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Welcome to Own Your Worth, a podcast where real stories meet radical empowerment—fueled by Beyoncé’s message of self-worth and the bold spirit of Victories Vibes.
In a world that often tells us who to be, what to want, and how to fit in, this podcast is a defiant reminder that your worth is not up for debate. Through raw, honest conversations, we spotlight voices that broke free from doubt, invisibility, and fear—and reclaimed their truth.
Meet powerful individuals like Alyssa Monroe, Janelle Brooks, Alina, Layla Rivers, Mia, and Jasmine Rivera—each on their own path of transformation. For them, Beyoncé’s iconic words—“Your self-worth is determined by you”—weren’t just lyrics. They were lifelines. Mantras. Permission to rise.
Every episode dives deep into the quiet battles—against insecurity, anxiety, and pressure to conform—and the bold breakthroughs that followed. Listeners will discover how one simple phrase, "Your worth is yours alone," printed on a Victories Vibes tee, became more than clothing. It became armor. A declaration. A mirror of their power.
These stories aren't just about personal change—they’re about impact. You’ll hear how one spark turned into spoken word nights, community art spaces, healing circles, and movements that inspire others to rise, too.
If you’ve ever felt overlooked, silenced, or stuck in someone else’s definition of who you should be—this is your invitation to come home to yourself.
Own Your Worth is a love letter to self-worth, self-love, and the quiet revolution of people living boldly in their truth.
https://victories-vibes.com/collections/beyonce-your-worth-is-yours-alone
In a world that often tells us who to be, what to want, and how to fit in, this podcast is a defiant reminder that your worth is not up for debate. Through raw, honest conversations, we spotlight voices that broke free from doubt, invisibility, and fear—and reclaimed their truth.
Meet powerful individuals like Alyssa Monroe, Janelle Brooks, Alina, Layla Rivers, Mia, and Jasmine Rivera—each on their own path of transformation. For them, Beyoncé’s iconic words—“Your self-worth is determined by you”—weren’t just lyrics. They were lifelines. Mantras. Permission to rise.
Every episode dives deep into the quiet battles—against insecurity, anxiety, and pressure to conform—and the bold breakthroughs that followed. Listeners will discover how one simple phrase, "Your worth is yours alone," printed on a Victories Vibes tee, became more than clothing. It became armor. A declaration. A mirror of their power.
These stories aren't just about personal change—they’re about impact. You’ll hear how one spark turned into spoken word nights, community art spaces, healing circles, and movements that inspire others to rise, too.
If you’ve ever felt overlooked, silenced, or stuck in someone else’s definition of who you should be—this is your invitation to come home to yourself.
Own Your Worth is a love letter to self-worth, self-love, and the quiet revolution of people living boldly in their truth.
https://victories-vibes.com/collections/beyonce-your-worth-is-yours-alone
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00:00Have you ever come across a quote that just completely stopped you in your tracks?
00:05Oh, absolutely.
00:05Like a phrase so potent it felt like it was speaking, well, directly to you.
00:10Maybe even sparked some kind of personal shift.
00:12It's really remarkable, isn't it?
00:14How just a few words, maybe words you've even seen before, can suddenly cut through everything.
00:20All the noise, the self-doubt.
00:22Yeah.
00:22And act as a real catalyst, you know, for a totally new direction.
00:26We often look for these huge signs, but sometimes it's just a phrase.
00:31And that's really the heart of our deep dive today.
00:33We're exploring that journey, the one towards self-worth and empowerment, specifically through the lens of Beyonce's influence.
00:42And interestingly, a brand called Victories Vibes.
00:45Right.
00:45And our mission here really is to understand how one single pretty powerful declaration, your worth is yours alone, how that became more than just a personal mantra.
00:55More than just words on a shirt.
00:57Precisely.
00:57It became sort of movement for different people.
00:59We're going to unpack how their, you know, very internal struggles turn into these really quite powerful external actions.
01:07And find the common threads, right?
01:08The universal bits in their unique stories.
01:11Exactly.
01:11And for this deep dive, we've gathered quite a stack of material.
01:16Compelling personal stories, blog posts.
01:19Real testimonies.
01:20Real testimonies, yeah.
01:21Yeah.
01:21All converging on this one core message.
01:24It's actually quite something to see how one idea can sprout in so many different ways.
01:29So where do these stories usually begin?
01:31What's the starting point?
01:33What's immediately striking is this common ground.
01:36Before any change happened, almost every single person shared this deep feeling of, well, invisibility.
01:44Or inadequacy.
01:45Or just feeling totally defined by what everyone else expected.
01:49It's a place I think many of us can relate to, unfortunately.
01:51Oh, absolutely.
01:52You see it so clearly with Alyssa Monroe.
01:55She's 27.
01:56College dropout from Detroit.
01:57Introverted.
01:58She said she was actually afraid of being noticed.
02:00Wow.
02:00Yeah.
02:01Working odd jobs and feeling like she had to constantly justify her existence.
02:05Always asking, you know, what am I really worth?
02:08That's heavy.
02:09It is.
02:09Or think about Mia.
02:11At 14, just a quiet kid, doodling lyrics.
02:15Felt like she didn't fit in.
02:16Bullied for her weight, her interests.
02:18Even felt overlooked by teachers.
02:20Just unseen.
02:21And that feeling, that sense of not being enough or just being completely invisible, it just keeps popping up.
02:27Yeah.
02:27Take Janelle Brooks, aspiring artist, also from Detroit.
02:30She talked about internalizing this need to stay small.
02:33Why?
02:33Because of family silence, external pressures.
02:36Just feeling unheard, invisible.
02:38And then there's another Janelle, Janelle Thompson, also Detroit.
02:42She buried her passion, writing, under her parents wanting her to be a nurse.
02:46Felt silenced, invisible, working these brutal hospital night shifts.
02:50And it's not just a big city thing either, right?
02:52You mentioned Alina.
02:54Yes, Alina.
02:55Youngest of four, small coastal town, often overlooked, quietest voice.
02:59She described her confidence as thinner than threadbare sweaters.
03:03Just assumed being unnoticed was her destiny.
03:06Wow.
03:06And Layla Rivers, self-taught painter, poet in Atlanta, hid her talents for years, haunted by that inner critic, you know, that voice whispering, you're not good enough.
03:16Ugh, that voice.
03:17And just the silence of not speaking her truth.
03:19Even Jasmine Rivera in Houston, bookish, shy, felt like a background character in her own life, battling anxiety, this crushing sense of inadequacy.
03:30So you have all these individuals, different places, different backgrounds, but the shared feeling of being small, unseen.
03:36Exactly. And some unnamed narrators, too, similar stories.
03:40One grew up with conditional love, became a master people pleaser, chose a safe major, felt like an imposter.
03:46Another, at 23, felt life was just closed doors, unemployed, heartbroken, couldn't even get out of bed.
03:52So, with that kind of starting point, that shared feeling, what was the spark? What actually ignited the change?
03:59Well, for so many of them, it really seems to trace back to an encounter with Beyonce.
04:03Her message, her presence, it served as this really crucial catalyst.
04:07Interesting. How so?
04:08What's fascinating is how her message, whether it was a specific quote, or her music, or maybe seeing her in a documentary, it almost acted like a permission slip.
04:17Yeah, permission for them to even consider a different reality for themselves, to think, maybe I don't have to feel this way.
04:24That's a powerful idea, a permission slip.
04:26Many mention hearing or seeing her core quote, right?
04:29Your self-worth is determined by you. You don't have to depend on someone telling you who you are.
04:35That one.
04:35And that quote, they said, often hit them like a lightning bolt or a revelation.
04:40Yeah. And for Mia, you mentioned earlier, it wasn't even the quote at first.
04:45It was hearing around the world, girls, when she was 14.
04:48Seeing Beyonce as this beacon of confidence.
04:51Right. So, she kind of embodied the message before they maybe even heard the exact words.
04:56Exactly. That embodiment is so key.
04:59For Janelle Brooks, the artist, it was the documentaries.
05:02Life is but a dream, homecoming.
05:04She saw them as more than just entertainment.
05:07They were like a map.
05:07A map.
05:08Yeah, or a call to action to own her own voice.
05:11Seeing that vulnerability mixed with that power.
05:14Yeah.
05:14It gave her a kind of blueprint.
05:16And Janelle Thompson, the one who wanted to be a writer, similar thing.
05:19Sleepless night, saw an old interview clip of Beyonce and just something clicked, she said.
05:25Wow.
05:25And Alina, the girl who felt unseen, deeply stirred by the Super Bowl performance, felt a whisper, a flicker inside.
05:33Just seeing someone unapologetically take up space, it can be incredibly validating when you feel small.
05:40It really does sound like Beyonce was almost granting them permission, like you said, to just exist authentically.
05:46There was that one account from A Journey of Self-Discovery where the narrator literally cried through half of homecoming.
05:53Yeah, I remember that one.
05:54Realizing she'd never allowed herself to truly exist before that moment.
05:57And Jasmine Rivera felt songs like Me, Myself, and I, or Flaws and All were like private letters, affirmations speaking right to her.
06:04It really highlights the power of art, doesn't it?
06:07To articulate those things we feel but can't always name creates a sense of you're not alone in this.
06:13Definitely.
06:14So they have this internal spark, often ignited by Beyonce's message.
06:19What's the next step?
06:20How do they make that feeling, that dawning self-worth, more tangible?
06:24Well, for many, a really significant turning point was discovering this brand, Victories Vibes.
06:30Okay.
06:31And specifically, their iconic t-shirt, the one with the quote, your worth is yours alone.
06:38Ah, that quote again.
06:40Yes.
06:40And this simple shirt, this piece of clothing, it became so much more.
06:44It was a symbol, yes, but also like a tool, a tangible thing to help make the change real.
06:49That's fascinating.
06:50Why do you think a physical object, like a t-shirt, has that kind of power?
06:54Is there something psychological happening there?
06:56Oh, absolutely.
06:57There's this concept, sometimes called enclosed cognition.
07:01Enclothed cognitive.
07:01Yeah, the basic idea is that the clothes we wear can actually influence our thinking, our feelings, even our performance.
07:07So when these individuals put on that shirt, it became their armor.
07:12Armor.
07:12That word comes up a lot in their stories.
07:14It does.
07:15Armor.
07:16A declaration.
07:18A mantra.
07:19Visible not just to others, but crucially, to themselves in the mirror every day.
07:25Alyssa Monroe felt the shirt was different.
07:27Not just the fabric, but the energy.
07:29It gave her permission to believe in me.
07:31Permission again.
07:32Mm-hmm.
07:32And Mia, who hesitated at first, she said, just pulling it over her head, something shifted.
07:39Yeah.
07:39It's like an external symbol reinforcing that fragile internal shift that's starting.
07:42It really becomes like a uniform for their new identity, doesn't it?
07:46Janelle Thompson specifically wore it on important days.
07:49The day she went to her counselor, the day she signed up for that writing workshop, she actively called it her armor.
07:55Yeah.
07:55And Alina, who held it like a treasure, she noticed coworkers commented on her posture after she started wearing it.
08:02Really?
08:02Yeah.
08:03And that little booze gave her the confidence to volunteer to lead a team meeting, something she wouldn't have dreamed of before.
08:09Layla Rivers, the painter, same thing, called it her armor.
08:12While painting her very first public piece.
08:14It's a visible commitment.
08:16And that commitment seems to lead to real results.
08:20Jasmine Rivera felt a flicker of something unfamiliar.
08:24Self-ownership, putting it on.
08:26Like the message was right there, rested above her heart.
08:29Exactly.
08:29Yeah.
08:29And for one person, in a victorious journey, wearing that shirt to her first job interview in nearly a year.
08:37Did she get it?
08:37She got the job.
08:38And she called that moment the start of a domino effect in her life.
08:42Wow.
08:42Another account from A Journey of Self-Discovery is really interesting.
08:48The narrator said she felt uncomfortable at first wearing it.
08:51It felt bold.
08:52Yeah, I can imagine.
08:53But then she noticed.
08:54She stood taller.
08:55She spoke up in meetings.
08:56And maybe most importantly, she started saying no to things I didn't want to do.
09:00Ah, setting boundaries.
09:02Crucial.
09:02So this shirt wasn't just a statement.
09:04It seemed to actually facilitate direct action.
09:06Boundary setting.
09:07Confidence.
09:08So this really drives home the point that it wasn't just about feeling better.
09:11It was about doing things differently.
09:14Wearing the quote became this daily ritual that led to real shifts.
09:18Behavior, mindset, actual life choices.
09:21Exactly right.
09:22It's the tangible evidence.
09:24Look at Alyssa Monroe again.
09:26She didn't just feel worthy.
09:27She acted worthy.
09:28Started journaling.
09:29Okay.
09:30But then posted anonymous poetry online.
09:33Okay.
09:33Getting braver.
09:34Right.
09:34And then hosted her first spoken word night called Worth, a night of voice and visibility.
09:41And now, she runs a non-profit called Own Your Worth, helping young women of color find their voices.
09:47That's incredible.
09:48From feeling invisible to helping others be visible.
09:51It's a huge leap.
09:51Or Mia.
09:53Started speaking up more.
09:54Joined a poetry slam club.
09:55Then created her own podcast, Unapologetically Me, interviewing others who overcame self-doubt.
10:01Moving from introspection, outward expression, even leadership.
10:04And for some, it meant completely changing course, right?
10:07Like the Janelles.
10:08Janelle Brooks dropped out of business school.
10:10Yeah.
10:10Enrolled in a creative arts program.
10:12Started a blog.
10:13Worthy, interviewing women of color.
10:15Now runs an art collective in Detroit.
10:17A total reclaiming.
10:18And Janelle Thompson, the nurse who wanted to write.
10:20She made the switch from nursing to writing.
10:23Her piece, the one titled Your Worth is Yours Alone, it actually went viral.
10:27No way.
10:28Yeah.
10:28And now she runs an online platform, Rise Beyond, specifically for creative women of color.
10:34It's about living that authentic self they'd buried.
10:37And Alina, the unseen girl.
10:39Her transformation is profound.
10:41Started filming short videos about her journey.
10:43Just speaking affirmations, singing covers.
10:46It wasn't just a hobby, though.
10:48It led to her becoming a creative partner in Victory's Vibes itself.
10:51Whoa.
10:52And now she speaks at motivational events.
10:54And Layla Rivers, the painter who hid her work, started posting it publicly on Instagram.
10:59Titled her first piece, Unapologetic Bloom.
11:02Love that title.
11:03Right.
11:04Hosted a solo gallery show, The Quiet Revolution.
11:07And now leads our therapy workshops.
11:09They're not just creating.
11:11They're teaching others how to create from that place of worth.
11:13It's amazing.
11:14Jasmine Rivera, the background character.
11:16Started journaling about possibility.
11:17Joined a writing group.
11:19Hit open mics.
11:20Wrote a column, Worthy Words, for a local magazine.
11:22And that path led her to become a full-time writer and speaker.
11:26And that narrator, from a journey of self-discovery.
11:29Started setting boundaries.
11:31Left a toxic relationship.
11:32Explored dance and creative writing things she'd buried.
11:35Left her corporate job.
11:37Now runs a non-profit focused on self-worth education for high school girls.
11:42It's often a complete life overhaul.
11:43Just incredible story.
11:45And another one, from a victorious journey.
11:48Started sharing her story online.
11:49Began mentoring young women in a community program.
11:52Now works as a creative strategist.
11:55Collaborating with brands.
11:56Including Victories Vibes.
11:59Full circle.
11:59Exactly.
12:00So these transformations, they weren't just personal wins.
12:03They created this powerful ripple effect.
12:05Fostering communities.
12:06Inspiring others.
12:07Yeah, that community aspect seems important.
12:10You mentioned the Victories Vibes community felt like family.
12:13Or a safe space.
12:14A place where people literally wore their mindset.
12:17As someone put it.
12:18I like that.
12:18Wearing your mindset.
12:19And what's really inspiring is how they realized the power wasn't just in their own rising, but in the shared experience.
12:26That idea that when you rise, others rise with you.
12:29You see that with Mia, right?
12:31The girl who approached her.
12:32Exactly.
12:32After a poetry competition, a girl came up and said,
12:35I saw your shirt, and I needed that today.
12:38Just a direct example of how personal empowerment becomes communal support.
12:42That's beautiful.
12:44And Jasmine Rivera's writing.
12:45It's resonated with dozens of young women.
12:47One even said, I saw that same shirt on someone else.
12:50Now I know I need to buy it.
12:52It's that visible, tangible thing again.
12:55Becoming a beacon.
12:57Yeah.
12:57And the narrator from A Victoria's Journey, that moment with the girl, Maya, in her mentoring program,
13:03when Maya said, no one ever told me I could be proud of myself just for existing.
13:07Oof.
13:08Right?
13:08That raw honesty.
13:10The narrator said, it broke and rebuilt me.
13:13And Alina got messages from girls in other countries, sharing how the quote helped them with job interviews, personal struggles.
13:19It just shows how deep and universal this need for self-acceptance really is.
13:23Absolutely.
13:24So after hearing all these stories, these journeys, what's the big takeaway?
13:28What does this mean for you listening?
13:30Well, it really brings us back to that core message, doesn't it?
13:33It's simplicity, but also it's profound depth.
13:35Your worth is yours alone.
13:37It's not out there somewhere.
13:39Exactly.
13:39It's not something you earn through external validation, through achievements, through what other people think.
13:44It's about realizing your inherent worth.
13:47Finding it inside through self-love, self-definition.
13:50It really is a choice, a conscious choice.
13:53To rise and shine without waiting for anyone's permission.
13:56That really is the core of it.
13:58So the final thought, the challenge maybe, for everyone listening.
14:02If your worth is truly yours alone, inherent and complete, what truth will you choose to wear?
14:09Metaphorically or maybe even literally.
14:11What truth will you choose to live and believe starting today?
14:15How will you redefine what it means to take up space in the world?
14:18Not just for your own sake, but maybe, like we've heard today, for others who are still searching for that feeling themselves.
14:25How are you doing?
14:29I hate it.
14:30I hate it.
14:32I hate it.
14:33Love you.
14:33I hate it.
14:37I hate it.
14:38I hate it.
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