In Episode 21 of Unbreakable Hope, I sit down with Dr. Dawnmarie Risley-Childs, a board-certified psychiatrist with more than 30 years of experience helping people navigate trauma, healing, and personal growth. This conversation is about what it really means to embrace what has happened to you instead of running from it, and how facing our past can become the very thing that helps us find strength, purpose, and hope.
Dr. Risley-Childs shares insights from her own life, the challenges she has walked through, and how those experiences shaped the way she now helps others find light even in the darkest moments. We talk about overcoming trauma, learning to accept your story, and why honest conversations about pain and healing can help make the world a better place. This episode is a reminder that hope does not come from pretending life is easy, but from having the courage to face what we have been through and choosing to grow from it.
You can learn more about Dr. Risley-Childs and her work by visiting her website at www.drrisleychilds.com
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Her book, The Offering, A Physician’s Journey through Abuse, Psychedelics, and the Freedom of Forgiveness, is available on Amazon here: https://a.co/d/01UGrLS3
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