In this episode, Debbie speaks with guest, Michel O'Hare, who lost her son to suicide after his battle with schizophrenia. After spiraling downward following such a traumatic experience, Michel was able to not only choose healing for herself, but to transform her experience into helping others.
Michel O'Hare is a Mother, a Wife, a Sister, a Friend, and a Facilitator of Healing. She lives in Black Mountain, North Carolina in her first house that really feels like "home," tucked away in an ensemble of trees and surrounded by the beauty of the mountains. Most of her life has been made up of running away from one tragic situation and running into the next. And yet, her life has also been the means of learning that no matter how fast you run, it will all catch up with you eventually. Everything caught up with her when her son, Skyler took his life 5 ½ years ago.
The grief that she fell into was a combination of all the losses she has ever experienced throughout this traumatic lifetime and beyond. For the past three and a half years, she has been building a business. This business is a place that she has had to cultivate within herself first before it could be a place of healing for others. Also, this might sound crazy, but she could never have facilitated healing for others in the way that she does, if it wasn't for the tragic loss of her child. He woke her up and gave her Purpose. She no longer runs, but instead stands and faces all things with an open heart, and every day, she gets to help others to do the same.
Find out more about Michel via the links below:
Website:
innerhealingclinic.com
YouTube:
@innerhealingclinic
Instagram:
@inner_healing_clinic
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The host of Finding Peace Beyond the Pain, Debbie Gail Zane, is a Certified Relationship and Parent Coach, a Certified Grief Coach, the author of the book 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴: 𝘔𝘺 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘺 𝘚𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, a single mom of three, and a bereaved parent. She was featured on Fox 5 WTTG DC TV, WUSA 9 Washington DC TV, and WAMV Radio, has been a guest on many podcasts, and was recognized by one of the world's biggest influencers, Tony Robbins, for her journey of turning her pain into purpose by helping parents in the aftermath of losing her 26-year-old son following his nine-year battle with schizoaffective disorder and addiction. With a diverse professional background in coaching, speaking, writing, law, and special needs, Debbie brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her work. Debbie is committed to making a difference in the lives of those who are struggling with a loved one's mental illness and addiction and those who have lost a loved one, reminding them that life is precious and that there is peace beyond the pain. Debbie holds multiple coaching certifications, including Practitioner of Excellence Life Coach, Advanced Relationship Coach, and Parent and Family Coach from the Coaching Institute and Robbins Madanes Training, a Grief Educator Certification from Grief Expert David Kessler, as well as an LLM Masters of Law and a Juris Doctor.
To learn more about Debbie, please visit her website at: https://debbiegailcoaching.com
Learn about Debbie's book, 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴: 𝘔𝘺 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘺 𝘚𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, at: https://www.debbiegailzane.com
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