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Julie Browne
Bold Becoming shares overcoming identity loss stories after the rug's pulled out from under you. Earthquake events like divorce, loss of a loved one, your health, or a career or dream. "Invisible" stuff like losing your identity to addiction, domestic violence or incest. Even unexpectedly losing your sovereignty to motherhood. Engage in this rich tapestry of life's crushing personal issues as Julie showcases an audio mural of grief, pain, uncertainty ... strength, grit, courage ... and serendipity. Awesome content! Fun conversations!! Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/julie-browne/support
Fifty-four percent of incarcerated people in the United States have mental illness. Eighty-five percent of the prison population have an active substance use disorder or were incarcerated because of drugs. Jeremy Schall is one of these individuals. Coming from a family history with addiction and having his first psychiatric hospitalization at age seven, his name was written all over the prison walls.What happened to liberate Jeremy from his own mental prison while he was stuck for four hours in a prison shower filled with black mold? How did Jeremy turn his life around with so many cards stacked against him? Why didn’t he go down the road of no return like so many others who end up never leaving prison? What is his main message to anyone at risk of harming themselves or others? Find out from Jeremy the main component of making life work in your favor.BioMy name is Jeremy Schall and I am a living testament to the power of resilience and personal growth. Throughout my life I battled with mental health and addiction, facing some of the darkest moments imaginable. However, through sheer determination and unwavering support, I emerged from those depths. My journey to recovery was not easy, but it taught me invaluable lessons about self-reflection, inner strength, and the importance of seeking help. With the support of a strong recovery program, a dedicated network of loved ones, and my own commitment to healing, I was able to regain control over my life. Today I stand as a beacon of hope and inspiration for others on a similar path. I am deeply passionate about raising awareness for mental health, those justice impacted, and for those whose life has been transformed by addiction. I actively engage in prison reentry advocacy work to eradicate the stigma associated with these struggles. By sharing my own experiences, I strive to empower others to seek help, know they are not alone, and remind them that there is light at the end of the tunnel.“Those who have a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how.’”- Viktor E. Frankl-Guest Info.https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082895599404&mibextid=JRoKGihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-schall-732b40227/schall.jer@gmail.com480-628-0867Julie’s Info. Julie@courage-ignite.comhttps://www.courage-ignite.com/https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook — Masters of Change—MOC-amazon--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
Diana lived in Colombia, South America, and was a pawn in a power control scheme that could have ended in kidnapping or death. A thriving 16-year-old, returning from an immersive, week-long community leadership training retreat, Diana found out she had to leave her home, community, and country immediately. She migrated to the USA.What is forced migration like and what impact does it have on one’s identity? Find out how Diana managed and why grieving all she lost didn’t have a place on her journey. Discover what resilience looks like when survival and adaptation are your only choices. Learn why many foreigners in the USA would rather be able to stay in their countries of origin, the costs of forced migration on an individual, and about Diana’s journey to assimilate. BioDiana Restrepo has a PhD in Geography from The University of Kansas, and a Masters in Latin American studies focusing on water management from the same institution. Dr. Restrepo works as a Geographer and social scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey Kansas Water Science Center. Her interdisciplinary research interests center on the perceptions and attitudes of stakeholders about water management practices for climate change adaptation and resilience. Dr. Restrepo’s disciplinary training includes human geography, political ecology, and Latin American studies. Her research includes the understanding of socio-economic factors that may affect water availability at the national level. Diana is also interested in the human dimensions of science and serves in various working groups for diversity and inclusion.Julie’s Info. Julie@courage-ignite.comhttps://www.courage-ignite.com/https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook — Masters of Change—MOC-amazon--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
At 7+ months gestation, Kiki had a “super normal pregnancy” and she jumped on a plane across the country to attend a wedding. But her baby came early. Things went south from there and back in California, Kiki spent the next 6 months saving her son’s life. He didn’t have an immune system and had to have a bone marrow transplant.Find out what it’s like for a mom to go through that ordeal, and why she still had a hard time after her son got on the other side of his life threatening event. What about the journey produced posttraumatic growth and made Kiki into the leader’s leader she is today? How do you manage, day after day, not knowing if your child will live or die, and what lessons in Kiki’s journey can benefit you, without being in such a crisis? Why wasn’t it all bells and whistles celebration once her son got on the other side of danger?BioKristen (Kiki) Wilkinson is a leadership and executive coach, specializing in empowering high-achieving leaders to gain confidence and clarity to drive intentional action to achieve their goals and experience more joy and fulfillment in their lives.With over a decade of experience in Learning & Development (L&D), Kiki excels in fostering engagement, innovation, and growth mindset while promoting cross-collaboration. She founded and expanded Airbnb’s Trust & Safety (T&S) training initiatives within a dynamic global setting, demonstrating her proficiency in scaling programs and teams.Kiki's expertise extends to coaching leaders at diverse companies, from startups to Fortune 500 corporations. Through her collaborative approach, she delivers tactical solutions that enable leaders and teams to fulfill their potential while navigating challenges and fostering resilience.Guest Info.www.thrivemindcollaborative.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kiki-wilkinson/Sign Up for our NewsletterSchedule a Meeting with KikiJulie’s Info. Julie@courage-ignite.comhttps://www.courage-ignite.com/https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook — Masters of Change—MOC-amazon--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
Two years before the USSR’s downfall, something unusual and unexpected happened. Masha’s family was given permission to leave. Because they were Jewish. Seventeen-year-old Masha left all she ever knew behind, forever, and lived the next five years as a refugee in Florida. Identity loss hit hard, while good fortune graced her with mentorship from the pioneers of personal development. BioDr. Masha Malka is a Holistic Success Coach, best-selling author, and founder of The One Minute Coach™️ educational system.She is specialised in success mindset, practical change management, and emotional mastery. With over 20 years of experience as an executive coach and Organisational Change Management Specialist (OCM), Dr. Malka has inspired and facilitated personal and organisational transformations for hundreds of people. In addition, she has taught Business Leadership, won ballroom competitions, holds a Doctor of Advanced Studies (DAS) degree in Entrepreneurship and Master's Degree in Higher Education. Dr. Malka’s coaching and training programs are a unique blend of conscious and subconscious strategies that have proven to create impactful and lasting change for her clients worldwide. Masha is passionate about guiding leaders to overcome obstacles, as well as their doubts and limiting beliefs, so that they can achieve greater success and a balanced and fulfilling life guilt-free.Julie’s Info. Julie@courage-ignite.comhttps://www.courage-ignite.com/https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook — Masters of Change—MOC-amazon--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
Marci, a mother of three, made a pact with herself: by her next birthday, she’d throw in the towel if her husband didn’t shape up. His unpredictability was unbearable and she couldn’t figure out what was causing it. Until he finally admitted to being addicted to drugs. Since he also refused treatment, Marci divorced him. She couldn’t betray herself and her children by continuing with the status quo.
Why did Marci feel freedom instead of the common overwhelm many feel when becoming a single parent? How did divorce during COVID lead her to leave her corporate job and become the life coach she’d yearned to be? In what ways did her excitement about where she was headed dampen the grief over not having the life she’d expected? What kind of role reversal did her kids do to help her get back into dating again?
Bio
Marci Hawkinson is a certified life coach, author, facilitator, and public speaker living in Newton, KS. She is mom to three amazing young adults and enjoys doing life with them, her new husband and their adorable dogs. In her free time, Marci loves reading, traveling, engaging in deep conversations and creating lasting memories. She and her youngest son are excited to launch a new podcast called Raising Bigs.
Guest Info.
Website: www.marcihawkinson.com
https://www.facebook.com/lifecoachmarci
https:// www.instagram.com/life_coach_marci/
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
— Masters of Change— BookMOC-amazon
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What happens when a Columbia-trained psychologist, working with high performers, cannot find a way to cure his own depression? He thinks of suicide. He wishes the train would take him out as he crosses the tracks some day driving home from work. And then one day doing his morning journaling, he asks a couple of different questions and a new answer lands in his lap. It gives him a way to move forward while also getting better outcomes for his patients.
Why is psychotherapy so inept in actually helping people feel better? What part does helping us feel our emotions have in healing? Why didn’t understanding his own trauma history help Ardeshir feel any better, and what did? Learn how the Emotional Bill of Rights may help heal your emotional distress. Hear about Ardeshir’s journey to discovering that he was depressed and how that led to giving up his profession in the way he was trained to work.
Bio
Dr. Ardeshir Mehran is a psychologist, behavioral researcher, business leader, and leadership coach. He is a peak performance coach to executives for better and rapid wellbeing outcomes. He is the author of “You Are Not Depressed. You Are Un-Finished.” Ardeshir is also the developer of “The Bill of Emotional Rights” a set of lifelong principles for perpetual fulfillment and growth. Ardeshir is a frequent keynote speaker, global podcast guest, and the organizer of a growing global monthly gathering of executives and medical experts to envision a better future for emotional wellbeing.
Guest Info.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ardeshir-mehran-ph-d-a3457/
https://ardeshirmehran.com/
ardeshir.mehran@gmail.com
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book— Masters of Change— MOC-amazon
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Heidi had her life planned out and was well on her way to her dream of working in the film industry. At 20, she was a straight A college student who went through every door opened to her. She was acing life and enjoying it. Until a friend died by suicide. And she cried so hard she got a migraine. Then the next day, Heidi had a stroke.
Hear about Heidi’s journey post stroke…how she eventually let go of college, how the stroke is still impacting her decades later, and how she manages to keep seeing the glass as half full and never gives up putting one foot in front of the other.
Bio
Heidi had suffered a massive stroke that nearly killed her, when she was 20 years old. 30 years later, she is thriving, having found some great adventures she would've never discovered, had it not been for her stroke.
Guest Info.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidi-churas-9091b823/v
https://www.youtube.com/yetisplace
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/
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Podcast— Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change—MOC-amazon
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Married from ages 24-50, Gail felt like a confused teenager post divorce. She didn’t know how to talk to men, other than surface level or work-related communication. She also had to navigate finding housing with bad credit, due to her ex’s small business bankruptcy, on top of her mother’s, brother’s, and good friend’s deaths all around the same time. On top of all this, she had a brain tumor and other serious health challenges.
When did Gail’s courage to speak her truth kick in and how has that changed her life trajectory? What did she do to ensure their daughter’s stability during and post divorce? How did she use therapy to support her and help her during her reinventions? Why is the takeaway she offers—”Nothing’s Gone Wrong, No Matter What Happened” what she wants to teach us?
Bio
Gail Keyes-Allen is a Business and Money Mindset Coach dedicated to empowering midlife women in corporate and business roles to redefine their relationship with money, ultimately leading to increased income and impact.
In 2020, while still working her corporate accounting job, Gail embarked on her entrepreneurial journey by launching her coaching business as a side-hustle. The following year Gail achieved a significant milestone by generating $23,000 in a single month, all while juggling her full-time job and enduring a grueling 90-minute commute each way. This success gave her the confidence to resign from her corporate career in May of 2021 and focus on her business full-time.
2022 marked a pivotal year for Gail’s business, as she accomplished the mind-blowing feat of generating $50,000 in just 10 days. By the end of the year, Gail’s revenue had soared to an impressive $300,000, solidifying her first year as a full-time entrepreneur.
Since the inception of Gail’s business, she has successfully generated over $600,000 in revenue, a testament to the effectiveness of her approach and the value she provides to her clients. Gail’s mission is to continue guiding midlife women on their path to financial empowerment, helping them unlock their true potential and achieve the success they deserve.
Guest Info.
Email— hello@gailkeyesallen.com
https://www.instagram.com/gailkeyesallen/
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book— Masters of Change— MOC-amazon
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Danielle grew up in a chaotic environment with a low income family that moved almost every year, and a dad who drank and was verbally aggressive. Danielle was the one who fought back, and she carried her rebellious nature into adulthood, always standing up for the underdog. And in between all this, Danielle chose to keep her baby when she was 16 with an unplanned pregnancy. It was during her transition to motherhood that she found out who she really was and proved everyone else’s predictions wrong.
Find out what it’s like to be 16, and know that the most important decision of your life was made solely by you. Why did that choice save her? What about motherhood helped Danielle discover who she really was, and become the opportunity to access that? How is helping someone find who they are better than telling them who they are?
Bio
Danielle Thompson, Ph.D., is a visionary leader with a deep passion for fostering authentic connections and building a more connected world. Drawing from over 20 years of experience in education, she founded The UNA Collective to inspire meaningful connections at both personal and collective levels. Dr. Thompson's journey has been shaped by a profound understanding of the impact of disconnection, driving her commitment to creating spaces that nurture growth and community. As a sought-after coach, Dr. Thompson shares her insights and expertise, empowering people to reconnect with their true selves and forge deeper connections with others and spirit. Her dedication to education and community building shines through in her inspiring contributions, offering valuable perspectives for individuals on their journey towards a more connected and authentic existence.
Guest Info.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/drossanogordon
danielle.gordon19@gmail.com
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book— Masters of Change— MOC-amazon
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Annette grew up with more “Don’ts” than you can shake a stick at. Her mother, diametrically opposite personality-wise than her father, never ceased instilling fear into her. It seems that in Mom’s book, life had no room for error. So rather than exploring and discovering who she really was, Annette grew up cautiously sticking to the rules laid down for her. Also, she was sent to live with a distant relative for a few years. Alone, without her siblings or friends to play with, she focused on learning, another value instilled in her by her mother.Hear about growing up feeling as though she didn’t belong anywhere. Learn about her strategies to free herself from an unacceptable trajectory—”being buried alive” —and becoming the person she knew she had inside herself. Witness what it’s like to be at peace with who you’ve become and love that person. Find out what keeping promises to yourself can look like.BioAnnette Reid is an educator, author, speaker, inspirational/motivational specialist and an entrepreneur. She is a graduate of Happy Grove High School, Portland Jamaica, West Indies and a cum laude graduate of Herbert H. Lehman College, Bronx, New York. She earned a motivational speaker certificate from The Limitless Academy, North Carolina. In 1999 and 2000, her periodicals were published in Canada and throughout the Caribbean. Her latest work ‘Leaving Belle Castle’ was published by Pen America in 2019. She is the owner of Annette’s Driving School located in Hempstead, NY. She resides on Long Island with her daughter Savannah.Guest Info.https://www.facebook.com/annette.reid.359Julie’s Info.Julie@courage-ignite.comhttps://www.courage-ignite.com/https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook— Masters of Change— MOC-amazonMusic — Happy African Village by John Bartmann--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
Wendy and her husband were very happily married when they found out that her husband, and two of their three children, were autistic. Around the same time, her third child was also struggling with disabilities connected to fibromyalgia. But rather than the autism diagnoses devastating her, they did the opposite. Liberated and joyful, they explained why life had been so challenging. They gave them the understanding they’d always needed to celebrate their differences and ardently advocate for accommodations. But when Wendy lost her husband to a heart attack, she had to piece herself back together to find a way to be happy with a forever hole in her life.
Find out how the autism diagnoses, and her husband’s early death, impacted Wendy as a parent and a wife. Hear about how she’s come out the other side of widowhood shining as bright as ever. See what one person with fire in her belly and an audacious mission is doing for her country. And check out the stack of books she’s written to help individuals and society support people on the spectrum.
Bio
Wendela Whitcomb Marsh is an award-winning author, speaker, and CEO. She’s also Mom to 3 brilliant disabled adult children, her favorite role. Learn more about her books at WendelaWhitcombMarsh.com and her group practice at AdultAutismAssessment.com.
Guest Info.
https://www.WendelaWhitcombMarsh.com
https://www.AdultAutismAssessment.com
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast— Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change—MOC-amazon
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Can denial ever be a good thing? It served Cathy Shields for twelve long years, as she adjusted to the fact that her daughter would never hit many developmental milestones. Denial may well have protected her in a positive way. It was what gave her hope. Hope allowed her to spend every single day fighting for her daughter to access programs and services, as her daughter worked towards whatever milestones might or might not be possible. Denial, and the hope behind it, may have been the fuel keeping Cathy going like a well-oiled machine, never missing a beat around her daughter’s needs.
Find out how denial, and Cathy’s advocacy for her daughter Jessica, who was labeled as profoundly retarded, resulted in two happy, well-adjusted women enjoying life today. And then how did Cathy finally let go of denial to arrive at acceptance? What lessons has acceptance taught her? What’s it like to be a mom of a severely developmentally delayed child? And how did she manage parenting three kids while one overshadowed the care of the others?
Bio
Catherine (Cathy) Shields writes about parenting, disabilities, and self-discovery. She is a retired educator with an M.S. Ed in Exceptional Education. In her debut memoir, The Shape Of Normal, A Memoir Of Motherhood, Disability And Embracing A Different Kind Of Perfect, Cathy explores the truths and lies parents tell themselves. Her book was named a category WINNER in the 2023 American Writing Awards, and her writing has twice been nominated for a Pushcart. Her essays have been published in NBC Today. Newsweek, Bacopa Literary Review, Grown and Flown, Brevity Blog, Mother Magazine, U Revolution, and Write City Magazine. Cathy resides in Miami, Florida with her husband. They enjoy taking long bike rides and kayaking.
Guest Info.
https://www.cathyshieldswriter.com
https://www.instagram.com/cathyshieldswriter
https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-shields-88487711b
https://www.facebook.com/catshields2
https://substack.com/@cathyshieldswriter
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book— Masters of Change— MOC-amazon
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Julia’s fighting for her life…again. Surviving childhood physical and emotional abuse from alcoholic parents, and sexual molestation and voyeurism, from which her mother profited financially, she went on to survive a suicide attempt in her twenties, and most recently, an intestinal blockage. Now she’s about to enter cancer treatment, another leg of her 30+ years chasing wholeness.
Hear what it’s like to be a chameleon as a child in order to survive. Learn how her dysfunctional family set her up to enter dysfunctional adult relationships. Witness Julia’s saga, and why she chose life the last time when she could have died, despite entities from other realms coaxing her to join them in a better place. And if you’re so moved, support her while she goes through cancer treatment on this GoFundMe link: https://gofund.me/d8644f66 .
Bio
Facilitating Healing for New Earth and Her Beings – “It is my enthusiasm for life, and deep understanding of what’s possible spiritually that allows me to assist others in the evolution of their souls.”
Wayshower, Julia Stubbe is a gifted energy intuitive, channel, and teacher, specializing in assisting others to wholeness through awareness and self-empowerment. An extraordinary spirit, her journey to wholeness began more than 30 years ago.
Continuing on her journey to wholeness, Julia is being met with new challenges that are assisting her in finding new insights and a deeper understanding of physical and emotional dis-ease. It was throughout her own powerful personal transformation through energy healing that brought her to share this profound work with others.
Guest Info.
Julia’s Fundraising Link https://gofund.me/d8644f66
Websites https://www.juliastubbe.com/
Julia Stubbe – The Galactic Channel (You Tube) https://www.youtube.com/juliastubbethegalacticchannel
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/julia.stubbe1 https://www.facebook.com/Julia-Stubbe-Galactic-Channel-1244175712404761
Linked-In http://linkedin.com/in/julia-stubbe-87b58837
https://www.instagram.com/artistejulia
https://www.instagram.com/thegalacticchannel
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book— Masters of Change— MOC-amazon
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Spencer grew up riddled with guilt and shame, so he did what he could to counter that—he inflated his ego. But keeping his ego inflated, to fill the void of feeling unworthy, required telling lies, even to himself, and hurting people he loved. From the outside he appeared successful in his career, and he’d married a wonderful woman, but eventually his pretense fell apart, landing him at his rock bottom. Up against a complete void inside himself .. hopeless and with a suicide plan, he believed the world would be better off without him.
Find out how Spencer saved himself from his self-loathing and now—loves himself. Learn what it feels like to be at the depths of despair and suicidal. Discover what helped him recover from despair and become the “Prince of Positivity,” helping others avoid or recover from their own personal challenges.BioSpencer is known as the Prince of Positivity! He shares his positive energy and spreads joy around the world. His mission is to ignite people’s lights so they can chase their passions, help others, and "Live Their Life to the MAX”.
He is the CEO of Jonesin' for and has two podcasts called "Daily Energize" and the “Jonesin’ for Show”, and holds events all over the world! His message is simple and powerful which is to take control of your Energy Sovereignty and through his events, programs and community of "Energizers" he shows and models how you can master it! He is also a classically trained pianist and choir director. He has published three books and has been published in multiple magazines and websites.Guest Info.https://wearejonesinfor.com/Julie’s Info.Julie@courage-ignite.comhttps://www.courage-ignite.com/https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook— Masters of Change— MOC-amazonMusic — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Corbie’s had more than her fair share of challenges, beginning with a substance abusing mom who envied her for her intelligence and, from age eleven on, her Dolly Parton figure. Add to that, when her mom thought she’d had sex in high school, she called her a slut and told her she was only worth anything because of her looks. It was decades later when Corbie finally got the chance to find out who she really is, after her third bout with breast cancer and a double mastectomy.
Learn about how being large-busted, in addition to her mom’s influence, impacted Corbie’s life. Find out how one sentence can negatively impact a young girl’s life. Hear about how a changed figure freed Corbie to discover who she might have always been, had she not had her original figure.
Bio
Corbie Mitleid has always been “the different one.” A writer and visionary in a medical family, she has always made her own path. Leaving an Ivy League university after two years, Corbie struck out to find where joy and purpose lived.
Surviving divorce, abuse, poverty and cancer, Corbie learned the value of the Examined Life: meeting challenges and always asking the next question, facing each new situation with strength, courage and humor.
Today, as an intuitive counselor and inspirational speaker, Corbie brings a full toolbox to her job as a beacon of manifestation and vision for her clients worldwide.
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HTTPS://corbiemitleid.com
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book— Masters of Change— MOC-amazon
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Stephany Ann grew up in a family with healthy marital role modeling from her parents. She was also smart, capable, ambitious, successful, educated, became an attorney, and even won the governor's award for her work in domestic violence. So then, how did she end up in two abusive marriages with men with narcissistic personality disorders (NPD)? And why didn’t she recognize what was going on (the power-over dynamic in both relationships) and at least get out of the second one faster?
Learn about how brainwashing and trauma-bonding resulted in her turning into a person foreign from who she really was. Find out why and how she endured years and years of psychological abuse. Discover how she healed and recovered her true identity, and what to do when you, or a loved one, is stuck in an abusive relationship.
Bio
Meet an extraordinary woman, an attorney, recipient of the governor's award for advocacy with survivors of domestic violence, and international best selling author who triumphed over narcissistic abuse. With two marriages to narcissists behind her, she’s harnessed the transformative power of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and the power of thought and mindset to guide others on their path to healing and personal growth. Her transformation came when she shifted from “why me” to “for me”. Hear her incredible story today!
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Stephany Ann - Speaker - Freelance | LinkedIn
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book— Masters of Change— MOC-amazon
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Roz was making her big dream come true. In the spotlight, sharing her voice as a singer on stages the world over, her world changed when her 8-month-old son came down with seizure disorder. She gave up her career dream to become the advocate her son needed to ensure he received the medical care and academic services he needed. Roz hit the ground running and powered through, taking care of everything…except herself.Witness how being strong, determined, and competent can take a person down... How it can leave you in a toxic marriage for far too long... How not asking for help can lead to the one way the body knows to make you stop—by literally breaking down and forcing you to change. And learn about some of the ins and outs of being a mother to a special needs child.BioRoz Clark is a Dream Doula & Transformation Coach. She has trained artists who have starred on Broadway and have thriving international careers. Now, Roz Clark teaches visionary female executives and entrepreneurs how to access inner freedom, live authentically, and fulfill their true life’s purpose. She has been honored by PBS as an “Unsung Hero” and featured on The Tony Robbins Podcast as “A Force For Good.” Wherever she goes, Roz Clark brings a light and effervescent energy of joy, vibrancy, and purpose as she changes the lives of those who are destined to change the world.Guest Info.https://www.rozclark.comhttps://www.facebook.com/RozDivaNationhttps://facebook.com/groups/destinygameChangershttps://www.instagram.com/rozdivanation/https://www.youtube.com/user/RozDivaNationhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/roz-clark-6541275Julie’s Info.Julie@courage-ignite.comhttps://www.courage-ignite.com/https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook— Masters of Change— MOC-amazonMusic — Happy African Village by John Bartmann--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
Barely making it over the hospital threshold, at 31, Casey almost died. She had an aggressive form of leukemia with no great treatment protocol, and they got it into remission. And they did it the second time, but causing a stroke from the meds. And they did it a third time. Loss of control over her daily life, along with pain and discomfort, made her journey almost unbearable and she was ready to throw in the towel.Find out what it feels like to be at peace with dying. Witness what an awesome support system did for Casey. Learn what it’s like to “go home and put your affairs in order.” As a result of her struggle to save her life, discover how much she grew, started saying yes only when she means it, and let go of old patterns that were holding her back.BioMy name is Casey Kang Head. I am a 3x survivor of acute lymphoblastic leukemia & stroke survivor. I am now a cancer coach that teaches survivors how to reclaim their life and learn how to live healthier to ensure they are stronger physically, mentally & emotionally so they don’t live life in fear.I am an Author of “Finding Your Way Back to Heart Center; Cancer Treatment Ended Now What?, personal trainer, Yoga instructor, Yoga for oncology certified, Yoga for Trauma, Cancer Exercise Specialist, PN Level 1 Nutritionist, Restorative Yoga, NICABM Trauma Certified, Happiness Certified, Level 1 Reiki Healer and lifelong learner. I am dog mom to Lily.Guest Info.www.thehappierhustle.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-kang-head-37a4b488/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyApiKxkUYmVGioZgadGv_gJulie’s Info. Julie@courage-ignite.comhttps://www.courage-ignite.com/https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook — Masters of Change—MOC-amazonMusic — Happy African Village by John Bartmann--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
Twenty-year-old Jay Walker has been in and out of hospitals all her life. Despite her health challenges, Jay was a regular person enjoying life. But when she was 15, she almost died due to intense swelling and left the hospital blind. She endured being in a no man’s land during the years it took to find an effective medical treatment that would keep her undiagnosed problem with swelling from becoming another emergency. During this same time she completely rebuilt her life and identity from the inside out.How did Jay cope with the adjustment to being blind? What dreams went up in smoke because of her new condition? What’s it do to your identity to have undiagnosable medical conditions? And what’s it like to be Patient Zero of a new presentation of a disease? Lastly, how can a blind person be so incredibly happy and optimistic about her life?! Find out in our interview!BioI am a 20-year-old college student from Missouri getting my bachelors degree in gender and sexuality studies with a minor in anthropology. I am the host of the podcast Blind Dates w/ Jay Walker. We interview a variety of visually impaired and blind individuals about their life stories and careers as a way to create an environment for visually impaired people to feel heard. I plan on becoming a relationship and family therapist with a certification in sex therapy. I lost my vision when I was 15 years old. Since then I’ve dedicated my life to teaching other visually impaired people how to go on and live day to day.Guest Info.Instagram: the_real_J_WalkerPodcast: Blind Dates w/ Jay walkerJulie’s Info.Julie@courage-ignite.comhttps://www.courage-ignite.com/https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook— Masters of Change— MOC-amazonMusic — Happy African Village by John Bartmann--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
Simon started losing his true identity when he was eight. By thirteen, he was “full-blown” out of sorts with his mental health. But instead of talking about how he wasn’t okay and seeking help, he did what he’d learned boys do — suppress and try to ignore the parts of him that didn't fit the criteria of being strong and brave. He held out for decades, coping, until burnout took him down.Find out why it was so hard for Simon to seek help, even when he knew he needed it. Discover how he integrated his younger self back into who he is now. Hear what it’s like to feel more free by exposing your feelings than keeping a lid on them. Learn how important it is to choose your providers with care and keep seeking until you find a good fit. Hear about how you can help someone who’s having a hard time coping get the help they need. BioSimon is a husband and father, mental health advocate and social worker. As the Founder of Mindful Men, he’s dedicated to supporting men with mental illness and disability. Simon lived with OCD, Depression, Anxiety, and Burnout for 30 years, struggling in silence, using alcohol to feel "normal." At 28 Simon began the journey of healing and hopes to inspire others to believe that they can turn their pain into purpose, and move from surviving to thriving.Guest Info.https://www.mindful-men.com.auhttps://linktr.ee/MindfulMenJulie’s Info. Julie@courage-ignite.comhttps://www.courage-ignite.com/https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook — Masters of Change—MOC-amazonMusic — Happy African Village by John Bartmann--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
When Liz married, she was on top of the world—happy, energetic, a go-getter, with all the right boxes checked off to launch the ideal life. She was fully alive, then turned into a shell. Shortly into the first months of marriage, Liz saw things clearly going in the opposite direction of her life vision.What was her wakeup call 13 years later that got her out of an unhappy marriage? What did all those years of enduring emotional abuse do to Liz? What needed to happen so she could take action on what her heart always knew but eyes couldn’t see…until they could? How does a highly successful woman with a graduate degree and career in her field shut off who she really is … and then reconnect with it?BioElizabeth Soto-Baez is a transformational and mastery certified Women’s Empowerment Coach and trauma informed breathwork facilitator. She works with divorced women in their 30’s and 40’s who have lost their identity, self-worth and passion for life. After losing herself in a 13-year marriage, numbing out and moving through life as a robot, Elizabeth now desires to draw women back to themselves. She works alongside them helping build the lines of communication within, igniting self-love so they can show up in the world empowered, pursuing their passions.Elizabeth created Launch Your Life Coaching and the EmpowerHER Circle as a community for women to safely shed societal and cultural expectations and reclaim their intuition and personal power. No longer lost or on autopilot, Elizabeth works to make conscious decisions about how she shows up in the world, honoring herself first in order to love and serve others well.Guest Info.https://www.facebook.com/groups/555768972709116https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.soto.baez.21https://www.instagram.com/launch.your.life.coaching/FB Private Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/555768972709116FB page: https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.soto.baez.21Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/launch.your.life.coaching/Julie’s Info. Julie@courage-ignite.comhttps://www.courage-ignite.com/https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook — Masters of Change—MOC-amazonMusic — Happy African Village by John Bartmann--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
Layla Rahmeh enjoyed her life, tremendously, until she had to escape it. She came from a loving family, was well educated, and after surviving cancer, no longer took everything life has to offer for granted. But then war broke out in her country, Syria, and being who she was made her a target for detention, torture, and death. So she chose to escape to save her life, and lost who she was in the process.
Find out what it’s like to not even be as much as a refugee, but a refugee claimant. Hear what it’s like to shut down your voice while your conscience is still alive, and how “feeling like [she] no longer wanted to exist” became a coping mechanism in the face of impossible odds. Discover the thread that kept Layla ‘s will to live stronger than the most unbearable pain.
Bio
Layla Rahmeh is a transformational coach on a mission to redefine identities and guide individuals through life's pivotal moments. Formerly immersed in the corporate world, Layla underwent a profound transformation after surviving both cancer and the challenges of war. Drawing strength from personal resilience, she redirected her journey towards helping others navigate similar life-altering experiences. Now, as a beacon of inspiration, Layla specializes in empowering individuals to rewrite their narratives and embark on a journey of self-discovery. With a passion for rebranding lives after major shifts, she brings a unique blend of empathy and expertise to support others in rediscovering their true selves.
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https://www.facebook.com/layla.m.rahmehhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/layla-rahmeh-64391124/
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
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Podcast— Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change—MOC-amazon
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Jacqueline was a school counselor, going about a pretty regular life. Everything changed on a dime when she got an HIV+ diagnosis. She decided to use God, rather than modern medicine, with the results ending up in her favor. Not only did she get cured from HIV, her life blossomed in ways she never would have expected. Hear about how Jacqueline’s perspectives changed around so many things as a result of how she was healed. Find out what unconditional love looks like. Witness what can happen when a person follows God’s messaging.BioJacqueline Goodwin is an ordained pastor and prophetess whose ministry focus is deliverance and healing. She has a passion and heart for the youth which has led her to various positions within the ministry and career field. Since 2002, Goodwin has served as Youth Director, a mentor, and a Sunday School teacher within her local church. A former paralegal, educator, and substance abuse counselor, she uses her gift of empowerment to transform lives. She earned a Master of Arts in Practical Theology from Regent University, Master of Counseling from Webster University, Columbia SC, Master of Pastoral Counseling from Liberty University, Lynchburg VA, an Associate Degree of Paralegal graduating “Magna Cum Laude” from South University, and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Francis Marion University, Florence SC. She’s the author of Healing in the Vessel: A Mother’s Love A Daughter’s Journey of Faith, and co-author of several Anthologies: Celebrating 365 Days of Gratitude, Grief to Grind Anthology: How did I lost Myself in a Relationship, Meant for My Good, Women of Power II, Hearing God’s Voice Above The Chaos, and It takes Money Honey. Jacqueline is an International Speaker for the I AM Her Women Conference, an Amazon bestselling author, and has been featured on the cover of I AM Queen, Growth Women's Business Network, and CWBN Times Magazine.She currently resides in South Carolina with her son, two daughters, and granddaughter. Her hobbies include running, walking, meditating, writing, counseling youth, and community work.Guest Info.Instagram: lenisegoodwinTwitter: jacquelinegoodwin@Jacquel58497682Julie’s Info. Julie@courage-ignite.comhttps://www.courage-ignite.com/https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook — Masters of Change—MOC-amazonMusic — Happy African Village by John Bartmann--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
Between 2019 - 2021, “I lost nearly every adult identity I had.” Meet Alex, who shares her transformation story through marriage, divorce, and a layoff, to come out overflowing with enthusiasm for life. This is the first time Alex shares her story publicly—her insights into harnessing pain, growth, and opportunity to become who she really is. Enjoy in articulate transparency, a behind the scenes view of what the work looks like to access and become that potential which might not have been tapped, had events not conspired to force her to find it.Find out the force behind her courage to stop settling in her marriage and leap into the unknown. Discover what she did to uncover who she really is, that went against the grain of common advice, and was exactly the right thing to do. Let Alex inspire YOU to explore and discover, in the face of uncertainty and when the doors are closed and locked behind you, or when you need to close and lock a door behind you. Bio:Alex Embree, an educator, parent, and personal growth advocate, has spent the last 15 years supporting thousands of young adults in their transition into adulthood. Through the years, she's guided others to harness the power of intentional self-reflection and self-compassion to nurture confident decision-making during transitional periods and periods of adversity. Illustrated by her recent experiences of divorce and an unexpected career change, she believes that these ingredients empower the life-long process of self-discovery. Personally and professionally, Alex hopes to embolden others to thoughtfully and confidently become their next best self.Julie’s Info. Julie@courage-ignite.comhttps://www.courage-ignite.com/https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook — Masters of Change—MOC-amazonMusic — Happy African Village by John Bartmann--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
Raju has more unexpected identity loss events than you can shake a stick at. Today we talked about surviving the 2004 tsunami—the deadliest tsunami in history—while in Sri Lanka. Fortunately his whole family survived, but he’s had to work through a lot of trauma to come to terms with letting go of his two-year-old child to use his hands to save his own life. The tsunami would be his third of six near death experiences, and the one creating the most personal transformation. Find out about the ultimate survival instinct—saving yourself even at the cost of your child. Learn about how mortality motivation sculpted Raju’s life and how he now uses his growth and wisdom to inspire others to live meaningful lives. Check out his book Bold Conscious Leadership—about becoming more bold and living with more freedom, even in a restricted world. Bio Raju is a veteran Wall Street executive-turned entrepreneur. After six near death experiences, followed by the loss of his loving wife at a young age, it’s easy to say “Why me?” Mortality is a major motivator for Raju: “Life is fickle, so let each day we are alive count” is his refrain. He focuses on what fulfills him—helping others live with no excuses and no complaints about what’s going on outside of them.Chartered Accountant Raju Panjwani has a degree in finance and economics and is a New York State CPA. His roles at Morgan Stanley (MS) included being the Global Head of Risk and Audit, COO and Country Head of MS’s India office, and Global Head of Strategy and Sourcing. He was responsible for setting up MS’s India presence in the mid-1990s. His passion for personal development and ability to influence and coach continues to garner him appreciation for identifying and nurturing leaders, grooming top talent, and coaching leaders to redefine success on their terms.Guest Info.https://www.amazon.com/Bold-Conscious-Leadership-Restricted-World/dp/B0B86VPZJ1#customerReviewsJulie’s Info. Julie@courage-ignite.comhttps://www.courage-ignite.com/https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook — Masters of Change—MOC-amazonMusic — Happy African Village by John Bartmann--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
Sarah only knew her baby was alive because she cried at birth. But then everything unraveled. In a rundown hospital in foreign country, without her husband allowed to be there for the birth, her baby was instantly whisked away with only a sentence of explanation. Sarah details her family’s journey to keep their child with a catastrophic medical diagnosis alive. “The hard part is to have to adjust your identity over and over because the trauma never ends.” Hear about what it’s like to spend every waking hour with thoughts of how to keep your child alive…every day, ongoingly, for decades. Find out how a couple’s clear vision of what they wanted life to be like kept Sarah from crumbling in terror and despair. Discover how making room for the little things kept her marriage intact, in a family context where 87% of people divorce. Learn from Sarah’s examples about how mindset and choosing what to focus on makes all the difference, and how writing a book helped her heal and transform. BioSarah has a master’s degree in education from Stanford University. She is an educator, school administrator, multimillion dollar fundraiser, and editor for a widely-distributed medical newsletter about her daughter’s rare disease. Through her twenty-year career in education, she has developed relationships with cross-cultural organizations and with families all over the world. Her book, “Journey to Japan: A Life-Saving Memoir” was published in 2023 and is available through her website, Amazon.com, or Barnesandnoble.com.Guest Info.Sarahdeschamps.comJulie’s Info. Julie@courage-ignite.comhttps://www.courage-ignite.com/https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook — Masters of Change—MOC-amazonMusic — Happy African Village by John Bartmann--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
Ramming worthlessness into her head morning, noon, and night, Debbie’s father figure nipped her true identity in the bud. How wrong he was: Debbie became a pretty well functioning adult. Until a series of unwelcome, huge events, including surviving a mass shooting, turned her world upside down. She recognized that she’d not been doing so well for some time but didn’t do much to address that, until one event set her moving in a better direction. Find out what it took for Debbie to turn things around before she broke. Learn about different kinds of activities that got her on the other side of trauma and into deep healing. Discover how strengths and capacities can be translated and used for different needs.Bio Debbie Harrell is the vibrant force behind the New World Normal podcast—a space where questioning and disrupting societal norms is not just encouraged, it's the main event. As the host, Debbie dives into insightful conversations with guest experts and thought leaders, exploring how we can break free from norms that no longer serve us.In her coaching practice, Debbie is a guide for values-focused humans ready to disrupt their personal norms. She empowers clients to challenge all of their "shoulds" and "have-tos," helping them align with their core principles rather than societal expectations, and rediscover who they are and what they really-really want from their one wild and precious life.Beyond her biz, Debbie is a proud mom to two grown children and two rescued fur-babies. Nature, travel, and live music are her happy places, especially when they come together. Debbie's belief in the power of community is the driving force behind her podcast and community—providing comfort and connection in our often chaotic world. Because, in Debbie's view, embracing our similarities and collaborating as a collective offers the best chance for us all thriving in this crazy world.Guest Info.If you are ready to question some norms please schedule a free discovery call today!discovery call: https://calendly.com/newworldnormal/alignmentIG: https://www.instagram.com/livemorealignedwebsite: https://thenewworldnorm.com/Julie’s Info. Julie@courage-ignite.comhttps://www.courage-ignite.com/https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook — Masters of Change—MOC-amazonMusic — Happy African Village by John Bartmann--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
For decades, Stephenie never knew who she was. She grew up in a home with addiction and abuse, and since birth, her mother struggled to figure out Stephenie’s unexpected weight gain. This sowed the seeds for Stephenie’s focus on weight and body image. By age 11, she was anorexic, and eating became the one thing she could control. This morphed into anorexia and bulimia and she struggled for decades until she addressed the underlying cause—trauma.
Learn about how one person landed on the hamster wheel of eating disorders and how it impacted her life and identity. Discover how she left that life behind and is prepared for triggers that put her at risk for falling back into it. Find out what she’s doing now to help others live lives free from eating disorders and how allies can help those still struggling.
Bio
As a woman who has personally experienced the pain of eating disorders, Stephenie deeply understands the unique challenges that accompany these struggles, especially for women over 40. Utilizing various approaches such as movement, mindfulness, and counseling, she provides invaluable support to women navigating these challenges throughout their 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond. Stephenie's unwavering commitment lies in raising awareness about the profound connection between trauma and eating disorders, with a particular focus on women over 40.
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https://www.facebook.com/FarrellStephenie
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/
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Podcast— Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change—MOC-amazon
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Andrea was really good at her PR job before she started working for her bully boss, during, and after. But working for him took a huge toll on her self-perception, to the point where she questioned whether he was right that she wasn’t any good. Andrea endured 8.5 years of chronic tears and a “living hell” until her breakthrough moment.
Ponder with us, the many reasons we stay in abusive, power-over relationships. Learn how resilience can sometimes be antithetical to our wellbeing. Hear about how Andrea stood her ground against a man who tried to break her. Find out what it’s like to come out metaphorically beaten and bruised, yet with enough agency to not have to break before you make an important change.
Bio
Andrea Pass is the owner of Andrea Pass Public Relations. She is the expert at booking clients on podcast interviews as well as features, quotes and reviews in digital media, broadcast, print and more. She creates and implements public relations campaigns in a wide range of categories including consumer products, lifestyle, business-to-business, education, health/wellness/fitness, beauty, food, authors, non-profits and more. Andrea Pass Public Relations has an expertise in national, regional and local media relations outreach. Her strength in relationships coupled with her knowledge of the ever-growing media base results in securing top tier, targeted media placements to increase brand awareness, reputation management and sales for established businesses and growing entrepreneurs alike.
Guest Info.
https://andreapasspr.com/
andrea@andreapasspr.com
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/
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Podcast— Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change—MOC-amazon
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Be careful what you ask for. Sara’s friend invited her on a trip. She said she’d only go if she got laid off and the rest is history. Sara began a journey away from abuse and bad behavior caused from stress, pressure, ego, and the drive for money and accolades. Leaving sunk costs behind her, she embarked on many trips, including with psychedelics.
Hear about toxic work cultures impacting Sara’s identity and how they lead to a breaking point. About how the mighty dollar erodes quality and function. And how one woman stepped away from it all to embrace trust, surrender, and faith on a journey back to herself.
Bio
Sara Roccisano spent over 20 years working on Wall Street as an Investment Banker and in Private Equity, Corporate America, and Government as a Renewable Energy Executive. As one could imagine, she became burnt out. Her spirit was unhappy, and she craved something more fulfilling. In early 2020, she answered a spiritual call to embark on a 5-Week Adventure around the world on the heels of coronavirus plaguing her home in New York City. The journey helped her to rediscover herself. By 2022, she surrendered by quitting her career and life as she knew it and began coming back home to self.
Sara is a world-traveling, scuba-diving, spiritually transforming, International Public Speaker, Travel Storyteller, Author, and founder of Embolden Adventures. She has traveled to 42+ countries and over half of the United States from the tops of the mountains, the depths of the oceans, the mysterious megalithic, and everywhere else in between.
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https://emboldenadventures.com/about/
https://emboldenadventures.com/book/
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
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Podcast— Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change—MOC-amazon
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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I’m adding a new format where I interview parents of children with catastrophic medical diagnoses. These episodes won’t focus on identity loss, but rather parents’ journeys as they navigate this specific challenge. While identity loss is still inherent in many of these stories, it won’t be the focus. We kick off with my dad’s story. I’m number three of four kids, and throughout my early childhood, Phil, my eldest brother, was always supposed to die. He had a rare disease that caused horrific problems and he was constantly in and out of hospitals.Hear about Dad’s experience as he navigated grief, fear, and uncertainty. What’s the one thing he and Mom did that made all the difference for Phil’s survival? Find out the core message Dad gives to others in his shoes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
Iryna went from being on an all-consuming academic tract to motherhood, wife, caretaker of her mom with cancer, and divorcee, and in the process found herself in a hopeless dark hole. “It felt like burned out land. Nothing alive there, like dry land with the cracked bottom when there’s no water and the tumbleweed is rolling there. This is how it felt inside.”
Witness how Iryna’s life roles came out of her values, regardless of what it cost her. Discover what it's like to feel like nothing is alive. How did Iryna move past that difficult phase? Find out how Iryna went from being defined by the relationships in her life and what she does to by who she is.
Bio
Iryna Ishchenko is a Master Certified Coach who became a coach for caregivers after taking care of her mother who had terminal cancer and medically induced dementia and solo parenting a newborn baby at the same time and not finding any help for herself how to survive that nightmare. After surviving that experience she decided to be the help she needed but didn’t have.
Taking care of your aging parents with dementia doesn’t have to be frustrating. If you want to get your life back, and thrive without resentment or feeling like you are merely “surviving” or “what kind of person am I becoming” Iryna can help you make it happen.
Guest Info.
Website: www.irynaishchenko.com
Podcast: https://theuncensoredcaregiverpodcast.buzzsprout.com
Stay in touch: https://tinyurl.com/5yackub2
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast— Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change—MOC-amazon
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Eugina Jordan’s been through some tough identity transitions. She immigrated from Russia to have a better life, survived an emotionally abusive marriage, and most recently, transformed after an unexpected layoff. Surprisingly, this last identity loss catalyst, rather than feeling like the rug was pulled out from under her, was an experience of flying away on a magic carpet.Find out how she used her forced transition from the sudden job loss to help others as she helped herself and among other things, became an author. Learn about the kinds of things an immigrant must do to adapt. And check out her leadership book UNLIMITED and consider booking her for an inspirational speaking event. BioEugina, an executive and an immigrant, started her telecom career as a secretary and now has become the CMO of the prominent industry organization Telecom Infra Project (TIP). known telecom writer contributing to publications like “RCR Wireless,” “The Fast Mode,” “Developing Telecoms” and many others.She is also an inventor, holding 12 patents that include 5G and Open RAN.Her passion is to help other women in tech realize their full potential through mentorships, community engagement, and workshops. Her leadership development book “UNLIMITED: The 17 proven laws for success in a workplace not designed for you” was published in June of 2023.She won the outstanding achievement “Diversity in Tech” GLOMO Award by GSMA at Mobile World Congress 2023.Guest Info.Book: https://a.co/d/g7ieQmQJulie’s Info. Julie@courage-ignite.comhttps://www.courage-ignite.com/https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook — Masters of Change—if you’re not already on my mailing list, sign up here so you’ll get the email when Masters of Change is available for purchase. Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
Jess was a typical twenty-three-year-old getting to know the contours of living independently. An interior designer, she was less than a year into her first job out of college when COVID hit and she was promptly furloughed. Unable to support herself and unsure of what to do next, she started a self-discovery journey that turned into a personal transformation.Find out what discovering personal development did for Jess. Discover how rules and routines helped her regain a sense of stability and made it possible to start putting a new life together—a life on her own terms. See how Jess used lemons to make lemonade instead of staying stuck and hopeless during the pandemic.BioJess Diamond is a certified Life and Nutrition Coach and the founder of Jess Diamond Coaching, where she helps college kids and young professionals learn how to "adult". With her signature Own Your Life coaching program she helps 20-somethings adapt to their lifestyle changes that come with getting jobs, moving out on their own and overcoming independence hardships.Jess’ mission is to help as many college kids and young adults as she can to get their life together so they can experience their twenties the way they always dreamt. She helps them develop a solid foundation in their mental, emotional, and physical health so they can take risks, try new things, and think with their future self in mind; all of which will allow them to up-level their adulting experience and have a clear direction in their life.Guest Info.Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/coach.jessdiamond/Website — https://jessdiamondcoaching.com/ Podcast — How to Twenty-SomethingJulie’s Info. Julie@courage-ignite.comhttps://www.courage-ignite.com/https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook — Masters of Change—MOC-amazonMusic — Happy African Village by John Bartmann--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
This is Part 2 of a two-part interview.Part one is about being the mother of a medically fragile child. Part 2 is about Stacey’s transformation around her brother’s death by suicide.Stacey wasn’t bent…she was broken. Her brother, who had bipolar and drug addiction, died by suicide in a jail cell. After his death, Stacey was in the darkest place of her life and contemplated suicide herself. But she stayed because her children needed her.Hear about her brother’s journey through life with bipolar disorder and addiction, coupled with a broken health care system and ending in the ultimate tragedy. Find out how this impacted Stacey’s identity and ultimately was the catalyst for her transformation. Discover how she found a way back to her core.this. BioStacey Short grew up an Air Force BRAT. She has always wanted to help others live a better life. In 2002, she graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in Psychology. After discovering her newborn son was medically fragile in 2005, she pivoted back into the service industry to be able to better care for his medical needs. In 2016, she lost her baby brother to suicide. She struggled to live. Slowly, with the help of health professionals and medication, she clawed her way out of the depths. In 2020, she decided to truly embrace her calling again and pursued multiple certifications in coaching. She helps women who do not recognize themselves in the mirror as they have lost themselves in the roles of life. Today she lives a life of purpose. She is also the proud mom of two teen boys and some spoiled pupsGuest Info.http://www.afewshortminutescoaching.com/Julie’s Info. Julie@courage-ignite.comhttps://www.courage-ignite.com/https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook — Masters of Change—MOC-amazonMusic — Happy African Village by John Bartmann--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
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Bio
I’m an average human being, a mother, a poet, a writer, a trauma survivor, and a coach and healer.
I help parents who parent with a narcissistic partner or ex to preserve sanity, take their life back and support their children.
My experience of growing up in highly narcissistic environments, and later being in narcissistic relationships, led me to reflect on my own life at a point when I was severely depressed and suffering from C-PTSD. Since then, I’ve been healing from inner child wounds and narcissistic abuse to build a thriving life for me and my daughter.
I’ve worked in the field of education for almost 20 years before I became a life coach and Advanced EFT and Matrix Reimprinting Practitioner. I also hold a diploma in NLP. I am a DISC Facilitator and qualified to work with narcissism and domestic violence. Other qualifications include MA, BA, CELTA, EYT, diplomas in teaching and in Montessori teaching.
Guest Info.
LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nisanka-wickramarachchi-043358177/
FACEBOOK GROUP - Co-parenting Support Group - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nisanka-wickramarachchi-043358177/
FACEBOOK BUSINESS PAGE - https://www.facebook.com/coachingwithnisanka/
INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/coparentingwithanarcisst_coach/
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change—if you’re not already on my mailing list, sign up here so you’ll get the email when Masters of Change is available for purchase.
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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When her husband got a job in Japan and she became a trailer wife, Linda was already a globetrotter. But now she gave up a successful corporate career to live in Japan with her husband. And she quickly found out how much of herself was wrapped up in her own career status. She was at a loss when people asked what her husband did and didn’t ask what she did. The move to Japan was the beginning of many more international moves, Linda discovering what was happening to her identity, and intentionally reinventing who she was becoming.
Learn how chosen change can end up with unexpected identity loss. Hear about how that impacted Linda and what she did about it. Find out how even returning home to your own country can cause immense, unexpected identity changes.
Bio
Linda Mueller is a certified life coach and mentor who empowers international women to adapt and thrive wherever they may land. With extensive personal and professional international experience, she utilizes all that she has learned to coach with compassionate accountability during all stages of her clients' international journey. From preparation for an international move to adaptation abroad to repatriation, Linda uses proven strategies and tools to help globally-mobile women find purpose, connection, and a renewed sense of self that is independent of location.
Linda is a former corporate climber with 10+ years of accompanying partner experience in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. She fully understands the opportunities and challenges that partners encounter while living abroad and is passionate about supporting those on a similar journey. Linda resides in Chicago (USA) with her husband and teen third culture kid (TCK).
Guest Info.
TheExpatPartnerCoach.com instagram.com/theexpatpartnercoachhttps://facebook.com/theexpatpartnercoachhttps://linkedin.com/in/theexpatpartnercoach
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast— Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change—MOC-amazon
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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This episode continues the conversation with Terry Mandel. It’s where the identity shift discussion really takes off…finding out she’s lost family members in the Holocaust, when for over 60 years she believed her family had been spared that atrocity.
As a very young child, Terry Mandel had a sixth sense about her reality as it related to her family history. Growing up in LA, she sensed there was something missing from her family’s immigration story and her family vehemently prohibited questions on this topic. As an older girl, when she learned of the Holocaust, her family story made even less sense—things just didn’t add up.
Now in her 60’s, Terry recently had a mind boggling and soul wrenching experience she’s adjusting to, after learning that a dozen family members were murdered in the Holocaust after having been told her entire life that all of her family escaped. Terry’s now on a mission to learn all there is to be discovered about her family’s saga and tackle problems inherent in systemic realities that keep people from knowing of and becoming the full version of themselves. In 2023 she founded The Unerasure Projekt, a not-for-profit dedicated to reclaiming hidden legacies in ourselves, communities, and the world.
Bio
Terry Mandel has advised leaders and entrepreneurs in the US and abroad for decades. As a depth-oriented strategist, leadership mentor, speaker, and learning program designer/facilitator, she focuses on “the right things right now” to help clients bridge the gaps between their aspirations, operations, and communications. Her approach taps often-overlooked resources and illuminates systemic obstacles that deplete morale, block innovation, and depress profitability. The goal: Workplaces that attract and retain innovators and top performers, fully engage the team’s collaborative capacity, and deliver on the promise of their visions.
As the daughter and granddaughter of Jewish refugees from Nazi-era Germany, Terry learned early to navigate different cultures. In 2023, she founded The Unerasure Projekt, a not-for-profit dedicated to reclaiming hidden legacies in ourselves, communities, and world. Our programs and services inspire, educate, and facilitate hands-on expression, enabling participants to weave deep personal meaning in their present-day lives and communities out of painful, abstract history.
Guest Info.
https://unerasure.org (in development)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rightthingsrightnow/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093591716747
terry@unerasure.org
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast— Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change—if you’re not already on my mailing list, sign up here so you’ll get the email when Masters of Change is available for purchase.
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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As a very young child, Terry had a sixth sense about her reality as it related to her family history. Growing up in LA, she sensed there was something missing from her family’s immigration story and her family vehemently prohibited questions on this topic. As an older girl, when she learned of the Holocaust, her family story made even less sense—things just didn’t add up.
Now in her 60’s, Terry recently had a mind boggling and soul wrenching experience she’s adjusting to, after learning that a dozen family members were murdered in the Holocaust after having been told her entire life that all of her family escaped. Terry’s now on a mission to learn all there is to be discovered about her family’s saga and tackle problems inherent in systemic realities that keep people from knowing of and becoming the full version of themselves. In 2023 she founded The Unerasure Projekt, a not-for-profit dedicated to reclaiming hidden legacies in ourselves, communities, and the world.
Bio
Terry Mandel has advised leaders and entrepreneurs in the US and abroad for decades. As a depth-oriented strategist, leadership mentor, speaker, and learning program designer/facilitator, she focuses on “the right things right now” to help clients bridge the gaps between their aspirations, operations, and communications. Her approach taps often-overlooked resources and illuminates systemic obstacles that deplete morale, block innovation, and depress profitability. The goal: Workplaces that attract and retain innovators and top performers, fully engage the team’s collaborative capacity, and deliver on the promise of their visions.
As the daughter and granddaughter of Jewish refugees from Nazi-era Germany, Terry learned early to navigate different cultures. In 2023, she founded The Unerasure Projekt, a not-for-profit dedicated to reclaiming hidden legacies in ourselves, communities, and world. Our programs and services inspire, educate, and facilitate hands-on expression, enabling participants to weave deep personal meaning in their present-day lives and communities out of painful, abstract history.
Guest Info.
https://unerasure.org (in development)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rightthingsrightnow/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093591716747
terry@unerasure.org
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast— Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change—MOC-amazon
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Amanda didn’t get the emotional support she needed growing up or for decades into adulthood. In fact, she was treated as if she was the source of her problems. In her twenties she became bulimic. In her thirties she estranged herself from her family and has been feeling better ever since. What does it take to turn your life around to being one that works for you, regardless of whether others approve? How can you start seeing relationship toxicity and responding differently when it’s all you’ve known and haven’t been able to see it for what it is? Find out why blood isn’t thicker than water and how sometimes the best choice is to cut yourself off from those who continue to hurt you. Bio My journey to becoming a personal growth coach started with my own struggles. Throughout my teenage and adult years I went through multiple toxic and dysfunctional relationships. Now I’m a self-professed practitioner of self-care! A BABE—Balanced, Authentic, Babe, Extraordinaire. Today my life is like 31 flavors of Baskin Robbins ice cream.The younger version of me was obsessed with reading books and watching movies about the guilty—I wanted to be a criminal prosecutor/crown attorney (depending on what country you’re living in). I didn’t have the grades for it so I got into real estate development for the next 25 years. Now, I’m a personal growth coach, yoga junkie, girlfriend, shopping-fiend to rival Julia Roberts, obsessive dog lover, and a secret demo/reno expert.After years of therapy and self-exploration, I discovered something called Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). This tool helped me reprogram my subconscious mind, release negative emotions and thought patterns, and heal emotional wounds I didn’t know I had that had been caused by my past experiences. Then I realized that my lived experience, both personal and professional, could help others.I bet you’re wondering great, but what qualifies this “BABE” to be a coach? I have a BA in Social Science from the University of Western Ontario. I’m a certified Avalon Empowerment Trauma Aware Transformational Coach and Master Practitioner in Evolved NLP, Quantum Time Release, Quantum Change Process and Hypnotherapy. I’ve completed a course in social impact awareness and am currently working toward certification in Quantum Change Process Level 2.If you’ve never tried coaching before…it can change everything in a matter of months. In my own journey, I’ve experienced more physical and mental shifts than in more than 20 years of traditional talk therapy.I share my experience and training with others struggling with toxic and dysfunctional relationships, working with women (and some men), helping them start living their best lives by their rules and on their terms.My clients learn to take responsibility for their lives and all of their relationships. They learn how to set boundaries, say heck “no”, and communicate effectively. They learn to understand where their subconscious patterns and behavior came from and use new tools to positively change their lives.Guest Info.https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=626876186 https://www.instagram.com/amandakirklandcoach/https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-kirkland-ab81736/Julie’s Info. Julie@courage-ignite.comhttps://www.courage-ignite.com/https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook — Masters of Change—if you’re not already on my mailing list, sign up here so you’ll get the email when Masters of Change is available for purchase. Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
At eight years old, Ornela Maric became a child living with a parent with a life-threatening illness. In 1980, her mom got breast cancer. The years that followed dramatically impacted Ornela’s identity, and who she grew up to become. The most profound impact would be on the power of mindset, and in particular, how her mother role modeled responding to a prognosis by not accepting it as reality. . How did her mother’s condition and perspective inform Ornela’s formative years? Discover how she shifted from victimhood and fear ot the power of “genetic destiny” to a sense of freedom over her life. Find out what her most important source of strength was during childhood. . Bio When I was just 8, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and was told her life expectancy was 5 years. As my childhood abruptly became defined by the fear of losing her, and as more family members started getting all kinds of cancers over the years, I unconsciously adopted the mindset of being a victim of my genes. . I carried that mindset well into my 40s until I started learning about the impact of unprocessed emotions on the onset of health issues and on our overall health and well-being. I understood how my mother defied being identified by and through the diagnosis, and how she managed to live a good, quality life 3x longer than the prognosis she was given. I also embarked on an even deeper journey of my own healing after losing her, through which I had also become aware that growing up by her side had taught me so much more than I was initially aware of, and had planted a seed of the work I do today. . Initially trained as an engineer, in my mature years I discovered therapy work as my true labor of love. Today I have my own online practice in which I combine my analytical and problem-solving skills, with lessons learned from my late mother, and my passion for working with people on resolving their own traumas to help them develop unshakeable self-love and solid self-care practices, so they to create lives in which they are not just coping but thriving, no matter their age or circumstances.
Guest Info.
http://om-transformations.com/ https://instagram.com/om.transformations
Julie’s Info. Julie@courage-ignite.com https://www.courage-ignite.com/ https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite https://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/ https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite Podcast — Bold Becoming Book — Masters of Change—if you’re not already on my mailing list, sign up here so you’ll get the email when Masters of Change is available for purchase.
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Patricia Loff remembers her first sign of illness: she got bags under her eyes when she was 10 years old. When she was about 15, she recognized something physical holding her back from reaching her pinnacle as an athlete. In her 20’s she was diagnosed with cancer. Patricia went through more surgeries than you can shake a stick at until she called it quits. And that’s when her life turned around for the better ever after story.
Discover how stopping to resist death opened up new avenues for healing and health. Find out a little bit about thought control. Learn about the power of the subconscious mind and how to benefit from it rather than feed it with self-fulfilling prophecies. Join Patricia in one of her classes on how to experience pain and disease differently.
Bio
Patricia is a healing expert and founder of Rapid Health Transformation. After experiencing her own shift from a prognosis of 3-6 months to live to complete disease reversal, Patricia has spent the last 20+ years helping others do the same.
Guest Info.
info@patricialoff.com
https://www.patricialoff.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change—if you’re not already on my mailing list, sign up here so you’ll get the email when Masters of Change is available for purchase.
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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This is Part 2 of a 2-part series. Be sure to listen to Part l.
In Part 2, Quintina discusses how she’s in the 2% of people who don’t return to The Life (sex trafficking). She offers ideas around what we all can do to change this statistic and includes her educated opinions on the movie Sounds of Freedom, currently in theaters.
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Quintina grew up in a dysfunctional family. She escaped the fate of her brothers—foster care and adoption. But by the time she was 20, she got caught between a rock and a hard place when she had to deal with untrue, serious legal charges levied against her, causing her already fragile house of cards to collapse. A man trafficking humans saved her and she began living under his spell: turning tricks, working full-time as a hairstylist, and giving all her earnings over to him.
How does systemic exploitation turn people against even themselves? How did abuse in childhood set her up for giving her life over to a pimp’s lies and deception? Listen to how trafficking changed Quintina’s entire identity, even down to using a new name. Find out how she extricated herself and stays “square,” why 98% of people who exit return to trafficking, and what can preempt this.
Bio
Quintina Sonnie is a Lived Experience Expert and Conscious Choice Creator who has dedicated 7 years to the anti-trafficking movement. She is a survivor herself who has become a spiritual guide and healer. She lives her life fully barefoot, is a Breathwork facilitator, Tarot & Human Design reader and the founder of the Conscious Choice Creation Method.
Guest Info.
quintinalsonnie@gmail.com
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change—if you’re not already on my mailing list, sign up here so you’ll get the email when Masters of Change is available for purchase.
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartman
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This is Part l of a 2 part series. Be sure to listen to Part ll next week.
Quintina grew up in a dysfunctional family. She escaped the fate of her brothers—foster care and adoption. But by the time she was 20, she got caught between a rock and a hard place when she had to deal with untrue, serious legal charges levied against her, causing her already fragile house of cards to collapse. A man trafficking humans saved her and she began living under his spell: turning tricks, working full-time as a hairstylist, and giving all her earnings over to him.
How does systemic exploitation turn people against even themselves? How did abuse in childhood set her up for giving her life over to a pimp’s lies and deception? Listen to how trafficking changed Quintina’s entire identity, even down to using a new name. Find out how she extricated herself and stays “square,” why 98% of people who exit return to trafficking, and what can preempt this.
Bio Quintina Sonnie is a Lived Experience Expert and Conscious Choice Creator who has dedicated 7 years to the anti-trafficking movement. She is a survivor herself who has become a spiritual guide and healer. She lives her life fully barefoot, is a Breathwork facilitator, Tarot & Human Design reader and the founder of the Conscious Choice Creation Method.
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Julie’s Info. Julie@courage-ignite.com https://www.courage-ignite.com/ https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite https://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/ https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite Podcast — Bold Becoming Book — Masters of Change—if you’re not already on my mailing list, sign up here so you’ll get the email when Masters of Change is available for purchase.
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Christina Jones has more losses than you can shake a stick at. Today she talked about losing her son, Benjamin, to suicide. She speaks of her sense of guilt around signing the consent for him to join the military when he was 17 ½ and her sense of helplessness as he isolated himself more and more, masterfully keeping his suicide plans to himself. To top it off, her older son cut ties with her after the suicide, making it a kind of two-for-one loss.
Hear what the hole left in her is like, and how suicide leaves a different kind of hole than with other losses. Learn about how your family can still be susceptible to suicide, even while being way more knowledgeable than the average citizen about it. Find out how Christina’s pulling through it all, and using art and creativity to help her and others. Discover critical dos and don’ts if you’re in her shoes, and also for those supporting another in her shoes.
Bio Christina Jones is a retired volunteer program manager who found healing and comfort in focusing on her creative gifts after experiencing the sudden losses of her step-daughter, father and son. Realizing that untreated mental illness plagued her loved ones, she has devoted the last three years to sharing her story and selling her art; to help fund a non-profit they started in 2016 called Recovery Road Ministries. She and her husband of 20 years live in Loveland, Colorado with their dog, Roo and iguana, Lola.
Guest Info. chrisjonesrrm@gmail.com
Julie’s Info. Julie@courage-ignite.com https://www.courage-ignite.com/ https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite https://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/ https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite Podcast — Bold Becoming Book — Masters of Change
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Driving with high school friends, the car rolled four times. Fate intervened to save his life when his friend’s mom, and nurse, diverted the ambulance from bringing him to the nearest hospital, getting him straight to one that could properly treat his trauma. With a TBI (traumatic brain injury), Daniel began stepping into his uncertain future.
Hear about what it’s like when your life might never get back on track. Learn what kind of support made all the difference. Find out how Daniel discovered inner resources to overcome his prognosis, and how that journey created new resources that he repurposes for any new life challenge he faces. Get a glimpse of grief and loss from a teenager’s perspective. Find out how Daniel’s experience delivered new values and vision for a meaningful and fulfilling life.
Bio
I sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury in 2009 from a motor vehicle accident. I needed to have brain surgery to save my life. I went through 3 months of physical therapy and 17 months of speech therapy after the accident. This event inspired me to go into the helping profession. I obtained my master's in social work and currently work in a hospital and started my own private practice business focused on mental health therapy, trauma, and TBIs.
Guest Info.
https://www.revitalizementalhealth.com/
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
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TRIGGER WARNING—Rape Shannon is a self-admitted under-assertive woman. And life’s given her enough low blows to force her to become a different version of herself. When she was 20 she was raped by an acquaintance. It was the kind of incident where she knows how many times she said “No,” but it still took two years before she realized it was rape. Find out how deep and long lasting the damage from this kind of violation can be. Discover how Shannon’s coping and healing, still decades later. Learn why it’s so important for men to check themselves to prevent lifelong constellations of damage to the individuals they abuse.
Bio Shannon Anne Watson, or S.A. Watson (that’s right, she was a bard from birth), has always loved history, mystery, and poetry. When she was a little girl, she fashioned poems in her head while doing her backyard chores. She read obsessively, mostly about Indigenous and Colonial America. She spent long hours in her room, writing and illustrating books of folded paper. She produced plays, acting them out in costume, alone or with the neighborhood children. Always, always, she created. Now, Watson is an award-winning poet and author. Her poetry is in the Library of Congress and on audio. Many other poems are written expressly for and included in her works of fiction. Watson has several series in the works. The first of these, The Annals of Anavere, which is a series of twelve historical fiction novels, explores the history behind the legends of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, and Sir Lancelot. For it, Watson translated every name in the Arthurian corpus: personal, tribal, weapons, objects, and placenames, such as Avalon, Camelot, and the Holy Grail. Even the names of Arthur’s dog and Gawain’s sword are included. So far as is known in the long history of Arthurian research and fiction, this translation has never been accomplished. In addition to The Annals of Anavere, Watson has several other series and stand-alone books in the works. She is currently writing a series of three novels, The Haunted House Histories. A departure from her usual historical fiction, The Histories – or H3 – is comprised of what she terms “historical ghost-stories” A third series, The Fleur d'Lis Mysteries, begins by telling the story of Baron Gilles de Rais – one of Joan of Arc’s captains and the erroneously-titled Bluebeard – from the triple perspectives of Gilles, of Gilles’ daughter, Marie de Rais…and of an old friend, long-dead. Research continues on the two subsequent books in The Mysteries series. She is also editing Butterfly Kisses, a book of her original poetry. Watson hopes to release the first of these books within the next year. When she is not researching, writing, or editing her books, Watson can be found listening to P!nk’s latest album, drinking copious amounts of coffee while huddled over her laptop at the Koffee Klatch in hopes of looking like a busy, successful author, watching The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and laughing her ass off, or staring at the ocean in her native Laguna Beach like she’s never seen it before.
Guest Info. shanavere@gmail.com https://shannon-watson.presale.manuscripts.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanavere/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shanavere TikTok: @shanavere
Julie’s Info. Julie@courage-ignite.com https://www.courage-ignite.com/ https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite https://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/ https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite Podcast — Bold Becoming Book — Masters of Change—if you’re not already on my mailing list, sign up here so you’ll get the email when Masters of Change is available for purchase.
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Jyoti is a young, smart, high-performing, American born and raised Punjabi woman. Depression and anxiety were foreigners to her until an uncle from India migrated to the USA and lived in her family’s home. He quickly went from being tolerable to an unbearable tyrant. Jyoti protected herself by working three jobs to stay away from home. His emotional abuse eventually lead her to becoming suicidal.
Find out how journaling, as part of therapy, and later writing her first (of many) fiction books, helped her healing process. Learn about the impact emotional abuse can have on a person. Discover how many ways trauma changed Jyoti’s life trajectory, the support that buoyed her through those years, and what it looks like to be one strong, badass woman, even while living with fear.
Bio
Jyoti Dhanota is a self-published author who began writing as a way of healing her trauma.
Guest Info.
https://www.instagram.com/geetisbooked/
https://www.amazon.com/Chaos-Within-Us-Jyoti-Dhanota/dp/B0BF31V22S
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/
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Leeanne Brennan is an artist who realized she’d left part of herself behind after becoming a mom and making it big as a commercial artist. Not only had she lost touch with her internal drive for art—the drive that’s disconnected from anything other than personal desire—motherhood wasn’t cutting it either. She landed in a dark and desolate place with no hope and no idea where the way out was. She didn’t even believe there was a way out.
Find out what sparked the beginning of regaining her full identity again. Learn how Leeanne brought creativity back into her life on her own terms, and what this looks like to her and other artists she helps. Discover basic steps she uses to help others bring creativity back into their lives and how they make it grow into a habit that keeps on giving.
Bio
Leeanne Brennan is an Artist and Mindset & Accountability Coach for Creatives living in North Carolina with my husband and 2 small children. She creates sensitive, whimsical art to help unblock limiting beliefs and manifest a life we love, and runs programs to help creatives start and finish their creative projects.
Guest Info.
https://www.epicbones.com
https://www.instagram.com/createwithleeanne
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1914247
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://www.instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite/
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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From the age of two, Shell Lightning Spirit didn’t think about regular stuff kids think about. Now was she allowed to talk about what she was thinking. Add to this, drowning when she was seven and seeing what it was like on the other side. Shell lived between a rock and a hard place as she grew up and tried to make sense of life. To cope, she withdrew into a tight, tiny ball of a person until one night, in her first year of college. Struck by lightning, she fast-forwarded the process she’d already begun of reclaiming who she really was.
Hear about how a child who is “different” experienced a series of unfortunate events, including life threatening ones. Find out what it’s like to be in the light where you go when you die, and then coming back to the darkness of life as a human on planet earth. Discover how Shell’s spirit stayed alive and found its way to the surface over and over again, and how that gives meaning to her life.
Bio
Shell Lightning Spirit Mualem is a Transformational Guide and Lifelong Learner. Her formal disciplines are Macro and Clinical Master Social Worker, Personal Fitness Trainer and Reiki Master. She is currently working toward a Doctorate in Metaphysical Sciences. Shell has been awarded Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor; Six Sigma Green Belt; LEAN Leader; Professional in Healthcare Quality; and Basic Nutrition Certificates.
Shell has primarily worked with the most vulnerable, traumatized and marginalized populations. She is recognized and valued for her grounded open presence and expertise in guiding individuals, groups and organizations through complex change. Her experience includes teaching and speaking about human bioethics, cultural competence and trauma. She has published articles on gang violence. In 2016, she launched a large scaled comprehensive suicide prevention package for more than 50 Hospitals in her home state of Michigan and in 7 other US States. In 2020, she led an integrated well-being initiative to directly support doctors and nurses on the frontline during the Covid Crisis.
Guest Info.
lightningspiritproductions@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/shell-mualem
https://www.youtube.com/@ShellLightningSpirit
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
Website — courage-ignite.com
Email — Julie@courage-ignite.com
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Tina Brandau 1.0 was a high-achiever loving life in the corporate fastlane and a jet-setting mover and shaker. But one day she became Tina 2.0. She went from a 40-year-old to functioning like a 3-year-old and it took ten years to become Tina 3.0. Tina was going to be in a marathon when one day, out on a run, a tree fell on her and she got a TBI (traumatic brain injury).
What impact did this have on her identity? How did she manage to lower expectations and keep her goals itsy bitsy instead of what she was used to? Learn how Tina never lost hope in herself and shows up today as an international speaker and best selling author of Standing Strong, inspiring others to never give up on their dreams.
Bio
Tina Brandau is the premier life, leadership, and business Success Coach who has dedicated her life to empowering others to create a greater impact. She's also a best-selling author, a speaker who has been on more than 500 stages, and the founder of Success Coaching Solutions, with decades of experience as a proven leader, C-Suite executive, and successful serial entrepreneur.
What sets Tina apart is her incredibly powerful story of surviving and thriving following an unimaginable accident while training for a marathon.
Tina is passionate about sharing her hard-won wisdom, experience, steps, and strategies with others. Her motivational talks are packed with practical insights, inspiring stories, and actionable techniques to help individuals and businesses unleash their full potential and achieve their biggest goals. She believes the biggest challenge in life is to become all that you have the possibility of becoming.
Success Coaching Solutions Bio - The heart of Success Coaching Solutions' work is empowering executives, business owners, and leaders to master Your leadership skill-set, mind-set, and tool-set, to elevate your leadership, ignite your potential, and embrace your legacy while meeting life’s greatest challenge head on – “to become all that You have the possibility of becoming.” Success Coaching Solutions – Where Your Greatness Begins.]
Guest Info.
https://www.successcoachingsolutions.com
Julie’s Info.
Julie@courage-ignite.com
https://www.courage-ignite.com/
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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TRIGGER WARNING—RAPE
Cara Lynn was an 8 years old when she was raped. Her mom didn’t find out the whole story until she was 15. She was raped a few more times and is also a survivor of a relationship with domestic violence. When her first child was born, she found out she was the product of a rape, and this then explained everything—rape is who she was.
But Cara Lynn never let these assaults break her. And after seeing the man who raped her for the third time, now in her 40’s, she fell apart and is piecing herself back together.
Find out what it’s like for a child to live with a death threat, if she discloses the crime. How did Cara Lynn cope with her traumas without resorting to drugs, alcohol, or some other addiction? What helped her heal, and not choose death, and how can she now have compassion for these men who raped? Be the first to hear this amazing saga from an articulate, grounded and healed woman. And find out how my forthcoming book—MASTERS OF CHANGE—could have helped her.
Bio
When you discover your passion and true calling, it’s imperative you share it in the world. Hello, I’m Cara Lynn, founder of WalkNWisdom-The Magic of Becoming You™, and creator of the Post Traumatic Self Alignment Program (PTSA). I help Trauma Survivors Break Free Forever (BFF) from survival mode to live a life they truly love. Break Free Forever from the Trauma Drama. I apply the most cutting edge science and evidence based methods in neuroscience coupled with UFH sessions to show individuals how to create a life they truly love by getting into the identity of who they want to be. I use UFH sessions as a starting point for clients or as a stand alone experience.
I have an intimate understanding of trauma through my own existence and journey. I was tired of survival mode. I knew there had to be more to this life than discouraging overwhelm, depression, and people pleasing. I became the change I wanted to see. I reclaimed my power by healing the “trauma drama”. I did not try to fix myself, because I was not broken, and neither are you. I let go of the past with the methods I’m certified in to create the woman I AM, and LOVE today.
I combine all my experiences, knowledge and training to create individual plans and healing maps that are client led. Together we discover the wisdom in the trauma, keep the lesson & neutralize the triggers as we integrate the information in a safe, and gentle way. As clients come back into self-alignment, they naturally shift into a new mindset of a conscious creator empowered by self-love and true choice. One learns to become THE powerful creative force in their life.
When you’re ready to upgrade, release the past, stop self-sabotage, and eliminate limiting beliefs to live an authentically aligned life, then let me show you how. Let’s go from Trauma 2 Sunshine together. Let it begin with Unity Field Healing. Together We Rise.
Guest Info.
https://www.unityfieldhealing.com/ufhpractitionerscanada/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/walknwisdom
https://www.tiktok.com/@themagicofbecomingyou?_t=8brMjzDLICD&_r=1
https://www.facebook.com/91caralynn91?mibextid=ZbWKwL
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book— https://mastersofchange.presale.manuscripts.com/registration/select
Website — courage-ignite.com
Email — Julie@courage-ignite.com
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Angela McCullough was a smart, successful, and happy high achiever. She made it her mission to break the stereotypes about her life trajectory and potential as a Black woman from Detroit. But when breast cancer in her early thirties brought her face-to-face with her own mortality, priorities turned into mirages as new ones became the foundation for the next version of herself.
Find out how Angela used her mindset, community, and faith to survive. Discover what kind of support was fundamental to healing and how the possibility of death changed her daily lifestyle. Learn how this experience gave her a new perception of humanity that fundamentally changed her identity, auto-translating her purpose into a new mission of ensuring that problems of social equity are tackled instead of ignored or overlooked.
Angela invites you to get involved with her forthcoming book—FROM MARGINS TO MAINSTREAM—by contributing as a beta reader to amplify her work and make it even more valuable. You can also support her work right here https://lnkd.in/gvSNjAb7 by helping cover publication costs.
Bio
Angela McCullough is a senior executive in the federal government with more than three decades of professional service to the American people as an Air Force vet and public servant. She has held a broad spectrum of leadership positions in the federal government where she’s overseen organizational restructuring to reinventing programs and processes to optimize their outcomes.
When not working, she is a versatile career and leadership coach, speaker, trainer, thought leader, and published author on a mission to spark transformative change in the lives of women of color who aspire to build careers in the public sector.
Angela holds a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University. She has continued a lifelong commitment to service by becoming a certified professional coach, where she is committed to helping others reach their full potential in professional and personal leadership.
Guest Info.
Click Here for Angela's Book Presale — Buy From Margins to Mainstream TODAY!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelamccullough-author/
https://www.facebook.com/angela.mccullough.144
Julie’s Info.
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
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Email — Julie@courage-ignite.com
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Jenny had addiction in her family but didn’t know it when she was little. She became an alcoholic herself, then stopped during her marriage. But after the divorce, as a way to deal with the pain of shared parenting and single parenthood, Jenny started drinking again.
Find out how her thirteen-year-old daughter caused her to stop cold turkey. And then how three years later, Jenny was able to step up to the plate full force when that same child had a spinal cord injury. And discover how both of them are succeeding with flying colors, in spite of being paralyzed and living in a wheelchair.
Bio
Jenny Grass D’Agostino
•Over 16 million views on social media
•Spoke on stages in front of hundreds of people all over the states to health & fitness enthusiasts, spinal cord injury advocate, stem cell therapy
•9+ years invested in Personal Development, Mind, Body, and Spirituality and Podcasting
•Speaker-Teacher-Self Healer-Coach
•Reiki certified
•daily meditation
• Actively raised over 100k in fundraisers
Guest Info.
FB- Jenny Grass D’Agostino
IG- Jenny Grass D’Agostino and Dear Future Self Experience
TikTok- jennygrassdagostino
YouTube- dearfutureself
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
Website — courage-ignite.com
Email — Julie@courage-ignite.com
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Susan Brown grew up in a small town in Mississippi. She made her escape after leaving college with enough credits for 1.5 degrees but not enough in one area to graduate. She and a friend went to Florida, shared an apartment, worked, and explored independence. But when her friend left, Susan couldn’t pay the rent on her own and made a bold decision after soul-searching for the right answer. Instead of moving back with her parents and risking getting stuck in her small town, she chose to live in her car.
Learn how the pursuit to keep momentum towards her new identity kept her in a good headspace as she navigated uncertainty and living on the edge of society. Find out the breakthrough moment that changed her trajectory and made it possible for her to come out the other side better off than she imagined. Discover how being bullied as a child helped her let go of internalized oppression that tainted her self-esteem and propelled her into a chosen new identity that embraces her potential.
Bio
Susan is the Hope-Filled Efficiency Expert behind the LEGACY GAME CHANGERS movement. She is the author of the 5 star rated One Year Of Thankful Thursdays, the life changing Peace Of Mind Blueprint, Inspirational Speaker, and co-founder of Legacy Game Changers.
She draws from her own inspirational journey including homelessness, being a paramedic, being a Health & Safety Director at the Red Cross during 9/11, nearly dying, and becoming a caregiver to her completely paralyzed mom.
Susan talks about the hard stuff that most people shy away from, all while connecting in a unique way with compassion and pairs it all with practical high level strategies you can implement right away.
Legacy Game Changers mission is simple. We equip Visionary Believers to break free from overwhelm and the fear of “what-ifs” and create and live out a game changing legacy that transforms generations to come!
Guest Info.
https://www.legacygamechangers.com/
hello@LegacyGameChangers.com
Grab my Top Secret Guide that I usually reserve for my paid clients at OvercomerSecrets.com
Julie’s Info.
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
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Email — Julie@courage-ignite.com
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Leonaura has always been ambitious: good at setting and achieving goals. She became a doctor. She became a mom before her age deadline. But then she stopped working because her son was critically ill. This all made sense and she managed these unexpected changes.
But after her second son also required her to stay at home because of critical and chronic health problems, Leonaura reduced her self-identity to simply “a mother of two sick kids.” And depression kicked in full force.
How did she pull herself out of depression? What choices did she make that changed her perspective and got her doing things that brought her joy and meaning again, apart from being “just” a mom. Why wasn’t being “just” a mom enough for her?
Bio
Dr. Leonaura Rhodes is on a mission to help people increase their happiness, health, and abundance.
She began her career as a physician in the UK. When studying for her MPH she became obsessed with the science of wellness, illness prevention and peak performance. Her love for learning led her to train as a counselor, coach, relationship strategist, neurotherapist, and brain health coach. She is also a published author, course creator, corporate trainer and public speaker. She has worked as a Results Coach and Business Results Trainer for Tony Robbins (Robbins Research International).
Her own battle with chronic stress and severe depression led to a passion for helping people get physically and emotionally well. In 2014 she published “Beyond Soccer Mom: Strategies for a fabulous balanced life” (Morgan James Publishing), a guide to creating a meaningful, happy, healthy life for women.
She has worked with thousands of people to help them intentionally create their future life with a process called "Peak Life Design ". Her motto is "You can settle for an ordinary life, or you can become extraordinary". Originally from England, Leonaura now lives in Norwalk, Connecticut with her husband and two young adult sons. In her spare time you’ll find her kayaking, taking nature photographs and letting her hair down at concerts and music festivals.
Guest Info.
www.DrLeonauraRhodes.com
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change -- PRESALE NOW https://mastersofchange.presale.manuscripts.com/registration/select
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Email — Julie@courage-ignite.com
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Michelle Hammer began to sense that things were off in her teens. Her inner voice conversations took a turn and became more problematic. She got on some meds and didn’t tell her mom exactly what was going on. She was misdiagnosed as having bipolar when actually she has schizophrenia. Once she was properly diagnosed in college things became easier for her, knowing what was actually going on.
Find out how schizophrenia impacts her identity and how she manages to live a pretty normal life with it. Learn about one person’s journey to reaching an accurate diagnosis and what happens in the interim when you’re treated for the wrong thing. Discover the many ways mental illness is misunderstood, ways others don’t support people as well as they could, and things that can make life better for people with mental health challenges.
Bio
Michelle Hammer is a Schizophrenia Activist and spends her time passionately fighting stigma. She is an NYC native featured in the WebMD documentary Voices, which was nominated for a Tribeca X Award at the Tribeca Film Festival 2018. Michelle was diagnosed with schizophrenia at 22 after a misdiagnosis of bipolar at age 18. At 27, Michelle decided to use her artistic talents and fearless personality to do something that could benefit the mental health community. In May 2015, she founded a mental health-focused clothing brand. Schizophrenic.NYC is a clothing brand with the mission of reducing stigma by starting conversations about mental health. Michelle has also been featured in many publications such as Mashable, The Daily Mail, Stylist, and Buzzfeed.
Guest Info.
Insta: https://www.schizophrenic.nyc
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@schizophrenic.nyc
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SchizophrenicNYC
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/schizophrenicny
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
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Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Verne McInnis is proving to be true the words she heard God speak: “I give my toughest battles to my strongest soldiers.” She had a pretty good childhood and was even happily married to her best friend. But at age twenty-one her world began to unravel. Her mom told her that she was adopted, then died before Verne could ask all the questions she needed to ask. Less than two years later her husband, and father of their four children, died unexpectedly. Find out what it’s like piecing yourself together with huge missing pieces as an adoptee. Learn how Verne managed both the grief over losing her mom, who died giving birth, and becoming a widow and single mom. Hear about how she’s still piecing herself together as we speak, but hasn’t missed a beat along the way. She found a way to keep positive through it all and now helps others do the same.BioI am a content creator, keynote speaker, and a mindset renewal advisor using Kingdom practices to teach you how to look at the good things in life regardless of the difficult situation. Always think and speak positively. As an entrepreneur, I have affirmational t-shirts and other items that are powerful and positive.Guest Info.junkcloset2@gmail.comhttps://www.facebook.com/vernesjunkcloset/Julie’s Info.https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignitehttps://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignitePodcast — Bold BecomingBook — Masters of Change Website — courage-ignite.comEmail — Julie@courage-ignite.comMusic — Happy African Village by John Bartmann--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-browne/support
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Life in the fast lane as a mom woman leader in medicine wasn’t working out so well for Erin Hurley on the homefront. Charting on her own patients from the room where her four-year-old was hospitalized wasn’t the kind of mom she wanted to be. Demands on time, energy, and the impact on family relationships and finances are significantly different for women than men in medicine. The extra time, and emotional and physical energy women physicians put into their jobs sacrifice other areas of their lives. And the fact that their patients have better outcomes didn’t balance out this equation for Erin.
Find out what book catalyzed the beginning of Erin’s personal transformation, helping her let go of her identity as a physician leader. Discover how coaching helped change her mindset and life and why she retired from medicine. Learn how coaching made it possible to make decisions she wouldn’t have otherwise. And how the new mindset allowed her to move from having to be right, to being open and willing to learn and grow from anyone and everyone, and the impact that has on her level of joy and satisfaction with life.
Bio
Erin Hurley, is a physician and Certified High-Performance Coach. She founded the company, Transformational Doc, to improve the wellbeing and sustainability of women in medical careers. Erin helps transform the lives of her coaching clients through her program, “The Happier, Healthier Healer,” which takes women from being buried and burnt out, to empowered and energized without having to leave their medical career. She regularly leads breakthrough retreats and workshops for women throughout the US. Erin also positively impacts clinician wellness in her community through her service on the board of the Marion-Polk County Medical Society. She also serves on the Executive Committee for the Oregon Wellness Program, an organization developed to support the mental health of medical providers throughout the state of Oregon.
Erin has over 25 years of experience from her career as a pediatrician with the majority of that time spent in leadership positions. She has been married for 22 years and has three amazing teenaged children. During her own transformation out of chronic burnout several years ago, she began learning more about the barriers to success faced by healthcare workers, and the unique challenges faced by women in medicine. She has researched methods and strategies to help individuals get out of chronic states of exhaustion and overwhelm which became The Happier, Healthier Healer Program.
Guest Info.
Website—happyhealthyhealer.com
Email—erin@happyhealthyhealer.com
Facebook: Transformational Doc https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=transformational%20doc
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
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Today’s interview is not about our guest’s identity transition but rather how some of his clients experience it in conjunction with retirement. Michael Sissison, a clinical psychologist in South Africa, has helped many people who were fine, but unexpectedly lost their sense of identity when they retired. He describes retirement as a rite of passage and how it can negatively impact identity because many haven’t prepared for its emotional and psychological impact. Two common struggles are:
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Through whose critical gaze did I live my life?
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How can I avoid living with bitterness and regret?
Find out why people, particularly those with financial success, feel trepidation when it comes to retirement. What challenges does this present for managing loss, the unpredictability of change, and generating something new? How does retirement change interpersonal relationships and your relationship with your body? How does one integrate decades of life experience into a new version of themselves, one without their status role in the workplace? How do they adjust to new spaces that open up to fill the void? Just how much do picnics on the beach and playdates with grandchildren fulfill their need for meaning and satisfaction?
Bio
Michael Sissison is a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, life transition coach and speaker. His journey as a psychologist and psychotherapist has exposed him to stories of human struggle. One such struggle has been the difficulty of adjusting to looming retirement.
He’s always wondered why so much emphasis is placed on school planning, having a child, financial planning, moving home, and marital preparation while discussion around psychological preparation for retirement is pushed into the background - seemingly forgotten and left behind. Just as there is so much discussion around raising a child in the early formative years, he believes that one’s latter years of development are of equal importance. But this crucial life transitional phase into retirement is often not adequately prepared for. How many of us have avoided sometimes difficult conversations about our final movement into life’s next stage?
Seemingly well set up for heading into the golden years, he’s noticed a gap and dearth of discussion around psychological challenges which inevitably arise - the adjustment to new life spaces, loss of work status, loss of life purpose, loss of body strength, the encroachment of physical decay and the inevitability of mortality, amongst others. Retirement impacts a person’s sense of self and relationship to others and one’s body. The challenge is to accept and integrate the changing status of one’s psychological, spiritual, and physical challenges.
These observations, together with helping his own parents navigate their retirement, has led him to running retirement workshops and coaching people for life beyond what they know. His aim is to move people into a place of generativity, love and joy as opposed to stagnation, inertia and bitterness. He looks forward to sharing his knowledge with you.
Guest Info.
https://linkedin.com Website: https://michaelsissison.com/
michael@sissison.com
Julie’s Info.
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
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Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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TRIGGER ALERT: suicide attempt description
The day Jennifer attempted suicide, she was in so much pain even her eyelashes hurt. Growing up in a family with a narcissistic mother, her identity was nipped in the bud. Jennifer’s every thought and action was predicated on how it would impact her mother rather than herself. Later, as an independent, working professional, she realized she couldn’t even think for herself and had a nervous breakdown. Then one day a straw broke the camel’s back and she tried but failed to suicide.
Find out what it’s like to live with maintaining the option to die by suicide, and what it was like to think you are in the process of dying. Learn how Jennifer rebuilt herself from scratch and discovered who was inside the shell of a person she’d always been. Hear about what turned her life around and set her on a path free of suicidality and living a joyful and fulfilling life.
Bio
Jennifer’s narcissistic mother made her believe she was stupid and destined to fail. She had two eating disorders and was suicidal by the time she was sixteen years old, and at twenty-three, she suffered from imposter syndrome. This resulted in a psychological breakdown that prevented her from working for four years.
She attempted suicide a few years ago. When this failed, she turned her life around and is now a successful businesswoman and life counselor.
Jennifer is the author of Permission Granted: Live Your Life Full of Joy and Peace, a book in which she shares ninety-one self-limiting beliefs that, as a result of being raised by a narcissistic mother and an enabling father, she learned growing up and realized as an adult that she needed to change to be happy.
She is founder and president of Give Yourself Permission, which helps women create new rules for their lives so they can overcome limiting attitudes preventing them from achieving career success and finding happiness. Before becoming a transformational coach she founded Prospecting Works, a successful business that assists salespeople in overcoming cold-call reluctance. She is also a lightworker, a person who’s undergone a spiritual awakening and feels called to a deeper purpose in this world. Jennifer feels destined to help women who have attempted suicide find peace and joy.
Guest Info.
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
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Email — Julie@courage-ignite.com
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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It’s been eight years since Shawn Whittemore and his wife, Cynthia, had their world turned upside down. They lost their son, Noah, when he was 32 weeks gestation. He stopped moving when the umbilical cord strangled him. Once at the hospital, Shawn and Cynthia had to make a million on the spot decisions. Thus began their journey of being parents of a deceased child.
Learn how Shawn’s parenting role shifted from anticipation of a healthy baby to being the father of a baby that’s passed. And how he has a sort of dual identity, as the father of four live children and three that didn’t make it—Noah, plus two others (one ectopic pregnancy, one miscarriage). How he answers the question “How many children do you have?” depends on the circumstances. Sometimes he says four, other times, seven.
Julie’s Info.
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
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Email — Julie@courage-ignite.com
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Russell’s heart was missing a valve. He had surgery at twelve-days-old, and a few more over the years. This condition kept him from doing many things kids do. He had strength and endurance challenges. He lived with fear of getting hurt. His physicality revolved around protecting his chest and not damaging anything internally. His identity loss was the form of an identity nipped in the bud. Instead of the weak, slight kid with some academic confidence, he’ll never know who he would or could have been, had he been born with a normal heart.
The flip side is a man fully engaged with life. Russell views life more broadly, values it more deeply, and believes he may experience more joy than the average person. Listen to what it’s like to live in a body that holds you back. Learn how he faces obstacles and challenges and endures the grief of lost opportunities. Find out how he dealt with comparison with others. Discover how he went from not being able to run on the basketball court for more than a few minutes to now doing strength training and rucking events, even though he can never build extra muscle. What role has experimentation played? What keeps Russell motivated to keep working so hard and continually discover what’s possible?
Bio
Russell Smith is a writer and real estate investor, with a family firm soon to celebrate 70 years in business, in Louisville, Kentucky. He writes a weekly newsletter with the tongue-twisting title of Solvitur Ambulando, which means “solve it by walking” and which focuses on modern living, philosophy, lessons from unheralded books, and adding a dash of intellectualism to life without getting a headache. He has just completed two terms on the Board of Directors of St. John Center, a non-profit for the homeless, where he served as Board Chair and revamped their largest fundraising event. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Sorkin Center in Washington DC, which strengthens non-profit Boards and leaders. His wife, Kathleen, works in government relations for a hospice provider. He has two daughters, Beatrice (10) and Cordelia (8) — yes, named for characters in Shakespeare. The family welcomed two new Havanese puppies this summer, Otis and Olivia. He enjoys reading, smoking meats on the Big Green Egg, rucking, yoga, tennis, and fly fishing.
Guest Info.
https://srsmith3.substack.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/russellsmith3/
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
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Email — Julie@courage-ignite.com
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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This is a double feature episode. Part 1 is about growing up and how he landed in prison. Part 2 is about prison life and how he became a new man in prison, and got paroled, with the help of prison staff attesting to his transformation. Jorge tells his story with spectacular clarity and it’s filled with a treasure trove of takeaways. A sequel is forthcoming, to cover his reintegration into civilian life.
Fifty-year-old Jorge Bautista never intended to return to freedom. At age 18, he was given 30 years to life and sent to Pelican Bay State Penitentiary. This supermax prison houses those the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation labels “the worst of the worst.” He’d taken the life of a rival gang member after one of them killed his best friend. He quickly adapted to the inner rules of prison life. He didn’t repent his crime. He spent many, many years in solitary confinement.
This is the first interview Jorge’s done since being released six months ago. He said he was nervous, but told me that because of the healing and personal development work he did in prison, he’d be able to do it. Find out what catalyzed his shift in perspective and behavior to create peak transformation. Learn how he coped with prison, and the pain of his eventual repentance. Discover how powerful human relationships can be and what positive support can do for a person.
Bio
My name is Jorge Bautista. I was born in Mexico, but my family moved so much that by the time I was 13, we’d moved residency 14 times, to different cities, counties, states, and countries (Mexico and US).
I'm 50 years old and just got done serving 32 years in prison for taking the life of another human being when I was 18 years old. I was sentenced to 30 years to life and I did all of my time in a maximum security prison. 15 years into my prison sentence, my younger brother was murdered which changed the trajectory of my life. After being found suitable for parole, I was deported back to Mexico where I currently live.
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088037089090
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
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50-year-old Jorge Bautista never intended to return to freedom. At age 18, he was given 30 years to life and sent to Pelican Bay State Penitentiary. This supermax prison houses those the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation labels “the worst of the worst.” He’d taken the life of a rival gang member after one of them killed his best friend. He quickly adapted to the inner rules of prison life. He didn’t repent his crime. He spent many, many years in solitary confinement.
This is the first interview Jorge’s done since being released six months ago. He said he was nervous, but told me that because of the healing and personal development work he did in prison, he’d be able to do it. Find out what catalyzed his shift in perspective and behavior to create peak transformation. Learn how he coped with prison, and the pain of his eventual repentance. Discover how powerful human relationships can be and what positive support can do for a person.
Bio
My name is Jorge Bautista. I was born in Mexico, but my family moved so much that by the time I was 13, we’d moved residency 14 times, to different cities, counties, states, and countries (Mexico and US).
I'm 50 years old and just got done serving 32 years in prison for taking the life of another human being when I was 18 years old. I was sentenced to 30 years to life and I did all of my time in a maximum security prison. 15 years into my prison sentence, my younger brother was murdered which changed the trajectory of my life. After being found suitable for parole, I was deported back to Mexico where I currently live.
Guest Info.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088037089090
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
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Email — Julie@courage-ignite.com
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Eighty-one-year-old Liz worries about what will become of her son when she and his father die. Eric, their son, has schizophrenia. He got ill when he was 17 and has been disabled ever since. He cannot function independently in society and needs people to look after him. The beginning years were “very rough.” Liz and her husband tried all help available, and Eric never came back to himself. He’s a sweet, gentle and funny man, but the thought disorder makes his life impossible to manage alone.
How did Liz know her son had a problem? Learn how Liz adjusted her parenting to accommodate their new reality. Find out how she kept herself sane through it all and has lived a full life. Discover the factors that come to play in dealing with a family member with severe mental illness. Find out if his life is empty.
Guest Info.
lizrebensdorf@gmail.com
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
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Thirty-seven-year-old Elena Joy Thurston was a married mother of four living in Gilbert, Arizona. She was also Mormon, choosing to join the religion when she was sixteen. She loved all the checkboxes she could check off that would make her good in the eyes of God, and the promise of an eternal family. She was a model mom involved in school, church and community activities. Until she had to take care of a personal problem — she loved a woman.
Elena Joy voluntarily went to conversion therapy, four days a week for months on end, to try to solve her problem. Find out how a Mormon woman struggles to integrate who she is into her heart and psyche. Learn about the dangers of conversion therapy. Discover what saved her from taking her own life and hear about the documentary movie she’s in — Conversion.
Bio
Featured in the award-winning documentary, CONVERSION, Elena Joy Thurston is an inspirational Diversity & Allyship speaker, trainer, and author through a lens of LGBTQ+ inclusion. Elena Joy inspires her audiences to learn how Inclusive Leadership can improve company morale and productivity, changing members' lives in a practical way. A Mormon mom of four who lost her marriage, her church, and her community when she came out as a lesbian, her viral TEDx talk on surviving conversion therapy has been viewed more than 45,000 times and landed her media and speaking opportunities with ABC, CBS, FOX, Penn State, University of North Texas, Michael’s, Logitech, and more.
Guest Info.
http://www.elenajoyexperience.com
https://www.instagram.com/elenajoyspeaks/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenajoythurston/
http://www.tedxcos.org/elena
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
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Terina Maldonado’s identity formation was thwarted in childhood through a cascade of intertwining factors.She took on parental responsibilities, endured child abuse and her father had narcissistic personality AND bipolar disorders. She was forced to adapt to survive. Layered on top of that was living within the norms of the Mormon church. Until one day she discovered a lie in the historical teaching of the church and lost faith in her religion.
Listen to how she rebuilt herself starting from the ground up, discovering who she was by learning what she liked, and didn’t like, what she believed in and didn’t, all on her own terms. And without the help of her faith that had previously helped her endure struggle and trauma. Find out what freedom from authoritarianism looks like.
Guest Bio
Terina Maldonado is a survivor in every sense of the word. Empowered with resilience, empathy, and determination by living through child abuse, sexual assault, and leaving a high-demand religion. As a coach, facilitator & speaker Terina now helps others confidently claim their voice, and live an authentic life full of purpose in one on one and corporate settings. Dubbed by Faithwire News, “The Mom Who Took On Hollywood-And Won,” Terina is also a co-author of the book, Fear to Freedom. Her superpower is her unapologetic vulnerability. Terina has been featured by dozens of national and international media outlets for her harrowing story and powerful message - including The New York Times, CNN, ABC, The Guardian, Vanity Fair, FOX, and The Washington Post.
Guest Info.
www.terinamaldonado.com
https://www.instagram.com/terina_maldonado/
https://www.facebook.com/Terinamaldonadolifecoach/
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTdt726Xv/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/terina-maldonado-49129b201/
Julie’s Info.
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Book — Masters of Change
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Miriam is a high achiever. She went through medical school. Twice. She has a non-stop “GO!” button for earning any title or diploma dangled in front of her. She’s also altruistic. But she didn’t see that she was leaving herself and her family behind while helping others. Until her 7-year-old’s wake up call — “Mom, why did you have me if your phone is more important?”
Miriam’s priorities didn’t fit her values. But it took her four months into teaching others about burnout, in tears, for her to realize that SHE was burned out. The tipping point finally came in an interview with a man for the book she was writing — The 3G Cycle of Life. She quit her job to save her sanity and live according to her values. Find out about her journey back to sanity, and with her debut as an author, how she’s helping others do the same.
About me...
My name is Miriam Zylberglait, everybody calls me "Dr.Z"
I am from Perú. I went to medical school there and practiced medicine for almost 10 years. I came to the U.S in 2011, leaving my parents, friends, and my job as an academic physician, to follow the love of my life.
In the U.S. I had to start from zero. Learn a new language, and repeat my residency and fellowship. During these years, while in my 40’s, I rounded the hospital with my pregnant belly, twice. Best experience ever... I was never alone, my baby's kicks were the best reminder of why I needed to continue pursuing my dreams.
Now I’m lucky to have a supportive husband, parents, sister, friends, and two wonderful little boys that help me to find harmony between my personal and professional life.
Professional Bio
I am a physician triple Board-Certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Obesity Medicine. I completed my medical education and Geriatric Fellowship in Perú and provided patient care for over 10 years at the Naval Geriatric Center. After moving to the U.S in 2011, I completed my training in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, got certified in Obesity Medicine.
Guided by my interest in education, leadership and advocacy, I completed a Physician Leadership Academy with the Florida Medical Association, a Fellowship on Leadership Development and Education with the American Association of Medical Colleges, and have been certified as a Mental Health Ally and Physician Wellness Advocate.
In 2021, I had the honor to be selected by the American College of Physicians to be part of the National Wellness and Professional Fulfillment Committee, and in 2022, I joined the Creators Institute at Georgetown University to write my first book — The 3G Cycle: The Secret of Achieving Joy, Meaning and Well-being.
Guest Info.
linkedin.com/in/drzmd
Book — https://www.3Gcycle.live
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
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On the bathroom floor, high achiever Hannah Austin was contemplating suicide. Twenty years as an executive in the healthcare industry had sucked her dry. Knowing self-care inside and out, she wasn’t implementing it and burnout almost took her out. In the solitude of the bathroom a voice said two words that saved her.
Find out how Hannah pulled herself up and began taking care of herself, including letting others know what was going on and asking for help. How did she find out what’s most important and start investing in that? Hear about Hannah’s journey from secrecy and burnout to speaking her truth and inspiring others to put themselves first. Learn about how she’s leading others away from hustle culture. How did she break away from working 24/7 in a corporate job to owning her business, becoming a podcast host, best-selling author of Hello Head Meet Heart, and an emerging thought leader?
Bio
Hannah Austin is a highly sought-after corporate leader and management professional, specializing in the management and prevention of burnout for professionals. As the CEO and Founder of SheShatters, LLC, she draws on her experience consulting and coaching corporate leaders to provide employees- at the mid to high point of their careers with the support they need to burn brightly without burning out.
Prior to founding SheShatters, Hannah spent 20 years as an executive in the healthcare industry, a role in which she faced immense pressure and witnessed her colleagues suffering the effect of burnout en masse. She became determined to make a change that would impact not only her own path in life but the paths of the many inspiring professionals she knew and worked with. Hannah founded SheShatters in 2021 with the goal of helping employees and managers to find a balance between their personal and professional lives, and on a macro level, leading a movement away from corporate hustle culture.
Guest Info.
Author: Hannah Morgan Austin
Book Name: Hello, Head, Meet Heart-How to Tap Into Your Extraordinary Life
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
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Michelle was ostracized by her peers and held back in kindergarten. She struggled with learning, understanding, physical coordination and social interaction. Luckily, she was diagnosed with learning differences and got lots of needed support. But that didn’t stop kids and others from treating her as dumb, and she internalized that identity. And, ambition didn’t let her stop chasing her dreams.
Hear how Michelle learned how to compensate with a disability. Find out how she moved away from believing she was equivalent to how she was perceived and treated to land in a place of self-love and acceptance. What were the needle movers? And, how does she deal with not being the person she might have been, if she didn’t have this condition?
Guest Bio
Michelle Steiner lives with an invisible disability. She has articles published on The Mighty, Non-Verbal Learning Project, Dyscalculia Blog, The Reluctant Spoonie, Kalopina Collective, Imagine the World as one Magazine, Word Gathering, and her blog called Michelle’s Mission. She has had her photographs featured in Word Gathering and Independent and Work Ready. She works as a paraeducator in a school with students with disabilities. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and two cats.
Guest Info.
msteiner441@gmail.com
https://michellesmission.blog/
Julie’s Info.
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Book — Masters of Change
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Trevor not only survived two traumatic brain injuries, he also became a medical doctor. At age 13, apart from the TBI and its impact on memory and eyesight, Trevor suffered a broken pelvis, numerous broken vertebrae, and his legs were paralyzed. He had to learn to walk, talk and read again. His prognosis was that he might be able to work greeting people at Walmart. He blew that prognosis to smithereens, but then at 28, didn’t fare much better physically from the second accident, AND he lost his career in medicine because of it.
Is it easier to face this trauma knowing nothing about what lies ahead? Or the second time, once you know what you’re up against? Find out whether stereotypes about recovering from TBIs are true. Learn key factors that helped Trevor master anger, despair, hopelessness and uncertainty, as well as achieve phenomenal physical recoveries. Please share this with someone who needs this.
Bio
Trevor Jones is a non-practicing medical doctor, an IT specialist, coach, speaker and 2x traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivor. He’s a change agent who spreads hope and dispels myths about TBIs. As a rehab. coach, he helps people recover faster and more fully from physical injuries. As a speaker, he educates people about TBIs, injury recovery and invisible disability awareness.
Trevor has uncommon breadth and depth of knowledge, insights and tools that boost his ability to understand and support people in rehabilitation. He knows firsthand that it’s not doctors or therapists that get you well but you, putting in the work, and your mindset. Many people think that normal life is no longer possible after a TBI. Trevor knows that in many cases, with an undying sense of hope and optimism, combined with a vigilant and proactive support system, recovery and a full life can be attainable.
Trevor maintains his love of medicine by tutoring students. He’s translating all he’s learned into ways to help individuals with catastrophic conditions and help society better understand the possibilities for those who’ve sustained TBI’s. Contact him via his website to find how he can help you.
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https://www.trevorjonesspeaks.com/
Julie’s Info.
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When Krystalore Crews met and married the love of her life, she was in a leadership role in the military. She’d joined to help with the cost of college, right after 9-11. A high achiever, she steadily moved up the ranks. But when her husband got transferred to a new state, Krystalore’s life fell apart. She left everything and everyone behind, including her status role. Answering the “So, what do YOU do?” question became her nemesis. Learn how Krystalore went from fetal position, crying almost daily, to finding her voice, becoming an entrepreneur and owning multiple businesses.
Bio
Krystalore Crews is a 20-year US Air Force Veteran, former NFL Cheerleader, 25-time Marathoner, Fitness Coach, and Leadership Consultant. Her igniting energy paired with her story of resilience packs a punch! She empowers others to #CrewsBeyondLimits by sharing her experience from the military, cancer, and wheelchair bound struggles to her days as a competitive professional athlete, dancer, and entrepreneur. She’s a motivational Speaker, Author, Coach, Consultant, and Retreat Leader, on a mission to empower every person on the planet to put themselves first for just 34 minutes per day!
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https://www.facebook.com/krystalore
https://www.instagram.com/thecrewscoach/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/krystalore-crews
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Dr. Pam was living her best life, super duper happily married for 18 years, engaged in satisfying work lifting people up. But in 2019, a series of events turned her world upside down, delivering mortality motivation on the scale of shock treatments. Her husband died. She had a traumatic brain injury (TBI) (and didn’t die…). Then open heart surgery, with a near death moment recovering from that. And let’s throw in catching COVID, landing her 10 days hospitalized in isolation. Her oldest brother died. And her youngest. And her brother-in-law.
With a background in mental health, Dr. Pam knew to get professional help to process all this grief and change. The loss of her role as a wife was enough by itself. But the TBI caused temporary loss of her physical and cognitive independence. Find out how Dr. Pam navigated through this demanding life chapter to become the “Find Purpose After 50” coach for women.
Bio
Since birth, God has abundantly blessed Dr. Pamela Jackson-Smith to overcome obstacles that the average person would’ve let destroy them. Instead of shrinking back and using her experiences as a crutch, she uses her funny, outgoing approach as a certified life coach to lead women over 50 into an excited, purpose-led life!
Although a bright, studious child who excelled academically, she suffered bouts of rheumatic fever, which severely inhibited her physical ability. During her college years, naysayers tried to dissuade her from pursuing a graduate degree, but she proved them wrong, going on to earn a M.Ed. in Mental Health Counseling and a Doctorate in Education. Despite the loss of both her husband and several loved ones within a short period of time, suffering a brain injury, and undergoing open heart surgery - all while working to find herself again, Dr. Pam came out on the other side unscathed — an unfaltering symbol of resilience for women searching for purpose later in life.
Guest info.
https://instagram.com/Dr.pamsplaceforcoaching
https://facebook.com/Dr.pamsplaceforcoaching
Website — https://www.drpamsplace.com
Email — drpam@drpamsplace.com
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Christy had an identity transition when her aging parents needed caregiving. She became a sandwich generation mom. Her mom used to be her pillar of support. She helped with the grandkids while Christy and her husband worked full-time. But when signs of concern became too noticeable to ignore, Christy took on the role of protecting her parents’ wellbeing.
She describes the journey of becoming and surviving being a sandwich generation mom — caring for her kids and parents simultaneously. With astute insights and needed compassion towards everyone involved, including herself, Christy shares her wisdom in the interview and her book — Building a Legacy of Love: Thriving in the Sandwich Generation.
Guest Bio.
Christy is a passionate advocate for people in the Sandwich Generation - those raising children while also caring for aging loved ones. She's the author of "Building a Legacy of Love: Thriving in the Sandwich Generation." As the mother of two - now-adult children - she lived through the experience of managing the care of her parents (both of whom had some form of dementia) at the end of their lives while also working fulltime as a school psychologist. Christy integrates her knowledge of human development, case management, and personal development to provide a framework for families to "build a legacy of love" during this challenging life transition.
Christy has worked in education for over 20 years and in educational or mental health related endeavors for over 40 years. She holds a Master's in Counseling Psychology and holds credentials in special education and school psychology. As a coach and consultant, Christy incorporates meditation, mindfulness, and other evidence-based practices to support growth and goal achievement as a pathway to living life fully. Christy offers workshops and webinars on caregiving from a holistic, whole family perspective.
Guest Info.
Instagram: @christybyates
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristyByrneYates
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christybyates/
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg21IYSBobKHtnLAa4HfLrQ
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Music - Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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With a suicidal mother, Bart Milatz’s identity got nipped in the bud. Parenting responsibilities for his younger siblings expropriated his childhood. Eighteen years old and on a plane to Australia, Bart felt free for the first time. He left behind the “empty, no identity, in prison,” version of himself. He began discovering who was under that burden, including exploring and embracing being gay. Until, always using protection, he got infected with HIV and was kicked out of the country.
In Thailand, trying to find love in the gay community that also discriminated against HIV, he became an addict to sex, crystal meth and GHB. Years later, on death’s doorstep, a voice from within told him something that saved him. He’s now at a place he could never have imagined. He feels whole and happy. Find out how embracing everything life gives him is Bart’s secret to success.
Bio
Bart Milatz is a human behavour specialist, educator and accountant. His mission is to empower you to master all areas of your life and create a life that’s worth living. He believes that everything in your life is designed to help you be your most authentic and inspired self.
Guest Info.
https://www.bartmilatz.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvktKgToUKF-CPOtPHZUBRQ
https://www.instagram.com/bartmilatz/?hl=en
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bartmilatz/?originalSubdomain=uk
https://www.udemy.com/user/bart-milatz/
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Kreed was a kind and generous person. With the intention of serving and protecting, she became a police officer. But two quick years of service turned her into a suspicious and angry person. Her wife gave her an ultimatum — “Me or your job” — and Kreed chose her wife. After no longer having power over others, it took years for Kreed to find out who she was without that.
But when her wife left her anyway, grief broke Kreed. Regularly sobbing on the floor in fetal position, she managed the pain one minute at a time until an offer from her daughter catalyzed her out of depression. But then she lost another relationship. And then the blow that transformed her — estrangement from her two adult daughters. Find out how this dogpile of loss transformed her into a happy, fulfilled person who loves herself and fully embraces her painful life chapters.
Bio
Kreed Revere is a podcaster, coach, author, public speaker and formerly estranged & now reconciled mom of two adult daughters, grandmother of four and an advocate for repairing and healing relationships between parents and adult children. She works as an estrangement and reconciliation coach specializing in relational communication and ambiguous grief.
When not working with coaching clients or giving talks about estrangement and reconciliation, Kreed hangs out with her two greyhounds, remodels her tiny house or is hanging out with her daughters and their families. To learn more about Kreed, her work in the estrangement world, or to listen to her podcast, The Estranged Heart, please visit her links.
Guest Info.
www.TheEstrangedHeart.com
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-estranged-heart/id1589244018
https://open.spotify.com/show/3m6ms4MwDMsr5MCkbo9043?si=591ce360119b4af5
https://www.instagram.com/theestrangedheart/
https://www.tiktok.com/@theestrangedheart
https://www.facebook.com/theestrangedheart
Julie’s Info.
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The worst day of her dad’s life was when Amy told him she wasn’t going to become a doctor. Coming from a family of wildly respected doctors, she was slated to carry on the tradition. Instead, Amy became a weaver. She never told her dad why she decided against medical school. But she thought it would contribute to her problem with headaches.
Regardless, Amy’s headaches got worse and she finally stopped working. Now she was no longer a weaver. Nor a mother, which she yearned to be. So who was she? Find out how Amy dealt with identity loss, and loss of a dream identity. And how she reconciled her new identity as a disabled person. And, hear the heartwarming story of how she brought her dad into a world completely foreign to him, and fulfilling, on his last leg of his life.
Guest Info.
https://www.facebook.com/amyleepinneo
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
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Email — Julie@courage-ignite.com
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In 2010, Marie was a high functioning, ambitious woman in her mid 30’s. Married with two kids and working full time outside the home, she venerated her super power — math. But things in the marriage weren’t going so well and at work, she was asked to do unethical things with numbers. Then on March 3rd, her life went over a cliff.
Marie had a mental breakdown and became disabled and dependent on her husband and parents to be safe. Hear about what it’s like to lose control of your mind, and how her support system was critical to Marie’s recovery. She went from a fully functioning adult to a child-like state. She was terrified she’d stay stuck forever. Instead, she found her way into a new version of herself she never would have imagined.
Guest Info.
mariehannaman@mysideofthestreet.com
https://linktr.ee/mysideofthestreet
https://www.facebook.com/mysideofthestreetmariehannaman
https://www.facebook.com/six20home
sSix20home@gmail.com
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Brandon Laughinghouse lost himself to grief. Happily married, his business growing by leaps and bounds, and his dad — his rock — dies. Then his mom. Then his sister. Grief, depression and ADD took over and he didn’t know who he was anymore. He couldn’t look at himself in the mirror or spend time with family the way he wanted. He burned out on his job and became so scattered he couldn’t even write a check.
Unhappy with who he was becoming, wanting something better for himself and his family but spending his time partying and overworking, one day he awoke and turned on a dime. That began the spiritual awakening which got him making choices congruent with his soul. Find out what helped Brandon regain control over his mind and his life and become balanced and whole again.
Bio
Brandon Laughinghouse, founder of Zenkai Success, is a transformation coach helping those seeking spiritual healing live more intentionally. His clients feel at peace with themselves and have greater confidence, joy and satisfaction.
A former superstar entrepreneur for 20 years, cringing at his soul and no longer able to look at himself in the mirror, he needed to reconnect with his spirit. He tried more things than you can shake a stick at and now shares his winning formula that gets you back on solid ground and feeling better about yourself than you could ever imagine. Brandon helps you regain your personal power and overcome setbacks stunting potential and dulling happiness with high performance coaching techniques based in neuroscience and positive psychology coupled with psychedelic micro dosing protocols.
These needle movers got Brandon out of his funk and to a new level of clarity, ambition and progress that’s fully aligned with his values and dreams. Find out more at https://www.zenkaisuccess.com/meet_brandon.
Brandon’s Info.
https://www.zenkaisuccess.com/meet_brandon
Julie’s Info.
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In an extra frisky moment, Gail Boenning’s sweet puppy jumped up and bumped her chest. That’s how she found out she had breast cancer. But while her diagnosis and treatment is one hell of an experience, she gets an A+ with how she’s handling it. Still in treatment, even during these tenuous moments, she's able to say it’s been a gift. Learn how Gail’s generosity and contribution put her in the driver’s seat and set the tone for her experience. Hear how serendipity showed up so that she could meet her challenge with empowerment rather than victimhood. Find out how she's already changed who she is for the better. Bio: Gail Boenning publishes daily love letters with the help of her three muses — Calliope, Thalia, and Urania. Through their conversations, the muses invite us to unleash the best versions of ourselves. The trio can be found at 3musesmerge.substack.com. Gail is also the author of Wandering Words: A Walk from A to Z, Meandering Muses: Inspirations from A to Z, and Flourishing Fictions: Possibilities from A to Z https://www.amazon.com/Gail-Boenning/e/B09G94L1NL/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk Julie’s Info. https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite Podcast — https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/eeedNo9Bftb Website — https://www.courage-ignite.com Email — Julie@courage-ignite.com Music - Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Complacency gets cracked open when one’s mortality is on the line. Often when confronted with death, life becomes more vivid, valuable, even extraordinary. We start seeing what we’ve overlooked and taken for granted. We become grateful for everyday things and if lucky, find where joy resides. That’s what happened to Robert Pardi and his young wife Desiree during their 11 years with metastatic breast cancer.
But how can we both live with the reality of dying and experience the joy of a life fueled by motivation? Isn’t that an oxymoron? Find out how Robert and Desiree harnessed the power and opportunity of transformation. Learn how perspective and choice can overrode even the cruelest of outcomes.
Bio
Robert splits his time between his native New York and Abruzzo, Italy. In Dubai, he was a senior portfolio manager for the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, co-founder of Evolvence Capital, and mentor to many young business executives. Now Robert embraces change and lives by a philosophy he calls Possibility in Action™. He’s a three-time author, international keynote speaker, Transformational Life Coach, and adjunct professor.
After his young wife passed away of metastatic breast cancer, Robert re-imagined his life to achieve new dreams. He left his comfort zone by changing everything, and now shares hard-earned life lessons with others. Outside of coaching Robert provides personal growth experiences via retreats in Italy, facilitated discussion groups, and video modules. Find out more at www.robertpardi.com.
Guest Info.
https://www.robertpardi.com
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https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
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Who do you become when you believe that every family physically, psychologically, emotionally and sexually abuses their children? Who do you become when you’re a 4, 5 and 6-year-old being threatened with murder if you’re gay? Who do you become when you grow up in a white, US neighborhood, your ancestral roots are Amazonian and Euro-Latin American, but you’re told that has nothing to do with who you are?
Rai Maestro survived too many suicide attempts to count. He now shares his story of family tragedy in the hopes that others seek the help that may keep them alive. This interview has a trigger warning, due to graphic depictions of child abuse. Rai’s story and perspectives are profound and important. They show the indomitable survival capacity of one human being, in partnership with God and competent mental health professionals.
Bio
Profession: I have been a bilingual event host, presenter, and MC, for over 20 years in the tri-state area. I perform at galas, award shows, fashion shows, beauty pageants, expos, conferences, etc.
Abuse History: My parents abused me from a young baby to a teenager. They were in the closet, and my mother was an extreme homophobe. She hated my father and brother for being gay, and she made sure I would not become gay. I was an unwanted child, and my family hated me for being born. I was supposed to be an abortion, and they always wanted a girl. I lived in a violent home full of witchcraft where my parents had mental problems and were institutionalized. My father was an alcoholic and my mother enjoyed torturing me daily. I could never tell anyone anything because they brainwashed me into believing all families were the same. My mother threatened me daily, and they tried to kill me many times growing up. I also committed suicide many times as a child and as an adult.
Recovery: I started therapy on and off in 2007, and in 2017, after a few suicides, I went into intense therapy. I have fully recovered since 2019 and I engage in public speaking seminars and conferences. My purpose is to help others and raise abuse awareness and prevention. I started going public in 2020 but was delayed because of covid. I wrote two books (not yet published). 1st book — Fighting Through the Darkness. 2nd book — OMG, My Mother Is a Witch. My book series — Let's Survive Together — will be a series of 12 books revolving around my life to help others recover.
Guest Info.
https://letssurvivetogether.com
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How do you reclaim your identity if it was nipped in the bud by age one? And then ground into dust at age 4? If you never knew who you were to reclaim in the first place because survival meant becoming someone you weren’t?
Heidi Henyon’s childhood was filled with developmental traumas, including child sexual abuse. She doesn’t go into detail about what happened, but rather discusses trauma’s many impacts on her identity. In a stained glass storytelling fashion, Heidi pieces together her early childhood into a display of the awe and beauty of the human capacity to survive and thrive.
Bio
Heidi Henyon’s favorite thing is witnessing her clients heal, become their own best friend, and see their magnificence and beauty.
Using what she learned from her experience healing from extreme childhood abuse, addiction and the side effects of those, along with over 40 years of study, Heidi creates a space where women can safely and quickly heal from trauma and abuse and thrive in life. She believes that when we heal, we stop the abusive patterns from being passed onto the next generations.
She is an Evolved NLP Master Practitioner, Miracle Minded Coach, Somatic Practitioner and has a bunch of additional certifications. She’s an Amazon international best-selling author of three books and has collaborated in two more. Stop the Secretes, which is about thriving after childhood sexual abuse, releases in spring 2023.
At present, she’s renovating her retreat center in Northern Virginia and working with clients one on one and in groups. She enjoys cooking, hiking, being a grandma and simply having fun.
Guest Info.
https://heidihenyon.com/
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
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https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
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Juxtaposition is the best description of Mark Matthews’ early childhood. His mother smothered with love and protection. And his parents were managing hell on earth. They had one son in prison for a violent crime. Another was 100% disabled with cerebral palsy. And they were both rotting in the bowels of addiction.
But when he was nine his mom died. As Mark coped with his status change, he now fended for himself. His childhood died the day she died. Witness the brilliance and depth of human adaptability as Mark describes his identity transformation after his mother’s passing.
Bio
Mark Matthews forged an identity of self-acceptance, growth, and self-transcendent goals as a result of embracing the lessons he learned through exceptional childhood adversity. Mark was born into a family with generations of drug and alcohol addiction, as well devastating mental health challenges. At the age of 9, losing his mother, his protector, and looking upon his broken family, he felt completely lost, alone, and unlike everyone around him.
Through this identity crisis, he came to believe that it doesn't matter whether you fit in, it matters whether you care about who is there, including yourself. Mark has navigated a host of identity threats -- being orphaned, romantic infidelity, oppressive religious customs, and more -- finding greater levels of growth, empathy, and purpose along the way. "To have the courage to ask the questions that might launch you into identity crisis is to have faith that you can and will evolve into someone better, for something better."
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Shuli Elisheva was a transphobic, homophobic Orthodox Jewish man. Except she wasn’t a man. Except she was in a man’s body. Married to a Jewish female rabbi and the main caretaker for their child, to the outside world she was successful. But inside, things were all mixed up. All her life, until she transitioned into a woman’s body, when she looked in the mirror she didn’t see herself. Then she knew she was not a man. Fighting this truth for more than a year, she finally succumbed to it and transitioned into the woman she was. She never could have imagined how many parts of her identity she would lose in the process, nor how happy she could be. Listen to how she navigated her journey into her true identity, with a body to match it, and remains a practicing Orthodox Jew. Bio Shuli Elisheva isn't just a Yiddish teacher – she's a Yiddish empowerment coach. She empowers Yiddish students of all levels to not just learn, but use the language with confidence, courage, and comfort, as a meaningful part of their daily lives. She is also a Yiddish poet and the composer of more than 50 Yiddish songs. Shuli has written extensively about her experiences as an Orthodox Jewish transgender woman on social media and in the pages of Unorthoboxed, a pathbreaking lifestyle magazine for religious Jewish women. You can learn more about her work as a Yiddish empowerment coach at: www.UseYiddishWithShuli.com Read her articles for Unorthoboxed at www.unorthoboxed.com/author/shulielisheva Follow her on Twitter @ShuliElisheva. Julie’s Info. https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite Podcast — https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/eeedNo9Bftb Website — https://www.courage-ignite.com Email — Julie@courage-ignite.com Mus ic - Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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“I felt like an 8-year-old that someone brought in from Kyrgyzstan and put it in an adult body, and it was asked to perform all the adult duties.”
Nurzhan (pronounced Nurjan) Sterbenz lost her sht when she arrived in the USA for her graduate program. At home, she was a confident 21-year-old high achiever. She never could have fathomed* how unprepared she would be for studying abroad. She rebuilt her plane while flying it, and succeeded in school and a career.
But then she lost her sht again. What she was sure* she’d be good at — motherhood — tanked her identity yet again. And even worse this time. Listen to how Nurzhan accessed resources developed back in early childhood to become the thriving individual she is today.
Bio
Nurzhan Sterbenz is a foreign-born mom from a small country called Kyrgyzstan in central Asia. She currently lives with her family in Oregon, USA.
Prior to becoming a mom, she worked in international development as a project manager in alleviating poverty through community-based entrepreneurship. She has a masters degree in gender studies and marketing, and is currently exploring ways to reinvent herself after being a stay at home mom for the past eight years.
She recently launched a podcast called “Foreign-Born Mama.“ Here, she talks about the limiting beliefs that may hold back immigrant mothers from becoming who they wish to be. She’s on a mission to help foreign-born moms evolve into more conscious moms, so that they can feel empowered to change their lives and reclaim who they are.
Nurzhan is also an aspiring writer and storyteller, seeking ways both to tell her own story and engage with others on pathways for self discovery and improvement.
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Podcast — Foreign-Born Mamas — https://www.buzzsprout.com/1795143
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On 9/11, Inez Ribustello was a happy 25-year-old who’d never had anything really big and bad happen in her life. At 22, she’d found her “forever job” at Windows, which was like a tight knit family. It was on the 107th story of One World Trade Center.
Inez wasn't at work on 9/11. She was at a wedding in her hometown in South Carolina. At first, she wished that she’d died, as hard as it was to process what happened — “It’d be easier.” Besides co-workers who died, on 9/11 she lost her community. “That day, we all went our separate ways, without the support we counted on for everyday things.”
Listen to how Inez transformed emotions and her identity to create a full and happy life again, albeit as a different person.
Bio
Inez Ribustello got her start in the world of food and wine after moving to New York City from her home state of North Carolina. Her wine career took a huge leap forward when she became an Assistant Cellar Master at Windows on the World in One World Trade Center. In a very short time, she was promoted to Beverage Director.
After losing her job and her work family on 9/11, Inez chose to eventually move back to her hometown with her fiancé Stephen. Together they opened their own restaurant, wine bar and retail store called On the Square.
Inez’ next big venture was Tarboro Brewing Company, a microbrewery that began operating in 2016. Almost a year later, she and her husband opened a satellite taproom in a neighboring town.
Stephen and Inez have two 2 children that they absolutely adore.
In September of 2021, Inez self-published her memoir Life After Windows, a book she wrote chronicling her journey from North Carolina to Manhattan.
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Glynis German lost her identity upon taking on the role of motherhood. She regained her bearings and raised two happy and kind sons. Adjusting to the separation from her husband, she preempted the empty nest syndrome. She learned early on how to live apart from her children. Now with them in their 20’s, she enjoys her close connection with them and is preparing for one son to go away to college. Listen to Glynis’ philosophy about parenting and children, and how she makes the most out of her relationships. Bio 60 years young, of mixed heritage, born in Jamaica to a Jamaican mother and Welsh father. She owes her open mind, sense of service to others and thirst for understanding her fellow beings to them and her ancestors. Glynis has lived in Mallorca, Spain since 1992 and is mother to two wonderful young men. She trained as a secretary immediately after school so has been lucky to work with some interesting companies on the island, from sustainable development to film production. It was in 2011 when her life changed - for the better and forever! That was the summer when she finally discovered her life purpose - that she had been born to be a celebrant. She now officiates weddings every summer and ceremonies for funerals and baby blessings all year round. She is the founder of the Mallorca Death Café after discovering that one could enjoy tea and cake and a chat about death back in 2015. She offers monthly meet ups online for health and funeral professionals as well as in person encounters in her local community. She also has a monthly international online meeting of the death café gathering people from all over the world to talk about the one guarantee in life namely death! Glynis has volunteered in palliative care with local association DIME since 2010 and in 2020 she founded the Giving Life to Death Festival- a nationwide, week long series of activities inviting society to break the taboo around dying and death. The Festival also gives a platform to the many incredible professionals and organizations working in this field. She is currently training to be an end of life doula with Living Well Dying Well UK and is driven to deepen her knowledge around end of life after having trained with Vinyana in the spiritual accompaniment at end of life in 2017. Towards the end of 2022 she will be offering end of life doula training in Spain with the support of Living Well Dying Well. Julie’s Info. https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite https://www.courage-ignite.com/podcast https://www.courage-ignite.com Julie@courage-ignite.com Music - Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Boog Highberger, despite his nickname, was a pretty regular guy. He had his high school sweetheart. He was above average in smarts. He wanted to be liked and have friends. He loved playing baseball. But one winter day, on the way to watch basketball, his life changed forever.
He and his friends stopped to take advantage of a snowdrift, back in the days when it still snowed in Kansas. His friend jumped in and Boog did the same. Only “I didn’t notice how the other person jumped.” Boog dove in, hit his head, cracked his neck and at 17, was paralyzed from the neck down. Find out how Boog’s and his family’s mindset and beliefs kept him from despair, got him walking again, and turned him into the remarkable, happy, fulfilled man he is today.
Note: Unfortunately, in the audio editing process, I wasn’t able to increase the volume of Boog’s voice. You’ll need to listen to this in a quiet space.
Bio
Dennis "Boog" Highberger (born September 26, 1959) is an American politician. He served as a City Council member in Lawrence, Kansas from 2003 through 2009 and was the city's mayor from 2005 through 2006. He graduated from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1992. He was an attorney with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) from 1992 to 2011. He has been a Democratic member for the 46th district in the Kansas House of Representatives since 2015. According to him, his next term may be his last, if reelected in November 2022. He generally runs unopposed.
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Sherry Richert Belul never remembers being happy as a child. Three things troubled her. Feeling out of place because she was different. Her father’s abandonment. And the tremendous amount of heartbreak in the world. Sherry hated herself and thought she was “born wrong.” Depression invaded her life and kept her from joy for years, causing her to contemplate suicide ongoingly.
Her reality was that of living in absolute darkness, feeling like a “solid iron wall was closing in on her.” Until one day in a meditation, on one in-breath, when she saw a “pinprick of light.” For that half-breath, she didn’t feel like being dead. Listen to how Sherry transformed her identity into one of the most joyful people you’ll ever meet, while still contending with thoughts of suicide.
Bio
Sherry Richert Belul, founder of Simply Celebrate, helps people find creative, intentional and impactful ways to celebrate life and to express love for family and friends. As a certified high performance coach, Sherry supports people in living their best lives, full of joy, success, engagement, and meaningful relationships. She is the author of "Say it Now: 33 Creative Ways to Say I Love You to the Most Important People in Your Life." Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Town + Country, and The Wall Street Journal.
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At age 15, Robert Murray joined a study group. The leader wanted to see if they could make a business that was a “force for good.” They would use a management model based on respect, safety and consensus-type decision making. A company was born and it became wildly successful for 20 years. During this time, Robert worked at the company and it was so much fun "it didn’t feel like work." But then one wrong question led to a hostile takeover. Robert and many others lost their jobs and with this, he lost his sense of who he was and where he fit into the world. Listen to how Robert reinvented himself, surviving depression and finding new meaning in life. Robert’s Info. At 15, Robert Murray grew a business with a group of friends from a start-up to $200 million. Their aspirational mission was to be an example of how business COULD BE, if it focused on making a positive impact in the world. That mission was so engaging, he spent the first 20 years not even thinking of it as work! That early success gave him the passion for what he's doing today. He's facilitated hundreds of powerful conversations and events in organizations such as Keller-Williams, Google, Organifi, State Farm, Pro-Match, DaoCloud and many others. Now, he's partnered with a fellow High-Performance Coach, Daniel Fernandes, to mentor some of the best coaches in the world on how to create transformational group programs. Over hundreds of sessions with advanced coaches, they've co-created some of the most effective tools in the world to create powerful group sessions where everyone progresses rapidly and feels safe, seen and heard. Group Coach Magic https://www.groupcoachmagic.com/ Rob@groupcoachmagic.com Julie’s Info. https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite https://www.courage-ignite.com/podcast https://www.courage-ignite.com Julie@courage-ignite.com Music - Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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A sheriff lived across the street from Charlie Cardin but never did anything when the yelling and screaming was happening. Nor did anyone else. Apart from assaulting her mom, her dad sexually abused Charlie when she was little. Then he allowed his friends to “touch and do whatever they wanted with me” when she was a young teen.
Charlie was a little girl who never even got to know who she was “because with sexual trauma, you spend your time being someone else to survive.” Survival looked like dissociating, checking out, pretending everything was okay, and telling herself whatever she needed to get through the next moment so as “to not lose hope.” Find out how Charlie kept hope alive and grew up to become a strong, independent and happy person who helps others escape abuse and chase their dreams.
Bio:
Charlie Cardin started Fire Sisters Rising in 2016 with a focus on inspiring survivors of domestic violence to recognize their worth, vocalize their struggle and mobilize toward freedom.
You are a Fire Sister when you have risen from the ashes of abuse.
In her book, Overcoming the Impossible to Achieve the Extraordinary, Charlie reviews the specific mindsets that must be transformed to reclaim your power after the fires of abuse. It is as much about her personal story as it is in providing tools to gain insight into why survivors stay stuck in cycles for generations.
Charlie is a writer, a soulful coach, speaker and healer who focuses on the liberation of the heart from the pain of abuse. She has taught workshops, created a powerful online course and facilitated numerous healing circles.
Charlie developed her methods of healing and transformation throughout 30 years of research into her own psychology and familial patterns with various practitioners from psychologists to cranial sacral healers. Serving with domestic violence and trauma centers across the US, she’s facilitated support and healing to hundreds of women.
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What’s it like to live 36 years knowing you’re disconnected to your biological identity? Damon Davis knew he was adopted and “was perfectly comfortable with it.” He's Black American, as were his adoptive parents Veronica and Willie and therefore, his adoptive status was only revealed at will. He had a great upbringing and didn't search out his birth parents. Until a couple of factors led him to that search when he was 36. The impact on his identity from this search, and what prompted it, is one of meaning each soul yearns to understand. Bio Damon Davis is the host of the "Who Am I Really?" podcast (www.whoamireallypodcast.com) where adopted people share their stories of adoption and their attempt to find their birth families. He has interviewed nearly 200 adoptees from an array of life experiences from awful adoptions and amazing reunions to inspiring adoptions and unfortunate reunions. In his autobiography "Who Am I Really? - An Adoptee Memoir" Damon shares his journey to becoming an adoptive parent and his emotions over the birth of his son, Seth. He opens up about the heartbreak of grappling with his adoptive mother's mental illness while balancing the joy of locating his birth mother working nearby. His journey took a twist when he located his biological father via DNA testing. IG: @WAIReally Facebook.com/waireally
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Becca Rae can’t remember how many times she was voted Teacher of the Year. Then, after she couldn’t get rid of a sinus infection for months on end, and a few other things happened, she saw a new, albeit fuzzy, vision of her life trajectory.
Join us as we discuss the wide range of experiences Becca Rae had as she navigated Family Medical Leave, a lack of feeling valued on her job, and her re-discovery of the Becca Rae that had been buried beneath decades of serving others. Find out how she had the courage to jump into the unknown and find her life’s next chapter.
Bio.:
Becca Rae Eagle, M.S.Ed., is a wife, mom to a college age son, debuting author, podcaster, writing coach, journal creator, and soul tender. Becca helps women recall their voice to beckon more joy from life, one pause at a time. Becca serves as Community Joy Ambassador for Clare Kumar (based in Toronto, Canada). Becca is also the owner of Beckon More Joy LLC that launches 7.7.22, where you'll find 1:1 writing coaching, ghost writing services, teen journals, and journal retreat offerings. You can find samples of her books that will be published in winter and spring 2023 on her brand website.
Social handles:
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Damiun Moore was a typical kid who needed a close and satisfying relationship with his dad. As a 12-year-old boy, he had a strategy to get just that. He’d become a pro basketball player like his cousin, who had the level of connection and dedication with his own father that Damiun so craved.
That plan fizzled out as soon as it began when his father’s role fell short of expectations. But reality didn’t deter Damiun. He kept the dream alive until at the doorstep of going pro. At a crossroads, Damiun released himself from his quest “to be good enough” in the eyes of his father and discovered his own path in life. He leaned into following guidance from within rather than seeking external validation.
Talking Points:
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The benefits of a pro’s mindset.
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Roadblocks when you haven’t done the work to reach your destination.
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What to expect when success happens without a lot of effort.
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Dangers elites face.
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The internal attitude you need to excel at the highest levels.
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The indignity of believing you’re good enough.
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The importance of discovering the root of your anger and resentment.
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The magic of internal validation.
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The benefits of reaching out for the support you need.
Bio
Damiun Moore is a Certified High Performance Coach who's been mentored by the world's best Athletes and High Performers. Damiun is moving with the intention to serve and inspire love in every aspect of performance. His coaching services are available now at damiunmoore.com you can connect with him on socials @damiunmoore.
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Jill and Linda were a happy couple. They went about their lives and built a strong family with their three adopted foster children. They both knew a bit about grief and loss — Jill did hospice grief work and grief therapy, and Linda was an emergency room nurse. So when Linda got diagnosed with breast cancer, and survived, and then a 100% fatal pulmonary disease, they knew what to do — anticipatory grief work and planning for the inevitable future.
Jill lost Linda. Shortly after, while ”not doing grief properly,” Jill remarried. Then Casper fell ill and died. Then Jill remarried again. Ricocheting back and forth from wife/partner to caretaker to widower and back again was a disorientating and challenging journey.
Learn how Jill navigated loss, effectively used her “grief card,” and intentionally became the version of herself she really wanted to be through post loss growth.
Talking Points:
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The most important things to focus on once your loss occurs.
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How a terminal diagnosis is about more than just one death.
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The widow rules.
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What does “go through grief and take them with you” mean when you lose someone?
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How to keep your loved ones with you after they’ve transitioned.
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The most amazing and beneficial possibility from grief and loss
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The difference between anticipatory grief, and life after loss grief
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How many people do you unexpectedly lose, by them walking away from you because of discomfort, when you have a death?
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The internal attitude you need to face mortality.
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The importance of understanding that your inner and outer support circles fluid
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The most important gift to capitalize on during the grief process
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The indignity of differential legal protections.
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The magic of the grief card
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How to move in and out of caregiver mode.
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What the “giving back” at the end of the grieving process is.
Bio
Jill Johnson-Young, LCSW is the CEO of Central Counseling Services in Riverside, Murrieta, and Corona California. She specializes in grief and loss, dementia, and trauma and speaks internationally to therapists, allied health professionals, associations for grief, the funeral industry, and community groups. Her career has included more than a decade with hospice as a medical social worker and as director of social workers, chaplains and grief staff.
Jill has authored several books for children and adults on grief and was a founding member of the Riverside Purple City Alliance. She also facilitates a monthly dementia support group in the community and a weekly FB live Grief Chat. Her most recent book release is “The Rebellious Widow,” which weaves some of her story into the book you need to prepare for a coming death, the dying process, and recovery. Jill teaches grief and dementia to therapists, and current courses are on her site.
You can find more about Jill at www.therebelliouswidow.com and www.jilljohnsonyoung.com
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For Josh Perry, getting a brain tumor diagnosis at 21 wasn’t what took all the courage he had. That forced him to look inward and evaluate his life and yes, that took courage. So did his string of new tumors and treatments. And being a pro BMX athlete.
What took all the courage he had was choosing to give up the identity of a BMX athlete. He came to a point where that identity was the thing holding him back and decided to let it go. That “was the hardest and scariest thing I’ve ever done.”
Bio
Josh Perry is an optimization strategist who helps people dial in their mindset and health so they can increase their performance, personally and professionally. Josh's passion for helping others was born during his experiences battling multiple brain tumors over his career as a pro BMX athlete and pursuit of helping himself survive, and continue successfully living his dream. Josh believes he is alive to share his story and help others with all that he has gained.
Josh retired from his sport in 2017 to start a speaking and coaching business focused on empowering others to see beyond their circumstances and equip them with the tools, knowledge and strategies to create momentum towards their desired outcomes in life. His life’s mission is to inspire new perspectives so that others can begin taking congruent action in their lives. You can learn more about Josh at www.JoshPerryBMX.com
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Bandz Mabuse was a driven young man with high ambition. All set to deliver on his and his parents’ expectations, a few mortality motivation moments piled onto each other and changed his trajectory. A channel to his inner whispers opened up. One day, he lost track of time reading personal development books instead of his law books. That was when he decided law wasn’t for him, landing him in an identity crisis.
He finished his degree but didn’t pursue it further. Getting a 'very good job in banking,' he still paid attention to the feelings and random thoughts about becoming a thought leader. He wanted to help people with personal development. And the more he connected with that, "the more my job sucked." Until one day he quit his job. He ventured into his new life, without a plan, pursuing his dream of becoming the next Tony Robbins.
Bio
Bandz is a thought leader and coach. Through coaching, mentoring and content creation, he inspires positive change and creates transformation for his clients.
Currently living in Johannesburg, South Africa, Bandz is the founder of Succeed With Purpose. This online coaching program guides individuals to be fired up about their purpose so they can find success and meaning in life.
Guest Info.
bandzm@gmail.com
https://www.instagram.com/bandzmabuse
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This story’s about identity loss because of “vaccine” mandates. It describes angst due to a decision backed by the Nuremberg code and other moral, ethical and legal concepts. The story focuses solely on identity transition. We do not discuss views about the context itself. We recorded a few weeks before Thanksgiving 2021.
When she lost her job because of “vaccine” mandates, Susan McDonnell’s life trajectory derailed. She lost access to the main pillar of who she was and that provided fulfillment. Catapulted to a place she never in a million years imagined being, she’s questioning her value in society. “That part of me, my identity as a nurse — the skills, education and passion I had in that — defined why I was taking up space.”
At 56, Susan fell over a precipice into an abyss. Floundering, she’s in a place anthropologists call ‘liminality.’ She's no longer who she was. She doesn't know where she's headed or what the future holds. And she's in the dark about the gifts that so often come on the other side of identity transition. Learn from her as she builds a new identity, struggles with motivation, and explores belonging to a minority group that’s up against a wall.
Talking Points:
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How this identity loss trauma is vastly different from all her other traumas.
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What types of healthy distractions and support systems keep you afloat?
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The benefits of comparison as a coping mechanism.
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What to expect when no one’s going to save you.
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What’s the biggest way to let someone hurt you?
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The internal attitude you need to hasten your “Get over it stage” so you can do what you need to do.
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The importance of having outlets to relieve stress.
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The indignity of how much time in a day you can get triggered by stress.
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The magic of focusing on controlling the present moment and nothing else.
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The benefits of faith.
Julie’s Info.
LinkedIn — https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
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“I’m screaming with everything in me that I need help and nobody can hear me.“ That sums up Susan Deitrick’s first 20+ years. Susan's the epitome of the rebound effect. No matter how many times her identity is stripped away, she builds back stronger and better.
Growing up in a family with violence and addiction, at the age of two she wanted to build an igloo, got to sleep in it and never wake up. During that same time she fell in love with God, where she learned what love was.
In the refuge of God’s love, Susan survived suicide attempts, rapes, and physical, verbal and emotional abuse from her family. Then, feeling dead and broken, God made it clear that he was still going to use her. She agreed to his plan, and God added a loving partner. Out of her pain and trauma, Susan had many years of “the best life ever.”
Talking Points:
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The benefits of hiding the truth from yourself.
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The travesty of professionals pushing reality under the rug.
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The choice that helped Susan get past her traumatic family experiences.
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How learning to write in code became her escape to sanity.
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The benefits of learning mind over matter.
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The value of a vessel broken into fragments.
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The magic of having an outlet she could control for her pain.
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The benefits of being stoic.
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The internal attitude you need to refuse to settle.
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The top three concepts that help someone struggling.
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What to expect with the cumulative effects of unresolved trauma.
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Do we ever lose our identity? Or do we keep peeling off layers to find it?
Bio
Susan’s life is a cornucopia of service — English teacher, school counselor, pastor, kid therapist, and soon-to-be podcaster — these are all iterations on her calling as a healer. God’s smile is now shining through the fragments of her life, connecting the dots of her many personal and professional turns and helping make sense of her journey. While recovering from the recent loss of the love of her life, her spouse of 35 years, God’s told her “The best is yet to come!”
Since she doesn’t argue with The Boss, she’s ready to travel this final chapter together with God, and under God’s amazing control. Her podcast is Fragments2WHOLENESS — Unveiling the Many-Colored Masterpiece of Our Life.
Julie’s Info.
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As a little girl, Lori Linford didn’t believe she was good enough. So she became an overachiever. And adding shame and secrets to who she was, she held her dignity together while the target of molestation. But in her first marriage, a sense of unworthiness stripped away any semblance of belonging to herself. One day, looking in the mirror, she said “I have no clue who you are.”
When that marriage crashed and burned, and then the next, she resurrected a power developed during the years of molestation. With that power, Lori could now separate bad things that happened to her from who she was. She no longer allows what people did or said to her to define who she is. Through this awakening process she gained her freedom of choice. Today, she’s in charge of writing the rest of her life’s chapters.
Talking Points
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The benefits of adversity.
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What types of challenges come with overachievement?
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What to expect when you find your power.
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The internal attitude you need to regain your sovereignty.
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The importance of knowing how to manage failure.
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The indignity of losing self-love.
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The magic of positive role-modeling.
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The benefits of therapy, self-help books and coaching.
Bio
Lori used to live her life doing the right thing.
She was a straight-A student. She skipped a grade in school. She was a cheerleader, a drillteamer and an all-state athlete. Later she married a guy from high school and changed everything she was to please her husband. 10 years into that marriage, busy with 4 kids and feeling completely lost, she was unhappy, ignored, and filled with massive self-doubt...
7 years later, in the last months of her marriage, she chose to take her life back for herself and started to give herself permission to take care of her needs along with everyone else's. After finding out about her husband's affair, she asked for a divorce and started a new life.
A few years later, she remarried and was shocked to find out she was pregnant a few years later, in the middle of an already failing marriage. Her daughter's father moved out when she was 3 months old, and it was one of the darkest times in her life. All of the self-doubt reappeared, and again she had to learn to adapt and care for her five children on her own.
She dove into coaching, began listening to life coach podcasts, hired her own coach, and even went to work for a coach. She began coaching and helping women through their dark times, and began her podcast, Single and Strong. It's there she shares her messages of hope, change, overcoming divorce and embracing singleness.
Guest Info.
podcast: Single and Strong
website: lorilinford.com
IG: @lorilinford
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lorislinford
Julie’s Info.
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What if fun could transform your life? Thomas Edwards Jr. had made it to the top of the world. He was The wingman, helping people from all over the world create romantic relationships. Before he knew it, success was at his doorstep. When his mother showed him the article about him in the Wall Street Journal that was proof. The peak was his interview on the Steve Harvey Show. And his fall was at the after party. He realized he was filled with an inexplicable emptiness. It terrified him. It didn't go away the next day, or the next, or the next. And he didn’t know what to do about it so he tried to drink it away. Things went from bad to worse until he rediscovered what was missing — play. Pure, unadulterated fun and joy. After doing all the “right things” to recover, reconnecting with fun was Thomas Edwards Jr.’s winning strategy to save himself. Talking Points:
The four treasures under the umbrella of fun. What happens when you make life about having fun and winning is the byproduct. How to become unrecognizable, in a good way, even to your wife. The danger of living someone else’s dream. What types of boundaries can keep a troubled marriage together? What to expect when your life isn’t what it appears to be. The internal attitude you need to win the game of life. The importance of having someone to talk with about your feelings. The indignity of living a life as someone you’re not. The magic of reconnecting with purpose. The benefits of not living on autopilot.
Bio Thomas Edwards Jr. is an innovative visionary of maximizing fulfillment in life. Using his unique, game-like methodology for high-level transformation, Edwards works as a playfulness coach for professionals, leaders, and businesses who seek to level up their purpose, joy, passion and achievement. A former professional wingman, Edwards has been featured in hundreds of media outlets including Men's Health, the Wall Street Journal, GQ, Entrepreneur, the New York Times as well as MTV, ABC and the Steve Harvey Show. When he's not collecting watches, swimming laps in the pool, going on dates nights with his wife Star or being a proud #girldad to his 4-year old daughter, you can find him playing some of his favorite video games at home in Carlsbad, California. https://www.thomasedwardsjr.com http://1upeffect.com (my book for pre-order) Julie’s Info. Tough Stories Workshop https://www.courage-ignite.com/Tough_Stories_Workshop_waitlist Bold Facebook — Bold Becoming private Facebook group (free) https://www.courage-ignite.com/Bold_Becoming_FB - Instagram — https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite Email — Julie@courage-ignite.com
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What do bathroom towels have to do with identity? Cristina Stephenson had to replace everything after her ex emptied the house into a moving truck. Yoga had given her the courage to admit her marriage was unhealthy. “Yoga saved my life.” And when she needed a towel to take a shower, standing in the aisle of Target, she realized exactly how much she’d lost kowtowing to him, living for his happiness instead of her own. To start with, she didn’t even know what colors she liked anymore. During that transformational half hour in the aisle at Target she regained part of herself. As she chose three colors — lime green, orange and purple — they made her happy. Not because a magazine said this will make your house look beautiful, but because when she looked at the colors she felt a little of herself come alive. “I felt my soul tickle me behind the heart.” Bio Cristina is a Certified Health Coach and lives near Atlanta, GA with her bratty yet charming husband and three young shin kickers, who she absolutely loves and doesn't love momming them. She loves to ditch pre-packaged food to cook from scratch, is half Italian and humor is her love language. She infuses entertainment with her cooking videos on her YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/CristinasCulinaryCabaret). You can also follow her on Instagram (@cristinasculinarycabaret) and in her private Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/findyourshimmer/). She is releasing her new podcast, called Outlets of Joy, in January 2022 where she helps moms find their shimmer through food, health and humor. In her spare time, Cristina searches for new secret places in her home to hide from her kids so she can eat some chocolate in peace.
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“Is this really happening…is this my life right now?” Arletha stayed late at work because her husband called saying he could pick up the kids. Then everything changed forever. Five minutes from home, an Amtrak train hit her husband and their two children and they all died. In utter despair, Arletha asked God what to do and the message was loud and clear: “LIVE.” Arletha’s taken that to heart. She became a servant carrying out God’s plan. Listen and learn how Arletha Orr accesses happiness in spite of tragedy to live a full vibrant life.
Talking Points:
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The most common reason people resist healing their grief.
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The benefits of faith when there’s nothing else. How can you be at peace and happy in the face of tragedy?
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What to expect when nothing is going to be fine.
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The importance of not putting off living today for tomorrow.
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The internal attitude you need to manage when there is no going back to normal.
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The importance of prayer. The magic of God’s directive. Just how bad does grief hurt?
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The benefits of taking chances.
Bio
Arletha Orr is from a small town in Mississippi. She worked a corporate job until exasperated by it, she ventured into full time entrepreneurship. Until destiny had other plans. When her world collapsed, after a fatal evening, Arletha discovered her true calling. She knew God had a greater purpose for her and with Him by her side, Orr began shining a light for the people whose lives are consumed by darkness. With passion and vigor, she selflessly serves others and saves souls for God's Kingdom. Orr is an author and publisher. She's also a certified life coach who answered the call of God to inspire and encourage those around her as they process grief.
Arletha’s Info. coach@arlethaorr.com www.iShallLive.com 601.715.4001
Julie’s Info.
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What happens when administration gets in the way of doing your job? Not just how you do your job, but eviscerates the very core of what you're there to do… On one of his teaching jobs Andy Browne, (Julie’s dad), was thwarted from his life’s mission of passing on his values of curiosity, learning and growth.
The administration treated students more as criminals than young learners, with futures full of options for them to delight in, discover and explore. After just one year, this environment “crumpled” Andy, so much so that an acquaintance didn’t recognize him. Listen to this episode to learn what one version of moral injury looks like.
Talking Points:
Why grades don’t equal learning.
What NOT teaching to the test looks like.
The internal attitude you need to keep an open mind.
What thinking outside the box about learning accommodations looks like.
The benefits of school field trips.
What type of mindset creates innovative thinking?
The importance of maintaining high ethical standards.
What to expect when your values don’t jive with your work environment.
The importance of giving everyone their fair chance.
The indignity of being treated like a criminal.
The magic of respecting others.
The benefits of cultivating and encouraging personal agency.
Bio
Andy Browne taught high school biology and natural history for over three decades in the San Francisco Bay Area. Two of his grandfathers taught engineering at Stanford, so he fell a bit short of his original vision for himself. But this didn’t dampen his enthusiasm for teaching, which is still behind almost every conversation he has. Now at age 94, his current employer REI, pays him to talk to customers and employees alike, about anything.
Andy’s a lifelong nature enthusiast and now instead of leading trips, others invite him. Besides conversation, backpacking and photography, he enjoys reading, napping, making others feel valued and fixing things. A common lunch menu is two pieces of toast — one with butter and cinnamon sugar, the other with melted cheese. For Christmas parties, people await his persimmon puddings.
Guest Info.
Email: andybduzit@comcast.net
Julie’s Info.
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What happens when your last child will never leave home? Jean Olney discovered that when Gabe was born with a traumatic brain injury. Her freedom from motherhood, that she could almost taste, was tragically dashed, catapulting her into an unfamiliar and unimaginable role as a forever full-time caretaker for a totally dependent child. Gabe cannot walk, or transfer from the wheelchair to bed or bath. He can’t feed himself or talk in a way that anyone other than family can understand. Western medicine and insurance has little to offer so Jean manages with craft and creativity. And through it all, she and her family have grown. Their lives enriched in ways previously out of reach, resulting in lives much more worth living.
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What’s a girl to do? From corporate America to unemployable, unable to even go to the grocery store on demand… A car accident nabbed Janelle’s life as she knew it, leaving her on a slow and painful journey to … who knows where ... Living with a disability is one thing. Accepting it is a whole other can of worms. And interfacing with others is another level of distress. Janelle’s wisdom about how to help a person with a TBI are point blank bullseyes for how to be a better ally. Listen to her tell it like it is. Talking Points: What holding hope and space for someone who cannot do it for themselves is worth. The hardest question to answer. The benefits of having supportive people around you. What types of challenges do TBIs (Traumatic Brain Injury) present to daily living? What changes beyond your imagination can you expect with a TBI? The internal attitude you need to manage with a TBI. The importance of recognizing the real impact of invisible injuries. The indignity of 99.9% of people completely misunderstanding what living with a TBI is really like. Do you always know you have a TBI? The benefits of withholding assumptions and having curiosity. Bio A Minnesota girl living in Florida whose mission is leading humanity to better understand concussions, end brain injury stigmas and help those with healing brains experience solidarity and hope. While the fullness of Janelle 2.0 is still being discovered, here are some highlights...ice cream and kombucha connoisseur, loves temperatures in the 70's, kitty mama, Jesus lover, travel enthusiast, charcuterie boards = one of her love languages, business coach and mentor, multi-passionate entrepreneur and business owner. Janelle’s Info. FB: https://www.facebook.com/BusinessAfterBrainInjury IG: https://www.instagram.com/businessafterbraininjury/ Julie’s Info. Tough Stories Workshop https://www.courage-ignite.com/Tough_Stories_Workshop_waitlist Bold Facebook — Bold Becoming private Facebook group (free) https://www.courage-ignite.com/Bold_Becoming_FB - Instagram — https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite Email — Julie@courage-ignite.com Music - Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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What happens when a parent loses their son to murder…over a soccer game?!? What happens when a country normalizes murder as a way of problem solving? In this week’s podcast episode Don Jaime, my Colombian bespoke jacket-making teacher, tells his story. He lives in the Colombian neighborhood where Pablo Escobar housed his assassins — Manrique, Medellín.
Three years after the height of Escobar’s reign of terror, Don Jaime broke one link in the never-ending chain of revenge violence. He describes how he and his family regained a sense of meaning after having their world destroyed. Find out how he made peace with tragedy.
Talking Points:
The two things Colombia needs most.
The benefits of forgiveness.
What to expect when basic societal needs go unchecked.
What types of missing social structures create fertile ground for crime and violence?
The internal attitude you need to avoid revenge.
The importance of providing outlets which support youth.
The indignity of a society without peace or ways to make an honest living.
The magic of leveraging perspective.
The benefits of service.
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Vernita Bowe had sunk so low from putting others first that she was drowning. It took years to recover what she’d lost of herself in an emotionally abusive marriage. She’d become co-dependent, had no sense of self-worth, and could no longer access her confidence and courage to speak her mind.
She calls herself a “recovering perfectionist.” Her determination to fix things and make everything work out, to tell herself “I’ve got this” and not ask for help, held her back from what she needed most — help. When she finally didn’t want to sink any lower and REALLY wanted to change, she got what she wanted: her vibrant, loving, laughing, joyful and outspoken self back!
Find out how she ended up with enough courage and confidence to share!
Bio
www.vernitainspires.com, Vernita Bowe on FB, vernitainspires on IG. Motivational Speaker, Christian Life Coach, Licensed Minister, Mother, Grandmother. Inspiring and motivating others to a new normal after trauma. Podcast - Restored-A Journey to Healing and Wholeness.
Julie’s Info.
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Unexpected identity loss comes in many forms. Some strip you bare to the core. Such is Sari Green’s story, when everything she thought was reality didn't even exist. In less than a heartbeat, an email from an unknown person upended Sari’s perfectly staged and manicured life.
Four months pregnant with their first child, she learned about her husband’s double life. Tornadoes and tsunamis dragged her, gasping, through a divorce, leaving her in an abyss of fear, uncertainty and overwhelm… Until she landed on the other side and wouldn’t change where she is now for anything in the world.
Talking Points
How to learn to trust again.
The importance of personal responsibility.
The correlations between self-awareness and suffering.
The benefits of a trigger causing a massive dismantling and absolute discomfort.
Five ways to regain your footing after the rug’s pulled out from under you.
What to expect when it seems change isn’t happening.
The internal attitude you need to beat back when you first realize you can’t trust yourself anymore.
The importance of knowing that reinventing yourself won’t happen overnight.
The indignity of secrets, and then hurting the person you’ve already hurt even more.
The magic of post-traumatic growth.
The benefits of trusting your journey.
Bio
Dr. Sari Green is a physician with a background in both Traditional Chinese Medicine and western medicine. She is a general surgeon, a single mom, and a certified life coach. She created Lotus Coaching to help women shift from surviving to thriving through big life transitions, with experience in addiction, infidelity and high-conflict divorce. She provides 1:1 coaching, helping clients release the past, reclaim the present and create a bright and beautiful future. Dr. Green can be reached at Sari@GreenLotusCoaching.com.
Julie’s Info.
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Note: This interview took place on February 8, 2022, shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine
Surviving a string of atrocities, Lena Cebula tells her story of life in Ukraine after the Soviet Union collapsed and with it, her country’s economic and social systems, normalizing addiction, rape and abuse. Her story is one of hope when there’s none in sight.
She no longer feels like she could be roadkill, passed by with no one looking for her or coming to bury her. Starting from age 11, her life mimicked her country — total chaos. And part of that included being imprisoned in a brothel in Israel that was better than living in her own home. At age 40, she finally felt like herself again, and after not telling anyone about her ordeals for 20 years, she’s on a mission to stop human trafficking.
Talking points
Generic trends in a collapsed country.
The three most common risk factors increasing the odds of getting trafficked.
The benefits of addiction.
What red flags may indicate human trafficking?
What to expect when a person is broken.
The internal attitude you need to heal.
The importance of a good beginning in life.
The indignity of being bought and sold as a human and held as a prisoner and slave.
The magic of giving grace to yourself and others.
The benefit of not surrendering to a victim mindset.
Lena Cebula is a wife and mother of three beautiful children, drug addiction and human trafficking survivor and author of a spiritual autobiography — Miraculous. She was raped numerous times and had a baby at 14 who she had to give up and died 3 months laters. Today she’s a Christian, social justice advocate, blogger, speaker and host of Love&BLoved podcast. Her mission is to encourage, inspire and to give hope that there’s a chance to have love, joy, peace and wholeness again after everything you’ve seen and done! She does this by sharing the good news of God’s love and creating awareness about the reality of human sex trafficking.
Lena’s Info.
Podcast — Love&Blood
Book — Miraculous: Journey from Hell to Heaven
Website — www.Loveandbloved.com
Email — LenaCebula@gmail.com
Sex Traffiking info — www.fight4freedom.ca
Julie’s Info.
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What does the infiltration of child sexual abuse’s effects into every aspect of life (for a lifetime) look like? Why don’t people recognize it’s happening? Who’s perpetuating these crimes? What’s the one thing these children need most?
Ms. Neicee Jordan, author of Behind Closed Doors, describes the impact on her identity from her stolen childhood innocence and later, her harrowing escape from marital violence. Living a life of confusion, anger, distrust and fear while holding her secrets for 20 years, Neicee finally broke free of bondage. She’s now fulfilling her assignment of illuminating the darkest and meanest crevices of society to help others suffer less.
Talking Points
Trends in child sexual abuse
Three common outcomes of child sexual abuse
What types of behavioral symptoms may indicate child sexual abuse
What to expect when a child discloses sexual abuse
The indignity and danger of being trapped in a relationship with domestic violence
What the internal attitude of a success mindset is
The magic of feeling light after disclosing the secret
The benefits of overcoming anger
The importance of all that happened
Bio
My name is Neicee Jordan, born Tahneisha Plowden. I was born and raised in NE Ohio and moved to NC in 2014. I suffered years of sexual abuse from multiple family members and years of physical abuse from my ex spouse. I kept all this trauma tucked away in my heart for decades.
In my book, “Behind Closed Doors,'' I share the pathway I took to get free from these traumatic events. Far too many people carry around the weight of painful things that happened to them behind closed doors. This is why I created a Behind Closed Doors Journal — a self-healing journal — to coincide with the book. My goal is to help people understand there is hope and a pathway to freeing your mind from a dark past, and most importantly, to give encouragement to #speakout.
Niecee’s Info.
Instagram — https://instagram.com/1neiceej
Facebook — Niece Jordan
Book — https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Closed-Tahneisha-Neicee-Jordan/dp/B09HPCBNM2
Email — iamneiceej@gmail.com
Julie’s Info.
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Haysing Han’s identity as a strong, insightful corporate leader crumbled before her eyes. Feeling isolated and unsupported in the very place where she poured out her heart and soul, the Kool-aid she drank to become part of something bigger than herself started to turn sour.
Never imagining that something at work could profoundly change her world view, her career success devolved into a brush with death, a mental health leave of absence and a journey through depression. Now on the other side, she's a high performance personal coach, understands the pain of others and sprouted compassion in places previously lacking it.
Takeaways
1. You can become clinically depressed when things around you aren’t okay and you keep your mouth shut.
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Seeing herself in a book about another person helped her figure out what was happening to her.
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She had pain in her body and thinking in her head, and didn’t know how to merge the two together. It was so painful she wanted to kill herself.
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People who die by suicide are not cowards. You get into a moment where you cannot shake it off, regardless of how high functioning you are. The only thought is “How can I end this pain?”
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Those strong people who get right back up after getting knocked down tend to suppress their feelings. Start taking time out to grieve and give yourself love.
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Doing nothing is a blessing. If you can, give yourself time to do nothing and become aware of things.
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Change doesn’t happen overnight.
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High achievers seek success. That’s not who you are. There’s more to you than what you achieve.
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Change is a long process. It requires patience, trial and error and not giving up on yourself. You’re worth the effort.
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Always remember you’re a child of God and your soul is beautiful.
Bio
Founder of H. Manifest Inc., Haysing Han is a women's leadership and business coach and a high performance expert. She’s one of the elite Certified High Performance Coaches hand-picked and trained by Brendon Burchard serving clients in 60+ countries.
Coupled with Brendon’s gold standard curriculum, Haysing’s coaching approach draws upon her 20 years of success in people leadership, executive stakeholder management, and enterprise-wide business transformations in Corporate North America.
She’s passionate about guiding women leaders to level up their games in corporate leadership or successfully transition from corporate to entrepreneurship. To learn more about her mastermind coaching programs, please contact her via haysing@hmanifest.com.
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Autoimmune disorders chose the wrong person when they tried to take down this former professional basketball player. And health wasn’t Amy’s only battle. Retired at age 30 from a super sports career, she rebuilt her worth from the ground up when prospective employers, unaware of the work it took to be a pro athlete, deemed her “unqualified.”
This double whammy stripped Amy of everything she knew, forcing her to rediscover herself. And although this dark place was akin to torture, it held power. It gifted her with seeing who she really was, beneath any status role. Outfitted with this unassailable knowledge, she’s built a life to support this fortified version of herself and help others do the same.
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A switch to eating lots of whole foods may drastically decrease autoimmune symptoms.
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Different symptoms are your body’s way of saying “That’s enough.”
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When we feel good, our mind is open to opportunities. When we feel bad, we can only see as far as getting through the day.
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Knowing you’re going to change careers doesn’t prepare you for the identity loss.
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External validation can morph into believing that what you do is who you are.
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We find our true worth when what we think we are is taken away.
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The more we really know ourselves, the more accurately we see things for what they are.
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Asking "What if this is actually where I need to be?" is a positioning that gives us better decisions.
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It’s not a coincidence that when we shift our perspective to see more opportunities, more flow into our life.
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To change your perspective, start by focusing on small things to be grateful for.
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The only wrong decision is not taking action — staying in indecision.
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Decisions are little experiments giving us information to move us forward.
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It’s worth it to pursue growth and stay with it.
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Confidence comes from taking action — even small action.
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Set small goals and follow through. After consistent action, you’ll start saying “What else can I do?”
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Be willing to dream.
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The pursuit of health puts you in the space to dream.
Bio
Amy Denson is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP). Specializing in thyroid health, she coaches and mentors women reclaiming their energy to feel like themselves again.
Now a retired athlete with 2 autoimmune disorders, she went from playing professional basketball all over the world to battling professional fatigue and not recognizing herself in the mirror. In the midst of her rock bottom moment she felt a nudge that told her there had to be a better way. Relying on the mindset built during her athletic career, she paved the way to not just feel like herself again but even better!
Amy’s Contact https://instagram.com/coachamyrae AmyRaeNutrition@gmail.com
Julie’s Info. Julie’s Tough Stories Workshop https://www.courage-ignite.com/Tough_Stories_Workshop_waitlist Bold Becoming-Identity Retooled Private Facebook Group (free) https://www.courage-ignite.com/Bold_Becoming_FB - Julie@courage-ignite.com https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Music - Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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If your culture doesn’t allow for showing weakness, if it’s one where you’re taught to be strong, pick your own self up, therapy’s not for us, and just keep going at all costs, sometimes you won’t even recognize when you have a problem. This is Leia’s story — a courageous, independent, strong-minded woman (and let’s not forget FUN!), who lost herself in abusive relationships and addiction.
Still a successful professional but now a defeated mom, after losing custody of her daughter, she unraveled her life journey to reveal its roots in early childhood trauma. Divorced, back sleeping in her childhood bedroom, staring at the plastic stars she’d put on the ceiling as a little girl, the light from those glow-in-the-dark stars reconnected her with the hope each had represented as she upgraded herself to a version she’d never come closer than light years away from imagining.
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The combination of a series of spiritual events + faith in God + wanting a healthier lifestyle created the fuel to overcome addiction and turn her life around.
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Her answer to her own question “Am I living my best version of me?” coached her way into transformation.
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She asked God for signs and followed through on their direction.
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If you’re drinking or using drugs and can’t stop, it could be a coping mechanism for unresolved trauma. There are better ways to cope and healing is possible.
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Trauma stays inside of you. It doesn’t go away because the event(s) end.
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If this former party girl can quit alcohol and drugs, anyone can.
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I found grace in hard times and grew from my mistakes.
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Every day is a new opportunity to be better. It’s never too late to change, to be your best self.
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You have to get sober before the universe gives you the opportunities you seek.
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Best thing from sobriety is mental clarity — can see and understand things, feel smarter.
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You can notice your own toxic behavior once sober.
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Through awareness you can change.
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Clarity is priceless. My ambition is 10x what it was and doesn’t feel like too much.
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If you’re stuck, you need to use mindset to believe it’s possible.
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Share your aspirations with people close to you.
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Hard times are shaping you for who you need to be.
Bio
Leia Baez is an award-winning journalist, government communications director, author, mindset coach and motivational speaker. While Leia spent most of her career telling other people’s stories as a journalist, it’s her own story of overcoming adversity that went viral online, reaching more than 6.5 million people across the globe. Read more about her at leiabaez.com.
Contact
www.leiabaez.com
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Book - https://leiabaez.com/product/a-star-for-stella/
Julie’s Contact
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When you conquer a brain tumor, you get to go on with your life. When you get a second one, life means something different. And if it leaves you with profound fatigue, you need radical acceptance to send your independent streak packing and get some help.
Tenacity and faith hold things together for Joanne VanderVies as she cherishes her “second second chance.” She knows what’s important — relationships over roles — and makes the best of whatever time’s left with her loved ones.
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Mortality moments show you what really matters.
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With profound fatigue, it doesn’t matter how much sleep you get, you’re still always tired.
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If you know a chronic fatigue warrior, think of what you do in your house; it’s probably on their to-do list too.
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It’s a skill to know how to change directions when things don’t work out.
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It’s unhelpful to tell someone “You don’t look sick,” or “Why don’t you just do it?”
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Radical acceptance is accepting what is — it’s important when you can’t do what you want.
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Self-care is the main job of a person with chronic fatigue. If that doesn’t happen, nothing else will.
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Courage is facing up to what life is.
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Asking for and receiving help is THE top priority for someone with a chronic condition.
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There’s hope even when there’s bad news.
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People can be much more unwell than they look. Don’t make assumptions.
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Not everyone will understand what you’re going through. Even people close to you. Even when they know.
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The biggest mistake for someone with a chronic condition is not asking for help.
Bio
Burning through various careers, Joanne VanderVies searched for who she was at her core. Many roles became part of her identity, and Aunt Jo and Great Aunt Jo leave the rest in the dust. A brain tumor survivor challenged with profound fatigue, she currently works as a nurse and personal support worker. Her hot off the press project is hosting the podcast "The Sun Rises — Hope for a Bigger and Better Life." Joanne’s mission is to help people in whatever way she can.
Podcast https://anchor.fm/joanne-vandervies/episodes/The-Sun-Rises-Podcast-Trailer-e19tt1i
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Today we discuss how being a stay-at-home mom impacts Liz’s identity. She couldn’t go back to who she was pre-motherhood and, the sole role of motherhood wasn’t panning out for her. Motherhood caught Liz off guard with no fair warning of what it would be like nor the guidance she needed. It uprooted her from herself and left her in shock. Motherhood covered up the majority of who Liz was. She was off balance and needed to find a way to both be herself again and a good mom. Shortly after her second child she started to make headway back to being herself. She tried new things and eventually started an art business. Her main goal is to create more time for herself so that she can be herself. Her artwork became her mental health practice. It's her way to have time alone. She’s making inroads into uncovering herself and finding alignment with motherhood. Main take-aways : Don’t let yourself be completely taken over by the needs of others. Keep fighting for yourself. Force yourself to get alone time. Making time to be yourself is necessary rejuvenation to avoid overwhelm and burnout. You don’t need to do motherhood the way you thought you needed to. Figure out things you can let go of and let go of them. Try out new things to find what lights you up. For the sake of children's mental health, figure out how to be a less stressed mom. Bio: Liz Bonny is a fiber artist based in Lawrence, KS. She’s been weaving and dyeing for nearly twenty years and started spinning on a drop spindle nearly ten years ago. She’s taught various small fiber classes through her local fiber guild and at home. She’s a full time stay at home mother of two very active children and spends her spare time creating - it's therapy after all. Instagram: @harvestrybyhand Email: lizbonny@gmail.com Shop: Etsy.com/shop/harvestrybyhand
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“Sarah The Artist” lost her ability to do art and with it, her identity. After nearly two decades working as a successful professional artist, a relocation left her without the joy that inspired her muse. Trying to force the artistic process failed. For a couple of years she resisted giving into this defeat. After going down kicking and screaming, a lightbulb went off one day, illuminating her way forward.
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Some things can't be forced.
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After your loss, it can take a few years to allow yourself to think of yourself as someone else.
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Busyness can cause you to miss the cues the universe gives you to find that which fulfills you.
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Seek those who will support whatever you're doing and take with a grain of salt those who invalidate your experience.
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Explore things you've always been interested in. See if things you enjoyed in the past and let go of still bring you joy.
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Sometimes to change, some people need to be let go of.
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People recognize and understand the old you. They want that you. Don't let this keep you from moving forward.
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When you feel guided to be doing what you're doing, that's what will help you get through your moments of doubt.
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We're connected to something bigger than ourselves - a larger purpose. When you find the “right thing” to do, it feels the opposite of swimming upstream.
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The day will come when the light switch goes on and you won't be able to ignore it. This will be the “right thing” to do.
11.Things have to be taken away for you to look for what's missing.
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Grief work; you can either dole it out over 15 years or just get in there and feel it.
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Cherish that one person who believes in you and helps you when you don't believe in yourself.
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Every moment has some little bit of joy in it. Practice looking for those specks of joy.
Contact Info:
Sarah’s website: www.SaltAndFireSpellworks.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/SaltAndFire.Spellworks
Podcast: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/salt-and-fire-spellworks-claim-your-v8xlfSdhb6n/
Julie’s Contact
Julie’s Tough Stories Workshop https://www.courage-ignite.com/Tough_Stories_Workshop_waitlist
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Livia Rismondo, a 22-year-old Canadian citizen from a town of 200, went to Australia to backpack and have adventures. What she got was a 5+ year relationship with her identity rooted in another person, until the relationship ended, landing her in a dark place where she no longer knew who she was and didn't know how she got there. On her journey to becoming unrecognizable from that dark place she learned about depression and anxiety, what self-care is and how to set limits, the value of human connection, and that home is not a place but a feeling. Takeaways Through my identity rebuilding process I had massive growth, I became unrecognizable from where I was at my darkest moments when I didn’t know who I was anymore. Even though it feels like your pain and suffering will never end, it won’t last. Firmly believe that you’ll come out the other side, that it’s temporary. Be okay with your heavy feelings. Feel them. Build up and lean on your support network. Really learn what self-care is and do it. (P.S. There’s no instant gratification in self-care, its benefits are invisible and you’ll only understand their power over time.) You’re likely to become a 2.0 version of yourself, even though you have no idea what that looks like or how you’ll get there. Have the courage to ask yourself: Is the fear of doing something new, unfamiliar or scary more powerful than the stuck, unhappy feeling? To which will you give more power? Believe that whatever decision you make, it’s the best decision in that moment, and there are no wrong decisions. You can have beautiful outcomes from traumatic experiences. How to 10x honoring yourself: Focusing on a specific goal/project that’s just for you makes it possible to prioritize your time without guilt. Bio Livia Rismondo, host of “The Expat Chronicles” podcast, is a broadcast professional whose adventurous spirit gives her the distinction of being an expat. An inspiration to those looking for something bigger out of life, she encourages people to find the motivation, determination and courage to step outside their comfort zone. Livia believes that everything life throws at us has a definite purpose in us becoming who we’re meant to be. She sees sharing personal journeys as a common thread that permits us to relate to each other. In keeping the spirit of human connection alive, Livia’s podcast is where expats share their stories and gain inspiration and a sense of belonging. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/livia_rismondo/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/theexpatchronicles Website https://www.theexpatchronicles.com.au/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7eBeNhh1sxtTm7BENbaacF?si=37adae7463974563&nd=1 Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-expat-chronicles/id1594038162?fbclid=IwAR3wbVK3ThWLw4X1Z2YJ5ihg_Mj4Gh0PAt7fGA3EOXfU-5VVxtKtfXGz_8o - Music - Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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A bonafide, virtually recovered codependent, separated from her husband after almost 3 decades with a man suffering from alcoholism, Tammy Roach is in transition. A car accident gave her a traumatic brain injury, persistent post concussive syndrome, and yanked away her old identity lock, stock and barrel, catapulting her into a new, luxurious identity that includes “Being Joy!!” Tammy’s had a few lifetime’s worth of challenges, starting with not feeling safe in her family. She’s got an adopted brother with fetal alcohol syndrome, autism, and at 18 became homeless with schizophrenia. She’s been a caregiver to many family members, including her husband as he survived a brain tumor. And her daughter was in a mass shooting. This interview is chock-full of insights she’s discovered on her path to wholeness and freedom. Here’s a few: Silence is no longer an option. Joy is possible regardless of circumstances. Life can include not fitting into others’ boxes. We break out of others’ boxes by speaking our truth. Your real you is BEGGING to come forth. You matter. Boundaries are better constructed as gates than walls. Boundaries are for you to uphold vs. others to respect. Overwhelm is a symptom of not living your truth. Feeling good is a clue that your choices are in alignment with your soul. You can change your belief system by tuning into your emotions and evaluating the current validity of rules you’re following. When you believe differently, you make new rules that pull you back to your core self. Allow grace to dilute shame. Tactic to shift from shame — Use awareness to move into acceptance — you did the best you could in that moment. Settling keeps you unfree and under external and internal pressure. Reframe “Struggle” from something to work AGAINST, to something to struggle FOR. Joy comes from sovereignty. You can reclaim your power through your voice — “language upgrades.” Self-care, meditation and speaking your truth are core to experiencing the love and freedom that is your birthright. All the love you desire is within you. You must give it to yourself. Bio Tammy Roach helps women remember who they are. When we remember who we are, we open to our true purpose and experience peace and satisfaction. She works as an aromatherapist, breath-work coach and will soon debut her podcast This TLC Life. She teaches clients how to transform physical and emotional pain, reduce physiological stress and release stuck emotions. She helps women find freedom to live authentically. Tammy’s lived most of her life separate from her true calling. She was the epitome of co-dependent. After a car accident, that changed from black to white. No longer able to live someone else’s requirements, she HAD to live her authentic life. She kick-started her journey with self-care. Self-care made self-love accessible, which put self-worth within reach. And self-worth gave her the golden nugget — self-value — making it possible to believe that she matters. Once we’ve allowed ourselves to receive the love we so profoundly desire, our lives change. Instagram — https://instagram.com/tammyroachofficial - Music - Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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Bold Becoming gives people in identity crisis honest, positive talk about what's messy, what's real and what's next.
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Everyone can recognize unfairness. All it takes to see it is moving aside the layers of status beliefs. Those constructs protecting our privilege. Yet the status of “deserving" dictates how we use fairness. This castrates fairness. We do this with arbitrary "fairness" rules which exclude people for irrational reasons.
Deserving and fairness intertwine in our psyche. This relationship comes from every angle in life. It is ubiquitous, and yet many aspects are invisible and untraceable. In the end, it forces us to depreciate ourselves.
We know when we're treated unfairly. And to assimilate this disconnect we rationalize. As children, that's our only defense - we have no capacity to enforce fairness. So we come to believe that we don’t deserve. This keeps us safe. We avoid entering into a state of (unacceptable) rage at unjust treatment.
Over time we divorce the relationship between deserving and fairness. Eventually we forget that relationship. We see them as separate entities. As adults, it’s our job to pull this relationship out of the closet, to examine it, and to reignite our sense of deserving.
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Perspective has the ability to turn the world upside down. Wars start over it. Divorces happen because of the power behind this word. Suicide robs lives because of this. This episode is about how I saved a 10-year dream by harnessing the power of shifting perspective.
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Shifting perspective is one of the great saviors. It's available to all who choose, at any time. NOT shifting perspective is likely a major contributing factor behind any downfall.
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What's something you've dug in your heels over? What beliefs keep you separated from others? What would it take for you to start allowing for the phenomenon of differences of perspective? What's one needle mover worth shifting perspective and treating differently?
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Are you willing to make that shift - today?
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How is putting together a puzzle for fun like real life? I found that out last night.
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Amazed at how I could have deep feelings over a simple game, I felt exhilaration and anxiety. Yep! Anxiety. I wasn't sure I had all the pieces. If one or some were missing, I'd spend more time putting it together, searching for something that didn't exist. Was it worth it??
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The process reminded me of working on projects in life. We choose something we want, then get scared that we might get disappointed. So many times we don’t even start because we’re not assured success. Or we don’t know everything and shortchange ourselves. Because we CAN learn and invent new ways to do things.
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Discovering the overlap of life skills and puzzle-putting-together skills was almost as much fun as the puzzle. I had a general action plan. I sought out patterns, akin to batching tasks on a project. I worked on the easy part first. LOL! I got totally frustrated when I couldn't complete certain sections/tasks. And I frequently lost focus, moving to work on another part of the puzzle than what I'd intended to work on.
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I discovered that, as in life, it's impossible to follow a plan of action without detours. And detours, and spaces of the unknown, add spice to life.
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If not you, then who? If not me, then who? If you and I have access to power, if we have the luxury of being in a position where we get to make choices every day about what we can do with our lives, then we have the ability to help others.
It's you and I who can influence others in profound ways, if we so choose. We can speak truth to power. We can call out abuse, corruption, and all the things that take us all down. The things that produce cynicism and hatred. The things that destroy hope and motivation. It's all around us in our everyday lives. It might even be in our homes.
What are you ready to take a stand for? What's a vision you want to help actualize? What's one thing you can start doing on a consistent basis to make that change that matters happen?
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In life, there's pecking order. Then there are systems and circumstances that make pecking order pale in comparison. When we spend time getting to know the pain of others it helps us appreciate what we have.
If you’ve any sense of boredom or feel a bit rudderless, go out and learn about others who struggle more than you. It's where many find purpose. They see that in comparison, there are others with problems they never imagined. They see problems way worse than their own. This creates compassion that can extend to a helping hand.
When's the last time you volunteered, helped make something or someone's life better? We in the USA would do well to gain more perspective. And it's up to you to make that happen.
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How worth it is it to hang out with people who aren’t awesome?
Okay, we don’t have to be awesome, and the real question is this. What do you do when someone disrespects you? And do you have a consistent way of defining and judging “disrespect”?
On another topic, how do you handle it when your expectations of others disappoints you? Are you able to not let it get you down?
One of the best ways of making your life better is to choose your friends with care. Leave me a message and let me know how you do this.
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Ever wonder why it's so hard to change? Our brain's neural pathways keep us thinking the same thoughts, even when we try not to. Even when we make behavioral changes, the brain’s a stubborn entity that isn't so quick to change :)
Over time the brain can change and make new neural pathways. And it takes work. While thoughts may appear without our permission or planning, what we do with them is what counts.
It's hard to control which thoughts appear and we CAN and must take charge once they appear. We can use OTHER thoughts and decisions to replace thoughts which no longer serve us. By choosing thoughts which direct us to actions that will better serve us, we can take over impulses.
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No matter how independent you are, there's no getting around the fact that humans are communal beings. Given that, how many ways do you consciouisly set the stage for success by using the help of others?
And about deadlines, let me know in the comments how you set your deadlines when you're accountable to no one but yourself. I'll share with others and might just adopt some for myself!
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We're taught to wait our turn, to be picked, to get prepared before showing up. What if that's not the best choice? So much in life will pass us by following this advice. Seth Godin teaches us to choose yourself. I agree.
Mrs. Wooster used to keep me in from recess for not raising my hand and speaking out. Eventually I learned to play by the rules. Then not only didn't I get a chance to speak, I got left out. I didn't get chosen, over and over again.
I'm regaining my old self. I interrupt (being polite and waiting to be called on still doesn’t work). I choose myself. I follow the beat of my own drum. Because playing by "the rules" and being "polite" didn't work.
I hope you'll speak your truth and not wait to be called on. Many people are happy when you're silent. And there are many who NEED to hear your point of view. You are not alone.
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Many people hold back from investing in their future based on how they're doing in the moment. They say "I won't spend money on this course to give me shortcuts to where I'm headed because I already spent x-amount and haven't recovered that yet."
Whatever we did in the past stays in the past. It's a sunk cost. It's irretrievable. If we make decisions based on the past and the present then we shortchange ourselves.
Make decisions as if you're already WHERE you're headed. Pretend you're already there. Use pretend retrospect. Go into the future and decide what you needed to get there. Then follow through with those decisions.
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Intuition has a way of putting the brakes on things. It also nudges us, persistently. How come so often we push these inner knowings aside?
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What kinds of situations do you override your intuitive voice? When you override intuition are there patterns, or is it all over the map?
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I'm both a highly logical person and I also go with my gut. A lot of times I have to experience some pain or discomfort before I'll act on my intuition. Often, it's in retrospect when I understand what my intuition was telling me.
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How do you honor, understand and take action on your intuition? Let me know in the comments.
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I'm a single mom of a 27 year old. Time evaporated. I have NO idea how childhood ended.
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Cherish every long moment of this time with your children. Drop everything to make time to play with them. There’s no redoing it, only living it in the moment.
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They need so much more from you than you have time and energy to give. Make a way to give it to them anyway. You can make money later. Let your standards slide in that realm and spend time with your kids.
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That’s what I'd do differently if I could go back and do it again.
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Nike says “Just Do It!”
I didn’t used to think that way. I’m detail oriented and love to plan. I’m a comprehensive type who leaves no stone unturned.
Now I’m a proponent of the “Just Do It” crowd. I’m not saying not to aim for premium. What I’ve learned is that getting to premium before starting is impossible. And that hurts. And that hurt doesn't matter. Because I’m too old and life is too short to get my ducks in a row. Has this ever happened to you - you get your ducks in a row - then things change and you need some new ducks?
What I’ve learned is that for some things, intricate plans are obsolete before we even get started. For some things, it’s best to run with your idea and build the plane while you’re flying it. Not for everything, but for some things.
It’s incredible what retrospect does. I would have NEVER imagined myself saying any of this before...
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Double the benefit by making better choices.
We all know a lot of better choices and many of us regularly choose not to make these. Especially around self care.
How often do you actually weigh out doubling the benefits? Or, doubling in the other direction?
When we add up little choices over time, are we actually getting ahead? Or are we canceling out the good with the less good?
P.S. Just heard on the radio, shortly after recording this, about a dead zone in, I think, the Gulf of Mexico. It’s caused by runoff of fertilizers upstream.
Quality really does count. Our choices have consequences.
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Today I felt like I came home. I'm over-the-moon happy about finding great meaning in my work.
I made arrangements to help people in prison and I'm starting with Jerome. I'm going to send him a printed version of my transformative writing program - The Precious Moments. It's a way to rewrite life narratives and leave the past in the past.
It’s a way to make better stories and feel better. This happened to me. I wanted a better story to tell about losing my career. In working on that, I discovered a way to transform a disempowering story. It's a vehicle that transfers people into more empowering versions of the same story.
When we choose different moments to focus on we can move forward, regardless of the past. These "revised editions" of our narrative help us feel better. And make different decisions. Humans have immense capacity to evolve, and it all starts in our head and heart.
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Nothing new here today - an ounce of prevention equals a pound of cure. So you tell me, if we all know this to be true, why's it so hard to choose the better payoff?
Part of the answer might come from childhood. This is where we learned to settle. Because we had to. And to do this, we learned to handle our feelings so they didn't overpower us.
Now as adults, does this previous coping mechanism come back to haunt us?
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When do you give yourself permission to change your mind?
For most of us, it often takes a few times before we learn a lesson. And once we learn something this influences our decisions. Yet what is it that makes us turn on our own best laid plans?
Let's explore this troubling question. We don't have answers, but atleast we'll name what's going on.
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Why is it our duty to work towards personal happiness?
Generally, when you feel better you act better. It's easier to be considerate of others. The world needs people to stive to feel better because there's a saying "A rising tide lifts all boats."
Everyone who feels good doesn't always do good. On the otherhand, when those of us with kind and generous hearts feel better then we have more to give.
Every day, each of us has the choice to see the glass as half empty or half full. When we see it as half full, this means that we're able to focus on things that matter and let go of the little stuff. Isn't this is where happiness lies - in the things that matter?
Happpiness depends upon ourselves. ~Aristotle
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People spend a LOT of time analyzing why things are as they are. Understanding history gives us a better chance of not repeating mistakes. Cause and effect have their place.
My ask is that you experiment. Try spending more time answering: "What’s the next best move I can make TODAY?"
If we live in the moment and simply take action, what might happen? I believe that more often than not, we have the information needed to make informed decisions. And if we look at reality in the face and take action, then we’ll have fresh data from which to judge. This data matters most to me.
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This episode introduces my new podcast - what it's about, why the topic's important, and what you can expect from it.
Know Your Truth is about personal empowerment and emotional transformation. It's about moving on a spectrum away from self-betrayal toward self love - about reconnecting with that inner wisdom that knows we're worthy, knows we can learn things and level up, and recognizing and acting on the changes we desire. It's about leading ourselves to where we want to go.
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