Real stories, told by real people.

We are back with another one, I hope this finds you in good spirits. Everything is good on my end, just getting over a little cold. But nothing some rest, vitamins, good tea, and hearty home cooked meals couldn't take care of. My lovely wife played a big part in nursing me back to health haha. So let's get on with the show, shall we. Today Patricia joins us, and she has a story to tell.

It was bold and courageous of Patricia to share some very traumatic and difficult details in her life with us. She's here to bring hope and support to those in need - the abused, ignored, and broken. We Were a Nice Normal Family: A Memoir of Recovery from C-PTSD and the Trauma of Narcissistic Abuse is available, packed with psychological insights, and practical resources to help others in their healing journey.

Some of the topics touched on today :

• Complex trauma and how it can affect relationships
• Sexual abuse
• Rebuilding a life after trauma
• Self compassion, and it's never too late to start embracing adventure
• Life as a forensic psychologist
• Earning two Master’s degrees and starting a doctoral program in Clinical Psychology in her 50's
• and more

I'm pleased to introduce another GIANTS AMONGST US. Hope you enjoy the conversation. And to reach out or share some of your own thoughts you can find us on any of the links below.

'Til next time

and very soon,

PEACE!

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Patricia Grenelle :

Memoir : https://a.co/d/0M359gD

Website : https://www.patriciagrenelle.com/

Substack : https://substack.com/@patriciagrenelle?utm_source=podcasgtguests

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Intro Song :

Facesoul - Grow / slowed + reverb

https://youtu.be/O5Ih004oUyQ?si=qQGabt_2Q-M8EErQ

Hope this finds you in good spirits? Today I'll be solo-bolo for an 'In Between The Story'. We're going to talk a bit about the "feels" and the importance of not losing our humanness while navigating through this New Age of Intelligence. A topic that always seems to come up with me. So, hopefully moving forward we'll continue to build meaningful dialogues and explore ways to better live, and to be, embracing our individual experience. Something I've done for far too long is shut off, ignore and run from emotions.

So much is taking us away from the moment, ourselves, and the experience of it all. To live, and to be is truly becoming a lost Art. Infrastructures have been set in place, specifically to hi-jack reality, and to skin our sovereignty and sense of self bare. And the digital space has only exaggerated this truth.

Let's about talk reclaiming our own unique human experience. Share your own thoughts if anything hits home with you. I'd love to hear or read them. If you'd like to read the blog itself? Find it here : https://app.beamly.com/settings/giants-amongst-us/blog/edit/emotional-intelligence-humanism-personal-autonomy-truth?returnUrl=%2F

Til next time

and very soon,

PEACE!!

Show Links :

Neuroweapons :

https://www.visionofhumanity.org/breakthroughs-in-neuroscience-shaping-the-new-frontier-of-weaponry/

Yuval Noah Harari, Useless Masses :

https://youtu.be/Ex3_brOUdpA?si=rNWehSnzsh4wsrbc

Eric Schmidt on the New Digital Age :

https://youtu.be/etmarYifipE?si=h23IRcieJ-aOzsLQ

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Real stories, told by real people.

Happy New Years!! Hope all is well, It's good to be back with another sit down, we've got another Story to share. Today Rachel joins us, and she has a story to tell.

"From a Kick in the Head to a Kick in the Ass" is the name of Rachel's memoir. Initially, it was only meant for her two boys. She raised her kids without telling them exactly what was going on with her health wise. From infusions to Ocular Melanoma diagnoses and therapy treatments, she kept her condition hidden from both her boys.

This memoir was Rachel's way of giving her boys a peek behind the curtain. An explanation to those treatments, therapies, and, in her words "so they could see life wasn’t bad and, as a family, they made my life a lot easier to navigate."

Listen to Rachel's optimism, and her refusal to "throw a pity party" , the joy and love she has for life, and for her family, and the resilient spirit which no diagnoses, disability or medical condition can choke out. I'm pleased to introduce another GIANTS AMONGST US. Hope you enjoy the conversation, and feel free to share some of your own thoughts on any of the platforms listed.

'Til next time

and very soon,

PEACE!

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IF YOU ENJOYED THE SHOW, AND LIKE TO SUPPORT US,

RATE AND REVIEW US HERE :

Website : https://giantsamongstus.org/reviews-feedback

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Rachel Sindaco :

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJVGFCLT

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Website : https://giantsamongstus.org/

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Twitter : https://x.com/GiantsAmongstUs

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Intro Song :

MS Blues - A Song about Living with Multiple Sclerosis by Andy Reynard :

https://youtu.be/KRUOOxzaSG8?si=5SjIhhX-9IL2nsX7

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Background music by :

@bnoizemusic