Healing Conversations with Carla

What if healing isn’t just about what happened to you, but about discovering who you are beyond it? Healing Conversations with Carla is a podcast and YouTube platform for honest conversations about trauma recovery, identity, emotional healing, relationships, self-worth, boundaries, people-pleasing, self-trust, mental wellness and personal growth. Hosted by Coach Carla, Trauma Recovery & Identity Reconstruction Coach, each episode explores how life experiences, relationships and survival patterns shape who we become and what it takes to reconnect with who we truly are.

Healing Conversations with Carla is a health podcast hosted by Carla R. Cannon-Lawrence, with 154 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Carla R. Cannon-Lawrence hosts Healing Conversations with Carla, a health show with 154 episodes published.

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  Episode #157

  EP 157 | Finding Joy After Survival

  Sep 28, 202641 min

  What happens when survival is no longer the emergency—but your mind, body and identity are still living like it is? This week Coach Carla explores what it really means to find joy after spending years in survival mode. Because making it through something and learning how to live afterward are not always the same thing. As September comes to a close, we also acknowledge Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and the importance of checking in—not only with the people who seem to be struggling, but also with the strong ones who are often carrying more than anyone realizes. Inside this conversation, you'll learn : Why peace can sometimes feel unfamiliar after chaos Why joy may need to be rediscovered in small ways How survival can shape your identity Why healing isn't always about getting back to who you used to be. Sometimes healing means discovering who you are right now in this very moment. Press play and let's get ready to go deeper! Connect with Coach Carla : ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠ Visit Coach Carla's Website to Assess Accompanying Worksheets and Explore Coaching Opportunities. DISCLAIMER: If you or someone you know are experiencing suicidal thoughts, emotional distress or a mental health crisis in the United States, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Healing Conversations with Carla is for educational and informational purposes and is not a substitute for individualized medical or mental health care. #healingconversations #innerhealingjourney #emotionalawareness #findingjoy #healingpodcast #podcastforwomen

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  Episode #156

  EP 156 | Finding Your Way back to Yourself When Life Feels Heavy

  Sep 14, 20261h 5m

  This week our focus is on self-discovery, emotional exhaustion and what it looks like to find your way back to yourself when life feels heavy. If you've been showing up for everybody else, functioning on the outside, but feeling disconnected on the inside, this conversation is for you. We'll be discussing life beyond survival mode, self-abandonment, grief, boundaries and the questions we need to ask when we no longer feel like ourselves. During our time together, I also share a reflection exercise to help you notice what's been draining you and what helps you reconnect. Healing Tools/Resources *Download the accompanying Go Deeper worksheets here! * If you're ready for deeper healing conversations, community or coaching support, click here. Connect with Carla ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠

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  Episode #155

  EP 155 | Tabitha Brown on No Longer Hiding Who You Are & the Freedom of Being Yourself

  Aug 31, 20261h 3m

  Today, Tabitha Brown joins us for an honest conversation about authenticity, identity, self-discovery, healing, self-trust, and the freedom of becoming fully yourself. For many people, losing themselves happens slowly through people-pleasing, shrinking, surviving, code-switching, meeting expectations, and becoming who everyone else needs them to be. Eventually, the question becomes: Is this really who I am, or is this who I learned I needed to be? Tabitha shares what she's learned about trusting herself, embracing who she is, letting go of other people’s expectations, and choosing authenticity over approval. In this conversation, Carla and Tabitha explore: Why people hide parts of themselves to feel accepted People-pleasing and self-abandonment Learning to trust yourself again Letting go of who you were taught to be The courage to live authentically How healing can lead to greater freedom, confidence, and purpose As a Trauma Recovery & Identity Reconstruction Coach, Carla helps people move beyond survival and rediscover who they are beneath the roles, expectations, relationships, and experiences that shaped them. Ready to rediscover yourself? Learn more about working with Carla at CarlaCannonLawrence.com Tabitha Brown: @iamtabithabrown Carla Lawrence: @iamcoachcarla Subscribe to Healing Conversations with Carla for conversations about trauma recovery, identity, relationships, emotional healing, boundaries, self-worth, and personal growth. #TabithaBrown #HealingConversationsWithCarla #Authenticity #Grief #Recovery #MentalHealthAwareness

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  Episode #154

  EP 154 | Healthy Boundaries vs Emotional Avoidance

  Aug 17, 202639 min

  Have you ever told yourself you were setting a healthy boundary when, if you’re being completely honest, you just didn’t want to deal with what the situation was making you feel? Maybe you stopped responding, emotionally checked out, avoided the conversation, cut someone off, or decided you were simply protecting your peace . But how do you know when you’re genuinely protecting your emotional well-being and when you’re slipping into emotional avoidance? Sometimes distance is necessary. Sometimes walking away is wisdom. But sometimes what looks like a healthy boundary may actually be connected to conflict avoidance, childhood trauma, fear of rejection, people-pleasing, emotional detachment, or an old survival pattern that still influences the way you handle relationships today. This week I'm inviting you to take a closer look at the difference between healthy boundaries and emotional avoidance, and what may be happening beneath the surface when conflict, accountability, vulnerability, or disappointment makes you want to shut down, disconnect, or leave. Because every uncomfortable conversation isn’t unsafe. Every disagreement isn’t disrespect. Every person who challenges you isn’t necessarily toxic. If you’ve become good at protecting your peace but you’re beginning to wonder whether some of that protection has also made it harder to communicate, repair and/or maintain healthy relationships/friendships, tolerate healthy conflict, or remain emotionally present, this conversation is for you. The question I want you to sit with is simple: Am I protecting myself from harm or from discomfort? Press play. We have some things to unpack. #healthyboundaries #emotionalavoidance #healingwork #mentalhealthpodcast #podcastforwomen #protectyourpeace

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  Episode #153

  EP 153 | Is it God, Fear or Trauma? (How to Identify WHAT or WHO is Guiding Your Decisions)

  Aug 4, 20261h 2m

  Have you ever been faced with a decision and found yourself wondering, is this God, is this fear, is this my intuition, or is an old trauma response speaking louder than I realize? Sometimes the hardest part about figuring out your next move isn’t a lack of options. It’s learning how to recognize what’s actually guiding you. Maybe you’ve said, “I just don’t have peace about it.” Maybe something felt off, so you assumed it was discernment. Maybe you’ve been protecting yourself from something (or someone) that genuinely isn’t right for you. Or maybe fear, anxiety, hypervigilance, childhood trauma, or an old survival pattern has been influencing your decisions in ways you haven’t recognized yet. And here’s where it gets interesting: what feels familiar can sometimes feel safe, even when it isn’t healthy. And what feels uncomfortable isn’t always wrong. Sometimes it’s simply unfamiliar. In this episode, I want to help you slow everything down and take a closer look at what may be happening beneath the surface when you’re trying to make an important decision. We’re talking about faith, fear, spiritual discernment, intuition, trauma responses, hypervigilance, self-trust, childhood messages, emotional healing, and the uncomfortable process of becoming someone your past didn’t necessarily prepare you to be. Because sometimes you’re not confused about the decision. You’re experiencing a conflict between the person you’ve had to be and the person you are now. So before you automatically follow the fear, before you call it discernment, before you decide you’re “protecting your peace,” and before you allow an old experience to make a new decision for you, I want you to ask yourself a different question: What part of me is actually making this decision? If you’re navigating a major life transition, questioning your next move, rebuilding self-trust, healing from childhood trauma, or simply trying to understand yourself more deeply, this healing conversation is for you. Press play. We have some things to unpack. Resources Mentioned: ⁠⁠Healing Conversations Community (HCC) ⁠⁠ ⁠Schedule a Consultation with Me Today!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Schedule Your 1:1 Coaching Session⁠ ⁠Join Me on Substack⁠ Connect with Carla: ⁠Facebook ⁠ ⁠Instagram ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ #healingconversations #traumahealing #spiritualdiscernment #selftrust

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