The Epic Comeback Podcast

Psychotherapist and relationship trauma expert Janie Lacy shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to find the right support, to be part of a community, and to invest in your healing. She learned this lesson while enduring trauma brought about by the death of her sister and her unforeseen divorce.   Find Janie across all social media: @janielacy.

Mike “C-Roc” Cirrocco—performance coach, author, and speaker—shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to take total responsibility for your life. He learned this lesson while growing up in a broken home and enduring the trauma brought about by child custody battles.     Find Mike at mikecroc.com, as well as on Instagram: @mikeycroc

Maggie Bain—international speaker, author, relationship specialist, and the first sex therapist in the Bahamas!—shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to visualize that bit of hope, to conserve energy, to maintain a sense of humor, and to plan. She learned these lessons while enduring a divorce that destroyed her personal and professional life.   Find Maggie at barenakedcoach.com, as well as across all social media: @barenakedcoach.

Cheri Williams-Franklin, founder of Life Snapshot® Inc., shares that the best way to get to the other side of a family member's death is to channel your grief toward celebrating the life and legacy of your loved one. She learned this lesson after the sudden and unexpected loss of her sister.   Find Cheri at lifesnapshot.com, as well as across all social media: @LifesnapshotInc.

Erin Levine—family law attorney and founder/CEO of Hello Divorce—shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to love yourself, to address negative self-talk, and to make a plan that's broken down into actionable steps. She learned these lessons while enduring a decade of physical, sexual, verbal, and emotional abuse from her gymnastics coach, who went to prison only for a short period of time due to an inefficient legal system in the 1990s.   Find Erin at hellodivorce.com, as well as across all social media: @hellodivorce and on LinkedIn as Erin Levine.

Brian Wright—author, host of Success Profiles Radio, and publisher of Success Profiles Magazine—shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to practice gratitude and to be kind to yourself. He learned these lessons while enduring H1N1 swine flu virus and pneumonia in 2014.   Find Brian at briankwright.com, brianwrightinternational.com, and successprofilesmagazine.com. Discuss a magazine or book project with him at callwithbrian.com.

Flight attendant, yoga instructor, eating disorder and body image coach Casey Urban shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to ground yourself, visualize, and process. She learned this lesson after enduring clinical depression and bulimia.   Find Casey at caseyurban.com, as well as on Instagram: @caseyurban. Sign up for her three-part video series, Ditch the Diet Talk, on her website.

Is it possible to mediate a high-conflict divorce? This episode features Susan Guthrie, nationally recognized family law mediator and attorney, pioneer in online mediation, trainer, podcast host, and speaker. Susan shares that the key component of freedom in the context of high-conflict divorce is to accept that your (former) spouse will not change and to take responsibility for “your side of the street.”   Find Susan at learntomediateonline.com and mostenguthrie.com. Download and subscribe to The Divorce and Beyond Podcast, available on Stitcher, iTunes, Spotify, Podbean, and iHeartRadio.

Divorce attorney, author, and podcast host Renee Bauer shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to think, write about, and paint a picture of how you want your life to be, and then make that a reality. She learned this lesson while enduring the shame and guilt of divorce.   Find Renee at msreneebauer.com, as well as on Instagram and Twitter: @msreneebauer. Listen to her podcast, Happy Even After™️, on Google, Apple, Spotify, and Stitcher.

Michelle Frink, intuitive coach and owner of Morphing Energetics, shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to find a fully trained expert who knows what trauma does to the body and the spirit. Michelle learned this lesson while enduring complex PTSD, loss of loved ones, miscarriages, and illness.   Find Michelle on Facebook as Michelle Frink, as well as on her business page: @MorphingEnergetics.

This episode features certified financial planner and strategic wealth advisor Karen Coyne, who shepherds her clients through the financial aspects of their Epic Comebacks. "If you can clearly see what's important to you in your life and you can align that with your financial goals, that's when you are able to have freedom, experiences, and choices," says Karen. She also shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to own your part, to indulge yourself a little, and to work together with others involved if possible.   Find Karen at raymondjames.com/clarity, as well as on Twitter: @karencoyne, Facebook: @rjhagerstownclarity and LinkedIn as Karen Coyne, CFP®. Listen to her Podcast Fresh Off the Vine on Spotify.

Transformational speaker, international bestselling author, certified intuitive success coach, and healer Cathleen Elle shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to consciously breathe, to be in the moment, and to believe. She learned these lessons while enduring the loss of her son to suicide in 2010.   Find Cathleen at cathleenelle.com, as well as on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram: @cathleenelleinspires and Twitter: @cathleenelle.

America's life coach Stephen Lovegrove shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to have even just a glimmer of a vision, move forward, and just do the next right thing. He learned this lesson after growing up with fear in a fundamentalist religious cult and being sent away from home without anything but the belief that good things would come out of his situation.   Find Stephen on Instagram: @drlovegrove.

Project manager Stephanie Magee shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to have faith, consistency, and your own bank account. She learned this lesson while navigating codependency and eventually divorce.   Find Stephanie on LinkedIn as Stephanie Johnson-Magee, MBA, MSM, PMP.

Divorce and coparenting strategist Kristine Travis shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to practice strategic kindness. She learned this lesson while turning her divorce from nuclear to nice.   Find Kristine at 1lifestrategy.com, as well as on Instagram: @1lifestrategy and Facebook as 1Life Strategy. Tune in to Divorce Goals: The Podcast at divorcegoals.com.

Kimie Pearl, writer and leader of the social media campaign WorththeWar, shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to lean into the pain, to let it teach you, and to be humble. She learned these lessons while enduring depression and suicidal tendencies caused by major family challenges.   Find Kimie at worththewar.com, as well as on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram: @worththewar. Subscribe to her videos on YouTube, WorththeWar.

Certified divorce coach Susan Kiernan shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to work with an expert to start the healing and to build the dream of what you want your life to look going forward. She learned these lessons while enduring both a divorce and health challenges with her children.   Find Susan at susankiernancoaching.com, as well as on Facebook: @susankiernancoach and Instagram: @susankiernancoaching.

Be inspired and see divorce from a different perspective on this special edition of The Epic Comeback™ Podcast with the authors of the book Our Happy Divorce, Nikki Debartolo and Ben Heldfond. They work as one in cultivating a community of divorced families that coexist in a happier and healthier way, with the needs of their children as a central priority. Nikki and Ben share that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to keep going and to take time for yourself. They learned these lessons while enduring their own divorce.   Find Nikki and Ben at ourhappydivorce.com, as well as on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @ourhappydivorce. Get hold of their book, Our Happy Divorce, on Amazon.

Divorce coach and mindfulness teacher Tosh Brittan shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to reconnect to yourself and rediscover who you are. She learned this lesson while enduring divorce.   Find Tosh at toshbrittan.com, as well as on Instagram: @divorcegoddess. Listen, download, and subscribe to the Divorce Goddess Podcast on iTunes or Spotify.

Tommy Maloney, cofounder of Blending The Family, shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to let others know that you are hurting and need help. He learned this lesson while witnessing his parents' divorce, enduring his own, and being a single dad.   Find Tommy at blendingthefamily.com, as well as on LinkedIn as The Tommy Maloney, Twitter and Instagram: @blendingfamily. Tune in to his podcast Blending the Family on Apple Podcast and Stitcher.

Mindset coach Paul Forchione shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to practice gratitude, to focus on what you can do instead of what you can't, and to do what you're passionate about. He learned these lessons after being diagnosed with cerebral palsy and experiencing teasing, bullying, and shame on a daily basis during his younger years.   Find Paul at acalltoaction.coach, as well as on Facebook: A Call To Action and as Paul Forchione on LinkedIn. Catch his podcast Actions and Limits on Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube.

Michael Daniels, founder & CEO of the coparenting communication app Fayr (Family Advocacy is Your Responsibility), shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to stay child-focused and to realize that whatever you are going through shall pass. He learned these lessons while enduring the stressful process of divorce and the challenges of coparenting.   Find Michael, his app, and his community at www.fayr.com, as well as across social media: @befayr.

What role do style, wardrobe, and photography play in staging an Epic Comeback? Our guests on this special edition of The Epic Comeback™ Podcast are portrait photographer Andrea Domjan and fashion stylist/closet organizer Caitlin Jaymes. Both of these incredible professionals work with individuals who seek to transform, from the outside in AND from the inside out. Andrea and Caitlin share that the best ways to transform are to believe that you are enough, to be happy with who you are, to invest in yourself, and to be open to help, guidance, and feedback.   Find Andrea at andreadomjanphotography.com, as well as on Instagram: @andrea_domjan_photography. Find Caitlin at caitlinjaymes.com, and on Instagram: @caitlin_jaymes.

In celebration of Self-Care Month, September, mindfulness-based marriage and family therapist Joree Rose shares that the best ways to fuel yourself as a parent in this time of pandemic are to slow down, to practice mindfulness and self-compassion, and to allow yourself to be vulnerable.   Find Joree at joreerose.com, as well as on Facebook and Instagram: @joreerose. Get access to helpful tools and trainings in all aspects of mindfulness and parenting through her monthly parenting membership program closing this September 15, 2020, through her website.

Truth seeker and global manifestation coach Cari Rosno shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to honor yourself in the moment, to honor your past without shame or judgment, to allow yourself space, and to shift your perspective. She learned these lessons after surviving the terrorist attack bombing at the 2013 Boston Marathon and enduring PTSD.   Find Cari at carirosno.com, as well as on Facebook and Instagram: @carirosno.

Work-from-home and homeschooling mom Aimee Manzoni-D'Arpino shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to talk about it with people who will understand and listen. She learned this lesson while enduring the loss of her son to a heroin overdose.

Functional medicine certified health coach Jane Hogan shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to be kind to yourself and to celebrate the tiny wins of life. She learned these lessons while enduring rheumatoid arthritis and the death of her mother.   Find Jane at janehoganhealth.com, as well as across all social media.

Author and visionary accountant Tatiana Tsoir shares that the best way to get rid of the "cringe factor" of finance and taxes is to face it and deal with it. She also highly recommends establishing a relationship with a new accountant who aligns with your values and helps you reach your goals, especially before or during a high-conflict divorce.   Find Tatiana at talktotatiana.com, and on YouTube as Tatiana Tsoir. Be the first to know more about her book Dream Bold, Start Smart, coming in March 2021!

Cassandra Shuck is an entrepreneurial guide for women in business. She is also the owner of two businesses: Tola Marketing + Creative and Milkin' Cookie. In this episode, Cassandra shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to slow down and breathe. She learned this lesson while growing up in a household that was physically, mentally, and sexually abusive; enduring an abusive marriage; being homeless; and losing her child. Find Cassandra at cassandrashuck.com, and check out her podcast, Stacked Against.

Functional medicine certified health coach and autoimmune wellness specialist Julie Michelson shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to believe that you can heal and get to the other side. She learned this lesson while enduring—and coming back from—a decade of physical decline, when she was made to believe that there was no reason to have hope.   Find Julie at juliemichelson.com, as well as on Facebook: @juliemichelsoncoaching and Instagram: @julie.michelson

Elizabeth Yang, founder & CEO of Better With Company, shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to know your value and to know that you always have a choice about how you show up. Elizabeth learned these lessons while enduring powerlessness and indignity brought about by internal politics in a company she served for eight years.   Find Elizabeth at betterwithcompany.com, as well as across all social media: @elizabethyangreal

Actress and registered nurse Debbie Hartner shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to surround yourself with people who are going to give you strength and to maintain a spiritual relationship with a higher deity. Debbie learned these lessons while surviving cancer.   Find Debbie on Instagram: @debh1270, as well as on Facebook as Debbie Hartner.

Relationship coach Tameka Allen shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to give yourself some grace, to take it one day at a time, and to find safe supporters. She learned these lessons while looking for love in the wrong places and sabotaging her love relationships.   Find Tameka at tamekanallen.com, as well as on Facebook and Instagram: @tamekanallen

Happiness coach, teacher, and writer Natalie Susi shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to start meditating and to try relationship stacking. She learned these lessons while enduring 3 different break-ups, a failed business, and joblessness.   Find Natalie at nataliesusi.com, as well as on Instagram: @nataliesusi.

Conflict and crisis strategist Joyce Lynn Elder shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to have a powerful intention, to remember that you're enough, and to know that it's never just about you. She learned these lessons while going blind, having an organ shut down, and respiratory troubles brought about by a transplant that crashed her immune system.   Find Joyce at conflictoptions.us, as well as on LinkedIn as Joyce Lynn Elder.

Author and spiritual life coach Angelina Lombardo shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to increase your capacity to tolerate confusion. She learned this lesson while enduring sexual, physical, and relational abuse repeatedly for 32 years; complex PTSD; abusive death threats from a narcissist partner; and a long custody battle. Find Angelina at angelinalombardo.com. Get a free copy of her books, Love Letters to a Stripper and Spiritual Entrepreneur: Quantum Leap into Your Next Level of Impact and Abundance, by sending her an email through angelina@angelinalombardo.com.

Andrea Williams, owner of Glow Girl Publication Company and editor-in-chief of The Empress Magazine, shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to believe in yourself, to be strong, and to seek help if you need it. She learned these lessons after being given away by her parents, enduring sexual abuse for four years at an early age, and suffering depression caused by the loss of her daughter.   Find Andrea at theempressmagazines.com, as well as on Facebook: @theempressmagazine.

Hilary Porta is a woman of many titles—human behavioralist, mindset ninja, shame slayer, generational shifter, life architect, and Advanced PSYCH-K® Practitioner. In this episode, she shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to learn how to recode and repattern by consulting a professional. Hilary learned these lessons while enduring the treacherous waters of divorce.     Find Hilary at hporta.com, as well as on Instagram: @hp_the_life_architect, LinkedIn at Hilary Porta, and on Facebook: H Porta Coaching & Consulting and R3 International, Inc.

Kim Starzyk—coach, actress, and Executive Regional Vice President with Arbonne International—shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to allow yourself to be who you are, to be grateful, and to take it one day at a time. She learned these lessons while enduring sexual abuse, severe psoriasis, and her son's struggles with OCD.   Find Kim at kimstarzyk.arbonne.com, as well on Instagram: @kimfitzstar and Facebook: Kim Fitzgerald Starzyk  

Michelle Muller, co-founder of Little Spoon, shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to practice gratitude, to set boundaries, and to be gentle with yourself. She learned these lessons while enduring a painful divorce.   Find Michelle at littlespoon.com, as well on all social media: @littlespoon and @michellemny.  

Executive and leadership success coach Terry McDougall shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to start with what you can tolerate and to believe in and love yourself. She learned these lessons while enduring a family break-up and navigating the emotional instability of her mother.   Find Terry at terrybmcdougall.com, and on LinkedIn at Terry B. McDougall Coaching. Her book, Winning the Game of Work: Career Happiness and Success on Your Own Terms, can be found on Amazon.

Lisa Song Sutton has an impressive list of titles: co-founder of Sin City Cupcakes, Christie's International Real Estate, Ship Las Vegas, and Liquid & Lace; former Ms. Nevada United States; and congressional candidate for Nevada's 4th District. In this interview, Lisa shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to know that you are a lot stronger than you feel and to lean on the people who love and support you. She learned these lessons after enduring age and gender discrimination in male-dominated industries.   Find Lisa at lisasongsutton.com, as well on all social media: @lisasongsutton. Visit her campaign website at lisafornevada.com.  

Author and rockstar career transformation coach Pat Roque shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to get really clear on your non-negotiable priorities and to practice acceptance and gratitude. She learned these lessons while enduring a car accident, starting her own business, being a special needs mom, losing a job, and coming back from rock bottom.   Find Pat at rockonsuccess.com. Jump on a virtual coffee with her through rockonsuccess.com/coffee, or get her free Soul-Searching Assessment on rockonsuccess.com/soul.

Real estate investor, entrepreneur, coach, and founder of WIT Property Finders Vicky Schettini shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to change your mindset. Place your focus somewhere else, find solutions, and move forward. She learned these lessons while being homeless, jobless, and penniless in a place where she knew no one.   Find Vicky at vickyschettini.com, as well as across all social media.  

Renée Piane, relationship reinvention expert, author, speaker, and top dating and divorce coach, shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to get real and be honest with yourself. She learned this lesson while experiencing the energy that divorce brought to her family. You can find Renée here: Web: reneepiane.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/renee.piane  Instagram: reneepiane  Twitter: @Renee Piane  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneepiane/  Renee is offering FREE gifts for all guests of The Epic Comeback™ Podcast. Sign Up at https://bit.ly/2CAW to receive a PDF of Renee's "Flirting with Life" techniques and the best places to make great connections. These insights are from her Upcoming Book, Get Ready for Love: The Secrets to Prepare You for the Love of your Life. The first 20 people to sign up will also receive a Free Personalized 30-Minute Love Design Consultation to offer you an action plan to meet your match or get back in the dating game with confidence.  Renee's two books are sold on Amazon:  Get Real About Love: The Secrets to Opening Your Heart & Finding True Love  Love Mechanics: The Power Tools to Build Successful Relationships with Women 

Author, speaker, and abuse recovery coach René Michele shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are (1) to hold on to hope and believe that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, (2) to ask for help, and (3) to use positive affirmations. She learned these lessons while enduring 6 years of sexual and physical abuse, which was followed by several suicide attempts, addiction, violent relationships, and further sexual assaults. Find René at www.renemichele.com, as well as on Instagram: @_renemichele_ and Facebook: @fromvictimtovictory. Get a copy of her book, Battle Scars Are Beautiful: From Victim to Victory, on her website.

Transformational life coach Lisa Cheatham shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to never give up and to reframe your thoughts to be more positive. Lisa learned these lessons while enduring an abusive relationship that ended in divorce after 24 years.   Find Lisa at lifecoachlisa4b.com, as well as on Instagram: @life.coach.lisa. Visit her Facebook Page, Transformational Life Coaching with Lisa, and check out her Facebook group, Rebuilding After Divorce.

Speaker, strategic growth coach, consultant, and brand identity designer Adrian Boysel shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is always to remember that you are loved, valued, and strong enough to get through a negative situation. He learned this lesson while enduring a court battle over guardianship of his son, whom he loved as his own, and painfully losing in the end.   Find Adrian on Instagram:@mrboysel, and on LinkedIn at Adrian Boysel.

Personal stylist Meg Gallagher shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to make an effort to put yourself together. "Being self-critical is innate in us,” says Meg, “but we have to fight back and not let ourselves do that, because it can psychologically just pull us down much more than we realize.”   Find Meg at meggallagher.com, as well as across all social media. Get fantastic tips from her fashion blog, Madison to Melrose.

Wendy Sterling, divorce recovery specialist and founder of The Divorce Rehab™, shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to ask for help and to lean into your emotions without judgment. Wendy learned these lessons after enduring a painful divorce.   Find Wendy at wendysterling.net, on her Facebook Group: The Divorce Rehab, and on Instagram: @divorcerehabwithwendy. Register for the Beyond Divorce Online Summit at beyonddivorcesummit.com, which launches TODAY (June 9), and listen to more than 30 expert interviews for free.

Actor, stuntman, producer, and professional poker player Erik Audé shares that the best ways to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience are to maintain the right mindset and to never give up. He learned these lessons while growing up with pain as part of his everyday life after being run over by a bus, living in a Pakistan prison for almost 3 years for a crime he did not commit, and losing the love of his life.   Find Erik on Instagram: @erikaude. Watch and share the documentary film about his life, 3 years in Pakistan: The Erik Aude Story.