Survivor Episodes

How Faith Heals Emotional Pain with Constance Andre | 1,607 Constance Andre believes healing begins when we stop hiding our wounds and allow God to transform them into purpose. An entrepreneur, trauma informed coach, speaker, and five time award winning author of Resurrected Worth: When My Body Failed, God Prevailed, Constance helps people uncover the hidden roots of emotional pain and rediscover their identity through faith. Drawing from her own journey through unresolved trauma, chronic pain, PTSD, and healing, she offers hope to those who feel stuck between surviving and truly living. Through her signature Release. Reset. Restore. Rise. framework, Constance explores the powerful connection between emotional, spiritual, and physical well being, encouraging people to address the heart of their struggles rather than simply managing the symptoms. Her message combines biblical truth with practical wisdom, equipping audiences to navigate fear, forgiveness, surrender, emotional h…

How Colleen Clifford Rebuilt Life After Tragedy | 1,600 Colleen Clifford spent over 30 years in the commercial fishing industry, living and working at sea for months at a time aboard vessels in the Bering Sea. Life in that environment demanded resilience, endurance, and the ability to face uncertainty head on. Her personal life brought challenges just as intense. After surviving multiple near death experiences and the loss of her husband to alcohol related suicide, Colleen reached a turning point that led her to rebuild her life from within. Today, she writes, speaks, and coaches, helping others reconnect with their inner direction and sense of self. Her work is grounded in lived experience, guiding people through recovery, reflection, and the process of finding their own North Star. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Colleen brings a steady, honest voice to conversations around resilience, healing, and choosing a different path forward. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Enjoying the…

Julia Hurley on Single Mom Success and Overcoming Adversity | 1,590 Julia Hurley believes your circumstances may shape your beginning, but they never have to define your future. A nationally recognized real estate broker, entrepreneur, author, speaker, and former elected official, Julia has built a career defined by resilience, leadership, and reinvention. Becoming a single mother at just 15 years old, she learned early that success is not determined by where you start, but by the choices you make along the way. Through determination and relentless perseverance, Julia earned a college degree, built award winning businesses, achieved national recognition in real estate, and became a trusted voice in entrepreneurship, leadership, and personal growth. Along the way, she has continued to launch new ventures, mentor others, and inspire people to pursue bigger possibilities for their lives. More than her accomplishments, it is Julia's journey that resonates. She has turned adver…

Nora Smyth on Creating Safer Spaces for Healing | 1,589 Nora Smyth believes meaningful change begins with the people who care for others. A licensed clinical social worker, educator, and founder of Join The Constellation PLCC, Nora is dedicated to strengthening the next generation of mental health professionals through intentional clinical supervision, practical education, and trauma informed leadership. Her work is driven by the belief that healthier practitioners create healthier individuals, families, and communities. As the author of five self care toolkits, Nora equips both clinicians and the public with practical strategies for resilience, reflection, and emotional well being. She is also developing specialized continuing education focused on domestic violence, helping practitioners move beyond theory with real world tools that strengthen trauma informed care. Beyond her clinical work, Nora is a passionate advocate committed to breaking the silence surrounding domest…

Jenny White on Medical Thriller Writing from Real Experience | 1,567 Jenny White knows that the most compelling medical stories are often the ones that happen behind hospital doors. A former registered nurse, healthcare executive, and medical thriller author, Jenny spent more than 30 years working in intensive care, trauma, public health, and long term care before surviving a life threatening brain tumor that forced her to rebuild her life from the ground up. That experience inspired a new calling. Through her bestselling medical thriller series, beginning with The Triggering Scent, Jenny draws on decades of frontline healthcare experience to reveal the ethical dilemmas, burnout, and human realities rarely seen in fiction, all through the eyes of a nurse. A survivor of cancer, abuse, and brain surgery, Jenny believes even life's greatest challenges can become the foundation for stories that educate, inspire, and create lasting impact. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Enjoying the…

Amy McKiernan on Reclaiming Your Story From Survivor to Empowered | 1,536 Amy McKiernan is helping survivors discover that their story does not end with what happened to them. It begins with what they choose to do next. As the author of More Than A Survivor, Amy speaks to one of the most difficult realities a person can face: recovering from sexual assault and reclaiming a sense of identity, safety, and hope. Her work provides a pathway forward, helping survivors move beyond merely enduring the past and toward building lives defined by confidence, purpose, and authentic peace. But Amy's mission extends beyond individual healing. Through her work with schools, universities, and organizations, she helps create conversations and cultures that prioritize dignity, respect, prevention, and accountability. Her message is both personal and practical, empowering people to become part of the solution. Professionally, Amy serves as a Director of Employee Relations, where she helps fo…

Nancy Deyo on Finding Strength Through Pain | 1,535 Nancy Deyo spent years leading companies, solving complex problems, and operating at the highest levels of business. Then one injury changed everything. After a spinal injury on Mount Kilimanjaro, the former Silicon Valley CEO found herself facing a battle no amount of intelligence, determination, or professional success could solve. Chronic pain dismantled the life she had built, forcing her to confront not only physical suffering, but the loss of identity that comes when the person you've always been can no longer function the same way. For fifteen years, Nancy navigated chronic illness, opioid dependence, failed treatments, and the uncertainty that so many pain sufferers know all too well. She searched everywhere for answers, from leading medical experts to unconventional healing modalities, only to discover that the greatest transformation would come not from finding a cure, but from redefining what it meant to live. …

Howaida Abdalla on Reclaiming Power After Survival | 1,521 Howaida Abdalla turned survival into purpose. Life coach. Advocate. Voice for healing and empowerment. Through lived experience, resilience, and unwavering compassion, Howaida helps survivors reclaim their identity, rebuild confidence, and move beyond the pain that once defined them. Her work creates space for honest conversations, deep healing, and the kind of transformation that begins when people finally feel seen, heard, and believed. Alongside her coaching and advocacy, she is deeply committed to raising awareness around the long-term emotional impact of FGM, challenging stigma, and helping communities better understand the realities survivors carry long after the silence ends. Her message reaches beyond survival. It is about reclaiming power, restoring dignity, and choosing a future on your own terms. Healing is possible. Your story matters. And your life belongs to you. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Enj…

Shannon Fernando-Rubera on Changing Lives Through Compassion | 1,498 Shannon Fernando-Rubera is proof that compassion can cross borders, survive chaos, and change lives. From war-torn regions to forgotten communities, she steps into the places most people turn away from, bringing healing, hope, and humanity to those who need it most. As a Family Nurse Practitioner, TEDx speaker, and founder of a global humanitarian movement, her mission goes beyond aid. It is about restoring dignity, creating opportunity, and reminding the world that no life is invisible. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: www.alabasterinternational.org 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price tag. Perfect for creators, coaches, and brands ready to level up. 👍 Like this video 💬 Drop a comment & share your favorite part 🔔 Subscri…

Steve McKee on Overcoming Cancer and Finding Strength | 1,489 Steve McKee’s life changed at 12 with a diagnosis of a cancerous brain tumor. What followed was not one battle, but multiple. Surgeries, chemotherapy, and repeated returns of new tumors that tested him physically, mentally, and emotionally over the years. Each time, he rebuilt. Finished school. Worked. Tried to reclaim a sense of normal. But after facing cancer again and again, what once felt like confusion turned into anger, and eventually into something deeper, exhaustion. Still, he kept going. After undergoing intensive radiation treatment, Steve reached a turning point. Not just in his health, but in how he chose to live. He made a conscious decision to take ownership of his life in a new way, focusing on belief in himself, disciplined habits, and a lifestyle centered on what he felt would support his healing and clarity. From that shift came a broader realization. His message is rooted in personal responsi…

1,471 | Kimberly Stevens on Turning Pain Into Purpose Kimberly J. Stevens is an All-American swimmer, Big Ten record setter, and University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame inductee who learned how to win early and endure when it mattered most. Her life was shaped not just by victory, but by devastating loss. The death of her first child. Years spent fighting for her daughter’s life through a liver transplant that ultimately overcame Citrullinemia. A battle with Breast Cancer. Financial collapse. Moments that redefine strength. Today, she speaks and writes from lived authority. As the author of Altar’d, her message is clear and unfiltered: get up again, take the next step, and refuse to let loss have the final word. Because true victory is not in avoiding the waves. It is in choosing to keep swimming. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: www.extendtherose.org 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs…

1,406 | Tracy Smaldino on Giving Survivors a Powerful Voice Tracy Smaldino is the founder and host of Trauma Rock Stars, a podcast that gives survivors a powerful platform to share their stories with honesty and courage. After surviving childhood trauma and profound adversity, Tracy made a decision that changed everything. She would not let her story end in silence. Instead, she created a space where resilience is celebrated, truth is honored, and healing is spoken out loud. Through raw, heartfelt conversations, Tracy helps guests and listeners reconnect with their strength, rewrite their narratives, and remember that survival is not the finish line. Thriving is. Her mission is to remind every survivor that their voice matters, their story has power, and healing is not quiet. It is bold, brave, and meant to be shared. Trauma Rock Stars is more than a podcast. It is a movement where stories spark strength and hope begins again. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show…

1,387 | Amy McKiernan Reveals How Survivors Rebuild With Confidence Amy McKiernan is the author of More Than A Survivor: Eight Keys to Overcoming Sexual Assault and Finding a Path to Living a Fulfilled Life, a transformative guide that empowers survivors to reclaim their voice, restore their strength, and build a life rooted in authentic peace. Through eight practical and courageous principles, Amy helps readers move beyond survival into clarity, confidence, and purpose. A passionate advocate for safety and dignity, Amy also speaks through Campus Outreach Services, delivering impactful programs to schools, universities, and organizations that promote respect, prevention, and community wellbeing. Her work equips audiences with tools to create safer, more supportive environments. Professionally, Amy serves as a Director of Employee Relations in the field of Education, where she fosters healthy workplace cultures through collaboration, accountability, and meaningful communicatio…

1,310 | Tracy Smaldino Shares How Trauma Rock Stars Helps People Heal Tracy Smaldino is the creator and host of Trauma Rock Stars, a podcast where real stories of resilience, courage, and transformation take center stage. A survivor of childhood trauma and adversity, Tracy has turned her pain into purpose by creating a safe space for others to share, heal, and rediscover their strength. With honesty, humor, and heart, she leads powerful conversations that remind every listener they are not alone in their journey. Her mission is to empower survivors to rise, reconnect, and reclaim their voices—because healing is loud, courageous, and meant to be shared. Trauma Rock Stars: where stories heal and hope begins. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.youtube.com/@TraumaRockStars 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quali…

1,283 | Jay Setchell Breaks Down the Strength Behind Survival Jay Setchell is a United States Marine whose story defines courage, resilience, and purpose. After joining the Corps right out of high school, Jay found his calling in serving something greater than himself. From Tanker school to covert intelligence missions, he embodied the relentless spirit that makes every Marine extraordinary. On November 12, 1969, Jay’s life changed forever. A horrific accident left him fighting for survival — but through a coma, multiple surgeries, and months in recovery, he discovered an even deeper strength. He calls it his “gift of life,” and it drives everything he does today. Proud father of a Marine and a living symbol of perseverance, Jay Setchell continues to inspire others to rise above hardship, honor their purpose, and never forget that once a Marine, always a Marine. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: www.neverquittrying.com…

1,278 | Kevin Hipes on Surviving, Reinventing, and Laughing Through It All Kevin Hipes is a born storyteller, lifelong entrepreneur, and proud New Yorker with a personality as big as the adventures he’s lived. Often called “the New York Forrest Gump,” Kevin’s life has taken him from the streets of Queens to the pulpit, to business boardrooms, and even to the deck of his very own oil tanker in the Caribbean. With no formal writing background, Kevin still managed to turn a lifetime of unbelievable experiences into a heartfelt, hilarious, and deeply human book—Book of Me. Rather than writing in the traditional sense, Kevin recorded over 100 personal episodes for his YouTube channel, Planet Hipes, then compiled them into a unique memoir filled with wit, wisdom, and raw truth. From factory worker to rockstar (in his own mind), banker, preacher, restaurateur, politician, and cancer survivor, Kevin shares not just the ups and downs of a seven-decade journey—but the mindset and humor…

1,266 | Surviving the Unsurvivable: Sara Im’s Miracle Story Sara Im is a survivor, inspirational author, motivational speaker, and holistic wellness consultant whose story embodies courage, faith, and resilience. Born and raised in Cambodia, Sara endured four years of captivity under the Khmer Rouge Communist regime. She worked long hours in the rice fields beneath the burning sun, surviving on minimal food and sleep. Her body grew weak from disease and exhaustion until she was sent to a death camp, left to die. Through unwavering faith, Sara prayed every day for strength. God answered her prayers, giving her the courage to escape with three trusted friends. Against all odds, they made it out alive. During those four years, nearly two million people perished through starvation, disease, and execution in what became known as the Killing Fields of Cambodia, a tragedy comparable to the Holocaust. Sara’s story stands as a living testimony to the power of faith, hope, and perse…

1,264 | From Pain to Purpose: Melissa Lujan’s Story of Healing Melissa Lujan is a 44-year-old mother of three sons, a survivor of domestic violence, and a passionate advocate for healing and hope. Through the power of storytelling, she uses her voice to reach both survivors and those currently navigating difficult relationships, offering encouragement, empathy, and strength. Since 2009, Melissa has worked in the medical field, where her heart for service truly shines. She holds certifications as a CHT, CCHT, CNA, phlebotomist, and OSHA safety officer. Her compassion and ability to care for others are not just professional skills; they are gifts shaped by life’s hardest battles. Melissa believes that through every painful moment, God was refining her purpose. Today, she stands as a testament to resilience, empowered by faith, and driven to help others discover their own strength. Her mission is simple: to help every reader or listener feel seen, understood, and reminded that t…

1,200 | How Jennisue Jessen Turned Survival Into a Global Fight Against Human Trafficking Jennisue Jessen, a survivor of human trafficking and Founder & CEO of Compass 31, has dedicated over 25 years to combating human trafficking globally. Her remarkable journey, from being sold into the sex trade at the age of 4 to becoming a key figure in shaping federal counter-trafficking policies, reflects her passion for justice and resilience. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://compass31.org/ 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price tag. Perfect for creators, coaches, and brands ready to level up. 👍 Like this video 💬 Drop a comment & share your favorite part 🔔 Subscribe for more inspiring conversations Monday to Friday! #PositiveTalkRadio #Inspiration #Podcast ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

From performing on stage at just 10 years old to overcoming a decade-long abusive relationship, Kat Polsinelli’s journey is one of profound resilience and transformation. Now a motivational speaker, MC, bestselling co-author, and host of Real Chat with Kat—a top 10% globally ranked podcast airing on three radio stations—Kat is on a mission to empower others to share their stories and transform their struggles into stepping stones for success. Support our podcast show by: https://kmmedia.pro/our-store Affiliate(s): Lyric Vids - https://positivetalkradio.net/Lyricvids NordVPN - https://positivetalkradio.net/NordVPN Patreon - patreon.com/positivetalkradio Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/positivetalkradio Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/positivetalkradio/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@positivetalkradio?lang=en Twitter - https://twitter.com/positivetradio https://www.positivetalkradio.net/support/

I’m Darcey Kesner Hawkins, founder of the I Choose Me!™️ Platform, a space dedicated to empowering trauma survivors to reclaim their voice and their place in this physical world. With over a decade of experience in wellness and a deep connection to intuitive and shamanic healing, I serve as a minister, spiritual coach, and practical guide for those navigating the complexities of mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical wellbeing. As a speaker, podcast host, and advocate, my mission is to bring holistic practices into the mainstream while creating supportive spaces where individuals can heal, grow, and thrive. I believe in the power of community, the wisdom of our own bodies, and the necessity of self-prioritization in an overwhelming world. Let’s heal, connect, and elevate together. Support our podcast show by: https://kmmedia.pro/our-store Affiliate(s): Lyric Vids - https://positivetalkradio.net/Lyricvids NordVPN - https://positivetalkradio.net/NordVPN Patreon - pa…

Jill is boldly stepping out and vulnerably admitting that as a result of her own sexual trauma at age 4, she innocently and curiously experimented with other children when she was a child herself. For 41 years she lived with a dark cloud of shame and self-loathing over her head, thinking she was alone. Finally, after years of praying for her purpose, she finally realized her life’s work is to release people from shame and change the lens through which people see how children who have been sexually abused experiment with other children. Jill brings this taboo topic to the light so that people can get beyond the shame and live the life of their dreams. Whether or not you have suffered from sexual abuse or if you have a secret, Jill’s approach to letting go of any kind of shame will leave you free to create a space for love, success, and abundance. Support our podcast show by: https://www.positivetalkradio.net/support/ https://kmmedia.pro/our-store Patreon - patre…

A survivor of childhood abuse, Dr. Rita Louise has emerged as a gifted empath and talented clairvoyant medical intuitive. She is a Naturopathic physician and the founder of the Institute Of Applied Energetics that trains students in the art of medical intuition, intuitive counseling, and energy medicine and former host of Just Energy Radio. She has authored six books and produced several feature-length and short films. Support our podcast show by: https://www.positivetalkradio.net/support/ https://kmmedia.pro/our-store Patreon - patreon.com/positivetalkradio Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/positivetalkradio Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/positivetalkradio/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@positivetalkradio?lang=en Twitter - https://twitter.com/positivetradio

Have you ever imagined a world where we can all speak openly and honestly about our mental health journeys without fear of judgment or reprisal? That’s why I took action and Founded the 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧 podcast, with the aim of shattering the stigma long associated with speaking out and speaking up about mental health issues. Each week, we tackle different mental health topics through honest and relatable conversations with real people who are helping to normalize mental health discussions and find their own voices. Through the podcast and my ongoing work as a mental health advocate, I continue to reshape both the message and the messenger within the mental health space. Support our podcast show by: https://www.positivetalkradio.net/support/ https://kmmedia.pro/our-store Patreon - patreon.com/positivetalkradio Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/positivetalkradio Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/positivetalkradio/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@positivetalk…