Overcoming Life-Long Grief, Shame and Reclaiming Your Truth- Lacey Johnson, Award-Winning Journalist
On this episode Andrea and Lacey discuss the brains response to trauma, the imprisonment of shame, the pursuit of beauty and curiosity and the life-unlocking power of stepping into responsibility. Growing up, Lacey experienced a deep sense of abandonment after her mother, grandmother and aunts died in a tragic accident when she was a young child. She experienced shame that her mother had suddenly abandoned her and that she had survived the accident. Not knowing how to deal with her emotions, she ended up in a series of toxic abusive relationships that resulted in a lot of pain, suicidal thoughts and soul deafening shame. Learn how Lacey transformed her negative thoughts and toxic behaviors into a beautiful garden of healing and freedom through the soul-unlocking power of choice.
Lacey Johnson is an award-winning essayist, editor and journalist. Also a doting wife, mom, enthusiastic overthinker and coffee connoisseur. Having worked with an eclectic range of celebrated experts and thought leaders — including Deepak Chopra, Daymond John and Gabrielle Bernstein, her word babies can be spotted in a variety of top magazines and digital media sources including Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, O, The Oprah Magazine and others—many of which have been syndicated by Apple News, MSN and Yahoo! millions of times. She's also been a featured guest on a variety of Forbes' top podcasts.
With a deep intrigue for human beings, and a passion for smacking her readers in the face with the truth, she writes and reports boldly about topics in the realms of mental health, relationships, women’s issues and self-optimization. She's author of the 21-Day Radical Life Renovation: Anchor Joy, Explode With Confidence and Redesign Your Future, and is deep in the process of finalizing her first hardback, which is a dazzling guide that explores the opportunities within pain and trauma, and how they might be transformed into providence and power.
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