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Scars to Stars™ Podcast

Welcome to the Scars to Stars™ Podcast, where we share stories of resilience and hope.

Your host, Deana Brown Mitchell is the founder of the Realize Foundation whose mission is to reduce the number of humans who struggle with suicidal ideation by creating a world where having the conversation becomes commonplace.

Like many, she kept silent about her own struggles with mental health for 23 years due to shame and stigma. It wasn’t until she lost a friend to suicide that Deana realized the power of sharing our stories.

In this podcast, we invite guests who have overcome adversity to share their journey and provide a safe space for vulnerability and openness. Our goal is to let other silent humans know that they are not alone and that there is always hope. Whether you are struggling with your mental health or simply feeling alone, this podcast is for you.

Come join our community and let’s inspire each other to turn our Scars to Stars.

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In this powerful and deeply honest episode, Dr. Peggy Christian shares her journey through hidden depression, alcohol addiction, suicidal ideation, and the lifelong struggle of feeling disconnected...

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In this heartfelt episode, Katie Miller shares her journey of rebuilding her identity after a 24-year marriage and divorce. She opens up about healing from emotional trauma, rediscovering herself,...

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In this powerful episode of Scars to Stars, Deana Brown Mitchell sits down with motivational speaker, advocate, entrepreneur, and author Victoria Burmeister, whose life changed forever after a car...

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In this Scars to Stars episode, Deana sits down with Grace Sophia—speaker, transformational coach, spiritual teacher, and “medicine woman”—to talk about healing, suicide prevention, and...

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In this Scars to Stars episode, Dr. Rachael Degurse opens up about what happens when the career you dreamed of your whole life starts costing you your mental health. Raised in Colorado, Rachael...

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In this Scars to Stars episode, Leandra shares the real behind-the-scenes journey of becoming who you are—not just what you do. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she followed the “get the degree...

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In this Scars to Stars episode, I sit down with Irina Baker—founder of the Radiant Connections Network—for a powerful conversation about what happens when you “change everything” on the...

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This episode of Scars to Stars is one of those conversations that reminds you people can completely rewrite their story.Vishrant shares how he went from an “uncontrollable” kid and gang...

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In this Scars to Stars™ episode, Rachel shares how she went from a place of unimaginable grief and isolation... losing her husband to suicide, facing spiritual abuse, and becoming suicidal herself,...

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In this Scars to Stars™ episode, John K. Bates opens up about surviving not just one, but multiple life-threatening health crises; first nearly dying from Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, and years later...

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Heather was a Registered Nurse that became a caregiver for her dad. After marrying, she was questioning her faith and lived with an eating disorder and suicidal thoughts. Her marriage (after kids)...

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Anne and I discuss her daughters suicide attempts along with her experience with domestic violence and divorce. She also shares about how she got through it all through art and painting.#scarstostars...

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Speaker * Author * Coach * Executive Director of Hurt to Hope * MinisterSteve shares about his struggles as a child with an absent father and how that shaped him as a father, and later a...