Interviews – Page 3 – Kirsty Spraggon

Full Circle Healing: One Woman’s Forgiveness Heals Generations in Her Family

September 9, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Abuse, child abuse, Forgiveness, Forgiving, Foster Care, Foster Mom, Foster Parent, Healing, KirstyTV, Lauri Burns, The Teen Project

Healing often has a domino effect. This series of interviews shares the remarkable stories of two women who have been affected by each other and are spreading the healing in their family and beyond. Simply amazing. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrmG3CbrguA&index=1&list=PLQIikebAPmLXSuklBLMgHErZidlol0xWw[/youtube] Lauri Burns grew up in turmoil and in an extremely physically abusive home. By her teenage years, she found herself spiraling down a road of drugs and dangerous behavior. By 19 years old, she was working the streets as a prostitute and addicted Read More

Abuse Does Not Discriminate: Privileged Teen Prostitute Changed Her Life

September 2, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: abusive father, abusive home, child abuse, drug addiction, Drugs, homeless teens, Kirsty Spraggon, KirstyTV, Kristy TV, Lauri Burns, prostitute, Prostitution, Punished for a Purpose, Story

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrmG3CbrguA&index=36&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg[/youtube] [powerpress] My guest today, Lauri Burns grew up in turmoil and in an extremely physically abusive home. By her teenage years, she found herself spiraling down a road of drugs and dangerous behavior. By 19 years old, she was working the streets as a prostitute and addicted to heroine. Now 27 years sober, she has completely turned her life around and shares her story with us. There’s an excerpt in her book, Punished For Purpose that I think really Read More

I Made My Calling My Career

August 31, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Calling, Career, Dream, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur Advice, Entrepreneurship, Interview, Kirsty Spraggon, KirstyTV, Motivational, Motivational Speaker, Professional Speaker, Purpose in Life, Purpose of Life

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFhtQVuxLBU&list=PLQIikebAPmLVGD5lF7SGRl1MyHamrU6G2&index=1[/youtube] [powerpress] Finding purpose of life; knowing the difference between career vs. calling. The tables are turned on me today, as my lovely assistant interviews me! We’re going to talk about the ups and downs of building a talk show and following my heart to my purpose. I find myself getting emotional thinking about the journey of building my dream and KirstyTV because it’s been quite a ride. I’ve moved countries, left my family, my friends, and there are a Read More

Super Foster Mom Parents 160 Teens

August 12, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Children in Foster Care, Foster Care, Foster Care Children, Foster Care System, Foster Parenting, Fostering, Kirsty Spraggon, KirstyTV, Orphans, Teen Foster Children

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwZDMRAsM0w&index=35&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg[/youtube] [powerpress] I am here today with two beautiful women, Lauri Burns and Stefani who have shared their stories with us. Lauri’s story of a troubled youth of child abuse to heroine use to prostitution and Stefanie had been sharing how she’d had a traumatic childhood that led her to cutting. Here now as mother and daughter since Lauri became Stefani’s foster mom, we’re talking about the foster care system and their experience with it all. Lauri decided to become Read More

Stop Cutting and Self Harm – How She Overcame Self Hate

July 31, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Cutting, Depressed, Kirsty Spraggon, KirstyTV, KristyTV, Pain, Sadness, Self Harm, Self Hate, Self Image, Self Injury, Suicide

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxidAAk9btw&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=2[/youtube] [powerpress] Cutting and self harm. How to stop cutting and other advice from our guest who overcame self hate and self harm. My guest, Stephanie grew up in a troubled environment with a mom who was a prostitute and a father, her pimp. By eleven years old, both of her parents had passed away. She started cutting at just 8 years old as a means to cope with all of the trauma in her life. She sits down to Read More

Cutting and Self Harm: Her Story

July 31, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Cutting, Depressed, Kirsty Spraggon, KirstyTV, KristyTV, Pain, Sadness, Self Harm, Self Hate, Self Injury, Suicide, Talk Show

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HaQjkvU09s&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=1[/youtube] [powerpress] Today we’re talking about self-harm and in particular, cutting. In the last 10 years, it appears that cutting has increasingly become a coping mechanism for adolescents. My guest, Stephanie grew up in a troubled environment with a mom who was a prostitute and a father, her pimp. By eleven years old, both of her parents had passed away. She started cutting at just 8 years old as a means to cope with all of the trauma in her Read More

Behind the Scenes: Working with Oprah & Tyler Perry on The Haves and Have Nots

July 15, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Behind the Scenes, Celebrity, Funny Story, Interview, Katheryn Cryer, Kirsty Spraggon, KirstyTV, Kristy TV, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey Network, OWN, OWN Ambassadors, OWNers, Renee Lawless, Scoop, Talk Show, The Have and Have Nots, TV, Tyler Perry

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoKB734sagI&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=3[/youtube] [powerpress] Today we have a special surprise for all of the fans of the OWN drama, Tyler Perry’s The Haves and Have Nots. Renee Lawless, the wonderful actress playing Katheryn Cryer, is here to give us a behind the scenes glimpse into her world. Renee tells a hilarious story about the first time she worked with Tyler Perry. She goes on to tell us what she thinks of her character, Katheryn Cryer. I’ve always wondered if Read More

Tyler Perry’s, ‘The Have and The Have Nots’ Actress: Renee Lawless’ Wild Journey to Her Dreams

July 15, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Acting, Actress, Broadway, Celebrity, dreams, goals, Hollywood, Interview, Katheryn Cryer, Kirsty Spraggon, KirstyTV, Oprah Winfrey Network, OWN, Renee Lawless, Success, Talk Show, The Have and Have Nots, TV Show, Tyler Perry

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mfy4mY_FFs&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=2[/youtube] [powerpress] My guest today, Renee Lawless, is an actress playing Katheryn Cryer on Tyler Perry’s ‘The Haves and the Have Nots’, a television drama on the Oprah Winfrey Network. She has been through the highs and lows on her journey to the bright lights in Hollywood and is here to share her story with us. Renee answers the question, “How does one prepare for success?” She tells us about the her roller coaster ride experience, building her career Read More

The Truth About Post Traumatic Stress Disorder & Our Veterans

July 15, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Emotional Story, Inspiring Story, Interview, Iraq War, Kirsty Spraggon, KirstyTV, Kristy TV, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Soldier, Soldiers, Talkshow, Veteran, Veterans, War Story, Wounded Warrior, Wounded Warrior Project

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGdWf1GsRrc[/youtube] [powerpress] PTSD veterans and the Wounded Warriors Project. What is PTSD and how the Wounded Warriors Project helps soldiers recover. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that’s triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event. Many people who go through traumatic events have difficulty adjusting and coping for a while, but they don’t have PTSD — Read More

Soldier Recovers After Losing His Legs in the Iraq War

July 10, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Army, Dan Nevins, Inspiring Story, Interview, Iraq War, Iraq War Story, KIRSTIE TV, Kirsty Spraggon, KirstyTV, Kristy TV, Legs Amputated, Motivational Speaker, Soldiers, Talkshow, United States, US Soldier, War Story, Warriors, Wounded Warrior, Wounded Warrior Project

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhxuIQ6hmYE&index=1&list=PLQIikebAPmLVG5K5SiFWKd8p62FwKQ2KE[/youtube] [powerpress] Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Veteran tells his inspiring recovery story. Dan Nevins, a retired Staff Sergeant in the United States Army tells the gripping, emotional, and inspiring story of a fateful day in Iraq that left him deathly wounded. Eventually he would have both legs amputated to save his life. It was November 10, 2004, when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated beneath the vehicle in which he was a passenger on an early morning combat Read More