Ep157: From Heartbreak to Hope: Reclaiming Power After Trauma

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Ep157: From Heartbreak to Hope: Reclaiming Power After Trauma

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Ever felt like you were barely holding it together—even though you’re the one everyone else depends on?
Maybe you smile through the pain, power through the chaos, and keep trying to “fix it”… because that’s what strong women do.

In this raw and powerful episode, we sit down with Julie Barth—writer, mother of six, trauma survivor, and founder of the Colin James Barth Outreach. Julie’s life has been anything but easy. From raising a daughter with a rare genetic disorder, to losing her first husband to cancer, to surviving years of emotional and financial abuse in her second marriage—her story is one of heartbreak, courage, and ultimately, hope.

Julie opens up about the cost of masking pain, the lies we absorb in childhood, and how she found the strength to stop surviving and start living again—not just for herself, but for her children and the women she now helps through her nonprofit work.

Whether you’re grieving, stuck in burnout, navigating emotional abuse, or just exhausted from carrying the weight of it all—this conversation will help you feel seen, offer tools for reclaiming your power, and remind you that you are not alone.

✍️ Workbook Moments:

Use these prompts to journal, reflect, or guide your next conversation with someone you trust:

  • What parts of your story have you minimized, excused, or ignored—because they felt “normal”?

  • When do you put on a smile to keep the peace, and what does it cost you?

  • Who do you try to be for others, and who are you when no one’s watching?

  • What limiting beliefs from childhood might still be driving your need to fix, please, or prove?

  • What does your inner voice know—but you’ve been afraid to hear?

Connect with Julie:
The Colin James Barth outreach: https://www.cjboutreach.org/

Julie’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Notes-BlackBerry-Julie-Barth/dp/B0CY6DMP5W

Website: JulieBarthAuthor.net

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julie_barth_author/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julie.e.barth

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@notesfromablackberry

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

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