The School of Hard Knocks with Darcie
by Darcie Burtch
For people who refuse to stay stuck in their story.Hosted by Darcie Burtch—2x best-selling author, NLP & Clinical Hypnosis Practitioner, and Success Coach.This is where healing meets truth, faith, and transformation.You’re not broken—you’re rebuilding.Let’s take another brick out of the wall.
Episodes
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EP 177: Embracing Your Sensitivity and Living Authentically | Alyce Dylan’s Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Alyce Dylan is a 27 year veteran Usui Shiki Rhoyo Reiki master, Intuitive counsellor and a surviving empath, clairvoyant, sensitive and Medium. Despite all the imagery that invokes her...
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EP 176: Healing Begins at Home | Heather Ann Ferri’s Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Heather Ann Ferri is a Guinness World Record–holding tap dancer turned trauma‑informed speaker, singer, and prophetic healer. She rebuilt her life after childhood trauma and a career‑ending...
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EP 175: Healing from Family Trauma and Going No Contact | Gina Giampietro’s Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Born and raised in Connecticut, I am a married mother of 2 boys. I am a family trauma warrior who went no contact with my parents and siblings after being fired from the family business for...
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EP 174: Healing from Trauma and Walking in Your God-Given Purpose | Claribel Coreano’s Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Claribel Coreano, M.S., is a Transformational Christian Life Coach, writer, and intuitive artist with more than 29 years of experience in human services. She holds a master’s degree in human...
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EP 173: From the Shadow of Death to the Shadow of the Almighty | Mike Dyson’s Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Mike Dyson is a Christian author, speaker, entrepreneur, and survivor of open-heart bypass surgery. After walking through seasons of fear, uncertainty, grief, and personal challenges, he...
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EP 172: From Money Trauma to Wealth Confidence: Rewiring Your Relationship with Money | Dr. Helen Orombi’s Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Dr. Helen Orombi is a former psychotherapist - Doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy, 14 years of clinical experience - now a nervous system and wealth coach for women who are brilliant,...
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EP 171: From Childhood Trauma to Healing and Freedom | Taleah Pletzer’s Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Taleah (pronounced Ta’Leah) is a dedicated trauma informed coach specializing in empowering women to navigate through life’s challenges with resilience and grace. As a survivor of both...
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EP: 170 When the Past Returns: Trauma, Caregiving, and Finding Purpose | Holly Steinhoff’s Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: I am a survivor of childhood trauma that began when I was seven and continued into my teens inside a high control religious group. I did not remember any of it for decades. In my early...
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EP 169: Building a Comeback One System at a Time | Jessica Lauren Vine’s Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Jessica has gone from entrepreneurship to employee and back to entrepreneurship. Learning that as long as you don’t give up, you can make your dreams come true. Despite experiencing SA...
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EP 168: The Cost of Always Being the Strong One | Kamia Hayes’s Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Kamia Hayes is a Capacity Liberation Specialist, author, and MSW Candidate who helps high-responsibility women stop carrying everything so they can lead without burning out. She is the…
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EP 167: From Childhood Abuse to a Life Worth Living | Brianne Roberge’s Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Brianne Roberge is a writer, podcast host, and speaker who speaks with raw honesty about healing trauma, taking responsibility for one's life, and making bold, uncomfortable moves to create…
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EP 166: From Young Mother to Purpose-Driven Leader | Dr. Lisa L. Campbell’s Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Dr. Lisa L. Campbell is a motivational speaker, healthcare leader, author, and growth coach with over 30 years of experience in healthcare and leadership. Her journey from becoming a young...
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EP 165: Turning Trauma Into a Blueprint for Healing | Althea Vera’s Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: I'm Althea Vera, author of The Ashes Beneath My Wings, a memoir born from my journey through trauma, loss, and rebuilding myself from the ground up. That story isn't just something I...
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EP 164: Building Success That Works With Your Brain | Roxana Tascu’s Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Roxana Tascu is an ADHD Coach and entrepreneur helping ambitious women and business owners navigate ADHD, burnout and sustainable high performance without sacrificing their wellbeing. After...
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EP 163: From Survival to Thriving—Building a Business That Feels Like You | Leah Sparrow’s Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Leah Sparrow is an innovative coach who is transforming the way we do business online by putting the human element back in business. Having supported hundreds of entrepreneurs from around…
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EP 162: From a Wheelchair to a Triathlete | Teena Myers’ Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Teena Myers, President Southern Christian Writers How to reach Teena: teenamyers.com scwguild.com facebook.com/scwguild/ linkedin.com/in/teena-myers-b028472a/ "This is the place we get…
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EP 161: Burnout, Going Numb, and Reclaiming Your Life — Julie Merriman’s Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Julie Merriman, Ph.D., LPC-S, CSC, is a counselor educator, podcaster, author, speaker, and clinician with close to 30 years of experience rescuing women from the "virtuous" trap of...
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EP 160: The Life I Built That Didn’t Actually Fit Me| Terrie Christine’s Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Terrie Christine is an internationally acclaimed Intuitive Energy Healer with over 20 years of experience. Featured on Bravo's The Real Housewives of Potomac, OWN's Love & Marriage: DC, Good...
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EP: 159 | Walking Through A Profound Connection With The Devine | Mindy Jackson’s Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Mindy is a Licensed Professional Counselor, NLP Coach, Reiki Master, Shamanic Practitioner, Certified Medical Intuitive, Certified Hypnotherapy Practitioner, Certified DNA Activation and...
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EP: 158 Connecting Withe Power Always Meant To Be Ours | Gaelle Weigels Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: My name is Gaëlle Weigel. My mission is to help as many people as possible to unlearn shame, reclaim the magic within, and remember that they are — and have always been perfect, just as they...
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EP 157: The Only Unbelief That Can Stop You Is Your Own | Michelle Steiners Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Michelle Steiner lives with an invisible disability. From the start many people have told her she could not go to college, get her bachelor’s degree, get published or have the job she…
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EP 156: Addiction, Trauma & Grief Brought Blessings & Care Ministries | Richard Lynch’s Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: I hold an MA in Clinical Psychology, I am a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor (LCADC), a certified advanced grief counseling specialist, and EMDR certified practitioner. I oversee…
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EP 155: Childhood Trauma & LGBTQ Hate Crimes Brought Peace & Justice | Joe Brummers Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Joe Brummer is a trauma survivor. Having lived through early exposure to violence, child abuse and neglect, and two violent anti-LGBTQ hate crimes, he turned his healing journey into a…
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EP 154: Redefining What Strength Can Look Like After Profound Loss | Chris Mamone’s Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Chris Mamone is a grief and resilience coach, speaker, podcaster, and founder of The Empowered Grief Journey. After the loss of his son, Caden, Chris experienced firsthand the…
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EP 153: Healing from Addiction and CPTSD: The Integration No One Talks About| Shelley McLeads Story
Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Shelley McLeod is a Registered Nurse who walked away from bedside nursing after healing from addiction and CPTSD through deep integration work. She speaks openly about the gap between…
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EP 152: When Finding Your Voice Changes Others Lives| Stephanie Westdal’s Story
🍁 Leave It Behind: Fall in Love with You Series 🍁 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Stephanie Westdal (she/her) is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning recording artist whose unique blend of modern pop/rock and...
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EP 151: Victory In The Valley | Marcia Earharts Story
🍁 Leave It Behind: Fall in Love with You” series 🍁 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Professionally and personally, Marcia Earhart is a leading expert in grief and trauma. She is a trained educator, a certified Life…
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EP: 150 From Unimaginable Loss To Becoming: Niky Hamiltons Story
🍁 Leave It Behind: Fall in Love with You” series 🍁 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Niky Hamilton is a resilience speaker, coach and retreat facilitator who helps women and leaders navigate life’s setbacks and rise into...
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EP 149: When His Truth Unlocked Mine — Featuring Janus Valeo
🍁 Leave It Behind: Fall in Love with You” series 🍁 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Janus Valeo works at the intersection of lived experience, deep listening, and systemic understanding. Rather than isolating events or...
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EP 148: Nothing Wasted: How God Turned Christina Stephens’ Pain Into Purpose
🍁 Leave It Behind: Fall in Love with You” series 🍁 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Christina Stephens is a wife, mom, and proud grandmother who has walked through addiction, trauma, and deep personal brokenness, and…
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EP 147: Choosing Faith Over Familiarity: Tracy Rugg’s Story of Surrender and Obedience
🍁 Leave It Behind: Fall in Love with You” series 🍁 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Tracy grew up in Nashville Tennessee and now lives in northern Illinois. She’s a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Christian…
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EP 146: From Background Actor to the Big Screen | Kris D Roberts Story
Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Kris D. Roberts is a native of NW Pennsylvania though he spent most of his life residing between Florida and Pennsylvania. Kris had his first film role…
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EP. 145: When Trauma Lives in the Body: From Adversity to Evolution| Annie Emprimas’s Story
Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Annie Emprima is a U.S. Army veteran, metaphysical trauma researcher, and founder of the EMPRIMA Method™. Her work bridges lived experience with…
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EP: 144| From Pain to Strength | Dan Espositos Story
Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Dan shares how chronic pain and autoimmune struggles led him to rethink diet, folic acid, seed oils, omega-6, and the spiritual connection to…
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EP 143 | From Braces to Breakthroughs| Veryl Howard’s Story
Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: After overcoming childhood challenges with her legs and vision, she pursued optometry—but purpose led her somewhere unexpected. Today, she shares her...
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EP: 142 Emerging From The Darkness | Liberty Steele’s Story
Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Liberty has just published her first book entitled Redeemed Years: From Narcissistic Darkness to Light after she experienced a Christian marriage to an...
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EP 141: Stop Starting Over: 22 Years Sober and Strong with Yvette Salva
Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Yvette Salva knows what it means to rebuild a life from the ground up. Once a homeless stripper battling addiction, she is now 22 years sober, a keynote...
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EP: 140 Breaking the Silence: Stigma, Grief, and the Stories That Help Us Heal
Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Some of the experiences that shape us most deeply are also the ones people feel the least comfortable discussing. In this episode of The School of Hard...
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EP 139: When Faith Leaves Wounds: Healing Attachment After Religious Trauma | Crystal Hamiltons Story
Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Crystal Hamilton is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, business owner, and author dedicated to supporting individuals through life’s most challenging...
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EP 138: From Chronic Pain To Passionate Purpose| Irene Vaksbergs Story
Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Irene Vaksberg is a motivational speaker that inspires her followers everyday through the power of social media. She documents her journey overcoming...
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EP: 137 From Broadway to The C L E A R Way | Tanesha Moodys Story
Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Tanesha L. Moody is a speaker, writer, certified coach, and founder of Full Out Coaching, where her work centers on clarity, courage, and purpose. Her...
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EP 136: When A Huge Loss Brings An Even Better Result| Ale Morenos Story
Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: I've been an entrepreneur since I'm 16. Long time ago.... 🤣🤣🤣 I immigrated to Canada in my mid twenties, raise half a million for my first retail...
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EP: 135 Brian Swifts Journey To Becoming The Quad Father
Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: I am known as the QuadFather. I am a testament to living my life with no excuses. I was born walking on two feet and at age 17, it was taken away due to…
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EP: 134: From Surviving To Thriving | Mark Lights Story
Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Mark Light Has worn many professional hats in his life, from financial advisor, to sales trainer to roofing contractor. Most recently, he is the founder...
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EP: 133 A Misunderstood Child Becomes A TEDx Speaker | Dan Roths Story
Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Dan Roth is a TEDx Speaker, Amazon Best Selling Author, Strategic People Operations Executive and Non Profit Advisor. Having been diagnosed as...
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EP:132 I Married In To A Cult | Peter Young’s Story
Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: I am a former sports broadcaster, father of five, Amazon best selling author, and cult survivor. How to reach Peter: Facebook and Instagram “This is the...
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EP: 131 Turning Pain In To Purpose | Samantha Mandells Story
Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Teen pregnancy, abusive relationships and a functional neurological disorder diagnosis could’ve stopped Samantha in her tracks. Instead she used what…
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EP:130| From the Goalposts to the Gene Keys| Shauna Hawkes Story
Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: Women’s Next Chapter Mentor, Gene Keys Guide, and yoga teacher of over 17 years. I help women stop overthinking, break self-sabotage, and build real...
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EP: 129 From Abused & Broken To A Healed Healer | Mica Louise’s Story
Rebuilt Series: Season in Blooming 🌸 Follow The School of Hard Knocks and add it to your library so you never miss an episode. About Our Guest: I’m a trauma-informed somatic and Reiki practitioner, and I support women in coming home to their bodies after trauma. My work is deeply rooted in lived...
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Ep: 128 From Competition To Purpose | Daniel Sterlings Story
Rebuilt: Season in Bloom - Featuring Daniel Sterling • Don't forget to: Follow The School of Hard Knocks • Add this episode to your library • Share with someone who needs this message Meet our Guest: Daniel Sterling grew up in the early years and the wild west of Aspen, CO. Risk became his go-to.…
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For people who refuse to stay stuck in their story.Hosted by Darcie Burtch—2x best-selling author, NLP & Clinical Hypnosis Practitioner, and Success Coach.This is where healing meets truth, faith, and transformation.You’re not broken—you’re rebuilding.Let’s take another brick out of the wall.
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