Episodes
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Before we move forward, we’re going back.
After 70 soul-shifting episodes in just 10 weeks, The Make Love to You Podcast enters Season 2 with a weeklong reset — a return to the roots. In this powerful kickoff, I’m taking you back to the very beginning: how the show started, what I felt in my spirit when I pressed record for the first time, and why those first 10 episodes still hold the blueprint for everything we’ve built together.
Whether you’ve been here from the beginning or you’re just joining us, this episode will help you understand the heartbeat of this podcast — and what it’s really been doing to your life behind the scenes.
We’ll revisit the foundations:
• Why I created this show in the middle of global chaos
• What each early episode was trying to heal inside of you
• And how you’ve already changed more than you realize
This isn’t just a recap. It’s a remembering.
Because the truth is… you didn’t just listen to this podcast. You lived it.
And it’s time to take that in.
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You made it. Episode 70. The final chapter of The Embodiment Series and the ultimate arrival into your healed, powerful, fully expressed self. But here’s the truth: becoming who you actually are isn’t just beautiful—it’s a battlefield.
In this closing episode, we crown your growth and prepare your spirit for the resistance that comes with elevation. Because new levels come with new devils. The more you rise, the more you’ll be challenged—not because you’re doing something wrong, but because you’re finally doing something right.
We talk comparison, loneliness, spiritual protection, and the sacred responsibility of standing in your truth when no one claps. This isn’t just a celebration—it’s a preparation. The world may not be ready for you… but you’re ready for it.
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What happens when confidence stops being a performance… and starts becoming your default setting?
In today’s episode of The Embodiment Series, we’re talking about what it really looks like to live, speak, and carry yourself like someone who knows they belong. No more deflecting compliments. No more shrinking to make others comfortable. No more confusing humility with hiding.
This is about walking like your soul has arrived—and owning the energy that comes with that.
I share a personal story about the day someone checked me on my inability to receive a compliment, and how that moment became the turning point in my relationship with self-worth.
If you’ve ever dimmed your light to keep the peace or questioned whether it’s safe to take up space… this one’s for you.
Your confidence doesn’t need to be proven. It needs to be remembered.
Let’s go.
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Sometimes purpose doesn’t show up as a lightning bolt.
Sometimes… it shows up during a casual grocery run at a local Fresh Market.
In this deeply personal episode, Darnell shares a chance encounter with an employee during a quick grocery run that unexpectedly turned into a mirror—and a mic drop. What began as a casual compliment turned into a moment of divine reflection: What if this is who I’ve always been? And what if this is why I was born?
This episode is about purpose—not the kind you strive for, but the kind you embody.
It’s about the calling that shows up when you stop shrinking, stop second-guessing, and just walk in your light… even on a regular Tuesday.
You don’t have to wait for a platform to live on purpose.
Sometimes you just need to go to the store, wear what you love, walk in who you are—and let God handle the rest.
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When was the last time you let yourself feel good—without guilt, without shrinking, without trying to justify it?
In this episode, Darnell explores the sacred intersection of pleasure, power, and self-permission. He invites you into a deeper conversation about why so many of us—especially those who’ve survived trauma—struggle to feel safe in our joy. Why we second-guess softness. Why we downplay our radiance. And why feeling good can sometimes feel… dangerous.
With humor, honesty, and a few mic-drop moments, Darnell dismantles the lie that you have to earn your pleasure. He reflects on the body’s memory, the spiritual nature of delight, and what it truly means to live from a place of wholeness instead of survival. This episode is a full permission slip to stop asking for permission.
Because pleasure isn’t just a luxury—it’s a form of power.
And you were never meant to live a life that feels like punishment.
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You’ve done the inner work. You’ve cried the tears. You’ve broken the generational curses and left the old version of you behind.
But now comes the part that terrifies most people:
Letting yourself be seen.
In this raw and liberating episode, Darnell dives into the truth about visibility—the fears that keep us hiding, the ways we shrink to stay safe, and what it really means to show up in your full light without apology.
Because healing isn’t just about who you used to be.
It’s about learning how to embody who you actually are—out loud, in public, and in front of people who may not get it.
This episode is for the people who’ve hidden long enough.
The ones who’ve learned to camouflage their brilliance just to belong.
And the ones who are ready to stop performing and start being.
You don’t have to earn the right to be seen.
You just have to stop hiding from yourself.
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You’ve done the journaling. You’ve cried in the bathtub. You’ve healed your inner child.
But now it’s time to face the one person you still flinch around… you.
In this laugh-out-loud, deeply honest episode, Darnell invites you to stand in front of the mirror—not just to see your reflection, but to actually see yourself. The real you. The evolving you. The you who doesn’t need fixing, shrinking, or filtering.
Together, we unpack how shame distorts your self-image, why self-love isn’t just affirmations and candles, and what it truly means to make peace with the skin you’re in. With a signature blend of soul-stirring truth, belly laughs, and powerful Soul Work, this episode is your permission slip to stop hiding from your own beauty—and start standing in it.
Press play. Because this episode might just change the way you look at yourself—literally.
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You can’t think your way into healing.
You have to feel your way back home.
In this powerful opening to The Embodiment Series, Darnell invites you to stop bypassing your body and start listening to its wisdom. Because the truth is—your body has been keeping score. Of every heartbreak you swallowed. Every “I’m fine” you didn’t mean. Every time you abandoned yourself to be accepted.
This episode is about learning to stop running from your body, and instead return to it with reverence. You’ll explore what it means to treat the body not as a project to fix, but as a sacred vessel that remembers, reveals, and restores.
If you’ve been living from the neck up, disconnected from how you actually feel—this one is for you.
Share it with someone who’s ready to feel again.
And don’t forget to place your hand on your heart at the end—we’ve got a love ritual to reclaim.
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This is the moment it all leads to—the sacred becoming. In the final episode of The Rebirth Series, Darnell invites you into the quiet, powerful truth that healing doesn’t make you someone else… it brings you back to who you’ve always been. This isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about finally seeing yourself clearly.
Through story, soul, and a series of transformational reflections, this episode unpacks what it means to embody the version of you that’s no longer performing, proving, or shrinking. You’ll learn why “arrival” isn’t a destination—it’s a daily decision.
You’ll be reminded that your rebirth isn’t a one-time event. It’s a rhythm. A return. A radical act of choosing yourself over and over again.
This is your permission to stop becoming who they needed… and start becoming who you actually are.
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Just because you’ve grown doesn’t mean the old version of you won’t try to make a comeback.
In this powerful episode, we talk about the moments when you feel yourself slipping. When your boundaries get blurry. When your voice gets quiet. When the healed version of you starts feeling far away—and the old patterns, habits, and survival strategies come knocking like they never left.
But here’s the truth: regression isn’t failure. It’s feedback. And this episode will show you how to recognize it, honor it, and return to yourself with love—not shame.
You’ll learn:
Why the “old you” feels so seductive when you’re tired, lonely, or triggeredHow to catch yourself mid-backslide and realign with your truthWhat it actually means to relapse into people-pleasing, silence, or self-abandonment—and how to recoverA new definition of healing that gives you room to be human
This isn’t about perfection. It’s about practice.And the more grace you give yourself, the faster you return home.
Soul Work:
You’ll close this episode with a powerful practice: writing a “Letter to the Old You” from the voice of your healed self. One filled with compassion, truth, and clarity about who you no longer are—and who you’ve decided to become.
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You’ve grown. You’ve healed. You’ve evolved.
But not everyone made the trip with you.
In this raw and freeing episode, Darnell invites you into the sacred, often overlooked process of grieving the relationships that couldn’t meet the reborn version of you. Whether it’s family, friends, or lovers—you’ll explore what it means to release the need for others to “get it” and make peace with being misunderstood.
This episode is for anyone who:
Spent years trying to be seen by people committed to their old versionFelt guilt for outgrowing what once felt like homeNeeds a permission slip to let go and rise anyway
We’ll laugh, we’ll grieve, we’ll heal—and you’ll leave with a new level of emotional freedom.Soul Work included.
Next up: “When the Old You Comes Knocking.”
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Real belief doesn’t need a microphone—it needs movement.
In this grounding, heart-opening episode, Darnell breaks down the myth that confidence has to be loud, flashy, or instant. Using the powerful image of a baby learning to walk, we explore how true self-belief is built: not by hype, but by history—by showing up again and again, even when you’re unsure.
If you’ve ever doubted yourself, delayed a dream, or felt like you needed to “feel ready” before beginning, this episode is your medicine. You’ll learn:
Why the loudest person in the room isn’t always the most confidentHow to treat your growth with the same grace you’d give a babyThe small steps that build real, lasting self-beliefHow to rewire your nervous system to trust your next moveThis isn’t a motivational speech—it’s a homecoming. A quiet, powerful reminder that belief is something you build, not something you wait for.
Soul Work included.
Next up: “Grieving the You They Won’t Get to Know.”
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In this transformative episode, Darnell peels back the layers of old conditioning, toxic loyalty, and soul-suffocating habits to ask a bold question: What if your growth isn’t about becoming more, but about finally letting go?
We’re diving deep into the sacred art of release—not with bitterness, but with clarity. Not with ego, but with love. Because sometimes, elevation requires separation.
From people-pleasing patterns to dead-end relationships, unspoken family expectations to outdated versions of self—this episode invites you to lovingly unplug from what’s been dimming your light. You’ll learn how to recognize when your spirit is outgrowing a space, how to stop negotiating your worth, and how to grieve the parts of you that kept the peace at your own expense.
Through story, reflection, and soul work, Darnell reminds you that you don’t have to explain your healing to anyone. You don’t have to keep answering calls from the version of you who settled. You are allowed to outgrow what once felt like home. And you are worthy of spaces, relationships, and realities that honor the new you.
This episode isn’t just a message—it’s a permission slip.
It’s time to become unavailable to what no longer serves you.
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You weren’t born disconnected—you were taught to be. In this powerful episode of The Rebirth Series, we go back to the version of you that existed before the world told you who to be. The child who danced without shame, spoke without fear, and felt everything deeply. That version of you didn’t need fixing—they needed permission to stay free.
Darnell guides you through a heartfelt exploration of how the Inner Child Chronicles prepared us to rise into our rebirth—where we remember our original power, reclaim our capacity for joy, and resurrect the voice we once silenced to survive. This episode is a mirror: not of who you had to become, but of who you’ve always been underneath the performance.
We talk about the cost of shrinking, the lies we inherited about worthiness, and the sacred process of coming home to yourself. It’s tender, bold, funny, and deeply spiritual—everything your soul’s been craving.
Soul Work includes:
Reconnecting with your original self (before the “performance” began)Practicing the act of “unshrinking”Asking: Who was I before they told me who to be?
If you’re ready to reclaim what was always yours—your power, your pleasure, and your voice—this is your episode.Hit play. You’re not who you used to be. And that’s the whole point.
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Welcome to the first chapter of The Rebirth Series—a powerful new journey into the version of you that’s been waiting to rise.
In this soul-shifting episode, Darnell invites you into a sacred farewell. It’s time to lay to rest the version of you that was shaped by survival—the overachiever, the people-pleaser, the one who said “I’m fine” when you were anything but. With guided reflection, emotional storytelling, and a beautiful new ritual, you’ll release who you had to be… to make space for who you were always meant to become.
If The Inner Child Chronicles helped you meet your younger self with compassion, The Rebirth Series will help you meet your future self with power.
This isn’t about changing who you are.
It’s about shedding who you’re not.
And it all begins here.
Press play and step into your becoming.
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What if the love you’ve been waiting for… has been you all along?
In this heart-shaking finale to The Inner Child Chronicles, we face the truth many of us spend a lifetime avoiding: some of the people who raised us couldn’t love us properly—because they never learned how to love themselves. But that doesn’t mean you’re doomed to carry their emptiness.
This episode is your mic-drop moment.
It’s the laugh-cry-release we all needed.
It’s the bridge between who you were… and who you’re becoming.
Let’s break the generational spell of waiting to be chosen.
Let’s stop shrinking to be accepted.
Let’s become the love story we’ve always deserved.
You are not broken.
You are the balm.
You are the one you’ve been waiting for.
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The Inner Child Chronicles – Part 6
What if healing meant becoming the parent you always needed?
In today’s episode, Darnell Davis breaks down the powerful practice of reparenting—a gentle, intentional way of tending to the wounds your inner child still carries. This isn’t about blaming your parents. It’s about seeing the gaps… and choosing to fill them with love.
Darnell shares a personal story about growing up in a home where survival came before softness—and how a simple lunch at a friend’s house exposed him to a completely different way of being loved. That moment planted a seed that would one day grow into a healing journey.
Through poetic truth and practical Soul Work, this episode guides you through:
What reparenting really meansHow to identify your unmet childhood needsWhy your inner child still craves safety, rest, and tendernessWhat it looks like to talk to yourself like someone worth loving
Whether you’ve never heard the word “reparenting” or you’re deep in your healing era, this episode offers something real, relevant, and restorative.You’re not too old. It’s not too late.
The child in you is still waiting to be loved—by you.
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What if the “mature” version of you is really just the child who had to grow up too fast?
In this powerful episode of The Inner Child Chronicles, Darnell Davis explores what it means to take on adult responsibilities as a child—and how many of us were praised for our independence while silently drowning in emotional neglect. From cooking dinner at 9 years old to raising younger siblings before you knew how to care for yourself, this conversation unpacks the hidden cost of early responsibility.
Darnell reflects on his own story as the oldest of three—navigating grief, silence, and the weight of being “the strong one”—to reveal a deeper truth: we weren’t thriving… we were surviving.
If you’ve ever been called “so mature for your age,” this one’s for you.
In this episode:
The emotional toll of early maturityWhy adult responsibilities don’t equal emotional readinessHow survival patterns show up in your adult relationshipsAnd how to begin releasing the pressure to carry it all
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In this powerful and heart-stretching installment of The Inner Child Chronicles, Darnell Davis returns to the mic with raw truth and tender courage as he explores the grief many of us were never allowed to feel—let alone express.
Titled Let That Baby Cry, this episode digs into the emotional repression passed down through generations, especially for those raised to believe that vulnerability was weakness and tears were a luxury no one could afford.
Darnell shares deeply personal reflections, including the devastating loss of his mother and the unspoken family rules that taught him—and so many others—that there was no time to feel sorry for yourself. That strength meant silence. That you had to keep going, even while broken.
But silence doesn’t heal grief—it buries it. And buried grief doesn’t disappear—it grows heavier.
With his signature mix of storytelling, soul wisdom, and poetic clarity, Darnell invites listeners to return to the parts of themselves that are still aching, still grieving, still waiting to be seen. He makes space not just for the inner child’s tears, but for the adult’s heartbreak, too.
Whether you’re crying over childhood wounds, fresh losses, or dreams that never came to be, this episode is a reminder:
You don’t have to hold it in anymore.
Let that baby cry.
Let you cry.
This is the way back to yourself.
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We’ve been taught to silence our feelings, push past our pain, and “grow up” like that’s supposed to mean abandoning the softest parts of ourselves. But your inner child was never the problem. The problem was the world that told you tenderness was weakness and survival meant self-betrayal.
In this powerful episode, Darnell dives into the shame loop many of us got stuck in: the belief that our needs were too much, our feelings too loud, and our existence too inconvenient. He opens up about his own story of abandonment, hyper-independence, and how the fear of being a burden shaped everything—from the way he loved to the way he lived.
This episode is your reminder:
You are not broken.
You were never too much.
You were just a child—doing their best to survive.
Let’s begin the healing.
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