What if your life isn’t broken, it’s just built on a story that’s ready to be rewritten?

In this episode of Mind Your Own Karma: Beyond the Bandage, Melissa sits down with bestselling author and narrative coach Carrie KC West to explore how the stories we inherit, absorb, and create can either trap us or set us free.

With her rare blend of MFA-level storytelling mastery, psychology training, and somatic healing techniques, Carrie reveals how we can identify the old scripts we’ve been living by and start writing a new chapter that’s aligned, empowered, and deeply authentic.

You’ll learn

• what “rewriting your story” actually means (and why it’s more than just positive thinking).

• how to recognize if you’re living from an old, inherited, or trauma-based narrative.

• why the body holds onto painful or outdated stories-and how to release them.

• how narrative coaching blends story craft, psychology, and somatic awareness for real change.

• a simple story-mapping tool you can use today to find where you’re stuck and what your next chapter could be.

Where to Find Carrie KC West

Website: https://carriekcwest.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/story-of-your-life/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553115232260

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storytellers_acad/

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Websites

SMGI — https://www.somatichealingjourneys.com

MYOK — https://www.mindyourownkarma.com

Social Media

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In this episode of Mind Your Own Karma: Beyond the Bandage, I sit down with life and mindset coach Dalia Kemble, who helps women who identify as the “black sheep” reclaim their power, break free from societal expectations, and build confidence rooted in embodiment rather than performance.

With a master’s in psychology and organizational behavior and development, Dalia blends introspection, emotional healing, and strategy through her signature G.A.M.E. Method to help high-achieving women rewrite their stories and live in alignment with who they truly are.

We explore what it really means to be a black sheep, howsuppressed emotions show up in the body, and why surface-level confidence often leaves women feeling empty or exhausted. Dalia shares tangible tools for calming the inner critic, trusting your internal compass, and choosing courageover conformity. This conversation is for anyone who is done playing by the “shoulds” and ready to build a life that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What it truly means to be the “black sheep” and why embracing it can be empowering

• How suppressed emotions manifest physically and emotionally

• The difference between surface-level confidence and embodied confidence

• Why high-achieving women often feel unfulfilled

• Signs you’re living someone else’s story

• How to begin rewriting your own life narrative

• A breakdown of Dalia’s G.A.M.E. Method

• How mindset work and emotional healing intersect

• Tools for moving from overthinking to embodiment and self-trust

Where to find Dalia Kemble:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daliakemble/

Where to find Melissa:

For SMGI, go to https://www.somatichealingjourneys.com

For her podcast website, go to https://www.mindyourownkarma.com

MYOK on Instagram:

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MYOK on YouTube:

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In this raw and deeply human conversation, Melissa and Dr. Harrison explore the story behind I, Sean/a, a groundbreaking book chronicling the life of an intersex woman navigating schizophrenia, homelessness, mysticism, and profound trauma.

Together they explore:

• Why Western psychology often misinterprets trauma and spiritual awakening
• What it looks like to center lived experience rather than diagnosis
• How “symptoms” can act as signals, messengers, and invitations
• The overlap of identity, spirituality, and the body’s own wisdom
• Why witnessing someone can be more transformative than trying to fix them
• The urgent need to rethink outdated medical and social practices
• The humanity and divinity in Sean/a’s extraordinary story

Dr. Kirsten Viola Harrison is a trauma psychologist, academic, and soul-centered healer with over 25 years of experience working with people whose lives sit at the crossroads of mental health, spirituality, and identity. This episode expands the conversation around healing, dignity, and what it means to truly see another person.

GUEST LINKS

Website: https://soulwisesolutions.com/

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Twitter: https://x.com/soulwiseteam

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SoulWiseTeam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulwiseteam

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MYOK on YouTube:

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Websites:

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