CapacityConvos

Are We Affirming Too Quickly? | Sasha Ayad on Gender, Therapy & Children

In Episode 13 of CapacityConvos, RaQuel Hopkins sits down with Sasha Ayad, a licensed professional counselor who has spent the last 10 years working with young people and

Safe Spaces, Brave Spaces & What Men Actually Need | Rogerrick Jones

Episode 12 features Rogerrick Jones in a candid conversation on masculinity, vulnerability, safe spaces, and what men actually need. Rogerrick, a clinical psychologist a

Going Viral, Self-Acceptance & Faith | Naomi Pilula

Episode 11 features Naomi Pilula in a candid conversation on going viral, self acceptance, and the role of faith in shaping identity. What happens when a simple selfie g

Personal Responsibility vs. Systemic Awareness: Where Two Clinicians Draw the Line | Dr. Sumi

Episode 10 features Dr. Sumi in a candid conversation on personal responsibility, systemic awareness, and where clinicians draw the line. Dr. Sumi shares her perspective

Psychobabble: Mental Health Myths, Emotional Intimacy, and Reclaiming the Language of Healing | Joe Nucci

Episode 9 features Joe Nucci, licensed psychotherapist and author of Psychobabble, in a candid conversation on mental health myths, emotional intimacy, and reclaiming the

Motherhood, Boundaries, and Reclaiming Your Identity | Kendall L. Williams

Episode 8 features Kendall L. Williams, founder of the Mom’s True Tea platform, in a powerful conversation on estrangement, motherhood, identity, and the courage to set b

You Need These 3 Things for Real Self-Compassion | Dr. Kristin Neff

Episode 7 features Dr. Kristin Neff, pioneering researcher and author, in a powerful conversation on self-compassion, shame, and the deeper work required for real emotion

Radical Obedience in a Chaotic World | Brenda Palmer on Divine 9, Idolatry, and Waiting on God

Episode 6 features Brenda in a powerful conversation on faith, obedience, identity, and the tension between spiritual surrender and modern mental health culture. Brenda

Chad O. Jackson on MLK, Agency, Church vs. Therapy, and the Limits of Politics

Episode 5 features independent historian and filmmaker Chad Jackson in a bold conversation on responsibility, mental health, faith, and rethinking history. Chad shares h

Stop Being a Victim | Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman on How to Rise Above

Episode 4 features psychologist Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, author of Rise Above, in a powerful conversation on resilience, victimhood, self actualization, and personal grow

From Panic To Self Acceptance With Ashley

Ashley shares her 20 plus year journey living with generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder after her first panic attack at nineteen. What began as a diagnosis slo

She Turned Down Chemo And Chose Herself

A powerful conversation with Kelly about capacity, agency, and choosing life in the face of uncertainty. She shares her rare ampullary cancer diagnosis, how she self advo

I Had Suicidal Thoughts But I Survived: A Talk With My Dad

In the premiere episode of CapacityConvos, therapist and capacity expert RaQuel sits down with her very first guest, her dad, for a raw, funny, and deeply human conversat