About this episode
Trigger Notice
This episode contains discussion of suicide, a suicide attempt, trauma, and themes of hopelessness. Please take care of yourself while listening.If you are in the United States or Canada and need immediate support, you can call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.For listeners outside these regions, visit https://findahelpline.com for global crisis resources.
From childhood wounds and people-pleasing to moving across the ocean in search of happiness, Angie Hawkins has lived a thousand emotional lifetimes. In this raw and deeply human conversation, G-Rex and Dirty Skittles sit down with Angie — Inner Glow Coach and author of Running in Slippers — to discuss self-worth, emotional survival, and the courage to be seen after years of hiding behind a smile.
Sh!t That Goes On In Our Heads — a 2024 People’s Choice Podcast Award Winner (Best Health) and 2024 Women in Podcasting Award Winner (Best Mental Health Podcast) with over 2 million downloads and counting — continues its mission to spark unfiltered conversations about the human mind.
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Mental Health Quote
“Hopelessness is dangerous — one tiny thread of belief can be the thing that keeps you alive.” — inspired by Angie Hawkins.
Episode Description
When Angie Hawkins hit emotional rock bottom in 2020, she truly believed she had no reason left to stay alive. After a lifetime of people-pleasing, chasing external validation, and struggling to feel lovable, she reached a moment of sheer hopelessness that led to a suicide attempt — one she openly and bravely discusses in this episode.
In this candid conversation, Angie joins G-Rex and Dirty Skittles to share how that moment became the turning point that changed everything. She talks about what it was like growing up in a home with emotionally unavailable parents, the patterns she carried into adulthood, and why moving to Hawaii didn’t magically fix the internal pain she was running from. Instead, it was the moment a friend said, “It’s not your time,” that sparked her decision to rebuild her life from the inside out.
Together, they explore how boundaries, intuition, and true emotional regulation became her foundation for healing. Angie opens up about working with a coach who helped her relearn how to respect herself, what it means to become a “functional adult” after years of survival-mode living, and how sharing her story (including in her memoir Running in Slippers) has become part of her purpose.
This episode is raw, hopeful, and
