How Coronavirus Saved My Life

In this episode of How Coronavirus Saved My Life podcast , is my personal story of burnout as a nurse. Burnout is real . Burnout is definitely real if you're a healthcare worker. Then throw additional gasoline on burnout if you're a nurse working in the pandemic. Double the gasoline if you're a nurse working on a covid unit. Listen to my journey of why I became a nurse, the life changi...

This week I am practicing what I preach. I am taking a week off for self-care. Instead of recording a new interview, I decided to replay my most popular episode: dysregulation. This episode is the first where I went with my gut by changing my podcast to an interview style show. I am so happy I did because this episode has spoken to so many listeners around the globe. I interview my therapist frien...

In this podcast episode…. Coach Marielle Honse and I continue our conversation about my favorite topic —Human Design. Before listening and downloading this episode …. Listen and download my previous episode– episode 21: the design —if you haven't already. Marielle and I start with the basics of human design, what human design is, and how each person has a unique human design. Highly recommend Mari...

Mental Health experts and advocates discuss solutions to mental health stigma in the black community Meet the Panel:  Adris  Moffett, LCSW-S "Your Classy Therapist" Website here Instagram:  here TT: here Danny  Ross , LPC-S, Author, Public Speaker, Specialized Research Therapy in African-American Families, podcast host  Website: here Books:  here IG:  here J...

In this episode.... Melissa Llarena and I have a powerful conversation about her childhood. Quite frankly, I am still wrapping my mind around what it was like for Melissa as a little girl being raised by a Mother who has Bipolar Disorder. Melissa eloquently paints the picture of herself as a little girl who's mother was frequently hospitalized, off her meds, manic, grandiose, and unstable. A littl...

Show notes: episode 21: the design (Conversation with Human Design Expert and Coach Marielle Honse) Intro: After I emerged from quarantine in April 2020 I was a different person. My brain was different, my soul was different, & the things that spoke to my heart were different. I could no longer go back to the person I was before. The person I was before was constantly frustrated, unhappy witho...

Show Notes: In this episode (audio only), Christine has a conversation with her best friend Anthony about his Experience as a Gay Man with HIV Christine and Anthony discuss the following: Debate the term promiscuous  Tell the story how they met  Compare and contrast their childhood  Anthony’s Italian Conservative family  Money trauma in childhood Using money to avoid difficult...

Show Notes:   In this episode, Christine has a conversation with her best friend Anthony about his Experience as a Gay Man with HIV Christine and Anthony discuss the following: Debate the term promiscuous Tell the story how they met Compare and contrast their childhood Anthony’s Italian Conservative family Money trauma in childhood Using money to avoid difficult emotions Anthony’s powerful mo...

My open conversation with fellow podcaster Willie Porter from The Thing About Us podcast about his experience as a American Black Man living in Kentucky. Topics we discussed and explored: Willie’s experience and frustrations during the Breonna Taylor protests Why he says “Kings and Queens” instead of the N-word Conditioning of my racist father, my family's genealogy book with lists of slaves and p...

Today's episode Christine has a deep conversation with her friend Sandra about the topic of Colorism, the ingrained assumption of “Light Good, Black Bad” from slavery and how the light skin privilege only went so far. The times of slavery when light skin and dark skin people being separated as light skin was more acceptable to work in the slave master’s house vs dark skin people working in the fie...

In this episode, Christine interviews her friend Sandra about the complex origins of codependency in the African American Community. From her own experience as an African American working mother born and raised in Texas, Sandra shares her thoughts, examples of codependency in her family, codependency in her own life, and her views of where African American Codependency originated from w/ the added...

Finally, the answer to my mother's unnatural treatment of me my whole life. The subtle "thing" that was hard to explain. I dealt with the subtle abuse, manipulation, sabotage, and constant gaslighting in childhood. It is difficult to understand and know your abuse from your narcissistic mother had nothing to do with you when you are growing up. My hope is for others to discover it wa...

In this episode...  I interview my therapist friend Sandy, LPC who blew my mind with her poetic Facebook posts about the effects of childhood trauma on the body, importance of self-protection (two little words saying N-O) , and much more. I am excited to venture into an interview style podcast so I, along with others, can get the healing tools for our individual needs.  Listen, Download, and Share...

Realizing I have been seeking external validation because I did not feel worthy. I also could not a find a definition of worthy or worthiness that I could agree with. This by far has been my favorite episode to record because I had one of the most powerful breakthroughs which led to me discovering I am worthy of it all. WE ARE WORTHY OF IT ALL.  Connect with Christine for Mental Health Discussions...

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I planned on making this my final episode. The universe had different plans for me and my healing. Thank you to my friends, families, strangers on the street, co-workers for your support. I appreciate people sharing their own stories as well. We learn from each other. Sharing our stories is where love is found. 

I had different plans for this episode. It was originally called the manifestation. However, my mother's recent gas lighting ways changed this course. I am grateful she did because not everything on your journey is rainbows and butterflies. It is important to be authentic about current painful emotions in real time and the path those take.  

We are all connected. When you start looking for magic you will find it in yourself and in the love surrounding you. 

Dreaming is truly one of my favorite past times. 

Reality Unveiled by Ziad Masri completely changed my life. And my illusions from my childhood programming. 

Just when you think you have healed yourself of a particular emotion that no longer serves, you circle back for deeper meaning.  Listen, Download, and Share Christine’s Podcast: How Coronavirus Saved My Life   Connect with Christine on Twitter | Instagram | Blog | Youtube | FB  Check out Christine's podcast with her sister The Family Burrito Big hugs and Thank You to all the listeners! Disclai...

My teenage rebellion. Children model parent's behavior, not their words. I expressed my hurt, anger, confusion, insecurity, low self worth through my behaviors. I was never taught it was ok to express your sadness, anger, or hurt. I had enough of being verbally silenced. Since educating myself on my teen-age behaviors, I now know this fits in the perfect timeline on how I was feeling. Low self wor...

When you start becoming the observer of your reactions as an adult, you find these reactions are unhealed traumas from your childhood.  Listen, Download, and Share Christine’s Podcast: How Coronavirus Saved My Life   Connect with Christine on Twitter | Instagram | Blog | Youtube | FB  Check out Christine's podcast with her sister The Family Burrito Big hugs to all the listeners! My...

Discovering how deeply my ego was wrapped up in my marriage and my husband's reactions and disconnection was deeply painful. Consciously severing my ego from my husband and our marriage was the beginning of the scariest part of my journey. Instead of running away from this fear, I ran towards it. I ran towards an unknown outcome that forever changed how I dealt with fear.   Listen, Download, a...

Coming out of quarantine only to realize my marriage was over. One of the most devastating parts of my journey.   Listen, Download, and Share Christine’s Podcast: How Coronavirus Saved My Life   Connect with Christine on Twitter | Instagram | Blog | Youtube | FB  Check out Christine's podcast with her sister The Family Burrito Big hugs to all the listeners! My little podcast to help...