Video – Petra Survived Sex Slavery: Healing After Abuse

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE0phtoqB2o&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=5[/youtube] [powerpress] “It felt like I was walking around naked screaming for help and no-one could hear me.” My guest Petra Sojka suffered unimaginable cruelty at 16 years old when she was kidnapped while waiting at a bus stop in the Czech Republic. She was taken into the vile underworld that is the sex trade industry. Interviewing Petra is a day I will not forget. Prior the interview, I read her story and cried for days. We all know that Read More

Learning To Stop Silencing My Emotions Saved Me

  My story starts in Colorado where I had recently moved with my parents.  We had come from northern California and I was a sophomore in high school.  I remember being so utterly devastated about being uprooted from the town I had lived in since the 2nd grade.  My sister and I shared a bunk bed that we were able to take apart because we had our own rooms in this new home. Our bedrooms were located in the bottom Read More

This Week’s Learnings On Kirsty TV

     In everything, look for the lesson. Even in our trials, we can take something valuable away from our challenges. I hope you took something valuable away from this week’s episodes and articles.  If you have a story that you would like to share with Kirsty TV, please send an email to me at [email protected] to get the format for submissions Stay tuned to www.KirstyTV.com for more exclusive and uplifting interviews. We will be sharing inspirational stories from everyday people, celebrities and experts every Read More

Video – KExpert, Marcia Cross On How To Find Balance

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQly4HbP_iY&list=PLQIikebAPmLWnoONVNCfK-ToC2YPeeNhq&index=9[/youtube] [powerpress] Talking with Marcia Cross is always a joy. Just look at how present she was when we spoke. If you don’t know Marcia Cross, she is a fantastic actress (Desperate Housewives and Melrose Place are some TV shows she’s most known for) and a mother. She’s also a great person to glean some advice about balancing our lives and she’s a big proponent of it.  Chances are, you lead a very busy life too. How do you manage Read More

Are you a human doing or a human being?

We are excited to share with you some inspiring insights from our Kontributer, Tasha Broomhall who is the Director and lead trainer for Blooming Minds. Tasha has a background in psychology, disability, employment, psycho-social rehabilitation and aged care services. Tasha wrote something in this article that woke me up, ‘…we get disconnected and distant from what’s important to us. When this happens we can get into a bit of a funk. Its not that we are clinically depressed or anxious, it’s just that life Read More

What To Do When You Are Feeling Blue Or Broken

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgigqrdiKgw&list=PLQIikebAPmLUPXy05DKmphT8hUuZj_8dY&index=3#[/youtube] [powerpress] We’ve all felt depressed at some point in our lives. For most of us it happens on occasion and now more than ever, it happens to more people for longer durations. The important thing to remember is that it can pass. There are things we can do to help the process like seeking help, eating right and exercising.    Join us on the Kouch today as my friends and I chat about the different types of depression, how we Read More

Video – Diary: It’s A Wrap On Our First Shoots!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A4BiDUDCmg&list=PLQIikebAPmLUVFYU8QYx6Lih8JjH3krw3[/youtube] Whooo! We made a show! After shooting, I sat down to share with you my experiences of filming this show. I wish you could feel the energy in the room, during the interviews and at the end of the day when we call “We are wrapped!”  Thanks for listening, for watching, for commenting, for being a part of this show. Especially in it’s humble beginning stage!   As always, if you know of someone who has a story they would like to Read More

Video – Down In The Dumps Or Dealing With Depression?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lOV-VbDJM4&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=4[/youtube] [powerpress] Today on Kirsty TV, meet my guest Jules Bruff, an award winning actress and filmmaker.  Suffering from depression since her early 20′s, she has decided to share her story despite the fact there is still a stigma attached to depression. Meeting Jules who is so vivacious and fun, you would never imagine that she suffers from clinical depression. In this episode of Kirsty TV, Jules shares how she identified that she was suffering with clinical depression and how Read More

My Husband Became A Woman: How Linda Learned To Live By Choice

  My world had gone silent.  I stood there, looking out across the bay, the sea was sparkling but I could no longer hear my children playing in the bush, I could no longer hear the birds singing above.  All I could hear were those 6 words that my husband had just uttered, and those six words were going to change my life forever. I had had a great marriage, and we had 3 beautiful children together.  I had known Read More

This Week I Learned…

I hope this week’s episodes touched your heart and that you took something valuable away from them. With each interview or expert article I receive, I am richer with wisdom and love. Thanks for sharing this show with your friends and family. You never know who you may help. Stay tuned to www.KirstyTV.com for more exclusive and uplifting interviews. We will be sharing inspirational stories from everyday people, celebrities and experts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.