Childhood Victories

Have you ever been reading a book, watching a movie, or listening to media and been inspired? I think we all have. Something in the dialogue or words can take the wind out of us. Books (whether audiobook or print) have helped me find new pathways of healing. Now, not everything I have read has spark...

VICTOR

Hey everybody, welcome to Catch the Message. Um, my name is Victor and Deanna's on the on the line with me. Say, hi, Deanna. 

DEANNA

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VICTOR

Yeah, we wanna talk about really quickly, like we're, we're very passionate. Catch the message is all about some of...

As humans, we are storytellers. We recount our experiences through written work, gossip, in therapy, with people we trust, and in podcasts. We are very good at telling ourselves narratives as well. 

This was the focus of our most recent Healing Every Day Podcast episode. Sometimes we get caught up ...

This week on our Healing Every Day podcast we welcomed Dawn Kohler. Honestly, it was fantastic! She shared a bit of her story, how she has navigated her own journey of healing, and what she does today to live in the moment and even inspire others. 

Towards the end, Dawn shared about an organization...

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...

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...

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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...

"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...

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...

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...

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...

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.