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Hey Rhona: Let's talk ...
The Hey Rhona Podcast is a space created for leaders who are growing, healing, and leading with intention. This show is for those who feel the pull to live fully, love well, and lead with purpose—even in the middle of the mess.
You’ll hear real conversations about emotional health, faith, identity, and what it looks like to lead while still healing. Whether you're in the boardroom, the classroom, at home, or in transition—this podcast will help you connect the dots between your story and your leadership.
Each week, you’ll find practical tools in the show notes for both personal development and leadership development—so you can apply what you hear to real life in real time.
Join Rhona Rubio, Certified Primal Question Coach, speaker, and workshop facilitator, as she shares soul-shifting insights, practical tools, and powerful guest interviews designed to help you grow from the inside out.
This is a safe space to reflect, reframe, and find restoration in the stories that shape us. Because the life you’re meant to live—and lead—isn’t on the other side of healing. It’s happening right now.
Cheers to hope + healing.
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Hey Rhona: Let's talk ...
10. Let’s talk: childhood grief, inner city schools, and finding freedom
What happens when a teacher becomes the student of her own healing? Brittany Cooper-Castro opens up about childhood trauma, stepping away from the classroom, and rewriting her family’s legacy—one boundary at a time.
This episode is a tender reminder that healing isn’t just about the past—it’s about choosing how we show up today for ourselves and those we love.
Brittany shares her journey in education teaching at inner-city schools from Chicago to Miami for over a decade.
The conversation takes a deeper turn as Brittany shares about childhood grief—the tragic loss of her grandparents and great-uncle—and how those early wounds shaped her perspective on life, empathy, and leadership. As an adult, therapy became a path to healing and breaking free from the weight of unprocessed trauma.
Together, Rhona and Brittany explore the importance of self-care, setting healthy boundaries, and intentionally rewriting generational patterns.
Your past may shape you, but it doesn’t have to define the story you write next.
The “3Rs of Intentional Living”
You can apply Brittany’s insights to your own life with this simple journaling prompt:
- Reflect: What childhood experiences still influence how you parent, lead, or love today?
- Reframe: What beliefs or patterns are you ready to release or rewrite?
- Reset: What’s one boundary or self-care practice you can put in place this week?
Whether you’re parenting, teaching, in the healing process, or navigating a new life chapter, Brittany’s story will meet you with grace and encouragement.
Cheers to hope + healing ❤️🩹
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