's about WHO YOU'RE BECOMING. 📝 CLOSING AFFIRMATION My body deserves devotion, not perfection. I am listening to what my body is telling me. I am releasing fear held in my being. I am showing up for my body. Not perfectly, but devotedly. If I fall, I continue from where I am. Discipline is sexy because it's resilient. I am reclaiming my body. Seven days at a time. I am reclaimed. I am unashamed. I am unstoppable. 🏆 WE'RE #100! The Season of Self-Love Podcast is ranked #100 on Million Podcasts for Self-Love Podcasts in the US! Thank you for listening, sharing, and being part of this community. 👉 See our listing: https://public.millionpodcasts.com/v1/public/tk/GEbRwGQf5u8Y3d1TCQ1a1u9KCPSeXO3lFCgoXNICTwUbSwPunlgXGUYkJVjS%2BFUG3lX57JQWHyVbFt5VE%2FlJ%2BiJWB69tSCYoSO4XFgMDSxASQwHwj1IaJAvUF0oDyh3P4BnNtloVJy9VFu4lCflPDRhRAqxaViIaSu7xFg%3D%3D 💬 CONNECT WITH ME Text or voice note: Link in show notes Instagram: @TheRealNyomiBanks | @TheSeasonofSelfLovePodcast Website: theseasonofselflove.com YouTube: @TheSeasonofSelfLovewNyomiBanks (NEW: Flashback Fridays — never-before-seen videos!) Million Podcasts: See link above 🎯 ELEVATE ME APP Phase 2: Healing & Reclamation is specifically designed for this work. 7 days FREE (you can do it alongside your 7-day body reclamation practice!) 👉 Start today: studio.com/nyomi or elevatemenyomi.com #️⃣ HASHTAGS #ReclaimYourBody #DisciplineAsDeVotion #ResilienceNotPerfection #7DayChallenge #BodyReclama...

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Don't Be Afraid: Fear Held in Your Body

💬 Got something to share? Text or voice note me (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2628501/fan_mail/new) Day 20 of 30 Hard. Exactly MIDWAY. The gym quote on my wall: "Don't be afraid to work hard enough to find out how good you really can be." I've been sharing it for weeks. But today it HIT DIFFERENTLY. Because this isn't just about fitness. This is about reclaiming your body. This is about what happens when you stop being afraid. August = Honoring the 1-year anniversary of reclaiming MY body (explant Aug 12) + inviting you to reclaim YOURS. 🧘 60-SECOND MEDITATION (From Episode) Place one hand on heart. One hand on belly. "My body is not the problem. My body is the proof." Inhale. Exhale. "I am not afraid of how good I really can be." Inhale. Exhale. "I am reclaiming every inch, every cell, every experience." Inhale. Exhale. "My body is mine. And it is GOOD." One more breath in. Release. 💡 THE TEACHING: FEAR HELD IN YOUR BODY Fear doesn't live in your mind. It lives in your BODY. It tightens your shoulders. Clenches your jaw. Stops your breath. Makes you small. Most of us have carried fear in our bodies so long, we don't recognize it as fear. We think it's just who we are. But it's not. It's FEAR. 🔑 WHAT RECLAMATION MEANS When I got my breast implants removed a year ago, I wasn't just removing silicone. I was removing something I put there out of FEAR. Fear I wasn't enough. Fear I needed to be MORE. Fear my body as it was wouldn't be acceptable. Reclamation means: Taking back what's yours. Your body. Your choice. Your power. Your right to exist AS YOU ARE. Not as fear told you to be. But as you actually are. 🎯 THE QUOTE HITS DIFFERENTLY NOW For years: "Don't be afraid to work hard enough to find out how good you can be" = MOTIVATION for fitness NOW: It's SPIRITUAL MEDICINE • Don't be afraid = Release fear held in your body • Work hard enough = Show up for yourself consistently (through 30 Hard or your practice) • Find out how good you can be = Discover who you are when FEAR ISN'T running the show 📝 THIS MONTH'S INVITATION While on Day 20 of 30 Hard, while honoring the explant anniversary (Aug 12), I'm inviting you to reclaim YOUR body. Not through surgery. Through: ✨ Listening to what your body is actually telling you ✨ Releasing fear held there ✨ Moving in ways that feel like DEVOTION ✨ Feeding yourself with intention ✨ Resting without guilt ✨ Reclaiming every inch as YOURS 📝 CLOSING AFFIRMATION My body is not the problem. My body is the PROOF. I am not afraid of how good I really can be. I release fear held in my shoulders. I release fear held in my jaw. I release fear in my breath. I release fear in my being. My body is mine. And it is GOOD. I am reclaiming it. All of it. I am reclaimed. I am unashamed. I am unstoppable. 🏆 WE'RE #100! The Season of Self-Love Podcast is ranked on the Top #100 on Million Podcasts for Self-Love Podcasts in the US! Thank you for listening, sharing, and being part of this community. 👉 See our listing: https://public.millionpodcasts.com/v1/public/tk/GEbRwGQf5u8Y3d1TCQ1a1u9KCPSeXO3lFCgoXNICTwUbSwPunlgXGUYkJVjS%2BFUG3lX57JQWHyVbFt5VE%2FlJ%2BiJWB69tSCYoSO4XFgMDSxASQwHwj1IaJAvUF0oDyh3P4BnNtloVJy9VFu4lCflPDRhRAqxaViIaSu7xFg%3D%3D 💬 CONNECT WITH ME Text or voice note: Link in show notes Instagram: @TheRealNyomiBanks | @TheSeasonofSelfLovePodcast Website: theseasonofselflove.com YouTube: @TheSeasonofSelfLovewNyomiBanks Million Podcasts: See link above 🎯 ELEVATE ME APP Ready to reclaim your body with guided support? Elevate Me: Self-Discovery guides you through nervous system regulation, body reconnection, and embodied self-love. All 4 phases: Healing → Reclamation → Integration → Elevation 👉 Start today: studio.com/Nyomi or elevatemenyomi.com #️⃣ HASHTAGS #DontBeAfraid #FearHeldInYourBody #ReclaimYourBody #30HardChallenge #ExplantAnniversary #BodyReclamation #ReleaseYourFear #ReclaimedAndUnashamed #UnderestimatedAndUnstoppable #SeasonOfSelfLove #BodyLove #SelfLoveJourney #MillionPodcasts #YouAreTheProof #BeTheMessenger 🙏 CLOSING MESSAGE Your body is not the problem. Your body is the PROOF that transformation is real. AUGUST: We go deeper than fitness. We talk about what it means to reclaim your body, your wholeness, your REALNESS. WEDNESDAY: We do the WORK. We listen to what your body's been trying to tell you. The Season of Self Love Podcast | Season 5 | Hosted by Nyomi Banks  Million Podcasts Top 100 for Self-Love Podcasts in the US 🏆💜 Elevate Me: Self Discovery App (https://studio.com/nyomi/elevate?a=season-user&c=Dle0QNTV) 4-phase self-love journey: meditations, workbooks, coaching chat & journaling. --- ## 💬 CONNECT WITH ME **Text or Voice Note:** Use the link below to send me a message or voice note directly through Buzzsprout. I read and listen to everything! **Instagram:** @TheRealNyomiBanks (https://instagram....

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"DISCIPLINE IS SEXY: Start Where You Are"

"🎙️ ASK NYOMI: BRIDGING THE GAP 🔴 'DISCIPLINE IS SEXY: Start Where You Are' Day 13 my body shut down. I had two choices: RESTART at Day 1 (Perfectionism) CONTINUE at Day 14 (Consciousness) I chose to continue. Because I couldn't erase all the work I'd already done just because life happened. Travel delays. Weather. Exhaustion. Those are REAL. But your progress doesn't disappear because of them. So I repeated Day 14 and kept moving forward. THEN I saw a man on social media who inspired me even more: He walked from Philadelphia to Los Angeles (128 days) to raise money to build a school in Philly. DURING the walk, he got HIT BY A CAR. Did he restart his journey? Did he go back to the beginning? NO. He got up. Brushed himself off. KEPT GOING. That's what REAL discipline looks like. Not perfection. RESILIENCE. Not starting over. CONTINUING. Get knocked down? Get up where you fell and keep going. That man is showing the world what it means. TONIGHT we're going DEEP into: ✓ The choice between restarting vs. continuing ✓ Honoring your progress no matter what ✓ Life happens (and your work still counts) ✓ Resilience as a form of discipline ✓ Consciousness vs. perfectionism ✓ Starting where you are This is REAL talk about REAL discipline. Not motivation. Not inspiration porn. But RESILIENCE. If you're recovering from perfectionism, if you've been knocked down and got back up, if you're learning to honor your journey... This episode is for you. 🔴 TONIGHT • Ask Nyomi: Bridging the Gap With: Nyomi Banks + Dog Pound Mike Mike Join us. #AskNyomi #BridgingTheGap #Discipline #Resilience #30Hard #StartWhereYouAre #PhillyToLA #Consciousness #RecoveringPerfectionist #SelfLove" Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5788763212218368

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Claiming Your Full Messenger Story: Writing It, Owning It, Living It

💬 Got something to share? Text or voice note me (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2628501/fan_mail/new) THIS IS IT. THE FINAL WEEK OF JULY. We've been on a JOURNEY together. Week 1: Being the messenger (stay visible) Week 2: Journey from broken to unbroken Week 3: The messenger effect (how visibility creates permission) Week 4: CLAIMING YOUR FULL MESSENGER STORY Today: We WRITE it. We OWN it. We COMMIT to LIVING it. No apologies. No hiding. No shame. Just TRUTH. 🧘 60-SECOND MEDITATION "I integrate my full story. Past, present, becoming. All of it together. I am ready to claim my messenger story. And I am living it starting now." 📝 THE 5 EXERCISES Exercise 1: Your Full Messenger Story - Written • Step 1: Your Past ("My messenger story begins with...") • Step 2: Your Struggle (what the work looked like, what you specifically did, moments of doubt, but you kept going) • Step 3: Your Becoming (now I am, I am building, I am learning, I am still growing, I am impacting) • Step 4: Your Full Statement (I am past/present/becoming. I survived. I did the work. Because of all of it, I am a messenger. My story is...) Exercise 2: Private vs. Public Versions • Step 1: What's Private? (what do you keep private? who do you share it with?) • Step 2: Your Public Version (what version do you share publicly/broadly?) • Step 3: The Risk (what am I afraid will happen if I tell my full story publicly?) Exercise 3: Living Your Full Story • Step 1: What Changes? (If you fully claim, how do you show up differently?) • Step 2: Who Needs to Know? (partner, kids, community, audience?) • Step 3: How Will You Tell It? (conversation, social media, content, interview, community, write it, record it) • Step 4: Your Action This Week (tell someone, post, create content, write letter, share with community) Exercise 4: Messenger Community Commitment • Step 1: Write your commitment statement • Step 2: Your closing declaration ("I am the full woman/man/person. I am past, present, becoming. I am a messenger. I am claiming it all. No apologies. No shame. No hiding. Just truth.") • Step 3: Sign and date it (make it official) Exercise 5: July Reflection • What did you learn this month about being a messenger? • How have you grown from Week 1 to now? • What's your commitment for August? 📝 CLOSING AFFIRMATION I am my full messenger story. Past, present, and becoming. All of it. I own it. No apologies. I claim it. No shame. I live it. No hiding. I am the whole woman. I am the whole man. I am the whole person. I am powerful. I am a messenger. My story changes lives. Starting with my own. I am reclaimed. I am unashamed. I am unstoppable. 💬 REAL TALK FROM NYOMI "Who better to tell someone whose life was messy that somebody whose life was messy that got out of that messy life and is now living on the other side, living very well?" And: "Everybody is not for you. Everybody is not for me. And who this is supposed to be for, it will be for. Share. Do the work. Show them you're doing the work." 🎯 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT NEW: Season of Self-Love Season 5 Action Journal • Title: "Reflect, Release, and Rise" by Nyomi Banks • For purchase (coming soon) • Green with gold on it • Perfect for writing these exercises down Let Nyomi know if you want one! Text her in show notes. 💬 CONNECT WITH ME Text or voice note: Link in show notes Instagram: @TheRealNyomiBanks | @TheSeasonofSelfLovePodcast Website: theseasonofselflove.com YouTube: @TheSeasonofSelfLovewNyomiBanks 🎯 ELEVATE ME APP All 4 phases ready to guide you: • Phase 1: Awakening • Phase 2: Healing & Reclamation • Phase 3: Rooting in Self-Love • Phase 4: Integration & Elevation 👉 Learn more: studio.com/nyomi #️⃣ HASHTAGS #FullMessengerStory #ClaimYourStory #NoApologies #YouAreTheProof #WritingYourStory #OwnIt #LivingIt #JulyFinale #SeasonOfSelfLove #ReclaimedAndUnashamed #UnderestimatedAndUnstoppable #YourStoryMatters #VisibilityMatters #YouMatter #TheWork 🙏 CLOSING MESSAGE You are a messenger. Not because you're perfect. But because you're REAL. Because you survived. Because you transformed. Because you're BUILDING. Because you're willing to stay VISIBLE. And give others PERMISSION. Your full story is your POWER. Live it. Own it. Be it. AUGUST BRINGS SOMETHING NEW. CARRY THIS WITH YOU: Your full story is your power. The Season of Self Love Podcast | Season 5 | Hosted by Nyomi Banks Thank you for doing this work this month. Thank you for claiming your story. 💜 Elevate Me: Self Discovery App (https://studio.com/nyomi/elevate?a=season-user&c=Dle0QNTV) 4-phase self-love journey: meditations, workbooks, coaching chat & journaling. Goli Ashwagandha Gummies (https://go.goli.com/AskNyomi) Daily wellness support for grounding & stress relief. Use code AskNyomi for a discount! --- ## 💬 CONNECT WITH ME **Text or Voice Note:** Use t...

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Your Messenger Story: Claiming Your Full Identity

💬 Got something to share? Text or voice note me (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2628501/fan_mail/new) We're closing July's "Look at the Messenger" journey. Week 1: Being the messenger (stay visible) Week 2: Journey from broken to unbroken Week 3: The messenger effect (how visibility creates permission) Week 4: Claiming your FULL messenger story Not parts of it. All of it. No apologies. 🧘 60-SECOND MEDITATION "I own my full story, all of it. My past, my present, my becoming. I am not one thing. I am the whole journey. And I am claiming it all. No apologies." 📝 THE FULL MESSENGER STORY INCLUDES: Your Past • What broke you • Choices you made (good and not-so-good) • Industry/environment/situation you were in • This is CONTEXT. The soil where your strength grew. Your Struggle • The actual work (therapy, boundaries, patterns, choices) • Hard moments, times you wanted to quit • Not weakness. EVIDENCE of your commitment. Your Becoming • Who you're ACTIVELY becoming (still learning, growing, evolving) • Not claiming you have it figured out • You're in PROCESS Your Impact • What you're building • Who you're serving • The ripple effect • PROOF it wasn't for nothing 💡 WHY PEOPLE AVOID OWNING THE FULL STORY ❌ Because it requires vulnerability ❌ It means you're not perfect ❌ It means you're still working on things ❌ It means you have moments of doubt ❌ You haven't "arrived" ❌ It feels risky ✅ BUT: That's what makes you POWERFUL. 🔥 THE POWER OF YOUR FULL STORY When you claim your full messenger story: • You're no longer trying to PROVE anything • You're not convincing anyone you have it together • You're just saying: Here's what happened. Here's what I did. Here's who I am NOW. Here's where I'm still growing. That's what I offer. That's REAL power. That's the power that changes people. 🛡️ HOW CLAIMING YOUR FULL STORY PROTECTS YOU When you've already claimed it all, there's NOTHING left for people to use against you. Someone tries to shame you? You say: "Yeah, that was me. I survived it. And now I'm here." No power in the shame anymore. Because you already claimed it. 📝 NYOMI'S FULL MESSENGER STORY "I was in the adult industry for years. I survived things that broke me. I hid. I performed. I sought validation from people who couldn't give it. I got married to someone who didn't respect me. I carried shame. I built walls. I people-pleased. I controlled things. I made decisions I had to redo. I launched things that failed. I have moments of doubt. I'm still learning, still growing, still becoming. AND I survived it all. I got remarried to someone who loves and respects me. I built a coaching practice. I created a podcast with thousands of listeners. I launched Elevate Me. I'm building Our Souls Are Not Lost Foundation. I have three amazing daughters. I'm proof that transformation is real. That's my full messenger story. All of it. No apologies." 📝 CLOSING AFFIRMATION I am the whole woman. I am the whole man. I am the whole person. I am my past. I am my struggle. I am my becoming. I am my impact. I claim my full messenger story. All of it. No apologies. No hiding. No shame. I am broken and building. I am lost and found. I am healing and healed all at the same time. And that makes me powerful. I am reclaimed. I am unashamed. I am unstoppable. 💬 REAL TALK FROM NYOMI "Your struggle is a part of your purpose. Your pain is a part of your purpose. Your struggle is your strength." And: "The world needs your whole story. Not a polished version. Your whole story." 🎯 CLOSING MESSAGE Your struggle. Your pain. Your journey. That's a GIFT for someone else. It allows them permission to see the gifts in their own life. If you've been struggling about sharing your story or living in your purpose, know this: Your struggle IS your strength. 💬 CONNECT WITH ME Text or voice note: Link in show notes Instagram: @TheRealNyomiBanks | @TheSeasonofSelfLovePodcast Website: theseasonofselflove.com YouTube: @TheSeasonofSelfLovewNyomiBanks 🎯 ELEVATE ME APP Phase 4: Integration & Elevation — where you step fully into your power and claim your full identity. 👉 Learn more: elevatemenyomi.com or studio.com/nyomi #️⃣ HASHTAGS #FullMessengerStory #ClaimYourStory #NoApologies #YouAreTheProof #BrokenAndBuilding #LostAndFound #HealingAndHealed #YourStruggleIsYourStrength #SeasonOfSelfLove #ReclaimedAndUnashamed #UnderestimatedAndUnstoppable #WholeStory #AllOfIt #PowerfulWoman #PowerfulMan REMEMBER: You are the proof. Your full story. Your full journey. That's your message. The Season of Self Love Podcast | Season 5 | Hosted by Nyomi Banks Elevate Me: Self Discovery App (https://studio.com/nyomi/elevate?a=season-user&c=Dle0QNTV) 4-phase self-love journey: meditations, workbooks, coaching chat & journaling. --- ## 💬 CONNECT WITH ME **Text or Voice Note:** Use the link below to send me a m...

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The Gigantic Balls of Creativity #shorts

Guest @treagenkierstudios says Putting your ideas out there takes an enormous set of balls and a bulletproof soul. Years of work met with a simple 'Eh, it's alright.' The vulnerability of creation is immense. #Creativity #Filmmaking #Artistry #Perfectionist

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AI, Marketing, and Not Burning Out #shorts

Industry staying power: Master AI, nail marketing, and keep that energy up! Don't let burnout win—stay relevant, stay energized. Let's thrive together! ✨ #TechTrends #MarketingTips #StayRelevant #BurnoutPrevention #CareerGrowth

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