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One Broken Mom Hosted by Ameé Quiriconi

138 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 60 ratings

Welcome to One Broken Mom, created by business consultant, mother, and mental health advocate, Ameé Quiriconi after personal transformation spurred her on to create a revolution in how we talk about trauma and mental health. Ameé's "punk rock meets mental health and parenting" shows are direct and honest conversations with leading therapists, researchers, and advocates in the areas of trauma, narcissistic abuse, relationships, suicide prevention, parenting, and co-dependency. The topics are serious but Ameé brings an entertaining balance of candor, boldness, empathy and even a sense of humor to each interview. Listeners learn to make changes in their personal and professional lives by gaining a greater understanding of themselves and the people around them.

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Episodes

How Trauma Blocks Love with Frank Anderson

October 31, 2021 14:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MB

For some people, loving relationships seem impossible. Our culture has given us many lies about love and intimacy, like the idea that we should be able to find our soulmate or that true love is easy. Unfortunately, many of us also suffer from complex PTSD due to relational trauma and have not seen or been a part of a healthy, secure relationship. So, has your past trauma made you incapable of having a healthy relationship? What if you’ve been abused so severely in childhood or adolescence or...

Are You a Boundary Violator with Audrey Holst

October 24, 2021 13:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MB

Are you a boundary violator? If we are not aware of our own boundaries and how we violate them, then it's very easy to be unaware that we're violating other people's boundaries. We may think that what we're doing is helpful or even beneficial for the person whose boundary has been violated but in reality, it can cause more harm than good. In this episode, Ameé talks with professional coach Audrey Holst about raising our self-awareness around whether we unintentionally and regularly violate ...

Our Traumas Based on Gender Norms with Michelle Morkert

October 17, 2021 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MB

In this episode, Ameé speaks with Michelle Morkert, a global gender scholar with a Ph.D. in women’s and gender studies and specializations in gender-based violence, militarism, girls' studies, and peace studies.  And if you have ever felt like your gender identity is not what society expects it to be, you’re not alone. Michelle has studied the ways that rigid gender norms can cause past and present trauma in our lives. She wants to help people understand how this patriarchal system hurts eve...

Breaking Cycles of Childhood Sexual Abuse & Stigma with Dawn Long

October 10, 2021 18:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MB

Trigger Warning - If are a sexual abuse survivor, this episode may be very triggering. Are you struggling with how to help your child cope with the abuse they’ve experienced? Have you ever wondered what it would be like if your child was the abuser and not the victim? Dawn Long, an advocate for parents of children who have suffered sexual abuse shares her story on this episode. She talks about her own history of childhood sexual abuse and how her son also went through similar experiences a...

Understanding Our Unconscious Bias with Dr. Tana Session

October 03, 2021 17:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MB

This week, Ameé speaks with Dr. Tana M. Session, an award-winning international speaker, best-selling author, and Certified Executive-level Performance Strategist. Her core area of practice is in inclusion & diversity in the workplace and within the roots of that are these things are unconscious or implicit biases.  And so, she’s here to teach what these are, how to recognize them, and what we can do to change them or at least keep them from affecting our decisions.  Resources:  https://ww...

The Emotional Aspects of Money with Barbara Huson

September 26, 2021 12:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MB

Are you struggling with money? Do you feel like your life is out of control when it comes to money? In this episode, Ameé speaks with Barbara Huson, the leading authority on women, wealth, and power as well as the author of the book, Secrets of Six-Figure Women: Surprising Strategies to up Your Earnings and Change Your Life.   She’s a financial therapist and wealth coach who talks about the emotional aspects that prevent people from attaining wealth. They discuss how dysfunction and trauma ...

Mental Health Made Easy by Texting with Johnny Crowder

September 19, 2021 05:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MB

In this episode, Ameé speaks with mental health advocate turned entrepreneur, Johnny Crowder. As a suicide/abuse survivor, Johnny spent his formative years searching for resources to help him cope with his mental health conditions, ranging from OCD and bipolar disorder to schizophrenia. His firsthand experience with mental illness, university-level education in psychology, and contagious positivity combine to fashion a spirit of advocacy and compassion unlike any other. Through both music...

Healing the Mother Wound with Kerri Hummingbird

September 12, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MB

In this interview, Ameé speaks with author and podcaster Kerri Hummingbird. Kerri is a Soul Guide and the #1 internationally best-selling author of The Second Wave: Transcending the Human Drama. She inspires people to lead their lives wide awake with authenticity, passion, and purpose that positively impacts others. Her latest published this year is called Love Is Fierce: Healing the Mother Wound. In this episode, she shares her journey and how you can heal your mother wound so that you can...

Overcoming Perfectionism with Audrey Holst

September 05, 2021 13:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MB

Have you ever felt like your life is out of control? Do you feel like you’re never good enough? Like everything in your life is just one big mess that needs to be fixed? If so, Audrey Holst can help. She’s the founder of Fortitude & Flow® Process and she works with groups and individuals to overcome perfectionism. And now she has a new book coming out called You’re Not Perfect — And Here’s How to Deal With That. It will teach you how to stop trying so hard, let go of the pressure, and start...

How to Not Hate Online Dating with Duana Welch

August 29, 2021 05:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MB

Do you hate online dating? You’re not alone. In fact, most people do. But what if there was a way to make it fun and even get better results than traditional dating? That’s where today's guest, Duana Welch comes in with her book “Love Factually: 10 Proven Steps from 'I Wish' to 'I Do'” which helps people approach love scientifically so they can find the best possible partner for them. She also has some great advice on how to use online dating effectively without hating it! Ameé had a chanc...

Are You Highly Sensitive, Deep Feeling, or Empathic with Lindsay Hindle

August 22, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MB

Do you know what it feels like to be highly sensitive? Highly sensitive people are often misunderstood. They feel things deeply and have a hard time tolerating loud noises, bright lights, or big crowds. But they also have an incredible ability to empathize with others and offer unique perspectives on the world around them. Lindsay Hindle is here today to talk about how she helps her clients understand their sensitivities and find ways of living that work for them. In this interview you wil...

Healing with God with Erik Allen

August 08, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MB

Ameé speaks with Erik Allen, an entrepreneur, and podcaster about his trauma healing journey through his Christian faith In this episode you will hear: Erik’s background with witnessing domestic violence and parental neglect growing up How being introduced to a Christian college event changed his life How shame kept him from sharing his story until he was 39 The role of God, church, and spirituality in his healing journey Erik’s definition of walking with Christ and what that means as ...

Financial Impacts of Divorce on Women with Rhonda Noordyk

August 01, 2021 05:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MB

Women are disproportionately impacted by divorce when it comes to financial settlements. Many women end up in poverty following a divorce, especially mothers.  Ameé speaks with a certified financial advisor and consultant, Rhonda Noordyk, to discusses the impact divorce has on women's finances and how to make better financial decisions when it comes to divorce. Rhonda's organization, The Women's Financial Wellness Center, helps women gain confidence and protect them from financial vulnerabi...

Becoming Unstoppable with Dr. Ronda Beaman

July 25, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MB

Have you ever had a week where everything went wrong? It might have been an awful day or even just one challenging situation. But then the next day, something else happened to knock you down, and before you know it, your whole week has gone by in a spiral of sadness and hopelessness. You feel like nothing is going right for you--like life is out to get you. This may sound familiar to many people who are trying to balance work with their personal lives while also coping with stressors of all ...

Becoming Assertive with Lara Currie

July 18, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MB

Do you have difficulty standing up for yourself? If so, this episode of One Broken Mom will be a breath of fresh air. Ameé speaks with Lara Currie, corporate trainer and high-conflict communication expert, about some of the reasons why it can be difficult to feel confident in your own voice. She then offers ways to overcome these obstacles and communicate more confidently in both work and personal situations. You'll learn how to identify the traits that are holding you back from speaking up ...

The Big Fear with Lindsay Gibson

July 11, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MB

Ever felt like you are too scared to do something? Or have you ever found yourself unable to enjoy success or good luck because you are expecting the other shoe to drop? You are experiencing a normal reaction to pushing yourself past your normal limits. And if you have experienced or grown up with trauma, or emotionally neglectful and immature parents, it's likely you have even fears of dying or a foreshortened future.  This episode is another conversation with best-selling author and psych...

Careers That Kill with Dr. Margaret Rutherford

July 04, 2021 05:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MB

Did you know that suicide rates are higher in some industries than other?  In this episode, Ameé speaks with therapist and author, Dr. Margaret Rutherford about careers with a high suicide risk rate and how trauma-informed leadership can help reduce these numbers. In the episode, you will hear: Which industries have the highest rates of suicide amongst their employees The role stigmas around mental health and mental health services play How workplace cultures can be harmful to people who...

ADHD and Trust with Melissa Orlov

June 27, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MB

Melissa Orlov, a marriage consultant, a top expert in how ADHD affects relationships, and an award-winning author, returns to speak with Ameé about how trust can be lost and regained in relationships where a partner has ADHD .  In this episode, you will hear:  How trust can affect friendships The "trust metric" and how it is applied to repairing trust between partners Why punishments won't work in correcting behaviors in people with ADHD How emotional dysregulation is more common for p...

Gaslighting at Work with Dr. Stephanie Sarkis

June 20, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MB

How many of you out there have ever had to deal with a co-worker or boss who has said things to you that have made you doubt yourself and wonder if you’re not going a little crazy because they are pretty convinced that the “real world” is very different from the one you are seeing or experiencing. For example, are they charming with everyone else, but controlling and demeaning towards you? Or do you have a co-worker constantly taking credit for your hard work? Do you have a boss who never ad...

Connecting Sobriety and Biology with Gillian Tietz

June 13, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MB

In this episode, Ameé speaks with fellow podcaster and mental health advocate, Gillian Tietz. Gill is a recovering alcoholic who uses her scientific background to connect neuroscience, psychology, and her personal experience getting sober.  In this episode, you will hear:  Alcohol-focused work cultures How her alcohol use contributed her developing suicidal thoughts How she went from an eating disorder to alcoholism The genetic component behind addiction and the biological rewards some ...

Co-Parenting with a Narcissist with Wendy Behary

June 06, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MB

Back on One Broken Mom is a listener favorite, Wendy Behary. Wendy is the founder and director of The Cognitive Therapy Center of New Jersey and The Schema Therapy Institutes of NJ-NYC and DC. She is also the author of “Disarming the Narcissist…Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed” (New Harbinger Publications). Now translated in 15 languages. Wendy has a specialty in treating narcissists and the people who live with and deal with them.   Based on a listener question, Ameé and Wendy ...

Toxic Culture & Trauma with Richa Badami

May 30, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MB

In this episode, Ameé speaks with Richa Badami, a personal transformation coach, author, and trainer about Richa's personal experience with becoming re-traumatized at work during at sales meeting.  The incident surprised her because it happened many years after she had undergone the healing work required due to her experience of being sexually abused as girl by her father.  However, at that time, her past was private and certainly out of awareness of her colleagues at her job.  And so during...

Trauma and Our Health with Veronique Mead

May 23, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MB

In this episode,  Ameé speaks again with Veronique Mead, a family physician and assistant professor who changed careers looking for a better understanding and more effective tools for working with chronic illness. On her website www.chronicillnessstudies.com, she has collected and shared the abundance of new research showing how adverse life events increase risk for sensitivity to infections, toxins, and other environmental stressors that increase risk and trigger onset of chronic disease. ...

Deciding to Divorce with Dr. Elizabeth Cohen

May 16, 2021 00:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB

Elizabeth Cohen, therapist, repeat guest and author of a new book “Light on the Other Side of Divorce: Discovering the New You” talks with Ameé about deciding that divorce is the best option for a person or couple.  In this episode, you will hear: How to know if divorce is the right option How to overcome the shame and guilt that comes from choosing to divorce What to do when other people try to shame us for our choice How codependency can impact how long we try to “save the relationshi...

Welcome to Season Four with Ameé Quiriconi

May 09, 2021 21:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MB

Welcome back to another season of One Broken Mom! In this episode, Ameé brings everyone up to speed on the last several months and what is in store for the program and for the community in the upcoming year. Links: www.ameequiriconi.com www.activitygirl-llc.com www.thefearlesswomansguidetobusiness.com KWU Presentations: https://youtu.be/lcnX0h_qtlg https://youtu.be/K0NELi8kWOs Buy the New Book: Barnes and Noble- https://bit.ly/FearlessWomansGuide Bookshop- https://bit.ly/FearlessWomanBo...

ADHD and Relationships with Melissa Orlov

November 22, 2020 21:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MB

In this episode, Ameé speaks with Melissa Orlov is a marriage consultant, a top expert in how ADHD affects relationships, and an award-winning author.  She is the author of The ADHD Effect on Marriage, which was awarded "Best Psychological Book of 2010" by ForeWord Reviews.  Her latest book, The Couple's Guide to Thriving with ADHD, with Nancie Kohlenberger won three book awards, including best psychology book of 2014. Melissa has been writing and speaking about the topic since 2007, resear...

Why I'm Right and You're Obviously Wrong with Carol Tavris

November 01, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MB

On this episode, Ameé has an amazing guest on the show. Dr. Carol Tavris's work as a writer, teacher, and lecturer has been devoted to educating the public about psychological science. Her book with Elliot Aronson, "Mistakes Were Made (But Not by ME): Why we justify foolish beliefs, bad decisions, and hurtful acts" (revised edition, 2015, and most recently updated in 2020 with a new chapter--"Dissonance, Democracy, and the Demagogue"), applies cognitive dissonance theory to a wide variety of...

How To Get Help Leaving an Abusive Situation

October 25, 2020 21:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MB

Ameé has been an advocate for raising awareness about domestic violence, in part due to her personal experience with financial and emotional abuse.  While it seems help is just a phone call away for people in a domestic violence situation but there is also uncertainty of what happens when you do ask for help from strangers. And as we know from human behavior, we tend to chose the devil we know over the one we don’t. And so when we don’t understand how the resources work, we might be afraid t...

Are You A People Pleaser with Liz Earnshaw

October 18, 2020 14:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MB

In this episode, Ameé speaks with returning guest, Philadelphia based therapist Elizabeth Earnshaw. Liz has her own practice called A Better Life Therapy and specializes in working with couples around a variety of topics such as relationship issues, infidelity, divorce, intimacy and sexual issues, premarital counseling, and breakups.  Ameé reached out to her to talk about people-pleasing. Having had some personal and professional experiences with people who went out of their way to over-co...

FGM & Violence Against Girls with Maryum Saifee

October 11, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MB

Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice decided to drop the appeal on a 2018 Detroit ruling that overturned the federal ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).   For girls at risk of FGM, this federal ruling has put them in great jeopardy because it sent a signal to supporters of FGM that the practice is allowed, and the violence against girls, mostly around 7-8 years old in age continues. Therefore, it’s up to the states to outlaw the practice.  What is female genital mutilation? Why is ...

How It Feels When Your Abuser Dies with Emily Stroia

October 04, 2020 13:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MB

On this episode, Ameé speaks with Emily Stroia. Emily is a personal mentor for women, meditation teacher, author and speaker. When Ameé first had a chance to speak with Emily, she said something that actually made her skin tingle. And that was when Emily’s abusive father passed away a few months ago, Emily’s first thoughts were peace, not sadness.  This is not uncommon but yet people don’t feel safe sharing that or even understanding it. Some in our culture demand empathy and compassion for...

Our Veterans and Suicide with Jonah Maddox

September 27, 2020 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MB

Suicide is a national problem in the United States. Well over 40,000 people die by suicide every year, including adults and children. In those numbers are over 6,000 military veterans, most of them male. When the rates are adjusting for population differences in age and sex, in 2017, veterans died by suicide 1.5 times more than non-veterans.   This week Ameé speaks with Army vet Jonah Maddox, who has been outspoken about his own struggles with PTSD, alcohol addiction, anxiety, and suicide i...

Talking Teen Suicide & Racism with Dr. Uchenna Umeh

September 20, 2020 05:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MB

This week, Ameé speaks with motivational speaker, suicide prevention advocate and pediatrician  Dr. Uchenna Umeh. Known as “Dr. Lulu” to her pediatric patients, she is also the author of How to Teach Your Children About Racism: A Letter From A Black Mother to White Parent and added “TEDx Speaker” to her impressive list of accomplishments. In this episode, she tells Ameé why she quit her regular practice to become a full-time teen suicide prevention advocate. She also describes what her life ...

Keeping the Suicide a Secret with Michelle Anhang

September 13, 2020 05:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MB

On this episode, Ameé speaks with Michelle Anhang, a coach and suicide survivor, and hears her story of grief and healing after the death of her husband by suicide. Unlike some of the other survivor stories told on One Broken Mom, Michelle shares with everyone the decision to keep the truth behind her husband’s death a secret from everyone, including her children, for over ten years and the toll it ultimately took on her.  In this show, you will hear:  An overview of Bipolar Disorder and S...

A Culture of Silence with Richa Badami

September 06, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MB

Ameé welcomes to the show Richa Badami. Richa is a healer, author and survivor of father-daughter sexual abuse. Born and raised in India, Richa shares her reasons for why it would take her years to get treatment and overcome the damage from her abuse due in large part to cultural taboos within her community. She has detailed this journey in her memoir, “Coming Home to the Heart” and for the first time since she’s published her book, she tells her full story out loud. She talks about many thi...

"We Were Malicious Women" with Lacie Marsh Carroll

August 30, 2020 14:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MB

Today’s guest was introduced to Ameé originally through an old high school friend who ran across her products while shopping in New Orleans. At that time, Ameé was wrapping up Season 2 and put the idea in her back pocket for Season 3.  Well then a funny thing happened – Ameé and her guest, who happen to live and do business in the same small Washington town, both end up on a Zoom call discussing an open letter and call to action in the wake of George Floyd’s murder this year and the #BlackL...

Who You Were Meant to Be with Dr. Lindsay Gibson

August 23, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 54 MB

To celebrate One Broken Mom's 100th episode, Ameé brings a special guest and the number one favorite for listeners back to celebrate the occasion. Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice who specializes in individual psychotherapy with adult children of emotionally immature parents. She is author of "Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents" and the follow up, "Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents"  She also writes a monthly column on well-being...

The Science of Persuasion with Dr. Christophe Morin

August 16, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MB

In this episode, Ameé speaks with persuasion scientist and author, Dr. Christophe Morin. Christophe is the co-author of the book The Persuasion Code and CEO at Sales Brain, the first of its kind "neuromarketing" agency that uses the science to help businesses achieve better results with their marketing and advertising.  Ameé had an opportunity to meet Christophe in 2019 when she attended one of his 2-day workshops and invited him to speak with her about how the brain makes decisions - becau...

Becoming Unbroken with Michael Anthony

August 09, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MB

On this episode, Ameé speaks with Michael Anthony. Michael is an author, mentor, and advocate for adult survivors of child abuse, trauma, and CPTSD. Growing up as a biracial child with racist family members, abused by drug-addicted parents, and battling his own addictions, Michael found a way to turn his life around and now his not just a trauma survivor but a Trauma Warrior, on a mission to help others do the same. In 2019, he published his book Think Unbroken: Understanding and Overcoming ...

How To Harness Adversity with Dr. Ronda Beaman

August 02, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MB

On this week’s episode, Ameé speaks with resilience expert, TEDx speaker, and lecturer Dr. Ronda Beaman. Over her career, Ronda has been Professor of the Year at three universities, and her family was named America’s Most Creative Family by USA Today! But here’s another fun fact: She has appeared on "Don't Forget the Lyrics" with Wayne Brady. And her crowning achieve was that she did not know the third verse of "Sweet Home Alabama!" Who knew there was a third verse? But she did remember Tom...

Mothers Who Abuse Their Sons with Dr. Joe Kort

July 26, 2020 14:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MB

Today’s episode comes from a listener to the show who wrote to Ameé ask if she had any resources for men who have been abused by their mothers. He then shared that he has been researching on his own and can’t find anything on the topic. During her research, Ameé found today’s guest, Dr. Joe Kort.  Joe is a Detroit area-based Psychotherapist, life coach, author, and podcaster who specializes in tackling the taboo as well as the norms about our sexual health. Visit www.ameequiriconi to subsc...

Perfectly Hidden Depression with Dr. Margaret Rutherford

July 19, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MB

In the episode, Ameé speaks with return guest, Dr. Margaret Rutherford, a clinical Psychologist and the author of the book Perfectly Hidden Depression: How to Break Free from the Perfectionism That Masks Your Depression.  In this episode, you will hear: How Margaret began to link perfectionism with depression and not anxiety The links between perfectionism and suicide The definition of depression  Is all perfectionism depression  The difference between having a sense of pride and feeli...

This is How it Feels (Part 2) with Craig Miller

July 12, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MB

In Part 2, Ameé continues her conversation with Craig Miller, an award-winner author, speaker and advocate for suicide awareness and prevention.   After self-publishing his memoir, This is How it Feels, in July of 2012, Craig joined The Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention and began speaking out about his suicide attempt and his battles with mental health issues. Since then, he has shared his story with hundreds of people, speaking at bookstores, charity events, and public events ...

This is How it Feels (Part 1) with Craig Miller

July 05, 2020 13:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MB

Ameé speaks with Craig Miller, an award-winner author, speaker and advocate for suicide awareness and prevention.   After self-publishing his memoir, This is How it Feels, in July of 2012, Craig joined The Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention and began speaking out about his suicide attempt and his battles with mental health issues. Since then, he has shared his story with hundreds of people, speaking at bookstores, charity events, and public events as well as at The Massachusetts...

For Better or For Worse with Dr. Stan Tatkin

June 28, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MB

Marriage vows are being tested worldwide as we are in the midst of a global pandemic that has forced billions of people to stay home. In addition, in the US, we are at 30 million people, unemployed and millions of children trying to school from home by parents emotionally unequipped to take on a burden while they themselves are trying to make sense of their own worlds, fears and concerns.  Right now – many people are seeing perhaps where their greatest strengths are in their partners as wel...

Living with CPTSD During a Crisis with Anna Runkle

June 22, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MB

Returning to the show is Anna Runkle, the creator of Crappy Childhood Fairy, an online resource for understanding and healing from CPTSD related to chronic childhood experiences. In Season Two, we learned about Anna and her work after a listener wrote in and recommended her processes. As a childhood trauma survivor, Anna brings a perspective from the trenches and methodology that has helped her for over twenty years slow the spinning of the hamster wheel in her head as well as for others. In...

Parenting in Unpeaceful Times with Dr. Laura Markham

June 14, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MB

First, yes, it was confirmed that "unpeaceful" is a real word. In this episode, Ameé brings back to the show Dr. Laura Markham, creator of Aha! Parenting, therapist, coach, and author of "Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids." Originally the plan was to have a conversation about the challenges of parenting children during a worldwide pandemic, but then with the brutal death of George Floyd on May 25 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the whole country was thrust into the largest civil rights movement in huma...

Childhood Trauma Behind Bars with Fritzi Horstman

June 07, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MB

In this episode, Ameé speaks with me Fritzi Horstman. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Compassion Prison Project.  Fritzi is a Grammy-award winning producer for her work on “The Defiant Ones”, has been a producer and post-producer on dozens of television projects and documentaries and has directed several films.  Recorded 10 days before the death of George Floyd, a Minnesota man killed by police officers, that sparked the largest civil rights movement in human history, Fritzi an...

Our Ego at Work with Wendy Behary

May 24, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 54.1 MB

This is the full episode of the interview with Wendy Behary in March. The first 20 minutes is a repeat for anyone who listed to the Special COVID Episode with her. Back on the show is Wendy Behary, the author of Disarming the Narcissist and frequent guest who shares her expertise on narcissistic personality disorder and the impacts on relationships.  Today Ameé talks with Wendy about how our own ego and dysfunction plays out in our business relationships as well. While we can see this usu...

Rethinking Narcissism with Dr. Craig Malkin

May 17, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MB

Is it always so wrong to have a sense of pride for you own achievements? Or to feel confident in your skills and abilities? How about selfies? Does posting a selfie instantly make you a Narcissist? And are Narcissists all people who got participation awards and were told they were amazing too many times when they didn’t deserve it?  The history of narcissism in the field of psychology may surprise you when you learn how the definition has shifted over the past 100 years. What is also surpri...

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