S2 EP9: Healing Where You Are

Mental Matters

In this episode of Mental Matters, Motivate JA sits down with counsellor Debbie Ann Bailey for a gentle and grounding conversation on healing in real time. Together, they explore what it means to embrace emotional recovery without the need for a perfect moment. The episode unpacks cultural beliefs, inner narratives, and the slow, powerful work of showing up for yourself, exactly as you are.

Debbie shares personal insights and professional reflections on the beauty of self-kindness, the layers of trauma, and the quiet courage required to seek help.

Takeaways:

• Healing can begin right where you are.

• Healing is not a linear process; it revisits the past as much as it moves forward.

• Self-reflection helps uncover emotional triggers.

• Seeking therapy is a strength, not a weakness.

• Naming an issue is different from addressing it.

• Grace is essential in the healing process.

• Deep-rooted issues take time and care to resolve.

• Cultural norms can block us from getting help.

• Slow growth is still growth.

• You don’t need to have it all together to begin healing.

Highlights:

• “Healing doesn’t have to wait.”

• “Healing is not linear.”

Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction to Healing in the Present
02:28 – Debbie's Journey into Counseling
05:54 – Understanding Healing: What It Means
11:50 – Addressing Emotional Challenges
13:33 – The Complexity of Healing
17:33 – Beliefs That Hinder Healing
17:41 – Unconscious Beliefs and Self-Perception
21:25 – Cultural Stigmas and Mental Health
23:43 – The Journey of Healing: Time and Patience
27:55 – Self-Kindness and Its Importance
31:08 – Closing Thoughts and Reflections
33:59 – He Has a Way

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