Chronicles of Us

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Trigger Warnings: Sexual abuse & suicide.

Childhood are usually formative years that set the foundations for the life ahead and shape who we become. But when dramatic events take place, the impact and trauma of these years can carry on for a lifetime too.  In this episode, we listen to the story of "Beau", who suffered from sexual abuse at 9 years old and who shares with us the deeply personal and dark journey she has been on since. From wanting to  change the world as a child to the fears and struggle of sheer existence, she shows up for herself and others today with a renewed purpose to use her voice to break the silence. In this episode, you will witness first hand the impact that love for one self and love from closed ones can overpower the darkness of one's thoughts and turn it into light and love for humanity.

A very special thank you for the trust, openness and unwavering courage of Beau. May every one of us remember that showing up for each other, in any way you know how to,  can transform darkness into light and hurt into love.

If you are interested in hearing more about Beau's story, head over to her podcast "B4 Me" launching this Spring 2024 and follow her on Instagram @betterformebybeau.

This episode is one story amongst many and is not meant to be nor should be considered professional advice.
If you are deeply suffering or finding yourself in darkness right now, reach out and find professional support here: https://findahelpline.com/.

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When was the last time you spoke or thought about your sex life?
Well maybe today is a good day to start as you listen to my conversation with Ylanga van der Geld, a sexologist who started her career as an oncologist and decided to explore the field of sexuality to support her patients' needs better.

In our conversation, we start with how crucial sex education is to the wellbeing of every human and how it can be a comfortable and valuable topic to discuss with your loved ones.
 
You will leave this episode understanding how a sexologist can support all intimate relationships, starting with understanding yourself, your personal desires and boundaries. We also dive into the big L word - Libido - to understand what it's not and the real game changer in a better sex life: the overall concept of pleasure.  A concept that is still very much undervalued and surrounded by a lot of unnecessary shame. 
At the end our conversation, we discuss some very interesting facts around how sexuality is experienced in both heterosexual and homosexual relations.  We touch on lots of very interesting topics most of people don't spend time thinking about and hopefully you will enjoy this time with us.

Curious to know more? You can find Ylanga at Toolsz to Touch ( Dutch only website but feel free to contact her!)

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Many of us had to learn how to navigate relationships through our own personal hardships, and then at work, here we are leading a team, responsible for their performance and wellbeing and again most learn on the go, without much guidance or wisdom. In this episode, i invite Yolanda Jansen, facilitator of what she calls "restorative practices". She dedicates her time to supporting and guiding leaders in improving performance after conflict situations and having the difficult conversations that need to be had to reach a positive outcome.

As you listen to this conversation, we start with the fact that all relationships start with the relationship you have with yourself and how going deeper on understanding what triggers you, what you feel and what you expect can take more effort and yet yield the best results. It becomes very clear in our conversation that only then can one move forward and ask the right questions to the other person in the relationship. You will take away what makes a relationship, what the objectives of relationships are and what kind of relationships we can have and then what the steps are to manage one that is not going to way you want.

This conversation could go much deeper but for the sake of this podcast, we touch the tip of the iceberg on all these elements and hope you realise there is much more to unpack.  So reach out to Yolanda directly to chat or if you are more curious about some difficult relationships you would like to take to a more positive mutual beneficial space.

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Haven't we all asked ourselves once or twice, what it takes to be happy? Well, we dive into exactly this with Sophia Klotsa, a very successful psychologist, author, coach and speaker. We speak about the factors that play a direct role in our feeling of happiness. And we couldn't discuss this subject without also discussing also the concept of gratitude - and how it comes to life, the five languages of love - which i personally had never heard of and feel is a key unlock for our relationships in life, as well as the notion of forgiveness - and its impact on our own mental health and levels of happiness.
This conversation is a valuable source of information and awareness, one that we all should listen to and take notes if i am honest.
You will walk away with clarity of what comes to play for you to be happier, what levers you control and can influence and you will in the process, learn more about what can support you in making the best of the relationships that are key in your life. Please note that some elements of the topics we touch upon could be triggering for some.

Sophia Klotsa is a Counselling Psychologist and Life & Business Coach. She is also an expert, an international speaker, and author in the subjects of Personality Type, Career Development,Family and Wellbeing. She is the author of the best-selling book “The Decision to Happiness: How to be happy in all aspects of your Life”, Kastaniotis Publications, and she has published many psychological, coaching articles in well-known magazines and sites such as Shape, VITA and Cosmo. She runs workshops and seminars all over the world for Parents, Teachers, Children, Adults and Leaders. Aside from Greece and the US where she has lived, she is running workshops in London, in Finland and Jordan. “The Happiness Workshop” in Jordan and the “Find your Life Purpose workshop” in Finland where among the most popular ones she has run. Some of the companies that run these workshops all around the world are: Google, NASA, Intel, Deloitte, IKEA, UnitCreditBank, World Profile Group (WPG), DANONE, Coco-Mat, Valuecom, Ogilvy, etc. In Greece apart from companies, many organisations have run similar workshops such as colleges and educational Institutes.

How to reach out to Sophia:
- On LinkedIn here.
- On facebook here.
- On instagram here.

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Share more, worry less with Nicolette Lazarus | In this conversation with the founder of Womanship, we discuss the findings of Nicolette's research around women's knowledge and awareness of their own life stages. From getting their period, to fertility to menopause, the challenge spans across ages and cultures. In this conversation, we voice the progress that needs to be made, in order for women to understand how their brains and  bodies work, but also about how women's minds function and the throughts that stop us from shifting the narrative around womens' health and well-being because of shame. It is with this ambition that Womanship was born: to create a safe community space to help women spend less time worrying and more time in an optimal state of well-being - by helping increase collective understanding and support of each other as women. With womanship, Nicolette hopes to normalise some of the taboo, but so often shared problems women face.

Please complete the 2022 - How Women Worry Survey to contribute to Nicolette's research: https://forms.gle/LZAChJkJKxBNpghV9

 

Check out the Womanship website here and follow @_womanship on IG now!

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Audry grew up very aware of the importance of cultural diversity. But it’s only at a later age, that she decides to dedicate her life to this field of work. Originally from Suriname, during our conversation, she recalls the events that led her to move to The Netherlands and how she pursued her passion. Listening to this episode will bring you insights into Audry’s experience as she experienced the education system in the Netherlands as a surinamese and as she works hard every day to contribute to making strides in the diversity and inclusion space in the country one research at a time. Listening to her, you will be touched by the vulnerability and honest insights that Audry shares in our conversation, especially as she shares some hard truths and advice about what it means to be working in that field, the courage that it requires and the fulfilment it brings when you can drive culture change. But one thing is clear to her: every one of us has the ability to create impact in the world but communication is everything.

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Born in a cult and yet having recently broken the internet as a fun loving mom-influencer, Shannon Payton - aka Shannypants on your favourite social media platform- takes time to share her story with depth and vulnerability with me. Shannon's story is one of resilience and vulnerability.

Born in a cult that took over her life and freedom of thought and expression, she recalls how she and her family still managed to keep pushing the boundaries that did not fit them despite all external influences of their community. It's only at age 30 that Shannon and her husband managed to leave the cult, but the hardships were far from over.

One thing kept Shannon going through it all: the inner conviction that she was meant to do more and she did: from supporting people through tough real moments, to bringing joy and lightness to their daily lives. This episode will bring you so much more than you imagine, regardless of if you are or were involved in any way in a cult.

Links to Shannon's content:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/officialshannypants/
Podcast: http://shannypantsshow.com

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When was the last time you let your body guide you to mental and physical health?

Well, take a minute to think about that, right after you have listened to Sabou, dancer, teacher and some might even call her body & mind energy guide. Sabou and i discuss the importance of listening to what your body and guts tell you and take the necessary steps to follow your instincts even if that means learning to say no or disappoint others.
But Sabou's journey has not always been easy and definitely not a straight line. You will hear how she fought until she could figure out where she felt most true to herself, happy and successful. And sometimes, owning her uniqueness and harnessing her natural flow of energy has been the only red thread through her journey.

One thing is for sure: after listening to her, you will feel full of energy, empowering spontaneity and a definite increased appetite for life!

Get some of that dancing energy on her channels:
https://saboudanceacademy.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sabou___/

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This part 2 of our conversation with Maddox If you haven't listened to part one where we dive on breaking the cycle of giving your power away, check out the previous episode.

On this part of our conversation, i start with asking him about his ambition with his very own podcast " the authentic gay man" in which he tackles the all too familiar feelings of isolation and loneliness. Maddox opens up about his personal experience in that space since coming out and admits to the ambivalent feelings of seeing the world move forward to gay acceptance and awareness.
This deeply personal conversation will leave you feeling blessed, thankful and connected to Maddox's purpose.

Important note to the listener: In this episode, Maddox refers to the support rallies transgender children and their safety which took place on March 2022.

Listen, subscribe and check out Maddox's podcast " The authentic gay men" here. Also available on all major podcast platforms.

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We all have a certain need for validation but the truth is it should come from within to be satisfactory and stand the test of time. In this episode, we talk with Maddox, Personal Power Coach, about standing in your personal power in a world where everyone looks through the narrow window of social media. And the process of change should start as early as possible, especially as we raise the next generation. This episode became personal fast for me as a lot of the experiences and realities we speak about ones that i recognize, and most likely you too. This is one episode you are not going to want to miss. 
If you liked listening to this conversations, stay tuned as we continue the conversation with Maddox on another topic in a couple of weeks.

Connect with Maddox here.
More about Maddox on Linktr.ee
Host of the Authentic Gay man podcast. 

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