Beyond Your Past Radio
186 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsBeyond Your Past Radio, with your hosts, Matthew Pappas, CLC, MPNLP, and Joanne Cipressi, CHt, CNLP. Join us each week as we talk with guests who have overcome their past and are using their powers for the greater good! Clinicians, Life Coaches, Advocates, Bloggers, and others will be here to help inspire and encourage you that no matter what you have been through, there is Hope and You can make a difference. In addition, as Coaches, we give you practical strategies and insight you can use every single day to help you move forward from what's been keeping you stuck. Contact us anytime with your thoughts on the show, topics you'd like us to cover, and please consider sharing the episodes with someone who might find it helpful. Contact us anytime by emailing us at "podcast at beyond your past dot com"
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Is it Time to Get Help for Your Mental Health?
May 13, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBHave you thought about reaching out to a therapist? Have you considered working with a Counselor? What about working with Life Coach? In this episode of the podcast, we talk about the importance of making your mental health a priority and deciding if it's time to seek professional help. Now more than ever, with your life being turned upside down, and dealing with the uncertainty surrounding everyday life due to COVID-19, you have a whole new set of pressures to work through every day. Then...
Essential Employees - Tips and Strategies for Dealing with Overwhelm, Stress, and Uncertainty
April 08, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBWe're talking to an essential employee, and offering support, encouragement, and validation to everyone who is on the front lines in hospitals, doctor's offices, animal hospitals, grocery and food store workers, and so many others who are dealing with a seemingly unending amount of stress and uncertainty. We share insight, tips, and strategies to help everyone who has to be away from home, away from family, friends, pets, and their usual routine. The long hours, lack of sleep, lack of pers...
Tips for Dealing with Anxiety and Worry during Isolation and Uncertain Times
March 26, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBAfter a 5 month hiatus from recording new episodes, we're back with a special edition of Beyond Your Past Radio, and we couldn't be happier to be rejoining the podcast airwaves and spend some time in your podcast playlist this week. :) As certified coaches working with clients, and continuing our own healing, awareness, and discovery, we wanted to spend some time talking about the struggle of isolation and the uncertainty that comes with the covid19 crisis, and how it takes its toll on our ...
What We Learned in Therapy and How We Continue to Heal.
December 02, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBThe long-awaited and wildly anticipated (more or less) return of the Mental Health Megacast is here! Season 3, Ep. 2 I believe is where we are, although truth be told it's hard to say for sure what episode it is. If you're a regular listener of these podcast episodes with Wes, Mike, and Myself, you know that episode numbers and times are a running joke with us. Anyways, on to the topic of What We've Learned About Ourselves Through Therapy. We discuss, in a round table format coming from 3 g...
Using Creative Expression to Navigate PTSD and Heal, with Amy Oestreicher
November 25, 2019 08:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBHealing from physical pain, disease, or trauma is not an exact science; there is no "one size fits all" approach to healing. Each of us is different and experiences the feelings and emotions that come from healing in different ways, and of course on our own timeline. We talk often on the podcast about different ways that survivors of trauma, chronic pain, or illness, have found to embrace healing. The ways they have taken what's happened to them in life and figure out a way to turn it into...
Gratitude and Forgiveness, Essential Aspects of Healing and Empowerment, with Lisa Cybaniak
November 18, 2019 08:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBSince gratitude and forgiveness are key to healing, feeling empowered, enforcing healthy boundaries in relationships, and so many other aspects in life, we wanted to bring back a guest for a podcast episode who specializes in fostering a mindset of gratitude and understanding forgiveness. Lisa Cybaniak has dedicated her life to helping women in particular, and survivors as a whole, to find their voice. To begin to realize that they too have the ability to reach out for help, work through th...
Re-Victimized, the Risk of Sharing Your Trauma Story with Family, with Miranda Pacchiana
November 04, 2019 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MBChildhood trauma is going to affect you into adulthood, and even with doing the hard work of healing, there will still be times of struggle. The difference is, the understanding, awareness, and skills you learn with the help of a trauma-informed professional can make all the difference in coping during those ongoing tough times. Our chat on this episode of the podcast is with Miranda Pacchiana, MSW: I am a writer, social worker, and survivor of childhood sexual abuse. When I first disclosed...
The Rule of 7, How Narcissists Use Repetition to Manipulate You, with Kim Saeed
October 28, 2019 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBOur guest on this episode of the podcast is well known in the narcissistic abuse recovery circles and has dedicated her life to exposing the tactics of narcissistic individuals and helping people break free from the grasp of a narcissist. I like to say that Kim Saeed is a narcissist's worst nightmare, because she's got the knowledge, skills, and lived experience to expose them for what they are trying to do in the lives of their victims. Her website, KimSaeed.com is the hub of all of her bo...
There is No Shame in Recovery from Addiction, with Lisa Boucher
October 21, 2019 07:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBRecovery and addiction sadly often go hand in hand. What is modeled for us as a child, or not modeled for us, along the trauma of any type of abuse can lead to struggles with addictions of drugs and alcohol. Our guest today, Lisa Boucher, joins us to talk about her life which started out with abuse early on in the home, and a mother who was an alcoholic, and how those events and circumstances paved the way for her own struggles with alcohol. Lisa Boucher is the author of Raising the Bottom...
Taking Charge of Your Trauma Narrative, with Dorothy Pierre-Joseph.
October 14, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBHow do you figure out what a trauma narrative is, how do you even know if what you went through was indeed trauma? What steps can you take to make sense of all the struggles you've endured throughout life, and how can they be traced back to that trauma you may have experienced? These types of questions are what our guest on the podcast helps you begin to figure out. Dorothy Pierre-Joseph talks about the movement she is starting, "The Trauma Tour", where you can come and experience a safe p...
Navigating Daily Life and Continued Healing, after Sharing Your Survivor Story, with Larry Ruhl.
October 07, 2019 07:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBFriend of the podcast, author, artist, and survivor, Larry Ruhl, joins us to talk about what life has been like since he released his book, "Breaking the Ruhls", and the new challenges that daily life brings after his openly wrote about his experiences. Larry joined the podcast previously, back in episode 72, where he talked about the experience of writing his book, why he did it, and the message he wants to share through his writing. Larry Ruhl serves as a board member for Taking Back Our...
Self-Esteem and Reframing Negative Core Beliefs in Healing from Complex PTSD.
September 30, 2019 07:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBToday's guest on the podcast, Austin Robin, is a survivor of childhood trauma and lives with Complex PTSD. She has also hosted her own podcast, "The Complexities Podcast", where she shares in-depth about her story and the challenges of living as a survivor and healing. While the show is currently on hiatus, it's most definitely worth a listen to the 30+ episodes. During our chat, Austin shares some of her back story of being a survivor, and we dive into some specific areas surrounding self-...
Childhood Trauma, Addiction, and the Hope of Recovery, with Tricia Moceo
September 23, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBTricia Moceo advocates long term sobriety by providing resources to recovering addicts and shedding light on the disease of addiction. Tricia is a mother of two, actively involved in her local recovery community, and is passionate about helping other women find hope in seemingly hopeless situations. She is also an Outreach Specialist for Recovery Local, a local addiction/recovery based marketing company. She advocates long term sobriety by writing for many addiction recovery outlets online. ...
Living with BPD, One Hourly Battle at a Time, with Jody Betty
September 16, 2019 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBThe official definition of Borderline Personality Disorder, as outlined by the National Institute of Mental Health: Borderline personality disorder is a mental illness marked by an ongoing pattern of varying moods, self-image, and behavior. These symptoms often result in impulsive actions and problems in relationships. People with borderline personality disorder may experience intense episodes of anger, depression, and anxiety that can last from a few hours to days. Jody Betty is a Certifie...
A Diagnosis She Would Not Accept, and a Holistic Approach that Changed Her Life.
September 09, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBOur guest on this episode of the podcast, Kimberle Taitano, has seen her share of challenges in life, physically, mentally, and emotionally. She joins us to talk about her experiences and how all of the challenges she's faced, brought her to a place of being able to work with others to help them heal and keep fighting for themselves...to never give up, regardless of a diagnosis or a traumatic past. Kimberle is an Integrative Wellness and Life Coach, Survivor, and Speaker: As survivors of se...
"Feel to Heal", Integrative Wellness for Healing and Life, with Delisa Richardson
September 02, 2019 07:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBOur guest today on the podcast, Delisa Richardson, has dedicated her life to finding the balance of living with chronic illness, recovery from being a survivor, being a mom and wife, and working with clients in her coaching business. As she outlines in her bio: Delisa Richardson Wellness focuses on empowering women to break the chains of trauma and abuse. I work with you to develop Mental, Emotional, Physical and Spiritual balance & wholeness. This will enable you to thrive and live your BE...
Chronic Suicidality, It's Always on the Table...with Frank King
August 26, 2019 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBEven in today's world, where mental health is becoming more mainstream to talk about, there's still a stigma surrounding those dreaded two words. Even more than that, what about the judgemental mindset that comes with admitting you've attempted suicide, or live with chronic suicidality? It's for those very reasons that I wanted to bring Frank King, The Mental Health Comedian, onto the podcast so we can discuss not only some of his story and his work, but primarily in hopes of helping at lea...
Healing from Abusive Therapy, It's Not Your Fault.
August 19, 2019 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBThis topic of an unhealthy or abusive relationship in therapy is not something you probably hear about every day, and unless you've experienced it personally or know someone who has, you may not even know it's actually a thing. My guest on the podcast today, Analie Shepherd, has experienced this type of abuse first hand, has written a book detailing her experiences and healing and speaks at conferences and with therapists on this topic. Analie joined the podcast previously back in 2017, whe...
Healing from Abusive Therapy, It's Not Your Fault.
August 19, 2019 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBThis topic of an unhealthy or abusive relationship in therapy is not something you probably hear about every day, and unless you've experienced it personally or know someone who has, you may not even know it's actually a thing. My guest on the podcast today, Analie Shepherd, has experienced this type of abuse first hand, has written a book detailing her experiences and healing and speaks at conferences and with therapists on this topic. Analie joined the podcast previously back in 2017, whe...
Understanding the Needs of a Community after a Mass Shooting, with Melissa Glaser
August 12, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBOur guest today is an expert in the field of helping communities heal after mass shootings and other trauma's, and she shares some of her insight and experiences with us on this episode of the podcast. Melissa Glaser, MS, LPC is a community response and recovery leader. She was the coordinator of the Newtown Recovery and Resiliency Team (NRRT) from 2014 to 2016. Glaser is currently in private practice as a psychotherapist and actively consults with other organizations and communities. Previo...
Living Your Best Life through Healing Your Past, with Karen Cesario Rizzo
August 05, 2019 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBWhen you come to a point in healing from your past, from all of the abuse, the trauma, the years of suffering, you may come to a point where you just break down, fall to your knees, and cry out for help. That's exactly what our guest on this episode of the podcast did, and the answers she received were life-changing. Karen Cesario Rizzo is a spiritual coach, clairvoyant, and author: Having experienced tragedy and pain as a young child, I knew I felt different. But I always knew I was being ...
Healing from an Emotionally Abusive Relationship, with Liz Goddard
July 29, 2019 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBSo what can we do? How can we identify a relationship that is filled with emotional abuse? Is there a way to see it and get out before more damage is done and heal more compassionately and efficiently once it's over? What can we do to help ourselves in the future, to enforce healthy boundaries and not let someone take over our very existence? Liz Goddard returns on this episode of the podcast to dive deeper into healing from an emotionally abusive relationship. Elizabeth is an Author, Spiri...
The Hope in Healing from CPTSD, with Monique Koven
July 22, 2019 07:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBSo what does that hope actually look like, what does it feel like? Well, I'm glad you asked because our guest on this episode of the podcast is Monique Koven, Trauma-Informed Recovery & Resilience Coach. I have worked for over 25 years as a social worker where I worked with older adults, many of whom were Holocaust survivors. As a survivor of ongoing, repetitive childhood trauma, I know what it's like to believe that things will never change. I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disord...
Learning How to Tell Your Survivor Story, with Rachel Grant
July 08, 2019 07:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBYour survivor story, the way you live it every day, and the way you tell it to others, evolves throughout the various stages of healing. Each version is your truth, as you experienced it in the past and how you live in the present. Each stage of healing represents how you've grown and how much you learn about yourself; and so naturally the details, the way you live each day, and the way you tell it, changes and evolves with you. On this episode of the podcast, we're talking about this very ...
Understanding Self-Doubt, and How You Can Overcome It.
June 17, 2019 07:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBJoanne and I share some thoughts on self-doubt during this episode of the podcast. Her new book, "Ditch Your Doubt" gives you practical insight into how self-doubt is manifested in your life and ways you can overcome it. How is self-doubt presenting in your life? Are there strategies you’ve tried that just don’t work? There’s a reason for that; every event in life is a learning experience for your brain. What we teach ourselves, what we’ve been taught (consciously or otherwise), the people ...
Self-Worth: Finding Strength Through Your Vulnerability, with Brian Cardoza
June 10, 2019 07:00 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBJune is self-worth month here on the podcast. We started off talking with the UK's leading confidence coach and transformational mentor, Amy Rushworth, as she shared some of her story and talked about how finding your voice is in direct relation to self-confidence and developing your self-worth. After that, we shared some thoughts on how you are the one that gets to define who you are, and what you're about; your worth is not dependent on anyone or anything. So if you haven’t checked out tho...
What is Your Self-Worth Tied To?
June 06, 2019 07:00 - 19 minutes - 8.93 MBIn keeping with the theme of Self-Worth, that we have going right now for June 2019, I wanted to share my thoughts what exactly our self-worth is tied too. It's an interesting question to ponder if you pause and think about it for a minute. What things in your life are you maybe tieing your worth to as a human being? Your Job or Career Getting a promotion Achieving a particular goal Being a parent A spouse A hobby Your house, Your Car, Your Possessions... Insert whatever you want... ...
The Journey of Self-Confidence and Discovering Your Self-Worth, with Amy Rushworth.
June 03, 2019 07:00 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MBDuring my chat with Amy Rushworth on this episode of the podcast, we are talking about how self-confidence is born, developed, and honed throughout your life experiences. It's those experiences that help you find your voice, which is discovered by developing your self-confidence; and your self-confidence is born out of everything you've been through in your past, and continues to develop as you live your life. Amy Rushworth is the UK's leading Confidence Coach & Transformational Mentor. She...
Some Things Never Change...But You Can.
May 30, 2019 07:00 - 14 minutes - 6.57 MBIt's funny how things work out in life, and I don't mean funny haha, but more like funny strange, or funny interesting. In this episode of Mobile Musings, sponsored by Beyond Your Past Radio, I look back at an episode I recorded 3 years ago, and wouldn't you know it..it's as relevant today as it was then. The struggles unfolding all around us in government, world violence, a divided nation and really divided world on so many fronts, can take its toll on your emotional health. These volat...
Sleep and Your Mental Health, with Dr. Wallace Mendelson
May 27, 2019 07:00 - 48 minutes - 22.4 MBProblems falling asleep, staying asleep, getting enough sleep, feeling sleepy during the day...any of these ring a bell as something you struggle with? If you're one of the 50-70 million people in the U.S. alone that suffer from a sleep disorder, you can definitely relate. Even if you aren't diagnosed with a specific sleep disorder, problems falling asleep and getting enough sleep can still be an issue.* Dr. Mendelson joined us back in episode 104, where we talked about Antidepressants, PTS...
Surrounding Yourself with the Right People, Can Make all the Difference
May 23, 2019 07:00 - 13 minutes - 6.41 MBMotivational speaker Jim Rohn famously said that we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with. This relates to the law of averages, which is the theory that the result of any given situation will be the average of all outcomes. When it comes to relationships, we are greatly influenced — whether we like it or not — by those closest to us. It affects our way of thinking, our self-esteem, and our decisions. Of course, everyone is their own person, but research has shown tha...
Reframing Your Limiting Beliefs to Change Your Life, with Tiffany Toombs
May 20, 2019 07:00 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MBSo how exactly do we even figure out what this whole "reframing" thing is? How do you figure out who the safe people are and make changes to surround ourselves with them? How do we change all these negative core beliefs that we've been rooted in for so long, so we can build new pathways in our brain and develop a new outlook on who we are and what we're capable of? I'm glad you asked...our guest, Tiffany Toombs is here to help shed some light on this subject and address those struggles and ...
Interrupting Anxious Thoughts, and Reframing Emotional Responses
May 16, 2019 07:00 - 15 minutes - 7.33 MBContinuing on with our new Mobile Musings podcast series every Thursday here on Beyond Your Past Radio, I'm sharing some thoughts around the topic of Interrupting Anxious Thoughts. How do we actually interrupt an anxious thought in the first place; and why is it important to develop this skill? On that note, it is indeed something that needs to be practiced and fostered over time since we are actually retraining our minds to stop using those old, negative, programmed, default responses tha...
'Rocking the Couch', a Chat with Andrea Evans
May 13, 2019 07:00 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MBRecently, Joanne had the opportunity to chat with Andrea Evans, about her first endeavor into the world of being an executive producer and the message she wants everyone to take away when you see her documentary, "Rocking the Couch". Andrea Evans has been a Hollywood icon for decades, staring in television shows including The Bold and the Beautiful, Passions, One Life to Live, The Bay, and more. Now she's teamed up with longtime friend and director, Minh Collins, to create a documentary in...
Seeing Yourself, and the World, Differently - Mobile Musings
May 09, 2019 07:00 - 14 minutes - 6.65 MBWelcome to the next installment in the Mobile Musings series here on Beyond Your Past Radio. Each episode is recorded while out walking or driving, with nothing more than a mobile phone. You'll hear my thoughts on life, mental health, making a difference in the world and in the lives of others. So how can we potentially see ourselves, and the world, in a different way? Do we even need to, and if so, why? What kind of difference can it make in our daily life; personal, professional, relat...
GBS-CIDP Awareness Month - Chat with Jeremy Oster
May 06, 2019 07:00 - 42 minutes - 19.3 MBMay is GBS-CIDP awareness month, and what better way for us to help do our part here on the podcast than to talk with a fellow survivor of this rare disease, and get his take on his experiences during diagnosis, treatment, and how life has changed for him since. Jeremy Oster reached out to me a couple of months back, when he was looking for connections to other survivors of GBS, and came across the podcasts I recorded about my experience. We chatted through email and on the phone, swapping ...
Beyond Your Past - The Return of Mobile Musings
May 02, 2019 07:00 - 9 minutes - 4.41 MBWelcome to the return of Mobile Musings! A short weekly podcast sponsored by Beyond Your Past Radio and Beyond Your Past. Each episode is recorded while out walking or driving, with nothing more than a mobile phone. You'll hear my thoughts on life, mental health, making a difference in the world and in the lives of others. This was a segment that originally started a couple of years ago but we ended up getting away from it for no other reason than, well we just did. I really enjoyed reco...
"Be Unapologetically You", a Chat with Bipolar Barbie
April 29, 2019 07:00 - 38 minutes - 17.4 MBBipolar Barbie, a mental health advocate who shares her life on social media, joins me on this episode of the podcast to talk about this very subject and to share some of her life's story. If you follow B on social media, you know that she is very active on live streams, documenting her life as she continues to learn who she is and along the way inspiring followers from across the globe who resonate with her vulnerable, honest, message. A message of, "be unapologetically you", regardless of...
From Victim to Survivor to Warrior, with Lisa Cybaniak
April 25, 2019 07:00 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MBOur guest on this episode of the podcast has dedicated her life to helping women in particular, and survivors as a whole, to find their voice. To begin to realize that they too have the ability to reach out for help, work through their past moving from victim to survivor, and ultimately from survivor to warrior. Lisa Cybaniak is a Motivational Speaker, Success Coach, NLP Practitioner, and survivor of 10 years of child abuse. Over the last 3 years, her work has been featured on radio program...
An Unplanned Life Change - Chat with Abby Johnson
April 22, 2019 07:00 - 17 minutes - 8.12 MBJoanne recently had the opportunity to spend a few minutes chatting with Abby Johnson; Author, Speaker, founder of "And Then There Were None", and former Clinical Director of Planned Parenthood. Abby has been using her voice in support of the Pro-Life movement since leaving her career in the industry in 2009. Her story has been featured on Fox News, ABC, and many other high profile media outlets as she uses her voice to help encourage women to consider a stance of what she refers to as "pro-...
Lessons Learned While Healing from Trauma
April 18, 2019 07:00 - 24 minutes - 11.4 MBHave you ever said to yourself, "if I only knew then what I know now?" It's quite likely you are nodding your head in agreement, as that old saying is timeless. For better or worse, it's one of those things that gets passed down from generation to generation. It comes in especially handy when you're giving advice to a child about what you've experienced and what they can learn from your mistakes. Of course, we all know we've heard that and didn't listen right?..but I digress. Anyway, we wan...
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Living an Authentic Life, with Leslie Peters, RN.
April 15, 2019 04:00 - 47 minutes - 21.6 MBOur guest on this episode of the podcast is Leslie Peters, RN. Leslie is a registered nurse, who left a career she loved, to step out of her comfort zone and start following her intuition and her heart, by sharing her story as a speaker, self-love strategist and accountability partner in self-care. Leslie Peters is a woman who has spent a lifetime asking, listening and learning from others. The only person she never listened to was herself; she grew up, married and raised men with addiction...
Releasing Shame and Recovering Repressed Memories through Writing, with Elisabeth Corey, MSW
April 08, 2019 07:00 - 45 minutes - 20.8 MBElisabeth Corey, MSW, and founder of BeatingTrauma.com joins me on the podcast as a return guest to discuss how writing and journaling can be an incredibly beneficial modality of healing. I first had the opportunity to chat with Elisabeth back in episode 38 as we discussed working with our inner parts to help heal trauma. Inner Parts work is a specialty of Elisabeth and continues to be a focus in her work with private clients and in her group sessions, webinars, and other resources created f...
Life with DID and Giving Your Alters a Voice, with Kelli Gettel
April 04, 2019 07:00 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBOur returning guest for this week, Kelli Gettel, originally shared some of her story in episode 80, Life with Autism, CPTSD, DID, and Narcolepsy. If you haven't checked out that episode, you'll want to add it to a playlist on your favorite podcasting app and check out more of her story. During our chat today, Kelli gives us an update on how her healing work is coming along, including: How she's learning to interact with her alters, and give them the voice they need. New memories of childh...
Strategies for Recognizing and Responding to Your Inner Critic
April 01, 2019 07:00 - 24 minutes - 11.1 MBEverybody has one, and it follows you around, constantly causing you to second guess your decisions. It creates an element of self-doubt, perpetuates anxious feelings, and generally make your life miserable if you allow it that kind of power. What is it...Your Inner Critic. In this episode, Joanne and I are talking about the importance of not only recognizing it, but also responding to your inner critic This is such an important topic because it affects so many aspects of daily life, from p...
How Childhood Trauma Affects Your Relationships & Boundaries, with Vennie Kocsis
March 28, 2019 07:00 - 48 minutes - 22.5 MBI'm honored to welcome back returning guest, Vennie Kocsis, as we continue our conversation on how childhood trauma manifests itself in your life, both physically and emotionally. In particular, we're discussing the effects on dating and romantic relationships. We had originally intended to dive into more areas, beyond relationships alone, during this episode but as often happens, there is so much to cover that we thought it best to focus our time on this important part of survivor life. Wh...
The Physiology of Childhood Trauma, how Abuse Affects our Mental and Physical Health, with Vennie Kocsis
March 25, 2019 07:00 - 39 minutes - 18.3 MBMy returning guest for this episode is my good friend, fellow survivor, and advocate for survivors of childhood trauma, Vennie Kocsis. Vennie Kocsis is an author, poet, artist, and survivor of Sam Fife’s Move of God cult. My creativity is the therapy by which I have survived the memories of abuse I suffered in my childhood. There are many caves where memories hideout, and I intend to travel them all in this lifetime. I understand the journey through trauma recovery, and I am here to share ...
Preventing Burnout in Trauma Recovery
March 21, 2019 07:00 - 17 minutes - 8.26 MBRecovering from childhood sexual abuse, narcissistic above, emotional neglect, bullying, or any type of childhood trauma is not something you can rush through. It's a long process, full of ups and downs, struggles and triumphs, and virtually every emotion you can imagine. One of the things I struggled with during intense times of healing was the concern of doing too much, too fast, and overextending myself without doing proper self-care. I was all in on my healing, which is not a bad thing ...
Solace in Chaos, how a Survivor of Childhood Trauma found his Peace and his Passion
March 18, 2019 07:00 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MBOur guest on this episode of the podcast discovered that his place of peace, of inspiration, of solace, was in the kitchen working as a chef. Spencer Gorman-Prow is the author of Solace in Chaos, a Chef's Memoir, which can be purchased on Amazon, both in paperback and in Kindle form. An Executive Chef's memoir of how he was able to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds of child sexual abuse and tragedy and forgive himself in order to achieve success. Chef Spencer relates his journey to hea...
Mental Health Megacast - Talking about Personal Struggles & Advocacy with others.
March 14, 2019 07:00 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MBWelcome back to the Mental Health Megacast, a semi-regular round table discussion with 3 mental health advocates, podcasters, and survivors of circumstances we’d rather forget, who are trying to find our way through life and make a difference. To that end, the Megacast is the combined collaborative brain powers (more or less) of Wes from AudioRising.com and Mike from MikesOpenJournal.com, and myself. I encourage you to check out and follow them online and through your favorite podcasting p...