The statistics are mindboggling. In the United States alone, there’s an estimated 60 to 70 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse. In Canada, the estimate is 10 million. Ed Squire is a part of that statistic. As a survivor, the abuse destroyed the majority of his life. In this interview, Ed opens up about the sexual abuse he suffered as a child and how it was affecting him as an adult. Wanting to raise awareness about childhood sexual abuse and mental illness, he started a nonprofit called MeTooWhatNow. By being mainstream and contemporary in his approach, he developed a niche for creating videos and documentaries, one of which is about the public lawsuit he filed against one of his abusers who was his elementary school teacher and the school board that employed him. Learn how Ed is doing today and the number one thing that he attributes to his recovery to.

 

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How we are able to handle life’s challenges measure the strength of our character. Life has not been easy for Lisbeth Tanz, a nonfiction book ghostwriter, editor, and author coach, but she has managed to push through the many curveballs thrown in her way. Lisbeth shares how she lost sense of direction when she was molested by her brother, and how she finally moved on from it and found freedom in what life has yet to offer. For Lisbeth, life continues to go on. She got married and divorced three times and experienced the death of family members, including her dog. Now, Lisbeth focuses on writing and publishing - working with people to bring their stories to life and, at the same time, helping them to understand themselves and look for valuable things that lead them to experience the freedom that they want to have.

 

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There is no such thing as a perfect family, not even an impeccable childhood. Some may argue that there are, but people from a dysfunctional family will totally differ. Every human being has a different past or childhood experience. Angela W. Stillwell, the founder of Untapped Strengths, walks us down her past struggles in the family, divorce, and how dysfunction transformed her to a stronger version of herself. The creator of Vulnerability Warrior, an online program for people going through major transitions in life or seeking to achieve higher levels of personal success, Angela talks about overcoming dysfunction and dives into the emotions that one must feel and stop to control as she touches on the art of letting go.

 

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When you are overcoming challenges and adversities in life, it’s either you finish strong or you come out weak. In the end, what you get are lessons that mold you and armor you for the next battle. These challenges, be they life-threatening or life-changing, are disguised as striking transformations. Joy Idries, an expert facilitator of deep and transformational life changes, tells us how to get beyond our struggle, fear, pain, and suffering as she imparts her experience with abusive relationships. The author of the upcoming book, Goodbye Suffering, Hello Joy, she shares the meaning of staying in touch with self to define your worth, build your confidence, and transform positively.

 

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It takes a lot of courage to find the path to resilience especially when you have gone through a very traumatic experience. Madeleine Black, an international speaker, author, and psychotherapist, shares her healing story when she chose to forgive the men who gang-raped her at the young age of thirteen. For Madeleine, it wasn’t an overnight process. It was an emotional roller-coaster ride because the memories kept lingering on. Madeleine shares how forgiveness and speaking about it are truly essential in these kinds of situation as they are the beginning of healing, surviving, hope, and transformation.

 

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There is energy in everything. For things to flow in your life, you need an environment that energetically supports it. For Kim Julen, founder of Finding Your Fiji, that is achieved through Feng Shui. She is a dynamic thought leader, speaker, and Feng Shui Intuitive Coach. Kim shares how she came upon her journey of helping people prepare for that emotional process of clearing clutter and welcoming all of the feeling, energy, and essence of living. She shares her story of moving from Minnesota, sight unseen, to Maui while giving inspiring insights about seeing the positive instead of the negative, being an empath, and angel readings.

 

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Investments in children usually begin with education. That’s why Dr. Aaron L. Smith, STEM and workplace readiness expert and best-selling author of Awakening Your STEM School, maintains his stand that education should be improved and has to be taken to the next level. His profound insights on education being the foundation of our existence is indeed worth something to ponder on. Dr. Smith shares how we can start creating and start thinking outside of the norm, and how we can change the world for the better by changing the education system.

 

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Sometimes we have thoughts and ideas that we can't find the courage to take action on. This hinders us to reach our absolute potential to live our life to the fullest and limits how we impact people in the most beneficial way for them. Life coach and former pastor, Carey Green, talks about faith and its effect on our behavior and outcomes. He shares his inspiring story about being in the ministry and how he took a leap of faith and hit the entrepreneurial trail. It was a total turnaround that is worth more than anything else having an outcome that allowed him not just to create wealth for his family but to bring more value to people's lives.

 

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We sometimes take for granted what we have and live our life in fear of tomorrow. But if you are a person who understands life's uncertainties, you want to make the most out of every moment of your life. Mentor, life coach, psychologist and modern-day philosopher Ashley Berges was born with a condition that nobody understood. She spent most of her childhood in the hospital, limited in doing what a normal person does. But this did not stop her from being hopeful. Ashley shares the story of how she came out of the shell and made a difference not only in her life but in the life of people she empowers.

 

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We always want to find where in this world do we really belong, where do we fit in with our passion and purpose in this world. Makena Sage, creator of Lumina Life – a global life coaching and retreat company, tells the story of how she had it all until she felt the empty splendor of her soaring career and luxurious life. She takes us through the journey of how she found her real place and aligned her purpose to the longings of her soul in order to live life on her own terms.

 

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