Kennyetta Watkins shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Kennyetta, it’s always a pleasure to learn from you and your journey. Let’s start with a bit of a warmup: What is something outside of work that is bringing you joy lately?
The two things outside of work that has been bringing me joy is reading books. I love reading psychology books, business, thrillers, historical fiction, romance and it is such a joy that I have hit a milestone in this year alone by reading over 109 books. My second joy outside of work is building community around me and trying new experiences and actually testing the limits to my joy, which lately doesn’t seem to have any limits and I am loving it.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Hi, I’m Kennyetta Watkins, a licensed mental health professional, podcast host, and founder of Relentless Counseling and Boldly Becoming. My work and brand are rooted in helping people heal, grow, and step boldly into who they were created to be—mind, body, and spirit.
Through my counseling practice and creative platforms, I merge mental health, faith, and real-life reflection to create spaces where people feel seen, safe, and inspired to live with intention. My podcast, Boldly Becoming, explores themes like self-love, discernment, purpose, and healing—offering conversations that challenge, comfort, and call listeners higher.
What makes my work unique is the way I blend clinical insight with authenticity and storytelling. I’m deeply passionate about the process of “becoming”—the ongoing, courageous journey of growth and transformation. Right now, I’m working on The Becoming, my upcoming book, and expanding the Intimately Yours Bible Study (IYBS) community, both centered on helping others find wholeness through truth and self-discovery.
At the heart of everything I do is a simple but powerful truth: you are never too broken, too late, or too far to boldly become who you were meant to be.
Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. What relationship most shaped how you see yourself?
The relationship that has most shaped how I see myself is my relationship with God.
Through Him, I’ve learned how to truly see myself—my flaws, my mistakes, my failures, my insecurities, and my victories—and still know that I am chosen, loved, and worthy. God’s love has shown me that I don’t have to hide the parts of me that feel imperfect. Instead, I can embrace them as evidence of His grace working through me.
I remember hearing a song by Steffany Gretzinger that talks about how God loves us relentlessly and recklessly, how He finds us beyond the lines, the lies, and the pain. That truth changed me. If God loves me that deeply—without condition or hesitation—then I can learn to love myself with that same grace here in the physical realm. That relationship continues to redefine how I see myself and how I show up in the world: whole, loved, and becoming.
If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?
“You are not too much, and you are not behind.”
Everything about you—the way you feel deeply, dream wildly, and love fearlessly—is divine design. Don’t shrink to fit places that can’t hold your light. The same softness you’ve tried to hide is the very thing God will use to heal others.
You don’t have to earn love, prove worth, or rush your becoming. God’s timing is perfect, even when it feels like He’s silent. What feels like delay is really preparation. Keep showing up. Keep trusting your voice. One day you’ll look back and realize that every detour was direction.
You are becoming everything He promised—boldly, beautifully, and relentlessly.
Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. What are the biggest lies your industry tells itself?
One of the biggest lies my industry tells itself is that healing has to look perfect—or professional—to be real.
In the mental health field, there’s this unspoken pressure to appear composed, credentialed, and “fixed.” But healing isn’t linear or polished—it’s sacred, messy, and deeply personal. The truth is, the most powerful healing often happens in the moments that don’t make it into a treatment plan: the quiet surrender, the honest tears, the grace to rest.
Another lie we tell ourselves is that we have to separate faith and psychology, as if the two can’t coexist. I’ve learned that wholeness happens when we integrate both—the clinical and the spiritual, the science and the soul. You can hold a degree and still hold space for God’s miracles.
The last lie is that we, as helpers, don’t need help. That’s one of the most dangerous myths. The truth? Even healers need healing. Even therapists need therapy. And even leaders need safe spaces to fall apart and rebuild. I’ve built my work—and my brand—on telling that truth out loud.
Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
I hope the story people tell about me is that I loved deeply, lived boldly, and walked in purpose even when it wasn’t easy.
That I made people feel seen, safe, and inspired to become who they were called to be. That I didn’t just talk about healing—I embodied it. I showed up for others from a place of truth, grace, and relentless faith.
I hope they say I reminded them that God is real in the everyday moments—that He meets us in laughter, in tears, in silence, and in the messy middle of becoming. That I didn’t chase perfection, but presence.
And more than anything, I hope they say I left light behind—light that made it a little easier for someone else to believe they could heal, love, and live again.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.relentlesscounseling.com
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/relentlesscounseling
- Facebook: https://Facebook.com/boldlybecomingpodcast
- Youtube: @BoldlyBecoming1566
- Other: https://open.spotify.com/show/0vYdEjKe61xN3z7DVG6MMq?si=MZFe93D4Rqywx9G1eBED0A
Image Credits
Michael Smith and NuOvo Studios
