Be VicTORIEus with Dr. Torie

EToyare McDonald-Williams
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The podcast "Be VicTORIEus" is a platform to educate people about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). People share their stories, experiences, and advice on topics such as mental health, self-love, empowerment and their ways of addressing and healing their ACEs.  Be VicTORIEus podcast offers a fresh perspective and independent point of view on ACEs, the silent mental health  pandemic addressed my the Center for Disease Control and  Prevention (CDC). This podcast empowers guests affected by ACEs to take control of their childhood trauma by sharing their ACEs score, their ACEs story, and their journey to healing.The podcast is hosted by Dr. Torie Williams, a mental health advocate and ACEs expert. Dr. Torie educates while offering guidance and support to her listeners as they navigate life's challenges and understands their ACEs score. If you are looking for a podcast that will educate you about ACES while others share their stories and ways to heal, then "Be Victorieus" is the choice for you! Be VicTORIEus and raise awareness of ACEs, a mental health crisis that has an effect on us worldwide. 

  1. Sep 1

    Be VicTORIEus Ep.110

    Got a question? Send us a text! On this episode of Be Victorious, Dr. Torie sits down talks with David Deane Haskell, author of Wounded Angels, about losing his mother to suicide, surviving childhood violence, breaking a cycle of addiction and codependency, and the inner child healing work that got him here. You can follow him on IG @daviddeanehaskell Buy Dr. Torie's  Book Today! https://www.bevictorieus.com/event-details/pre-order-your-book-today Make sure you share this show! https://youtu.be/kEsbwpPME2c 00:00 It's Time to Talk About ACEs 00:40 Welcome to Be Victorious + Meet David Dean Haskell 03:30 Why He Wrote Wounded Angels 06:00 ACE Score: 9/11 — The Trauma He Almost Didn't Count 09:30 Spanking vs. Abuse: Where's the Line? 12:30 Publishing the Book His Father Would Read 17:00 Generational Trauma: His Parents' Own Childhoods 20:30 Vulnerable, Not Humiliating: The Inner Child Work 23:30 Codependency & the Family Scapegoat Role 27:00 "Go Where You're Celebrated, Not Tolerated" 30:30 Rock Bottom & Codependency with His Grandmother 34:00 Why Toxic Positivity Does Real Harm 37:30 The TED Talk That Gave His Trauma a Name 40:00 Healing a Trigger in Real Time 44:00 Suicide, Stigma & Trigger Warnings 46:00 A Spiritual Awakening on the Beach in Japan 48:00 Hearing About ACEs for the First Time 51:00 Closing Thoughts & Where to Find David Make sure you follow Dr. Torie everywhere.  @dr.victorieus #aces #bevictorieus #adversechildhoodexperiences #cyclebreakers #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #aceambassador #aces #bevictorieus #adversechildhoodexperiences #cyclebreakers #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #aceambassador

  2. Aug 25

    Be VicTORIEus Ep. 109

    Got a question? Send us a text! On this episode of Be Victorious, Dr. Torie sits down with sits down with  ⁨@JasonABenefield⁩   to unpack his childhood, his ACE score, and the framework he built — Commodity Consciousness — to help others do the same healing work. You can follow him on IG @jasonabenefield Buy Dr. Torie's  Book Today! https://www.bevictorieus.com/event-details/pre-order-your-book-today Make sure you share this show! https://youtu.be/pxiovs3eruk 00:00 It's Time to Talk About ACEs 00:40 Welcome to Be Victorious + Meeting Doc Benefield 03:00 Who Is Jason Ojudu-Benefield? 05:30 Feeling Unworthy in a Family of Faith 08:30 Taking the Seat: This Is a Safe Space 09:30 The Seizure at Church They Called Demonic 13:00 Labeled "Bad": The Birth of a People Pleaser 15:30 The Zoo School Diagnosis 18:00 The Masquerade of Always Looking Healed 20:30 Writing an ACEs Book Without Knowing It 23:00 Mentorship, His ACE Score (5) & PTSD 27:00 The Second Largest Study in the U.S. 30:30 Inspired by Les Brown 33:30 Building Commodity Consciousness 38:30 20 Years in the Making 40:30 A New Book on Mother Figures 44:30 Dr. Tori as a Mother Figure 46:30 Face the Pain to Find Freedom Make sure you follow Dr. Torie everywhere.  @dr.victorieus #aces #bevictorieus #adversechildhoodexperiences #cyclebreakers #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #aceambassador #aces #bevictorieus #adversechildhoodexperiences #cyclebreakers #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #aceambassador

  3. Aug 18

    Be VicTORIEus Ep. 108

    Got a question? Send us a text! On this episode of Be Victorious, Dr. Torie sits down with  ⁨@rodneyjahan⁩   to talk about cycle breaking, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), the mentorship that changed his life, and the healing habits that keep him grounded — from the gym to skincare to literature. You can follow him on IG @rodneyjahan  Buy Dr. Torie's  Book Today! https://www.bevictorieus.com/event-details/pre-order-your-book-today Make sure you share this show! https://youtu.be/X-PaGx9x7iY 0:00It's Time to Talk About ACEs (book intro) 0:45Welcome to Be Victorious + Meet R. Jahan 3:00Who Is R. Jahan? (Stage Name Story) 4:30What Is a Cycle Breaker? 6:30The Childhood Calling to New York 10:00Life as Activity Director & Losing TJ Shirley 15:00Naming ACEs: CDC Update & His ACE Score (7/11) 18:30The Leap to New York: Culture Shock & Grit 23:30The Mentor Who Changed Everything: Yvonne Nesbitt 28:00Healing Strategies: Gym, Shakespeare & Skincare 35:00James Baldwin, Literature & Black Archaeology of ACEs 40:00Full Circle: The Thermos Story 43:00Advice for the Next Generation of Cycle Breakers 46:30The Baldwin Play Update & Closing Thoughts Make sure you follow Dr. Torie everywhere.  @dr.victorieus #aces #bevictorieus #adversechildhoodexperiences #cyclebreakers #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #aceambassador #aces #bevictorieus #adversechildhoodexperiences #cyclebreakers #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #aceambassador

  4. Jul 28

    Be VicTORIEus Ep. 107

    Got a question? Send us a text! On this episode of Be Victorious, Dr. Torie sits down with Julianna Burmesch, former school principal, speech pathologist, early brain development trainer, and author of Life with Less of Me, to talk about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and their lifelong impact on physical and mental health. Grab Julianna's book, Life with Less of Me, wherever books are sold, and visit juliannaburmesch.com to connect with her directly. Learn more about ACEs education and join the Be Victorious community at BeVictorious.com. Buy Dr. Torie's  Book Today! https://www.bevictorieus.com/event-details/pre-order-your-book-today Make sure you share this show! https://youtu.be/inzF26zdLrE 00:00 – Cold open: Dr. Torie on her book & ACEs  01:15 – Welcome to Be Victorious + guest introduction  03:00 – Meet Juliana: principal, speech pathologist, author  05:15 – What's your ACEs score?  07:30 – Why ACEs categories weren't taught in depth  10:00 – Leaving public education for social-emotional learning  12:15 – Why Juliana wrote Life with Less of Me  14:30 – Childhood neglect, infections & long-term health effects  17:00 – Necrotizing fasciitis and unresolved trauma  19:15 – Realizing her childhood wasn't normal  21:30 – Struggling to ask for help, even as a principal  24:00 – Starting 6 years of trauma therapy  26:30 – How trauma rewires the developing brain  29:00 – Fight, flight, freeze, fawn — explained  31:15 – Family reactions to the book  33:30 – Health scares: shingles, cancer & the mind-body link  36:00 – Coping tools: pottery, music & grounding  38:30 – Advice for people starting their healing journey  40:45 – Where to find Juliana + closing thoughts Make sure you follow Dr. Torie everywhere.  @dr.victorieus #aces #bevictorieus #adversechildhoodexperiences #cyclebreakers #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #aceambassador #aces #bevictorieus #adversechildhoodexperiences #cyclebreakers #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #aceambassador

  5. Jul 21

    Be VicTORIEus Ep. 106

    Got a question? Send us a text! As part of our Cycle Breaker Graduate Series Dr. VicTORIEus reunites with a student she has mentored for more than ten years for another episode in the Cycle Breaker Graduate Series. She grew up in the Chicago south suburbs, went on to Howard University where she majored in English and edited the Amistad literary journal, and just earned her master's in publishing from George Washington University on a scholarship that came directly from a moment on stage at a publishing symposium. They talk about the HBCU experience and what it meant to get there from Thornridge, the imposter syndrome of being one of the only Black faces in the room, and how she pushed past it to moderate and plan three symposiums.  They get into what a cycle breaker really is, the value of extracurriculars and the fine arts, ACEs and the 2.0 version Dr. VicTORIEus built for the community, strong Southern family roots in Mound Bayou Mississippi, self-care, music, and the power of paying it forward. Buy Dr. Torie's  Book Today! https://www.bevictorieus.com/event-details/pre-order-your-book-today Make sure you share this show! https://youtu.be/inzF26zdLrE 00:00 Intro and the bond behind this reunion 02:00 The HBCU question and getting into Howard 04:30 Loving Howard and finding herself 06:30 Two months out, the call that shaped her master's 09:30 The symposium moment and the scholarship offer 12:00 Imposter syndrome and walking in with confidence 14:30 What a cycle breaker really is 18:00 Chicago, stereotypes, and knowing your greatness 20:30 Family, Mound Bayou roots, and being first 24:00 Self-care, the gym, and healing from the inside 27:00 Music, the trumpet, and staying in tune 29:00 ACEs 2.0 and extracurriculars as proof 32:00 Paying it forward and speaking life 34:30 The dissertation edit and a career in editing 37:00 Where to find her and closing charge Make sure you follow Dr. Torie everywhere.  @dr.victorieus #aces #bevictorieus #adversechildhoodexperiences #cyclebreakers #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #aceambassador #aces #bevictorieus #adversechildhoodexperiences #cyclebreakers #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #aceambassador

  6. Jul 14

    Be VicTORIEus Ep. 105

    Got a question? Send us a text! On this episode of Be VicTORIEus Dr. Torie continues her series on Cycle Breakers.   To talk about being cycle breaker she has La'Quice Flye to share her journey with ACEs. You can find her at https://theflyelegacybook.siimple.site Buy Dr. Torie's New Book Today! https://www.bevictorieus.com/event-details/pre-order-your-book-today Make sure you share this show! https://youtu.be/E15dosvRoss Make sure you follow Dr. Torie everywhere.  @dr.victorieus Chapters 00:00 Intro and the ACE method in action 02:00 Meet La'Quice Flye and why she wrote the book 05:00 Being the first to break the generational curse 07:30 How Dr. Middleton connected them 10:00 Awareness, community, empowerment: the ACE method 13:00 The chapters that hit hardest 16:00 Becoming a third grade teacher through an ACEs lens 19:00 Ronnie's story and asking what happened instead of what is wrong 22:00 The little girl with the same scar 26:00 Choosing healing over hurt and speaking out at 20 29:00 When family falls away and community steps in 32:00 Healing strategies: therapy, triggers, breathing, journaling 36:00 PTSD, eye contact, and what the kids unlock 39:00 Your ACEs score does not define you 42:00 The audiobook, where to find her, and closing charge #aces #bevictorieus #adversechildhoodexperiences #cyclebreakers #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #aceambassador #aces #bevictorieus #adversechildhoodexperiences #cyclebreakers #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #aceambassador

  7. Jul 7

    Be VicTORIEus Ep. 104

    Got a question? Send us a text! As part of our Cycle Breaker Graduate Series Dr. VicTORIEus reunites with Jerimiah Boyd Johnson, a former student she mentored since he was fourteen, for one of the most personal episodes of Be VicTORIEus yet.  Jerimiah grew up in Englewood and the Riverdale projects, graduated third in his class at Thornridge High School, earned his political science degree magna cum laude at Eastern Illinois University, and went on to a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law. He served on the front lines as an assistant public defender in Miami-Dade County and is now preparing for the Illinois Bar with a focus on civil rights litigation. They get into what actually shaped him: the fine arts, speech and theater, and the student board that Dr. VicTORIEus built her dissertation around, and why student activities are the heart and soul of the community, not an afterthought to athletics. They talk honestly about ACEs, restorative justice and the shift from what is wrong with a child to what happened to a child, the loss of a beloved teacher, book bans, cuts to education, and the affirmative action ruling. Jerimiah closes by opening up about his own healing journey and the adverse childhood experiences he carried, and why asking for help is a strength. Order the ACEs book and support the work at bevictorious.com. Contributions to the Be VicTORIEus Foundation help students take the next step. Buy Dr. Torie's  Book Today! https://www.bevictorieus.com/event-details/pre-order-your-book-today Make sure you share this show! https://youtu.be/o4CsnsOSd-8 00:00 Intro and why this reunion matters 02:00 Meet Jeremiah: Englewood, Riverdale, and the resume 05:30 The stereotype he defeats and the dissertation connection 08:00 Why student activities are the heart of the community 11:30 The foundation that prepared him to lead 14:00 ACEs, restorative justice, and what happened to that child 17:30 Losing Ms. Nesbitt and the show must go on 21:00 Cycle breaker defined and the Be Victorious Foundation 24:00 School to prison pipeline seen up close 27:00 Education failing, book bans, and affirmative action 31:00 Careers, trades, and not limiting our students 34:00 His mother, the original cycle breaker 37:30 What comes after the bar: civil rights litigation 40:30 The healing journey and the ACEs he carried 44:00 Closing charge and where to find Jeremiah Make sure you follow Dr. Torie everywhere.  @dr.victorieus #aces #bevictorieus #adversechildhoodexperiences #cyclebreakers #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #aceambassador #aces #bevictorieus #adversechildhoodexperiences #cyclebreakers #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #aceambassador

  8. Jun 30

    Be VicTORIEus Ep. 103

    Got a question? Send us a text! Dr. Helena Fields first joined Be VicTORIEus back in episode 5, sharing her lupus journey from the dark. As part of our Cycle Breaker Graduate Series she returns as the newly minted Dr. Fields with a kidney transplant behind her, a doctorate in hand, and a story that turned this into an educational podcast about Adverse Childhood Experiences.  In this conversation with Dr. VicTORIEus, she breaks down what cycle breaking actually looks like, how ACEs show up in the body and not just the mind, and how she became the first in her family to earn a doctorate as a single Black woman. We talk lupus advocacy, generational trauma, special education teacher resiliency, parenting and legacy, and the support systems that carry you to the other side of a hard diagnosis. Buy Dr. Torie's  Book Today! https://www.bevictorieus.com/event-details/pre-order-your-book-today Make sure you share this show! https://youtu.be/GosokxTiLNM 00:00 Intro and why this episode matters 01:25 Welcome back Dr. Helena Fields 03:30 What it means to be a cycle breaker 05:40 Her lupus journey and kidney transplant 08:30 First in her family to earn a doctorate 11:30 Her dissertation on special education teacher resiliency 14:00 How ACEs awareness changed since episode 5 16:40 A poolside story on normalizing abuse 19:30 ACEs and the body, the link to chronic illness 21:50 Parenting, legacy, and raising her son Jordan 24:10 Lupus and kidney advocacy work 26:30 Advice for anyone starting their healing journey 28:30 Her upcoming book and where to find her 30:10 Closing and the Victorious Foundation Make sure you follow Dr. Torie everywhere.  @dr.victorieus #aces #bevictorieus #adversechildhoodexperiences #cyclebreakers #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #aceambassador #aces #bevictorieus #adversechildhoodexperiences #cyclebreakers #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #aceambassador

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The podcast "Be VicTORIEus" is a platform to educate people about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). People share their stories, experiences, and advice on topics such as mental health, self-love, empowerment and their ways of addressing and healing their ACEs.  Be VicTORIEus podcast offers a fresh perspective and independent point of view on ACEs, the silent mental health  pandemic addressed my the Center for Disease Control and  Prevention (CDC). This podcast empowers guests affected by ACEs to take control of their childhood trauma by sharing their ACEs score, their ACEs story, and their journey to healing.The podcast is hosted by Dr. Torie Williams, a mental health advocate and ACEs expert. Dr. Torie educates while offering guidance and support to her listeners as they navigate life's challenges and understands their ACEs score. If you are looking for a podcast that will educate you about ACES while others share their stories and ways to heal, then "Be Victorieus" is the choice for you! Be VicTORIEus and raise awareness of ACEs, a mental health crisis that has an effect on us worldwide. 

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  • Creator
    EToyare McDonald-Williams
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    112
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Be VicTORIEus with Dr. Torie
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