Beyond The Damage Of Words

Healing, the only choice for Chantelle Larsen Have you ever considered how healing can shine your light and help you transform lives? Inner work and healing are the sole pathways to shining our light. We cannot give others what we don’t have from within or from an empty cup, and healing allows us to regain our power and fill our cup. It’s through inner work that we find solace in creating a safe s...

Embracing our authentic selves becomes more attainable when we free ourselves from the shackles of other people’s opinions. Pretending to be someone we’re not—it’s draining and unsustainable. Authenticity not only benefits us personally but also enhances empathy and understanding toward others. Recognizing the inherent value in every individual allows us to appreciate their unique contributions to...

Transforming Your Life from Within. Have you ever wondered how harnessing the power of positive inner dialogue could completely transform your life? Cultivating a positive inner dialogue and mindset requires a mindset shift that begins with embracing self-compassion and mindfulness. It involves recognising and challenging negative self-talk and replacing it with affirming and empowering thoughts....

Cultivating peace, love, and abundance through healing is a transformative journey that begins with embracing our vulnerability, acknowledging our own experiences, and nurturing a deep sense of self-love and acceptance. Working on ourselves allows us to explore the depths of our inner being to uncover layers of past conditioning and traumas. By acknowledging our experiences, bravely speaking them...

Matt Jessop talks about breaking the stigma and asking for help.    Does seeking help make you feel like you are giving up your power? Does guilt get in the way every time you put your needs first? In a society that often glorifies selflessness and sacrifice, it's crucial to recognise that seeking help and prioritising your well-being are not signs of weakness. Rather, they are powerful...

Amanda Ashworth found the inner work key!  Do you feel like success is within reach, but something, perhaps even yourself, is holding you back? Are those nagging limiting beliefs and negative self-talk holding you back from reaching your full potential? Doing the "inner work" and moving towards your healing can be a game changer. Healing is a journey that involves self-reflection, self-compas...

Patrick Mullarkey felt it was time to address the baggage he was carrying and to accept that he is in progress. We covered a lot in our conversation, including: wondering what you lose when you address trauma never arriving but being in progress  Nacoa: The National Association of Children of Alcoholics  learned behaviours and solutions, and numbing  10-month job search hell, losing...

Amanda Lamont has wonderful self-inquisitiveness. It was so great to catch up with Amanda and hear how beneficial she has found it to be curious about her thoughts and behaviours. She has learned, since booking herself a psychologist back at school, that taking a moment to ponder reactions and thinking helps. Tune in, and you’ll hear us discuss: the issue with attaching self-worth to achievements...

Ingrid Morgan wants people to speak up! After she shared a raw post about her father’s suicide on LinkedIn, I had to invite her on for a conversation. Leading by example, Ingrid wants to encourage people to speak more openly. Tune in, and you’ll hear us discuss: The ripple of a parent’s suicide & her own failed attempt Learning to release her bottled anger Making the wrong choices as a distrac...

Troy Hammond reached a fork in the road. In his mid-30s, Troy made a conscious choice to heal his childhood trauma or be a great role model for his kids. Initially, earning great money led to an escape from childhood, but it also led to the failure of his marriage and the realisation that it was time to heal. We talked about: narcissism, alcoholism and masks money and shame doing the mahi (self-wo...

Learning to express emotions changed Zsuzsa de Koning-Szabó Zsuzsa and Katrina met many years ago at a conference and loved catching up on this week’s episode. Zsuzsa shares what it was like growing up in the Eastern block, where the go-to way of dealing with emotions was to suppress them, even the grief of losing a parent. We also talked about: Expressing emotions in learned over native languages...

George Bannister knows how to bounce back! I met George at the Hay House UK Writer’s Workshop and after only a few moments of chatting, knew I wanted to know more. In our conversation, you’ll hear: How addiction ultimately led to healing How he has moved from prison to an award-winning property developer The traumatic event that started it all off About writing a teaching memoir …and more! Grab a...

Jasmine Mbye has been on quite the journey! In our conversation, she shows grit, resilience and heart as she openly talks about her journey of healing from a traumatic childhood and relationship. From someone feeling lonely behind walls of protection, she now is open-hearted and full of self-love. Tune in to hear: What happened when she first spoke her truth Understanding generational trauma helps...

To say I was angry about the misrepresentation of HSPs by Cosmopolitan Magazine is an understatement. 🛑 Being a Highly Sensitive Person is NOT a label!  So though, I was going to share these less frequently, please let me set the record straight in this short podcast with some more insight from The Damage of Words . 📋 HSPs have a different neurological makeup from birth. 📋 It is not a...

Since the recent documentary, there has been so much misinformation surfacing about Twin Flames that I felt compelled to share this. It is a snippet from my memoir, The Damage of Words : A memoir of healing self-hate and gaining self-mastery, and specifically my words around soul family & twin flame. It is under 10 minutes, without any preamble, and if it is well received, I may well share som...

Issac Harvey MBE found it was an inside job! After Isaac posted about his school suggesting he had counselling and his confusion as to why he was being singled out, I had to know more. Thankfully, he said yes to an interview because we had a fab conversation! Tune in, and you’ll hear us chat about: reluctantly becoming a disability advocate realising he needed to take action to be happy modelling...

Jennifer Newbill has been on an amazing healing journey! I met Jen at a recruiting conference around seven years ago, and if you'd told me then that we would have had this conversation, I wouldn't have believed you. She has dropped the masks and addressed factors that were quite literally making her ill, curing illnesses that baffle doctors and scientists. In our interview, we talked about: Jen's...

In 2018, Tim Roberts found himself in a cycle of suicidal thoughts and spent time plotting the differing ways he could die. But he also knew he was happily married, had two brilliant kids, and was in good employment. Yet this truth somehow added to his severe depression because he knew he was better off than others. So why was he feeling this way? In the podcast, we discuss: The day he decided thi...

Caroline Ferguson didn’t ignore the itch! She had a yearning to know why she always felt born to do more. To her surprise, that was training to be a cognitive behavioural therapist. She shares how less than 15% of people are self-aware and how becoming self-aware was life-changing. We also delve into the world of the highly sensitive person and the high sensation seeking subset. And have a frank c...

Mark Gilroy wants open conversation on pregnancy loss. A staggering 1 in 3 pregnancies ends in miscarriage, yet there is very little support or conversation around the loss. Without taking something that creates dreadful mental, psychological, and emotional trauma for women and making it about men, Mark wants to raise awareness about the grief associated with miscarriage that isn’t spoken about en...

Following the threads led Lynn from breakdown to breakthrough! A marriage ending and Ovarian cancer later led Lynn to a breakdown. The thread that connected the three events went back to childhood, a fractured maternal bond, and the discovery that she was carrying anger, guilt and sadness. By being stopped in her tracks, she had to go on an inner journey and stop living in denial; losing her mind...

Thea Bardot has transformed in more ways than one! Imagine your body giving up and being told that there was nothing wrong with you physically. A projector, projectee and people-pleaser, Thea’s body decided to shut down to get attention. Finally diagnosed with ADHD, she says that helped, but the self-work could not be ignored. Now, ‘I represent binary being broken.’ and have a business that is a f...

Imagine building a successful business that is built squarely on your identity - your looks, your fitness & your success. Then celebrating the euphoria of selling it, only to realise you’d lost your entire identity! Angela Parker did exactly that, and in this episode shares the journey she took to meet herself. Her real self for the first time! Strap yourselves in for an emotional and powerful...

Synchronicity sent Steve Usher into coaching and out of grief! Over the years, Katrina Collier has watched Steve shine his light ever brighter, and it was an utter joy to hear his healing story on Beyond The Damage of Words . From withdrawing into the darkness of grief to realising he needed help and taking it on wholeheartedly, Steve shares openly the steps he took, what worked, and what he still...

Sophie Power lives up to her name! After a horrific trauma, which we hope nobody listening ever experiences, Sophie shares her journey back to herself. On this week’s Beyond The Damage of Words podcast,  hear the steps she took to finally move PTSD into the past tense, peel the layers off slowly and start reducing the wound she’d buried in her attic. Be inspired, and as ever please share this...