Somebody lied when they said strong women don’t need help.

Strength can look like independence, resilience, competence, and getting things done. But what happens when being “the strong one” becomes an expectation instead of a choice?

In this episode, Dr. Kipenzi Herron and Shanelle D. Johnson unpack the messages women receive about strength, self-sacrifice, vulnerability, asking for help, and what it means when everyone assumes you can handle it because you always have.

We get into the difference between being capable and being unsupported, why vulnerability does not cancel out strength, and what it can cost when strength becomes part of the role you are expected to play.

Real Conversations. Real Life.

Hosted by Dr. Kipenzi Herron & Shanelle D. Johnson

New episodes every Tuesday.

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Somebody Lied When... is what happens when two longtime friends and licensed marriage and family therapists start questioning the things we’ve all been told about love, relationships, healing, family, identity, and life.

“Happy wife, happy life.”
“Love is enough.”
“Strong women don’t need help.”
“Time heals all wounds.”

Yeah... somebody lied.

Hosted by Dr. Kipenzi Herron and Shanelle D. Johnson, each episode takes on one of those familiar sayings, assumptions, or rules we have inherited and asks: Where did this come from? Is it actually true? And what happens when real life doesn’t work that way?

Expect real conversation, clinical insight without the therapy-speak, personal stories, cultural context, humor, disagreement, and the kind of conversations friends have when nobody is trying to give the “right” answer.

We are not here to tell you how your relationship, family, healing, or life is supposed to look. We are here to question who told you it had to look that way in the first place.

Real Conversations. Real Life.

New episodes every Tuesday.

Connect with Somebody Lied When...
Website: SomebodyLiedWhen.com
YouTube: @SomebodyLiedWhen
Instagram: @somebodyliedwhen

Here’s a sneak peek at our first full episode of Somebody Lied When. The official podcast launches September 22, 2026, with new episodes every Tuesday.

Somebody lied when... and we’re here to talk about it.

We’ve all been handed rules about love, relationships, healing, family, identity, and life. “Happy wife, happy life.” “Love is enough.” “Strong women don’t need help.” But what happens when those so-called truths don’t hold up in real life?

Somebody Lied When... is hosted by longtime friends and licensed marriage and family therapists Dr. Kipenzi Herron and Shanelle D. Johnson. We bring clinical insight, lived experience, cultural context, humor, and honest conversation to the messages we’ve inherited and the ones we may need to let go.

We’re not here to tell you how your life or relationships are supposed to look. We’re here to question who told you they had to look that way in the first place.

Real Conversations. Real Life.

New episodes every Tuesday beginning September 22, 2026.

Connect with Somebody Lied When...
Website: SomebodyLiedWhen.com
YouTube: @SomebodyLiedWhen
Instagram: @somebodyliedwhen