Trauma & Triumph

Season Finale! Today Tian Philson and I discuss how healing from, and understanding, our own childhood trauma leads us to be better, and more conscious, parents.

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Resources mentioned in the episode

Open Path Collective

Better Help

Therapy for Black Girls

National Alliance on Mental Health

Prison Industrial Complex

This episode features Nathaly Gamino. She shares how one traumatic event her senior year of high school impacted her mentally, emotionally, and financially over a decade later, but also how this journey truly led her to the triumphant life she lives today.

To Keep up with Nathaly be sure to connect with them online via social media and their podcast.

Instagram - @nat_interested

This episode features the co-host of Yas Black Girl Podcast, Kierra Burke & Raeya Cobb, and we get deep friends. We continue our conversation by discussing the various ways we've found to heal our holistic selves, and how they would describe their journey from Trauma to Triumph.

To Keep up with Kierra & Raeya be sure to connect with them online via social media and their podcast.

Kierra - IG @uniquegenre

Raeya - IG @theonlyraeya

Podcast - YasBlackGirl | My episode w/them

This episode features the co-host of Yas Black Girl Podcast, Kierra Burke & Raeya Cobb, and we get deep friends. We discuss the journey of healing after a breakup, the need to set boundaries in every relationship in your life, and how learning to love yourself is truly the biggest flex there is on your journey.

To Keep up with Kierra & Raeya be sure to connect with them online via social media and their podcast.

Kierra - IG @uniquegenre

Raeya - IG @theonlyraeya

Podcast - YasBlackGirl | My episode w/them

This episode features Bianca Caceres a yoga instructor, photographer, and single mom who shares how her traumatic pregnancy helped her discover the healing benefits of strength training and having a consistent yoga practice.

If you're inspired by Bianca's story see the links below to continue to follow her on her journey.

Instagram: @bbcaceress

This episode features Ivy Coco Maurice. Ivy is an activist, model, social media influencer, and vice president of Walk Good La. She shares how the divorce of her parents at an early has molded how she communicates and prioritizes her relationship with herself and her relationships with others.

Instagram: @ivycoco23 | @walkgoodla

Website: https://www.walkgoodla.org/ | https://www.walkgoodproductions.com/merch-1

This episode features Paige Carlovsky as she shares how her love for dance took her out to Los Angeles, CA, but how her passion for teaching has completely changed the trajectory of her life. She's learned that everything that's happened in her life has served a purpose and made her the person she is today.

If you'd like to follow Paige for further inspiration please note her information below.

Instagram @paigecarloh

This episode features Saisha a.k.a. ThickThighYoga as she discusses how being underestimated in the yoga space ignited a fire within her to create an inclusive yoga space for people who looked like her. She shares how being her most authentic self brings her joy and inner peace, and how being healed enables us all to have fulfilling and healthy relationships with our significant others.

If you'd like to follow Saisha for further inspiration please note her information below.

TikTok  @thickthighyoga

Instagram @thickthighyoga

Website https://thickthighyoga.com/

This episode features Dr. Kristal Moore Clemons as she discusses how the microagressions she experienced in academia triggered childhood trauma from her past. She explains how today she uses those traumatic experiences to embrace her research and serve as an impactful supervisor.

If you'd like to follow Kristal for further inspiration please note her information below.

Twitter  @KrisClemonsPhD

Instagram @krisclemonsphd

Website https://www.childrensdefense.org/programs/cdf-freedom-schools/

This episode features the journey back to self Lunden Gregory experienced after a traumatic breakup. Lunden shares how therapy, and the support of friends, helped her realize many of her relationship obstacles today stem from her childhood. Lunden's story provides insight into how we must first work to heal ourselves and tackle our childhood traumas before we venture into romantic relationships.

If you'd like to follow Lunden for further inspiration please note her information below.

IG  @heyauntielunden