Well, That F*cked Me Up! Surviving Life Changing Events.

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Bambi Lynn joins us this week for a story of redemption against all the odds. Bambi endured some horrific abuse, from her mother and her father, her uncle, and various partners. It’s harrowing at times, and no one should have to go through what Bambi has been through. Although tough to hear, this is a story of triumph over trauma, a raw and gritty tale that plays out like a bleak and hard to watch movie. The ending however, is one of light, from the darkness.  It took Bambi thirty-two years to except her name that she was given, but now she says her name with pride.  Ever since her 7th grade teacher told her she had a gift to write, she has never stopped. And now she has her first published book and many more to come
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Sherry Buckley-Brown was 12 years old when her father came upstairs and said ‘i just killed your Mom’. After years of physical abuse, he had finally done the unthinkable. Sherry has written a book, about her struggle as a young girl, as she grappled with the profound loss, and how her life was torn apart, from friends, to school, to where she lived. Her siblings were separated and she describes it like ‘a bomb gong off’ in their lives. Sherry’s initial response was acting out, fighting, and keeping people at a distance, and ending up in an abusive relationship herself! But, she did not want to be beaten by this life changing event, and she started to believe that she was going to survive, she was going to get through, and she was going to be OK. Join us for one of the most incredible, raw, and emotive episodes we have ever had on the podcast. The journey through adversity, and of eventual triumph, and the continued journey of discovery, is unmissable! Thank you Sherry!

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There was something about turning 40 years old that made Teresa Greco reevaluate her life. Some people might call it a midlife crisis, but for Teresa, it was an opportunity to start asking some very important questions about her life. Realizing that half her life had been lived (hopefully anyway) and wondering if this was all there was. She began asking questions like,  “Is this all there is to life?” “Where is my life going?”  “Am I happy in the life I am living?”  “Can I imagine myself living the same life for another 40 years?”  and, most importantly, there was the question, “Am I living my life’s full potential and purpose?” She felt as though something was missing. But what? Join us to find out how Teresa began a journey of self discovery in pursuit if real happiness. There are some amazing tips and help in this episode!
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Instagram @teresagreco_stepstohappiness
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TV Host of  The Steps to Happiness Show with Teresa Greco
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Jocelyn Bates is still processing what must be one of the traumatizing experiences we have ever heard on the show, and she says that she expects to continue to process what happened for the rest of her life.Her story of trauma is losing her parents 7 days apart unexpectedly in sept 2021 during Covid. Jocelyn lived with her parents at the time, as well as with her young children. Both her parents were taken ill, and both were taken away, separately, and such were Covid protocols, that things escalated so quickly, and like a heart wrenching movie, somehow, within just one week, they had both passed away. Join us for this quite extraordinary episode, and hear first hand from Jocelyn, about how things unfolded, and the aftermath of such a terrible experience. Jocelyn has since been on a transformational journey and has used her grief as a catalyst to change her life for good. An absolutely unmissable episode!
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Raja Vaidya has struggled with a stutter all his life. In this extremely raw and honest episode, Raja discusses how his stutter affected his life! From his childhood, which included years of rejection and bullying, to his professional years, and how sheer determination led him to work hard and make a career for himself in scientific research! However, It was a major moment at work that Raja focuses on, an experience in which one of his trusted colleagues, would us his stutter against him. It really shines a light on the less kind and compassionate side of the human race and enough was enough for Raja. He is a fighter, and his story is amazing, one of trtiumoh over truama and turning your fear into your superpower!
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Melissa Robinson-Winemiller was a professional musician, it was her life since childhood, her study, and eventually her dream job. it was all she ever knew, and it was at this dream job that her life would be flipped upside down in an instant, and set about a long and devastating spiral into the unknown. Melissa was assaulted one day at work, and the organization was less than willing to listen! Her story absolutely destroyed a 40-year career and left her devastated financially and emotionally. Join us for an extraordinary episode of the fragility of our lives, and hear more about Melissa’s continued journey!
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/empathyqueen.eq/
Website:  https://eqviaempathy.com/
YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@The.Empathic.Leader
Book Preorder:  https://stan.store/empathicleader
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-melissa-a-robinson-winemiller-author-speaker-coach/

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Lisa Heacock lost 12 loved ones in a 22 month period, including her parents, and her 24 year old son-in-law. She ended a 28 year marriage, and was diagnosed with breats cancer and had a double mastectomy! After the losses, her life trajectory changed forever. Most of us have experieced grief in some way, and there really is no correct way to grieve. Some of us let it all out, some hold it in, for some its delayed, or even locked away, and this epsiode dives into the mind and body’s relationship with grief and trauma. Join us for a wonderful and insightful deep dive into this tricky subject, but a subject that unites all of us in one way or another!
Links for Lisa: https://linktr.ee/CoachLisaMarie
Support: https://page.holisticlifecoaching.org.uk/grief-support-ebook
Site: holisticlifecoaching.org.uk

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Michelle Rae Woodward has had the most painful, extraordinary, and exhausting journey through multiple pregnancies. All of which ended in 2nd term pregnancy loss (birthed 3 boys and 2 girls, all deceased). She talks about how she was treated by the western medical paradigm, we discuss the grief she went through, her look into surrogacy in US and India, and then onto international adoption, and finally,  how she is now raising a child with autism! Quite the amazing journey! She was completely broken, near to death twice, but stay for the revival! She rebuilt herself into a way better version of herself and more. This experience completely f*cked her up and it is quite a story of dreams, failure, setbacks, grief, trauma, hope, resilience and love. 
Website: https://www.michelleraewoodward.com/

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In this raw and often heartbreaking episode, we hear how Shay Leonia had to witness the slow demise of her mother who was diagnosed with dementia when Shay was only 9 years old, and her mother was in her Forties! There is still so much that is unknown about FTD, the specific disease in question, which is the deterioration of the brain's frontal lobe. Shay discusses the journey through watching her mother literally slip away, and eventually die, (when Shay was 13) which was beyond traumatizing. Stay with us here, because as with all of our episodes, we go on the journey through these life changing events. Shay was placed in a home and then with her older brother as her Father was not around, she was an orphan. With all this loss and abandonment, not surprisingly, there was relationship trouble ahead. The journey of recovery through the next few years, up to today, is an absolutely unmissable story. Thank you Shay. You are an inspiration!
FTD: https://www.theaftd.org/what-is-ftd/disease-overview/
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WARNING: Graphic Content involving description of fatal road traffic accident.
Jacques is a trauma survivor, after being involved in a horrific accident that totally changed the course of his life.
The accident is quite graphic, you have been warned, and involved three individual traumas one after the other. In the dark of night, Jacques hit a man on a pedal bike going 120 km/h (75 mph) on a major highway at night with no one else around. He is trained in first aid so walked back to see if he could help him but before he was able to, he watched in horror as the man was hit by an SUV and a semi right in front of him. Join us to hear more about that fateful night, and what transpired in the days, weeks and months afterwards.. 
Jacques' desire is to guide people on how to stop past emotional trauma, from affecting the present and future planning towards a better life. He talks about the struggles he faced to manage his mental health to create positive change and a new reality. Simply amazing. 
Links For Jacques:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/drivingoutofdarkness/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drivingoutofdarkness?lang=en
Site: https://www.drivingoutofdarkness.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/powerfulimpact/
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