Episode 1 in a 6-part series: New year, new self-awareness. In this episode, Nadia explains how to transform shame into power by first building self-awareness of core beliefs, narratives, and wounds from childhood. She describes what a core wound is and delves into a major core wound many people experience - fear of abandonment. Nadia shares examples of how this core wound played out through shame-based thoughts in her own life, giving listeners a roadmap to identify their own core wounds and begin the healing. This is a powerfully relatable episode and series to help others transform shame into power.  FREE Tip Sheet to Ban Shame: https://www.nadia-davis.com/ Support Recovery of the Incarcerated: https://www.nadia-davis.com/give-back Limited Time Deal, Audiobook - Home is Within You, A Memoir of Recovery and Redemption:  https://www.audible.com/pd/Home-Is-Within-You-Audiobook/B0CG9ZZLWV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check Out Holiday Prep #1 before diving into this episode, using it as a "post-holiday" review of emotional triggers that came up, enabling healing and empowerment in the new year! During the holiday season, dormant feelings and beliefs get triggered. In this episode, Dr. Stephan Poulter and I continue giving tips to walk through them should they still be present, and they likely are. It's not about shutting off triggers, it's about what we do with them today! It's about not getting stuck in old issues, narratives, and patterns shame often breeds. What thoughts and emotions distracted you most this holiday season? The answer can determine what core childhood wounds and false beliefs the mind uses to keep one captive today. Dr. Poulter explains, "If you're not present in the moment, you're at the mercy of something else." What is that something else? Want to be free? Dive in, knowing "the bridge from immaturity to maturity sits with the ability to sit with uncomfortable feelings," which in turn leads to emotional wisdom and sobriety! Begin the NEW YEAR a bit more free! Support Incarcerated Parents: https://www.nadia-davis.com/give-back GET the FREE Ban Shame Tip Sheet: https://www.nadia-davis.com/ Limited Time Audio Book Special- Only $3.99: https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/home-is-within-you-by-nadia-davis Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nadiamariadavis/ The Shame Factor- Dr. Stephan Poulter, PhD: https://www.stephanpoulter.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The holiday season is an opportunity to heal! In this enlightening episode, Dr. Stephen Poulter, PhD and I discuss how to use increased contact with loved ones, or lack of it, to build awareness of core beliefs from childhood that may keep us hostage today. Dr. Steve and Nadia give a roadmap with tips to both prepare for emotionally triggering moments as well as how to transform them into emotional wisdom should they occur. Nadia, serving as the "guinea pig" to make the process relatable, describes a core personal false childhood belief everyone can relate to. Learn what secure attachment is, why it is so important as a child, and how lack of it affects us as adults. DISCOVER how to catch shame-based thoughts before they harm you and the loved ones around you. Reduce stress and anxiety with these helpful hints so you can better enter the light, warmth, and love the season is intended to be! Support Recovery of Incarcerated Parents: https://www.brooklinebooksmith.com/wishlist/1647 Limited Time Audio Book Special- Home is Within You, A Memoir of Recovery and Redemption: Save on Audible.com Inspiring Newsletter and Other Free Offerings: https://www.nadia-davis.com/ Follow Nadia Davis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nadiamariadavis/ Dr. Stephen Poulter: https://www.stephanpoulter.com/ Theme Song "As Big as Love," by Mark Davis (Nadia's brother):  https://markdavisinklings.bandcamp.com/track/as-big-as-love-2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Story Time is for any adult raising or caring for little ones while in the midst of any type of recovery, whether mental health, addiction, relationship, or family matters. Our recovery struggles and learnings can indeed evolve into gems of wisdom offerings for the younger ones in our life. In this episode, you get three mini-stories (Vanilla & Watermelon, Santa Letters, and Slumber Party) where lessons I learned on my recovery journey became more conscious parenting moments for my kids today. Here, we transform negative shame-based thoughts about being a parent in recovery into powerful parenting opportunities. Please share your recovery parenting moments with me! SUPPORT INCARCERATED PARENTS' RECOVERY - Click here SHARE Your Parenting Moment Story/Send it via email here: https://www.nadia-davis.com/ LEAVE a Message - Download the MindBodySpirit.fm App and use the OpenMic Tab: https://mindbodyspirit.fm/ CONNECT on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nadiamariadavis/ THEME SONG - "As Big as Love," by Mark Davis (my brother): https://markdavisinklings.bandcamp.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is shame? In this episode, Dr. Poulter and I get deep into defining and explaining what shame is, using my childhood story as a guinea pig. Do you have shame? You'll know the answer is "yes" after listening. Shame is the secret belief you are defective, inferior, or there's simply something wrong with you. Where does this come from? Why this belief? Why this misbelief? Why do we keep it secret? Plus, how does shame commonly show up? This is a powerful discussion serving as a starting point to drag shame out of the shadows so we can transform it into power!  Free Tip Sheet to Help Ban Shame: https://www.nadia-davis.com/ Order Home is Within You, A Memoir of Recovery and Redemption: https://www.nadia-davis.com/ Support the Recovery of Incarcerated Individuals: https://www.nadia-davis.com/give-back Dr. Stephan Poulter, The Shame Factor: https://www.stephanpoulter.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his element, Diego is a joy to listen to and explains exciting new astrophysics studies in a relatable and understandable way and how it helps with mindfulness, including observation of exo-planets and more. In this episode, we also get into some tough questions - What does he and his generation think about the world today? What do they wish we knew more about them? What is the single most important advice you'd give to parents? How do parents invalidate and shame? What can they do to change that? Diego is twenty years old, an astrophysics major, and an absolute joy to listen to. Audiobook, Newsletter, Yoga, and FREE Ban Shame Tip Sheet: https://www.nadia-davis.com/ SUPPORT Books to Prisoners Find Diego Lockyer on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dieggolockyer/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the first "Story Time for Parents in Recovery." One of the biggest blessings of trauma and addiction recovery is that we can teach our kids what we wish we knew when we were younger! How do we teach our children the importance of building a connection to a higher power, when ultimately its what saved our lives? How do we exemplify maintaining a supportive community around us, and not isolating? How do we teach our kids to do daily inventories of thoughts and emotions, when we have to do it ourselves? Let's tell our stories of parenting the little one within us and how it enables us to be better parents to the little ones around us! In this episode I share two recent experiences in which my spiritual journey helped my kids think beyond their immediate lives and hopefully, begin their own relationship to a power beyond them. Order the Audiobook, Home is Within You, A Memoir of Recovery and Redemption FREE Tip Sheet to Help Ban Shame: https://www.nadia-davis.com/ SUPPORT Incarcerated Parents and Individuals this Holiday Season. DONATE a copy of Home is Within You: https://www.brooklinebooksmith.com/wishlist/1647 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An ANGEL in every way, Hope Horlick a child advocate, realtor, and musician shares her inspiring journey of recovery and how she uniquely transformed shame into power through music and singing. In this episode, Hope brings us to a better understanding of how frequent moves as a child might affect us, how shame arises through subtle comments, and how the cunning, baffling disease of alcoholism begins in early thought patterns. HOPE courageously walks us through the steps she took to change her life for the better, including the falls and the victories along the way that ultimately led to her beautiful hope-filled gift to the world - singing and music. I have known Hope for several years. She never gave up on herself and is a true inspiration to do the same! We met at a women's meeting called "Wing Repair," supporting women on a "halo" healing journey, held at Dee's House, in Fountain Valley, Orange County, a trauma and addiction recovery home founded by, Kimmy Hunkle-Hodges, LMFT, my former trauma therapist.   FREE BAN SHAME Tip Sheet for the Holiday Season: https://www.nadia-davis.com/ Audiobook -Home is Within You, A Memoir of Recovery and Redemption: Get Your Audio Book Here LEAVE A MESSAGE for Nadia. Use the "OPEN MIC" Tab on the FREE MindBodySpirit.Fm App.: https://mindbodyspirit.fm/ Find Hope Horlick on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopehorlick/ Support Trauma Healing of Incarcerated Individuals: Donate a book with the Prisoners Book Program: https://www.brooklinebooksmith.com/wishlist/1647  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this SOLO Podcast check in, you get an overview of recent interviews and examples from my life about how to find and give unconditional love as well as how to get out of the muck of others shaming, with specific tips to prepare now for possible triggers over this holiday season. Let's commit to CHOOSE LOVE (soul), not fear and judgment (mind), for ourselves and those around us! FREE Ban Shame Tip Sheet & More: https://www.nadia-davis.com/ SUPPORT the Incarcerated this Holiday Season: DONATE a copy of Home is Within You, A Memoir of Recovery and Redemption, here: https://www.brooklinebooksmith.com/wishlist/1647  Healing Yoga and Breath Work: https://www.nadia-davis.com/yoga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No shame in talking about shame with Dr. Stephen Poulter. Check out prior episodes 8 & 9 with the Dr. before this one! In this episode, Dr. Poulter explains exactly WHAT SHAME IS and the SIX AREAS it shows up in, helping us better recognize it and its highly damaging affects on living a present and joyful life. "Shame is ego," he says, "it blocks us from connecting to our best self," our private and authentic self, "you can't go outside unless you've been at home." Let's connect to the Home Within Us! FREE Ban Shame Tip Sheet and More: https://www.nadia-davis.com/ Get the audiobook Home is Within You narrated by Nadia Davis Find out more about Dr. Stephan Poulter https://www.stephanpoulter.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices