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Light After Trauma

Sep 29, 2020

Join Alyssa and Drew for some good laughs and great nuggets of wisdom. In this episode, Drew opens up about his deeply powerful journey to recovery from addiction as well as his mantra that everything we've been searching for in life is already within us. 

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Sep 22, 2020

In this week's episode, Alyssa sits down with Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, Dr. Maria Paredes, for a poignant conversation about the role of social (in)justice in the development of eating disorders.

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Sep 15, 2020

Episode 7 is a tough discussion about the prevalence of domestic violence and why it isn't always that easy for victims to "just leave". FYO founder and executive director, Nick Luciano, talks about the challenges victims of domestic violence face as well as the difficulties he has encountered in getting people to...


Sep 8, 2020

If you have ever considered alternative forms of healing, this is the episode for you! Brenda Kiss has used her own journey of finding peace and healing from abuse to create and trademark Transformative Neuro-Reiki, a powerful method of healing that she has used to help hundreds of others on their recovery journey. 

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Sep 1, 2020

In episode 5, Alyssa sits down with the wonderful Patty DiRenzo, who lost her beloved son, Salvatore, to a heroin overdose. Patty and Alyssa discuss the difficulties of traumatic loss, the stigma of addiction, and the inspiring ways in which Patty has taken her grief and used it to help save hundreds, if not thousands,...