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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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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Forgiveness does not mean "pardoning." It's not really about the other person who hurt you; it's more about allowing unconditional love to flow through you without obstruction. Forgiveness is a powerful, effective healing modality for personal transformation and inner peace. Many people explain "why" you should forgive, but Dara Mckinley is an expert on "how" to forgive. You can reach Dara at her website https://daramckinley.com/

Some of the highlights Dara shares:

• Most people think "forgiveness" means pardoning - it's letting the offender "off the hook"
• Most people think "forgiveness" is impossible and offensive - it mocks justice
• Dara's personal experience being asked to forgive and finding it irritating
• Her transformative experience - discovering that forgiveness isn't "pardoning"
• Seeking effective tools for healing - What really works? Does this relieve the body of heavy burdens?
• The natural desire for justice and feelings of resentment - I've been wronged. I want justice.
• How to forgive - what is the process?
• How forgiveness helps us feel "neutral" towards those who hurt us
• How forgiveness relieves our emotional burdens
• How forgiveness can aid in physical healing
• Forgiveness is the ability to apply unconditional love and to clearly see where we need it
• Unconditional love is a medicinal force
• How to apply unconditional love
• How withholding forgiveness blocks/impedes the flow of unconditional love
• How to be free from anger, resentment, etc.
• How to become a clear channel for intuition
• How our inner voice crying out for justice or revenge is trying to help us, but is actually hurting us. "You're trying to protect me, but you're actually making me miserable."
• Revenge doesn't give us what we really want, a peaceful heart
• Anger creates more anger
• And more

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Paul knows about overcoming challenges with positivity from his own experience. Paul's 5 year old son was diagnosed with cancer during his first week of kindergarten. A month later, Paul himself was diagnosed with cancer. Later he endured financial hardships, suffered a mental breakdown, and was diagnosed with bipolar. Can we get through hard things and become better on the other side? Absolutely! Paul Gencarella Jr. is the founder of Mindset Mastery and an expert speaker, coach and self-image advisor. You can reach Paul at his website https://www.mindsetmastery.speakdreamlisten.com/

Some of the highlights Paul shares:

• His story of having cancer at the same time as his 5 year old son
• The best prayer, "Bless me to receive the strength to deal with my challenges"
• How our challenges can broaden our perspective
• Sometimes we make our problems bigger than they really are
• Suffering a mental breakdown and being institutionalized
• Experiencing clinical depression and feeling suicidal - I don't want to be alive
• The best time to deal with depression is not when we're depressed, it's when we're feeling good
• It's not about dealing with things on the outside, the real growth comes from dealing with the things on the inside
• How a gratitude journal brings positivity to our lives and literally changes our brain
• When we appreciate the little things, we can deal with the big things in life
• Most people don't want to talk about mental health and mental health challenges
• Dealing with the perception that mental challenges are weaknesses or failures
• We want to be happy and fulfilled - we can be happy and fulfilled
• We need to exercise our bodies and our minds
• We can feed our bodies junk food and feed our mind "junk food" of negativity
• How to become the best version of yourself
• And more

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Overcome the effects of trauma, abuse, anxiety, brain washing, self doubt and low self esteem by awakening the healing power within yourself. Jon Labman is an author, licensed massage therapist, Master in counseling psychology, the director of a trauma treatment program, and a licensed professional counselor with numerous degrees and certificates. You can reach Jon at his website https://www.simplyawake.com

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Some of the highlights Jon shares:

• His own story of suffering sexual abuse, bullying, and 7 years in a brain washing cult
• Learning the power of "showing up"
• How to awaken the power within you
• Healing takes place in the "present"; How to use your physical senses to get there
• How to quickly feel more relaxed
• What is the 3 ring circus of the mind?
• How to tame our negative self thoughts
• Asking the question, "Can I absolutely know that is absolutely true?"
• Getting over thoughts such as, "I am a worthless piece of crap"
• How to challenge negative self thoughts and beliefs
• Recognizing the lies we tell ourselves
• How to read the news without having a panic attack
• And more

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"We often wait to address fertility until it becomes infertility." - Alexandria DeVito
A diagnosis of infertility can be devastating, but this brilliant and informative conversation with expert Alexandria DeVito can inspire hope and proactive measures to identity fertility blockers and remove them. Alexandria is a functional nutritionist, best selling author, and the founder and CEO of Poplin, the first pre-pregnancy wellness company of its kind. You can reach Alexandria at her website https://9monthsisnotenough.com.

Some of the highlights Alexandria shares:

• Infertility diagnosis has a similar level of impact as a cancer diagnosis - devastating
• There has to be a better way
• Reactive models of healthcare vs proactive models of healthcare
• Infertility is really a symptom, not a diagnosis - it means you've tried for a year and haven't successfully conceived yet, it does not mean that you're not capable of conceiving
• Identify and remove fertility blockers
• Age is not a primary factor
• There's a difference between biological age and chronological age. We can't change chronological age, but we can modify biological age
• Lifestyle
• Learn about testing available to identify fertility blockers for an individual
• Our bodies were designed to conceive, but our modern environment was not
• How nutrition is a factor - we eat "food-like" substances instead of real food
• When we eat calorie dense food that is nutritionally deficient, our bodies think we're starving
• 80% of people are micronutrient deficient
• Why real food is the foundation for health
• How stress affects our physiology, ability to digest and assimilate nutrients and affects our ability to conceive
• Acute stress vs chronic stress
• Why our body thinks we're experiencing war and famine
• Our body prioritizes survival over procreation
• Identify stressors and eliminate or upgrade
• Even a 10% improvement can make a difference
• How to upgrade your current environment
• Minimize environmental toxins - be careful about what you put in and on your body
• Give yourself grace and patience
• Generational health - improvements now give huge benefits later - it's a gift that keeps on giving
• And more

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Melissa Hull lost her precious 4 year old son to an accidental drowning which left her overwhelmed with grief, loss, and guilt. Follow her inspirational journey of healing and creating a life she is proud of. Melissa is a best-selling author, international keynote speaker, heart-centered life coach and the creator of “the Art of Healing” online programs. You can reach Melissa at her website https://melissahull.com

Some of the highlights Melissa shares:

• Her harrowing story of losing her son Drew to an accidental drowning
• Dealing with extreme pain, grief and guilt
• Double tragedy - how losing a child can lead to a failed marriage
• Loneliness and grief beyond imagination
• Overcoming thoughts such as, "I'm not a good mother," "I failed as a mother," "I'm not good enough," and "I deserved this."
• "I need to leave this life so I can be with my son"
• Receiving vital support from strangers and a letter marked "to the mother of Drew"
• You might be tempted to beat yourself up, but focus on the love
• Learning to be compassionate to yourself
• Learning how to forgive yourself
• From this point on you have to choose to be either bitter or better
• If she can do it, so can I - the power of supportive community
• Finding the next right step
• How cracks in a relationship amplify during stress
• If I couldn't change the situation at least I could make a difference for someone else
• Creating meaning and purpose again - my son is more than just a loss
• Giving yourself permission to experience joy and fulfillment again
• How gratitude elevates emotions
• How to support a grieving parent - what to say and what not to say
• Just be with them - you don't have to say anything
• I'm not just surviving, I'm thriving and creating a life I'm proud of
• You are worthy and capable of creating a life of joy, meaning, and purpose
• We can all be a lighthouse for others
• Creating a community of support for other parents who have suffered loss
• Free yourself from fear and unapologetically shape your life story
• And more

Please share, subscribe, leave a rating and review, visit the Linda's Corner website at lindascornerpodcast.com and/or follow on youtube, facebook, instagram, and pinterest @lindascornerpodcast. Thanks!

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.