Rising From Shame

Let's EMPOWER our RECOVERY by shifting out of chaos and instead into a VIBRANT SOBER LIFESTYLE. In this episode guest SHANA EPPS offers her inspiring story as a path for anyone to get there, especially young single mother's struggling with alcoholism/addiction and/or interpersonal violence. Shana's story is one of strength, hope, and resilience - through recovery she found freedom from false shame...

When we align our recovery goals with heart and soul driven intentions, rather than ego or fear and shame-based choices, progress becomes a regular phenomenon and manifests right before our eyes. In this episode Nadia shares about the work and process of deepening her awareness of spirit, or a higher power; how "it" presented itself over three decades of time in divine alignment of past, present,...

"Recovery" means a lot of different things to different people, but everyone would agree it requires dedicating time, energy, and resources into obtaining good physical, mental, and emotional health. What does that all add up to? Investing in HOLISTIC WEALTH! In this episode, Nadia speaks with the Mother of Holistic Wealth, KEISHA BLAIR, Author and Founder of the Holistic Wealth Institute. Listen...

What is the source of any spark of inspiration? Where does that energy come from? And what inspires you? Because whatever inspires you can also empower you to seek and find your home within. In this episode, Nadia describes how meaningful human connection inspires her elderly mother to live and how it can so powerfully serve as a bridge to the infinite source of love, light, and warmth within our...

Don't let what binds you break you. The wake up call is now! Empower your recovery through this week's episode with inspiring guest Tiffany Gaston, mother, author, speaker, coach, athlete, philanthropist, and internationally published fitness model and personality who, with a gun at her head, MADE A DECISION to turn her pain into power! Years of abuse broke Tiffany's spirit in inexplicable ways ve...

Founder of Seventh Chakra Institute of Spiritual Sciences and Spiritual Counselor, Priya Jain, discusses the basics of our CHAKRA SYSTEM and the key to using it to empower our recovery: What is the chakra system? How is the human body and psychology related to it? How is Western Psychology failing us? What is spiritual psychology? and How can we use yogic medicine to address physical symptoms in r...

If you feel stagnant or stuck on your recovery journey, this episode is for you. In this week's episode, Nadia shines light on how to begin a path to empowered recovery - how to shift out of shame-based thinking and living, and all the anxiety and disconnection it creates within, into a calmer, grounded, fulfilling life driven by love and soul-based inspirations. Nadia reads an excerpt from her me...

In this week's episode, Nadia is joined by guest Trey Downes: Father, Husband, Seeker of Truth, and Podcast Host of “Your Superior Self.” Nadia first explores Trey's personal story, particularly why he became so passionate about exploring the nature of human existence, our relationship with the infinite, and its relationship with us, viewing all as a beautiful reminder to put the little world in o...

In this episode, Nadia is joined by top behavioral scientist and expert Dr. Abbie Maroño, PhD, TEDx Speaker, and Author, who raises important questions about understanding and even, dare we say, embracing shame to empower our recovery. In her new book, Work in Progress, Dr. Maroño debunks the pervasive myth that shame is the antithesis of empowerment, proposing that, "if we better understand and e...

Let's EMPOWER our RECOVERY by dedicating this New Year to being more "present" for ourselves and others - physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, thereby protecting our Home Within along the way. How do we transition ourselves out of an unfulfilling, hectic lifestyle fueled by the mind and "ego," into a more meaningful life fed by stillness in the present moment? How do we release ours...

In this HOLIDAY EPISODE, Nadia shares moments of GRATITUDE, pieces of WISDOM, and tips gained over a dozen years of recovery, solely in hopes other parents might be inspired to find their way back HOME to their children, in whatever shape or form is appropriate for their circumstances. She shares her personal struggle with un-recognized shame and how it negatively impacted her efforts to obtain re...

In this episode, we get into an inspiring alternative approach to achieving wellness, stability, and sobriety with special guest Carol Ann Ferguson, #booksoverbooze Founder and Mother in recovery who found a way out of the choking grasp of shame through avid reading of others' recovery stories. After struggling for a dozen years to maintain sobriety, Carol Ann literally went from "Bottles to Bookm...

In this week's episode, Nadia is joined by Jessica Falcon, who brings her inspiring personal journey along with essential answers to our discussion: How can we overcome being the target of another's negative feelings, such as shame, rage, and resentment, projected onto us, while staying committed to our recovery? How do we stay aligned with our truth and true selves while navigating difficult inte...

In this episode, Nadia encourages us to generate GRATITUDE by setting aside a few moments of silence to connect with the miracle of every heartbeat. She shares about how her relationship" with SILENCE profoundly changed over years of trauma and addiction recovery. Once completely uncomfortable with silence, and all the thoughts and feelings she had to sit with, today she finds refuge and solace in...

In this episode, I'm joined by Monica Mancillas, author of The Worry Balloon, inspired by the challenges she and those she loves sometimes face managing anxiety, and the tools, great and small, that have helped them walk through each of them. During these times of angst, contentiousness, and worry in our Nation, this discussion and these suggestions couldn't be more timely. Our children deserve to...

EMPOWERED RECOVERY ("ER") is protecting our sobriety, trauma healing, and spiritual growth from the toxic emotion of shame, or a feeling that our trauma and/or addiction means we are flawed, defective, and unworthy of acceptance and love. In this series, WE empower recovery together by learning how to identify, remove, and shift shame-based thoughts and emotions from being harmful and separating,...

Award Winning Author Christa Bruhn joins Nadia for a discussion about finding peace, joy, and dignity in a land two peoples call home, yet attempt to carve up between them. In her award winning memoir, Crossing Borders, The Search for Dignity in Palestine, deeply important and timely thought-provoking questions are asked. And here in this episode, Nadia dives deep into the birth and evolution of C...

When one person blames another person for something bad or unfortunate, and never, or rarely, attempts to own their part and find a solution, a "Blame Game" exists. Blame games are confusing, frustrating, painful, and emotionally exhausting experiences. No one wants to be in one, so why are they so common and seemingly drawn out? A blame game will continue "UNLESS and UNTIL BOTH individuals sit wi...

STORY TIME for Parents in Recovery, intended to inspire those seeking family reunification and healing. In this episode, Nadia shares how facing our FEARS empowers an ability to notice LOVE and see CALM in chaos. She tells a story about taking her twin boys, mother, and dogs to a local dog park, the beauty of hawks flying above, as well as incredible LOVE bestowed by her young son onto her mother;...

Ready to spark positive change in your life and the world around you? Start by listening in to this episode with Rick Ornelas - ultimate success coach, best selling author (12 Hours of Heaven), and founder of "I SPARK CHANGE" - a podcast and community of people wanting to make the world a better place. Rick believes We can indeed move from "fearful" to fearless, and from "hopeless" to hopeful if w...

"Silence is the warmest hug you can ever receive," Priya Jain explains, Founder Seventh Chakra Institute of Spiritual Sciences. So why are we so afraid of it? Why do we fill our days with a sensory overload to the point we actually believe it is reality. It isn't. "Reality" exists in the non-tangible truths of life - in our heart, intuition, and knowing - all of which are available to us through s...

Don't let shame be a roadblock in your recovery, relationships, and life! Shame, or a secret belief you are defective, acts like warfare on our soul, spirit, and relationships, separating us from our true selves and one another. In this episode, Nadia continues to share how to spot shame when it shows up, quell it, then transform it into healing and personal power. You get additional tips and mant...

Studies show 83% of men want their partner to respect them, rather than love them, an astounding statistic "when many have not yet learned to do the work" to earn it, Dr. Stephan Poulter, PhD, explains, author of "Modern Masculinity, A Compassionate Guide to Men's Mental Health" and "The Shame Factor." What is "the work"? "'Hugging the cactus' is learning to sit with discomfort," the unresolved em...

"If what you've tried up until now hasn't worked, it's not failure, it's a wake up call!," Dr. Stephan Poulter, PhD. says, or an urge from the universe to actually "do the work!" A renowned Clinical Psychologist and Author of the groundbreaking "Modern Masculinity, A Compassionate Guide to Men's' Mental Health" and "The Shame Factor," Dr. Steve explains "the work" is to "learn to sit with yourself...

Part 2 of 3 in Nadia's #BANSHAME Series. Don't let shame be a roadblock to your recovery, relationships, and life! Nadia believes the feeling of shame, or a secret belief you are defective, acts like warfare on our spirit and relationships, separating us from our true selves and each other. She found a way to spot it by creating a sense of home within, and today, transforms it into healing and per...