From regular listener of the podcast to guest on this episode, a courageous woman shares her story of childhood sexual abuse by her older brother. Through several failed attempts at getting help from family and professionals, she finally found therapy that works for her: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She shares how EMDR has been effective in treating her PTSD symptoms, what it has been like processing this abuse as a professional in the field of psychology, the status of her familial relationships today, and how she has found a support system that reminds her she is not alone.

RESOURCES

Email

[email protected]

What is EMDR?

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network

Taylor opens the conversation to her dear friend, Morgan Latham, to share her darkest moment in an almost suicide attempt and how she coped moving forward finding her faith. Morgan reflects on the lifestyle changes she has made to increase her connection to her community, work through bitterness, and how she found and is maintaining a sense of purpose in her life.

Dominique, a good friend from The Bachelor & Bachelor in Paradise, shares her struggles with depression, anxiety, and being in her head. As she explores her personality she discovers ways in which her external expressions compensated for her internal feelings, how she has identified as having an attitude issue, and just how uncomfortable being vulnerable has been for her. Dominique shares three ways she's found helpful to get out her head that allow her to embrace vulnerability and deepen the connections in her life.

RESOURCES:

Dominique IG: https://www.instagram.com/dominiquecalexis/

Books:

Brené Brown- Daring Greatly…Rising Strong…Braving the Wilderness

Podcasts:

School of Greatness

Taylor, Kitt and Olivia sit down to answer some of your questions following Ep.31 "Break Ups Are a Bitch". The group discusses how you know when its time to end a relationship, if you unfollow or delete photos of your ex on Instagram, how long you wait after a relationship to start dating again, and a lot more!

From her parents divorce in college, to an abusive relationship, to her mother recently being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer Leah Maguffin has had quite the life adventure. Her strength, positivity, and nurturing spirit has served her well throughout these challenges. Taylor helps Leah reflect on how she's learned to cope and what she has learned from these experiences.

Taylor invites good friend and Bachelor family member Vanessa Grimaldi on to discuss break-ups, both public and private. Taylor and Vanessa bonded in their season of The Bachelor, where Vanessa got engaged to Nick Viall. Both women are now single and have experienced a break-up in the public eye. The two discuss how to cope during and after a romantic relationship ends, and how break-ups can honestly be a bitch.

Brandi Cyrus dives into her recent journey of self-exploration as she discovers her Enneagram type: Type 9, The Peacemaker. The two discuss what being a "cool girl" looks like and how to unpack your authentic self, especially in dating.

RESOURCES

The Sacred Enneagram-Christopher Heuertz

All about love-Bell Hooks

Taylor and Kitt explore how our thoughts can be disturbed by our fears. In Brené Brown's Daring Greatly, she identifies three ways we most commonly protect ourselves from vulnerability: foreboding joy, perfectionism, and numbing. We dig into these vulnerability shields and discuss how we can embrace vulnerability and increase our experiences of love and joy in life.

RESOURCES: Daring Greatly, Brené Brown

Consent can be a tricky topic, and being that not everyone agrees on what consent looks like we have to talk about it! Adriana Díaz, the Senior Director of Marketing and Communications at Peer Health Exchange, lends us her knowledge on what enthusiastic consent is and how to engage in a more fulfilling sexual experience. Join us in defining what consent looks like for you and learn how to communicate it with others!

RESOURCES

Sana Podcast

Email

[email protected]

Twitter @adriana9diaz

Sana Social

@SanaSanaPodcast

Peer Health Exchange

FB and IG

@PeerHealthExchange

Twitter

@PeerHealthExch

Mujeres Latinas

Social @MujeresLatinas

Amber Amour now goes by Herisa Takhit, she is CEO of @creatingconsentculture

What can we do with people we don't understand or feel we can't relate to? Move in closer! Taylor gets to know the misunderstood Bachelor member Caila Quinn, as more than just a beautiful, happy, bubbly face. A vulnerable, authentic and relatable Caila opens up about her struggle with anxiety, the role pressure has played in her life, and how she's learned to cope with it all.

RESOURCES

Caila's Blog

Caila's Instagram