A Woman's Soul: Restored

Julie Starr is a Life Coach, award winning social issues advocate, and an author who has an Amazon #1 Best Seller entitled, "Your Husband Left, Now What?" She will be sharing information on: 1. How important it is to be in tune with your possibilities. 2. How can you discover your possibilities. 3. The importance of Clarity. 4. Discovering the gap between where you are and where you are going. 5....

Rape, Abuse, Domestic Violence, Child Sexual Abuse, Sickness, Grief, Depression, Anxiety, Guilt, Shame, Anger....we can go on and on naming situation and/or feelings that can cause us trauma and put us in a state of loneliness and defeat. What happens when we make these feelings and emotions apart of our lives by not dealing with them but going through the motions of acceptance because we feel lik...

I had the honor of having to interview a guest for the 1st first time on my 5th episode of A Womans Soul Restored in season 1.  Ms. Burrell is a Pastor, Co-author-and now new author, Empowerment Speaker, and a Counselor with a Masters Degree in Clinical Mental Health. The journey from The Big Island to America has not been an easy one.  She has had many trials in her life, and has been verbally an...

The situations that happen to us as children can either shape us or break us as adults. When adult traumas happen to children, it forces you to grow up very quickly. Many adults cannot process the trails that some children are forced to endure. Some things were supposed to be a secret because of the events that had taken place but there is healing in speaking your truth and letting the past propel...

Trauma can rear its head in many forms; regression, supression, anger, depression, hostility, remorse, and self-loathing are a few. Our sense of self can be lost in the muddleness and consumption of a predator that fills up more of our lives than we are willing to give. The predator that clings to us like the leach they are and refuses to let go. The snake that slithers into our lives, robs us of...

The trauma that we experience can cause us deep interior pain. That pain can remain bottled up inside or be displayed outwardly in unhealthy ways. Self-Mutilation is the mutilation of oneself, especially as a symptom of mental or emotional disturbance or to cause physical harm to oneself from some sort of trauma. Latonia's guest for December's First Sunday Conversation lived with a terrible secret...

There have been many prolific events that have taken place over the years with sexual trauma and domestic violence; even to the point of domestic violence being coined that term. The legalaties of the system have not always been favorable toward a woman that was in the midst of a traumatic event. Over the years, there have been successes and failures in the areas of crimes against women, and the l...

As children, we are taught to listen to our parents/adults, do well in school, and to be good boys and girls. The parent(s) job is to love and protect; to provide and to be that comfortable place when we fall. The lessons that we learn as a child are supposed to equip us for the future but what if those lessons were learned because we had to grow up fast? Learned because the role of the parent bec...

An emotional grinding of bones can be described as a Cringe. A bottomless pit of an unexplainable emotion that carries a crushing wave of agony that singes through joy and happiness and leaves you temporary debilitated. Scars; physical reminisces of an healed up action from a perpetrator that forever bears its mark from someone else on your body. The personification of them looking at you daily wi...

There are some instances where the situational trauma is just as bad, or worse, than the event trauma. These are instances that would not have happened if we were not in a particular place, or with certain people/person, that lead to drastic circumstances that causes both situational and event trauma. As we think back over the emotional and sexual stressors that have happened in our lives, we may...

There are severe traumas that we are mentally protected from by a blockage of certain memories that would otherwise cause more harm than good. These moments in time, for a period, are better forgotten than remembered. One medical term for this phenomenon is called Traumatic Dissociative Amnesia (TDA) meaning the brain has a protective mechanism and pockets some stressful memories to preserve the m...

There are incidents of abuse that, as a society, we have become desensitized to because we have become numb to some particular acts of violence. We have heard so many tramatic events until nothing shocks us anymore but there are instances of, not the act, but the role of the perpretrator that now gives us uncertain feelings about whom we can trust. Someone in political office, school system, and t...

We can be living our lives in a productive manner of working, taking care of our families, and just trying to get by day to day. To the outside observer, everything can be fine, and we can look normal. We blend in with others well in this sometimes routinely existance we call LIFE. Sometimes though, there is something deeper going on behind closed doors that is not obvious to the natural eye. The...

When we hear the word 'science', or even think of it, our minds can transport to the intellectual proponets of foundational studies, experiments, chemistry labs, test tubes, and ofcourse data analysis. Measured activity focused on the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observations, and other principles, to explain the sometimes unexplainable....

We can have a situation that can seem impossible and we may feel that we have no way out. Those situations can then multiply and intensify by other things happening that may compound our feelings of sadness and leave us drowning in our sorrows and woes. This week, Latonia talks about finding possible results from impossible situations. There is light at the end of the darkness. The sun will shine...

There are many times that, when you are feeling negative, have a situation, or just need to decompress, that finding a good friend to talk to can be comforting and therapeutic. It is also a bonus when that friend, or even family member, can make you laugh and forget about the thing you are going through; if only for a moment. What if your friend helped you with your situation by telling you storie...

There are Visionaries that tackle violence head on with a different approach. They have 'Out Of The Box' thinking and are not confined to being limited to available sources but look for ways to strike a blow from unexpected avenues to produce lasting and effective results. This week, Latonia's guest is one of those Visionaries. Sabrina Osso, and her company Osso Safe, are fighting violence through...

There may come a time in life, when the trauma is so consuming, until you feel like nothing matters and life is just something to go through and not to enjoy. Your peace and essence my be drowning in a sea of hurt, pain, and memories from the past. You may feel invisible and that you are not as good as everyone else because of what you have experienced in life. You may even feel that you do not ma...

Forgiveness is a challenging road that we all travel down at some point. Unforgivness can cause bitterness, resentment, and a loss of focus. It can also harden your heart. Unforgivness is a road with many bumps but Forgiveness clears a path for less bumps and a heart that is free. This week, join Latonia and her guest Pastor Stephanie Lashley as they address the topic of "Embracing F.A.M.E. (Forgi...

One of the damages that trauma causes is when good things happen, the good and the trauma are sharing the same space within, so good things cannot be enjoyed and the bad overshadows everything. There can be a prolonged continuance of emotional degrees of staying in the moment of trauma. Hi's and low's manifest together. This week Latonia, and her guest Transformational Coach Jen Bridwell Oppenheim...

When we go through a tramatic experience, a part of us suffers a death. That death emcompasses the loss of whatever we are mourning because of a rape, sexual abuse, molestation, etc. Grief has five (5) stages. The last stage is acceptance. Until we accept the things that have happen to us, we cannot fully be Healed and Restored. For the first installment of First Sunday Conversations, Latonia has...

Children are the fabric of our future and we should do everything in our power to protect them. Danger does not necessarily come from strangers anymore and we must teach them that 'bad touch' is bad no matter who it comes from. We should give them the much needed guidance and information to aid them in knowing that they are important and that their voices will be heard. This week, Latonia's guest...

There is a method that some Coaches and Counselors are using to help Trauma patients that can either aid or go beyond traditional talk therapy. Traditional talk therapy is still a necessary part of healing but the body-based Somatic Approach supports a connection back to the body for a sharper and more acute instincts and intuition. This week, Latonia has a conversation with Transformation and Tra...

Doctors and Researchers are constantly seeking avenues to help individuals with mental health disorders and trauma. As the need for alternatives to medication are constantly rising, there are demands for alternative methods that will not medicate but still stimulate. This week, Latonia's guest is mental health and trauma researcher Aunia Kahn. Aunia is a creative entrepreneur, globally awarded fig...

Unresolved issues from our childhood can resurface in our lives and cause havoc. Our state of mind, how we function, and even our careers can be affected by negative situations from our past. Our emotional health can be damaged as we try to navigate through our feelings and relationships with others. Riana Milne MA is a Certified Global Life and Love Trauma Recovery Coach, #1 Best Selling Author,...