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What if the thing you’re most afraid to admit is the key to your freedom? We trace a raw, unguarded journey from chasing fame to facing addiction, from an overdose to a doctoral degree, from a collapsing marriage to a rebuilt life anchored in self-trust. The turning point isn’t a single breakthrough; it’s a practice—reframing the 12 steps through a trauma-informed lens, learning to forgive yourself, and building a regulated nervous system that can hold truth without running.

I talk about the Brooklyn beginnings, the go-go dancer detour, and the seductive certainty of school that hid a spiraling habit. Sobriety didn’t magically fix the mess. What changed everything was asking different questions: If I’m powerless over people, the past, and outcomes, what do I actually control? How do I speak to myself when the shame is loud? The answer led to small acts that grew my capacity—decorating a tiny apartment, opening a micro-studio, and crafting a continuum of care that treated both pain and “soul sickness” like codependency, people-pleasing, and hyperproductivity.

Loss sharpened the mission. After my sister’s death, I vowed to match grief with equal joy, and that vow pulled me back into dance, into a surprise choreography gig that took me on tour in Japan at 40 with two kids, and into a book that blends story with method. Along the way, I discovered a love for the stage and launched Heart Conscious Creators, an immersive event built on the idea that vulnerability becomes a superpower only when held by self-trust. If shame scrambles the signal, safety restores the sound—and the sound of intuition is clear, calm, and deeply practical.

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What if the moment you’re trying to avoid is the doorway you need? We sit down with Dr. Stefano, a board-certified spine surgeon and healthcare innovator, who opens up about adoption, racism, and the alter ego he used to survive. He traces how secrecy around identity grew into shame, then shows how sitting with pain—rather than outrunning it—became the turning point for a career and a life built on integrity.

Across this conversation, we connect personal transformation to practical healing. Stefano shares a harrowing story from his teens, the split-second love that stopped a catastrophic choice, and the slow, steady work of separating events from identity. We explore how “casting votes” for a new self lines up with behavioral science: small, values-based actions rewire loops, reduce shame, and create lasting change. That same approach shapes his practice today. He talks about treating people across the spectrum—patients with Black Panther ties and patients with swastika tattoos—and why authentic presence, respect, and safety can dissolve fear faster than lectures ever will.

If you care about addiction recovery, trauma-informed care, and integrative medicine, you’ll find a roadmap here. We discuss why technical skill without deep listening misses the mark, how energy and empathy shift a patient’s nervous system, and what it means to become the CEO of your own health. This is not a highlight reel; it’s a field guide to coherence: say your real name, tell the truth, make the next aligned choice, repeat. Stay to the end for a tease of part two, where we dig into medical training, system incentives, and how to rebuild care so people actually heal.

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What if addiction isn’t about the substance, but the pain it numbs—and the patterns we learned to survive? We sit down with Michael Graham—retired police sergeant, former SWAT sniper, actor, and transformational coach—to explore how identity, faith, and disciplined love can transform the hardest moments. From early career missteps and a costly lie to a full-throttle return to integrity, Michael shows how separating who you are from what you did opens the door to repair, recovery, and real leadership.

The conversation stretches from behavior science to spiritual practice. We unpack how patterns like control, perfectionism, and martyrdom keep us stuck; why awareness without judgment is the first step; and how to design identity through daily “votes” that align actions with values. Michael shares the routines that kept him capable under pressure—body, mind, and spirit reps—and how the same repetition strengthens compassion as a practical skill. If the word “God” makes you recoil, you’ll still find an accessible path: one word for the day, one action that proves it true, repeated until it sticks.

Then comes the moment that ties it all together: a hostage standoff on the Santa Monica Pier, a sniper’s green light, and a surrender measured in pounds of finger pressure. Michael holds two truths in his scope—a man responsible for violence and a human made in the image of God, the son of a mother on scene. He doesn’t take the shot. It’s a masterclass in strength guided by love, the kind of choice that protects others without losing your soul.

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Ever notice how chaos can feel weirdly like home? I open up about seventeen years of sobriety and the unexpected truth beneath it: I wasn’t just addicted to substances—I was addicted to safety. That craving started in childhood, where asking a simple question risked love and silence bought me proximity. Those early lessons built a blueprint for codependency that followed me into adulthood, where intensity masqueraded as intimacy and breadcrumbs passed for connection.

I break down how old survival strategies show up in modern friendships—overgiving, oversharing, ignoring red flags—and why our nervous systems cling to what’s familiar even when it hurts. Then we dig into two anchors that changed everything: focus on repair over rupture when both people meet you halfway, and honor the boundary that says what cannot be repaired must be mourned. Grief becomes an act of protection, not defeat, and a path back to a self we abandoned to stay safe.

Across this conversation, I share how staying awake in hard seasons turns pain into a growth spurt, how re-parenting teaches the body a new baseline of calm, and why choosing yourself is the most reliable source of safety you’ll ever find. If you’ve ever chased validation, confused intensity for love, or kept negotiating with your worth, this one will feel like a mirror and a map. Subscribe, share with someone who needs it, and leave a review to help others find the show. And if you want support applying this work to your life, tap the link in the show notes to book a free discovery call.

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What if the problem isn’t your goals, but the vessel meant to hold them? We dive into the gap between outer success and inner steadiness, tracing a path from relentless hustling to embodied healing. A live event about Internal Family Systems and a chance encounter with David Guillaume became a turning point, reinforcing a hard-won truth: real change starts at the center—spirit, heart, and mindset—not at the edges of achievement.

I share what years in clinical practice quietly revealed: many high-functioning, high-achieving people carry soul sickness beneath polished lives. As a physical therapist, I watched how trust, listening, and being seen softened pain before any exercise did. Then I connect those observations to personal milestones and fractures—addiction and recovery, perfectionism dressed up as productivity, a marriage that couldn’t survive old survival strategies, and the devastating loss of my sister, who seemed to have it all. These stories aren’t drama; they’re data. They show how external abundance without inner integration can become unbearable.

Together, we unpack the difference between hustling and healing. They can look similar on the surface—busy routines, stacked goals—but they feel different in the body. Hustling chases worth; healing expresses it. You’ll hear simple, practical ways to strengthen your spiritual vessel: daily stillness to sense your baseline, breath that slows the nervous system, intentional movement that releases held tension, writing that gives voice to your parts, and honest repair that rebuilds trust. Keep your 2026 goals. But ask the deeper question each day: how will I strengthen my capacity to receive, hold, and enjoy what I seek?

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What if the next level isn’t another course but the courage to use what you already know? I’m sharing a raw New Year reflection on choosing momentum over accumulation—how a year defined by adventure and guided by discernment exposed my money patterns in grief, and why implementation is my north star for 2026. This is a story about sobriety beyond substances, the spiritual whack-a-mole that follows healing, and the quiet strength it takes to sit with fear instead of outsourcing decisions to the loudest promise.

I name the work I’m claiming: holistic, trauma-informed physical therapist, bestselling author, and keynote speaker. Those pillars shape my plan to keep serving, speak until speaking pays, and open a brick-and-mortar wellness sanctuary built for mind, body, and spirit—scaled with intention, not urgency. When scarcity urges me to buy the shortcut, I’m pausing, praying, and letting my intuition lead. Momentum here is not speed; it’s consistent action in one direction, compounded by trust.

We walk through practical questions for discernment—why invest, what will I implement, what can I release—and how to build a personal flywheel: clear offers, dependable delivery, clean boundaries, and courageous follow-up. I share the griefs that derailed me—betrayal, motherhood’s intensity, miscarriage, losing my father and sister—and the faith that steadies me now. If you’ve been caught between healing and hustling, if you’ve ever tried to buy relief instead of feeling what hurts, this conversation is your invitation to breathe, choose the next honest step, and let momentum carry you. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review with your word for 2026—we’ll read our favorites on the show.

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What if the real bottom isn’t the dramatic crash, but the moment you realize the polished life isn’t working and the noise inside won’t stop? Dr. Samantha Harte takes us through a raw, fast-moving story that starts with chasing the spotlight, detours through addiction and perfectionism, and lands on a deeper kind of success: becoming a spiritual billionaire before you build financial wealth.

We walk through the decisions that changed everything—dropping out to pursue performance, returning to school for safety, getting crushed by early clinical work, and facing a marriage on the brink. The turning point isn’t a hack; it’s a trauma-informed 12-step approach aimed not just at substances, but at control itself. When a mentor asked her to make an amends to herself, the inner critic loosened its grip and intuition finally spoke up. That quiet voice launched StrongHarte Fitness, her wellness center, guided a hard pandemic pivot, and later fueled a book that blends story with prescription for anyone struggling with people pleasing, hyperproductivity, resentment, betrayal, loss and perfectionism.

After losing her sister to overdose, Dr. Harte stopped waiting for permission and built her own stage—Heart Conscious Creators—bringing mind, body, and spirit into one conversation. Along the way, she surfaces a truth many high achievers miss: bodies heal when the soul feels safe, businesses grow when shame calms down, and money sticks when purpose leads. Expect practical reframes, grounded tools, and a nudge to trust the clear, calm inner voice over the frantic one.

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What if the end of everything is the beginning of anything? This keynote takes you from a risky leap into the spotlight, through the spiral of addiction and the false safety of perfectionism, to an honest, intuition-led recovery that rebuilt purpose from the inside out. I share how dropping out to chase performance dreams collided with numbing habits, how academic success couldn’t protect a hurting heart, and why sobriety without self-forgiveness still leaves the soul starving.

The turning point came when I expanded powerlessness beyond substances to people and outcomes. Working the twelve steps through a trauma-aware lens opened a door I didn’t know existed: making amends to myself. That single act cut shame down to size and let intuition speak. From that voice came new moves—launching a practice that filled the gap between discharge and real healing, naming the quiet addictions of people-pleasing, hyperproductivity, and perfectionism as a form of soul sickness, and designing care that treats the body without abandoning the spirit.

I also talk about losing my sister to overdose and choosing to recover out loud by writing a prescriptive memoir that modernizes the twelve steps for everyday life—traffic jams, hard conversations, career pivots, and profound grief. Creativity reentered the chat through a suburban dance class that led, unexpectedly, to choreographing and touring in Japan, and to a love of public speaking that now includes a corporate keynote on emotional ROI. If you’re navigating addiction, heartbreak, or the quieter compulsions that steal joy, you’ll find a practical, compassionate framework for change and a reminder that courage compounds when we act on our intuition.

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The headlines never tell the whole story. Mary Bonnet sits down with us to strip away the gloss of a blockbuster reality show and talk about what really sustains a person when the edit stings, the comments pile up, and the pressure won’t let go. We open with a funny story about how we met--an embarrassing fan girl moment on a West Hollywood sidewalk, then quickly move into the practices that keep her grounded: cutting way back on alcohol after an honest self-audit, delegating social media to protect her peace, and choosing not to clap back even when it would be easy.

From there, we dig into the making of her memoir—why private messages from viewers convinced her to write it, how reliving trauma on a press tour can reopen wounds, and what it took to return to therapy and EMDR to integrate those memories. Mary’s take on storytelling is refreshingly real: sharing isn’t a victory lap; it’s a brave step that can still hurt. But when readers say “I feel less alone,” the meaning of the pain changes. Shame loosens. Connection grows. Healing starts to scale.

Joy enters the chat through Bali, yoga, and a shared dream with her sister—now several years sober—to create a wellness retreat focused on movement, breath, and spiritual grounding. It’s a blueprint for nervous system sanity in a culture that rewards outrage. We talk ADHD and the work of slowing down, redefining God as an inner compass, and why material wins can’t fill a spiritual vacuum. Mary closes with a simple ethic—treat others as you want to be treated—that reads less like a quote and more like a daily practice.

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What if the bravest move isn’t to get louder, but to get softer? In this live interview at Heart Conscious Creators, we sit with Romi Marie—known from The Real L Word—who lays down the old script and tells the truth about healing, identity, and the cost of performing for approval. She opens up about how fame solidified a persona that no longer fit, the backlash of questioning labels, and the relief of redefining herself as a mother, wife, coach, and woman of faith.

We dig into the mechanics of change: therapy that surfaces the inner child and unresolved grief, sobriety as a non-negotiable foundation, and prayer as spiritual technology to shift out of fear and rumination. Romi shares the practical tools that keep her steady—safe friendships, movement, quiet mornings, and boundaries that protect peace. For listeners wary of religious language, we translate the practice into nervous-system terms: speak words that reconnect you to love and repeat them until your body believes you. The conversation stays grounded, honest, and tender, aimed at anyone who suspects they’ve been performing a version of themselves to be loved.

Romi is mid-reinvention and refuses to rush. There’s a book forming, a voice clarifying, and a life that prioritizes depth over exposure. We talk about choosing softness without losing strength, measuring success by inner alignment rather than metrics, and the radical permission to change your mind in public. If you’ve ever felt trapped by an old story or pressured to keep playing a role that no longer fits, this talk offers a clear path back to yourself—one prayer, one boundary, one honest conversation at a time.

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