My Independence Report
Episodes
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
Lora DeVore- Author- ”Darkness Was My Candle”
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
AN ODYSSEY OF SURVIVAL AND GRACE
Birthed into poverty and violence, my early life was one of extreme vulnerability. I spent long evenings in the spell of neon lights outside the military bases of my childhood where my mother picked up men. My mother prostituted me for the first time at age nine. I found refuge in the world of language, books, music, nature, and the world of Spirit. There were human angels who came into my life, each for a short time, with the face of compassion and whispers that left behind miraculous seeds of hope and the ability to reach out and past the unbearable circumstances of my life, again and again. Institutionalized shortly after beginning college, I would not have survived if not for Sydney, a courageous nurse who fought for my release. When I first began this book, I searched for and then learned from her that the institution I was held in was conducting experimental research. My unwillingness to be compliant and take prescribed pills led to my commitment to the worst state hospital in the Illinois System.As I began writing this book, Sydney and I returned to Elgin State Hospital for a visit and conducted archival research. We discovered that throughout the Cold War our nation used thousands of vulnerable, unsuspecting citizens as research subjects: newborns, institutionalized children, African-Americans, Native Americans, prisoners, mental patients, and our own military. But this book is not just about surviving the impossible, it is about recovery of the soul, healing into wholeness, and the possibility of living a luminous life.
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Holly Berry- Funeral Director and Business Woman
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Holly is an amazing person from being a Funeral Director and entrepreneur she is continually re making her career path. In This episode we talk about a subject that no one wants to discuss until it is forced on us by the death of a loved one. A great discussion
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Life- Our Souls Purpose
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
In This Episode we talk about the grief surrounding the loss of a loved one and what can you do to overcome Guest Diana Paqua, joins Regan Forston, Natasha Venter hosted by Kevin McDonald
Friday May 14, 2021
Life Clarifications with Natasha- Hosted by Kevin McDonald
Friday May 14, 2021
Friday May 14, 2021
In this special episode we open up to people chatting this Natasha, a great way for her to display her gifts
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Conversations With Coryelle- Grief, How to work through it
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
In this important episode, Coryelle and I discuss grief and how we can experience and work through it. A must listen!