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Recent Podcasts

Sebastian Scales: Child Molestation (Processing Trauma through Laughter)

Sep 29, 2021 | Podcasts: Trauma

Sebastian is a stand-up comedian who has used laughter to process and to heal from trauma. I'm so thankful he was brave enough and kind enough to share his story. He's helping so many people reframe their pasts and to not live in fear of what has happened to them....

Scar Stories: Kristen Howerton

Sep 2, 2021 | Podcasts: Others

I've been loving these interviews lately because we cover so many topics, I can't give you a main theme. I so enjoyed my conversation with Kristen - we talked about purity culture, parenting, race, adoption, marriage, divorce, LGBTQ community, and so much more! I...

Scar Stories: Justin Keller

Aug 18, 2021 | Podcasts: Marriage and Family

I'm not really sure what to tell you this conversation was about because we talked about so much! I really enjoyed talking with Justin about divorce, being a single parent, faith, and running, just to name a few of the topics we covered! Make sure you follow him on...

Scar Stories: Jenna Dullilio (Addiction)

Jul 26, 2021 | Podcasts: Others

I met Jenna through a friend and gosh, I'm so glad I did! She shares her story of addiction recovery on her socials (@jennadillulio) and she was kind enough to join me on the podcast. We had quite a bit in common and I cannot wait for you to hear her honesty,...

Scar Stories: Emy Vasquez

Jul 12, 2021 | Podcasts: Trauma

I met Emy and his wife Emily a few years ago when I heard him share his story for the first time at a conference. I listened in tears. He talked about his trauma so vulnerably and hilariously (wild, right?)...I was blown away. This was a few months after losing my...

Recent Blog Posts

Running Scared

Oct 20, 2021 | Fear

I've had a lot of conversations with people over the past couple of weeks who have been very confused by me and my message/platform. They believe that someone like me, in my position, with my background and upbringing, should be preaching a different message. Instead...

Reframing Your Past

Oct 5, 2021 | Brokenness, Identity, Mental Health

I'll never forget one of my counselors explaining to me that we can stop developing emotionally at or around the point of our first major trauma. I was 25 at the time of the session, but I had a 14 year-old little girl huddled up inside my heart, hiding. You see, her...

Why I say F*&% and Other Swear Words

Sep 14, 2021 | Mental Health

If you've followed me for any amount of time, it's no secret that I love to swear. The irony is that I grew up in a very legalistic, fundamental home, complete with "Swear-Free TV" (a box that would turn on closed captioning and use a replacement word for the curse...

Agree to Disagree

Aug 24, 2021 | Mental Health

Guys, I am so tired of being angry. Frustrated. Wound up. On edge. Aren't you? I feel like we are in a time and space where we can't even have conversations anymore. We can't share differing opinions, ways of life, thoughts, decisions, etc. We can't sit and listen and...

Again…What now?

Aug 17, 2021 | Mental Health

I've been getting a lot of desperate messages and texts over the past few days about how to process the re-emergence of the pandemic, the crisis overseas...it's just been too much for us. Most of us had experienced some form of trauma before 2020. However, we had the...

Scar Stories: Mike Brannan, LMHC (Families and Kids)