Finding Strength of Heart

Estella spent over 20 years believing she was ugly, because she was constantly called "the fat one" growing up. In this episode, she shares how she was able to shed the immense load of insecurities and shame around her body image that she had been carrying, to experiencing true self-acceptance!

As a Self-Acceptance coach, she would love to help empower YOU on your journey toward self-acceptance and finding your voice again, espec...

Homelessness. Physical and sexual abuse. Siblings and relatives lost to murder and incarceration. With faith as his compass, musician, songwriter, actor, motivational speaker and life coach, Damien Horne, overcame each of these traumas. He then used his healing journey as inspiration for constructing a good, good life for himself, and he walks in his life's purpose helping people do the same for their lives!

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When it comes to our health and overall wellness, it is us to up to advocate for our mind and body's need for rest. One of the ways Estella does this is scheduling REST days into her calendar every month. In this episode, she also shares past experiences with frequent chronic exhaustion and burnout to more recent years, learning the ways her body lets her know it needs rest! Do you make time for moments of rest throughout your week...

In Lemons on Friday, Mattie Jackson Selecman chronicles her healing journey after tragically losing husband Ben at 28 years of age, just three weeks before their first wedding anniversary. If you are in a season of grieving a loss, may you find encouragement and hope in Mattie's story.

Connect with Mattie @mattiejselecman on Instagram

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Happy 2022 and welcome to Season 2! This or that: Resolutions OR word(s) of the year?

This episode is all about celebration! What are YOU celebrating? Let Estella know on Instagram or Facebook @findingstrengthofheart, or via email at findingstrengthofheart@gmail.com

On Season 1, Episode 1, Estella shares her story on navigating a series of traumatic events in 2020. Listen here: Finding MY Strength of Heart: https://podcasts.appl...

Live in Fashion owner and designer Michelle Akers gives us a behind the scenes look at how her signature statement pieces are created, how the pandemic affected inventory production and insights for maintaining sustainability in the fashion industry.

Interested in purchasing a Jet Set, Elite Shirt Dress or other Live in Fashion designs? Visit http://www.liveinfashion.com

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Through naming and understanding emotions, beliefs and behaviors, trauma recovery therapist Helen Ferguson helps women shed the stigmatizing shame that often gets attached to traumatic experiences so they can move into a space of offering themselves compassion. 

Main themes: Emotional agility, shifting the shame, compassion fatigue

"That's somebody else's narrative and that's somebody else's truth, but it's a lie about you."

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"'No' is the highest form of therapy." Boutique owner and podcaster, Abigail Santiago, shares why this statement has brought so much more joy into her life, and how knowing your worth helps you set healthy boundaries with your friends!

Listen to Abigail's podcast episode, "How to Stand Up to Your Narcissistic Friend" here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-stand-up-to-your-narcissistic-friend/id1538482916?i=10005250455...

After the loss of their infant son Hosea, Jenni Rae Oates found herself in the shadows of deep sadness, loneliness and self-abandonment. Through more than a decade of processing grief, she realized she needed and bravely chose to fight for the individual ME, in order to restore the WE in her marriage!

Now, she has created a roadmap for other women who reach the point of losing their sense of self. Learn more about WIT University at...

After years of numbing pain with drugs, a pivotal moment of clarity led Desiree Barton onto the path to recovery. Along the way, she learned to give grace and forgiveness to her mother and more importantly, to herself.

Find Desiree on Instagram @desi_barton

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What is trauma, and what happens to our brains and bodies when we experience it? Nashville-based trauma therapist Melanie Reese fills us in on the powerful mind/body connection and the science behind understanding trauma responses.

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Through candor and humor, Stephanie Willis takes us on her unconventional journey toward becoming a mother, which include an introduction to "Chad" and bathtub meetings!

If you are considering adopting or placing a child for adoption, here are some resources:

Connect with parents considering adoption on Adoptimist: http://www.adoptimist.com

Adoption Assistance, agency based in Tennessee and Kentucky: http://www.adoptionassistan...

Physical and sexual abuse are recognized as traumatic experiences. Not so obvious are non-physical forms of abuse such as emotional, verbal and gaslighting. Karleigh Lynne Saunders shares her experiences on surviving all of the above and how she's empowering other women to take back their power! It's time to cut that gaslight!

Get on the waitlist for Karleigh's Worthy program at http://www.karleighlynne.com

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Wardrobe stylist Payton Dale, who has worked with Kane Brown, Amy Grant, Lionel Richie and more, takes us behind the scenes on her process for styling people for every day life.

Catch her new TV show, The Payton Project, on bspoketv.com every Friday at 7:30pm Central or on bspoketv's YouTube channel: BeSpokeTV on YouTube

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