Releasing Trauma; a Survivor's Podcast
No longer be defined by your trauma. The reality is that just because you suffered trauma in the past, doesn’t mean that it has to continue to rule your life. The Releasing Trauma Podcast brings together trauma experts and survivors to remind you, the listener, that there is life after trauma.
Episodes
March 28, 2022 • 27 mins
Dream in a Suitcase from Domnica Radulescu is a fast-paced, true story of survival, resilience and the power of love, told from the perspective of a female Romanian-American survivor of the worst communist dictatorship behind the former Iron Curtain.
The story opens against the backdrop of 1983 Bucharest. The food lines are interminable, the secret police are omnipresent, and college student Domnica Radulescu is reluctantly preparin...
The story opens against the backdrop of 1983 Bucharest. The food lines are interminable, the secret police are omnipresent, and college student Domnica Radulescu is reluctantly preparin...
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March 25, 2022 • 31 mins
More than 140,000 children in the United States have experienced the death of a parent or grandparent from COVID-19.
Many families have also lost jobs and had vital supports, such as school, health care services, and other community programs, interrupted and put on hold, putting a mental strain on children, whether or not they realize it.
According to research, 71% of parents said the pandemic had taken a toll on their child's mental...
Many families have also lost jobs and had vital supports, such as school, health care services, and other community programs, interrupted and put on hold, putting a mental strain on children, whether or not they realize it.
According to research, 71% of parents said the pandemic had taken a toll on their child's mental...
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March 24, 2022 • 32 mins
Childhood abuse and trauma powered an alcoholism that would nearly defeat Jewels.
Yet Jewels assures us that even when we lose those things that give shape to our soul, such as belonging, the need for touch, and safety in our own home, we can go on to devise a new way of being that surpasses our childhood haunts.
Jewels was seven years old when her father attempted a family suicide, so her mother whisked her away to the arms and fami...
Yet Jewels assures us that even when we lose those things that give shape to our soul, such as belonging, the need for touch, and safety in our own home, we can go on to devise a new way of being that surpasses our childhood haunts.
Jewels was seven years old when her father attempted a family suicide, so her mother whisked her away to the arms and fami...
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March 23, 2022 • 25 mins
Motherhood is such a blessing. But it can come with pain and loss. The loss of a child is a pain no person should have to endure, especially the mother carrying that baby.
But it happens, and we persevere.
Charity Majors was called to create the "Meant For More" movement after going through the journey of losing a child...after journeying through the dark night of the soul and finding true healing.
Her mission is to impart that each...
But it happens, and we persevere.
Charity Majors was called to create the "Meant For More" movement after going through the journey of losing a child...after journeying through the dark night of the soul and finding true healing.
Her mission is to impart that each...
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March 22, 2022 • 30 mins
Being a caregiver is tumultuous. There are many highs and lows. But being a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer's or dementia takes that to an entirely new level. And when that person is your mother, well there is nothing more rewarding and painful at the same time as being able to care for the woman who cared for you as a child.
But along with that comes trauma. And so much of it. Watching someone you love turn into someone you d...
But along with that comes trauma. And so much of it. Watching someone you love turn into someone you d...
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March 21, 2022 • 22 mins
As we settle into 2022, it becomes apparent that we are facing another year of the unknown.
But rather than focusing on what you cannot control, let’s flip the script and begin to discuss how to make 2022 an ethical and fulfilling year by making small simple choices.
Dr. Gilbert discusses:
3 simple, small and effective choices to make in your daily life to feel more fulfilled in 2022
The value of selflessness & how to incorporate tools...
But rather than focusing on what you cannot control, let’s flip the script and begin to discuss how to make 2022 an ethical and fulfilling year by making small simple choices.
Dr. Gilbert discusses:
3 simple, small and effective choices to make in your daily life to feel more fulfilled in 2022
The value of selflessness & how to incorporate tools...
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March 18, 2022 • 34 mins
For those of us who have survived a background filled with trauma, it may seem like becoming a well-adjusted adult seems like we made it out on top.
Come to find out, there's another, deeper layer that needs to be penetrated in order to truly come out on top.
It's not enough just to survive. In order to really thrive, you have to understand the beliefs you derived from the trauma that are informing your life today.
Against all odds, J...
Come to find out, there's another, deeper layer that needs to be penetrated in order to truly come out on top.
It's not enough just to survive. In order to really thrive, you have to understand the beliefs you derived from the trauma that are informing your life today.
Against all odds, J...
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March 17, 2022 • 26 mins
Trauma can cause a lifetime of damage to health and wellbeing—for both those suffering from it, and the people around them. Additionally, children growing up in an environment with toxic stress are more likely to have difficulty in their adult relationships. Often, unresolved trauma results in many life challenges such as overworking, anxiety, overeating, difficulty sleeping, and physical pain. And, sadly, unintentionally passing a...
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March 16, 2022 • 20 mins
When you are challenged – how do you tap into your moment of joy?
We all have the ability to manifest a day based on joy and understanding by beginning with a transcendent moment.
Author and counselor Susan Lax offers such moments to get your day started in her gorgeous collection of stories, poems and insights, A HEART’S LANDSCAPE: An Invitation to the Garden of Moments
The seeds for Morning Inspiration were planted when Susan Lax le...
We all have the ability to manifest a day based on joy and understanding by beginning with a transcendent moment.
Author and counselor Susan Lax offers such moments to get your day started in her gorgeous collection of stories, poems and insights, A HEART’S LANDSCAPE: An Invitation to the Garden of Moments
The seeds for Morning Inspiration were planted when Susan Lax le...
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March 15, 2022 • 26 mins
In a culture that does its best to run away from grief whenever possible— even though grief is an inevitable part of life and loss—Edy Nathan provides a practical, sensitive guide to surmounting the pain and regaining your soul.
An experienced psychotherapist and grief expert, Edy is author of It’s Grief: The Dance of Self-Discovery Through Trauma and Loss. The book unravels the complex world of grief and helps to transform the dar...
An experienced psychotherapist and grief expert, Edy is author of It’s Grief: The Dance of Self-Discovery Through Trauma and Loss. The book unravels the complex world of grief and helps to transform the dar...
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March 14, 2022 • 35 mins
What do you do when your confidence tank is on empty?
How do you feel?
How does it affect your daily life?
Much like letting your car's gas tank run dry, when your confidence tank is empty, nothing moves forward.
Thankfully filling up your confidence gas tank is much cheaper these days than filling up your car's gas tank!
Graig Robinson is no stranger to lack of confidence. He comes on the show to remind us, "Who better than you?"
How do you feel?
How does it affect your daily life?
Much like letting your car's gas tank run dry, when your confidence tank is empty, nothing moves forward.
Thankfully filling up your confidence gas tank is much cheaper these days than filling up your car's gas tank!
Graig Robinson is no stranger to lack of confidence. He comes on the show to remind us, "Who better than you?"
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March 9, 2022 • 29 mins
When the unthinkable happens, you don't expect it to happen twice, but for Marci Savage, widowed twice by suicide, it did.
Marci is now coming forward with her story and emerging as a fierce proponent for eliminating the harmful social stigmas attached to mental illness which keep many individuals battling depression and anxiety from seeking help.
On August 13, 2014, Marci found Paul, her beloved husband of thirty-four years, dead b...
Marci is now coming forward with her story and emerging as a fierce proponent for eliminating the harmful social stigmas attached to mental illness which keep many individuals battling depression and anxiety from seeking help.
On August 13, 2014, Marci found Paul, her beloved husband of thirty-four years, dead b...
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March 8, 2022 • 28 mins
Can something as simple as a story change the lives of others?
Do you ever wonder if your life — your story — matters?
“Of course, it does,” says international speaker and sought-after story expert, Linda Olson. “Everyone has a story, and your story can bring transformation and impact into the word today.”
In Linda's latest book, Story Matters! Empowering Your Hope When Going Through Tough Times, she provides real-life examples of sev...
Do you ever wonder if your life — your story — matters?
“Of course, it does,” says international speaker and sought-after story expert, Linda Olson. “Everyone has a story, and your story can bring transformation and impact into the word today.”
In Linda's latest book, Story Matters! Empowering Your Hope When Going Through Tough Times, she provides real-life examples of sev...
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March 7, 2022 • 24 mins
For generations, we have looked at addiction from a black and white perspective. Either someone is okay, or they are at rock bottom; there is no in-between.
In reality, there is a large percentage of Americans who fall into that in-between area and are overusing and highly functional who need resources.
Tara Schiller is the CEO and visionary behind SoberBuddy, a virtual drug and alcohol recovery coach transforming the sobriety indust...
In reality, there is a large percentage of Americans who fall into that in-between area and are overusing and highly functional who need resources.
Tara Schiller is the CEO and visionary behind SoberBuddy, a virtual drug and alcohol recovery coach transforming the sobriety indust...
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March 4, 2022 • 30 mins
Although his talent and technique has brought him to perform with among the greats, jazz legend, Kenny Werner has also struggled internally.
Faced with grief after losing his daughter to a car accident and then he himself survived a separate car incident – he was diagnosed with trauma – and no stranger over his lifetime to anxiety, bouts of depression or even drinking.
He has much to say about the power of music and healing. He didn’...
Faced with grief after losing his daughter to a car accident and then he himself survived a separate car incident – he was diagnosed with trauma – and no stranger over his lifetime to anxiety, bouts of depression or even drinking.
He has much to say about the power of music and healing. He didn’...
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March 3, 2022 • 22 mins
The Take the Pill Approach
Adam Weber's father was an old school doctor who was taught to give patients a pill for everything, and everything would be just fine. That is an old and tired approach to practicing medicine and helping people.
The Meditation Approach
A former corporate warrior with a progressive form of multiple sclerosis, Adam turned to meditation to help reduce his stress levels. Meditation is a natural, drug-free, cost-...
Adam Weber's father was an old school doctor who was taught to give patients a pill for everything, and everything would be just fine. That is an old and tired approach to practicing medicine and helping people.
The Meditation Approach
A former corporate warrior with a progressive form of multiple sclerosis, Adam turned to meditation to help reduce his stress levels. Meditation is a natural, drug-free, cost-...
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March 2, 2022 • 32 mins
You dove head-first into a new phase in your life … you’re a stepparent.
Your stepchild keeps you on your toes. It’s thrilling!
You deserve to be happy and proud of the family you’ve built.
You get to watch them grow into their best self, but these positive moments come with multiple obstacles … conflicting opinions and differing emotional needs.
How can you manage everyone’s demands, keep your sanity, and enjoy yourself?
Well, it’s not...
Your stepchild keeps you on your toes. It’s thrilling!
You deserve to be happy and proud of the family you’ve built.
You get to watch them grow into their best self, but these positive moments come with multiple obstacles … conflicting opinions and differing emotional needs.
How can you manage everyone’s demands, keep your sanity, and enjoy yourself?
Well, it’s not...
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March 1, 2022 • 38 mins
Trigger Warning: Graphic Details
This is a story of one man's fight for survival in a world of trauma.
David Smith was going to work one day with his brother in Opa-Locka, Florida when they were cut off by an angry driver.
As they got out of their vehicles to figure out what the problem was, the driver of the other vehicle shot Dave's brother in the head.
What was just another day going to work, turned out to be one of Dave's worst ...
This is a story of one man's fight for survival in a world of trauma.
David Smith was going to work one day with his brother in Opa-Locka, Florida when they were cut off by an angry driver.
As they got out of their vehicles to figure out what the problem was, the driver of the other vehicle shot Dave's brother in the head.
What was just another day going to work, turned out to be one of Dave's worst ...
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February 28, 2022 • 24 mins
As a young girl, Agota Gabor’s dream of becoming a professional ballerina in Budapest is shattered when she contracts polio.
Through gruesome therapy and iron willpower she learns to walk and dance again, making a living as a dancer in Canada after her home country erupts in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
Agota forges ahead to achieve a successful and dynamic life, working as a chorus girl in Montreal casinos and nightclubs.
But ...
Through gruesome therapy and iron willpower she learns to walk and dance again, making a living as a dancer in Canada after her home country erupts in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
Agota forges ahead to achieve a successful and dynamic life, working as a chorus girl in Montreal casinos and nightclubs.
But ...
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February 25, 2022 • 25 mins
Are you trying to cope with life's struggles?
Are you in need of more support?
Do you want to learn how to use your spirituality to cope with life's stressors?
Dr. Joanne Frederick's new anthology discusses how to deal with grief and loss, being a black man in the world today, disabilities, surviving Covid-19, infidelity, anxiety and fears, trauma, and single parenting.
In this episode we discuss coping with things such as:
Survivor's g...
Are you in need of more support?
Do you want to learn how to use your spirituality to cope with life's stressors?
Dr. Joanne Frederick's new anthology discusses how to deal with grief and loss, being a black man in the world today, disabilities, surviving Covid-19, infidelity, anxiety and fears, trauma, and single parenting.
In this episode we discuss coping with things such as:
Survivor's g...
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