I was blessed to have engaged in a beautiful conversation with Madeline Popelka, writer, trauma survivor, and mental health, and LGBTQ+ advocate. Please join us as we discuss:
I’m Madeline, a writer, trauma survivor, and mental health, and LGBTQ+ advocate.
Born and raised in the Bay Area, I grew up in an Asian American household where mental health was never discussed. As a daughter of a refugee, intergenerational trauma runs through my family, and I struggled with my mental health for my entire life. I thought that I was broken and damaged beyond repair, and I suffered in isolation. And when I started to experience PTSD symptoms in my late twenties, I didn’t know the first step in getting help.
Nobody taught me how to heal, and I knew I wasn’t alone. As I began learning life lessons along my healing journey, I felt an urge to share my insights so other sufferers like myself wouldn’t feel so isolated. In February 2020, I created a space for other trauma survivors, @HealingFromPTSD, which quickly became the largest trauma healing community on Instagram.
Through healing, I’ve discovered and reconnected with parts of myself, and I’ve cultivated a sense of internal peace and freedom that I’d never experienced before. I’m on a mission to help others do the same.
My first book, You’re Going to Be Okay, was released in September 2022 (order it here!), and I have a newsletter, Lost & Found, about healing, self-discovery, and more. Sign up here.
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TinaDavidson, a highly regarded American composer, creates music that stands out for its emotional depth and lyrical dignity. Lauded for her authentic voice, The New York Times has praised her “vivid ear for harmony and colors.”
Her memoir, Let Your Heart Be Broken, Life and Music from a Classical Composer, is available from Boyle & Dalton. Her memoir traces her extraordinary life in equally lyrical language, juxtaposing memories, journal entries, notes on compositions in progress, and insights into the life of an artist – and a mother – at work.
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Happy to share with you my educational and enlightening conversation with Betsy Hill, neuroeducator, author, and mom of 3. Please join us as we discuss:
Betsy’s role as a neuroeducator
her insights on education and how children learn differently
her philosophies on brain plasticity and neuroscience
her book Your Child Learns Differently, Now What? The Truth for Parents: The 5-Step Plan
BETSY HILL is the mother of three boys and an award-winning educator. She studied the neuroscience of learning with Dr. Patricia Wolfe and other pioneers in the field, coining the term neuroeducator. She is former chair of the board of trustees at Chicago State University and teaches strategic thinking at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management where she received a Contribution to Learning Excellence Award. She received a Nepris Trailblazer Award for sharing her knowledge, skills and passion for the neuroscience of learning in classrooms around the U.S. She holds a Master of Arts in Teaching and an MBA from Northwestern University.
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I love connecting with empowering women who offer brilliant insights and soulful messages of hope and healing. Today we connect with Victoria Rader, possibility coach, transformational speaker, and founder of Yu2Shine. Please join us as we discuss:
Victoria’s story of resistance and transformation due to surrender
“Victoria Rader, Ph.D. Possibility Coach™, transformational speaker and founder of YU2SHINE empowers coaches, entrepreneurs, and spiritual seekers to manifest miracles by uncovering and solving underlying hidden problems and patterns with innovative possibilities, reigniting PASSION and expanding PEACE, PURPOSE, and PROSPERITY.
She is an eight times internationally bestselling author who is globally recognized along with Brene Brown, Richard Branson, and others for creative and innovative ideas, adaptability in business, and contribution to sustainability and mental health projects with CREA GLOBAL AWARD by Brainz Magazine.”
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Another soulful conversation with an inspirational healer, Sarah K. Grace, best-selling author, speaker, and sought-after intuitive healer. Please join us as we discuss:
Sarah’s personal story of coming out about her psychic gifts and abilities
her insights on death, opting out, and her experiences with souls exiting the body
the inspiration behind her three books
her role as a “psychic paramedic turned holistic first responder”
“Sarah K. Grace is a best-selling author, speaker and sought-after intuitive healer who bridges the mainstream and holistic worlds. She teaches people how to heal their trauma and embrace their own intuitive gifts by providing powerful healing and step-by-step guidance that makes sense in everyday life. Able to see, hear, and feel energy outside the normal senses since the age of seven, Sarah overcame great adversity and addiction in her early life as a result of physical abuse and poor family dynamics. After many years of struggle she ultimately turned her trauma into wisdom by healing herself and then using her psychic abilities in critical 911 settings to help thousands of patients deal with life and death emergencies. ”
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I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to sit down with Danielle Bernock, childhood trauma survivor, international award-winning author, speaker, podcast host, and trauma-informed self-love coach. Please join us as we discuss:
Danielle’s personal story of triumph over “church hurt”
her insights on unconditional love as a healing tool
the inspiration behind her books
her viral book quote: “Trauma is personal” and what that means for survivors and thrivers
“Danielle Bernock founded 4F Media (Faith, Family, Friends, Freedom) in 2014 to promote inner healing and personal freedom through the power of ‘The LOVE that heals’, using all forms of media, beginning with her first book Emerging With Wings.
The following quote from the book has gone viral:
“Trauma is personal. It does not disappear if it is not validated. When it is ignored or invalidated the silent screams continue internally heard only by the one held captive. When someone enters the pain and hears the screams healing can begin.”
― Danielle Bernock, Emerging With Wings: A True Story of Lies, Pain, And The LOVE that Heals
Danielle is an international, award-winning author, speaker, podcast host, and trauma-informed self-love coach who helps men, women, and organizations EMERGE with clear vision of their value, TAKE ownership of their choices, and CHART a path to their promise, becoming Victorious Souls who Embrace The Change from survive to thrive through the power of the love of God.
She has authored 4 books, written for numerous online publications, and her stories have been published in two book anthologies. Her mantra is “love yourself from survive to thrive”, and she’s known as “that lady on the internet who loves you.” A long time follower of Christ, Danielle lives with her husband in Michigan near her adult children and grandchildren.
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I enjoyed this empowering conversation with Cendie Stanford, Founder and CEO of ACEs Matter and Jessie Graham, now joining me for the third time on the show, as a Co-Creating Change coach with a focus on parent coaching. Please join us as we discuss:
Cendie’s personal journey that led her to found ACEs Matter
Jessie’s wisdom on trauma recovery as a parent coach
their brilliant insights on adverse childhood experiences and the impact of high ACE scores
how nurturing the neurons and strengthening the roots of children can help prevent and heal the impact of trauma
“Cendie Stanford is a first-generation college graduate to earn two Master’s Degrees, one BA Degree, and a business certificate from the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. A Texas native & former public-school educator, she is extremely passionate about Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) education and trauma awareness. Cendie Stanford has lived experiences with childhood adversities, most of which were experienced in zip code 79403. Unaware that her childhood adversities played a role in how she responded to stressors in her career as an educator, relationships, and even parenting, she sought out the why. Two decades of experience working in the public education sector, Cendie traded in her classroom keys in order to secure a business license to spread the message of ACEs in corners of the world that needed to hear it most. Living with the consequences of childhood wounds for over four decades, Cendie took a leap of faith to start ACEs Matter as a not-for-profit organization because she believed everyone deserved access to this science. Cendie says, “Seeing adults who are struggling due to the templates from their childhood and seeing children being reared in similar environments motivate her to work harder at this vision for ACEs Matter.” Since 2021, Cendie has made several public appearances discussing the impacts of ACEs as a lived experience survivor in underserved and professional communities. Her long-term goals include empowering Title 1 schools and communities with research backed practices that aid in nurturing the neurons of students, parents, and educators that have been affected by adverse childhood experiences. Cendie serves as a mentor for youth and rising education entrepreneurs. She has also conducted more than 10,000 hours of professional development training and over 150 hours of online interviews.”
CERTIFIED MASTER COACH AND EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
“Jessie is a Certified Master Coach who has been studying and practicing Speech Language Pathology with a Master’s Degree in Communication Science and Disorders, since 1991. She believes that effective communication and healthy relationships are the keys to happiness and a fulfilled and purposeful life. By undertaking and understanding her own self-empowerment process, she supports others through their transformational journey. Her practice in Speech Pathology working with children and families has helped her to understand that people’s lives change when they choose to.
Jessie chose to focus her career on inspiring and empowering others to explore their potential for change and focus their actions toward success.
Jessie has experience working in the fields of Mental Health, Early Childhood Care and Education, Public Education as well as with Individuals who want to explore their personal creative expression.
She lives in Maine, near her daughter and family and enjoys exploring, gardening, reading and writing.”
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“Founder of The Empowered Voice and Voices Heard, Claire O’Leary is a survivor of incest. She created Voices Heard as a safe space for survivors of sexual abuse to share their story so they can shatter the silence of their sexual abuse. Sharing their story empowers survivors to become more confident, feel comfortable in their skin, and be seen and heard. She is shattering the silence of sexual abuse one voice at a time.
Sharing their story empowers survivors to become more confident, feel comfortable in their skin, and be seen and heard. She is the founder of the Empowered Voice Traveling Exhibit, which showcases the stories of sexual abuse survivors, as well as the Voices Heard interactive e-Zine that empowers sexual abuse survivors to shatter their silence thereby healing not only themselves but also others.
Through her Creativity Unleashed program she encourages survivors to unearth/nourish/engage their creativity through expressive arts including visual art, poetry, movement.
Claire’s mission is to lower the average age a CSA (child sexual abuse) suvirvor discloses their abuse from age 18.
Claire shares her own story as a Speaker, Mentor, and Advocate. She is also a Reiki Master and artist, She lives in Colorado with her husband and enjoys being a mother and grandmother to her adorable grandson. She’s an avid reader, meditates and dances her heart out any time she can.”
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Such a joy to welcome for the third time to the show, my friend and fellow trauma warrior, Mary Giuliani, Master Certified Coach, keynote speaker, and author. Please join us as we discuss:
Mary’s book launch of It’s Not About Food, Drugs, or Alcohol: It’s About Healing Complex PSTD
her insights on trauma recovery
her personal journey from trauma to triumph
explanations of adverse childhood experiences and brain injuries as a result of childhood trauma
“MaryGiuliani is a Master Certified Coach, keynote speaker, and author of “It’s Not About Food, Drugs, or Alcohol: It’s About Healing Complex PTSD.” As a complex trauma recovery coach, she supports survivors in healing from complex trauma and achieving long-term recovery with food, weight, drugs, alcohol, and relationships, resulting in them turning their pain into power and purpose.”
Mary’s Book Release February 21, 2023:
Mary‘s new book is a blending of memoir, science-based research, and a practical Complex Trauma workbook & Addiction Recovery Healing Guide.
In it, Mary shares her story that in mid-life, she discovered the root cause driving her struggle with relationships, health, and work, and her past struggle with alcohol, drugs, food, and severe obesity was a condition known as Complex PTSD, a more severe form of PTSD that developed from her being raised in a chaotic alcoholic home.
This discovery sent her on a five-year journey where she researched leading experts in the fields of C-PTSD, neuroscience, developmental psychology, adverse childhood experiences, and addiction medicine to find the most effective treatments for optimal healing.
As she embarks on her trauma-healing journey, she shares experiencing one mind-blowing revelation after another as she learned C-PTSD was operating behind the scenes sabotaging her weight, recovery, relationships, career, and health. She then shares what she did to heal and how discovering and healing her trauma marked the single most transformative turning point in her life. She also provides access to all she’s learned through a compassionate, step-by-step C-PTSD workbook and Addiction Recovery Guide so her readers can embark on their own trauma healing and recovery journey.”
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Much gratitude sent out into the universe for the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge for another insightful conversation. Please join us as we discuss:
Dr. Roseann’s role as an integrative and pediatric mental health expert
“Dr. Roseann is a mental health trailblazer, founder of The Global Institute of Children’s Mental Health and Dr. Roseann, LLC who is, “Changing the way we view and treat children’s mental health”. FORBES magazine called her, “A thought leader in children’s mental health”. With her trademarked method, BrainBehaviorReset™, has helped thousands address the most challenging conditions such as ADHD, executive functioning, anxiety, OCD, mood, Lyme, and PANS/PANDAS using science-backed holistic therapies. She is the author of the first ever book on teletherapy activities for child and adolescent therapists, “Teletherapy Toolkit™” and It’s Gonna be OK!™ and gives parents step-by-step solutions for their struggling kids with her books, Raising Successful Kids Community and remote neurofeedback program. A media personality, she is often featured on dozens of media outlets: Fox, CBS, NBC, PARENTS, New York Times, The Mel Robbins Show, Fox News, CBS, NBC, PIX11 NYC, Cheddar TV, FORBES, USA Today, Yahoo News, WebMD, Business Insider, PARENTS, The Week, and The New York Times.
Dr. Roseann is a Connecticut Certified School Psychologist, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Certified Integrative Medicine Mental Health Provider (CMHIMP), and a Board Certified Neurofeedback Provider (BCN). Dr. Roseann serves on the boards of the Northeast Regional Biofeedback Society and is a Lyme Connection Task Force Professional Advisor.”
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