Rage is an important topic that is so hard to talk aboutEmotions aren't necessarily good or bad but they are informationBut when you lose control of your emotions , especially anger, then it can be a problemThat is why we are revising this e

Episode 33 Red Flags revised

14 days ago 32m 2s

As survivors we are sometimes more aware of red flags because of our experienceWhat is our responsibility when we see something that makes us uncomfortableThis is an issue that can be so important to help prevent abuseSo we have revised this

Episode 32 Disclosure and Closure revised

21 days ago 29m 30s

Disclosure is an important step but not one to take lightlyand it is not always the means to find closureIn this episode we discuss what to expect from disclosure and the ways to find closureWe have revised this episode to make it sound bett

Episode 95 How to Counter Shame

28 days ago 34m 54s

For survivors shame seems to be a part of lifeIt always seems to be present with usIt doesn't have to be that wayThere are methods to counter the shame that we feel so we handle our shame in a healthier waySo we are not controlled by our sh

Episode 94 Repressed Memories

Apr 8th, 2024 39m 45s

This can be a very divisive topic for survivors One of the ways that our mind protects us when we experience trauma is to repress the experienceThis is helpful to us at the time of trauma but even though the memory is hidden the trauma still

Episode 31 Coercive Control revised

Apr 1st, 2024 25m 46s

It is so important to be aware of coercive control when it is happening in our livesThat is why we revised this episode to make it sound better on all platformsCoercive control can really affect us if we allow it, so it is important to know h

Episode 93 Do it now

Mar 25th, 2024 28m 22s

There are so many reasons why it can take so long to tell our story for the first timeThe fear of what can happen when we tell is overwhelming sometimesBut that fear doesn't go away the more that we waitIt doesn't get any easier by waiting

Episode 92 Our interview with Barbara Lane

Mar 18th, 2024 50m 21s

Barbara Lane is one of 11 siblings who were abandoned by their Mother when she was three years old. After she was sent to a Catholic orphanage she and her sister were adopted into a mafia mob family where they endured years of abuse. 43 years l

Episode 30 What we've learned so far revised

Mar 11th, 2024 33m 59s

This is our recap of the first year of the podcast and what a year it was!It was the Covid lockdown and even though it seemed that everything came to a screeching halt we were both working full time and on top of that we started this podcast t

Episode 91 Our interview with Dan Hartley

Mar 4th, 2024 58m 8s

Dan Hartley and his wife Janell are the founders of Magezi Ministries in South AfricaThey minister to men and women to form healthier relationships and to break free from their bondage from addictions to pornographyIn our interview Dan speaks

Episode 90 Interview with Jerry Lin

Feb 26th, 2024 50m 45s

Jerry Lin is the Master of Letting go!If you are feeling stuck, can't move forward and you can't seem to find joy in your life, Jerry helps you navigate through letting go in order to get to the life that you want!--- Send in a voice messa

Episode 26 Vulnerability revised

Feb 19th, 2024 44m 10s

We are revising our early episodes to make the audio work better on all platformsSo if you haven't listened to this episode for awhile this is a good time to listen again--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/

Episode 89 Defeat

Feb 12th, 2024 35m 47s

Defeat can be overwhelmingIf we allow it defeat can consume usDefeat is often a part of our life but it doesn't have to be permanentWe can learn from our defeats and move beyond them rather than let them define usHow we handle our defeat wi

Episode 25 Stand Up for Yourself revised

Feb 5th, 2024 37m 3s

We are still in the process of revising our early episodes in order to make them compatible with all devices, so if you haven't listened to this one for a while now you can hear our new revised version!--- Send in a voice message: https://p

Episode 88 Resentment

Jan 29th, 2024 39m 20s

As survivors we can be prone to resentmentIt can feel as if we didn't get a fair deal and everyone else has it easier than usHolding on to resentment can be so damaging to our health, both physically and mentallyIt can prevent us from realiz

Episode 87 What we have learned about telling your story

Jan 22nd, 2024 34m 4s

Now that we have been doing our podcast for over three years we have learned so much about telling your storyThe main thing that we have learned is how important it is for a survivor to tell their story and when and where to tell your storyWe

Episode 86 Our interview with Dana Morgan Murphy

Jan 15th, 2024 38m 38s

Dana Morgan Murphy is the author of "Ballerina in the Box: One woman's triumphant journey from generational bondage to a freedom-filled future"We talk with her about her triumph over the bondage of fear and abuse and how her journey has inspir

Episode 85 Family Dynamics

Jan 1st, 2024 33m 22s

Happy New Year to all of our listeners!To start this year we are discussing Family Dynamics and why this can be such a difficult issue for survivorsWhether the perpetrator is a family member or not, once you share with your family members abo

Episode 18 Self Forgiveness revised

Dec 26th, 2023 35m 2s

We continue to revisit our early episodes and improve the acoustics so that they sound better on every format--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kevin-bolger4/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters

Episode 84 Judgement and Self Compassion

Dec 18th, 2023 37m 20s

Why does judgement come so easy to us as survivors and why is it so difficult to give ourselves compassion?The answers often come when we examine the way that we talk about and think about ourselves and where those thoughts originatedWe were

Episode 17 Walls or Masks revised

Dec 11th, 2023 28m 37s

We have improved the audio of our episode 17 Walls or masks about the walls that we put up and the masks that we hide behindRemoving these walls and masks are important to reaching the authentic person that you can be--- Send in a voice me

Episode 14 Walls revised

Dec 4th, 2023 40m 29s

We are returning to our early episodes and revising them to improve the audio on them to make them play better on all devices since these episodes were so important--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kevin-b

Episode 83 Vulnerability

Nov 27th, 2023 47m 1s

Vulnerability is so important for our healing but for survivors it can be so hard to be vulnerable because we are afraid of being hurt againEspecially for men it can be hard because we are taught not to be vulnerable, that being vulnerable is

Episode 82 Self Sabotage

Nov 21st, 2023 44m 35s

What are those habits we have that are self destructive?How do we recognize them and why are they so hard to change?Sometimes are self destructive habits are easy to identify but some times it's easier to spot someone else's than our ownWe l

Episode 81 Our follow up with Nathan Spiteri

Nov 14th, 2023 47m 21s

Nathan Spiteri Author of Toy Cars joins us to talk about his Ted Talk The Power of One. Nathan is working hard to make a difference not only helping survivors but educating parents on how to protect their children from predators. It is a stru