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Ep 081 Loving Others Through Their Pain with Marlisse Hardamon

The Mosaic Podcast

Release Date: 06/12/2020

Ep 100 We Are An Experience, Experiencing Ourselves with Simran Singh

The Mosaic Podcast

here is what we talked about:the process of deadening ourselves

Ep 099 Every Moment Is Sacred feat. Padma Gordon

The Mosaic Podcast

i was amazed at how much we shared in common and how in one conversation we could go so deep. this was one of the few conversations i have had where we both held the space for the other to be loved and accepted, listened to and heard and acknowledged and validated. it is what she does in the work she does too.

Ep 098 The Kindness Activist with Leigh M. Clark

The Mosaic Podcast

in a time where so often people are not kind to each other, this conversation is even more important now than ever before. inherent in each of us is a desire to be kind to one another and to help those who are in need. witness the way we are in times of adversity, where both sides of an issue comes together to helps get through that moment, it is this kindness that Leigh wants to initiate in us and remind us of all the time.

Ep 097 Love Is Just Damn Good Business with Steve Farber

The Mosaic Podcast

this is one of those pivotal conversations that you just have to listen to. it was unique not only in the conversation we had but in the application of how to introduce love into the business arena. watch how he brings that culture of love in in a way that corporate people can understand and thens peaks of what happens when your team says, “i love working here.” and your clients say, “ i love what these people do."

Ep 096 Reinventing The Planet with David Gershon

The Mosaic Podcast

this is a conversation that you have to listen to. it is unique not only in what we spoke of but in the ability and flexibility of David, a brilliant man, to be kind and generous enough to change direction midstream with me and move away from what most if not everyone wants him to share, to answer my quirky questions and to challenge his own edges.

Ep 095 It’s Ok To Be Human with Andrea Garfield

The Mosaic Podcast

i found our conversation to be easy, like sitting on the front porch in a comfortable chair sipping a lemonade. there was something very clean and wholesome about it. we spoke about feeling feelings, how we learn to be separate, the gift of children, and more.. i could tell you all about it, but that would rob you of the opportnity to experience this conversation for yourself from your own point of view and feel what you feel from it.

Ep 094 Living Room Conversations with Brialle Ringer

The Mosaic Podcast

Don't let her age fool you, Brialle Ringer has gone through a lot, done a lot of inner work to heal, and has a brilliant mind that sees the world differently.

Ep 093 Catching The Moment We Become Who We Are with Trina Bardusco

The Mosaic Podcast

i have always felt the essence of The Mosaic, was listening to people no one listens to. i watch them transform from who i thought they were to who they are. this happens in my seeing something i never saw in them before, AND . . .

Ep 092 When Curiosity Meets Listening with Martin Lopez

The Mosaic Podcast

i must say, this was one of the most interesting podcasts that i have ever done, because in the middleman our conversation, Martin stepped back to analyse what he was thinking and feeling from a curiosity perspective and then i did the same thing from a place of holding space and listening.

Ep 091 When Fiction Becomes Reality - Sugar Mountain with Alfred Alcorn

The Mosaic Podcast

Sometimes in the world of fiction and science fiction, a writer writes a story only to find years later, what the writer saw happen, actually happens. Alfred Alcorn is not a prophet, a psychic or a doomsayer, he is just a brilliant author who has seen enough of the world to tell stories of a world that could be.

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Marlisse Hardamon

I would like to introduce myself, Lisa, a survivor.   Yes, I was abused and suffered from the result of that abuse. Yes, I cried and I even tried to end my life, several times. I hated myself and everyone, else. I was bitter and angry. I lived in a place of darkness, it covered my soul. I drank and smoked, just to numb the pain. I lived in the world of victimization, unable to heal and forgive.  But, today I dance in the light of my life, not as a victim, but a victor. I have learned to not only forgive my perpetrators but to forgive myself. I have learned to move past my pain, not by pretending it never happened, but by drawing strength from it, because it happened. I have been able to transform my life, using my pain as a platform to show women, how to live a transformed life, to move beyond their current situation into a place of wholeness, peace, and joy. I am not a victim, I did not let my life destroy me, it made me strong and taught me how to truly live life.

Purpose: I was placed here to allow my light to shine through adversity and trauma, so that I can be a beacon of light other who are in traumatic situations and that I can love them through their pain.

For more info, check out www.TransformationSpeaks.com

Here is what you will hear on this podcast:

her mother was a victim of domestic violence at the hands of her father
the great escape
living now with friends of her mom, they went from a middle class lifestyle to an extremely low class home
the big force and trying to latch the lock
her first sexual assault and the silence she was forced to keep
from the frying pan into the fire
the “I don’t want to talk about it” response.
her mom turning her back because she didn’t know what else to do
breaking all ties with the friends that took her in
feel the secrecy that exists in the silence demand by the abuser
the need to have control
black people, lighter skin black people, preferential treatment and racism
are black people racist to other black people?
the story of black men and black women
the generational transfer from parent to child
what happened when she was babysitting?
the pivot point of getting mad
how Marlisse made sure the abuse did not continue to her children
the pass down from one generation to another and the awareness that makes it stop
has every sexual offender been sexually offended. feeling powerless and wanting to reclaim that power
the pain that shuts down memory and how someone bypasses it
forgiving her perpetrators and forgiving herself too. what dd she have to forgive herself for doing
the angels that God sent her to help her walk through her pain
the story of telling her mom and how she received it
what she would say to someone who is getting sexually or physically abused
the traumatization of assault, violence and abuse
moving from the micro situation to the macro situation; going from the abuse of a woman by a man to the abuse of a policeman to a person; to a president to anyone who opposes him, to a sports figure who stands up to the abuse of black people and gets punished for doing do
how do you know who you can speak to and how to trust them
real change comes from a different mentality of people in power
feeling defiled by looking at the people that we look to, to protect us, abusing us.
the overwhelming presence of abuse in every segment of our society
how do those who have been abused stand up and come together against their abuser?
how do we get our humanity back?
the importance of our voice and how important it is to share our story
passing legislation does not change the heart of man
how insidious racism is and how it crept into my life too, and how systematic racism exists in basically good people who believe it is ok to beat his wife, speaks racist beliefs, strangle a man with his knee?
cameras cannot catch the sexually assault of young children
the result of coved-19 on the abuse child
the importance of one man, a pastor in her life and does the lack of presence of the neighbourhood church place a part in this and how the church has changed.
the lack of presence of the ministers of the church
from the dance of life, what is the one thing she can give us to reverse our direction
if you want something, give it to someone else
make a conscious effort to be there for others
love not control:
an amazing free offer she is giving to anyone listening to this podcast
each one reach one