Sometimes you don't realize how much something has changed you until you stop and look back.
In Episode 66 of The Middle Child Podcast, Royal Boles sits down for another solo conversation—but this time, Kiki and Jalisa are in the building asking the questions.
And the conversation starts with a statement Royal has made before:
“Podcasting saved my life.”
What does that actually mean?
For Royal, podcasting became much more than sitting behind a microphone and having conversations with people. It became a space where she learned how to communicate, become more transparent, build genuine relationships, trust her own voice, and confront parts of herself she had spent years avoiding.
She talks about the version of herself who started this journey feeling lost and unsure of what God wanted her to do. She reflects on childhood rejection, feeling unseen, fighting for validation, and how podcasting helped her identify weaknesses and triggers that she once thought were simply part of who she was.
But the biggest transformation may have been vulnerability.
Royal opens up about learning how to receive people, how to have difficult conversations without hurting people, how to become more empathetic, and how podcasting helped her become comfortable with being uncomfortable.
She also talks about the people who challenged her along the way, the guests who made her look at herself differently, the friends who became a safe place for her, and the moments that taught her she didn't have to carry everything by herself.
Then the conversation gets even deeper.
Royal talks about her relationship with her mom, learning to extend grace, understanding where people come from, trusting her instincts, becoming more intentional, and learning that she doesn't always have to react immediately.
She also reflects on her healing journey and why she believes healing can happen faster when you intentionally change the way you move through your everyday life.
Getting back in the gym.
Spending more time with God.
Going to therapy.
Changing her routine.
Being intentional.
Allowing herself to be vulnerable.
All of it became part of the person she is becoming.
And maybe one of the biggest lessons from this episode is this:
You don't always find your voice by speaking louder. Sometimes you find it by finally being honest about what you've been carrying.
This is a conversation about podcasting, purpose, healing, friendship, family, vulnerability, confidence, faith, identity, and becoming comfortable enough to let people really see you.
Because sometimes the thing you thought you were creating...
is actually creating you.
⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 — Why Royal Says Podcasting Saved Her Life
02:22 — When Royal Didn't Know Her Purpose
03:15 — How Podcasting Changed Who She Is
04:04 — Who Was Royal Before Podcasting?
07:23 — What She Could Finally Say Behind the Microphone
08:39 — Finding Confidence, Identity & Purpose
10:14 — The Episode That Changed Everything
13:17 — The Conversations That Challenged Her
18:31 — What Podcasting Cost Her & What It Gave Her
23:41 — Who Believed in Her Voice Before the Audience?
27:10 — What She'd Tell Her Younger Self
30:41 — Learning to Be Vulnerable With Her Friends
40:42 — Fighting for Her Relationship With Her Mom
45:02 — Would Podcasting Have Saved Past Friendships?
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