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- Ep 97: Dr. Jan Canty | Homicide Survivors ... The Domino Effect of Murder *CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNING*Dr. Jan Canty shares a powerful experience. It's personal and at times disturbing. This conversation with Dr. Jan Canty was recorded in the middle of May. She is passionate about supporting homicide survivors and speaking for the many grief-stricken people lost in the shadows of mayhem, court dockets, social estrangement, and misunderstanding.*CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNING* We will be talking about HOMICIDE//HOMICIDE SURVIVORSHer life is divided into"before and after" segments. Her spouse of nearly 11 years went missing and she discovered he’d had a secret life for 18 months after he was brutally murdered.Dr. Canty's book "A Life Divided" was intended to be a straightforward memoir - the personal story behind the murder of her spouse. She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology, she is an author, a renounced speaker, a former triathlete and a cancer survivor. Dr. Canty is also the host of a podcast for and about other homicide survivors., the "Domino Effect of Murder".01:30 A conventional life - before...03:00 A routine evening05:00 The nightmare begins09:20 All manner of instruction12:40 The physical, mental, financial and emotional toll15:30 The courtroom hearing20:00 Selling a stigmatized property22:15 Three nearly simultaneously events almost thirty years later25:20 Becoming a spokesperson for other homicide survivors28:00 The immediately and deep impact on tens of thousands of people29:00 Three aspects of functioning as a survivor of homicide33:00 The podcast and today's lens36:45 The support that IS available: It is not a victim-centric system37:30 You do not have to go through this alone and a new book for homicide and suicide survivors on the horizon, "Coping with the Traumatic Loss of our Loved One"http://www.jancantyphd.com/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jan.canty.52---Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taking-the-helm/support40 min
- Ep 97: Dr. Jan Canty | Homicide Survivors ... The Domino Effect of Murder *CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNING*Dr. Jan Canty shares a powerful experience. It's personal and at times disturbing. This conversation with Dr. Jan Canty was recorded in the middle of May. She is passionate about supporting homicide survivors and speaking for the many grief-stricken people lost in the shadows of mayhem, court dockets, social estrangement, and misunderstanding.*CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNING* We will be talking about HOMICIDE//HOMICIDE SURVIVORSHer life is divided into"before and after" segments. Her spouse of nearly 11 years went missing and she discovered he’d had a secret life for 18 months after he was brutally murdered.Dr. Canty's book "A Life Divided" was intended to be a straightforward memoir - the personal story behind the murder of her spouse. She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology, she is an author, a renounced speaker, a former triathlete and a cancer survivor. Dr. Canty is also the host of a podcast for and about other homicide survivors., the "Domino Effect of Murder".01:30 A conventional life - before...03:00 A routine evening05:00 The nightmare begins09:20 All manner of instruction12:40 The physical, mental, financial and emotional toll15:30 The courtroom hearing20:00 Selling a stigmatized property22:15 Three nearly simultaneously events almost thirty years later25:20 Becoming a spokesperson for other homicide survivors28:00 The immediately and deep impact on tens of thousands of people29:00 Three aspects of functioning as a survivor of homicide33:00 The podcast and today's lens36:45 The support that IS available: It is not a victim-centric system37:30 You do not have to go through this alone and a new book for homicide and suicide survivors on the horizon, "Coping with the Traumatic Loss of our Loved One"http://www.jancantyphd.com/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jan.canty.52---Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taking-the-helm/support40 min
- Ep 96: Irina Mihaela | Healing Requires Curiosity and CourageAre you ready to take the first step towards enlightenment? Irina Mihaela is highly strategic, results-oriented and also uses her intuition and energy healing abilities to go deep with her clients and resolve and release anything that keeps them stuck. Her business experience spans over two decades from an executive in high-tech corporate where she developed and grew her department’s business by 600% up to $7 million, to business consulting and coaching for million-dollar companies. Irina helps entrepreneurs find their uniqueness, get clear on their purpose, transform relationships, and utilize their inner wisdom and natural capabilities to expand from educated to enlightened. Through her business, Entrepreneur Enlightenment, Irina offers a variety of unique opportunities. Healing Requires Curiosity and Courage!00:25 We all have a calling and the shift from a corporate career to entrepreneur03:45 Nobody knows your name and the beginning of "Entrepreneur Enlightenment" 05:56 Tapping into our innate intuition, following your curiosity 11:00 IQ, EQ and SQ13:30 The Power of Thought Children's Book Series https://lynnmclaughlin.com/the-power-of-thought-series14:44 What is the highest good and seeking wholeness17:09 A journey to the top of the mountain.20:15 De-activate the buttons that people are pushing - the retreat25:02 20% of the proceeds to the Child Innocence Foundation - helping abused children feel safe Foundationhttps://entrepreneurenlightenment.com/foundation28:45 Taking the first step towards enlightenment30:30 Free resources and much more. Will you take the first step? https://entrepreneurenlightenment.com/IG @irinaenlightenmentFacebook @irina.mihaela.ee---Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taking-the-helm/support34 min
- Ep 96: Irina Mihaela | Healing Requires Curiosity and CourageAre you ready to take the first step towards enlightenment? Irina Mihaela is highly strategic, results-oriented and also uses her intuition and energy healing abilities to go deep with her clients and resolve and release anything that keeps them stuck. Her business experience spans over two decades from an executive in high-tech corporate where she developed and grew her department’s business by 600% up to $7 million, to business consulting and coaching for million-dollar companies. Irina helps entrepreneurs find their uniqueness, get clear on their purpose, transform relationships, and utilize their inner wisdom and natural capabilities to expand from educated to enlightened. Through her business, Entrepreneur Enlightenment, Irina offers a variety of unique opportunities. Healing Requires Curiosity and Courage!00:25 We all have a calling and the shift from a corporate career to entrepreneur03:45 Nobody knows your name and the beginning of "Entrepreneur Enlightenment" 05:56 Tapping into our innate intuition, following your curiosity 11:00 IQ, EQ and SQ13:30 The Power of Thought Children's Book Series https://lynnmclaughlin.com/the-power-of-thought-series14:44 What is the highest good and seeking wholeness17:09 A journey to the top of the mountain.20:15 De-activate the buttons that people are pushing - the retreat25:02 20% of the proceeds to the Child Innocence Foundation - helping abused children feel safe Foundationhttps://entrepreneurenlightenment.com/foundation28:45 Taking the first step towards enlightenment30:30 Free resources and much more. Will you take the first step? https://entrepreneurenlightenment.com/IG @irinaenlightenmentFacebook @irina.mihaela.ee---Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taking-the-helm/support34 min
- Ep 95: Karen Tompkins | Your Brain Has a Mind of Its Own But You CAN Outsmart It!When Karen's first child was born she stopped breathing. Yes, she did survive—but it kept happening. Three years later they learned her daughter was missing a part of her brain that controlled breathing.It became Karen's mission to learn all things neuroscience. She hunted down knowledge with neurologists across the world and in universities across Canada and the States.If we understand our brains, we can trick them into helping us live better.It’s unfair but people with intrusive behaviours often get judged harshly in this world. As President of the International Joubert Syndrome Foundation Karen has advocated for sufferers of brain-behaviour problems like her daughter. Advocacy—driven by compassion and science—is still a part of her work today.Karen is an educator, author, and professional speaker, taking the helm. What's the neuroscience of behaviour?00:20 Purple Stew and 28 years03:20 Changing a mindset to one of trust after time stops05:00 Joubert Syndrome and choosing "not to stay there"09:00 The Foundation and neurobiology of behaviour11:00 The Fight, fright, flight mode13:00 It's much more than the chocolate milk!14:00 Serotonin and the connection to the brain and the gut16:20 It's like making a cake when you don't have a recipe18:00 Vestibular motions and sensory processing therapy22:00 We struggle as adults too26:00 A mantra, the book "Purple Stew" and children's book "Different is Just ... Different"http://ktompkins.com/---Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taking-the-helm/support35 min
- Ep 95: Karen Tompkins | Your Brain Has a Mind of Its Own But You CAN Outsmart It!When Karen's first child was born she stopped breathing. Yes, she did survive—but it kept happening. Three years later they learned her daughter was missing a part of her brain that controlled breathing.It became Karen's mission to learn all things neuroscience. She hunted down knowledge with neurologists across the world and in universities across Canada and the States.If we understand our brains, we can trick them into helping us live better.It’s unfair but people with intrusive behaviours often get judged harshly in this world. As President of the International Joubert Syndrome Foundation Karen has advocated for sufferers of brain-behaviour problems like her daughter. Advocacy—driven by compassion and science—is still a part of her work today.Karen is an educator, author, and professional speaker, taking the helm. What's the neuroscience of behaviour?00:20 Purple Stew and 28 years03:20 Changing a mindset to one of trust after time stops05:00 Joubert Syndrome and choosing "not to stay there"09:00 The Foundation and neurobiology of behaviour11:00 The Fight, fright, flight mode13:00 It's much more than the chocolate milk!14:00 Serotonin and the connection to the brain and the gut16:20 It's like making a cake when you don't have a recipe18:00 Vestibular motions and sensory processing therapy22:00 We struggle as adults too26:00 A mantra, the book "Purple Stew" and children's book "Different is Just ... Different"http://ktompkins.com/---Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taking-the-helm/support35 min
- Ep 94: Stephan Neff | Alcoholic? Turn Your Life AroundAre you ready to take the first step to turn your life around?Dr. Stephan Neff is passionate about demystifying mental health problems and helping the people around him 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.He is uniquely qualified in this role. After all, a lifetime of trauma led Stephan to drown his sorrows, only to find that the critters can swim. As an alcoholic in recovery, he has experienced addiction and mental health problems first-hand. After successful rehabilitation, Stephan is now an expert in 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆.In his book "My steps to Sobriety" he shares the lessons he has learned as a doctor and as a man. And the truth is simple - The past does not equal the future. Every alcoholic can turn his life around, one little decision at a time. This book shows how to do it. But would it not make sense to start earlier? Stephan believes that it is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. His creative partnership with Belinda Managh has led to the beautiful "Esmee the mindful mouse"-series, which addresses core beliefs that are laid down in early childhood.Stephan also hosts, "Steps to sobriety - Into the Light" and helps demystify mental health problems and addiction.00:25 Alcoholism - a disease of hiding04:00 A dark time escaping the reality of pain07:30 The first step12:20 The Twelve Steps Program and Stephan's system19:30 The first year in recovery22:00 My Steps to Sobriety - the first year out of recovery and being prepared26:48 It's easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. Esmee the Mindful Mouse - children's book33:30 Teaching our children mindfulness also helps ourselves36:40 Steps to Sobriety Into the LIght podcast show41:45 The past does not equal the futurehttps://mystepstosobriety.comhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5Rgw59jOX4y3iDeMAXpwQ (YouTube show)https://www.facebook.com/stepstosobrietyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-neff-author/---Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taking-the-helm/support46 min
- Ep 94: Stephan Neff | Alcoholic? Turn Your Life AroundAre you ready to take the first step to turn your life around?Dr. Stephan Neff is passionate about demystifying mental health problems and helping the people around him 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.He is uniquely qualified in this role. After all, a lifetime of trauma led Stephan to drown his sorrows, only to find that the critters can swim. As an alcoholic in recovery, he has experienced addiction and mental health problems first-hand. After successful rehabilitation, Stephan is now an expert in 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆.In his book "My steps to Sobriety" he shares the lessons he has learned as a doctor and as a man. And the truth is simple - The past does not equal the future. Every alcoholic can turn his life around, one little decision at a time. This book shows how to do it. But would it not make sense to start earlier? Stephan believes that it is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. His creative partnership with Belinda Managh has led to the beautiful "Esmee the mindful mouse"-series, which addresses core beliefs that are laid down in early childhood.Stephan also hosts, "Steps to sobriety - Into the Light" and helps demystify mental health problems and addiction.00:25 Alcoholism - a disease of hiding04:00 A dark time escaping the reality of pain07:30 The first step12:20 The Twelve Steps Program and Stephan's system19:30 The first year in recovery22:00 My Steps to Sobriety - the first year out of recovery and being prepared26:48 It's easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. Esmee the Mindful Mouse - children's book33:30 Teaching our children mindfulness also helps ourselves36:40 Steps to Sobriety Into the LIght podcast show41:45 The past does not equal the futurehttps://mystepstosobriety.comhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5Rgw59jOX4y3iDeMAXpwQ (YouTube show)https://www.facebook.com/stepstosobrietyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-neff-author/---Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taking-the-helm/support46 min
- Ep 93: Tambry Harris | Release Your Limiting Beliefs Caused by Past TraumaTambry’s experiences, twenty years of coaching and eight years of spiritual direction translate into her work with survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence. She's the founder of the "Going Forward: Survivors to Thrivers (GFS2T)" organization. She guides survivors to examine limiting beliefs, find strength in their unique gifts and abilities, and claim a wholehearted, meaningful life. Tambry has authored two books titled, "Awakening the Light A Survivors to Thrivers Going Forward Story" and " Group Growth Guide". She was recently named Mecklenburg Times 50 Most Influential Women of 2021 for the transformation work she does locally and nationally.00:25 Suppressing childhood trauma and the "look back"03:20 Limiting beliefs - we get in our own way05:30 Paying attention06:45 The ACE study - Adverse Childhood Experiences08:30 Ill? It may be due to past unresolved trauma12:14 The Power of Thought Children's Book series is launching soon: https://lynnmclaughlin.com/the-power-of-thought-series13:14 Going Forward Survivors to Thrivers17:30 Writing Stories19:30 Tambry's book: Awakening the Light23:15 Group Growth Guide25:15 Tapping into our intuitiveness29:00 April is Sexual Abuse Awareness Month - Tambry is offering a 25 % discount on her book (on Amazon) and a free 30 minute "Talk to Tambry" timeIG - https://www.instagram.com/survivorstothrivers/FB - https://www.facebook.com/survivorstothriversofficialwebsite - survivorstothrivers.com---Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taking-the-helm/support33 min
- Ep 93: Tambry Harris | Release Your Limiting Beliefs Caused by Past TraumaTambry’s experiences, twenty years of coaching and eight years of spiritual direction translate into her work with survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence. She's the founder of the "Going Forward: Survivors to Thrivers (GFS2T)" organization. She guides survivors to examine limiting beliefs, find strength in their unique gifts and abilities, and claim a wholehearted, meaningful life. Tambry has authored two books titled, "Awakening the Light A Survivors to Thrivers Going Forward Story" and " Group Growth Guide". She was recently named Mecklenburg Times 50 Most Influential Women of 2021 for the transformation work she does locally and nationally.00:25 Suppressing childhood trauma and the "look back"03:20 Limiting beliefs - we get in our own way05:30 Paying attention06:45 The ACE study - Adverse Childhood Experiences08:30 Ill? It may be due to past unresolved trauma12:14 The Power of Thought Children's Book series is launching soon: https://lynnmclaughlin.com/the-power-of-thought-series13:14 Going Forward Survivors to Thrivers17:30 Writing Stories19:30 Tambry's book: Awakening the Light23:15 Group Growth Guide25:15 Tapping into our intuitiveness29:00 April is Sexual Abuse Awareness Month - Tambry is offering a 25 % discount on her book (on Amazon) and a free 30 minute "Talk to Tambry" timeIG - https://www.instagram.com/survivorstothrivers/FB - https://www.facebook.com/survivorstothriversofficialwebsite - survivorstothrivers.com---Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taking-the-helm/support33 min
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