Breaking Curses with Excellence Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Are you the person everyone depends on, yet secretly feel exhausted from carrying it all? What happens when being the strong one starts costing you your peace, energy, and sense of self? In this powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, host Christina Russell-Strong welcomes Kamia Hayes, Capacity Liberation Specialist, author, and MSW Candidate, for an honest conversati...

Send us Fan Mail Change can feel uncomfortable even when it’s a change we wanted. The fear, second-guessing, resistance, and uncertainty don’t necessarily mean we made the wrong decision—they can simply be part of being human. In this episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, Christina Russell-Strong sits down with Janine Lequay, Change Strategist, Author, and Speaker, for a powerful conversatio...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Breaking Curses With Excellence, Christina Russell-Strong sits down with Leah Marie Mazur, Certified Divorce Recovery Coach, speaker, and founder of Mindfully Ready, for an honest conversation about healing after divorce, rebuilding self-trust, regaining confidence, creating healthy boundaries, and becoming the woman you truly want to be. As a three-time divorce...

Send us Fan Mail What if the life everyone thinks is beautiful actually feels like a cage? In this powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, host Christina Russell-Strong sits down with Crystal Peña—entrepreneur, domestic violence survivor and advocate, child-protection advocate, mother of four, first-generation American, business consultant, behavioral-health business owner, model, and...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you’ve spent so much of your life taking care of everyone else, staying quiet, people-pleasing, and making yourself smaller that you no longer recognize the woman underneath it all? In this powerful and deeply relatable episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, Christina Russell Strong sits down with Kim Brunson, life coach and founder of Breath of Sunshine, fo...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when one small step becomes a movement reaching people across the United States and beyond? In this powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, Christina Russell-Strong sits down with Traci Kasper, founder of One Small Step Walks, to talk about the personal journey behind the growing walking community she created—and the obstacles she had to overcome along th...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, Christina Russell-Strong sits down with transformational speaker, emotional coach, healer, and cancer survivor Halisi Ali aka Wizdom for an honest conversation about emotional healing, generational trauma, vulnerability, parenting, cancer, and breaking cycles. Halisi shares her personal journey and introduces her Emotion...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you achieve the career, the title, the paycheck, and the success you thought would make you happy—but still feel exhausted, overwhelmed, or unfulfilled inside? In this powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, host Christina Russell-Strong sits down with Angela Jamieson, former petroleum engineer, CEO, best-selling author, keynote speaker, and creator...

Send us Fan Mail What if the biggest thing standing between you and financial freedom isn’t your income—but the story you’ve learned to believe about money, success, and your own worth? In this powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, Christina Russell sits down with Dr. Billina Shaw, a triple board-certified psychiatrist, public health physician and financial wellness strategist, for...

Send us Fan Mail What if the patterns affecting your relationships, confidence, parenting, faith, and sense of self didn’t begin with who you are today—but with what you learned to do to survive? In this powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, Christina Russell Strong sits down with Dr. Mylira Cary, PhD, LCSW, CCTP-II, CAIMHP, CEO/Founder of M. Green Enterprises LLC and The Metamorpho...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence,  Christina  sits down with Dr. Shonda Allen Hill PHD for an honest conversation about money tension in marriage, financial disagreements between spouses, and what women can do when repeated money conversations only create more conflict. Dr. Shonda shares how financial stress once brought her marriage to a breaking point—...

Send us Fan Mail In this inspiring episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, Christina sits down with independent artist, mentor, and Boys & Girls Club manager Enaka Betech (NOC) to explore a journey of identity, healing, resilience, and purpose. After moving from Cameroon to the United States as a child, Enaka struggled to find his voice while balancing family expectations, cultural differe...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, host Christina Russell-Strong sits down with Sonia Rodrigues, MA, LPC, LMFT, LCADC, ACS, NCC—licensed therapist, speaker, author, and Founder of Transition to Wellness— for an honest conversation about healing, confidence, career growth, and breaking unhealthy cycles. With more than 20 years of experience in mental healt...

Send us Fan Mail Can your mindset determine the opportunities you attract? In this powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, host Christina, author, life coach, speaker, and founder of TheRusMix.com, sits down with Executive Career Coach and Success Strategist Alison Hemmings to uncover how our beliefs, expectations, and internal dialogue influence every area of our lives—from our caree...

Send us Fan Mail We often spend years grieving the parent who wasn't there, chasing the love we deserved, hoping one day things will be different. But what if our healing also requires us to honor the parent—or caregiver—who consistently showed up? In this heartfelt solo episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, Christina Russell explores why so many of us can become consumed by the love, a...

Send us Fan Mail Many of us spend our adult lives reacting to wounds we never realized we were still carrying. In this heartfelt episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, host Christy Russell sits down with Mariam Safla, Soul Alchemist and Shadow Work Coach, to discuss how acknowledging our inner child wounds can lead to emotional healing, healthier relationships, stronger self-worth, and lastin...

Send us Fan Mail 💰 What if the biggest obstacle to financial freedom isn't your income, your job, or the economy—but the beliefs you've carried your entire life? In this powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, host Christy sits down with coach Kenny Ingersoll to uncover how generational conditioning, scarcity thinking, fear, and shame quietly shape our financial decisions a...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ WHO ARE YOU BENEATH SURVIVAL MODE? A Conversation on Healing and Authenticity with Elisha May What if the version of yourself you've been showing the world isn't who you truly are? In this powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, host Christy sits down with Elisha May, Intuitive Energy Coach and Founder of Freedom of Self®, for a deeply honest conversation...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when faith, healing, boundaries, and self-worth collide? In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Maz Alexander—Mental Wellbeing & Transformational Coach, Social Worker, Author, Speaker, Mother, and Comedian—to discuss breaking free from burnout, people-pleasing, emotional exhaustion, limiting beliefs, and the cycles that keep us feeling stuck. Maz shares in...

Send us Fan Mail In this empowering episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, Christi Russell Strong sits down with author, speaker, and positivity strategist Cindi Goodeaux for a meaningful conversation about healing negative self-talk, rebuilding self-worth, emotional resilience, and learning how to choose purposeful positivity without denying real emotions. Together, they explore the differen...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when trauma doesn’t just hurt you… but disconnects you from yourself? In this deeply powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, Dr. Stephanie Byerly joins us for an honest, transformative conversation about emotional numbness, survival mode, high-functioning trauma, radical self-compassion, and what it truly means to become “UNNUMB.” Dr. Stephanie Byerly is...

Send us Fan Mail In this deeply honest and transformational episode, Christy Russell-Strong sits down with Tiyon L Simpson to discuss breaking inherited limitations, overcoming mental health struggles, healing from internal battles, and building a life beyond survival mode. Together, they unpack generational patterns, mindset shifts, identity, emotional healing, purpose, and what it really takes t...

Send us Fan Mail Stop playing small and start stepping into your purpose. In this powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, Christina sits down with Dr. Natasha Norris to talk about self-worth, confidence, visibility, and personal growth—and what it really takes to be seen, heard, and respected in your life and career. This conversation dives deep into: Overcoming self-doubt and fear Br...

Send us Fan Mail Healing isn’t a straight line—some days feel like freedom, others like you’re drowning in the same old pain. In this real and raw episode, w Healing isn’t a straight line—some days feel like freedom, others like you’re drowning in the same old pain. In this real and raw episode, we talk about the reality of healing setbacks: what they are, why they happen, and how to stop letting...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, we explore the lived experience of young men growing up in today’s world—from childhood to adulthood—through a powerful cross-cultural conversation with a guest from Ireland. This discussion highlights the emotional and societal challenges faced by young men, with a deeper lens on the Black male experience, while offering insight...