Trauma is hard to overcome - BUT you can

Kristen Harper is a speaker, entrepreneur, and health and wellness expert.   Kristen has a unique connection with her audience that derives from her own personal journey towards wellness and happiness.  Before becoming a success, Kristen struggled with health issues and an eating disorder. 

Kristen founded her company Perfect Health Consulting Services, LLC in 2009, with the goal to help people all around the world become healthy.  She is a certified Nutrition Consultant, in addition to holding a Master of Administration, with an emphasis in Health Promotion, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. She is presently studying to become a Registered Dietitian.

This is what Kristen offers on her website:

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Blogging -- from the Expert

Susan Maccarelli created BeyondYourBlog.com and is a recognized expert on going from personal blogger to published writer. 

Beyond Your Blog offers tips for getting published, directories of writing opportunities, interviews with editors, the Submission Savvy e-course and more. 

Susan’s interviews include editors from the New York Times, Chicken Soup For The Soul, The Washington Post, and dozens of other publications. She has been published in many websites and anthologies and spoken at conferences including BlogHer, BlogU, and Bloggers at Midlife.

In 2014 Susan created Beyond Your Blog to help other bloggers through the learning curve of getting published on sites beyond their own personal blog. It has since evolved as a central stop for writers of all kinds spanning a wide range of publication goals. Susan made BYB a place where you can get the info you need regardless of your connections. Directories of writing opportunities, tips and inspiration for writers, interviews with editors and more are all part of BYB.

It's Not Happening TO You, It's Happening FOR You

Chris Kidawski has a Bachelors in Social Science and a Masters in Kinesiology. He has been a strength coach for 18 years and has trained Navy SEALs and professional athletes.  He has more than eight certifications related to health and wellness and is the author of two books.

Chris came to a crossroads in his life when it felt like the world around him was crashing. He hit a low when his wife left him right after he had major surgery, his mother passed away and his good friend was committed for a mental illness. He had to make some serious changes and started with his thought patterns, digging himself out of that deep emotional state.

Today, Chris is committed to consulting and speaking on all facets of health and wellness to help people live and feel better. His new goal is to never stop helping people open up their hearts, their minds, and ultimately their lives.      

In his interview, he shared many tidbits of truth that certainly stimulates thought including:

Do You Believe Fear is Rational?

In this episode of FEAR NOT, Author of Battered Hope Carol Graham shares with us how to about deal with fear and the trials and traumas that life can bring. Listen in to this honest exchange and you will learn:

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           Fear is rarely rational, so think rationally.

• Face the reality of the situation, take a deep breath and approach it in a state of calmness.
• Unacceptance of being trapped in the situation is one way to face your fear.
• Whatever you feed will live, so feed your faith, not your fears.

Carol Graham is the author of a fast-paced award-winning memoir, Battered Hope, the blog Never Ever Give Up Hope, and a regular contributor to numerous blog sites.  She writes two monthly columns in Book Fun Magazine and has been published in several anthologies including a best-seller.  In 2015, Carol received the Woman of Impact Award from Focus on Women Magazine and Author of the Year for her memoir, Battered Hope.

Furthermore, Carol hosts a bi-weekly talk show Never Ever Give Up Hope in which she interviews people with remarkable stories of how they conquered overwhelming obstacles and achieved success. Never Ever Give Up Hope has an international audience in over 120 countries.

Carol has survived so many challenges. Major illnesses, devastating personal losses, and financial ruin more than once, yet she has refused to become a victim. Her goal is to share with others how to survive and thrive.

In addition to being a motivational speaker, hosting a talk show and writing, Carol owns two jewelry stores.  She is also a wife, mother, grandmother and together with her husband have rescued over 30 dogs.

Purchase Carol's book here 

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Powerful Presence Begins with Acute Self Awareness

Kristie Kennedy is a Licensed Image Enhancement Consultant and a Certified Women’s Worth and Wellness Expert, who provides confidence and clarity coaching to female leaders, executives and business owners who are exhausted from being the world’s best kept secret, ready to claim center stage as the leading lady of their own life, powerfully shift in mind and magnificently shine.

Kristie is a contributing writer for a wide range of online publications including, Black Life Coaches, Identity Magazine, Self-Growth, Ezine Expert Author, beauty columnist for Amoize women’s magazine and Publishing Editor of Magnificent Living Magazine. 

There is Always Hope after Loss

Lindsay Gibson is a writer, speaker and Joy Coach. Although she experienced intense trauma in her life, she has learned how to choose joy after grief.

You will be drawn into her story as she shares how her life dramatically changed when she was raped at 16 years old.  She was in complete denial of the event and covered her hopelessness with bad habits and unhealthy comfort zones.

It was not until she gave birth to her stillborn son that she was able to start living again.  His birth and death created a new life in Lindsay.  

Her story is one of courage, hope and finding a Higher Love through the darkness of grief and sorrow.  Hope led her to Love and Love Never Fails.

Lindsay has learned to forgive her attacker who tried to kill her.  This happened when she opened her heart to healing after the loss of her precious son.  With it came an understanding of unconditional love.

You Can Rise Above Any and All Obstacles and Realize Your Dream

Ingrid Schoenfelder is a singer and songwriter whose latest album release "Kiss the Dirt" is about the struggles we can go through in life.

Ingrid shares how she rose above serious physical struggles and emotional ones that taught her never to give up.  She uses those rough times as inspiration for her music.  

Her physical struggles included cancer, grand mal seizures and a heart attack -- none of which kept her down.

She has written all of her own music and lyrics on her recently released CD in hopes of encouraging anyone who is in the middle of struggles or heart break.

Listen to her story here and remember.....

Never Ever Give Up Hope

From Fear to Love - Your Inner Journey Home

Belinda Bennetts is a passionate author and inspirational coach who helps others overcome their self-constructed limitations.

Belinda was born in Zimbabwe. In 2001 she moved to New Zealand because of the political unrest in her home country and in 2014 to Ireland where she now resides with her little daughter.

Belinda’s life changed when she discovered that the only person holding her back from realizing her dreams was herself.  She realized she was, in fact, NOT broken and broke free from depression and suicidal thoughts.

Through life-changing meetings, empowering books and a desire to remove the blockages of the past Belinda emerged as a strong woman who is now helping people on their journey from fear to love.

Get Rid of Your Baggage - Once and for All

Julio Caba is an author, Ph.D. student and business owner.  

Julio was raised in one of the worst neighborhoods in New York, Washington Heights. Drugs and crime were an everyday part of life. His teachers told him that he would either be dead or in jail by the time he reached the age of 18.

Believing in that narrative, he became that person. He dropped out of high school at 16 and had his first child. Drug dealing seemed to be the only career choice. By the time he was 18, he was the father of three.  The mother of his children left him, and they were HOMELESS. Three children, no job, no opportunity, no education.  He chose to end it all.

What happened next was nothing short of a miracle as his two-year-old stopped him seconds before plunging off a balcony to his death.

At that moment, he chose to change his life and you do not want to miss this exciting, incredible story of hope. Click the arrow to hear his story:

You Can Dare to Blossom - Even Through Cancer

Mary Lunnen is a life coach and an author of four books . She lives on the coast of North Cornwall, in the far south west of the U.K.

In 1994, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer.  When she asked her doctor if she could talk with someone else who had been through this, the doctor said she was not able to help her. This started Mary on a journey of writing her no-holds-barred stories of her journey through cancer.

Sharing her experiences has become her passion in helping other people cope with their own situations.

The Secret to a Better Marriage

Poppy Smith is an international speaker, multi-published author, teacher, mentor and spiritual coach.  Her goal is to encourage women to thrive in their relationships and in life.  Her practical approach in dealing with relationships is a great help to anyone wanting tips on how to improve their marriage.

“What do you and your spouse have in common?” 

“We got married on the same day.”

Many women can identify with that sentiment. They want their marriages to be happy, but they wonder how when their mate baffles and even irritates them. Some may even wonder if they made a terrible mistake.

5 Proven Keys to Happiness

Jeremy Vermeulen is a motivational speaker and coach who suffered from severe depression.  

In his interview, he shares how to take control of your thoughts and not allow them to control you.

Jeremy shares how we can be genuinely happy and overcome the triggers that might send us into a mode of discouragement and low self-esteem.

I am sure you will relate to many of the things Jeremy shares about his own depression.  Also, how we can help ourselves and our children to be happy and content.

Great Love is Worthy of Great Sorrow - Give Yourself Time to Heal

Robyn Dykstra is a captivating national speaker and author of The Widow Wore Pink.  

Robyn was on top of the world and 'had it all.'  She traveled the world and had an incredible income as a Playboy bunny.  But her life of drugs, alcohol and promiscuity were not enough.  Her marriage ended in divorce which threw her into a life-changing moment. 

She married Hot and Hunky, had two children and life was perfect... until the unthinkable happened.  Not once -- but TWICE!  She became an accidental expert on finding joy during difficult times when she buried TWO husbands in FOUR short years.

You will love Robyn's story sprinkled with laughter and joy but more importantly with tips on how to deal with the pain that comes with trauma.

Joy and Sorrow coexist

It is possible to grieve the past
 while you delight in the present

Prepare to be SHOCKED! Hope - Her Only Thread to Survival

CeeCee James has written a series of memoirs that you will never be able to forget.  Absolutely. Guaranteed.

During her interview, I was at a loss for words. I have heard many stories of abuse but I never heard one as intense as CeeCee's.  She is an incredibly gentle, warm woman who survived horrendous pain, neglect and hatred by her mother.

Listening to her story, you will be drawn to tears and anger as you hear CeeCee share how the only touch she had ever known as a child was one of pain.

At TWO WEEKS old, her father burned CeeCee's face and body with an iron. Her mother refused to feed or change CeeCee's diapers because she did not want to be manipulated by a baby's cries.  She wanted to teach her NOT to cry.  This was only the beginning of a lifetime of trauma.

CeeCee never remembers a time as a child when she was not hungry....or cold.....or alone.....or hated.

Yet, all CeeCee ever wanted was love. Even as a toddler she worked hard to please her mother, hoping for one gentle touch or one kind word.  She never got one! 
EVER!