A Welcome Change

Episode 17
A Welcome Change


In this short podcast, listen as two different women, with very different pasts share the pain they fled abuse and through admitting it how they are moving on they are healing despite the fear, anger and depression they face everyday.

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Young Mothers & Homelessness

Episode 16
Young Mothers & Homelessness


In this short podcast I interview a few young mothers as they share their fears, struggles and pains of escaping their own mothers, fighting the system, and positive changes they are making in their lives. Some of the mothers are fierce and hopeful, while others are in a lot of pain and fear. Can you listen, relate and even help some of these women?
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Mental Health Illness Misconceptions

Episode 14
Mental Health Illness Misconceptions


Listen as I interview a small group of homeless women, share their struggles of homelessness and mental health disorders, the judgements and misconceptions they face and what we “normy’s” can do about it
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From Abuse, Hopelessness to a New Life

Episode 9
From Abuse, Hopelessness to a New Life


A group of women discuss how they ended up in a shelter, what life is like in a shelter, their fears, hopes and pains. This podcasts has elements of laughter, playfulness as well as moments hearing the emotional plight of a victim of abuse.
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Causes Of Homelessness Orange County Shelter

Episode 11
Causes Of Homelessness Orange County Shelter

It was like a scene from CSI. Helicopters overhead, a lockdown of the block as two Women share their extreme opposite stories of homelessness. Hear one women’s heartfelt story of abuse, corruption and recovery from grief and loss. The second woman shares her painful discovery of lack of responsibility and how she turned a bad thing good. These brave women open up, sharing their stories and shedding a light to some of the causes of homelessness.

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Climbing With Uncertainty

Life is full of uncertainty, full of stop and do not enter signs, obstacles and anything you can imagine to keep you from climbing toward your goals. When we are in a painful situation, we sometimes can see a stairway, but because we can’t see what on the top of it, we stay where we are. We make up excuses by saying, “but there was a do not enter sign there.”

I never thought in a million years I’d be doing what I’m doing, writing a book,traveling the country to shelters inspiring women to step out of their pain, becoming a keynote speaker for corporations, mental health institutions and producing my own one woman show. The reason why I’m doing all of this is because I chose to climb up the stairs, even though I didn’t see the top. I took the unknown as a thrill. Yes I was scared. In fact there were times I was so scared I thought I was going to die. I still have moments of fear, but I keep going. You see, what I learned is that there will always be things to be scared about. That won’t change. How you handle the fear can change.

One of the amazing things I’ve seen during my visits to the shelters in California is the women I spoke to all understood they were in control of changing their life. They realized that no matter what happened to them, whether they caused themselves to end up in a shelter or circumstances caused it, they knew they can change things by changing themselves. They all seemed very aware of that. I was humbled by their stories, of pain, hope and for many fearlessness. These women are heroes of spirit.

One of the places I visited and spoke at was a hospital mental health program. Most of the audience were men. I at first wondered if I would connect to a mostly male audience, but I climbed the stairs, knowing that what was at the top I couldn’t see. I knew I had to be there and that group needed to hear me. I was amazed at the profound results.

At the end of the talk, many of the boys and men came up to me and shared their stories. They were truly taken by my talk and grateful for my time with them. And yes… They very much related to me and my message because I let go and what needed to be said just came through me that night.
The women in the audience also came over to me. One was crying. It turned out she was going through something similar to what I went through a few years back with my ex husband. She was still recovering from his abuse and was touched to see what I was doing as a result of what I’ve been through. What I learned from that night was by truly letting go and allowing your feelings, of whatever they are to be, whether it’s fear, anger, sadness or whatever come through you and trust that the stairs will take you to somewhere spectacular you will get there and touch a lot of people along the way.

Skid Row Living Angels

Episode 9
Skid Row Shelter Staff


Here three staff women of Skid Row share the work they do everyday to help these women, the major problems they deal with and face everyday and what can be done about it. Wow! Amazing what you will learn about this issue.
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Hell or Heaven? Skid Row

Episode 8
Skid Row Shelter


Here two women from very different backgrounds share how they ended up in skid row and what has changed for them since. Listen how at times we laugh, cry and console one another in one of the most powerful shares yet.
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Witness Protection Survivor

Episode 7
Witness Protection Survivor


Here a woman shares her life of abuse, neglect and more, leading her to be part of the Witness Protection program and finally how she deals with life at the shelter. This strong, brave woman shares how she copes and moves on from the biggest nightmares one can face.
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Homelessness Turned To Angel

Episode 6
Homelessness Turned To Angel


Before giving my talk and sharing some yoga and movement with the residents of this shelter, two amazing staff members shared with me some insights of shelter life, what causes homelessness and more.
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