Power in the Pain Podcast

In this powerful episode of The Power in the Pain Podcast, Greg and Catherine revisit one of the most pivotal steps in any healing journey: forgiveness. What starts as a mental choice or personal challenge often becomes a profound transformation of the heart—and this episode explores how.

Greg shares how forgiveness initially felt like a forced discipline, but over time revealed itself as the true beginning of deep healing. Catherine adds powerful reflections from her own path, and together they unpack the role forgiveness plays in unlocking emotional freedom, peace, and lasting change.

You'll learn:

• Why forgiveness is more than a decision—it's a lifestyle

• How unhealed pain keeps you stuck even when you think you've moved on

• What to do when forgiveness feels impossible

• Real tools and mindset shifts to begin forgiving yourself and others

If you've ever wrestled with the idea of forgiveness, this episode will meet you exactly where you are—and help you take the next step forward because your healing starts here.

In Episode 2 of The Power in the Pain Podcast, Greg Pihs and co-host Catherine take you back to where it all started—the raw, uncertain, and often messy beginning of transformation.

What does it look like to start changing your life? How do you know you're ready? In this deeply honest conversation, Greg and Catherine break down their early moments of growth, the fears they had to face, and the small but powerful decisions that set their lives on a new course.

You'll hear:

• What transformation really means beyond the buzzword

• How to know when you're truly ready to shift

• The fears that almost stopped them—and how they pushed through

• Tips for balancing discomfort and growth in real time

• The most surprising self-discoveries in their earliest healing work

This episode is your permission slip to begin, even if it feels uncomfortable. Because every transformation has a beginning—and that beginning can be today.

Ready to start your journey? Let's dive in.

In this first episode of The Power in the Pain, Greg and Catherine pull back the curtain on their own lives and get real about what led them here—not the highlight reel, but the moments they rarely talked about until now.

Greg opens up about the trauma of losing his mother and the abuse he endured as a kid, and how for years, he wore strength like armor while silently falling apart inside. Catherine shares the heartbreak she experienced after losing her father, and the quiet collapse that followed behind her smile.

Both of them know what it's like to feel completely disconnected from yourself while pretending everything's fine. But this episode isn't about staying stuck in the pain. It's about how they each reached a point where something had to change.

They talk about what it really takes to start healing—not the self-help fluff, but the gritty stuff: owning your story, feeling your feelings, and daring to be seen.

You'll hear how tools like breathwork and NLP helped them break cycles of numbness and fear, and how they're still doing the work—because healing isn't a one-and-done thing. It's a process. A choice. And it starts with being honest.

If you've ever felt like you've had to hold it all together for everyone else... if you've been silently screaming behind your smile... this episode is for you. This is your permission to stop running from your story—and start finding power in it.