The Healing Poetic Podcast - R.I.S.E Series
Rising Into Self-Empowerment — A Healing Journey Told Out Loud
R.I.S.E. is where truth meets transformation.
Hosted by Keya McClain-Goodwin, The Hardcore Healing Pen Coach, this exclusive subscriber-only podcast peels back every layer of healing — grief, growth, trauma, love, betrayal, loss, reinvention, and the sacred work of returning home to yourself.
Each episode offers a raw, intimate glimpse into the turning points that shaped her life:
the job she walked away from, the friendships that broke then rebuilt her, the family wounds she had to recover from, the grief that taught her tenderness, and the healing that continues to reveal who she truly is.
But R.I.S.E. isn’t just about her story.
It’s about your story tucked inside hers.
Through soulful storytelling, guided reflections, and weekly journal prompts, R.I.S.E. invites you to heal out loud, honor your truth, release what no longer serves you, and embrace the life you’re becoming.
R.I.S.E. is for the woman or man who:
• Is ready to commit to their healing
• Feels alone, misunderstood, or emotionally overwhelmed
• Wants to break generational patterns
• Is tired of performing strength and desires authenticity
• Needs language for their emotions and guidance for their inner work
• Loves introspective, spiritual, emotionally intelligent storytelling
Every episode is 20 minutes or less, intentionally crafted for listeners who want depth, clarity, and transformation without overwhelm.
This is healing with intention.
This is storytelling with purpose.
This is spiritual evolution in real time.
It’s time to R.I.S.E. — not into who the world expects you to be, but into who you truly are.
Subscribe today and begin your journey upward.
Episodes
24 episodes
There is Love Even While Healing
Healing does not make you unworthy of love.In this special free episode of the RISE podcast, Keya McClain-Goodwin explores a powerful truth many people struggle to believe: you do not have to be completely healed, perfect, or finished wi...
When the Heart Softens - Becoming Ready for Reconciliation
In this heartfelt episode of The Healing Poetic Podcast, Keya McClain explores what truly prepares us for reconciliation. It isn’t always time. It isn’t always the other person changing. Sometimes… it’s us.When the heart softens...
The Years Without Words
There were years when I didn’t have the language for what I was feeling. Years of survival. Years of silence. Years of showing up while silently unraveling.In this deeply reflective episode of The Healing Poetic Podcast, Keya Mc...
When Sisterhood Formed… and Then Fractured
Some connections arrive as gifts. They see you, challenge you, grow you, and feel like home. And then—something shifts.In this episode, I share the story of a sisterhood that formed deeply, powerfully, and authentically… and the...
Redefining Success: Healing and Personal Truths
Redefining Success: Healing and Personal TruthsIn this episode of RISE, I challenge the version of success we’ve been handed by society, media, and hustle culture—and invite you into something more honest, grounding, and fr...
Staying Rooted in the Storm
Healing doesn’t always happen when the storm passes. Sometimes, healing happens while you’re still standing in the wind.In this episode of R.I.S.E., I share how I learned to stay rooted when everything around me ...
The Fear, Finances & Uncertainty
The Fear, Finances & UncertaintyIn this episode of R.I.S.E., I speak candidly about what came after I quit my job—the part people don’t glamorize or post about.This is the chapter where fear gets loud,...
I Quit My Job: The Story Is Here - The breaking point—what led me to quitting
This is the story behind the story—the moment I realized that staying where I was meant abandoning myself, and leaving meant stepping into the unknown with nothing but faith and fear holding hands.For the first time, I share the...
Popular but Insecure - When Applause Doesn't Heal You
Popular but Insecure — When Applause Doesn’t Heal YouIn this soul-stirring episode of The Healing Poetic Podcast, Keya McClain, The Hardcore Healing Pen Coach, gets real about the hidden truth behind popularity and public...
When It's Time to Pivot - 3 Signs the Friendship or Relationship Has Run Its Course
In this heartfelt episode of The Healing Poetic Podcast, Keya McClain, The Hardcore Healing Pen Coach, dives into the difficult truth about knowing when it’s time to move differently in friendships and relationships. Growth often bring...
Instinct for Strong Insight
Your spirit already knows what your mind keeps questioning.In this episode, Keya McClain, The Hardcore Healing Pen Coach, dives deep into the sacred art of trusting your inner knowing — that voice that whispers before evidence sho...
My Personal Healing Journey – How I Got Here
In this deeply personal and transparent episode, Keya McClain, The Hardcore Healing Pen Coach, opens up about the life experiences that shaped her, broke her, and ultimately birthed her healing.From her roots in St. Louis, Missour...
Free from your Fellowship
Sometimes, freedom doesn’t come from breaking habits — it comes from breaking attachments.In this episode, Keya McClain, The Hardcore Healing Pen Coach, unpacks the sacred process of becoming free from your fellowship.
Navigating Honest Communication
In this episode, Keya McClain explores the power and complexity of honest communication—what it takes to speak truth without harm, to listen without defensiveness, and to protect your peace without silencing yourself.Once a woman ...
Grief, Healing and the Legacy of My Uncle Prince
In this episode, I honor the life and legacy of my uncle—the man who showed up as a father figure when I needed one most. When I became a mother at 18, he met me not with judgment, but with pride, love, and celebration. His presence affirmed my...
Hate & Healing
In this episode, I get raw about the tension between hate and healing. I’ve been on this healing journey for years—doing the work, facing my shadows, and choosing love. But healing doesn’t mean hate disappears. It shows up in people’s actions, ...
Cousin Betrayal - When Family Turns Into Your First Opponents
Cousins are often positioned as built-in siblings—sharing childhood memories, family traditions, and deep emotional bonds. But when jealousy, competition, and unresolved family dysfunction take root, those relationships can quietly turn harmful...
My Outlook on Forgiveness
Forgiveness doesn’t always mean what we’ve been taught it should mean.In this episode, I share why I don’t forgive my sisters—not from a place of bitterness or resentment, but from a place of healing and self-respect. For me, forgiveness...
When Sisterhood Isn’t Safe: Healing After Family Betrayal - Episode 4
In the final chapter of this four-part series, Keya McClain centers what healing actually looks like after betrayal—not reconciliation for appearance’s sake, not forced forgiveness, and not silence disguised as peace. This episode is abo...
When Sisterhood Isn’t Safe: Healing After Family Betrayal - 3
In Episode 3, Keya McClain reaches the turning point—the moment where pain can no longer be ignored, minimized, or rationalized away.This episode centers on recognition: recognizing patterns that once felt familiar but were never ...
When Sisterhood Isn’t Safe: Healing After Family Betrayal 2
In Episode 2 of this four-part series, Keya McClain moves deeper into the emotional terrain of fractured sisterhood and family betrayal—where loyalty becomes complicated, trust is quietly violated, and survival instincts are mistaken for...
When Sisterhood Isn’t Safe: Healing After Family Betrayal
In this raw and revealing four-part series, Keya McClain peels back the layers of her lived experience with fractured sisterhood, family betrayal, and the complicated search for safety and belonging among women.From childhood woun...
