Shawn Alex Nemeth Interview: Overcoming Abuse and Trauma to Found Chester Street Foundation

Emotional Badass

Nikki Eisenhauer

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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What does it take to transform a life scarred by childhood trauma, abuse, and misdiagnoses into a beacon of hope and healing for others? Sean Alex Nemeth shares his powerful journey from enduring severe childhood trauma and the struggles of being misdiagnosed to finding true healing. This episode reveals how Sean harnessed self-compassion, set crucial boundaries, and redefined his beliefs to overcome his past. His dedication led to the founding of the Chester Street Foundation, an organization committed to supporting abused children through education and recovery programs. Discover the vital importance of accurate diagnoses, the impact of compassionate therapy, and the strength found in community and faith. Perfect for HSPs, those healing from abuse, and anyone on a path of self-improvement, this episode offers invaluable insights and strategies for fostering emotional resilience and mental health. If you are interested in supporting us even more than a 5-star review, you can find Emotional Badass on Patreon where you will get bonus content and different opportunities to work with Nikki in group format https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass Resources: Download the free Morning Routine PDF to learn our techniques to help conquer your day! https://www.emotionalbadass.com/morning-routine Community & Exclusive Bonus Episodes & Video: https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass 30 Days to Peace Course: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/peace CODE: BADASS for 30% Off Mapping your Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse Workshop https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/workshops CODE: BADASS for 30% Off Brain.FM: CODE: Emotionalbadass for 20% off and a free month Join our newsletter for weekly wellness emails where we share mental health tips, announcements, discount codes, and highlight past episodes: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/newsletter Check out our Guided Meditations narrated by Nikki available for sale: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/store/meditations Follow us on Social Media: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/emotionalbadass IG: https://www.instagram.com/emotional.badass FB: https://www.facebook.com/emotionalbadass TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@emotionalbadass Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/emotionalbadass Thank you for supporting this show by supporting our sponsors: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.0	I'm Nicky Eisenhower, life coach and psychotherapist, and today we are here
1:06.8	with Sean Alex Neemeth to interview him about Chester Street Foundation. Hello Sean, thank you for being here with us today.
1:35.0	Hi, I'm excited to be with you today.
1:38.0	It's an honor.
1:40.0	I'm excited to be with you too, and I think we might have to watch talking over each other when we connected I think we really connected and I have so many notes surrounding me right now from reading your book and from taking it all in.
1:55.2	I'm really excited to have you on and to share your story and your work with our listeners.
2:04.0	Thank you, Nicky. It's an honor to be with you and your listeners today.
2:07.0	Oh, thank you so much.
2:08.0	And if I had to pull and start with a question,
2:11.0	I think I was really wondering, when did you realize that you were
2:17.9	unalone in healing your childhood trauma? Because I think so many of us feel so alone and isolated in what
2:25.6	we're healing and we're really also similar. Yeah we are we are I mean, I've realized for a long time that I wasn't alone in the issue of my childhood, the issues that came from my childhood, and the trauma that
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