Real Talk Real Women Breaking The Silence Around Abuse

Arlyn’s short introduction Arlyn Smith is a differently-abled body-builder weight-lifter inspirational speaker who, after a suicide attempt gone wrong, transformed her life to now spreading love, light, peace, hope, and inspiration. Episode’s summary * Arlyn Smith is a differently-abled bodybuilder, weightlifter, and inspirational speaker who overcame self-abuse and transformed her life * After on...

Tanja’s introduction Tanja, a sensitive and autistic child, suffered sexual abuse, neglect, and emotional abandonment by an alcoholic Dad and a chemically unstable Mother. Psoriasis at 10 and several severe traumatic injuries further served to isolate her. A nervous breakdown in her teens led her to spiral into self-destruction putting a gun to her head and pulling the trigger. Rather than dying,...

Danita’s introduction Danita is a leading women's health and fitness expert who is dedicated to helping women achieve their fitness goals and improve their overall health. She is the founder of the world-renowned women's health brand, Booty Bands & Barbells, and has been successfully helping women for the past 20 years. Danita's expertise lies in reducing the Aging Weight-Gain, Sculpting and Tonin...

About Carolyn Carolyn Parker, also known as The Overcoming Queen, is a survivor of domestic abuse who is now a heart-led author, personal development advocate, and founder of Restoring Self-Belief. Her journey began in 2002 when she fell into a toxic relationship with a younger man during a mental health crisis. Unaware of the signs of domestic abuse, Carolyn did not recognize the progressive coer...

Lynda’s introduction She ran away at 5 years old and was gone an entire week. Why? Growing up with a raging alcoholic father caused her to decide she didn't want to live in that environment. She came home riddled with fears and, in turn, became a people-pleaser. At age 51, she decided to face one fear every day for an entire year. In doing so, she gained an exorbitant amount of confidence and now...

Christina’s short bio Meet Christina, a woman who has overcome adversity and dedicated her life to helping others do the same. Christina's journey began with a struggle against depression, anxiety, and PTSD, caused by severe trauma. But she refused to accept that repeating the same unproductive methods was her only option. Christina embraced unconventional methods of healing, which led her to beco...

Unleashing Resilience for Entrepreneurial Success Jasmin is a nurse who overcame adversities in life and discovered her nurse's tool bag, #jasminsattaché. Jasmin will share with you her story and the lessons she learned along the way. She will explore how to overcome adversity with resilience and find purpose in life, even when the odds are against us. Her goal is to share her story and journey wi...

Cynthia’s short introduction Cynthia has been in an abusive relationship with her husband for 23 years. It was her fear that kept her in this relationship. She was afraid of what other people would say, afraid that she was not committed to her marriage vows, and afraid that she would be judged and rejected. However, after his two restraining orders, he died of a massive cardiac arrest. Being cut o...

My name is Catherine Opondo - Coach Cathy O, and l facilitate healing circles that help women release trauma so they can go on to co-create lives that they are excited about living. I am a mum of five and a grandma of 2. I emigrated to Canada some four years ago, a move I made to save my life and seek peace. How did l get here? You see, I was previously married for three decades - one that was the...

Nefertiti’s bio Nefertiti San Miguel is the embodiment of passion, a vivid advocate for the arts, neuroscience, and mental health. As an international mixed-media artist, Ikebanist, performer, speaker, entrepreneur, published author, and trailblazer, she raises eyebrows across numerous industries. With a reputation for rocking her eclectic style, Nefertiti is the founder of Etnia Fusion, a Boston-...

Julie in her own words From the outside looking in, people would have thought, I was living the perfect life 8 years ago. I was married to my best friend and homeschooling our four amazing kids on 30 acres in upstate New York. But I had one major problem - I never felt well. Even though I tried to live as naturally as possible, I was experiencing chronic health problems. Through a battery of quest...

Priya Kumar’s short bio Priya is a financial coach. Her mission is to empower women by demystifying money and providing them with an infrastructure that allows them to build confidently.  She coaches her clients on how to build a relationship with their money, heal financial trauma, and understand finances by breaking it into bite-size digestible pieces. She works with nonprofits that serve surviv...

About Christine As a heart-centered intuitive and certified EFT Master, she is dedicated to supporting parents who are struggling with Fibromyalgia pain, exhaustion, and overwhelm. With her extensive training and experience, she helps parents to create positive change in their families and improve their self-care. She is a member of the Association of Emotional Freedom Techniques Professionals and...

Kristin’s introduction Passive aggressiveness is one thing, and covert passive aggressiveness is another. Kristin became familiar with the latter and learned to tell the difference in her 12-year marriage to someone with covert passive-aggressive narcissistic traits. She left the marriage a few days before the world went into quarantine, and moved to the basement for 18 months as she began to rebu...

Gemma's Bio Gemma Serenity Gorokhoff is an award-winning entrepreneur, based in Los Angeles California, educated at MIT, NYU Mindfulness, Kellogg, and IMD ranked #1 for the 12th year in a row by Financial Times in executive education. Gemma has 25 years of experience helping others find their voice and step into the energy of success and has been featured on CBS 2 and on various podcasts. After vi...

Darla in her own words So I like to call my story From the Pit to Zion... I spent my whole life in abuse of many forms. Since I was young I was exposed to things I should have never experienced. I can tell you that I have experienced things in all areas of abuse. These include Sexual, Mental, Emotional, Physical, and Financial abuse. All of which had broken me down to a space of desperation, and I...

Sallie Wagner is a multiple #1 international best-selling author, sought-after speaker, What’s Next Strategist, and Life Alchemist! She hosts the High-Frequency Mindset Podcast and the Reboot Your Thinking radio show. As a Life Alchemist, Sallie’s powerful transformation tools include Emotional Freedom Techniques, evolved Neurolinguistic Programming, and trauma-aware modalities to launch clients i...

Caurel’s introduction Meet Caurel Richards, a passionate and driven individual with a wealth of knowledge and experience in various service industries. After spending 14 years working in these fields, Caurel learned firsthand the crucial role that mental health plays in our overall well-being and how unresolved trauma can hold us back from living the lives we desire. This led her to complete her t...

Helen’s short introduction Helen B. Ferguson has been a therapist for 22+ years, guiding women on their healing journey from trauma, childhood trauma, C-PTSD & sexual abuse. In her journey, Helen discovered that the parents and caregivers of these children also often carry their own pain from past traumatic experiences. She realized that there are many adults who have been silently carrying around...

Josette’s short bio Josette Diaz transforms women’s lives through Self Mastery as their Guide and Champion. She believes that knowing what your hot-button issues are, is a power move to rise above self-sabotage. She offers one-on-one coaching, courses, workshops, and group programs in her system of Self Mastery, Seasons of the Soul. In the practice of Self Mastery, you are guided home to your inne...

Altagracia Felix is a Shamanic Reiki Master, Spiritual Guide, and Intuitive Trauma Coach. After experiencing the transformative power of spirituality in her life, she wanted to help other women experience this level of healing too. She has committed her life to work with Spiritual Teachers all over the world to continue learning to enhance her intuitive abilities to help others. She is devoted to...

 Stephanie Mankin is an MMA undefeated champion and was one of the first women to enter the sport. She is a motivational speaker, media personality, model, fashion influencer, and designer. Stephanie Mankin began training for the MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) at an early age and when she turned 18 was recruited by MMA fighter and manager Randy Couture to fight professionally. She was quickly signed by...

Alicia’s from crappy to happy’s story Apart from having her daughter, her defining moment came in 2015 when she lost everything.​The six-figure salary, the husband, the house, and the car. She is simplifying but the gist is she had been living the way everyone else expected she would be growing up, and she wasn’t happy. She was a captive in the jail of her own life rather than experiencing life. S...

Tracie’s introduction in Tracie’s words I know very well how damaging unhealthy relationships can be for ourselves, our intimate connections, and for our whole family. It was through my own healing journey from my dysfunctional and abusive childhood to creating healthy, adoring relationships that I discovered most of the tools and love wisdom I share in my coaching and my 5-star book, The Missing...

Elita’s short introduction Elita Summers is youthful and fun-loving with a mind that is both highly creative and highly analytical. These traits have affords her numerous opportunities to learn and grow. While overcoming many of life’s hardships and trauma, she’s learned to channel her analytical nature more positively and embrace her creative side. Through this process, she’s been able to transfo...