Voices of Resilience Radio

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A warm welcome to those who have found this podcast. This podcast has been set up to support, give hope, and provide real stories of resilience and posttraumatic from myself and others from the effects of trauma, challenges and difficult experiences. This podcast challenges a deficit approach in therapy, counselling and mental health and seeks to amplify what is strong, not what is wrong by talking with real people about their real stories of resilience and healing.

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Meet Emily, Resilience Story #7, Mother, Psychologist, Author

Aug 22 2020 52 mins

At the age of 39, Emily was flooded with memories of being sexually abused by her father - someone whom she “adored and admired.” “At age 39, I was a divorced mother of a toddler, working as a therapist for sexually abused children, and completing my dissertation,” Emily says….And at this same age, this is when her darkest memories came flooding in. In this interview, psy

Meet Mary, Resilience Story #6, Filmmaker, Thriver, Resilience Unfolded

Jul 07 2020 62 mins

Mary was sex-trafficked by her family when she was little. Her parents were also involved in child pornography. “My parents were pimps, “ she says. “I am an incest survivor and was abused in ritualistic ways, by men and women.” Because of the abuse, she experienced during her childhood, she outlines how she has chronic pain, fibromyalgia. Despite this, Mary has ‘risen fro

Meet Maz, Resilience Story #5 Healing, Metaphors, Spirituality

Jun 13 2020 39 mins

Maz immigrated from Iran to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Fleeing from a war-torn country, she moved to Canada for safety. Little did she know that in Canada the abuse would continue by her father physically, and her Canadian peers through racism. She tells us her story of resilience and healing. Spirituality, strong core beliefs, looking inwards, and using descriptive, expr

Meet Teresa, Resilience Story #4 Education, 'Faith Days', An Established Writer

May 24 2020 63 mins

In this episode, I talk with the creative, vibrant, envisioned, educated, kind, funny, storytelling Teresa… A solo father who tried his best raising two girls in the 80s. A background that Teresa really made the most of. Academically, Teresa excelled. She did all the right things and pursued academia, showing how she really is amazing and can put herself to challenging tasks in h

Meet Dave Resilience Story #3 Dreams, Connections, Dreams, Jolts Of Light And Resolutions

May 16 2020 71 mins

A sad, sudden death of a close friend from a snowboarding accident- as close as a brother, a difficult marriage separation, and hitting a religious rock bottom left Dave clutching for answers and wanting to look deeper into where he found himself in his ‘age 30 transition’. Yet, a light within him kept him searching for answers, pursuing a new reality, and persevering the most