The Quiet As Kept Podcast With Shawnti B.
Join host Shawnti Boswell, Master Certified Mental Health Coach, author the best-selling book, "Quiet As Kept", and journaling enthusiast, as she introduces The Quiet as Kept Podcast. In this first episode, Shawnti shares her personal journey of overcoming severe depression and anxiety, discusses the purpose of the podcast, and sets the stage for what’s to come.
This podcast is a safe space to unpack the conversations we, especially in the African American community, were told to avoid. From mental health and generational trauma to self-love and journaling for healing, Shawnti keeps it real, relatable, and rooted in the belief that healing is possible for everyone.
Whether you’re navigating your mental health journey, looking for balance as a professional, or just ready to start thriving, this podcast is for you. Grab your journal and tune in for honest conversations, actionable tips, and guided prompts that will help you rewrite your story.
Episodes
93 episodes
S3:EP8- Who Told You Being Grateful Means You Gotta Settle?
Who told you that being grateful means you have to settle for a life you're not happy with?Let's talk about it.Too many women are struggling with guilt because they want more out of life. More peace. More confidence. Better bounda...
Bonus Episode: I've Been There, Too: The Abuse You Couldn't See | Signs of Domestic Abuse
I've Been There, Too: The Abuse You Couldn't SeeThe Quiet As Kept Podcast | Wellness Wednesday Bonus EpisodeI always tell people that I don't talk about things I haven't experienced. And when it comes to domestic violence, ...
S3:Ep 8- Who Taught You That You Weren't Enough?
Who taught you that you weren’t enough?Because you certainly weren’t born believing it.Somewhere along the way, somebody’s words, rejection, criticism, or inability to love you properly made you start questioning your worth...
S3:EP7 WHEN YOUR FIRST BULLY WAS HOME
What happens when the first person who made you feel small wasn't a kid at school, but someone you loved?In Episode 7 of The Quiet As Kept Podcast, Shawnti Boswell gets personal about what happens when criticism, fear, physical ...
S3:EP6 SOME FAMILIES DON'T WANT YOU TO HEAL
What happens when healing starts changing the role you've always played in your family?In Episode 6 of The Quiet As Kept Podcast, Shawnti Boswell gets into one of the hardest parts of healing: realizing that the people you love ...
S3:E5- THE COST OF PRETENDING YOU’RE OKAY
You can look good, show up, handle your responsibilities, take care of everybody else, and still be falling apart behind closed doors.In Episode 5 of The Quiet As Kept Podcast, Shawnti Boswell gets into the cost of pretending...
Special Episode: The Hard Truths That Changed My Life.
Some lessons don’t come wrapped in pretty packages. Sometimes the truth hurts first and frees you later.In this special episode of The Quiet As Kept Podcast, Shawnti Boswell gets personal about the hard truths that changed the w...
S3:EP4 The Lies We Tell Ourselves to Stay Comfortable
Sometimes the person lying to you the most is you.Not because you’re stupid. Not because you don’t see the red flags. But because telling yourself the full truth might require a decision you’re not ready to make.“They’re trying.”<...
S3:EP3 YOU DIDN’T WANT LOVE. YOU WANTED TO FINALLY FEEL CHOSEN.
There is a difference between wanting to be loved and desperately needing to be chosen.And when you’ve spent years feeling overlooked, rejected, abandoned, compared, or not good enough, somebody choosing you can feel like proof that you ...
S3:EP2 The Children We Used to Be Are Still Making Adult Decisions
You may be grown, paying bills, raising children, running businesses, setting goals, and handling your responsibilities, but how many of your adult decisions are still being influenced by a younger version of you?In this episode of T...
S3:EP1 Who Would You Be If Nobody Hurt You?
How much of your personality is actually YOU and how much of it was built to protect you?In the Season 3 premiere of The Quiet As Kept Podcast, Shawnti B. asks one uncomfortable question: Who would you be if nobody hurt you?<...
Season 2 Finale: The Rebrand Nobody Saw Coming
This season we've talked about emotional exhaustion, carrying invisible burdens, healing, peace, and what happens when you ignore yourself for too long.Today, I'm pulling back the curtain.This isn't just a conversation about rebra...
S2:EP16 What Happens When You Ignore Yourself Too Long?
At some point, your mind, body, and spirit stop whispering.They start screaming.The anxiety. The burnout. The resentment. The exhaustion. The feeling that you've somehow lost yourself.Non...
S2:EP15 Peace Feels Foreign When Chaos Feels Familiar
Have you ever prayed for peace... and then felt uncomfortable when you finally got it?Have you ever found yourself questioning healthy relationships, overthinking good situations, or creating problems where there weren't any?You m...
S2:E14 The Truth About Emotional Exhaustion
You slept.You took a day off.You tried to rest.So why are you still tired?Because not all exhaustion is physical.Sometimes your body isn't asking for sleep. It's asking for relief.In this episode of
S2:EP13-The Mental Load Nobody Sees
Everyone can see when you're physically tired.What they don't see is the mental load you're carrying every single day.The appointments. The deadlines. The worries. The emotional labor. The constant responsibility of being the one ...
S2:EP12 Healing Ain’t Pretty… But Staying Stuck Ain’t Cute Either
Healing isn’t aesthetic. It’s uncomfortable, messy, emotional, and deeply personal.In this episode, Shawnti Refuge closes out Mental Health Awareness Month with a raw conversation about what healing actually requires: accountability, hon...
S2:EP 11 You Can Love Your Mother and Still Need to Heal From Her
Not every mother-daughter relationship feels safe, and that’s a truth many people struggle to say out loud.In this episode, Shawnti Refuge unpacks the complexity of loving your mother while still needing healing, boundaries, or distance....
S2:EP10 The Pressure to Be a Good Mother Will Break You If You Let It
Motherhood is praised publicly… and suffered through privately.In this episode, Shawnti Refuge gets real about the emotional weight of being “a good mother” and how unrealistic expectations, silent pressure, and unprocessed trauma can sl...
S2:EP9 You Say You’re Fine… But Your Body Knows You’re Not
Everybody keeps saying they’re “fine.” But anxiety is loud. Burnout is real. And functioning doesn’t mean you’re okay.In this episode, I’m breaking down what mental health actually looks like when you’re the one everybody depend...
S2:E8- EMOTIONAL SPRING CLEANING-Let It Go for Real This Time: Closure, Release, and Choosing Yourself
You’ve acknowledged it. You’ve faced it. Now it’s time to release it.In this final episode of the Emotional Spring Cleaning series, we’re talking about what it actually means to let go—for real. Not just saying “I’m don...
S2:E7- Emotional Spring Cleaning: You’re Not Confused… You’re Avoiding It: The Truth You Keep Running From
Let’s be honest… you already know.You know what hurt you. You know what didn’t sit right. You know what you should’ve walked away from.But instead of facing it… you stayed busy, distracted, and “focused on other ...
S2:E6- Emotional Spring Cleaning: It’s Not Them… It’s the Pattern: Why You Keep Attracting the Same Energy
You keep saying it’s different this time… but it keeps ending the same way.Different person. Same outcome. Same feelings. Same frustration.In this episode, we’re breaking down the emotional patterns you keep repeating in your rela...
S2:EP5- Emotional Spring Cleaning: You Keep Calling It Strength… But It’s Emotional Hoarding
You’ve been holding it together for everybody… but who’s holding space for you?In this episode, we’re unpacking what it really looks like to carry unprocessed emotions, unresolved pain, and old survival habits that no longer serve you. J...