The Quiet As Kept Podcast With Shawnti Refuge
Shawnti Refuge
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About This Podcast
Join host Shawnti Refuge, 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.
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S2E14 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…
S2E13 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…
S2E12 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…
S2E11 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…
S2E10 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…
S2E9 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…
S2E8 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…
S2E7 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…
S2E6 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…
S2E5 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…
S2E4 EP4: High-Functioning but Highly Unhealed
High-Functioning but Highly UnhealedIn this episode of The Quiet As Kept Podcast, Shawnti Refuge explores the emotional reality many high-achieving women face — appearing successful on the outside…
S2E3 S2:EP3 Mother Wounds, Silent Grief & Becoming the Woman You Needed
In this Women’s History Month episode of The Quiet As Kept Podcast, Shawnti Refuge explores one of the quietest and most complicated forms of grief women carry — the mother wound.What happens when…
S2E2 S2:EP2 Healing Isn’t Pretty: The Rage Women Were Never Allowed to Feel
Healing Isn’t Pretty: The Rage Women Were Never Allowed to FeelIn this Women’s History Month episode of The Quiet As Kept Podcast, Shawnti Refuge explores the anger women were taught to suppress and…
S2E1 S2:E1 THE AUDACITY OF A HEALING WOMAN
In this Women’s History Month episode of The Quiet As Kept Podcast, Shawnti Refuge unpacks the hidden emotional cost of being the “strong woman.” If you’ve ever been praised for holding it together…
S1 FEB26-EP4: I’m Not Reinventing Myself. I’m Returning.
Birthdays often come with pressure—to be further along, more healed, or completely reinvented. But healing doesn’t work on deadlines.In this episode of The Quiet As Kept Podcast, Shawnti Refuge…
S1 FEB26- EP3: Self-Abandonment Isn’t a Personality Trait
Self-abandonment often gets mislabeled as being “too nice,” “too accommodating,” or “just the way you are”—but it’s actually a learned survival response.In this episode of The Quiet As Kept Podcast,…
S1 FEB26-2Self-Trust After You’ve Been Let Down (By Others and Yourself)
Rebuilding self-trust after burnout, betrayal, or self-abandonment can feel overwhelming—especially when survival mode taught you to doubt your own instincts.In this episode of The Quiet As Kept…
S1 FEB26-1-Who Am I When I’m Not Performing?
Who are you when you’re not performing for survival, approval, or productivity?In this episode of The Quiet As Kept Podcast, Shawnti Refuge explores how performance becomes a survival strategy—and…
S1 2026 EP7: Better Me Is Quieter. Clearer. Unavailable.
The healed version of you doesn’t argue—she moves differently. In the final episode of the New Year, Better Me series, Shawnti reflects on peace, detachment, clarity, and choosing yourself without…
S1E20266 2026 EP6: Discipline Is Self-Respect, Not Punishment
Healing still requires effort. This episode reframes discipline as devotion—not punishment—and challenges the idea that motivation alone leads to change. If you want peace that lasts, this…
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The Quiet As Kept Podcast With Shawnti Refuge has published 79 episodes since January 2025, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Kids & Family.
The Quiet As Kept Podcast With Shawnti Refuge is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 6m.
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