Dr. Wendy Bruton, host of "I Used to be a Therapist" podcast has lived a few lives.  She joins me to talk about how and why she decided to pivot out of her chosen profession as a licensed psychologist after a year-long battle through a professional trauma. Hear how she works to help women now, how this former university professor and researcher adopted essential oils into her life, and what she has to say after being married to her high school sweetheart for more than 3 decades. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Deciding to pivot and shift professionally
• The toll professional trauma can take on your personal life
• How she discovered a usefulness for essential oils in her life and her current work
• The results she and her clients are finding with the use of the oils
• Sage advice on keeping a love going through the decades

You can listen to  "I Used to Be A Therapist"  on your favorite podcast platform (the link i included takes you to the episode I was on where Wendy explored how I was dealing with family dynamics as my life shifted through trauma  and  unofficially adopting my sister). 

Follow Wendy on IG: I Used to be a Therapist

Work with Dr. Wendy at The Essentially Better Life 

Get her book: Essentially Better: Essential Oils for People with Feelings

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We all know we will lose people we love during our lifetime, but there is a special kind of pain when you lose a child. Shelly Buck's son, Ryder, got diagnosed with cancer when he was 22. He recovered quickly from that, only to be killed in a roadside accident some months later. Shelly talks about surviving the unthinkable loss of a child, while still being Mom to her other kids and about how the family survives. Shelly wrote a book about her experience with her best friend, Kathy Curtis, who happens to be a grief coach. The book is Leave Your Light On: The Story of An Illuminating Spirit. Join us to hear her story and ways people cope through grief. The timing of this episode was that it was recorded just 2 days after losing one of my brothers to cancer. I think just going ahead and keeping the recording appointment was helpful to me in my own grieving process.  Please take a listen. 

The book combines the reflections of Shelly Buck, along with entries from Ryder's own journal and commentary from his friends. Ryder was a talented and creative young man, who was only moments into adulthood when his life was taken. You can find the book, as you can with all the authors who have appeared on the Coaching Through Chaos Podcast, on the CTC Bookshelf. 

If you'd like to work with Kathy Curtis for some assistance through your grieving process, you can find her at: Kathy Curtis Ink

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How can one night in the DJ booth can get your business spinning in the right direction? That's some of what my conversation with Amani Roberts, AKA DJ AmRo of the Amani Experience, focuses on. Amani takes his knowledge of marketing, hospitality and the DJ business and creates ideas around how to help your business get off the ground. 

In this episode, we discuss: 

• How one night out gave him the vision of his career.
• What are the markers of a good brand
• What Amani learned in the hospitality business that helped him in his entertainment business and vice versa.
• How and why he teaches
• Why everyone should try a night in the DJ booth!

You can follow Amani:

On IG

On Twitch 

The Podcast : The Amani Experience

The Book: DJs Mean Business 

The Website:  AmaniExpereince.com/Buzz

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