Healing and Growing, Hand in Hand

Valeria lost her voice at the age of six and didn't get it back until she was 23. She started sharing her personal stories and God led her to turn them into a Podcast called “Ms. V The Storyteller Podcast.” While regaining her voice, she discovered how powerful stories are and how they make strong connections. In Business and Branding having a strong connection with a client can change a hard...

Amid a spiritual awakening, Joleene is discovering the power of letting go and living the best life she possibly can. By sharing her vulnerabilities of love, anger, divorce, and new beginnings on tiktok, she is amassing a following of other middle aged women in the same space. These shifts have her moving back into the space of coaching middle aged women (she is a certified Robbins-Madanes coach)...

Reneau Peurifoy holds a master’s degree in counseling and is the author of four books with his most recent work being “Why You Feel the Way You Do.” Reneau was in private practice for twenty years as a marriage and family therapist specializing in anxiety disorders. He left private practice to teach at a local College in Sacramento, California. He now is spending his time writing, speaking, and ta...

Alessandra Veronesi is an author, business coach, and relationship observer. After pursuing a career in Marketing and an MBA in New York City, later spanning into Europe for more than fifteen years in the insurance, software and finance industries, she now resides in Italy. Her latest book, A New Banana: Unpeel YourSelf and Elevate Your Relationships is one of many upcoming projects dedicated to h...

Marie graduated from University of Scranton with a BS in Health and Human Services. Before retirement, Marie was a Living Skills Facilitator working with the disabled and teaching life skills to adults with TBI (traumatic brain injuries) and Cerebral Palsy. Since retirement, she has served as the Women’s Liaison in the Lackawanna County Drug Court. She acted as Co-Ordinator for Unity of the Palm B...

Very early on in his educational career, Dr. St John realized that the “box” of traditional clinical psychology and psychiatry was too small to hold all the tools and concepts needed for his healing. He’s forever grateful he searched outside that box. Over time, he encountered not just tools and techniques, but different schools of thought, both novel and derived from wide-ranging sources. Decades...

In this episode we talk about the most important relationship you will have in your life - relationship with yourself. We share our experiences on how our relationship to self looked like, what it looks like now, and what were some things that helped us to improve it. We also share tools that you can use to strenghten your relationship with yourself as you go through your healing and growing journ...

Sandy Sembler, recognized as the "Women's Embodiment Expert", weaves richly embodied life experiences, feminine and masculine dynamics, and trauma-informed somatics into her SakredShe Method™, guiding the modern-day woman to liberate her past, unapologetically reclaim and rewild her powerfully unique voice and intuition, and step out of the shadows to light up the world with her full...

Kevin is the CFO, Founder & Co-Host of Next Level University, a Global Top 100 Self-Improvement Podcast with more than 1,450 episodes and 850K+ listens in over 125 countries. Some people find rock bottom... Kevin found out that rock bottom had a basement. In his mid 20's he had it all - he had a beautiful girlfriend, high paying job, sports car, his dream body... but he still ended up sitt...

Rebekah is the grace whisperer! She works with dynamic women to navigate powering through the drain in spite of exhaustion, overwhelming stress and feeling alone so they can give themselves guilt-free permission to stop, rest, feel whole and live the full life they deserve! Rebekah's contact details: Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/Rebekah_Hansen Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebekah-hans...

James is someone who is fitness trainer and mindset coach and he has not yet arrived at the end of his fitness journey. He is not here to spread trendy diets and misinformation not to provide an easy fix. He is here to share with you his honest, authentic, continual journey to mental and physical health that started for him at 14 years old when he was 250 lbs., and he barely had any muscle. In 2 y...

MaryCatherine (MC) McDonald, PhD, is a research professor and life coach who specializes in the psychology of trauma, stress, and resilience. She has been researching, lecturing, and publishing on the neuroscience, psychology, and lived experience of trauma and stress for over a decade. She is passionate about destigmatizing trauma, stress, and mental health issues in general, as well as reframing...

Dr. Joe Kort is a psychotherapist, certified sex therapist and clinical director of The Center for Relationship Health in Royal Oak, Michigan. He is the author of four books and a lecturer and facilitator of therapeutic workshops. Throughout his 37 years of private practice, he has successfully helped hundreds of individuals and couples improve their lives and strengthen their relationships. Dr. K...

Shannon Avery Briggs is a writer, speaker, and mentor helping clients create their ideal life journey. Her own healing journey began in 2016 after choosing her personal roadmap to health while battling cancer. Through her experience, she gained tools to live a healthier and cleaner life, calling them "keys to her Secret Garden." This inspired her to become The Connection Enthusiast, disc...

Keri-Anne Livingstone is a clarity coach. Her trauma-informed training and intuitive modalities help you restore harmony and regulate your healing nervous system so you can redesign your life, relationships, and future from a foundation of wholeness. Keri-Anne's contact details: Website: https://www.keriannelivingstone.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keriannelivingstone Instagram: https:/...

Anna is the passionate visionary behind Healing Journey Retreats. With a decade of experience in the tech industry, she knows firsthand the pressures and challenges that can lead to burnout, anxiety, and depression. Her own journey of mental health recovery led her to a transformative path. Seeking solace in travel, Airbnb hosting, therapy, yoga, and art, these became her steadfast companions thro...

Gabriela Rosa is the founder and director of The Rosa Institute, an organization dedicated to improving clinical results and advancing scientific knowledge in reproductive medicine to help couples create healthy babies, despite previous challenges. The Institute’s overarching aim is to champion effective women's and men's health diagnosis and treatment through education and self-efficacy-b...

In this episode I am joined by my co-host Austra Putnina where I share one of my childhood events that completely changed the trajectory of my life, how it affected my life in the following years and things I've learned from that experience. Follow Austra here: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/austra-putnina/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austra.putnina/ Youtube: https://www.youtub...

Throughout her life, Ania has been on a quest to discover how to lead a happier, healthier life and to share that knowledge with others. The body, mind, and spirit are intertwined, and treating only the symptoms or one area of the being is not sufficient for achieving true healing. This is why she emphasizes the importance of freeing ourselves from restrictive beliefs, outdated programming, and so...

Shirley is a mindset coach specializing in trauma and abuse recovery using her own experiences as a guide to help others find their way out of dark places. Once a victim of years of severe trauma and abuse, she strives to be a beacon of hope for anyone who has suffered similar experiences. She struggled with depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem for most of her life. However, through perseveran...

In this episode I am joined by my co-host Austra Putnina where we discuss and talk more in depth about the transition from trauma to healing, what it entails, how you can know that you're entering healing stage of your journey as well as give you suggestions and advice of what to keep in mind as you go through your healing! Follow Austra here: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/austra-putni...

Joanna is a BABCP accredited senior CBT and EMDR therapist with 4 degrees in psychology and psychotherapy and over 15 years of clinical experience. She has previously worked as a therapist at the NHS, university counselling services and forensic services. Currently she treats adults and children at her private practice where she offers online sessions. She is also a creator of online courses: Re-I...

Dr. Mark M. McNear is a Licensed Psychotherapist who has over thirty years of experience in clinical work through his private practice in New Jersey. Dr. McNear specializes in helping people who have experienced trauma in their life, as well as the maladaptive behaviors that spring forth from their woundedness. Yet, Dr. McNear doesn’t approach his clientele purely from a clinical perspective but a...

Beth Chisholm brings vast experience from different fields to her practice. She has 30+ years of both leading and organizing teams of volunteers and developing them as leaders. She built a middle school breakfast club that fed over 30 students daily, utilizing community volunteers and students. For her hard work, she was recognized with an Award of Excellence for Outstanding Contributions to Publi...

Join me and my dear friend Liz in my first podcast episode where I share my deeply personal journey of healing and growth, marked by the painful scars of childhood abuse. My story is one of struggle, recovery and hope. Trauma affected me in a very negative way as a child, and it took a lot of effort and time to heal. In this conversation with Liz I am sharing stories from my past, including one de...