Addictions You Don’t Realize You Have (And How to Heal Them)

The Melanin Initiative's Podcast

🔥 In This Episode:
We’re getting real about what’s happening behind your stress, anxiety, addictive behaviors, and emotional overwhelm. If you’ve been feeling off, but can’t quite name it — this conversation is about to give you language for your experience and tools to break the cycle. You’ll learn how to recognize the emotional signals your body sends, how to safely release difficult emotions, and how to reclaim clarity over your mental health.
✨ What You’ll Walk Away With:
✅ A simple, powerful way to understand anxiety, depression, anger, and grief (it’s not what you’ve been told).
✅ The truth about why we develop addictive habits — from scrolling endlessly to binge eating to avoiding emotions — and how you can stop.
✅ A fresh, no-fluff framework to recognize what your feelings are telling you and how to actually process them in healthy ways.
✅ Real, practical language you can use to name what you’re going through and advocate for your emotional well-being.
💡 If you’ve been silently battling feelings of stress, disconnect, or overwhelm — this episode will help you make sense of it all. It’s your permission slip to stop coping and start healing. Press play, give yourself this moment, and take the first step toward peace, clarity, and emotional freedom.
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