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Kier Gaines | Licensed Therapist ✓ Verified

@kiergaines

Mental Health Influencers

Helping people heal honestly! 🎙️Host of @learnedthehardwaypod 📕 Preorder “It All Starts When You Do” ↓ Link↓ 🫱🏿‍🫲🏾Collab: info@kiergaines.com

1.6MFollowers
1.5KFollowing
2.8KPosts
0.5%Engagement Estimated

Creator summary

A mental health and personal development creator focused on honest healing, self-improvement, and practical educational content. They host the Learned the Hard Way podcast and promote the book “It All Starts When You Do.”

Mental health educator, author, and podcast host

Content formats

Video
70.8%
Carousel
16.7%
Image
12.5%

Based on 24 posts

Niche & topics

Mental Health Influencers

Self Healing EducationPersonal developmentMental health awarenessPodcast hostingBook promotion
Personal developmentSelf healingBook eventMental healthBook release

Known for

  • Hosting the Learned the Hard Way podcast
  • Promoting “It All Starts When You Do”
  • Discussing personal development and self-healing
  • Sharing honest perspectives on mental health

Profile details

Account typeBusiness
VisibilityPublic
CountryUnited States
JoinedJune 2018
Links https://smarturl.it/ItAllStartsWhenYouDo
https://linkin.bio/kiergaines
http://learnedthehardwaypod.com/

Content style

Video ledEducationalPromotionalPersonal and reflectiveOpinion based

Contact & business

Public emailinfo@kiergaines.com
Contact methodNot supplied

Content Intent

Promotion
37.5%
Education
29.2%
Opinion
12.5%
Event or travel
8.3%
Personal story
8.3%
Entertainment
4.2%

Frequently Mentioned

It All Starts When You Do Book 8 posts
Kier Gaines Person 6 posts
The Mel Robbins Podcast Podcast 5 posts
Mel Robbins Person 4 posts
Lovers by Shan Media program 2 posts
Shan Boodram Person 2 posts
The Breakfast Club Media program 1 posts
MahoganyBooks Bookstore 1 posts

Community Reaction

These insights are based on a sample of publicly visible comments and may not represent the creator's complete audience.

Among 52 sampled comments across three recent posts, reactions were mostly positive, with support and excitement prominent alongside neutral responses. Recurring discussion focused on the book, book tour, bookstores, preorder interest, self-compassion, personal growth, comparisons, and the audiobook. Sampled comments also reflected praise, personal reactions, discussion, and purchase interest. The creator interacted with 32 eligible comments, including 3 likes; reply data was incomplete. Because the sample prioritised recent rather than popular comments and was marked non-representative, it may not reflect broader community sentiment.

  • Support
  • Excitement
  • Neutral reactions
  • Praise and personal reactions
  • Interest in the book, tour, preorder, and audiobook
Positive
Dominant Sentiment
52
Comments Analysed
3
Posts Sampled

Sentiment

Mixed
3.7%
Negative
4.7%
Neutral
24.5%
Positive
65.5%
Unclear
1.6%

Dominant Emotions

SupportExcitementNeutral

Common Intents

Content requestPurchase interestPersonal reactionPraiseDiscussion

Recurring Topics

Book tourBookBookstoresSelf compassionPersonal growthBook preorderComparisonAudiobook

Creator Interaction

Likely to interact60.4%
Like rate5.7%
Reply threads observed30

Engagement Metrics

0.51%
Median Engagement
9.7
Posts / Week
Video
Dominant Format

Engagement Detail

Average likes14.7K
Median likes7.7K
Average comments770.46
Median comments225.5
Sample size24 posts

Recent Posts (24)

kiergaines Instagram post about Book event
Book event
Image
Likes: 2.1K Comments: 219
Space for 150 disappeared in less than 48 hours. I appreciate you all 🙏🏿 I’m looking to do this in black bookstores and small (or family
kiergaines Instagram post about Self compassion
Self compassion
Video
Likes: 2.0K Comments: 104 Plays: 26.3K
Not having your book visible in this space is a big no no apparently (I’m a 1st time author). After that Breakfast Club interview, I didn’t
kiergaines Instagram post about Comparison and self worth
Comparison and self worth
Video
Likes: 560 Comments: 9 Plays: 12.4K
Comparison can be convincing as hell. 😮‍💨 You start looking at someone else's money, relationships, career, accomplishments, and timeline,
kiergaines Instagram post about Author event
Author event
Image
Likes: 1.7K Comments: 43
Let’s go DC/MD/VA Family! You’ve seen his posts You’ve listened to this brother drop gem after gem He translates mental health concepts
kiergaines Instagram post about Relationships
Relationships
Video
Likes: 6.3K Comments: 214 Plays: 92.7K
When “I deserve” outpaces the other person’s capacity, what happens next? Comment “Book” and I’ll DM you a link to pre-order my new book It
kiergaines Instagram post about Business conference
Business conference
Image
Likes: 421 Comments: 10
I’m proud to share that I’ll be speaking at Good Soil Forum 2026, presented by Wells Fargo — October 8–10 at the Irving Convention Center in
kiergaines Instagram post about Football challenge
Football challenge
Video
Likes: 23.8K Comments: 1.3K Plays: 298.0K
Question: I’m 6’1 223lbs Never played HS football Spend most of my day sitting I’m a B+ Madden Player Have above average fitness What do y
kiergaines Instagram post about Healing
Healing
Album
Likes: 8.6K Comments: 97
There are no guarantees in healing, but there are opportunities.
kiergaines Instagram post about Parenthood and identity
Parenthood and identity
Video
Likes: 13.0K Comments: 279 Plays: 165.1K
You can love your children deeply and still not love every part of being a parent. Both things can be true. 🤷🏾‍♂️ Parenthood is beautiful,
kiergaines Instagram post about Book release
Book release
Video
Likes: 7.4K Comments: 659 Plays: 80.0K
It All Starts When You Do 📙 Sept. 1st Comment “Book” and I’ll DM you the link to preorder. Grab yours today. Available everywhere that b
kiergaines Instagram post about Men’s mental health
Men’s mental health
Video
Likes: 4.5K Comments: 232 Plays: 78.1K
Being a man comes with a different relationship with failure. 😮‍💨 When people depend on you, failure doesn't just feel like letting yoursel
kiergaines Instagram post about Healthy relationships
Healthy relationships
Video
Likes: 19.1K Comments: 701 Plays: 225.1K
Multiple things are true simultaneously. Tone Policing isn’t right AND tone matters! Men hold tremendous power in society AND poorly self
kiergaines Instagram post about Mentorship
Mentorship
Video
Likes: 16.8K Comments: 553 Plays: 189.9K
I reconnected with one of my former students from the youth program I used to run for kids who were at risk of being swallowed by the judici
kiergaines Instagram post about Book promotion
Book promotion
Video
Likes: 9.7K Comments: 2.0K Plays: 86.1K
Comment “book” and I’ll DM you a link to grab your preorder today! If you’ve ever got even a tiny bit of value from anything I’ve said over
kiergaines Instagram post about Men and self worth
Men and self worth
Video
Likes: 14.5K Comments: 825 Plays: 275.0K
Fellas, is it feminine to celebrate your birthdays? 👀 Because I can’t be the only one who feels like throwing a big party just because you
kiergaines Instagram post about Travel and relationships
Travel and relationships
Album
Likes: 5.6K Comments: 67
Spent the last few days in MV seeing some old friends and making new ones. No words for how amazing the experience was. The best parts, you
kiergaines Instagram post about Feeling stuck
Feeling stuck
Video
Likes: 1.4K Comments: 114 Plays: 65.2K
The incredible Kier Gaines has a message for you: You're not lazy. You're stuck. In this episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, Kier Gaines ex
kiergaines Instagram post about Self awareness
Self awareness
Album
Likes: 24.7K Comments: 174
Did I say intellig… nvm. Greater self-awareness is the gift that needs no wrapping.
kiergaines Instagram post about Managing overwhelm
Managing overwhelm
Video
Likes: 31.9K Comments: 2.2K Plays: 547.6K
When life feels overwhelming, your instinct might be to fix everything at once… Don’t. In this episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, Kier Ga
kiergaines Instagram post about Podcast appearance
Podcast appearance
Album
Likes: 1.7K Comments: 85
Kier Gaines x Mel Robbins | #TheArtHype . 2026 . A few frames of BTS as @kiergaines visited @melrobbins on @themelrobbinspodcast. . Please
kiergaines Instagram post about Resilience
Resilience
Video
Likes: 117.1K Comments: 4.9K Plays: 2.2M
The most powerful word when it comes to resilience? “And” This is hard AND I'm still moving forward. In this episode of @themelrobbinspod
kiergaines Instagram post about Information overload
Information overload
Video
Likes: 31.0K Comments: 1.5K Plays: 571.0K
The world profits from your attention, not your peace. In this episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, Kier Gaines explains why so many of us f
kiergaines Instagram post about Personal development
Personal development
Video
Likes: 1.3K Comments: 173 Plays: 32.4K
Before we grab all new tools, let’s find a way to maximize the ones that we already own. Comment “book” and I’ll DM you the link to preord
kiergaines Instagram post about Self healing
Self healing
Video
Likes: 8.0K Comments: 2.0K Plays: 101.7K
Comment “Book” and I’ll send you the link to preorder “It All Starts When You Do”. I’m so excited to share this with the world. “It All

Analysis based on 24 available posts.
Last snapshot taken: August 29, 2026