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by Molly Carroll, MA, LPC
We all have moments in our lives when we are cracked open, brought to our knees, and have to really discover who we are authentically at our core. It could have been a death of a loved one, getting thrown in jail, bullied in grade school, or hitting rock bottom with our addiction. Whatever your traumatic moment, it changed you forever in the way you live, parent, work, and connect to others. Join Molly Carroll, licensed therapist, TED speaker, published author, corporate speaker, and coach, as she shares the stories of actors, athletes, thought-leaders, healers, teachers, and warriors and how their “cracking open” moment changed their lives and will change your life too.
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- Aug 6, 202650 min
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- Jul 23, 20261h 0m
Jodie Patterson on Staying Curious When Your Kids (and Your Identity) Are Changing
This fall, my youngest, my last one, leaves for college. Twenty-one years of being a mom, and I’m standing at the edge of a chapter I don’t know how to close. When my son left two years ago, I was a wreck. Shame that I was “too attached,” fear of who I am when mothering isn’t my daily identity, questions about my marriage, my life, my self. So when Jodie Patterson agreed to come back on the podcast, the timing felt like more than coincidence. This is Jodie’s third time on Cracking Open: she w...
- Jul 2, 202657 min
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- Jun 11, 202619 min
Why Small Talk Is Making You More Lonely (And What To Do Instead)
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- May 28, 202647 min
I Want to Be Wild: Emma Tynan on Letting Go of More and Coming Home to Yourself
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About Cracking Open with Molly Carroll
We all have moments in our lives when we are cracked open, brought to our knees, and have to really discover who we are authentically at our core. It could have been a death of a loved one, getting thrown in jail, bullied in grade school, or hitting rock bottom with our addiction. Whatever your traumatic moment, it changed you forever in the way you live, parent, work, and connect to others. Join Molly Carroll, licensed therapist, TED speaker, published author, corporate speaker, and coach, as she shares the stories of actors, athletes, thought-leaders, healers, teachers, and warriors and how their “cracking open” moment changed their lives and will change your life too.
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