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Lisa Regina: Her Story Was Supposed to End That Night - It Became a Movement Instead

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When actress, acting coach, and filmmaker/producer Lisa Regina met the man she thought she’d marry, she had no idea her life was about to shatter — and then transform into a mission that would touch countless lives.  

In this powerful and deeply human conversation, Lisa opens up about:  

  • Growing up in a blue-collar Italian American home with a dad who didn’t always understand her artistic dreams.  
  • Losing her mother at 18, and the life lessons that still guide her today.  
  • The day her engagement ended in a brutal act of violence - and how surviving it changed everything.  
  • The broken systems, the media frenzy, and the courage it took to rebuild her life when her life, health, name, and career were nearly destroyed.  
  • How she found healing through her beloved writing - and eventually turned her pain into the foundation for A Write to Heal, a nonprofit empowering trauma survivors and veterans through creative expression, filmmaking, and drone technology - and helping them heal. 
  • The extraordinary story of the first woman who helped find her voice - after decades of unspeakable horror - and how that act of compassion might have saved thousands of innocent lives.  
  • The birth of Heroic Episodes, a groundbreaking project with actor Joe Mantegna as an executive producer, shares the stories of unsung heroes, while also supporting, hiring, and honoring veterans through storytelling and film.  
  • And the love story she never thought she’d have again - proof that healing doesn’t just repair, it rebirths.    

    • Lisa’s resilience, compassion, and mission remind us that even the darkest chapters in anyone's life can become scripts for hope - if we’re brave enough to rewrite them.  

    🎧 Listen now, and if her mission moves you, please visit HeroicEpisodes.org and see how you can become a part of this incredible project of love - and how even one person can help bring these stories to life.  

    Connect with Lisa here:  
    Lisa’s recent collaboration is on her latest project, ‘Heroic Episodes’, and the Veterans Drone Training Program with actor and star of ‘Criminal Minds’ Joe Mantegna (executive producer). 
    https://heroicepisodes.org/  

    If this project speaks to you, please consider DONATING.   Even a small donation will have a huge impact! One person can change the world. 

    Lisa uses creative expression as a therapeutic tool for trauma recovery and founded A Write to Heal.  https://awritetoheal.com/about  

    As a filmmaker/actress, producer, and a Part 107 Commercial Drone Pilot. Lisa uses drone cinematography in her filmmaking. https://lisaregina.com/  https://awritetoheal.com/programs

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