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Bounce Back, Black Woman! | Life’s Trials, Healing, Resilience, Faith, Loss, Heartbreak, Struggle

Bounce Back, Black Woman! | Life’s Trials, Healing, Resilience, Faith, Loss, Heartbreak, Struggle

By: Del Smith M.S. Resilience Coach Christian Black Woman Mother Widow Energy Practitioner
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The toughest trials in life can definitely shake your confidence — heartbreak, grief, trauma, or detours you never saw coming can ALL get you down. Hosted by Resilience Coach, Del Smith, the Bounce Back, Black Woman! podcast is designed to helps women heal, develop self-awareness, rebuild resilience, and rediscover joy through God’s love. Each 15–20 minute episode is packed with honest stories, scripture, and encouragement to remind you: "You are not broken... You are bouncing back!"

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Hey my friend — if you’ve ever faced life’s toughest trials — heartbreak, loss, grief, trauma, or detours that shook your confidence — you’re in the right place. Bounce Back, Black Woman! is the go-to podcast for Black women rebuilding after hardship, learning to trust God again, and walking boldly toward healing, wholeness, and self-worth.

Hosted by Del Smith — speaker, certified coach, writer, and journal creator — this podcast helps you untangle the pain of your past and rise again with clarity, confidence, and God at the center. Through storytelling, reflection, and biblical encouragement, Del creates a soft but strong space to process life’s deepest wounds — and reclaim your power.

We talk about REAL resilience — not just breakups, but the trials that change everything, including:

• Surviving divorce and betrayal without losing your identity
• Escaping narcissistic abuse and reclaiming your voice
• Healing from traumatic grief, including the shock of losing a loved one
• Navigating estrangement from someone you still love deeply
• Enduring a loved one's (or your own) life-threatening illness — and finding triumph through faith
• Facing corporate heartbreak — being overlooked, silenced, or set up to fail despite giving your all
• Rebuilding after financial devastation and starting over from scratch
• Reckoning with the cost of trading your own career dreams to support a partner’s success
• Letting go of expectations and accepting free will — even when others’ choices break your heart
• Wrestling with aging, lost dreams, spiritual confusion, and self-abandonment

Every episode is rooted in this truth: you are not broken — you’re bouncing back. With tools like journaling, self-awareness, and leaning on Scripture, you’ll build resilience, rediscover your God-given worth, and create a life aligned with who you truly are.

New episodes drop every Tuesday and Friday, each one around 15-20 minutes — because healing doesn’t have to take hours. You’ll get soul-deep encouragement, journal prompts, faith reflections, and stories that make you say, “Wow… it’s not just me.”

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You don’t have to do this alone.

It’s not just me. It’s not just you. It’s US.✨

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Episodes
  • Living with Hatred Around You - Finding Peace when the World Feels Hostile

    Living with Hatred Around You - Finding Peace when the World Feels Hostile
    Aug 26 2025

    Hatred. Division. Cruelty. We see it in our headlines, our communities, and for many of us — in our daily lives. As Black women, we don’t just read about hostility… we feel the weight of it pressing on our hearts and spirits.

    This episode is the start of a 3-part series called “Resilience in an Age of Division”. Today, I’m naming the storm: what it feels like to live surrounded by hatred, why it hurts so deeply, and how we can begin to guard our peace even while the world feels hostile.

    💡 In this episode, we’ll cover:

    • Why hatred takes such a toll on our minds, bodies, and spirits
    • The difference between politics and humanity — and why this moment is about more than “Right vs. Left”
    • The emotional insight: why hatred cuts so deeply
    • Scriptures that remind us God is near when hatred is loud (Psalm 34:18, Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 46:1, John 16:33, Philippians 4:7)
    • A journal prompt to help you reflect and protect your peace

    ✨ Journal Prompt: “Where in my life am I most affected by the hatred and division around me? And how can I guard my peace in that space?”

    🌿 Mentioned in this episode:

    • The “Bounce Back, Black Woman” Podcast companion journal on Amazon → https://a.co/d/gSYKbRi
    • Join the Bounce Back Weekly Newsletter → https://bit.ly/BBBWInsiderEmail
    • Connect inside the Bounce Back, Black Woman! Facebook Community → https://bit.ly/BBBWFacebookGroup
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    14 mins
  • 25. The Power of Words - Why This Podcast is Now About Resilience After Life's Toughest Trials

    25. The Power of Words - Why This Podcast is Now About Resilience After Life's Toughest Trials
    Aug 19 2025

    Episode 25 — The Power of Words – Why This Podcast Is Now About Resilience After Life’s Toughest Trials

    Every journey has turning points — and this episode is one of them. 💫

    In today’s conversation, I’m pulling back the curtain on the heart behind our new tagline:

    👉🏾 Build Resilience After Life’s Toughest Trials Through God’s Love.

    This isn’t just a cosmetic change. It’s a realignment with the soul of this podcast and the community we’re building together. I’ll share why this shift matters, what resilience really looks like, and how God’s love anchors us when life feels unsteady.

    I’m also celebrating some exciting news: Bounce Back, Black Woman! is now officially ranked in the Top 10% of podcasts globally according to ListenNotes! 🎉 Thank you for listening, sharing, and reviewing — this is our win.

    And stay tuned, because next week I’ll kick off a 3-part series on resilience in uncertain times. We’ll talk about how to keep your humanity when the world feels divided, and how to stay grounded when the headlines are heavy.

    ✨ Whether you’re healing from heartbreak, loss, or just trying to hold it together in today’s world, I hope this episode reminds you of the power of anchoring your resilience in God’s love.

    What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

    • Why I shifted the podcast’s tagline and what it means

    • The difference between self-willed toughness and God-rooted resilience

    • A powerful scripture to help you anchor your hope (Isaiah 40:31)

    • How words and phrases can become lifelines through tough seasons

    Journal Prompt: What words or phrase remind you of God’s love when life feels hardest? Write them down, and keep them close this week.

    Resources & Links Mentioned:

    • Leave a review to help us keep growing!

    • Explore the Bounce Back Journal → bouncebackblackwoman.com/journal

    • Join the Bounce Back community → bouncebackblackwoman.com/community

    Let's keep building resilience after life's toughest trials — together, through God's love. 💜
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    13 mins
  • 24. Embracing Win-Win Energy... Unlocking Joy, Wisdom, & Lasting Peace

    24. Embracing Win-Win Energy... Unlocking Joy, Wisdom, & Lasting Peace
    Aug 15 2025

    If you’ve been following along, you know we’ve been exploring Bruce Schneider’s Energy Leadership framework through the lens of Ruthless Intentionality.

    In Episode 23, we covered Levels 3 and 4 — Tolerations and Gratitude — and how they help you reclaim energy and hope.

    Today, we’re moving even higher into Levels 5 and 6: Purpose and Synthesis — what I like to call “Win-Win Energy” — where resilience becomes transformational. I’ll also briefly touch on Level 7: Detached Involvement, the rare space of pure alignment and joy.

    In this episode, I’ll share:

    • How purpose becomes your anchor in hard seasons

    • Why synthesis helps you see connection and possibility in everything

    • A glimpse into the highest energy level and what it can teach us about lasting peace

    📚 Order your copy of "Energy Leadership (2nd Edition) by Bruce D. Schneider HERE 📖 Scripture References: Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 8:28 📝 Journal Prompt: Where in my life do I need to live more on purpose, and where can I look for hidden connections or “wins” in my current challenges?

    ✨ FREE Giveaway! I’m giving away five free Bounce Back Journals to new mailing list subscribers — drawn randomly from anyone who signs up HERE by Sunday, August 17th. Let’s Stay Connected:

    • Join the Bounce Back, Black Woman! Facebook Group

    • Grab your Bounce Back Journal → https://amzn.to/41HfYET

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    18 mins
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