**Trigger Warning on sexual abuse**

There are no words to properly explain someone's, beyond what they say themselves.

And even the words spoken by someone who truly experienced something incredibly traumatic are not enough to convey the fear, loss, grief, heartbreak and anger they have felt.

Today, we are holding space for Rachel.

Rachel embraces immense bravery as she recalls the horrific actions that were done to her as a child. Starting at the young age of 3. Not only was Rachel sexually assaulted multiple times in her childhood by her grandfather, and step father, but those that should have been the ones protecting her, are also the ones who failed her and told her to be grateful.

And then, to top it off, when she did take it to court; she was not taken seriously as someone with resounding evidence that the abuse happened.

Our hearts are absolutely full of love for Rachel and we have a deep desire to watch her grow, and impact thousands of people in her life. Her bravery, hard work and desire to overcome all that she has been through is incredible.

Thank you again Rachel for sharing this with us.

We wish you so much prosperity in your future.

With immense love,

Sammi and Melissa

Victoria Ellen has quite the story.

We don't think we can even come close to giving it a proper introduction in the write up.

Victoria got married at a young age after finding out she was pregnant, only to quickly realize that the person she had married has been lying about everything. The lying grew to controlling, the controlling turned to physical abuse on her and eventually, sexual abuse to her two beautiful children, which became her final straw to get out of there.

This story is full of jaw dropping moments, heart break and incredible overcoming.

Thank you for joining us Victoria and helping us raise more awareness around Domestic Abuse.

To dive deeper into this story (which I know we plan to) - check out Victoria's book, Painting in the Rain here:

https://www.victoriaellen.co/

Or, watch her episode with Scam Goddess, on Disney+ in Canada or Hulu in the USA.

We stand with all those who have fought so hard to overcome all they have,

With love,

Sammi and Melissa

Join us Today as we finish off our episode with Lauren Woodley.

Back in March, Lauren bravely shared her story about a abusive relationship that she was in with her wife. (We have re-released this episode, so if you missed, just jumped back to the episode released before this one, and it's right there for you). In todays episode, we chat with Lauren about what it was like to get out.

When she decided, how long it took, where she stayed and how she has been rediscovering herself ever since.

One of the most beautiful things to see in this episode is how Lauren lights up when she speaks about the one thing she does now that she never could have done if she had stayed in that relationship.

Thank you Lauren for bravely sharing your story with us.

With Love,

Sammi and Melissa

**p.s. - We had some technical difficulties with the sound and so the quality is not as great as our usual recordings, but the content is incredible!**

This episode with Lauren was one of the catalysts that drove us to deep dive and rally behind domestic violence awareness month.

A repost from march this year:

Did you know that 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men, experience domestic violence?

34% of people in Canada who have experienced domestic violence have never even spoken to someone else about it, let alone reported it to the police.

This episode with Lauren starts the opening up of our topic on Domestic Violence. We are highlighting this topic for the month of October, but let todays episode be just one example of how domestic violence can show up in a relationship.

Part 1 of Lauren's story puts the spot light on how her relationship with her ex started, how and when the abuse began and what was the final turning point for Lauren to escape.

If you ever experienced domestic violence; do not sit in silence. If you see it happening, report it.

Thank you Lauren for so bravely sharing your story with us.

With love,

Melissa and Sammi

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.The facts about domestic violence and sexual abuse are staggering.They threw us right off.*1 in 4 girls are sexually abused, 1 in 20 boys are abused.*Every year, more than 3 million children witness domestic violence in their homes.*44% of women over 15 will report some kind of domestic violence*there are MULTIPLE different ways that people can experience domestic abuse, it's not just physical and emotional.In today's episode we are diving into why we wanted to highlight this month, what episodes are to come for this mini series as well as, some details about stories of abuse that Melissa and Sammi experienced in their younger years.This series is heavy, but we encourage you to listen, become aware and learn tips for how to help others who could be experiencing abuse or how to point out if you, yourself are experiencing it.With love,Melissa and Sammi

We needed to release this episode as soon as possible!

Did you know that less than 3% of e-mails that you send to your politician are actually read?

There is so much going on in the world right now, climate change, famine, physical wars, wars on human rights, illness, domestic violence, book bans, gun control, over-stepping governments - you name it, it's happening in the world and it's heavy.

We feel it too!

In this episode with Sam Daley-Harris, we talk about his book Reclaiming Our Democracy and just HOW we, as the people, can take a deep breath, find out what causes are really important to us and find a way to really start to make some shifts happen.

There is TANGIBLE information said here that we believe can help empower each and every one of you, no mater what cause you are fighting for or want to fight for, to take steps and learn what Transformational Advocacy is and how you can apply it.

If you've listened and still aren't sure what to do, or where to turn to. Sam has set up a sign up sheet, where he can help direct you to an organization that teaches transformational advocacy, that can help you get on the right foot to start fighting for the causes you believe in and start to makes some real changes.

Sign up sheet:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCQuqj-4O2eh4Sfy_E-dfVntbPlqg1A4T4oQ8E2J0nuZbD-w/viewform

Sam's website:

https://reclaimingourdemocracy.com/

Thank you Sam!

With Love,

Sammi and Melissa

Have you ever wanted to leave everything you own and travel the world?

Are you afraid of something that you couldn't even imagine surrounding yourself with?

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to live on a boat?

Elsine and her family did ALL of these.

Elsine and her family are from the Netherlands. Her husband Ronald, always wanted to sail around the world but Elsine was desperately afraid of the water.

But one day, she said "Why not?!"

They bought a sailboat, and left their life in the Netherlands behind. Even though Elsine was filled with doubt.

Doubt about how she could overcome this fear of the water and LIVE on it.

Doubt about how she would feel spending 24hrs a day with her family.

Doubt about how she would do with homeschooling.

Doubt about her abilities to sail a boat.

Doubt that it was the right thing to do.

And you know what her response was to all this doubt?

"Doubt is part of the adventure"

If you need some inspiration to overcome some doubts you have about the choices your making or thinking of making, this episode is for you!

We hope you love it as much as we do.

With love,

Sammi & Melissa

Christine Blosdale is THE Expert Authority Coach.

What does that mean? She specializes in helping entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and business owners develop and amplify their Expert Authority and hone in on their craft so that they can become the go-to leaders in their industry.

In today's episode with Christine we chat all things overcoming when it comes to believing in yourself and starting your own business, project or life calling.

Christine shares with us how broadcasting found her, and completely changed her life forever. The best part of the story?! Is how she sees the small things her Mom did for her growing up, that really taught her and helped her believe that her opinion MATTERS. That she IS an expert and that she can make a difference and now she takes that to empower others.

Perhaps one of our favourite questions and answers is: does Christine still deal with imposter syndrome ever? (after she speaks about how she helps others overcome this) Tune in to hear her answer!

Thank you Christine!

Find Christine (and check out all her incredible tips and tricks):

https://www.christineblosdale.com/

https://www.tiktok.com/@christineblosdale

With love,

Sammi and Melissa