I wanted to heal more than anything else. I wasn't going to allow the pain of my past to stop me.

There was a period of time where I said no for a long time until I was like, I'm tired of this.

And you should definitely be healthy and heal a lot before you're married and have children.

But I wasn't spiritually and emotionally aware of this a long time ago.

So I would definitely say my children and being married is what showed me my triggers.

And I quickly jumped on the healing wagon.

Are you ready to talk to me?

My name is Deborah Felata and I'm a licensed professional counselor, national speaker,

and author.

Through my blog, books, and podcast, I have the privilege of helping millions of people get healthy mentally, emotionally,

spiritually, and relationally. The purpose of this podcast is to have on-air, authentic,

counseling-style sessions where we talk about how people are really doing and give my

guests and callers an opportunity to talk to me as a licensed professional counselor.

Each of these episodes is meant to show you that we are all on the journey of healing,

mentally, emotionally, spiritually and relation, together. None of us are immune

to the challenges and struggles of life, but we don't have to walk this path alone. I'm so proud

and honored to be having these conversations with men and women who are courageously paving the way for open and honest

conversations about their personal journey of healing. So if you're ready, let's talk.

Today on the podcast, I have Alexis from L.A. joining us. Hi, Alexis. It's good to have you. Hi, thank you for

having me join your podcast. I'm so excited. Absolutely. Okay, so what do you want to talk to me about

today? What's on your mind? I would like to talk about healing and why certain traumas seem to take longer than others.

And when you're in a situation, like in an unhealthy environment,

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