This final episode of Season One is a love letter to the journey. I started this podcast thinking I was simply documenting my healing in real time, but what unfolded was deeper than I expected. Through every conversation, every moment of reflection, I’ve been peeling back layers, letting go of old versions of myself, and learning how to soften without losing my strength.

In this episode, I’m sharing what this season taught me about burnout, survival mode, and the pressure to keep pushing. I talk about how I’ve spent years choosing hard paths just to prove I could handle them, and how I’m now choosing ease on purpose. I share what it means to take off the cape, stop performing strength, and finally make space for joy, rest, creativity, and alignment.

This isn’t the end of Healing in Progress. It’s an intentional pause. A moment to integrate, reflect, and move forward without rushing.

I invite you to reflect on your own journey. What are you ready to release? What kind of life are you ready to receive? Because healing doesn’t stop here. It just finds new ways to unfold.

Thank you for growing with me. Thank you for listening. I’ll see you next season.

This week’s episode is a little different—in the best way. It’s a couples conversation with me, Sharique, and our good friends Valencia and Myles from The Edible Bunch. We’ve been trying to sit down with them for a while, and life finally made space.

We talk about what it really looks like to heal while you're building—your business, your relationship, your family, and yourself. From late-night recipe testing to balancing burnout, this episode is full of laughter, love, and lessons from the kitchen and beyond.

Valencia shares how she channels creativity through food, Myles opens up about unlearning what rest looks like for Black men, and together we explore the beauty and messiness of partnership when you’re both driven, tired, and still showing up for each other.

Whether you’re navigating love, business, parenting, or all of the above—this one’s for you. Tap in, laugh with us, and remember: healing starts when you stop pretending you don’t need it.

In this powerful episode of Healing in Progress, Jazmine sits down with community organizer, youth leader, and founder of More Than a Hashtag, Desiree Smith. Desiree opens up about the raw, honest truths of doing abolitionist work in Las Vegas—from organizing during the George Floyd uprisings at just 19 years old to navigating burnout, grief, and the complexities of community care.

Together, they explore what it means to create alternatives to harmful systems, the emotional toll of leading with heart, and how healing and justice must go hand in hand. Desiree shares her evolving relationship with boundaries, rest, and what it looks like to show up for herself while holding space for others. She also reflects on the deep personal losses that have shaped her work and her unwavering hope for a better world led by the next generation.

This episode is a reminder that healing is not a destination—it’s a practice. And those leading the charge deserve to be held, supported, and seen, too.