Story – Kirsty Spraggon

Trading Your Awful Past for a Beautiful Future

September 9, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: abusive father, child abuse, drug addiction, Forgiveness, Forgiving, Lauri Burns, prostitute, Prostitution, Punished for a Purpose, rape, Story, The Teen Project

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzboihu8XlA&list=PLQIikebAPmLXSuklBLMgHErZidlol0xWw&index=2[/youtube] [powerpress] Forgiving those who hurt you is a powerful healing act of grace. Author and Founder of The Teen Project, Lauri Burns shares her powerful story about forgiving her physically abusive father who put her through turmoil. 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 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

Children Are Human Too: Children’s Rights

February 26, 2013 by admin In K Experts, Kommunity, Kouch TimeTags: Chat, Child, Children's Rights, Children's Services, Couch, Discussion Boards, Discussions, Exclusive, Fact, Facts, Friends, Grow, Heal, Healing, Hope, How to Be a Better Person, How to Heal, How to Interview, Inspiring, Interviews, Kirsty, Kirsty and Friends, KirstyTV, Kouch, Kouch Time, KouchTime, Love, Moving Forward, Moving On, Parent, Parent's Rights, Personal Development, Self Help, Spraggon, Story, Talk Show, Talking, Talks, Talkshow, The Interview, The Talkshow, TV, Women Discuss, Women's Topics, Women’s Discussions

‘Under the law, children have long been regarded as the PROPERTY of their parents. State statutes and case law nationwide protect the constitutional rights of parents, often disregarding the rights of children. What is now common knowledge among professionals and the general public with respect to the importance of loving, appropriate child rearing, is generally not reflected in the law.‘ – Parenthood in America Stacey’s story was another interview that taught me so much about our world. I had no idea Read More

Allan Takes Off His Shirt For The Ladies Behind The Scenes

February 26, 2013 by admin In K Experts, Kommunity, Kouch TimeTags: Chat, Couch, Discussion Boards, Discussions, Exclusive, Friends, Grow, Heal, Healing, Hope, How to Be a Better Person, How to Heal, How to Interview, Inspiring, Interviews, Kirsty, Kirsty and Friends, KirstyTV, Kouch, Kouch Time, KouchTime, Love, Moving Forward, Moving On, Personal Development, Self Help, Spraggon, Story, Talk Show, Talking, Talks, Talkshow, The Interview, The Talkshow, TV, Women Discuss, Women's Topics, Women’s Discussions

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w-UQ7EKCp0&list=PLQIikebAPmLVcVTihdWXF0y9SUaCdC3HK&index=8[/youtube] Meet my friends Shay, Jules and Allan who are some of my most regular Kouch Time guests. This behind the scenes footage is a glimpse into why I love these smart and funny people! You can see how they believe that discussions on topics that we cover like addiction and overcoming tragedy are important ones to have. Shay Moore is an entrepreneur/humanitarian, writer/producer/lyricist, who believes we all should be a beacon of light at the end of a lonely tunnel for Read More

Video Sneak Peek – Custody Battle To Keep Her Daughter

February 26, 2013 by admin In InterviewsTags: Bankruptcy, Battle, Chat, Custody, Daughter, Discussion Boards, Discussions, Doss, Exclusive, Family, Fight, Grow, Heal, Healing, Hope, How to Be a Better Person, How to Heal, How to Interview, Inspiring, Interviews, Kirsty, KirstyTV, Lawsuit, Love, Million Dollar, Mother, Moving Forward, Moving On, Operation Vanessa, Parent, Personal Development, Save, Self Help, Spraggon, Stacey, Story, Talk Show, Talking, Talks, Talkshow, The Interview, The Talkshow, TV, Vanessa, Women Discuss, Women's Topics, Women’s Discussions

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmO81ZX6U60&list=PLQIikebAPmLUxsO_Wt4h2R4fe47A_yq1V&index=8[/youtube] Stacey Doss is an incredible woman who has spent the past 4 years in a bitter custody battle fighting to keep her little girl whom she’s raised since birth. One million dollars later, with mounting legal fees that forced her to file for bankruptcy, she shares her story with us on Kirsty TV. Stacey’s case was a landmark win in the area of ‘adopted parent vs biological parent’. Today, she has custody not adoption, which always hangs over her Read More

Fighting For My Child’s Life: Adopted Parent VS. Biological Parent

February 25, 2013 by admin In InterviewsTags: Adoption, Chat, Child, Custody, Custody Battle, Discussion Boards, Discussions, Domestic Violence, Episode, Exclusive, Facebook, Grow, Heal, Healing, Hope, How to Heal, How to Interview, Human Spirit, Inspiring, Interviews, Kirsty, KirstyTV, Love, Mom, Mother's Love, Moving Forward, Moving On, Parent, Personal Development, Self Help, Spraggon, Stacey Doss, Story, Support, Talk Show, Talks, Talkshow, The Interview, The Talkshow, TV, Women Discuss, Women's Topics, Women’s Discussions

Stacey Doss is an incredible woman who has spent the past 4 years in a bitter custody battle fighting to keep her little girl whom she’s raised since birth. One million dollars later, with mounting legal fees that forced her to file for bankruptcy, she shares her story with us on Kirsty TV. Stacey’s case was a landmark win in the area of ‘adopted parent vs biological parent’. Today, she has custody not adoption, which always hangs over her head. Read More

Video – Richard Simmons: Tutu, Fairy Wings And All

February 21, 2013 by admin In Celebrities, InterviewsTags: Chat, Exclusive, Exercise, Grow, Heal, Healing, Health, Healthy, Hope, How to Heal, Inspiring, Interviews, Kirsty Spraggon, kirsty tv, KirstyTV, Love, Love Yourself, Moving Forward, Moving On, Richard Simmons, Slimmons, Story, Talk Show, Talking, Talks, Talkshow, The Talkshow, Women Discuss, Women's Discussion, Women's Topics

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaCSlhaGbPk&list=PLQIikebAPmLWnoONVNCfK-ToC2YPeeNhq&index=2[/youtube] [powerpress] Meeting Richard Simmons for the first time was everything I expected it to be and more. His loving nature and silly eccentricities are infectious! I had never interviewed a man in a tutu, covered in crystals before. It really was quite an experience. I first met Richard when I went to work out at his studio, Slimmons in Beverly Hills. There, I met so many fabulous people & one of his oldest members a 73 year old woman Read More

Video Sneak Peek – Skin Disorder To Stripping

February 18, 2013 by admin In InterviewsTags: Chat, Christine MacDonald, dancer, Discussion Boards, Discussions, Exclusive, Grow, Heal, Healing, Hope, How to Be a Better Person, How to Heal, How to Interview, Inspiring, Interviews, Kirsty, KirstyTV, Love, low self esteem, Moving Forward, Moving On, Personal Development, self esteem, Self Help, skin disorder, sneak peek, Spraggon, Story, stripper, stripping, Talk Show, Talking, Talks, Talkshow, The Interview, The Talkshow, TV, video, Women Discuss, Women's Topics, Women’s Discussions

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4MyU28M7nI&list=PLQIikebAPmLUxsO_Wt4h2R4fe47A_yq1V&index=7[/youtube] As a girl or woman, I think all of us at some stage have felt not pretty enough or wanted to change something about the way we look. Christine’s story taught me that we don’t all get a choice and that we don’t all have control over that. For Christine, it was a skin disorder, for others it can be as simple as aging and weight gain or as severe as being a burn victim. So life happens and Read More

Scarred, But Not For Life: A Skin Disease Led Her Life To Spiral Out Of Control

February 18, 2013 by admin In InterviewsTags: Chat, Christine MacDonald, Discussion Boards, Discussions, Exclusive, Grow, Heal, Healing, Hope, How to Be a Better Person, How to Heal, How to Interview, Inspiring, Interviews, Kirsty, KirstyTV, Love, low self esteem, Moving Forward, Moving On, Personal Development, self esteem, Self Help, skin disorder, Spraggon, Story, stripper, stripping, Talk Show, Talking, Talks, Talkshow, The Interview, The Talkshow, TV, Women Discuss, Women's Topics, Women’s Discussions

I want you to meet my friend and guest, Christine Macdonald (pictured above in the yellow thong and totally awesome 80’s hair). Christine is an author, speaker and self diagnosed recovering narcissist. She is also extremely brave to share with the world, details of her past in hopes of helping others. At age 14, Christine was diagnosed with a skin disease that left her face severely scarred. By 19 she was working as an exotic dancer and by 21 was a drug addict. Read More

Video Sneak Peek – Putting Down The Bottle

February 14, 2013 by admin In InterviewsTags: AA, Abuse, Addiction, Alcoholic, Alcoholism, Allan Anderson, Chat, Discussion Boards, Discussions, Drugs, Exclusive, Grow, Heal, Healing, Hope, How to Be a Better Person, How to Heal, How to Interview, Inspiring, Interviews, Kirsty, KirstyTV, Love, Moving Forward, Moving On, Personal Development, Putting Down the Bottle, Self Help, sneak peek, Spraggon, Story, Talk Show, Talking, Talks, Talkshow, The Interview, The Talkshow, TV, video, Women Discuss, Women's Topics, Women’s Discussions

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN80n8VTN6I&list=PLQIikebAPmLUxsO_Wt4h2R4fe47A_yq1V&index=6[/youtube] Meet my friend and guest, Allan Anderson. I originally met Allan as my personal trainer, so when he opened up to me about his recovery as an alcoholic I was surprised because he is just so fit! What shocked me most was when he shared that he used to get up and have vodka and orange juice for breakfast everyday. It was almost like he was talking about someone else; one of his clients who lived an unhealthy lifestyle. Read More