I Think I Get It Now
I Think I Get It Now
Sarah Boakye
talking about things that I don't really get, until I get them
leadership
who knew taking initiative meant accidentally becoming responsible for 222 people? not me!listen to me talk about building a community from the ground up, why i resisted calling myself a leader for so long, and how hardship has a funny way of forcing you to figure out what you actually stand for.check me out on @sarahboakyex on IG and @crystille at TikTok
Jun 30
22 min
reading
who knew i was a reader this whole time? not me!listen to me give n unpaid promotion for my kindle while I clean my room, yap about fanfiction and unpack why i thought i hated reading when i actually just needed a softer, slower way back into it.check me out on @sarahboakyex on IG and @crystille at TikTok
Jan 20
20 min
feeling misunderstood
who knew that being “hard to understand” actually means you are complex in a simple world? not me!listen to me talk through what it’s like to grow up feeling misunderstood, how that turned into self-doubt, and that my love language is not actually one of the five we've all heard of. it's being understood.also i have a community for black girls in the netherlands! check it out @bbnl.collective on IG and TikTok!
Dec 29, 2025
23 min
victim mentality
who knew victim mentality was basically just a mix of nasty affirmations and microdosed sadness? certainly not me!listen to me unravel what it means to be a victim, and swear my way towards resolution. trigger warning: i might be oversimplifying things, so be weary!
Dec 8, 2025
21 min
anger
who knew that anger didn't have to be destructive? not me! listen to me talk about the discovery of my anger as if i am columbus. in the sense that i am claiming to have found something new which has, in fact, always just been there.
Feb 22, 2024
27 min
being comfortable pt.ii
nothing too crazy, just the second bit of what it is to be comfortable. listen to what i do to get comfy, why i was ashamed to be comfortable and why emotional space is so important for me to feel at ease
Jan 24, 2024
29 min
being comfortable pt.i
i discovered what comfort is now so you're forced to learn how to be comfortable with me! listen to me rant about people pleasing and talk about how a feeling of constant discomfort might be tied to the survival mentality..
Jan 17, 2024
21 min
renewal
new year, same old me. we all get that feeling around the holidays: "we want to be our best selves". but is that really the vibe? and why do we get that feeling in the first place?
Jan 8, 2024
20 min
podcasting
hi i'm back. so let's catch up, talk about podcasts, why i started doing it and what podcasts i listen to
Dec 24, 2023
18 min
Motivation
Have you ever wondered why it's so hard to stay motivated for the things we do and don't want to do? I certainly have, and we're gonna talk about it today. What is the difference between intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation? Why do some people have more self discipline and what can we do to increase our motivation? Find out on the fifth episode of I Think I Get It Now.
Oct 2, 2022
18 min
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