One this episode, Emily candidly talks about her personal experience raising her kids as a Single mom. 

She openly admits that the biggest compliment she could ever receive is that she has done a good job raising all three of her kids to become, good, kind, compassionate, productive members of society. 

She refers to her children as the greatest achievement of her life and offers advice on how to raise 'GOOD" kids.

In this 2nd part of Own up and Rise Up, I conclude my interview with Christina, a self proclaimed Narcissistic abuse surviver and THRIVER!

Her determination to rebuild her Kick Ass Life is beyond inspiring!

In this 2 part episode Emily speaks to Christina about her journey to Rising up and becoming the best version of herself after hitting Rock Bottom!

Shortly after ending her relationship with her narcissistic mother, Christina hit her rock bottom. She felt alone, afraid and completely lost. It has been 4 years since she made that heart wrenching decision to cut her mother out of her life. To her surprise, she is now living her best life ever. Surviving and thriving! 

On this extremely emotional episode Emily Talks about the difficult daily struggles of being a parent to a child that has medical challenges. Whether it be mental health issues or physical disabilities, life can at times seem unbearable. The feelings of hopelessness and helplessness are overpowering. However, through sharing her personal experience, she hopes to alleviate some of the stress, worrying and constant concerns that rob you of the joy that child brings to your life. 

Life just has a way of working itself out.... Take time to concentrate on the positive rather than obsessing over the negative.

On this Episode Emily and her guest talk about going through a High Conflict Divorce. They discuss why it's so important to hire the right lawyer who knows how to deal with an opponent that has NPD.

They offer tips on how to best navigate the court system and how to deal with the chaos that can come with divorcing a narcissist.

They briefly touch on the Amber Heard Johnny Depp trial and give their opinion on the outcome. 

Emily and her guest Annie dive into Chapter 5 'Hands Up'. In this Chapter Emily talks about her (false) arrest for domestic abuse. Together they dive into the consequences of not paying attention to your inner voice / intuition.

Drama cannot exist without your participation and ignoring the red flags will inevitably lead to drama...or sent to jail!

On this Episode Emily is once again joined by 'Jen' a favourite guest of the podcast. 

Together they dive into surviving domestic abuse and why so may people leave on numerous occasions only to find themselves going back again. The break up and make up game is especially rampant in relationships where there is codependency.

On This Episode Emily opens up by talking about "The Not so Golden Years"

She describes what it's really like being 'middle aged' and the reality that is aging and what comes with getting older.

Then she dives into recapping Chapter 3, Wise up. This chapter is all about getting smarter about the people you surround yourself with and how you are fully responsible for the energy you bring into your life. Every decision you make has it consequences...good or bad!

In this episode Emily speaks with Jen, a survivor of domestic abuse. Her story is one that will leave you aghast but also a story that too many can relate to.

Jen shares guidance, tools and resources for anyone finding themselves in the same situation. Listening to Jen will give you hope, encouragement and inspiration to create the best life possible.She did exactly that, not only for herself but more importantly for her child.

On this episode Emily and her guest talk about Waking up and looking at your relationship as it really is not as how you would like it to be.

Sometimes it takes a while to wake up to reality, you want to hold onto the hope of a better tomorrow. Unfortunately, for many a better tomorrow never comes!