The Epic Comeback Podcast: Recent Episodes
Nikki Bruno
Nikki Bruno and guests give women advice on staging an Epic Comeback after a life-shattering situation.
Psychotherapist and relationship trauma expert Janie Lacy shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to find the right support, to be part of a community, and to invest in your healing. She learned this lesson while enduring trauma brought about by the death of her sister and her unforeseen divorce.
Find Janie across all social media: @janielacy.
Mike “C-Roc” Cirrocco—performance coach, author, and speaker—shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to take total responsibility for your life. He learned this lesson while growing up in a broken home and enduring the trauma brought about by child custody battles.
Find Mike at mikecroc.com, as well as on Instagram: @mikeycroc
Maggie Bain—international speaker, author, relationship specialist, and the first sex therapist in the Bahamas!—shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to visualize that bit of hope, to conserve energy, to maintain a sense of humor, and to plan. She learned these lessons while enduring a divorce that destroyed her personal and professional life.
Find Maggie at barenakedcoach.com, as well as across all social media: @barenakedcoach.
Cheri Williams-Franklin, founder of Life Snapshot® Inc., shares that the best way to get to the other side of a family member’s death is to channel your grief toward celebrating the life and legacy of your loved one. She learned this lesson after the sudden and unexpected loss of her sister.
Find Cheri at lifesnapshot.com, as well as across all social media: @LifesnapshotInc.
Erin Levine—family law attorney and founder/CEO of Hello Divorce—shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to love yourself, to address negative self-talk, and to make a plan that’s broken down into actionable steps. She learned these lessons while enduring a decade of physical, sexual, verbal, and emotional abuse from her gymnastics coach, who went to prison only for a short period of time due to an inefficient legal system in the 1990s.
Find Erin at hellodivorce.com, as well as across all social media: @hellodivorce and on LinkedIn as Erin Levine.
Brian Wright—author, host of Success Profiles Radio, and publisher of Success Profiles Magazine—shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to practice gratitude and to be kind to yourself. He learned these lessons while enduring H1N1 swine flu virus and pneumonia in 2014.
Find Brian at briankwright.com, brianwrightinternational.com, and successprofilesmagazine.com. Discuss a magazine or book project with him at callwithbrian.com.
Flight attendant, yoga instructor, eating disorder and body image coach Casey Urban shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to ground yourself, visualize, and process. She learned this lesson after enduring clinical depression and bulimia.
Find Casey at caseyurban.com, as well as on Instagram: @caseyurban. Sign up for her three-part video series, Ditch the Diet Talk, on her website.
Is it possible to mediate a high-conflict divorce? This episode features Susan Guthrie, nationally recognized family law mediator and attorney, pioneer in online mediation, trainer, podcast host, and speaker. Susan shares that the key component of freedom in the context of high-conflict divorce is to accept that your (former) spouse will not change and to take responsibility for “your side of the street.”
Find Susan at learntomediateonline.com and mostenguthrie.com. Download and subscribe to The Divorce and Beyond Podcast, available on Stitcher, iTunes, Spotify, Podbean, and iHeartRadio.
Divorce attorney, author, and podcast host Renee Bauer shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to think, write about, and paint a picture of how you want your life to be, and then make that a reality. She learned this lesson while enduring the shame and guilt of divorce.
Find Renee at msreneebauer.com, as well as on Instagram and Twitter: @msreneebauer. Listen to her podcast, Happy Even After™️, on Google, Apple, Spotify, and Stitcher.
Michelle Frink, intuitive coach and owner of Morphing Energetics, shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to find a fully trained expert who knows what trauma does to the body and the spirit. Michelle learned this lesson while enduring complex PTSD, loss of loved ones, miscarriages, and illness.
Find Michelle on Facebook as Michelle Frink, as well as on her business page: @MorphingEnergetics.
This episode features certified financial planner and strategic wealth advisor Karen Coyne, who shepherds her clients through the financial aspects of their Epic Comebacks. "If you can clearly see what's important to you in your life and you can align that with your financial goals, that's when you are able to have freedom, experiences, and choices," says Karen. She also shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to own your part, to indulge yourself a little, and to work together with others involved if possible.
Find Karen at raymondjames.com/clarity, as well as on Twitter: @karencoyne, Facebook: @rjhagerstownclarity and LinkedIn as Karen Coyne, CFP®. Listen to her Podcast Fresh Off the Vine on Spotify.
Transformational speaker, international bestselling author, certified intuitive success coach, and healer Cathleen Elle shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to consciously breathe, to be in the moment, and to believe. She learned these lessons while enduring the loss of her son to suicide in 2010.
Find Cathleen at cathleenelle.com, as well as on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram: @cathleenelleinspires and Twitter: @cathleenelle.
America's life coach Stephen Lovegrove shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to have even just a glimmer of a vision, move forward, and just do the next right thing. He learned this lesson after growing up with fear in a fundamentalist religious cult and being sent away from home without anything but the belief that good things would come out of his situation.
Find Stephen on Instagram: @drlovegrove.
Project manager Stephanie Magee shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to have faith, consistency, and your own bank account. She learned this lesson while navigating codependency and eventually divorce.
Find Stephanie on LinkedIn as Stephanie Johnson-Magee, MBA, MSM, PMP.
Divorce and coparenting strategist Kristine Travis shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to practice strategic kindness. She learned this lesson while turning her divorce from nuclear to nice.
Find Kristine at 1lifestrategy.com, as well as on Instagram: @1lifestrategy and Facebook as 1Life Strategy. Tune in to Divorce Goals: The Podcast at divorcegoals.com.
Kimie Pearl, writer and leader of the social media campaign WorththeWar, shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to lean into the pain, to let it teach you, and to be humble. She learned these lessons while enduring depression and suicidal tendencies caused by major family challenges.
Find Kimie at worththewar.com, as well as on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram: @worththewar. Subscribe to her videos on YouTube, WorththeWar.
Certified divorce coach Susan Kiernan shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to work with an expert to start the healing and to build the dream of what you want your life to look going forward. She learned these lessons while enduring both a divorce and health challenges with her children.
Find Susan at susankiernancoaching.com, as well as on Facebook: @susankiernancoach and Instagram: @susankiernancoaching.
Be inspired and see divorce from a different perspective on this special edition of The Epic Comeback™ Podcast with the authors of the book Our Happy Divorce, Nikki Debartolo and Ben Heldfond. They work as one in cultivating a community of divorced families that coexist in a happier and healthier way, with the needs of their children as a central priority. Nikki and Ben share that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to keep going and to take time for yourself. They learned these lessons while enduring their own divorce.
Find Nikki and Ben at ourhappydivorce.com, as well as on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @ourhappydivorce. Get hold of their book, Our Happy Divorce, on Amazon.
Divorce coach and mindfulness teacher Tosh Brittan shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to reconnect to yourself and rediscover who you are. She learned this lesson while enduring divorce.
Find Tosh at toshbrittan.com, as well as on Instagram: @divorcegoddess. Listen, download, and subscribe to the Divorce Goddess Podcast on iTunes or Spotify.
Tommy Maloney, cofounder of Blending The Family, shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to let others know that you are hurting and need help. He learned this lesson while witnessing his parents' divorce, enduring his own, and being a single dad.
Find Tommy at blendingthefamily.com, as well as on LinkedIn as The Tommy Maloney, Twitter and Instagram: @blendingfamily. Tune in to his podcast Blending the Family on Apple Podcast and Stitcher.
Mindset coach Paul Forchione shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to practice gratitude, to focus on what you can do instead of what you can’t, and to do what you're passionate about. He learned these lessons after being diagnosed with cerebral palsy and experiencing teasing, bullying, and shame on a daily basis during his younger years.
Find Paul at acalltoaction.coach, as well as on Facebook: A Call To Action and as Paul Forchione on LinkedIn. Catch his podcast Actions and Limits on Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube.
Michael Daniels, founder & CEO of the coparenting communication app Fayr (Family Advocacy is Your Responsibility), shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to stay child-focused and to realize that whatever you are going through shall pass. He learned these lessons while enduring the stressful process of divorce and the challenges of coparenting.
Find Michael, his app, and his community at www.fayr.com, as well as across social media: @befayr.
What role do style, wardrobe, and photography play in staging an Epic Comeback? Our guests on this special edition of The Epic Comeback™ Podcast are portrait photographer Andrea Domjan and fashion stylist/closet organizer Caitlin Jaymes. Both of these incredible professionals work with individuals who seek to transform, from the outside in AND from the inside out. Andrea and Caitlin share that the best ways to transform are to believe that you are enough, to be happy with who you are, to invest in yourself, and to be open to help, guidance, and feedback.
Find Andrea at andreadomjanphotography.com, as well as on Instagram: @andrea_domjan_photography. Find Caitlin at caitlinjaymes.com, and on Instagram: @caitlin_jaymes.
In celebration of Self-Care Month, September, mindfulness-based marriage and family therapist Joree Rose shares that the best ways to fuel yourself as a parent in this time of pandemic are to slow down, to practice mindfulness and self-compassion, and to allow yourself to be vulnerable.
Find Joree at joreerose.com, as well as on Facebook and Instagram: @joreerose. Get access to helpful tools and trainings in all aspects of mindfulness and parenting through her monthly parenting membership program closing this September 15, 2020, through her website.
Truth seeker and global manifestation coach Cari Rosno shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to honor yourself in the moment, to honor your past without shame or judgment, to allow yourself space, and to shift your perspective. She learned these lessons after surviving the terrorist attack bombing at the 2013 Boston Marathon and enduring PTSD.
Find Cari at carirosno.com, as well as on Facebook and Instagram: @carirosno.
Work-from-home and homeschooling mom Aimee Manzoni-D'Arpino shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to talk about it with people who will understand and listen. She learned this lesson while enduring the loss of her son to a heroin overdose.
Functional medicine certified health coach Jane Hogan shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to be kind to yourself and to celebrate the tiny wins of life. She learned these lessons while enduring rheumatoid arthritis and the death of her mother.
Find Jane at janehoganhealth.com, as well as across all social media.
Author and visionary accountant Tatiana Tsoir shares that the best way to get rid of the "cringe factor" of finance and taxes is to face it and deal with it. She also highly recommends establishing a relationship with a new accountant who aligns with your values and helps you reach your goals, especially before or during a high-conflict divorce.
Find Tatiana at talktotatiana.com, and on YouTube as Tatiana Tsoir. Be the first to know more about her book Dream Bold, Start Smart, coming in March 2021!
Cassandra Shuck is an entrepreneurial guide for women in business. She is also the owner of two businesses: Tola Marketing + Creative and Milkin’ Cookie. In this episode, Cassandra shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to slow down and breathe. She learned this lesson while growing up in a household that was physically, mentally, and sexually abusive; enduring an abusive marriage; being homeless; and losing her child.
Find Cassandra at cassandrashuck.com, and check out her podcast, Stacked Against.
Functional medicine certified health coach and autoimmune wellness specialist Julie Michelson shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to believe that you can heal and get to the other side. She learned this lesson while enduring—and coming back from—a decade of physical decline, when she was made to believe that there was no reason to have hope.
Find Julie at juliemichelson.com, as well as on Facebook: @juliemichelsoncoaching and Instagram: @julie.michelson
Elizabeth Yang, founder & CEO of Better With Company, shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to know your value and to know that you always have a choice about how you show up. Elizabeth learned these lessons while enduring powerlessness and indignity brought about by internal politics in a company she served for eight years.
Find Elizabeth at betterwithcompany.com, as well as across all social media: @elizabethyangreal
Actress and registered nurse Debbie Hartner shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to surround yourself with people who are going to give you strength and to maintain a spiritual relationship with a higher deity. Debbie learned these lessons while surviving cancer.
Find Debbie on Instagram: @debh1270, as well as on Facebook as Debbie Hartner.
Relationship coach Tameka Allen shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to give yourself some grace, to take it one day at a time, and to find safe supporters. She learned these lessons while looking for love in the wrong places and sabotaging her love relationships.
Find Tameka at tamekanallen.com, as well as on Facebook and Instagram: @tamekanallen
Happiness coach, teacher, and writer Natalie Susi shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to start meditating and to try relationship stacking. She learned these lessons while enduring 3 different break-ups, a failed business, and joblessness.
Find Natalie at nataliesusi.com, as well as on Instagram: @nataliesusi.
Conflict and crisis strategist Joyce Lynn Elder shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to have a powerful intention, to remember that you're enough, and to know that it's never just about you. She learned these lessons while going blind, having an organ shut down, and respiratory troubles brought about by a transplant that crashed her immune system.
Find Joyce at conflictoptions.us, as well as on LinkedIn as Joyce Lynn Elder.
Author and spiritual life coach Angelina Lombardo shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to increase your capacity to tolerate confusion. She learned this lesson while enduring sexual, physical, and relational abuse repeatedly for 32 years; complex PTSD; abusive death threats from a narcissist partner; and a long custody battle.
Find Angelina at angelinalombardo.com. Get a free copy of her books, Love Letters to a Stripper and Spiritual Entrepreneur: Quantum Leap into Your Next Level of Impact and Abundance, by sending her an email through angelina@angelinalombardo.com.
Andrea Williams, owner of Glow Girl Publication Company and editor-in-chief of The Empress Magazine, shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to believe in yourself, to be strong, and to seek help if you need it. She learned these lessons after being given away by her parents, enduring sexual abuse for four years at an early age, and suffering depression caused by the loss of her daughter.
Find Andrea at theempressmagazines.com, as well as on Facebook: @theempressmagazine.
Hilary Porta is a woman of many titles—human behavioralist, mindset ninja, shame slayer, generational shifter, life architect, and Advanced PSYCH-K® Practitioner. In this episode, she shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to learn how to recode and repattern by consulting a professional. Hilary learned these lessons while enduring the treacherous waters of divorce.
Find Hilary at hporta.com, as well as on Instagram: @hp_the_life_architect, LinkedIn at Hilary Porta, and on Facebook: H Porta Coaching & Consulting and R3 International, Inc.
Kim Starzyk—coach, actress, and Executive Regional Vice President with Arbonne International—shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to allow yourself to be who you are, to be grateful, and to take it one day at a time. She learned these lessons while enduring sexual abuse, severe psoriasis, and her son’s struggles with OCD.
Find Kim at kimstarzyk.arbonne.com, as well on Instagram: @kimfitzstar and Facebook: Kim Fitzgerald Starzyk
Michelle Muller, co-founder of Little Spoon, shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to practice gratitude, to set boundaries, and to be gentle with yourself. She learned these lessons while enduring a painful divorce.
Find Michelle at littlespoon.com, as well on all social media: @littlespoon and @michellemny.
Executive and leadership success coach Terry McDougall shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to start with what you can tolerate and to believe in and love yourself. She learned these lessons while enduring a family break-up and navigating the emotional instability of her mother.
Find Terry at terrybmcdougall.com, and on LinkedIn at Terry B. McDougall Coaching. Her book, Winning the Game of Work: Career Happiness and Success on Your Own Terms, can be found on Amazon.
Lisa Song Sutton has an impressive list of titles: co-founder of Sin City Cupcakes, Christie's International Real Estate, Ship Las Vegas, and Liquid & Lace; former Ms. Nevada United States; and congressional candidate for Nevada's 4th District. In this interview, Lisa shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to know that you are a lot stronger than you feel and to lean on the people who love and support you. She learned these lessons after enduring age and gender discrimination in male-dominated industries.
Find Lisa at lisasongsutton.com, as well on all social media: @lisasongsutton. Visit her campaign website at lisafornevada.com.
Author and rockstar career transformation coach Pat Roque shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to get really clear on your non-negotiable priorities and to practice acceptance and gratitude. She learned these lessons while enduring a car accident, starting her own business, being a special needs mom, losing a job, and coming back from rock bottom.
Find Pat at rockonsuccess.com. Jump on a virtual coffee with her through rockonsuccess.com/coffee, or get her free Soul-Searching Assessment on rockonsuccess.com/soul.
Real estate investor, entrepreneur, coach, and founder of WIT Property Finders Vicky Schettini shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to change your mindset. Place your focus somewhere else, find solutions, and move forward. She learned these lessons while being homeless, jobless, and penniless in a place where she knew no one.
Find Vicky at vickyschettini.com, as well as across all social media.
Renée Piane, relationship reinvention expert, author, speaker, and top dating and divorce coach, shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to get real and be honest with yourself. She learned this lesson while experiencing the energy that divorce brought to her family.
You can find Renée here:
Web: reneepiane.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/renee.piane
Instagram: reneepiane
Twitter: @Renee Piane
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneepiane/
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Author, speaker, and abuse recovery coach René Michele shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are (1) to hold on to hope and believe that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, (2) to ask for help, and (3) to use positive affirmations. She learned these lessons while enduring 6 years of sexual and physical abuse, which was followed by several suicide attempts, addiction, violent relationships, and further sexual assaults.
Find René at www.renemichele.com, as well as on Instagram: @_renemichele_ and Facebook: @fromvictimtovictory. Get a copy of her book, Battle Scars Are Beautiful: From Victim to Victory, on her website.
Transformational life coach Lisa Cheatham shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to never give up and to reframe your thoughts to be more positive. Lisa learned these lessons while enduring an abusive relationship that ended in divorce after 24 years.
Find Lisa at lifecoachlisa4b.com, as well as on Instagram: @life.coach.lisa. Visit her Facebook Page, Transformational Life Coaching with Lisa, and check out her Facebook group, Rebuilding After Divorce.
Speaker, strategic growth coach, consultant, and brand identity designer Adrian Boysel shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is always to remember that you are loved, valued, and strong enough to get through a negative situation. He learned this lesson while enduring a court battle over guardianship of his son, whom he loved as his own, and painfully losing in the end.
Find Adrian on Instagram:@mrboysel, and on LinkedIn at Adrian Boysel.
Personal stylist Meg Gallagher shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to make an effort to put yourself together. "Being self-critical is innate in us,” says Meg, “but we have to fight back and not let ourselves do that, because it can psychologically just pull us down much more than we realize.”
Find Meg at meggallagher.com, as well as across all social media. Get fantastic tips from her fashion blog, Madison to Melrose.
Wendy Sterling, divorce recovery specialist and founder of The Divorce Rehab™, shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to ask for help and to lean into your emotions without judgment. Wendy learned these lessons after enduring a painful divorce.
Find Wendy at wendysterling.net, on her Facebook Group: The Divorce Rehab, and on Instagram: @divorcerehabwithwendy. Register for the Beyond Divorce Online Summit at beyonddivorcesummit.com, which launches TODAY (June 9), and listen to more than 30 expert interviews for free.
Actor, stuntman, producer, and professional poker player Erik Audé shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to maintain the right mindset and to never give up. He learned these lessons while growing up with pain as part of his everyday life after being run over by a bus, living in a Pakistan prison for almost 3 years for a crime he did not commit, and losing the love of his life.
Find Erik on Instagram: @erikaude. Watch and share the documentary film about his life, 3 years in Pakistan: The Erik Aude Story.
Photographer, artist, blogger, and creative coach Stacey Natal shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to work on your mindset, do things your way and focus on what is good for you. She learned these lessons while enduring the loss of a friend over cancer and overcoming the same illness.
Find Stacey at staceynatal.com, and on Instagram: @staceynatal. Get inspiration from her blogs at lifehappensnow.com.
Life coach, relationship coach, spiritual mentor, and author Carmen Silvestro shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are (1) to know that where you are right now is not the end, (2) to allow yourself to feel your grief, and (3) to find an amazing team of angels to surround yourself with. She learned these lessons while enduring the death of a family member and a painful and traumatic divorce.
Find Carmen at myselftruly.com, and on Facebook: @carmenshannon. Her book, Piecing Your Heart Back Together: The Roadmap to Healing and Thriving After a Breakup or Divorce, can be found on Amazon.
Spiritual medium, healer, and intuitive energy coach Lisa Gornall shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to acknowledge that there is always another side, there is another way, and there is another choice. All you have to do is say yes to the vision of what you want to create. She learned this lesson while stepping into the truth of her intuitive abilities despite the resistance of others.
Find Lisa at lisagornall.com, on Facebook: @lisamgornall, Instagram: @energycoachlisa, as well as YouTube and LinkedIn at Lisa Gornall.
Certified public accountant and business consultant Becca Moody shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to do something that's purely for yourself. She learned this lesson while enduring the deep emotional pain of divorce.
Find Becca on Instagram: @beccamoo1091, or on LinkedIn at Rebecca Moody Harris.
Brand photographer Bernadette Marciniak shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to focus on coping with what you're going through rather than expecting a huge victory. Grieving is always a process, and setbacks do not equal failure. She also recommends expressing your emotions by finding an outlet such as writing or meditation. Bernadette learned these lessons while enduring the sudden death of her father and her own ensuing depression.
Find Bernadette at bernadettemarciniak.com and on Instagram: @bernadettemarciniak.
High-conflict relationship coach and career counselor Julie Beckerman shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to remain open to letting both people and solutions into your life. She learned this lesson while enduring the death of her brother, addiction, an eating disorder, and a horrific divorce, all in the span of 10 years.
Find Julie at aspiretogrowth.com, and on Instagram, @aspiretogrowth. Email her at julie@aspiretogrowth.com to get her step-by-step guide to communicating with your co-parent.
Business strategist and growth consultant Jessica Yarbrough shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to have faith and to be committed to go all in and take massive action toward your goals and vision. She learned these lessons while navigating an unplanned pregnancy, single motherhood, a challenging relationship, and leaving the corporate world to build her own business.
Find Jessica at jessicayarbrough.com, as well as on Facebook and LinkedIn at Jessica Yarbrough.
Mecca Nelson, trauma release expert and creator of the Yoma Method, shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to stand strong and remain steadfast, to know that you have the power you need, and to know your value and your purpose. Mecca learned these lessons while enduring the death of her husband in combat in Iraq, as well as the accompanying depression and trauma.
Find Mecca at yomamethod.com, on Instagram @the_yoma_method, on Facebook @theyomamethod, and on LinkedIn at Mecca Nelson.
Content amplifier and strategist Leigh Fowler shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering situation are to be unapologetic about what you need, to prioritize your health, and to lean on your community. Leigh learned these lessons while enduring the loss of two unborn children, the death of a loved one, mild fatty liver disease, and job loss.
Find Leigh at leighfowler.com, and check out her Facebook community, The Confident Content Creator Club.
Psychotherapist and coach Brooke Miller shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is (1) to become a master at monotasking. Learn to focus your attention on one thing at a time. Another is (2) grounding affirmation. Lastly, (3) focus attention with intention. She learned this lesson while enduring divorce after a 12-year marriage, in addition to depression and isolation.
Find Brooke at brookemillercoaching.com, and on Facebook and Instagram @brookemillercoaching.
Virginia Gilbert, LMFT, shares that the best approach to getting to the other side of a high-conflict divorce is to view divorce as a developmental task that you have to master, much like adolescence. The key is moving from blame to accountability, such that you take responsibility for the things you can control—and only those things! Virginia learned these lessons not only through her work as a licensed marriage and family therapist, but also through her personal experience going through a high-conflict, apocalyptic divorce.
Find Virginia at virginiagilbertmft.com, or on Instagram @vgilbertmft. Her book, Transcending High-Conflict Divorce: How to Disengage from Your Ex and Find Your Power, can be found on Amazon.
Fertility coach Jennifer Kelly shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering situation is to realize that you DO have control over your life, and you CAN change it, even if the idea of change is scary. She recommends EFT (commonly known as tapping) as an effective way to change your mindset, and ultimately your behavior and your life. Jennifer learned this lesson while enduring narcissistic abuse throughout her marriage, as well as divorce.
Find Jennifer at jenniferkellycoaching.com, and on Facebook and Instagram @jenniferkellycoaching.
Interior designer and author Hollie Gyarmati shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering situation is to find a reason to be grateful for where you are right now, no matter how awful right now seems. Hollie learned this lesson while enduring the loss of her professional identity and raising five children during a time of job loss and financial collapse.
Find Hollie on Facebook and Instagram @hollie_gyarmati, at holliegyarmati.com, or at #makingbusybeautiful. Her book, The Mother of All Makeovers: A Memoir of More, Less and Making Busy Beautiful, can be found on Amazon.
Yoga therapist, author, and speaker Jennifer Kreatsoulas shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to take the time you need to heal. You deserve the time to attend to yourself. Jennifer learned this lesson while enduring an eating disorder and relapse.
Find Jennifer at yoga4eatingdisorders.com, on Instagram @yogaforeatingdisorders, or on Facebook @yogaforeatingdisorders.
Award-winning speaker, author, and inclusion and empowerment strategist Peggy O'Neill shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering situation are (1) to reframe your challenges as gifts; (2) to silence your critical voice; and (3) to unveil the diamond within you. Peggy learned these lessons while enduring bullying and discrimination based on her identity as a little person.
Find Peggy at peggyspeaks.com.
Spiritual leader, healer, and author LeeAnn Taylor shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to be honest when someone asks how you're doing, to rely on your community, to realize that you're not seeing the world clearly when you feel hopeless, and to seek help from loved ones who have passed to the other side. LeeAnn learned these lessons as the mother of five children, three of whom were diagnosed with autism and fragile X syndrome.
Find LeeAnn at leeanntaylor.com.
Tracey Lukes, a trainer and coach to executives, teens, and parents, shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are (1) to find your allies—people who believe in you and love you for the BEST you; (2) to ask for and receive help; and (3) to engage in personal development work to process what you've gone through. Tracey learned these lessons while enduring a divorce and starting a new life for her and her children.
Find Tracey at traceylukes.com.
Confidence coach and triathlete Kelsey Abbott shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are (1) to remember who you are, who you were, and who you want to be; (2) to cultivate a beginner’s mind; (3) to practice gratitude; and (4) to ask for help. Kelsey learned these lessons while enduring a traumatic car accident, several injuries, and an 8-week case of pneumonia.
Find Kelsey at kelseyabbott.com, or on Instagram: @kelseyabbotcpc.
Podcaster Daeyna Jackson shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to take action. No matter how hard what you're going through might seem, there is always hope for tomorrow. You can only fail if you stay where you are. Daeyna learned this lesson while enduring a traumatic marriage and divorce, as well as depression and suicidal thoughts.
Find Daeyna at sheisamess.com, or on Facebook/Instagram: @sheisamessage.
Dr. Tiffany Caplan, functional medicine doctor, shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering situation are (1) to develop a clear vision of what you want (and don't want), to prepare your brain to work toward and achieve that vision; (2) to find your "tribe" and know that you're not alone; and (3) to practice gratitude journaling. Dr. Tiffany learned these lessons while enduring—and defeating!—severe depression and anxiety.
Find Dr. Tiffany at caplanhealthinstitute.com, and across social media: @caplanhealthinstitute.
Therapist and relationship expert Abby Medcalf shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to key in your ability to resist urges that take you away from what you want and train your attention to be in the moment, via mindfulness. 1. never respond right away to text or phone. 2. set your alarm to bring yourself back to present and be in the moment. Abby learned these techniques in the wake of enduring heroin addiction and recovery.
Find Abby at abbymedcalf.com and on the podcast waves at Relationship Made Easy with Dr. Abby Medcalf.
Marriage and family therapist Joree Rose shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to trust your body. intuition doesn’t lie. reach out for community & be vulnerable. find a ritual—mindfulness, yoga, meditation. Joree learned these lessons while going through an existential crisis and divorce.
Find Joree at joreerose.com, on Instagram @joreerose, and on the podcast waves at Journey Forward with Joree Rose.
Fertility doctor Aumatma Shah shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are (1) to seek the deeper meaning or purpose of your situation; (2) to allow time for your journey to be a process; and (3) to surround yourself with a tribe of supportive women. Aumatma learned these lessons while enduring a toxic marriage and divorce.
Find Autmatma at holisticfertilitycenter.com.
Mindfulness teacher, executive coach, and speaker Lisa Abramson shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are (1) to dial back your inner critic and avoid blaming yourself; (2) to practice self-compassion; and (3) to get whatever support you need, including therapy, medication, acupuncture, and other avenues. Lisa learned these lessons while enduring post-partum psychosis.
Find Lisa at lisaabramson.com.
Intuitive coach and healer Marci Moberg shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to put intuition into the CEO position in your life and to enroll professional and personal support. Marci learned these lessons while navigating complex PTSD stemming from sexual, psychological, and physical abuse; domestic violence; a devastating divorce; and chronic illness.
Find Marci at marcimoberg.com, on Instagram @marcimoberg, and on Facebook. Also check out her podcast, "Tune In with Marci."
Healer, educator, speaker, and intuitive Laura Bonetzky Joseph shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are (1) to get out of your head and into your body; (2) to "bless your junk" by transforming pain, hurt, and trauma into wholeness; (3) to understand that the solutions to your challenges are internal, not external; and (4) to take back your power and illuminate your gifts. Laura learned these lessons while enduring domestic abuse and rape.
Find Laura at laurahealingwithspirit.com, and on Facebook @healingtraumathroughspirit.
Bestselling author, speaker, and book-writing coach Elizabeth Lyons shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to understand that the only way out is through. When you're going through crisis and hardship, life will keep presenting you with a different way until you’re ready to move through. Elizabeth learned this lesson while enduring a traumatic divorce and being a single mom to 5 children.
Find Elizabeth at elizabethlyons.com, and check out her books: Enough: The Simple Path to Everything You Want, HOLY SH*T... I'm Having Twins!, and You Cannot Be Serious, and 32 Other Rules That Sustain a (Mostly) Balanced Mom.
This episode is a MUST-listen. Personal financial counselor Dawn Torres-Gale shares that the best way to deal with a traumatic, life-or-death experience is to know that you have everything you need inside you to move forward. Don't be held prisoner by your fear. Imagine your life on the other side, and then jump—and jump FAR. If you allow yourself to get caught up in the what-ifs, you'll be frozen. Dawn learned this lesson while navigating multiple forms of trauma: being raised by a single parent with mental health issues, entering foster care after her biological mother was diagnosed with cancer, being raped and almost fatally attacked by her husband, and escaping domestic violence.
Find Dawn at ourmoneygoals.net.
Intuitive spiritual life coach and yoga teacher Ulrika Sullivan shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to access—and follow—your inner voice. Become willing to take a step back, slow down, meditate, and ask your higher self for answers that will help you pivot in ways that serve you best. It is your birthright to dream. Ulrika learned this lesson as a result of losing touch with herself, numbing her feelings, and going into "autopilot" as an outwardly successful pharmaceutical executive who was raising three young girls, working full-time, and studying for an MBA at night.
Find Ulrika at ulrikasullivan.com.
Functional fertility dietician Olivia Neely shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to understand that it's not selfish to fill your tank in order to give more to those you love—and in order to give more to yourself. Olivia learned this lesson while enduring two failed engagements.
Find Olivia at letsgetrealrd.com, and on Instagram @functionalfertilitydietician.
Energy healer Mallory Leone shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to practice mindfulness—literally putting one foot in front of the other, going from moment to moment without expecting the process to be linear. When you’re done, you’re dead. Mallory learned this lesson while enduring sexual abuse within her family, as well as divorce.
Find Mallory on Instagram @malloryleone and @manifest_box, and at malloryleone.com.
Evolutionary astrologer Aubrey Thorne shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to be patient, knowing that change is inevitable. Remember, even warriors have to wait out storms. Aubrey learned this lesson while navigating addiction, depression, and anxiety.
Find Aubrey on Instagram @aubreythorne, on Facebook @aubreythorneastrology, and at aubreythorne.com. Look for her newsletter "The Deep Sky Fishing Weekly," which includes horoscopes.
Marlo Anderson—transformation coach, healer, psychic, and bestselling author—shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to believe that you're worth the work that it takes to get there, even it if it takes you until 5 minutes before you die. In addition, it's important to allow somebody else to hold your space. You’re never alone, and you’re one with the universe. Marlo learned these lessons while enduring a dark night of the soul, a process she calls dismemberment.
Find Marlo on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/marlo.andersen.
Quantum healing practitioner Janet Thurgood shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are (1) to find an expert who can provide the tools to help you, and (2) to tap into your inner awesomenesss by asking your higher power, "Please tell me who I am and what I have to give" and writing down the answers down. Janet learned these lessons while enduring 25 years of lyme disease and autoimmune disorders, a toxic relationship, and adrenal failure—alongside running a business and parenting 6 children!
Find Janet at janetthurgood.com, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jraethurgood.
Fiona Eckersley—confidence coach, author, and divorce recovery expert—shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are (1) to acknowledge that you’re going through a rough time; (2) to reach out for help; (3) to think about one thing that you’re grateful for every day; and (4) to practice self-compassion instead of beating yourself up. Fiona learned these lessons while enduring divorce and a loss of identity.
Find Fiona at findfabulouswithfiona.com.
Katie Hill, owner of Rebel Wellness, shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to learn and believe that everything is impermanent. This is true about the lows as well as the highs. Knowing that, be as present as you can with what you’re experiencing. Katie learned this lesson while enduring debilitating depression, anxiety, eating disorders, addiction, and toxic relationships.
Find Katie at joinrebelwellness.com or katie-hill.com.
Keri Bonfili, owner of a boutique PR and strategic communications agency and former news anchor, shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to find what brings you joy and GO there. Keri learned this lesson while enduring a divorce and a layoff.
Find Keri at thekbonfili.com, and on Instagram and Facebook at thekbonfili.
Jamie Cholaki—mirror work expert, owner of the beauty and mindfulness company Cholaki, and hair stylist—shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to ask for help. Asking for help is not a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of strength. You are WORTH asking for and receiving help, and you are not alone in what you're going through. Jamie learned this lesson while navigating alcohol and drug addiction.
Find Jamie (and her awesome amethyst-infused hair serum) at cholaki.com, or on Instagram @cholakibeauty and @thehealthyhairexpert.
Amy Powers—a Harvard- and Columbia-educated attorney, Emmy-nominated songwriter, and national vice president with Arbonne—shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to hang in there, knowing that what you seek is actually seeking you. Stay open to something random that the universe is offering you. Amy learned this lesson while enduring extreme burnout, panic, and an autoimmune disorder.
Find Amy at amypowers.arbonne.com, on Instagram @amypowersla, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/amy.powers.16
Corrie Corrigan, reiki practitioner and workshop leader for families struggling with mental health issues, shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to process and share your emotions rather than hiding from them. Reach out and connect with people, and let go of any shame that's coming up as a result of your situation. Corrie learned this lesson while supporting her son through major mental health challenges that began at a young age.
Find Corrie on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/corrie.corrigan.
Burn survivor Hilary Billings, owner of Red Carpet Confidence, shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to do the opposite of “fake it till you make it.” Align your actions and your words, bit by bit, until you feel what you seek to feel. Go for the closest thing that’s true for you. Hilary learned these lessons in the wake of sustaining major burns in a fireworks accident.
Find Hilary at hilarybillings.com, and on Instagram @hilary_billings. Also, search for the Hilary Billings Show on Facebook.
Melanie Klein—sociology and women's studies professor, empowerment coach, speaker, author, and consciousness raiser—shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to take a wide perspective on the phrase "you are not alone." Know that the trauma you’re experiencing is part of a larger matrix, and individual healing is an opportunity to have an impact on the collective: when we heal ourselves, we heal everyone. Melanie learned this lesson while enduring several traumatic experiences, including disordered eating, sexual harassment and violence, an abusive relationship, low self-esteem, and compulsive exercise.
Find Melanie on Instagram: @melmelklein.
Nurse practitioner, functional nutritionist, and women's advocate Cynthia Thurlow shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to have hope, to acknowledge that things WILL get better, to visualize what you want to create, and to stop using the word "try." Cynthia learned these lessons while enduring a life-threatening health crisis.
Find Cynthia at cynthiathurlow.com, as well as across social media.
Transformative mindset coach and licensed mental health counselor Noor Pinna shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are (1) to practice self-compassion; (2) to allow two things, such as pain and joy, to be true at the same time; (3) to keep a sense of humor; (4) to remember that change is constant; and (5) to create boundaries that are based on your values. Noor learned these lessons as a result of being abandoned by her father and being sexually abused as a child.
Find Noor on Facebook by searching for her group Magical Mindset in Resiliency, and on Instagram: @noor_pinna.
Writer, actor, and producer Casey Killian shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are (1) to love fully and do what makes you happiest; (2) to not be a jerk to the people you love when they're trying to help you; (3) to enjoy the time that you DO have in this life; (4) to surround yourself with epic support; and (5) to try to do what you are resistant to doing. Casey learned these lessons while enduring diagnosis, treatment, and recovery from colon cancer.
Find Casey at caseycameronkillian.com, via email at caseyalwayswrites@gmail.com, and on Instagram @healthyhappystrong.life OR @caseycameroninstaglam.
Amateur boxer, sports cupping clinic owner, and pain coach Stephanie Moniuk shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to focus on taking the next actionable step, to work with mind-body professionals, and to do whatever soothes your central nervous system. Stephanie learned these lessons while enduring chronic back pain.
Find Stephanie at knockoutwellness.com, on Facebook @knockoutwellness, on Instagram @stephaniemoniuk, or via email at stephanie@knockoutwellness.com.
Holistic health coach and mental health counselor Nina Manolson shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are (1) to avoid judging yourself for where you are, (2) to drop the blame and shame, (3) to learn and practice self-compassion, and (4) to acknowledge your suffering. Nina learned these lessons on her journey as a chronic dieter who didn't feel at home in her own skin.
Find Nina at ninamanolson.com.
This episode is UNIQUE, y'all. Reinvention stylist, speaker, and author Annie Francesca shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to flesh out your dreams by detailing who you see yourself becoming—including getting playful with your wardrobe! Annie learned this lesson after enduring extreme isolation in a religious cult, divorce, and "incurable cancer" that she ultimately defeated.
Find Annie at thereinventionstylist.com.
Business mindset coach Francine Ayala shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to cultivate the right mindset and to surround yourself with people who inspire, empower, and mobilize you—people who are at the level where you want to be. Francine learned these lessons while enduring depression.
Find Francine at francineayala.com as well as across all social media. Learn more about her support group, Women Empowering Women - Los Angeles, on Facebook and at wew-la.org.