Clearer, not Louder with Beatrice Kamau

Ep 30. Part 2: The Loudest Boundaries are Unspoken

In this episode, we explore how to express a boundary without feeling controlling, rude, or as though you’re being “too much.” In Part Two of The Loudest Boundaries Are U

Ep 29. The Loudest Boundaries are Unspoken

In this episode, we explore the boundaries people can FEEL—the kind that indirectly let people know how to treat you without you having to bark instructions at them. This

Ep 28. Making Friends in Adulthood as an Ambitious Woman + My Experience at the Create and Cultivate Festival

In this episode, we explore what it looks like to make friends in adulthood as an ambitious woman—from getting past the beliefs that make putting yourself out there feel

Ep.27 Being Clear Doesn't Mean Telling People What to do

In this episode we explore how to remain your warm, kind, and whimsical self while being clear and direct (you can be both!). We also discuss why being clear doesn't mean

Ep 26. Can You Tell Yourself No?

***PSST, NO EPISODE NEXT WEEK SEPTEMBER 10, WE WILL BE BACK SEPTEMBER 17 IN LIGHT OF LABOR DAY*** In this episode, we chat: Why being comfortable and confident setting b

Ep 25. What If You're More Interesting Than You Think?

In this episode, we chat: Why you should consider yourself—and the things you're drawn to—interesting and worth paying attention to, not just other people, and how uncov

Ep 24 Do They See You for Who You Are or Are They Just in Proximity to You?

In this episode, we chat: The FINE line between what it's like to have a connection-- a friendship, a relationship etc-- with someone who is delighted to learn the ins a

Ep 23. Can You Stay Clear When People Challenge Your Thinking?

In this episode, we chat: How to stay CLEAR AND FIRM on what you know, want, and believe when someone else's pressure or reactions challenge your boundaries, values and

Ep 22. Do They Love You or... Do They Love What Happens to Them Because of You?

In this episode, we chat: The fine line between someone loving you and someone loving who they ARE and who they BECOME around you. What you'll learn in this episode: W

Ep 21 On Giving Everyone the Benefit of the Doubt but... You

In this episode, we chat: Why it's high time you stop giving everyone but *yourself* the benefit of the doubt when something is off with that friendship, that job, that

Ep 20. You Don't Have to Become Unrecognizable Before You Leave

In this episode, we chat: Why you don't have to wait until you are a shell of yourself, hanging on a thread, practically on life support to leave or change your boundari

Ep 19 "I've Already Invested Too Much" (Says Who?)

In this episode, we chat: Staying in a relationship, job, career, or friendship longer than you planned because of the investment of....time even when you're stressed, u

Ep 18 Am I Overthinking it or is Something Off?

In this episode, we chat: That moment when you're getting to know a friend, someone you're dating, a new workplace, someone you are considering collaborating with and yo

Ep 17. How Allowing Embarrassment builds Agency and Confidence

In this episode, we chat: Embarrassment-- it has a bad reputation. Let's fix that. This week, we introduce a fresh perspective on confidence, embarrassment, and why you

Ep 16 Routines and Consistency for the Spontaneous, Whimsical Girl

In this episode, we chat: Why you're not "bad" at sticking to routines, inconsistent, or undisciplined... you just might need to tweak how you approach routines especial

Ep 15. Protect Your Whimsy: Friendship Edition

In this episode, we chat: How they say... you're the "sum of the 5 closest people around you." And while I personally find that particular phrase to be a bit corny, I've

Ep 14 The Return and Reclamation of Whimsy

In this episode, we chat: Whimsy as aliveness, joy, optimism, delight, and vibrancy--- NOT childishness-- and why all things whimsical deserve a front seat in your life.

Ep 13 Betrayal, Grief, & Why No One Is Above the Program

In this episode, we chat: The grief and utter SHOCK that comes when relationships and friendships you thought would last... forever end. In this episode, we chat how rem

Ep 12. Arriving in Singlehood (and Letting Go of Idolatry of Marriage & Relationships)

In this episode, we chat: What it's like when being single no longer feels like a problem to solve, a challenge to overcome, or something to trevail. In this episode, we

Ep 11 Love is Not Enough Part 5-- Dating Lessons from My 30's.

Why love... is not enough. Part 5. In this episode I continue discussing what I have come to realize is important ESPECIALLY concerning marriage, children, and a future w