S25E1: PART 1 - How to Build Your Discernment and Stop Letting Manipulators Into Your Life

Cultivating H.E.R. Space: Uplifting Conversations for the Black Woman

Hey lady! Welcome to 2025! This is the year you take all of your power back and stand in your light! That’s why this week Dr. Dom and Terri waste no time in helping you remember the strength you carry within by outlining an actionable plan to keep manipulators and those who don’t wish you well as far away from you as possible. You know we love radical accountability at Cultivating H.E.R. Space podcast, which is why this episode is going to be the tough love to help you chart a path that works best for your life!
We all know about narcissists, opportunists, and general manipulators but do you know that you have a built-in guidance system to help loosen their grip on you or deter them from approaching all together? That’s right, you have the power of your discernment and like with everything in this life, it is a muscle that can be strengthened and sharpened. It is your responsibility to take care yourself in a way that you greet life with your heart full and open and your eyes wide awake and aware. And, by growing your toolkit you’ll be armed with strategies to help you walk with your head high. With some practice and discipline you can place yourself in the driver’s seat of your life so that you are not afraid to live with your light dimmed, rather with the joy that is your birthright.
This episode is an active one, lady. Grab your tea or cozy beverage and get your journal out because Terri and Dr. Dom have some impactful questions for you to consider as you create an action plan to help you grow your self-awareness and bolster your discernment. If you need a journal head over to the Cultivating H.E.R. Space shop (link below) and you’ll find all of the tools you need to help make this journey home to yourself one full of ease, compassion, and joy!
Cheers to 2025 being your best year yet!

7 Tips to build discernment and stop letting manipulators into your life:

1. Develop self-awareness
2. Set and maintain boundaries
3. Vet people before letting them in
4. Educate yourself about manipulative tactics
5. Strengthen emotional resilience
6. Cultivate a support system
7. Practice discernment daily

Quote of the Day:
"Discernment is the ability to see things for what they REALLY are and not what we WANT them to be."
– Unknown
Goal Map Like a Pro Workbook
Cultivating H.E.R. Space Sanctuary

Resources:
Dr. Dom’s Therapy Practice
Branding with Terri
Melanin and Mental Health
Therapy for Black Girls
Psychology Today
Therapy for QPOC

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