S3: E3- "Dealing with Your Inner Dialogue" with Dr. Michele R. Wells

S3: E3- "Dealing with Your Inner Dialogue" with Dr. Michele R. Wells

Would you say that the inner voice you hear inside your head most often is a positive or negative one? So often, the voice that is heard the loudest is a negative one; filling us with fear, self-doubt and unbelief, causing us to shrink back instead of advancing towards the fulfillment of our life purpose.

In today's episode, Dr. Michele R. Wells discusses the mind-emotion connection, explaining how the mind is affected by words and past experiences, and leaves us with some valuable tools for shifting our mindset to a positive one!

About Dr. Michele R. Wells:

Dr. Michele R. Wells is the founder and CEO of Courageous Voice Academy, LLC, home of her signature program BOLD Voice. BOLD Voice assists professional women who are unfulfilled and desire to go for promotion, change careers, or start their business. Dr. Michele works with women to reconnect with their true selves by hanging their mindset through addressing fears and limiting beliefs. She helps women embrace their values and strengths and develop a transformational plan to be the leader of their lives.

Dr. Michele is a tenured professor who has served for 20 years in higher education. Dr. Michele holds a Master's of Social Work and a PhD in Organizational Leadership.

Dr. Michele Wells is the author of "BOLD Choices", which empowers women to embrace their journey as they walk into the life they are destined to live! She also has

authored a devotional journal entitled "My Ramblings in the Silence” and is a contributing author to the anthology “Deeper Women Teach, Vol.2”

To Connect with Dr. Wells:

https://www.drmichelewells.com/

FB and IG: michelereneewells

Linkedin: michele-wells-phd-msw

S3: E2- Sandi Savage "You Knit Me"

There is no better version of your story than the one which you tell from a place of vulnerable introspection. Sandi Savage shares her incredible life story in today's episode, which is more fully detailed in her newly released book, "You Knit Me: Untangling Trauma to Create a God-Woven Life". I encourage you to order her book at: https://sandisavage.com/book

More about Sandi:

Sandi Savage is the author of "You Knit Me: Untangling Trauma to Create a God-Woven Life", Founder of 4th St Publishing, a dynamic speaker, cancer survivor and an overcomer of years of abuse and exploitation she experienced while working in the sex industry. She is passionate about equipping women to understand that their stories matter and is desperately needed in this world. With over 20 years of experience in adult ministry she is a voice of wisdom and resilience for those who need to borrow courage to overcome their own life obstacles. Sandi is a ninth-generation Kentuckian, has lived across the globe and currently resides in central Kentucky with her husband Tim, baby girl Josephine, and two diva cats SugarBerri and SnowToe.

Sandi Savage draws readers into an eyewitness experience of redemption through You Knit Me. She Describes her disappointments and pain with brutal honesty as she shares her reflections with the voice of experiential wisdom. Intense, Authentic, and reflective, You Knit Me is the story of resilience and overcoming extreme odds to live a beautiful, restored life - a story that can inspire anyone to do the same."

To learn more about Sandi, visit:

SANDISAVAGE.COM

S3: E1 - "What Brings You Joy?" with Ann Eileen Thompson

If you were asked "What brings you joy?" would you know the answer? Although I host a podcast all about joy, if you were to ask me what would bring me joy in regards to flourishing in my life purpose, deep down inside, I know for certain that I would need to do some real soul searching before I could offer you a truly honest answer to this question. My guest today is Ann Eileen Thompson, a very successful & high-level business woman. Ann was the co-founder of "The Garage Group", an award-winning consulting firm out of Cincinnati, Ohio. She is also a wife, a mother, fellow podcaster and soon to be author. In today's episode, Ann shares her testimony of a recent soul-searching journey God has taken her on in order to move her away from her own sense of success and security, into a deeper place of fellowship and trusting Him to care for her as she learns to find real joy in a child-like manner once again. To listen to Ann's podcast "Faith Driven Leader" - https://open.spotify.com/show/6m5R7x5hniPFV9j2vINPsH To follow Ann on Instagram: @anneileenthompson To connect with Ann: https://anneileenthompson.com

S2: E7 - "Trauma & Addiction" with Cheri Littlefield, LCSW, LCAC

About Cheri Littlefield: Cheri graduated from Olivet Nazarene University with a BS in Elementary Education in May of 2000.  She then started her profession in the area of Student Life and Administration at a residential high school on Ball State’s Campus in Muncie, IN.  She, later moved back to her childhood home in Elkhart, IN and began her career in the field of social work.  Shortly after she moved back to the Michiana area, she went to graduate school at Indiana University of South Bend and received her Masters in Social Work in May of 2010.  She has worked as a case manager, clinical therapist, clinical and administrative supervisor, as well as partnered with community stakeholders to bridge the gap with access to treatment for those that struggle with mental health and addiction issues.  She has spent the last 9 years working in the field of addiction and specializes in addiction treatment.  Cheri has also taught at IUSB in the social work program and has enjoyed training interns. Cheri enjoys spending time with her family and friends, especially her niece and nephews. Resources to help those struggling with Trauma, Addiction and other mental health related issues: - Ted Talk: How Childhood Trauma affects Health Across a Lifetime:    https://www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris_how_childhood_trauma_affects_health_across_a_lifetime?language=en - Ted Talk: The Stigma of Addiction:    https://www.ted.com/talks/tony_hoffman_the_stigma_of_addiction - Podcast: Healing from Trauma and Addiction:    https://youtu.be/6A1VHxKLIcI Hotlines: - National Center for Victims of Crime: 800-394-2255 - National Child Abuse Hotline:  800-422-4453 - National Domestic Violence Hotline:  800-799-7233 - National Sexual Assault Hotline:  800-656-4673 - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:  888-628-9454 - National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline:  866-331-9474 - National Drug Helpline:  844-289-0879 - National Alliance on Mental Illness:  800-950-6264 - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Hotline:  800-662-4357

S2: E6 - "Have I Experienced Childhood Trauma?" with Pamela Harms, MA, LPC, PLPC, NCC

"Live with Joy" was created to "inspire our listeners to find their life's passion, release their greatest potential, while living their lives with Joy."   Reflecting back over the past two seasons, I am beginning to see my desire to dig even deeper within my heart and discuss things that have been hang-ups and barricades to my growth, inner healing and success, because I want my life to emulate the mission of this podcast.

As I continue in my journey to discover just what "trauma" is, and to what level I have experienced it, I thought that it was best to start at the beginning, by returning to my own childhood experiences and learn if what I had been through could have been considered trauma. WOW...within the first few questions that Pamela asks using the ACES test, there was no doubt in my mind that I had experienced some major trauma in my childhood!  The good news is that I am not overwhelmed by it, nor does it haunt me anymore!  I believe that my desire to look into my life and do the deep work over the years has lessened the pain of my childhood, even though I had no clue it was classified as trauma.  And the best news for me - and for you - is that God created our brains and bodies to heal from trauma, with a lot of help from the Holy Spirit and some very professionally trained counselors.  Will you join me in my journey?

About Pamela Harms:

Pamela Harms is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Kansas and Provisionally Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri. She holds a master’s degree in clinical Mental Health Counseling from Colorado Christian University, a bachelor’s degree from Southwestern Assemblies of God University, and an Associate’s Degree in Theology from Christ for the Nations Institute. Pamela is a certified synergetic play therapist, Gottman trained couples therapist,  and also specializes in the treatment of trauma with EMDR therapy. Pamela is passionate about helping individuals overcome obstacles in their lives that they may experience the fullness of what God has for them.

Pamela is a wife, mother of two girls, and musician.  She is an avid reader and enjoys relaxing with a book and a cup of tea. You may also find her taking long walks in nature, playing classical music or getting lost in worship at her grand piano, or engaging in deep conversation with a close friend. Pamela believes in being fully present in the moment while living with a keen awareness of eternity. Her favorite quote is by Jim Elliot: “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.”

Questionnaire for Childhood Emotional Neglect: https://drjonicewebb.com/cenquestionnaire/

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) Questions: https://www.acesaware.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ACE-Questionnaire-for-Adults-Identified-English.pdf

Connect with Pamela:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UndividedHeartCounseling

Therapy Info: https://www.therapyden.com/therapist/pamela-harms-ks

Find a Counselor:

Psychology Today (search by state and insurance, specialty, faith): https://www.psychologytoday.com/us

Focus on the Family Referrals: https://findacounselor.focusonthefamily.com/?refcd=1068102&utm_source=/FindACounselor&utm_medium=redirect

American Association of Christian Counselors network: https://connect.aacc.net/?search_type=distance