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What Do You Do After Something Terrible Happens to You? with Barbara Huson

What do you do after something terrible happens to you?

Maybe it was infidelity or another devastating betrayal. Maybe it was financial betrayal, a health crisis, or a relationship that fell apart. Whatever happened, you're left trying to figure out how to heal, trust yourself again, and move forward without letting what happened define the rest of your life.

My guest Barbara Huson knows something about that question. Her first husband was a compulsive gambler who lost almost all of her inheritance and left her facing nearly $2 million in tax debt. Years later, a series of serious health problems left her feeling as though her body—and even God—had betrayed her too.

In this conversation, Barbara and I talk about what it means to move from victim to creator—not by denying what happened, bypassing the pain, or pretending everything is fine, but by recognizing the power you still have over what happens next.

Because eventually the question shifts from Why did this happen to me? to something much more powerful:

What do I want now?

Barbara first joined me on FLAUNT! for Understanding Money—Your Post-Infidelity Plan with Barbara Huson, formerly Barbara Stanny. You can listen to that conversation here: https://dreamvisions7radio.com/barbara-huson-formerly-stanny/

Learn more about Barbara's Sacred Success: The Next Evolution retreat—where I'll also be leading a group hypnotherapy experience—here: https://www.bhuson.com/sacredsuccess

Top 3 Takeaways

Being victimized doesn't mean you have to remain a victim.
Taking your power back isn't about excusing what someone else did or pretending you weren't hurt. It's recognizing that what happened to you and what you create from it are two different things.

Ask yourself two questions: What do I want—and what do I need to let go of?
You don't bypass grief in order to move forward. You feel it. You grieve the person, the dream, the future you thought you were going to have—and begin getting honest about what you want to create now.

You don't have to do it alone.
Even when you understand the concepts, it can be almost impossible to see your own patterns from inside them. Support, community, and what Barbara calls having a “spotter” can help you see what you can't see for yourself.

Favorite Quote

“No one will do it for you, but you don't have to do it yourself.” — Barbara Huson

About Barbara Huson

Barbara Huson is a bestselling author, financial therapist, wealth coach, and a leading authority on women, wealth, and power. She has dedicated decades to helping women take charge of their finances, own their power, and create lives of greater purpose, prosperity, and possibility.

She is the author of seven books, including Prince Charming Isn’t Coming, Secrets of Six-Figure Women, Overcoming Underearning, Sacred Success, and Rewire for Wealth. Her work combines practical financial wisdom with psychology, neuroscience, and spirituality to help women transform not only their relationship with money, but their relationship with themselves.

After overcoming her own experience of financial betrayal and learning firsthand what it means to reclaim responsibility and power, Barbara has made it her mission to help women move from dependence to sovereignty and from fear to what she calls Sacred Success.

Learn more about Barbara and her work at Barbara-Huson.com.

Learn more about Sacred Success: The Next Evolution, where I’ll also be leading a group hypnotherapy experience: https://www.bhuson.com/sacredsuccess

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If you’re ready to Rise Up & Reign as the creator and queen of your life, let’s talk. I will walk by your side and give you the perspective, permission, and wisdom needed to turn your betrayal experience into something constructive, empowering, and transformative in all the right ways. 

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Download your Sparkle After Betrayal Recovery Guide at www.BetrayalRecoveryGuide.com, a guide designed to help you take the first steps in feeling better, so you can reclaim your power, own your worth, and start putting yourself, and your life, back together again.

About Lora:

Lora Cheadle, JD, CHt is a betrayal recovery coach, attorney, TEDx speaker, and author of FLAUNT! and It’s Not Burnout, It’s Betrayal.

After uncovering her husband’s 15-year affair, she turned her own pain into purpose—helping high-achieving women reclaim their identity, power, and joy.

A trauma-aware coach, somatic therapist, and former attorney, Lora blends legal insight with emotional and spiritual healing for full-spectrum recovery.

She is the author of FLAUNT! Drop Your Cover and Reveal Your Smart, Sexy, & Spiritual Self (an International Book Awards Finalist and Tattered Cover Bestseller) and It’s Not Burnout, It’s Betrayal: 5 Tools to FUEL UP & Thrive. She also hosts the podcast FLAUNT! Create a Life You Love After Infidelity and Betrayal. Learn more at www.loracheadle.com and follow me across all social!

Get the support you need to find your footing, begin making sense of it all, and feel better fast. As an attorney, betrayal recovery expert, and survivor of infidelity I can help you find the clarity and confidence to create a life that you love on the other side of betrayal. Book Your Session Here: https://calendly.com/loras-schedule/coaching-session

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Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #689 is an autumnal celebration of visionary improvised acoustic music by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, shruti box, nylon-string guitar, marimba, ukulele and Celtic harp, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drum. Recorded live in early October at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, today’s show begins with the lovely, peaceful “Maples In The Fall”, a gorgeous Fall reflection with a fine vocal from Mariam, mellow nylon-string guitar, evocative piano and throbbing Native drum. “Alignment and Harmony In All Areas Of Our Life” is an unusual, exotic-sounding piece led by Mariam’s tight, rhythmic marimba and “Precious Life” is a powerful, gospel-inflected exploration brought in on waves of soaring Native flute. “Family Of The Stars” is a gorgeously formal song with classical and gospel influences with swirling Celtic harp and Native flute passages. “Spirit Of Fire” is an outstanding track from Mariam’s “Vision Quest” album and the band presents a lush, mystical, powerful version and follows up with another “Vision Quest” track, “Spirit Of The Forest” with a version that shows off Mariam’s powerful, active melody. “Thank You (Celebrating The 41st Anniversary Of The Peace Pagoda)” closes today’s show with a lovely, reverent tribute to Leverett, Massachusetts’ renowned Buddhist temple with rich Native flute, beautiful minor piano explorations, throbbing Native drum and another lyrical, peaceful vocal from Mariam.

Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Beyond the Pink: Navigating Life with Metastatic Breast Cancer

When October comes, the pink does too. While we love the awareness, there’s a part of the breast cancer conversation that often gets left out: the one that affects about 168,000 women in the U.S. right now.

On this episode of Her Health Compass, we’re talking with Dr. Nicole Beck Clifford and Claire Bailardo, about Stage IV metastatic breast cancer, when the cancer has spread beyond the breast to other parts of the body. While there are some treatments available, there are no cures, and the women and men living with it deserve more than a ribbon. They deserve real information, critical research, and genuine support. This episode is for the women (and men) living with MBC and for those who love them, and for anyone who wants to understand what it truly means to navigate this diagnosis with grace, grit, and as much quality of life as possible.

Bio: Nicole Beck Clifford, DMD, MD, is a dedicated advocate for the metastatic breast cancer (MBC) community. Her commitment began in 2020, when her mother and cousin were both diagnosed with MBC. With a grandmother and two aunts who have also faced earlier-stage breast cancer, the disease has shaped her family's story and her drive to create change. Nicole is also a previvor herself, giving her a personal understanding of what it means to live with an elevated breast cancer risk and to make proactive decisions about her health.

Nicole is a Co-Founder and Board Member of MBCure, a family-driven initiative that directs 100% of its net proceeds to MBC research, awareness, education, and access efforts. In 2025, MBCure launched the MBCure Research Consortium with three of the world’s leading cancer institutions: Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Fox Chase Cancer Center. This is an effort that brings breast oncologists and researchers together to fuel curative-intent MBC research.

Previously, as a member of METAvivor's Board of Directors, Nicole led several of the organization's largest fundraising events and served on the Executive Committee. She planned and executed the Board's first ever Strategic Summit, producing a documented strategic growth plan with concrete action items. She also led the revision of key policies to strengthen fundraising guidelines and strategies and to improve how funds were allocated to internal operations to support the organization's sustainable growth.

Utilizing her experience from business school and drawing on her perspective as a physician, a previvor, and a family member of patients, Nicole is especially passionate about addressing disparities in the allocation of breast cancer research funding, improving collaboration within academic medicine and research, and helping people understand their breast cancer risk, recommended screening guidelines based on their risk, and steps they may consider to reduce their risk.

Bio: Claire Bailardo is the creator and voice behind PerkyBits: Riding the Waves of Life Podcast, a space built around finding joy, humor, and meaning in all the messy bits of life. A wife, mom, stepmom, former kindergarten teacher, and 12 year breast cancer survivor now living with metastatic breast cancer, Claire shares her story with openness, humor, and heart.

Through her original PerkyBits blog from her early stage diagnosis in 2014 and now the PerkyBits Podcast, created in 2026, she talks about the real stuff—the scary moments, the funny ones, motherhood, cancer, wellness, everyday life, and everything in between. Her goal isn’t to pretend that life is always positive, but to show that even during the hardest chapters, there can still be laughter, connection, and beauty.

Find Yonni & Heather here https://www.herhealthcompass.com/

Your Next Level, Who Do You Believe You Are?

Bridging the gap between ancient wisdom and modern times

Karendayal is your Life’s River Guide for mind body soul care with her practical East meets West vibe. She has been immersed in the ancient healing arts since the age of 5 and has been in professional service since 1993 to support you too fully navigate the flow of your life to live your love, peace, truth joy and happiness through her life changing and supporting Soul Self-Mastery Coaching for Healing, Transformation and Empowerment.

She is the Founder and Owner of Bliss Life Yoga & Wellness and created the movement Release Reclaim Rise | Be You. Live Love for her signature Transformational Soul Self Mastery Program designed specifically for you and your self-discovery journey.

She can also assist you with Healing Therapeutic Massage, Reiki, Energy Healing Soul Clearings, Yoga and Ayurveda Wisdom, and Meditation, as she is a Registered Ayurvedic Health Counselor/Educator, Registered Yoga Teacher, Licensed Massage Therapist, Inspired Speaker, Reiki Master/ Teacher, Skilled in Level II EFT, (Emotional Freedom Technique) and has a Bachelor of Divinity in Spiritual Counseling & Metaphysical Healing.

Her passion for transforming lives is contagious and she is dedicated to nurturing her ever-evolving Soul along with supporting the nurturing of yours and following the path of Love & Service for the benefit of everyone and everything we share this planet with.

KARENDAYAL’S Contact Info:
Web: www.KarendayalDevi.com
Office Phone: 508-252-WELL Email: KarendayalDevi@gmail.com
Facebook: KarendayalDevi

Call In and Chat with Deborah during Live Show: 833-220-1200 or 319-527-2638
Learn more about Deborah here:  www.lovebyintuition.com

From Triggered to Empowered: Taking Back Your Power | John Ford

Have you ever reacted to something someone said or did and later wondered, "Why did that bother me so much?" Or found yourself responding in a way you wish you hadn't?

What if those moments of being triggered weren't something wrong with you, but an opportunity to better understand yourself?

In this episode of the Make Mental Health Matter Show, host Kelli Melissa Reinhardt welcomes John Ford, workplace mediator, conflict resolution trainer, coach, and author of Tracking Triggers: From Reactivity to Responsiveness, for an eye-opening conversation about emotional triggers, communication, self-awareness, and the power of choice.

With more than 30 years of experience helping people navigate conflict and difficult relationships, John shares why our emotional reactions often reveal something deeper about our experiences, unmet needs, and patterns we've carried throughout our lives.

Together, Kelli and John explore the difference between reacting and responding, why effective communication is a skill we can all improve, and how learning to recognize our triggers can help us create healthier relationships with ourselves and others.

John introduces his Fifth Way approach, which encourages us to recognize when we've been triggered, regulate our emotions, identify what we're feeling and needing, explore what may be underneath our reactions, and consciously choose how we respond.

They also discuss the importance of truly listening to understand rather than simply listening to reply, communicating our needs without attacking others, setting healthy boundaries, and recognizing that validating someone's experience doesn't mean we have to agree with them.

Through personal stories, practical examples, and even a little humor, Kelli and John remind us that we don't have to carry every frustration, conflict, or emotional reaction with us.

Sometimes the greatest change begins with a simple question: "Why is this triggering me, and what can I learn from it?"

You don't have to control everyone or everything around you to create more peace in your life. You can begin by becoming more aware of yourself.

Because awareness creates opportunity, and opportunity creates choice.

Learn more about John's work, his book Tracking Triggers, and his Inner Trackers community at www.trackingtriggers.com.

Join us as we continue breaking stigma, creating conversations, and sharing practical tools to help you #MakeMentalHealthMatter.

Learn more about John here:

John Ford: https://www.johnford.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-ford-266280

The Empathy Set: https://www.empathyset.com

Kelli’s links:
www.mmhm.org/show
Facebook.com/kellimelissareinhardt
Instagram.com/kellimelissareinhardt
linkedin.com/in/kellimelissareinhardt
tiktok.com/@warriorformentalhealth

https://www.youtube.com/@MakeMentalHealthMatter 

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