The Epic Comeback Podcast

#37 Debra Woog

Crisis navigation partner Debra Woog shares that the keys to getting to the other side of a life-shattering experience are (1) community—allowing yourself to feel supported; (2) capacity—keeping your capacity high through self-care; and (3) communication skills—getting through difficult conversations. Debra learned these lessons while navigating a divorce, followed by being a single mom of two children with special needs.

Find Debra at connecttwo.com.

#36 Dr. Christina Bjorndal

Dr. Christina Bjorndal, naturopathic doctor, shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are (1) to tune into your intuition (rather than your egoic mind) by getting quiet and asking yourself yes/no questions; (2) to learn to manage boundaries—for example, don’t say yes when you really mean no; and (3) to move beyond your fear and reach out for support. Christina learned these lessons while enduring an eating disorder, severe anxiety, depression, attempted suicides, and bipolar disorder.

Find Christina at drchristinabjorndal.com, as well as across all social media.

#35 Janelle Lara

Business coach Janelle Lara, known as The Part-Time CEO™, shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to take a step back, distance yourself from other people's expectations, and ask yourself, "What do I want?" Janelle learned this lesson while managing panic anxiety disorder.

Find Janelle at janellelara.com.

#34 Danielle Massi

Holistic psychotherapist Danielle Massi shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to FEEL it all—cry, sit with it, feel like shit, break stuff, and scream. Don’t let anyone force your healing. Danielle learned this lesson while enduring cancer and associated depression.

Find Danielle at wellnessphl.com, or on Instagram: @iamdaniellemassi.

#33 Suzanna Quintana

Writer, speaker, and narcissist recovery coach Suzanna Quintana shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to know that you are not alone, that you're not crazy, that there is hope, and that you’re much stronger than you think. Suzanna learned this lesson while enduring an emotionally abusive marriage and its aftermath.

Find Suzanna at suzannaquintana.com, or on Facebook at Suzanna Quintana.

#32: Liz Theresa

Website designer, copywriter, and business mentor Liz Theresa shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to feel the horrible feelings, and to feel them hard. She also recommends psychotherapy and hypnotherapy. Liz gained these insights while going through a divorce.

Find Liz at liztheresa.com, or on her podcast, Liz on Biz.

#31: Steph Palermo

Intuitive coach, speaker, talk show host, and author Steph Palermo shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to figure out what feels good in your soul, and then to do the next right thing again and agin. Steph learned this lesson while living with a rare disorder called Poland syndrome, which left her missing some fingers and a pectoral muscle at birth.

Find Steph at juststeph.com, and across social media at juststeph.

#30: Collette Schildkraut

Collette Schildkraut, a stress and anxiety expert, RTT hypnotherapist, and tapping advocate, shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is listen to how you talk to yourself and stop the negativity. Say “I am enough” every day. Collette learned this lesson while enduring childhood trauma and a decades-long eating disorder.

Find Collette at tappingsquad.com, on Youtube (check out her 1-minute tapping exercises), or on her podcast, EFT Tapping Like a Mother.

#29: Sherry Turner

Entrepreneur Sherry Turner shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to give yourself grace, to accept that healing can take time, to lean in to your experience instead of resisting, to rely on faith, to embrace beauty in everything, and to accept help. Sherry learned these lessons in the wake of a near-death experience due to a bacterial blood infection that required six months of recovery.

Find Sherry at sherryturner.arbonne.com.

#28: Amy C. O'Neill

Amy C. O'Neill, MS, LPC, is a therapist and a leader in the international mass violence community. She shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to connect with others; to own what you went through; to seek acknowledgment and validation; and to be kind to yourself. She notes that after trauma, it's possible to be in two places at one time—you may be struggling, but you're also allowed to keep living and to experience joy. Amy learned these lessons after enduring trauma and injury as a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.

Find Amy at amyconeill.com, or on Facebook: @survivethriveandnavigate.