A Warrior's Spirit

As a little girl, she imagined living a successful life. She grew up believing she could soar to great heights, and she did.

As a 2-time hall of fame softball coach who has coached Olympic and professional athletes she is living the life she had imagined all those years ago.

Now, as a performance coach and Director of Leadership Development at Codebreaker Technologies, Cathy is helping others to reach their own their own imagined dreams come true as well.

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Micha grew up amongst the gangs in the south side of Chicago. She endured the fear and subsequent abuse that came with it. Micha used her brains to avoid their brawn as best she could. But Micha had another secret she hid from her world. Micha is also bi-sexual. Her father and grandfather were pastors, and she was raised in a very traditional Christian home.

Her life of abuse and secrets became overwhelming, and she began cutting herself. She didn’t want to die, she just wanted to, for the first time, control the pain she felt. One night, while in the midst of that, she had a life changing moment and finally got herself some help.

Today, Micha has transformed her life into one of joy and happiness. She has written several books, been a Dean of a school, and continues to help others reach their fullest potential and step into their own joy filled life.

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Ashleigh spent years in some dark places of life and has found her way out. Through her journey, Ashleigh has found ways to embrace the trauma she had to go through and has healed from them.

She came to understand that without that part of her journey she would not have grown into the person she is today. She is grateful for every part of her life and shares her story so others may find their own way through the hallway between the one door closing and the new one opening.

In Part 2 of Melissa’s story, we pick up with a more healed version of her journey and how she has transformed to embrace the feminine side of who she is.

This transformation has helped her grow as a person and as a coach. Tune in to see the energetic difference healing can make!

Here's a link to get Melissa’s free book:

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A fighter and survivor since birth, Sonia has withstood it all. Her biological father tried to kill her 3 times as an infant, her son tried to kill her as a young adult, and life tried to kill her along the way.

She prevailed through it all and has conquered her demons.

Sonia is a dynamic powerhouse who now trains and leads others and shines her light brightly despite the darkness she came from.

As Elena has continued to heal and transform her life, she has found her inner beauty and is now helping others to do the same.

Her smile is no longer painted on, but genuine and authentic.

Elena has learned to love herself again, which has led to loving life and finding the joy and happiness she has strived for all these years.

Although she grew up with money, Elena still felt deep sorrow. This led to drinking at a very young age, running away from home as a teenager, and suffering heartbreak and betrayal later in life.

To the outside world, she had it all. But her inner world was in turmoil so in order to make it through, she leaned into her faith and painted on her smile.

As most parents do, Chris was playing with his child when he scraped his arm.

Unlike others who would only need a band-aid, Chris developed a flesh-eating bacterium that almost cost him that arm, AND HIS LIFE! Tune in to hear how Chris turned that awful ordeal into TAG; The Attitude of Gratitude, as well as his podcast, Scar Barrers.

Like many, Melissa was robbed of her youth at a very young age. She took that pain, and those scars, and has woven a different tapestry for her live.

She now works to empower women so they can step into their own strength and Mel has now become one bad-ass B! (Beautiful light and soul)

Here's a link to her free book:

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Rachel’s journey began in a household with a narcissistic and alcoholic father, so her early relational experience was learned through an abusive lens.

This led her down a path of her own abusive relationships as well. But Rachel knew she was meant for more and transformed her life into one where she now helps women who have suffered their own trauma and enables them to step into their power and take back their lives.

You can reach out to Rachel on her social media platforms:

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Elizabeth grew up with an alcoholic parent and knew early on that drugs and alcohol were not for her. She set out on her own path and created her own opportunities along the way.

She made some unconventional choices and if they didn’t work out, she pivoted onto something new. She faced many challenges in her life but through it all, she made it by living life her way.

Shylla lost her stepfather at a young age and through her own healing journey, she has developed the compassion and caring it takes to heal with grace. Shylla is the founder of Inner Matter, and believes people already have what they need within.

She is dedicated to guiding people on how to unlock their full potential in the areas of social, emotional, and mental health. Shylla now teaches others how to live a VIBRANT life in and out of the workplace by cultivating: Vulnerability, Integrity, Boundaries, Resiliency, Authenticity, Nurturing, and Thankfulness within themselves and when working with others.

With her extensive Mindfulness practice, Yoga Certification, certification in Compassion Fatigue/Burnout, and more than 20 years studying & teaching Social Emotional Learning (SEL) working in the public school system, Shylla’s mission is to get this information out to as many people as she can, so they have the tools necessary to better cope with the darker parts of life as well

Amy Kraus is a national keynote empowerment speaker, author, founder of Kindness Starts With Me! Education Program, veteran educator, and mom of two. In conjunction with her educational program, Amy is a mental health advocate, giving a voice to those who struggle in silence, by sharing her own mental health battles and journey. She speaks regularly to schools, community organizations and on social media platforms that advocate for all people. As a woman who once was on the edge of ending her own life, Amy has now transformed to become the standard for creating a world where everyone can be themselves unapologetically, and be unconditionally loved, scars and all.

Jason grew up around professional athletes which is where his drive and determination was crafted. He also learned to give back and how to develop internal confidence. However, his childhood was not without chaos and turmoil, and he eventually turned to drugs and alcohol. Now Jason has ditched those crutches and started to find himself again. He started his company, LifeBalance, as a way to help empower others and bring balance back to their lives.

16 years separate her and her eldest sibling. As the youngest of 4 children, Jackie always felt like an outsider who never fit in. She was ostracized as a child and grew up in a co-dependent household. This taught her that the only way to survive was by making everyone around her happy. Jackie spent the rest of her life pleasing everyone else but herself. Being a people pleaser led her into tumultuous marriage and down a path of self-loathing and frustration. She has now moved through those emotional barriers and has learned that it is ok to put herself, and her happiness, first.

Cathy is a 2-time hall of fame softball coach who has coached Olympic and professional athletes. She is also a performance coach and Director of Leadership Development at Codebreaker Technologies. Cathy’s philosophy of “committed but not attached” has led her to be the co-creator of her life and took those childhood dreams and turned them into her reality today.

From real estate broker to performing as the lead singer in a cover band, Michelle has led a diverse life. Through leading and mentoring the realtors under her tutelage she realized she was a natural and became known as The Rockstar Coach. Although she knew she had ‘gifts’ as a younger child, she was not raised in an environment where those gifts were talked about nor embraced so she learned to set them aside and not address them fully. It was not until later in life that she started to embrace her empathic and intuitive gifts and that she has started to come out of her spiritual closet.

If you would like to connect with Michelle Froedge, please reach out to her at www.rockstarcoach.org

WARNING: MAY TRIGGER STRONG EMOTIONS

Holly has experienced more than the average 24 yr old should have had to. Her biological father was in prison when she was a toddler and her biological mother had a revolving door of men. As a young teenager, she was sexually abused by one of her mom’s husbands AND her mother. Withstanding the drama of the investigation and trial, she found herself alienated from her mother, grandmother, and her siblings. She made her way into the Navy and with the help of her adopted father and adopted mother, she has begun to heal and to play the cards life dealt her.

Allegra lost her brother at a young age and it shattered her world. She spiraled out of control for a long time because of it. Later in life she was also diagnosed with breast implant illness & is now starting to speak out about it as well as her recovery from losing her brother. Allegra is starting to become whole again and part of that has been through dance and art. She is finding her voice again and beginning to share that with the world around her.

Michelle’s trauma started early in her life and was something she actually blocked out of her memory. As those events started to impact her life in physical form, she had to dig a little deeper to find herself again. Michelle has learned how to move passed the suck and how to heal. Her journey back to becoming whole took a long time, but now she is a catalyst for healing others as well. She has surrendered to her gifts and now shares those with the world.

She ran away from home at age 16 to find a better life for herself. Instead, she was put into a psychiatric ward and was medicated to change her behaviors. But she knew she was a ‘healer’ and found ways to eventually heal herself because she knows we’re worth more! Tune in to hear Meghan’s journey back to the person she was always meant to be

Judy shares with us how she turned the loss of her son into her own reason for living. Judy is a mother, wife, business owner, and more importantly, a survivor. She is a beautiful soul with a beautiful message that has taken her from victim to victor!

Michael spent a lot of his youth creative havoc in his life and has taken his life lessons as tools to build a better way for others to thrive and shine. He created UnleashUNow and is on a mission to help stop suicide.

He is a father, son, author, and entrepreneur. Tune in as Michael shares his winding journey to find meaning from his thorns.

Elicia has her PhD, works in the military hospital, and is a consultant with R&F SKincare Products. Listen as she shares her story of overcoming shyness and mercury poisoning that has propelled her into the outgoing, vibrant person she is today

Jeremy shares his story of his entrepreneurial journey and how the emotional costs of that changed his life

In part 2 of Mercedes story she shares the things that helped her repair her broken life and live the blessed life she does today

In Part 1 of this two part interview, Mercedes shares her journey through her own broken life as she fought to live the life of her dreams