Walk With Me

👤 Guest: Michael Blair – Therapist, Coach, Author, and Creator of the Spin Method 📝 Episode Summary: In this powerful episode, host Stephanie Bloom sits down with Michael Blair, a veteran therapist and passionate grandfather who introduces us to a life-changing emotional regulation tool: When in Doubt, Spin It Out . Drawing from over 34 years of clinical experience, Michael shares how his "Spin"...

🔹 Podcast Show Notes: 🎙 Episode Title: Resilience Reset with Dr. Lynn Banas: Navigating Grief, Identity, and Rebirth 🎧 Summary: In this powerful conversation, Dr. Lynn Banas shares her journey through profound loss, personal transformation, and her mission to guide others through grief. After losing her mother, brother, and husband within a short span, Lynn used her background in psychology, coa...

Episode Title: Building Something Brick by Brick: The Journey of Nick Barrett Guest: Nick Barrett, Founder of Cord Brick LLC Episode Overview: In today's episode, we hear from Nick Barrett, the founder of Cord Brick LLC, as he shares his remarkable story of transformation—from overcoming addiction to launching a successful entrepreneurial venture. Nick's journey is one of resilience, creativity, a...

Episode Overview: In this powerful episode of the "Walk With Me" podcast, Joe Rosado shares his incredible journey of resilience, self-healing, and growth. From childhood trauma and loss to overcoming addiction and embracing holistic healing, Joe's story is a testament to the power of transformation. Join us as Joe reflects on his life's challenges, the lessons learned, and how he now helps others...

Episode Title: Rodney Miles: Embracing Dual Identities in Creativity and Professionalism Episode Summary: In this episode, we sit down with Rodney Miles, a man who beautifully navigates the balance between his professional career and creative passions. Rodney discusses how he adopted his full name, "Rodney Miles," as both his professional pen name and a symbol of his evolving identity. He shares v...

Let the Wildflowers Grow – A Mother's Journey Through Adoption, Attachment, and BPD Guest: Brigitte Becker, author and advocate Summary: In this heart-wrenching yet inspiring episode, Brigitte Becker shares her journey from growing up in a loving immigrant family to becoming a mother through adoption. When her daughter began to exhibit signs of deep trauma and was eventually diagnosed with borderl...

From Heroin to Healing: Patrick Casey's Recovery Journey Guest: Patrick Casey – Nurse Practitioner, Personal Coach, Recovery Advocate In this episode, Patrick Casey shares his raw and honest journey from a chaotic childhood and teenage heroin addiction to 22 years of sobriety and a career in healthcare. Patrick discusses the emotional roots of addiction, the turning point that changed his life, an...

In this moving episode, I sit down with Brian Fleming, a combat-wounded veteran who has overcome immense trauma—from the battlefield to his own childhood. Brian shares how he found a way forward through darkness, what post-traumatic growth really means, and how vulnerability became his superpower. Whether you're navigating your own hardships or supporting someone who is, Brian's message will leave...

From Trauma to Transformation: Jamie Flemming's Journey Through Psychedelic Healing Jamie Flemming is no stranger to pain. A survivor of over three decades of trauma, her story begins in childhood and winds through years of fear, anxiety, religious shame, and physical suffering. But it's not a story of despair — it's one of healing, awakening, and empowerment. After years of feeling trapped in her...

From Pain to Purpose: How One Man Turned a "Marriage Made in Hell" Into a Mission of Love Larry Bilotta's story doesn't start with success. It starts with silence—loneliness in a childhood home filled with music but devoid of mentorship or emotional guidance. Raised by parents who prioritized performance over parenting, Larry describes his upbringing as living in the "twilight zone"—not quite abus...

Jen Alai shares her personal journey of mental health struggles and recovery, beginning with her childhood in New Jersey. Though she grew up in a stable and loving home, she experienced intense anxiety from infancy—something that remained with her throughout her life. Despite a seemingly normal upbringing, Jen's internal struggles eventually led to significant challenges, including moments of cris...

Today's guest, Darren Elliott, lived a picture-perfect life from outside perspectives but on the inside, he grew to be very depressed. His relationship with his father suffered greatly due to emotional immaturity and as a result Darren was left unable to sing for 25 years. For Somone who loved to sing, this was very difficult. After lots of trauma and some drama, Darren can now support others thro...

Today's guest, Mark Collins , started life as a child of a service member who moved several times between states and countries, which instilled in him a passion for travel. Through some unintentional abandonment, he internalized that people who love you, leave you. It took him a lot of work to unpack that and reframe what his brain took for truth at a young age. It sent him on a path of figuring o...

Today's guest, Andrew Levander , grew up in the Highland Park area of Chicago. He endured years of sexual abuse as a child and adapted some poor coping skills which first presented as an eating disorder. That was just the beginning as it progressed into drugs and alcohol and eventually cost him his job. When he decided he wanted to live, he changed his life and now serves others from The Encino Re...

Today's guest, Kevin Skellett , reflects on his personal journey with grief, sharing his experiences of losing his best friend at a young age and later, the devastating loss of his child to suicide. He discusses how these two forms of grief differed, emphasizing that grief affects everyone uniquely. Kevin's efforts to create a supportive space for others—by listening and offering guidance—are help...

Today's guest, HollyKem-Sunseri , started out life in absolute psychological, emotional, and physical chaos. Work-a-holic fathers who were also alcoholics and her mom who was addicted to them created instability in every aspect of her young life. This prompted her to use drugs to escape her own reality, and when they stopped working, it forced her to make a choice to live or die. That forced sever...

Today's guest, Martina Gruppo , shares her story of an alcoholic mother that created behaviors in her that then developed into a way of life and it eventually led her to a long term relationship with a man who was a narcissist and the abuse that entailed. For more than a decade, she was manipulated and lied to and accepted torturous forms of psychological abuse doled out because they were served u...

Today's guest Alon Ferency , has quite the resume. He is a Creativity Consultant, Counselor and Coach, Rabbi, cross-country bicyclist, Peace Corps volunteer, author, concert producer, chaplain, and Dungeon Master. He takes us on a journey that includes being a world traveler, a creator and learning to navigate himself. It includes dark self-loathing, crushing depression, darkness and the absence o...

Today's guest, Jennifer Wescott , started life in Scotland and moved to Canada when she was a child. Trying to navigate the changes in culture and custom was met with laughter but also massive amounts of dysfunction. Jennifer became responsible for her mother's happiness and it took it's toll. The understanding of what happened was buried in alcohol for many years and when it surfaced, it changed...

Today's guest, Ken Kunken , started life in Long Island New York in the 1950's and unfortunately lost his mother to Polio. He had a close bond with family and they saw him through his tragic and life altering accident while in college. At a time when people with disabilities were written off and told they would amount to little by the medical community, Ken proved them all wrong and to a far degre...

Today's guest, Adam Peters , began life being bullied by both his peers and adults in his life. He joined the army, went to war and when that didn't pan out like he had intended, he met a deep darkness. This deep darkness was illuminated and brought into balance far into the Amazon jungle under a full moon. He now supports others in finding balance as a pod cast host , coach and mentor. You can fi...

Today's guest, Brandon White is a man who has his heart aligned with his actions and does his best to offer help to those who need it, weather on the battlefield or in his home town. His life experience includes some PTSD from wars overseas, and he relates how he has handled his healing and the things he's found helpful. He shares his personal email at the end, so if you'd like to connect, please...

Today's guest, Karoline Fischer , started life in a small Austrian village with limited thoughts, limited opportunity and when she went on a game show and won 75 thousand Euros, it changed her life. Find out how she becomes a successful therapist, and actress now thriving in New York. Full Script , an online dispensary offering professional-grade supplements and wellness products. Full Script carr...

Today's guest, Thomas Brown , came from a small family that ended up being one family member short, after his brother took his own life. Through some effort, he started meeting people with whom he could relate. Eventually, he found a different life on the other side of a very long bike ride and with the help of the arts.   Full Script,   When you follow this link, and enter your name and email, yo...

Today's guest, Jenni Sue Jessen ,   has truly found triumph in her life by turning the experience of being sexually exploited from a young age into support and hope and prevention of that very thing for others. She has gone on to found Compass 31, an international NGO that fights human trafficking through prevention, restoration, and leadership development. You can find the links to connect with h...