Our dear friend Lumi is a superhero who works directly with the homeless in her area to overcome their own hardships while recovering from traumas of her own.

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Music courtesy of Chris Butler and the amazing Frank Watkinson.
https://www.youtube.com/c/FrankWatkinson

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Music courtesy of Chris Butler.

Artwork courtesy of Taylor Long.
https://smart.bio/taylored2art/
Insta: Taylored2Art

A glimpse down memory lane for a trauma survivor can be painful and yet enlightening.

Check out our new YouTube Channel!
https://www.youtube.com/@navigatingnormal7433

Music courtesy of Chris Butler and the amazing Frank Watkinson.
https://www.youtube.com/c/FrankWatkinson

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Music courtesy of Chris Butler.

Artwork courtesy of Taylor Long.
https://smart.bio/taylored2art/
Insta: Taylored2Art

Today I had the pleasure of meeting our new friend Sam's partner, and he was kind enough to share his own story.  I look forward to getting to know these two more in the future.  You can check out Sam's podcast "Cosmic Triggers with Sam" on Spotify.

Music courtesy of Chris Butler and the amazing Frank Watkinson.
https://www.youtube.com/c/FrankWatkinson

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Music courtesy of Chris Butler.

Artwork courtesy of Taylor Long.
https://smart.bio/taylored2art/
Insta: Taylored2Art

An update on how I've been handling life the last few months as an adult survivor of trauma trying to find some normalcy.  This is including but not limited to a few momentary revelations, as I am constantly growing and learning from the world around me just like we all are.

Music courtesy of Chris Butler.

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Music courtesy of Chris Butler.

Artwork courtesy of Taylor Long.
https://smart.bio/taylored2art/
Insta: Taylored2Art

Cosmic Triggers with Sam is a podcast hosted by a beautiful soul trying to figure out how to survive on this orbiting rock we've all landed on.  She has a degree in Psychology and enjoys rock climbing, yoga, and breaking cycles.
Sam's Insta: Cosmic.Triggers

Cosmic Triggers with Sam:
https://open.spotify.com/show/3gylbF6JxM75wGT13trcry?si=S0_5Mx_2TBy2C2qypg_BWQ
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cosmic-triggers-with-sam/id1586383634
https://anchor.fm/cosmictriggerswithsam
https://www.patreon.com/cosmictriggerswithsam?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator

The article Sam references:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1988/09/chronic-anxiety-and-defining-a-self/668356/

Be Here Now by Mourning Coffee:
https://open.spotify.com/track/3VO8FKUY65dl0MVWNkD3Do?si=hBqo7BZmT-2Tk8WxgNwCoQ

Music courtesy of Chris Butler.

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Music courtesy of Chris Butler.

Artwork courtesy of Taylor Long.
https://smart.bio/taylored2art/
Insta: Taylored2Art

Today we have back our good friend Yvonne Sandomir as her and I reflect on surviving the holidays after experiencing childhood trauma.

Yvonne Sandomir is a mother, survivor, artist, daughter, partner, author of her amazing memoir The Invisible Girl, and a podcast host currently on a book tour!  

https://theinvisiblegirlmemoir.com/
Insta:  ysandomir
Twitter:   @yvonne_sandomir

Music courtesy of Chris Butler and the amazing Frank Watkinson.
https://www.youtube.com/c/FrankWatkinson

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Music courtesy of Chris Butler.

Artwork courtesy of Taylor Long.
https://smart.bio/taylored2art/
Insta: Taylored2Art

Meet my new friend Lumi, and hear her story! I look forward to working with her so much more in the future.

Music courtesy of Chris Butler and holy cow it's a Frank Watkinson song! <3
https://youtu.be/b4u-TsiLX8I

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Music courtesy of Chris Butler.

Artwork courtesy of Taylor Long.
https://smart.bio/taylored2art/
Insta: Taylored2Art

In this series on Navigating Normal we focus on the trial and tribulations of those supposedly with more wealth and fame than the "normal" individual.

References:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6bn0YCBACA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOCG-C6k1FY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUnv1OYxukE
https://www.youtube.com/c/SLOANHOOKS
https://www.youtube.com/c/ThatSurpriseWitness
https://www.jacksonville.com/story/entertainment/music/2011/07/21/timeline-britney-spears-life-ups-and-downs/987240007/

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Music courtesy of Chris Butler.

Artwork courtesy of Taylor Long.
https://smart.bio/taylored2art/
Insta: Taylored2Art

There are these moments in your life where you can physically feel how things have come around full circle.  This was one of those moments for me, and now I'd like to share it with you.

Music courtesy of Chris Butler.

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Music courtesy of Chris Butler.

Artwork courtesy of Taylor Long.
https://smart.bio/taylored2art/
Insta: Taylored2Art

A conversation with the one and only Taylor Long reflecting on how far we've come and how far we still have to go.

Add Taylor:
smart.bio/taylored2art

Music courtesy of Chris Butler.

Support the show

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Unedited versions of each episode can be found on our Patreon!
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https://withkoji.com/@Navigating_Normal

Music courtesy of Chris Butler.

Artwork courtesy of Taylor Long.
https://smart.bio/taylored2art/
Insta: Taylored2Art