Forgive and Thrive

In today’s episode, we talk with Tamara Zoner, a speaker, coach, and fellow podcaster, about living a life by design. We often think – and perhaps say – of how tired, unsatisfied, and unfulfilled we are of our life. We might look back on our lives and wonder where all the time went, and why we didn't make the most of it. We might feel like we're not living up to our potential, or that we're not making a meaningful impact on the world around us. If this sounds familiar, then the good news is that it doesn't have to be this way. By intentionally designing our lives, we can create a future that aligns with our values, passions, and goals. With Tamara, we explore the concept of living a life by design, why it's important, and how you can start taking steps towards designing the life of your dreams.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Christine Bernat, a heart-centred intuitive, Certified EFT and TOLLERRA Master, to discover some techniques that we can use to support our trauma healing journey. In this episode, we focus on three modalities, the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) also known as Tapping, the TOLLERRA framework, and the “Snap, and, Go”, a proprietary method that Christine has developed.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Dr Phillis Dewitt, an author and a family nurse practitioner, who has devoted her life to provide medical care to families and to help rescue abused and neglected children all over the world. Phillis has had a very challenging start in life with a brutal childhood, and sexual abuse, but she didn’t let her difficult childhood define her and affect her life. On the contrary, she found the courage to turn her pain into her life purpose. 

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In today’s episode, we talk with Wael Saeed, a mental and emotional Jay Shetty certified coach, on what we can do to protect our mental health. With the increasing demands and complexities of modern life, it is essential to prioritise our mental well-being to maintain a healthy and fulfilling life. In this episode, we will explore various strategies for safeguarding our mental health, including self-care practices, building community, and navigating stress and adversity. Our hope is that this episode will not only provide valuable insights but also inspire listeners to take proactive steps towards protecting their mental health.

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Today’s episode marks the end of Year 2 of the Forgive and Thrive podcast. So, we have decided to celebrate this milestone by recalling who we have met, what we discussed about with all our guests, oh yes, all 45 of them, and some of the lessons we learned along the way. We recorded almost 50 hours of truly amazing content that I hope have helped some of you in your own life and with whatever challenges you are facing. With this, I’d like to thank, one by one, all my lovely guests for sharing so wholeheartedly with us their life experiences, and challenges, as well as their wins. We appreciate all of you for taking the time to support us in this project. Finally, a big thank you to all our listeners. This show was thought, designed, and created with you in mind, and I hope that you have found it useful, we wouldn’t make sense without you and your support. Thank-you! I count on your support for the year ahead.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Te’ Youngblood, a Trauma Release Guide, Practical Reiki Master, Author, Speaker, Podcaster, and Blogger, on how to raise healthy boundaries. Raising healthy boundaries is a critical aspect for everyone, but even more so after a sexual trauma. There are strong connections between having traumatic experiences, especially of sexual nature, and our ability to raise healthy boundaries. We become more vulnerable to traumatic experiences if we have poor boundaries or worse, we lack them, but also every traumatic experience knocks down the boundaries we have.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Heather Wyatt, a holistic health and weight loss coach, on navigating the wealth of information available on what a healthy lifestyle is. We are bombarded by choices, and advice, which may make the process of stepping into a healthier lifestyle rather daunting. We can find so much information and so many products and services, especially on-line, that navigating through all of them can be challenging and confusing. With Heather, we remove the complication and confusion, and distil the basic rules that we should all follow for a healthy lifestyle.

In today’s episode, we talk with Yaminah Mitchell, a personal and mindset coach who helps professional women stepping into leadership roles, on what makes it difficult at times for bright and very capable women to progress in their job without sacrificing their personal life. This is even worst when the progression is into leadership. With Yaminah, we’ll discuss the challenges, the pitfalls, but also the tips and strategies that can help women stepping in leadership jobs, enjoying what they do, feeling they have a purpose and they’re making progress in their career. 

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In today’s episode, we talk with Bela Castro, founder and head trainer of B-FIT, on how to stay focussed, intentional and tough to maintain a healthy lifestyle even when we are dealing with the consequences of traumatic experiences. We all know what healthy lifestyle entitles to and the kind of habits we should all have to be and stay healthy, and yet today’s population, particularly, in Western Countries is probably the unhealthiest on record. Why is that? With Bela we discuss about that and how we can turn the intellectual knowledge into sustainable, and feasible changes that improve to a healthier us.

In today’s episode, we talk with Judy Kane, a coach and author, about our subconscious. Despite what many of us may think, most of our daily activities, i.e. things we do when awake, are run by our subconscious rather than our conscious mind, in fact scientific studies show that on average 90% of what we do is driven by our belief system, i.e. is related to our subconscious. With this in mind, Judy and I go straight to the point on how we can understand if our belief system is not serving us in achieving our life goals and desires, and most importantly what we can do to rewrite it to turn it into secret weapon to achieve anything we set ourselves to get.

Today’s episode marks an important milestone for the Forgive and Thrive show. We have reached episode 100. As we celebrate this amazing achievement, I want to dive deep in what makes as persist, and move forward like trains on some fronts, and be slobby, or unreliable, or miss the target when it comes to other situations. Hopefully, the outcome is a list of qualities or needs that anybody can relate too and connect to their own achievements and missed targets. Perhaps, looking at your own life, you may have accomplished something remarkable in an area that perhaps on paper might take second place with respect to something else, and yet you are still struggling to make a dent on the latter. If so, what’s your struggle? Let me know, and I’ll bring an expert on the show…

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In today’s episode, we talk with Kim Laughlin, a leadership and team development coach, about improved leadership and how it can help improve the work-life quality of all employees in an organisation. Not only problems and a poor work-life affect us during our working hours, they tend to also impact our personal life and relationships, because no matter how hard we try, it’s really difficult to compartmentalise different areas of our life and avoid problems in one affecting the others.

In today’s episode, we talk with Dr Sugi, a licensed psychotherapist and a certified substance abuse clinician, as well as a TEDx speaker, on the impact that past traumatic experience can have on our day-to-day life, and wellbeing, but most importantly what steps we can take to raise above the hurdles from those experiences and regain ownership of both our present and our future.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Christopher Maher, a former US Navy SEAL who endured intense physical, mental, and emotional stress both as a Navy SEAL and during his childhood. Christopher helps us understand the impact that unresolved stress can have on our lives, how stress moves from our mind and stores in our body by creating tensions and blockages, but most importantly how we can address it. Christopher has created the True Body Intelligence program, a holistic approach that addresses stress in our physical body, emotional body, mental body, and spiritual body. In his view, only by addressing stress in all the four components of our body we can set ourselves free for life from chronic, accumulated stress.

In today’s episode, we talk with Alexandra Harbushka, a former corporate America turned entrepreneur, podcaster, youtuber, blogger, advocate and founder of Life With Herpes. With Alexandra, we discuss about Herpes, what types of Herpes exist, how to come to terms with a Herpes diagnosis, and more generally how to live with it, but most importantly we want to debunk some of the misconceptions around this illness that keep the stigma alive.

In today’s episode, we talk with Robbie Swale, a leadership coach, author, and podcaster, about getting unstuck in as little as 12 minutes. This feeling of unease in living the life we have or some aspects of it, and the deep desire that we were destined for something different, and better than what we have achieved. Despite that strong desire, very often we fail from moving away from where we are and create what we dreamed of. With Robbie, we analyse what gets and keeps us stuck, and what we can do to overcome all these challenges.

In today’s episode, we talk with Jennifer Henry about life recovery, and how self-discovery can help us moving from an unfulfilling at best, and possibly dangerous life path into rebuilding your life. Today, Jennifer is an award-winning speaker, lifestyle recovery coach, soon to be author and the owner of a 6-figure business, but it wasn’t always like this. Unhealthy decisions brought her to live dangerously, develop an addiction to drugs and end up in jail. Nonetheless, she didn’t allow her circumstances to define her entire life, and after reaching rock-bottom, she found the strengths to take her life back and rebuild it completely. With Jenn, we talk about her inspiring journey, and also how she is devoting her life to help others doing the same.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Meg Gluckman, a Certified Life & Business Coach and podcaster, about thriving after a divorce. Divorce is one of the most difficult experiences in life. There are so many areas of one’s life that need attention, mindset, confidence and self-doubts, co-parenting, relationships with those who were part of one’s married life, including the former in-laws, and then finances, and dating again. We talk with Meg about all these topics and many more.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Sheila V, a former corporate finance director turned professional psychic medium and author after a spiritual awakening. With Sheila, we discuss about intuition, what it is, how we can tap into it, what it can do for us and our life, and understand the reason why many major CEOs around the world call intuition their decision making's most critical component.

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In   today’s episode, we talk with Christina Fletcher, a Spiritual Awareness coach, energy worker, author, speaker, and podcaster, about the Law of Attraction. After being released in the 2000s, the movie and later the book “The Secret” took the concept of the Law of Attraction, one of the laws that governs the Universe, to the masses as a mainstream topic of conversation. With Christina, we discuss about the Law of Attraction, what it means, how we can exploit it to   manifest our dreams and desires, but also some misconceptions around it.

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In today’s episode, as we approach the end of yet another year and prepare to celebrate the arrival of 2023 with rivers of bubbling, we want to reflect on the time   that passes, in fact flies away, and on the fact that very often we postpone living our lives thinking that one day we’ll buy the freedom to do what we always wanted to do. But then, for most of us that “one day” slips away, and it never gets closer. Would knowing what people regrets at the end of their lives help us build-up the confidence and courage to step into our life purpose? Starting a new year comes with a full load of hopes, but what if we replace those with true intentions, how would next year and those after that look like?

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In today’s episode, we reflect on the time of the year we are entering. Christmas time is one of the most magical times of the year, but it can also come with lots of stressful commitments, and engagements that while compromising joyful moments and future memories can also affect our mental wellbeing. What are the   reasons that create that stress and can leave us more depleted than when we entered the festive season? I reflect on my own past experiences, what worked   and what didn’t, but most importantly how I can avoid adding stress to my life and preserve my mental energy in the hope of prompting a similar reflection in   you should you feel the need for it. Enjoy, and Merry Christmas.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Christine Marie Quigless, a Holistic Menstrual Coach, on how women can live in alignment with their internal rhythms rather than fighting against them. For women, the monthly period is at best an inconvenience and often a nuisance, especially during the bleeding phase that can cause pain, suffering and mood swings. And even though it’s one of the most natural things that happen to any woman in the world, we often feel uncomfortable talking about menstruation. Today, we want to talk about it, and discuss with Christine how we can use a variety of holistic methods to diminish and eventually remove symptoms associated with Endometriosis, PMS, and Menstrual Pain, but also how we can exploit the different seasons in our cycle to improve productivity, and what changes to our life need to be implemented to account for it. And if you are in perimenopause or menopause, there will be plenty for you too, because living in alignment with our internal rhythms doesn’t stop with menopause, in fact it's even more important to do.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Amber Tichenor, a coach and Organizational Change Strategy and Leadership consultant, about women’s rivalry, i.e. the female to female conflict, the behaviours, and actions that one female directs towards another, or that other people, who witness the behaviour, see. With Amber, we discuss how female rivalry shows up and looks like, so we can recognise it, and what we can do to protect ourselves if we are at the receiving end, as well as what we can do to create a work environment where collaboration and common vision win over competition.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Keisha Greaves, an entrepreneur, motivational speaker, author, podcaster, and the Massachusetts State Ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy (MD) Association. After being diagnosed with Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy at the age of 24, her life changed, but she didn’t leave this illness to define her. Not only she embraced her illness, she started to celebrate it too. Passionate about fashion, and following her Fashion Design Degree and MBA, she started her own line of t-shirts called Girls Chronically Rock to inspire others with chronic illnesses to have confidence in themselves and not let their disability define who they are.With Keisha, we discuss about living with a condition like MD, but also how to build that unshakeable self-confidence and mindset that drive her.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Roy Biancalana, a certified relationship coach and a nationally recognised expert in the field of attraction and conscious relationships, about attracting lasting love. We ask Roy to explain why some of us can attract long-lasting love and others (most of us perhaps) keep attracting the wrong partner, but most importantly what we need to do to make sure our future relationship doesn’t follow the same path of those we had in our past.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Pascale Lane, a Relationship and Confidence Coach, about confidence. Confidence affects all aspects of our life, and yet many of us live their lives with a C-deficiency, Confidence-deficiency. We discuss what makes some of us stand tall, and others hide in the darkest corner, and get a few very useful tips on how we can all assess our confidence and boost it when necessary.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Caitlin Fisher, coach, author, and podcaster, on how to use writing as a powerful tool to heal from trauma. Trauma takes a heavy toll on our emotional and mental health… and continues to haunt us even when we have physically emerged from the life events that caused it. So, finding ways to cope with our trauma and heal from feelings of isolation, uncertainty, depression, and loss of control is paramount, something that Caitlin knows very well having experienced trauma themselves through an abusive marriage.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Ann Visser, a certified relationship coach, speaker and trainer, about marriages and how they can be saved and rebuilt. After being almost crushed under the pressure of family life, Ann and her high school sweetheart rebuilt their marriage, and have now been happily married for 42 years. Learning the skills to communicate well and conflict well, and have pivotal conversations are critically important in any aspect of life, but even more so in relationships. With Ann, we’ll discuss about the key ingredients that make a marriage last and stand the test of time, but also the pitfalls to avoid.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Tashina King, an internationally recognised coach and dance instructor, about living a life on our own terms. As an internationally recognised top instructor in the performance space, Tashina has over 10 years of experience supporting and coaching women from all over the world and has coached over 8,000 people throughout the world on self-worth, confidence, and taking ownership of their life. Tashina understands the demands of being a woman. She has owned her own business since 2008, has toured over thirteen countries as a coach and professional dancer while being married and having a 2yo son.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Evander Beatty, who was diagnosed with OCD at the age of 18, and has been dealing with it for most of his life, and who has discussed about his life-long battle with OCD in his book, “DangerLife”. With Evander, we want to understand what OCD is, how and how much one’s life is affected by OCD, how one can cope with it, and also contribute to eliminate some of the common wrong understanding about this illness that tend to label it simply as having silly and freak behaviours.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Valerie Erickson, an award-winning Public Speaker and Public Speaking Development Coach, about feelings of inadequacy and despair that rob us of opportunities in life and fulfilment. We live in a time when none of us is truly immune from the “I’m not good enough”-syndrome, but often these beliefs are the result of very traumatic experiences that, whether we are aware of it or not, can really affect our decisions, and how and how well we live our lives. But no matter the reason, how can we rise above those feelings and stand tall in the world proud of who we are?

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In today’s episode, we talk with Karyn De Mol about binge eating, something that many of us use as a form of self-sabotage, and how we can overcome it. Karyn, who co-authored the award-winning and best-selling book “Eating secrets”, is a NLP Coach, Reiki Master, a Creatrix® Transformologist®, a Certified Practitioner in EFT, and a NLP and Hypnosis trainer to mention a few. “Eating secrets” discusses the steps that one can learn to take control of their urges, so they can stop sabotaging themselves.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Shane Thrapp, a Certified ADHD Life, Relationship, and Career Coach, about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, a condition that affects people's behaviour. It is estimated that ADHD affects between 4% – 12% of school-aged children worldwide. This condition is more frequent in males than in females, with a ratio of 2:1 in children and 1.6:1 in adults. With Shane, we discuss what ADHD is and how much one’s life is affected by this condition, as well as what one can do to manage this condition and create a good quality life.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Tim Olson, an author, educator, business owner, and life coach, about the importance of growing up with a truly involved paternal figure, and what consequences can come from having a passive father. Tim has extensively studied father-child relationships through years of study, observation, and application as a teacher and principal, as a coach to personal and business clients around the world, and in working with the National Fathering Ministry in Minnesota and Ukraine.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Kimberly Kubicke, an Ayurvedic educator, consultant, and health coach, about Ayurveda and how Ayurveda can be used to balance our hormones levels. Hormones are chemical messengers that are secreted into our blood, and then carried to organs and tissues literarily telling them what to do. When our body produces these hormones in the right amount, our body functions are performed in an optimal way, but when we have a hormone imbalance then we are likely to be affected in a way or another.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Tonya Caylor, a family physician, academic physician coach, and founder of Joy in Family Medicine Coaching Services. We live in times of a busy epidemic with most of us feeling stressed, depleted, and overwhelmed by the fast pace of our life, so maintaining good energy levels is paramount to be supported in the best possible way in our busy lives. With Tonya, we talk about personal energy, what we can do to protect our energy levels, and how they can be boosted.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Duncan Bhaskaran Brown, a speaker and author. Duncan has done his fair share of overindulgence, and developed a method on how to we can stop it, which he summarised in the book: “Get Over Indulgence: Take Control Find Your Stress-Free Life”. With Duncan, we discuss all aspects of overindulgence, why we overindulge, what we can do to stop, and how we can avoid stop one overindulgence to start a new one.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Chenelle Ellie, a licensed therapist, about choosing a therapist that is right for us and our needs. With an increase in demand for treatment of anxiety and depression compared to previous years, some might feel the pressure of finding the right support while navigating the high variety of therapies styles and therapists. In this episode, we ask Chenelle to help us identify those few aspects that we should consider when choosing a therapist, and the warning signs that might make a therapist not a good fit for us.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Sally Alter, a former registered nurse, and a campground manager diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder at the age of twenty-five after battling for ten years with depression and mania. We discuss with Sally what it means living with bipolar disorder, what it entitles to and how much it can affect one’s life, but most importantly, how one can cope with this disorder.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Matty Lansdown, a Nutritionist, Scientist, International Speaker, Health Coach, and Host of the “How To Not Get Sick And Die” podcast. In this unfiltered and honest conversation, we ask Matty many questions about nutrition, healthy eating, the impact of emotional eating on our general health, and to uncover some truths about the clever marketing that conditions us in some of the classic unhealthy behaviours, as well as how we can all kick start our journey towards living well and healthy.

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In today’s episode, we talk with Marissa Cohen, a Trauma and relationship coach, International Speaker, 4x Bestselling Author, Podcaster, about thriving after experiencing stalking and abuse. Statistics show that globally 1 in 4 women and girls, and 1 in 6 men and boys that are sexually assaulted every year. The implications on the lives of those at the receiving end of these abuses are significant. So, we discuss with Marissa about stalking and abuse, but most importantly how we can thrive afterwards, because these experiences might affect us, but will never define us!

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In today’s episode, I go personal – again. Today marks exactly 29 years since my father lost his 4-year long battle to cancer, and this year appears to be more emotional than ever. So, whilst celebrating the life of an exceptional man, my dad, who impacted so many people in his cut-short life I want to dive into my grief and rethink the whole concept to make it easier to live with. I hope it will also ease your grief, dear listener!

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