How you respond to a traumatic event won’t be the same as how I respond to it, and that makes all the difference. This according to our guest, Dr. Christine Gibson christinegibson.net, a respected physician, international speaker, and trauma clinician. Her latest book is called, "The Modern Trauma Toolkit: Nurture Your Post-Traumatic Growth with Personalized Solutions." She tells us how her book outlines how our bodies respond to trauma, and how to reshape our reflexes for post-traumatic growth. Such a book of hope and compassion!

Betrayal is part of the human experience but it leaves such a cavern of pain, a feeling that we aren’t safe, that we can’t trust our own judgment, and that we aren’t sure who we are anymore. Add to that, intense anger and grief. Our guest, international cellist and journalist Laurinel Owen https://www.laurinelowen.com/, joins us to talk about her new book called Strings Attached: A Memoir of Betrayal, Bigamy, and Self-Discovery. In her memoir, she talks about how after her husband of 27 years passed away, she discovered she wasn’t his only wife. Laurinel shares with us how she has been working to put herself back together amidst the aftermath of his betrayal.

“Our emotions are like our very own personal alarm system,” says Dr. Sherry Skyler Kelly https://positiviteens.com/ , https://mindandheartcoaching.com/ a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with more than 30 years of experience counseling children and families. She has written a new children’s book called Your Tiger Inside https://yourtigerinside.com/, and it turns out we can all learn a few things from it about how to understand our emotions, and use them to enrich our lives and relationships. Dr. Kelly suggests we ask, “what” questions instead of, “why” questions when having big emotions. So instead of, “Why do I always have these problems?” ask, “What is this feeling trying to tell me? And, “What action can I take to empower myself?” Such a wonderful shift in perspective and attitude. Listen in for more of Dr. Kelly’s helpful advice.