C24-37. Dr. Tamara Stephens “Well Of Course”

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Dr Tamara Stephens, on air from September 17th

My background was consumed with low self-esteem, depression, and suicidal ideation. Conventional therapies such as medication and therapy did not work for me. However, by reading self-help books and integrating spiritual practices into my daily life, I broke through limiting beliefs and began living a life of progression and joy. I am passionate about sharing my journey and the lessons I’ve learned along the way with others. I believe that when individuals live more joyous lives, they contribute to joyous communities, and when communities are grounded in progression and joy, they can create an ever-expanding ripple effect of positivity and well-being across states, countries, and continents.

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Dr. Tamara Stephens is a doctorate-prepared registered nurse (PhD) who currently serves as a Professor of Nursing. She is also an accomplished author, a sought-after motivational speaker, and a transformational life coach. Her journey from adversity to achievement is a powerful testament to her resilience, passion, and unwavering dedication to making a difference in the lives of others.

Despite facing significant personal challenges, including dropping out of high school and becoming a teenage bride, as well as enduring childhood abuse and neglect, Dr. Stephens has risen to remarkable heights in her professional and personal life. She is a proud wife, mother to three adult sons, mother-in-law to two amazing daughters-in-law, and grandmother to one cherished grandson.

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Trust in Faith

February 24, 2024February 25, 2024Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Having been a person of ill health, depression, and loss, I know from my own experience that staying in spirituality is the only thing that will get you through. When despair knocks at your door, and you feel all is lost, the belief that you will make it through, even though you do not know how keeps you moving forward inch by inch.

Embracing the journey of life with its myriad of challenges requires a perspective rooted in faith and acceptance. It’s natural to find oneself questioning the fairness of our struggles, pondering, “Why me?” Yet, such questions often lead us down a path of isolation and despair, blinding us to the shared nature of human suffering. Each of us carries our own burden of pain, unique in its intensity and impact, yet universal in its existence. It’s crucial, therefore, to resist the urge to compare our hardships, to measure our pain against that of others, as if it were a contest in which the most afflicted is somehow granted a morose victory.

Instead, we are called to lean into our faith, whatever form that may take, allowing it to guide us through the tumultuous waters of adversity. Faith serves not only as a beacon of hope but as a reminder that our journey, with all its trials and tribulations, holds purpose. This perspective encourages us to open our hearts to the lessons embedded within our struggles, to embrace the growth that comes from enduring and overcoming.

We are here for a reason, a purpose that transcends our immediate understanding and discomfort. It is through faith and an open heart that we begin to unravel the tapestry of our lives, each thread interwoven with moments of joy and sorrow, pain and healing. Our journey is not a solitary trek but a shared voyage, enriched by the connections we forge and the support we offer one another.

In the grand scheme, it’s not the magnitude of our suffering that defines us, but our response to it. By choosing faith and openness, we step into the flow of life, ready to face whatever comes our way with grace and resilience. We are travelers on a path laid out with purpose, each step an opportunity to learn, to grow, and to contribute to the world around us. It is in this journey that we find our true calling, our reason for being.

When you can overcome the deep, dark depths of despair and start to see the light, you have to keep that light burning bright, as it will guide you on, where you will find that peace that reason that trust in life again. Everything that is given to us is for a reason. Still, sometimes, that reason is to make us stronger, believe deeper, trust more, and live in our divine spirituality in that pure belief, for there is the truth, the purpose, and the purity of the clarity of life.

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Suffering In Silence

December 16, 2022Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast 1 Comment

How To Be A Beacon Of Hope To Those Precious In Our Lives

-Relationship Expert/Author Heather Dugan Available For Insights-

This week, fans of The Ellen Degeneres Show and So You Think You Can Dance were shocked and saddened by the unexpected death of beloved Dancer/DJ/Actor/Producer Stephen “Twitch” Boss. The public acknowledgment of his passing by suicide has once again brought to the forefront discussion around mental illness and depression.

Acclaimed author and relationship expert Heather Dugan (The Friendship Upgrade) is offering insights into how we can endeavor to pay better attention to the signs of depression in our friends and loved ones, especially as we come upon a holiday season.

“Stephen “Twitch” Boss’s death has a personal impact on the many who watched him dance across their screens at home and online throughout the years. He exuded joy. To learn that, in the end, he wasn’t able to access that joy within himself is shocking and frightening”, says Dugan.

“The strongest amongst us are often the ones who lack a safe place to download the very basic trials of life, and we need this kind of connection to feel fully human… we have to share our weaknesses to access true strength. None of us can fully know the life experience of another, and some carry far more than we know. Real connection requires more than pleasantries, so create conversations.”

Heather Dugan is available to offer insights and important tips on how we can help those grappling with emotional darkness and supportive thoughts for those who are struggling, despite the challenges of mental illness often being silent or hidden from the view of others.

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Let the Light from the darkness show you the way

February 28, 2019Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Having been a person of ill health depression and loss most of my life, I know from my own experience that staying in a vibrational spirituality is the only thing that will get you through. When despair knocks at your door and you feel all is lost, the belief that you will make it through even though you do not know how keeps you moving forward inch by inch.

We cannot ask why me, we cannot state that our world of pain is more than anyone else’s; we have to go into faith and be open to the journey for we are here for a reason.
When you can overcome the deep dark depths of despair and start to see the light, you have to keep that light burning bright, as it will guide you on where you will find that peace, that reason that trust in life again. Everything that is given to us is for a reason but sometimes that reason is just to make us stronger, to believe deeper to trust more and to live in our divine spirituality in that pure belief, for there is the truth the purpose and the purity of the divine truth.

Sara Troy

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TSM 16/09 LIVING HOPE – with Lynne Cockrum-Murphy

February 15, 2016March 15, 2018Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Their Story Matter with Sara Troy and her guest Lynne Cockrum-Murphy aired from March 1st onwards

The only reason she survived the house fire is her father carried her out first before running back in for her sisters where they all perished. Lynne Cockrum-Murphy was three years old and living in an idyllic family in Northern California. Raised by a mother whose life was shattered by the tragedy, Lynne’s childhood was jolted again when her stepfather died in a logging accident a few fire years later and culminates in the murder of her mother years later. That could have been the end of any hope of happiness, but it wasn’t. Living Hope follows her life from those tragedies forward to today.

Sisters dead, Father dead and mother murdered.

With a transcendent spirit that knew there must be something better ahead, she kept searching for answers and with much time, trial and error, wise teachers, communal support, deep research and reading, and personal introspection, she ultimately triumphed over her pain and suffering, finding the steps to a joyful, deeply fulfilling life that includes a loving partner and a calling to help others. It’s those steps she interweaves in Living Hope as she tells her own remarkable story that takes her from surviving to thriving.

51rGymlXW8L._SX322_BO1,204,203,200_ Lynne’s common sense and compassion are evident throughout Living Hope, as she guides people with actions, steps, tools, even a reading, and movie list to help them achieve the happiness and joy that changed her life. Hers is a model of hope, action, and success that a joyful life is possible no matter how heartbreaking the past. The message in her book addresses the basic needs of the 8 million Americans who suffer from PTSD.

In her case, instead of giving into family dysfunction, she moved beyond the events of the past and writes about dealing with trauma, loss, abuse, family alcoholism and shows there is a way to inner peace.

Living Hope is critically acclaimed by experts, ministers, coaches and therapists. Rapid sales of the book show the deep need and the enthusiastic response from people looking for a way out of depression, fear and a sense of doom.

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How to learn to trust –even after being betrayed and deceived. ? How to make life-affirming decisions.
How to leave behind their “smallness” and rise into their greatness.

lynne Lynne Cockrum-Murphy is an intuitive consultant specializing in helping those who seek assistance with their spiritual path, in addition to facilitating physical healing, emotional growth and removing blocks to a life of joy, meaning, and purpose. She has a doctorate in Education, is a licensed substance abuse counselor, an Access Bars® instructor, and an advanced level certified ThetaHealer® and course instructor. She continues to teach at Northern Arizona University and maintains a private practice in Phoenix, Arizona where she lives