Sylvia was attacked by a serial killer eight months after her son was murdered. She's also endured sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, neglect and a divorce. Sylvia understands grief, loss, and trauma down to her core. She has learned that although you can't erase the bad things that happen to you, you can become better and stronger because of them. You can mend beautifully.

Sylvia Moore Myers is a certified mental health coach, personal life coach, suicide prevention specialist, first responder in crisis and trauma, speaker, author, thought leader and the founder and CEO of Gold Scars, LLC. You can reach Sylvia at her website https://www.sylviamooremyers.com

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Some of the highlights Sylvia shares:

• How healing is like the Japanese art form "kintsugi"
• People don't really heal, we scar, and that's enough
• "My whole life I was looking for an eraser to remove the things that hurt me when I should have been looking for a highlighter"
• Learning how to "scar beautifully"
• S.C.A.R. - Strength, Courage, Adapt, Resilience
• Steps to heal from abuse, loss, trauma, and more
• The harrowing story of her son's murder
• The unbelievable story of being attacked by a serial killer in her own driveway
• Fighting for her life and the lives of her children
• How current methods of shielding children from grief actually makes it worse
• How grief can compile throughout our lives if we don't address them
• How parents can model grief for their children
• How healing from unresolved grief helps heal our current grief
• How to feel worthy again after sexual abuse and trauma
• You can be happy again
• How smiling (even if we don't feel like it) can jump start happiness
• Making a decision to heal
• Finding humor and learning how to laugh again after loss
• I deserve to be healthy and happy again
• I didn't need a way to forget the loss of my son, I needed a better way to remember him
• And more

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Kamini Wood's life changed forever when she saw her daughter dim her own light because she didn’t believe her shine was ‘good enough.’ In this episode of Linda's Corner, Kamini explains how to love and trust ourselves so we can allow our light to shine brightly. Kamini is a best selling author, speaker, certified life coach, and the founder and CEO of Live Joy Your Way. You can reach Kamini at her website https://www.kaminiwood.com/

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Some of the highlights Kamini shares:

• Our children mirror the way we show up in the world - heal yourself first
• Mindful parenting - it's not about "fixing" our children, it's about understanding our children
• Empathy is about understanding what a person is feeling and supporting them
• People pleasing involves taking responsibility for another person's thoughts, feelings, and reactions - it leads to feelings of "never enough"
• How to let go of relying on external validation
• Learning how to trust our internal validation
• Learning how to honor our own needs and trust ourselves
• Start with small things
• Build self trust
• How to silence the inner critic
• Searching for evidence that we're enough
• How to see ourselves differently
• Overcome self doubt
• Learn how to set boundaries - build those muscles
• How to feel more confident
• How to prevent burnout
• How to accept yourself
• Allowing ourselves to "take up space"
• Understanding shame
• Overcoming shame
• Is that really true?
• If I think it's true, where did I learn that? Whose voice do I hear?
• When you tell yourself a story for long enough, you begin to believe it
• How to change your story
• Self compassion is key
• Find support
• And more

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Also please visit the Hope for Healing website at hopeforhealingfoundation.org for free resources to increase happiness, build confidence and self esteem, improve relationships, manage stress, and calm feelings of depression and anxiety. Become the champion of your own story as you overcome your challenges.

Ron Beckenfeld, an 80 year old fitness expert and body builder, shares the secrets of super aging. Everyone at any age can improve their health and fitness, and it's easier than you might think. Ron is the creator of award winning microlingual supplements and the founder and president of the Superior Source Vitamins. You can reach Ron and learn about his products at his website https://superiorsourcevitamins.com

Some of the highlights Ron shares:
The importance of surrounding yourself with positive, loving, supportive people
Diets don't work
Getting fit doesn't have to require a Herculean effort
Take care of yourself
How to combat the effects of aging
Eat good fresh food (all you want!)
Find an exercise that you enjoy
If you feel good, you look good
The importance of reading package labels
Refined sugar is one of the worst things for you
Stay away from artificial sweeteners
Avoid processed food
Protein and collagen are very important to prevent bone and muscle loss as you age
Some people give their health to achieve wealth
Why he created micolingual supplements that you don't have to swallow
Pay attention to "inactive" ingredients
The first line of defense is taking care of yourself
If you don't take care of yourself, then someone else is going to have to take care of you
Everyone at any age can improve
And more

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Also please visit the Hope for Healing website at hopeforhealingfoundation.org for free resources to increase happiness, build confidence and self esteem, improve relationships, manage stress, and calm feelings of depression and anxiety. Become the champion of your own story as you overcome your challenges.