Childhood Victories

I love to be creative. I use it a lot in my work as a national public speaker; I can be off-the-cuff when necessary, play off my audience, and even get kids to have fun while learning about a difficult topic. 

But I will never limit myself to creativity in my professional life. A very special frien...

VICTOR

Hey everyone, welcome to Catch the Message. We want to thank you for being here today. Um, we want to talk today about something that, uh, we do get a lot of questions. First of all, if you're joining us for the first time, we, um, have a curriculum that we take to schools that helps kids...

"The days are long but the years are short."

Any person who has raised a young child has heard this. I think in the moment a lot of us, myself included, either roll our eyes or say, "yeah I know!"

When we're in the thick of parenting, school, cooking, cleaning, holding space for, and being present...

INTRO

It is time to catch the message, stories of disclosure and courage.

VICTOR

Hey everybody, welcome to Catch the Message. Uh, my name is Victor and Deanna's with me today. We are very excited to share this, uh, very short podcast with you today. This episode is really, uh, about what we do an...

VICTOR

Hey everybody, welcome to Catch the Message. Um, my name is Victor and I'm here with Deanna. Hi, Deanna.

DEANNA

Hey, how are you?

VICTOR

Yes, I'm good. Um, we are, uh, if, if I always say this, because sometimes maybe you're, you're coming in at this point, uh, of our podcast. We are all...

In the moment and in the midst of emotions, we don't always realize we're constructing a narrative. That perhaps we have created real feelings out of experiences that either haven't happened or don't know all the facts. 

9 years ago I began presenting in schools about Erin's Law. Educating kids abo...

In this episode of Catch The Message, Victor shares a triumphant moment a young girl shared with him. After seeing his program in 3rd grade, she realized she connected as a survivor. Fear, however, overpowered her. Years later, as a sophomore, she heard him speak again. 

It's hard not to compare our childhood experiences to our current adult lives. What we lived through in our early years may have set up thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that we're trying to unlearn now. Not because we were bad or wrong, but perhaps those patterns do not serve us any longer. Or mayb...

How does one measure success? 

Is it making the team or landing a big role in the musical?

How about accomplishing a goal you've never met before?

Perhaps it's financial freedom, escaping abuse, or getting a passing grade in a subject you're subpar in. 

Is it a new house or car? Learning a new s...

VICTOR

Hey everyone, welcome to Catch the Message. I'm Victor Pacini.

DEANNA

And I'm Deanna Hines.

VICTOR

How are you doing, Deanna?

DEANNA

Fantastic. I I love these, these short podcasts that we do and just, it, it really highlights, um, how our intentions to help kids really creates an impa...

This week we spoke on the podcast about a survivor who shared their story after 69 years. I (Deanna) had been at a school in 2022 where a teacher shared their story after a middle school presentation. In 2023, she approached me again. 

To see someone who connected, after almost a lifetime of living...

FULL TRANSCRIPT. (The following is the full transcript of this episode of Catch The Message. Please note that this episode, like all CTM episodes, features Victor and Deanna speaking extemporaneously–They are unscripted and unedited.)

VICTOR

Hey everybody, welcome to Catch the Message. My name is ...