Done Fitting In with Dr. Jovan Keith Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:00:41 -0600 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2644612 en-us © 2026 Done Fitting In with Dr. Jovan Keith yes b3627871-53ee-5e37-97df-653c67ae1cbb Dr. Jovan Keith episodic false How much of who you are has been shaped by who you thought you were supposed to be?


Done Fitting In is a podcast for women ready to stop changing who they are to meet expectations.


Hosted by Dr. Jovan Keith, researcher and creator of Identity-Informed Leadership™, the show explores the subtle—and not-so-subtle—ways women learn to fit in. At work. In relationships. In our families. In our faith. In how we look, what we want, what we say, and sometimes even how much space we allow ourselves to take up.


Through honest personal stories, research-informed insight, and practical strategies, Jovan examines the rules we inherit, the expectations we absorb, and what happens when we begin questioning them.


This isn't about becoming a new version of yourself.


It's about becoming less willing to abandon the one who's already there.


Welcome to Done Fitting In.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Dr. Jovan Keith https://storage.buzzsprout.com/tumfapkbarg1g4ermb2tsm69cqza?.jpg Done Fitting In with Dr. Jovan Keith https://www.buzzsprout.com/2644612 The Good Girl Rules We Never Agreed To The Good Girl Rules We Never Agreed To Somewhere along the way, many of us learned what it meant to be a “good girl.”

Be responsible. Be helpful. Be agreeable. Don’t disappoint people. Don’t cause problems. Be the person everyone can count on.

But what happens when those qualities stop being choices and quietly become rules?

In this episode of Done Fitting In, Dr. Jovan Keith explores the unwritten expectations women learn about being good, dependable, and easy to count on—and how even the qualities we’re praised for can sometimes lead us to override ourselves.

Through personal stories and reflections, Jovan asks what it looks like to keep the parts of ourselves we value while questioning the rules we never consciously agreed to follow.

Because being capable of carrying something doesn’t mean you’re required to carry it.

And being a good woman doesn’t have to mean disappearing from your own life.

This week’s Done Fitting In Experiment: Listen for the word should in your own thoughts. When you hear it, ask yourself: Who made that a rule? Where did I learn it? And do I still agree with it?

Pull up a seat. Let’s talk about it.

Continue the conversation: Join Dr. Jovan Keith on Substack for essays, reflections, and each week's Done Fitting In Experiment. https://mahoganyprotege.substack.com

]]> Somewhere along the way, many of us learned what it meant to be a “good girl.”

Be responsible. Be helpful. Be agreeable. Don’t disappoint people. Don’t cause problems. Be the person everyone can count on.

But what happens when those qualities stop being choices and quietly become rules?

In this episode of Done Fitting In, Dr. Jovan Keith explores the unwritten expectations women learn about being good, dependable, and easy to count on—and how even the qualities we’re praised for can sometimes lead us to override ourselves.

Through personal stories and reflections, Jovan asks what it looks like to keep the parts of ourselves we value while questioning the rules we never consciously agreed to follow.

Because being capable of carrying something doesn’t mean you’re required to carry it.

And being a good woman doesn’t have to mean disappearing from your own life.

This week’s Done Fitting In Experiment: Listen for the word should in your own thoughts. When you hear it, ask yourself: Who made that a rule? Where did I learn it? And do I still agree with it?

Pull up a seat. Let’s talk about it.

Continue the conversation: Join Dr. Jovan Keith on Substack for essays, reflections, and each week's Done Fitting In Experiment. https://mahoganyprotege.substack.com

]]> Dr. Jovan Keith Buzzsprout-19916643 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0600 1157 1 2 full false When Did I Learn That Being Me Wasn’t Enough? When Did I Learn That Being Me Wasn’t Enough? When did you first start changing yourself to fit in?

For Dr. Jovan Keith, the answer goes all the way back to kindergarten.

In the first episode of Done Fitting In, Jovan looks back at the moments that taught her to pay attention to what other people approved of—from trying to fit in at school and wanting to know the “right” music, to beauty standards, achievement, and the opinions that can stay with us long after the people who gave them are gone.

Along the way, she explores how other people’s reactions can quietly become our own internal rules—and how to begin separating who you really are from who you learned you were supposed to be.

You’ll also learn a simple practice—Notice. Question. Choose.—to help you recognize when an old expectation may be making a decision for you.

Because sometimes the room is long gone, but we’re still following its rules.

Your Done Fitting In Experiment: Notice one preference this week and ask yourself: Do I actually like this—or did I learn to like this?

Continue the conversation: Join Dr. Jovan Keith on Substack for essays, reflections, and each week's Done Fitting In Experiment. https://mahoganyprotege.substack.com

]]> When did you first start changing yourself to fit in?

For Dr. Jovan Keith, the answer goes all the way back to kindergarten.

In the first episode of Done Fitting In, Jovan looks back at the moments that taught her to pay attention to what other people approved of—from trying to fit in at school and wanting to know the “right” music, to beauty standards, achievement, and the opinions that can stay with us long after the people who gave them are gone.

Along the way, she explores how other people’s reactions can quietly become our own internal rules—and how to begin separating who you really are from who you learned you were supposed to be.

You’ll also learn a simple practice—Notice. Question. Choose.—to help you recognize when an old expectation may be making a decision for you.

Because sometimes the room is long gone, but we’re still following its rules.

Your Done Fitting In Experiment: Notice one preference this week and ask yourself: Do I actually like this—or did I learn to like this?

Continue the conversation: Join Dr. Jovan Keith on Substack for essays, reflections, and each week's Done Fitting In Experiment. https://mahoganyprotege.substack.com

]]> Dr. Jovan Keith Buzzsprout-19859257 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0600 1105 1 1 full false Welcome to Done Fitting In Welcome to Done Fitting In What happens when you stop becoming the version of yourself everyone else expects?

Done Fitting In with Dr. Jovan Keith is a podcast about the rules women inherit, the ways we learn to edit ourselves to belong, and what it looks like to live and lead more honestly.

Pull up a seat. New episodes arrive bi-weekly on Tuesdays.

Continue the conversation: Join Dr. Jovan Keith on Substack for essays, reflections, and each week's Done Fitting In Experiment. https://mahoganyprotege.substack.com

]]> What happens when you stop becoming the version of yourself everyone else expects?

Done Fitting In with Dr. Jovan Keith is a podcast about the rules women inherit, the ways we learn to edit ourselves to belong, and what it looks like to live and lead more honestly.

Pull up a seat. New episodes arrive bi-weekly on Tuesdays.

Continue the conversation: Join Dr. Jovan Keith on Substack for essays, reflections, and each week's Done Fitting In Experiment. https://mahoganyprotege.substack.com

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