Learning to live in my own skin

Parenting through trauma

Childhood emotional trauma deeply informed Catherine Register’s approach to parenting. As she started on her healing journey, doing so while raising children was immensely difficult. It was quite a challenge to overcome those hurdles and come out the other side. She has a passion and heart for parents struggling to care for their children while trying to do their own healing work.

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Catherine Register holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Georgia and has completed graduate coursework in Social Work with an emphasis on Community Organization. Catherine’s experience as both an entrepreneur and a human service provider has deeply informed her work as a policy advocate. Her lifelong commitment to empowering vulnerable people is fueled by her role as the mother of three young girls. The responsibility of raising empowered and confident women has motivated her to remain committed to both personal and professional growth. She works in and out of the office to assess needs in the community and target resources to direct to those requiring support.

Healing and thriving after physical and emotional abuse

Rachel Alexander wanted to spend our time together talking about navigating co-parenting with a narcissist, dating as a single parent, reactions she experienced after leaving her abusive ex, the relationship of the church with abusers, and the importance of therapy. She sees healing as a continual process and believes the more we talk about domestic violence, the more we heal and help others.

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Rachel connects people with homes and the lifestyles they want. Slated to make the top 15% this year for local Realtors, she credits her success with a conscious decision to open up, live authentically, and being able to tell her story. She finds that the more she gives, the more she receives. As a survivor of domestic violence in an abusive marriage, she has the goal of being able to help just one woman leave a similar relationship each time she tells her story. She believes that there is always a reason for what we go through; to help others.

Mentioned in the show/resources

Rachel’s website: soldbyrare.kw.com

Rachel’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/rachelsellshomes850

Get serious about self-care

Aisha Moore doesn’t want other women to experience what she did. She joined me to talk about how we focus on jobs and accolades and how that can lead to our soul being undernourished.

Guest on this episode

Aisha Moore is a self-care advocate and stress management expert. Her father inspired her 20-year career in public health and service in various healthcare-related associations. She has a unique perspective because she “over-served” until she was stressed out to the point of being on short-term disability. After getting serious about self-care, she was able to heal anxiety naturally, boost her career, and revive a failing marriage. She now helps successful leaders who are overwhelmed change their thought processes, systems, and habits to serve without sacrificing their sanity.

Mentioned in the show/resources

Aisha’s website: seriousaboutselfcare.com

Learning to live in my own skin

Shea Atkin wants to destigmatize the word trauma and let listeners know that even though healing from trauma is messy, it’s still worth it. She says that we are only as sick as our secrets. We learn boundaries to know who is safe and has earned the right to hear our secrets and stories. Shea believes many of our current patterns (unaware or aware) are our attempts to reconcile a past that no longer exists.

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I'm a survivor of major developmental childhood trauma and addiction. Somehow I made it through without dying, and in my second half of life, I have dedicated myself to healing from it and helping others heal from theirs as well. We are all in this together, and I hope we can each learn to live comfortably in our own skin.

Mentioned in the show/resources

Schedule a consultation with Shea here: https://www.traumahealingcollective.com/shea-atkin-ttt-lmt

Information about CranioSacrel therapy and Somato-Emotional Release: https://www.craniosacralis.hu/craniosacral-therapy/what-is-ser/ 

An overview of Trauma Touch Therapy: https://www.massagetherapy.com/articles/trauma-touch-therapy

The Joyous Body: https://www.soundstrue.com/products/the-joyous-body

Living after loss

Shayna Acree joins us to talk about the grief journey that people experience after a significant loss in their life. Because of her own experiences, she understands how difficult it is to heal. She shares her thoughts with us about the different grief stages, how many people can get stuck in their grief following loss and trauma, and how to be okay with not being okay at times.

Guest on the show

Shayna Acree is a native of Tallahassee, Florida where she resides with her husband and children and she is a graduate of Florida State University.

Shayna lost her eldest child, Amyia, suddenly in December of 2012. In her first book, There is Hope on the Other Side of Grief, Shayna shares her personal story of her journey through grief and loss. Her hope is to inspire and empower others through their grief journey.

Shayna Acree is also a Certified Life Coach, specializing in assisting people’s journey through the different stages of grief and loss.

Mentioned in the show/resources

Shayna’s website: fromamyia.com