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Passion From Pain

Passion From Pain

Von: Amy Pease
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 Life can be brutal. Trauma, manipulation, & mental abuse leave scars, but here’s the truth: your pain isn’t your prison—it’s your power. Passion From Pain is the no-nonsense, unapologetic podcast for those ready to break free from the chains of toxicity, take back their minds, & rise up stronger than ever. Hosted by Amy Pease, a woman who fought her way out of a manipulative & mentally abusive adopted family while raising a son diagnosed with autism, this show is for the survivor. Amy turned her pain into purpose, dedicating her life to helping others reclaim their power after abuse.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/passion-from-pain--6594412/support.Copyright Amy Pease Hygiene & gesundes Leben Persönliche Entwicklung Persönlicher Erfolg Seelische & Geistige Gesundheit
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  • S2E20 "I Wanted to Help Him...Jump Out The Window" A Therapist Meets Her Shadow with Carol Smaldino

    S2E20 "I Wanted to Help Him...Jump Out The Window" A Therapist Meets Her Shadow with Carol Smaldino
    Jan 23 2026
    Ever met the part of yourself you swore didn't exist? Carol Smaldino—78-year-old therapist and shadow work veteran—tells the story of the moment she realized she had rage she didn't know existed. A scary kid. A fourth-floor window. And the thought: "I could help him jump."

    That's where the real work began. This is shadow work—Carl Jung's concept of owning the parts of yourself you're terrified to acknowledge. The anger. The cruelty. The selfishness. The darkness you shove down because "good people" don't feel that way. Except they do.

    And when you ignore your shadow? It doesn't disappear. It organizes. Carol's been doing this work for decades as a therapist, a recovering "nice girl," and the creator of Dr. Ethel—her irreverent, orange-clad alter ego. She's worked with abused kids, multi-problem families, and her own psyche. And she's learned that vulnerability without protection is just exposure. That humor can be holy. And that sometimes the most radical thing you can do is admit: "You're better at being mean than me."

    💥IN THIS EPISODE:
    • The scary kid who pushed Carol to her breaking point
    • Why "understanding" trauma isn't enough
    • How people-pleasing abandons the self
    • The birth of Dr. Ethel (English accent, zero filter)
    • Vulnerability as courage vs. performance
    • Why kids should be in charge
    TIMESTAMPS:
    0:00 – Intro: The Nice Girl & The Shadow
    1:30 – Carol's Story: Playing Psychologist at 11
    8:45 – The Scary Kid Who Changed Everything
    15:20 – "You're Better at This Than Me": The Breakthrough
    22:10 – What Shadow Work Actually Means
    30:15 – Dr. Ethel is Born (Orange Coat & All)
    38:40 – Vulnerability Needs Protection
    45:30 – Why Kids Should Run the World
    52:15 – Carol's Books & Where to Find Her
    55:00 – Closing Thoughts: The Shadow Doesn't Disappear

    ℹ️ABOUT CAROL: Carol is a licensed clinical social worker, author of "The Human Climate: Facing the Divisions Inside Us and Between Us" and "Vulnerability Protected: Visions of a Dancing Mind"

    Find her at www.thehumanclimate.com and follow Dr. Ethel on Instagram.

    📚GET CAROL'S BOOKS: Available on Amazon


    This is Passion From Pain—where we mine the mess.

    If this stirred something, good. That's the shadow knocking.

    💥Get You FREE Guide:

    👉"FROM CONFUSION TO CLARITY: 10 Signs of a Manipulative & Menatlly Abusive Relationship"
    https://get.passionfrompain.com/from-confusion-to-clarity

    Get your free roadmap to rebuilding after abuse: www.passionfrompain.com

    CONNECT:
    Subscribe, comment, like, download!
    IG: @amy.pease.rox
    TikTok: @og.passionfrompain

    Copyright 2026. All Rights Reserved

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    58 Min.
  • S2E19 Empathy without Boundaries: Healing the Healers with Dr. Carmy Aristor

    S2E19 Empathy without Boundaries: Healing the Healers with Dr. Carmy Aristor
    Jan 14 2026
    Therapist burnout. Compassion fatigue. Emotional exhaustion. These aren't buzzwords—they're the reality for mental health professionals, coaches, and helpers drowning quietly while everyone assumes they're fine.

    Dr. Carmy Aristor, PhD, LCPC, LMHC, LPC—licensed psychotherapist, trauma-informed clinician, founder of Destined Horizons multi-state group practice, and creator of Helping the Healers—is here to tell the truth most helping professionals never say out loud: You can save lives, hold space, show up for everyone else, and still collapse under the weight of your own trauma.

    Dr. Carmy learned this as a single mom running ten sessions a day, building her practice from scratch with no networks. Burnout became her "best friend." She crashed after every workday while two young kids needed her. She rebuilt everything and now leads Destined Horizons serving clients across Georgia, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland. She supervises clinical teams, trains future clinicians, and teaches the Helping Healers Burnout Recovery Framework.

    In this conversation:
    ✅ Why empathy without boundaries is self-destruction
    ✅ The burnout crisis grad school doesn't teach
    ✅ How unresolved trauma shows up in sessions
    ✅ The 4 A's: Awareness, Acknowledgement, Alignment, Action
    ✅ Energy audits: What drains vs. sustains you
    ✅ Creating a wellness plan you'll follow
    ✅ Why being "the strong one" is a trauma response

    This is for therapists, counselors, coaches, social workers, caregivers—anyone who's been the emotional first responder and forgot their own oxygen mask.

    RESOURCES:
    - Helping the Healers online course - practical tools for recognizing emotional fatigue, establishing boundaries, restoring balance
    - Healing the Healer ebook - guidance for helpers reconnecting with themselves while caring for others

    CONNECT:
    Website: https://www.drcarmy.com
    Destined Horizons: https://www.destined-horizons.com
    Email: info@drcarmy.com
    Instagram: @carmyaristor
    TikTok: @drcarmy
    LinkedIn: carmyaristor

    SUBSCRIBE to Passion From Pain for raw conversations about trauma, recovery, and rebuilding.

    Get Your FREE Guide from Passion From Pain:

    “From Confusion to Clarity: 10 SIgns of a Manipulative & Mentally Abusive Relationship”:
    https://get.passionfrompain.com/from-confusion-to-clarity

    Get Crystal Clear Answers to the Questions Circling In Your Head About Your Situation or Relationship!

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/passion-from-pain--6594412/support.
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    58 Min.
  • S2E18 Controlling Your Anger: How to Harness Rage and Turn It Into Power with Amy Pease

    S2E18 Controlling Your Anger: How to Harness Rage and Turn It Into Power with Amy Pease
    Jan 13 2026
    CONTROLLING YOUR ANGER: How to Harness Rage and Turn It Into Power

    You feel that flash of rage—the clenched jaw, the balled fists, the overwhelming urge to unleash. But you can't. Not without consequences. So you swallow it, shove it down, and smile through gritted teeth. But that anger doesn't disappear. It sits in your chest like a grenade with the pin half-pulled, waiting for the next trigger. What if your anger isn't the enemy? What if the problem isn't that you feel rage—it's that nobody ever taught you how to control it in the moment and weaponize it later? In this episode, I'm breaking down the neuroscience of rage, ancient warrior wisdom, and a practical framework for turning your anger from a liability into unstoppable power.

    Because anger controlled is fuel. Anger uncontrolled burns everything to the ground—including you.

    WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
    • Why you explode (and why it costs you everything)
    • The neuroscience of the amygdala hijack—what's actually happening in your brain when you're enraged
    • Ancient warrior strategies & Carl Jung's shadow work on integrating rage
    • The Framework: Control in the moment, channel it later
    • 4 practical tools to survive the first 20 minutes without destroying relationships
    • How to turn rage into boundaries, creativity, and power
    • My personal tool: Heavy metal as anger alchemy
    THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

    ✓ You've been called "too emotional" or "too angry" by toxic people
    ✓ You explode and regret it later—or you implode and destroy yourself from the inside
    ✓ You're tired of giving manipulators ammunition by losing control
    ✓ You want to stop swallowing your rage and start using it strategically
    ✓ You're ready to turn your anger into fuel for transformation


    FOLLOW PASSION FROM PAIN:
    Website: www.passionfrompain.com
    Instagram: @amy.pease.rox
    TikTok: @og.passionfrompain
    Email: amy@passionfrompain.com

    ABOUT THE HOST:
    Amy Pease is a 15-year survivor of manipulation and mental abuse who walked away from her toxic adopted family at 24 as a single mother. After nearly two decades researching dark psychology, ancient warfare strategies, neuroscience, and human behavior, she now helps survivors reclaim their power and transform pain into purpose. No fluff. No toxic positivity. Just raw truth and real strategies. PASSION FROM PAIN is for rebels ready to break free from toxic cycles, rebuild confidence, and own their power. If you're done with the BS and ready to do the work, this is your podcast.

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/passion-from-pain--6594412/support.
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    45 Min.
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