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Beyond a Survivor with Karen Messina

259 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings

Moving away from your past with life coaching tips. Healing emotional trauma by finding the root cause or original incident, owning it and creating a plan for your beautiful future.

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224. March is Women's History Month

March 10, 2024 14:45 - 4 minutes - 4.44 MB

We, as women, need to stand together to support each other, love each other and lift each other up. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

223. Are we harming our Children without really knowing it?

February 23, 2024 00:43 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MB

When I look at innocent and impressionable children, they are being molded right then and there as they start their life.   Are we doing the right things to nurture them? Take a listen --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

222. You Have a Choice

February 13, 2024 02:46 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

Your ability to make a different choice now, is what claiming your power is. Are you going to choose happiness? Take a listen? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

221. More on Telling Your Story

February 03, 2024 01:50 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MB

Do you want to be set free? Take a listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

220. The Living Free From Fear Movement

January 21, 2024 21:49 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MB

We hope you help us share this Movement with every woman you know. There is power is numbers and we are here to help YOU. Let's make this Movement HUGE. I want every woman to know that they should be living FREE from FEAR. And that they have a choice. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

219. Peace, Calm and Laughter

January 15, 2024 14:37 - 9 minutes - 9.13 MB

How often do you get peace and calm in your life? In today’s world I’m guessing not very often. Lets talk about it..... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

218. It’s a New Year - Put a Plan in Place

January 06, 2024 23:10 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB

There is something about a new year that makes us want to start over, do something differently or get a fresh start.  It is an opportunity.  It comes with lots of ideas and something to look forward to. Are you ready to put a plan in place? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

217. Some quick reminders

December 26, 2023 16:03 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MB

What will you do differently in the coming year? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

216. Some Tips as you head into the Holiday

December 24, 2023 14:32 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MB

Just remember, you are in control of you and your outcomes. MERRY CHRISTMAS! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

215. Let’s put our thoughts and feelings into perspective.

December 17, 2023 19:02 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MB

I want everyone to understand how our thoughts can really control our actions. Take a listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

214. The Company She Keeps and Success Stories

December 10, 2023 15:20 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MB

Today I want to talk about you becoming your own success story.  We focus too much on our past story which adds to keeping us stuck. Being a success story, creating a success story and living in your success is where I want you to focus all of your attention and energy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

213. Dopamine and Pleasure

November 26, 2023 15:39 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

Let’s start using our brain to our advantage. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

212. How can you Grow into the new you?

November 20, 2023 13:57 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MB

You can grow from here into the new you, creating the new life you so deserve. It is foreign territory, thinking about yourself for a change, right? Where do you begin? Let's talk about it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

211. The Healing Process

November 12, 2023 22:35 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MB

On my last episode we talked a lot about our trauma and where it exists in our bodies and who created the emotional trauma in the first place and just all things trauma. What we really should be focusing on is the healing process. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

210. Where are you holding emotional Trauma?

November 05, 2023 18:52 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

We very often don’t even realize that we are holding trauma in our body and that we invalidate it. Let's unpack this. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

209. Is what you said what you really meant? Or did you mean what you said?

October 30, 2023 00:38 - 10 minutes - 10 MB

Communication seems to be a big issue for a lot of people everywhere, but many people don’t even realize most of their problems stem from their lack of communication. Let's talk about it! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

208. Last episode about "what I have heard …."

October 23, 2023 01:38 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MB

I am sharing quotes and comments and things I've heard with all of you, bringing insights to all of them. Enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

207. Cont'd "Things I've Heard"

October 15, 2023 20:07 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MB

Let's keep talking about things I've heard, things you have asked and things that matter. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

206. Things I've heard.....

October 08, 2023 15:42 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MB

I have heard phrases, quotes and thoughts from other people and we need to unpack them. This will likely be a 2 part series. Check it out. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

205. You then and Now

October 03, 2023 00:06 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MB

How do you relate to experiences now as opposed to how you related to them when you were younger or in your past? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

204. Do you feel safe in your relationship?

September 24, 2023 23:40 - 7 minutes - 6.51 MB

A quick word: "Safety” is the most important aspect of relationships that work. Let's talk about it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

203. HAVING DRIVE AND DETERMINATION

September 17, 2023 21:22 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

I was so inspired by one of our Survivor Stories posted on the Living Free From Fear website, that I just wanted to share some quick words of inspiration. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

202. HELPING the Hopeless and Helpless mindset

September 10, 2023 00:56 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MB

You have very valid reasons for feeling the way you do.  Some things have happened in your life to create those feelings.  They are real and can’t be brushed under the rug. But we are going to un pack all of this in this episode. Take a listen --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

201. What are you left with after leaving the abusive relationship

September 01, 2023 23:19 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MB

I heard a woman talking to a friend about what she was left with now that she is out of the relationship and on her own.  Take a listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

200. Karen Tells her Story

August 20, 2023 14:11 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MB

Hello, We have some "prompting questions" that we ask women when they are telling their survivor stories on the Living Free From Fear website. I decided to ask and answer those questions, so that I could see how it felt to share my story in this way. Take a listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

199. Change, Challenge and Anxiety

August 06, 2023 13:51 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MB

Do you want to change?  Change is scary Does it feel like a challenge? Challenge is hard Are you filled with anxiety?  You thinking about something in the future that sets off an alarm inside you. Oh yes, we are going to unpack all of this, take a listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

198. WORRY

July 30, 2023 20:30 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

Worrying excessively can have the same effect on your body as chronic stress, triggering the fight-or-flight response and releasing stress hormones like cortisol. Chronic stress or worry has been shown to contribute to serious health issues, such as digestive problems, heart disease and suppression of the immune system. Let's talk about it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

197. The Silent Treatment is NOT OK

July 22, 2023 14:58 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MB

Don’t let whatever happened to you in your past control and dictate your future.  You could lose good relationships because you are letting something that happened long ago, that you never dealt with, run your life, your emotions and your future. Let's unpack this. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

196. Have you heard the term “Self Fulfilling Prophecy”

July 09, 2023 18:16 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MB

Prophecy means a prediction.  So if you keep telling yourself that something won’t work or something will happen again, that you don’t want to happen, you will stay in your self fulfilling prophecy phase, which equals being stuck. Lets dive in. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

195. THE THREE "Fs"

July 02, 2023 20:18 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MB

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN YOUR LIFE? Well, you have plans, goals, dreams but something is stopping you.   Have you identified what that thing is?  Is it your family, friends or your fears. I call them the 3 Fs. Let's unpack this. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

194. ARE YOU LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE?

June 25, 2023 22:40 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MB

We talk a lot about our problems and pain and unhappiness. But how often do you talk about all the good in your life? Let's get into it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

193. IS YOUR BLENDED FAMILY RUINING YOUR RELATIONSHIP?

June 19, 2023 15:59 - 22 minutes - 21.2 MB

In relationships there is SAFETY AND FEAR and then add in our PAST EMOTIONAL WOUNDS SAFETY DO YOU feel safe enough with your partner to express how you feel without criticism or backlash? Let's talk about it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

192. Are you afraid of the truth?

June 11, 2023 18:28 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MB

We all do it to avoid things we don't want to do, facts that may make us feel bad, or information that challenges our assumptions about ourselves. Let's unpack this. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

191. Use your failures as A guide to YOUR success

June 05, 2023 00:35 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MB

Trying and failing - let’s brake this down - we need to look at why something failed.  It isn’t a matter of how hard you tried but what you tried.  And how you failed. Let's talk about it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

190. Why do I compare my lost love to EVERYONE else?

May 29, 2023 18:26 - 10 minutes - 9.58 MB

Did you lose the love of your life? Do you compare everyone you are with to that person? Let's unpack that. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

189. How to Triumph over Trauma

May 23, 2023 01:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB

 bet you want to know how that happens.  How do I help you to triumph over trauma. My goal in life is to help you not feel bad or sad or defeated.   Let's break it down. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

188. Having PURPOSE: Are you making a living or making a life?

May 16, 2023 00:53 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

Having Purpose in your life is so important. I think most people think PURPOSE is something that it is not. Some people think that purpose is beyond them or just for high achievers. Let's unpack this. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

187. The WHY and WHAT of holding a GRUDGE

May 07, 2023 13:33 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

Holding a grudge is when you harbor anger, bitterness, resentment or other negative feelings long after someone has done something to hurt you. Let’s think about this...... I help you sort this all out. Take a listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

186. YOU ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN YOU KNOW.

April 29, 2023 18:05 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MB

You are stronger than you think! Power and Control is at the center of it all Sense of self Direction in life Independence Let's talk about it. You got this! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

185. Feelings of Loss in ALL Forms and Grief

April 22, 2023 22:58 - 10 minutes - 10 MB

I want you to understand that the grieving process is the same in many different scenarios and it must happen in order for you to heal and move on. Take a listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

184. is Anxiety your Identity?

April 16, 2023 23:57 - 8 minutes - 7.98 MB

You are in control of your identity. What are you choosing it to be? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

183. Why don't people understand what I went through?

April 09, 2023 14:10 - 18 minutes - 17 MB

I tell my story of wanting everyone to understand how awful I feel...... and how to move past it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

182. Declutter your Home and Declutter your Life

March 31, 2023 13:14 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MB

Laura McKenney is a single mom of two young boys and the owner of Polished Home Organizing.  I can't wait for you to hear her story of success, happiness and joy. Finding your purpose in life really does heal past emotional wounds. Laura is a perfect example of that. Take a listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

181. Are you fueling your PAST PAIN and making it your IDENTITY?

March 25, 2023 20:30 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MB

We fuel our pain by hanging on to what hurt us. By pulling it back into our lives over and over. It happens without really realizing it is happening.   In this episode, we bust through all the garbage and get serious on how to move past it all! Take a listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

180. Let Your Past Fuel your Future

March 19, 2023 00:47 - 5 minutes - 5.04 MB

Don't let your failures be your excuse to start over. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

179. Your nervous system is “SHOW NOT TELL” Mastin Kipp

March 12, 2023 19:39 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB

It is EXPERIENCES that heal us, not just thoughts or a thought process.  Let's talk about "DISCONFIRMING" experiences.  Take a listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

178. Trauma wounds versus trauma responses. What is the difference?

March 05, 2023 14:03 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MB

Moving to the next level in your life.  Are you struggling with this?  Let me show you how to get unstuck and move to the next space in your life.  Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

177. USING MY PAST TO FUEL MY SUCCESS with Caroline Markel Hammond

February 28, 2023 02:38 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MB

We are talking about Success stories in 2023 and this is a good one.  You are not going to want to miss Caroline's beautiful success story.  Enjoy! Here is how to reach Caroline:  https://safeinharmsway.org https://epizonstrategy.com https://intentionallyfearlessmission.com/carolinemarkelhammond    --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

176. Seeking out and finding evidence to support your Experiences

February 19, 2023 14:34 - 15 minutes - 14.8 MB

Are you seeking out and trying to find evidence to support your "negative" or "positive" thoughts?  How is that effecting your Experiences.  Let's unpack that. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message

175. Is Your Story a Success Story?

February 11, 2023 19:46 - 10 minutes - 10 MB

You might not think your story is worthy of anything BUT I think everyone has a story and no matter how small your little successes are, you MUST celebrate them.   I believe in you and I want you to believe in YOU. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-messina/message