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Pivot 2 Positivity
by Coach Neena
Discover how to foster peaceful and productive relationships with Neena Spina, a certified positivity practitioner and family community counselor. In this season, Neena shares valuable insights from her 20 years of experience in parenting and relationship counseling. She introduces listeners to resources that are both evidence-based and trauma-informed, aiming to help everyone connect with themselves and others meaningfully.
Episodes
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Two Battles, One God: Psalm 124 as My Lifeline
Neena Spina reflects on two very different seasons—a courtroom fight to protect her son and a later stay in rehab—showing how the faith she practiced in one season became a resource in another. She draws on Psalm 124 to explore how leaning into God, seeking godly counsel, and receiving practical...
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Breakthrough vs. Transformation: Stop Collecting Courses, Start Changing Your Life
Coach Neena Spina explores why breakthroughs don’t always lead to lasting change and how transformational learning requires practice, accountability, and addressing underlying beliefs or grief. She explains the difference between breakthrough moments and sustained transformation, offers practical...
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From Preacher’s Daughter to Podcast Powerhouse: Finding Purpose & Recovery
Neena Spina interviews Darlene Lee about faith, recovery from codependency, entrepreneurship, and finding purpose. They discuss healing practices, the role of mentorship, overcoming anxiety and identity challenges, and how faith and community support transform relationships and leadership. Where…
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Bonus!! Permission to Pause: When Life Happens to Female Founders
Neena discusses what life looks like for female entrepreneurs when grief, illness, or exhaustion interrupt work and encourages giving yourself permission to pause. She applies Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits, identifies four “God blockers” (fear of others, appearance, inner critic, instant…
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From Ranch to Resilience: Sherri's Story of Healing and Coaching
In this episode Neena interviews Sherri—a rancher, entrepreneur, wellness educator, and coach—about her journey from farm life through a life-changing osteoporosis diagnosis to becoming a community-focused leader. They discuss resilience, the role of community support, mindset shifts, and…
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From IT to Aerial: How Zina Built Resilient Joy Through Movement
Coach Neena interviews Zina, an entrepreneur who turned a love of movement into a 15-year aerial fitness studio that blends anatomy, injury prevention, faith, and fun. They discuss Zina’s transition from IT to fitness, creative online classes during COVID, movement-based recovery after injury,...
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Pivot to Positivity: Coaching, Family & Homeschooling with Karen Coponen
Host Neena Spina talks with coach Karen Coponen about her journey through homeschooling, family entrepreneurship, and health coaching. They cover overcoming severe pregnancy-related illness, finding hope with Plexus supplements, and how faith and mindset work have shaped Karen’s path. The episode...
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When God Nods: Listening to Divine Nudges: Jen More Part 2
In this episode Part 2, Jen and Neena discuss following God’s nudges, moving from shame to forgiveness, and how vulnerability opens the door to healing. They share personal stories about parenting, grief, and a long journey of self-forgiveness. They also cover Jen’s path from college dropout to...
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Depression, Diet Coke, and Disney All Share the Same Story: Jen More, Part 1
In this first half of a two-part episode, Neena Spina interviews Jen More about her path from serial entrepreneur to coach, the role of mentorship and faith, and practical insights for building authentic, people-first businesses and relationships. They also candidly discuss Jen’s struggle with...
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Rescuing Hope: Josephine’s Journey from Maasai Village to Safe Homes
In this episode Coach Neena interviews Josephine Passiny, general manager of Mission With A Vision. Josephine shares her personal journey from a Maasai village and teacher to caring for rescued girls—currently 208 in the program and 60 in two safe houses—offering shelter, education, skills…
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Grief Isn't Goodbye: Loving in a Deep and Meaningful Way
Coach Neena Spina reflects on recent losses and explores how grief can coexist with gratitude, faith, and action. She shares tools from Dr. Paul’s Positive Emotional Freedom Challenge—like gratitude power-ups, kindness challenges, and the influence quadrant—to help listeners acknowledge reality…
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Little Echo Learning: How Music Teaches Safety & Speech to Kids with Autism
Coach Neena Spina interviews Tanya, founder of Little Echo Learning, about creating music-based, gestalt-designed books to support children with delayed speech and autism. Tanya shares the story behind Safe Stay Choices, the 40-book collection across tiers, and validation by professionals and...
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The Steeler Fan who 'Stole' our Heart: Remembering Priscilla
Coach Neena reflects on losing a beloved friend, Priscilla, and explores how grief touches every area of life through Dr. Paul’s seven key relationships. This episode honors small daily acts of love — the drawings on the fridge, shared meals, and quiet conversations — and invites listeners to...
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Life Support: A Single Mom’s Leap to give Permission to Become
Coach Neena Spina interviews Jillian, a single mom, massage therapist, and coach, about leaving corporate life to build multiple businesses, navigating deep loss, and discovering how personal growth and nervous-system work support healing and entrepreneurship. Listeners will take away practical...
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From Navy Labs to LMNOP: Reframing Business with Lyn Niemeyer
Neena Spina interviews Lyn Niemeyer, COO of LMNOP Advisors, about her journey from the Navy and government labs to starting her own business. They discuss reframing organizations, knowledge management, fractional COO roles, leadership, diversity as an innovation spark, and overcoming imposter...
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Angie's Story: A blind date that lead to a growing family and a thriving business
Season 5 opens with part one of Angie’s story: a homeschooling mom of seven who turned faith, grit, and a network marketing opportunity into a six-figure business while balancing family life. She shares how being a teen mom, lacking a college degree, and years of homeschooling shaped her choices,...
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Rescuing Futures: How One Mission Stops FGM & Forced Marriage in Kenya
In this episode Neena Spina interviews Patrick Ngigi of Mission with a Vision about rescuing girls from FGM and forced marriage, building a rescue center and school, and using education, counseling, and community outreach to create lasting change. They share personal stories from alumni like...
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Lioness Love: A Real Mother's Day About Healing and Boundaries
Neena Spina shares a short, honest Mother's Day message about growing up wounded and becoming a mother who chooses healing, boundaries, and fierce love. She discusses trauma, grief, self-compassion, and practical coaching tools for showing up differently for your children. The episode offers...
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Who Do You Believe You Are? Rewriting Your “I Am” Statement
Guest host Sherry Grant explores how the stories we tell ourselves—the “I am” beliefs—shape our habits, choices, and relationships. She shows how labels like “busy” or “fragile” can limit life and explains a practical, trauma-informed approach to shifting identity. Learn why starting with “I am...
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When Grief Looks Quiet: Finding Hope Beyond Tears
Neena from Pivot to Positivity shares personal stories and practical guidance on how grief can appear in many forms—not just tears—but also silence, irritability, avoidance, or withdrawal after any kind of loss. She explains the five stages of grief, fight/flight/freeze responses, and offers…
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Facing Your Giants: How Discontent can Help You See Your Giant in A Whole New Light
In this episode, Neena explores how discontent—both painful and hopeful—can spark growth and creativity. Using biblical stories (David and Goliath, Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego) and personal examples (a son reclaiming his stolen bike, Neena’s health and faith journey), she shows how facing...
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The Power of Curiousity: Living Beyond Yourself with Rick Krug
In this episode Neena Spina interviews Rick Krug — coach, entrepreneur, former pastor, and author — about his journey through church planting, business success and failure, bankruptcy, and rebuilding a life focused on service. Rick shares practical coaching tools: ask curious questions, build a...
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When Doubt Becomes the Doorway: Strengthening Faith Through Questions
Host Neena records live on March 20 to explore how doubt is not the end of faith but often its beginning. Using Scripture (James 1:5–6, Mark 9:24, John 20:27, Proverbs 3:5–6), she reframes doubt as a human experience that can lead to stronger, more courageous trust in God. The episode blends...
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We Are the Troops: How Positivity Turned Crisis into Purpose
Neena Spina interviews Dr. Paul Jenkins about his journey from clinical psychologist, through personal and financial crisis, to creating practical positivity models that save and enrich relationships. They explore key ideas—"circumstances are neutral," awareness precedes choice, victim versus…
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Avry’s Miracle: A Family’s Fight Against Neuroblastoma
BONUS: SPECIAL : This episode follows Rose and Jake as they share the year-long journey of their daughter Avery after a neuroblastoma diagnosis—covering diagnosis, treatments, hospital life, and moments of hope. They discuss parental intuition, advocacy, marital strain, community support, faith,...
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See the Need, Take the Lead: The Dog Poop Initiative & Walkie‑Talkie Socks
Host Neena Spina interviews Kirk Weisler about his book The Dog Poop Initiative, the Walkie‑Talkie Socks movement, and practical ways to cultivate initiative, curiosity over judgment, and stronger family and workplace culture. They discuss real‑life tools—from flowcharts for household integrity…
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When Prayer Cut Through Panic: An Actress, a Ministry Wife, and the Moment That Changed Everything
Coach Neena Spina sits down with Sharon Phillips — actress, radio personality, and ministry wife — to hear candid stories about motherhood, a moment of desperation on a 17th-floor apartment that turned to peace through prayer, and the creative path from dinner theater to a one-woman production of...
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Midlife Reboot: Love, Latin, and Life After 50
Host Neena Spina sits down with retired classics professor Sylvia to explore her academic career, volunteer teaching of Latin, a Fulbright in Cyprus, and unexpected relationships that reshaped her life. They also discuss her poetry, including the poem "Stonehenge," and how personal setbacks led…
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Losing Love of Her Life Now Leading Others to Hope: Robin’s Journey from Grief to Purpose
Neena talks with Robin, a faith-driven coach and suicide-prevention advocate, about profound loss, healing, and hope. Robin shares her journey through grief after losing her husband, family suicide history, and the tools—breathing practices, therapy, faith, and coaching—that helped her recover…
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Choosing Faith, Hymns, and Healing: The Rest of Katies Story
In this episode, Neena interviews Katie, a mother and family-business leader who shares her experience navigating emotional abuse, a spouse with addiction, and a painful separation that involved church, work, and family. Katie describes the moment she chose safety for her children, how faith and...
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I Am Unlovable: Healing the Inner Child Wound
Host Neena explores the inner child core wound "I am unlovable," explaining how it shows up as shame, mistrust, fear, guilt, and feeling trapped in relationships. She uses the traffic lights of tolerance and a "3D glasses" metaphor to show how trauma lenses color present interactions. She offers...
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From Blurry to 3D: How Functional Nutrition Reclaimed My Health
In this episode Neena interviews Christina, a nurse-turned-functional diagnostic nutrition coach. They discuss Christina’s personal health journey — including Hashimoto’s, dramatic weight loss, gallbladder and liver issues — and how deep lab testing, targeted supplements, lifestyle changes, and...
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Faith Before Understanding: Mary's Messy Middle
In this episode, Neena Spina explores the often-overlooked 'messy middle' of Mary, the mother of Jesus — the waiting, misunderstanding, and pain that accompanied her obedience. Using Scripture and personal reflections, Neena invites listeners who are in seasons of uncertainty to choose faith…
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When Inflammation Saved Her Life: & How this Connect's To Rose's Avry's Battle with Neuroblastoma
When reflecting on a previous experience spurs you to give back to a mama and daughter who are facing a Mountain. Neena shares a personal story about her daughter Anna’s sudden bone infection, surgery, and the faith that guided their family, then explains a birthday bracelet fundraiser she’s...
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From Boots to Barnyard: A Military Family's Journey to Homestead Hope
Coach Holly joins Neena to share her family's difficult but hopeful transition out of military life into civilian homesteading and homeschooling. They talk about unlearning old patterns, setting boundaries, creating community, and finding renewed unity and peace as a family. Listeners will hear...
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Refined, Not Defined: Finding Identity After Divorce
Deb shares her journey through divorce and loss, and how anchoring her identity as a child of God helped her move from pain to peace. She discusses practical practices—scripture, daily rhythms, community, clean comedy, and even daily Mass—that supported healing, and encourages listeners to seek...
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The Rest of Her Story: Reunited After 60 Years — A Mother's Journey of Love and Adoption
Host Neena Spina speaks with guest Carol Heath about her powerful and emotional journey: surviving childhood trauma, choosing adoption at 18, and finding healing and reunion with her daughter nearly 60 years later. The conversation highlights faith, resilience, family support, and the hope that...
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From Surviving to Thriving: A Journey of Faith, Abuse Recovery, and New Beginnings
Neena Spina speaks with Cat about surviving childhood abuse, addiction, and a violent marriage, and how faith, counseling, and bold choices—like leaving a toxic job and becoming a substitute teacher—helped her heal and rediscover purpose. This episode offers trauma-informed insights, practical...
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From Trauma to Triumph: Gardening, Faith, and a To-Done Life
Host Neena Spina interviews Catherine “Cat” Spina about surviving severe childhood and adult trauma, addiction, and loss, and the practical, faith-informed tools that helped her heal—gardening, grounding, journaling, and a “to-done” mindset. Cat shares candid reflections on recovery, resilience,...
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Sanity Intact: How to Support a Loved One in Rehab (and Stay Sane)
Coach Neena Spina and Coach Sherri Grant, shares experience and trauma-informed, evidence-based strategies for supporting someone in rehab, long-term care, or acute care while protecting your own mental health. This episode covers practical preparation (clothing, comfort items, travel bag),...
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When the Inner Voice Says “I’m Not Good Enough” — Practical Steps to Heal
Coach Neena Spina explores the core wound "I am not good enough," sharing a personal story about her son and evidence-based, trauma-informed tools to re-regulate your nervous system — breath work, tactile grounding, and the 5-4-3-2-1 technique. She explains the difference between therapy and...
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From Grief to Growth: Jillian’s Journey Through Loss, Healing & Coaching
Host Neena welcomes back Jillian (Season 2) for a deeper conversation about the rest of her story: the losses she’s faced, including her brother’s death by suicide, and how those trials shaped her life and work. Jillian shares practical healing tools—therapy, coaching, Reiki, massage, spiritual...
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Who is Vickie? "The Rest of Her Story": Rising from the Ashes and bringing others with her
In this episode of Pivot2Positivity, Coach Neena sits down with Vickie, a woman whose resilience and compassion shine through despite a life marked by unimaginable pain. From surviving extreme abuse, trafficking, and near death at 26, to reclaiming her voice and sharing her journey through…
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Triggers, Thoughts & Transformation: Reclaiming Your Emotional Life
Master coach Neena Spina explores how trauma-created triggers shape our thoughts and emotions, and how recognizing those "base wounds" (I am unlovable, unworthy, unimportant, not good enough) helps you reframe situations. She shares grounding practices, breathing techniques, and coaching tools to...
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Redefining Rest and Reset: Nicole’s Journey Through Loss and Renewal
Neena Spina interviews Nicole about her powerful story of stillbirth, divorce, and single motherhood, and how she rebuilt her life into one of resilience, faith, and purpose. The episode also highlights Nicole’s Rest & Reset retreat and coaching work that focuses on health, wealth, and self, and...
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Turning Pain into Purpose: A Coach’s Journey from Trauma to Transformation
In this episode Neena Spina, a master coach and family educator, shares her personal journey from childhood trauma and long-term therapy to discovering coaching as the next level of healing and change. She explains the difference between therapy and coaching, practical models she uses (like...
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S.2 Ep. 15:Rediscovering Your Voice Through Coaching: A Journey with Coach Annie
Join host Neena Spina as she introduces us to Coach Annie, a mother of six and a certified life coach whose personal battles with postpartum depression and self-doubt led her on a transformative journey. In this heartfelt episode, Annie shares her story of finding hope and empowerment through...
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Seaon 2: Episode 14 CPA to CPA see what Coach Nikki is directing her energy to.
In this episode, Neena Spina, a master coach, welcomes Coach Nikki, a former CPA turned coach and community builder, who shares her inspiring journey from burnout to thriving success. Together, they discuss the importance of embracing change, finding purpose, and building trust within oneself as…
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Season 1: Ep. 5: Say No to Say Yes: Building Healthier Relationships
Join family community counselor and certified positivity practitioner Neena Spina as she explores the importance of maintaining peaceful and productive relationships in every aspect of life, from communication with your creator to connections with family and colleagues. Drawing insights from 20...
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Discover how to foster peaceful and productive relationships with Neena Spina, a certified positivity practitioner and family community counselor. In this season, Neena shares valuable insights from her 20 years of experience in parenting and relationship counseling. She introduces listeners to resources that are both evidence-based and trauma-informed, aiming to help everyone connect with themselves and others meaningfully.
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