In this empowering episode therapist and author Marcia Williams shares:

• Her story of how she ended up married to a narcissist,
• The definition of narcissistic personality disorder and two of the most common types of narcissists,
• How narcissists often target vulnerable people,
• Why it is so challenging to recognize you are in a narcissistic, abusive relationship,
• Her therapeutic journey,
• How to identify if you’re experiencing narcissistic abuse,
• Why and how personal healing is the number one priority,
• Why narcissistic abuse is a specialty area of therapy, and
• How your voice is your power and why understanding that is so critical to healing.

Website: www.hiddenflamesllc.com

Book: Groomed: Life Married to a Narcissist & How I Overcame Narcissistic Abuse

Instagram: @hidden_flames_llc

Linktree: www.linktr.ee/hiddenflames

Bio:

Marcia Williams is a seasoned licensed therapist with over 21 years of experience, specializing in helping individuals recover from the traumatic effects of narcissistic abuse. With a master's degree in counseling and a professional license obtained in 2003, Marcia has dedicated her career to empowering both women and men to reclaim their lives from the grip of toxic relationships.

As the CEO of Hidden Flames LLC, Marcia offers a comprehensive range of therapeutic services, including individual, couples, and group therapy, as well as coaching services. Her expertise extends to leading workshops and retreats designed to foster deep healing and personal growth. Drawing on her personal experience of a 30-year marriage to a narcissist and subsequent divorce, Marcia brings unparalleled empathy and insight into her work.

In addition to her private practice, Marcia is the founder of the Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Program (NARP), a transformative initiative that has guided countless individuals toward healing. She is also the author of the book *Groomed: Life Married to a Narcissist and How I Overcame Narcissistic Abuse*, where she shares her personal journey and strategies for recovery. Her upcoming podcast, "Self-ish," set to launch by the end of the year, will provide a platform for discussions on self-care, healing, and resilience after a narcissistic relationship.

A former manager of a mental health utilization management team for a major healthcare organization for over 17 years, Marcia blends clinical expertise with a deep understanding of the challenges faced by those who have experienced narcissistic abuse. Currently residing in Maryland, Marcia is a proud parent of three sons, ages 23, 25, and 30, and the eldest of five siblings.

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In this insightful episode relationship mentor Emma DeSouza shares:

• Her early diagnosis with depression in high school that led to her bipolar diagnosis,
• Her experience with IVF and bipolar,
• The power in acknowledging challenges and having healthy, open communication with your partner,
• How proactive therapy has helped her accept responsibility for herself and improved her relationship,
• What led her to become certified in mindfulness meditation and yoga,
• How mindfulness can look different for each person and how to learn what works for you,
• How to understand the value of yoga and find what works for you,
• What led to her work as a relationship coach,
• How her personal work learning to manage her bipolar symptoms has helped her be more effective in helping others in their relationships, and
• Her number one tip for getting started improving relationships.

Website: www.emmadesouza.ca

Instagram: @itsemmadesouza

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YouTube: @itsemmadesouza

Bio:

Emma is an IVF mom with bipolar and fibromyalgia, a business owner, and a dedicated relationship mentor with over 14 years of personal experience in a thriving relationship and over 4 years as an operations specialist to help women make their businesses & lives run smoother. She has a BSc. in Psychology and Biology, a nursing education, and training in modalities like meditation and yoga.

Emma blends practical advice with holistic insights to guide women in balancing their roles as mothers and partners. Her unique approach empowers women to transform their relationships, support their families, and build passion-based businesses with operational ease.

She is here to start meaningful conversations you can integrate into your everyday lives and share with those close to you. By helping you shift your perspectives, she aims to open up a world of possibilities that may have once felt closed off.

Emma uses her history of navigating her mental and physical health journey alongside her education to share with others how mindset shifts can transform their long-term dreams.

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In this empowering episode Emotional Freedom Technique practitioner Dawn Norton shares:

• Her incredible story of trauma in childhood which motivated her to seek healing as an adult,
• What Emotional Freedom Technique is and how it works and impacts your mind and body,
• The impact of stress on our bodies and how EFT can help,
• How “stuck” emotions and trauma can cause physical pain and illness,
• That emotions are not good or bad, they are just information and EFT helps you process them through your body,
• How connected our thoughts are to our emotions,
• How EFT can truly create emotional freedom by putting you back in the driver’s seat of your mind and emotions,
• That emotions are interconnected and as you process one you also process others,
• What a tapping “script” is and how it helps,
• How EFT helps you regulate your emotions,
• Why it’s called “emotional freedom” technique, and
• How to get started learning EFT.

Website: www.eftcoach.com

Instagram: @the.eftcoach

Facebook: The EFT Coach

YouTube: The EFT Coach

Bio:

Dawn Norton is a wife, mom of seven, and Nanna of ten. For over 20 years, she was a stay-at-home mom, and spent more than 15 years as a realtor. Her passion has always been learning and improving herself, a journey that began with reading self-help books as a teenager.

Dawn’s life has been marked by significant challenges, including her parents' divorce when she was young, growing up without a mom, and coping with her mother’s suicide when Dawn was 19.

Dawn has also faced considerable health challenges such as mold exposure, candida, and chronic fatigue, all of which she has successfully overcome. The last few years she has been navigating the challenges of menopause and is finally seeing the light. She never gives up!

Dawn is driven by a profound desire to help individuals overcome adversity and find inner peace. Leveraging her expertise in mindset principles, functional medicine health coaching, and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), she offers personalized coaching to remove barriers in mind, body, and spirit. Through compassionate guidance and accountability, she empowers her clients to embrace peace, confidence, and forgiveness, unlocking their true potential for holistic wellness and personal growth.

With 20 years of experience with EFT and seven years of experience in health and mindset coaching, Dawn brings a wealth of knowledge and a deep commitment to her clients' well-being. She loves people, learning, and investing, and is dedicated to helping others achieve their highest potential.

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In this illuminating episode Professor Joanna Moncrieff shares:

• What led her to question and begin researching how psychotropic drugs actually work,
• The difference between the disease-centered model versus the drug-centered model of treatment and why this distinction matters,
• How the disease-centered model is preventing curiosity about what is actually causing the symptoms of mental illness and leading to worsening long-term outcomes,
• The conditions that led to the current condition of the psychiatric industry,
• How the beliefs that are promoted about psychiatric disorders creates a psychological dependence on psychotropic drugs, in addition to the chemical dependence,
• Why psychotropic drugs can become a barrier to processing trauma because they suppress emotions and emotional responses,
• The false comparison between insulin and psychiatric medications,
• How her books are intended to help inform practitioners and patients alike about how psychotropic drugs actually work, how they affect the brain and how to safely withdraw if that is what is best, and
• How the medical and disease models of treatment create barriers to healing.

Website: www.joannamoncrieff.com

X (Twitter): @joannamoncrieff

Bio:

Professor Joanna Moncrieff studied medicine at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, qualifying in 1989. She trained in psychiatry in London and the southeast during the 1990s. During her undergraduate years she did research on parents’ fears about substance misuse, and during the course of her psychiatric training she worked on a trial investigating the use of the drug naltrexone in people with alcohol problems. She also investigated the prevalence of previous sexual abuse among people attending alcohol treatment services.

Professor Moncrieff took up her current post in 2001. For 10 years she was a consultant for a psychiatric rehabilitation inpatient unit, helping people with severe and long-lasting mental health problems. For the last three years she has been based in various community mental health services in Northeast London. She teaches and does research at University College London.

Professor Moncrieff is one of the founding members and the co-chairperson of the Critical Psychiatry Network. The Critical Psychiatry Network consists of a group of psychiatrists from around the world who are skeptical of the idea that mental disorders are simply brain diseases and of the dominance of the pharmaceutical industry.

She is a practicing psychiatrist and a part-time academic and author. She has an interest in the history, philosophy and politics of psychiatry, and particularly in the use, misuse and misrepresentation of psychiatric drugs.

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In this empowering episode author Anastasis Tzanis shares:

• His incredible story that led him to healing through breathwork,
• How breath practice can help you heal and improve your mental, emotional, and physical health,
• What a healthy breath pattern and CO2 levels are,
• What “box breathing” is and how to practice it,
• How you can learn how to use breath to calm down (be a better swimmer if you fall out of the boat), but even more important to increase your threshold and tolerance for stress (become a better sailor so you don’t fall out of the boat in the first place),
• Where to begin with breathwork,
• Why consistent practice is important and how you can practice even when you are doing other things,
• The importance of awareness of how you are breathing, and
• Tips for getting started with breathwork.

Website: www.atzanis.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/anastasis.tzanis/

Podcast: Breathwork With Anastasis

Bio:

Anastasis Tzanis (London, Uk) is a yoga teacher, nutritional therapist, and globally sought-after breath-work expert. He has helped countless individuals improve their mental, postural, and metabolic function through private consultations, over 150 workshops, and lectures across 8 countries.

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In this insightful episode Jeanette Yate “The Self-Caregiver” shares:

• Her powerful personal story as a life-long caregiver (beginning at age 8) who was suffering because she didn’t know how to care for herself, to empowered self-caregiver and coach,
• The therapy modalities that helped her to identify, understand and heal her trauma,
• How learning how to listen to the signals your body is giving you that you need care and healthy boundaries,
• Ways to identify, develop and implement healthy boundaries,
• The importance of taking personal responsibility for your boundaries,
• How critical it is to wisely manage your emotional resources,
• The difference between codependency and love and why that difference matters,
• Where to start if you are trying to develop healthy boundaries, and
• A simple way to begin approaching and incorporating self-care into your daily life, and
• The power and benefits in practicing mindfulness and mindful breathing practices.

Website: www.theselfcaregiver.com

Free resource: The Self-Care Assessment

Mini-course: "Say No and Mean It" (workshop on boundaries)

Instagram: @theselfcaregiver

Bio:

Jeanette Yates is a lifelong caregiver, certified life coach, and Modern Mindfulness and Meditation teacher. As a founder of The Self-Caregiver, she has dedicated her life to helping caregivers prioritize self-care and avoid burnout. Jeanette hosts the popular podcast "From Guilt to Good: Self-care solutions for busy caregivers," where she shares her expertise and interviews other experts in caregiving and self-care.

Jeanette's signature program, The Empowered Self-Caregiver Cohort, has helped countless caregivers develop sustainable self-care practices tailored to their unique needs and circumstances. Her approach combines self-awareness, self-advocacy, self-compassion, and self-care to help caregivers rediscover their worth and reclaim their time.

Jeanette is a seasoned expert in caregiving and self-care. Her passion for empowering caregivers shines through in every conversation, and she has a knack for making complex concepts accessible and actionable. Jeanette's areas of expertise include:

* Identifying and overcoming common barriers to self-care for caregivers

* Developing sustainable self-care practices that fit into a busy caregiver's schedule

* Building resilience and coping with the stress and emotional demands of caregiving

* Balancing caregiving responsibilities with personal needs and goals

* Navigating difficult conversations with loved ones about caregiving and self-care

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TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discussed trauma and addiction.

In this extraordinary episode holistic addiction recovery expert John Giordano shares:

• His extraordinary story of trauma and addiction that finally led to his work in addiction recovery,
• How he discovered and developed holistic treatment options for addiction recovery,
• What motivated him to do the work to recover from his addictions,
• The modified EMDR modality he uses to help people process trauma,
• The importance of treating the whole person and paying attention to how your body reacts during a trauma response in order to process the trauma and heal,
• How doing your own research empowers you on your healing journey, and
• The importance of never giving up.

Websites: www.johnjgiordano.com
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Bio:

John Giordano has gone through an incredible life transformation, from the stigma of childhood sexual abuse, homelessness and severe addiction to being a renowned addiction expert with 39 years of sobriety. He started his own holistic treatment center with only $300 which he eventually sold for $45,000,000. Currently, he is a published author of three books, an inspirational speaker, co-owner of JC's Recovery Center and the Chaplain for the North Miami Police Department. He specializes in holistic mental health and trauma recovery. John has appeared on many national and local television and radio shows as a respected addiction expert. He has also contributed to over 80 scientific peer-reviewed research papers. ResearchGate ranks him as one of the top researchers in the world.

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In this compelling episode Urban Farm founder Greg Peterson shares:

• His story of how he developed a passion for “urban farming” and why he feels compelled to share his knowledge,
• Why our current food supply system is so lacking in nutrition,
• How to simplify your approach to begin gardening so you can have success quickly,
• How he gradually transitioned his small yard in Phoenix, Arizona from basic yard to an “old growth food forest” including 80 different fruit trees (backyard orchard culture),
• Where someone can start to begin gardening, including free and paid online gardening classes,
• The benefits of hydroponic gardening,
• The emotional benefits of gardening,
• The mental benefits of eating nutrient dense foods,
• The value and importance of using a planting calendar for your area, and
• His top three tips for getting started.

Websites: www.urbanfarm.org

Beginner course: Growing Food, the Basics

Instagram: @urbanfarmu

Facebook: The Urban Farm

X (Twitter): @TheUrbanFarm

Bio:

“What if there was a garden and fruit tree in every yard?” This is a question that

Greg ponders every day. For over 32 years he created on of one of Phoenix’s first

environmental showcase homes for urban farming. The 1/4-acre yard featured a

primarily edible landscape with over 80 fruit trees, rainwater and greywater

harvesting, solar applications, and extensive use of reclaimed and recycled building

materials. What we now call an Old Growth Food Forest.

He is the founder of UrbanFarm.org and the host of The Urban Farm Podcast that

has over 800 episodes. The podcast is designed to help fulfill Greg’s passion of

spreading the word about growing your own food and sharing new and seasoned

gardeners epic stories.

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