Trauma Mama's Trauma Mamas

Today we get to know Michelle!  After living in an abusive marriage with addiction and codependency, God said its my turn to take over.  Listen to her story and where God has brought her too. 

Danielle talks with Dr. Caroline Leaf today! 

Hear from Dr. Leaf herself about her newest amazing book 'Cleaning up your Mental Mess!'


Thoughts are real physical “things” that occupy mental real estate, and they have a tremendous amount of influence on your physical body and brain.

In my clinical trials we saw how the mind influenced biomarkers through blood testing. Those who had better mind-management had younger inner ages and healthier biomarkers!

So bottom line: invest in your mind & mental health because no diet, exercise plan, wellness retreat etc will work unless you get your thinking right.

In my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess I teach you how to do correct and effective mind-management: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com



Meet Dr. Caroline Leaf!

Dr. Caroline Leaf is a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist with a Masters and PhD in Communication Pathology and a BSc Logopaedics, specializing in cognitive and metacognitive neuropsychology. Since the early 1980s she has researched the mind-brain connection, the nature of mental health, and the formation of memory. She was one of the first in her field to study how the brain can change (neuroplasticity) with directed mind input.

During her years in clinical practice and her work with thousands of underprivileged teachers and students in her home country of South Africa and in the USA, she developed her theory (called the Geodesic Information Processing theory) of how we think, build memory, and learn, into tools and processes that have transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), learning disabilities (ADD, ADHD), autism, dementias and mental ill-health issues like anxiety and depression. She has helped hundreds of thousands of students and adults learn how to use their mind to detox and grow their brain to succeed in every area of their lives, including school, university, and the workplace.

Visit Dr. Leaf's website to get connected to all the things! 

https://drleaf.com/

And all her other amazing books & Resources
https://drleaf.com/collections/all

Cleaning up the Mental Mess Podcast
https://drleaf.com/pages/podcasts

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/drleaf

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

Danielle talks with Allan Gallant, founder of Agora Network Ministries.  Agora was birthed out of not only Allan's own mental health crisis but the realization that the church as a whole is struggling to know how to support those who struggle. 

Allan shares his own story, and what Agora is doing to equip the church. The exciting conversation was about the upcoming Mental Health Conference: PERSERVERANCE conference on May 1st 2021. Key speakers like Kay Warren, Dr Grant Mullen, Brett Ullman and Amy Simpson. 



Agora Network Ministries
https://agoranetworkministries.com/



Perserverance Conference & Agora Academy
https://agoranetworkministries.com/events/ 


Hope for the Agora Podcast
https://agoranetworkministries.com/podcast/

Social Media
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/agoranetworkministries/

The Trauma Mama's continue the conversation of the story asking 'Do you want to get well?'

This episode talks about the story in John 5:8-18 when Jesus meets a disabled man who wanted healing.  Jesus healed this man in a moment, but we dont get to hear the rest of the story of what the next part of this life looked like.  

Todays episode is about what the next part of the journey has looked like for Danielle, Reagen, Gretchen and Michelle.

Starting off the first episode, the Trauma Mama's talk about that moment when they realized it was time to pick up their mat and walk.  When staying where they were was no longer healthy and changes needed to be made.

This episode talks about the story in John 5:8-18 when Jesus meets a disabled man who wanted healing.  Jesus healed this man in a moment, but we dont get to hear the rest of the story of what the next part of this life looked like.  Today we talk about that moment of healing, but what the next part of the journey has looked like for Danielle, Reagen, Gretchen and Michelle.

Reagan and Danielle talk about their first steps once they made the decision they needed help and change.

They focus on a few different areas; Practical first steps, Heart Healing first steps and how to talk these steps while life keeps going and doesnt stop for you and your healing journey. The demands of life and motherhood do not slow down and the ladies give some practical ways to take those steps without getting stuck.