Breaking Curses with Excellence Podcast

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 Breaking Curses with Excellence is the podcast for breaking free from childhood trauma, religious trauma, and self-sabotaging mindsets. Hosted by a dedicated life coach, this show helps listeners overcome limiting beliefs, embrace self-love, and build healthier relationships. Learn how to attract and accept the love and support you deserve while unlocking your full potential. Tune in for powerful conversations on healing from trauma, breaking generational curses, self-love journey, emotional healing, personal development, overcoming self-sabotage, relationship coaching, healthy love, inner healing, and growth mindset. 

  1. 4d ago

    You Are Enough: Healing Trauma, Breaking Survival Mode & Reclaiming Your Purpose | Dr. Mylira Cary

    Send us Fan Mail What if the patterns affecting your relationships, confidence, parenting, faith, and sense of self didn’t begin with who you are today—but with what you learned to do to survive? In this powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, Christina Russell Strong sits down with Dr. Mylira Cary, PhD, LCSW, CCTP-II, CAIMHP, CEO/Founder of M. Green Enterprises LLC and The Metamorphosis Healing Experience, for an honest conversation about healing trauma, childhood wounds, survival mode, self-worth, emotional triggers, generational patterns, mental health, faith, and discovering who you are beneath what happened to you. Dr. Cary shares her own deeply personal journey through trauma, depression, suicidal thoughts, sexual assault, struggles with feeling “enough,” and the experiences that ultimately helped shape her calling to help others heal. Together, Christina and Dr. Cary explore what unresolved trauma can actually look like in everyday life—from people-pleasing, over-functioning and seeking validation to relationship conflict, isolation, defensiveness and repeatedly finding ourselves in the same painful patterns. They also unpack the difference between therapy and transformational coaching, how childhood experiences can follow us into adulthood, why so many people are surviving instead of truly thriving, and how becoming aware of our behaviors and emotional responses can help us uncover wounds that still need attention. One of the biggest reminders from this conversation: You are enough. Your trauma may be part of your story, but it does not have to control the rest of your story. If you've ever wondered: Why do I keep repeating the same patterns? Why am I always in survival mode? How do I heal childhood trauma? Why do I need so much validation? How do I stop allowing my past to affect my relationships? How do I rebuild my self-worth? How do I break generational cycles? This episode is for you. Listen, reflect, heal—and keep Breaking Curses with Excellence. 💜 CONNECT WITH DR. MYLIRA CARY YOUR Favorite Therapist Dr. Mylira Cary, PhD, LCSW, CCTP-II, CAIMHP CEO/Founder of M. Green Enterprises LLC and The Metamorphosis Healing Experience 📞 Phone: 757-609-0694 📧 Email: info@myliratransforms.com 🌐 Website: MyliraTransforms.com⁠ 🎙️ CONNECT WITH CHRISTINA Christina Russell Strong Host of Breaking Curses with Excellence Founder of RusMix 📧 Email: info@therusmix.com 🌐 Website: TheRusMix.com⁠ 💜 Breaking Cycles. Building Self-Worth. Leading with Purpose. Support the show Music: Peachy Musician: Rizensun URL: https://rzznsnn.bandcamp.com/

  2. Aug 4

    Faith, Finances and Freedom Breaking Financial Cyles in Marriage

    Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence,  Christina  sits down with Dr. Shonda Allen Hill PHD for an honest conversation about money tension in marriage, financial disagreements between spouses, and what women can do when repeated money conversations only create more conflict. Dr. Shonda shares how financial stress once brought her marriage to a breaking point—and how she changed her mindset, eliminated more than $80,000 of personal debt, and eventually retired debt-free at age 51. You’ll learn: How to stop repeating unproductive money argumentsWhy your first budget may need to be a “mouth budget”The difference between financial disagreement and financial abuseHow to use goals, gains, and gratitude to reduce marital tensionHow the debt snowball method can create momentumWhat women of faith should understand about money and stewardshipHow to move forward financially even when your spouse is not ready Dr. Shonda is also sharing her FREE Solo Financial Plan worksheet to help women organize their finances, stabilize shared obligations, and begin creating a personal path out of debt. 🎁 Download the free Solo Financial Plan worksheet:  🎧 Listen to the full episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence at TheRusMix.com or wherever you listen to podcasts. Connect with Dr. Shonda Allen Hill: Facebook: Shonda Allen Hill Email -shonda@rightwhereur.com BOOK with DR. Shonda  Important note: This conversation addresses financial disagreements in otherwise safe relationships. Financial abuse, coercive control, or destructive behavior requires specialized support and should not be treated as a simple communication problem. Support the show Music: Peachy Musician: Rizensun URL: https://rzznsnn.bandcamp.com/

    Faith, Finances and Freedom Breaking Financial Cyles in Marriage

  3. Jul 26

    Finding Your Voice: From Silence to Purpose Through Music | Featuring Enaka Beteck (NOC)

    Send us Fan Mail In this inspiring episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, Christina sits down with independent artist, mentor, and Boys & Girls Club manager Enaka Betech (NOC) to explore a journey of identity, healing, resilience, and purpose. After moving from Cameroon to the United States as a child, Enaka struggled to find his voice while balancing family expectations, cultural differences, and the pressure to measure up academically. Those experiences led to years of self-doubt and depression before he rediscovered his purpose through music. This conversation goes far beyond music. It's about learning to believe in yourself, embracing your unique story, and understanding that your greatest purpose often grows from your deepest pain. Whether you're a music lover, creative, parent, mentor, or someone searching for purpose, this episode offers encouragement to stop chasing other people's expectations and start living authentically. One of the most powerful moments of this conversation is our discussion about web usage—how intentionally using the web and the content we consume can shape our mindset, broaden our perspective, and influence the way we think, feel, and heal. The information, stories, and voices we choose to engage with can either keep us stuck or help us grow into who we're meant to become. In this episode, we discuss: 🎵 Finding purpose through music 🌍 Growing up between two cultures 🧠 Overcoming depression and self-doubt 💜 Healing from childhood wounds 🎤 Using creativity to inspire and uplift others ✨ Why authenticity is more powerful than popularity 🌱 How changing what you consume—including your web usage—can transform your perspective and personal growth Connect with Enaka Betech (NOC) 🎵 Music: https://youtube.com/channel/UCbUhqmVa7SH6KsFfQedfhUg?si=3qVhgFluThlowqPt 🎧 Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/noc-beteck/1661647825 ▶️ YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCbUhqmVa7SH6KsFfQedfhUg?si=3qVhgFluThlowqPt Connect with Christina  🌐 TheRusMix.com Follow Breaking Curses with Excellence for more conversations that help you break unhealthy cycles, build self-worth, and lead with purpose. Support the show Music: Peachy Musician: Rizensun URL: https://rzznsnn.bandcamp.com/

    Finding Your Voice: From Silence to Purpose Through Music | Featuring Enaka Beteck (NOC)

  4. Jul 19

    You Can't Outgrow What You Won't Release | Healing Trauma, Building Confidence & Breaking Cycles

    Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, host Christina Russell-Strong sits down with Sonia Rodrigues, MA, LPC, LMFT, LCADC, ACS, NCC—licensed therapist, speaker, author, and Founder of Transition to Wellness—for an honest conversation about healing, confidence, career growth, and breaking unhealthy cycles. With more than 20 years of experience in mental health, Sonia shares practical wisdom on helping high-achieving women heal from emotionally unavailable relationships, betrayal trauma, attachment wounds, anxiety, and major life transitions. Together, Christina and Sonia explore how childhood conditioning, self-worth, mindset, and emotional healing influence every area of our lives—including our careers, relationships, and purpose. In this episode, you'll learn: • Why mindset can determine your future more than your résumé • How childhood messages shape confidence and self-worth • The connection between emotional healing and professional success • Why rejection isn't always failure—it can be protection • How to recognize limiting beliefs and replace them with confidence • Practical steps for creating a healthier, purpose-driven life If you're ready to stop shrinking yourself, heal from the past, and step into the life you deserve, this conversation is for you. If this episode encouraged you, please Follow, Subscribe, Leave a Review, and Share it with someone who needs this message. Connect with Christina Russell-Strong 🌐 Website: TheRusMix.com Connect with Sonia Rodrigues Sonia Rodrigues, MA, LPC, LMFT, LCADC, ACS, NCC Founder, Transition to Wellness 🌐 Website: www.transitiontowellness.com⁠� 📸 Instagram: @transition.to.wellness 📧 Email: sonia@transitiontowellness.com Support the show Music: Peachy Musician: Rizensun URL: https://rzznsnn.bandcamp.com/

    You Can't Outgrow What You Won't Release | Healing Trauma, Building Confidence & Breaking Cycles

  5. Jul 12

    How Your Mindset Shapes Your Success with Executive Career Coach Alison Hemmings | Breaking Curses with Excellence

    Send us Fan Mail Can your mindset determine the opportunities you attract? In this powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, host Christina, author, life coach, speaker, and founder of TheRusMix.com, sits down with Executive Career Coach and Success Strategist Alison Hemmings to uncover how our beliefs, expectations, and internal dialogue influence every area of our lives—from our careers to our confidence, relationships, and purpose. After spending more than a decade recruiting executives for Fortune 500 companies, Alison learned that success isn't only about talent or experience. It's about how you think, the questions you ask yourself, and the stories you believe about what's possible. Together, Christina and Alison explore: ✔️ Why mindset often determines success before your résumé does ✔️ The hidden beliefs that keep high-achievers stuck ✔️ How changing your expectations changes your outcomes ✔️ Why the questions you ask yourself matter more than you think ✔️ Building confidence without pretending to have it all together ✔️ Breaking generational cycles around work, worthiness, and success ✔️ Healing from burnout while creating a meaningful life ✔️ Practical ways to think differently so you can live differently Whether you're climbing the corporate ladder, building a business, feeling stuck in your career, or simply ready to stop repeating old patterns, this conversation will challenge you to think bigger, believe differently, and pursue the life you were created to live. ‐---‐-----‐--------‐------------------------------------- Connect with Alison Hemmings LinkedIn: Alison Hemmings --‐----‐-------------‐------------------------------------- Connect with Christina 🌐 TheRusMix.com If this episode encouraged you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone ready to break old cycles and build a life of purpose. Breaking Curses with Excellence is the podcast where real people share real stories and practical strategies for breaking generational cycles, increasing self-worth, and leading with purpose. Support the show Music: Peachy Musician: Rizensun URL: https://rzznsnn.bandcamp.com/

    How Your Mindset Shapes Your Success with Executive Career Coach Alison Hemmings | Breaking Curses with Excellence

  6. Jul 5

    Honor the Love That Was Present | The Parent Who Showed Up

    Send us Fan Mail We often spend years grieving the parent who wasn't there, chasing the love we deserved, hoping one day things will be different. But what if our healing also requires us to honor the parent—or caregiver—who consistently showed up? In this heartfelt solo episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, Christina Russell explores why so many of us can become consumed by the love, approval, or attention we didn't receive that we unintentionally overlook the person who faithfully carried the responsibility of being there. This isn't only about absent parents. Sometimes both parents are physically present, yet one parent carries most of the emotional support, guidance, encouragement, discipline, daily care, or sacrifices that keep a family together. Sometimes that person is a grandparent, stepparent, foster parent, sibling, aunt, uncle, or another caregiver who quietly stepped into the gap. This episode is an invitation to recognize those people. Not to dismiss the pain of what was missing—but to acknowledge the love that remained. In this episode you'll discover: Why we naturally long for validation from those who couldn't or wouldn't give it How that longing can cause us to overlook the people who consistently loved us Reflection questions to help you recognize the quiet sacrifices made on your behalf Practical ways to express gratitude to the people who showed up Why honoring consistent love is a powerful step toward healing and breaking unhealthy cycles Healing doesn't mean pretending your wounds don't exist. Healing also means learning to recognize, appreciate, and celebrate the people who chose to love you consistently—even when their sacrifices weren't always noticed. ---‐-------------‐------------------------------------- Connect with Christina & RusMix 🌐 Website: https://TheRusMix.com⁠ 🎙️ Breaking Curses with Excellence Podcast Helping people heal, break unhealthy cycles, build self-worth, and lead lives filled with purpose through honest conversations, practical tools, coaching, speaking, and personal growth resources. 💜 If this episode encouraged you, please: ⭐ Follow the podcast ⭐ Leave a review on your favorite listening platform ⭐ Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it today Your support helps these conversations reach people who are searching for hope, healing, and a fresh perspective. Thank you for being part of this community. I'll see you next week for another episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence. Support the show Music: Peachy Musician: Rizensun URL: https://rzznsnn.bandcamp.com/

    Honor the Love That Was Present | The Parent Who Showed Up

  7. Jun 30

    Healing Our Inner Child: Breaking the Cycles That Shape Our Lives

    Send us Fan Mail Many of us spend our adult lives reacting to wounds we never realized we were still carrying. In this heartfelt episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, host Christy Russell sits down with Mariam Safla, Soul Alchemist and Shadow Work Coach, to discuss how acknowledging our inner child wounds can lead to emotional healing, healthier relationships, stronger self-worth, and lasting generational change. Together, we explore: 💜 Healing the inner child 💜 Shadow work and emotional awareness 💜 Breaking unhealthy generational patterns 💜 Building self-worth and authenticity 💜 Healing ourselves before passing our pain to the next generation 💜 Living with greater purpose, empathy, and freedom Healing doesn't erase our past—but it gives us the power to write a different future. If you're ready to stop surviving and start healing, this conversation is for you. 🌟 Connect with Special Guest Mariam Safla all the way from South Africa! ‐-‐-------------------------------------------------- 🌐 Website https://www.magicallythrive.com⁠� 📸 Instagram https://instagram.com/magicallythrive⁠� 📘 Facebook https://facebook.com/magicallythrive⁠ ----‐----------‐------------------ 💜 Connect with Christy & RusMix 🌐 Website https://TheRusMix.com⁠ Don't Forget! ❤️ Like this episode 🎧 Follow the podcast ⭐ Subscribe for future episodes 📝 Leave a Review to help others discover these life-changing conversations. Every share, follow, and review helps us reach more people who are ready to Heal. Empower. Elevate. Support the show Music: Peachy Musician: Rizensun URL: https://rzznsnn.bandcamp.com/

    Healing Our Inner Child: Breaking the Cycles That Shape Our Lives

  8. Jun 22

    Breaking Financial Curses: How Your Money Mindset Shapes Your Future

    Send us Fan Mail 💰 What if the biggest obstacle to financial freedom isn't your income, your job, or the economy—but the beliefs you've carried your entire life? In this powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, host Christy sits down with coach Kenny Ingersoll to uncover how generational conditioning, scarcity thinking, fear, and shame quietly shape our financial decisions and self-worth. Together, they discuss: ✨ Why most financial struggles begin in the mind ✨ How childhood messages about money impact adulthood ✨ The connection between self-worth and financial success ✨ Breaking free from generational financial patterns ✨ Practical steps to build a healthier relationship with money ✨ Why it's never too late to change your financial future Whether you're trying to pay off debt, build wealth, overcome financial anxiety, or simply create a healthier mindset around money, this conversation offers actionable insights and hope for lasting change. 🎙️ Listen now and take the first step toward breaking the financial cycles that no longer serve you. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ CONNECT WITH KENNY INGERSOLL Website: http://www.ingersollenterprises.com/ Mentorship & Free Resources: http://www.ingersollenterprises.com/mentorship.html ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT BREAKING CURSES WITH EXCELLENCE Breaking Curses with Excellence is a podcast dedicated to helping people break generational cycles, heal from limiting beliefs, overcome adversity, and create lives filled with purpose, self-worth, and growth. Hosted by Christy ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Support the show Music: Peachy Musician: Rizensun URL: https://rzznsnn.bandcamp.com/

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 Breaking Curses with Excellence is the podcast for breaking free from childhood trauma, religious trauma, and self-sabotaging mindsets. Hosted by a dedicated life coach, this show helps listeners overcome limiting beliefs, embrace self-love, and build healthier relationships. Learn how to attract and accept the love and support you deserve while unlocking your full potential. Tune in for powerful conversations on healing from trauma, breaking generational curses, self-love journey, emotional healing, personal development, overcoming self-sabotage, relationship coaching, healthy love, inner healing, and growth mindset. 

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