Author Insight

by Edna White

Season 1

Trauma Recycled: A Memoir of Adoption, Abuse and Reinvention by Anne Peshka

What happens when the family meant to love you becomes the place you learn to survive? On this episode of Author Insight with Anne Peshka, we explore Trauma Recycled: A Memoir of Adoption, Abuse and Reinvention, an unflinching account of childhood trauma, addiction, motherhood, and the difficult journey of breaking generational cycles. Adopted at just four months old, Anne grew up learning that love came with conditions and silence was the price of survival. By sixteen, she was struggling with alcohol, drugs, and destructive relationships. By eighteen, she was a mother herself, trying to raise a child while still navigating the wounds of her own childhood. At twenty-one, faced with another pregnancy, Anne made one of the most painful decisions of her life: placing her second son for adoption. What felt like heartbreak also became a turning point, forcing her to confront her worth and begin imagining a different future. In Trauma Recycled, Anne shares the raw truth about the people who failed her, those who helped her survive, and the complicated choices that shaped her journey toward reinvention. This is not a story of a perfect recovery or a neatly packaged happy ending. It is a story about what it takes to keep living when life has not given you the tools to heal. In this conversation, we're getting into the heart of the story: How childhood trauma can shape adult relationships and choices. The connection between survival, addiction, and self-worth. The painful realities of motherhood when you're still healing yourself. The decision to place a child for adoption and the love, grief, and courage behind it. What it means to break a cycle rather than pass the pain on to the next generation. The messy, imperfect process of rebuilding a life after trauma. Anne's story reminds us that understanding where our pain began is not the same as allowing it to define where our lives end. Get your copy of Trauma Recycled: A Memoir of Adoption, Abuse and Reinvention. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Recycled-Memoir-Adoption-Reinvention-ebook/dp/B0HJMSHSDQ/ Visit Anne's website: https://annepeshka.com/ About Author Insight Author Insight brings readers inside the stories behind the books, exploring the experiences, truths, and turning points that inspire authors to put their lives and lessons on the page. Because sometimes, the most powerful stories aren't the ones that make us comfortable. They're the ones that make us think, question, and see the human experience differently. Subscribe for more conversations with authors who have something real to say. #AuthorInsight #TraumaRecycled #AnnePeshka

Life and Money Rewritten | Carrie KC West

What if the life you’re living is being shaped by patterns you never consciously chose? In this episode of Author Insight, Carrie KC West, author of Life Rewritten and Money Rewritten, takes us into the deeper work of breaking old patterns, rewriting your internal narrative, and changing the beliefs that influence how you live, love, work, and handle money. Carrie explores what it means to stop repeating inherited stories and limiting beliefs and begin creating a life that actually feels like your own. From personal transformation and self-awareness to money mindset and the relationship between our internal narratives and financial choices, this conversation challenges you to look at what may be keeping you stuck. If you’ve ever felt like you’re ready for a change but keep finding yourself repeating the same patterns, this conversation offers a powerful starting point. In this episode, we talk about: Breaking old patterns and limiting beliefs Rewriting your internal narrative Personal growth and lasting transformation Money mindset and financial beliefs How your past can shape your present choices Creating a life that feels authentically yours Moving from awareness to intentional action About Carrie KC West Carrie KC West is the author of Life Rewritten and Money Rewritten, transformative guides designed to help readers examine the stories, patterns, and beliefs that influence their lives and relationship with money. Get Carrie’s Books Ready to rewrite your story and rethink your relationship with money? Visit https://carriekcwest.com to learn more about Carrie KC West and purchase Life Rewritten and Money Rewritten. If you're ready to stop living from an old script and start writing a new one, this conversation is for you. Watch, listen, and then ask yourself: What part of my story am I ready to rewrite?

Construction Performance Psychology with Dr. Braxton Shaw

Welcome to Author Insight — where authors share the story behind the book. Today's guest is Dr. Braxton Shaw: professor of psychology, researcher, author, and fourth-generation construction professional. ABOUT THE BOOK Construction Performance Psychology, Volumes I & II Drawing on decades of research in psychological skills training (PST) and the transference of these mental skills across multiple performance domains, Dr. Shaw lays out the foundational science and the core frameworks. For superintendents, foremen, safety leaders, project managers, and the performance professionals who support them, Volume I is the starting point — the conceptual foundation for a field whose time has finally come. In this episode, Dr. Shaw asks the question that started it all: construction has mastered protecting the body — so where is our psychological PPE? He traces his path from the job site at 18 to the doctorate, and reads the book's dedication to the men and women who build our world. GET THE BOOK Volume I: https://www.amazon.com/Construction-Performance-Psychology-Braxton-Shaw/dp/B0HBDWY9Z7 Volume II: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H6RSG2TP CONNECT WITH DR. SHAW braxshaw@gmail.com GET YOUR BOOK IN OTHER PLACES allauthor.com Submit Your Book for Promotion on AllAuthor! Get your book in front of thousands of readers! Promote your books in AllAuthor through its website and Twitter handles! If you want to make your Next Move to clarity, and identity, contact Edna White for a discovery session at https://calendly.com/ejwcoaching/one-off-talk-it-through-session This episode is sponsored by AllAuthor.

Breaking Chains, Building Futures: Pathways to Redemption, Education, and Excellence

What If Prison Wasn’t the End? What happens when someone comes home from prison—but the sentence doesn’t really end? Breaking Chains, Building Futures: Pathways to Redemption, Education, and Excellence is a powerful collection of first-hand accounts from people impacted by the justice system and the realities of harsh prison sentences and reentry. In Chapter One, co-author Oswald Newbold II takes us straight into a difficult conversation about race—and its impact on education and the criminal justice system. This isn’t just a book about incarceration. It’s about redemption, education, second chances, and what it takes to build a different future after the system has already written part of your story. Read Breaking Chains, Building Futures and enter the conversation. Get the book: Breaking Chains, Building Futures on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Chains-Building-Futures-Redemption/dp/139432104X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0 #AuthorInsight #BreakingChainsBuildingFutures #CriminalJustice #Reentry #Redemption #Education #SecondChances

Activate Your Mindset to Transform

Leader Mindset Activation with Author Angelie Kapoor What happens when leadership stops being about having all the answers and starts with understanding yourself? In Leader Mindset Activation, author Angelie Kapoor offers a practical approach for managers and emerging leaders who are ready to move beyond overwhelm, self-doubt, imposter syndrome, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and reactive leadership. Drawing from her own transformation from an overwhelmed first-time healthcare manager into a respected leader, coach, author, and business leader, Angelie introduces the Leader Mindset Activation framework: Awaken, Activate, and Harness the Power. Through this framework, readers learn how to recognize the thoughts, beliefs, and internal patterns influencing the way they lead—and how to shift those patterns with practical tools that support consistency, confidence, authenticity, and purpose. Because leadership isn't simply about the position you hold. Leadership begins within. In this Author Insight, Angelie Kapoor shares the message behind Leader Mindset Activation and why developing the leader within may be the most important work a manager or emerging leader can do. Buy Your copy at https://www.amazon.com/Angelie-Kapoor/dp/B0H6P1FVYZ?ref_=ast_author_dp&th=1&psc=1

Introducing Author Insight

Author Insight is about giving authors a space to talk about their books in their own words—and creating a place readers can discover the stories and messages behind the books. This is where you will hear the authors story behind the story,