Healing Forward with Barbara La Pointe

Barbara La Pointe Coaching International LLC

Healing Forward is a podcast about resilience, transformation, and navigating life’s most challenging moments with strength and clarity. Hosted by Barbara La Pointe, this show features powerful conversations with authors, thought leaders, and individuals who have turned adversity into growth and purpose. Each episode explores topics such as emotional healing, personal development, relationships, reinvention, and finding direction in uncertain times. Whether you’re going through a transition, rebuilding your life, or seeking deeper insight, Healing Forward offers real stories, practical perspectives, and meaningful conversations that move you forward. New episodes released weekly. Barbara La Pointe is a media host, podcast creator, and publicist who specializes in interviewing authors and thought leaders on topics of resilience, transformation, and human connection. As the host of Healing Forward, she leads high-impact conversations that explore how individuals navigate adversity and move forward with clarity and purpose. With a background in real estate, international relocation, and media, Barbara brings a grounded yet elevated perspective to every conversation. Her work bridges storytelling, personal development, and global lifestyle, positioning her as a trusted voice in meaningful, forward-focused dialogue. She is also a contributing author to upcoming publications centered on personal transformation and the experience of living in Mexico, further expanding her voice in global lifestyle and storytelling.

Episodes

  1. 6D AGO

    Finding Your Voice in Puerto Vallarta | Jessy Ruiz on Reinvention, Media & Moving Forward

    What does it take to build a voice in media—and why does storytelling still matter so deeply? In this inspiring episode of Healing Forward with Barbara La Pointe, I sit down with Jessy Ruiz, a well-known media personality in Puerto Vallarta, to talk about her journey in radio, media, communication, and the power of using your voice to create connection, impact, and opportunity. Jessy shares why she fell in love with radio, what media means in a fast-changing world, and why authentic storytelling remains one of the most powerful ways to inspire, inform, and bring communities together. As a woman building a visible presence in media, Jessy offers insight into confidence, courage, personal branding, and what it means to show up with purpose—both behind the microphone and in life. ✨ In this episode: ✔ Why radio still matters ✔ The power of media and storytelling ✔ Finding your authentic voice ✔ Women creating influence in media ✔ Personal branding and visibility ✔ Puerto Vallarta media, community & opportunity ✔ Why communication can change lives Whether you’re curious about media, dreaming of launching your own platform, or simply inspired by strong women creating impact, this conversation is full of wisdom, heart, and motivation. 🎙️ Healing Forward with Barbara La Pointe features conversations that move us forward through healing, growth, resilience, and transformation. 📍 Filmed in beautiful Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 💗 If you enjoy meaningful conversations like this, please like, subscribe, and leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Support the show

    23 min
  2. APR 24

    Your Worth Is Not Up for Negotiation | Narcissistic Relationships & Healing w/ Karen Tsan

    If you’ve ever questioned your worth in a relationship… this conversation may change how you see everything. In this powerful episode of Healing Forward, I sit down with transformational life coach Karen Tsan to unpack the truth about narcissistic and toxic relationships—and why even strong, self-aware women can lose themselves inside them. What we cover in this episode: ✨ The subtle signs of narcissistic behavior most people miss ✨ Why trauma bonds keep you stuck longer than you expect ✨ How your sense of worth slowly erodes—and how to rebuild it ✨ What it really takes to walk away and reclaim your power This is not surface-level advice. This is a real, honest conversation about healing, awareness, and moving forward. 💬 Join our private Facebook Women's community: Healing Forward: Women Moving Beyond Codependency & Narcissistic Abuse 👉   / 15km6yxnxbo  🎥 Subscribe to Healing Forward on YouTube:    / @healingforwardpodcast  💫 Work with Barbara La Pointe (Coaching): 👉 https://www.healingforwardpodcast.com 🎙 Interested in being a guest on Healing Forward? 👉 https://www.healingforwardpodcast.com Get your WISE Debit Card here Free: https://wise.com/invite/dic/barbaral1157 https://buymeacoffee.com/barbaralapointe ***If you’ve been thinking about sharing your story or turning your expertise into a book, this may be your moment. I work with authors through Clipston Publishing to help bring powerful stories to life and into the world. If that’s something on your heart, visit www.healingforwardpodcast.com to learn more.  And as always… keep moving forward. Barbara La Pointe  #healingforward #narcissisticabuse #toxicrelationships #selfworth #personalgrowth #womenempowerment #healingjourney #relationshipadvice #podcast Support the show

    52 min
  3. APR 23

    Deported After 23 Years: Jonathan’s Story of ICE Detention & Survival

    Welcome to the premiere bonus episode of Healing Forward with Barbara La Pointe — a space for real stories, truth, and transformation. In this powerful first episode, Barbara sits down with Jonathan Celis, who shares his deeply personal journey of being detained by ICE in Texas after living in the United States for 23 years. Taken suddenly and without warning, Jonathan’s life changed overnight. Now living in Tijuana, he is courageously speaking out to shed light on the human side of immigration, detention, and deportation — a perspective most people never hear. This story gained viral attention after Jonathan opened up in a Reddit Q&A, sparking thousands of conversations worldwide. In this episode, we explore: ✨ What ICE detention is really like ✨ The emotional impact of deportation ✨ Life after being removed from the U.S. ✨ Identity, resilience, and starting over ✨ Why these conversations matter now more than ever This is more than a story — it’s a human experience that needs to be heard. 👉 If this episode moves you, please subscribe, like, and share to help amplify voices like Jonathan’s. 🎙 Hosted by Barbara La Pointe (Media Host | Certified Life Coach) 📍 Real conversations. Real people. Real healing. If you'd like to be interviewed please submit your story for consideration to barbaralapointe@gmail.com Get your WISE Debit Card here Free: https://wise.com/invite/dic/barbaral1157 https://buymeacoffee.com/barbaralapointe If you’ve been thinking about sharing your story or turning your expertise into a book, this may be your moment.I work with authors through Clipston Publishing to help bring powerful stories to life and into the world. If that’s something on your heart, visit www.healingforwardpodcast.com to learn more.  And as always… keep moving forward. Support the show

    50 min
5
out of 5
5 Ratings

About

Healing Forward is a podcast about resilience, transformation, and navigating life’s most challenging moments with strength and clarity. Hosted by Barbara La Pointe, this show features powerful conversations with authors, thought leaders, and individuals who have turned adversity into growth and purpose. Each episode explores topics such as emotional healing, personal development, relationships, reinvention, and finding direction in uncertain times. Whether you’re going through a transition, rebuilding your life, or seeking deeper insight, Healing Forward offers real stories, practical perspectives, and meaningful conversations that move you forward. New episodes released weekly. Barbara La Pointe is a media host, podcast creator, and publicist who specializes in interviewing authors and thought leaders on topics of resilience, transformation, and human connection. As the host of Healing Forward, she leads high-impact conversations that explore how individuals navigate adversity and move forward with clarity and purpose. With a background in real estate, international relocation, and media, Barbara brings a grounded yet elevated perspective to every conversation. Her work bridges storytelling, personal development, and global lifestyle, positioning her as a trusted voice in meaningful, forward-focused dialogue. She is also a contributing author to upcoming publications centered on personal transformation and the experience of living in Mexico, further expanding her voice in global lifestyle and storytelling.