Silencing Your Inner Bully: Confronting the Lies, Owning the Truth

Black Women North of 50

What if the loudest voice holding you back is your own?

In this raw, deeply personal episode of Black Women North of 50, host Wynn Helms sits down with psychotherapist and imposter syndrome expert Stevon Lewis to confront the inner bully—that relentless voice whispering, “Who do you think you are?”—and how to reclaim your unshakable truth.

Stevon Lewis, author of Silencing Your Inner Bully, pulls back the curtain on why even the most accomplished Black women feel like frauds. From the generational shame rooted in survival (“We were taught to distrust our intuition”) to the gut-punch of hearing “You’re not enough” from your own mind, they unpack:

• Why Imposter Syndrome isn’t a flaw—it’s a trauma response.
• How to spot your inner bully’s lies (hint: “If you wouldn’t tolerate it from a stranger, why let it live rent-free in your head?”).
• The intergenerational roots of self-doubt: “We’ve been taught to distrust our intuition to survive.”
• Men vs. Women North of 50: How societal expectations shape the inner bully’s attacks—and why men’s unspoken shame runs just as deep.

Remember:

Your inner bully doesn’t get the final word, and your worth isn’t negotiable.

👉 Grab Stevon’s transformative workbook, Silencing Your Inner Bully, with the discount code BWN50 here.

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