In this heartfelt and insightful episode, Stephanie Bloom sits down with Scott Howard Swain—writer, empathy advocate, and creator of Empathy Bot—to explore what it truly means to practice empathy, rather than just perform it.

Scott shares how a transient childhood shaped his emotional radar, why cognitive empathy became his framework for healing, and how he went on to build practical tools like a therapeutic card game and an AI empathy coach. From managing type 2 diabetes through fasting and keto, to helping parents reframe how they respond to their children’s emotions, Scott’s story offers a compelling look into emotional intelligence as a learned, teachable skill.

Whether you’re a coach, a parent, or simply someone navigating your own healing, this conversation will leave you thinking differently about connection, communication, and what it means to truly be with someone in their pain.

🔑 Key Topics:

• Early childhood survival and emotional hypervigilance
• The difference between cognitive and affective empathy
• Building emotional fluency through pattern recognition
• Scott’s health transformation using intermittent fasting and keto
• Parenting with empathy instead of distraction
• The origin and use of Empathy Bot and the “Play to Evolve” card game
• Why emotional attunement is critical for both kids and adults

🧠 Notable Quotes:

“Empathy isn’t being nice or mean—it’s about being real.”
“Most people don’t even know they’re not practicing empathy.”
“Gratitude gives me clarity. And clarity helps me show up better for others.”

📍Resources Mentioned:

• ClearSay.net: Scott’s website featuring his book, card game, and Empathy Bot
• Book: Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
• Topics: Emotional resilience, self-inquiry, empathy in parenting, and AI tools for connection

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In this episode of Walk With Me, host Stephanie Bloom is joined by certified divorce coach and mediator Andra Davidson, who shares her journey of healing after childhood trauma and a 20-year marriage. Together, they explore how early survival patterns like people-pleasing and emotional masking can shape adult relationships — and what it takes to begin again, this time with boundaries, clarity, and self-trust.

Andra opens up about the courage it took to walk away from unsafe environments, the quiet unraveling of a marriage built on rescuing, and the radical shift of choosing herself. Now, as a divorce coach, she helps others navigate one of life’s most overwhelming transitions by offering grounded, practical emotional support that makes space for grief, resilience, and real change.

Whether you’re currently navigating a divorce, supporting someone who is, or healing from your past, this conversation offers tools for emotional clarity and a reminder: you don’t have to do this alone.

What We Talk About in This Episode:

• The hidden cost of people-pleasing and emotional masking
• Why emotional support during divorce isn’t optional — it’s critical
• How unresolved trauma shapes our adult relationships
• The impact of choosing calm over chaos, and what happens when we outgrow old patterns
• Setting gentle but effective goals during emotional overwhelm
• Why the stories we tell ourselves can either cage us or set us free

Quotable Moments:

“I had blended in so much that no one even knew who I was.”
“I didn’t need rescuing anymore — and that changed everything.”
“You don’t have to do this alone. Emotional support isn’t extra — it’s essential.”

Resources & Links:

• Learn more about Andra Davidson’s work: https://www.andradavidson.com
• Explore coaching support for divorce and emotional clarity
• Tools for boundary setting and healing through transition

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In this episode of Walk With Me, Stephanie Bloom sits down with Peter Teuscher, a life coach based in Hamburg, Germany, who shares a powerful story of transformation. From growing up in Canada with hidden family truths to building a seemingly successful life that masked deep emotional pain, Peter recounts how depression shaped his early years—and how self-awareness ultimately became his way forward.

Through meditation, therapeutic practices, and a willingness to face his inner narrative, Peter uncovered the strength to leave behind a business, a country, and a life that no longer fit. Now, as a systemic coach, he helps others do the same: get unstuck, ask better questions, and build lives rooted in clarity and meaning.

🧠 Topics We Cover:

• The hidden impact of childhood shame and family silence
• The misconception of “laziness” as a symptom of depression
• What it’s like to have outward success but inward despair
• The life-saving power of yoga, meditation, and inner inquiry
• How coaching became both a personal and professional turning point
• Tools Peter uses to help others shift limiting beliefs
• Why self-awareness—not perfection—is the real goal

🧰 Mentioned Modalities & Tools:

• Meditation & breathwork
• Hypnotherapy & regression
• CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
• Journaling, gratitude, and affirmations
• Morning and evening rituals for emotional regulation

🔁 Key Quote:

“Don’t believe everything you think. I went from a really dark place to a life filled with joy. If I can do it, others can too.”

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