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  • S2E24 Empty Nest. Empty Tank. The Real Life Rom-Com Adventures of Zeke & Terri

    S2E24 Empty Nest. Empty Tank. The Real Life Rom-Com Adventures of Zeke & Terri
    Feb 20 2026
    They almost filed for divorce. After 25 years together, two kids, and a pandemic that cracked everything open, Zeke and Terri Mead looked at each other and said: we're done.

    But then they didn't leave. In one of the most honest, funny, and real conversations I've had on Passion From Pain, Zeke and Terri walk us through the breakdown — and the accidental, incredibly intentional rebuilding that followed.

    We're talking vulnerability, individual therapy, a whole new approach to intimacy, weekly relationship check-ins, different attachment styles, and the decision to build a travel business together at 55.

    This isn't a love story with a clean ending. It's a love story with guts.

    If you're in midlife, in a long-term relationship that feels like it's running on autopilot, or wondering if reinvention is still possible — this episode is for you.

    In this episode:
    • The pandemic moment they said "we're done" — and what happened next
    • Why couples therapy failed and individual therapy changed everything
    • The weekly check-in questions that rebuilt their relationship from scratch
    • Navigating anxious vs. avoidant attachment styles
    • Building Zeke and Terri Adventures — travel, YouTube, and business at 55
    • Why "someday" is a lie you can't keep telling yourself

    Connect with Zeke & Terri: Website: zekeandterri.com | YouTube: Zeke and Terri Adventures Terri's book: pilotingyourlife.com | Retreats: pilotingyourliferetreats.com

    🔔 Subscribe, follow, and join the community — your story isn't over. It's just getting real.

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  • PFP S2E23 Why You Keep Choosing the Wrong Person (It's Not What You Think)

    PFP S2E23 Why You Keep Choosing the Wrong Person (It's Not What You Think)
    Feb 11 2026
    💥FREE GIFT from Passion From Pain! Get Amy's Guide: “From Confusion to Clarity: 10 SIgns of a Manipulative & Mentally Abusive Relationship”: https://get.passionfrompain.com/from-confusion-to-clarityhttps://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbERvdzVHZFY1aFlzUEo0bFRrTC01MVpmU3JsQXxBQ3Jtc0tuVUk4dm1selVUOHB0MTZfVXFCZmlhUlc0SGRmOF9hek1Xbkg3VTNxQkd5Umk5ck5qSW1FYjAtSFNVSDRURDFtSzljN1Fwa3ZyMkZwVjlwTGJEenp2LUFNRjk1dHQ1NlNvaXU2cjFjVDRoTEJVbmtzYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fget.passionfrompain.com%2Ffrom-confusion-to-clarity&v=ssfSuxKf-oo Why do smart, self-aware people keep ending up with the wrong partners? It's not bad luck. It's not low self-esteem. It's your attachment style—and it's been running the show since childhood. Join Amy Pease and author Deborah Lukovich for a thought-provoking discussion from "When Sex Meets God: A Midlife Unraveling." The conversation touches upon themes reminiscent of jungian psychology and depth psychology, offering a nuanced perspective.Listen to the full episode on Passion From Pain, The Podcast!We go deep on:- Why you're attracted to emotionally unavailable people (and they're attracted to you)- The neuroscience behind trauma bonds—and why "just leave" doesn't work -- How your childhood programmed you to accept less than you deserve -- The difference between anxious, avoidant, and secure attachment styles -- What family court battles reveal about narcissistic manipulation -- Practical tools to break the cycle and build secure relationshipsThis isn't about blaming yourself. This is about understanding the invisible patterns controlling your choices—so you can finally choose differently.If you've ever asked yourself "Why do I keep doing this?"—this episode is for you.ABOUT DR. DEBORAH LUKOVICH: Dr. Deborah Lukovich is a licensed clinical psychologist, attachment theory expert, and trauma recovery specialist. She works with individuals navigating narcissistic abuse, family court systems, and complex relationship trauma. Her approach combines neuroscience, attachment research, and real-world strategies for healing.Find Dr. Deborah:Website: www.deborahlukovich.com When Sex Meets God: A Midlife Unraveling - link on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/When-Sex-Meets-God-Unraveling/dp/B0FY1WSSJZRESOURCES MENTIONED: -- Attachment Theory 101 -- Trauma Bonding Explained -- Nervous System Regulation TechniquesTIMESTAMPS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssfSuxKf-oo - Cold Open https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssfSuxKf-oo&t=164s - Welcome to Passion From Pain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssfSuxKf-oo&t=195s - Meet Dr. Deborah Lukovich https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssfSuxKf-oo&t=320s - The Midlife Unraveling Begins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssfSuxKf-oo&t=585s - The Magazine That Changed Everything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssfSuxKf-oo&t=750s - When Everything Falls Apart at Once https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssfSuxKf-oo&t=970s - The Unconscious Knows Before You Do https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssfSuxKf-oo&t=1165s - The First Twinge of Discontent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssfSuxKf-oo&t=1420s - Depression as Communication (Not a Problem) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssfSuxKf-oo&t=1635s - Sitting in the Dark Night of the Soul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssfSuxKf-oo&t=1850s - When Sex Meets God: The Split Between Desire & Spirituality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssfSuxKf-oo&t=2300s - The Fifty Shades Phenomenon & Cultural Wounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssfSuxKf-oo&t=2555s - Online Dating as Unconscious Work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssfSuxKf-oo&t=2770s - The Transformative Relationship That Changed Everything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssfSuxKf-oo&t=3025s - Why We Don't Bash Our Exes (Conscious Uncoupling) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssfSuxKf-oo&t=3255s - Dreams: What People Get Wrong About Symbols https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssfSuxKf-oo&t=3533s - Final Message: Your Falling Apart Has Meaning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssfSuxKf-oo&t=3606s - Outro & Credits 🔥ABOUT PASSION FROM PAIN: This is the podcast for survivors of manipulation, mental abuse, and toxic relationships who are rebuilding their lives. No toxic positivity. No fluff. Just raw truth, actionable strategies, and real conversations about the hard parts of healing.Host: Amy PeaseWebsite: www.passionfrompain.comInstagram: @amy.pease.roxTikTok: @og.passionfrompain👉Join the Inner Circle: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2hCUHA1SnRQUXdQVVZ2Zm85WDFFTmJESUxpUXxBQ3Jtc0ttT0U0dWJrQXczSEFZZHRyakpDUllzMzRMamk0N2RTYnRHcEdBYTRhUGFNdzB2RmNkRkl0ZUttUEotVEZBeDdwbXcwNFBydy16NlpqWkJ6OWpjLTFxdjRyMkJmbjhkTkg2b1pWeWxFVzJ3eXBvRHNGOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fg%2F15fhocRYaK%2F&v=ssfSuxKf-oo- FREE GIFT! “From Confusion to Clarity: 10 SIgns of a Manipulative & Mentally Abusive Relationship”: https://get.passionfrompain.com/from-confusion-to-clarity- SUPPORT THE SHOW: 👍 Like this ...
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  • S2E22 Your Body is Keeping The Score (Here’s How to Release Trauma You Can’t Remember)

    S2E22 Your Body is Keeping The Score (Here’s How to Release Trauma You Can’t Remember)
    Feb 6 2026
    In this powerful conversation, Amy Pease interviews Dr. Lisha Antiqua, Ph.D., a transpersonal psychology expert and holistic trauma-informed coach, about healing trauma that lives beyond memory—inside the body, nervous system, and identity.Dr. Lisha breaks down why many people stay stuck in “processing the past” and what it looks like to rebuild from the inside out: body, mind, emotions, energy, and soul.Trigger Warning This episode includes discussion of sexual abuse, trauma recovery, and sexuality/intimacy topics. Please listen with care.Dr. Lisha Antiqua, Ph.D. is a Transpersonal Psychology expert, Holistic Trauma-Informed Coach, and Founder of Your Own University (Y.O.U.), a global education platform helping women rise from survival to sovereignty through identity healing, soul alignment, and purpose activation. She is the creator of the Amazing YOU Method, integrating body, mind, emotions, and soul for trauma recovery and empowerment.What You’ll LearnWhy trauma isn’t “fixed” by retelling it forever—and how to stop loopingHow identity gets fractured by trauma and rebuilt through conscious creationSomatic + nervous system tools (EFT/tapping, vagus regulation, movement)What “soul-led” healing looks like in real lifeReclaiming intimacy after trauma with boundaries, self-trust, and a new blueprintConnect with Dr. Lisha Antiqua🌐 Website: www.LishaAntiqua.com🎓 School: www.YourOwnUniversity.com🎥 YouTube: www.youtube.com/@DrLishaAntiqua📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/DrLishaAntiqua | www.facebook.com/YourOwnUniversity🎵 TikTok: @Dr.LishaAntiquaPhd📸 Instagram: www.instagram.com/DrLishaAntiqua💼 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/DrLishaAntiqua🎙️ Podcast: More Than Sex & Secrets (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/4e44ybpvHVwCW3HIqdrfym?si=JBiSaB1CThqkJkFJamCK2Q📩 Email: LishaAntiqua@gmail.comIf this episode hit home… Like, subscribe, and share it with someone who needs the reminder: healing isn’t just recovery—it’s reclamation00:00 Intro + why Dr. Lisha’s work matters00:00 Her origin story: abuse, survival, and the turning point00:00 Trauma in the body: cancer, adrenal failure, and nervous system lock00:00 Coaching vs trauma work: why “moving forward” needs foundations00:00 The Amazing YOU Method: rebuilding identity + reclaiming your power00:00 Reclaim Intimacy: healing sexuality after abuse (real talk)00:00 Spiritual healing + transpersonal psychology (what schools won’t say)00:00 Authenticity + purpose: the “steampunk hat” moment00:00 Therapy loops: when “processing” becomes a prison00:00 Training healers: EFT, vagus resets, somatic tools, holding space00:00 “Quick fix” myth: what real healing speed actually looks like00:00 Rapid Fire segment (fan favorite)00:00 Outro + how to connect with Dr. Lisha🎙️ ABOUT PASSION FROM PAIN:Passion From Pain is the podcast for survivors of manipulation, mental abuse, and toxic relationships who are done with toxic positivity and ready for brutal truth. Hosted by Amy Pease, we bring you raw conversations with experts, survivors, and healers who understand that recovery isn't about "getting over it"—it's about reclaiming who you were before the pain tried to silence you.We don't rush healing. We don't waste truth. And we sure as hell don't sugarcoat survival.💬 LET'S TALK:What part of this conversation hit you the hardest? Drop a comment and let us know—Dr. Lisha and I are reading every single one.---🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO PASSION FROM PAIN:This channel survives because of YOU. If this episode gave you something you needed, hit subscribe, smash that like button, and share this with someone who needs to hear it. That's how we grow. That's how we reach the people still suffering in silence.📲 FOLLOW PASSION FROM PAIN:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amy.pease.rox/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@og.passionfrompain?_t=ZT-8ukWSUItiv5&_r=1Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566381470017Website: www.passionfrompain.comJoin the Inner Circle (free community): https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15fhocRYaK/Get You FREE Guide from Passion From Pain!“From Confusion to Clarity: 10 SIgns of a Manipulative & Mentally Abusive Relationship”:https://get.passionfrompain.com/from-confusion-to-clarity© 2026 Passion From Pain. All Rights Reserved.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/passion-from-pain--6594412/support.🔥🎙️Pain Made You Strong! Passion Made Your Unstoppable!🎙️🔥
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • S2E21 The Pastor's Kid Addicted to Porn for 20 Years: Codependency, Confession & Freedom with Wesley Farnsworth

    S2E21 The Pastor's Kid Addicted to Porn for 20 Years: Codependency, Confession & Freedom with Wesley Farnsworth
    Jan 30 2026
    The Pastor's Kid Addicted to Porn for 20 Years: Codependency, Confession & Freedom | Wesley FarnsworthWhat happens when the pressure to be perfect creates a secret addiction that lasts two decades? In this raw and honest conversation, Wesley Farnsworth—pastor's kid, author, and Celebrate Recovery leader—shares his journey from codependency and people-pleasing to a 20-year pornography addiction that nearly destroyed him. This isn't a sanitized testimony; it's a blueprint for breaking shame, confronting hidden addictions, and finding freedom through radical confession and community. If you've ever struggled with codependency, shame, secret addictions, or the weight of religious perfectionism, this episode will validate your pain and show you the path forward. Wesley reveals how growing up as a pastor's kid created self-imposed pressure to act, speak, and present himself in ways that pleased others—leading to what he calls becoming a "master chameleon."This people-pleasing pattern evolved into full-blown codependency, where his identity was completely dependent on others' approval rather than his own truth or God's love. A seemingly innocent moment with friends led him down a path to pornography addiction that he couldn't break for 20 years—not because he didn't want to, but because shame kept him isolated and powerless. The turning point? Walking into Celebrate Recovery and being asked one simple question: "Is there anything else?" In that moment, Wesley made the hardest choice of his life—he confessed. And instead of receiving the judgment and rejection the enemy promised, he received grace, acceptance, and the beginning of true freedom.Today, Wesley is the author of The Blueprint of Becoming: A Practical Guide to Faith, Failure, and Finding Your Way Forward—a book born from his pain that's now helping thousands break free from their own hidden struggles.In This Episode, We Dive Into:How codependency and people-pleasing create the perfect environment for addictionThe 20-year hidden shame of pornography addiction and why he couldn't stop aloneThe moment of confession that changed everythingWhy community and accountability are non-negotiable for recoveryThe difference between shame (I am bad) vs. guilt (I did something bad)How faith after failure looks different than faith before itPractical tools for breaking free from codependency and addictionWhy your mess can become your message—and how to let itTIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Cold Open: The Secret That Lasted 20 Years0:48 - Welcome to Passion From Pain1:30 - Meet Wesley Farnsworth: Pastor's Kid to Author3:15 - Growing Up as a Pastor's Kid: The Pressure to Be Perfect6:40 - Becoming a "Master Chameleon": How Codependency Took Root9:20 - The Night That Changed Everything: Discovery of Pornography12:45 - 20 Years of Hidden Addiction: Why He Couldn't Stop Alone17:30 - The Moment He Walked Into Celebrate Recovery21:15 - "Is There Anything Else?" The Question That Broke the Shame25:40 - What Happened When He Confessed: Grace Instead of Judgment29:50 - Understanding Codependency: Caring More About Others' Approval34:20 - The Difference Between Shame and Guilt38:45 - Why Accountability and Community Matter in Recovery42:30 - Writing The Blueprint of Becoming: Turning Pain Into Purpose47:15 - Practical Tools: The 10-Week Study Guide for Groups51:40 - Rapid Fire Round: Faith, Failure, and Freedom55:20 - Final Wisdom: You're Not Defined by Your Past57:30 - Amy's Closing Thoughts: Grace and Grit Can Coexist58:30 - Where to Find Wesley & ConnectRESOURCES MENTIONED: 📖 Wesley's Book: The Blueprint of Becoming: A Practical Guide to Faith, Failure, and Finding Your Way Forward 🌐 Wesley's Website: https://www.blueprintofbecoming.com (Download FREE 10-week study guide + leader/participant materials) 🌐 Connect with Wesley: https://www.wesleyfarnsworth.com 🙏 Celebrate Recovery: https://www.celebraterecovery.comCONNECT WITH PASSION FROM PAIN:🎙 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PassionFromPain 📸 Instagram: @amy.pease.rox🎵 TikTok: @og.passionfrompain🌐 Website: https://www.passionfrompain.com💌 Join the Inner Circle: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15fhocRYaK/📚Get You FREE Guide from Passion From Pain!“From Confusion to Clarity: 10 SIgns of a Manipulative & Mentally Abusive Relationship”:👉https://get.passionfrompain.com/from-confusion-to-clarityABOUT PASSION FROM PAIN: Passion From Pain is the no-BS podcast for survivors of manipulation, emotional abuse, and toxic relationships who are rebuilding their lives. We don't do fluff, toxic positivity, or Instagram healing. We deliver raw truth, actionable strategies, and real conversations about the hard parts of recovery. If you're over 30, done pretending, and ready for bold brutal truth with practical tools, this is your show.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/passion-from-pain--6594412/support.🔥🎙️Pain Made You Strong! Passion Made ...
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    58 mins
  • S2E20 "I Wanted to Help Him...Jump Out The Window" A Therapist Meets Her Shadow with Carol Smaldino

    S2E20 "I Wanted to Help Him...Jump Out The Window" A Therapist Meets Her Shadow with Carol Smaldino
    Jan 23 2026
    Ever met the part of yourself you swore didn't exist? Carol Smaldino—78-year-old therapist and shadow work veteran—tells the story of the moment she realized she had rage she didn't know existed. A scary kid. A fourth-floor window. And the thought: "I could help him jump."

    That's where the real work began. This is shadow work—Carl Jung's concept of owning the parts of yourself you're terrified to acknowledge. The anger. The cruelty. The selfishness. The darkness you shove down because "good people" don't feel that way. Except they do.

    And when you ignore your shadow? It doesn't disappear. It organizes. Carol's been doing this work for decades as a therapist, a recovering "nice girl," and the creator of Dr. Ethel—her irreverent, orange-clad alter ego. She's worked with abused kids, multi-problem families, and her own psyche. And she's learned that vulnerability without protection is just exposure. That humor can be holy. And that sometimes the most radical thing you can do is admit: "You're better at being mean than me."

    💥IN THIS EPISODE:
    • The scary kid who pushed Carol to her breaking point
    • Why "understanding" trauma isn't enough
    • How people-pleasing abandons the self
    • The birth of Dr. Ethel (English accent, zero filter)
    • Vulnerability as courage vs. performance
    • Why kids should be in charge
    TIMESTAMPS:
    0:00 – Intro: The Nice Girl & The Shadow
    1:30 – Carol's Story: Playing Psychologist at 11
    8:45 – The Scary Kid Who Changed Everything
    15:20 – "You're Better at This Than Me": The Breakthrough
    22:10 – What Shadow Work Actually Means
    30:15 – Dr. Ethel is Born (Orange Coat & All)
    38:40 – Vulnerability Needs Protection
    45:30 – Why Kids Should Run the World
    52:15 – Carol's Books & Where to Find Her
    55:00 – Closing Thoughts: The Shadow Doesn't Disappear

    ℹ️ABOUT CAROL: Carol is a licensed clinical social worker, author of "The Human Climate: Facing the Divisions Inside Us and Between Us" and "Vulnerability Protected: Visions of a Dancing Mind"

    Find her at www.thehumanclimate.com and follow Dr. Ethel on Instagram.

    📚GET CAROL'S BOOKS: Available on Amazon


    This is Passion From Pain—where we mine the mess.

    If this stirred something, good. That's the shadow knocking.

    💥Get You FREE Guide:

    👉"FROM CONFUSION TO CLARITY: 10 Signs of a Manipulative & Menatlly Abusive Relationship"
    https://get.passionfrompain.com/from-confusion-to-clarity

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    CONNECT:
    Subscribe, comment, like, download!
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    58 mins
  • S2E19 Empathy without Boundaries: Healing the Healers with Dr. Carmy Aristor

    S2E19 Empathy without Boundaries: Healing the Healers with Dr. Carmy Aristor
    Jan 14 2026
    Therapist burnout. Compassion fatigue. Emotional exhaustion. These aren't buzzwords—they're the reality for mental health professionals, coaches, and helpers drowning quietly while everyone assumes they're fine.

    Dr. Carmy Aristor, PhD, LCPC, LMHC, LPC—licensed psychotherapist, trauma-informed clinician, founder of Destined Horizons multi-state group practice, and creator of Helping the Healers—is here to tell the truth most helping professionals never say out loud: You can save lives, hold space, show up for everyone else, and still collapse under the weight of your own trauma.

    Dr. Carmy learned this as a single mom running ten sessions a day, building her practice from scratch with no networks. Burnout became her "best friend." She crashed after every workday while two young kids needed her. She rebuilt everything and now leads Destined Horizons serving clients across Georgia, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland. She supervises clinical teams, trains future clinicians, and teaches the Helping Healers Burnout Recovery Framework.

    In this conversation:
    ✅ Why empathy without boundaries is self-destruction
    ✅ The burnout crisis grad school doesn't teach
    ✅ How unresolved trauma shows up in sessions
    ✅ The 4 A's: Awareness, Acknowledgement, Alignment, Action
    ✅ Energy audits: What drains vs. sustains you
    ✅ Creating a wellness plan you'll follow
    ✅ Why being "the strong one" is a trauma response

    This is for therapists, counselors, coaches, social workers, caregivers—anyone who's been the emotional first responder and forgot their own oxygen mask.

    RESOURCES:
    - Helping the Healers online course - practical tools for recognizing emotional fatigue, establishing boundaries, restoring balance
    - Healing the Healer ebook - guidance for helpers reconnecting with themselves while caring for others

    CONNECT:
    Website: https://www.drcarmy.com
    Destined Horizons: https://www.destined-horizons.com
    Email: info@drcarmy.com
    Instagram: @carmyaristor
    TikTok: @drcarmy
    LinkedIn: carmyaristor

    SUBSCRIBE to Passion From Pain for raw conversations about trauma, recovery, and rebuilding.

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    Get Crystal Clear Answers to the Questions Circling In Your Head About Your Situation or Relationship!

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    58 mins
  • S2E18 Controlling Your Anger: How to Harness Rage and Turn It Into Power with Amy Pease

    S2E18 Controlling Your Anger: How to Harness Rage and Turn It Into Power with Amy Pease
    Jan 13 2026
    CONTROLLING YOUR ANGER: How to Harness Rage and Turn It Into Power

    You feel that flash of rage—the clenched jaw, the balled fists, the overwhelming urge to unleash. But you can't. Not without consequences. So you swallow it, shove it down, and smile through gritted teeth. But that anger doesn't disappear. It sits in your chest like a grenade with the pin half-pulled, waiting for the next trigger. What if your anger isn't the enemy? What if the problem isn't that you feel rage—it's that nobody ever taught you how to control it in the moment and weaponize it later? In this episode, I'm breaking down the neuroscience of rage, ancient warrior wisdom, and a practical framework for turning your anger from a liability into unstoppable power.

    Because anger controlled is fuel. Anger uncontrolled burns everything to the ground—including you.

    WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
    • Why you explode (and why it costs you everything)
    • The neuroscience of the amygdala hijack—what's actually happening in your brain when you're enraged
    • Ancient warrior strategies & Carl Jung's shadow work on integrating rage
    • The Framework: Control in the moment, channel it later
    • 4 practical tools to survive the first 20 minutes without destroying relationships
    • How to turn rage into boundaries, creativity, and power
    • My personal tool: Heavy metal as anger alchemy
    THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

    ✓ You've been called "too emotional" or "too angry" by toxic people
    ✓ You explode and regret it later—or you implode and destroy yourself from the inside
    ✓ You're tired of giving manipulators ammunition by losing control
    ✓ You want to stop swallowing your rage and start using it strategically
    ✓ You're ready to turn your anger into fuel for transformation


    FOLLOW PASSION FROM PAIN:
    Website: www.passionfrompain.com
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    Email: amy@passionfrompain.com

    ABOUT THE HOST:
    Amy Pease is a 15-year survivor of manipulation and mental abuse who walked away from her toxic adopted family at 24 as a single mother. After nearly two decades researching dark psychology, ancient warfare strategies, neuroscience, and human behavior, she now helps survivors reclaim their power and transform pain into purpose. No fluff. No toxic positivity. Just raw truth and real strategies. PASSION FROM PAIN is for rebels ready to break free from toxic cycles, rebuild confidence, and own their power. If you're done with the BS and ready to do the work, this is your podcast.

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  • S2E17 Evolution is a Lifelong Sport: Octogenarian's Perspective on Reinvention, Staying Curious & Refusing to Sleep Walk w/ Calvin Schwartz

    S2E17 Evolution is a Lifelong Sport: Octogenarian's Perspective on Reinvention, Staying Curious & Refusing to Sleep Walk w/ Calvin Schwartz
    Jan 9 2026
    Evolution is a lifelong sport—and at 82, Calvin Schwartz is proof. In this raw conversation, we dive into longevity hacks, spiritual protection, curiosity as survival, and refusing to age traditionally. Calvin is a journalist, novelist, broadcaster, and host of Conversations with Calvin and We the Species.

    He's practiced longevity techniques since 1969, survived what should have killed him multiple times, and has zero arterial plaque at 82. This isn't "aging gracefully" content—this is about staying awake, asking hard questions, and making your own rules. If you're questioning what comes next, been told you're "too old" to reinvent, or want real talk about transformation—this episode is for you. Calvin proves growth doesn't stop at 40, 60, or 80. Your story isn't done.

    IN THIS EPISODE:
    ✅ 60 supplements daily for 55 years
    ✅ Flexitarian since 1975 (zero arterial plaque at 82)
    ✅ Fell 11 steps at 78, walked away untouched
    ✅ Near-death experiences & spiritual protection
    ✅ Curiosity as medicine
    ✅ Writing novels at 80+
    ✅ Evolution as a lifelong sport

    CALVIN'S BOOKS:
    📖 There's a Tortoise in My Hair - https://amzn.to/46CveE9
    📖 10 Things I Learned from the Billionaire - https://amzn.to/3JUzCrf

    FIND CALVIN:
    🌐 calvinschwartz.com
    📧 calvinbarryschwartz@gmail.com
    💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvin-schwartz-866a805/
    📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cal.schwartz.5/

    ABOUT PASSION FROM PAIN: No fluff. No toxic positivity. Just raw truth and actionable strategies for survivors rebuilding their lives.

    👉 Subscribe for bold conversations that honor messy, brutal, necessary healing.
    🌐 www.passionfrompain.com

    📖“From Confusion to Clarity: 10 SIgns of a Manipulative & Mentally Abusive Relationship”:https://get.passionfrompain.com/from-confusion-to-clarity



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    🔥🎙️Pain Made You Strong! Passion Made Your Unstoppable!🎙️🔥
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