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In this episode, I’m chatting with Terry Tucker, who is a resident of Denver, Colorado,  a father of one daughter who is a Lieutenant in the Space Force and a husband of 28 years. Besides playing in the NCAA, Terry has also authored a book, is a blogger, and has been an officer on the local SWAT team where he lived, and is currently battling a rare form of cancer. Family and Sports While he had a...

In this episode, I’m chatting with Lily Walford.  Lily is an international relationship and dating coach specializing in behavioral profiling and body language. Lily is inspired and excited by having the creative freedom to use her passion for psychology and behavioral change to help relationships worldwide. Many people don’t realize the abuse that goes on in a relationship with this type of perso...

Please welcome my guest Cindy Mulonas!   She lives outside of Detroit, Michigan, and is the mother of three children. In addition, she has coached many high-profile personalities in her work and has helped them overcome childhood abuse. Being Attracted to Toxic Relationships “For some reason, in the past, I was attracted to people who were not good for me.” She met her boyfriend in high school and...

Chad Peevy joins me today. He’s an Arkansas native who grew up in an abusive household in a small, rural town. In addition, Chad had to hide his sexuality and learn how to lean into his own truth as an adult. Growing Up in Arkansas Some kids grow up with book smarts, some kids grow up with street smarts. Chad had to stay off his dad’s radar at home and tried to manipulate his environment to create...

My guest is Ashley Michelle, who has resided in London for the past decade. Her book, "Finding Strength Through Tragedy" sheds light on her life and how it was changed forever after she walked into a murder scene, hearing the door lock behind her, and being told she was next! Trusting her intuition helped her to escape, but her life has been filled with PTSD, depression, and anxiety from...

My guest is Tracy Nelson, a medical assistant who has been on the front lines of COVID. She is a mom and empty nester in a new chapter of her life. Tracey talks about her past history of abuse, how she has changed her parenting style since healing and how she dealt with the trauma of losing her youngest child. Told to Keep Her Childhood Abuse a Secret As a young child, her abuse started with her f...

My guest is Dawna Campbell the Mind Whisperer, who has knowledge that can assist in restoring and creating a life of happiness, prosperity, and love. With over 25 years of experience in the financial advisor realm, Dawna’s book, Financially Fit, is an Amazon #1 Best Seller. She grew up in an environment which set her on the path to experiencing abuse later in life. “I grew up in a household that w...

My guest is Keisher Glymph, a leader, motivational speaker, and creator who is spreading the message of finding your voice as a female. She loves giving space for creativity, being your best self, and showing up in the world as your authentic self to share your voice with the globe. Although she doesn’t remember all the details, Keisher remembers the time, day, environment, and what happened to he...

My guest is Lana Elco, a relationship and intimacy coach who focuses on the tantric, sacred unity approach and has worked with cross-cultural couples and women from all over the world in their relationships for more than 10 years. She is a proponent of feminine empowerment. Ukrainian-born Lana moved to California, where she met her soul partner and started her life from scratch. Lana has a Master’...

At the age of three, her mother had a tenant in their home who abused her, along with an uncle who also abused her at the age of seven. As an adult, she was in a constant state of trauma, and as a result, Anu attracted abusive partners into her life. “It was a constant, vicious cycle of darkness and attracting horrible partners into my life.” Jumping from One Relationship to Another “I was so scar...

Today I’m talking to Lizbeth Meredith is a speaker and former child abuse investigator. She has also authored the book Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters. In addition, she is a retired juvenile probation supervisor.  W ith family violence, parental alienation, control issues, physical abuse, and a large amount of chaos in her home, Lizbeth realized that she wanted a different life for h...

We know and understand that abuse happens to people daily. We also know that when we talk about emotional or mental abuse it can be partially perception. It is the physical and sexual abuse that leaves physical scarring that we can see and document.  The Importance of Having an Episode Takeaway Whether the person that is being interviewed is accurately telling their story or not, the purpose of my...

I’m excited to chat with my guest Nadia Bruce Rawlings, a survivor of multiple forms of childhood abuse and whose written two memoirs, Scars and Driving in the Rain. In addition to being an author, Nadia travels the world. She worked in the film industry in Los Angeles for a time. She and her husband live in Nashville, Tennesee, where she writes and raises her six children and fur baby. Almost all...

I’m excited about my return guest, Joe Dennis, from episode 08 of Speak Loud Podcast. Joe is our leading referral partner here on Speak Loud Podcast. Joe blends unique meditative practices and philosophy with highly sought-after techniques such as EMDR, Brain-spotting, dream analysis, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to create insightfully inspired and lasting impacts with his clients. REBT, CBT,...

I’m excited about my guest Renee Sinning, a team coach who helps teens feel confident, motivated, and worthy. She has spent her career teaching and mentoring teens. Her years in the classroom teaching, coaching, and mentoring teens, along with her own personal experience as a mom of three children, have given her tools and strategies she passes along to her teens to create a life where they can fi...

I’m excited about my guest Kerrie Hummingbird, a soul guide and host of the Soul Nectar podcast. She is also the author of Love is Fierce: Healing the Mother Wound. Kerrie inspires others to lead their life with authenticity, passion, and purpose. She is a catalyst of life-changing and shows others how to find their life path. Kerrie’s Trauma Story Kerrie was a child in the summer of love in 1969....

Denise Bossarte Is a survirvor of sexual abuse and has spent her adulthood healing herself from the abuse she has experienced in life. She is an award-winning writer, author and photographer and certified mediation facilitator and holds a PhD in Neuroscience.  Her Past Story Her mother’s father was the source of sexual abuse to her as a young child. “It mostly happened when we spent the summers wi...

Lisa Tahir is my guest today and a fellow podcaster. She talks about mental health in her podcast All Things Therapy. Lisa is the founder of Psycho Astrology and The Chiron Effect. Check out her online class 20 Spiritual Tools for Change, which has been endorsed by the Dali Lama. Her Past Story She grew up in a family which measured your worth from your monetary income and factors you could measur...

Tony has his own movement and tasks “The Be Schmaltzy Movement” whereas you let go of your fears and stop people pleasing to find your happiness and success. The German translation of his last name is to be “sappy and cheesy”. Tony has committed himself to working with others to create freedom to connect to their authentic self for the past two decades. Tony’s Past History of Abuse Tony’s parents...

In this episode, I sit down with my show producer, sound engineer and more importantly friend, Bryce Prescott. He is the 1st repeat guest on the show!! We had so much fun the 1st time around, we decided to do it again. We talk about what's transpired over episodes past,  what eastern modalities have gotten us through some of the toughest times in our lives, current favorite reads and the futu...

Corbie is a Certified Tarot Master, Certified Psychic, trained medium and ordained minister. Corbie’s energetic services she offers include: Corbie speaks and counsels at holistic expos, seminars, and workshops throughout the US and Canada and in one-on-one sessions with clients worldwide. Her mother was addicted to barbiturates and was physically and emotionally abusive. Both her parents were in...

Shantel Reitz is a female business owner, current international beauty queen, a high-level sales and productivity coach. Her mission is to take her experience and shine in her best light to give others the courage to turn their light on and shine. She has a presence and a glow about her that you can hear throughout this interview! Shantel’s Backstory of Trauma and Abuse She remembers growing up be...

Sandra Cooze is joining me today from Canada. She is a mother, published author of the book Journey to Yourself: How to Heal from Trauma , and is a certified intuitive trauma release and self-empowerment coach. Also, Sandra is a transformed trauma survivor, Reiki Master, and a traumatic incident reduction facilitator. When she tells her story, she says that “it feels like someone else’s story” bec...

Dr. Rosenna Bakari is a graduate of Cornell University with a Ph. D. in Psychology and is the founder of an international organization that focuses exclusively on empowering adult survivors. She is also a multiple book author, including the title “The Living Open Model of Advocacy and Support” related to mental wellness, and is herself an incest survivor. In addition to her accomplishments academi...

Rhino Julie suffered trauma and had issues with low adrenals. As a result, she gained 65 pounds and then was able to heal herself. She had gained weight so rapidly that she remembers waking up one morning, and she couldn’t get any of her clothes to fit. Listen in to find out her journey of healing. Filling Up Time to Avoid Dealing with the Pain of Trauma “For most of my life, I’ve been in over my...