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  • Breaking the Silence, May 11, 2025
    May 12 2025
    Breaking the Silence with host Dr. Gregory Williams Guest, DeAntwann "DJ" Johnson, Author of The Sun Is Always Shining DJ is a devoted husband and father, author parenting and youth empowerment coach, counselor, sports statistician, and owner of DJ Inspires, LLC. He grew up in the Indiana foster care system and yet despite that, has gone on to lead a successful and fulfilling life. Before spending 9 years in the foster care system, DJ suffered child abuse, domestic abuse and emotional trauma. Don't forget to check out DeAntwann's book: "The Sun Is Always Shining: A Story of Adversity Turned to Triumph" Short description of "The Sun Is Always Shining: A Story of Adversity Turned to Triumph" from Amazon: In life, we all have two choices: be the ominous cloud that people avoid and run from, or be the warm light that manages to peek through to be a guiding force for the world. That light reveals lifes infinite possibilities and assures them that no matter what, The Sun Is Always Shining. Escaping the darkness is no easy feat. It takes every bit of courage one can muster upthrough faith. DeAntwann Johnson takes us on a riveting, fact-based journey about Jeremy Deon Allen, a youth whose childhood, rampant with abandonment, rejection, abuse, instability, and the perils of the child welfare system, threatens to push him into a life of crime, years in prisonand possibly an early death. Learn how Jeremy harnessed all of his painful events and lessons, climbed out of the darkness, and chose to shine. By embracing a life upheld with strong Christian values, and making a conscious decision to tear down the wall of constraint that endangered his future, he stepped into a life of victory, purpose, and service. See how Jeremys story encourages youth, whose worlds are rife with chaos, to bravely weather their storms, seek the sun in their hearts, and win in their lives.
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    59 min
  • Breaking the Silence, May 4, 2025
    May 5 2025
    Breaking the Silence with host Dr. Gregory Williams Guest, Allan Teixeira, Author, CEO and Executive Director of the Sexual Integrity Project This week's Special Guest will be Allen Teixeira. He is the CEO and Executive Director of the Sexual Integrity Project: A "John's" Hope. Allan is a graduate of the University of Florida and has made his home in the Tampa Bay area since 1997. He attends the North Tampa Church of Christ and is married with 2 children and 2 grandchildren. A recovered sex buyer, Allan founded the Sexual Integrity Project in March 2021 as a way to atone for his past behavior and help his community by duplicating his healing experience in the lives of others. Don't forget to check out Allan Teixeira's book: "A Man's True Colors"
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    58 min
  • Breaking the Silence, April 27, 2025
    Apr 28 2025
    Breaking the Silence with host Dr. Gregory Williams Guest, Dr. Kevin Hrebik, Author of Repurposing Scars Meaningful Life After the Enduring Damage of Trauma This week's Special Guest will be Dr. Kevin Hrebik. He was Chaplain with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice from 2015-2025, serving at the largest female prison in Texas with 2,250 women. Ge was a volunteer Chaplain at Houston's famous Garris County Jail for more than 3 years. He is the author 5 books, including. "Repurposing Scars: Meaningful Life After the Enduring Damage of Trauma." Don't forget to check out Dr Kevin Hrebik's book: "Repurposing Scars: Meaningful Life After the Enduring Damage of Trauma"
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    56 min
  • Breaking the Silence, April 20, 2025
    Apr 21 2025
    Breaking the Silence with host Dr. Gregory Williams Guest, Marlena Compston - Speaker, Evangelist and author of Love Illuminated: A Devotional Journal to Awaken and Deepen Your Faith This week's Special Guest is Marlena Compston. She is a podcaster, author, and evangelist dedicated to her restoration call. She is committed to nurturing restoration within the Christian community. Having triumphed over her own childhood trauma, she extends hope and healing through inspiration, prayer, and the teachings of the Bible. She is the author of "Love Illuminated: A Journey to Awaken and Deepen your Faith." Don't forget to check out Marlena Compston's book: "Love Illuminated: A Devotional Journal to Awaken and Deepen Your Faith"
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    56 min
  • Breaking the Silence, April 13, 2025
    Apr 14 2025
    Breaking the Silence with host Dr. Gregory Williams Guest, Sally McQuillen, author of Reaching for Beautiful A Memoir of Loving and Losing a Wild Child This week's Special Guest will be Sally McQuillen. She is a psychotherapist in private practice, specializing in addiction recovery, grief and trauma healing. She earned a Master's Degree in Social Work. She is also the author her book: "Reaching for Beautiful: A Memoir of Loving and Losing a Wild Child" in which she tells about losing her 21-year-old son in a tragic boating accident. Joins as Sally tells us her inspiring and impactful story. Don't forget to check out Sally's book: "Reaching for Beautiful: A Memoir of Loving and Losing a Wild Child" Short description of "Reaching for Beautiful: A Memoir of Loving and Losing a Wild Child" from Amazon. A luminous story of how love triumphs over pain, love transcends fear and love never dies; this debut memoir from a mother grieving her young-adult son’s death is a must-read for any parent who has lost a child, is raising a child from the edge of their seat, or whose family struggles with addiction. When Sally’s twenty-one-year-old son died in a boat accident, her greatest fear is realized. Christopher was often drawn to risk and struggled with addiction. In this riveting memoir, Sally captures the wild ride of his jam-packed life and her deep love for him while reflecting on her own childhood and family’s legacy of alcoholism. Sally shares insights about what it’s like to experience the emotional aftershocks of acute grief, filtered through the lens of her personal experience as a mother and her professional vantage point as a psychotherapist. Even if they have not been touched by loss in this way, readers may see themselves in Sally’s bittersweet illusion of trying to keep her son safe, in how she is challenged to let go of her fear, guilt, and regret in order to forgive herself, and in the ways grief teaches her about the power of love.
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    59 min
  • Breaking the Silence, March 23, 2025
    Mar 24 2025
    Breaking the Silence with host Dr. Gregory Williams With Guest, Alretha Thomas, author of The Daughter Between Them This week's Special Guest will Alretha Thomas. She is a series regular on "Tyler Perrys Assisted Living", a television program on BET that's in its 5th year. She is the author of "The Daughter Between Them." She suffered childhood trauma, including physical abuse and molestation but has lived with resilience and faith to handle what comes her way.
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    58 min
  • Breaking the Silence, March 9, 2025
    Mar 10 2025
    Breaking the Silence Live With Host Dr. Gregory Williams With Guest, Diane Young, Artist, Survivor and Author of: "Wilderness Woman: A Triumphant Spirit" This week's Special Guest will be Diane Young. Diane is an Author and Artist/Photographer from the Kansas City, Missouri area. She has had numerous illustrations in local and national publications. Her ink-wash illustration called "The Nativity" was published in Max Lucado's book "God Came Near." She is a survivor and a women filled with faith. Don't forget to check out Diane's book, "Wilderness Woman: A Triumphant Spirit" at Amazon!
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    59 min
  • Breaking the Silence, March 2, 2025
    Mar 3 2025
    Breaking the Silence with host Dr. Gregory Williams With Guest, Seth Gehle, Motivational Speak and Author of Strength Beyond the Shadows This week's Special Guest will be Seth Ghele. Seth is a professional speaker committed to empowering others to embrace their warrior spirit and overcome any adversity or trauma in their life. Enduring 16 years of abuse, Seth Transformed his pain into purpose, using his voice as an author and motivational speaker to help others heal and find their own strength. Don't forget to check out Seth's book, "Strength Beyond the Shadows" at Amazon! Here is a small description of the book from Amazon: Seth Gehle's story is a testament to the courage and strength within each of us to overcome adversity and our personal traumas. For nearly sixteen years, Seth suffered unspeakable crimes and endured tragedy that no human should have to face. Growing up in a broken home filled with abuse and neglect, a young Seth left and found himself further down the path to hell. In this painfully honest account, Seth describes the horrific trauma and sexual abuse he withstood as a child. Seth’s story is all too common. What makes him an anomaly is his willingness to recount his experiences, bringing understanding of not only what he endured but the devastating aftermath suffered by millions who are victims of childhood trauma. Through an unrelenting will to survive, Seth fought for his life and discovered the power of the human spirit. His ability to articulate the darkest moments of his life as well as his courage to live beyond such horrendous suffering are found within the pages of Strength beyond the Shadows.
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    59 min