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A Mental Health Break
Welcome to the #1 podcast dedicated to mental health, where you are never alone. This Top Weekly Show provides a safe, supportive platform to normalize conversations around mental health through authentic, inspirational testimonials.
Since 2020, Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor, 3x Mental Health Author, and host Vincent A. Lanci and his guests have shared vulnerable stories and powerful insights that remind you—you are not alone on your journey.
Each week, we dive into real-life experiences from mental health advocates, professionals, and individuals who’ve overcome adversity. Together, we tackle a wide range of topics, including trauma recovery, anxiety, depression, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and family challenges. From grief and social media addiction to mental health in the workplace and life after divorce, every episode offers valuable tools, advice, and understanding for anyone navigating life’s toughest moments.
As someone who survived a traumatic brain injury (TBI), Vincent uses his personal journey to help others, blending his lived experiences with the wisdom of experts to empower you on your own path to healing. Whether you’re struggling with a mental disorder or simply looking for support, A Mental Health Break is your weekly source of hope, guidance, and connection.
Tune in each week for honest conversations, practical tools, and the reassurance that you're not alone. Let’s break the silence together.
A Mental Health Break
Unbroken: Finding Light After Darkness with Adriene Caldwell
Join us for an incredibly raw and courageous conversation with Adriene Caldwell, author of the memoir, Unbroken. Her story is a testament to the profound resilience of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable odds.
In this episode, Adriene candidly shares her first-hand account of childhood trauma, from emotional and physical abuse to navigating a family riddled with untreated mental illness, including homelessness, extreme poverty, incest, pedophilia, sexual assault of a child, drowning of a child, emotional and physical abuse, drug and alcohol addiction, bulimia, suicide, and other deep secrets. She discusses how these experiences, including a brutal assault, forced her to find her own path to healing and self-discovery.
Adriene's powerful testimony provides a beacon of hope for anyone struggling with adversity, offering an intimate look at the journey from destruction to discovering an innate light that refuses to dim. She put it all into her new book and you can tune in to learn how to get your copy today. Her story is a powerful reminder that while we may not control the cards we are dealt, we can always choose to rebuild ourselves, find our voice, and become "unbroken."
Have a question for the host or guest? Want their freebee? Are you looking to become a guest or show partner? Email Danica at PodcastsByLanci@gmail.com.
This show is brought to you by the Empathy Set and Coming Alive Podcast Production.
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