Healing After Being Molested & Raped As a Teen

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhFcCnm45ZM[/youtube] [powerpress] Sexually abused multiple times in her teens, my guest found healing that allowed her to live a healthy life not defined by her past abuse. At just 15, Haneef Jordan was gang raped and then at 16 she began to endure daily sexual abuse at the hands of a trusted family member on her way to school. This set her on a course to self destruction for many years. I am happy to say she is now happily Read More

How To Thrive As An Adult After Childhood Trauma

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7frZeA2yL5g&list=PLQIikebAPmLWnoONVNCfK-ToC2YPeeNhq&index=1[/youtube] [powerpress] As adult thrivers of early childhood traumas, we want to look to see how are we doing in our lives now. K Expert, Lisa Cypers Kamen is an international happiness Expert, a Positive Psychology Coach, Speaker and Author. We are talking about what happens when you go through some kind of trauma, particularly in your formative years that changes your life. Trauma that changes how we see the world are life interrupting occurrences that change the the way Read More

Shark Attack Survivor Paul de Gelder Talks About How There Was ‘No Time For Fear’

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI2zxxboYFM&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=2[/youtube] [powerpress] Paul de Gelder a Navy Clearance Diver lived through a horrific shark attack. His in L.A for shark week being shown on the discovery channel. Here he talks about how there was no time for fear during the attack and had to make split second choices. It’s the choices in life that determine our happiness and it started pretty early on for Paul when he made some pretty bad choices leading him to be homeless at times. He Read More

Coping With Death & The Questions We Don’t Ask, Answered (Video)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnvKBiVu-hQ&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=2[/youtube] [powerpress] Coping with death is something we all face at some point in life. Some of your questions about death are answered here on Kirsty TV, in this interview by Family Nurse Practitioner in Palliative Care, Therese Gibson. Therese helps people through life’s transition. Her first patient was her sister in law, who was 38 years old when she passed away from cancer. She passed at home, in the care of Therese and her family. Time Flies When You’re Read More

Angelina Jolie – Double Mastectomy To Prevent Breast Cancer

Angelina Jolie reveals she had a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer. I think women all over the world are inspired by her courage to share such a personal choice. This week at her first public appearance since she announcing her decision to undergo a double mastectomy, she said she feels “wonderful” and is “grateful for all the support”. “I’ve been very happy just to see the discussion about women’s health expanded, and that means the world to me,” Jolie Read More

Stretch Yourself With a New Experience Like Travel

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nttmZW6fRY4&list=PLQIikebAPmLUVFYU8QYx6Lih8JjH3krw3&index=8[/youtube] A new experience is something that stretches you and helps you develop into a stronger person! I was just on a radio show where I talked about the beginning of my personal growth journey. It really began when I started to travel at age 18. I’ve traveled to over 40 countries, most of them in my youth!   How did those experiences change me? Being so young and naive, they made me stronger and more independent. I grew so much Read More

Dreams Big! How to Dream Big, What Is Your Dream & How To Make It A Reality

Dream BIG !  Firstly What Is Your Dream? Figuring out what you want starts with listening to your heart’s desires, sometimes it’s a very small uncertain voice but the more you ask yourself what you want the more you will start to hear the answer. Begin by sitting somewhere quietly with a pen and paper and just ask; What do I really want in life? What would I love to do, be, see and have? Where would I like to Read More

How To Present Magazine – My Cover Girl Moment!

How to present magazine is a great free resource. I was honoured to be their covergirl on this months issue. Here is an excerpt from my article. Sometimes I reflect on where I’m at in my life and I find myself shaking my head and quietly laughing. What in the world am I doing?! I ask myself and in the next moment, I know; I’m listening to my soul and making a way to realize what my core is telling Read More

Oversexualization – Are Our Young Girls Too Sexy?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ruig80n-EU&list=PLQIikebAPmLUPXy05DKmphT8hUuZj_8dY&index=8[/youtube] [powerpress] Girls and women are constantly fed the message that taking it off and flaunting your body is what it means to be beautiful. Movies, video games, magazines, and now social media… During our Kouch Time Discussion, I learned that kids are having contests via social media as to who can post the sexiest pictures. That took me by surprise.  What will be next? Where does this problem of oversexualization stem from? And how can we send them out into the Read More

Addiction & When Our Numbing Becomes An Addiction, Allan’s Story (Video)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwGrWYXjjRM&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=8[/youtube] [powerpress] Alcohol Addiction would have been the last thing I thought Allan suffered from, when I meet my friend and guest.  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 Read More