Walking Without Skin Podcast
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsFinding Peace after Pain.
This podcast is about vulnerably sharing our stories, with advice and tips on overcoming.
Sharing our voices with authenticity, to tell our stories from the heart with courage.
We talk about hope and recovery, about overcoming loss, changes, challenges, and adversities. We walk without skin.
Book a free call with Lois - http://walkingwithoutskin.com/
Walking Without Skin
Exposed to the world. Walking without protection. Walking with vulnerability.
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Episodes
Stop femicide during 16 Days of Activism and beyond
December 07, 2021 18:39 - 33 minutes - 38.7 MBBrenda Adelman is an award-winning actor with a one-woman show based on her life story that she's performed in four countries and ten states in the US. She's been interviewed on over 200 TV, radio shows, and podcasts, including FOX, CBS and NPR. She's a digital course creator, speaker, and coach and is the recipient of the Hero of Forgiveness award from the Hawaii International Forgiveness Project. Her book is titled, My Father Killed My Mother and Married My Aunt: Forgiving the Unforgivable...
Avoid clergy abuse during 16 Days of Activism and beyond
December 06, 2021 17:18 - 44 minutes - 51.4 MBSandy Phillips Kirkham is a survivor of clergy abuse. He was 30 married, with two children, and at the age of 16, her youth pastor. The abuse lasted for five years. For 27 years she remained silent living with guilt and shame. A trigger forced her to face her past. That is when the healing began. Part of that healing meant facing her abuser after 27 years. Hiring a private detective she found him still ministering in a church in Alabama. Her journey was not an easy one but she is now a surv...
Breaking the cycle of abuse is the greatest gift you will give yourself during 16 Days of Activism and beyond
December 05, 2021 10:55 - 35 minutes - 40.5 MBSusan Ball is an Abuse Recovery Expert, Disruptor, Lived Experience Speaker, and a bestselling author. Recovery After Abuse blossomed from Susan's own abusive relationships and is built on the belief that all women are entitled to live free, fulfilled, and fearless. Susan is on a mission to empower women to Rise Up, Show Up, Free Their Voices, and move from the victim space to the Courageous and Healing Space. She believes that recovery after abuse and creating an amazing life after abuse ...
Recalibrate masculinity for a better tomorrow during 16 Days of Activism and beyond
December 04, 2021 10:52 - 40 minutes - 46 MBGavin Moffat has soared through the clouds over the Makgadikgadi Pans of Botswana in his microlight and descended below the arch of the Blue Hole in the Red Sea off Dahab in Egypt. He has been a speaker and a panelist at TEDx, released an electronic and experimental album called “It’s Not About the Title” and is the author of Swimming with Sharks – Simple Business Guidelines for a Complex World. He’s the co-founder of join.the.dots and Diversity and Inclusion organisation Hers&His through w...
Be Optimystic and rebuild connections during 16 Days of Activism and beyond
December 03, 2021 05:54 - 34 minutes - 39.9 MBCeleste Louw is a wife, mother, grandmother, healing guide, trainer, activist, biker, and author. From a position of personal experience and hands-on assistance with domestic violence, abuse, and sexual assault case she has not only life experience as a survivor, but a demonstrated track record of working with diverse client populations in one-on-one and group settings. A founder and director of a non-profit company (2011), Optimystic Bikers against Abuse, Celeste brings the Biker Code to...
Combat Domestic Violence in Southeast Asia during 16 Days of Activism and Beyond
December 02, 2021 07:46 - 34 minutes - 39 MBBorn in Bangladesh and married at the age of 28. Elita Karim was hit by her husband on their honeymoon, a pattern that repeated itself throughout their two-year marriage. She found the strength to leave her abusive relationship and has gone on to support other women who are suffering at the hands of violent husbands. She believes that raising awareness of domestic violence is the first step towards ending a societal problem that affects millions of women and girls worldwide. After divorcin...
Creativity can give acknowledgement to past trauma during 16 Days of Activism and beyond
December 01, 2021 05:08 - 50 minutes - 58.3 MBRaven Kaliana directs Puppet (R)Evolution Theatre Company, producing puppet-based plays and films for adults and teens on social issues. She’s presented Hooray for Hollywood, her award-winning autobiographical film on surviving human trafficking, at UN Geneva, NY Commission on the Status of Women, London City Hall. She’s presented this at Oxford, Roehampton, and Kingston Universities; Royal Central School of Speech & Drama; New York University. Love vs Trauma, her puppet play on resilience, ...
It starts with the BOY CHILD - during 16 Days of Activism and beyond
November 30, 2021 11:57 - 35 minutes - 40.7 MBAbram Bosman is a survivor, social activist, skills developer, Entrepreneur, and leader of an organisation called Save The Boy Child NPO. Abram challenges boys to do what their fathers failed to do and to improve on what their father started. It is possible for Man and Woman to leave together in peace. Reach out to Abram: www.savetheboychild.org.za Contact Lois Wagner to sponsor or participate in the BE BRAVE programme to help eradicate bullying, harassment, sexual and gender-based vio...
The OSSO SAFE approach can prevent home violence during 16 Days of Activism and Beyond
November 29, 2021 12:36 - 42 minutes - 48.8 MBSabrina Osso is the Founder and CEO of OSSO SAFE - Feel safe where you live, work, and play. She is a TEDx Speaker, Real Estate Agent, and Consultant on promoting safety and preventing violence in the workplace, schools, and places of residence. Sabrina’s personal and professional experience with the subject allows her to bring a unique and holistic approach as a solution. She has been hired for numerous speaking engagements throughout NY/NJ and has done over 60 radio podcast interviews. She...
Change your story change your life for 16 days of activism and beyond
November 28, 2021 11:08 - 40 minutes - 46 MBAngelika Breukers, Founder and CEO of the ABChange4life, is an Author, Bowen Therapist and Change for life Coach and Mentor. Born into domestic violence, Angelika lived with fear, hopelessness and despair which lead her into the escorting industry in her early 20’s. Through a process of Acceptance, Belief and Choice, Angelika changed her own life, overcoming her traumas and building a career in the IT industry. Passionate about helping others, Angelika developed the ABChange4life coachin...
Reach out for support during 16 Days of Activism and Beyond
November 27, 2021 13:32 - 37 minutes - 43.1 MBNosihle Mkhize is an intervention specialist qualified in Social Work and Psychology with pending studies of Law. Working for TEARS foundation helping people experiencing Gender-Based Violence and abuse. She specialises in rendering services at their time of need and walking the journey of healing with them. As a specialist in rendering psychosocial services to community of South Africa, she has gained the opportunity to work with all necessary facilities in rescuing people in danger and hel...
You are not alone during 16 Days of Activism and Beyond
November 26, 2021 08:16 - 24 minutes - 28.2 MBTracey Osborne is the CEO of the Global Association for Trauma Recovery. As a survivor and thriver of abuse, sexual assault, and a lifetime of self-loathing, Tracey connects with trauma survivors on a global scale to support them in their healing; bringing them the tools and resources they need to move past their past and create lasting self-transformation. No longer a silent victim, Tracey uses her voice to raise awareness, facilitate change and empower others to reclaim their voice and...
Stop Lying, Hiding, Repressing, and Denying for 16 Days of Activism and Beyond
November 25, 2021 05:58 - 30 minutes - 34.4 MBIngrid Lotze is the Co-founder of Hers&His a Diversity Equity & Inclusion agency, she is a two-time TEDx Speaker, TEDx panelist, and is a director of the marketing agency join.the.dots. Her mission is to cultivate connection in her personal and professional life. She has been a women's empowerment volunteer and leader for seven years and runs a number of workshops that enable connection both for private individuals and corporates. Ingrid is a communication expert having judged multiple indus...
Innocent man incarcerated for ten years shares his story of hope and freedom
November 23, 2021 07:21 - 48 minutes - 55.2 MBA life coach, author, and motivational speaker with a unique and horrific story. A successful self-made Zimbabwean businessman, Rusty Labuschagne was in 2003, without a body and against police evidence, wrongly convicted of drowning a fish poacher. He spent 10 harrowing years under horrendous conditions in Zimbabwe’s prisons during Mugabe’s rule. The conditions were unbearable and he had to draw on his inner resources and strengths to endure the unimaginable. ' His message to audiences is...
Dr. Robb Kelly "It's not the drinking, it's your thinking" is Walking Without Skin
November 18, 2021 07:11 - 47 minutes - 53.9 MBDr. Robb Kelly has overcome homelessness, alcohol dependency, trauma, PTSD, and MDD and a whirlwind of events to be the "Gordon Ramsay" of the addiction treatment world. Before Robb succumbed to addiction and mental health issues, he played bass guitar at Abbey Studio with Queen, David Bowie, and Elton John. He is an accomplished musician, and the money he made helped him attend Oxford University to pursue a Ph.D. in Psychology. Robb experienced a spiritual awakening on the cold streets of M...
Dr. Robb Kelly "It's not the drinking, it's your thinking" overcomes alcohol dependency
November 18, 2021 07:11 - 47 minutes - 53.9 MBDr. Robb Kelly has overcome homelessness, alcohol dependency, trauma, PTSD, and MDD and a whirlwind of events to be the "Gordon Ramsay" of the addiction treatment world. Before Robb succumbed to addiction and mental health issues, he played bass guitar at Abbey Studio with Queen, David Bowie, and Elton John. He is an accomplished musician, and the money he made helped him attend Oxford University to pursue a Ph.D. in Psychology. Robb experienced a spiritual awakening on the cold streets of M...
3-times cancer survivor shares that positivity really can make your body heal
November 16, 2021 04:22 - 43 minutes - 49.6 MBStayc Simpson has been involved in the pageant industry for the last 39 years and is the reigning Ms Achievement World 2022. She has graced the stage for several well-known systems and has walked NYFW and Miami Swim Week. Ms. Simpson is the CEO of Gymagination, providing movement education programs for children since 2003. Stayc is also the CEO and host of PageantryNOW, which interviews pageant titleholders from all over the world. Stayc has Asperger’s, a mild form of autism, and is a 3-ti...
From hating her body and putting it through hell to appreciating it and being grateful for it.
November 11, 2021 14:35 - 33 minutes - 38.5 MBSome of Amanda Hallam's earliest memories are of hating her body. She developed orthorexia and then anorexia as a young teen. In college, she became a binge eater. For years she would find herself relapsing into any one of the three disorders in times of stress, change, or negative body image. She considers herself recovered now. Amanda eats mindfully and intuitively and uses food and movement to manage her depression and anxiety (She has been completely off of medication for 4 years now)....
Recovered pornography addict says that there is no stereotypical pornography addict; anybody can be one.
November 09, 2021 08:25 - 45 minutes - 52.5 MBJoshua Shea is a pornography addiction expert, certified betrayal trauma coach, and the author of three books about pornography addiction, including He’s a Porn Addict…Now What? An Expert and Former Addict Answers Your Questions (2019). He works full-time as a certified betrayal trauma coach with the Post Betrayal Trauma Institute in New York. Prior to admitting his 24-year addiction to pornography in 2014, Joshua was a prominent magazine publisher, award-winning journalist, film festival ...
Flesh-eating and personal mind-eating bacteria survivor has the Attitude of Gratitude
November 04, 2021 08:24 - 39 minutes - 45.2 MBChris DT Gordon is a survivor of necrotizing fasciitis (flesh-eating bacteria) who uses his story and message to inspire high school students and other young adults to adopt The Attitude of Gratitude (TAG), to overcome their “personal bacteria”, to increase their positivity and gratitude, and to make the world around them a better place! Contact Chris: https://chrisdtgordon.com Contact Lois Wagner and book a free discussion to discuss your healing journey and to fly free. http://walkingwit...
Totally blind woman is a bestselling author, motivational speaker, disability advocate, blogger, accessible travel podcaster, and sometime rock musician.
November 01, 2021 18:47 - 37 minutes - 43.1 MBLois Strachan is a bestselling author, motivational speaker, disability advocate, blogger, accessible travel podcaster, and sometime rock musician. And she is totally blind, having lost her sight at the age of 21 as a result of childhood-onset diabetes. Lois uses her personal story to enable audiences to gain techniques to adapt to change, develop resilience and overcome challenges they encounter in business and life. She has learned techniques for adapting to life-changing experiences ...
A teenage punk rocker, turned tattoo artist, artist, and author survives homelessness, cancer, and more.
November 01, 2021 18:07 - 32 minutes - 37.1 MBA teenage punk rocker, Dan Henk was kicked out of home and slept in the woods with a rock as a pillow for eight months. He was stabbed and his tendon was severed by a crackhead. He put himself through art college, moved to NYC to start a career, and then came down with brain cancer. Seven years later, after being supported by his new wife as he went through five years of chemo, radiation, and recovery, she was killed in a hit and run. He moved to Austin and was writing his first novel. A you...
Cambodian genocide survivor escapes the killing fields
November 01, 2021 15:42 - 36 minutes - 41.8 MBHeld captive by the Communist Khmer Rouge in Cambodia for four years in harsh labour camp conditions, Sara Im was starved, exhausted, and terribly ill. 2 million people died, but Sara survived to find peace and freedom again. Her award-winning book “How I Survived the Killing Fields” chronicles how prayer and the love for her family gave her the courage to escape. Contact Sara https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraim-speaker-author/ Contact Lois and book a free discussion to discuss your he...
Black gay minister embraces intersecting and sometimes conflicting identities.
October 31, 2021 20:58 - 38 minutes - 43.8 MBCedrick Bridgeforth. Southern. Black. Gay. Fatherless. Air Force Veteran. Ordained Methodist Minister. Master of hiding in plain sight until a devastating loss occurred that threatened livelihood and identity. Born in Alabama, now lives in California as an out, gay minister. A recently released memoir Alabama Grandson: A Black, Gay Minister's Passage Out of Hiding chronicles Cedrick's journey from childhood antics to adulthood heroics that teeters between the absurd and the profane, but lan...
How surviving a brutal attack and rape led to the creation of Walking Without Skin podcast
October 31, 2021 10:16 - 19 minutes - 22.1 MBLois Wagner, Interviewed by Eksteen de Waal, discusses how Walking Without Skin came about. She shares her story of surviving a brutal attack and rape and how she forgave the rapist to find emotional freedom. Contact Lois and book a free discussion to discuss your healing journey and to fly free. http://walkingwithoutskin.com/ Music Walking without Skin is a song inspired by the work of Lois Wagner. Walking Without Skin was composed by Steve Siler of Music for the Soul and features Deni...