Trigger Warning: This episode discusses trauma, abuse, and human trafficking.

When trauma is silenced, the body carries the weight. In this deeply moving episode, Kathy explores how survivors of abuse and trafficking can reclaim their voices, heal, and turn pain into a paid message. From emotional eating and shame to speaking truth on global stages, this conversation reveals why your story is intellectual property—and why you deserve to be heard and paid for it.

We cover trauma recovery, emotional eating, human trafficking awareness, and how speaking your truth can transform both your life and the lives of others.

✨ Resources & tools: https://kathybaldwin.me
📚 Books: Unlearn the Crap & Level UP: Your Soul is Calling + How I Unlearned MY Crap (Amazon & bookstores)

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Highlights:

• Guest unlearned: victim identity, shame, people-pleasing.

• Kathy tie-in: body judgment vs. body as protection.

• Notable stat: Survived severe abuse; at 428 lbs; rebuilt as global speaker/coach with $150K guarantee.

• Relatable signs: emotional eating, carrying invisible weight, delaying dreams until "perfect."

• Myths challenged: "Eat less, move more" solves trauma; abuse stories stay silent; stories can't pay bills.

• Action step: Journal — "What weight am I carrying that isn't mine?"

Quotes:

• "Your story is intellectual property—you paid for it with your life."

• "I had to evict the perpetrators from my mind."

• "My body wasn't lazy—it was protecting me."

• "What is your body trying to protect you from?"

What happens when your body, your business, and your life feel out of sync? In this episode, Megan Dirks shares how living with PCOS and weight struggles shaped her journey, and how finding alignment in health and business completely transformed her path.

As the founder of The Girl on the Left Project, Megan challenges women to step out of the shadows, reframe the stories they tell themselves, and redefine success on their own terms. From grief and personal healing to marketing and business growth, Megan exemplifies what it means to carry the hidden weight so many women face—and to alchemize it into strength, clarity, and visibility.

If you've ever struggled with your body while building a business, or wondered how to align your personal truth with professional success, this conversation will resonate deeply.

What if the weight you're carrying isn't just on the scale—but in the stories you tell yourself?

In this powerful episode, Megan Dirks shares how PCOS, weight struggles, and grief shaped her personal and professional journey—and how she found alignment that changed everything.

As the founder of The Girl on the Left Project, Megan is helping women step out of the shadows, reclaim their visibility, and redefine success on their own terms. Together, we dive into health, healing, business growth, and the personal alignment that ties them all together.

If you've ever felt out of sync with your body or business, this episode will resonate deeply.

• The hidden weight women carry through PCOS, grief, and body shame

• Why personal alignment is the foundation of business success

• How the Girl on the Left Project is helping women step into visibility

• Practical insights on reframing your story to reclaim power and confidence

• How personal healing fuels professional growth

• "The weight you carry isn't always on the scale—it's in the stories you tell yourself." – Megan Dirks

• "Alignment is when your body, your business, and your truth finally match." – Megan Dirks

• "The Girl on the Left is every woman who's been overlooked, underestimated, or hidden—and is ready to step forward." – Megan Dirks

• "Your personal healing and your business growth aren't separate—they're the same journey." – Kathy Baldwin

• Explore more with Kathy → https://kathybaldwin.me

• Books by Kathy:

  • Unlearn the Crap & Level UP: Your Soul is Calling

  • How I Unlearned MY Crap

  • The Unlearned Life

Connect with Megan Dirks at BrandOSaurusMeg.com

Parenting from survival mode is not love, it's trauma reenactment. In this raw and hopeful episode, Emily Cleghorn, founder of Mamahood After Trauma and bestselling author, shares how she stopped parenting from reactivity, healed her nervous system, and began mothering from peace. We talk about how unprocessed trauma lives in the body, what overwhelm really looks like, and why self-awareness is a muscle you can strengthen every day. Together we unlearn the cultural silence around pain and reclaim compassion — for ourselves and the generations after us.

Grab Emily's free Unlocking Peace Guide at mamahoodaftertrauma.ca.

Explore Kathy's world and books at kathybaldwin.me.
Unlearn the Crap and Level UP: Your Soul Is Calling and How I Unlearned My Crap are available on Amazon and in bookstores.

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🔥 Title/Theme
Healing the Mother Wound: How to Stop Parenting from Survival Mode

🎙️ Key Highlights

• Guest's "Crap to Unlearn": Living from survival mode, confusing hypervigilance for love, parenting from fear instead of peace.

• Kathy's tie-in: How unprocessed trauma becomes physical illness and generational repetition — and why awareness is the first step to freedom.

• Notable facts: Emily is founder of Mamahood After Trauma, host of the Mamahood After Trauma Podcast, and bestselling author of Rising from the Ashes and Breaking Free.

• Relatable signs: Snapping at your kids, chronic overwhelm, gut issues, people-pleasing, pretending everything's fine while feeling empty inside.

• Myths challenged: "What happens at home stays at home," "We don't talk that way," "Kids are resilient no matter what happens," "Peace must be earned."

• Guest freebie/CTA: Free Unlocking Peace Guide — seven-page download with emotional regulation tools at mamahoodaftertrauma.ca.

• Audience action step: Notice your next big reaction, pause, ask "What was that about?" and let the truth rise instead of pushing it down.

💡 Memorable Quotes

• "Peace isn't a luxury. It's your birthright." — Kathy

• "Trauma is what happens inside you when you face pain alone." — Emily

• "Self-awareness is a muscle; reflection is how you strengthen it." — Emily

• "We perform to survive, but healing starts when we stop pretending everything's fine." — Kathy

• "When you challenge everything, you can change anything." — Kathy