What happens when you stop running from your past and start healing it? In this powerful episode, Blanca Rodriguez shares her journey from childhood trauma and silence to purpose, healing, and fearless transformation. From the loss of her father and surviving abuse to becoming a massage therapist, holistic life coach, and bestselling author, Blanca opens up about what it really takes to break generational cycles and rebuild from the inside out. Her message is one of strength, responsibility, and radical self-love. If you're ready to reclaim your power, this one is for you.
Blanca has dedicated her career to helping individuals understand the long-term effects of untreated childhood trauma and how music, laughter, and dance can provide a creative outlet for healing and transformation.
Blanca’s contribution to the personal growth world has helped individuals improve their quality of life by helping them understand that life does not get better by chance; it gets better by change.
Connect with Blanca:
https://www.woundedhealer.us/
https://www.instagram.com/woundedhealer.blancae
https://www.facebook.com/r.blancae/
Grab a copy of her books:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=impact+leadership+blanca+rodriguez
Episode highlights:
(0:00) Intro
(1:20) Who is Blanca Rodriguez
(6:04) “I was nine when it all began”
(11:27) The turning point: motherhood
(17:48) Breaking generational cycles
(20:40) Going back to school at 38
(21:55) How “The Secret” sparked healing
(23:42) Tools that helped her transform
(26:45) Healing the inner child
(32:39) Parenting then vs. now
(36:42) Daily tools to break the cycle
(39:03) Why Blanca became a life coach
(41:45) Her bestselling book ‘Impact Leadership’
(47:57) What fearless means to her
(49:19) Her version of happiness
(52:42) One final life-changing piece of advice
(53:54) Outro
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