Loss of a Dream with Tina Germain

*This episode contains content that listeners may find disturbing or upsetting.* Tina Germain was sure she'd have children.  After all, isn't that what women are SUPPOSED to do?  Then the unthinkable happened.  Tina bravely explains her journey through infertility and her decision to ultimately not have children.  We talk openly and candidly about infertility and miscarriage. In Tina's own words: "I was one of those children who always saw things that others didn't. I didn't understand why others couldn't see ghosts and other energies. I knew they were real because they showed themselves to me all the time. As I got older, my Grandma would tell me stories about all that she could see as well. She made it safe to share my gifts.  After graduating from college, I moved out to San Francisco where I began to explore personal growth and metaphysics. I went to numerous lectures and learned from some incredible people: Marianne Williamson, Shakti Gawain, and Caroline Myss to name a few, as well as doing private work with Shakti. Eventually I was drawn to the Marin Psychic Institute which was a division of the Berkeley Psychic Institute. I took classes and became hooked. I relished exploring the gifts I knew I had, in a safe place. I quickly entered the teacher training program and began teaching all levels of both meditation and healing classes, from beginner to advanced. I loved it. It helped me to hone and enhance my gifts and talents, as well as teach others that they were just as capable of discovering their own gifts.  I worked there for 7 years before moving to Los Angeles. Once in Los Angeles, I continued my quest to learn and grow by exploring many different healing modalities. My world changed in 2005 when I was introduced to the personal growth work of Lazaris. Through that work, I learned how to work with my shadow and all the dark emotions there, especially rage. I also learned and then deepened my ability to work with the aspects of self: our inner child, inner adolescent, and negative ego. Doing the immense work to fully heal the darker aspects of self, helped me to be able to step into my truer self in ways I had never imagined. I continue that work today. It was soon after beginning to work with Lazaris that I discovered a new gift: the ability to see and communicate with people who had passed away. That ability appeared one day very clearly, and has proven to be quite a useful skill. I was introduced to a couple of different healing modalities in 2012. Combining those with the extensive training I had received, I was able to create a new way of healing, uniquely mine. I am in continual pursuit of learning, growing, discovering, and applying new ways to help you, my clients, in your healing process. I am here to empower you and give you the tools necessary to thrive. This is my passion. I want you to be the best you can be!" Check out Tina's website at  http://www.tinagermain.com .  Sign up on her website to receive her weekly blog email with helpful tools and techniques to empower you in your reality! Follow Tina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tinagermain/ Subscribe, review and rate Brokenhearted on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts & Spotify.