Kidney transplant survivor Jean Sime shares her journey through dialysis, miracle healing, and devastating COVID-19 loss.

Jean Sime’s story is one of resilience, heartbreak, and divine timing.

After being diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, Jean spent three and a half years on dialysis—fighting for her life. In the beginning, her thoughts went to a painful place: “I must be a horrible person to have been given this.”

Then came the anger.

Until one day, everything shifted. Jean realized she had a choice—stay angry, or be grateful for the medical technology keeping her alive and the life she could still live. She chose gratitude, and that decision changed everything.

In 2019, a living donor stepped forward, giving her a miracle: a second chance at life.

But that miracle was soon met with devastating loss.

In 2020, Jean lost her beloved sister to COVID-19, followed by the passing of her father just months later. Navigating profound grief while embracing her new life, Jean found strength in community, purpose, and faith.

Today, she is a multi-bestselling author, speaker, and organ donation advocate, using her voice to inspire hope and remind others they are not alone.

This is a story of survival, love, loss—and the light that can emerge from even the darkest moments.

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Kidney transplant survivor Jean Sime shares her journey through dialysis, miracle healing, and devastating COVID-19 loss.

Jean Sime’s story is one of resilience, heartbreak, and divine timing.

After being diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, Jean spent three and a half years on dialysis—fighting for her life. In the beginning, her thoughts went to a painful place: “I must be a horrible person to have been given this.”

Then came the anger.

Until one day, everything shifted. Jean realized she had a choice—stay angry, or be grateful for the medical technology keeping her alive and the life she could still live. She chose gratitude, and that decision changed everything.

In 2019, a living donor stepped forward, giving her a miracle: a second chance at life.

But that miracle was soon met with devastating loss.

In 2020, Jean lost her beloved sister to COVID-19, followed by the passing of her father just months later. Navigating profound grief while embracing her new life, Jean found strength in community, purpose, and faith.

Today, she is a multi-bestselling author, speaker, and organ donation advocate, using her voice to inspire hope and remind others they are not alone.

This is a story of survival, love, loss—and the light that can emerge from even the darkest moments.

Connect with Jean and order her books via email [email protected]. Each book personally signed with a powerful message.

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Buy Shari's book Broken to Enlightened on her website at shariroberts.org/my-book or on most online bookstores globally. Can also connect on social media -

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Wrongfully convicted at 17.

32 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

Let that sink in.

My guest, Alphonso James, lived through what many of us would call our worst nightmare… and somehow, he didn’t let it destroy him.

He spent over three decades behind bars—maintaining his innocence the entire time—for a man he had never seen or met.

But what struck me most about Alphonso isn’t just what he endured…

It’s who he chose to become.

While incarcerated, Alphonso taught himself how to read, earned degrees in theology and culinary arts, and did something most people never do—even with freedom:

He transformed unimaginable pain, grief, and rage into peace, wisdom, and faith.

And perhaps most incredibly…

He is not angry.

In this deeply moving conversation, we explore:

1. What it means to hold onto your innocence when the world has already decided your fate
2. How to find freedom when your physical freedom has been taken
3. The inner work that transforms suffering into strength
4. Why true freedom begins in the mind and the spirit

This isn’t just a story about wrongful conviction or prison.

It’s a story about resilience, healing, and the unbreakable human spirit.

If you’ve ever felt trapped—by trauma, circumstances, or your past—this episode will meet you exactly where you are.

And it may just change the way you see your own freedom.

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What drives someone to achieve endlessly… yet still feel unfulfilled?

In this powerful episode of The Shari Leigh Roberts Podcast, Shari sits down with accomplished executive, educator, and coach Alecia Farricielli to explore the hidden force behind high achievement: unresolved childhood trauma.

Like many survivors, Alecia built an extraordinary life on the outside — earning multiple degrees, certifications, and professional success. But beneath the accomplishments was a deeper subconscious drive shared by so many trauma survivors: the relentless need to prove we are worthy of love, acceptance, and belonging.

Eventually, that drive leads to burnout… and a reckoning.

In her 40s, while balancing life as a wife, mother, and executive, Alecia reached a turning point. What she discovered transformed everything: true success doesn’t come from pushing harder — it comes from healing the inner child and embracing the feminine energy many of us were taught to suppress.

In this deeply honest conversation, we explore:

• Why childhood trauma often creates high achievers

• The hidden emotional cost of constantly proving your worth

• The burnout cycle so many successful people experience

• Healing the inner child as the path to authentic success

• Why embracing feminine energy is essential — for women and men

Alecia’s story is a powerful reminder that real fulfillment doesn’t come from conquering the world… it comes from finally coming home to yourself.

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A powerful story of survival, resilience, and the search for freedom. Former Iranian citizen Seyed Nourashrafeddin shares what life in Iran was really like before finding freedom in America.

In this relevant and timely episode, I sit down with Seyed Nourashrafeddin — former Iranian citizen, now proud American — whose life story is a profound testament to resilience and the relentless search for freedom.

Seyed shares what life in Iran was like before the 8-year war… and the 37 years that followed. He speaks openly about childhood trauma with his father, growing up amid political upheaval, and watching his homeland change before his eyes.

Despite early academic struggles and low-test scores as a child, he refused to accept limitation as his destiny. He went on to earn his PhD, mentor others, and ultimately leave Iran for good to build a beautiful life in America with his wife and daughter.

With Israel and the United States currently bombing Iran, this conversation became urgent and deeply relevant. Seyed offers wisdom, insight, and sobering perspective drawn from lived experience — not headlines.

His newly released book, Searching for Freedom from Motel Qu to Pittsburgh, documents his extraordinary journey.

This episode explores:

• Life in Iran before, during, and after war

• Healing early childhood trauma

• Overcoming academic labels and rising to a PhD

• Immigration, identity, and building a new life in America

• What Americans should understand about Iran and democracy right now

• The true meaning of freedom

If you believe in transformational journeys, this episode will stay with you.

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What happens when a lifetime of service becomes a path to profound healing?

Marie Demres has spent decades guiding others through trauma — but what happens when friendship becomes the healing itself?

Some friendships are forged in the most unexpected moments. Marie Demres and I found ourselves together in the weeks just before the world shut down — sharing her home, her table, and her heart as Covid-19 changed everything. She is my daughter's former mother-in-law, a dear friend, and even finds her way into the pages of my book, Broken to Enlightened. Marie has spent her life in service — 30 years as a special education teacher, then yoga teacher, and now a certified trauma-informed whole life healing coach. Through Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems, somatic awareness and more, she walks alongside people carrying trauma, anxiety, and depression. This conversation is personal, rich, and full of love.

📖 Broken to Enlightened by Shari Leigh Roberts is now available for order at shariroberts.org/my-book and download the first two chapters free.

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How does the body break before the spirit awakens? Kelly Calkins shares her journey from chronic illness to divine channeling.

Kelly Calkins was battling six autoimmune diseases that nearly took her life in her 30s — dismissed by conventional medicine, depleted by grief, and searching for answers no lab could give her. What she discovered on the other side transformed not just her health but her entire being. Today she's a Board-Certified Holistic Nutritionist, medical intuitive, and Divine channel guiding women back to wholeness by healing what most practitioners miss.

If Kelly's story resonates with you my newly released book "Broken to Enlightened" will too. Available on Amazon, Goodreads, and Barnes and Noble or order on my website at shariroberts.org/my-book/.

#AutoimmuneHealing #HolisticHealth #DivineHealing #WomensWellness #MindBodySpirit #podmatch #podcast #sharileighroberts #neardeath #divinechannel

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Sometimes the smallest meltdown can become the gateway to your greatest awakening — Tina’s story proves it.

One moment. One reaction. One wrong coffee cup. That's all it took for Tina BE to realize she'd been living a lie. What followed was three years of intense soul-searching that transformed not just her, but her entire community. Discover how listening to your higher self can shatter everything you thought you knew—and rebuild you into who you're meant to be. Buckle up for this Eat, Pray, Love journey on steroids.

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A whisper became a warning — Celeste O’Delle’s story of survival proves the human spirit is unstoppable.

What happens when survival is no longer enough?

After receiving a divine warning to escape an abusive relationship — while still healing from a freak accident that left her bedridden — Celeste O’Delle made a life-altering choice to leave everything behind.

In this conversation, Celeste opens up about childhood trauma, PTSD, intuition, and the long road from merely surviving to truly living. She shares how healing, self-trust, and inner guidance helped her reclaim her life.

Celeste is the author of Rerouted: Memoir of a Wild Child and now supports others in reconnecting with their intuition and creating lives rooted in peace, clarity, and joy.

#TraumaSurvivor #HealingJourney #TraumaRecovery #NarcissisticAbuse #SurvivorStory #podmatch #podcast #sharileighroberts #narcissism #fear

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A whisper became a warning — Celeste O’Delle’s story of survival proves the human spirit is unstoppable.

What happens when survival is no longer enough?

After receiving a divine warning to escape an abusive relationship — while still healing from a freak accident that left her bedridden — Celeste O’Delle made a life-altering choice to leave everything behind.

In this conversation, Celeste opens up about childhood trauma, PTSD, intuition, and the long road from merely surviving to truly living. She shares how healing, self-trust, and inner guidance helped her reclaim her life.

Celeste is the author of Rerouted: Memoir of a Wild Child and now supports others in reconnecting with their intuition and creating lives rooted in peace, clarity, and joy.

#TraumaSurvivor #HealingJourney #TraumaRecovery #NarcissisticAbuse #SurvivorStory #podmatch #podcast #sharileighroberts #narcissism #fear

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