Surviving Trauma: Stories of Hope

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I am joined by the vivacious and elegant Margeaux Kittles. Her story starts as a young graduate building a career in global corporate finance at three major financial institutions. With her career taking off, she married her high school sweetheart and life was great. She shares her story with us including her career developments, infertility struggles and her d...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we meet Rosalind Pistilli. She shares a very transparent, impactful, and moving account of her story and how she’s overcome past childhood traumas. At the age of five, Rosalind was placed into the foster care system when her parents went to prison after being convicted of heinous sexual offenses. Rosalind navigated this new reality in foster care, followed by adop...

Send us Fan Mail Joining me in this week’s episode from sunny Cape Town is the beautiful Anastacia Cloete Coetzee. Anastacia shares the story of human resilience, determination, heartbreak, disappointment, regret, transformation, joy and rebirth.  Her story is captivating, filled with chills, emotion, and suspense. She delivers a very realistic account of the events that started as a beautiful hol...

Send us Fan Mail In honour of National Sibling day, I am introducing you to siblings Alexis Young her late brother Tyler. Tyler passed away in August 2020 of an accidental overdose after taking a fake prescription pill that contained a lethal dose of fentanyl. Following this very tragic event, Alexis used the tools that she knew would best help her cope. As a graduated of a BA degree in English an...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode, I am delighted to welcome the incredible human Sarah Davis, who joins me from California to the show. Sarah has an inspiring story to tell. After leaving the small town where she grew up for the big city, Sarah found herself in many challenging situations. To survive her new reality, she braved the tough neighborhoods in Chicago and survived many traumatic...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I am thrilled to share my six steps of surrender with you. My story starts as an executive chasing deadlines and living my best life. Little did I know God had other plans for me. Following a cancer diagnosis, I had to learn to navigate my new reality.  My initial reaction to the diagnosis was to give in to it, but I soon realised that I was doing so for all the w...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I introduce the podcast and share my surviving trauma journey and how I have overcome these events in my life. I hope that my lessons learned can find application in the lives of my listeners. My goal is to own my journey and, through doing so, touch the lives of many. May this message bring you hope and inspiration. Enjoy the episode, and a special thank you to m...

Send us Fan Mail In the second episode, I am thrilled to welcome the incredible human, Reyaan van der Westhuizen, to the show. Reyaan’s story starts as a teenager with a love for fitness. After school, he would discover strength training to build muscle and ultimately Muay Thai fighting for cardiovascular fitness. Reyaan would soon become a South African championship fighter who competed internati...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode, I am delighted to welcome Payton Lynch to the show. Payton is a storyteller at heart, and as a product manager at The Walt Disney Company, she tells stories through the magic of guest engagement. Payton has been crafting stories for as long as she can remember. Today on the podcast, Payton will share the very personal story that inspired her to research and...

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