What happens when the weight you’re carrying isn’t just physical, but emotional, relational, and deeply tied to survival? In this powerful conversation, Shelly Besancon shares her path from childhood silence and an abusive Marriage to reclaiming her voice, her body, and her sense of self after unimaginable loss. Shelly opens up about how emotional healing became the doorway to releasing 65 pounds and reshaping her life, not through punishment, but through compassion and self-forgiveness. This episode is a reminder that freedom often begins when we stop carrying what was never ours to hold.
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Alethea Felton is a dynamic motivational speaker, certified transformational coach, founder of Alethea Felton Coaching, LLC, and host of The Power Transformation Podcast. With 20 years of experience in the fields of both education and entrepreneurship, Alethea's mission is to help and empower professionals and leaders with chronic illness to live courageously, resiliently, and authentically so that they thrive beyond so-called limitations which hold them back from reaching their next personal or professional goal. In this way, they become the best version of themselves in order to create holistic, lasting life success.
Alethea's purpose-driven journey was ignited by her transformative personal experiences including overcoming severe childhood stuttering, navigating grief due to the deaths of close loved ones, and managing physical challenges related to living with Crohn’s Disease and a rare liver condition called Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, (PSC). Furthermore, Alethea is a sought-after speaker who has presented for medical professionals, patients with chronic illness, patient advocacy groups, and new and veteran teachers, and she has guested on a variety of podcasts and online shows.
A native of Southeastern Virginia and former longtime Washington, DC resident, Alethea absolutely loves anything related to mermaids, and a huge part of her life is her enjoyment from being a cat mom to Buddy, her playful, cuddly short-haired American tabby.
