Hope Regained

Christianne Boudreau
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Tune into our podcast episodes every Sunday! We may not have much control over what is happening in this world of ours, and we may feel powerless to change things, but the truth is that we can change it by starting with ourselves. If every one of us started making the changes within ourselves and at home first, eventually positive things would evolve and stand out in the world around us. That’s how we can be an integral part of the world we want to see.

  1. 6d ago

    He Was Given Less Than 1% to Survive. This Is What He Did Next.

    On October 11, 2024, Brussels entrepreneur and restaurateur Vincent Van den Broeck was struck by a car while riding an e-scooter — hit at 55 km/h in a 30 km/h zone. He suffered multiple fractures and severe brain trauma, spent weeks in a coma, and was told he had almost no chance of surviving. In this episode of Hope Regained, Vincent sits down with host Christianne Boudreau to talk about what actually happened in that hospital room, the three months of rehabilitation that followed, and the mindset that got him walking out of rehab months ahead of schedule.  He opens up about the people who carried him through it, the nightly ritual of three questions he still asks himself today, and why he calls his new book ‘our’ story instead of his own. Vincent is the author of Everything Feels Impossible Until It's Done: How the Life You Build Becomes the Life That Saves You — releasing today, October 11, 2026, exactly two years after the accident. This is Part 7 of our seven-part “Rebuilding Your Life” series. 📖 More from Vincent:  Instagram @vincentinthekitchen Website https://untilitsdone.eu/ Linkedin: @vincentvandenbroeck Book: Everything Feels Impossible Until It's Done - Available for purchase on Amazon The Until It's Done Club:  https://www.skool.com/until-its-done-9289/about 🌿 More from Hope Regained: hoperegained.com/blog Timestamps: 0:00 The Moment Everything Changed 1:08 The Accident That Defined a Journey 2:59 The Core of Authenticity 6:03 Building a Life You Love 8:22 Non-Negotiable Happiness 14:02 The Last Moments Before the Impact 18:31 Waking Up to a New Reality 28:54 Defying the Odds in Rehabilitation #HopeRegained #rebuildingyourlife  #resiliencemindset

  2. Oct 4

    Who Are You Becoming? (Not Just What You Survived)

    You don't have to know exactly who you're becoming to start becoming them — you just have to stop waiting for a finished blueprint before you take the next small step. In this season finale of The Rebuild, I'm breaking down why we get stuck waiting to "figure ourselves out" before we're allowed to move forward, and introducing the Identity Blueprint — a simple, four-part framework for rebuilding your sense of who you are after a hard chapter, without needing a finished picture of the new you first. If you've spent this whole season rebuilding — your confidence, your routines, your relationships, your capacity for joy — and you're still quietly stuck on the question "okay, but who am I now?", this episode is for you. You are not required to have that answer memorized. You're allowed to still be drafting it, one small, ordinary action at a time. In this episode: • Why waiting to "feel like yourself again" before you act is backwards — and what the research on identity actually says instead • The psychology of "possible selves" and narrative identity, and why the story you tell about your hard chapter shapes who you become next • The Identity Blueprint: a 4-part framework for rebuilding who you are — The Old Floor Plan, The Load-Bearing Values, The Unbuilt Rooms, and Moving In • This season's final Rebuilding Journal prompt (free printable in the show notes) • What's coming next week: my season-finale conversation with Vincent Van den Broeck TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro: The Question Nobody Asks You Out Loud 1:26 Welcome Back + Everything We've Rebuilt This Series 3:06 The Reframe: Why You Don't Need a Finished Blueprint First 8:19 The Identity Blueprint Framework Begins 9:35 Part 1: The Old Floor Plan 11:20 Part 2: The Load-Bearing Values 12:42 Part 3: The Unbuilt Rooms 14:25 Part 4: Moving In 17:06 Practice of the Week: Rebuilding Journal Prompt #6 21:21 Coming Next Week: My Conversation With Vincent Van den Broeck FREE COMPANION WORKSHEET Grab this week's Identity Blueprint printable and the full series's Rebuilding Journal — free — at hoperegained.com/blog THE REBUILD: A HOPE REGAINED SERIES This is Episode 6 of a 7-part series on what it actually takes to rebuild your life after a hard chapter — not the highlight-reel version, the real one. This is the final solo episode of the series — next week closes with an in-depth, inspiring conversation with Vincent Van den Broeck, author of the upcoming book "Everything Feels Impossible Until It's Done: How the Life You Build Becomes the Life That Saves You," available October 11, 2026, on Amazon. New here? Start with Episode 1 — "You Don't Have to Feel Ready to Start Rebuilding Your Life" — it sets up this whole season. Comment and tell me: what's one small, ordinary thing you did this week that only the person you're becoming would do? I read every one. Subscribe so you don't miss Episode 7 — and wherever you are in figuring out who you're becoming, you don't need the whole blueprint finished to start moving in. You're WORTH it. hoperegained.com/blog #RebuildingYourIdentity #HopeRegainedPodcast #TheRebuildSeries #WhoAreYouBecoming #StartingOver #RebuildingAfterTrauma #PersonalGrowthPodcast #IdentityAfterLoss #SelfDiscoveryJourney #MentalHealthPodcast #RebuildingYourLife #HealingJourney #NewBeginnings #PossibleSelves #SelfImprovementPodcast

  3. Sep 27

    Why Feeling Happy Again Feels Like a Betrayal

    Feeling happy again after a hard chapter shouldn't feel like a betrayal — but for so many people rebuilding their lives, it does. In this episode of Hope Regained, we break down why joy feels unearned, far away, or even guilt-inducing after loss, trauma, or a major life reset — and we introduce a simple, research-backed framework called The Joy Ledger to help you let good feelings back in without your nervous system slamming the door. This is Episode 5 of "The Rebuild," a seven-part Hope Regained series on what it actually takes to rebuild your life after a hard chapter — one piece at a time. Today we're tackling rebuilding joy: the guilt that shows up when things start going right, the psychology of survivor's guilt in everyday life, and why your brain treats good news like a threat after it's spent months (or years) scanning for the next bad thing. You'll learn: ✔️ Why feeling guilty about being happy again is far more common than anyone admits ✔️ The real psychological reason joy can feel unsafe after trauma or loss (hint: it's not a character flaw) ✔️ The Joy Ledger — a 4-part framework (The False Debt, The First Deposit, The Guilt Audit, and Compounding) to help you let joy back in, on purpose, in small doses ✔️ The research behind savoring and Barbara Fredrickson's broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions ✔️ This week's Rebuilding Journal prompt (#5 in our season-long journal thread) → Grab the free companion worksheet for this episode at hoperegained.com/blog — it walks you through The Joy Ledger and this week's journal prompt so you can actually use what you just listened to. This series is building toward something big: Episode 7 is a full-length interview with @Vincent Van den Broeck, tied to his upcoming book "Everything Feels Impossible Until It's Done." If this episode moved you even a little, that conversation is the one to stick around for. → New episodes of Hope Regained every week. Subscribe so you don't miss Episode 6: "Rebuilding What Comes Next." And remember — whatever chapter you're rebuilding from: you're worth it. — Free Episode 5 Worksheet: hoperegained.com/blog Subscribe for new episodes weekly Comment below: what's one small good moment you're letting yourself keep this week? — Timestamps: 0:00 Why good days can feel worse than bad ones 1:13 Welcome back to The Rebuild 2:34 The reframe: is joy a betrayal of what you survived? 9:09 The Joy Ledger framework begins 9:50 Part 1: The False Debt 11:08 Part 2: The First Deposit (the 4-second savoring practice) 13:52 Part 3: The Guilt Audit 15:55 Part 4: Compounding (the science of positive emotion) 18:27 Practice of the week + Rebuilding Journal prompt #5 20:50 What's coming next + closing thoughts Hope Regained | Rebuilding after loss, trauma, and hard chapters — one honest conversation at a time. #RebuildingJoy #HopeRegainedPodcast #HealingJourney #TheRebuild #SurvivorsGuilt #HealingIsNotLinear #PersonalGrowthPodcast #MentalHealthMatters #SelfHealingJourney #YouAreWorthIt #RebuildingYourLife #PostTraumaticGrowth #PermissionToBeHappy #HealingGuilt #JoyAfterTrauma #RebuildingAfterLoss #SelfImprovementPodcast #EmotionalHealing

  4. Sep 20

    You Don't Have to Save Every Relationship From Before

    You don't have to save every relationship from before your hard chapter to prove you're a good friend — you have to let your circle reorganize around who you are now. In Episode 4 of The Rebuild, I'm breaking down why relationships fading, ending, or unexpectedly beginning after a major life change is normal and even healthy, and introducing the Garden Method — a simple, four-part framework for letting old relationships end without guilt and letting new ones in without fear. If you've been quietly keeping score of who reached out and who didn't during your hardest chapter, or feeling guilty for not missing an old friend as much as you think you should — this episode is for you. Your friend group changing isn't proof something's wrong with you. It's proof the conditions of your life changed, and a healthy circle is doing exactly what it's supposed to do. In this episode: • Why losing friends after a major life change is normal, not a personal failure • The real, research-backed reason some friendships fade after a hard chapter (it's not you) • The Garden Method: a 4-part framework for your relationships — The Overgrowth, The Pruning, The Fallow Ground, The New Seeds • This week's Rebuilding Journal prompt (free printable in the show notes) • A one-sentence piece of what's coming in my season-finale conversation with Vincent Van den Broeck TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:30 Welcome Back + Where We Left Off 2:00 The Message I Almost Sent 4:00 The Reframe: Why Your Circle Is Supposed to Change 11:00 The Garden Method: A 4-Part Framework for Your Relationships 26:00 Practice of the Week: The Rebuilding Journal 30:00 The Sentence That Stopped Me 33:00 Coming This Season: My Conversation With Vincent Van den Broeck 34:00 This Week's Practice + What's Next FREE COMPANION WORKSHEET Grab this week's Garden Method printable and Rebuilding Journal page — free — at hoperegained.com/blog THE REBUILD: A HOPE REGAINED SERIES This is Episode 4 of a 7-part series on what it actually takes to rebuild your life after a hard chapter — not the highlight-reel version, the real one. New episode every week, closing with an in-depth, inspiring conversation with Vincent Van den Broeck, author of "Everything Feels Impossible Until It's Done." New here? Start with Episode 1 — "You Don't Have to Feel Ready to Start Rebuilding Your Life" — it sets up this whole season. Comment and tell me: what's one relationship you're letting end without a villain story, or one small seed you're planting this week? I read every one. Subscribe for a new episode every week — and however thin or reshuffled your circle feels right now, that's not proof you're unlovable. That's just an honest rebuild. You're WORTH it. hoperegained.com/blog #RebuildingRelationships #WhoStaysWhoGoes #HopeRegainedPodcast #StartingOver #FriendshipAfterLoss #TheRebuildSeries #LettingGoWithoutGuilt #SocialCircleReset #PersonalGrowth #HealingJourney #RebuildingLife #MentalWellness #NewBeginnings #SelfWorth #OutgrowingFriendships

  5. Sep 13

    You Don't Have to Get Back to Your Old Routine

    You don't have to get back to your old routine to heal — you have to build a new one that actually fits who you are now. In Episode 3 of The Rebuild, I'm breaking down why the pressure to "get back to normal" is aiming at the wrong target, and introducing the Scaffold Method — a simple, four-part framework for rebuilding your daily structure after a hard chapter, without forcing yourself back into a life that no longer fits. If you've been trying to recreate your old mornings, your old Sundays, your old sense of "normal," and it keeps quietly falling apart no matter how hard you try — this episode is for you. It's not falling apart because you're doing it wrong. It's falling apart because you're building on ground that already shifted. In this episode: • Why "getting back to normal" is the wrong goal after any major life change • The real reason your old routine won't stick anymore (it's not a discipline problem) • The Scaffold Method: a 4-part framework for building new daily structure — Footing, Load-Bearing Beam, Temporary Brace, Striking the Scaffold • This week's Rebuilding Journal prompt (free printable in the show notes) • Another piece of what's coming in my season-finale conversation with Vincent Van den Broeck TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:48 Welcome Back + Where We Left Off 2:35 The Week I Tried to Rebuild My Old Routine 3:35 The Reframe: Why "Back to Normal" Is the Wrong Goal 8:26 The Scaffold Method: A 4-Part Framework for New Structure 14:36 Practice of the Week: The Rebuilding Journal 15:56 Day Six: The Story I Promised You 18:19 Coming This Series: My Conversation With Vincent Van den Broeck 19:39 This Week's Practice + What's Next FREE COMPANION WORKSHEET Grab this week's Scaffold Method printable and Rebuilding Journal page — free — at hoperegained.com/blog THE REBUILD: A HOPE REGAINED SERIES This is Episode 3 of a 7-part series on what it actually takes to rebuild your life after a hard chapter — not the highlight-reel version, the real one. New episode every week, closing with an in-depth, inspiring conversation with Vincent Van den Broeck, author of "Everything Feels Impossible Until It's Done." New here? Start with Episode 1 — "You Don't Have to Feel Ready to Start Rebuilding Your Life" — it sets up this whole season. Comment and tell me: what's the one anchor point you're choosing on purpose this week? I read every one. Subscribe for a new episode every week — and however unfinished your routine feels right now, that's not behind schedule. That's just honest construction. You're WORTH it. hoperegained.com/blog #RebuildingRoutines #NewNormal #HopeRegainedPodcast #StartingOver #HabitsAfterTrauma #PersonalGrowth #HealingJourney #RebuildingLife #MentalWellness #TheRebuildSeries #SelfCareRoutine #NervousSystemHealing #RebuildingYourself #DailyStructure #SelfWorth

  6. Sep 6

    You Don't Have to Trust Yourself Yet — Just Decide Anyway!

    If you don't trust your own decisions anymore, you're not alone — and that confidence doesn't come back by thinking your way into it. It comes back the same way trust always does: by proving it to yourself, one small decision at a time. In Episode 2 of The Rebuild, I'm breaking down exactly why decision-making feels unsafe after a hard chapter, and handing you the Trust Ladder — a simple, research-backed framework for rebuilding trust in your own decisions, one low-stakes choice at a time. If you've been asking everyone else what they think before you'll trust your own gut, staring at a text for ten minutes deciding how to respond, or quietly outsourcing your life to other people because your own judgment stopped feeling safe — this episode on rebuilding self-trust is for you. It doesn't matter whether the hard chapter was a breakup, a layoff, a diagnosis, or something you're not ready to name out loud yet — the pattern is the same, and so is the way back. In this episode, you'll learn: - Why confidence doesn't come before you act — it comes after, as proof - The real reason decision-making feels unsafe after a hard chapter - The Trust Ladder: a 5-step framework to help you trust yourself again, one decision at a time - This week's Rebuilding Journal prompt (free printable - link below) - A first look at who's joining me for the Episode 7 series finale TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:36 Welcome Back + Where We Left Off 2:08 Why Decisions Stopped Feeling Safe 3:14 The Reframe: Confidence Doesn't Come First — Proof Does 6:06 The Trust Ladder: A 5-Step Framework for Rebuilding Self-Trust 12:15 Practice of the Week: The Rebuilding Journal 16:06 Coming This Series: My Conversation With Vincent Van den Broeck 17:32 This Week's Practice + What's Next FREE COMPANION WORKSHEET Grab this week's Trust Ladder printable and Rebuilding Journal page — free — at hoperegained.com/blog THE REBUILD: A HOPE REGAINED SERIES This is Episode 2 of a 7-part series on what it actually takes to rebuild your life after a hard chapter — not the highlight-reel version, the real one. New episode every week, closing with an in-depth, inspiring conversation with Vincent Van den Broeck, author of "Everything Feels Impossible Until It's Done." You can pre-order his book on your local Amazon. New here? Watch Episode 1 first — "You Don't Have to Feel Ready to Start Rebuilding Your Life" — it sets up this whole series. Comment and tell me: which rung of the Trust Ladder are you starting on this week? I read every one. Subscribe for a new episode every week — and however small today's decision feels, trust it a little. You're WORTH it. hoperegained.com/blog #RebuildingYourself #SelfTrust #HopeRegainedPodcast #TrustYourself #DecisionMaking #StartingOver #PersonalGrowth #HealingJourney #ConfidenceRebuilt #MentalWellness #RebuildingLife #TheRebuildSeries #SelfDoubt #NervousSystemHealing #SelfWorth

  7. Aug 30

    You Don't Have to Feel Ready to Start Rebuilding Your Life!

    You don't have to feel whole, confident, or healed to start rebuilding your life — waiting to feel ready is often the exact thing keeping you stuck. In Episode 1 of The Rebuild, a 7-part Hope Regained Podcast series on starting over, we're breaking down why "I'll start when I feel ready" is a myth, and exactly how to give yourself permission to start messy today. This episode is for anyone rebuilding their life after a divorce, a breakup, a loss, a layoff, a health scare, or any hard chapter that left you starting over. You'll learn why confidence is built through small action (not thought), the real difference between rest and hiding, and a simple 2-minute exercise you can do right now to prove to yourself that you're ready enough. 🔗 Free companion worksheet (print-ready, no signup required to preview): hoperegained.com/blog 🎧 New episodes of The Rebuild every week — Episode 7 features an in-depth, inspiring interview with Vincent Van den Broeck. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro – The Waiting Room of Life 4:33 The Myth of Readiness 14:15 Why Waiting Keeps You Stuck 22:59 A Quick Laugh Break 25:27 Permission to Start Messy 33:46 3 Ways to Start Before You're Ready 38:23 Do This With Me – The 2-Minute Exercise 40:34 What's Coming This Season 42:24 Your 3-Word Permission Slip 44:43 Outro + Free Worksheet Rebuilding your life after a hard chapter doesn't happen because you finally feel ready — it happens because you decided to start anyway. Welcome to Hope Regained. #HopeRegained #Rebuilding #StartingOver #SelfImprovementPodcast #HealingJourney #MentalHealthPodcast #PermissionToStart #DivorceRecovery #NewBeginnings #PersonalGrowthPodcast #MotivationalPodcast

  8. Aug 23

    I Won Custody, Lost Custody, and Grieved Both the Same Day

    I "won" custody of one of my children — and lost custody of the other, in the very same ruling, on the very same day. This episode is about what actually happens after a family court judge rules: the hollow anticlimax of "winning" a custody battle, the devastation of losing one, and the post-litigation grief that hits your nervous system no matter which side of the verdict you're standing on. In this final episode of "The Fight That Never Ends: Surviving Family Court," I share the exact moment I realized winning custody didn't feel like winning, walk through why your body can't just "stand down" after prolonged conflict, and teach my original 5-step Stand-Down Ritual — a closure practice and nervous-system down-regulation tool for anyone recovering from a custody battle, divorce, or high-conflict family court case. If you lost custody and are asking "now what," this episode is for you too — real, non-legal-advice next steps for rebuilding your relationship with your child and your sense of self as a parent.Whether you won custody, lost custody, or got a split ruling like I did, you deserve permission to grieve what the fight cost you — and a path back to hope. 🔗 Free companion worksheet (Stand-Down Ritual + Permission to Grieve): hoperegained.com/blog 🎧 Catch up on the full series: Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 1:45 Welcome Back + Series Recap 4:00 My Story: The Split Verdict 14:30 Naming the Problem: Post-Litigation Grief 15:45 The Stand-Down Ritual: A 5-Step Closure Practice 25:30 Permission to Grieve — Won, Lost, or Both ("Now What" for Lost Custody) 29:22 Series Wrap-Up ⚠️ This episode discusses family court, custody outcomes, and grief. I am not an attorney or licensed therapist — this is personal experience and general wellbeing education, not legal or clinical advice. If you're struggling, please reach out to a licensed professional or a crisis resource in your area. #CustodyBattle #FamilyCourt #DivorceRecovery #CoParenting #HopeRegainedPodcast

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Tune into our podcast episodes every Sunday! We may not have much control over what is happening in this world of ours, and we may feel powerless to change things, but the truth is that we can change it by starting with ourselves. If every one of us started making the changes within ourselves and at home first, eventually positive things would evolve and stand out in the world around us. That’s how we can be an integral part of the world we want to see.

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  • Creator
    Christianne Boudreau
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    89
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Christianne Boudreau
  • Show Website
    Hope Regained