Broken to Brave

Music has always been my lifeline. There are songs that saved my life, songs that gave me strength, songs that made me feel I could take on the world, songs that gave me hope or gave me a voice or gave me validation and songs that made me feel understood and seen. So for me to get a chance to talk about music that impacted my life...yeah, sign me up. Except this was going to be recorded and broadcast. What was I thinking? Well, I wasn't thinking. I was closing my eyes and jumping into number 20 on my list...volunteered to be interviewed on a podcast about music that was important to me.

If you enjoyed this episode and want to dig deeper into each story, my husband Rob and I do an exclusive companion podcast on my Patreon page. We give further background into the story and include the spouse's perspective. Each one of these episodes averages 45 minutes to an hour. Find the link below.

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I struggle with taking resources from my family for something that is just for me. That's how I found myself at 50 with a lifetime of unresolved trauma. Thankfully, through intervention by a friend, I had that stumbling block removed and no longer had a barrier to getting help. The hardest part, however, was still to come. Baring my soul to a total stranger and facing the events that brought me so much pain was why Got Therapy is number 19 on my list...

If you enjoyed this episode and want to dig deeper into each story, my husband Rob and I do an exclusive companion podcast on my Patreon page. We give further background into the story and include the spouse's perspective. Each one of these episodes averages 45 minutes to an hour. Find the link below.

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Please rate and review Broken to Brave wherever you listen to this podcast. It truly helps others find the show and hopefully can help others, like myself, to become braver in their own lives and to heal.

It may be apparent after 16 episodes that I struggle the most with feeling my feelings. This exercise I learned in the WE book challenged me to push myself to the next level. It helped me so much that it's a practice that I still use in my day to day life when I fall back into old patterns and find myself avoiding feelings. It was quite scary for me to stop using crutches I'd relied on...especially when I believed that they were keeping me safe. They weren't. They were keeping me stuck. So here's how I stopped the behavior with number 18...Noticed it, named it, felt it, let it go.

If you enjoyed this episode and want to dig deeper into each story, my husband Rob and I do an exclusive companion podcast on my Patreon page. We give further background into the story and include the spouse's perspective. Each one of these episodes averages 45 minutes to an hour. Find the link below.

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Please rate and review Broken to Brave wherever you listen to this podcast. It truly helps others find the show and hopefully can help others, like myself, to become braver in their own lives and to heal.

It's very hard to break behavior patterns, especially ones that are lifelong and steeped in dysfunction. For me, guilt and fear would keep me coming back to situations, and people, which were extremely unhealthy and unsafe. I was determined to break this pattern so when the next opportunity arose I used my tools, I said no, and I didn't get sucked in. This is episode 15 number 17 on the list.

If you enjoyed this episode and want to dig deeper into each story, my husband Rob and I do an exclusive companion podcast on my Patreon page. We give further background into the story and include the spouse's perspective. Each one of these episodes averages 45 minutes to an hour. Find the link below.

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Podcast Broken to Brave on Libsyn

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Please rate and review Broken to Brave wherever you listen to this podcast. It truly helps others find the show and hopefully can help others, like myself, to become braver in their own lives and to heal.

I was conditioned to believe that accepting praise or a compliment meant that I was full of myself or had an overinflated sense of self. In order to accomplish this number on my list, I had to override my negative beliefs, my desire to deflect or diminish the praise being offered, and my fear of ridicule. This, more than any other item on my list thus far, is one that I ended up mastering and I am so grateful to have learned the skill of number 16 on my list...Accepted Praise.

If you enjoyed this episode and want to dig deeper into each story, my husband Rob and I do an exclusive companion podcast on my Patreon page. We give further background into the story and include the spouse's perspective. Each one of these episodes averages 45 minutes to an hour. Find the link below.

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Podcast Broken to Brave on Libsyn

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Please rate and review Broken to Brave wherever you listen to this podcast. It truly helps others find the show and hopefully can help others, like myself, to become braver in their own lives and to heal.

Speaking in front of a crowd to do a keynote address wasn't enough, apparently. I decided to challenge myself by also hosting/emceeing the event which meant introducing each set. It wasn't pretty and there were plenty of mistakes along the way, but I lived to tell about it...this is number 15 on my list: Hosted An Event.

If you enjoyed this episode and want to dig deeper into each story, my husband Rob and I do an exclusive companion podcast on my Patreon page. We give further background into the story and include the spouse's perspective. Each one of these episodes averages 45 minutes to an hour. Find the link below.

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Podcast Broken to Brave on Libsyn

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Please rate and review Broken to Brave wherever you listen to this podcast. It truly helps others find the show and hopefully can help others, like myself, to become braver in their own lives and to heal.

With all the fears I've had in my life, I don't think there was one that rivaled my fear of public speaking. Facing this fear head-on was absolutely terrifying and it took the most prep of any of my other steps so far. I had to get through the fear of putting my words and story on paper. I had to get through the fear of being filmed. I had to get through the ongoing fear of judgment and ridicule. This step took months of work and I had to learn to sit in the fear it evoked in me and employ and exhaust every last tool at my disposal. I did it. It wasn't pretty and I didn't feel better when it was over. But I sure as hell did it. Number 14 on the list...Gave a Keynote Address.

If you enjoyed this episode and want to dig deeper into each story, my husband Rob and I do an exclusive companion podcast on my Patreon page. We give further background into the story and include the spouse's perspective. Each one of these episodes averages 45 minutes to an hour. Find the link below.

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I also share different content across my social media channels and at my blog on the website.

Podcast Broken to Brave on Libsyn

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Please rate and review Broken to Brave wherever you listen to this podcast. It truly helps others find the show and hopefully can help others, like myself, to become braver in their own lives and to heal.

Sometimes the path to healing involves a game show, a microphone, and publicly failing...in front of a live audience and on multiple live streams. You know you're on the right track when making a fool of yourself is no longer the thing you fear the most. I was much more scared, at this point, of not trying. Number 13 on my list...Attempted to Host a Game Show.

If you enjoyed this episode and want to dig deeper into each story, my husband Rob and I do an exclusive companion podcast on my Patreon page. We give further background into the story and include the spouse's perspective. Each one of these episodes averages 45 minutes to an hour. Find the link below.

Patreon @brokentobrave

I also share different content across my social media channels and at my blog on the website.

Podcast Broken to Brave on Libsyn

WebsiteBrokenToBrave.com

Facebook @BrokentoBravePodcast

Twitter @broken2brave

Please rate and review Broken to Brave wherever you listen to this podcast. It truly helps others find the show and hopefully can help others, like myself, to become braver in their own lives and to heal.

Finding beauty in the world around me helped me to see the beauty in myself. It taught me to see that broken is beautiful, that cracks in us won't be restored, and that we can't go back to what we once were, yet we can create something even better. We can become strong in our broken places and beauty can come up through the cracks. It taught me that when we allow ourselves the grace we extend to others, we find healing. This is number 12 on my list... Found Beauty in All Things.

If you enjoyed this episode and want to dig deeper into each story, my husband Rob and I do an exclusive companion podcast on my Patreon page. We give further background into the story and include the spouse's perspective. Each one of these episodes averages 45 minutes to an hour. Find the link below.

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I also share different content across my social media channels and at my blog on the website.

Podcast Broken to Brave on Libsyn

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Twitter @broken2brave

Please rate and review Broken to Brave wherever you listen to this podcast. It truly helps others find the show and hopefully can help others, like myself, to become braver in their own lives and to heal.

There is something so empowering about challenging yourself to do something and not choosing the easy path. I could have participated and chosen someone that would have been a better match or someone who would have taken it easy on me. In choosing the biggest challenge, I gained more confidence, proved to myself that I'm capable of doing hard things, and afterward felt like I could take on the world. This is number 11 on my list... I Dueled.

If you enjoyed this episode and want to dig deeper into each story, my husband Rob and I do an exclusive companion podcast on my Patreon page. We give further background into the story and include the spouse's perspective. Each one of these episodes averages 45 minutes to an hour. Find the link below.

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I also share different content across my social media channels and at my blog on the website.

Podcast Broken to Brave on Libsyn

WebsiteBrokenToBrave.com

Facebook @BrokentoBravePodcast

Twitter @broken2brave

Please rate and review Broken to Brave wherever you listen to this podcast. It truly helps others find the show and hopefully can help others, like myself, to become braver in their own lives and to heal.