Posts by Tammy René
Let Your Light Shine!
Jodi Orgill Brown shares the power of claiming and sharing your light and ways to “Let your light shine”. She explores the concept of anti-fragility, where challenges and stressors can lead to personal growth. Jodi shared her personal experiences and practical strategies, including creating a list of positive activities and connections that can be accessed during challenging moments. There is value in exploring new ways to find peace and strength, whether through existing hobbies or discovering new interests, to create a more resilient and fulfilling life.
Read MoreYou Are NOT Your Struggles
Eric Aroca’s overcoming dyslexia is proof that “you are NOT your struggles.” Our struggles our only part of our experience, not our identity. In this episode of Building on the Light, he shares the importance of self-care in developing your capacity to “live the life you always dreamed imagined.”
Read MoreSurvivor Shift: You Can Create Your Own Transformation
Jodi Brown is a brain tumor survivor and works to help others build relationships that thrive. In this interview she shares how accepting God’s will in her life has led her to learn and share ways to transform life after trauma. “You CAN create your own transformation”.
Read MoreSurvivor Shift: Speak Up! Learning Self-Advocacy
After an earth-shattering diagnosis of schizophrenia, Sally Littlefield is rebuilding her life by learning better self-care and advocacy.
Read MoreFinding the Song of Your Heart
In this episode of Building on the Light, Lindy Kerby shares the healing power of music through finding the song of your heart. She is a singer/songwriter, a motivational speaker, and helps others find and express their experiences and lessons through writing music. She is passionate about the power of sharing in creating connections and…
Read MoreHow “Yet” Transforms Fear into Hope
Yet is the antidote of fear. I don’t know yet, keeps the door open to answers and help. I can’t yet, helps plant the seeds of a better self image. I don’t want to yet, keeps us from succumbing to the storms. While in the moment, we can’t see the answers or our ability to make it through. However, the word yet adds power to and awareness of our ability to move forward.
Read MoreSurvivor Shift: Episode 10 “Look for the Sliver of Light” w/Cindy Tschosik
Cindy Tschosik shares her very personal story in finding hope beyond the dark pit of suicide ideation. Looking for the sliver of light in the darkest places and believing that “on the other side of that sliver of light, life is better” is her message for those who are struggling. She gives the powerful reminder that we are NEVER alone.
Read MoreUnlocking Self-Compassion
Finding self-compassion through somatic practices that help maintain hope and experience well-being even during challenging periods.
Read MoreSurvivor Shift: Let God Be Your Support
Guest Lindy Kerby is a motivational speaker and singer-songwriter. She shares her journey in learning to grow and learn through her struggles and how letting God be her support has helped love herself and others more fully. Guest Lindy Kerby, a motivational speaker and singer-songwriter, shares her inspiring journey of growth through struggles. Embracing God…
Read MoreBreaking the Silence: Conversations on Suicide Prevention
Breaking the silence and sharing our own difficult journeys and how we reclaimed our life can offer others much-needed hope. In this very personal video, I share my journey to spread awareness of the very real despair that some face, and offer hope to those who struggle in the darkness. We are not alone.
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