Behind the Magic

Behind the Magic
Podcast Description
Candid conversations with extraordinary Black women celebrating the untold stories of #BlackGirlMagic . On this podcast, we get real about the messy, authentic journeys of Black women in leadership who are rewriting their narratives of success and sharing the truths that lie underneath the shine you see.
Join us on this journey to challenge the ideals of perfection, discover the beauty in the chaos, and celebrate what's really behind our magic.
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Explores themes of resilience, advocacy, and the truths behind success for Black women, with episodes like those featuring Tori Fernandez Whitney discussing the emotional toll of systemic change and Jasmine Burney-Clark exploring the fight against voter suppression and the importance of Black-led spaces.

Candid conversations with extraordinary Black women celebrating the untold stories of #BlackGirlMagic . On this podcast, we get real about the messy, authentic journeys of Black women in leadership who are rewriting their narratives of success and sharing the truths that lie underneath the shine you see.
Join us on this journey to challenge the ideals of perfection, discover the beauty in the chaos, and celebrate what’s really behind our magic.
I had the pleasure of sitting down with a new friend, DeUnna Hendrix, former Division I head women’s basketball coach turned leadership coach for other coaches and founder of HendriX to Y Coaching. From the outside, her story looks like a lot of wins, titles, rising fast. But what we talked about? The truth underneath it all—what it means to be a Black woman navigating leadership, visibility, and vulnerability in spaces that weren’t built for us.
DeUnna shared about coming out at 15, being the “only” in so many rooms, and having to learn early how to “fawn” to survive—say the right thing, keep the peace, make everyone comfortable, even when you’re unraveling on the inside.
During our conversation, we talked about the R word – resilience – and what it costs when grace isn’t extended to you, especially in high-pressure roles where one loss erases years of wins. And what happens when you finally admit: I’m not okay. I don’t even know who I am anymore.
What I walked away with is this: DeUnna is proof that it’s possible to rebuild—not just your career or reputation—but your sense of self. And not because someone saved her, but because she paused, got still, asked the hard questions, and started writing a new story from the inside out.
This conversation is for any of us who’ve been labeled, boxed in, or told to shrink. For those doing the work, holding it all together, and wondering when we get to feel held, too.

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