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What if your intuition was the key to rewriting your story?

In this illuminating episode of The Big Silence, Karena sits down with bestselling author and renowned intuitive Laura Day, whose new book The Prism: Seven Steps to Heal Your Past and Transform Your Future offers a groundbreaking roadmap for change. From a traumatic childhood and family loss to becoming a sought-after healer for global leaders and celebrities, Laura opens up about how she turned survival into spiritual alchemy, proving that transformation is not about escaping your past. It’s about learning to use it as your light source.

Our early experiences shape us long before we’re aware of them. Laura shares how understanding the ego’s formation can help us rewrite our internal programming.

• The Prism is about reclaiming the much-maligned ego, the “machinery” that allows us to create our world
• By age seven, our ego is fully formed; from there, every challenge becomes a catalyst for change.
• Why change should be taught in second grade
• The ego isn’t the enemy of spirituality; it’s the structure that gives creation shape.

• Becoming the adult at age five for her younger siblings
• The difference between being a motherless child and a parentified child, and how early responsibility shapes identity
• Normalized a chaotic environment
• Building resilience through trauma, and observing life rather than collapsing into it

• Why empathy is “a psychiatric illness”
• True healing comes not from identifying with others’ pain but from finding solutions for them.
• “Understanding comes five years after you’ve solved the problem.”
• Small, tangible shifts, the “doing”, over endless introspection

• When life feels unbearable, start with small, manageable goals
• “Deal with the mammal first.” Care for your physical body before chasing spiritual breakthroughs.
• Hope doesn’t precede healing; it follows it. You don’t have to feel better to start acting better.
• “You won’t find hope in the depths of your misery. You’ll find it in movement.”

• Love is a choice, not blind faith: “Trust means belief without evidence. I have evidence of my love.”
• Learning boundaries later in life and how porosity versus structure is a lifelong balance.
• Avoid “magical thinking” in relationships. Build proof, not fantasy.
• The healthiest relationships are co-created and constantly evolving

• How predicting major business outcomes and aiding in medical breakthroughs became her life’s work
• Intuition is not mystical — it’s mechanical: “We are machines in a mechanical world. Change how you operate, and your world changes.”
• The Prism offers practical exercises for identifying where you feel discomfort and taking one small, different action.
• You don’t need to understand your trauma to heal it. You just need to do something new.

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What if your lowest moment became the foundation for your purpose?

In this heartfelt episode of The Big Silence, Karena sits down with country music artist Chase McDaniel, who transformed generational trauma, addiction, and mental illness into powerful storytelling through his debut album Lost Ones. From growing up in rural Kentucky with an addicted father to facing panic attacks, suicidal thoughts, and the long road to self-love, Chase’s story is both devastating and deeply inspiring. He shares how music became his therapy, how faith reshaped his outlook, and how he learned to live and love again.

Chase opens up about breaking generational trauma, finding purpose through art, and learning that strength isn’t about faking perfection; it’s more like honesty.

(01:00) Growing Up in Chaos — Finding Strength in Small-Town Kentucky

• A childhood surrounded by addiction, violence, and uncertainty
• How he discovered stability and unconditional love
• His family’s gym became both a sanctuary and a symbol of survival
• That bond inspired “What I Didn’t Have”

(10:00) Breaking the Cycle of Pain and Addiction

• Mental illness and suicide ran deep, stories long kept silent
• The moment he chose to live differently: “I don’t have to live as the victim.”
• How truth-telling frees families from generational trauma
• Healing begins when we stop protecting the lie

(17:00) Panic Attacks, OCD, and the Search for Control

• The concussion that ended Chase’s athletic career and triggered relentless panic attacks
• Years of isolation led him to believe he was losing his mind
• “My dorm room felt like it was shrinking every day.”
• Learning to identify triggers, seek help, and rebuild trust in his mind became his turning point

(24:00) Love, Faith, and Learning to Stay

• Love once felt like a survival tactic—until he learned to receive it
• “Imagine a version of you that doesn’t feel this way anymore. That’s who you’re fighting for.”
• Now in a healthy, patient relationship, he calls love “an act of courage.”
• Faith re-entered his life while writing Lost Ones, reframing his survival as purpose.

(33:00) Finding Purpose Through Music: The Making of Lost Ones

• Chase wrote Lost Ones to process trauma and leave a legacy of hope.
• “Before I Let You Go” became a letter to his late father—and to himself.
• His favorite track, “What I Didn’t Have,” honors the grandparents who saved him
• “I was desperate to get this album out before I died. It’s my reason to live.”

(43:00) Turning Pain into Purpose

• Fans have shared how his songs saved their lives and, in turn, healed him.
• “You’re not alone” isn’t just a slogan; it’s lived experience
• Authenticity over image and purpose over fame
• “If I can make someone’s life a little easier, that’s the real mission.”

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What if one terrifying night became the catalyst for a lifetime of healing?

In this powerhouse episode of The Big Silence, Karena sits down with Angelo Keely, co-founder and CEO of Kion, to unpack his extraordinary path—from a near-fatal stabbing at 16 to building a company rooted in simple, consistent habits that support both muscle and mood. Angelo breaks down protein (in plain English), and you’ll learn how small, repeatable choices can stack up into real change. He also explains why essential amino acids and creatine are especially impactful as we age. If you’ve wondered how to protect muscle, sharpen your mind, or support mental health without going “all or nothing,” this one’s for you.

Angelo shares the science and the systems that actually work, and how to choose one tiny action you can repeat every day for real impact.

• Principle first, product second: Food comes first; EAAs are a targeted way to stimulate muscle protein synthesis with fewer calories.
• Non-workout days matter: EAAs still drive protein synthesis—even on rest days.
• Consistency > intensity: Angelo takes EAAs every morning (often with creatine) to “tell” his body to rebuild.
• Better together: Taking EAAs before training leverages increased blood flow for greater impact.

• The turning point: A severe LSD episode led to assault and multiple stab wounds—sparking a decades-long healing journey.
• Whole-person recovery: Talk therapy, meditation, yoga, acupuncture, movement, and study.
• Daily rhythm: 15k steps, basic strength work, slow “zone-2” runs, and short family meditations.
• One thing rule: Pick one change you’ll actually do every day; stack from there.

• Energy vs. materials: Carbs/fats fuel; protein rebuilds tissues, enzymes, hormones, and neurotransmitters.
• Quality counts: Higher essential amino acid content + digestibility = stronger protein synthesis signal.
• Practical takeaway: EAAs can deliver the goal of protein (rebuild/retain muscle) with fewer calories—useful for fat loss without muscle loss.
• Aging advantage: As we age, we’re less sensitive to protein; powders and EAAs become more useful.

• How it works: Creatine saturates muscle (and brain) phosphocreatine stores, making reps and sprints feel slightly easier—strength builds over time.
• Brain benefits: Higher intakes in studies have shown improvements in memory/focus; emerging research suggests better depression outcomes.
• Myth-busting: Quality creatine monohydrate doesn’t cause true “bloat”; women tend to gain strength/endur­ance—not bulk.
• Dosage mindset: Daily use matters (not just on lift days). Pair with protein/EAAs and strength work for the compounding effect.

• The risk: Calorie deficits (drug-assisted or not) can strip muscle unless protein/EAAs are substantially higher.
• Target outcome: Lose fat, keep muscle—use EAAs as a “cheat code” to shore up a day’s...