Surrender2Thrive

By Melony Crayton

The Surrender2Thrive Podcast aims to center the life experiences of Black healers, wellness professionals, and creatives. Every week, we will sit down with folks from our community to have intimate co... more

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The podcast currently has 81 episodes available.

Surrender2Thrive episodes:

December 31, 2023 77. 2023 Reflections + Setting the Tone for 2024
Join us as we celebrate and wrap up Season 4!!! In this week’s episode, we recap some of our favorite and most listened-to episodes, share our appreciation for our guests who joined us this year, our plans for the podcast in 2024, and more!
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The Surrender2Thrive Podcast aims to center the life experiences of Black healers, wellness professionals, and creatives. Every week, we will sit down with folks from our community to have intimate conversations and take a holistic and honest dive into what it means to be well in life, love, and business.
The Surrender2Thrive Podcast is hosted by Melony Crayton and Victoria Kyles, licensed therapists, besties, and wellness advocates.
Join the community on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@surrender2thrive_ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
email: [email protected]
Connect with Vic on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@trustbetweenus ⁠⁠⁠⁠
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1h 1min
December 27, 2023 76. (BONUS) Journal with Us for Seasonal Wellness
This month we are focusing on seasonal wellness! In this week’s episode, we had an impromptu audio journaling session utilizing the {THE AND} SELF EDITION for a moment of self-reflection.

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The Surrender2Thrive Podcast aims to center the life experiences of Black healers, wellness professionals, and creatives. Every week, we will sit down with folks from our community to have intimate conversations and take a holistic and honest dive into what it means to be well in life, love, and business.

The Surrender2Thrive Podcast is hosted by Melony Crayton and Victoria Kyles, licensed therapists, besties, and wellness advocates.

Join the community on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@surrender2thrive_ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
email: [email protected]
Connect with Vic on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@trustbetweenus ⁠⁠⁠⁠
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22min
December 20, 2023 75. Journaling as a Tool for Seasonal Transitions
This month we are focusing on seasonal wellness! In this week’s episode, we discuss the power of journaling for seasonal transitions, including self-reflection, mindfulness, healing, and discovery.

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The Surrender2Thrive Podcast aims to center the life experiences of Black healers, wellness professionals, and creatives. Every week, we will sit down with folks from our community to have intimate conversations and take a holistic and honest dive into what it means to be well in life, love, and business.

The Surrender2Thrive Podcast is hosted by Melony Crayton and Victoria Kyles, licensed therapists, besties, and wellness advocates.

Join the community on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@surrender2thrive_ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
email: [email protected]
Connect with Vic on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@trustbetweenus ⁠⁠⁠⁠
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39min
December 18, 2023 74. Holistic Approaches to Seasonal Wellness ft. Christie Holland @guttedfitness
This month we are focusing on seasonal wellness! In this week’s episode, we are joined by Christie Holland @guttedfitness to discuss the importance of adapting our wellness routines to the colder months, including how we prepare and maintain our self-care to navigate the season.

Connect with Christie
IG: @guttedfitness
Website: guttedfitness.com
YouTube: Gutted Fitness
Tik Tok: @guttedfitness

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The Surrender2Thrive Podcast aims to center the life experiences of Black healers, wellness professionals, and creatives. Every week, we will sit down with folks from our community to have intimate conversations and take a holistic and honest dive into what it means to be well in life, love, and business.

The Surrender2Thrive Podcast is hosted by Melony Crayton and Victoria Kyles, licensed therapists, besties, and wellness advocates.

Join the community on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@surrender2thrive_ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
email: [email protected]
Connect with Vic on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@trustbetweenus ⁠⁠⁠⁠

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36min
November 16, 2023 73. (BONUS-PT.2) How Therapy is Helping Me Change My Approach to Dating & Relationships
In part two of this week's episode, we continued to share our love and dating journey, including what we learned about ourselves (the good, the sad, and the fed up!), being okay with not having all the answers, how we plan to move forward, and staying disciplined in what we desire.
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The Surrender2Thrive Podcast aims to center the life experiences of Black healers, wellness professionals, and creatives.
Every week, we will sit down with folks from our community to have intimate conversations and take a holistic and honest dive into what it means to be well in life, love, and business.
The Surrender2Thrive Podcast is hosted by Melony Crayton and Victoria Kyles, licensed therapists, besties, and wellness advocates.
Join the community on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@surrender2thrive_ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
email: [email protected]
Connect with Vic on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@trustbetweenus ⁠⁠⁠
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melony-crayton/message
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24min
November 07, 2023 72. (BONUS-PT.1) How Therapy is Helping Me Change My Approach to Dating & Relationships
Late upload, so we made it a bonus episode, enjoy!:)
In part one of this week's episode, we discussed how we attempt to resolve childhood wounds in our romantic relationships, and how our parents/caregivers are our first role models of behaviors within relationships.
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The Surrender2Thrive Podcast aims to center the life experiences of Black healers, wellness professionals, and creatives. Every week, we will sit down with folks from our community to have intimate conversations and take a holistic and honest dive into what it means to be well in life, love, and business.
The Surrender2Thrive Podcast is hosted by Melony Crayton and Victoria Kyles, licensed therapists, besties, and wellness advocates.
Join the community on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@surrender2thrive_ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
email: [email protected]
Connect with Vic on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@trustbetweenus ⁠⁠⁠
...more
28min
October 24, 202371. (PART 2) Learning to Mingle After a Season of Singleness for Black Women ft. Dr. Shemeka Thorpe
This month we are entering “cuffing season” where we share our experiences in love and dating! In part two of this week’s episode, we are joined by Dr. Shemeka Thorpe to discuss:
the misconception that sex therapists and educators are freaky:)

humanizing wellness professionals by learning to separate our work from our own self-perceptions or societal expectations

how we are learning to mingle after a season of singleness

the power of generational wisdom surrounding life, love, and dating

And more!

Connect with Dr. Shemeka
IG: @drshemeka https://instagram.com/drshemeka?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Website: www.drshemeka.com https://www.drshemeka.com/
#hotgirlscience manuscript https://journalofpositivesexuality.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/10.51681.1.811_HotGirlScience_Hargons-Thorpe.pdf

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The Surrender2Thrive Podcast aims to center the life experiences of Black healers, wellness professionals, and creatives. Every week, we will sit down with folks from our community to have intimate conversations and take a holistic and honest dive into what it means to be well in life, love, and business.

The Surrender2Thrive Podcast is hosted by Melony Crayton and Victoria Kyles, licensed therapists, besties, and wellness advocates.

Join the community on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@surrender2thrive_ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
email: [email protected]
Connect with Vic on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@trustbetweenus ⁠⁠⁠
...more
25min
October 18, 202370. (PART 1) Learning to Mingle After a Season of Singleness for Black Women ft. Dr. Shemeka Thorpe
This month we are entering “cuffing season” where we share our experiences on love and dating! In part one of this week’s episode, we are joined by Dr. Shemeka Thorpe to discuss:
honoring the life experiences, pleasures, and well-being of Black women through the lens of #hotgirlscience

if there is such a thing as being single for too long?

dating after a season of singleness

the misconception that sex therapists and educators are freaky:)

and so much more!

Connect with Dr. Shemeka
IG: @drshemeka
Website: www.drshemeka.com
#hotgirlscience Manuscript

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The Surrender2Thrive Podcast aims to center the life experiences of Black healers, wellness professionals, and creatives. Every week, we will sit down with folks from our community to have intimate conversations and take a holistic and honest dive into what it means to be well in life, love, and business.

The Surrender2Thrive Podcast is hosted by Melony Crayton and Victoria Kyles, licensed therapists, besties, and wellness advocates.

Join the community on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@surrender2thrive_ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
email: [email protected]
Connect with Vic on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@trustbetweenus ⁠⁠⁠
...more
28min
October 17, 2023 69. (PART 2) Why Am I So Sad After Choosing Me?
In this week’s episode, we continued to discuss experiencing grief when choosing to transition from being people pleasers to having healthy relationships with ourselves and others. We shared more about our journey in recognizing when we were in people-pleasing mode, and recovering from past behaviors while celebrating our wins and grieving our “losses”.

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The Surrender2Thrive Podcast aims to center the life experiences of Black healers, wellness professionals, and creatives. Every week, we will sit down with folks from our community to have intimate conversations and take a holistic and honest dive into what it means to be well in life, love, and business.

The Surrender2Thrive Podcast is hosted by Melony Crayton and Victoria Kyles, licensed therapists, besties, and wellness advocates.

Join the community on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@surrender2thrive_ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
email: [email protected]
Connect with Vic on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@trustbetweenus ⁠⁠⁠

The ⁠⁠audio snippet⁠⁠ in the episode via @ihartericka on IG & via TikTok via @thecindynoir
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20min
October 11, 2023 68. (PART 1) Why Do I Feel Sad After Choosing Me?
In this week’s episode, we decided to get real about experiencing grief when choosing to transition from being people pleasers to being secure in having healthy boundaries and prioritizing ourselves.
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The Surrender2Thrive Podcast aims to center the life experiences of Black healers, wellness professionals, and creatives. Every week, we will sit down with folks from our community to have intimate conversations and take a holistic and honest dive into what it means to be well in life, love, and business.
The Surrender2Thrive Podcast is hosted by Melony Crayton and Victoria Kyles, licensed therapists, besties, and wellness advocates.
Join the community on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@surrender2thrive_ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
email: [email protected]
Connect with Vic on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@trustbetweenus ⁠⁠
...more
31min

FAQs about Surrender2Thrive:

How many episodes does Surrender2Thrive have?

The podcast currently has 81 episodes available.