<![CDATA[Let's HEAL!]]>Welcome to Let’s HEAL! with Beth Jones. I’m Beth, your leadership performance strategist and the HEALing Mentor. We’re still talking about healing our survival patterns, but this show is taking the conversation somewhere we don’t talk about it nearly enough.

 

The business world. Because we desperately need conversations about leadership performance and healing the survival patterns that keep us from achieving real success.

 

Our survival patterns don’t stay in our past. They follow us to work. They shape our leadership behavior and how we treat the people we are responsible for. And most of us have absolutely no idea it’s happening. It shows up as burnout despite success. As trauma responses in leadership that nobody has named yet. Decision-making under pressure that quietly erodes trust in leadership. Emptiness high achievers feel when everything looks right on the outside, but something still isn’t working inside. The higher the performance, the easier it is to look away from your wounds.

 

That is the conversation this show is stepping into now — and we are ready for it. The first fifty episodes of this show, raw, honest conversations with survivors, gifted healers, and people who have walked through the fire, built the foundation. Now we are taking everything we learned about healing into the room where it is needed most and asking the hard questions.

 

What happens when survival patterns run the show at work? How does healing our survival patterns make us more effective, more present, and more powerful as leaders? What does it look like to be forced into healing while you are still in the middle of your career? These are the conversations we’re having now. These are the conversations leaders need — and that organizations are not having.

 

I know one thing for sure: you, too, can heal. And when you do, you lead differently. Your team performs differently. Your decisions come from a different place. You love differently. You show up differently. This is how we build leadership effectiveness that lasts — and a life and legacy to match.

 

Come on, everybody. Let’s HEAL!

]]>https://www.empoweredsurvivors.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Sat, 16 May 2026 11:25:36 GMTWed, 31 Dec 2025 17:02:49 GMT60Beth Jones<p>Welcome to Let’s HEAL! with Beth Jones. I’m Beth, your leadership performance strategist and the HEALing Mentor. We’re still talking about healing our survival patterns, but this show is taking the conversation somewhere we don’t talk about it nearly enough.</p><p> </p><p>The business world. Because we desperately need conversations about leadership performance and healing the survival patterns that keep us from achieving real success.</p><p> </p><p>Our survival patterns don’t stay in our past. They follow us to work. They shape our leadership behavior and how we treat the people we are responsible for. And most of us have absolutely no idea it’s happening. It shows up as burnout despite success. As trauma responses in leadership that nobody has named yet. Decision-making under pressure that quietly erodes trust in leadership. Emptiness high achievers feel when everything looks right on the outside, but something still isn’t working inside. The higher the performance, the easier it is to look away from your wounds.</p><p> </p><p>That is the conversation this show is stepping into now — and we are ready for it. The first fifty episodes of this show, raw, honest conversations with survivors, gifted healers, and people who have walked through the fire, built the foundation. Now we are taking everything we learned about healing into the room where it is needed most and asking the hard questions.</p><p> </p><p>What happens when survival patterns run the show at work? How does healing our survival patterns make us more effective, more present, and more powerful as leaders? What does it look like to be forced into healing while you are still in the middle of your career? These are the conversations we’re having now. These are the conversations leaders need — and that organizations are not having.</p><p> </p><p>I know one thing for sure: you, too, can heal. And when you do, you lead differently. Your team performs differently. Your decisions come from a different place. You love differently. You show up differently. This is how we build leadership effectiveness that lasts — and a life and legacy to match.</p><p> </p><p>Come on, everybody. Let’s HEAL!</p>episodicBeth Jonesbeth@empoweredsurvivors.comno<![CDATA[When Survival Mode Becomes Your Leadership Style | Chason Forehand]]>What happens when the survival strategies that got you through childhood become the leadership behaviors your team has to navigate every day?

Chason Forehand spent years leading teams in hospitality while carrying unresolved trauma that shaped how he showed up: trust issues that became harshness, emotional walls that shut down empathy, and a need for control that kept his team at arm’s length.

In this episode, Chason and Beth name the survival patterns that drive leadership behavior, where they come from, and what it takes to recognize them. Through The HEAL Framework™, Beth helps leaders understand that these patterns can be recognized, examined, and changed.

Chapters:

00:00 Cold Open — “I was failing at that because I was struggling myself.”

01:02 The Leadership Series Begins: Why This Conversation Is Long Overdue

08:05 Chason’s Story: From Childhood Abuse to Running Restaurants

10:22 How Addiction Morphs — From Substances to Workaholism

17:55 Trust Issues at Work: When Survival Becomes Harsh Leadership

20:39 The Mask of High Performance: Succeeding While Struggling

28:09 What Emotional Intelligence Looks Like After Healing

29:48 Three Questions That Changed Everything: What Am I Feeling, Where Does It Come From, What Do I Want to Do About It

30:57 Why Healing Is a Career Imperative for Leaders

31:43 You, Too, Can Heal

Connect: beth@empoweredsurvivors.com | empoweredsurvivors.com

Connect with Chason Forehand: Chason Forehand | Linktree or Chason Forehand | LinkedIn

Subscribe wherever you get your podcast.

]]>9a29aded-2c4c-43f9-9814-40a1c25c7829Tue, 05 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT<p>What happens when the survival strategies that got you through childhood become the leadership behaviors your team has to navigate every day?</p><p></p><p>Chason Forehand spent years leading teams in hospitality while carrying unresolved trauma that shaped how he showed up: trust issues that became harshness, emotional walls that shut down empathy, and a need for control that kept his team at arm’s length.</p><p></p><p>In this episode, Chason and Beth name the survival patterns that drive leadership behavior, where they come from, and what it takes to recognize them. Through <i>The HEAL Framework™</i>, Beth helps leaders understand that these patterns can be recognized, examined, and changed.</p><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p>00:00 Cold Open — “I was failing at that because I was struggling myself.”</p><p>01:02 The Leadership Series Begins: Why This Conversation Is Long Overdue</p><p>08:05 Chason’s Story: From Childhood Abuse to Running Restaurants</p><p>10:22 How Addiction Morphs — From Substances to Workaholism</p><p>17:55 Trust Issues at Work: When Survival Becomes Harsh Leadership</p><p>20:39 The Mask of High Performance: Succeeding While Struggling</p><p>28:09 What Emotional Intelligence Looks Like After Healing</p><p>29:48 Three Questions That Changed Everything: What Am I Feeling, Where Does It Come From, What Do I Want to Do About It</p><p>30:57 Why Healing Is a Career Imperative for Leaders</p><p>31:43 You, Too, Can Heal</p><p></p><p>Connect: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:beth@empoweredsurvivors.com" target="_blank">beth@empoweredsurvivors.com</a> | <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://empoweredsurvivors.com" target="_blank">empoweredsurvivors.com</a></p><p>Connect with Chason Forehand: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://linktr.ee/chasonforehand?ltsid=b7edcad3-39c6-42cb-a52e-e68bda2b3b98" target="_blank">Chason Forehand | Linktree</a> or <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chason-forehand-rcf1222/" target="_blank">Chason Forehand | LinkedIn</a></p><p></p><p>Subscribe wherever you get your podcast.</p>no00:33:0751When Survival Mode Becomes Your Leadership Style | Chason Forehandfull<![CDATA[50 Episodes of Healing — And Where We’re Going Next | Let’s HEAL! with Beth Jones]]>Fifty episodes. And now, a new chapter.

In this special solo episode, Beth Jones — your HEALing Mentor and Leadership Performance Strategist — reflects on the first fifty episodes of Let's HEAL! What they taught her. What they proved. And where the show is going next.

From the healing toolkit to faith and forgiveness, from the courage it takes to tell your truth publicly for the first time, to the bridge between survival patterns and high-achieving leadership — this episode honors the journey and opens the door to what comes next.

Because healing is not just personal. It is professional. It is organizational. Starting with Episode 51, Let's HEAL! is going into the business world — conversations at the intersection of leadership performance and healing the survival patterns that keep us from achieving real success.

You, too, can heal. And when you do, you lead differently. You love differently. You build something that actually lasts.

0:00 Fifty Episodes — Sitting With the Milestone
0:33 What This Show Has Always Been
1:23 The Healing Toolkit — What the Body Knows
3:00 Healing Through Faith, Forgiveness, and Fire
4:48 The Courage to Tell the Truth
6:28 Episode 44 — Two Healed People
7:14 The Bridge to Something That Lasts
8:35 Episode 50 — Full Circle
10:12 Where We’re Going Next

Connect with Beth: beth@empoweredsurvivors.com | Empowered Survivors

]]>e687c717-1f1a-4f68-b273-76d92723bcd6Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT<p>Fifty episodes. And now, a new chapter.</p><p></p><p>In this special solo episode, Beth Jones — your HEALing Mentor and Leadership Performance Strategist — reflects on the first fifty episodes of Let's HEAL! What they taught her. What they proved. And where the show is going next.</p><p></p><p>From the healing toolkit to faith and forgiveness, from the courage it takes to tell your truth publicly for the first time, to the bridge between survival patterns and high-achieving leadership — this episode honors the journey and opens the door to what comes next.</p><p></p><p>Because healing is not just personal. It is professional. It is organizational. Starting with Episode 51, Let's HEAL! is going into the business world — conversations at the intersection of leadership performance and healing the survival patterns that keep us from achieving real success.</p><p></p><p>You, too, can heal. And when you do, you lead differently. You love differently. You build something that actually lasts.</p><p></p><p>0:00 Fifty Episodes — Sitting With the Milestone<br />0:33 What This Show Has Always Been<br />1:23 The Healing Toolkit — What the Body Knows<br />3:00 Healing Through Faith, Forgiveness, and Fire<br />4:48 The Courage to Tell the Truth<br />6:28 Episode 44 — Two Healed People<br />7:14 The Bridge to Something That Lasts<br />8:35 Episode 50 — Full Circle<br />10:12 Where We’re Going Next</p><p></p><p>Connect with Beth: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:beth@empoweredsurvivors.com" target="_blank">beth@empoweredsurvivors.com</a> | Empowered Survivors</p>no00:11:5550 Episodes of Healing — And Where We’re Going Next | Let’s HEAL! with Beth Jonesfull<![CDATA[Ep 50: Finding Your Safe People: Unconditional Love and Healing Trauma]]>In a milestone Episode 50 — intentionally released during Child Abuse Prevention Month — Beth Jones is joined in person by the two women who were present the night her healing journey truly began. Wendy Wysong flew in from New Zealand and Cara O’Brien flew in from New York City — both already in Dallas to stand beside Beth at her wedding two days after this recording. It is a rare and full-circle moment: the same three women who sat at a tiny lobby bar table in Hong Kong six years ago, together again in the same room, celebrating the victory of Beth’s healing journey.

Approximately three weeks after a hypnotherapy session surfaced childhood sexual abuse that Beth had long since dissociated from, she was in deep despair. Carrying fragments of memory with no clinical language to contain them. She gathered her courage and told her truth for the first time. Wendy, drawing on her early career as a victim advocate, gave Beth words that changed everything, including dissociation and trauma therapy. The next morning, a single Google search led directly to Beth’s trauma therapist, Monica Borschel, and the TALK Hong Kong survivor support group, both foundational pillars of her six-year healing journey.

This is also the final episode of Let’s HEAL!’s first healing-focused chapter. Beginning in May, the show expands to explore the intersection of healing and leadership performance because the survival patterns that protect us in crisis become the invisible barriers that limit our leadership. Everything that follows begins here.

Chapters:

00:00  Introduction — Episode 50 & Child Abuse Prevention Month

05:00  Meet the Tribe — Wendy Wysong & Cara O’Brien

14:00  The Rebirth — The Aftermath of the Hypnotherapy Session

18:00  The Night in Hong Kong — Summoning the Courage to Speak

25:00  Holding Space — The Gift of Presence vs. the Urge to Fix

31:00  Dissociation & Word Soup — Giving the Pain a Clinical Name

40:00  The Google Search — The Hand of God, Monica, and TALK Hong Kong

51:00  Unconditional Love — Redefining Friendship, Faith, and Belonging

66:00  A Time to Celebrate — Healing as the Foundation of Everything That Follows

-- FREE RESOURCE --

🎁 Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal

-- WORK WITH BETH --

🤝 Mentoring (1:1 / group) → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me

🎤 Speaking & Interviews → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking

📖 Book: “Becoming an Empowered Survivor” → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books

-- CONNECT WITH BETH --

🌐 Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/

📱 TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/

-- CONNECT WITH WENDY & CARA --

🔗 Wendy Wysong LinkedIn: Wendy Wysong

🔗 Cara O’Brien LinkedIn: Cara O'Brien

]]>2c691b8d-2b53-4617-bc32-7743cd8df3daWed, 15 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT<p>In a milestone Episode 50 — intentionally released during Child Abuse Prevention Month — Beth Jones is joined in person by the two women who were present the night her healing journey truly began. Wendy Wysong flew in from New Zealand and Cara O’Brien flew in from New York City — both already in Dallas to stand beside Beth at her wedding two days after this recording. It is a rare and full-circle moment: the same three women who sat at a tiny lobby bar table in Hong Kong six years ago, together again in the same room, celebrating the victory of Beth’s healing journey.</p><p></p><p>Approximately three weeks after a hypnotherapy session surfaced childhood sexual abuse that Beth had long since dissociated from, she was in deep despair. Carrying fragments of memory with no clinical language to contain them. She gathered her courage and told her truth for the first time. Wendy, drawing on her early career as a victim advocate, gave Beth words that changed everything, including dissociation and trauma therapy. The next morning, a single Google search led directly to Beth’s trauma therapist, Monica Borschel, and the TALK Hong Kong survivor support group, both foundational pillars of her six-year healing journey.</p><p></p><p>This is also the final episode of Let’s HEAL!’s first healing-focused chapter. Beginning in May, the show expands to explore the intersection of healing and leadership performance because the survival patterns that protect us in crisis become the invisible barriers that limit our leadership. Everything that follows begins here.</p><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p>00:00  Introduction — Episode 50 &amp; Child Abuse Prevention Month</p><p>05:00  Meet the Tribe — Wendy Wysong &amp; Cara O’Brien</p><p>14:00  The Rebirth — The Aftermath of the Hypnotherapy Session</p><p>18:00  The Night in Hong Kong — Summoning the Courage to Speak</p><p>25:00  Holding Space — The Gift of Presence vs. the Urge to Fix</p><p>31:00  Dissociation &amp; Word Soup — Giving the Pain a Clinical Name</p><p>40:00  The Google Search — The Hand of God, Monica, and TALK Hong Kong</p><p>51:00  Unconditional Love — Redefining Friendship, Faith, and Belonging</p><p>66:00  A Time to Celebrate — Healing as the Foundation of Everything That Follows</p><p></p><p><b>-- FREE RESOURCE --</b></p><p>🎁 Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal" target="_blank">https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal</a></p><p></p><p><b>-- WORK WITH BETH --</b></p><p>🤝 Mentoring (1:1 / group) → <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me" target="_blank">https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me</a></p><p>🎤 Speaking &amp; Interviews → <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking" target="_blank">https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking</a></p><p>📖 Book: “Becoming an Empowered Survivor” → <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books" target="_blank">https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books</a></p><p></p><p><b>-- CONNECT WITH BETH --</b></p><p>🌐 Website → <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/" target="_blank">https://empoweredsurvivors.com/</a></p><p>📱 TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor</p><p>🔗 LinkedIn → <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/</a></p><p></p><p><b>-- CONNECT WITH WENDY &amp; CARA --</b></p><p>🔗 Wendy Wysong LinkedIn: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-wysong-4130196/" target="_blank">Wendy Wysong</a></p><p>🔗 Cara O’Brien LinkedIn: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/carao/" target="_blank">Cara O'Brien</a></p>no01:08:0650Ep 50: Finding Your Safe People: Unconditional Love and Healing Traumafull<![CDATA[Ep 49.2: Overcoming the High-Achiever's Addiction | The Climb ]]>You can be an elite performer and still be lost. In this episode, Mike Gminski (former NBA star) and co-host Eddy Anderson join Beth to discuss the roadmap for climbing out of the darkness of addiction. They explore the roadmap and its three transformative pillars: Gratitude, Humility, and Service. Whether you are battling ego, hiding behind a "perfect" mask, or seeking purpose in your pain, this conversation offers a spiritual, grounded framework for lasting change. Mike also shares his work with Sana Recovery and why "relatability" is more powerful than "idolatry."

Chapters:
00:00 Intro: Climbing Back from Rock Bottom
00:54 Gratitude for the Suffering
05:40 The Trap of 75% Effort
09:10 Redefining Humility
14:20 Eddy’s "Low Bottom" Moment
18:50 The 7-Eleven Validation
23:00 Service: Washing the Feet of Others
34:10 Connecting with Sana Recovery

-- FREE RESOURCE --
Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal

-- CONNECT WITH MIKE GMINSKI --

Website: https://www.sanarecovery.org
Website: https://www.sanahouse.com

LinkedIn: Michael Gminski | LinkedIn

-- CONNECT WITH BETH --

Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/
TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/

]]>20b50c88-f3e5-4789-ab6c-8b89b00078f9Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT<p>You can be an elite performer and still be lost. In this episode, Mike Gminski (former NBA star) and co-host Eddy Anderson join Beth to discuss the roadmap for climbing out of the darkness of addiction. They explore the roadmap and its three transformative pillars: Gratitude, Humility, and Service. Whether you are battling ego, hiding behind a "perfect" mask, or seeking purpose in your pain, this conversation offers a spiritual, grounded framework for lasting change. Mike also shares his work with Sana Recovery and why "relatability" is more powerful than "idolatry."</p><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b><br />00:00 Intro: Climbing Back from Rock Bottom<br />00:54 Gratitude for the Suffering<br />05:40 The Trap of 75% Effort<br />09:10 Redefining Humility<br />14:20 Eddy’s "Low Bottom" Moment<br />18:50 The 7-Eleven Validation<br />23:00 Service: Washing the Feet of Others<br />34:10 Connecting with Sana Recovery</p><p></p><p><b>-- FREE RESOURCE --</b><br />Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal</a></p><p></p><p><b>-- CONNECT WITH MIKE GMINSKI --</b></p><p>Website:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.sanarecovery.org/" target="_blank"> </a><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.sanarecovery.org" target="_blank">https://www.sanarecovery.org<br /></a>Website: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.sanahouse.com" target="_blank">https://www.sanahouse.com</a></p><p>LinkedIn:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="%20" target="_blank"> </a><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gminski-b4690841/" target="_blank">Michael Gminski | LinkedIn</a><br /></p><p><b>-- CONNECT WITH BETH --</b></p><p>Website →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/<br /></a>TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor<br />LinkedIn →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/" target="_blank"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/</a></p>no00:36:2849Ep 49.2: Overcoming the High-Achiever's Addiction | The Climb full<![CDATA[Ep 49.1: Overcoming the High-Achiever's Addiction | The Descent]]>NBA star and broadcasting legend Mike Gminski lived a life of public celebration while secretly drowning in grief and addiction. After losing his fiancée suddenly, Mike retreated into isolation, hiding his escalating alcoholism until an intervention by his son changed everything. In Part 1 of this powerful conversation, Mike joins Beth Jones and her husband and co-host, Eddy Anderson — a former elite athlete in his own recovery — to discuss the "athlete ego," the traumatic weight of grief, and the pivotal moment he moved from humiliation to humility.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro: The Kitchen Table Confrontation

05:22 The Mask of Success and Professional Sports Culture

10:45 Sarah’s Passing and the Short-Circuit of Grief

15:30 The Woods: Hiding Addiction in Plain Sight

21:10 The 2020 Pivot: Lockdown and Intervention

48:30 Root Causes: Why Therapy is Essential for Athletes

-- FREE RESOURCE --
Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal

-- CONNECT WITH MIKE GMINSKI --

Website: https://www.sanarecovery.org
Website: https://www.sanahouse.com

LinkedIn: Michael Gminski | LinkedIn

-- CONNECT WITH BETH --

Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/
TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/

]]>5ed4915d-8313-47ae-9637-23255bae48f9Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT<p>NBA star and broadcasting legend Mike Gminski lived a life of public celebration while secretly drowning in grief and addiction. After losing his fiancée suddenly, Mike retreated into isolation, hiding his escalating alcoholism until an intervention by his son changed everything. In Part 1 of this powerful conversation, Mike joins Beth Jones and her husband and co-host, Eddy Anderson — a former elite athlete in his own recovery — to discuss the "athlete ego," the traumatic weight of grief, and the pivotal moment he moved from humiliation to humility.</p><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p>00:00 Intro: The Kitchen Table Confrontation</p><p>05:22 The Mask of Success and Professional Sports Culture</p><p>10:45 Sarah’s Passing and the Short-Circuit of Grief</p><p>15:30 The Woods: Hiding Addiction in Plain Sight</p><p>21:10 The 2020 Pivot: Lockdown and Intervention</p><p>48:30 Root Causes: Why Therapy is Essential for Athletes</p><p></p><p><b>-- FREE RESOURCE --</b><br />Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal</a></p><p></p><p><b>-- CONNECT WITH MIKE GMINSKI --</b></p><p>Website:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.sanarecovery.org/" target="_blank"> </a><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.sanarecovery.org" target="_blank">https://www.sanarecovery.org<br /></a>Website: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.sanahouse.com" target="_blank">https://www.sanahouse.com</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gminski-b4690841/" target="_blank">Michael Gminski | LinkedIn</a></p><p></p><p><b>-- CONNECT WITH BETH --</b></p><p>Website →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/<br /></a>TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor<br />LinkedIn →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/" target="_blank"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/</a></p>no00:54:0649Ep 49.1: Overcoming the High-Achiever's Addiction | The Descentfull<![CDATA[Ep 48: The Unfair Trade | Losing Your Child to Find Your God-Given Purpose ]]>When a 1:00 AM phone call shattered her world, Krystal Gonzalez was faced with an impossible choice: let the pain consume her family, or fight for the life she had built. Krystal had already survived a childhood marked by her mother's drug addiction, homelessness, and domestic violence. She built a beautiful life, only to have her 18-year-old daughter, Aaliyah, tragically taken in the largest mass shooting in Baltimore's history. In this incredibly moving episode, Krystal shares how she channeled the protective instincts of a lioness to survive for her living children, navigated the complexities of family grief, and turned her darkest hour into a fierce advocacy movement. Through her nonprofit, Redirecting Our Culture, and her work on the ENOUGH Act, Krystal is proving that while we must learn to live with loss, we do not have to accept living with the pain.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro & The Lioness Instinct
01:14 Welcome to Let's HEAL!
03:56 Meet Krystal Gonzalez: Overcoming Early Trauma & Homelessness
11:36 The Night That Shattered Everything: Aaliyah's Story
20:00 A Mother's Nightmare: Arriving at the Crime Scene
28:25 Choosing to Survive: Gathering Spiritual Strength
34:30 Navigating Family Grief & The "Fathers Forever" Group
48:35 Turning Pain into Purpose: The ENOUGH Act
57:38 Redirecting Our Culture: Protecting Future Generations
68:15 How to Connect with Krystal & Final Thoughts

-- CONNECT WITH KRYSTAL GONZALEZ --

Website: https://www.krystalgonzalez.com/
Website: https://www.redirectingourculture.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspiremecree/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kshepperson1

-- FREE RESOURCE --
Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal

-- WORK WITH BETH --

Mentoring (1:1 / group) → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me
Speaking & Interviews → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking
Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books

-- CONNECT WITH BETH --

Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/
TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/

]]>297f38d3-9c2f-4cbd-8e46-118eb834e760Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT<p>When a 1:00 AM phone call shattered her world, Krystal Gonzalez was faced with an impossible choice: let the pain consume her family, or fight for the life she had built. Krystal had already survived a childhood marked by her mother's drug addiction, homelessness, and domestic violence. She built a beautiful life, only to have her 18-year-old daughter, Aaliyah, tragically taken in the largest mass shooting in Baltimore's history. In this incredibly moving episode, Krystal shares how she channeled the protective instincts of a lioness to survive for her living children, navigated the complexities of family grief, and turned her darkest hour into a fierce advocacy movement. Through her nonprofit, Redirecting Our Culture, and her work on the ENOUGH Act, Krystal is proving that while we must learn to live with loss, we do not have to accept living with the pain.</p><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b><br />00:00 Intro &amp; The Lioness Instinct<br />01:14 Welcome to Let's HEAL!<br />03:56 Meet Krystal Gonzalez: Overcoming Early Trauma &amp; Homelessness<br />11:36 The Night That Shattered Everything: Aaliyah's Story<br />20:00 A Mother's Nightmare: Arriving at the Crime Scene<br />28:25 Choosing to Survive: Gathering Spiritual Strength<br />34:30 Navigating Family Grief &amp; The "Fathers Forever" Group<br />48:35 Turning Pain into Purpose: The ENOUGH Act<br />57:38 Redirecting Our Culture: Protecting Future Generations<br />68:15 How to Connect with Krystal &amp; Final Thoughts</p><p></p><p>-- CONNECT WITH KRYSTAL GONZALEZ --</p><p>Website: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.krystalgonzalez.com/" target="_blank">https://www.krystalgonzalez.com/</a><br />Website: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.redirectingourculture.org" target="_blank">https://www.redirectingourculture.org</a><br />Instagram: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/inspiremecree/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/inspiremecree/</a><br />Facebook: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/kshepperson1" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/kshepperson1</a></p><p></p><p>-- FREE RESOURCE --<br />Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal</a></p><p></p><p>-- WORK WITH BETH --</p><p>Mentoring (1:1 / group) →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me<br /></a>Speaking &amp; Interviews →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking<br /></a>Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books</a></p><p></p><p>-- CONNECT WITH BETH --</p><p>Website →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/<br /></a>TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor<br />LinkedIn →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/" target="_blank"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/</a></p><p></p>no01:10:3748Ep 48: The Unfair Trade | Losing Your Child to Find Your God-Given Purpose full<![CDATA[Ep 47: Surviving Psychological Abuse & The Weaponization of Diagnosis]]>Christopher Carazas endured years of psychological abuse where his autism diagnosis was weaponized against him. After surviving a suicide attempt and later losing the partner who finally taught him he was lovable, Chris wrote "Now That I'm Still Here." In this episode, Beth and Chris discuss dismantling the lie of worthlessness, the reality of C-PTSD, and finding hope in the micro-moments.

Trigger warning: suicidal ideation and suicide

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:22 Who is Christopher Carazas Today?
05:58 When the Diagnosis Was Weaponized
10:18 The Pivot Point: The Psych Ward & The Mom
12:20 Small Wins & Shadow the Dog
14:00 Meeting Katie: Being Seen as Human
16:40 Tragedy & The Book "Now That I'm Still Here"
21:50 The Myth of the "Quick Fix" Cure
33:40 Finding the Courage to Speak Up
47:00 The Reality of Complex PTSD (Why Writing Wasn't Enough)
56:00 The 2020 Shift & The Lie of Worthlessness
01:07:00 The Greater Purpose of Pain

-- CONNECT WITH CHRISTOPHER CARAZAS --

✨ Book ("Now That I'm Still Here"): https://www.amazon.com/Now-That-Im-Still-Here/dp/B0CNW9FV3F
✨ Substack: https://substack.com/@ccarazas?utm_source=global-search

-- FREE RESOURCE --
✨ Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal

-- WORK WITH BETH --

✨ Mentoring (1:1 / group) → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me
✨ Speaking & Interviews → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking
✨ Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books

-- CONNECT WITH BETH --

✨ Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/
✨ TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor
✨ LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/

]]>8988f0fc-bd67-40da-a3c5-6c4ea95a1e10Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT<p>Christopher Carazas endured years of psychological abuse where his autism diagnosis was weaponized against him. After surviving a suicide attempt and later losing the partner who finally taught him he was lovable, Chris wrote "Now That I'm Still Here." In this episode, Beth and Chris discuss dismantling the lie of worthlessness, the reality of C-PTSD, and finding hope in the micro-moments.</p><p>Trigger warning: suicidal ideation and suicide</p><p><b>Chapters:<br /></b>00:00 Intro<br />02:22 Who is Christopher Carazas Today?<br />05:58 When the Diagnosis Was Weaponized<br />10:18 The Pivot Point: The Psych Ward &amp; The Mom<br />12:20 Small Wins &amp; Shadow the Dog<br />14:00 Meeting Katie: Being Seen as Human<br />16:40 Tragedy &amp; The Book "Now That I'm Still Here"<br />21:50 The Myth of the "Quick Fix" Cure<br />33:40 Finding the Courage to Speak Up<br />47:00 The Reality of Complex PTSD (Why Writing Wasn't Enough)<br />56:00 The 2020 Shift &amp; The Lie of Worthlessness<br />01:07:00 The Greater Purpose of Pain</p><p>-- CONNECT WITH CHRISTOPHER CARAZAS --</p><p>✨ Book ("Now That I'm Still Here"):<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/Now-That-Im-Still-Here/dp/B0CNW9FV3F" target="_blank"> https://www.amazon.com/Now-That-Im-Still-Here/dp/B0CNW9FV3F<br /></a>✨ Substack: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://substack.com/@ccarazas?utm_source=global-search" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@ccarazas?utm_source=global-search</a></p><p>-- FREE RESOURCE --<br />✨ Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal</a></p><p>-- WORK WITH BETH --</p><p>✨ Mentoring (1:1 / group) →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me<br /></a>✨ Speaking &amp; Interviews →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking<br /></a>✨ Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books</a></p><p>-- CONNECT WITH BETH --</p><p>✨ Website →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/<br /></a>✨ TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor<br />✨ LinkedIn →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/" target="_blank"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/</a></p>no01:10:4447Ep 47: Surviving Psychological Abuse & The Weaponization of Diagnosisfull<![CDATA[Ep 46: Breaking Generational Curses & The Allergy of Addiction (Trailer)]]>Davis Garner lost 30 years to what he calls "The Delay"—pressing pause on his life while thinking he was functional because he held down a job. But one day, he realized all he was doing was working hard to "pay the dope man's bills."

Tomorrow on Let's HEAL!, we explore:
→ Why addiction isn't just about the substance—it's about delaying your life
→ The dangerous myth of being a "functional" user
→ How cleaning up trash on South Dallas streets became the path to cleaning up the trauma in his soul

Service pulled him out of himself. Humility became his superpower.

Tomorrow's episode: How Davis went from decades of delay to becoming a pillar in his community.

]]>e8cc66e5-ea33-4967-a185-8e58fb2f3327Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:44:46 GMT<p>Davis Garner lost 30 years to what he calls "The Delay"—pressing pause on his life while thinking he was functional because he held down a job. But one day, he realized all he was doing was working hard to "pay the dope man's bills."<br /><br />Tomorrow on Let's HEAL!, we explore:<br />→ Why addiction isn't just about the substance—it's about delaying your life <br />→ The dangerous myth of being a "functional" user <br />→ How cleaning up trash on South Dallas streets became the path to cleaning up the trauma in his soul<br /><br />Service pulled him out of himself. Humility became his superpower.<br /><br />Tomorrow's episode: How Davis went from decades of delay to becoming a pillar in his community.</p>no00:00:3246Ep 46: Breaking Generational Curses & The Allergy of Addiction (Trailer)trailer<![CDATA[Ep 46: Breaking Generational Curses & The Allergy of Addiction]]>In this episode of Let's Heal! with Beth Jones, we hear a powerful personal story about addiction and the journey to recovery. Our guest, Davis Garner, shares insights into overcoming a substance use disorder, highlighting the profound shift from an addict to someone embracing healing. This conversation offers a raw look at the challenges and triumphs of addiction recovery.

Davis grew up in a "Preacher's Kid" home that looked upright on the outside but was filled with strict discipline and emotional neglect on the inside. To cope, he turned to substances, not to get high, but to pause the pain. He calls this "The Delay." In this powerful episode, Davis shares how he broke a 30-year cycle of addiction through the Men of Nehemiah program, discovering that the path to healing his own ego was found in cleaning the streets of South Dallas.

If you are tired of pressing pause on your potential, this conversation will help you find the play button.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro & The Cost of Escape
02:02 Meet Davis: The "Chicago Texan"
03:30 The Angel Mother & The Devil with a Pitchfork
09:40 Addiction: It’s Not a High, It’s a Delay
15:38 The 3 AM Infomercial Call to Men of Nehemiah
17:50 The Dangerous Myth of the "Functional User"
23:58 Losing Control: The 2nd DWI and The Wake-Up Call
28:40 The Healing Power of Cleaning Streets in South Dallas
35:00 Planting Seeds: How Gardening Restored His Spirit
43:00 Reconnecting with 4 Adult Children
49:00 Why You Can't Skip the Fire
55:54 Conclusion & Gratitude

-- RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE --
💻 Men of Nehemiah: https://menofnehemiah.org/
🤝 Human Impact: https://www.humanimpact.org/

-- FREE HEALING RESOURCE --
📥 Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal

-- WORK WITH BETH --

🤝 Mentoring (1:1 / group) → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me
🎤 Speaking & Interviews → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking
📚 Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books

-- CONNECT WITH BETH -
💻 Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/
📱 TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor
💼 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/

]]>741bc017-b18d-40c1-98ed-6e59a8588ae1Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT<p>In this episode of Let's Heal! with Beth Jones, we hear a powerful personal story about addiction and the journey to recovery. Our guest, Davis Garner, shares insights into overcoming a substance use disorder, highlighting the profound shift from an addict to someone embracing healing. This conversation offers a raw look at the challenges and triumphs of addiction recovery.<br /><br />Davis grew up in a "Preacher's Kid" home that looked upright on the outside but was filled with strict discipline and emotional neglect on the inside. To cope, he turned to substances, not to get high, but to pause the pain. He calls this "The Delay." In this powerful episode, Davis shares how he broke a 30-year cycle of addiction through the Men of Nehemiah program, discovering that the path to healing his own ego was found in cleaning the streets of South Dallas. </p><p></p><p>If you are tired of pressing pause on your potential, this conversation will help you find the play button.<br />Chapters:<br />00:00 Intro &amp; The Cost of Escape<br />02:02 Meet Davis: The "Chicago Texan"<br />03:30 The Angel Mother &amp; The Devil with a Pitchfork<br />09:40 Addiction: It’s Not a High, It’s a Delay<br />15:38 The 3 AM Infomercial Call to Men of Nehemiah<br />17:50 The Dangerous Myth of the "Functional User"<br />23:58 Losing Control: The 2nd DWI and The Wake-Up Call<br />28:40 The Healing Power of Cleaning Streets in South Dallas<br />35:00 Planting Seeds: How Gardening Restored His Spirit<br />43:00 Reconnecting with 4 Adult Children<br />49:00 Why You Can't Skip the Fire<br />55:54 Conclusion &amp; Gratitude<br /><br /><b>-- RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE --</b><br />💻 Men of Nehemiah: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://menofnehemiah.org/" target="_blank">https://menofnehemiah.org/</a><br />🤝 Human Impact: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.humanimpact.org/" target="_blank">https://www.humanimpact.org/</a></p><p></p><p><b>-- FREE HEALING RESOURCE --<br /></b>📥 Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal</a></p><p></p><p><b>-- WORK WITH BETH --</b></p><p>🤝 Mentoring (1:1 / group) →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me<br /></a>🎤 Speaking &amp; Interviews →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking<br /></a>📚 Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books</a></p><p></p><p><b>-- CONNECT WITH BETH -</b><br />💻 Website → <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/" target="_blank">https://empoweredsurvivors.com/</a><br />📱 TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor<br />💼 LinkedIn → <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/</a></p>no00:57:0646Ep 46: Breaking Generational Curses & The Allergy of Addictionfull<![CDATA[Ep 45: The Miracle of Hope]]>We often think that to be good parents, we must shield our children from our pain. But Evelina Solis and her daughter, Hope Grace Castellon, are living proof that the secret to raising resilient leaders is teaching them how to walk through the fire with us. Evelina shares her harrowing battle with systemic lupus and a near-death experience, while Hope opens up about "secondary PTSD" and how creative expression saved her. Together, they discuss the power of faith, honest communication, and their mission to empower the next generation.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro: The Myth of Silent Parenting
02:11 Meet Evelina & Hope: The Dynamic Duo
05:30 Evelina’s Battle: Lupus, Blood Clots, and Flatlining
11:38 Hope’s Perspective: Growing Up with Secondary PTSD
16:34 Turning Pain into Purpose: The "Hope & Ev" Podcast
19:16 Protecting Kids vs. Empowering Them to Lead
29:00 The "Shine Your Light" Camp & Mission
34:00 The Healing Power of Writing & Publishing
41:00 Closing Thoughts: You Can’t Fake Healing

-- CONNECT WITH EVELINA & HOPE --

💻 Website: https://www.sol2soul.com/ (Shine Your Light Camp)
📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopeandevshow/ and https://www.instagram.com/EvelinaSolisInspires
🎙️ Podcast on Podbean: The Hope & Ev Show
🎙️https://www.youtube.com/@HopeandEvShow

-- FREE RESOURCE --
📥 Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal

-- WORK WITH BETH --

✨ Mentoring (1:1 / group) → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me
✨ Speaking & Interviews → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking
✨ Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books

-- CONNECT WITH BETH --

💻 Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/
📱 TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor
💼 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/

]]>939b43d7-84cc-42a5-92bf-9abfb19a6d5dWed, 18 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT<p>We often think that to be good parents, we must shield our children from our pain. But Evelina Solis and her daughter, Hope Grace Castellon, are living proof that the secret to raising resilient leaders is teaching them how to walk through the fire with us. Evelina shares her harrowing battle with systemic lupus and a near-death experience, while Hope opens up about "secondary PTSD" and how creative expression saved her. Together, they discuss the power of faith, honest communication, and their mission to empower the next generation.</p><p></p><p><b>Chapters:<br /></b>00:00 Intro: The Myth of Silent Parenting<br />02:11 Meet Evelina &amp; Hope: The Dynamic Duo<br />05:30 Evelina’s Battle: Lupus, Blood Clots, and Flatlining<br />11:38 Hope’s Perspective: Growing Up with Secondary PTSD<br />16:34 Turning Pain into Purpose: The "Hope &amp; Ev" Podcast<br />19:16 Protecting Kids vs. Empowering Them to Lead<br />29:00 The "Shine Your Light" Camp &amp; Mission<br />34:00 The Healing Power of Writing &amp; Publishing<br />41:00 Closing Thoughts: You Can’t Fake Healing</p><p></p><p><b>-- CONNECT WITH EVELINA &amp; HOPE --</b></p><p>💻 Website: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.sol2soul.com/" target="_blank">https://www.sol2soul.com/</a> (Shine Your Light Camp)<br />📱 Instagram: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/hopeandevshow/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/hopeandevshow/</a> and <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/EvelinaSolisInspires" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/EvelinaSolisInspires</a><br />🎙️ Podcast on Podbean: The Hope &amp; Ev Show<br />🎙️<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@HopeandEvShow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@HopeandEvShow</a></p><p></p><p><b>-- FREE RESOURCE --<br /></b>📥 Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal</a></p><p></p><p><b>-- WORK WITH BETH --</b></p><p>✨ Mentoring (1:1 / group) →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me<br /></a>✨ Speaking &amp; Interviews →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking<br /></a>✨ Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books</a></p><p></p><p><b>-- CONNECT WITH BETH --</b></p><p>💻 Website →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/<br /></a>📱 TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor<br />💼 LinkedIn →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/" target="_blank"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/</a></p>no00:54:1245Ep 45: The Miracle of Hopefull<![CDATA[Ep 44: Our Journey from Addiction and Trauma to the Altar]]>In this deeply personal episode, Beth sits down with her fiancé, Eddy Anderson. Eddy shares his journey from being a star athlete masking internal pain to hitting rock bottom with addiction and incarceration. He reveals the pivotal moment his mother told him, "Secrets have been killing our family," and how the Men of Nehemiah program in Dallas, TX, helped him find true recovery.

Beth also opens up about her own healing journey, discussing how she had to confront an unconscious bias from her childhood that was blocking her from finding love.

Together, they explore the power of truth, the danger of isolation, and the joy of finding a partner who understands the language of healing.

-- CHAPTERS --
00:00 A Family Secret Revealed

00:42 Introduction to Let's Heal with Beth Jones

01:44 Meet Eddie Anderson: A Journey of Transformation

02:12 The Road to Healthy Love

04:45 Eddie's Background and Struggles

12:39 The Turning Point: Men of Nehemiah

15:36 Healing Through Recovery Work

27:57 The Power of Healing and Love

33:36 Rediscovering Faith and Role Models

34:44 Creating Inclusive Relationship Lists

36:16 Unconscious Bias and Dating Experiences

37:56 Spiritual Guidance and Realizations

39:37 Meeting and Reflecting on Relationships

46:35 Healing and Community Reconnection

55:16 Celebrating Love and Future Plans

-- FREE RESOURCE --
✨ Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal

-- CONNECT WITH BETH --
✨ Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/
✨ TikTok → BethJonesHEALingMentor
✨ LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/

-- CONNECT WITH EDDY ANDERSON --
✨ Facebook: ttps://www.facebook.com/share/17uceGzxRp/
✨ TikTok: EddyAnderson1 (@realtalkeddy1)

]]>0b6af943-b16f-4d63-8a11-4a61d409f1aaThu, 05 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT<p>In this deeply personal episode, Beth sits down with her fiancé, Eddy Anderson. Eddy shares his journey from being a star athlete masking internal pain to hitting rock bottom with addiction and incarceration. He reveals the pivotal moment his mother told him, "Secrets have been killing our family," and how the Men of Nehemiah program in Dallas, TX, helped him find true recovery.</p><p></p><p>Beth also opens up about her own healing journey, discussing how she had to confront an unconscious bias from her childhood that was blocking her from finding love.</p><p></p><p>Together, they explore the power of truth, the danger of isolation, and the joy of finding a partner who understands the language of healing.</p><p></p><p><b>-- CHAPTERS --<br /></b>00:00 A Family Secret Revealed</p><p>00:42 Introduction to Let's Heal with Beth Jones</p><p>01:44 Meet Eddie Anderson: A Journey of Transformation</p><p>02:12 The Road to Healthy Love</p><p>04:45 Eddie's Background and Struggles</p><p>12:39 The Turning Point: Men of Nehemiah</p><p>15:36 Healing Through Recovery Work</p><p>27:57 The Power of Healing and Love</p><p>33:36 Rediscovering Faith and Role Models</p><p>34:44 Creating Inclusive Relationship Lists</p><p>36:16 Unconscious Bias and Dating Experiences</p><p>37:56 Spiritual Guidance and Realizations</p><p>39:37 Meeting and Reflecting on Relationships</p><p>46:35 Healing and Community Reconnection</p><p>55:16 Celebrating Love and Future Plans</p><p></p><p><b>-- FREE RESOURCE --<br /></b>✨ Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal</a></p><p></p><p><b>-- CONNECT WITH BETH --<br /></b>✨ Website →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/<br /></a>✨ TikTok → <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bethjoneshealingmentor?lang=en" target="_blank">BethJonesHEALingMentor </a><br />✨ LinkedIn →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/" target="_blank"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/</a></p><p></p><p><b>-- CONNECT WITH EDDY ANDERSON --<br /></b>✨ Facebook: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/share/17uceGzxRp/" target="_blank">ttps://www.facebook.com/share/17uceGzxRp/</a><br />✨ TikTok: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@realtalkeddy1?lang=en" target="_blank">EddyAnderson1 (@realtalkeddy1)</a></p>no01:01:5044Ep 44: Our Journey from Addiction and Trauma to the Altarfull<![CDATA[Ep 43: How to Love Difficult People Well]]>Have you ever felt trapped in a cycle of people pleasing, constantly putting out fires to keep everyone happy, only to realize you've completely lost yourself in the process? What if the way you're trying to show love is actually destroying your relationships and keeping you from experiencing God's unconditional love?

In this episode, I sit down with Katina Wilkins, author of Love is Complicated, to unpack the exhausting reality of loving difficult people without sacrificing yourself. Katina shares her rock-bottom moment of realizing she felt no love for her own family because she was trapped in performance-based love. Together, we explore the massive difference between being a "peacekeeper" (acting out of fear) and a "peacemaker" (acting from love), and how to set boundaries that honor both God and yourself.

In this episode, you'll discover:
✨ The critical difference between peacekeeping and peacemaking.
✨ Why 1 Corinthians 13 is often misinterpreted in ways that keep us small. ✨ How to identify if you're operating from performance-based love.
✨ Strategies for dealing with family members who keep a record of wrongs. ✨ My personal story of losing my identity in a 33-year marriage.
✨ How to love difficult people without sacrificing your mental health or sense of self.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Personal Struggles
00:22 Welcome to Let's Heal with Beth Jones
01:14 Guest Introduction: Katina Wilkins
02:43 Katina's Journey and Book: Love is Complicated
05:34 Understanding Love Through Faith
08:00 Personal Reflections on Love and Healing
11:55 Childhood Influences and People Pleasing
15:20 The Impact of Parental Relationships
18:14 The Path to Self-Love and Healing
31:58 The Difference Between Peacekeeping and Peacemaking
37:33 Clarifying Remote Control Dynamics
38:25 Biblical Manipulation and Family Dynamics
38:53 Setting Boundaries with Love
41:30 Challenges of Forgiveness and Moving Forward
44:02 Addressing Long Lists of Transgressions
53:24 Judgment vs. Setting Boundaries
01:05:44 Practical Application of Bible Study
01:09:55 Conclusion and Contact Information

-- FREE RESOURCES --
✨ Download: Empowered Survivors' The Healing Quick Start Guide Empowered Survivors/Heal

✨Podcast on TV: BraveHeartsTV Network launch premiering February 5, 2026 Let's Heal Podcast TV


-- CONNECT WITH KATINA WILKINS –
✨ Website: https://mbmlifecoaching.com/
✨ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katina.wilkins

-- CONNECT WITH BETH -
✨ Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/
✨ TikTok → TikTok
✨ LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/

#howtoheal #healingmentor #healingjourney #peoplepleasing #traumarecovery

]]>d48c441a-7e75-4e15-8fad-c537b6150a82Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT<p>Have you ever felt trapped in a cycle of people pleasing, constantly putting out fires to keep everyone happy, only to realize you've completely lost yourself in the process? What if the way you're trying to show love is actually destroying your relationships and keeping you from experiencing God's unconditional love?<br /><br />In this episode, I sit down with Katina Wilkins, author of Love is Complicated, to unpack the exhausting reality of loving difficult people without sacrificing yourself. Katina shares her rock-bottom moment of realizing she felt no love for her own family because she was trapped in performance-based love. Together, we explore the massive difference between being a "peacekeeper" (acting out of fear) and a "peacemaker" (acting from love), and how to set boundaries that honor both God and yourself.<br /><br />In this episode, you'll discover: <br />✨ The critical difference between peacekeeping and peacemaking. <br />✨ Why 1 Corinthians 13 is often misinterpreted in ways that keep us small. ✨ How to identify if you're operating from performance-based love. <br />✨ Strategies for dealing with family members who keep a record of wrongs. ✨ My personal story of losing my identity in a 33-year marriage. <br />✨ How to love difficult people without sacrificing your mental health or sense of self.<br /><br />Chapters:<br />00:00 Introduction and Personal Struggles<br />00:22 Welcome to Let's Heal with Beth Jones<br />01:14 Guest Introduction: Katina Wilkins<br />02:43 Katina's Journey and Book: Love is Complicated<br />05:34 Understanding Love Through Faith<br />08:00 Personal Reflections on Love and Healing<br />11:55 Childhood Influences and People Pleasing<br />15:20 The Impact of Parental Relationships<br />18:14 The Path to Self-Love and Healing<br />31:58 The Difference Between Peacekeeping and Peacemaking<br />37:33 Clarifying Remote Control Dynamics<br />38:25 Biblical Manipulation and Family Dynamics<br />38:53 Setting Boundaries with Love<br />41:30 Challenges of Forgiveness and Moving Forward<br />44:02 Addressing Long Lists of Transgressions<br />53:24 Judgment vs. Setting Boundaries<br />01:05:44 Practical Application of Bible Study<br />01:09:55 Conclusion and Contact Information<br /><br />-- FREE RESOURCES --<br />✨ Download: Empowered Survivors' The Healing Quick Start Guide <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal" target="_blank">Empowered Survivors/Heal</a></p><p>✨Podcast on TV: BraveHeartsTV Network launch premiering February 5, 2026 <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/tv/" target="_blank">Let's Heal Podcast TV</a></p><p><br />-- CONNECT WITH KATINA WILKINS –<br />✨ Website: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://mbmlifecoaching.com/" target="_blank">https://mbmlifecoaching.com/</a><br />✨ Facebook: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/katina.wilkins" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/katina.wilkins</a><br /><br />-- CONNECT WITH BETH -<br />✨ Website → <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/" target="_blank">https://empoweredsurvivors.com/</a><br />✨ TikTok → <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bethjoneshealingmentor?lang=en" target="_blank">TikTok</a><br />✨ LinkedIn → <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/</a><br /><br />#howtoheal #healingmentor #healingjourney #peoplepleasing #traumarecovery</p>no01:13:3343Ep 43: How to Love Difficult People Wellfull<![CDATA[Ep 42: Heal to Date or Date to Heal?]]>Is it better to heal before you date, or date to heal? Beth Jones and Dating Coach Leandra Frey tackle the realities of love after loss. From the "One Year Rule" regarding divorce to identifying "pink flags" before they burn you, this episode provides a roadmap for conscious dating. Beth also shares her personal story of how she manifested her fiancé and the "Awakener" relationship that taught her to trust her gut.

-- CHAPTERS --

00:00 Nostalgia and New York City

01:03 Introduction to Let's Heal with Beth Jones

01:34 The Paradox of Healing and Dating

02:06 Meet Leandra Frey: Life and Dating Coach

03:41 Navigating Post-Divorce Dating

09:50 Understanding Values and Non-Negotiables

12:01 The Impact of Media on Relationships

22:05 The Role of Belief in Finding Love

22:55 The Timing of Dating Post-Divorce

27:25 Navigating Post-Divorce Emotions

28:18 Widows and Widowers: Different Timelines for Healing

29:29 The Importance of Self-Discovery in Dating

30:14 Approaching Relationships with Love and Connection

32:41 Setting Intentions and Boundaries in Dating

39:43 Recognizing Red and Pink Flags

42:05 The Value of Diverse Dating Experiences

50:47 Final Thoughts and Contact Information

-- FREE RESOURCE --
✨ Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal

-- CONNECT WITH LEANDRA FREY --
✨ Website: leandrafreycoaching.com
✨ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freycoaching/

-- WORK WITH BETH --
✨ Mentoring (1:1 / group) → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me
✨ Speaking & Interviews → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking
✨ Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books

-- CONNECT WITH BETH --
✨ Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/
✨ TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor
✨ LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/

]]>f0eec6aa-aa4b-49c8-830a-1c2aba9107ffThu, 15 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT<p>Is it better to heal before you date, or date to heal? Beth Jones and Dating Coach Leandra Frey tackle the realities of love after loss. From the "One Year Rule" regarding divorce to identifying "pink flags" before they burn you, this episode provides a roadmap for conscious dating. Beth also shares her personal story of how she manifested her fiancé and the "Awakener" relationship that taught her to trust her gut.</p><p></p><p><b>-- CHAPTERS --</b></p><p>00:00 Nostalgia and New York City</p><p>01:03 Introduction to Let's Heal with Beth Jones</p><p>01:34 The Paradox of Healing and Dating</p><p>02:06 Meet Leandra Frey: Life and Dating Coach</p><p>03:41 Navigating Post-Divorce Dating</p><p>09:50 Understanding Values and Non-Negotiables</p><p>12:01 The Impact of Media on Relationships</p><p>22:05 The Role of Belief in Finding Love</p><p>22:55 The Timing of Dating Post-Divorce</p><p>27:25 Navigating Post-Divorce Emotions</p><p>28:18 Widows and Widowers: Different Timelines for Healing</p><p>29:29 The Importance of Self-Discovery in Dating</p><p>30:14 Approaching Relationships with Love and Connection</p><p>32:41 Setting Intentions and Boundaries in Dating</p><p>39:43 Recognizing Red and Pink Flags</p><p>42:05 The Value of Diverse Dating Experiences</p><p>50:47 Final Thoughts and Contact Information</p><p></p><p><b>-- FREE RESOURCE --<br /></b>✨ Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal</a></p><p><b>-- CONNECT WITH LEANDRA FREY --<br /></b>✨ Website: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://leandrafreycoaching.com" target="_blank">leandrafreycoaching.com</a><br />✨ Instagram:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/freycoaching/" target="_blank"> https://www.instagram.com/freycoaching/</a></p><p><b>-- WORK WITH BETH --<br /></b>✨ Mentoring (1:1 / group) →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me<br /></a>✨ Speaking &amp; Interviews →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking<br /></a>✨ Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books</a></p><p><b>-- CONNECT WITH BETH --<br /></b>✨ Website →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/<br /></a>✨ TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor<br />✨ LinkedIn →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/" target="_blank"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/</a></p><p></p>no00:53:1642Ep 42: Heal to Date or Date to Heal?full<![CDATA[Ep 41: Perfect Women Have Lame Stories]]>Elaine Williams shares her journey from eating disorders, addiction, and sexual assault to 25 years of sobriety and a career helping professionals find their authentic voice. We discuss the visceral experience of forgiveness, the "Yale or Jail" reality of trauma, and why comedy became her healing tool. Beth also shares the irony of being a forensic investigator who couldn't investigate her own life.

-- CHAPTERS --

  1. 00:00 Introduction and Personal Struggles
  2. 01:10 Elaine Williams' Journey Begins
  3. 04:28 Childhood Trauma and Early Addictions
  4. 07:19 College Years and Escalating Addictions
  5. 11:37 Landmark Forum and Spiritual Awakening
  6. 14:53 Moving to New York and AA Journey
  7. 26:01 Comedy and Healing Through Laughter
  8. 29:23 Sharing Personal Stories of Trauma and Healing
  9. 30:03 The Impact of the Me Too Movement
  10. 30:36 The Emotional Toll of Speaking About Trauma
  11. 32:10 Celebrating Sobriety and Community Support
  12. 32:44 The Power of AA and Global Reach
  13. 34:28 Helping Others Find Their Voice
  14. 35:37 Overcoming Social Conditioning
  15. 39:09 Encouraging Authenticity and Self-Discovery
  16. 42:27 The Importance of Sharing Your Story
  17. 44:35 Reflecting on Personal and Professional Growth
  18. 54:08 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

-- FREE RESOURCE --
✨ Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal

-- CONNECT WITH ELAINE WILLIAMS --
✨ Website: https://captivatethecrowd.com/

✨ Instagram

✨ Facebook

✨ YouTube

-- WORK WITH BETH --
✨ Mentoring (1:1 / group) → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me
✨ Speaking & Interviews → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking
✨ Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books

-- CONNECT WITH BETH --
✨ Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/
✨ TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor
✨ LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/

]]>60daa2d9-aa9e-45a5-af82-d8c4106f2749Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT<p>Elaine Williams shares her journey from eating disorders, addiction, and sexual assault to 25 years of sobriety and a career helping professionals find their authentic voice. We discuss the visceral experience of forgiveness, the "Yale or Jail" reality of trauma, and why comedy became her healing tool. Beth also shares the irony of being a forensic investigator who couldn't investigate her own life.</p><p></p><p><b>-- CHAPTERS --</b></p><ol><li>00:00 Introduction and Personal Struggles</li><li>01:10 Elaine Williams' Journey Begins</li><li>04:28 Childhood Trauma and Early Addictions</li><li>07:19 College Years and Escalating Addictions</li><li>11:37 Landmark Forum and Spiritual Awakening</li><li>14:53 Moving to New York and AA Journey</li><li>26:01 Comedy and Healing Through Laughter</li><li>29:23 Sharing Personal Stories of Trauma and Healing</li><li>30:03 The Impact of the Me Too Movement</li><li>30:36 The Emotional Toll of Speaking About Trauma</li><li>32:10 Celebrating Sobriety and Community Support</li><li>32:44 The Power of AA and Global Reach</li><li>34:28 Helping Others Find Their Voice</li><li>35:37 Overcoming Social Conditioning</li><li>39:09 Encouraging Authenticity and Self-Discovery</li><li>42:27 The Importance of Sharing Your Story</li><li>44:35 Reflecting on Personal and Professional Growth</li><li>54:08 Conclusion and Final Thoughts<p></p></li></ol><p><b>-- FREE RESOURCE --<br /></b>✨ Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal</a></p><p></p><p><b>-- CONNECT WITH ELAINE WILLIAMS --<br /></b>✨ Website:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://captivatethecrowd.com/" target="_blank"> https://captivatethecrowd.com/</a></p><p>✨ <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/elainewilliamsfun/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p><p>✨ <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/ElaineWilliamsCaptivate/" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p><p>✨ <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/c/CaptivatetheCrowd" target="_blank">YouTube</a></p><p></p><p><b>-- WORK WITH BETH --<br /></b>✨ Mentoring (1:1 / group) →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me<br /></a>✨ Speaking &amp; Interviews →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking<br /></a>✨ Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books</a></p><p></p><p><b>-- CONNECT WITH BETH --<br /></b>✨ Website →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://empoweredsurvivors.com/" target="_blank"> https://empoweredsurvivors.com/<br /></a>✨ TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor<br />✨ LinkedIn →<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/" target="_blank"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/</a></p>no00:55:1841Ep 41: Perfect Women Have Lame Storiesfull<![CDATA[Ep 22 | Spiritual Words of Wisdom to Heal Your Spirit | Powerful Words of Healing and Wisdom]]>729b0102-48c8-11f0-b234-87084a60fa4bMon, 16 Jun 2025 11:00:00 GMT‼️‼️Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of trauma, including suicidal ideation, and may be triggering for some listeners. ✨✨SO MUCH VALUE: This episode’s title is appropriate because it is SO PACKED with words of wisdom from someone who is all about the healing journey. You don’t want to miss one word of George’s message and sage advice. In this heartfelt episode, I welcome my friend, George Bryant, for an open and deeply personal conversation about the realities of healing from trauma. Our conversation begins where we are today, as both of us reflect on our current emotional states and recent milestones: George shares his journey navigating divorce and envisioning a new future. At the same time, I’m celebrating the return of homeownership, marking a completion on my healing journey.   George is an entrepreneur, speaker, and advocate for healing (sounds like anyone else you know??), who uses his lived experiences to help heart-centered people become visible and share their message. His lived experiences include surviving a childhood marked by parental addiction, abuse and instability; homelessness; bullying; time in Afghanistan marked by traumatic brain injuries and the loss of fellow Marines; almost losing his leg and becoming addicted to painkillers; adopting his younger brother; and accruing his deceased father’s debts.  He also survived his unhealthy ways of coping, including isolation, self-harm, suicidal ideation, bulimia and trauma-bonding with his own story over and over again to escape the work to heal. Highlights of this episode 💙Healing is not a harmful, negative, or burdensome experience, nor is it a finish line. Instead, it’s an active pursuit of personal growth that’s ongoing for our entire lives to become the best version of ourselves. Addressing unhealthy relationships is at the core of healing, but healing is only done on YOUR heart. It has nothing to do with the other person. 💛Trauma is relative and personal; it’s not about comparing your story to someone else’s and judging either person. You can’t possibly know how trauma impacts anyone other than yourself because the measure is the impact on one’s heart and the amount of fear-based emotion you're carrying. 💙Use your story as permission to rewrite your narratives, rather than as justification for your pain, suffering, and the way that you treat or interact with other people. 💛The hustle culture that the world celebrates can become our addiction. George talks about being addicted to his service as a Marine, and then being addicted to entrepreneurship and focusing his entire life on amassing a vast number of followers. Ultimately, he realized that his addiction was about running from himself, which is what we’re all doing through any addiction. Mine was being a busyholic in the chronic chaos of my life. 💙Healing is simple. Complicated, but simple. There are only two steps, really, awareness and release: awareness that you need to heal, and release of your related emotions. 💛I love this pivotal moment in George’s journey when God placed a man in his path who told him: “I think you believe in God, but the wrong one because you aren't him, my friend.”  Connect with George ✨Podcast: Mind of George ✨Facebook ✨Instagram – DM George here, and he will answer you! ✨YouTube  Follow me, the HEALing Mentor 🩵Website: https://www.empoweredsurvivors.com 🩵Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethjoneshealingmentor 🩵Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BethJonesHEALingMentor/ 🩵TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bethjoneshealingmentor 🩵LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/ #healingmentor #healingjourney #healtolove #empowerdsurvivor #selfdiscovery #personalgrowth #selfawareness #growthmindset #selfempowerment #veteranhealing #militarytrauma #ptsdawareness  #traumabonding #selfharm #traumarecovery #mentalhealthmatters #survivorstory #traumahealing #healingwisdom #radicalhealingno01:10:39Ep 22 | Spiritual Words of Wisdom to Heal Your Spirit | Powerful Words of Healing and Wisdomfull<![CDATA[Ep 17: HEALing Through Room Transformation]]>b5b179fc-2141-11f0-8d92-3b63c0f74da0Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:00:00 GMTHONORING CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH ‼️‼️Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of childhood abuse and may be triggering for some listeners. In this episode, I welcome Susie Vybiral, founder and CEO of Room Redux, a nonprofit that transforms rooms for children who have faced abuse. Our conversation highlights the importance of awareness and action in addressing child abuse, emphasizing how Room Redux provides a tangible form of healing by changing a child’s environment and personal space. We talk about the concept of unconditional love and self-love as crucial elements in the healing process. Be sure to listen all the way through to hear our final message of hope and empowerment, emphasizing the human capacity for healing and transformation. Susie has a beautiful heart and so much compassion for this work. You’ll feel her passion for this work and her love for the kids who are beneficiaries. It’s infectious!! I’m a proud supporter of Room Redux! There are any ways that you can become a supporter, too. Susie talks about some of these at the end, including helping to buy items for the room transformations through Amazon. Check out the link below in the Resources section. #weareroomredux Highlights of this episode 💙Awareness of Child Abuse: The importance of raising awareness about child abuse and taking action. We’re talking about the impact on boys and girls, so if you see something, do something because “Compassion + Action = Results.” 💛Unconditional Love and Self-Love: Unconditional love and self-love are essential for healing. The children who receive a Room Redux room transformation may feel a sense of unconditional love that they have rarely felt. It’s about giving them an opportunity to receive unconditional love and in turn seeing their self-worth which begins to foster self-love. 💙Healing Through Our Environment: Transforming environments aids in healing. Susie talks about some of the specifics of transforming rooms to achieve specific impacts relevant to the child, their well-being and the theme that they love. Room Redux has a structured intake process to plan the transformation (experiences and challenges the child has and does face, theme, color, texture, placement all have an impact), but she has a gift to almost channel exactly what the child needs in their personal space to experience healing and unconditional love. 💛Psychology of Healing: Our brains have an amazing capacity to rewire and change, which can be facilitated through positive environments and self-love. The trajectory of our lives can be changed, and the ripple effects are profound, including the potential to stop the cycle of abuse where someone who has been abused becomes an abuser. Room Redux taps into our potential to rewire our behavior and heal by changing the physical environment of the child—starting early!! Resources related to this episode ✨Room Redux (www.roomredux.org): A nonprofit organization that transforms rooms for children who have faced abuse. ✨Children's Advocacy Center: Where Susie gained experience working with families affected by abuse. Search the bold text to find a Center near you. ✨Book: The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, by Ellen Bass &amp; Laura Davis Connect with Susie ✨Facebook ✨Instagram ✨LinkedIn Connect with Room Redux ✨Facebook ✨Instagram ✨LinkedIn Connect with the HEALing Mentor on social media @bethjoneshealingmentor on FB, IG, LI, TT &amp; YT #healingmentor #childabuse #transformationno00:52:51Ep 17: HEALing Through Room Transformationfull<![CDATA[Ep 16: Empowering Kids Through Body Safety]]>70262fb6-1be4-11f0-9e8b-df585cceee99Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:00:00 GMTHONORING CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH ‼️‼️Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of childhood sexual abuse and may be triggering for some listeners. If you’re a parent or grandparent, DON’T miss this episode, where I welcome Kimberly King, a sexual abuse prevention educator and author. She teaches body safety education for children aged 3-10 and their parents, helping them to protect their children. We talk about the critical importance of body safety education for children and how adults can empower them to recognize and report inappropriate behavior. Kimberly shares insights from her books and her experiences in teaching parents and children about preventing child sexual abuse. 💥The YouTube link to today's episode drop is in the comments. 💥CTA: Please subscribe to my channel while you are there. Your support will help me to continue bringing my HEALing message to the world. 💥Audio version of Let's HEAL! with Beth Jones is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Highlights of this episode 💙Body Safety Education For Kids: Teaching children about their bodies and boundaries is essential. It’s estimated that 68% of kids don’t tell anyone, whether that’s because they lack the vocabulary or out of fear. This is why education is so important. Prevention through awareness and education is the best way to stop child sexual abuse. 💛Say No to Hugs: This is the title of one of Kimberly’s books, and I LOVE the concept and statement for children. I know what it feels like to be forced to hug someone I didn’t want to, even though I had no idea why. When I was young, I was forced to hug my grandfather, who had abused me, and although I did not have the comprehension of what had happened to me, nor the vocabulary to tell someone, I knew that something was wrong. Having to hug him scared me and made me feel unseen and disregarded. 💙Statistics on Child Abuse: Discussion on the prevalence of child sexual abuse and the need for awareness. Kimberly and I agree that the official stats from most organizations are low, and the prevalence is much higher than we’re told. Our belief comes from our work talking to survivors or others who know survivors. 💛Top 3 tips for adults: 1) Take a sexual abuse training course as an adult. 2) Start talking to your kids early—when they’re two—about body safety and providing them with proper vocabulary. 3) Teach kids their body safety rules and rights and establish who their safety adults are. 💙Top tip for children: Read a book on body safety rules and then talk through it to make sure they understand. Giving them specific scenarios to talk through helps them develop independent thinking and problem-solving skills. Resources related to this episode ✨Books &amp; Online Classes by Kimberly King (Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Educator| Kimberly King-Tough Topics Mom, Connecticut): ●     "I Said No to Hugs": Teaches young children about body autonomy. ●     "Body Safety for Young Children": A guide for adults on recognizing risk factors. ●     Courses for parents and children to learn about body safety in a fun manner. ✨Darkness to Light (Home - Darkness to Light): An organization focused on preventing child sexual abuse. ✨Saprea (Sexual Abuse Healing and Prevention Resources | Saprea): An organization that promotes child safety education. ✨Happy Days: The Guided Path from Trauma to Profound Freedom and Inner Peace, Gabby Bernstein   Connect with Kimberly ✨toughtopicsmom • Instagram Connect with the HEALing Mentor on social media @bethjoneshealingmentor on FB, IG, LI, TT &amp; YT #healingmentor #childsexualabuse #childabuseawareness #childabusepreventionno00:55:09Ep 16: Empowering Kids Through Body Safetyfull<![CDATA[Ep 15: The Power of Community - We Are Not Alone]]>dee1c166-1493-11f0-84e0-13d5ccb24f67Fri, 11 Apr 2025 11:00:00 GMTHONORING CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH ‼️‼️Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of childhood sexual abuse and may be triggering for some listeners. In this episode, I welcome Scott Dille, founder and executive director of Braver Collective, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a safe, trauma-informed space for survivors to heal. Scott shares his personal journey and the mission of Braver Collective, which includes sharing survivor stories and offering resources for healing. Our conversation highlights the importance of community in the healing process, drawing from our experiences with support groups and therapy. We also discuss Judith Herman's stages of healing and how community plays a crucial role at every step of the journey. 💥CTA: Please subscribe to my podcast while you are there. Your support will help me continue sharing my HEALing message with the world. Highlights of this episode 💛Introduction to Braver Collective: A nonprofit that offers an online community, storytelling, and resources built by trauma survivors for trauma survivors. 💙Importance of Community &amp; Storytelling: We both believe deeply in community's healing power and talk about our experiences with support groups. We look for community in so many other aspects of our lives—socially or spiritually, for example—so why not in the part of our lives that is so deeply seated that we need to heal? Resistance to joining a support group can be misplaced shame that belongs to perpetrators, not survivors. 💛Focus on Young Adults: When healing begins at a young age, before the average start of the healing journey around 50, suffering as a survivor can end more quickly and move us to a longer life in which we thrive. 💙Healing Journey Phases: Scott references Judith Herman's stages of healing: safety, remembering, mourning, and reconnection. 💛Personal Growth and Purpose: Scott shares his transition from a business background to working full-time with Braver Collective, illustrating finding purpose in supporting survivors.              Resources related to this episode 💛Braver Collective: a nonprofit organization providing a safe space for survivors to heal. Available at bravercollective.org and on social media platforms like Instagram and LinkedIn. 💙Judith Herman's "Trauma and Recovery": A book discussing stages of healing from trauma. Connect with Scott &amp; Braver Collective Scott Dille on LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Braver Collective on LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Connect with the HEALing Mentor on social media @bethjoneshealingmentor | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | TikTok | YouTube #healingmentor #letsheal #childabuseawareness #supportgroups #storytelling #communitysupportno00:58:31Ep 15: The Power of Community - We Are Not Alonefull<![CDATA[Ep 14: Prevention is the Best Defense]]>4368c50c-10d0-11f0-a0d8-ef7b958fe7a6Fri, 04 Apr 2025 11:00:00 GMTHONORING CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH ‼️‼️Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of childhood sexual abuse and may be triggering for some listeners. In this episode, my guest is Taura Edgar, founder of TALK Hong Kong, a charity focused on child sexual abuse prevention and supporting adult survivors. Our conversation explores Taura's pain to purpose journey from survivor to advocate, the critical importance of prevention, and the transformative power of community healing. TALK Hong Kong is where my journey to find my voice began. HEALing in community was an essential part of my healing journey, which led me to TALK as a support group resource and the place where I started talking, safely and outside of trauma therapy, about the abuse I have survived. As a natural-born problem-solver and someone who is an expert in prevention, I wanted to do more. So did Taura. And that began TALK’s journey to advocacy. It also started my journey to become the HEALing Mentor. Highlights of this episode 💛Founding TALK Hong Kong: Taura created TALK Hong Kong after struggling to find a support group resource that matched her specific need. Initially, her mission was to create a safe community for female survivors of sexual abuse to connect and heal. Today, the organization also provides awareness and prevention strategies as the best form of defense to reduce the prevalence of child sexual abuse. 💙Personal Growth and Advocacy: Taura shares her story of transmuting her suffering as an incest survivor to becoming an advocate for prevention. Along the way, she engaged with legal reform, which led her to the TEDx Tin Hau stage, where she shared the findings of her initial research on the prevalence and impact of child sexual abuse in Hong Kong. 💛Community Healing: Finding a community that understands your unique experiences can save your life. When you begin to heal, talking about what you’ve experienced can be overwhelming, but as you talk more, the related grief lessens. Healing and getting past the heaviness lessen as you talk more. 💙Prevention Strategies: A primary prevention strategy is training adults to protect children, including breaking through challenging misconceptions about sexual offenders such as the belief that offenders are strangers. The reality is that offenders are very often known to the child. Localized prevention training in the native language is essential, as much training offered globally today is in English.                   💛Impact of Unaddressed Trauma: Unaddressed trauma is a public health crisis. The long-term effects on individual and societal levels are costly. Early intervention and support for survivors is critical to addressing the impact. Resources related to this episode 💛TALK Hong Kong 💙Darkness to Light, including its prevention programs and training Connect with Taura &amp; TALK Taura Edgar | LinkedIn TALK Hong Kong | LinkedIn Taura Edgar | Facebook TALK Hong Kong | Facebook Connect with the HEALing Mentor on social media @bethjoneshealingmentor Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | TikTok | YouTube Keywords #healingmentor #letsheal #childabuse #childabuseprevention #childabuseawareness #survivorsupportgroupsno00:55:51Ep 14: Prevention is the Best Defensefull<![CDATA[Ep 13: Reframing the Hardest Parts]]>f497cc6c-0aa2-11f0-90bf-eb2757fe2017Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:00:00 GMTHONORING CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH coming in APRIL ‼️‼️Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of childhood sexual abuse and may be triggering for some listeners. In this episode, I share my journey of healing my relationship with my grandfather, who sexually abused me when I was a child. He died in 1994, 25 years before the focused and intentional part of my healing journey began in 2020. So, all the work I have done to heal this relationship has been spiritual and between our souls. I have had some genuinely profound experiences, which I share in this episode while also exploring the themes of trauma, forgiveness, and personal transformation. 💥The YouTube link to today's episode drop is in the comments. 💥CTA: Please subscribe to my channel while you are there. Your support will help me to continue bringing my HEALing message to the world. 💥Audio version of Let's HEAL! with Beth Jones is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Highlights of this episode 💛Child Abuse Prevention Month Dedication: This episode introduces a special series honoring April's Child Abuse Prevention Month. Stay tuned for the next four episodes, which will air each Friday in April. 💙Healing at the Soul Level: Learn through a real-life example of deep trauma processing about the possibility of completely healing a relationship, even with someone who cannot or does not participate in your process. 💛Radical Forgiveness: This is a profound, alternative, and transformative approach to understanding the intersection of personal trauma, spiritual growth, and life purpose (or our soul’s work in this lifetime). 💙Complex Family Dynamics: Respect and affection are often expected in familial relationships, but sometimes those expectations are misplaced or undeserved. Experiencing the demand for these actions compounds our trauma, especially as children, when we cannot comprehend or process either the abuse or the expected behaviors toward our abuser. 💛Healing Journey Stages: For survivors of child abuse, the healing journey includes confronting traumatic memories, reframing perspective, spiritual transformation, inner child work, and releasing generational trauma. Philosophical insights 💙Belief in souls traveling through multiple lifetimes 💛Understanding trauma as part of a more significant spiritual journey 💙The power of empathy and compassion, even towards those who have caused deep hurt Resources related to this episode 💙Book: "Complex PTSD: Surviving to Thriving" by Pete Walker 💛Book: "Radical Forgiveness" by Colin Tipping Part of this story is written in my book. The rest, at least as it has developed until now, is written in two blog posts on the Empowered Survivors website. All are headlined “Reframing the Hardest Parts” and can be found here: 💙Read my book Becoming an Empowered Survivor 💛Read my Let's HEAL Blog Connect with the HEALing Mentor on social media @bethjoneshealingmentor | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | TikTok | YouTube Keywords #healingmentor #empoweredsurvivors #youtoocanheal #hopeevolveandlove #trauma #traumahealing #traumahealingjourney #abusesurvivors #survivor #survivorship #heal #healing #healingjourney #letsheal #childabuseprevention #childabuseawareness #generationaltrauma #forgiveness #radicalforgiveness #souljourney #spritualhealing #spiritualjourneyno00:31:07Ep 13: Reframing the Hardest Partsfull<![CDATA[Bonus Episode: Showing Up in Love]]>29414cb0-ea3f-11ef-b249-078de8a7a244Fri, 14 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMTIn this episode, I’m talking about what “showing up in love” means in any significant relationship. Two key learnings for me in recent weeks are the backbones of this piece: 💙The Purpose of Love, a sermon delivered by Pastor Richie Butler, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Dallas, Texas. Sneak peek: the purpose of love is: 1) to check yourself and 2) to empower. 💛1 + 1 = 11, a metaphor created by Jessica Zweig in her book The Light Work. Sneak peek: the metaphor is about not bending to a “2” in any relationship, but instead, remaining a whole person or remaining as your “1”. 💙Together, these teachings create a powerful message about how we can and should show up in our relationships. Resources related to this episode ✨Pastor Richie Butler’s The Purpose of Love sermon on YouTube ✨The Light Work, by Jessica Zweig  Connect with the HEALing Mentor on social media @bethjoneshealingmentor on FB, IG, LI, TT &amp; YT Keywords #healingmentor #empoweredsurvivors #youtoocanheal #hopeevolveandlove #trauma #traumahealing #abusesurvivors #survivor #survivorship #heal #healing #healingjourney #letsheal #God #universe #spirituality #lightwork #lightworkerno00:22:36Bonus Episode: Showing Up in Lovefull<![CDATA[Ep 5: Healing Ambiguous Loss]]>b64b54a8-d832-11ef-a17e-4f9b2980c611Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:57:00 GMTAmbiguous loss. Have you experienced it? Most likely, we all have. I had never heard of this form of trauma before discussing it with my longtime friend, Diane. We’ve known each other for 30 years, yet the topic never came up until recently as she walks her healing journey and has identified the painful experiences in her life. Her ambiguous loss is the result of people exiting their relationship but without finality. When these people exited, they are or were still alive, but the relationship for Diane shifted to a void and a longing for someone who likely would never be in her life again in the same way. Highlights of this episode include 💛Ambiguous loss is a trauma that may require healing if you’ve experienced it, and most of us have, in one or more of our relationships (divorce, dementia, mental or emotional handicap, alcoholism, etc.) 💙Ambiguous loss is hard to identify and hard to heal, but healing is possible, and it’s never too late 💛The difference in grief from ambiguous loss vs grief from death 💙Equipping children with the mental health tools to offset the effects of trauma and abuse: positive mental health practices, like mindfulness and breathing techniques Resources related to this episode ✨Diane Ihrig on the www: Diane Ihrig Real Estate ✨Connect with Diane on FB: dianesellsntx | Facebook ✨Connect with Diane on IG: dianesellsntx | Instagram ✨Connect with Diane on LI: Diane Ihrig | LinkedIn Connect with the HEALing Mentor on social media @bethjoneshealingmentor on FB, IG, LI &amp; TT Keywords #HEALingMentor #empoweredsurvivors #youtoocanheal #hopeevolveandlove #trauma #abuse #survivor #survivorship #heal #healing #healingjourney #ambiguousloss #grief #griefjourney #divorce #dimentia #alcoholism #alcoholismawarenessno01:02:075Ep 5: Healing Ambiguous Lossfull<![CDATA[Ep 4: Pain to Purpose thru Fentanyl Awareness]]>da78801e-d830-11ef-9121-c3468182048fTue, 21 Jan 2025 21:56:00 GMTMike is inspiring! When I think about Empowered Survivors, Mike is a shining example. His healing journey led him to his life’s purpose, where he works every day to save people—young people—from fentanyl poisoning through awareness. He intentionally seeks out men and fathers with his message, which is essential because, as I say often, trauma and abuse know no demographic boundaries. Highlights of this episode include 💛The importance of trauma-related prevention through awareness, whether fentanyl poisoning, child se*ual abuse, or any other preventable trauma; this is how sharing our stories brings purpose to our pain 💙25Preston7 is a series of tributes to Mike’s late son, Preston, filmed in national parks and intended to create awareness about the grave reality of fentanyl poisoning 💛Mike’s HEALing journey and finding purpose out of pain 💙Mike’s work with Texas Against Fentanyl, including healing through the organization as a support group, engaging in law reform and advocacy and creating public awareness through speaking in schools and to parents 💛Fentanyl poisoning has nothing to do with substance abuse or addiction; first-time users are dying, and sometimes “users” don’t know that fentanyl is in whatever they are taking 💙Demand for drugs--legal and illegal--and mental health are issues that need to be addressed in fighting fentanyl poisoning Resources related to this episode ✨Mike Land on the www: 25Preston7 ✨Texas Against Fentanyl: TXAF: Texas Against Fentanyl – Fake Pills take Real Lives ✨Connect with Mike on FB: Facebook ✨Connect with Mike on IG: 25preston7 | Instagram ✨Connect with Mike on LI: Michael Land | LinkedIn Connect with the HEALing Mentor on social media @bethjoneshealingmentor on FB, IG, LI &amp; TT Keywords #HEALingMentor #empoweredsurvivors #youtoocanheal #hopeevolveandlove #trauma #abuse #survivor #survivorship #heal #healing #healingjourney #fentanylawareness #fentanyl #fentanylcrisis #fentanylpoisoning #25preston7 #txaf #paintopurposeyes00:53:28Ep 4: Pain to Purpose thru Fentanyl Awarenessfull<![CDATA[Ep 1: Finding My Voice to Let's HEAL!]]>b19078ec-d5b9-11ef-a562-17a1e8fe0330Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:40:00 GMTThis short story is about my journey to finding my voice, from a place of silence not too many years ago to where I am today, launching the Let’s HEAL! Show. Resources related to this episode 💛Finding Your Voice: A Pathway to Recovery for Survivors of Abuse, by Mannette Morgan (Self Help Book for Survivors of Abuse) Connect with me through the Empowered Survivors website 💙Read my book Becoming an Empowered Survivor 💛Bring me to your stage as an Inspirational Speaker 💙Work with me as your HEALing Mentoring 💛Join the private Facebook Empowered Survivors Community 💙Hear me talking on other podcasts and read my Let's HEAL Blog Connect with the HEALing Mentor on social media ✨@bethjoneshealingmentor | Facebook ✨@bethjoneshealingmentor | Instagram ✨Beth Jones | LinkedIn ✨@bethjoneshealingmentor | TikTok ✨Beth Jones - YouTube Keywords #HEALingMentor #empoweredsurvivors #youtoocanheal #hopeevolveandlove #trauma #abuse #survivor #survivorship #heal #healing #healingjourney #findingmyvoice #endsilenceno00:11:171Ep 1: Finding My Voice to Let's HEAL!full<![CDATA[Ep 2: Diversifying Your Self-Worth Portfolio]]>9f8a7242-d80c-11ef-9b98-2b23250a75faTue, 21 Jan 2025 21:55:00 GMTMuch of my HEALing journey has been exploring and understanding love across various relationships, including self-love. Brian describes the same concept as diversifying our self-worth portfolio, including investing in ourselves. I love the different ways in which we talk about the same actions. Plus, you don’t want to miss our funny (okay…it’s nerdy) conversation as two former accountants applying investment portfolio ideas to relationships. But it works!! Highlights of this episode include 💛Being born to a life of service versus transitioning to serving others as part of a Second Mountain journey 💙How what we experience every day in the job we work at, including work-related trauma, can move us from a place of being happy at the beginning to malcontent at the end 💛What feels like career development may be a form of self-isolation as we spend more time at work and with work colleagues, sacrificing other meaningful relationships 💙Diversifying your self-worth portfolio, including investing in different relationships and benefiting from your return on investments (ROI); investing = choosing to engage; ROI = fulfillment 💛Identifying whether your self-worth portfolio needs diversification and thoughts on how to address your need 💙The difference between the cliché phrase “work/life balance” versus what should be the reality of “life/work integration” Resources related to this episode ✨Brian Boetig on the www at Global Trace LLC ✨Connect with the guest on LinkedIn | Brian Boetig ✨Book: Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement by Kevin M. Gilmartin, Ph. D. ✨Book: The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life by David Brooks Connect with the HEALing Mentor on social media @bethjoneshealingmentor on FB, IG, LI &amp; TT Keywords #HEALingMentor #empoweredsurvivors #youtoocanheal #hopeevolveandlove #trauma #abuse #survivor #survivorship #heal #healing #healingjourney #selfworth #selfworthportfolio #secondmountain #worklifebalance #lifeworkbalance #davidbrooks #kevingilmartinno00:50:322Ep 2: Diversifying Your Self-Worth Portfoliofull<![CDATA[Ep 36: What Happens When You Choose Yourself for One Year? This Trauma Survivor's Answer]]>a172b786-be48-11f0-8201-f7aabed4a7d7Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:29:00 GMT#HowtoHeal #HealingFromTrauma #ChildhoodTrauma #ChoosingYourself Healing from trauma is possible when you finally choose yourself. Ebony Jones-Thomas shares her sexual assault survivor story and how one transformative year changed everything—leading to love, boundaries, and purpose. My guest in this episode is Ebony Jones-Thomas, courageously sharing her journey of overcoming childhood trauma, foster care, grief, and identity after adoption, and multiple assaults. At age 24, she made a decision that transformed her life: taking one full year for people-pleasing recovery and healing from trauma. Our conversation explores PTSD recovery and resilience, how to heal through forgiveness and self-forgiveness, setting boundaries with family and in-laws, faith-based healing, and why choosing yourself equips you for every future challenge. This is Ebony's first time sharing publicly. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Introduction: The moment everything changed 04:50 Ebony's trauma story: Birth through multiple assaults 16:00 Understanding grief and identity after adoption 24:15 The breaking point: Choosing to rewrite her story 27:20 One year of healing: Celibacy, therapy, and self-forgiveness 32:00 Meeting her husband and finding true love 38:10 Mother-in-law rejection and standing firm in healing 45:10 How healing provides tools for future challenges 54:10 Why survivors don't come forward: Me Too insights 58:50 Connecting with Ebony's work and closing thoughts --- CONNECT WITH EBONY --- ✨ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/yourrunningrecruiter ✨ Website: YourRunningRecruiter.com --- FREE RESOURCE --- ✨Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal --- WORK WITH BETH --- ✨Mentoring (1:1 / group) → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me ✨Speaking &amp; Interviews → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking ✨Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books --- CONNECT WITH BETH --- ✨Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ ✨YouTube | TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor Thank you for watching this video. Click the "SUBSCRIBE" button to stay connected with this podcast. #sexualassaultsurvivors #HealingFromTrauma #ChildhoodTrauma #OvercomingTrauma #PTSDRecoveryno01:02:59Ep 36: What Happens When You Choose Yourself for One Year? This Trauma Survivor's Answerfull<![CDATA[Ep7: Trauma & Unhealthy Survivorship Defined]]>a8cb1e7a-e40e-11ef-ab19-df1354f6302dThu, 06 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMTIn this episode, I share part of my story as written in my book Becoming an Empowered Survivor. First, I talk about how I view trauma, abuse, and unhealthy survivorship, generally based on my lived experience and the stories that other survivors have shared with me. Then, you can hear me reading Chapter 3, Acknowledging Walls. In this chapter, I describe the wall I lived behind as a survivor, which was 45 years tall and 45 years thick, built by me once I discovered it. Behind my wall, before I healed, I was alone and lonely. You may recognize yourself. Resources related to this episode 💙Read my book Becoming an Empowered Survivor 💛Bring me to your stage as an Inspirational Speaker 💙Work with me as your HEALing Mentoring 💛Join the private Facebook Empowered Survivors Community 💙Hear me talking on other podcasts and read my Let's HEAL Blog Connect with the HEALing Mentor on social media ✨@bethjoneshealingmentor | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | TikTok Keywords #HEALingMentor #empoweredsurvivors #youtoocanheal #hopeevolveandlove #trauma #abuse #survivor #survivorship #heal #healing #healingjourney #letsheal #alone #lonely #dissociation #substanceabuseawarenessno00:52:387Ep7: Trauma & Unhealthy Survivorship Definedfull<![CDATA[Ep 30: My Astrologer Predicted Everything: Job Loss, Family Crisis & Finding Love]]>5111fd54-8f60-11f0-a9b5-172884cafec1Fri, 12 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMTWhat happens when an astrologer predicts your entire year with stunning accuracy? In this deeply personal episode, Beth Jones, the host of this podcast, shares her extraordinary journey through 18 months of astrological predictions that came true exactly as foretold - from career changes to family crises to finding her life partner precisely when predicted. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Opening Hook: Getting Fired After 32 Years 02:00 Introduction: My Year of Living Life Foretold 04:00 Why Most People Get Astrology Wrong 06:00 Part 1: The Prophecy - March 15, 2024 Reading 15:00 Part 2: The Prophecy Fulfilled 16:00 Love and Family: The Tough Love Lesson 18:00 The Family Crisis That Had to Happen 20:00 Work and Healing: Career Death and Rebirth 22:00 Getting Fired: When God Was Ready 24:00 Pioneering New Healing Territory 25:00 Love and Relationships: The Awakener Trail 29:00 Mr. Escape: Learning Not to Settle 30:00 Mr. Cloak: When Meditation Becomes Avoidance 32:00 The Teacher: Mastering the Four Levels of Intimacy 34:00 Mr. False Pretenses: The Block I Didn't Know I Had 36:00 Discovering My Unconscious Racial Block 40:00 Finding My Person for Christmas 41:00 Part 3: The Bigger Picture 42:00 What the Stars Knew All Along --- FREE RESOURCES --- Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal Join the Empowered Survivors Community → Empowered Survivors Community - Empowered Survivors --- WORK WITH BETH --- Mentoring (1:1) → Contact Beth Jones - EmpoweredSurvivors The Empowered Survivor’s Journey → Work With Me - EmpoweredSurvivors Speaking &amp; Interviews → Inspirational Speaker - EmpoweredSurvivors Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" → Beth Jones Books - EmpoweredSurvivors --- CONNECT --- Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ Facebook → Facebook #astrology #divinetiming #spiritualawakening #healingjourney #traumarecovery #careerchange #findinglove #spiritualgrowth #lifetransformation #healingmentor #letshealno00:43:20Ep 30: My Astrologer Predicted Everything: Job Loss, Family Crisis & Finding Lovefull<![CDATA[Ep 40: The Razor Thin Line Between Success and Homelessness]]>0ae864bc-db9b-11f0-b47e-67fddc281802Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTTravis Blakeley joins Beth Jones for a raw look at high-functioning addiction and the roots of trauma. Travis shares his journey from a childhood of "transactional love" to the depths of alcoholism that led him to a suicide attempt on a bridge. He discusses his transformative experience with the Men of Nehemiah, how he broke the cycle of generational trauma, and why vulnerability is the only true superpower we have. This conversation explores the dangerous myth that addiction only affects those who "look" like addicts, the spiritual breakthrough that changed everything, and how Travis is now paying forward his healing by helping other men find restoration. -- CHAPTERS -- 00:00 Introduction to Travis Blakeley 05:30 The "Big T" Trauma at age 11 10:16 The addiction to control and performative love 24:24 The marathon deception: Running injured and drunk 30:09 Rock Bottom: The 25-mile walk and the bridge 39:38 The Men of Nehemiah: The march that changed everything 48:25 Shifting motivation: Healing for yourself, not just your family 55:20 The power of clinical, spiritual, and military therapy combined 01:00:00 Paying it forward: The ultimate reward -- FREE RESOURCE --               ✨ Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal -- WORK WITH BETH -- ✨ Mentoring 1:1 → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me ✨ Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books   -- CONNECT WITH BETH -- ✨ Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ ✨ TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor   -- CONNECT WITH TRAVIS BLAKELEY -- ✨ Through Beth: beth@empoweredsurvivors.com   Thank you for listening to this podcast. Please click the "SUBSCRIBE" button to stay connected with this podcast and our conversations about deep healing. #AddictionRecovery #TraumaHealing #MenOfNehemiah #FaithBasedHealing #MentalHealth #BethJones #LetsHeal #howtohealno01:05:50Ep 40: The Razor Thin Line Between Success and Homelessnessfull<![CDATA[Ep 3: Trauma Therapy for YOU!]]>22f4ee00-d830-11ef-8cdd-ff663e5061aeTue, 21 Jan 2025 21:56:00 GMTI get a lot of questions about the most effective therapy modalities I use on my HEALing journey. EMDR--Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing--is at the top of my list, but I can only give the layman’s description of what’s happening in my brain. Here is Monica, my trauma therapist, giving an expert’s description of what’s really happening in the brain as a result of trauma and how EMDR helps us to desensitize and reprocess our past experiences. The result: Life gets easier!! Highlights of this episode include 💛Dealing with the catch-22 of needing help but not knowing why or exactly what you need help healing from and learning some signs to look for that might help your therapist to help you. 💙Building rapport is fundamental to a successful therapeutic relationship because of the significance of the relationship related to our well-being. 💛Touching on something painful that needs healing should not be confused with a perceived lack of rapport that ends the therapeutic relationship. 💙Sometimes trauma therapy is more challenging than the trauma itself, but persevering through the difficulty is paramount to healing. 💛Victims carry shame that is not ours, like an infection the perpetrator gives us. 💙Beyond EMDR to brain spotting and expanding positive feelings. Resources related to this episode ✨On the www: Monica Borschel, PhD - Attachment and Divorce Recovery Coach ✨Connect with Dr Monica on FB: drmonicaborschel | Facebook ✨Connect with Dr Monica on IG: drmonicaborschel | Instagram ✨Connect with Dr Monica on LI: Monica Borschel, Ph.D. | LinkedIn Connect with the HEALing Mentor on social media @bethjoneshealingmentor on FB, IG, LI &amp; TT Keywords #HEALingMentor #empoweredsurvivors #youtoocanheal #hopeevolveandlove #trauma #abuse #survivor #survivorship #heal #healing #healingjourney #EMDR #emdrtherapy #traumatherapy #traumatherapist #brainspottingno00:54:213Ep 3: Trauma Therapy for YOU!full<![CDATA[Ep 18: HEALing to Serve God]]>06c81916-2950-11f0-87ec-977f6bf67a1fMon, 05 May 2025 12:00:00 GMTMy guest is Charles McIntyre, a survivor, addict, and man of God. In this episode, Charles shares his full circle story about surviving religious trauma, battling addiction, and HEALing to serve God. We explore his experience with hope, evolution, and love throughout his life and talk about Charles's work today ministering to and working with other men in addiction recovery, including that he teaches Sunday lessons regularly. Charles and I are more alike than we are different. We are each survivors, each having suffered in our unhealthy survivorship for years, including escape and self-isolation. We experienced events that sent us to do the real work to heal. We took our HEALing journey and did the intentional and focused work to move past our suffering. And now, we are doing work the Divine calls us to do, using our lived experiences. If God can work this way in our lives, imagine what God can do in your life.  Highlights of this episode 💛Addiction is an escape. Escape is the way many of us survive after trauma and abuse. 💙Becoming relatable. Sometimes, our life experiences are the very things that make us relatable to others so that we can serve them. 💛What if we saw our ”failures” as lessons to make us credible and relatable in our work to serve others? 💙The power of therapy. Trauma therapy helps us dig deep into experiences that burden us when we don’t realize it. The things we do to ourselves have explanations, but we need help pulling out and processing the event(s) and our associated emotions. 💛Sharing our stories of healing for purpose: hurt people hurt people, but healed people heal people.  Resources related to this episode ✨Men of Nehemiah (MON) is a rehabilitation center combining biblical teachings, military discipline, and clinical counseling to restore men to their roles in families and communities. I see MON as a microcosm of the HEAL framework. It is hope. It gives men the tools &amp; resources to do the deep self-discovery work to heal the root cause of their addiction. And it is love.  Connect with Charles ✨Facebook Connect with the HEALing Mentor on social media @bethjoneshealingmentor on FB, IG, LI &amp; TT Keywords #healingmentor #healtolove #religioustrauma #addiction #addictionrecoveryno00:59:46Ep 18: HEALing to Serve Godfull<![CDATA[Ep 12: HEALing from Victim to Victor]]>1f601fac-0360-11f0-a815-fbb3e7bee8b7Tue, 18 Mar 2025 23:00:00 GMTMy guest, Aimee Stephens, shares her story about her journey from being a victim of incest to becoming a victorious 5x Ironman and 70.3 finisher. We have a lot of similarities in our stories, including suffering abuse by a family member, the unhealthy way in which our abuse was handled within the family, taking our healing journeys and marriages that did not survive our healing. “Without the hard, we wouldn’t get the easy. Without the pain, we wouldn’t get the joy. Without the rain, we wouldn’t get the rainbow.” Aimee Stephens, Turning Pain Into Purpose Highlights of this episode 💙Sometimes, how our trauma is dealt with after the fact can be worse than the events themselves. Not having the vocabulary to tell someone, ignoring or internalizing it ourselves, or being dismissed by those whom we tell are reactions that can cause us to create survival behaviors that can be very unhealthy. 💛Trauma therapy can save your life! Especially when you find a therapist who sees you and wants to help you… not necessarily the relationship. Aimee so beautifully shows us the power of the trauma therapy relationship. I feel the same way about mine! 💙When we feel out of alignment with ourselves, that may be a sign that we need to heal. 💛As we heal, figuring out what happened to us, patterns, and how we have lived can be like putting puzzle pieces together to create the complete picture of our lives. 💙Understanding that we have been abused and hearing the proper terminology can bring a host of emotions, including shock and fear. Still, it can also be liberating as we are awakened and can begin the work to heal. 💛In familial abuse, sometimes it’s not only our abuser that we need to heal our relationship with but also other family members who either protect our abuser or don’t know how to deal with the situation. Resources related to this show ✨https://stan.store/healthyaimee ✨Aimee Stephens (@healthyaimee) • Instagram photos and videos Connect with the HEALing Mentor on social media @bethjoneshealingmentor | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | TikTok | YouTube Keywords #healingmentor #empoweredsurvivors #youtoocanheal #hopeevolveandlove #trauma #traumahealing #traumahealingjourney #abusesurvivors #survivor #survivorship #heal #healing #healingjourney #letsheal #Ironman #70.3finisher #victorno00:56:52Ep 12: HEALing from Victim to Victorfull<![CDATA[Ep 21: Storytelling to Impact Trauma HEALing]]>851f9828-3fdc-11f0-8929-83144588cc21Thu, 05 Jun 2025 11:30:00 GMT‼️‼️Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of suicidal ideation and may be triggering for some listeners. My guest in this episode is serial entrepreneur Amber Larkins. In our powerful conversation, we talk about her journey from trauma to triumph and how she's now helping others to heal by sharing their stories in various ways, including through photography and her podcast "Through the Trauma.” Her work focuses on storytelling as a vehicle for healing and empowerment. Amber talks candidly about her emotional and mental health journey, including struggling with depression and suicidal ideation. Her healing journey encompasses the utilization of various resources, including self-care through fitness, spirituality, and her relationship with God, as well as the creative outlet of photography. Ultimately, her journey led her to this place where her lived experiences and purpose are to help others to heal. Highlights of this episode 💙 We get to choose. In every situation in our lives, we get to choose whether we react or respond. We can react in a way that is unhealthy and perpetuates our suffering. Or, we can respond in a way that is healthy and advances our healing. 💛There is power in the story. I see you, you see me, but you don’t know what someone has been through until they open their mouth and share their story through their own voice. 💙We are not taught about emotional regulation as a basic life skill. We are not taught about emotions and emotional needs. We’re not taught about triggers. We’re not taught about how to make better choices to respond, rather than react. We’re not taught about how to heal. Life experiences and those who have gone before us can teach us these skills. 💛 The power of synchronicities. When God speaks and leads us to the work we’re meant to do, God tells us multiple times in multiple ways. 💙Manifesting what you WANT is real, possible, and okay. We’ve both experienced this in profound ways, from business to relationships to what our lives look like today.  Connect with Amber ✨Podcast: Through the TraumaPodcast ✨Business inquiries: Through the Trauma Podcast Online ✨Photography: Transformation Through Trauma Project ✨Instagram: @the_amber_larkins Follow me, the HEALing Mentor 🩵Website: https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ 🩵Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethjoneshealingmentor 🩵Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BethJonesHEALingMentor/ 🩵TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bethjoneshealingmentor 🩵LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/ #healingmentor #healingjourney #healtolove #innerjourney #souljourney #relationships #emotions #emotionalneeds #empowerment #selfdiscovery #personalgrowth #selfawareness #spiritualawakening #spiritualawareness #innerwisdom growthmindset #selfempowerment #knowyourwants #manifestation #rippleeffect #highestandbestgoodyes01:07:02Ep 21: Storytelling to Impact Trauma HEALingfull<![CDATA[Ep 19: The Universality of Grief]]>2f15c464-3110-11f0-bbf1-8ffc7733b545Thu, 15 May 2025 11:00:00 GMTIn this episode, my guest is Alexa Bigwarfe, an author, publishing consultant, and advocate for grieving mothers. Our conversation highlights the universality of grief and its profound impact on us. Alexa has experienced grief in many forms, including the loss of a child, loss of close friends, and divorce. She shares her lived experience with grief, both the pain and the healing. Her healing journey has been grounded in writing, beginning with a grief blog and evolving to her work today where she helps other people to share their stories in books they write, publish and sell.   Grief is universal. Alexa’s experiences with the grieving process are the same experiences that I have had throughout my healing journey. Whether we’re grieving the loss of our inner child or the loss of a baby, the pain we feel and the fear-based emotions that we carry are similar. And it can keep us in a dark place if we don’t HEAL.     Highlights of this episode 💛Writing to HEAL: Writing is such a great place to expel the fear-based emotions that we carry inside of us. It’s just you and the paper. No one gets hurt by what’s coming out of you, no matter how painful or ugly it may be. Sharing our stories helps us realize that we are not alone. 💙Grief Isolates: One way to move past isolation is through community. Women tend to talk more than men do, so there is power in finding (or creating) support groups to connect with. But, talking isn’t just for women… 💛Expert Tip: When someone is grieving, please don’t say “Everything happens for a reason.” Instead, say “I’m sorry that you’re in pain.” It’s okay if you don’t identify with the experience, but as humans, we can all relate to pain and suffering.   Resources related to this episode ✨Permission to Thrive, A Six-Month Guided Journal for Grieving Mothers. This journal is applicable to anyone on a healing journey, not just recovering from the loss of a child. It includes sections on gratitude, breathwork, self-care, journaling prompts, and affirmations. ✨Sunshine After the Storm: A Survival Guide for the Grieving Mother, a compilation of stories from parents, offering emotional support and guidance for grieving mothers. ✨Find Alexa and her work on the web at: Sunshine After the Storm WRITE| PUBLISH | SELL Womenin Publishing Summit   Connect with Alexa ✨Facebook ✨Instagram ✨LinkedIn Connect with Write.Publish.Sell on ✨Instagram   Connect with the HEALing Mentor on social media @bethjoneshealingmentor on FB, IG, LI, TT &amp; YT #healingjourney #grief #grievingmother #writetohealno00:52:26Ep 19: The Universality of Grieffull<![CDATA[Ep 6: Inner Child Healing]]>8e125f22-dd9b-11ef-bb0e-67932f8361e5Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMTThis episode is about the benefits of HEALing through a combination of somatic (root: soma, Greek for the body) movement therapy and inner child work, including PLAY. Highlights of this episode include 💛 Trauma-induced dysregulation of our body often drops us on our healing pathway, where we discover that sometimes our worst hurt is abandoning ourselves by trying to get what we need (e.g., love, belonging, acceptance) from others. 💙Our worth is our birthright; we all deserve love, belonging, acceptance, and safety. There is nothing that we must do to earn these things. A falsehood of life is that we must succumb to the hustle and grind of achievement to “earn” these things. 💛Somatic safety: the body heals when it feels safe in relationships, including in the relationship with ourselves. We experience significant healing growth in safe relationships. 💙Healing your inner child can’t be ignored, particularly when abuse occurs when we are children. 💛Inner child healing through somatics is a way to take us through our emotions that need to be expressed (safely): e.g., acknowledging parts we’ve abandoned (anger, sensuality); grieving and mourning; raging (expelling and witnessing); loving and compassion; and finally celebrating. 💙PLAY = dance, art, sports, singing; dress up (you’re a grown adult – go to a mall, try on clothes, and take pictures (no $ required)), etc. 💛Hear Rebekah’s easy tips for loving yourself – creative ideas on positive affirmations (e.g., put a picture of your young self on the wall and add positive affirmations to him/her) and playlists (e.g., of love songs that you sing to yourself) 💙Hear us discussing my experience with somatic movement therapy and why the therapy allowed me to expel guilt and shame, which had to go first to pave the way to my healing pathway. Resources related to this episode ✨Book: The Gifts of Imperfection: 10th Anniversary Edition: Features a new foreword and brand-new tools, by Brené Brown ✨IG: empowered_by_us • Instagram ✨Email: empoweredbyus@gmail.com Connect with the HEALing Mentor on social media @bethjoneshealingmentor on FB, IG, LI, TT &amp; YTno00:56:516Ep 6: Inner Child Healingfull<![CDATA[Ep 32: From Toxic Relationships to Inner Peace: Breaking the Cycle of Trauma]]>aed2525e-9e06-11f0-97e7-6b4b8c41ede5Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMT#toxicrelationships #breakingcycles #innerwork #intentionalhealing "I kept being in toxic, abusive relationships. I felt like I was on a hamster wheel of trying to be better and wanting better, but not attracting better. So that's when I really was just like, okay, I need to do something and I need to look inward instead of blaming everybody else around me." - Priscilla Quezada How do you break free when toxic relationships feel like the only thing you know? Priscilla Quezada shares her powerful journey from childhood sexual abuse to founding Powerful Authentic Queen—and the moment she realized she had to change herself to break the pattern. My guest in this episode is Priscilla Quezada, founder of Powerful Authentic Queen (PAQ), a brand empowering women who have experienced sexual abuse and domestic violence to reclaim their power after trauma. Our conversation explores Priscilla's journey from recognizing patterns of toxic relationships to doing the intentional inner work required for true healing. She shares candidly about her two pivot points—one driven by suicidal depression, the other by intentional commitment to healing—and how cultural expectations around machismo complicated her family dynamics. The episode highlights the importance of looking inward, setting boundaries with family, and building a toolbox of healing modalities that create lasting transformation. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00:00 - Introduction and Welcome 00:01:20 - Meeting Priscilla Quezada 00:02:10 - Introducing Powerful Authentic Queen (PAQ) 00:05:00 - Childhood S3xu@l Abuse and Patterns 00:06:00 - The Hamster Wheel of Toxic Relationships 00:07:00 - Looking Inward vs. Blaming Others 00:10:00 - Family Dynamics and Boundaries 00:10:30 – Healing Journey Pivot Points 00:17:30 - Being Intentional About Healing 00:23:30 - Having Courage to Leave Toxic Situations 00:34:30 - Cultural Overlay: Machismo and Dominican Background 00:37:30 - Seeing a Healthy Relationship: Aunt and Uncle 00:44:00 - Learning Self-Love Through Relationships 00:51:00 - Finding Internal Peace --- CONNECT WITH PRISCILLA --- ✨ Website: www.powerfulauthenticqueen.com ✨Instagram: @powerfulauthenticqueen ✨ Personal Social Media: @priscillaquezada (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube) --- FREE RESOURCES --- ✨ Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal ✨ Join the Empowered Survivors Community → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/community --- WORK WITH BETH --- ✨ Mentoring (1:1 / group) → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me ✨Speaking &amp; Interviews → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking ✨ Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books --- CONNECT WITH BETH --- ✨ Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ ✨Facebook | Instagram → @BethJonesHEALingMentor Thank you for listening to this episode. Click the "SUBSCRIBE" button to stay connected with this podcast. #letsheal #toxicrelationships #domesticviolence #childhoodtrauma #sexualabuse #healingjourney #breakingcycles #generationaltrauma #innerwork #intentionalhealing #boundaries #familydynamics #culturaltrauma #traumarecovery #survivorstory #powerfulauthenticqueen #priscillaquezadano00:54:18Ep 32: From Toxic Relationships to Inner Peace: Breaking the Cycle of Traumafull<![CDATA[Ep 34: Breaking Generational Silence: When Speaking Out Saves Lives]]>4f593740-ac46-11f0-a25f-830e8ec352f1Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMT#breakingsilence #generationaltrauma #childprotection #speakingout "I was given the life I was given, so that when this happened to my family, I would make that right decision of reporting and of protecting her, and of doing everything for her that was not done for me..." - Angelina Loeza What if your most painful experience was actually preparing you to save someone else's life? When Angelina Loeza's 4-year-old daughter made an outcry about sexual abuse, she faced an impossible choice: continue the generational pattern of silence or break the cycle forever. My guest in this episode is author and advocate Angelina Loeza, a mother of three who courageously broke a generational cycle of silence around childhood sexual abuse. Our conversation explores Angelina's journey from childhood trauma survivor to protective mother who made the difficult but necessary choice to report her daughter's abuse—ultimately leading to a life sentence conviction for the perpetrator. The episode highlights the power of speaking truth, the healing that comes from breaking family secrets, and how our past pain can become our greatest purpose in protecting the next generation. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00:00 - Introduction and Welcome 00:05:06 - Angelina's Background and Family 00:08:16 - Childhood Sexual Abuse and Family Response 00:12:01 - The Impact of Not Being Believed 00:18:24 - Misconceptions About Love and Relationships 00:25:09 - Meeting Her Husband and Learning True Love 00:31:11 - Her Daughter's Outcry - The Pivot Point 00:36:03 - Making the Decision to Report 00:38:05 - Successful Prosecution and Life Sentence 00:40:05 - God's Message and Isaiah and Understanding Her Calling to Write  00:45:17 - Family Pushback vs. Public Reception 00:53:36 - Healing is Never Complete --- CONNECT WITH ANGELINA --- ✨Book: "Shut Up: Making Private Matters Public" available on Amazon ✨Facebook: Angelina Loeza (personal page) ✨Facebook: Angelina Speaker Author (professional page) ✨Nonprofit: www.servicedogsforkids.org --- FREE RESOURCES --- ✨Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal ✨Join the Empowered Survivors Community → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/community --- WORK WITH BETH --- ✨Mentoring (1:1 / group) → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me ✨Speaking &amp; Interviews → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking ✨Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books --- CONNECT WITH BETH --- ✨Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ ✨Facebook | Instagram → @BethJonesHEALingMentor Thank you for watching this video. Click the "SUBSCRIBE" button to stay connected with this podcast. #letsheal #childhoodtrauma #childabuse #sexualabuse #familysecrets #protectingchildren #courtadvocacy #servicedogs #faithhealing #traumarecovery #survivorstory #couragetoSpeak #breakinggenerationalcurses #HealingIsPossibleno01:01:25Ep 34: Breaking Generational Silence: When Speaking Out Saves Livesfull<![CDATA[Ep 38: Christian Alcoholic: How Surrendering to God Healed My Trauma | Jon Seidl]]>467d92a6-cb18-11f0-af77-fb5a5c4f9525Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTWe often hear stories of the broken sinner finding God and getting sober. But what happens when the script is flipped? Jon Seidl shares his harrowing and hopeful story of being a high-functioning Christian leader who was slowly losing his battle with escapism and alcohol. My guest in this episode is Jon Seidl, author of Confessions of a Christian Alcoholic. Jon challenges the shame that keeps so many believers silent. Our conversation explores the concept of "escapism" as a trauma response, the crucial difference between abstinence and healing, and his brilliant analogy of the "Soul Mechanic"—taking our brokenness back to the Creator who built us. We discuss radical vulnerability, the lies we tell ourselves to survive, and how to find a life that flourishes, not just functions. -- CHAPTERS -- 00:00 Introduction: The Christian who became an alcoholic 03:50 The root of addiction: Childhood trauma and the need to escape 08:00 When alcohol becomes the solution, not the problem 11:10 The severe slide: Depression, disappointment, and hiding 15:30 Rock Bottom in Miami: The night everything fell apart 21:00 The "Miserable Sober Person" paradox 29:30 THE SOUL MECHANIC: Taking your broken parts to the Creator 37:00 Beth’s story: Removing barriers to God and finding love 48:00 Identity shift: Stop settling for the tugboat when you’re a battleship captain 56:00 The power of Radical Vulnerability --CONNECT WITH JON-- ✨ Website &amp; Book: ChristianAlcoholic.com ✨ Podcast: "Confessions of a Christian Alcoholic" ✨ Daily Devotional: The Veritas Daily ✨Instagram: @‌jonseidl --CONNECT WITH BETH-- ✨ FREE Resource: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal ✨ Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books ✨ Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ ✨ YouTube | TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor   Thank you for listening to this podcast. Click the "SUBSCRIBE" button to stay connected with this podcast.   #ChristianTherapy #BreakingGenerationalTrauma #SurrenderingToGod #SoulHealing #FaithBasedRecovery #AddictionRecoveryno01:04:12Ep 38: Christian Alcoholic: How Surrendering to God Healed My Trauma | Jon Seidlfull<![CDATA[Ep 33: Gut Health is the Foundation of ALL Health]]>e571322e-a3a8-11f0-bac3-bfbb81996ca0Sat, 18 Oct 2025 16:58:00 GMT#guthealth #holistichealing #traumahealing Gut health and emotional healing are more connected than you might think—and this conversation with Dr. Selvi Rengasami reveals exactly how. If you've been struggling with digestive issues, chronic inflammation, or feeling disconnected from your intuition, your body might be telling you something deeper about unprocessed trauma. Dr. Selvi is a Western-trained medical doctor turned holistic health coach who discovered through her own journey with Crohn's disease that gut health is truly the foundation of all wellness. After seven abdominal surgeries and two near-death experiences, she found healing through holistic approaches when Western medicine fell short. In this powerful episode, she shares how the body stores grief, fear, and anger physically in the gut—and how healing your gut can transform not just your physical health, but your emotional state, boundaries, and spiritual connection. What you'll discover in this episode: • Why gut health affects your metabolism, hormones, immune system, mood, and intuition • How unprocessed trauma manifests as physical symptoms in your digestive system • How your gut is the only body system fully open to the external world—and why that matters • The role of somatic experiencing, nervous system work, and medical intuition in healing • Why the gut is called your "second brain" and produces most of your serotonin Whether you're dealing with bloating, chronic pain, autoimmune issues, or simply feel like something is "off" in your body, this conversation offers hope and practical insights into alternative healing modalities. Dr. Selvi's journey from Western medicine to holistic health coaching shows that your body holds the wisdom you need—you just need to learn how to listen. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00:00 - Introduction and Meeting Dr. Selvi Rengasami 00:05:30 - Her Rock Bottom: Seven Surgeries and Two Near-Death Experiences 00:10:30 - The Body Keeps the Score: Trauma in the Gut 00:12:30 - From Medical Brain to Acceptance and Surrender 00:15:30 - Ancestral Trauma and Being a Curse Breaker 00:17:00 - Fear Absorbed in the Womb 00:21:30 - The Cat's Arthritis Story: A Turning Point 00:25:00 - Discovering Holistic Health and Acupuncture 00:27:30 - Diet's Role in Natural Aging 00:35:00 - The Microbiome and Emotional Health 00:36:00 - Fasting and Listening to Your Body 00:40:00 - Spiritual Gifts and Gut Health Connection 00:43:30 - Reconnecting Women to Their Inner Wisdom 00:45:00 - Client Story: Setting Boundaries Organically 00:47:00 - Why the Gut Stores Trauma 00:49:00 - The Gut as Our Second Brain: Serotonin Production --- CONNECT WITH DR. SELVI --- ✨ Website: www.drselvimi.com ✨Free Resource: Downloadable Digestive Relief Toolkit ✨ Instagram: @drselvimi ✨Facebook: selvi.rengasami --- FREE RESOURCES --- ✨ Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal ✨ Join the Empowered Survivors Community → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/community --- WORK WITH BETH --- ✨ Mentoring (1:1 / group) → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me ✨ Speaking &amp; Interviews → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking ✨ Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books --- CONNECT WITH BETH --- ✨ Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ ✨ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/BethJonesHEALingMentor ✨ Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/bethjoneshealingmentor/ Thank you for listening to this episode. Please subscribe to my podcast to stay connected with the inspirational healing messages I share with you regularly.no00:54:56Ep 33: Gut Health is the Foundation of ALL Healthfull<![CDATA[Ep 37: Where Trauma Hides in Your Body: Left Hip, Throat & Heart Reveal Your Pain Story]]>https://empoweredsurvivors.com/podcast/393512b0-c175-11f0-bfd3-cfc545f45243Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMTReleasing trauma from the body is possible when you understand where emotional trauma actually lives. Cynthia Newton shares the body map of trauma storage and her journey from paralegal to therapeutic bodyworker, helping women heal. My guest in this episode is Cynthia Newton, a therapeutic bodyworker specializing in somatic healing and nervous system regulation. Cynthia shares her journey from corporate paralegal to faith-based healer, revealing exactly where trauma lives in the body and why it goes there. Our conversation explores the body map of trauma (left hip stores sexual trauma, throat holds swallowed words, heart carries grief, diaphragm contains fear), how anger and grief serve as protective messengers rather than negative emotions, why your chronic back pain might be stuck emotions, codependency patterns in relationships, what happens energetically when you heal and others stay stuck (the "repelling magnets" phenomenon), somatic healing techniques, and faith-based trauma recovery. This episode will change how you see your body's pain. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Introduction: Your body is holding your story 03:50 Meet Cynthia Newton: Paralegal to healer journey 06:00 The pivot point: When life spiraled out of control 09:00 Three catalysts: Yoga tears, exhaustion, and 12-step recovery 12:40 Beth's champagne bottle breakthrough: Releasing years of shame 18:00 Layers of healing: Why body work came last 23:40 Codependency in relationships: Situational vs permanent patterns 26:30 Emotions as messengers: How anger and grief protect you 34:00 The calling: From holy yoga to therapeutic bodywork 39:20 THE BODY MAP: Where trauma hides and why back pain is emotional 47:00 Why some stay stuck: Spiritual questions about suffering 53:30 Energy shifts after healing: The repelling magnets phenomenon --- CONNECT WITH CYNTHIA --- ✨ Website: magnoliawellnesstx.com ✨ Instagram: @MagnoliaWellnessTX ✨ Barral Institute: Find a Therapist --- FREE RESOURCE --- ✨ Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal --- WORK WITH BETH --- ✨ Mentoring (1:1 / group) → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me ✨ Speaking &amp; Interviews → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking ✨ Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books --- CONNECT WITH BETH --- ✨ Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ ✨ YouTube | TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor   Thank you for listening to this episode of my podcast. Click the "SUBSCRIBE" button to stay connected with this podcast.   #SomaticHealing #TraumaRecovery #BodyKeepsTheScore #EmotionalHealing #WhereTraumaLives --- CHAPTERS --- --- CONNECT WITH CYNTHIA --- --- FREE RESOURCE --- --- WORK WITH BETH --- --- CONNECT WITH BETH ---no01:01:3737Ep 37: Where Trauma Hides in Your Body: Left Hip, Throat & Heart Reveal Your Pain Storyfull<![CDATA[Ep 20: Finding Your Truest Self]]>97cfea5a-372f-11f0-918e-875910f9a60bTue, 27 May 2025 11:00:00 GMTThe Inner Work of Becoming Your Truest Self | The Power of Being Your Truest Self | Mentor In this episode, my guest is my dear friend, Amey DeAnne, who talks about her HEALing journey to discover her truest self. There’s so much that Amey and I share in our journeys to heal from long marriages, including that part of our survivorship in those relationships caused us to have no idea we needed to heal and no idea who we really are. We also share childhood pain and emotions that came into our marriages without even knowing it. Hear Amey talk about being someone’s something, in several capacities, and being so busy that she was distracted from her true self for many years. Many of us experience this phenomenon where we think we’re just engaging in the normality of adulthood, but is that what we’re doing? Or are we escaping ourselves? If you’re divorced from a relationship of any length of time, much of what we talk about will probably resonate deeply. Highlights of this episode 💛The “norm” of life can be a form of escape. Sometimes, our busy lives distract us from the reality of the state of our relationships, and that we are disconnected from ourselves. What we live as our reality may be a form of escape. 💙Unhealthy vs healthy aloneness. There is a night and day difference between being unhealthy alone, which shows up as being lonely, and being healthy alone, which shows up as being relaxed and comfortable in the quiet. In that peaceful quiet is where we hear God. 💛Divorce is a trauma that we must heal from. We find ourselves in that place for so many different reasons. Regardless of the reason, we must acknowledge that the experience is a trauma, a macro trauma filled with micro traumas. HEALing allows us to go on with our lives in a healthy way. 💙Divorce can be a blessing. When we’ve been with another person for any length of time, we can lose ourselves by either taking on their identity, taking on “our” identity, and/or letting go of who we are. Divorce allows us to discover our truest selves. 💛Find your truest self. This is Amey’s mission today, where she shares her lived experiences with other women to encourage them to do the work to heal and find their truest self. Resources related to this episode Amey’s book, Finding Your Truest YOU, is coming in October. Connect with her to watch for its release. Connect with Amey ✨Facebook ✨Instagram ✨LinkedIn Follow me, the HEALing Mentor 🩵Website: https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ 🩵Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethjoneshealingmentor 🩵Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BethJonesHEALingMentor/ 🩵TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bethjoneshealingmentor 🩵LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/ #healingjourney #authenticity #selfdiscovery #truestself #findingyourself #authenticself #selfdiscovery #innerjourney #knowthyself #personalgrowth #embraceyourtruth #selfawareness #liveyourtruth #beyourself #healingjourney #spiritualawakening #authenticitymatters #selfreflection #innerwisdom #souljourney #truetoyou #growthmindset #selfempowermentno01:01:09Ep 20: Finding Your Truest Selffull<![CDATA[Ep 31: Human Design & Relationship Spheres | The Key to Love | Danielle Laura]]>345f710a-932f-11f0-9e25-73f82c127d45Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMT#humandesign #genekeys #relationshipspheres #energeticselfmastery "When we look at all of these spheres together, the light, the shadow, and the gift of every single one of them, it liberates us to choose relationships in our life, whether it's romantic or platonic, that are actually nourishing, healthy, and mutually fulfilling. And who doesn't want that?" - Danielle Laura What if understanding your energetic blueprint could transform every relationship in your life? If you've ever wondered why some relationships feel effortless while others drain your energy, this conversation will reveal the missing piece. My guest in this episode is Danielle Laura, an energetic self-mastery expert specializing in Human Design and Gene Keys. Our conversation explores how understanding your energetic blueprint can revolutionize your relationships and help you choose connections that are truly nourishing and fulfilling. Danielle shares her unique approach to spiritual gifting and how these ancient systems can guide us back to who we were designed to be before trauma and conditioning. — CHAPTERS — 00:00:00 - Opening Hook: The Key to Choosing Healthy Relationships 00:02:30 - Meet Danielle Laura: Energetic Self-Mastery Expert 00:06:00 - Understanding Your Energetic Blueprint vs Personality Tests 00:09:00 - The Journey from Shadow to Light State 00:16:30 - What Are Relationship Spheres? 00:22:00 - The Four Relationship Quotients Explained 00:33:30 - Beth's EQ Sphere: From Seriousness to Ecstasy 00:48:30 - Understanding Emotional Frequencies in Relationships 00:53:00 - Why 80% of Relationship Problems Start with Self-Awareness 00:55:30 - Beth's Complete Relationship Mantra Revealed 01:04:00 - Spirituality and Human Design: A Christian Perspective 01:11:30 - How Human Design Brought Danielle Closer to God   — CONNECT WITH DANIELLE — ✨Website: daniellelaura.com ✨Facebook: danielle.laura.73113 ✨Instagram: _daniellelaura_ ✨YouTube: @_daniellelaura_   — FREE RESOURCES — ✨Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal ✨Join the Empowered Survivors Community → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/community   — WORK WITH BETH — ✨Mentoring (1:1 / group) → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me ✨Speaking &amp; Interviews → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking ✨Book: “Becoming an Empowered Survivor” → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books   — CONNECT WITH BETH — ✨Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ ✨Facebook | Instagram → @BethJonesHEALingMentor   Thank you for watching this video. Click the "SUBSCRIBE" button to stay connected with this podcast.   #letsheal #spiritualgifting #shadowwork #lightstate #relationshiphealing #emotionalfrequency #energeticblueprint #relationshippatterns #vibratinalfrequency #divineinspiration #energetichealing #soulwork #relationshipmastery #emotionalintelligenceno01:16:20Ep 31: Human Design & Relationship Spheres | The Key to Love | Danielle Laurafull<![CDATA[Ep 35: Losing Two Sons in 7 Months | How Faith and Purpose Heal Unimaginable Grief]]>462554b2-b8ba-11f0-9284-e365c9a59c45Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMTTrigger Warning: Suicide, addiction, overdose, grief. #childloss #griefhealing #faithandpurpose What keeps you going when you lose two children in seven months? Paula Baldwin shares her raw journey from devastating loss to purposeful healing—and why she believes her pain has meaning. My guest in this episode is a mother who experienced the unimaginable—losing her youngest son, Dylan, to suicide and her middle son, Dayton, to addiction, just seven months apart. Our conversation explores Paula's journey through grief, the importance of support groups, the questions that may never be answered, and how faith and purpose can sustain you through the darkest valleys. This is Paula's first time sharing her story publicly, and her vulnerability and strength will touch your heart. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Honoring Dylan &amp; the reality of grief 01:25 Meet Paula + why this story matters 04:18 Content warning &amp; caring for yourself 9:36 Finding survivor support groups 20:49 Wrestling with “why” &amp; faith-based healing 21:02 Dayton’s story: addiction &amp; overdose grief support 34:03 From pain to purpose—helping others 45:18 How to connect + next steps --- CONNECT WITH PAULA --- ✨ Contact Paula through Beth: beth@empoweredsurvivors.com --- FREE RESOURCES --- ✨Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal ✨Subscribe to this podcast --- WORK WITH BETH --- ✨Mentoring (1:1 / group) → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me ✨Speaking &amp; Interviews → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking ✨Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books --- CONNECT WITH BETH --- ✨Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ ✨TikTok | YouTube → @BethJonesHEALingMentor Thank you for watching this video. Click the "SUBSCRIBE" button to stay connected with this podcast. #letsheal #childloss #suicideloss #addictionloss #grief #faithhealing #traumarecovery #survivorstory #paintopur­pose #griefjourney #healingispossibleno00:46:35Ep 35: Losing Two Sons in 7 Months | How Faith and Purpose Heal Unimaginable Grieffull<![CDATA[Ep 8: We Are Love Looking for Love]]>94a112b4-e7e8-11ef-9484-afdb82dd4622Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMTHighlights of this episode include 💛Words create worlds. When you say something out loud, your body feels it, and what your body feels, the Universe heals. 💙Our bodies keep score. Our lives depend on us forgiving ourselves. Don’t miss George’s thank you body meditation, which is linked below in the resources related to this episode. 💛Being a busyholic in chaos distracts us from feeling and processing our emotions; it’s an escape, just like any other form of escape or flight. 💙Prayer is talking to God, and meditation is listening to what God has to say to you. 💛There are many common themes across all religions and belief systems. Spirituality, God, is entirely about love. 💙We are spiritual beings having experiences as human beings for a time being. Resources related to this episode ✨www.georgepkansas.com (George's speaker site) ✨www.icansir.org (Free videos for cancer survivors) ✨www.icansir.com (Books by George) ✨www.thankyoubody.love (George's thank you body meditation) Connect with the HEALing Mentor on social media @bethjoneshealingmentor on FB, IG, LI, TT &amp; YT Keywords #healingmentor #empoweredsurvivors #youtoocanheal #hopeevolveandlove #trauma #traumahealing #abusesurvivors #survivor #survivorship #heal #healing #healingjourney #letsheal #god #universe #spirituality #thebodykeepsscoreno01:06:388Ep 8: We Are Love Looking for Lovefull<![CDATA[Ep 11: HEALing Trauma Through Reiki]]>d5cdf892-f9d6-11ef-bfae-472113c22fd8Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMTIn this episode, hear from a master as she explains what’s happening in Reiki and the power of healing when energetics, spirituality, body touch, and emotions come together. My guest, Jennifer Dennison, is a gifted healer with a shared strength story. Her journey led her to experience the healing power of Reiki for herself and as a lived experience to help her clients.  BONUS FEATURE: Listen to us explore what happened to me during some of my most powerful healing experiences facilitated through Reiki with Jennifer, including my experience seeing my grandfather as a young boy before he suffered his trauma and human conditioning. This experience was one of the most profound parts of healing my relationship with my grandfather, the first person who abused me. Highlights of this episode 💙Reiki helps us to remain in love-based emotions associated with higher levels of consciousness. Emotions like depression, sadness, fear and shame can be transmuted to awareness, surrender, joy and love through Reiki practice. 💛Reiki facilitates physical healing by releasing blocked energy from our bodies. But it can also open us up spiritually and help us discover our life’s purpose. 💙Often our healing is associated with generational trauma, which is not time-bound. We have the power to heal our generational past and future generations that come from us. I have had this exact experience: healing myself, releasing my grandfather, and stopping the generational trauma from falling to future generations of my family. Ultimately, what’s happening in my family is an elevation of our collective consciousness moving us all toward love. 💛Healing is like peeling back the layers of an onion. As we move forward, we revisit the painful parts of our lives and sometimes past lives. Ultimately, we heal by allowing the process to unfold, giving up control, and surrendering. Trust in the process and the provider you have been led to is foundational to allowing the process to unfold. Resources related to this show ✨Connect with Jennifer at Beyond the Veil Higher Healing: https://l.bttr.to/CEmCY Connect with the HEALing Mentor on social media @bethjoneshealingmentor | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | TikTok | YouTube Keywords #healingmentor #empoweredsurvivors #youtoocanheal #hopeevolveandlove #trauma #traumahealing #traumahealingjourney #abusesurvivors #survivor #survivorship #heal #healing #healingjourney #letsheal #reiki #reikimaster #spiritualhealing #energyhealing #energetichealing #emotionalhealing #bodywork #healingpastlives #generationaltrauma #healinggenerationaltraumano00:48:3311Ep 11: HEALing Trauma Through Reikifull<![CDATA[Ep 10: HEALing to Improve Job Performance]]>da665896-f15b-11ef-8530-27d8911c134bTue, 25 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMTMy guest in this episode, Brian Henderson, and I have interesting similarities in our stories. Our journeys began within months of each other, and we both walked our healing pathways in Hong Kong. As a result of our healing, we left professional services (where we worked with companies on high-stakes matters), found our life’s purpose, and now serve other people as they walk their healing pathways. I love the part of this conversation where we talk about how trauma and abuse can show up in our performance at work, often through what is perceived to be underperformance. Yet, neither the manager nor the employee has any idea. Rarely do we think about healing from our past to improve performance at work.   And I REALLY love the part where we talk about MEN! I am passionate about the reality that trauma and abuse know no demographic boundaries, including gender. Men are emotional beings who can be hurt in all the same ways that women can be and, therefore, also need to heal if they are living in suffering as an unhealed survivor. Highlights of this episode 💙Healing is a marathon, not a race. 💛Work can distract us from what needs to be healed in our personal lives. 💙Burnout occurs when stress exceeds the body’s coping ability, and no amount of well-being practice can prevent the effect on the body. Brian talks about having a healthy lifestyle—exercise, meditation, yoga, being in nature—which would typically help offset burnout. Still, he was under so much pressure at work that no amount of his healthy lifestyle was enough to keep him from burnout. 💛Part of evolving is coming to understand that sometimes we are our own worst enemy—what I refer to as the wretched abuser—because we can contribute to our suffering. 💙Trauma and abuse can show up in our professional lives through performance evaluations where we are told, for example, that we don’t have a voice, mumble, are not assertive, or do not have “executive presence.” Healing can help us to improve, but as employees, we may not recognize that our past can impact our performance. Managers rarely have the training to recognize healing work to help improve employee performance. 💛Similarly, we must understand the workplace triggers that make us less-than-effective leaders or leaders without presence and an ability to connect deeply with colleagues. 💙The benefits of support groups specific to the trauma and abuse you have experienced cannot be overstated. There is so much power in connecting with and being understood and accepted by people with shared experiences. Resources related to this episode ✨MoveMEN! is a support group where men can slow down, relax, drop the tough guy, be kind, support each other and cultivate some wellness wisdom. ✨MoveMEN! on ​IG​ ✨Insight Dialogue is partner work with expression and listening to develop deep interpersonal relationships and facilitate healing. ✨Burnout Recovery Support Groups ✨Brian Henderson (he/him) | LinkedIn Connect with the HEALing Mentor on social media @bethjoneshealingmentor on FB, IG, LI, TT &amp; YT Keywords #healingmentor #empoweredsurvivors #youtoocanheal #hopeevolveandlove #trauma #traumahealing “traumahealingjourney #abusesurvivors #survivor #survivorship #heal #healing #healingjourney #letsheal #burnout “jobperformance #supportgroups #movemenno00:58:2510Ep 10: HEALing to Improve Job Performancefull<![CDATA[Ep 9: MoJoTiVatioN to Transform Yo'Self]]>080aec0e-eeea-11ef-a6ca-87387289d64eThu, 20 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMTThis is such a fun episode. My friend Amy Sutter shares her strength to MoJoTiVate people to truly transform their lives through mind, body, and soul. To do that, Amy uses her experiences with adversity and healing to give her shared strengths to help others. Just like we’re all meant to do. This is one reason for our unique experiences throughout our lives. And you don’t want to miss Amy doing her thang, her signature Rap Up, at the end of this episode! Highlights of this episode 💛You can never lose your MOJO!! It’s inherent to who you are. 💙Aka, your zone of genius or life’s purpose. But some of us get tossed around on our path to discover what it is. 💛Amy tells her story about bringing deep preparation, manifestation, and surrendering to the will of God (her Higher Power) together, which resulted in her finding her true purpose. 💙Our response to adversity can build us up, rather than tear us down. Amy has coined the phrase “Shared Strength Speaker” because that’s what we’re meant to do when sharing our stories. 💛Positive outcomes from extreme adversity: Amy tells the story of her family seeking justice for her father after a drunk driver killed him. This case went to the Supreme Court of Georgia, and even today, it is a law that helps families who are victims. Out of one extreme tragedy, many have been helped. 💙Forgiveness in action. Amy talks about the healing power of witnessing the courage of the young man driving (the defendant) to stand up, take responsibility for his actions throughout the legal process, and visit Amy and her mom to apologize to them directly. Amy and her mother courageously received and forgave him. Amy healed and does not harbor fear-based emotions that bind her heart as a result of her trauma. 💛HEALing is all about mindset. 💙Amy focuses on mind, body, and soul work through an immersive experience in her MoJoTiationN Training Studio to kickstart transformation through a healthy lifestyle and/or competition preparation. Resources related to this episode ✨Mojotivation (connect with Amy to transform your mind, body, and soul) ✨MoJoTiVatioN - Positive Power (Community Page) | Facebook ✨MoJoTiVatioN (watch Amy on YouTube, inspiring your transformation) Connect with the HEALing Mentor on social media @bethjoneshealingmentor on FB, IG, LI, TT &amp; YT Keywords #healingmentor #empoweredsurvivors #youtoocanheal #hopeevolveandlove #trauma #traumahealing #abusesurvivors #survivor #survivorship #heal #healing #healingjourney #letsheal #mojotivate #mojotivation #transformation #bodybuilding #bodytransformation #bodybuildingmotivationno00:56:399Ep 9: MoJoTiVatioN to Transform Yo'Selffull<![CDATA[Ep 39: Finding Your "Most True You" | Healing Religious Trauma and Embracing the Cosmic Compass]]>867ea418-d51c-11f0-b781-33011dcb8cfbThu, 11 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTWe often think that science and spirituality, or corporate careers and cosmic intuition, have to exist in separate boxes. Today's guest, Kelly Irene, proves otherwise. Kelly is an HR Director and an Astrologer who helps people find their "Most True You."   In this episode, we discuss her transition from a conservative Christian pastor's wife to an intuitive guide, overcoming the guilt of leaving tradition behind, and how to use your birth chart as a blueprint for your life. We explore the concept of "soul hibernation," the controversy of combining faith with astrology, and how to silence the "monkey mind" to hear God's voice clearly.   --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 The "Mic Drop" Moment: How Kelly’s life choices aligned with her stars. 02:45 The Mirror Moment: Dissociation and living a "fake life." 05:00 The Tornado Analogy: Surviving the destruction of your identity. 16:20 Oracle Cards vs. Tarot: How to use them as a conduit for God’s voice. 29:55 Is Astrology Sinful? Addressing the religious stigma. 46:00 Understanding the Big Three: Sun, Moon, and Rising signs explained. 55:16 Beth’s Chart: How being a Double Scorpio shaped her career in fraud investigation. 58:55 Astrology in the Workplace: Using cosmic energy for team dynamics.   --- CONNECT WITH KELLY IRENE --- ✨ Get your Free Chart Guide: http://mosttrueyou.com/guide ✨ Website: https://mosttrueyou.com/ ✨ Email: hello@mosttrueyou.com   --- FREE RESOURCE --- ✨ Download: The Healing Quick Start Guide → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/heal   --- WORK WITH BETH --- ✨ Mentoring (1:1 / group) → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/work-with-me ✨ Speaking &amp; Interviews → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/speaking ✨ Book: "Becoming an Empowered Survivor" → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/books   --- CONNECT WITH BETH --- ✨ Website → https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ ✨ YouTube | TikTok → @BethJonesHEALingMentor Thank you for listening to this podcast. Click the "SUBSCRIBE" button to stay connected with this podcast.   #Astrology #ReligiousTrauma #Identity #CosmicCompass #HealingJourney #FaithAndSpirituality #MostTrueYouno01:05:36Ep 39: Finding Your "Most True You" | Healing Religious Trauma and Embracing the Cosmic Compassfull<![CDATA[Ep 29: I Broke Completely - From Ground Zero to Self-Love]]>e986e074-86d0-11f0-818b-f3e61d908d51Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMTWhat happens when a lifelong people-pleaser hits absolute rock bottom? If you're drowning in overwhelm while helping everyone else, this story will change your perspective. My guest in this episode is my good friend, Cami Foerster, author of "The Selah Journey" and a certified life coach specializing in burnout recovery. Our conversation covers Cami's profound transformation from chronic overwhelm and people-pleasing to radical self-discovery and healing. The episode highlights the power of hitting "ground zero" as a catalyst for complete life transformation and the biblical concept of "Selah" - the healing power of pause, rest, and reflection. 💥Also available on YouTube channel @BethJonesHEALingMentor Highlights of this episode 💛Ground zero or rock bottom can be a powerful catalyst for transformation. Sometimes we must break completely to rebuild authentically. The moment when continuing the same path becomes literally life-threatening is when real change becomes possible. 💙People-pleasing and chronic helping others while neglecting yourself creates systemic inflammation, sleep disorders, and emotional numbness. Learning to recognize the difference between healthy helping and validation-seeking is crucial for recovery. 💛The concept of "Selah" - pause, rest, reflection, and gratitude - provides a framework for sustainable healing. True self-care goes far beyond surface activities and requires addressing the root causes of overwhelm and burnout. 💙Healing transformation affects all relationships. Some partnerships survive major personal changes while others don't, often depending on how both people respond to the growth process rather than the changes themselves. 💛Learning to feel pride in your healing work is healthy and necessary. Breaking free from messages that emotions don't matter or that leading from the heart is weak allows for authentic self-expression and genuine self-love. 💙The physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of rest must all be addressed in healing. Sleep regulation alone can take 12-18 months, and developing sustainableboundaries and self-care practices is an ongoing lifetime process. Connect with Cami ✨"The Selah Journey" book by Cami Foerster (available on Amazon) ✨The Selah Journey (www.theselahjourney.com) ✨Social media: Facebook cami.foerster | Instagram camifoerster Follow me, the HEALing Mentor 🩵Website: https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ 🩵Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethjoneshealingmentor 🩵Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BethJonesHEALingMentor/ 🩵TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bethjoneshealingmentor 🩵LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/ Thank you for listening, and please subscribe to my podcast. #healingmentor #healingjourney #letsheal #burnoutrecovery #peoplepleaser #groundzero #panicattack #overwhelm #perfectionism #depression #anxiety #selfcare #boundaries #selahjourney #chronicstress #emotionalhealing #sleephealing mentalhealthawareness #lifeCoach #spiritualhealing #gratitudepractice #mindfulness #naturetherapy #selflove #transformation #HealingIsPossible #BreakdownToBreakthroughno01:04:11Ep 29: I Broke Completely - From Ground Zero to Self-Lovefull<![CDATA[Ep 28: Healing After Major Life Changes (How to Cope With Trauma & Loss)]]>d3bd1894-7c2b-11f0-816e-5728ea47efa7Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:00:00 GMT#identitycrisis #lifetransitions "I feel more fully who I really am than I ever have in my whole life. I like myself more than I ever have. I'm using gifts I didn't even know I had..." My guest in this episode is leadership coach, author, speaker, and minister Becky Burroughs, who shares her journey through profound loss, including the end of a 41-year marriage, the deaths of her parents, and a significant career change. Becky describes the resulting identity crisis and feelings of being lost and broken at age 60. She explains how her faith became her anchor and led her toward "resilient healing"—not just surviving these devastating changes, but using them as a catalyst for profound self-discovery and coming home to her most authentic self. The conversation highlights the importance of rediscovering personal identity, celebrating small wins in healing, and reframing gratitude by focusing on lessons learned from hardship.  If you have or are facing major life transitions and emotional challenges (who hasn’t/isn’t??), then this episode is for you.  💥CTA: Please subscribe to my podcast. Your support will help me to continue bringing my HEALing message to the world. Takeaways &amp; Timestamps 💛Resilient healing means transformation, not just survival (00:04:30) - When life strips away the titles and roles that defined you, it's an opportunity to discover your authentic self and become the truest version of who you are, rather than just bouncing back. 💙Grief accompanies all change, not just death (00:23:30) - Learning that with every change comes loss, and with loss comes grief. Naming, owning, and walking through grief for all life transitions—even positive ones—takes away its power over you. 💛Healing has visible progression markers (00:12:00) - You'll know you're healing when you can talk about your trauma without falling apart, moving from sobbing and going fetal to standing strong while sharing your story with others. 💙Reframe gratitude through learning (00:16:30) - Instead of forcing gratitude for awful experiences, find gratitude for what they taught you: "I'm grateful for this because it taught me..." This approach redeems difficult experiences through the lessons gained. 💛"We-ness" can erase personal identity (00:32:30) - Many people lose themselves in long-term relationships, especially when marrying young. Knowing who you are as an individual is crucial before you can successfully partner with someone else. 💙Celebration and reflection fuel healing (00:14:30) - The "hard work of grief" requires intentional effort through reflective practices, honest self-examination, and celebrating even tiny victories to provide evidence that healing is happening. Connect with Becky ✨Book: "Come Back Home to You: Navigating Life's Transitions and Embracing Next Chapter Living" on Amazon ✨Podcast: "Leadership Becomes Her" ✨​Facebook​ ✨​Instagram​ ✨Email: ​hello@beckyburroughs.com Follow me, the HEALing Mentor 🩵Website: https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ 🩵Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethjoneshealingmentor 🩵Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BethJonesHEALingMentor/ 🩵TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bethjoneshealingmentor 🩵LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/ #healingmentor #healingjourney #letshealno00:54:50Ep 28: Healing After Major Life Changes (How to Cope With Trauma & Loss)full<![CDATA[Ep 27: How Trauma Changes Your Brain (And How to Heal It) | Why Your Childhood Trauma Affects Learning | Trauma Therapist Explained]]>2ada15a4-7228-11f0-9591-af95b3d982e9Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:00:00 GMTMy guest in this episode is Jessica Hammock, a licensed trauma specialist and director of behavioral and mental health for a large charter school system in Texas. Our conversation covers Jessica's profound personal journey through multiple traumas and her professional mission to help children and teens develop healthy coping strategies early in life. The episode highlights the intersection of personal healing and professional calling, demonstrating how our most difficult experiences can become our greatest tools for helping others. Jessica shares her deeply personal story of navigating multiple life-altering traumas. Three years into her marriage, her husband sustained a traumatic brain injury that erased his emotional memories of their entire relationship, including their courtship, dating, and wedding. This was followed by a ten-year journey with infertility involving multiple pregnancy losses. Through these experiences, Jessica discovered her true calling in trauma work, initially pursuing therapy training to help students overcome learning barriers caused by trauma. We explore Jessica's evolution from a teacher who wanted to improve math education to a trauma specialist who recognized that emotional healing must come before academic success. She discusses her own identity trauma from childhood and how understanding the brain's response to trauma has shaped both her personal healing and professional approach. Jessica emphasizes the power of choice in healing and the importance of helping children understand they have options in how they respond to difficult situations. 💥CTA: Please subscribe to my podcast. Your support will help me to continue bringing my HEALing message to the world. 💥Video version of Let's HEAL! with Beth Jones is available on YouTube. Highlights of this episode 💛Trauma is an injury we sustain in our nervous system. Just like physical injuries, emotional injuries can heal. We shouldn't compare our trauma to others' experiences because each person's journey with trauma and healing is unique. 💙The power of choice is fundamental to healing. Teaching children and teens that they have choices in how they respond to situations helps prevent the development of unhealthy belief systems and shame-based identities. 💛Identity work is crucial in healing. Understanding who we truly are versus the identities that we take on or that others want us to wear helps us stay grounded during difficult times and relationship challenges. 💙Memories and emotions work in complex ways. The brain can store experiences without emotional connections, and healing can happen even when direct memories aren't accessible through patterns of reactions and responses. 💛Safe community is essential for healing, especially for young people. The challenge is helping teens find communities that support healing rather than trauma bonding around shared struggles. 💙Hope consists of three elements: goal setting, pathways to completion, and agency (the belief that you can accomplish something). Speaking into people's ability to heal and grow provides crucial support in their healing journey.  Connect with Jessica ✨Facebook: Jessica Vibrant Hammock ✨Instagram: Jessica Vibrant Hammock ✨Email: vibratevoice20@gmail.com Follow me, the HEALing Mentor 🩵Website: https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ 🩵Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethjoneshealingmentor 🩵Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BethJonesHEALingMentor/ 🩵TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bethjoneshealingmentor 🩵LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/ 🎥Thank you for watching this video. Click the "SUBSCRIBE" button to stay connected with this channel. #healingmentor #healingjourney #letsheal #traumaticbraininjury #identityhealing #infertilityjourney #pregnancyloss #traumatherapy #childhoodtrauma #youthmentalhealth #emotionalhealing #nervousystemhealing #prefrontalcortex #faithandhealing #generationalhealing #HealingIsPossible #traumatherapistno00:57:54Ep 27: How Trauma Changes Your Brain (And How to Heal It) | Why Your Childhood Trauma Affects Learning | Trauma Therapist Explainedfull<![CDATA[Ep 26: Just When You Think It Can’t Get Any Worse… It Does]]>9272006a-6bd8-11f0-8abf-8391ed404054Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:00:00 GMTMy guest in this episode is my good friend, Jenn Brown, a life coach specializing in supporting parents and teens. Our conversation covers Jenn’s journey through profound family trauma and her subsequent path to healing, both for herself and her children. The episode highlights the resilience required to overcome adversity and the importance of building safe, supportive relationships in the healing process. We also talk about her work in helping teens and their parents establish healthy, supportive relationships as the kids navigate the challenges of being teenagers.  Jenn recounts a series of traumatic events involving her children. Her infant son suffered severe injuries from shaken baby syndrome while in the care of a babysitter, leading to brain surgery for her son and a criminal investigation of Jenn and her husband. Less than a year later, her daughter was diagnosed with leukemia, requiring intensive treatment, home care, and homeschooling. Shortly after her daughter completed her treatment, her middle child experienced a grand mal seizure and was diagnosed with a seizure disorder. Each event required Jenn to navigate medical crises, legal challenges, and emotional upheaval, all while caring for her family.  We also talk about Jenn’s healing journey through therapy, including EMDR, to process trauma and rebuild trust in people and herself as a mother. She highlights the different ways she and her husband coped and healed, emphasizing the need for both shared and individual healing paths. All three children are now healthy, with her daughter in remission and her son having outgrown his seizure disorder.  💥CTA: Please subscribe to my channel while you are there. Your support will help me to continue bringing my HEALing message to the world. 💥Video version of Let's HEAL! with Beth Jones is available on YouTube channel @BethJonesHEALingMentor Highlights of this episode 💛Our emotions related to our trauma never go away, but we don’t have to live in or allow the feelings to control our behavior. Healing is about moving past trauma, but we must make a conscious decision to do the work. 💙 Seeking help, building support systems, and prioritizing healing for both parents and children is critical when a family endures this level of trauma. 💛We all have trauma. Life after trauma, healing, and then using our experience for good are all choices that we get to make. 💙Grief emotions are part of trauma because we are grieving loss. Talk therapy helps us to deal with our victim mode and release feelings like anger. However, reframing the impact of the events on us, including triggers and emotions, requires modalities such as EMDR. 💛 Healing is taking back our power and the control that someone else has placed on our lives through trauma.  Resources in this episode ✨Trauma therapy and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) ✨Support systems, including family and community ✨Legal support, such as hiring a lawyer and taking a polygraph, to navigating CPS and police investigations ✨Educational and enrichment activities, like library classes and music, to aid her infant son's recovery ✨Medical care and regular checkups play a vital role in her children's healing and long-term health   Connect with Jenn ✨JennBrownCoaching.com ✨Facebook ✨Instagram ✨LinkedIn   Follow me, the HEALing Mentor 🩵Website: https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ 🩵Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethjoneshealingmentor 🩵Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BethJonesHEALingMentor/ 🩵TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bethjoneshealingmentor 🩵LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/ #healingmentor #healingjourney #letsheal #familytrauma #shakenbaby #childhoodcancer #seizuredisorder #grandmalseizure #ParentingThroughTrauma #SpecialNeedsParenting #FamilyHealing #ParentingStruggles #StrongMoms #traumatherapy #EMDR #community #tribe #HealingIsPossible #NeverGiveUpyes00:48:52Ep 26: Just When You Think It Can’t Get Any Worse… It Doesfull<![CDATA[Ep 25: HEALing Our Nervous System through Reconnection of Our Natural HEALing Intelligence | NetworkSpinal | Energetic Healing]]>e349423e-61a4-11f0-8b6c-db2f8a6151edWed, 16 Jul 2025 11:00:00 GMTMy guest in this episode is Dr. Tyler Lewis, and we are onsite at his clinic in Dallas, Self Unbound. Our conversation delves into Dr. Tyler’s chiropractic specialization in Network Spinal, including his story about how he discovered his gift and purpose in serving the clinic’s practice members. We talk about how trauma is stored in the body and how Network Spinal helps release it through gentle, awareness-based care rather than traditional spinal manipulation. Dr. Tyler explains the central role of the nervous system in shaping our experiences and our infinite capacity for healing.  NetworkSpinal may be considered by some as an alternative healing modality. My experience is that it is a powerful tool that helps me regulate my physical and emotional being and stay connected spiritually. I’ve had profound healing experiences through this modality, which I share in this episode. There is evidence in my physical body that my knee pain is managed. But there is measurable evidence that my body has been building and using energy as I’ve worked through deep healing around my relationship with my father, most of which has occurred spiritually or karmically between our souls. It’s been a fascinating experience that we discuss to bring a real-life perspective to this healing modality. The episode emphasizes the importance of alternative healing modalities, community, self-awareness, and supporting collective healing. 💥CTA: Please subscribe to my podcast. Your support will help me to continue bringing my HEALing message to the world. 💥Also available on: BethJonesHEALingMentor - YouTube Highlights of this episode 💙NetworkSpinal helps the body identify where trauma is stored and release it. Spinal alignment reflects neurological function, which is a reflection of how efficiently the nervous system responds to mental, physical, and emotional demands. 💛Posture is a reflection of what’s going on in your nervous system. 💙When people react, they are acting from the layer of their brain that they have developed consciously. 💛The role that we are in (parent, child, spouse, employee, etc.) is set based on our expectations informed by social, familial, and cultural inputs. 💙Programming in our brain is akin to apps that we run on our mobile phones. 💛Catharsis is feeling everything, digesting, dissolving, and transmuting what was once emotional baggage.  Resources in this episode ✨Self Unbound Clinic – The Dallas-based healing center where Dr. Tyler Lewis practices Network Spinal care.  ✨Network Spinal – The chiropractic specialty discussed in detail as an alternative healing modality.  ✨The Body Keeps the Score – Referenced book about how trauma is stored in the body, by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk. Connect with Dr. Tyler and SelfUnbound ✨Facebook ✨Instagram  Follow me, the HEALing Mentor 🩵Website: https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ 🩵Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethjoneshealingmentor 🩵Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BethJonesHEALingMentor/ #healingmentor #healingjourney #letsheal #networkspinal #NervousSystemHealingno01:10:42Ep 25: HEALing Our Nervous System through Reconnection of Our Natural HEALing Intelligence | NetworkSpinal | Energetic Healingfull<![CDATA[Ep 24:  Don’t Be Afraid to Be You | Navigating Discrimination in Family and Professionally]]>7d2a2d08-5b53-11f0-9916-e76af9945deaTue, 08 Jul 2025 11:00:00 GMTMy guest in this episode is my good friend and former colleague, Scott Foster. Our heartfelt conversation covers Scott’s journey as a gay man, navigating family relationships, professional environments, and societal changes from the late 1970s to the present day. More specifically, we discuss Scott's experiences coming out, building acceptance with his parents, finding inclusive workplaces, and incorporating his multicultural background and diverse professional experiences into his perspectives on diversity, inclusion, and acceptance. Scott also shares his healing journey, including his experience with two powerful healing tools: therapy and support communities. This is an essential conversation about never being afraid to be who you are, and I am honored to have it with and in support of my friend. 💥CTA: Please subscribe to my podcast while you are here. Your support will help me to continue bringing my HEALing message to the world. Highlights of this episode 💙Look how far we've come, socially. Even though the gay community still struggles today with acceptance and equal rights, we’ve come a long way since the late 70s/early 80s when Scott came out as a gay man. This was during the early AIDS crisis, and when some people thought being gay was a psychotic disorder. Today, we can find many environments where gay people are just people with their individuality, as we all are. 💛Navigating the family acceptance journey when you’re different. Navigating family dynamics can be tough when we talk about being different and/or in pain. Scott talks about the differences in how his parents responded, including the impact of his multicultural household, where his mother is Japanese and his father is American. While his parents were slower to accept him, his brother’s acceptance was immediate. Scott and I both know that genuine compassion and love for our family members are at the heart of acceptance within the family. 💙Make the ask to be accepted within your family. Sometimes, there is selective discrimination within families. For Scott, although his parents had experienced discrimination as a couple, marrying less than 20 years after World War II, they struggled with Scott and his relationship with another man. Similarly, I’ve struggled with acceptance from my parents, both the sexual abuse that I have experienced, as well as my interracial relationship. The solution: make the ask, perhaps as an evolving and ongoing conversation, for acceptance to find multi-satisfying and common ground. 💛Navigating workplace discrimination as a gay man… and for me, as a woman. In one career, Scott may have been one of those who helped to pave the way for today’s fight to uphold DE&amp;I within law firms. In another instance, he found inclusivity at FTI Consulting, where I met and worked with Scott for many years. I’ve had very similar experiences as a woman, encountering glass ceilings and exclusive environments early in my career, but also discovered that same organization where my capabilities and contributions mattered more than my demographic statistics. 💙Authentic communication and making meaningful "asks" are crucial in the furtherance of inclusive workplaces. Find allies, both at your peer level and those senior to you. And find mentors. It’s one of the most potent and supportive types of relationships that you can have at work, both for career navigation, as well as honoring yourself and being your authentic self. Connect with Scott ✨⁠Facebook⁠ ✨⁠LinkedIn⁠  Follow me 🩵Website: ⁠Empowered Survivors - Empowered Survivors ⁠ 🩵YouTube: ⁠BethJonesHEALingMentor 🩵⁠Facebook⁠ 🩵⁠LinkedIn⁠ #healingjourney #letsheal #BeYourself #AuthenticSelf #TrueToYou #BeingDifferent #LGBTQ #ComingOutStory #FamilyAcceptance #WorkplaceInclusion #DiversityAndInclusion #DEI #ProfessionalGrowth #CareerJourney #MentalHealthMatters #SelfAcceptance #OvercomingChallengesno00:59:4924Ep 24:  Don’t Be Afraid to Be You | Navigating Discrimination in Family and Professionallyfull<![CDATA[Ep 23: When Everyone Is Silent | Body Safety Education for Kids]]>0873bb78-5130-11f0-989c-775e0fab3a6cThu, 26 Jun 2025 11:00:00 GMT‼️‼️Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of child sexual abuse and may be triggering for some listeners. My guest in this episode is body safety educator and author Diane Tarantini. We discuss the critical importance of teaching children—early on—about body safety to prevent abuse and equipping them with the knowledge and vocabulary to report to a safe adult if something does happen to them. We also share our insights and experiences, emphasizing how we turn our pain into purpose. Diane is a survivor of a niche interfamilial abuse of sibling sexual abuse, and she is one of only a small number of survivors who openly shares her story about her experiences. Recognizing herself as “mean mommy” led her to her healing journey. 💥CTA: Please subscribe to my podcast. Your support will help me to continue bringing my HEALing message to the world. 💥Video version of Let's HEAL! with Beth Jones is available on YouTube channel @BethJonesHEALingMentor. Highlights of this episode 💙 The importance of body safety education. Early education on body safety to prevent childhood trauma and abuse is critical in a world where kids are potentially exposed in so many ways throughout their typical day. 80% of abuse cases occur when a child is alone with the perpetrator. 💛The statistics and reality of child sexual abuse. Only 30% of children disclose abuse during childhood, and the average age of disclosure is 52 years old, highlighting the long-lasting impact of abuse and the difficulty in coming forward. I am this statistic. 💙Barriers to disclosure. Children often lack the awareness or vocabulary to describe abuse, and disclosure may be easier to strangers or after the perpetrator has passed away. Children also need safe adults to report to, and Diane advises kids she works with to have 5. Because if the first or second don’t hear, keep going. Adults… wake up!! No child should have to go beyond the first person they chose to tell. 💛 Body safety assemblies in schools. Erin’s Law has been passed in 38 states and requires kids in grades K-12 to attend a body safety assembly at least once a year. Implementation of the law varies from state to state and school to school. If you’re unsure whether your child is receiving this essential training, contact their school and ask. And check out SHIELD Task Force (www.shieldwv.com), a nonprofit providing engaging body safety assemblies and presentations in schools. 💙Our pro tips on therapy: build a relationship with your therapist and treat him/her as part of your tribe or support system, but… if you start to resent your therapist, the time you're investing or handing over the check, it’s time to go! Diane’s Books Everyone Was Silent: A memoir (https://amzn.to/3H6sV3T) The Brave Knight (https://amzn.to/43AtVEN) Connect with Diane ✨https://dianetarantini.com/ ✨https://www.instagram.com/writingdianet/ ✨https://www.facebook.com/DianeTarantiniAuthor ✨https://www.linkedin.com/in/diane-tarantini-b883938a/ ✨https://www.youtube.com/@MommunityPodcast  Follow me, the HEALing Mentor 🩵Website: https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ 🩵Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethjoneshealingmentor 🩵Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BethJonesHEALingMentor/ 🩵TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bethjoneshealingmentor 🩵LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/ Thank you for listening. Click the "SUBSCRIBE" button to stay connected with this pocast. Keywords #healingmentor #healingjourney #healtolove #bodysafety #childprotection #childsafety #erinslaw #bodysafetyeducation #preventchildabuse #childsexualabuse #childabuseawareness #childabuseprevention #csa #ssa #childabusesurvivor #siblinabuse #childhoodtrauma #parentingtips #safeparenting #protectchildren #parentawareness #childeducation #talkwithkids #childadvocate  #abuseawareness #speakup #breakthesilence #childsafetyresourcesno00:49:36Ep 23: When Everyone Is Silent | Body Safety Education for Kidsfull