You Deserve Safe Love: Dr. Alicia Watkins on Healing Black Relationships

If you are ready to transform the way you love, this episode is your invitation.

We sit down with Dr. Alicia Watkins, PhD, LCSW—a nationally respected relationship therapist and leader in the emotional and spiritual healing of Black relationships.

With honesty, compassion, and clinical depth, Dr. Alicia exposes the real forces shaping our romantic lives, including:

✔️ trauma patterns that repeat
✔️ attachment wounds we carry from childhood
✔️ communication breakdowns that disconnect us
✔️ ego work we avoid
✔️ boundaries we struggle to set

This powerful conversation speaks to anyone who has ever wondered:

👉 “Why do I keep choosing the same partners?”
👉 “Why don’t I feel seen or safe?”
👉 “Why does love feel like work instead of healing?”

Dr. Alicia offers clarity, language, and practical steps for cultivating emotional safety, deeper intimacy, and intentional love.

✨ Whether you are dating, partnered, healing from heartbreak, or rebuilding trust — this episode will challenge you, support you, and remind you that healed people love differently.

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Learn more about Dr. Alicia’s work and offerings:
Instagram: @coachingwithdralicia
Courses & resources: ⁠coachingwithdralicia.teachable.com⁠

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