A Contagious Smile Podcast
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A Contagious Smile Podcast
Stop surviving and start thriving. A Contagious Smile is a globally ranked podcast providing a safe haven for abuse survivors and special needs families navigating the journey of trauma recovery. Whether you are healing from domestic violence, narcissistic abuse, childhood trauma, or the daily chall...
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From Picture Books To Magazine Covers With A Survivor Advocate
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A lot can happen in one night at our house: a hurting back, a clean bedroom victory, a few laughs we didn’t plan on, and the kind of...
What If Healing Is Control You Take Back
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The jokes land fast, but the truth lands harder. We pull back the curtain on how narcissism doesn’t end with parents—grandparents ca...
What Protects A Victim When Power Looks The Other Way
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A toga on the cover and a chiropractor who sends Michael flying might sound like pure chaos, but the laughter is only the doorway. W...
A Near-Miss At The Range Sparks A Candid Conversation About Parenting, Predators, And Protecting Kids
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A ricochet at the range, a Hello Kitty bandage, and a house full of laughter set the stage for a deeper conversation about how famil...
We Confront Sexualized Media, Unequal Pay, And Who Really Runs The House
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Inside Our Fight Against Abuse, Cover-Ups, And Silence
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What if a simple “I love you” could steady someone on their hardest day? We open our hearts and our home to talk about building safe...
Puppy Love And Tough Truths
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A mountain drive for “just one puppy” turns into two sleepy golden retrievers, a tour of a master blacksmith’s forge, and a sobering...
Rising From The Ashes; Love, Knives, And Courage
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What if the loudest part of your healing is the quiet choice to keep going? We start with playful chaos—forgotten rolls, pajama days...
A Hard Look At Consent, Courts, And Courage
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Start with a Valentine’s greeting, end with a fire in your chest. We open warm and then drive straight into the hard truths about co...
Rising Strong From Domestic Violence
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What if hope felt practical? We open with big news—a future celebrity co‑host, a magazine cover, and a wave of new faces in our acad...
Surviving Abuse, Exposing Cover-Ups, Rebuilding A Life
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A bruised face, a polite traffic stop, and a business card offering the abuser a job. That moment anchors a raw conversation about h...
Scent, Love, And Starting Over
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The laughter starts with old-school cologne and a running joke about who’s the “sapphire,” then takes a deliberate turn into what th...
We Share How Writing, Healing, And Community Keep Our Mission Alive
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Start with a laugh, stay for the lifelines. We open the door on a raw, hope-forward conversation about healing from narcissistic abu...
Addiction, Love, And The Weight We Carry
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Two golden retrievers at our feet, a heavy topic on the table. We dive straight into addiction’s messy reality: the slow drift from...
My Husband, A Pee Hat, And A Plot Twist
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A bathroom mix-up in the ER shouldn’t become a masterclass in patient advocacy—but ours did. What starts as a comic detour with a “p...
Protecting Your Peace From Narcissists
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Some nights turn into a tug-of-war between chaos and clarity. We start with the mess that hits after a loved one passes—addresses, w...
Welcoming Dad Home
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The night the house gets quieter, life gets louder. We open the door to Dad after he loses his wife and talk candidly about what it...
Smoke, Safety, And A Package On The Porch
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A quiet Thanksgiving gave way to a jarring delivery that raised a bigger question: what’s the line between personal freedom and publ...
Beyond The Limb And Beyond Labels: A Family’s Mission To Uplift Amputees And Special Needs Kids
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What if the most meaningful gift you give this year is your story? We’re opening our arms to two big projects fueled by real life an...
How Muck Sticky Turns Grit Into Joy And Advocacy Into Action
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Some stories crack you open in the best way. This conversation with Muck Sticky blends raw honesty, laugh-out-loud moments, and a de...
Silence loses when truth finds a microphone
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Truth doesn’t whisper—it arrives with fire, humor, and a plan. We kick things off with a preview of our upcoming conversation with M...
Jealousy, jokes, and the hard truths of narcissism—how one family turns chaos, grief, and healing into love, laughter, and boundaries
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Love, legacy, and the courage to prepare for the worst
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A single phone call flipped our week, our plans, and our priorities—and taught us how “having a will” can still leave a family drown...
When Your Truth Becomes Their Trigger
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Have you ever been silenced for speaking your truth? Join us for an intimate conversation about breaking through barriers and findin...
One Ear Down: How Laughter Heals Even When You Can't Hear the Joke
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What happens when the world suddenly goes silent on one side? Victoria's recent ear surgery has left her completely deaf in one ear,...
The truth will set you free, even when others try to silence it
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We survived and we're telling our stories, no matter what they say.
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Three years after losing her limb, Victoria marks her "FU anniversary" with a raw, unfiltered conversation about survival, resilienc...
When Blood Isn't Thicker Than Water
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What would you do if you witnessed a violent attack in public? Would you step in to help, or freeze in the moment? This raw, unfilte...
Silent Grandparents, Loud Love: A Daughter's Fight for Life
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When doctors told us to call a priest because our daughter wouldn't make it through the night, we refused to accept that fate. Throu...
Phoenix Rising: From Silent Victim to Unstoppable Voice
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When we talk about domestic violence, the most damaging question survivors hear is "Why didn't you just leave?" In this raw and powe...
Dear Silence: When Survivors Finally Speak TRIGGER WARNING
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What happens when survivors of domestic violence finally break their silence? In this raw, powerful episode, we unveil "Dear Silence...
You Are A Warrior: Breaking The Cycle of Abuse
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The scars of domestic violence often remain long after the abuse ends. Victoria's story reveals the staggering physical toll—over 12...