Episode 48

Arise Kintsugi Queens — Becoming All You Were Meant to Be

Published on: 21st October, 2025

This week on Surviving Me, Dai sits down with Maz Alexander — a Mental Wellbeing and Transformational Coach, Social Worker, Mother, Speaker, Author, and Stand-Up Comedian from South London whose work blends healing, humor, and hope.

Maz is on a mission to support individuals—especially caregivers and busy professionals—in developing healthy boundaries, releasing limiting beliefs, and embracing self-care as a spiritual and emotional act of freedom.

Drawing from her book, Arise Kintsugi Queens: You Are Becoming All You Were Meant to Be, Maz opens up about faith, recovery, and the beauty of rebuilding yourself through life’s cracks. She reminds us that imperfection isn’t something to hide—it’s where our power lives.

This conversation is layered with truth, laughter, and liberation. It’s a reminder that we can heal and still find joy in the process.


🦋 Tune in to hear:


• What it means to heal while still showing up for others


• How boundaries protect your peace, not your pain


• The beauty in becoming through faith, humor, and self-compassion


💫 Connect with Maz:


🔗 Linktree: mazwellbeing


📖 Get her book Arise Kintsugi Queens on Amazon


🦋 Subscribe to the Glow Letter on Substack for journal prompts and reflections inspired by this episode.


🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and iHeartRadio.

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a soul-led podcast where healing gets real, growth gets messy, and every story begins with “I’m healing.”

This isn’t just another self-help show. It’s a safe space to unpack the heartbreak, the triggers, the setbacks, and the glow-ups that come with reclaiming your peace.

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Dainna Dickerson is the voice and heart behind Surviving Me, a podcast and healing space dedicated to turning survival into self-discovery. A storyteller at her core, Dainna uses her own experiences of resilience, growth, and transformation to create conversations that are raw, real, and deeply human.

What began as her personal outlet quickly grew into a community, where solo reflections, guest conversations, and Glow Letters connect listeners to the power of survival and the beauty of healing. Through her work, Dainna reminds others that survival is not the end of the story — it’s the beginning of becoming.

As a psychology student, mother, and multi-passionate creative, she weaves together wisdom, compassion, and truth with every episode. Her mission is simple but powerful: to hold space for the messy, to celebrate the breakthroughs, and to guide others toward the freedom of living unapologetically as themselves.

When she’s not recording, you can find her writing, designing healing-centered resources, and building Surviving Me Studio — a growing ecosystem of tools, letters, and stories designed to help others feel seen, supported, and empowered.

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