This episode features Candice Colgan, aka the Hurt Recovery Coach. She has moved from assault survivor to criminal lawyer to political activism to becoming a trauma recovery coach. She also has navigated the tricky world of moving to different cultures and dealing with a multi-cultural family! All that, and publishing the best-selling book Creating Impact.
Highlights to watch for:
0:00 - Intro
3:19 - The Candice Colgan origin story
7:32 - Deciding to work in trauma recovery
10:17 - Having hope while recovering from trauma
11:12 - Candice's amazing journey: from the Philippines to Australia to England
15:07 - The uniqueness of multicultural kids
16:23 - Candice's upbringing and how she is raising her kids
21:03 - The perils of always being obedient and compliant
25:05 - Stephen Porges and the Polyvagal Theory
28:39 - Candice has another definition of Sandwich Parenting
30:34 - Cultural differences example: co-sleeping with children
34:07 - Candice's one piece of advice for parents
34:57 - Goodbye
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