Healing Our Hearts: Literally and Figuratively with Steve Larsen – Entrepreneur, Author, Car and Motorcycle Enthusiast, Heart Warrior, and Resilient Father Guest Website: https://stevelarsen.net

🎧 Episode Summary:

What does it mean to truly heal a broken heart—both physically and emotionally? In this deeply moving episode of Linda’s Corner, we welcome Steve Larsen, a serial entrepreneur, car and motorcycle enthusiast, and author of My Heart Has Been in It from the Start. Steve’s story is as extraordinary as it is inspiring. He helped shape technologies that now power platforms like Facebook, Google, and Amazon, and he has traveled the world on two wheels. But behind his remarkable success lies a journey through immense personal loss and healing.

At age 15, Steve underwent experimental heart surgery—the first of three open-heart procedures throughout his life. He was once clinically dead for nearly six hours. But it wasn’t heart failure or near-death experiences that proved the most painful—it was the death of his young son, Eric, who passed away during a surgery gone tragically wrong. Steve and his family were left not only with grief but also with a storm of anger and injustice.

Through unimaginable loss, Steve developed profound resilience. “If I can survive the loss of a child, I can survive anything,” he says. Today, he honors Eric’s memory by supporting other parents who’ve lost a child, helping them find strength, perspective, and gratitude in the aftermath of tragedy.

Steve’s heart was opened again in a beautiful and unexpected way when he discovered a daughter he never knew he had—born 39 years earlier and reunited through a DNA test. Their joyful reunion added a new chapter to his family story and reminded him, once again, of the powerful threads that connect us.

This episode explores:

• The resilience born from profound loss
  
  
• How grief changes our approach to parenting and life
  
  
• What it’s like to live with—and recover from—serious heart conditions
  
  
• Finding unexpected joy through family, passion, and connection
  
  
• Why healing is not linear, but possible
  
  

Steve’s life is a tapestry of triumphs and trials, heartbreak and healing, fast cars and second chances. His story is a reminder that everyone is carrying unseen burdens—and that compassion, connection, and courage are at the heart of real healing.

🌟 Key Quote:

“Rebounding from health issues can’t hold a candle to rebounding from the loss of a child… But when you survive that, you realize nothing else can hurt you the same way again.”

🔗 Connect with Steve Larsen:

• Website: https://stevelarsen.net
• Book: My Heart Has Been in It from the Start
  
  

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Soul Custody: Sparing Children from the Hidden Toll of Divorce with Pamela Henry, author of Soul Custody.
Guest Website: https://soul-custody.com

Episode Summary:

Divorce doesn't just end a marriage—it reshapes the emotional world of everyone involved, especially children. In this powerful and deeply personal episode of Linda’s Corner, host Linda Bjork welcomes Pamela Henry, an expert in early childhood education, family systems, and shared custody parenting. She’s also the author of Soul Custody: Sparing Children from Divorce, a transformative guide for families navigating the emotional terrain of separation.

Pamela shares her own story: a desperate desire to escape her marriage that eventually led to a profound revelation—she wasn’t really trying to escape her husband, but the pain of her own unresolved childhood trauma. As a survivor of sexual abuse by her father, Pamela unconsciously projected her confusion, hurt, and rejection onto her relationships—ultimately impacting her marriage and her children.

Now, Pamela helps others understand the deeper emotional roots that can influence the decision to divorce. She invites listeners to pause, reflect, and heal before making choices that carry lifelong consequences.

In this episode, we explore:

• The often unseen emotional cost of divorce on children
  
  
• How childhood trauma can shape adult relationships
  
  
• Why healing yourself is key before trying to fix or escape a relationship
  
  
• The importance of self-compassion, transparency, and owning our mistakes as parents
  
  
• How to create a healthier future by confronting the past
  
  

This episode is a compassionate, thought-provoking invitation to approach relationships with deeper awareness and responsibility. If you're navigating a difficult relationship or healing from your past, this conversation is for you.

Resources & Links:

📘 Learn more and get a copy of Soul Custody at: soul-custody.com
🌱 Begin your healing journey with the insights and tools Pamela shares on her website

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Reclaiming Your Life: Healing Chronic Pain and Illness with Lori Clemmons

Episode Summary:
In this transformative episode of Linda’s Corner: Inspiration for a Better Life, we welcome Lori Clemmons—compassionate wellness coach, certified clinical trauma specialist, NLP master practitioner, hypnotherapy expert, and survivor of chronic illness. Lori shares her remarkable journey of living with chronic illness and pain for over 27 years, including being bedridden for more than a year and homebound for over two. Despite following every traditional path to healing—from medication to specialized diets—nothing worked… until she approached healing from the inside out.

Lori opens up about the emotional and physical toll of chronic illness and how a shift in perspective—slowing down, cultivating joy, and finding peace—transformed her health and life. She teaches that true healing starts when we calm the nervous system and create space for the body to rest and repair.

If you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or hopeless on your health journey, Lori’s story offers real hope and practical steps to reclaim your well-being. Learn how mindfulness, self-compassion, nervous system regulation, and small daily choices can ignite powerful healing from within.

Key Takeaways:

• Chronic illness can be linked to an overactive stress response—we can’t heal when we’re stuck in fight-or-flight.
  
  
• Healing often begins by slowing down and making space for joy, art, stillness, and gratitude.
  
  
• You can experience joy even with symptoms.
  
  
• Nervous system regulation is foundational—start small: one breath, one walk, one kind word to yourself.
  
  
• Positive self-talk and compassionate self-coaching are powerful tools for long-term wellness.
  
  
• Healing is not about doing more—it’s about being more present and choosing what nourishes your mind, body, and spirit.
  
  

Powerful Quotes from Lori Clemmons:

“I started trying to find joy in life rather than slogging through and working so hard... and once I made that switch, my symptoms started reducing. Within about 10 months, my symptoms were all gone.”

“It wasn't until I could relax the nervous system that my body had the energy to be able to focus on healing. And it was amazing.”

“If you have a fire in the kitchen, it's not the time to be making your bed.”

“We reclaim moments. And by reclaiming moments, we calm the nervous system and allow the body to heal.”

An Invitation to Our Listeners:
If you're dealing with chronic illness or pain, we invite you to pause. Reflect. And consider that healing might not be about trying harder, but about softening, listening, and allowing your body to return to safety. As Dr. John Demartini says, “Incurable means curable from within.”

Connect with Lori Clemmons:
🌐 Website: www.loriclemmons.com

Resources & Topics Discussed:

• Nervous system regulation and the healing response
  
  
• How trauma and stress affect chronic illness
  
  
• The role of art, nature, and joy in physical recovery
  
  
• Compassionate self-coaching
  
  
• Practical tools to start small and heal gradually

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