TRIGGER WARNING: THIS EPISODE TALKS ABOUT CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE

Bio:
Katrina Spagnoletti is a fifty-six-year-old wife and mother of three. She is a motivational speaker and the founder of YourNewFaceof50.com, and the author of "What My Mother Never Knew," a self-help book designed to help people who have suffered from childhood trauma; albeit sexual, mental, or physical abuse. Katrina is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Through this book, she details the experiences suffered as a child, and connects the lingering effects throughout her adult life. The author connects the fundamental links between childhood sexual abuse and failed relationships, trust and abandonment issues. More importantly, the author details her journey through the healing process, via her faith, physical fitness and pageantry. The author subsequently discusses her healing through physical fitness and nutrition.

Links:
Amazon
Instagram
Website

This week, I chat with Solange Tuyishime, President of Elevate International and Mrs. Canada World. From discussing her childhood experiences as a refugee from East Africa to how and why she got her start competing in beauty pageants, Solange shares how she finds a sense of belonging outside her trauma without disregarding how those experiences have shaped her into the woman she is today.

Follow Solange:

Mrs. Canada World Instagram
Website
Elevate International Instagram
Elevate Website

Many year ago, I was asked to give a speech at a Christian girls' camp for my church. That speech, however, applies to so many of us: girls, boys, teens, adults. I decided to share this talk because I find myself not only needing to remind myself of these things that I talk about in the speech, but also I seem to be having this very conversation with my friends lately!

#MotivateMonday: the "iceberg"

Are you comparing your base of the iceberg to someone else's tip of the iceberg? In this episode, Elizabeth talks about the problem with comparison and the moment she realized she was finally breaking the surface in her own advocacy journey.

An interview with Mike Pickles, educator, author, motivational speaker & podcaster, who recently published a book called “Perfectly Imperfect”, in which he offers 7 pieces of advice to a more fulfilling life, such as:
- You are enough
- Life is your responsibility
- Take more risks
- Never stop learning
- Travel more
- Open your heart
- Live a balanced life

Links:
Podcast- The Daily Dill Podcast with Mike Pickles
Twitter- @PicklesHugs
Instagram- daily_dill_mike
YouTube- Daily Dill

Bio:
Michael A. Pickles was born in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. He has been teaching for 18 years within Canada, but has also taught overseas in Malawi, Africa and in Guyana and Ecuador, South America.

He has been published in many newspaper articles, was interviewed on CBC North and was co-authored in a book called "The Path to Success" alongside The Secret guru Sandy Forster. His latest inspirational book is entitled "Hug Someone You Love Today: And How to Leave Your Personal Signature".

Michael just finished teaching a four-year Teacher Education Program for the Nunavut Arctic College in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. Next, he will be teaching at Saint Josephs Catholic School in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.

In this episode, licensed therapist Shannon Corn talks about the relationship red flags you probably haven't heard but you've definitely seen your friends ignore, how to handle being on the friend side of a bad relationship, and scary relationships young girls are getting into at the age of 12 or 13.

Download the free relationship red flag guide at www.ShannonCorn.com
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Shannon Corn has her Master's degree in Social Work and is a licensed clinical therapist. She is a life coach, relationship expert and couples therapist who has several years of experience working with individuals and couples to create long-term, love-filled, successful relationships. Shannon has helped countless people overcome issues such as infidelity, poor boundaries, communication issues and unhealthy patterns in relationships. Shannon specializes in working with successful women who are tired of dating jerks and are looking for “the one.”

In this episode, I talk to my friend Natalie Murray who inspired me several years ago when she announced that she was going to go back to school when her youngest was two-years-old. Natalie talks about what it took to make that dream happen and what she is doing with her degree now.

Bio:
Natalie graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science from Weber State University in 2017 and is currently teaching Health and PE as well as coaching cheer at her local Jr. High. Going back to school as a wife and mother had been one of the hardest yet most empowering things she has ever done and she believes it has helped her in all areas of her life, especially motherhood.  

Natalie has been involved with pageants and dance for over 30 years! She was trained in classical ballet for 12 years and danced on her high school drill team for two. She then went on to help coach that team and had her firstborn in Florida while on their drill vacation. She has also taught dance at many local studios.  

Her pageant experience stems from a competitor to a director and judge and everything in between, as she loves the self-improvement that comes from competing in pageants and wouldn’t be who she is today if it wasn’t for the opportunities and life skills they have provided. She served as Mrs. Utah America 2015 where she spent her time promoting her platform, “Don’t Delay, Prepare Today” in the hopes to encourage individuals and families to become better prepared for emergencies. She occasionally does workshops and helps prepare contestants for competition. She is going into her third year coaching cheer and loves being able to continue to be a role model for young women. Natalie and her husband Lance live with their four children in Utah.

Katy was just 19 when she met the man who eventually would be the reason she nearly lost her life. Now, more than a decade later, Katy is thriving in her business, in her marriage and in parenthood, and is using her story to help advocate for others.

Instagram: @Katy_Clatterbaugh

Podcast: The Joyful Life - A #Shareyourstory Podcast 

Domestic Violence National Hotline: 1.800.799.7233 (SAFE)