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Hey Sis, hey! I'm Grace Sandra; a single Mama of 3, Writer & Activist/Advocate. Out Here Tryna Survive is for all of us women who've spent so much of life surviving that they've forgotten what living feels like.
After trauma, divorce, motherhood, burnout, religious deconstruction, perimenopause, financial setbacks & starting over, (again & again), I realized I wasn't looking for a perfect life but one I was look forward to.
Here you'll find honest essays, conversations, and reflections about healing after harm, midlife rebuilding, Black womanhood, emotional health & everything survival multiple traumas & mental health 'ish has taught me.
Some uploads are deeply personal & some will unpack the lessons I wish I'd learned sooner.
Some explore what it means to be a Black woman trying to build a softer life in a world that keeps demanding strength.
If you've ever looked around and thought...There has to be more than this... you're in the right place.
OUT HERE TRYNA SURVIVE
*new post* Are they pick-me’s? Pickmeishas & former Pickmeisha’s to the front. Let’s chat, Sis. 🫶🏽
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Come join me on Lee Hammock’s @mentalhealnesspodcast 🙌🏽
2 months ago | [YT] | 3
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NEW EPISODE: Have you ever made, or almost made, a BIG decision while you were exhausted, hormonal, overwhelmed, or in survival mode?
Because y'all, last week I almost quit this podcast. I love it. And I even feel a sense of calling towards it. But! PMDD, perimenopause, shame, burnout, & discouragement all got real LOUD & WRONG at the same time.
This episode is my reminder to myself and maybe to you too: Pause before you decide. Write before you burn it down. Don’t let despair pretend to be discernment.
2 months ago | [YT] | 4
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I hope yall had a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend! 🤎 no new episode this week or next! Taking a little break. Love y’all! 🫶🏽
3 months ago | [YT] | 13
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✨NEW✨ WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/1wpRYI0TTGw?si=SNrvW...
3 months ago | [YT] | 4
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There was a moment recently where I realized I was afraid to reject a man… not because of his feelings...but the BIGGER issues.
That realization opened up a much bigger conversation for me about safety, trust, and something I’m starting to question deeply…
…the idea that men are here to protect us.
Have you felt that shift, even a little? I think this episode will resonate. 🫶🏽
3 months ago | [YT] | 2
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Y’all! I just posted my 50th episode with 50 lessons in my 50th year! 🎉 (my 50th bday is at the end of the year)
Not a single one of these I learned through doing things the “right way” 😩 most of it was through heartbreak & survival mode & CHOOSING to grow + evolve through trauma.
As trauma survivor, who grew up in purity culture I had to UNLEARN everything I was taught about sex, healing, and what it means to be a woman. And now as a divorced, Black woman, single Mom starting almost everything over.
So in this episode, I decided to say it all out loud:
50 lessons I’ve learned about sex, healing, and survival.
Some of them are low hanging fruit, some of them are uncomfortable.
Some of them… I really needed to know learn decades ago. 😩
If you’ve ever felt like:
– you’re still figuring yourself out
– you’re healing but still struggling
– you’re learning things MUCH later in life that nobody prepared you for
This one is for YOU, Sis. 🤎
🎥 Watch here: https://youtu.be/2c0-6T_iCiM?si=Cf2aJ...
Lemme know which lesson hit you the hardest. 👀
The #OutHereTrynaSurvivePodcast is available everywhere you listen to podcasts or on my YouTube channel of the same name 🎙️
#outheretrynasurvive #LifeLessons #GraceSandra #SelfLoveShenanigans
Watch here: https://youtu.be/2c0-6T_iCiM?si=mXcWr...
3 months ago | [YT] | 4
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Hi everyone, welcome to my new YouTube Community! Now you can post on my channel, too. To get started, tell me in a post what you'd like to see next on my channel.
Visit my Community: youtube.com/@OUTHERETRYNASURVIVE/community
3 months ago | [YT] | 1
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Just dropped my 50th episode…
50 lessons about sex, healing & survival…. That I’ve learned before hitting 50 later this year!
Yeah… I said it ALL. ⬇️
3 months ago | [YT] | 1
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A 16-year-old girl + a 22-year-old man… Who do you believe should be held accountable in that situation and why? Let’s talk about it. 👇🏾
🎥 Watch here →
https://youtu.be/h4jdRSxWM70
4 months ago | [YT] | 5
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