In this episode, I open the pages of my book The Fat Black Ugly Girl and talk about the conditioning that shaped my voice, my identity, and the roles I learned to play long before I understood I was playing them. I walk you through how code switching became my survival language, not just in work spaces, but in my own culture and family, and how therapy invited me to explore what it means to un-code switch and live in my natural voice again.

We talk about the moments where we adjust ourselves without thinking, the old labels that still follow us into adulthood, and the quiet ways our bodies prepare for reactions that no longer belong to us. This is a conversation about worth, voice, identity, and the courage it takes to stop performing for acceptance and start honoring who you truly are.

Take this episode with you as a reminder that your voice belongs to you, and you are safe to return to yourself.

WEEKLY AFFIRMATION: I am safe to be myself. My voice belongs here. I release the habit of hiding.I choose truth over performance. I honor the parts of me that are ready to rise.

Thank you for taking a seat at my table. To explore these frameworks more deeply,

visit DVN Therepe at www.dvntherepe.com,

explore ALKYMĒ Kitchen for mindful nourishment and food education,

and connect with me on Instagram at @dvntherepe.

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In this episode, I bring you into a story I've never shared, a story that quietly shaped the entire architecture of my work. When I was a little girl, I spent hours drawing homes on college-ruled lined paper and filling them with tiny stick figures as they moved through each room. I thought it was childhood imagination. I didn't know it was the beginning of DVN THEREPE.

Today, I take you into that memory and show you how childhood instinct can reveal calling. You will hear how the inner home became the foundation for the Gates, the Flow, and the full rhythm of transformation that guides my work. And as you listen, I invite you to think about your own early patterns. What are the things you did without being taught, and how they might reflect the truth you have always carried?

This episode is personal, reflective, and deeply aligned with the season I am stepping into. By the end, you will understand why I often say take a seat at the table, and why that invitation has always been a doorway into my home.

WEEKLY AFFIRMATION: I honor the place inside me that has always known who I am.I move through my life with intention, trusting that every room I enter brings me closer to myself.

Thank you for taking a seat at my table. To explore these frameworks more deeply,

visit DVN Therepe at www.dvntherepe.com,

explore ALKYMĒ Kitchen for mindful nourishment and food education,

and connect with me on Instagram at @dvntherepe.

RESOURCES

THE CLASS

30 DAY FREE TRIAL

TO BE MAGNETIC PATHWAY MEMBERSHIP

Use code ERICKA8958 for 15% off your monthly and annual memberships!

BOOK: THE FAT BLACK UGLY GIRL

Available on dvntherepe.com and amazon.com

In this episode of All Things DVN, we talk about what it really means when the body keeps score. We break down how unprocessed emotion, unspoken truth, and patterns that never got their closure begin to live in the body as energy. You’ll hear how memory becomes matter, how the conscious and subconscious mind shape our responses, and why your body is not against you. It is trying to protect you and guide you back toward awareness.

We move through the frameworks that shape the DVN Therepe approach to healing:

• The Soul Scan — learning to listen beneath the surface.

• Neuroalchemy — understanding the chemistry between thought, emotion, and energy.

• The Persona Projection Cycle — reclaiming the self beneath survival and performance.

Together, these teachings show that real healing is a conversation between the mind, body, and energy. It is not about perfection. It is about remembering that your body has always been trying to help you come home to yourself.

Take a moment after listening to pause, breathe, and ask your body what it has been trying to tell you. That is where the story begins to change.

Thank you for taking a seat at my table. To explore these frameworks more deeply,

visit DVN Therepe at www.dvntherepe.com,

explore ALKYMĒ Kitchen for mindful nourishment and food education,

and connect with me on Instagram at @dvntherepe.

RESOURCES

THE CLASS

30 DAY FREE TRIAL

TO BE MAGNETIC PATHWAY MEMBERSHIP

Use code ERICKA8958 for 15% off your monthly and annual memberships!

BOOK: THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE

Available on amazon.com

BOOK: THE FAT BLACK UGLY GIRL

Available on dvntherepe.com and amazon.com

In this episode, we are talking about what it really means to manifest beyond survival. For most of my life, I manifested from a place of need. I was calling in safety, stability, and enough to get by. My body only knew how to pray for relief, not joy.

I share how joining the To Be Magnetic community and starting the Money Challenge helped me see the deeper truth about manifesting. It is not just about mindset. It is about the subconscious stories and survival patterns we inherited, and the way our bodies still hold them.

We will talk about how the little girl from my book The Fat Black Ugly Girl taught me that I had been asking for safety because I did not believe I was allowed to ask for joy. I will share what it looks like to rewrite those stories, to let your body trust ease, and to move from surviving to receiving.

If you are ready to manifest from truth instead of trauma, and to let your body, voice, and power align, this episode is for you. Take a seat at my table, breathe with me, and let’s talk about the art of manifesting beyond survival.

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ALKYMĒ → ASAH Live alchemically, flow with asah.

Connect with the Alchemist + Architect

🌿 Website: www.dvntherepe.com

📚 Author Page: amazon.com/author/erickadontello

🎙️ YouTube – 92 Lounge: youtube.com/@dvntherepe

📩 Email: [email protected] For podcast inquiries, creative collaborations, partnerships, and behind-the-scenes communication within the House of DVN THEREPE.

Follow along: Instagram – @dvntherepe

Stay connected for:

• Season 5 updates and bonus episodes

• Journal and course releases through The Offering Table

• ALKYMĒ Kitchen features, food as energy, and recipes for renewal

• Soulwork, reflection prompts, and community conversations through ALL THINGS DVN

RESOURCES

TO BE MAGNETIC PATHWAY MEMBERSHIP

Use code ERICKA8958 for 15% off your monthly and annual memberships!

BOOK: THE FAT BLACK UGLY GIRL

Available on dvntherepe.com and amazon.com

It’s the final stretch of the year, and this moment is asking us to rise with intention. In this surprise mini episode, Ericka drops in to remind you that the fourth quarter is not just about finishing strong, it’s about finishing true.

She shares where she’s been, the lessons this season has carried, and how her work continues to evolve through her writing and creative projects. Together, we reflect on what it means to return to yourself before the year ends, and to honor what has grown quietly, to release what no longer fits, and to move into what is next with clarity and care.

Ericka also shares what’s ahead for Season 5: Body, Voice, Power — The Art of Becoming, exploring how our bodies hold stories, how our voices carry truth, and how real power begins in reclaiming every part of who we are.

Take this as your reminder that the year is not over, and you are not behind. There is still time to align, restore, and finish this chapter with purpose.

Join Ericka as she reconnects, reflects, and invites you to come home to yourself one breath, one choice, one moment at a time.

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ALKYMĒ → ASAH Live alchemically, flow with asah.

Connect with the Alchemist + Architect

🌿 Website: www.dvntherepe.com

📚 Author Page: amazon.com/author/erickadontello

🎙️ YouTube – 92 Lounge: youtube.com/@dvntherepe

📩 Email: [email protected] For podcast inquiries, creative collaborations, partnerships, and behind-the-scenes communication within the House of DVN THEREPE.

Follow along: Instagram – @dvntherepe Substack – dvntherepe.substack.com

Stay connected for:

• Season 5 updates and bonus episodes

• Journal and course releases through The Offering Table

• ALKYMĒ Kitchen features, food as energy, and recipes for renewal

• Soulwork, reflection prompts, and community conversations through ALL THINGS DVN

EPISODE 50 — WE MADE IT, BABY

This is more than a milestone. Fifty episodes deep, I’m reflecting on where ALL THINGS DVN began, what it’s become, and what it’s awakening next. I’m sharing the risks I took, the truths I’ve lived, and the stories that cracked something open in me first before they ever touched anyone else.

You’ll hear the episodes that changed me, the hardest moments I almost didn’t push through, and the unexpected blessings that showed up along the way. This one is for anyone who’s ever doubted themselves and still kept going anyway.

We’re talking legacy, voice, culture, healing, vulnerability, and the bold act of becoming.

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In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on what happens when you finally stop performing, stop explaining, and stop waiting for permission to be who you already are. I’m talking about the moment you realize you’ve been carrying opinions that don’t belong to you, expectations that never fit, and a silence that cost too much. This is about choosing peace over pretending, truth over performance, and alignment over approval. We are reclaiming our time and putting respect on our. names, because we are worth it, we are enough and we deserve it!

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If you're done playing small, this one’s for you.

In this episode, I take you into the moments we pretend not to hear. The birthday party where I wasn’t truly wanted. The quiet sting of being mocked at the dinner table. And the way I learned to rewrite reality to avoid the deeper truth that some people never intended to love me the way I deserved. We talk about the cycle of silence, illusion, and rage that so many of us carry. I name the protective illusions we create, the versions of people we invent to survive, and the ways those illusions eventually burn through us.

This is about seeing clearly, finally. It’s about coming home to the truth without shame. And it’s about learning how to live without pretending. If you’ve ever heard something cruel and acted like you didn’t, if you’ve ever stayed in the room hoping someone might show up as the version you dreamed of, this episode is for you.

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In this intimate episode, I share the story of my red glitter jelly shoes, a memory that holds more than just childhood nostalgia. It carries the silent scars of longing, unspoken promises, and the subtle ways we learn to shrink ourselves to fit into spaces that never truly fit us.

Join me as I explore how these early wounds shape the subconscious mind and show up in our adult relationships and friendships. We will dive into the unseen scripts that keep us playing small and how to begin rewriting them with compassion and courage.

If you have ever felt unseen, unchosen, or squeezed into a role that does not honor your full self, this conversation is for you.

Get ready to step into a new story where your worth is never measured by the size of the shoes you wear.

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In this episode of ALL THINGS DVN, we’re talking about the cage. The one you might be living in without even realizing it. The pressure to perform. The fear of being seen. The weight of financial stress, perfectionism, and feeling like your dreams are always just out of reach. I open up about what it looked like for me to fight my way out. Not with dramatic exits, but with quiet acts of consistency. With truth. With showing up as myself, even when I was afraid no one would care.

We talk about healing, people-pleasing, body image, being programmed to play it safe, and choosing to be brave anyway. This is for anyone who feels stuck, silenced, or like they’ve been holding back the fullness of who they are. You don’t need to wait for permission. You are the key.

Come sit with me.

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