The School of Hard Knocks with Darcie

By Darcie Burtch

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For people who refuse to stay stuck in their story. Hosted by Darcie Burtch—2x best-selling author, NLP & Clinical Hypnosis Practitioner, and Success Coach. This is where healing meets truth, faith, and transformation. You’re not broken—you’re rebuilding. Let’s take another brick out of the wall.

Episode Date
EP 136: When A Huge Loss Brings An Even Better Result| Ale Morenos Story
Jul 14, 2026
EP: 135 Brian Swifts Journey To Becoming The Quad Father
Jul 14, 2026
EP: 134: From Surviving To Thriving | Mark Lights Story
Jun 30, 2026
EP: 133 A Misunderstood Child Becomes A TEDx Speaker | Dan Roths Story
Jun 30, 2026
EP:132 I Married In To A Cult | Peter Young’s Story
Jun 30, 2026
EP: 131 Turning Pain In To Purpose | Samantha Mandells Story
Jun 26, 2026
EP:130| From the Goalposts to the Gene Keys| Shauna Hawkes Story
Jun 26, 2026
EP: 129 From Abused & Broken To A Healed Healer | Mica Louise’s Story
Jun 18, 2026
Ep: 128 From Competition To Purpose | Daniel Sterlings Story
Jun 17, 2026
EP: 127 From Feeling Unworthy to Doctor| Dr. Lauren Pearahs Story
Jun 16, 2026
EP 126 Faith Through the Fire: Cancer, Betrayal, Trauma & Unshakable Hope | Kat Parents Story
Jun 05, 2026
EP: 125 A Spiritual Awakening | With Wendy Maxwell
May 26, 2026
EP: 124 From Incarcerated To In Charge | Tito Guerrero’s Story
May 21, 2026
EP: 123 From Crisis To Survivor & Advocate | Maddie Andrew’s Story
May 19, 2026
My First Trailer (before I found my flow 🙈)
May 19, 2026
EP: 122 From Voiceless To Singing In Jesus’s Holy Name | Agnes Parks Story
May 15, 2026
EP: 121 From Frazzled & Depleted To A Safe Nervous System | Tanya Wards Story
May 15, 2026
EP: 120 From Serving Our Country To Global Stages | Simone Swartz’s journey Through PTSD
May 13, 2026
EP: 119 From Lost To Found. From Broken To Unshakable | David Shapiro’s Story
May 12, 2026
EP:118 What Happens When Women Stop Playing Small | Elsa Morgan’s Story
May 11, 2026
EP 117: Serving Families Through Loss While Chasing His Own Dreams | Wade Simmons Story
May 09, 2026
EP: 116 From Young & Homeless To Beautifully Bloomed | Melissa Oliver’s Story
May 08, 2026
EP 115 Turning Pain Into Purpose | Lida Johnson’s Story of Endurance And Resilience
May 07, 2026
EP: 114 Turning Her Tests In to Testimonies | Lady V Elliott’s Story
May 06, 2026
EP: 113 Finding Her Voice & Changing Lives | Julie Lavia’s Story
May 05, 2026
EP 112: Rebuilt: From $500 & a 4Runner to Millionaire| Sarah Nadlers Rise from Rock Bottom
May 04, 2026
EP: 111 Rebuilt: A Near Death Experience & Visit To Heaven | Melanie Hewett- Deaeth ‘s Story
May 01, 2026
EP 110: Rebuilt: You’re Never Too Lost For God To Find You | Krystina Dixons Story
Apr 30, 2026
EP: 109 Rebuilt: Faith Over Fear | Donna Strongs Story
Apr 29, 2026
EP: 108 Rebuilt: From the Brink… to God’s Grace
Apr 27, 2026
EP: 107 Rebuilt: From Losing Her Identity To Becoming A Spiritual Gangster | Amanda Pieraldi’s Story
Apr 25, 2026
EP 106: Rebuilt: Misdiagnosed For Over Two Decades Heather Sunderlands Story of Resilience & Healing
Apr 24, 2026
EP 105: Rebuilt: Outcast Behind Bars: Faith, Identity, and Survival in Prison| Matt Melvin’s Story
Apr 24, 2026
EP 104; Rebuilt: From Health Battles to Hot Air Balloon Views | Amanda Reese’s Story
Apr 23, 2026
EP 103: Rebuilt Joey Chandler – Rebuilding Your Life Through Core Values: The 3D Reset Model
Apr 22, 2026
EP: 102 Rebuilt: From Violence to Sovereign| The Journey of Hugh Newton
Apr 21, 2026
EP: 101 Rebuilt: Living With Tourette’s| Kevin Fords Story
Apr 20, 2026
EP: 100 Rebuilt: How To Grieve As A Man| Losing a Child And Grief with Jason Tuttle
Apr 18, 2026
EP: 99 Rebuilt: From Victim to Empowerment Coach| Healing with Kyle Miller
Apr 17, 2026
EP:98 Rebuilt: Two Daughters, One Loss | Grief, Bipolar, and Finding Hope Through It All
Apr 16, 2026
EP: 97 Rebuilt: Surrender Saved My Life | Izelle’s Story of Faith, Breaking Point & Divine Moments
Apr 16, 2026
EP: 96 Rebuilt: From a Place of Peace, Not for Peace Clifton on Faith, Addiction & Redemption
Apr 16, 2026
EP: 95 Rebuilt: Losing the Weight, Finding Himself: The Truth About Transformation with Corey Pad
Apr 14, 2026
EP:94 The Ascension Journey: Healing Trauma, Awakening & Finding Light with Heather Zimmerman
Apr 13, 2026
EP:93 Rebuilt: Helping Children Heal: Understanding Grief, Trauma & Emotional Safety with Stacy Schaffer
Apr 13, 2026
EP: 90 — Rebuilt: Healing After Loss | Caryn Wurz on Grief, Motherhood & Moving Forward
Apr 10, 2026
EP:91 Rebuilt: From Trauma to Tools | Marlowe Kaufmann on Autism, Grief & Healing Forward
Apr 10, 2026
EP: 92 — Rebuilt: Holding Space for healing & open conversations | Josh & Tiffany of Aligned Anyway
Apr 10, 2026
EP: 87 Rebuilt Series: Crossing the Finish Line After Trauma | Rita Honeycutt
Apr 08, 2026
EP: 88 Rebuilt Series: When Love Lives On After Loss | Terri Ann Russell
Apr 08, 2026
EP: 89 Rebuilt Series: From the Streets to Surrender | Darius Whitehead
Apr 08, 2026
EP 86: The Test I Didn’t Expect: Choosing Regulation Over Reaction
Apr 08, 2026
EP: 85 A Story of Survival, Loss, and Unshakable Faith | Pastor Yauo
Apr 03, 2026
EP: 84 Rebuilt: How Trauma Shapes Our Relationship with Time | with C.W. Hawley
Apr 01, 2026
EP:81 Grace Over Guilt: When You’re Doing Your Best But It Still Feels Like It’s Not Enough
Mar 24, 2026
EP:79 Five Months Later: Grief, Growth, and Everything I Didn’t Expect
Mar 17, 2026
EP: 78 Why Some Partners Seem More Attracted to You When You’re Sick
Mar 11, 2026
EP: 77 The Lesson in the Little Things
Mar 06, 2026
EP: 76 Seven Months Later: What’s Changing
Mar 04, 2026
EP: 75 From Trauma Reactions to Conscious Choices
Feb 27, 2026
EP:74 Why Grief Makes You So Tired (And How I Shift It in Real Time)
Feb 24, 2026
EP: 73 When the Publisher Interviews the Author
Feb 23, 2026
EP: 72 Procrastination Isn’t Laziness — It’s Overload
Feb 20, 2026
EP: 71 Breaking Generational Fear: A Survivor’s Journey from Teenage Abuse to Safe Love and Success
Feb 19, 2026
EP: 70 Healed People Heal People: A Moment of Confirmation
Feb 17, 2026
EP: 69 The “Safety Girl” Strategy: Borrowing Confidence When You Need It
Feb 13, 2026
EP: 68 Keep Your Healthy Mind When Your Loved One Loses Theirs | A Conversation with Suzanne
Feb 11, 2026
EP: 67 From Jail Cell to Breakthrough: Sammie’s Full-Circle Redemption
Feb 11, 2026
EP: 66 Self Love is Mindset Work: How To Get Started
Feb 10, 2026
EP:65 Your circle is only as strong as your pillars: Why good friends matter
Feb 06, 2026
EP:64 Don’t Corkscrew: How to Stop a Downward Spiral Before It Starts
Feb 03, 2026
EP: 63 Why Starting Over Keeps Happening: Why You Should Stay The Course
Jan 30, 2026
EP:62 Giving Voice to the Voiceless: Shawn on Innovation, Autism Support, and Purpose
Jan 29, 2026
EP:61 From Disconnected to Grounded: Amanda on Adoption, Faith, and Healing Forward
Jan 29, 2026
EP: 60 Still Here for a Reason: Sarah on Survival, Healing Beyond Therapy, and Answering the Call
Jan 29, 2026
EP:59 Staying with the Healing: Maureen Ortega’s Story of Survival and Strength
Jan 29, 2026
EP: 58 Part 2 Losing Yourself in Motherhood - and Finding Your Way Back | With Becky
Jan 27, 2026
EP: 57 My Current Remember When Era: You Will Be Ok
Jan 27, 2026
EP: 56 Part 1 Losing Yourself in Motherhood — and Finding Your Way Back | Becky
Jan 26, 2026
EP:55 Unstoppable: Win Charles on Trauma, Loss, and Resilience
Jan 26, 2026
EP: 54 Your 90 Day Exit Plan: With Janice
Jan 26, 2026
EP:53 The Little Things of Love Language
Jan 23, 2026
EP: 52 Time Can Be A Thief: Slow Down So You Don’t Miss It All
Jan 20, 2026
EP: 51 Part 2 Breaking Generational Curses: With Ellice
Jan 16, 2026
EP: 51 Breaking Generational Curses: With Ellice
Jan 16, 2026
EP: 50 Healing with Old Memories: Saving For a New Day
Jan 16, 2026
EP: 49 PT 2 When Addiction is Defeated: Angus’s Story
Jan 15, 2026
EP:49 When Addiction is Defeated: Angus’s Story
Jan 15, 2026
EP:48 Slowing down without quitting on your dreams
Jan 13, 2026
EP:47 How to keep yourself from failing: With Cari Rickabaugh
Jan 12, 2026
EP: 46 Take Control Of Your Trauma: Hiding Isn’t Healing
Jan 09, 2026
EP: 45 Rest Didn’t Fix It — Here’s Why
Jan 06, 2026
Season 2 • Episode 44 Change your perception: Allow the joy in!
Jan 02, 2026
EP: 43 The Year Is Ending: So Are Our Bad Habits
Dec 30, 2025
EP 42: 13 Christmas Trees Didn’t Stop the Grief
Dec 26, 2025
EP:41 When Accountability Changes Everything
Dec 23, 2025
EP: 40 Not Today, Rabbit Hole
Dec 19, 2025
EP 39 Two Months Without You… and the Day Music Returned
Dec 16, 2025
EP 38 Don’t Wake Up Grumpy: Setting the Tone for Your Day
Dec 12, 2025
PT 2 The Day She Walked Away: Shonda’s Journey Out of Domestic Abuse
Dec 09, 2025
PT 1 The Day She Walked Away: Shonda’s Journey Out of Domestic Abuse
Dec 09, 2025
When Life Breaks Apart… and You Don’t: Amy’s Story of Divorce, Motherhood & Rising Again
Dec 09, 2025
EP 37 When Life Won’t Let Up: The Compound Effect of Hard Seasons
Dec 09, 2025
EP 36 Boxes, Bags, and Blindspots: Seeing Christmas Clearly Again
Dec 05, 2025
Beauty Within Divorce: Caryn's No-BS Guide to Healing & Reinventing Your Life
Dec 03, 2025
Interview with Melanie: Navigating Dual Parental Loss & the Path to Trauma Release
Dec 03, 2025
Interview with Marty Robison: How She Overcame Childhood Trauma & Created New Traditions
Dec 03, 2025
EP 35 Paper Plates & Peace: How Letting Go Saved My Thanksgiving
Dec 02, 2025
EP 34 It Wasn’t Perfect… But It Was Thanksgiving
Nov 28, 2025
EP 33 A Holiday Gift They’ll Never Forget: Be Kind to the Ex
Nov 25, 2025
Sunday Soul Note: Don’t let joy pass you by!
Nov 23, 2025
EP 32 Don’t Wait for January: Your Pre–New Year Reset Starts Now
Nov 21, 2025
EP: 31 If You Don’t Reply Fast Enough: When Other Peoples Guilt Does The Talking
Nov 18, 2025
Sunday Soul Note: Choose your crowd wisely
Nov 16, 2025
Proud of Me: A Night That Didn’t Go as Planned, but Went as Meant
Nov 14, 2025
💥 NEW Interview Teaser — Meet Angus
Nov 13, 2025
Ep 30 Comfort Food, Coping, and the Cycle That Almost Broke Me
Nov 11, 2025
Sunday Soul Note: You Don’t Need a Date to Start Breathing Again
Nov 09, 2025
Finding Thankfulness Through the Pain
Nov 07, 2025
Breakthrough Preview: Amy on Choosing Divorce After a Short Marriage
Nov 06, 2025
Falling Together When the World Tries to Pull You Apart
Nov 04, 2025
Time Is a Thief, but Gratitude Is the Guardrail
Nov 02, 2025
Confrontation Without Combat: The Art of Resolution
Oct 31, 2025
When Fractured Relationships Leave Cards Unopened
Oct 28, 2025
Sunday Soul Note- Finding Joy through the madness
Oct 26, 2025
Grief Takes Time, But Don’t Stay in Sorrow
Oct 24, 2025
Grace During Grief: Taking Care of You
Oct 21, 2025
Sundays Soul Note: Giving yourself Grace
Oct 19, 2025
The Day Heaven Gained My Dad: A Journey Toward Healing
Oct 17, 2025
Legacy That Lasts
Oct 14, 2025
Sunday Soul Note- Gods timing is always perfect
Oct 12, 2025
The Puzzle Pieces of Healing: What Do You Do When It’s Finally Put Together?
Oct 10, 2025
The Confidence to Find Your Confidence: Shine your light
Oct 07, 2025
Sunday Soul Note: Trust Yourself
Oct 05, 2025
When Trauma Meets Faith and Courage
Oct 03, 2025
When Marriage Is Like An Olympic Sport: Remember The Vows You Took
Sep 30, 2025
Sunday Soul Note: Permission To Pause
Sep 28, 2025
Rebuilt: Episode 1 — The Beginning | Interview with Author S. Lee Davis
Sep 27, 2025
When the In-Laws Feel Like Outlaws: Who Did You Say Vows To?
Sep 26, 2025
When Helping Hurts: My Journey as a Recovering Enabler
Sep 23, 2025
Trailer – Start Here
Sep 22, 2025
Sunday Soul Note: How Music Can Calm Anxiety and Heal Your Soul
Sep 21, 2025
What Is Love Bombing? Red Flags of Toxic Relationships
Sep 19, 2025
Change your Perception: Like the falling leaves
Sep 16, 2025
Sunday Soul Note: Never Give up
Sep 14, 2025
Getting unstuck from Trauma: You are your own super power
Sep 12, 2025
The strongest heart wins- Why you should never give up!
Sep 09, 2025
Sunday Soul Note: Go Self Love Yourself!
Sep 07, 2025
Just Make the Call: How even a few minutes can make a big impact
Sep 05, 2025
When Little Eyes Are Watching and Little Ears Are Listening
Sep 02, 2025
Sundays Soul Note: Believe You Can And You Will
Aug 31, 2025
Making Friends as Adults (and Why It Feels So Hard)
Aug 29, 2025
Your Pain is Still Valid (Even If Someone Has It Worse)
Aug 26, 2025
Sundays Soul Note: Finding Joy In What You Did Do
Aug 24, 2025
Being a Right Fighter Ain’t Always Right: The Outcome is Still Loading
Aug 22, 2025
Loving a Cheater: When Loyalty Meets Betrayal
Aug 19, 2025
Sundays Soul Note: Comparison is the biggest thief of joy
Aug 17, 2025
Self-Love: The First Step in Your Breakthrough to Joy
Aug 15, 2025
The Blame Game: When All the Fingers Point Back at You
Aug 12, 2025
Sunday’s Soul Note: You’re Never Behind Your Becoming ✨
Aug 10, 2025
Spiritual Sabotage or Just A Bad Day
Aug 08, 2025
Corporate & Caregiver Burnout: When it’s all just too much
Aug 05, 2025
New Month and Here’s Your Permission Slip
Aug 03, 2025
From Doormat to Done: My Turning Point
Aug 01, 2025