Peace With Pain

Gina and Don, parents of 3 happy children were going about their lives when suddenly their world turned upside down. Their oldest daughter was having a sleepover when suddenly she became afraid of stepping on the floor and entering her bedroom. This became the beginning of her struggling with OCD. Unfortunately, Their other daughter fell victim to the challenging disorder as well. The entire family underwent significant challenges and therapy to help support these girls’ healing. Today Gina and Don are Behavioral Transformation Specialists where they help guide other families through similar struggles. They also share some of their insight on their podcast titled: The Invisible Wheelchair. Gina and Don recommend visiting iocdf.org to get helpful and accurate information about OCD and it’s most helpful resources.

#OCD #parenting #mentalhealth

Trigger Warnings: 

Child Molestation

Emotional Abuse

unhealthy relationship with food

suicidal thoughts

paranoia

Jackie suffered sexual trauma from a very young age from someone that was supposed to provide protection and support. This experience penetrated her future relationships and her relationship with food. Fortunately, Jackie was able to find healing and continues to make progress with herself in therapy, travel and spiritual practices. Today she has a healthy, loving relationship with her husband and is the CEO of Inspired Journey Consulting where she helps connect others to wellness and healing retreats around the world. Visit her website at inspiredjourneyconsulting.com !

#travel #sexualabusesurvivor #therapy #mentalhealth 

TW Depression and Suicidal thoughts

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After life knocked Lari down she fell into a heavy depression. Lari found herself paralyzed from her sadness and struggled with suicidal thoughts and reaching out to friends for support. Lari’s perfectionism stopped her for a long time from moving forward and getting projects started. Today Lari has decided that “there’s no rules” and if she wants to start something and complete something imperfectly that’s okay. Lari shares her insights on managing her depressive symptoms, keeping her perfectionism in check and her solid support system’s strategies for getting through.  #depression #mentalhealth #mentalhealthpodcast #recovery 

In Peace with Pain's first Tuesday Tips Expert episode we welcome Donna, a school psychologist. Donna shares what it is like to be a school psychologist and what the role entails during the barriers of covid restrictions. Donna is kind enough to share tips with parents and teachers about managing the challenges of supporting students through various challenges. Finally, Donna shares tips for those who may be interested in becoming school psychologists themselves. Thank you Donna for being our first Tuesday Tips Expert!

Kim was going about her days when suddenly at 52 she had her first of what would be many seizures. After many tests she was diagnosed with a non-epileptic psychogenic seizure disorder. In this episode Kim shares how the seizures have prompted her to begin to deal with some of her demons from the past. While Kim’s seizures have changed how Kim lives her life. She continues to find gratitude and joy in her growing family. Kim has embraced and accepted that she may deal with these seizures for some time and wants others to feel comfortable talking about this not well known challenge.

Trigger Warning: Domestic Violence, Eating Disorders, Self harm/Suicide, Substance Use, Sexual Assault, Kidnapping and Loss

Emma has faced domestic violence, multiple sexual assaults, the loss of her father and was even kidnapped at one point. This resilient and inspiring human once dealt with her low self esteem by using substances, self harm and a poor relationship with food and with others. Today Emma is in a doctoral program and is a trauma specialist. She has a healthy relationship with her significant other and is helping others move through their journey.  Prepare to be blown away at how far she has come and her insightful words. Thank you Emma!

Sarah Segesdy, was constantly being told that she was anxious and that her Lyme Disease and Endometriosis symptoms were "all in her head."  Hear Sarah's story of finally being heard by medical professionals and getting the help that she needed to heal her body. Unfortunately, Sarah's struggles contributed to the development of an eating disorder. Today she has found a healthier relationship with food and she shares her insights with others through her health and running coach business. You can contact her through her Instagram page @SarahSegesdy.   #Endometriosis #lymedisease #eatingdisorderrecovery 

 Jodie never let her Cerebral Palsy stand in the way of her fulfilling the life she wanted to live. Early on Jodie began a pattern of not listening to the "naysayers" and instead turned to her faith. Jodie graduated college, worked full time helping others, lived independently and raised two children.  4 years ago Jodie unexpectedly lost her husband. While she is still managing some grief that comes with such a big loss she continues to strive to find joy and help others.