The only thing that matters is a healthy baby. Once you hold that baby, your world will feel complete. Motherhood is the most rewarding experience you will ever have. . . or so they say.
What new mothers are not told often enough is that the postpartum period of motherhood is HARD. Excruciating even. You may be in physical pain for sure, but the mental and emotional anguish that many new mothers go through is pure hell. What’s worse, is that many new mothers do not seek help out of fear of judgment, or having their children taken away. Many new mothers are not even able to articulate what they are feeling. And the availability of quality postpartum care for new mothers is severely lacking. According to the CDC about 1 in 8 women experience symptoms of postpartum depression.

Jillian Amodio is an author, writer, speaker, and mother of two. She is the founder of Moms For Mental Health which serves to offer tangible support and referrals for women and their families who are facing mental health struggles. The group has grown to over 3k members in less than two years. Jillian is also receiving her master's degree in social work to become a licensed clinical social worker.

More importantly however, Jillian has experienced firsthand the depths of despair and hopelessness that accompany PPD and PPA. Having not received adequate care and support during her own struggles, she now strives to offer other moms and families the support they need to overcome this brutal beast.

According to the US Department of Veteran Affairs, the PTSD numbers are alarming. The prevalence of combat-related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among Veterans depends on which conflict a service member was involved with. Here are some stats:

• About 11 to 20 out of every 100 veterans (or between 11% and 20%) who served in operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom have PTSD each year.
• About 12 out of every 100 Gulf War Veterans (or 12%) have PTSD each year.
• About 15 out of every 100 Vietnam veterans (15%) were currently diagnosed with PTSD when the most recent study of them (the National Vietnam Veteran Readjustment Study) was conducted in the late 1980s. It’s believed that 30% of Vietnam veterans have had PTSD in their lifetime.

When Brian Reese returned from active duty in the air force he found himself lost in the overwhelming world of VA benefits - suffered from PTSD among other things - and, long story short he wanted to help his veteran brothers and sisters avoid what he went through, so he started a business in Austin called VA Claims Insider and recently released a book called You Deserve It: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Veteran Benefits You've Earned. He made this his 24/7 mission.

Trauma gets trapped in our mind, body, and spirit. We take it in at a cellular level and it manifests as ailments such as depression, anxiety, high blood pressure, autoimmune disorders and much more.

But our bodies are amazing machines with a strong healing capability.

Tiffani Patlan shares her story of hardship, healing and transformation. She takes us through her 3 keys to wellness that will unlock your ability to heal.

Emotional eating is using food as comfort. It's supposed to make us feel better, yet it usually makes us feel worse.

As a former fit pro, gaining over 30 pounds in a very short amount of time from emotional eating only added to the shame and trauma Andi Phelps was experiencing.

The trauma from an abusive relationship resurfaced with a vengeance. Andi started having panic attacks, unbearable insomnia, night terrors and her anxiety was relentless. She hit rock bottom.

She won her legal battles against her ex-husband and began rebuilding her life from the ground up.

Today she shares her story as well as how you can overcome emotional eating.

One of the biggest ways an abuser can control his victim is through financial abuse. Controlling the bank account, giving the victim an allowance, letting them work or making them not work...these are all forms of financial control.

One reason many victims don't leave is because of money. They feel they have nowhere to turn.

Laura Moseley was such a victim. She shares her story plus some tips on how to leave, and how to recover from financial abuse.

Almost four years ago, Veronica Villanueva received the bombshell of her life when her physician looked her in the eyes and said, “Sweetie, you have cancer.”

Diagnosed with incurable Stage IV lung cancer and given six months to live, she rejected her diagnosis and dove into educating herself on available traditional and alternative treatments.

A certified health coach and Cordon Bleu-trained chef, she developed her own treatment plan which combined traditional western treatment, holistic lifestyle changes, diet changes and alternative treatments.

Making the impossible possible she beat her cancer.

If you’re feeling burned out, overwhelmed, and uncertain about what’s next in your life, this episode is for you.

You know you need to make a change, say no to obligations that hold you back, and finally say yes to what is calling you next.

In this episode, work-life coach, Katherine Golub, will share why we get stuck, what that has to do with trauma, and how to finally get unstuck so that you can create a work-life you love.

Every year, thousands of children, women, and men are victims of trafficking.

People are trafficked for sexual exploitation, forced labor, forced marriage, and more.

Women and girls make up a significant amount of the total number of trafficking victims. And the most common form of exploitation is sexual.

Sariah Hastings was one of those women. She escaped and comes on the show to tell her story and bring awareness to the dangers of human trafficking.

After surviving suicide and being rushed to hospital, Paul Wilson was pumped with drugs that left him howling like a wolf.

Since then he's learned to take control and not let events trigger him. He was able to overcome the massive wave of grief following the death of his dad in 2017 even though they weren't close.

He comes onto the show to discuss his ways of coping with triggers, how he learned to take back control of his life and much more.

As trauma survivors, we tend to lose sight of ourselves. We forget that true essence of who we are. And in cases, we never knew that essence.

Pia Muggerud comes on the show to talk about finding that trueness of ourselves, healing our inner child and more.

Discover:
What our true essence means;
We are born as pure love;
How to come back to yourself, to your trueness;
Healing your inner child;
And much more.