What if kindness wasn’t just a “nice idea,” but a daily practice that actually changes families—and the world?

In this episode of Taboo Talks with Krystal, I’m joined by Teresa Ramirez, award-winning, best-selling author, motivational speaker, and Founder & CEO of Journey in Kindness. Teresa is on a mission to help loving parents intentionally raise kind, happy, and emotionally healthy children in a world that often feels anything but kind.

We talk about why kindness gets dismissed as “something we already know,” why knowing isn’t the same as practicing, and how intentional acts of kindness can shift family culture, emotional regulation, and long-term outcomes for kids. Teresa also shares how parents can step into the role of CEO of their family, creating homes rooted in compassion, joy, and connection—without perfection or pressure.

This conversation is practical, encouraging, and deeply needed for parents who want to raise children who are kinder, more accepting, and more emotionally grounded.

• Why kindness is often underestimated—and why it actually does make a difference

• The gap between knowing about kindness and intentionally practicing it

• How parents can become the CEO of their family culture

• The connection between kindness, emotional health, and happier children

• How small, daily acts of kindness can create ripple effects far beyond the home

• Addressing the skepticism: Is there proof that kindness works?

• Why raising kinder kids contributes to a more compassionate world

75 Acts of KindnessA practical, easy-to-use list to help parents practice kindness daily—without overwhelm.👉 Download here: https://journeyinkindness.com

Teresa Ramirez is an award-winning, best-selling author, motivational speaker, and kindness ambassador for loving parents who want to raise kind children. Through her divinely inspired video messages, blog posts, and her signature “fun-with-bubbles” style, Teresa encourages parents to create homes filled with joy, connection, and intentional kindness.

When she’s not uplifting parents, Teresa volunteers at Home For Life, spends time with her sons, enjoys her pets, and loves hiking and kayaking.

• 🌐 Website: https://journeyinkindness.com

• 👥 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ajourneyinkindness

• 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teresaramirez6349/

• ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@journeyinkindnesswithteresa

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✨ What We Cover in This Episode🎁 Free Resource👩‍💼 About Our Guest🔗 Connect with Teresa🎧 Listen & Subscribe

What if your past didn’t define you — or even limit you?

In this powerful episode of Taboo Talks, Krystal sits down with Ginger Hilton to explore what it really means to reclaim your life after childhood trauma. Ginger shares her journey from surviving abuse to building a life rooted in creativity, purpose, and self-trust. This conversation dives into healing, self-worth, speaking your truth, and rediscovering passion after pain — without toxic positivity or pressure to “be over it.”

If you’ve ever felt stuck in survival mode or wondered whether you’re allowed to want more after what you’ve been through, this episode is for you.

Key Takeaways

• Your past may shape you, but it does not get to define your future

• Healing isn’t about erasing pain — it’s about reclaiming agency and choice

• Speaking your truth can be a powerful part of the healing process

• Passion after trauma often starts quietly, not all at once

• You are allowed to change paths, redefine success, and build a life that fits who you are now

Topics We Cover

• Healing from childhood abuse

• Rebuilding self-worth after trauma

• Letting go of survival mode

• Finding passion after pain

• Using creativity as a healing tool

• Sharing your story without shame

• Redefining identity after trauma

Ginger’s Gift to Listeners 🎁

If you’re a writer or author ready to share your story, Ginger has created a free customizable Showit website template to help you showcase your work beautifully and simply.

Grab it here: https://www.gingerhilton.com/freebie

About Ginger Hilton

Ginger Hilton is a creative website designer who helps writers and authors bring their stories to life online. Her journey includes work in medical assisting, nonprofit leadership, and now web design — all rooted in resilience, creativity, and purpose. Through her work and her voice, Ginger empowers others to reclaim their stories and build futures that reflect who they truly are.

What happens when life as you know it stops—and starts again?

In this powerful conversation, I sit down with award-winning health expert, best-selling author, and eternal advocate Nicole Angelique Kerr to talk about her Near-Death Experience and the profound lessons it taught her about life, purpose, and love.

Nicole shares her journey of moving from a near-death experience to a spiritually transformative one, including the 10 lessons NDE experiencers want us to learn now. We also dive into:

• The impact of trauma, mental health, and how unhealed wounds can manifest (like Nicole’s own experience with an eating disorder).
• Reconceptualizing God and spirituality after loss.
• Setting boundaries, letting go of people-pleasing, and creating freedom through self-love.

• Why it’s time to change old belief systems that sabotage us.

This episode will inspire you to reflect on your own patterns, embrace your healing journey, and remember that life after death—whether literal or metaphorical—can hold deep purpose.

Resources & Links Mentioned in This Episode

• 🎥 Stressed Documentary – Watch here
• 🌱 Getting Started with NET – Learn more
• 📖 Free Gift from Nicole – Claim the first chapter of You Are Deathless here
• 🔗 Connect with Nicole Kerr – Instagram | Website
• 💌 Connect with Krystal Casey – krystalcasey.com/links

Podcasted edited by Stephanie Brandolini

Air Date: April 22, 2025
Host: Krystal Casey

What We Talked About:

• The moment I discovered my daughter had been abused by her father

• How my own childhood trauma resurfaced and was weaponized

• The decision to break the cycle of silence and speak out

• Rebuilding trust with my children and myself

• Transforming pain into purpose and leadership

In This Episode:

In this deeply personal solo episode, I share the harrowing journey of uncovering my daughter's abuse and confronting my own buried trauma. I discuss the painful decision to speak out against a family member, the challenges of breaking generational cycles of silence, and the path toward healing and empowerment. This episode is a testament to the strength it takes to protect our children and ourselves, and the transformative power of reclaiming our voices.

Connect with Me:

• KrystalCasey.com/links – Book me to speak, work with me, or get support

• Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it

• Leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help more cycle-breakers find this work

Air Date: April 15, 2025
Host: Krystal Casey
Guest: Alison Hayes, founder of Thriving While Disabled

In this powerful and eye-opening conversation, Krystal sits down with Alison Hayes — coach, educator, and founder of Thriving While Disabled — to dismantle the silence around disability, financial survival, and the crushing stigma of social welfare systems.

Alison shares her raw, real journey of navigating life with a Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) and the identity shift that came with accepting herself as a disabled woman. From her first diagnosis at age three to her battle with ableism, Alison pulls back the curtain on what it's like to live within — and push back against — systems designed to make disabled people feel invisible.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone ready to challenge their assumptions, build true empathy, and understand what it means to thrive because of, not in spite of, disability.

💥 What We Talk About:

• What disability really means (and why the identity is so misunderstood)

• The lifelong impact of ableism, both subtle and overt

• The emotional toll of navigating Social Security Disability (SSDI)

• The societal shame around being poor, disabled, or needing help

• Why self-efficacy matters — and how social systems can destroy it

• Alison’s upcoming book Thriving While Disabled: Navigating Disability Finances

🔗 Connect with Alison Hayes:

🌐 Website: www.thrivingwhiledisabled.com
📘 Preorder her book: Thriving While Disabled: Navigating Disability Finances (Out April 12, 2025)
📣 Facebook Group: Disability and Independence: Thriving Despite the Broken Systems

If this episode shifted your perspective or helped you feel seen, we’d love to hear from you.
💬 DM or tag @iamkrystalcasey with your thoughts
🎧 Catch all episodes at krystalcasey.com/links
🔁 Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it

Disability, disability finances, SSDI, Functional Neurological Disorder, ableism, social stigma, social welfare systems, Thriving While Disabled, Alison Hayes, Taboo Talks Podcast, Krystal Casey, disability coaching, mental illness stigma, invisible disabilities

Guest: Theresa Nguyen
Air Date: April 8, 2025

🔥 What We Talked About:

• What Dragon Energy really is—and why it’s not what we’ve been taught
• How this ancient, undocumented energy can help with healing, creation, and transmutation
• The myth that dragons are evil (and how Theresa is rewriting that narrative)
• What it means to activate your Dragon Light Codes
• The power of breath, sound, and vibration in deep energetic healing

Theresa is a Dragon Channel, Energy & Sound Therapist, and Spiritual Mentor with over two decades of experience. In this powerful episode, she walks us through how she uses dragon energy to help women break free from fear, access their voice, and awaken their deepest purpose.

💎 Connect with Theresa:

• Free Gift: Dragon Healing for Activating Your Dragon LIGHT CODES – A 30-minute sound healing journey designed to awaken your dragon DNA light codes
• Facebook: facebook.com/theresanguyenspeaks
• Instagram: @theresanguyenspeaks
• TikTok: @theresanguyenspeaks
• LinkedIn: Theresa Nguyen on LinkedIn
• YouTube: @theresanguyenspeaks

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💬 Let’s Stay Connected:

If this episode lit something up in you, I’d love to hear about it.DM me, tag me, or share your favorite moment from the show.

➡️ Connect with me + access all my resources at:
👉 krystalcasey.com/links

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Host: Krystal Casey
Air Date: April 1, 2025

🔥 What We Talked About:

• What it really looks like to sit in the in-between
• Why we often perform strength instead of allowing ourselves to heal
• The truth about emotional leakage—and how unprocessed pain shows up
• The moment I realized I wasn’t giving myself time to grieve
• What it means to stop performing healing and actually live it

This solo episode is a sacred pause. An honest reflection on what happens when we try to rebuild too quickly, and why giving ourselves permission to slow down, feel, and simply be is the most powerful thing we can do.

If you’re in a messy middle right now—this one’s for you.

💬 Let’s Stay Connected:

If this episode spoke to your soul, I’d love to hear from you.
Tag me, DM me, or share your favorite takeaway.

➡️ Connect with me + access all my resources at:👉 krystalcasey.com/links

🎧 Listen + Subscribe:

Catch all episodes of Taboo Talks on Spotify or wherever you love to listen.

"What if your healing isn't the end of your story? What if it's just the beginning of your becoming?" Welcome to Season 2 of Taboo Talks—new energy, same mission, just louder now. From surviving unimaginable grief to reclaiming her voice and building something real, Krystal Casey shares the raw, unfiltered truth behind where she’s been—and where she’s headed. If you’ve ever wondered what comes after the breakdown... this is it. This season is for the women who are done shrinking, done pretending, and ready to rebuild—louder, stronger, and more aligned than ever before.

✨ Still healing.
✨ Still honest.
✨ Now building.

Ready to rise? Start here: krystalcasey.com/links