Post Traumatic Faith

⚓️ April Ebeling is an adoptive mom, award winning musician, and military veteran who is passionate about creating musical experiences that make a difference in our daily lives! She created the simple, straightforward, and effective meditation technique, Singalong Switch, to rescue her mindfulness practice as a new mom. Fun, fulfilling, and most importantly FAST ACTING, April’s innovative Singalong Switch technique is a wonderful addition to our mental health toolbox that is already helping thousands of people worldwide (25 countries and counting)! She can be found on social media, @aprilsingsalot and on her website, aprilsingsalot.com

Meg Nocero is a queen of manifesting. Not only is she an attorney (former federal prosecutor), but has transitioned her career to TEDx inspirational speaker of “Wake Up!”, certified empowerment coach and happiness trainer and award winning author The Butterflies & Bliss Trilogy -consists of The Magical Guide to Bliss, Sparkle & Shine, 108 M.A.N.T.R.A.s to Brighten Your Day and Lighten Your Way, and Butterfly Awakens: A Memoir of Transformation through Grief. Founder of The Meg Nocero Network, she runs Butterflies & Bliss, LLC, a non-profit called S.H.I.N.E. Networking Inc. that provides educational scholarships to young innovative leaders, and is a Love Button Global Movement Ambassador. She hosts two YouTube/podcast shows -Manifesting with Meg: Conversations with Extraordinary People and Amazing Authors.

https://megnocero.com/

We welcomed back some of our very favorite guests out of the last 100. We caught up with them and hear them share their collective wisdom on faith, trauma and life.

Fouchina Kirkendoll says "As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, it was hard to openly discuss my pain and struggles without the risk of feeling judged- no one understood. As result, I found myself coping in silence and alone, once touched NOW REDEMED: Chronicles of a Favored Woman is designed to create a comfortable, non-judgmental atmosphere for people of like minds to freely engage in open and honest conversations about our struggles, pains, victories and gains. This show is for anyone who wants to be open and honest or just to listen- either way you all are welcomed. During this hour, we will talk, laugh, and cry with special guests hosts (it maybe you) and subject matter experts. Silence NO more."

https://chroniclesofafw.com/

Jaqueline Malcom Peck brings to us "The Silent Voice Sings" a book about trust, forgiveness, faith, and gratitude. The book was written by her mother who survived four heart attacks and eventually succumbed to them. Her children compiled her writing into this delightful book.

Rachel Bruno is a wife and mother of two young boys. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communication and an MBA from Pepperdine University. She had hopes of starting her own business, and everything seemed to be going according to plan, until the unimaginable happened in 2015.

Rachel had her 7 week old baby and toddler son seized by CPS when her newborn sustained critical cranial injuries while in the care of a nanny. She was evicted from her own home and had to endure a grueling court case to prove her innocence, so her children could be returned to her. Then she pursued suing the authorities who erroneously accused her and put her children through a battery of traumatic tests without parental consent. She won her case in court and was awarded 7 figures in damages.

Rachel never knew that in the United States of America, parents and children were being denied their constitutionally protected rights under the guise of “what’s in the best interest of the child.” It has become her mission to educate, and to ensure this doesn’t happen to any more families. Her hope is that the laws tied to financial incentives be de-funded.

This experience made Rachel reconsider her priorities. Today, she is a stay-at-home mom, who works part-time leading a group of young mothers called MOMs INC at her church. She is an advocate for parental rights, and is on a mission to educate and edify others who may be going through difficult times through her testimony of God’s goodness.

Her new book about her experience “Fractured Hope: A Mother’s Fight for Justice” is out now.

www.rachelbruno.com

Paulette Buchanan is a former educator. Since 2007 she has worked alongside other victims and legislators in efforts to bring about needed changes in the law to better protect individuals and society from cultic abuse and frivolous lawsuits. She is a member of International Cultic Studies Association.

http://www.stopabusivelawsuits.com

http://www.stopreligiousfrauds.com

http://www.fightingforjusticebook.com

After gaining and losing 50 to 75 pounds every two years or so since my teens, I decided I needed professional help. In 2005, at the age of 38, I started working with a therapist that specialized in eating disorders, trauma and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). EMDR therapy uses bilateral stimulation which activates the opposite sides of the brain, releasing emotional experiences that are "trapped" in the nervous system. While I went to the therapist to get a handle on my weight, she thought my issues with food and weight were merely a symptom of a much deeper issue: my childhood sexual abuse.

I was sexually abused by family members. I don’t know when it began but it continued until I was 10. For much of my life I would have chosen death before revealing that, so deep was my shame. But I was desperate to find love and believed resolving my weight was key. So began the next 12 years of my life working with my therapist using EMDR, a chiropractor to release trapped fight or flight responses, a sex therapist and group therapy for sexual abuse.

I accomplished what I desperately hoped was possible but feared was not. I made it to the other side. Getting there required tremendous effort, the suspension of doubt, and a steadfast belief that it was possible. I’m rooting for you.

http://www.pattycabot.com

LIz Benditt is a 4 time cancer survivor who encourages others to find joy even in the most difficult circumstances. She is also the creator of The Balm Box which is a collection of gifts that can be sent to those struggling through cancer.

http://Thebalmbox.com

Doug setter is a peacekeeper, former paratrooper, kick box champion and a writer! He is now on a mission to keep his clients fit and living the best life they can!

http://www.dougsetter.com