Survival Mode Disrupted with Leticia R Francis

Dr. Robb Kelly has lived it all—homelessness, addiction, childhood abuse—and clawed his way out with unshakable truth and unapologetic science. In this no-holds-barred episode, he and Leticia dismantle survival mode from every angle: the trauma that lives in your nervous system, the addictions passed through generations, and the lies society feeds us about healing.🧠 How trauma rewires your brain to crave chaos🥊 Why we stay in pain because it's familiar🧬 The gut-brain connection that no one is talking about🚫 Why talk therapy alone isn’t enough🧘🏽‍♀️ The power of somatic work, breathwork &amp; NLP🧪 What neuroscience really says about healing🔥 A firestorm call to stop living life on mute🎙️ What We Talk About:Surviving childhood trauma and addictionHow the nervous system stores trauma and creates cyclesRecognizing the silent symptoms of survival modeWhy most therapy misses the mark—and what actually worksHow food, breath, and body awareness impact healingBreaking free from inherited traumaReclaiming your identity after loss or abuse🔑 Key Takeaways:“The survival mode you’re stuck in? Someone put that there.”“You’re not broken. You’re patterned. And patterns can be rewritten.”“Healing isn’t polite—it’s disruptive. And it starts with awareness.”“You’ll keep going back to the box until you realize you were never meant to live in it.”🙌 Why This Episode Matters:Too many people are calling survival success.Stuck in cycles that feel familiar but are killing them slowly.This episode is a wake-up call: for your body, your mind, and your future.It’s not just about healing—it’s about remembering who the hell you were before the world told you to shrink.💬 Connect with Dr. Robb Kelly:🌐 www.robbkelly.com📚 Daddy, Daddy Please Stop Drinking — Available on his site📱 Follow @DrRobbKelly on all platforms🔗 Resources &amp; Links:💣 Download the Survival Mode Exit Blueprint 👉🏾 Join the Survival Mode Exodus Membership🎧 Subscribe to Survival Mode Disrupted: The Podcast on YouTube ✍🏾 Subscribe to Survival Mode Disrupted: The Newsletter on LinkedIn💬 Book a 1:1 Session with Leticia 📖 Order Survival Mode Exit Plan Book 🙌 Connect with Leticia:Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | <a...

Angie Berrett’s journey is one of silence, survival, and disruption. A nurse, a trauma-informed movement coach, and a survivor of child abuse—Angie didn’t remember the trauma until decades later. What followed was a radical, raw reclamation of self through play, movement, and nontraditional healing methods. This episode is your permission slip to explore what healing can really look like.💥 Childhood trauma stored and forgotten… until betrayal unearthed it⚡️ Why chaos feels safe—and calm feels terrifying🧠 The science behind stored trauma and nervous system overload🐘 How pretending to be an elephant helped her reclaim power🍄 Psychedelics, shaking, and breaking free from shutdown🌀 The healing power of movement that doesn’t retraumatize🔥 What it really means to complete the cycle and stop surviving🎙️ What We Talk About:How trauma stored in the body can go unrecognized for yearsThe connection between chaos addiction and unprocessed traumaWhy traditional yoga wasn’t healing—and trauma-informed movement wasWhat “play” really means as a healing modalityUsing psychedelics like psilocybin and ketamine to access buried emotionThe nervous system’s response to threat—and how to regulate itReleasing trauma without reactivating it🔑 Key Takeaways:“If you don’t release the energy, your body stores the trauma—whether you remember it or not.”“I thrived in chaos because calm made me anxious. That’s survival mode.”“Play helped me feel powerful without triggering shutdown.”“You don’t have to talk your way out of trauma—you can move through it.”🙌 Why This Episode Matters:Too many women are living with buried trauma and calling it “normal.” Angie’s story shatters the myth that healing only happens in therapy rooms. Her body remembered what her mind forgot—and through movement, play, and awareness, she found a path out. This conversation is a wake-up call to your nervous system. You don’t have to keep stuffing it down. There is another way.💬 Connect with Angie:🌐 AngieBarrettMovement.com🐘 Free 5-Min Playful Movement Sequence for Overwhelm on her site📱 All her social media + contact info available there!🔗 Resources &amp; Links:💣 Download the Survival Mode Exit Blueprint 👉🏾 Join the Survival Mode Exodus Membership🎧 Subscribe to Survival Mode Disrupted: The Podcast on YouTube ✍🏾 Subscribe to Survival Mode Disrupted: The Newsletter on LinkedIn💬 Book a 1:1 Session with Leticia 📖 Order Survival Mode Exit Plan Book 🙌 Connect with Leticia:<a...

What happens when your whole life has been a lie?At 15, Aria made the boldest decision a child could make—she left home to save herself from abuse. But what she didn't know was that her escape would eventually uncover a devastating truth:She had been abducted as a child.In this raw, gut-wrenching, and soul-shaking episode, Aria shares how a chance encounter on a random street in New Orleans unraveled 30 years of secrets, lies, and generational manipulation. From growing up in an abusive home to finding out her mother had erased her identity and kept her from her father’s entire side of the family—this is the kind of story that rips the rug out from under you.But this isn’t just about trauma.This is about radical ownership, self-preservation, and the power of choosing YOU—even when the odds are stacked against you.🔥 In This Episode:The moment Aria knew she had to leave home at 15The terrifying truth she discovered decades laterHow survival mode shaped her relationships and identityThe emotional weight of reconnecting with a family she never knew she lostTrauma bonding, radical self-awareness, and choosing healinWhy self-reinvention is the most powerful form of revenge🎧 Why You Need to Listen:If you’ve ever questioned your upbringing, struggled with guilt for walking away, or felt like survival mode was your only option—this episode will hit hard.Aria’s story is proof that even the most broken beginnings can lead to powerful, purpose-driven futures.And that radical truth-telling is the first step toward liberation.🗣️ Quotable Moments:“The version of me at 15 was braver than I am now. She didn’t care what anyone thought—she just wanted to live.”“My whole childhood was built on a lie. And on a sidewalk in New Orleans, I finally saw the truth.”“People say I’m lucky for being so self-aware. I say it’s survival.”“I didn't just escape abuse. I escaped an identity that was never mine to begin with.”🔗 Resources &amp; Links:💣 Download the Survival Mode Exit Blueprint 👉🏾 Join the Survival Mode Exodus Membership🎧 Subscribe to Survival Mode Disrupted: The Podcast on YouTube ✍🏾 Subscribe to Survival Mode Disrupted: The Newsletter on LinkedIn💬 Book a 1:1 Session with Leticia 📖 Order Survival Mode Exit Plan Book 🎥 Follow Aria’s work: http://www.thelifeofaria.com🙌 Connect with Leticia:Instagram | LinkedIn | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leticiareneefrancis" rel="noopener

At 15, she became a functioning heroin addict.At 20, she was arrested in a police sting.At 29, she was ambushed by Thai authorities—and everything she thought she knew about survival was shattered.In this visceral, emotional, and deeply human episode, Holly Dean Johns opens up about the unimaginable:📍Growing up in a home that doubled as an escort agency📍Using heroin with her mother📍Being betrayed by friends in a drug sting📍Enduring 7 years in a Thai women’s prison with 120 women in one cell📍And how a single moment of clarity helped her begin the long journey out of addiction and trauma.But this isn’t just a story about drugs or jail.This is a story about choice. About ownership. About building a life after survival mode.🎙️ What We Talk About:Growing up in chaos while pretending life was “normal”The power of addiction to numb pain—and the cost of that numbnessWhat prison in Thailand really looks likeThe culture shock of surviving behind bars as a foreign womanWhat trauma looks like years later—and how it crept up after she got outWhy healing often starts after the storm, not during itHer journey from inmate to peer mentor and published author🔑 Key Takeaways:“Don’t write people off just because they’ve messed up once—or twice.”“Addiction isn’t about getting high. It’s about not having to feel.”“If I can come back from what I’ve been through, so can you.”“Drugs didn’t destroy my life. Silence did.”🙌 Why This Episode Matters:This episode is a masterclass in radical honesty, resilience, and grace.If you’ve ever felt stuck in a cycle of self-destruction… if you’ve ever judged someone for how they cope…If you’re trying to understand addiction, trauma, or your own survival mode—you need this conversation.Because sometimes, survival looks like heroin.Sometimes, it looks like 22 centimeters of floor space.And sometimes—it looks like choosing to live, fully, no matter the scars.💬 Connect with Holly:📘 Book: Holly’s House: Seven Years in a Thai Prison – Available on Amazon, Audible, Apple Books, and more🎧 Audiobook – Apple, Spotify, and all major platforms🌐 Just Google her name and you’ll find her work everywhere.Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hollydeanejohns/Instagram - @hollydeanejohnsLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-deane-johns-15b11429b/🔗 Resources &amp; Links:💣 Download the Survival Mode Exit Blueprint 👉🏾 Join the Survival Mode Exodus Membership🎧 Subscribe to Survival Mode Disrupted: The Podcast on YouTube ✍🏾 Subscribe to Survival Mode Disrupted: The Newsletter on LinkedIn💬 Book a 1:1 Session with Leticia 📖 Order <a...

This isn’t just another podcast—it’s a revolution.In this debut episode, I’m breaking down exactly why Survival Mode Disrupted exists, who it’s for, and what you can expect from every raw, unfiltered conversation we have moving forward.But before I ask anyone else to get vulnerable, I go first.I share my personal story—how I learned to smile through pain, achieve through trauma, and survive by shrinking myself.You’ll hear the truth about what survival mode looked like in my life: the abuse, the betrayal, the masks I wore, and the moment everything cracked open.I walk you through the three phases that changed everything for me:Awareness – Finally naming the pain I was normalizingReprogramming – Rewiring the beliefs survival mode planted in meReinvention – Choosing a version of myself that wasn’t born from traumaThis episode sets the tone.It’s raw. It’s real. And it’s your invitation to disrupt the survival mode in your life—starting now.If you’ve ever felt stuck, silenced, or like you’re just going through the motions... this is for you.___________________Survival Mode Exit Plan is the no-BS guide to breaking free from burnout, trauma loops, and high-functioning pain.This book is raw, disruptive, and exactly what every strong-but-silently-struggling woman needs. 👉🏽 Buy now. Heal loud. Live free.https://books.by/disrupting-survival-mode#the-survival-mode-exit-planjJ9aFrF61gVPswaB5GHF