Warrior Words | Stories of Hope | Finding the Beauty in the Broken & Thriving After Surviving Trauma

By: Heather Gaffney - Author Artist and YouTuber; Storyteller Warrior Survivor Thriver & Faithful Catholic
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  • Do events from your past plague and haunt you? Are you walking through a storm that feels like it will never end? Is your battle rendering you hopeless? You desire to be a Warrior like Joan of Arc, but at the end of the day, you just feel like Mrs. Banks from Mary Poppins. No more, my friend! You may feel like you’re fighting alone, but this battle was never meant to be a solo endeavor. You were meant to be a Warrior among Warriors. I, too, grew up thinking my battles were mine alone. Until I found myself in an abusive marriage and felt cut off from all avenues of help. Life dealt its blows. One after another. It wasn’t until I finally realized life’s battles weren’t meant to be fought alone that I began not only to survive but thrive. In this podcast, you will hear stories from Warriors; the Warriors’ Words. They will tell you of their battles, the ones they won and the ones they lost. You will hear their journeys and the lessons they learned along the way. But we don’t stop there. These Warriors will share how they have taken lessons learned and started thriving. We share how we have found the Beauty in the Broken. Whether it’s an abusive marriage, a serious illness, a mental health crisis, or any number of traumas this world dishes out, these Warriors will use their Words to help you find the beauty in your broken, move beyond your battles and become the Thrivor God created you to be. Now pick up your sword - or boxing gloves - and join me in battle. Your words are powerful, my friends, let’s make them Warrior Words! Become more involved in this journey at @MyWarriorWords and @HeatherGaffneyAuthor on Instagram. I can also be found on X at @HGaffneyAuthor and on YouTube at @warriorwords and @TheresBeautyInTheBroken
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Episodes
  • 39. Domestic Violence & Breast Cancer - Two Traumas That Changed My Life

    39. Domestic Violence & Breast Cancer - Two Traumas That Changed My Life
    Oct 1 2024
    Welcome to Episode 39 of the Warrior Words podcast! October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month AND Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I WAS a victim of both and now I am a SURVIVOR. I am dedicating these five episodes in October to: #StompOutBreastCancer and #StompOutDomesticViolence In this episode, I share some sobering statistics about both of these traumas, plus a few things that are in our control so we can do something about it. Over the following four weeks, I will share some incredible stories of brave women who have walked one of these two journeys. Please share these episodes with people in your lives who need to hear them. You may just save a life... Helpful Organizations: National Breast Cancer Foundation: https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/ Purple It Up: http://purpleitup.org/ 2Live2Cure: https://2live2cure.betterworld.org/ Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/ Citations for the Statistics & Quotes in this episode: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/domestic-violence https://www.cdc.gov/intimate-partner-violence/about/index.html https://www.thehotline.org/stakeholders/domestic-violence-statistics/ https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/research/cancer-facts-and-statistics/breast-cancer-facts-and-figures/2022-2024-breast-cancer-fact-figures-acs.pdf https://www.cancer.org/research/cancer-facts-statistics/breast-cancer-facts-figures.html https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-cancer-facts/ https://www.breastcancer.org/facts-statistics https://www.breastcancer.org/risk/risk-factors Armor Up. Fight the Good Fight. Seek Beauty. Make Your Words Warrior Words. NEW WARRIOR WORDS FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WarriorWords/ Become a Warrior Words Insider: https://subscribepage.io/pearlsofwisdom Purchase Art & Merch or make a Donation: https://ko-fi.com/warriorwords YT: https://www.youtube.com/@theresbeautyinthebroken YT: https://www.youtube.com/@warriorwords IG: https://www.instagram.com/mywarriorwords/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/heathergaffneyauthor/ People who helped make this podcast possible: Editor & Music Composer: AgentSecret24 - https://www.youtube.com/@Agentsecret24 Cover Art Designer: Sophia Lebano - http://sophialebano.com/ Photographer: Val Westover (He does VIRTUAL photo sessions!) - https://www.valwestoverphotography.com/shop?category=Virtual+Photography&aff=16 Podcast Coach, Stefanie Gass: Clarify Your Calling: https://heatherg--stefaniegass.thrivecart.com/clarifyyourcalling/ Podcast Pro University: https://heatherg--stefaniegass.thrivecart.com/podcastprouniversity/ Podcast to Profit: https://heatherg--stefaniegass.thrivecart.com/podcasttoprofitmastermind/ Podbean Podcast Hosting: https://www.podbean.com/WarriorWords NOTE: Beliefs, practices, and opinions expressed by guests of the Warrior Words podcast are not necessarily the same as those of the host. One of the purposes of this podcast is to share stories. This cannot be effective if everyone is identical. * Some of my links are affiliate links. I receive a small commission with your purchase at no additional cost to you if you click through my links.
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    17 mins
  • 38. Where Do You See Certainty In Life? Bullying and Loss with Tanya Harris Roundy

    38. Where Do You See Certainty In Life? Bullying and Loss with Tanya Harris Roundy
    Sep 24 2024

    Welcome to Episode 38 of the Warrior Words podcast!

    Tanya Harris Roundy is an author, teacher, singer, actress, director, and more! In her life, she has experienced many losses and experiences of bullying - some in her childhood and others in her adult life. Trauma is a reality we all experience, not just once, but multiple times. The possibility of trauma doesn't just stop when we've hit a certain age or number of traumas.

    Sometimes, we just need someone in our life to help us find certainty.

    Learn more about Tanya:

    Website: https://tanyaharrisroundy.com/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tanyaroundyauthor

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067203788913

    Certainty on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4dnMxup

    Armor Up.

    Fight the Good Fight.

    Seek Beauty.

    Make Your Words Warrior Words.

    NEW WARRIOR WORDS FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WarriorWords/

    Become a Warrior Words Insider: https://subscribepage.io/pearlsofwisdom

    Purchase Art & Merch or make a Donation: https://ko-fi.com/warriorwords

    YT: https://www.youtube.com/@theresbeautyinthebroken

    YT: https://www.youtube.com/@warriorwords

    IG: https://www.instagram.com/mywarriorwords/

    IG: https://www.instagram.com/heathergaffneyauthor/

    People who helped make this podcast possible:

    Editor & Music Composer: AgentSecret24 - https://www.youtube.com/@Agentsecret24

    Cover Art Designer: Sophia Lebano - http://sophialebano.com/

    Photographer: Val Westover (He does VIRTUAL photo sessions!) - https://www.valwestoverphotography.com/shop?category=Virtual+Photography&aff=16

    Podcast Coach, Stefanie Gass:

    Clarify Your Calling: https://heatherg--stefaniegass.thrivecart.com/clarifyyourcalling/

    Podcast Pro University: https://heatherg--stefaniegass.thrivecart.com/podcastprouniversity/

    Podcast to Profit: https://heatherg--stefaniegass.thrivecart.com/podcasttoprofitmastermind/

    Podbean Podcast Hosting: https://www.podbean.com/WarriorWords

    NOTE: Beliefs, practices, and opinions expressed by guests of the Warrior Words podcast are not necessarily the same as those of the host. One of the purposes of this podcast is to share stories. This cannot be effective if everyone is identical.

    * Some of my links are affiliate links. I receive a small commission with your purchase at no additional cost to you if you click through my links.
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    40 mins
  • 37. Taking STEPs to Thrive After Surviving a Traumatic Brain Injury with Nick Prefontaine

    37. Taking STEPs to Thrive After Surviving a Traumatic Brain Injury with Nick Prefontaine
    Sep 17 2024

    Welcome to Episode 37 of the Warrior Words podcast!

    Nick's Prefontaine's parents were told that he would never walk or talk again. Well, he's a guest on the podcast, so at least half of that is not true. And I'm going to let him reveal in his own words what happened to the other half of that prognosis.

    Yes, sometimes doctors get it wrong. They are human and all humans make mistakes. But sometimes it's not so much about the doctors' prognoses as it is about the STEPs we take.

    Listen in to find out how Nick not only survived, but thrived!

    Learn more about Nick:

    Website: https://nickprefontaine.com/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickprefontaine/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nick.prefontaine.7

    FREE GIFT: https://nickprefontaine.com/step

    Speaker Salon Nick mentioned: https://triciabrouk.com/

    Armor Up.

    Fight the Good Fight.

    Seek Beauty.

    Make Your Words Warrior Words.

    NEW WARRIOR WORDS FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WarriorWords/

    Become a Warrior Words Insider: https://subscribepage.io/pearlsofwisdom

    Purchase Art & Merch or make a Donation: https://ko-fi.com/warriorwords

    YT: https://www.youtube.com/@theresbeautyinthebroken

    YT: https://www.youtube.com/@warriorwords

    IG: https://www.instagram.com/mywarriorwords/

    IG: https://www.instagram.com/heathergaffneyauthor/

    People who helped make this podcast possible:

    Editor & Music Composer: AgentSecret24 - https://www.youtube.com/@Agentsecret24

    Cover Art Designer: Sophia Lebano - http://sophialebano.com/

    Photographer: Val Westover (He does VIRTUAL photo sessions!) - https://www.valwestoverphotography.com/shop?category=Virtual+Photography&aff=16

    Podcast Coach, Stefanie Gass:

    Clarify Your Calling: https://heatherg--stefaniegass.thrivecart.com/clarifyyourcalling/

    Podcast Pro University: https://heatherg--stefaniegass.thrivecart.com/podcastprouniversity/

    Podcast to Profit: https://heatherg--stefaniegass.thrivecart.com/podcasttoprofitmastermind/

    Podbean Podcast Hosting: https://www.podbean.com/WarriorWords

    NOTE: Beliefs, practices, and opinions expressed by guests of the Warrior Words podcast are not necessarily the same as those of the host. One of the purposes of this podcast is to share stories. This cannot be effective if everyone is identical.

    * Some of my links are affiliate links. I receive a small commission with your purchase at no additional cost to you if you click through my links.
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    57 mins
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