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. 2d ago

    Episode Title: Heal Out Loud: Breaking Free from Burnout, Boundaries, and the Need to Prove Your Worth

    Send us Fan Mail What happens when faith, healing, boundaries, and self-worth collide? In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Maz Alexander—Mental Wellbeing & Transformational Coach, Social Worker, Author, Speaker, Mother, and Comedian—to discuss breaking free from burnout, people-pleasing, emotional exhaustion, limiting beliefs, and the cycles that keep us feeling stuck. Maz shares insights from her book, Arise Kintsugi Queens: You Are Becoming All You Were Meant to Be, and explains how our broken places don't disqualify us—they can become the very places where healing, strength, and purpose emerge. In this episode we discuss: ✨ Healthy boundaries ✨ Faith and recovery ✨ Self-care without guilt ✨ Burnout and emotional exhaustion ✨ Reclaiming your identity ✨ Overcoming limiting beliefs ✨ Self-worth and personal transformation ✨ Breaking generational cycles ✨ Healing from rejection ✨ Living authentically If you've ever felt overworked, depleted, rejected, unworthy, or trapped by expectations and traditions, this conversation is for you. 🎧 Episode Title: Heal Out Loud: Breaking Free from Burnout, Boundaries, and the Need to Prove Your Worth Connect with Maz Alexander: 📖 Book Reviews: https://gettingtotherootwithdrreva.blog/2024/04/01/resilience-through-brokenness-lessons-from-arise-kintsugi-queens/ https://www.melanatedminds.co.uk/maz-alexander-arise-kintsugi-queens 🔗 Connect with Maz: https://linktr.ee/mazwellbeing Support the show Music: Peachy Musician: Rizensun URL: https://rzznsnn.bandcamp.com/

    38 min

  2. May 24

    Catch It. Check It. Choose It: A Path to Purposeful Positivity

    Send us Fan Mail In this empowering episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, Christi Russell Strong sits down with author, speaker, and positivity strategist Cindi Goodeaux for a meaningful conversation about healing negative self-talk, rebuilding self-worth, emotional resilience, and learning how to choose purposeful positivity without denying real emotions. Together, they explore the difference between toxic positivity and healthy mindset transformation while sharing practical tools for overcoming self-sabotage, rejection, identity loss, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and limiting beliefs. Cindi introduces her powerful “Catch It. Check It. Choose It.” method — a practical approach to reframing negative thoughts, building confidence, and creating healthier emotional patterns. This episode is for anyone navigating: • Low self-esteem • Trauma recovery • Emotional healing • Anxiety & overwhelm • People-pleasing • Negative thought cycles • Personal growth & mindset shifts • Confidence rebuilding • Healing from emotional pain • Learning to love yourself again 🎙 Episode Title: Catch It. Check It. Choose It: A Path to Purposeful Positivity Guest: Cindi Goodeaux Host: Christi Russell Strong Connect with Cindi Goodeaux: https://linktr.ee/WriteCuteStories Follow Breaking Curses with Excellence for more conversations centered around healing, self-worth, emotional wellness, breaking generational cycles, mindset growth, and purposeful living. Support the show Music: Peachy Musician: Rizensun URL: https://rzznsnn.bandcamp.com/

    49 min

  3. May 17

    Becoming UNNUMB: Healing Trauma, Survival Mode & Reconnecting With Yourself | Dr. Stephanie Byerly

    Send us Fan Mail What happens when trauma doesn’t just hurt you… but disconnects you from yourself? In this deeply powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, Dr. Stephanie Byerly joins us for an honest, transformative conversation about emotional numbness, survival mode, high-functioning trauma, radical self-compassion, and what it truly means to become “UNNUMB.” Dr. Stephanie Byerly is an anesthesiologist, trauma-informed professional coach, TEDx & keynote speaker, founder of The UNNUMB Method & The UNNUMB Coaching Collective, helping people reconnect to themselves through healing, awareness, purpose, and emotional safety. In this episode, we discuss: ✨ How trauma quietly lives in the body and nervous system ✨ Why many high-achieving people secretly feel emotionally disconnected ✨ The hidden impact of survival mode, burnout, and perfectionism ✨ Reframing pain without minimizing your experience ✨ Radical self-compassion and reconnecting with your identity ✨ Learning how to live through a new lens of power, possibility, and purpose This conversation is for the person who has spent years being “strong” while silently carrying emotional exhaustion, grief, pressure, or unresolved pain behind closed doors. You are not weak for feeling numb. Many people learned numbness as protection. Healing begins when we safely reconnect with ourselves again. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and everywhere podcasts are streamed. Connect with Dr. Stephanie Byerly: 🌐 http://www.stephaniebyerly.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniebyerlymd If this episode touched your heart, helped you feel seen, or encouraged your healing journey, and you would like to support the continued mission of these conversations, donations of any amount are greatly appreciated: 💜 PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/qrcodes/venmocs/8f846c0e-88d8-4870-8ac1-bacda255de55?created=1778962609 💜 Square: https://square.link/u/UkJbTpBw Music: Peachy Musician: Rizensun URL: https://rzznsnn.bandcamp.com/

    1h 20m

  4. May 10

    Breaking Inherited Limitations: Rewriting the Story You Were Given

    Send us Fan Mail In this deeply honest and transformational episode, Christy Russell-Strong sits down with Tiyon L Simpson to discuss breaking inherited limitations, overcoming mental health struggles, healing from internal battles, and building a life beyond survival mode. Together, they unpack generational patterns, mindset shifts, identity, emotional healing, purpose, and what it really takes to rise above the environments and beliefs that try to define us. This episode is for anyone who has ever felt stuck, overlooked, emotionally exhausted, or afraid they could never become more than what they came from. You are capable of building a different future. Connect with Tiyon L Simpson: Facebook: Facebook Profile Instagram: @tiyonlsimpson LinkedIn: LinkedIn Profile YouTube: TLS E Vision YouTube Channel The Life of Someone Extraordinary Podcast: 🎧 Listen on Spotify 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts Music: Peachy Musician: Rizensun URL: https://rzznsnn.bandcamp.com/

    52 min

  5. Apr 25

    Stop Playing Small: What It Really Takes to Be Seen, Heard, and Respected

    Send us Fan Mail Stop playing small and start stepping into your purpose. In this powerful episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, Christina sits down with Dr. Natasha Norris to talk about self-worth, confidence, visibility, and personal growth—and what it really takes to be seen, heard, and respected in your life and career. This conversation dives deep into: Overcoming self-doubt and fear Breaking generational cycles and limiting beliefs Building confidence and emotional healing Stepping into leadership and purpose-driven success Letting go of people-pleasing and shrinking If you’re on a self-growth journey, looking to improve your mindset, heal from past experiences, and level up your life—this episode is for you. 🎧 Tune in and take the next step toward becoming who you’re called to be. Ways To Contact Dr. Norris  MEDIA Collective https://www.natashanorris.com SKINCARE https://www.sbcmg.com Email Natashaspeaks@natashanorris.com Support the show Music: Peachy Musician: Rizensun URL: https://rzznsnn.bandcamp.com/

    31 min

  6. Apr 24

    Breaking Curses with Excellence - When Healing Hurts: Setbacks, Stuck Points & How to Rise Again

    Send us Fan Mail Healing isn’t a straight line—some days feel like freedom, others like you’re drowning in the same old pain. In this real and raw episode, w Healing isn’t a straight line—some days feel like freedom, others like you’re drowning in the same old pain. In this real and raw episode, we talk about the reality of healing setbacks: what they are, why they happen, and how to stop letting them define you. Whether you're feeling stuck, tired of the same triggers, or questioning your progress—this episode is for you. I share practical strategies to help you shift your mindset, reset your emotions, and remind yourself that healing is still happening even when it feels hard. This isn’t just inspiration—it’s your roadmap to keep going. 💪🏽 Support the show Music: Peachy Musician: Rizensun URL: https://rzznsnn.bandcamp.com/

    21 min

  7. Apr 19

    The Silent Weight Men Carry: From Boyhood to Manhood

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, we explore the lived experience of young men growing up in today’s world—from childhood to adulthood—through a powerful cross-cultural conversation with a guest from Ireland. This discussion highlights the emotional and societal challenges faced by young men, with a deeper lens on the Black male experience, while offering insight that applies to all men and those raising them. We cover: The impact of upbringing on young boysEmotional suppression and mental health in menMasculinity, identity, and societal expectationsHealing from generational traumaHow to support and raise emotionally healthy menThis episode is for parents, mentors, and anyone seeking to better understand the emotional world of men and how to break cycles that limit growth, connection, and self-worth. Mr James Lumumba -Instagram account see the amazing Work he is doing! https://www.instagram.com/dontbeafraidtotalk?igsh=N3lwNXQ0NzViYWZ0 Music: Peachy Musician: Rizensun URL: https://rzznsnn.bandcamp.com/

    1h 12m

  8. Mar 15

    When Someone Asked: “Who’s the Mom” | The Truth About Bonus Parenting

    Send us Fan Mail At a party, someone greeted us with an odd question that carried a lot more weight than they realized: “So who’s the mom?” For bonus parents and step parents, moments like this can bring up complicated emotions—love, pride, insecurity, and sometimes feeling unseen. In this episode of Breaking Curses with Excellence, Christi Russell shares her personal experience navigating the role of a bonus parent and the deeper truth about what it means to show up for a child who didn’t come from your body but still lives in your heart. This conversation explores blended family dynamics, healing generational cycles, and redefining what real love and real parenting actually look like. If you are a step parent, bonus parent, co-parent, or part of a blended family, this episode will remind you that showing up with love matters more than labels. The parents who do the work's breaking generational curses anthem!  Heal For You-LLoyd Nick's https://youtu.be/PMShzkraWmM?si=FhpzGc1_BEplNNXS Music: Peachy Musician: Rizensun URL: https://rzznsnn.bandcamp.com/

    40 min
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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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