What happens when life as you know it stops—and starts again?

In this powerful conversation, I sit down with award-winning health expert, best-selling author, and eternal advocate Nicole Angelique Kerr to talk about her Near-Death Experience and the profound lessons it taught her about life, purpose, and love.

Nicole shares her journey of moving from a near-death experience to a spiritually transformative one, including the 10 lessons NDE experiencers want us to learn now. We also dive into:

• The impact of trauma, mental health, and how unhealed wounds can manifest (like Nicole’s own experience with an eating disorder).
• Reconceptualizing God and spirituality after loss.
• Setting boundaries, letting go of people-pleasing, and creating freedom through self-love.

• Why it’s time to change old belief systems that sabotage us.

This episode will inspire you to reflect on your own patterns, embrace your healing journey, and remember that life after death—whether literal or metaphorical—can hold deep purpose.

Resources & Links Mentioned in This Episode

• 🎥 Stressed Documentary – Watch here
• 🌱 Getting Started with NET – Learn more
• 📖 Free Gift from Nicole – Claim the first chapter of You Are Deathless here
• 🔗 Connect with Nicole Kerr – Instagram | Website
• 💌 Connect with Krystal Casey – krystalcasey.com/links

Podcasted edited by Stephanie Brandolini

Air Date: April 22, 2025
Host: Krystal Casey

What We Talked About:

• The moment I discovered my daughter had been abused by her father

• How my own childhood trauma resurfaced and was weaponized

• The decision to break the cycle of silence and speak out

• Rebuilding trust with my children and myself

• Transforming pain into purpose and leadership

In This Episode:

In this deeply personal solo episode, I share the harrowing journey of uncovering my daughter's abuse and confronting my own buried trauma. I discuss the painful decision to speak out against a family member, the challenges of breaking generational cycles of silence, and the path toward healing and empowerment. This episode is a testament to the strength it takes to protect our children and ourselves, and the transformative power of reclaiming our voices.

Connect with Me:

• KrystalCasey.com/links – Book me to speak, work with me, or get support

• Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it

• Leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help more cycle-breakers find this work

Air Date: April 15, 2025
Host: Krystal Casey
Guest: Alison Hayes, founder of Thriving While Disabled

In this powerful and eye-opening conversation, Krystal sits down with Alison Hayes — coach, educator, and founder of Thriving While Disabled — to dismantle the silence around disability, financial survival, and the crushing stigma of social welfare systems.

Alison shares her raw, real journey of navigating life with a Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) and the identity shift that came with accepting herself as a disabled woman. From her first diagnosis at age three to her battle with ableism, Alison pulls back the curtain on what it's like to live within — and push back against — systems designed to make disabled people feel invisible.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone ready to challenge their assumptions, build true empathy, and understand what it means to thrive because of, not in spite of, disability.

💥 What We Talk About:

• What disability really means (and why the identity is so misunderstood)

• The lifelong impact of ableism, both subtle and overt

• The emotional toll of navigating Social Security Disability (SSDI)

• The societal shame around being poor, disabled, or needing help

• Why self-efficacy matters — and how social systems can destroy it

• Alison’s upcoming book Thriving While Disabled: Navigating Disability Finances

🔗 Connect with Alison Hayes:

🌐 Website: www.thrivingwhiledisabled.com
📘 Preorder her book: Thriving While Disabled: Navigating Disability Finances (Out April 12, 2025)
📣 Facebook Group: Disability and Independence: Thriving Despite the Broken Systems

If this episode shifted your perspective or helped you feel seen, we’d love to hear from you.
💬 DM or tag @iamkrystalcasey with your thoughts
🎧 Catch all episodes at krystalcasey.com/links
🔁 Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it

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