Survival Mode Disrupted with Leticia R Francis

In this episode of Survival Mode Disrupted , Leticia sits down with Craig Harry , a hypnotherapist who works at the intersection of clinical hypnosis, past life regression, and spiritual healing. Craig started as a man of science—a lab tech who believed everything could be explained through logic and data—until a traumatic loss in his family cracked him open and forced him to ask: “Is there more t...

In this episode of Survival Mode Disrupted , Leticia sits down with LaCole Smith , a woman who has literally survived what most of us only fear in our nightmares: being sandwiched between two 18-wheelers and told she might never walk again. LaCole shares how one ordinary day turned into a life-altering collision – the motor thrown out of the car, water splashed across her face making her believe s...

In this powerful episode of Survival Mode Disrupted , Leticia sits down with Stephany , a woman who has lived through the kind of plot twists most people only see in movies: 🔹 Two emotionally and psychologically abusive marriages (with legal abuse layered on top) 🔹 A second marriage that ended in physical violence 🔹 A baby born with a rare genetic disorder 🔹 A home destroyed by Hurricane Ian...

In this powerful episode of Survival Mode Disrupted , Leticia sits down with Anne Alvarez , a parent coach and school counselor who grew up in a deeply dysfunctional, abusive home – and turned her pain into a mission to help families heal. Anne shares how living with constant conflict, violence, and being sexually abused by her father at age 10 shaped her sense of worth, safety, and identity. She...

In this episode of Survival Mode Disrupted , Leticia sits down with Tom Le Noble , a man who has been given six months to live three times and is still here talking about purpose, power, and what it really means to live fully awake. Tom walks us through his wild path: From corporate leadership roles at MCI, Walmart.com, Palm, and early Facebook (yes, that Facebook — and yes, we talk about the stoc...

When Veronika was diagnosed with breast cancer, she didn’t ask, “Why me?” She said, “I’m going to heal.” Armed with mindset tools, radical faith, and a juicer, she turned her diagnosis into a journey of empowerment — journaling every step, changing her diet, and mentally programming her body to respond to treatment with ease. But when the treatments ended and remission came, she broke. That’s when...

From the age of four, Margie was taught that her voice didn’t matter. What began as survival in a home filled with narcissistic, emotional, and sexual abuse evolved into decades of living in freeze and fawn — performing strength while silently drowning. But survival mode wasn’t the end of her story. It was the initiation. In this powerful episode, Margie shares how she transformed her trauma into...

From the outside, Erin looked “together.” Inside, she was running on fumes—grief, DV recovery, single motherhood, and years of crisis conditioning. In this unfiltered conversation, Erin walks us through the invisible side of survival mode: when your calendar is full, your smile is practiced, and your nervous system is shot. We get practical about the exit—mindset work that actually sticks, nervous...

Reign’s childhood normalized abuse, control, and emotional suppression—so she dissociated to survive. As an adult, she chose radical responsibility, nervous system regulation, and subconscious reprogramming to end the cycle. Together we unpack narcissistic family dynamics, why blame is a seductive addiction, and how emotions need witnessing—not white-knuckling. This episode is a blueprint for turn...

Michelle was diagnosed with a learning disability in kindergarten, bullied in a small school where she couldn’t “hide,” and told college wasn’t for her. In this raw conversation, she unpacks how masking kept her in survival mode—and how self-advocacy, accommodations, and alignment flipped the switch. We talk about redefining success when the system isn’t built for you, the power of presence, and w...

Survival mode gets rewarded—until your body, marriage, and joy send the bill. Lara shares the cost of high-functioning pain (multiple miscarriages, misaligned marriage, radical redirection) and how choosing truth over performance rebuilt her life. We walk through Leticia’s 3-phase exit— Self-Awareness → Reprogramming → Reinvention —and show you how to apply it when peace feels foreign and your ner...

Survival mode looks different on everyone—but it often sounds like autopilot. Gemma’s body forced a full stop (transverse myelitis) after years of people-pleasing and “doing it all.” In that pause, she rebuilt—using humanist psychology, somatic awareness, and ruthless alignment to her values. This episode shows you how to exit the conveyor belt and design a life and business that actually feel lik...

Vitelle knows survival mode too well—single motherhood, abuse, homelessness, “doing fine” while burning out. She breaks down how faith, community, and creativity pulled her from coping to healing . This is a masterclass in surrendering control, rebuilding self-trust, and using your gifts to help others heal. Survival mode is a mindset—not a life sentence. Coping isn’t healing; overfunctioning is j...

Grief bulldozed Mehr’s life. Sudden loss. Identity shattered. Three kids watching. She went silent, overfunctioned, and called it strength until her body said otherwise. Stress-induced asthma. Emotional paralysis. Then the pivot: acceptance, nervous system care, and rebuilding from the inside out. Grief is not a problem to solve. It is a reality to tend to. Acceptance is not approval. It is ending...

Jacquie grew up inside generational trauma and religious shame, was sexually abused as a child, gaslit into doubting her sanity, and later numbed the pain through addiction. She got sober, lost custody of her son, learned to set boundaries, and rebuilt a self that didn’t exist before. This conversation is a masterclass in refusing fake harmony and choosing radical self-trust. Generational trauma d...

From military discipline to spiritual surrender — John Templeton’s story is proof that achievement without alignment leads straight to collapse. After years of thriving as a Special Forces instructor and athlete, John’s world unraveled: a toxic relationship, financial loss, physical illness, and depression pushed him into a full-blown identity crisis. But that breakdown became the birthplace of hi...

In this raw, unfiltered conversation, Candice Harper unpacks the emotional abandonment, reactive abuse, and generational trauma that shaped her life — and how she found the courage to rewrite it. From surviving narcissistic relationships and the pressure of being a “high-achieving woman,” to redefining forgiveness and healing the mother wound — this episode is a masterclass in radical self-ownersh...

From addiction and bipolar disorder to building one of the most powerful Black male mental health movements in America — George P. Brooks has lived the full spectrum of survival and resurrection. He opens up about the insanity of addiction, the lack of compassion in recovery, and how accountability became his lifeline. This episode isn’t just about recovery — it’s about rebirth. It’s about death —...

What happens when survival becomes your identity. Sean Young grew up inside violence, entered the Army at 17, deployed four times, lost his best friend overseas, and spiraled into addiction and rage after discharge. After a suicide attempt and a hard reset, he chose accountability, community, and five years of continuous sobriety. We talk about men’s mental health, veteran transitions, anger as ar...

This episode dives deep into the hidden cost of survival mode and how unhealed childhood trauma quietly dictates how we love, parent, and perceive ourselves. Jamie shares his story of losing his mother at eight years old, surviving emotional neglect, battling depression, and transforming his pain into purpose. Together, we explore the psychology of resilience , emotional regulation , and how to br...

This one is fire and truth. Jeremy walks us through surviving childhood molestation, parental addiction, rage, and repeat suicide attempts, then shows how he rewired his life with radical responsibility and daily discipline. We break down survival mode as a nervous system pattern and map the exact moves to exit it. Why survival feels like safety and keeps you stuck The addiction to attention and t...

Heidi was a sophomore studying in the library when smoke, alarms, and gunfire split her world in two. She describes the moment-by-moment terror, the years of dissociation and panic, and the heavy religious messaging that told her survival demanded a public purpose. Then she walks us into the quieter revolution: self-compassion, nervous system safety, and choosing life for herself. What survival mo...

Coach Latrea grew up navigating disability, hospitals, and a home shaped by addiction. Survival mode taught her to aim for “just get through today.” Adulthood tried to keep her there. She said no. In this conversation, she walks us through the mindset shift that removed her limits, the faith that grounded her, and the daily practices that turned pain into purpose. We map her story to the 3 phases...

Twelve years ago, Demetria’s ex-husband brutally beat and stabbed her. Months later, she nearly ended her life — until a small voice and a bigger purpose pulled her back. This conversation is a masterclass in radical responsibility: naming childhood abuse, breaking people-pleasing, apologizing to her kids, and building a nonprofit that turns pain into community power. We map it to the Survival Mod...

Born into survival mode, Maz Alexander spent decades navigating emotional neglect, sexual abuse, religious manipulation, and toxic cultural norms masked as “tradition.” From being told she should’ve been aborted to being sent to Jamaica and left with strangers, Maz’s story is one of inherited trauma — and radical reclamation. In this episode, we dismantle the myths of strength, silence, and “just...