Dr. Ken Druck On Self Compassion During Loss

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZjdx-pMjE0&list=PLQIikebAPmLWnoONVNCfK-ToC2YPeeNhq&index=10[/youtube] [powerpress] “If we can be patient, understanding and encouraging with ourselves, we will rise up out of the ashes.” I’m so glad I was able to catch up with Dr. Ken Druck and soak in some wisdoms about loss and the importance of self compassion and self care. Ken Druck’s life changed dramatically in 1996 after the tragic death of his oldest daughter, Jenna. Since then, he has become a lifeline for thousands of families who have suffered a Read More

Send Past Hurts Back To The Past

I am thrilled to share with you the wisdoms of Noelene Dawes who specializes in relieving stress and releasing leadership capability. She just nails it on the head here; how can you take away the life lessons you learn here on Kirsty TV and apply them to your life? How can we soak in the wisdoms and reap their blessings in our lives? Every guest on Kirsty TV has this in common; emotional resilience.   Emotional Resilience When the mind is Read More

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

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

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

Forgiving, Healing, & Releasing The Past – Kontributer, Rev Michael Beckwith

  We are honored to have Rev Michael Beckwith, Founder of Agape International Spiritual Center and author of Life Visioning, write an article for us as our first Kontributer. He does a lot of great work helping people to change their lives for the better. This is an article for anyone wanting to move forward. My favorite quote from his article is, ‘ By taking self-responsibility you create the space in your heart to begin forgiving yourself and others, and healing and releasing Read More

Video – Poem & Song By Guest DJ Verrett ‘Outta Myself’

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-wU6l_cGz8&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=3[/youtube] [powerpress] This blew me away! My favorite part of my interview with DJ Verrett, was when he read his original poem, ‘Outta Myself,’ which inspired his rap song by the same title. We captured it on camera and later he sent me his song to share with you. The last line in the poem gets me every time! POEM –  OUTTA MYSELF Now once upon a time,  when I was on the grind, out committing crimes, I thought the Read More