Empower 2 Heal Dena Tibsherany

Episode 27: Dissociative Identity Disorder with Channing Valentine Today’s episode is all about Dissociative Identity Disorder (D.I.D.) and dispelling stigma. Our guest, Channing Valentine, is living with Dissociative Identity Disorder and navigates daily life with alter personalities and personas. Today she shares what this experience is like, how it came to be, and how she is coping through this experience daily. Channing provides powerful perspectives to shift the worlds understanding and interpretation of D.I.D. Channing Valentine is a writer for WhatCulture.com and has experience with professional screenwriting. Since her teens, she has been an advocate for LGBTQ rights; as a bisexual woman herself who has been a survivor of conversion therapy. In her adult life, she has been diagnosed with PTSD, Bipolar Disorder and most recently, Dissociative Identity Disorder. Her mission is to dispel stigmas surrounding mental illness and address their negative portrayal in popular media. In her upcoming YouTube series “MissValentineDID”, she will discuss D.I.D., how she copes with daily life, and its evolution as more and more is discovered about this curious illness. What we’re talking about... Dissociative Identity Disorder Sexual abuse and trauma LGBTQ populations The effects of Conversion Therapy Mental Health and Mental Illness Coping strategies Strengthening your mindset Focusing on what you can control Reframing thought processes The impact of healthy positive support systems LINKS MENTIONED Channing Valentine's IG: @misschanningvalentine Channing Valentines TikTok: @missvalentinedid CONNECT WITH EMPOWER 2 HEAL: website: www.empower2heal.com Email: denat@empower2heal.com FB: facebook.com/empower2heal IG: instagram.com/empower2heal


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Welcome to Dena’s Diary…a sacred space where I am sharing it all (said as I take a deep breath and tap into a crap load of courage 😳). 
This is a subset of podcast episodes that I will be posting as I journal my experiences in my own healing journey. This is an unedited, unfiltered, and authentic look into who I am, how I think, and what I am processing as I learn to truly be with myself. 
If you are on a journey of understanding yourself, navigating this big world, making sense of what you feel and why you feel it, and constantly feel like its groundhogs day…then join me and my diary. 
This is for you, so you know you are not alone, that what you feel is normal, that being human is messy and emotions are okay. So, no judgement here, take what resonates with you and leave what doesn’t. And please, be kind.
Is this vulnerable leap into sharing my diary making an impact?...fingers crossed 🤞🏻, holding my breath 😳, saying a prayer🙏🏻. 
Please rate and leave a review below and let me know how these diary episodes are resonating!

Links to reach me:
empower2heal.com
denat@empower2heal.com
IG: @empower2heal
FB: @empower2heal

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Episode 25: From Caregiver to Care-Partner; Releasing Frustration and Harnessing Joy

Today’s episode is all about caring for a loved one who has a medical or mental health diagnosis. Our guest Patti LaFleur shares her journey with being a care-partner / caregiver to her mother who has Dementia.

Patti shares about her journey in being a care-partner and how she engages and supports her mother through a lens of partnership, compassion, and meeting her where she is in her cognitive state. Patti teaches us her powerful wisdom in regulating her own emotions and having a strong support system that allows her to show up and partner with her mother in ways she is proud of!

What an inspiration!

What we’re talking about...


Caregiving / being a Care Partner for a loved one

Dementia

Meeting people where they are

Providing care through compassion

Quality of life

Self-regulation

Self-awareness

Honoring those you are in relationships with

Repairing relationships after escalated moments




LINKS MENTIONED

www.empower2heal.com

denat@empower2heal.com

IG: @MissPattiCake

Support Group for caregivers:

-FB Group Young caregivers for loved ones with dementia

Reach out to the Alzheimer's Association, National Council on Aging,  and the Department of Aging for your state.


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Episode 24: Beautifully Bipolar: An Inspiring Look Into Mental Illness with Author Erin Callinan 

Today’s episode is all about de-stigmatizing mental health diagnoses and creating hope and experiences that are healing for you.

Our guest, Erin Callinan, a nationally recognized public speaker and the Author of Beautifully Bipolar: An inspiring Look Into Mental Illness, is joining us today to shed light on her journey from diagnosis to hope.

Erin shares about her diagnosis of Bipolar 1 Disorder, her first manic episode, and her and her family's journey to adjust and recalibrate the days of their lives as they took steps towards healing.

Erin shares first hand experiences with the hardships of mental illness and provides detailed experiences as well as necessary components of her healing journey.

This episode is an inspiring and hope filled message to anyone with mental illness, your support systems, and for those who work in the mental health field.

What we’re talking about...


Bipolar 1 Disorder

Mental Illness/Mental Health

Healing modalities: both clinical and organic

The power of support systems

Resilience

Reframing your view on life

How mental health interventions such as higher levels of care are not your only options.


LINKS MENTIONED

www.empower2heal.com

Email: denat@empower2heal.com

Erin Callinan’s website Peace Of My Mind

Erin Callinan's Book: Beautifully Bipolar: An Inspiring Look Into Mental Illness

Beautifully Bipolar Facebook Page


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Episode 23: Jerrie Ueberle Creating a Life You Want

Today’s episode is all about changing the world by changing yourself. Our guest, Jerrie Ueberle, the Founder and CEO of World Academy For The Future Of Women and the  non-profit organization Global Interactions,  joins us today to share how she is making an impact on social justice, equality, and humanity as a whole.

What we’re talking about...


Women’s rights

Bringing Education across the world to teach and empower social change

Teaching others to discover self-worth and self-value and act upon it

Learning AND taking action

Social Justice Issues and Human Rights

The power we have within ourselves to change...which in turn creates change in our world


LINKS MENTIONED

Jerrie Ueberle:

Linkedin: @JerrieUeberle 

Facebook: @GlobalInteractions

Global Interactions: https://globalinteractions.org/

World Academy for Women: https://wafw.org/

Dena T:

www.empwoer2heal.com

IG: @empower2heal

FB: @empower2heal 

denat@empower2heal.com


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Episode 22: Pregnancy Loss- Turning Loss Into Love with Mych’Iayla Alexander

Today’s episode is all about fertility struggles and pregnancy loss. Our guest, Mych’Iayla Alexander, AKA #TheWombKeeper is joining us today to share about her journey with pregnancy loss and her journey to becoming a coach and support system for women across the world who are and have experienced infertility, pregnancy loss, and infant loss.

What we’re talking about...


The ins and outs of miscarriage/pregnancy loss and fertility struggles

De-Stigmatizing pregnancy loss

How to support someone you know who has lost a baby, had a miscarriage, or struggles with fertility complications.

Support groups and resources for those affected by infertility, child-loss, pregnancy-loss/miscarriage


RESOURCES:


Free Community Training on Postpartum Anxiety with POMM Consulting  5/4/21 5:15pm MST 
#TheWombKeeper: A 40 Day Devotional Through the Wilderness of Infertility
From Father to Father: Letters From Loss Dad to Loss Dad
Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve and Cherish Your Child after Pregnancy Loss (Hardcover) – A Devotional Book on How to Cope, Mourn and Heal after Losing a Baby

LINKS MENTIONED

Mych’Iayla Alexander:

IG: @thewombkeeper 

FB @thewombkeeper  

Clubhouse: @thewombkeeper

www.thewombkeeper.com

Dena T:

www.empwoer2heal.com

IG: @empower2heal 

FB: @empower2heal

denat@empower2heal.com


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