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Balancing Flames

Balancing Flames

Written by: Kim Maya
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Welcome to Balancing Flames - the unapologetic podcast where growth meets real talk, healing meets secrets, and the tea is always hot! 🔥🎙️

I’m your host, Kim Maya, and here’s the truth: this isn’t just a podcast, it’s. a safe space for unapologetic women who want it all - self love, growth, spiritually, personal power- and yes, it’s also where I drop all the messy tea, the unwanted opinions, and all the things nobody asked for.. but you’ll be glad I spilled them anyway. 💅🏼

So, grab your water, coffee, tea, vodka, wine, or whatever keeps you hydrated- and meet me here every Wednesday! 💋

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Episodes
  • 13: New Year’s Reset & Glow-Up
    Dec 31 2025

    🔥 Welcome back to Balancing Flames, Amigas! ✨ Today we’re diving into Episode 13: New Year’s Reset & Glow-Up.

    This is the episode where we pause, reflect, and consciously step into the energy of the new year — letting go of what no longer serves us, and claiming the woman we are meant to become.

    In this episode, we’re exploring: 🌑 Why reflection is powerful — understanding the lessons from 2025, acknowledging the growth, and releasing the patterns, people, and experiences that kept you stuck. 🔥 How to reset your life — practical steps to declutter your space, your mind, and your routines so you can show up fully aligned, intentional, and energized. ✨ The glow-up mindset — setting intentions that truly matter, defining your “why,” and prioritizing the actions that move you closer to the life you’re ready to live.

    Because a new year isn’t just a date on a calendar — it’s a chance to reset your energy, your habits, and your perspective. It’s your invitation to rise higher than you did last year.

    ✨ Tune in, take a breath, and let this be the moment you release what’s heavy, step into your power, and glow into the woman you were always meant to be.

    Follow the journey on Instagram and tag us: @balancingflames 💕 And if this episode speaks to your heart, leave a review and rate it 5 stars — let’s help more women step into their power and light up their lives. 💋

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    34 mins
  • 12. Stop Shrinking: The Psychology of Self-Sabotage and the Return to Self🔥
    Dec 11 2025

    🔥 Welcome back to Balancing Flames, Amigas! ✨ Today we’re diving into Episode 12: Stop Shrinking — The Psychology of Self-Sabotage and the Return to Self.

    This is the episode where we get honest about the ways we hold ourselves back — the patterns, the fears, the defenses, the stories, and the wounds that make us shrink when we’re meant to rise.

    In this episode, we’re uncovering:

    🌑 Why self-sabotage shows up — the childhood patterns, the survival instincts, and the unhealed parts of you that learned to protect themselves by staying small.

    🔥 How shrinking becomes a habit — the overthinking, the second-guessing, the procrastination, the self-doubt, and the fear of being “too much.”

    The psychology behind it — how your nervous system, beliefs, and past experiences trick you into thinking safety is the same as silence.

    Because self-sabotage isn’t a flaw — it’s a response. And once you understand it, you can finally break it.

    Tune in, take a breath, and let this be the moment you stop shrinking and step back into who you truly are.

    Follow the journey on Instagram and tag us: @balancingflames 💕 And if this episode speaks to your heart, leave a review and rate it 5 stars — let’s help more women come home to themselves. 💋

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    38 mins
  • 11. Emotional Endurance: The Art of Staying Soft While Life Gets Hard
    Nov 27 2025

    🔥 Welcome back to another episode of Balancing Flames, Amigas! ✨ Today we’re stepping into Episode 11: Emotional Endurance — The Art of Staying Soft While Life Gets Hard. This is the episode where softness meets strength, and where your heart learns how to breathe again. 🌹

    So many of us go through life thinking softness is weakness — that being gentle, emotional, sensitive, or compassionate puts us at risk. But real softness? It’s not fragile. It’s not naive. It’s not passive.

    Softness is a form of power — the kind that doesn’t break even when life tries to harden you.

    In this episode, we’re uncovering:

    🌑 The moments that shape emotional endurance — the heartbreaks, disappointments, violations, and pressure that could’ve turned you cold… but didn’t.

    🌬️ The myths about softness — the lies we’re taught about being “too sensitive,” “too emotional,” or “too forgiving,” and how those narratives steal your power.

    🔥 How to stay soft without losing yourself — the boundaries, the self-respect, the emotional awareness, and the practices that keep your heart open without letting people drain it.

    💗 The beauty of emotional resilience — learning to stay gentle, grounded, intuitive, and compassionate even when life hits hard… because that’s who you truly are.

    Because emotional endurance isn’t pretending everything is okay — it’s trusting that even in the chaos, you still know who you are. It’s knowing that softness is not your weakness… it’s your superpower.

    This episode is for the woman who’s tired of being hardened by life, who wants to stay tender without being walked over, and who’s ready to embody a softness that’s wise, powerful, and fully self-protected.

    Tune in, take a deep breath, and remember: you don’t stay soft because life was gentle with you… you stay soft because you refused to let it turn you into someone you’re not.

    Follow the journey on Instagram and tag us: @balancingflames 💕 If this episode speaks to your heart, leave a review and rate it 5 stars — let’s help more women heal, rise, and learn the true art of emotional endurance. 💋

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    36 mins
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