Victim 2 Victor: Healing Trauma & Building Real Love

Anu Verma interviews Dr Stephanie M. Hutchins who is the author of "Transformation After Trauma: Embracing Post-Traumatic Growth" and her aim is to help individuals overcome trauma and to cope with stress.  She is a Certified Life Coach, Stress Management Coach, Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner, and Yoga Instructor. She also owns 'Serotinous Life', a company that helps...

Anu Verma interviews author, minister & evangelist Gerard Long. In this episode, we discuss awakening faith,  purpose and understanding suffering from an eternal perspective.  Gerard had experienced a blessed life which then followed by the darkest valley of suffering after the suicide of his beloved youngest son, the near break up of his marriage and the unbelievable death of his beautiful da...

Anu Verma interviews Jeremy Indika whose mission is to raise awareness for child sexual abuse by sharing his personal story and also making content that discusses the subject openly.  When Jeremy turned 24, he started having severe bouts of sadness that seemed to come out of nowhere. They would leave him feeling low and upset. He was confused, asking himself, “What was going on? Why was this happe...

From homeless to hero, Michael Unbroken, is the Founder of “Think Unbroken”, best-selling author, award-winning speaker, podcast host, coach, and advocate for adult survivors of childhood trauma. Since 2016, Michael has empowered over 100,000 trauma survivors to get out of The Vortex, learn to love themselves, and become the hero of their own story. Michael has spoken in over 80 countries, won inv...

Welcome to Workshop 9 on 'Healing Karma'. This workshop is part of 'Living a Healing Life' series we have created. The workshop consists of an educational talk followed by a guided meditation led by David Challenor who is a spiritual teacher of 28 years. During this workshop we will discuss the real meaning of Karma, how we create karma and how we purify it by clearing it out....

Ashika Lessani - Author, Nutritionist, Mentor & Coach, joins Anu Verma on a talk about the importance of having a relationship with yourself before starting any romantic relationship. Self-relationship is the foundation of everything else and crucial to proper development. Self-love is essential to your own happiness, to your success in relationships and to the way you interact with the world....

Anu Verma interviews Dr Katie Nall who creates long-lasting change in the lives of the people in her audience. A sought-after TEDx speaker as well as a professional speaker for colleges and universities, non-profit organizations and private events, Dr. Nall brings a relatable and calm demeanor to her topics of expertise. She helps drained female entrepreneurs recharge to live vibrantly, to sleep a...

Anu Verma interviews Adam Smith, founder of A-Game Consultancy firm based in Leeds, UK. Adam is a life coach who specialises in improving people’s mindset, daily habits, morning routine and self worth.  Adam started his coaching career 18 months ago after graduating from Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi's 'Knowledge Business Blueprint' (KBB) Mastermind course which transformed his lif...

"The only obstacle in your way, is you. Your fear, your doubt…and your beautiful capacity to change." Anu Verma interviews Holistic Nutritionist and Author Ashika Lessani who received her designation as a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and Holistic Culinary Specialist (Whole and Natural Food Preparations) from the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition. Additionally, she received trainin...

Dr. Kelli Palfy began her professional career working in adult and youth corrections. Here she noticed a disproportionate number of males in the system. After becoming an RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) officer, she took an interest in investigating sex crimes and went on to specialize in sex crimes committed against children internationally. Here, as she combed through video evidence, she wi...

Anu Verma interviews Katherine Barner who is a Grief & Trauma Expert, Award-Winning Author, and Licensed Psychotherapist and she specializes in equipping Black women survivors of childhood sexual abuse. She is also specialized in working with individuals recovering from significant grief & loss, with the skills to pursue and achieve mental, emotional and spiritual health leading to more pr...

Anu Verma interviews Sardinian- born Elena Perella who is a Mental Focus and Emotional Master Expert. She helps her clients (re)create balance in their private and professional lives by identifying and eliminating family’s inherited emotional toxic conditionings. The result is the freedom to live their lives on their own terms, be emotionally strong and independent, and free to choose how to feel,...

Anu Verma interviews Silenced By Stigma Michael who was molested by his female babysitter when he was just 10 years old and he was then sexually abused for a year by an adult female neighbour. That abuse resulted in pregnancy with unknown paternity, a HIV scare, and profound emotional damage that was dismissed by his carers. He had also grown up in an abusive household and violent mother. During h...

 Welcome back listeners to workshop 8 on cord cutting and releasing attachment. This is a special episode with a very special participating client, Pamela Alvarez Gonzalez who had sadly lost her dog only 3 days prior to this workshop. Pam was able to benefit profoundly from the benefits of this cord cutting ceremony, led by spiritual teacher of 28 years, David Challenor.  Cord cutting is ideal for...

Claire is a Survivor’s Healing Alchemist and Reiki Master who empowers others to be seen and heard through her peer led EMPOWER™ Technique and from Wounds to Wisdom mentoring program. For 5 years, Claire has led workshops and worked with individuals to guide them through blocks, helping them identify, release and reframe their trauma to empower their voice. As a CEO and Founder of The Empowered VO...

Christina Vitagliano is an author, entrepreneur, and the founder of the successful Family entertainment concept, Monster Mini Golf. Having spent decades working on her memoir, Christina hopes to share her story and touch the hearts of readers with her account of childhood abuse, empowering survivors to reclaim their lives and learn to thrive despite their trauma. Her book 'Every 9 Minutes&apo...

Do you find it difficult to deal with being rejected? Whether that is rejection from a partner, from a friend or from a job, we are all going to face rejection in our lives. This guided meditation guides you through your emotions of feeling rejected, whether that is feeling jealous, lonely or anxious. We tend to incorrectly interpret the hurt that we feel, viewing rejection as an indication of our...

What is addiction? Addiction is a chronic dysfunction of the brain system that involves reward, motivation, and memory. Addiction is when your body craves a substance or behaviour and it usually causes a compulsive or obsessive pursuit of “reward” with generally a lack of concern over any consequences. Someone experiencing an addiction will find it difficult to stay away from the substance or stop...

Anu Verma and Alana Van Der Sluys discuss the link between trauma and eating disorders. Eating disorders and binge eating may be a result of a bad traumatic event which occurred in one's life and could be a way to “escape” the painful memories related to the traumatic event.  Alana is six years recovered from her own battles with orthorexia, binge eating disorder, and body dysmorphic disorder...

Anu Verma interviews ex-veteran and ex-convict Dane Gordon. Dane grew up with an alcoholic father and mentally ill mother. He lacked real love and connection as a child and became addicted to alcohol and drugs during early adulthood. He was a six year army veteran which followed by a mental breakdown and then six years in prison after he had burnt a church down. Through trial and failure, he got h...

Anu Verma interviews Evelyn Hale who is a Trauma & Relationship Coach and who works on behalf of her clients' highest-selves to emerge out of the cocoon of darkness, shadows, and shame. A lifelong student with multiple university degrees, Evelyn believes the key to healing is curiosity and open-mindedness. She has taught on a wide range of topics from embodiment, childhood trauma, nervous...

Anu Verma interviews 22 year old Mexican- American & budding author Andrea Medina. Andrea suffered from narcissistic abuse & neglect from her father until the age of 15. She realised that she could either remain stuck in this vicious cycle of darkness of not trusting or accepting love off others, or she could change her internal dialogue to transform her life. She currently resides in Cali...

Welcome to the 5th Workshop and Guided Meditation on Dealing With Grief & Loss.  If you have experienced a loss of a loved one then you may be experiencing grief.  Grief is the emotional suffering you feel when something or someone you love has been taken away from you. Often, the pain of loss can feel overwhelming and you may experience all kinds of difficult and unexpected emotions which inc...

Anu Verma interviews Mumbai-based author Dr Priya Saklani. As a survivor of two decades of childhood complex trauma and sexual abuse, and after healing herself from the effects of childhood abuse, Priya is committed to helping anyone suffering from childhood trauma and to help them overcome the core beliefs that are blocking their road to recovery.  A firm believer that the only way forward is by...

Mary DeMuth is an international speaker, literary agent, podcaster, and she’s the novelist and non-fiction author of over FORTY books, including The Most Misunderstood Women of the Bible. She lives in Texas with her husband of 31 years and is the mom to three adult children and loves to help people to find hope and healing to re-story their lives. From the age of just 5 years old, Mary was groomed...