Trauma Survivorhood

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This episode features our guest, Becky Garrison, MDiv, MSW – an author and satirist examines spiritual narcissism, gaslighting in the church, and religious trauma. 

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- Their Journey –  Becky’s journey from trauma to healing is a testament to resilience and courage. After enduring significant challenges a...

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This episode features our guest, Rita Bliven, author of “Canyons & Fireworks” which details her lifelong journey of healing from an extreme avoidant attachment style.

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- Their Journey –  Rita shares her lifelong journey of healing from an avoidant attachment style caused by an international parental ...

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This episode features our guest, Tracy Hannigan, a qualified sleep therapist who works exclusively with adults who suffer with insomnia using evidence-based practices to help people recover from longstanding sleep issues.

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- Their Journey –  Tracy Hannigan, a sleep therapist, embarked on her journey afte...

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This episode features our guests, Itto & Mekiya Outini, who are a married couple and founding editors of DateKeepers – an international media platform – and co-authors of Itto’s soon-to-be-released memoir “Blindness is the Light of My Life”.

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- Their Journey –  Itto and Mekiya Outini's journey i...

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This episode features our guest, Ania Hamala, a Polish immigrant and childhood trauma survivor, who is now a spiritual mentor, integrator, and plant medicine facilitator helping others align to their highest potential.

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- Their Journey –  Ania Hamala's journey from Poland to the U.S. involved signif...

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This episode features our guest, Terry Tucker, an author, cancer survivor, and motivational, mindset, and self-development speaker bringing perspective of hope and a message of resilience.  

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- Their Journey –  Terry Tucker's journey, marked by diverse careers including SWAT hostage negotiator, took a dra...

SPECIAL EVENT - JULY WORKSHOP: Navigating Difficult Relationships

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This episode features our guest, Julie McGue, an American writer, a twin, and domestic adoptee who shares her difficult journey of reclaiming her own personal story.

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- Their Journey –an identical twin, adopted parents infertility...

SPECIAL EVENT - JULY WORKSHOP: Navigating Difficult Relationships

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This episode features our guest, Robin Bartlett, a memoir author and a Vietnam veteran who served as 1st Lieutenant leading his platoon on more than sixty helicopter combat assaults and search & destroy missions.

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- Their Journ...

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SPECIAL EVENT - JULY WORKSHOP: Navigating Difficult Relationships

This episode features our guest, Laurie Hammer, FNTP, NNTS  - who is a neuro nutritionist, functional nutritional therapist, and podcast host helping moms overcome stress and anxiety with her “Calm Mom Method”. 

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- Their Journey –  Laur...

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This episode features our guest, Acamea Deadwiler, a memoirist, essayist, author, TEDx speaker, multi-passionate creative, and an uplifter.

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- Their Journey – Acamea’s journey is a poignant exploration of loneliness and resilience, beginning in her early childhood. Despite having a younger brother, Acamea felt a profoun...

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SPECIAL EVENT - JUNE WORKSHOP: Navigating Difficult Relationships

This episode features our guest, Marnie Marmet, a board-certified health coach with Zenful Life Coaching, a podcaster, and author of her new memoir “My Song: Unleashed”. 

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- Their Journey – Growing up feeling silenced, navigating corporate life, ...

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SPECIAL EVENT - JUNE WORKSHOP: Navigating Difficult Relationships

This episode features our guest, Dennis “DJ” Quinn, mentor and author of “Stick Figures: A Big Brother Remembers” -  a memoir that recounts the 13 year old long journey he had as a Big Brother to a boy with disabilities and mental illness.

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This episode features our guest, Laurie Singer, board-certified Behavior Analyst, psychotherapist, and author with more than 20 years of experience in behavioral and cognitive therapy strategies. 

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- Their Journey –  Lori Singer's journey into psychotherapy and behavioral analysis was shaped by her challenging upbr...

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This episode features our guest, Katie Kuperman, an anti-bullying advocate, copyright, mother, and author of the book “The Only Way Out: A Bully, A Victim, and A Bystander Whose Lives Will Never Be The Same”. 

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- Their Journey –  Katie Cooperman's journey as an anti-bullying advocate and mental heal...

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This episode features our guest, Jack Blackwell, a Family Constellation practitioner, public speaker, and writer, who is passionate in the field of healing generational and ancestral trauma. 

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- Their Journey –  Jack's journey began with childhood neglect, leading him to seek healing through holistic practices like...

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SPECIAL EVENT - Workshop: Let's dive into the buzzword of "Self-Care"

This episode features our guest, Dr. Sharon Martin, LCSW – a psychotherapist and author specializing in codependency recovery – who for over two decades has been helping adult children recover from difficult childhoods.  

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- Their J...

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SPECIAL EVENT - Workshop: Let's dive into the buzzword of "Self-Care".

This episode features our guest, Jennifer Greenhut, a stage IV triple-negative breast cancer survivor, sharing all the lessons she learned about love, gratitude, and mindset.

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- Their Journey –  Jen's journey i...

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This episode features our guest, Dan Henk, artist, writer, and tattoo shop owner.  He has survived brain cancer, violence, and the sudden death of his wife, yet shows up as himself each day and brings inspiration and hope. 

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- Their Journey –  Dan Hank's journey is marked by resilience in the face of adversity. Des...

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This episode features our guest, Dr. Brian Licuanan - speaker, educator, author, and a board-certified psychologist with nearly 20 years working with demographically diverse populations - to share with us strategies on getting resistant loved ones the mental health help or treatment they need.

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- Their J...