Content Advisory:This episode contains strong language and discusses themes of trauma, cult involvement, psychological manipulation, and mental health. Listener discretion is advised.

The Show:

What happens when your identity is stripped away—piece by piece—and you’re left to rebuild yourself from the inside out?

In this deeply moving episode of the Bring Your Big Energy podcast, Stacey K sits down with Dar Dixon—award-nominated actor, producer, director, and survivor of both the Iranian Revolution and a dangerous doomsday cult—for a powerful conversation about identity, resilience, and reclaiming personal freedom.

Dar shares how surviving political upheaval, enduring years of psychological manipulation, and ultimately escaping a cult shaped his sense of self and his mental health. He opens up about the subtle, gradual nature of undue influence, the painful loss of identity that comes with leaving a cult, and the long road back to autonomy. Along the way, Dar reveals how acting became a form of therapy, storytelling became a way to reclaim his voice, and purpose emerged from the space between who he was and who he became.

Using the SPARK framework as a backbone, this conversation explores:

• how identity fractures during trauma and manipulation

• why the “space between identities” is the most vulnerable—and transformative—place to be

• the role of belonging, denial, and intuition in cult dynamics

• how resilience is built one choice at a time

• and how storytelling fuels healing, advocacy, and social justice

This episode isn’t about shock value. It’s about reclamation. It’s about rebuilding a life with intention, courage, and truth—and proving that even after profound loss, it’s possible to step back into your power.

✨ This is Big Energy in its rawest, most honest form.

🔗 Learn More & Connect with Dar

• Dar’s website & email updates: https://www.dardixon.com/

• IMDb (Acting / Producing / Directing): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1237219/

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dardixon1/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dardixon1/

  
  

  
  

What happens when your life still fits—but your perspective on it changes completely?

In this episode of the Bring Your Big Energy podcast, Stacey K sits down with Amber Prong, an ER nurse whose world was shaken to the core during the COVID-19 pandemic—not in a way that made her walk away from nursing, but in a way that expanded how she sees herself, her work, and what’s possible.

Amber shares how that intense season became an Intensity Point that shifted her perspective and sparked a deep desire to explore, reflect, and reconnect with herself. While continuing her work as a nurse, she chose to branch out—embracing adventure, traveling to more than 30 countries, and discovering new ways of defining success, fulfillment, and resilience.

Together, Stacey and Amber explore:

• how moments of intensity can become invitations to explore

• why expansion doesn’t require burning your life down

• how adventure builds confidence, adaptability, and clarity

• the power of trusting your intuition—even when the path isn’t obvious

• and how redefining success can open doors personally and professionally

This conversation is for anyone who feels a quiet nudge toward more—more curiosity, more perspective, more aliveness—and is learning to trust that exploration can happen alongside commitment.

To learn more about Amber’s inspiring travels and journey, find her on Instagram at @ambermprong or connect with her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amber.prong

The New Year doesn’t always feel shiny, motivated, or full of momentum—and this episode tells the truth about that.

In this deeply honest and grounding conversation, Stacey K explores the emotional reality of stepping into a new year: the exhaustion, the grief of transitions, the pressure to “have it together,” and the quiet hope that still lives underneath it all.

This episode is more than reflection—it’s a guided experience.

Stacey gently walks you through her SPARK Energy Transformation Process, offering a simple, intentional framework to help you process the year you just lived and begin the new one without overwhelm, perfection, or pressure.

Through Stacey’s leaned-in coaching style, you’ll be gently guided through self-reflection, purpose-setting, releasing what no longer serves you, choosing small aligned actions, and reconnecting with the version of yourself you’re becoming.

Rather than resolutions or rigid goals, this episode invites you to take small, meaningful steps forward, honoring both where you are and where you’re headed. You’ll learn how to hold struggle and hope at the same time, why progress matters more than perfection, and how emotional intelligence is the key to navigating change.

If January feels heavy… if you’re tired but still dreaming… if you want a new year that feels aligned instead of forced—this episode is your permission slip and your roadmap.

Grab a pen, get comfortable, and let this episode guide you through starting the year with intention, compassion, and Big Energy.