This week, we’re joined by the brilliant Dr. Karla, author of Let’s Finally Talk About Sex . In this inspiring episode, Dr. Karla opens up about her childhood, her turbulent college years, and the powerful journey that led he...
In this heartwarming episode, we sit down with Bracha to discuss her transformative journey through food addiction, spiritual growth, and the lessons she's learned along the way. Bracha shares how embracing gratitude has been a powerful tool in her healing process, and how it has shaped both her pe…
In this powerful episode, we welcome Koya, an incredibly brave woman whose journey is a testament to the strength of the human spirit. Koya opens up about the horrific childhood trauma she endured and the lasting impact it had on her throughout her adult life. She shares how therapy helped her heal…
This week on Behind Beautiful Things we welcome Stephen, author of the moving and inspiring book “Walk On”! Stephen tells the story of the unthinkable tragedy of losing his son Jake, his family’s journey through almost unbear...
This week on Behind Beautiful Things we welcome Michelle, the author of the book “Cracked Open”! We speak with Michelle about some traumas she dealt with in her younger years, the religious organization she joined, and her ye...
This week on Behind Beautiful Things we welcome in Riana! For over 25 years, Riana has specialized as a Trauma Recovery Mental Health Counselor & Life, Love & Mindset Coach in healing adults with Unconscious Childhood & Relat...
What does it mean to write from the soul? In this special conversation, Brad Wetzler joins Kevin to explore the deeper dimensions of writing, storytelling, and the essence of soul. Brad shares insights from his new course, *Writing the Soul*, and discusses how memoir can be a powerful path to self-…
This week on Behind Beautiful Things we welcom back Mitch for the conclusion of his story. If you have not listened to part one, please see the link below. Mitch is the author of the book “Columbus Day”. On this episode, Mitch continues his story. Now released from the institution, Mitch works with…
This week on Behind Beautiful Things, we welcome Mitch, the author of the book “Columbus Day”. On this episode, the first part in a two part series, Mitch tells the harrowing story of his childhood relationship with his Mother, how he was checked into a hospital for a 30 day “evaluation” without hi…
This week on Behind Beautiful Things, we welcome Maura, the author of the upcoming book “Saving Ellen”. On this episode, Maura tells us the difficult story of learning about her sister’s illness, the inspiring way her family rallied around her, her sister’s kidney transplant, and finally, the lasti…
This week, we welcome Carol, the author of the upcoming book “Girl, Groomed” to Behind Beautiful Things. Carol joins us to tell a harrowing story of severe childhood trauma, the silence around the abuse she and others experienced, and then how her trauma continued to effect her throughout her life.…
This week, we welcome Joel to Behind Beautiful Things. Joel is a professional actor and a friend of Kevin’s. On this episode, we talk about his early childhood struggles with mental health, his turbulent medication journey, and we check in on where he is today. Please join us! Please note th…
This week, we welcome Julie to Behind Beautiful Things. Julie is the author of three books about her journey as an adopted child. Today, we discuss her newly released third book “Twice the Family”. During this episode, we talk about Julie’s experience as an adoptee, her bond with her family, and he…
This week, we welcome in Subha to tell her incredible story. Born in a small village in India, Subha was always told that societal norms dictated what her life could consist of. Through her story, we learn about her determination to build a career, raising a daughter on her own, the incredible work…
This week, we welcome the host of the excellent podcast “Creating Greatness”, Robert! Robert joins the show to talk about his issues growing up, how he turned to drugs as a solution, his time in and out of prison, and finally, his fourth prison sentence. Robert tells an absolutely incredible and…
This week, we welcome a returning guest: Jason! Jason is the host of the excellent podcast “My Madness METHod”. He was a guest in episode 71 of “Behind Beautiful Things”. This week, Jason returns to talk about his incredible podcast, his thoughts on what the “operating system” version of oursel…
This week, we welcome in Moey! Moey and Kevin have known each other for over two decades. She is on the show to talk about her struggles with body positivity issues, how we often long for what we once were but are no longer, some health issues that she had to deal with, and her continuing journ…
This week, we welcome Marilyn! Marilyn is the author of the inspiring book “Don’t Walk Away: A Care Person’s Journey”. This week, we discuss her childhood, how her family has always dealt with death, her mother’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, her role as her mother’s caretaker, and the absolute joy Mar…
This week, we welcome in a returning guest! Jon has been on the show a few times before, but today he is appearing as “New Blue Eyes”, the name in which he writes and records music. We also welcome the owner of “Handwritten Recording”, Rick. The three of us discuss the new name, our connection with…
This week, we welcome in Anne, the author of the book Mattie, Milo, and Me: A Memoir . During this episode, we will discuss Anne’s traumatic upbringing, her discovery of Bruce Springsteen, and her incredible memoir about dog ...
This week, we welcome in Dan, the author of the book “Why is Sam so SAD?” . During this episode, we will discuss Dan’s early years trying to find his place at both school and at home, his years as a special education teacher,...
This week, we welcome in Janet and Jenny, a mother and daughter. During this episode, we will discuss Jenny’s diagnosis of autism, how her mother, Janet, struggled to find help and resources, the challenges they both faced as Jenny was growing up, and their shared journey to thriving. Janet and Jen…
This week we wrap up our two Part series discussing Kevin’s Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) work with Nikki. In an earlier episode (linked below), Nikki and Kevin discussed the first half of the NLP work he did with Nikki. This week, we rejoin Nikki and Kevin as they discuss his second half of t…
This week we welcome Elise to Sad Times! Elise is the co-host of the Deep Life podcast (link below). During this episode, Elise shares her story about encountering supreme struggles in her mid life, her horrific year of many ...