Explore how unconscious belief systems influence your love life, identity, and how we can break destructive patterns. Join Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards and Leann Herron as they delve into raw personal stories, spiritual insights, and practical tools to transform your relationship patterns and rebuild your sense of self.
Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards is an international speaker, spiritual counselor, and author of The Venus Fly Trap. Dr. Edwards brings a rare blend of lived experience and deep spiritual insight. From high-stakes business success to emotional collapse and reinvention, his journey is as raw as it is transformative.
His book, The Venus Fly Trap, is not your typical love story—it’s a gripping, real-life account of passion, power, obsession, and the devastating cost of losing yourself in the wrong relationship.
This conversation goes beyond surface-level self-help. It dives into the uncomfortable truths about why we stay, why we repeat, and how we begin again.
Main Topics Covered:
• The subconscious beliefs that influence our love choices and tolerances
• Dr. Edwards’ transformational journey from childhood trauma to healing
• How attachment and identity are shaped by past experiences
• The power of vulnerability and storytelling in healing
• Practical tools for recognizing and releasing attachment to possessions and identities
• Humor as a pattern-breaking tool in therapy and life
• How to reconnect with your heart to facilitate true growth
• The significance of understanding your patterns for relationship success
• Resources and free offers to support your healing journey
Timestamps:
00:00 What if relationship breakdowns mirror hidden beliefs?
02:16 From Childhood Trauma to Global Impact
09:25 Patterns in Relationships: Breaking the Cycle
16:40 Finding the Gift in Trauma
22:40 Identity and Attachment: The Less is More Philosophy
32:09 The Power of Vulnerability
37:20 Transforming Pain into Purpose
46:41 Rebuilding Identity After Loss
58:21 Using Humor as a Healing Tool
Episode Resources:
About your host:
Leann Herron is a Kink-Aware Professional, Kink Coach, BDSM Coach, Transformation Coach for Women, and Educator. She is also the Founder of Finding Resilience with Leann and Kink Your Way, and the creator and host of the Happiness On Tap Podcast and the Kink Your Way Podcast.
Connect with Leann Herron:
Kink Your Way
Website: Kink Your Way
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Finding Resilience with Leann
Website: Finding Resilience with Leann
Podcast: Happiness On Tap
About Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards:
Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards, Founder of VFT23 Publishing LLC, international speaker, author, and spiritual counselor with a PhD in Spiritual Counseling. Originally from Blackpool, UK, and now based in Florida, he combines decades of business experience with expertise in personal transformation and emotional growth.
Author of The Venus Fly Trap: Sex, Lies, and Repercussions, a raw and electrifying memoir exploring power, obsession, vulnerability, and reinvention.
Today, he helps individuals break destructive patterns, rebuild self-worth, and live with clarity and purpose, inspiring audiences to embrace truth, confront discomfort, and reclaim their authentic selves.
With over 20 years of experience in coaching, counselling, and transformational speaking, Dr. Edwards is known for his direct, insightful approach and ability to quickly uncover what’s keeping you stuck.
Connect with Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards:
VFY Website
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facebook.com/VFT23-Official
linkedin.com/in/seemiracles
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instagram.com/vft23_official/
Free Gift & Offers:
The First Three Chapters of The Venus Fly Trap: Sex, Lies & Reprecussion
Coaching & Counseling Sessions with Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards
Discount Code : VFT23!
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