Candy Finnigan joins host Pam Feinberg-Rivkin for a deeply honest conversation about recovery, intervention, and the moments that quietly change everything. Candy shares the personal turning point that led her into sobriety, long before her life appeared to be falling apart on the outside, and reflects on how one family member’s refusal to look away altered the course of her marriage, motherhood, and future.

As the conversation unfolds, Candy talks about nearly four decades of recovery, her path into intervention work, and the spiritual grounding that guides her when families reach out in crisis. Together, she and Pam explore the reality behind televised interventions, what never makes it on screen, and why trust, truth, and timing matter more than dramatic moments.

The discussion weaves through music, loss, service, and long-term sobriety, offering a compassionate look at recovery as a lived experience shaped by connection, accountability, and hope.

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This conversation opens up the story behind a long-standing partnership built on advocacy, recovery, and a belief that healing is never one size fits all. Host Pam Feinberg-Rivkin sits down with her business partner and friend, Steve Feldman, to reflect on how their work grew from early consulting roots into a nationwide model grounded in care coordination, integrity, and resilience.

They talk honestly about long-term recovery, family impact, and what it means to turn personal struggle into meaningful service. The discussion moves through moments of synchronicity, leadership through health challenges, and navigating major industry shifts and COVID without losing clarity or values. Throughout, there is a steady reminder that healing involves mind, body, community, and curiosity about what else is possible.

The heart of the conversation comes back to resilience as the ability to bounce back, learn from the past without being defined by it, and move forward with vision, compassion, and hope.

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In this powerful episode of Resilient Butterfly, host Pam Feinberg-Rivkin sits down with Dr. Lori Leyden, PhD, to explore a deeply personal and transformative journey of healing trauma through compassion, presence, and grace. Dr. Leyden shares how her own childhood trauma, near death experience, and lifelong spiritual inquiry led her to develop a trauma healing approach now used around the world.

Together, they discuss her humanitarian work in Rwanda following the genocide, her decades of service with survivors of mass violence including Sandy Hook and Parkland, and her ongoing work with refugee and war affected communities. Dr. Leyden explains the Grace Process and the Embodying Grace Heart Map, a framework rooted in heart brain body coherence, somatic healing, forgiveness, and resilience.

This conversation offers profound insight into how healing ourselves becomes a pathway to healing others, and how even the greatest human tragedies can give rise to connection, meaning, and hope.

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In this episode of Resilient Butterfly, we explore resilience, healing, and the many pathways available for trauma recovery. We believe there is more than one way to heal, and this conversation is about expanding possibility rather than endorsing any single approach.

Host Pam Feinberg Rivkin sits down with Dr. Chantel Thomas to discuss her personal journey into trauma, addiction, and recovery work. Dr. Thomas shares how her family background in medicine, early experiences in residential treatment environments, and deep respect for sensitive nervous systems shaped her path into clinical psychology and health psychology.

Together, we explore psychedelic assisted therapies including psilocybin, MDMA assisted therapy, and ketamine assisted psychotherapy. Dr. Thomas explains how these approaches are being studied, what is currently FDA approved, and why preparation, screening, informed consent, and a strong therapeutic container are essential for safety and ethical care.

The conversation also addresses trauma, PTSD, addiction, recovery, and the importance of patient empowerment, agency, and choice. We discuss the differences between infusion clinics and therapy-based models, the risks of misuse, and how these tools may support healing when used responsibly and with professional guidance.

This episode invites listeners to stay curious, ask questions, and do their own research while honoring the resilience and creativity that exist in every healing journey.

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In this episode of Resilient Butterfly, we sit down with trauma therapist Ryan Soave to explore how trauma shows up in our lives, even when we do not recognize it. We talk about the difference between stress and trauma, why childhood patterns follow us into adulthood, and how recovery often begins with understanding rather than blame. Ryan shares how his own healing led him into this work and why emotional vulnerability matters, especially for men who have been taught to hide it.

We also talk about why relapse is often tied to unresolved trauma, how treatment needs to be based on individual needs rather than a preset timeline, and why spirituality and creativity play such powerful roles in long term healing. Ryan opens up about the transformations he has witnessed over the years and how people can move from deep pain into lives filled with meaning, family, connection, and service.

Whether you are navigating your own healing or supporting someone you love, this conversation offers grounded insight, compassion, and hope.

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Join Resilient Butterfly host Pam Feinberg-Rivkin as she sits down with licensed mental health counselor and author Tricia Youngs to explore what it truly takes to heal from complex trauma. Tricia shares the story behind her book Rescued, her early recovery journey, the turning points that shaped her resilience, and the deep emotional work that led her to help others heal. She explains the hidden roots of love addiction, the impact of early neglect on adult relationships, and the powerful role of boundaries, somatic tools, and community support in creating lasting change. This episode offers practical steps anyone can begin today while reminding listeners that even a shattered heart can heal. Listen now and begin your own rescue.

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In this inspiring episode of Resilient Butterfly, host Pam Feinberg-Rivkin sits down with Dr. Kimberly Dunn, Associate Professor at Florida Atlantic University and Executive Director of Champions Empowering Champions. Dr. Dunn shares her remarkable journey as a first-generation college student who briefly experienced foster care during a challenging time in her family, then went on to earn her Ph.D., build a fulfilling academic career, and create a nonprofit that supports FAU students who have faced foster care or homelessness.

She explains how monthly “squad night” community dinners, peer connection, and learning sessions help students feel they belong and beat imposter syndrome. Dr. Dunn also highlights new transition support made possible by The Polo Club Foundation, plus wellness practices like mindfulness and yoga that sustain resilience. Hear how Champions Empowering Champions provides essentials through Amazon wish lists, graduation support, and a roadmap for life after college.

To learn more or get involved, visit empoweringchampions.org

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In this deeply moving episode of Resilient Butterfly, host Pam Feinberg-Rivkin welcomes Erica Coulston, co-founder of Walk The Line Spinal Cord Injury Recovery. Erica shares her extraordinary 24-year journey following a life-changing accident—one defined by resilience, innovation, and unwavering determination. Together, they explore how Erica transformed personal tragedy into purpose, building a thriving recovery community and inspiring others to redefine what’s possible after spinal cord injury. She also discusses her experience as a mother, advocate, and leader introducing the groundbreaking ARC-EX device by Onward Medical, which is helping restore hand function and hope for many. Through Erica’s story, Pam highlights the beauty of perseverance and the power of creating opportunity where others see limitation.

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