How are you going to survive your most painful childhood? 

We've all had our fair share of difficulties, but our experiences have all been unique. Bobbi Parish, my guest today, is an author and the founder of the International Association of Trauma Recovery Coaching. This talk is about how to get through hard times, heal from trauma, and build a spiritual life that supports your beliefs. 

Bobbi Parish grew up in a home where her mother gave her father as a sexual partner because she didn't want to be with him. So for eight years, she stood in as his wife. She had mental health problems for many years, went in and out of psychiatric wards, was homeless and disabled, and her family disowned her. There was also a lot of religious pain. 

Bobbi went to graduate school to become a counsellor but was told she had nothing to offer in counselling. Nevertheless, Bobbi did not allow the negative attitude of a lecturer to put her on purpose.

In 1999, Bobbi wrote a book about how to make your sacred text help your spiritual life, which paved the way for her to offer something different for trauma survivors. In 2017 she started the International Association of Trauma Recovery Coaching and taught others who had been through trauma how to become Certified Trauma Recovery Coaches. Today, Bobbi and her team have trained more than 500 coaches who they hope will help other people who have been through trauma build lives they love. 

Bobbi's story shows us that we should never allow anyone to stop us from pursuing our purpose.  Stay on course and follow your dreams because only you can tell of your experiences to help someone else.

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