Episode 2: Living Beyond Expectations & Embracing Your Layers with Kelly Anne Carter
To bookend the beginning of Season 9 of The F.E.E.L Podcast, we welcome the refreshingly honest and chronically curious Kelly Anne Carter. She’s unafraid of liminal spaces, passionate about truth over filters, and fully dedicated to the journey of self-discovery and deconstruction.
In this powerful and introspective episode, Kelly invites us into her process of breaking free from the expectations of others and rebuilding a life rooted in her own beliefs, voice, and identity.
The raw experience of deconstructing belief systems
Reclaiming curiosity after growing up in restrictive environments
Letting go of people-pleasing to rediscover your authentic self
Accepting your humanity and embracing your emotional layers
Nervous system awareness as part of personal healing
Giving yourself permission to change your mind and evolve
Self-dating, inner child joy, and building your own sense of identity
Kelly reminds us that discovering who you are isn’t a destination—it’s an ongoing, compassionate process. There’s no shame in slowing down, making mistakes, or rewriting your narrative.
This episode is for anyone feeling stuck in societal or familial expectations, navigating a faith transition, or ready to reclaim their inner authority.
Listen now and start your journey toward radical self-acceptance, emotional healing, and layered living.
Ways to Engage: Notice what feels good to you. It doesn’t necessarily have to be sexual—it could be the way the ground feels under your feet or the way the wind feels on your skin. Pleasure is an important, yet often forgotten layer that we can focus more of our attention on.
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Timestamps:
Prioritizing Self Care - ( 2:40 )
Confidently Setting Boundaries - ( 8:34 )
Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health - ( 16:50 )
Support self & other women unapologetically - ( 31:19 )
Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES - ( 44:17 )
Living Out of Your Own Expectations - ( 48:57 )
Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself - ( 1:01:48 )
Living out FEEL, how does it affect your relationships - ( 1:14:05 )
5 Activities That Nourish You - ( 1:22:31 )
5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months - ( 1:23:14 )
Original FEEL Podcast Theme Music by Rio & Valencia Saint-Louis
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