HOST JACKIE TANTILLO – Become The Hero Of Your Own Journey With Guest Survivor Grace De Angeli

HOST JACKIE TANTILLO - Become The Hero Of Your Own Journey With Guest Survivor Grace De Angeli 29:43

Grace is first generation Italian Australian. Her parents immigrated from Southern Italy to Australia when they were young. Rosa and Alfredo, Grace’s parents, met many years later in Australia and started their family of four girls. Rosa was one of nine children and she was fifteen when landing in Australia. Alfredo lost both his parents at five years old and had a rough childhood. He was a victim of abuse and moved from house to house as a child. De Angeli reflects saying “he did the best he could with what he had.”

Grace insists “that it was a cultural thing” as to why her mother stayed throughout many years of emotional, verbal and physical abuse. Eventually, Grace and her younger sister became targets as well. It was always the fear and bullying tactic that their father used especially against their mom, Rosa. Grace says that her father would often scream at her mother “you either stay or you die” or “you leave, I’ll kill you.” So her mother stayed out of fear. “We were all brought up with the fear that if we did something wrong we would be killed,” remarks Grace. “When I think back to my childhood I wasn’t protected by my mother, but she taught me who not to be when I grew up.”

One would think that this would take a real tole on Grace’s life and her future. But the best news is that with the help of her husband and many others, Grace has learned how to transform her life and heal from her scars of her father plus how to beat Breast Cancer with many different treatments and therapies including Eastern and Western Medicines, mind over matter and the list goes on and on. She is a true inspiration. She declares “it doesn’t matter where you are in your journey, whether stage 1 or stage 4 breast cancer OR any illness, you need to get things right in your soul and spirit, where you are your most authentic self.” She continues, “it doesn’t matter as long as you are honest and liberated within yourself, it doesn’t matter what happens next.”

For a young woman who at twenty one years old had contemplated suicide, to becoming this force of nature to heal not only herself but help others on their individual journey is remarkable.

There’s so much more to this story so please do listen to the episode in it’s entirety. Grace is emphatic when saying “we were put on this planet to be ourself. If you can be the best version of yourself, you’ve done it.”

To find Grace’s podcast use on link below:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1552339592

Jackie Tantillo Podcaster

Jackie Tantillo loves being on both sides of the microphone –as Voice Over Artist and Producer/Engineer and in front of the camera as an On Camera Talent. She has been featured in National and International On Camera and Voice Over Commercials and Industrials. Over the years, she has mentored students with an interest in production and broadcasting and has volunteered with elementary school aged children in theatre production. Jackie is able to draw from her many years as a spokesperson and radio talent to bring warmth and insight to her many endeavors, including representative for organizations such as D.A.R.E., March of Dimes, Muscular Dystrophy and Easter Seals. A mom and the youngest of seven siblings, Italian American born in Rota Spain, Jackie or ‘Juani’ as her family and friends call her, comes from a very close knit family. Her knowledge of conversational French, Italian and Spanish has broadened the scope of her work. She lives in New Jersey and loves spending time with her family in the outdoors and traveling.