From Trauma to Triumph

Happy September everyone!!

I hope you all had a great summer and that you enjoyed our summer re-runs. We are back with our new episodes and I think today's is something that many people will resonate with.

I wanted to talk about some of the relationship pitfalls I am seeing now more than ever. I continued to see clients over the summer of course and still had many that were trying to navigate serious issues in their relationships. I realized that one of the fallouts from the pandemic were relationships and not a lot of people were addressing that.

We live in a crisis driven society and our relationships don’t seem to be any different. Unless it gets to crisis level, most people don’t really look at their relationships and what the signs are that they are heading for trouble.

I recently did a newsletter about this and gave some steps to take now to really look at your relationship to identify any problems that are starting to brew. If you are not on my newsletter list and would like to be, just head on over to my website: Click Here and sign up for a free gift there and you’ll be put on my Newsletter list.

Today, I am talking about one of the biggest relationship pitfalls - communication, especially the lack of it. I will talk about my own relationships and what I've learned personally and also, what I have taught many people. This is just the tippy top of the iceberg of course, but I am excited to announce that I will have 2 other opportunities this month for you to learn more.

The first is a FREE online workshop called: The Five Subtle Signs Your Relationship Could be Heading for Trouble, being held on September 13th at 12:00 pm EST. Here is the link: Register Here. 

And then at the end of the month, starting September 29th I will be running a brand new online group for women called:  Relationship Rescue: Thriving While Surviving the Storm. We will meet every Thursday by Zoom at 12:00 EST for 12 weeks and each session will be 90 minutes. It will be part education and part interactive discussion about all things relationship. Go Here to Learn More.

All of this is on my website: Click Here

Today's episode will be the last summer re-run and then we are back with new and fresh episodes September 7th!! New school year and we are bringing you lots of new education and inspiration on the podcast.

This episode was a very special one, not only because Jenn Laforet was my first guest on the podcast, but mainly because Jenn gave us some pretty great insight into when divorce can actually really work well for the whole family. There are many very difficult traumas that we may experience in life and one that I hear about a lot in my work are relationship traumas, particularly divorce and separation.

Jenn Laforet is a writer, author, Founder of Write Current and host of the Bloom Notes in Bloom podcast and this September Jenn is returning to one of her professional passions - teaching. 

Jenn helps women get out of their heads and into their hearts with words that matter so that they can reconnect, reclaim, root and celebrate their sense of self as they navigate seasons of change.

She writes and publishes soothing and supportive life enhancement guided reflection journals, notebooks, digital art prints and Journal to Reconnect audio programs that help women 25-65+.

Her popular Bloom Notes: Celebrating Moments of Joy, Laughter, Strength, Resilience, Care and Compassion life enhancement guided reflection journal is read by women worldwide. Learn more about Jenn at: https://www.writecurrent.com; her books and journals are available on Amazon worldwide. Connect with Jenn on Instagram @jennlaforet.

In this episode we will be discussing the difficulties of going through the divorce process, insights Jenn learned along the way and some of the great strategies Jenn found helped her to come to a place of triumph, especially in the amazing co-parenting she now practices with her children's Dad. This  is a heart-felt conversation that is not to be missed.

I so enjoyed my conversation with Alana McClure earlier this year and the many, many insights she gave us to help us, I just had to make it one of our re-run episodes. Sometimes we end up having experiences and events in our lives we could never have imagined. And sometimes those things lead us to discover who we really are at our core. My guest Alana McClure knows this trajectory all too well. She had a series of opportunities and then some difficult experiences that had her having to pivot and redefine who she was until she finally was able to live life as her authentic self. And she now coaches and teaches others to do that as well and to create the future they truly want.

Alana is a divorced mother of 3,  former -air traffic controller turned serial entrepreneur. She has walked the path of, self-sabotage, divorce, abuse, imposter syndrome, success, motherhood, self-loathing, self-love and connected spirituality all to earn the wisdom to coach high performing, driven, intelligent women through transition. Using her “Ph.D. from the School of Hard Knocks” plus a unique blend of psychology, universal wisdom, and empowerment coaching, she shows you how to embody a deep sense of personal authority, peace, and joy and help you redefine your future.

Please reach out to Alana at: https://alanamcclure.com and on social media: https://www.facebook.com/alana.mcclure; Instagram: @alanalm; Linked In: @AlanaMcClure

This week's summer re-run episode is the one with my guest Ashley Treavajo where she bravely came on to talk about something so many women experience and sadly don't talk about enough. I hope you enjoy this very important conversation we had and hopefully it may help some women to not feel so alone in their experiences.

Ashley's story is one that may resonate with a lot of women - it certainly brought me back to my experience with post partum issues 38 years ago when I had my firstborn and felt so many of things we will be discussing.

Ashley is a busy mompreneur of two small kids and a mortgage agent. Almost a year into her journey as a first time mother, Ashley felt as though she had an undiagnosed Post Partum Depression and Anxiety. Months into 2020 after her daughter was born, she took the leap into seeking help. Two high risk pregnancies later, coupled with fear, a few months of being on Zoloft, and the battles of parenting in a pandemic, Ashley has come to see the power of discussing the challenges and struggles moms face everywhere.

"A better me, physically and mentally, means the whole house is better" is Ashley's take away from her experiences.

Connect with Ashley on Social Media: @Ashleyt.mortgages

I wanted to re-run this episode today because so many people are struggling and dealing with so many things - both personally and world-wide, that I thought this hopeful conversation I had with Karina Sanchez might be just the thing that could shift perspectives. My wonderful guest truly embodies resilience in the healthiest of ways. 

Karina G. Sanchez has had many challenges and experienced deep trauma in her life and each time was able to not only bounce back but to rise way above her adversity and create an amazing life and career. Karina is inspiring so many and today we get to be inspired by her incredible wisdom and experience.

Karina is a certified Business Coach and has spent her career mentoring early-career managers to reach their full potential. She has helped hundreds of new managers become successful leaders. This is her true passion. She has spent years learning and understanding what makes a good leader, great! Karina has helped countless female leaders overcome imposter syndrome, which kept them from achieving incredible results for themselves and their teams. She has lived and worked internationally and has consulted in the retail, pharmaceutical, and financial industries, to name a few. Her energy and passion have brought a positive change within small and large teams alike. She has an uncanny ability to open minds to new and innovative ways of thinking while helping companies stay on budget. Through dynamic, engaging, skill-based training solutions, and one-on-one coaching sessions, she will help you create goal-driven, action-oriented, authentic, and passionate leaders. Over the last fifteen years, Karina has delivered many motivational keynotes in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish.

Karina has recently released her fantastic book "Leadership for the New Female Manager", available on Amazon. Learn more about Karina at:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/karina-g-sanchez-0b446216/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/karina.g.sanchez/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@karinag.sanchez?lang=en YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH5nBgslR6mMdZebNBlf3bw Facebook (Academy Page) https://www.facebook.com/ViragoLeadershipAcademy/?ref=pages_you_manage (edited)

This week's repeat is an episode I did with  Rhonda Armour, who spoke about things we can be doing with our health and lifestyle so we can be at our very best. I think summer is a great time to start to implement some healthier practices if you haven't already, though any time is a great time to start.

I know the importance of things like nutrition, exercise, stress management and other lifestyle components, not just because I know how much mental health is affected by these things, but I also know what an integral part this all is of living a life of joy and peace. Rhonda will share her own mental health journey and will be sharing some of the things she has found to help herself and now in her work, helping others. I really love Rhonda's approach of being kind and gentle with yourself while making significant changes for your life.

As a Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach, as well as a Personal Trainer, Rhonda understands the demands on time for today’s woman feeling torn between career and home life. Nutrition and exercise often fall last on a long list of priorities. She once lived this life and understands it’s not easy putting yourself back on the priority list, especially if you have struggled with programs and diets that have left you feeling frustrated and confused. Rhonda wants her clients feeling empowered and back in the driver’s seat!

She develops a partnership with her clients and, together, they develop habits and strategies to implement those habits, that are meaningful and easily fit into their unique lifestyle. There is no one-size fits all approach. The approach is custom and it’s all about her clients needs. Rhonda wants to end that roller coaster and the shout of internal voices that question your willpower, capability, and commitment from programs that simply haven’t supported your life.

Rhonda's full life coaching style allows clients to partner with her in a holistic approach that satisfies external pressures and personal goals. She enjoys working with the motivated, but stressed-out woman who is ready to live their best life and understands that it’s not a straight line to success. Rhonda's greatest desire is to empower women and restore that flame of confidence, competence, and control!

You can learn more about Rhonda at her website: https://rhondaarmourcoaching.com or on Social Media: @rhondaarmourcoaching. Make sure to take advantage of Rhonda's Complimentary Consultation.

On this week's repeat episode I spoke with Lisa Carberry, owner of Your Empowered Solutions. Lisa and I had a very interesting conversation about how we can use all of our experiences to not only accept the lessons that they bring if we pay attention. but also to have them be the guide for us to embrace and create changes that can transform our loves.

Lisa is an inclusion and diversity expert…with a difference. Lisa’s approach focuses on developing a sense of community and belonging through first embarking on an inward voyage of discovery to become one with self. This paves the way to become one with others, leading to the ability to be inclusive of the diverse range of human presentations and develop real relationships and communities where all feel they truly belong.

In her book “Transform Your Life, Transform Your Teaching: Book One: Soul Speak’ Lisa takes the individual on a personal, authentic, intimate, and revealing journey into the depths of the minds creations, to expose the truth of who and what we are as well as the infinite power that lies within to envision, create, and manifest our best life and all that is possible when we are real with ourselves and others.

For Lisa, her work is an exciting adventure through which she enjoys guiding people on their journey towards a deeper sense of self and witnessing the creative power this releases.

Learn more about Lisa and her services at: http://www.yourempoweredsolutions.com or on Social Media: Instagram: @theyescoach; @rainowtransitions; On Facebook visit Lisa's group: @YourEmpoweredSolutions. Or email Lisa directly at: [email protected]

This week's re-run episode was one that touched so many people. Tracy Turberfield introduces us to her "Lighthouse" theory of seeking and being a lighthouse from and for others. It was such a powerful conversation we had. Enjoy it again or maybe for the first time.

We all have an inner child that many of us may not be aware of but often this part of us is at the base of many of our ongoing struggles and behaviours. Connecting with this part of yourself can help in our healing journey and relieve us of unresolved trauma from our past.

Tracy strives to live life in the energy of JOY. In addition to being a proud mom to her 11 year old spunky daughter Brooklynn which brings her great joy, supporting people and being their biggest cheerleaders is her passion! Through Spiritual Mentoring, Energy Healing and Meditation Coaching her mission is to be a lighthouse for people and guide them in honouring their human experience and embrace the knowledge that the light we all seek is within us.

Tracy is the Director of the Durham Region Chapter for H.U.B Inc - Heighten Your Business- where she prides herself in being the leader of this Heart Centred Women’s Entrepreneurial Community and supporting business owners both professionally and personally.

Tracy is also a Luxury Travel Specialist for 20 years and Founder of LIVE Virtual Vacation Experiences.

Connect with Tracy on Facebook and Linked In @TracyTurberfield and visit her brand new page on Facebook @HonouringYourHumanExperience for more great insights.

This week we are bringing you another popular episode we had earlier in the year with the amazing Claudine Pereira.

Claudine is an experienced professional, business coach and consultant who assists people with fundamental behavioural change. Her consistent and captivating approach stretches her clients to move beyond a limiting sense of self and achieve their desired personal and professional goals. An inspirational speaker, emcee and international bestselling author Claudine is passionate about her work! With over 20 years of coaching experience and through engaging one-on-one sessions, Claudine’s boundless energy, fire and compassion catapult people's learning experiences into active self-improvement.

In this episode Claudine and I will discuss how she has experienced and survived her traumas, beginning with a childhood trauma right through to a current trauma she is still navigating. Claudine gives us great insight on how our original traumas, typically in childhood or teens will influence many of our choices through our lives and may affect how we manage subsequent traumas. Claudine also shares some her great coping and self-care skills and how she now helps people as The Pink Coach with what she has learned. I know this courageous conversation will help so many! If you would like to connect with Claudine, please reach out to her on Social Media: @thepinkcoach and through her website: https://www.thepinkcoach.com.

e are in full swing with summer! And here at the podcast we are taking some time to do all the fun summer things as well as taking the opportunity to do some really cool planning for the fall. So we are going to be having Summer Reruns!  Each week for the months of July and August we are going to re-air some of the most popular episodes for you to enjoy again or maybe for the first time. Of course you can go back and listen to all of the episodes any time and get caught up.

This was such an impactful talk with Kathie Andriano Murgel that I really felt it was worth repeating. Kathie shared some of her very personal trauma journey with domestic abuse. And her courage and strength to not only overcome and triumph through a very violent and abusive situation, and then to use her learning and experience to help other women is remarkable. I know that Kathie's sharing of her experiences will resonate with so many.

Kathie's company is Enlighten You, Empowerment Coaching and she is also a Gentle Trauma Release Practitioner and Reiki Master.  Kathie’s dream is to help women awaken the voice within so they can speak and live their empowered truth and that she is truly achieving.

Kathie comes from a background rooted in old world Italian traditions. She lives in Toronto, Ontario. She became deeply affected by the restrictions imposed on her free-spirited mother and eventually on herself. She understood early on that her reality as a girl would be different from that of her brothers. She believed that she would never have the gift of choice and her dreams would be replaced with obligation and duty. Kathie’s marriage was arranged, and with two children she endured 13 years of abuse until she made a decision that this would not be her life story. It was through this adversity that she was able to become the woman she is today.

This is where her love for helping women began. Kathie loves sharing her story authentically, believing that it can inspire other women to find their voice. Her joy comes from helping women transform their life through a cathartic process of self-discovery that will help create a life lived in truth, light, and liberation.

Reach out to Kathie by email: [email protected]