In this powerful episode, Jeselle and Sela sit down with Bradley Gabbert to explore his journey from childhood trauma and a life-changing accident to healing, self-discovery, and ultimately using his experiences to help others.

Bradley opens up about the physical and emotional impact of his accident, including navigating a head injury, PTSD, and years of suppressed emotions. He shares how looking deeper into his childhood, family dynamics, and the expectations placed on men helped him recognize patterns that were affecting his mental and emotional health.

The conversation dives into the ways society often teaches men to hide vulnerability, push through pain, and disconnect from their emotions—and what can happen when those feelings are never given a safe place to exist. Bradley discusses learning to challenge those beliefs and discovering that vulnerability isn't weakness, but an important part of healing, connection, and personal growth.

Bradley also shares how writing his book became a therapeutic experience, allowing him to process parts of his story in an entirely new way. Along his healing journey, practices like breathwork and yoga became powerful tools for reconnecting with his body, regulating his emotions, and creating space for deeper healing.

Together, Jeselle, Sela, and Bradley explore childhood trauma, generational differences, men's emotional health, boundaries, self-care, therapy, and the ongoing process of learning who you are beneath the expectations and survival patterns you've carried.

This episode is an important reminder that healing isn't about pretending the past never happened. It's about understanding how it shaped you, giving yourself permission to feel what you've buried, and discovering healthier ways to move forward.

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In this powerful episode, Angel shares her deeply personal journey of survival, trauma, addiction, chronic pain, and ultimately rebuilding a life she once wasn’t sure she would live to see.

After enduring childhood abuse, a catastrophic car accident, multiple surgeries, ongoing physical pain, and difficult legal battles, Angel found herself facing not only the damage done to her body, but the emotional wounds she had carried for years. Her story opens an important conversation about a truth that is often overlooked: surviving something and healing from it are not the same thing.

Angel explores how unresolved childhood trauma can follow us into adulthood, influencing our relationships, coping mechanisms, mental health, and even the way we see ourselves. She speaks candidly about addiction and self-destructive behaviors, revealing how they can become ways of escaping pain that feels impossible to face.

But this episode is about more than what Angel survived—it’s about what she chose to do afterward.

Through faith, spirituality, self-care, boundaries, community, and learning to give herself grace, Angel began the difficult process of rebuilding her life. She discusses managing chronic pain, removing toxic influences, finding peace in a slower small-town lifestyle, and discovering purpose through writing and sharing her experiences.

At the heart of the conversation is a powerful reminder that healing doesn’t require pretending the past never happened. It means learning how to move forward without allowing your darkest chapters to define the rest of your story.

Angel’s message to anyone struggling with trauma, addiction, pain, or regret is simple but profound: you can rewrite your ending. You are not your worst chapter.

This episode is an honest conversation about resilience, forgiveness, faith, and what it truly means to move from simply surviving life to finally beginning to live it.

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What if some of the beliefs, habits, and patterns controlling your life were never consciously chosen by you?

In this episode, Jeselle and Sela sit down with hypnotherapist and author Craig Meriwether to explore the fascinating connection between the subconscious mind, our deeply rooted beliefs, and our ability to create meaningful change.

Craig breaks down the myths surrounding hypnotherapy, explaining that hypnosis isn't magic, mind control, or mysticism—it's a collection of techniques designed to work with natural states of the brain. He explains how we move through different brainwave states every day and how hypnotherapy can use these states to access beliefs and patterns operating beneath our conscious awareness.

The conversation dives into how beliefs become embedded in the subconscious and how those beliefs can influence everything from our self-talk and emotional responses to habits like smoking, stress, and anxiety. Craig also explores the use of visualization and symbolism to release emotions, why the placebo effect offers a fascinating glimpse into the mind-body connection, and how changing what we believe about ourselves may influence the way we experience our lives.

Craig also shares his personal journey into hypnotherapy, the history and evolution of the practice, and why remote sessions have made this work more accessible than ever.

Ultimately, this episode challenges listeners to examine a powerful question: How much of your life is being shaped by beliefs and patterns you don't even realize you're carrying?

If you've ever felt stuck in the same thoughts, habits, or emotional cycles despite consciously wanting to change, this conversation offers a fascinating look at what may be happening beneath the surface—and how understanding your subconscious could become an important part of creating lasting change.

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In this deeply emotional episode of Look in Through the Glass, Sharmaine and Jeselle open up about the heartbreaking loss of a beloved horse and the complicated journey of grief that followed. Through raw personal stories, they explore what it means to love an animal so deeply that losing them leaves an undeniable emptiness behind.

The conversation reflects on the horse’s strength and resilience during colic, the painful decision to say goodbye, and the emotions that surface when we’re forced to let go of an animal who has become part of the family. Sharmaine and Jeselle discuss how grief can look completely different from person to person—and why there is no “right” way or timeline for processing loss.

They also explore the extraordinary healing connection between humans and animals. Animals can provide comfort without words, create a sense of safety, and sometimes reach emotions we have struggled to access ourselves. As Jeselle and Sharmaine reflect on their experiences, they discuss the importance of allowing grief to move through us rather than feeling pressured to hide it, rush it, or immediately “move on.”

The episode also touches on supporting loved ones—and even other animals—through grief, recognizing that loss can ripple throughout an entire family. At its heart, this conversation is about giving ourselves permission to feel: to cry, remember, release, and honor the connection that existed.

Ultimately, this episode reminds listeners that healing doesn't mean forgetting. The animals we love can leave an imprint that continues long after they're gone, teaching us about connection, compassion, vulnerability, and unconditional love.

“Animals can heal parts of us we didn't even know needed healing.”

In this deeply personal and unfiltered episode of Look in Through the Glass, mother-daughter hosts Jeselle and Sela confront the complicated intersection of postpartum mental health, motherhood, trauma, accountability, and generational healing.

The conversation begins with a tragic case involving a mother who harmed her children, opening the door to a difficult but necessary discussion about postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. Jeselle and Sela explore how dramatically a woman’s physical and mental health can change during pregnancy and after childbirth, while questioning why significant gaps still exist in the understanding and research of women’s health.

But they also wrestle with one of the hardest questions surrounding mental illness and tragedy: How do we have compassion for someone experiencing a mental health crisis while still demanding accountability and justice for the people who were harmed? Rather than treating the issue as black and white, they examine the uncomfortable space where mental illness, personal responsibility, motherhood, and the rights of victims collide.

From there, the conversation becomes increasingly personal as Jeselle and Sela reflect on recovery, childhood trauma, family dynamics, and the lasting impact parents can have on their children. They discuss how children absorb far more than adults sometimes realize—from conflict and emotional instability to the ways their parents cope with pain—and how those experiences can quietly follow them into adulthood.

As mother and daughter, they also confront their own history. They talk about mistakes, painful memories, parental decisions, and what happens when childhood wounds unexpectedly resurface years later. Their conversation demonstrates that healing within a family doesn't require pretending the past never happened. Sometimes it means acknowledging what happened, asking difficult questions, taking responsibility, listening to each other's experiences, and choosing to heal differently moving forward.

The episode also expands into the pressures facing people today—from societal expectations around emotional strength to fear about an uncertain future and the growing desire for self-sufficiency. Jeselle and Sela discuss how constant access to information can empower us while simultaneously fueling anxiety and making an already overwhelming world feel even heavier.

Ultimately, the episode comes back to mental health awareness, suicide prevention, and human connection. Jeselle and Sela emphasize the importance of noticing when someone is struggling, creating space for uncomfortable conversations, and being willing to ask direct questions rather than assuming someone is okay.

This episode isn't about having easy answers. It's about being willing to have the conversations families often avoid—the conversations about postpartum mental health, accountability, childhood wounds, parental influence, suicide, recovery, and the ways trauma travels through generations.

Because healing doesn't erase the past. It gives us the opportunity to understand it, take responsibility for what belongs to us, and decide what we refuse to carry into the next generation.

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In this deeply moving episode, hosts Jeselle and Sela sit down with Colleen for an honest conversation about grief, addiction, trauma, mental health, and what it takes to keep going when life feels unbearable.

Colleen opens up about her experience with binge drinking and the deeper pain that fueled self-destructive behaviors. Her life was forever changed by the devastating loss of her husband to suicide, forcing her to navigate a kind of grief that affected every part of her emotional world. Through that darkness, she began to understand the powerful connection between unresolved trauma, addiction, grief, and mental health.

Together, Jeselle, Sela, and Colleen explore why awareness matters—but also why awareness alone isn't enough. Having people who are willing to listen, creating supportive communities, reaching out during our darkest moments, and recognizing when someone may be struggling can make a life-changing difference.

Colleen's story is ultimately one of resilience, connection, and finding meaning after unimaginable loss. She reminds us that healing isn't about erasing what happened or reaching some perfect finish line. It's about learning to carry our experiences differently, extending compassion to ourselves, and allowing others to walk beside us.

This conversation also highlights the power of sharing the stories we may be afraid to tell. Because when one person has the courage to speak about addiction, suicide, grief, or trauma, someone listening may finally realize:

They aren't the only one struggling—and asking for help can be the beginning of something different.

Powerful takeaway: Even in tragedy, healing and purpose can emerge—and sometimes sharing your story becomes part of someone else's reason to keep going.

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Vegas brought the flashbacks, the fight-or-flight, and the brutal truth: healing changes everything, including the people, places, and life you can no longer tolerate.

Jeselle and Sela Sharmaine open up with raw honesty about what it felt like to return to their hometown after years of addiction recovery, trauma work, and hard-earned growth. What looked like a simple trip turned into a full-body reckoning with old memories, family dynamics, and the version of themselves they used to be.

You’ll hear them unpack:

why returning to Las Vegas hit so differently after sobriety and healing

how the “people, places, and things” rule applies far beyond addiction

the difference between being clean and still carrying an addict mindset

how childhood neglect, bullying, and abuse can shape your nervous system for years

why not being heard can trigger anger, shutdown, and self-abandonment

how real healing means calling yourself out, protecting your peace, and learning to speak up

Jeselle shares what it was like to confront old trauma, family wounds, and the overwhelming overstimulation that followed her trip. Sela Sharmaine adds the hard-won perspective of someone still learning herself, naming the shame, survival patterns, and mindset shifts that come with recovery beyond just quitting drugs.

This episode is as real as it gets, moving from heavy trauma to dark humor, sisterly callouts, and the kind of honesty that only works when two people have fought their way back to each other. If you’ve ever felt stuck in your hometown, trapped by old patterns, or exhausted from carrying pain no one sees, this conversation will hit close to home.

Perfect for anyone in recovery, anyone healing family trauma, and anyone who needs the reminder that you are allowed to take up space, tell the truth, and keep going.

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In this deeply moving episode, Jeselle and Sela sit down with Malisa Hepner for an honest conversation about grief, trauma, self-compassion, and what it truly means to heal.

Malisa shares her heartbreaking journey after losing her son to a synthetic opioid overdose and the profound impact that loss had on her emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. She opens up about navigating PTSD, triggers, shame, overwhelm, and the immense weight of grief while learning how to create more peace, safety, and compassion within herself.

Throughout the conversation, Malisa explores the tools that helped her move through some of her darkest moments—from recognizing and naming destructive inner voices to practicing body awareness, setting boundaries, organizing her life around peace and joy, and learning to trust herself again. She reminds us that self-worth is not something we have to earn and that nurturing ourselves through pain is not weakness—it is an essential part of healing.

The conversation also dives into spirituality, family and childhood wounds, self-sabotage, stress, and the importance of allowing every emotion to exist without judgment. Malisa describes grief as a heavy backpack we may continue to carry, but one that can become lighter when we have the right tools, support, and willingness to share what we are carrying.

Ultimately, this episode is a powerful reminder that healing is not a destination—it is an ongoing relationship with ourselves. Through vulnerability, self-awareness, compassion, community, and trust, even our darkest experiences can create space for deeper understanding, gratitude, and light.

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