In this enlightening session, Dr. Mark Hicks, a renowned relationship specialist, author, and counselor, dives into the complexities of love and relationships. Drawing from his personal experiences and professional insights, Dr. Hicks shares his wisdom on the five critical components of love, essential for cultivating healthy relationships, especially for those emerging from dysfunctional backgrounds.

In This Episode, You'll Learn About:

- The Five Components of Love.

- Self-Love and Recovery.

- Overcoming Relationship Challenges.

Exciting Announcements:

🌟Lisa’s Women’s Childhood Abuse Healing Workshop begins January 16.

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🌟 New YouTube series: Experts Explaining Trauma coming soon.

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In this episode, we delve into effective goal-setting for 2025, focusing on practical and seasonal objectives. Join hosts Lisa Tickel and Austra Putnina as they discuss methods for clarifying annual goals and the advantages of structuring them around the seasons. Tune in for insights on making the year ahead both productive and manageable.

In This Episode, We Explore:

- The effectiveness of 'seasonal focus' in maintaining clarity and momentum in both personal and professional spheres.

- Practical strategies for managing intense work and personal care periods, including incorporating practices like cold exposure.

- Experiences and insights on how the concept of a '12-week year' can transform traditional goal setting, making it more manageable and focused.

Exciting Announcements:

🌟Lisa’s Women’s Childhood Abuse Healing Workshop begins March 6.

See the upcoming dates and sign up for workshop here: https://healingworkshop.carrd.co/

🌟 New YouTube series: Experts Explaining Trauma coming soon.

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Welcome to Season 2 of Healing and Growing Hand in Hand!

In this episode, we dive into creating meaningful resolutions and actionable goals for 2025. We share personal insights, practical tools, and exciting updates to kickstart your year with purpose and intention.

What We Cover:

- The difference between resolutions and goals—and why you need both.

- Tips for breaking down big dreams into small, achievable steps.

- How to recover from setbacks and stay flexible in your approach.

- The role of seasons in focusing on personal growth and healing.

Exciting Announcements:

🌟Lisa’s Women’s Childhood Abuse Healing Workshop begins January 16.

Sign up for workshop here: https://healingworkshop.carrd.co/

🌟 New YouTube series: Experts Explaining Trauma coming soon.

Key Takeaways:

- Resolutions set the vision; goals create the roadmap.

- Start small, track progress, and celebrate wins along the way.

- Growth happens when you embrace flexibility and self-awareness.

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Listen to the full episode now and take the first step toward your best year yet!

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Join us as we close out Season One, diving into the journey of creating a safe, supportive space for listeners healing from trauma. In this wrap-up, Lisa reflects on her favorite guest moments, the courage it takes to hold space for stories of resilience, and the powerful lessons learned about empathy, identity, and understanding trauma.

In This Episode:

- Behind the Scenes: Discover what it really takes to produce a podcast centered on healing and trauma recovery.

- Favorite Moments & Guests: Lisa shares unforgettable guest stories that have left a lasting impact.

- Lessons in Healing: Explore how understanding trauma can reshape self-compassion and how these realizations can bring a transformative sense of empowerment.

- Creating Safe Spaces: Lisa’s insights into building a safe environment for honest and vulnerable storytelling.

- Season Highlights: A recap of Season One’s core themes, from personal growth to resilience.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Welcome & Season Recap

5:20 - Building the Podcast: Behind the Scenes

12:45 - Powerful Guest Stories & Key Lessons

25:30 - Lisa’s Personal Growth Through Podcasting

37:55 - Plans for Season Two

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Stay tuned for Season Two in 2025, where we’ll dive even deeper into trauma education, healing stories, and expert insights.

Thank you for joining us on this journey!

In this episode of Healing and Growing Hand in Hand, Marcy shares her inspiring journey from a childhood marked by medical challenges and bullying to finding peace, resilience, and self-acceptance. Born with a cleft palate, Marcy underwent numerous surgeries that led to years of bullying, self-doubt, and eventually struggles with addiction and chronic illness. However, Marcy’s story is one of transformation. Join us as she reveals how she overcame adversity, healed from trauma, and now lives a life filled with purpose and contentment.

Timestamps:

00:01 – Marcy’s early life and challenges with cleft palate surgeries

05:00 – Coping with trauma, bullying, and self-identity struggles

09:50 – Finding recovery and the beginnings of self-healing

14:20 – The impact of autoimmune diseases and navigating holistic healing

20:00 – Embracing self-acceptance and breaking cycles of trauma

35:00 – Steps to achieving inner peace and lifelong resilience

Links & Resources:

Recommended Reads: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

Healing Tools: Naturopathic Care Resources

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarcyLangloisSpeaker

Website: https://marcylanglois.com/

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In this episode, we are joined by Jennifer Ginty, the founder of My Moody Monster and a mental health advocate. Jennifer shares her personal journey of overcoming childhood trauma and living with Complex PTSD (CPTSD) and Major Depressive Disorder. From her experiences in the legal system to her path to emotional recovery, Jennifer provides valuable insights and tools for listeners who may be dealing with their own trauma.

Episode Highlights:

- Understanding the Long-term Effects of Childhood Trauma: Jennifer discusses how her childhood abuse led to CPTSD and depression and the challenges of navigating the court system.

- What is Complex PTSD (CPTSD)?: Learn about CPTSD, its symptoms, and how it differs from other forms of PTSD.

- Healing through Therapy: Jennifer shares how EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy), and Internal Family Systems (IFS) helped her rewire her trauma-affected brain.

- The Creation of My Moody Monster: Jennifer's unique therapeutic plush toy, Moody, helps children express their emotions in a safe way, especially those dealing with trauma or autism. Moody offers a way for families to communicate about emotions in a healthy and constructive manner.

- Breaking Free from Toxic Shame: we discuss the concept of toxic shame, how it affects trauma survivors, and how to overcome it.

Key Takeaways:

- Subsequent Trauma: Trauma doesn’t end when the abuser leaves. Jennifer explains the secondary trauma that comes with reliving abuse in legal settings and how that can impact healing.

- The Importance of Therapy: Seeking the right therapist and using methods like DBT and EMDR can be life-changing for trauma survivors. Learn how Jennifer found the right professional to guide her healing journey.

- Using Tools like My Moody Monster: Jennifer discusses how her plush toy helps children—and even adults—express and manage their emotions through tactile interaction, creating a path to healthier emotional expression.

Timestamps:

00:00 – Meet Jennifer Ginty

05:00 – Complex PTSD & Major Depressive Disorder

12:15 – EMDR and DBT therapy for healing

16:30 – The birth of My Moody Monster and its impact on families

24:45 – Dealing with toxic shame and finding self-acceptance

35:00 – Jennifer's mission

Connect with Jennifer:

Website: http://www.mymoodymonster.com

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@mymoodymonster

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In this powerful and transformative episode of "Healing and Growing Hand in Hand",we welcome Sanar Alixandyr, an Empowerment Coach, Energy Healer, and author of "Becoming Sanar: From Shadow to Light". Sanar shares her deeply personal journey of healing from childhood trauma, PTSD, and depression, offering listeners tools for empowerment and healing. She opens up about her experiences with near-death experiences, her healing journey through the arts, and the creation of her one-woman musical "BEAUTIFUL!".

Listen as Sanar shares her Five P's for Personal Empowerment: Passion, Purpose, Power, Perfection, and Peace, and offers profound insights into energy healing, self-discovery, and how we can all transform our lives by aligning with our true selves.

Listen now to learn:

- How Sanar overcame trauma and PTSD through energy healing.

- The Five P’s for Personal Empowerment and how you can apply them to your healing journey.

- Why passion and purpose are essential in creating a life aligned with your true self.

- Practical advice on how to embrace peace and let go of perfectionism.

Timestamps:

[00:01:15] – Introduction to Sanar.

[00:08:30] – Sanar’s childhood experiences with trauma and abuse.

[00:18:45] – The moment Sanar turned to energy healing and self-discovery.

[00:27:30] – The Five P's for Personal Empowerment

[00:40:20] – Embracing peace and breaking away from chaos.

[00:52:10] – How to begin your own healing journey.

Key Takeaways:

- Passion and Purpose: Rediscover your passion to fuel your healing journey, and align with your purpose to stay grounded and empowered.

- Power and Perfection: Understand how to reclaim your personal power by letting go of the need for perfection and embracing the beauty in life’s messiness.

- Peace: Once you align with your inner truth, peace will naturally follow, creating space for growth and healing.

About Sanar:

Sanar Alixandyr is an Empowerment Coach and Energy Healer with over 30 years of experience in education, entertainment, and holistic healing. After a life-transforming journey of healing from PTSD, depression, and trauma, Sanar turned her focus to the Healing Arts, particularly in Quantum Field Energetic Transformation. She is the creator of the acclaimed one-woman musical "BEAUTIFUL!" and the author of "Becoming Sanar: From Shadow to Light: A Journey of Self-Discovery". Sanar’s mission is to help women across the globe transform their lives through empowerment and healing.

Connect with Sanar:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanaralixandyr555/

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Website: https://www.sanaralixandyr.com/

Book Becoming Sanar: From Shadow to Light: a Journey of Self-Discovery: https://a.co/d/5p0FzFy

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In this episode, we are joined by Tammy Cox, a transformational marriage coach with a unique approach to saving marriages through inner child healing. Tammy shares her deeply personal journey from childhood trauma to becoming a coach who helps women rediscover intimacy in their relationships, even when their partners are not actively engaged in the process.

Tammy opens up about her early experiences with trauma, including the impact of her father’s illness and subsequent death, and how these childhood wounds shaped her adult relationships. Through years of self-work, Tammy learned the powerful lesson that when you transform yourself, everything around you—including your marriage—begins to shift. In this episode, she explains how deep-seated issues like childhood trauma can manifest in adult relationships and offers practical strategies for healing from within to rekindle intimacy in marriages.

We also delve into:

- Common signs that unresolved childhood trauma is impacting your current relationship

- The emotional triggers that can sabotage intimacy and how to identify them

- Tammy’s personal journey from a controlling relationship dynamic to a loving and emotionally supportive marriage

- Actionable strategies for women to heal themselves first and, by doing so, shift the dynamics of their marriage

- The importance of self-awareness, owning your happiness, and letting go of the need for external validation in relationships

Timestamps:

00:01: Introduction to Tammy Cox and her mission to help women save their marriages through inner child healing.

02:00: Tammy shares her personal story of trauma, family secrets, and the impact on her relationships.

10:15: The connection between childhood trauma and current relationships—how deep-seated issues can manifest in marriages.

18:30: Strategies to recognize emotional triggers and heal from within.

29:00: How transforming yourself transforms your marriage, even when your partner isn’t involved.

40:50: Releasing control and embracing peace: letting go of shame and self-judgment to create deeper intimacy.

Connect with Tammy:

Website: https://reclaimurmarriage.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tammy.cox.543

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tcoxmarriagecoach

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tammyncox7

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In this powerful episode, Dr. Luisa Caprano shares her inspiring journey from surviving childhood abuse and captivity to becoming a high-risk pregnancy specialist and successful author. As a trauma survivor, Dr. Luisa opens up about the mental, emotional, and physical battles she faced—and ultimately overcame—to build a life dedicated to helping other women heal. From fleeing communist Romania to overcoming personal trauma, Dr. Luisa’s story is a testament to resilience, healing, and empowerment. If you’ve ever struggled with trauma or felt defined by your past, this episode will show you how to take control and move forward.

Key Takeaways:

[02:10] Dr. Luisa’s Early Life

[08:15] The Turning Point

[16:45] Healing from Trauma

[29:50] Empowering Women Through Healthcare

[45:05] Building Resilience

[58:15] Overcoming Trauma

About Dr. Luisa: Dr. Luisa Caprano is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, author, and founder of TeleMed MFM, a telemedicine platform offering high-quality care to women beyond geographical borders. She is a trauma survivor and empowerment coach, dedicated to helping women overcome personal and societal barriers through self-empowerment, healing, and resilience. Her memoir, Push, Then Breathe, details her journey of survival, empowerment, and triumph.

Dr. Luisa’s contact details:

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dr-luissa-k-mfm-author-leader

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luissa.kip

Website: www.telemedmfm.com www.drluissak.com

Instagram: @drluissak

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In this powerful episode of Healing & Growing Hand in Hand, we are joined by Brianna Anderson, a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and the CEO of Healing with Bri. Brianna shares her deeply transformative journey, from enduring 10 major reconstructive hip surgeries as a child to overcoming the long-lasting trauma stored in her body.

Through her personal experiences and extensive training in trauma resolution, bodywork, art therapy, breathwork, and psychology, she has become a trailblazer in mind, body, and spirit healing. Brianna now dedicates her life to helping others resolve their own trauma, pain, and emotional blockages through her specialized somatic techniques.

In this episode:

- How trauma gets stored in the body and manifests in emotional and physical health issues.

- The role of Somatic Experiencing and other body-centered therapies in healing trauma.

- Brianna’s personal journey through childhood trauma, surgery, and the long-lasting effects on her emotional health.

- Practical insights and tools for healing from trauma.

- The power of breathwork, mindfulness, and body-centered approaches in transforming pain into empowerment.

Timestamps:

00:00 – Introduction to the episode and Brianna

05:12 – Brianna’s childhood surgeries and the beginning of her trauma journey.

15:47 – How trauma affects the body, mind, and spirit.

22:33 – Somatic Experiencing and its role in healing.

30:20 – Tools and practices for releasing stored trauma from the body.

45:11 – Brianna’s path to becoming a practitioner and launching her healing programs.

55:42 – Key steps you can take today to begin your trauma healing journey.

About Brianna:

Brianna Anderson is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and the founder of Healing with Bri and the online program Ascend. She has extensive experience helping clients resolve body trauma and emotional pain, stemming from her own recovery journey. Brianna’s healing approach integrates somatic bodywork, psychology, art therapy, and breathwork to empower others to heal deeply from within.

Mentioned Resources:

Books & Authors: "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk

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Website: https://healingwithbri.com

Instagram: https://instagram.com/healingwithbri

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