The School of Hard Knocks with Darcie

Darcie Burtch
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For people who refuse to stay stuck in their story. Hosted by Darcie Burtch—2x best-selling author, NLP & Clinical Hypnosis Practitioner, and Success Coach. This is where healing meets truth, faith, and transformation. You’re not broken—you’re rebuilding. Let’s take another brick out of the wall.

  1. 16h ago

    EP 136: When A Huge Loss Brings An Even Better Result| Ale Morenos Story

    Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: I've been an entrepreneur since I'm 16. Long time ago.... 🤣🤣🤣 I immigrated to Canada in my mid twenties, raise half a million for my first retail store.... did that for 6 years and started building a "side hustle" that ended up growing up to a 300M development company in Real Estate. I "retired" at 40 had two kids. Living the life and because of a million things. The development company collapsed. Lived the heroes journey of "failing" big and very public. I had a fund with over 300 investors. I healed from that and my devotion to the mystical (obsessed with personal development for over 25 years). I started "helping " other developers with their portfolios (over 800 developers collapsed that year). I created another company where I combine spiritual growth with entrepreneurship. How to reach Ale: https://www.instagram.com/ale.followthewhisper/ “This is the place we get unstuck from trauma, and grounded in our healing”.

  2. 16h ago

    EP: 135 Brian Swifts Journey To Becoming The Quad Father

    Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: I am known as the QuadFather. I am a testament to living my life with no excuses. I was born walking on two feet and at age 17, it was taken away due to a tragic accident. Through trial and error, pain and joy, I walk differently. I walk with confidence, grit, compassion, and the understanding that life has a more powerful path for me. I am a 3 time best-selling author of 10 books, run a 501 C 3 nonprofit and host of a podcast, but most importantly I am a coach and the facilitator of excellence no matter your situation or circumstance. My superpower is driving human performance by inspiring transformation of peoples mindset. I use it to create confident, happy purposeful individuals. How to reach Brian: https://www.brianpswift.com Best selling author; https://smile.amazon.com/Brian-P-Swift/e/B00G008SS0/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1 Cofounder of Swift Outdoor Accessible Recreation “This is the place we get unstuck from trauma, and grounded in our healing”.

  3. Jun 30

    EP: 134: From Surviving To Thriving | Mark Lights Story

    Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Mark Light Has worn many professional hats in his life, from financial advisor, to sales trainer to roofing contractor. Most recently, he is the founder of The Mark Light Group, a soft-skills organization to help people better deal with and prepare for significant hardship, both in and out of the workplace. In January 2025, he authored his first book entitled “Rock Bottom to Resilient-Transform Your Mind and Become Unshakeable When the Shit Hits the Fan. He is a board member for the Central Indiana Chapter of The National Football Foundation and was the co-founder of the Pancreatitis Foundation. Mark has lived the last several years of his life by a 3 word mantra: Adventure, Resilience, Inspire. And now he calls himself as the “healthiest unhealthy guy in the world”. How to reach Mark: https://www.facebook.com/mark.light.520, https://www.linkedin.com/in/marklight/ “This is the place we get unstuck from trauma, and grounded in our healing”.

  4. Jun 30

    EP: 133 A Misunderstood Child Becomes A TEDx Speaker | Dan Roths Story

    Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Dan Roth is a TEDx Speaker, Amazon Best Selling Author, Strategic People Operations Executive and Non Profit Advisor. Having been diagnosed as neurodivergent in 1989, Dan uses a lifetime of self reflection, research and understanding to advocate for others in spaces that rarely get enough attention.  These areas include eating disorders, body dysmorphia, domestic violence, sexual assault, maternity & menopausal rights, neurodiversity & disability and anti racism and mental health. To accomplish his goals of helping to create a more inclusive world, Dan takes a three prong approach. The first prong is his work in corporate, the second is as a professional speaker and the third is his work in non profits. Currently, Dan sits as the co-chair for his daughter’s school district advisory committee on Special Education, a role that has let him to raising nearly $15,000 to put adaptive swings in all 26 elementary schools, sensory bags in each classroom and more. Dan has been featured in: LinkedIn News, Wall Street Journal, CBS New York, NBC San Diego, New York Times, Washington Post and more.  How to reach Dan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danrothstrategy https://www.instagram.com/danrothconsulting/ https://www.youtube.com/@DanRothSpeaker https://www.tiktok.com/@danrothconsulting https://www.gravityspeakers.com/speakers/dan-roth “This is the place we get unstuck from trauma, and grounded in our healing”.

  5. Jun 30

    EP:132 I Married In To A Cult | Peter Young’s Story

    Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: I am a former sports broadcaster, father of five, Amazon best selling author, and cult survivor. How to reach Peter: Facebook and Instagram “This is the place we get unstuck from trauma, and grounded in our healing”.

  6. Jun 26

    EP: 131 Turning Pain In To Purpose | Samantha Mandells Story

    Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Teen pregnancy, abusive relationships and a functional neurological disorder diagnosis could’ve stopped Samantha in her tracks. Instead she used what she was given as fuel to help others see their own potential! How to reach Samantha : Facebook, IG theskirtsupshow.com sweetsoulandwellness.com “This is the place we get unstuck from trauma, and grounded in our healing”.

  7. Jun 26

    EP:130| From the Goalposts to the Gene Keys| Shauna Hawkes Story

    Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Women’s Next Chapter Mentor, Gene Keys Guide, and yoga teacher of over 17 years. I help women stop overthinking, break self-sabotage, and build real self-trust so they can move forward with clarity, confidence, and ease. How to reach Shauna: @shaunahawkes & www.shaunahawkes.com “This is the place we get unstuck from trauma, and grounded in our healing”.

  8. Jun 18

    EP: 129 From Abused & Broken To A Healed Healer | Mica Louise’s Story

    Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: I’m a trauma-informed somatic and Reiki practitioner, and I support women in coming home to their bodies after trauma.  My work is deeply rooted in lived experience. I’ve walked through multiple abusive relationships, including narcissistic abuse and domestic violence. Not once…. but several times. I know what it’s like to lose yourself in those cycles… to question your reality, to feel unsafe in your own body, and to carry the weight of it all long after it ends. I’ve also navigated years of addiction, and mental health struggles. And what I found on the other side wasn’t just “healing”… it was learning how to feel safe in my body again. That’s the work I hold space for now. Through somatic healing, nervous system regulation, and energy work, I support women in gently reconnecting with themselves, rebuilding trust within, and remembering who they are beneath everything they’ve been through. You’re not too far gone. You’re not broken. How to reach Mica: Facebook “This is the place we get unstuck from trauma, and grounded in our healing”.

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For people who refuse to stay stuck in their story. Hosted by Darcie Burtch—2x best-selling author, NLP & Clinical Hypnosis Practitioner, and Success Coach. This is where healing meets truth, faith, and transformation. You’re not broken—you’re rebuilding. Let’s take another brick out of the wall.

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