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Hosted by Brenda J Viola · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 50 episodes
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Painful experiences in life are inevitable.They can change us forever. We can become bitter. Or better.This podcast tells the stories of people who have gone through the valley of pain and come out the other side better.The goal?To uplift and encourage, because contrary to popular belief, suffering ISN'T optional.But what you do with it? That's your choice.
Brenda J Viola hosts The Alchemy of Pain, a education show with 50 episodes published.
In the powerful return of The Alchemy of Pain, Brenda Viola sits down with transformation coach and Catching Thoughts creator Jayne Boggs for a deeply honest conversation about emotional healing, self-awareness, and the
"Santa! I love you!" Those words, yelled out by a random car passenger driving past him brought clarity to a man whose white beard and demeanor immediately evoked the classic image of Santa Claus. He'd been praying about
"My mother didn't like me." Born ten months after her older brother died, Stephanie Smith grew up feeling like "the replacement baby." Only she wasn't a boy and her talkative, creative, and effervescent personality broke
When you're winning awards for crushing company goals, chosen to lead and mentor, and generating millions of dollars in revenue, the last thing you'd expect is to be terminated. Laura Krauss was blindsided. This politica
He always felt "different." His entire life? A quest to get to the bottom of what fueled chronic anxiety, depression, and alcohol abuse. Appearances are deceiving. A high performer who enjoyed top-tier professional succe
He just celebrated the 9th anniversary of his last suicide attempt. Growing up in the Bronx, Herbie Mack was conditioned to be tough. If you feel it, don't show it - and don't talk about it. Caught in the crosshairs of a
Survivor's guilt tormented Sarah Smith. At age 22, a night out with friends turned into a nightmare. When her Lyft driver exited the car to assist her, he was hit by a drunk driver and killed. She woke up in a hospital b
Meeting Lance Cibik, you'd think the world was his oyster. Well-spoken, charming, attractive, educated... ...you'd never guess that at age 8, Lance Cibik tried to kill himself. Born in poverty to a high school dropout, h
"Let me die or find me a reason for living." This was the prayer Caryl Westmore prayed after losing her home and her beloved dog in a fire...and, soon after, facing the end of her marriage with no resources to rebuild a
The minute you hear her voice you know you're experiencing an otherworldly gift. She's worked with Academy Award-winning actors, taught at Yale, and rubbed shoulders with the New York elite. But a psychotic break nearly
She was celebrating the end of the school day and running toward her mother when a taxicab struck 11-year-old Michelle Kuei. Catapulted 100 feet by the impact, she spent the next four years in and out of hospitals. Rehab
"Cancer wraps itself around a person...and changes them." Sarah Morgan knows. Her grandmother, mother, best friend, former fiance...it seemed everywhere she turned, someone else she loved was diagnosed. Back in the 80's
"You can't overcome what you're not willing to face." Kris Hammons is 4’ 5’’ tall and was born with dwarfism. Doctors told his parents he would never make it. After he survived, doctors then told his mom to place him in
Everyone told him it would be the happiest time in his life. "You'll see your child and feel a love like never before." It didn't happen. And the disconnection between "What I should feel and what I did feel" grew as Mic
This is a love story about a man and his dog, Rafa the Frenchie. Rafa's sensitive tummy (as well as his brother, Roddick's) inspired a man whose background was NOT baking to create healthy treats for them. It's always a
A successful disc jockey with fans in DC, San Antonio, and all over the country, "Kid" Curry had reached the pinnacle of his career running the #1 rated radio station in Miami. He was 50 and in the sweet spot of success.
If you've ever struggled with the question, "Am I fulfilling my purpose in life?" you'll find this interview with Evans Duren thought-provoking. Author of the book, Send Me, he recounts the tension between thinking "serv
"We will either spend money on this therapy or we will be paying for her funeral." There was no way out. Shirlee DiBacco's daughter was slowly dying from addiction. The doctor's answer? A suboxone prescription. As she wa
Oh no...what did I say? What did I do? And then, the apology tour begins. For many who don't identify as alcoholics, they struggle with the hangxiety of the day after. And because cultural norms often link a good time wi
"My worst fear is that my child would grow up to feel about herself the way that I feel about myself." This revelation changed the course of Britt Elam's life; a life that to observers looked perfect: a beautiful baby, l
Stephanie Smith
board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner · Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
1 appearance on this show
Rev. Sarah Smith
Partner at Bain Capital Ventures, ex-VP at Quora, ex-Director at Facebook · St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy and Christ the King Catholic Academy
1 appearance on this show
Michelle Kuei
1 appearance on this show
Sarah Morgan
Partner · Vinson & Elkins
1 appearance on this show
Michael Anderson
candidate for Page County 1st district supervisor's Republican nomination · University of Sydney
1 appearance on this show
Jaime T
@HypeGirlHealing
1 appearance on this show
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