How Coronavirus Saved My Life
How Coronavirus Saved My Life is a weekly podcast hosted by Christine Zethraus, a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She takes you on a journey as a healthcare worker, wife, and mother during the pandemic. She had Coronavirus in April 2020 and Long-Covid symptoms for months. She could not figure out why her Long-Covid symptoms were not improving until she healed herself through deconditioning her childhood programming. Now, Christine interviews others about their journey of healing. Her mission is to create a safe space for others to speak their authentic truth. Without We There is No Me.
Episodes
episode 44: the teacher (How Coronavirus is My Greatest Teacher in Miracles)
When you grow up in trauma, it's hard to understand the people who hurt you, the people who put you in unsafe situations, the people who purposely hurt you, are YOUR teachers. My racist father was my teacher for injustice. My narcissistic mother was my teacher for my inner worthiness. My ex-husband was my teacher on spotlighting my judgment of others. ...
episode 43: the chord (How My Dad's Death Was A Gift To My Healing) When my dad died, a toxic limb was severed from my body. It was startling when the detective called to tell me my Dad was dead. I no longer had to endure my father's dysfunctional behaviors. He was dead. So now what? In this episode, I share epiphanies about my dad’s death being a gift to my healing and the unconditional love I gave him directly before he ...
What beliefs did you have about yourself from childhood? What beliefs did you have about your parents then and now? Our beliefs are formed by the time we are 7 years old. My beliefs and perspectives about myself and my parents were intertwined with a story of unworthiness, can’t trust, never will get better, and not feeling safe.
At any given moment, we can change our perspectives and beliefs. Believing I would die from Coronaviru...
What is your relationship with Uncertainty? How do you respond to Uncertainty? How do you react when a plan changes unexpectedly? How do you react when a person reacts to you unexpectedly?
Uncertainty is a word that can invoke fear, anxiety, and stress in our minds. However, uncertainty can also be a friend.
This episode is about how I learned to embrace uncertainty through my uncertain experiences rather than fearing it, whi...
Hearing the N-Word my entire life was a trauma for me. Witnessing injustice frequently impacted my childhood.
Injustice was a trauma for me.
Today's episode is about my experience with being raised by a Racist White Alcoholic Father.
How my Father not only said the N-Word but would describe a group of people as subhuman. Connecting the dots with how my father became racist and how his racism has led to my soul's calling...
This Episode is about JOURNALING and GRATITUDE - How Journaling has helped me understand myself.
When you start your day by Writing 5 Things you are Grateful for, YOU start with Love for Yourself.
Starting off with Gratitude releases Oxytocin, the Love Hormone, LOVE FOR YOURSELF.
Listen as I am shifting through my past journal entry from a 29-year-old me to a today me.
Gratitude makes a difference. Jou...
What do we do when a painful childhood memory comes up? Do we ignore the painful memory? Do we stuff the painful memory down with food, drugs, alcohol, sex, overworking, toxic relationships, starving ourselves, people pleasing, and saving others? What do we do if multiple painful childhood memories flood in at once?
This episode was inspired by my client who didn't want to remember her painful childhood. Little did I know a f...
Welcome back to episode 37, part TWO! Dr. Perkins and I continue our conversation about the importance of Spirituality in Mental Health recovery.
Jack Perkins is a licensed professional counselor and the founder of Psuche Education Counseling & Coaching Services. He has a heart to help others discover the secret to living a fulfilled life by integrating their spirituality into every area of their lives. He’s seen first ha...
What is YOUR definition of Spirituality?
In this episode (part one), Dr. Jack Perkins and I talk about the power of Spirituality. The power of finding meaning in our childhood suffering.
Dr. Perkins tells his personal story of suffering first. His story of childhood suffering touched me deeply. I know it will touch you deeply as well.
My guest today is Dr. Jack Perkins. Jack is the founder of Psuche Education, Counseling &...
What is your Story? What Story have you been telling yourself since childhood? What is the constant story running in your head?
Today's episode is about My Story. The Story I've been telling myself since childhood. A story built by broken people AKA my Parents.
The purpose of today's episode is to help Empower You to create a new story.
I share techniques that work for me. You deserve to feel good in your story.
I first ...
Do you suffer from Chronic Pain?
Do you have Long COVID symptoms still but can't get answers?
This episode is for YOU. YOU are not alone.
My guest today is Arun Nijhawan. Arun was diagnosed with Degenerative Disc Disease at age 24. His pain became so debilitating he no longer could play basketball, hike–his pain made it difficult to even walk. His pain was REAL. So was the SOLUTION.
Listen to Part TWO of episode 35: the recov...
Do you suffer from Chronic Pain? Do you have Long COVID symptoms?
This episode is for YOU.
Per the CDC, Nearly 1 in 5 still have long COVID symptoms. A Medscape article predicts Long COVID could cost the economy TRILLIONS.
My guest today is Arun Nijhawan. Arun was diagnosed with Degenerative Disc Disease at age 24. His pain became so debilitating he no longer could play basketball, hike–his pain made it difficult to even walk...
Do you have Chronic Pain? Ready for Pain Recovery? This episode is for YOU!
We have a special guest today—Dr. Les Aria, a Pain Psychologist & Co-founder of Menda.Health, who specializes in helping people recover from chronic pain. Today, he'll explain what polyvagal theory is and how it can help you feel safe when you're dealing with chronic pain.
This week's episode, Part TWO, on polyvagal theory and its application to chronic...
Do you have Chronic Pain? Ready for Pain Recovery? This episode is for YOU!
We have a special guest today—Dr. Les Aria, a Pain Psychologist who specializes in helping people recover from chronic pain. Today, he'll explain what polyvagal theory is and how it can help you feel safe when you're dealing with chronic pain.
This week's episode, Part One, on Polyvagal Theory and its application to chronic pain therapy. Polyvagal theory is...
Were you taught it's ok to say "No" in childhood? Were you taught it's ok to speak up for your needs? Neither was I.
Teaching myself how to set boundaries is a work in progress. My narcissistic mother crossing my boundary for the last time was my key to emotional freedom and authentic worthiness.
In this solo episode, I cover all things boundaries.
Rule of Thumb: Those who react the loudest when a boundary is set ...
A REAL Mother to Mother conversation about the challenges of motherhood.
In this Video Podcast Episode I speak with Belinda Tyner, an Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner about her journey of becoming a warrior while teaching herself how to parent through the challenges of raising a child with ADHD.
Watch Video on youtube here:
Warrior episode Blog here
Topics Discussed:
- The illusions of...
How do you teach yourself to parent when you were raised by a broken emotionally immature mother? Then throw in society's illusion of motherhood where it is expected mothers are born nurturers who saves everyone with a unrealistic superwomen mentality. What happens to your self-esteem when your mother was none of these misguided societal illusions? (hint: unworthiness)
In this episode I speak with Belinda Tyner, an Adult Geri...
What does the word adversity mean to you? Chris Allen is the definition of overcoming adversity.
A powerful follow up conversation with my new friend Chris Allen. His honesty, vulnerability, transparency, and directness about his difficult childhood filled with abuse and chaos inspires me to be more vulnerable and transparent about my own story.
Chris and I tell discuss losing our virginity at a young age, Chris’s former appr...
What does the word adversity mean to you? Chris Allen is the definition of overcoming adversity.
A powerful follow up conversation with my new friend Chris Allen. His honesty, vulnerability, transparency, and directness about his difficult childhood filled with abuse and chaos inspires me to be more vulnerable and transparent about my own story.
Chris and I tell discuss losing our virginity at a young age, Chris’s former appr...
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