Say It Anyway with Corey Proffitt-Boyd
Say It Anyway with Corey Proffitt-Boyd is a heartfelt podcast about the thoughts and emotions people rarely express. Hosted by Kentucky-based storyteller and massage therapist Corey Proffitt-Boyd, each episode explores grief, personal growth, mental wellness, resilience, relationships, and self-acceptance. Through honest, vulnerable, and humorous storytelling, Corey shares personal experiences and conversations that remind listeners they are not alone. The podcast covers topics like mental health, emotional wellness, self-improvement, and grief support, offering a refreshing and uplifting perspective.
Episodes
Unseen Handprints of Society & Culture
Corey Proffitt-Boyd reflects on the small, often unnoticed moments and people who quietly shape our lives — teachers, strangers, family, and friends. He explores how brief acts of kindness, encouragement, or humor can leave lasting impressions and change our paths.
Corey urges listeners to reach out and thank those who've made a difference, reminding us that ordinary moments and unseen gestures ma
Mental Health Matters: When Childhood Follows You into Adulthood
Host Corey Proffitt-Boyd shares a personal story about growing up around addiction, how childhood survival skills followed him into adulthood, and how he was able to quit alcohol and tobacco on October 1, 2019.
He describes discovering the difference between functioning and healing, admitting to the benefits of therapy, and learning to trace present reactions back to past experiences.
This episode
Rewrite Your Story: How Small Choices Create Big Change
In this episode Corey Proffitt-Boyd explores how the narratives we tell ourselves shape our reality. Using personal stories and everyday examples, he shows that small choices and changing your internal script—not magic—are what create new outcomes.
He explains how familiar, limiting beliefs can hold us back, why visualization and practice matter, and how to start rewriting your story to notice opp
Calendar Tops, Comic and Santy Claws: Small Town Sayings That Warm the Heart
Corey Proffitt-Boyd reflects on the charming, often humorous mispronunciations and unique family words he grew up with in Kentucky—"calendar top," "comic" cleaner, "warsh," and "Santy Claws."
These words are framed not as mistakes but as treasured remnants of family, culture, and memory that keep loved ones present long after they're gone.
You're Allowed to Be You — Stop Asking Permission
Host Corey Proffitt-Boyd explores why so many of us hide our true selves and live under the imagined supervision of the "committee." He shares personal stories—from growing up gay in a small town to wearing a hair system—and offers a clear message: you don’t need permission or approval to be who you are.
The episode encourages listeners to stop apologizing for harmless joys, embrace authenticity,
The Waiting Room Olympics: The Art of Awkwardness
Corey Proffitt-Boyd humorously explores the everyday awkwardness of waiting rooms—seat selection, accidental eye contact, stale magazines, chatty neighbors, restless kids, and the panic of low battery.
Under the jokes he finds a deeper point: waiting rooms are one of the few places where strangers briefly share the weight of uncertainty, reminding us of our common humanity.
The Knock at the Door: Small-Town Hospitality and Hidden Boundaries
Host Corey Proffitt-Boyd remembers the awkward, unexpected visits of small-town life — the sudden knock, the pressure to be hospitable, and how privacy once signaled rudeness. He explores how those habits shaped emotional boundaries and the mixed feelings they left behind.
Then he contrasts that world with modern adulthood, where unexpected calls feel intrusive and loneliness is quieter, arguing f
Stop Apologizing for Your Joy
Corey Proffitt-Boyd examines why people feel embarrassed to openly enjoy things, exploring influences from small-town judgment to social media and learned defenses like sarcasm and humor.
He encourages listeners to reclaim sincerity, accept comfort and joy without apology, and practice softness and vulnerability as a path to healing.
Burnt Burgers & Blue Kool-Aid: The Real Heart of Holiday Cookouts
Corey Proffitt-Boyd reflects on the chaotic, funny, and tender world of holiday cookouts—burnt burgers, family characters, quiet tensions, and kids running barefoot—showing how those imperfect gatherings in small working-class towns became treasured memories.
The episode explores nostalgia, sacrifice, and the ways ordinary moments take on lasting meaning, urging listeners to reach out to loved one
Did You Eat? The Southern Language of Love
This episode explores how many Southern families express love through actions, humor, and food rather than direct words, and how those expressions can be misunderstood.
It reflects on generational coping—how survival, resilience, and wit replaced emotional language for older relatives—and how recognizing that changes our view of those who raised us.
Ultimately, the host reminds listeners that impe
Why Americans Are Choosing Cannabis Over Alcohol
This episode explores the growing shift from alcohol to cannabis across generations, examining how stress, mental health, loneliness, and changing ideas of wellness are reshaping drinking culture.
Host Corey Proffitt-Boyd shares personal experience and asks why people are seeking gentler forms of relief, urging compassion and deeper questions about how society copes with modern life.
I'm Fine (But I'm Not): The Hidden Weight of Pretending
This episode explores the quiet exhaustion of people who say "I'm fine" while carrying emotional burdens, and the ways we edit our lives to appear okay.
Host Corey Proffitt-Boyd urges honesty, normalizes therapy and messy healing, and encourages listeners to reach out, listen, and stop performing… so real connection and recovery can begin.
The Love Doesn't Leave - Mother’s Day Is Different For Everyone
On this Mother's Day episode of Say It Anyway, Corey Proffittt-Boyd explores the complex emotions of celebrating, missing, and remembering mothers.
He honors the quiet sacrifices parents make, describes how grief often appears in small moments, and suggests love changes form rather than disappears.
Whether you are celebrating or grieving, the episode offers comfort and a reminder that a mother's l
When Growth Gets Lonely: The Messy Middle of Change
This episode explores why personal growth often feels lonely, showing how awareness sparks change long before the outside world catches up.
It discusses the grief of leaving old identities and relationships, the difference between loneliness and solitude, and how quiet seasons rebuild your sense of self into lasting peace.
You Don't Have to Be Everything to Everyone
Corey Proffitt-Boyd explores the pressure to perform for others and the slow compromises that make us lose ourselves.
He urges listeners to pause before saying yes, practice honest choices, and choose authenticity over constant approval to find peace and clarity.
Say It Anyway: The Filter We Live Behind
Corey Proffitt-Boyd hosts Say It Anyway, a podcast about the split-second filter that stops us from saying what we truly feel. This episode explores how we learn to edit ourselves, the lonely thoughts we keep inside, and how honest words can create real connection.
Listeners are invited to practice honesty—first with themselves, then with others—and to learn the difference between being reckless a
Fix Your Ads: The 4 Reasons Local Ads Fail
Corey Proffitt-Boyd explains why most local ads fail—missing a hook, emotional connection, a clear offer, or a direct action—and shows a simple, repeatable formula to fix them.
Learn practical examples and quick steps to create ads that stop the scroll, create urgency, and drive real calls and bookings.
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