Author and CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) Maria Gallucci on growing up between the Deaf and hearing worlds, and what it taught her about listening, love and connection.

What if your first language wasn’t spoken, but signed?

Multi-award-winning realtor and proud CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) Maria Gallucci joins Breen Time to share the world of her memoir Raised in Silence. Maria learned ASL (American Sign Language) before English and was interpreting for her parents from childhood. She grew up bridging two cultures and has built a life and career on inclusion. With humour and heart, we talk Deaf culture, identity and belonging, and the simple philosophy that guides her: just try.

In this episode:

• Growing up bridging the Deaf and hearing worlds
• What Deaf culture teaches us all about truly listening
• Identity, belonging, and the power of “just trying”

A heartfelt conversation about empathy, communication, and the courage to connect across differences.

Find Maria:

Raised in Silence: https://raisedinsilence.com

Gallucci Homes: https://galluccihomes.com

Breen Time is hosted by Sabrina Brown - life coach and management consultant.

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You’d never speak to a friend the way you speak to yourself. So why do you let that inner critic run the show?

What if confidence isn’t something you have, but something you build?

In this episode, Sabrina is joined by Nathalie Plamondon-Thomas, confidence expert, bestselling author and neuroscience-based confidence coach. Nathalie went from being named Canada’s Fitness Instructor of the Year to helping people rewire the way they think about themselves. In this conversation, she and Sabrina look at where negative self-talk comes from, what happens in your brain when it strikes, and how to rewire it for lasting confidence. Nathalie also shares candid stories from her own life.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• What neuroscience tells us about negative self-talk, and why the inner critic gets so loud.
• Where that critical voice comes from in the first place.
• Why confidence and clarity are skills you can build, not traits you’re born with.
• How to start rewiring your brain for lasting confidence.
• Nathalie’s journey from Canada’s Fitness Instructor of the Year to confidence coach.
• A practical first step you can take today to quiet your inner critic.

You don’t have to believe everything the voice in your head tells you, and you can change what it says.

Find out more about this week’s guest: https://thinkyourself.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nathalie.plamondonthomas | https://www.facebook.com/ThinkYourselfAcademy/

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

Instagram: @nathaliepthinkyourself

Breen Time is hosted by Sabrina Brown - life coach and management consultant.

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If this episode raised something for you, support is available: Counselling Directory: https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk NHS Mental Health & Talking Therapies: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/talking-therapies-medicine-treatments/talking-therapies-and-counselling/nhs-talking-therapies/

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You've done the budgeting. You've tried to be grateful. You've worked hard. And still, something feels like it's missing.

What if the problem was never the numbers?

In this episode, Sabrina is joined by Kalee Boisvert, financial expert, author, and known to many as "Your Money Guru." Kalee helps women move from money fear and avoidance to confidence and ease, and her book Soul Rich sets out a different way of relating to money: one that actually feels good. In this conversation, she and Sabrina talk about where our money stories come from, why so many of us tie our sense of worth to what's in the bank, and what it takes to swap pressure for peace.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• Why your worth was never about your bank balance, and what happens when you stop measuring yourself by it.
• Where money guilt and shame come from, and how to start releasing them.
• Why budgeting and hard work alone often don't fix how money feels.
• How fear and avoidance show up in everyday money decisions, and what confidence and ease look like instead.
• What it means to feel peace around money rather than constant pressure.
• What being "soul rich" means, and why it isn't about getting rich fast.

This isn't about chasing more. It's about building a relationship with money that actually feels good.

🔗 Find out more about this week's guest: https://kaleeboisvert.com

📖 Book: Soul Rich by Kalee Boisvert

Breen Time is hosted by Sabrina Brown - life coach and management consultant.

New episodes every Monday - listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

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If this episode raised something for you, support is available:

Counselling Directory: https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk

Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org

Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk

NHS Mental Health & Talking Therapies: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/talking-therapies-medicine-treatments/talking-therapies-and-counselling/nhs-talking-therapies/

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