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Healing our lives from the drama, trauma and dysfunction of our past begins with having a place to start and a map to get where we want to go. Today Amy and Susan will be discussing Amy's new book The Kind Self Healing workbook and how YOU can

Communication Quicksand #5: Say WHAT?

Nov 24th, 2013 44m 40s

Oftentimes when we hail from backgrounds of drama/trauma and dysfunction we can find ourselves in circular arguments that never seem to go anywhere, never seem to have a resolution and most always - leave us feeling crazy, victimized or both.

Communication Quicksand #4: Creating Chaos!

Nov 3rd, 2013 42m 44s

For many of us coming from the various backgrounds that constitute the continum of drama, trauma and dysfunction - we can find ourselves dealing with chronic and constant "chaos". Sometimes its from others bringing chaos to us, sometimes its us

Communications Quicksand #3 The cycle of drama

Oct 13th, 2013 44m 30s

Oftentimes those who live in chronic drama, trauma and dysfunction continue to recreate and repeat the patterns in our adult relationships because its all we've ever known. Learning to recognize this pattern of interaction is the first step to

AJ Mahari on Borderline Personality Disorder

Oct 4th, 2013 41m 6s

Today we'll have a special edition of Empowering Solutions on Blog Talk Radio where we are talking with AJ Mahari on the mysteries of what is called "Borderline Personality Disorder" or BPD. Aj Mahari is an expert has been working with individ

Communications Quicksand #2: Always & Never

Sep 22nd, 2013 45m

We can easily find ourselves stuck in the muck and feeling overwhelmed when we or others are using those proverbial "all or nothing" statements in our communications. In this episode Amy and Susan will share how they came to recognize this in t

Communications Quicksand #1: CHANGE BACK!!!!

Aug 25th, 2013 45m

On this journey of life as we start to grow and change those in our life who are not ready for change will oftentimes find ways to say "change back! I liked things the way they were!". Today Amy and Susan will chat about learning to recognize t

Revolutionizing Mental Health Care

Aug 22nd, 2013 44m

Join me as I chat with Cathy Harris, MSW regarding the latest on trauma informed training for heatlh and mental health providers. Her website is www.traumarevolution.com

Depression? Bi Polar? Fibromyalgia?

Aug 18th, 2013 42m

Many of us have been diagnosed with chronic health issues like depression, bi polar, fibromyaligia and told we would struggle and suffer "for life". Join us as we chat with Fred Krazeise, a massage therapist and Coach who specializes in working

#13 of #13: We are reactors to life v. creators of our life

Feb 24th, 2013 39m

Join Amy Eden and Susan KIngsley-Smith for another episode on Sunday Solutions where we dish about the deep stuff and some empowering solutions! 7am Pacific 9am Central 10am Eastern 4pm Europe and South Africa

#12 of 13: Tolerating Abuse To Avoid Feeling Abandoned

Jan 27th, 2013 44m

#11 of 13: Self blame and shame - healing our "self"

Jan 13th, 2013 41m

You know there is more to life yet find yourself repeating the same patterns over and over and over. The same life issues get in the way; fear, anxiety, depression, procrastination and even poverty. Relationships seem to always end badly and on

#10 of 13: Denial protects us & learning to feel

Dec 30th, 2012 44m

#9 of 13: love, pity and being the hero

Dec 16th, 2012 39m

Today we'll be taking a look at learning to recognize when we are in healthy vs. unhealthy relationships and our tendency to be drawn to those we feel bad for and our desire to help or rescue others. "Co Dependency" is often a big deal that

#8 of #13 Drama chaos and excitement as "normal"

Nov 4th, 2012 45m

Today is program #8 in our 13 part series on learning to identify some common characteristics of those who hail from various backgrounds of trauma/drama and dysfunction. Todays topic? We'll be taking a look at how hard it can be to learn to l

Special Edition: October & Domestic Violence Q&A #4/4

Oct 25th, 2012 42m

"Domestic Violence" is an every day happening for far too many and knows no boundary of discrimination. Recent years have brought us to the understanding of the effect of early adverse life experiences on child development and adult emotional,

#7 of 13 - Guilt, shame and self blame

Oct 21st, 2012 44m

Today is program #7 in our 13 part series on learning to identify some common characteristics of those who hail from various backgrounds of trauma/drama and dysfunction. Today's show will be about learning to recognize the source of that deep

Special Edition: October & Domestic Violence Awareness #3/4

Oct 18th, 2012 45m

Special Edition: October & Domestic Violence Awareness #2/4

Oct 11th, 2012 42m

#6 I Am NOT Powerless

Oct 7th, 2012 40m

Many who hail from backgrounds and variying degrees of drama, trauma and dysfunction arrive at adulthood with an ability to know what advice to give others - yet struggle with managing our own lives. This chronic sense of hopelessness and power

Special Edition: October & Domestic Violence Awareness

Oct 4th, 2012 38m

#5: No longer a victim

Sep 23rd, 2012 37m

This is the 5th segment of our series of 13 programs on learning to identify the problems associated with life experiences that left us less than prepared to lead and live our "best life" as well as some "empowering solutions"! Very o

Learning to see the solution #4: Recreating the drama

Sep 9th, 2012 45m

This is the 4th segment of our series of 13 programs on learning to identify the problems associated with life experiences that left us less than prepared to lead and live our "best life" as well as some "empowering solutions"! In this seg

Learning to see the solution #3: Conflict and Criticism

Aug 26th, 2012 32m

This is the 3rd segment of our series of 13 programs on learning to identify the problems associated with life experiences that left us less than prepared to lead and live our "best life".In this segment Amy and Susan will be dishing on the c

Learning to see the solutions #2: You are enough

Aug 12th, 2012 46m

This weeks episode of Sunday Solutions will take a look at the issues of how we learned to be "people pleasers" and seeking approval and validation from others by the things we do or "being" "good enough".But we often discovered no mat