Helping Black women heal toxic patterns, rebuild their identity, and walk in unshakable confidence as the Main Character of their life. If you’re a Black woman starting over in life, love, career, or healing—welcome home. The Main Character Experience™ is a mindset and personal growth podcast for women who feel stuck, overlooked, or tired of shrinking in rooms they were born to own. Hosted by Kala C. Simmons—Master Social Worker, Certified Life Coach, and Confidence Strategist—each episode delivers no-fluff coaching, empowering mindset shifts, and emotional mastery tools rooted in identity development, self-worth, and bold personal transformation. Inside each episode, you’ll learn how to: Rebuild your confidence after a breakup, breakdown, or breakthrough Set boundaries without guilt or backtracking Navigate career pivots and purpose shifts in your 30s, 40s, and beyond Heal your relationship with yourself so you stop performing for validation Step into your Main Character Era™ with power, peace, and presence This podcast centers the lived experiences, emotional labor, and brilliance of Black women navigating fresh starts, but let’s be real—growth has no shade card. If you’re a woman who values truth, healing, and a little side-eye-worthy humor along the way—you belong here. Through raw conversations, personal stories, and next-level confidence coaching, Kala will help you stop playing small and start showing up as the woman you’ve always been. ✨ Your next chapter starts now. Are you ready to take up space? 🔗 Connect + Subscribe: 📍 Website: https://www.heycoachk.co 📱 Instagram: @heycoachk 🎥 YouTube: @heycoachk1 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/heycoachk 🎵 TikTok + Threads: @heycoachk1 💼 LinkedIn: @heycoachk
Feeling discouraged after comparing your life to others at the end of the year?
In this episode, life coach Kala Simmons talks about overcoming comparison, avoiding end-of-year burnout, and how to stop feeling behind in life.
If you’re struggling with self-doubt, lack of progress, or feeling stuck while everyone else seems to be winning, this episode is for you.
In this episode of The Main Character Experienc...
This week’s episode is coming to you live from Disney World chaos, corporate responsibility, CEO dreams, three birthday offers, and Kala trying to hold her iced coffee and the finish line at the same time.
It’s giving: I’m tired, but also chosen. I’m overwhelmed, but still obedient. I’m stretched, but absolutely blessed.
Inside this episode, Kala shares:
In this episode of The Main Character Experience™ Podcast, Kala shares a powerful reminder: you don’t need a new year, a new week, or a perfect moment to step into the woman you’re becoming. After unplugging for the holiday weekend and reconnecting with her family, something inside her shifted — and now she’s inviting you into that awakening.
Kala walks you through why so many women stay stuck chasing goals they don’t ...
This week, we’re diving into a conversation that hits home for so many women — literally. Going home for the holidays can bring joy… but it can also bring anxiety, old wounds, and the kind of questions that make you want to fake an urgent phone call and run to your car.
In this episode, Kala breaks down three core principles that will help you protect your peace, honor your growth, and show up for yourself without guil...
In this episode, Kala digs into the uncomfortable truth behind every transformation: the process is where the real work happens. While the promise—the dream, the goal, the breakthrough—feels exciting and guaranteed, it's the stretching, refining, and uncomfortable development along the way that actually shapes you into the woman capable of carrying it.
If you've been questioning the pressure you're under...
In this episode of The Main Character Experience™ Podcast, Kala gets real about the moment she almost talked herself out of receiving help — and what that revealed about pride, independence, and healing.
If you’ve ever been the strong friend who carries everyone else but struggles to let someone carry you, this conversation will hit home. Kala shares how saying “yes” to support didn’t make her weak — it made her whole.
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Two years ago, I cried in the TSA line. Today, I moonwalk through airports. Same woman—different level.
In this episode of The Main Character Experience™ Podcast, I’m sharing how fear isn’t always a warning to stop—it’s often a nudge from the universe (and your higher self) saying, “It’s time.”
We’ll talk about:
✨ The difference between fear that protects you and fear that grows you
💭 How to tell when f...
In this episode, we’re setting the record straight. There’s a big difference between Main Character Energy and Main Character Syndrome — and knowing it can change how you show up for your life.
If you’ve ever been called “too confident,” “too much,” or misunderstood for owning your shine, this conversation is for you. Learn how to:
✨ Step into your power without losing your compassion
✨ Reclaim your story fro...
Becoming HER Again — The Main Character Reset
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Hello gorgeous, and welcome back to The Main Character Experience™. 💋
This week, we’re kicking off something so special inside The Kollective — The Main Character Reset: Becoming HER Again.
This episode is your invitation to slow down, reflect, and remember the version of you who walked with intention, peace, and power. The one who had a plan, a dream, ...
If social media has been feeling like a war zone lately — full of rage, division, and emotional overload — this one’s for you. In this grounding live recording, Coach K shares four simple but powerful ways to take your peace, confidence, and energy back from the algorithm.
You’ll learn:
💨 How to use breathwork to regulate your emotions in real time
🌍 How to ground yourself when your thoughts are racing
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Social media may feel like pure chaos right now—loud, divisive, and draining—but this week we’re shifting the focus back to YOU. In this episode, Coach K is inviting you to pause, reflect, and prepare for Q4 with clarity and confidence.
Here’s what you’ll hear in today’s episode:
Start your day like the Main Character you are! In this episode of The Main Character Experience™ Podcast, Kala shares her morning routine for confidence, success, and peace of mind. From using a sunrise alarm clock to daily gratitude practices, movement, and journaling, this routine will help you feel grounded, focused, and ready to take on anything 2025 throws your way.
You’ll learn:
Hello Gorgeous, and welcome back to The Main Character Experience™ Podcast!
This week, I’m showing up raw and unfiltered to talk about navigating one of the heaviest weeks of my life. In just a few days, I experienced the highest highs and the lowest lows—from leading two speaking engagements to losing a beloved staff member, managing my Team’s grief while holding space for my own emotions, and navigating the chaos of ...
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Hello Gorgeous! Welcome back to The Main Character Experience Podcast™. In this episode, I’m inviting you to join The Great Lock-In—a movement led by Black women across the U.S. but open to any woman ready to get hyper-focused on the last 120 days of 2025.
We’re talking recommitment, course correction, and intentional action. I’ll guide you through:
Doom scrolling might seem harmless—until you notice how it hijacks your emotions, steals your peace, and leaves you carrying stress that doesn’t even belong to you. In this episode of The Main Character Experience Podcast, I’m breaking down how clickbait headlines, toxic comment sections, and recycled narratives manipulate our emotional energy—and how you can stop letting it happen.
We’ll talk about:
Hello Gorgeous! 💎 This week, I’m sharing my heart after an incredible week with The Rewrite Challenge. From the breakthroughs and courage I witnessed, to honoring those who chose to step away from the group—this episode is all about growth, alignment, and moving closer to the Main Character version of YOU.
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In this episode of The Main Character Experience™ Podcast, I’m calling out the top 4 excuses women make for not joining The Rewrite Challenge—and dismantling every single one. If you’ve ever told yourself you don’t have the time, can’t commit, or even worried about showing up perfectly…this is for you.
The Rewrite is a free 5-day challenge kicking off Tuesday, August 19th, inside my private Facebook community. Each day...
Hello, Gorgeous! And welcome back to The Main Character Experience ™️
If your life feels… off...
Like you’re meant for more but can’t pinpoint what’s wrong then this episode is for you.
I’m sharing three undeniable signs it’s time for a rewrite so you can stop living in loops and start stepping into your next chapter.
Inside, we talk about:
At 24 years old, while working as a community mental health case manager, I was pulled over at gunpoint by nine police officers, all because of a false accusation.
In this video, I share my firsthand experience, what happened that day, and how it changed my life and career.
If you’ve ever felt misunderstood, misjudged, or unfairly targeted because of how you look or where you come from, this story is for you.
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Hello Gorgeous, welcome back to The Main Character Experience™!
This episode is for the woman who knows she’s been playing small, waiting for the “perfect moment,” or hiding the truest version of herself.
I’m sharing exactly what happened when I finally stopped hiding, claimed my voice, and boldly declared who I’m here to serve. (Spoiler alert: everything changed — my community reignited, doors opened, and I could feel ...
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