Ep.40 Toxic Family - Transforming Childhood Trauma into Adult Freedom

03/09/23 • 29 min

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In this episode, Susan shares her unique perspective on life challenges and how they can be occasions for transformation. Drawing from her own experiences, she provides insights and tools that can help others all over the globe to find peace in the face of adversity.

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When Susan took a chance and moved away from her hometown, she found that being grateful helped her heal from trauma. She became a successful producer and TV executive, but her marriage was hard and violent. Susan took charge of her life and rewrote her past by meditating, being patient, and looking at herself. She had a tough childhood and has utilized what she learned to help other people learn, grow, and become the best versions of themselves.

In this episode, you will learn the following:

What was Susan's toxic relationship was like, and how did she recover from it?
How did her chosen path become the most fulfilling and developmental experience of her life?
How gratitude helped her to see her prior events in a more positive light.

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00:00:00 Sabine: Hello, my name is Sabine Skvenberg, founder and host of BECOME. The content will inspire you to reach your aspirations and become the best version of yourself. I feature interviews with successful individuals from various industries, delving into their personal and professional journeys and their strategies to achieve their goals. We have to become the person we are meant to be first so we can live the life we are destined to live. That means we must overcome challenges and work through difficult times to learn, grow, and become the new, more fabulous version of ourselves. I'm so glad that you're here. Let's get on this journey together.

00:00:54 Sabine: My guest today is the magical Susan Gold. Susan has navigated a ferociously challenging upbringing, facing ingrained, outdated, and patriarchal programming head on. As an adult, she has bravely moved forward to transform her traumatic experiences into opportunities for growth and personal transformation. In this episode, Susan shares her unique perspective on life changes and how they can be occasions for transformation. Drawing from her own experiences, she provides insights and tools that can help others all over the globe to find peace in the face of adversity. Through her work, Susan is on a mission to help people transform their lives and rise above the pain and trauma of their past. Join us as we delve into Susan's journey and discover how we too can learn to transform our traumatic experiences into opportunities for growth and personal transformation.

00:02:07 Sabine: Welcome, Susan. Where are you chiming in from and how are you today?

00:02:14 Susan: Sabine, thank you so much for having me. I am in the beautiful mountains of Montana, and I could almost walk to Canada. It's 4 miles to the border.

00:02:25 Sabine: Oh, wow. So it's probably pretty cold there right now, right?

00:02:30 Susan: Yeah, it's in the 30s. We've had a few patches of really frigid weather, but it's been pretty mild.

00:02:39 Sabine: When you say it's in the 30s, for me, it's freezing cold. As you know, I live in Florida, as you can see, our closing gives away where we live. Well, that's great. I really can't wait to dive into your story. I find it interesting that some people are defined by their story and their upbringing. And staying in these circumstances while others break and transform. And I have the feeling you fall into the second category. But before we go into the story, I read one of the quotes on your website and says, "Living the path of truth and authenticity is not for the weak hearted. It's one of ultimate freedom." What do you mean by that?

00:03:37 Susan: Well, for me, the easier, softer...

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Shownotes:

In this episode, you will learn the following:

What was Susan's toxic relationship was like, and how did she recover from it?
How did her chosen path become the most fulfilling and developmental experience of her life?
How gratitude helped her to see her prior events in a more positive light.

Connect with Susan Gold:

Susan Gold Website

Connect with Sabine Skvenberg:

https://www.instagram.com/sabinekvenberg/

TRANSCRIPT

00:02:07 Sabine: Welcome, Susan. Where are you chiming in from and how are you today?

00:02:14 Susan: Sabine, thank you so much for having me. I am in the beautiful mountains of Montana, and I could almost walk to Canada. It's 4 miles to the border.

00:02:25 Sabine: Oh, wow. So it's probably pretty cold there right now, right?

00:02:30 Susan: Yeah, it's in the 30s. We've had a few patches of really frigid weather, but it's been pretty mild.

00:03:37 Susan: Well, for me, the easier, softer...

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Ep.39 Celebrity Pro Athlete Wally Green Shares - Divine Intervention Saved His Life

Celebrity pro athlete Wally Green shows us that no matter where you've been and how you started, you have the choice and power to change anything in your life. He endured mental and physical abuse and almost took his parents' lives when he felt a strong presence of divine intervention, ultimately leading him to become a celebrity pro athlete and inspirational speaker.

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After experiencing a lifetime of abuse, Wally Green is driven to the brink of pulling the trigger on his abusive stepfather and mother, only to be saved from himself by divine intervention and find a new outlet for his anger in the unlikely sport of ping-pong.

Wally Green is a celebrity pro athlete from Brooklyn who overcame poverty and violence to become a world-class athlete. He represented the US in international competitions, co-founded a premier social ping-pong club in New York, and is an inspirational public speaker who gives hope to those facing adversity.

In this episode, you will learn the following:

1. What was the experience of growing up in a severely abusive and narcissistic environment like?

2. How did a chance encounter with ping-pong lead to a life-changing opportunity?

3. How did the power of kindness disarm a violent and angry kid about to take drastic action?

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00:00:00 Wally: Ran out of the house, ran a couple of doors down, went and got a gun, came back and put the gun to my stepfather's head. And I was like, "I'm going to end your life today." And my mom started just acting crazy and yelling and screaming and it was just crazy emotions going on. And my mom picked up the phone, and then my mom said, "You guys need to hurry up. My son is trying to kill my husband.” Not that my son is protecting me. Not that my husband was choking the hell out of my son and me is protecting me or my son has a gun. No, the exact words, "Well, my son is trying to kill my husband." And I felt the ultimate betrayal that any kid could ever feel.

00:00:54 Sabine: Hello, my name is Sabine Skvenberg, founder and host of BECOME. The content will inspire you to reach your aspirations and become the best version of yourself. I feature interviews with successful individuals from various industries, delving into their personal and professional journeys and their strategies to achieve their goals. We have to become the person we are meant to be first so we can live the life we are destined to live. That means we must overcome challenges and work through difficult times to learn, grow, and become the new, more fabulous version of ourselves. I'm so glad that you're here. Let's get on this journey together.

00:01:48 Sabine: My guest today is Wally Green, a celebrity pro athlete from Brooklyn who overcame poverty and violence to become a world-class athlete. He represented the US in international competitions, including a historic trip to North Korea and co-founded a premier social ping-pong club in New York. Wally's determination, spirit, and perseverance make him a true inspiration and role model for anyone facing adversity. He proves that anything is possible with hard work, dedication and a positive attitude.

00:02:32 Sabine: Hello and welcome, Wally. How are you today?

00:02:36 Wally: I'm great, thank you. Thanks for having me.

00:02:38 Sabine: Oh, it was just such a pleasure meeting you at the last Podfest expo where we both were speakers. And it's interesting that Saturday where we met, I actually got up and I meditated and I did set intentions for that day. And that one intention that I said was, "I just want to be present and want to create meaningful connections," and what do you k...

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Ep.41 Master Talk - Becoming A Skillful Communicator

In this episode, Brenden Kumarasamy described how his desire to prove his father wrong led him to become an extraordinary speaker and communication coach, only to realize that his father's influence was the greatest gift all along. He shares his story growing up in a family with his alcoholic father, whom he stopped talking to at age 15, and how he overcame bullying because of his physical disability. During our conversation, he revealed a few of his secrets that not only helped him to become a skillful speaker but is also helping his clients to become better communicators.

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At the age of twelve, Brenden Kumarasamy discovered the exciting world of competitive presentations, and his career path was set. Teaching people how to articulate their thoughts allowed him to hone his own communication skills. Brenden's life was fraught with difficulties—from his family's dysfunction to the paralysis of his left arm—but he channeled these difficulties into determination to become a world-class communicator. Brenden was able to mend and leverage his talent hence, MasterTalk, a coaching program for ambitious executives and entrepreneurs to become one of the top 1% of communicators in their industry. He also has a popular YouTube channel, MasterTalk, to provide free communication tools for everyone worldwide.

In this episode, you will learn the following:

What were some of the challenges Brenden had as a kid, and how did he overcome them?
What is the correlation between talking about your goals and achieving them more quickly?
Highlighting the significance of utilizing technological advantages.

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MasterTalk

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Rockstar Communication

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