Pain to Passion Live

Inner child work and reparenting are really popular topics right now, which I think is wonderful! They are both really important and valuable concepts, especially for those of who are intentionally healing from trauma. There's a pattern I've been seeing among those who are applying inner child work and reparenting to their personal healing that I'm a bit concerned about, however. So that's what we...

Did you grow up with a mother who couldn't or wouldn't truly mother and nurture you? Maybe you had a mother who was mentally ill, narcissistic, absent, or abused substances. That longing inside of you to be mothered comes from such a natural need, and for those of us who have experienced being unmothered, it can be very painful and affect every area of our lives. On this episode of Pain to Passion...

What do Super Mario and living a life of faith have in common? I think you should listen to this episode and find out...you won't regret it. And maybe it will give you a little bit of happy childhood nostalgia, too. So grab your favorite coffee or tea, wrap up in your cuddliest blanket, and spend a few minutes chatting and hanging out with me. You'll leave feeling seen and encouraged, I guarantee...

Grief is on a lot of people’s minds right now. During the holidays it seems to rear its head more regularly, and many of us experience grief in small or big ways as the world around us sings Jingle Bells and O Holy Night. Instead of ignoring it, I’m going to invite us to lean in and visit this grief. Let’s look at it perhaps as a friend trying to send us a message. What is the role grief plays in...

Let me tell you a story today, a story about my tiny little home and how my family ended up here. It's a story of learning how to trust my gut, and how I've come to learn that trusting my gut and trusting God can really be the same thing. Surprised? Maybe that's because you too have heard from spiritual people that you can't trust your own gut, but I'm here to tell you different. This is a true an...

I am excited for you all to lean in and hear my amazing friend, Melissa Smallwood, share her story on today’s episode of Pain to Passion Live! Melissa found herself in the foster care system as a teenager, and it had a huge impact on her life. As an adult she chose to expand her family through foster care and adoption and is now mom to both adopted and biological children. Through this journey, sh...

Hi friend! Let's have coffee and chat. :) On today's episode I share a story of something that really impacted my life - experiencing an 8.0 magnitude earthquake while living in China in 2008. Being there near the epicenter of this earthquake at that time and in the days that followed really shifted my thoughts about life. Suddenly I was in scenarios that I had absolutely no control over and that...

On today's episode of Pain to Passion Live I am chatting with one of my all-time favorite humans, Amberly Lago. This incredible woman has a heart of gold and has been such a good and wonderful mentor and friend to me and many others. If this is your first time hearing from her, you are gonna be blown away! And if you've known of her for a long time, you are still in for a TREAT.  We had such a dee...

Oh I'm so grateful to be back here having coffee and a chat with you, my friend! Today we're gonna talk about the holidays. Here's the thing...some things get harder when you're on a healing journey. Why? Because for the first time, you may not be numbed out to some of the memories and grief that you've dissociated from for a long time. It's a GOOD thing, because you have to feel to heal. Right? B...

On this week's episode of Pain to Passion Live, I spoke with Becca Boston. She has an amazing story of overcoming multiple adversities in her life, including an early dyslexia diagnosis, being in and leaving a domestic violence relationship, and trying to find her voice in the midst of a lot of self-doubt and discouragement. I think so many of you will relate with her story and be encouraged by ho...

Do you feel exhausted from a lifetime of trying to be enough? Of trying to add up to something, to be extraordinary at everything you do? Is that what kept you safe as a child? Is that the way you learned to earn attention, love, attunement? If so, it makes so much sense that you still function that way as an adult. Your nervous system acts from a place of always trying to keep you safe, and it le...

Chatting with Dr. Krissy Doyle-Thomas is always pure joy! Dr. Krissy is a medical neuroscientist who has a gift for making neuroscience accessible to everyone. She can explain amazing facets about the brain and brain health in a way that is so easy to understand, and I love that about her! She also has an incredible story of moving to Canada from Trinidad with her family as a child, and how a diag...

In 2008 I was living in China. It was supposed to be a dream come true, but instead I found myself feeling numb to everything. I had been through back-to-back hardships and found that I had shut down. Have you ever felt this way before? Have you ever found yourself feeling numb and wondering how on earth to find your way back to light, to aliveness, to yourself? In this episode I’ll share my story...

For this episode I had the opportunity to interview the strong and beautiful Christine Capella. She as an incredible story of surviving assault and the resulting facial reconstruction and spine surgeries, causing her to really lean into strength, grit, and resilience in a whole new way. In this episode, Christine shares her powerful story and walks us through what it looked like to choose gratitud...

Surprise! I will be dropping a shorter podcast episode every Friday that will be a little conversation just between you and me. Today I want to start sharing with you a little bit about my story and how I got into the trauma recovery space. I'm going to share with you how adopting my beautiful son Immanuel actually caused me to confront my own life story in a big and powerful way, and how a trip t...

I am so honored to be sharing this conversation I had with the amazing Dr. Alison Cook! Dr. Alison is someone I have been following on Instagram for a while now, and she hosts one of my favorite podcasts - The Best of You - and has written an incredible book by the same name. Her content is incredible and I am so inspired and encouraged by her on a regular basis. We had such a wonderful conversati...

Today I am thrilled to share this conversation with one of my coolest instagram pals, Bethny Ricks! We had such an amazing chat, and I absolutely love how Bethny finds those things we all think about but don’t always have words for, and finds words for them! She gets to the heart of things quickly and has an amazing ability to dismantle illusions and help people unmask and discover who they truly...

It is an absolute pleasure to introduce my listeners to my incredible friend, Brooke Hemingway! I started working with Brooke as my business coach about 3 years ago, and have been so blessed and honored to build a relationship with her and to call her friend. She is a go-getter extraordinaire who has inspired me and so many others to keep chasing our dreams. This conversation was so good, and Broo...

I am beyond thrilled to be introducing you all to my dear friend and coach, Alejandra Crisafulli. We had such an amazing conversation surrounding the methodology of The 180 Method, her incredible coaching program. Have you ever wondered if you can have more control over your circumstances? Do you struggle to feel or name your emotions, and want to learn how to access them better? Do you want to st...

Hello, my friend!  My name is Gabi Ruth, and this is Pain to Passion Live. Has life knocked you down a few too many times? Have you experienced something deeply painful in your life? If you're listening to this show, my guess is you probably have. And I'm so, so sorry for the things that you have experienced that have caused you such pain, but I want you to know my friend that you were created on...