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Coach Wester is joined by renowned trauma and addiction recovery expert Tennie McCarty to examine how unresolved issues in parents and coaches often surface in their relationships with athletes, sometimes sabotaging the very growth they hope to support. From toxic overinvolvement to the silent consequences of unspoken trauma, this conversation explores how boundaries, self-awareness, and healthy advocacy can shift the athletic experience from pressure-driven to empowering. Tennie shares insights from decades of clinical experience and previews the tools she’ll be teaching at this summer’s Wrestling Prep Coach's Clinic, including how to confront dysfunctional patterns, build trust-based communication, and stop passing pain from one generation to the next. This is essential listening for coaches and parents committed to the long-term development of the athlete and the person.

This course is designed to help parents better understand the emotional and psychological world of adolescents struggling with eating disorders. Whether your teen is battling anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating, this course offers insight into the thoughts, fears, and coping mechanisms that drive these behaviors. You will gain compassionate tools for responding to your child’s needs, setting healthy boundaries, and becoming a stabilizing part of their recovery journey. You’ll learn how identity, perfectionism, shame, social media, and peer pressure uniquely affect adolescents—and how these forces can lead to unhealthy relationships with food and body image. Through guided reflections, communication tools, and practical strategies, this course empowers you to create a safe, nurturing environment for your teen’s healing process—while also learning how to support your own well-being along the way.

If you're here reading this, it means you're already showing courage—and that matters. This course is designed just for teens who are struggling with food, body image, or the pressure to be perfect. Whether you're dealing with restriction, bingeing, purging, emotional eating, or just feel stuck in your thoughts about food and your body, you're not alone. This course will help you explore your experiences in a safe, judgment-free way. You don’t have to have all the answers. You don’t need to be “ready” for full recovery. You just need to show up—and that’s enough to begin. This isn’t a class to “fix” you. It’s a place to reconnect with the parts of you that already want healing, even if you’re still scared or unsure.

This course offers an in-depth exploration of love addiction as a process addiction — not simply a relationship issue, but a cycle rooted in childhood trauma, low self-worth, fantasy, and emotional dependency. Through teaching, personal stories, clinical insights, and guided assignments, participants will uncover how love addiction forms, the risks of leaving it untreated, and how recovery is truly possible.Participants will learn to recognize destructive relational patterns, set healthy boundaries, and build self-worth from the inside out. The course offers a clear path forward through integrated recovery tools including journaling, inner child work, spiritual reflection, trauma-informed therapy recommendations, and support group connections.This is not just a course on relationships — it is a transformational journey back to the self, helping individuals reclaim their identity, worth, and capacity for authentic love.

Welcome to this series of short, insightful sessions designed to support your journey as you transition from treatment back to everyday life. Whether you're newly sober or just need a reminder of the tools that can help, these recordings offer relatable advice and compassion from those who’ve walked this path before you.

Boundaries are one of the most essential — and most difficult — parts of emotional recovery. Without them, relationships become unbalanced, self-worth erodes, and communication often breaks down. But with the right tools and support, you can learn to protect your peace, speak your truth, and connect with others in a healthier way. This course offers a step-by-step exploration of boundaries and confrontation — from understanding how self-esteem impacts your ability to set limits, to identifying damaged boundary patterns, to learning how to confront others with clarity and compassion. Through personal stories, practical tools, and guided insights, you’ll build the confidence to show up differently in your relationships — not just with others, but with yourself. Setting boundaries isn’t about pushing people away. It’s about making room for real connection.

Most people are never taught how to truly feel. In this course, we’ll explore the seven core feelings that shape our emotional and spiritual lives — and learn how those feelings can either be carried in harmful ways or embraced as gifts. Whether you’re in recovery from addiction, navigating codependency, or simply seeking deeper healing, this course offers clear, honest tools for working through feelings like anger, fear, pain, and shame — and arriving at clarity, strength, and even joy. You’ll be guided gently but directly to identify your own emotional patterns, recognize how unexpressed feelings impact the body and mind, and take the first steps toward lasting change.

Misty shares some beautiful music with us as we learn this new way of living. Music is healing to the soul. Enjoy this beautiful music break in your busy day. You'll find more music from Misty both on other courses and on her YouTube channel.

Leslie walks us through basic moves that the majority can do with special focus on limited mobility and beginner work. Leslie can also book a private session with you for a no judgement zone consultation while she walks you back to health. Join her locally in Texas or join her on zoom, either way she has a plan (Leslie's personal services are an additional offering)

This course offers a deep and practical look into how family systems form, especially in the presence of addiction or chronic dysfunction. You’ll learn to recognize the invisible roles family members often adopt—like the Hero, Victim, Lost Child, or Chief Enabler—and how these roles impact long-term emotional health. The course also explores how family meetings and intentional recovery tools can disrupt unhealthy patterns and rebuild connection, accountability, and hope.

This 3-day workout program is designed to fit into any week, any schedule, and any space—whether you’re in a gym, at home, or starting fresh on your healing journey. Led by Spencer, this beginner-friendly course focuses on simple, effective movements that help you reconnect with your body, rebuild strength, and create momentum for your physical and emotional wellness. No fancy equipment needed—just your own body, a chair, and the willingness to show up. Each weekly routine includes: Day 1: Push (Chest, shoulders, triceps) Day 2: Pull (Back, biceps) Day 3: Legs (Quads, hamstrings, glutes) With movement variations for all fitness levels, Body by Spence helps you develop consistency without pressure, using workouts as a tool to support your recovery, confidence, and overall well-being. This isn’t about perfection. It’s about building strength, one step at a time.

Shame is one of the most painful and hidden emotions we carry — often passed down through families, relationships, and experiences. Unlike guilt, which tells us we've made a mistake, shame convinces us that we are the mistake. It can quietly shape the way we think, feel, and connect with others.This course offers a clear and compassionate path to understand how shame operates — and how to break free from it. Through short, focused video lessons, you’ll explore the emotional roots of shame, recognize the ways it shows up in daily life, and learn simple tools to release what was never truly yours to carry.

Are you tired of feeling unappreciated, stuck, or constantly putting others before yourself? Discover how to break free from codependency and reclaim your life in this transformative online course. Understand the root causes of codependent behavior—often tied to childhood trauma—and learn practical strategies to establish healthy boundaries, nurture self-esteem, and build balanced relationships. Through guided self-reflection, practical exercises, and real-world insights, you’ll explore how codependency develops, recognize its harmful patterns, and discover pathways to emotional healing. Empower yourself to move beyond people-pleasing and embrace a life rooted in self-respect, authenticity, and emotional freedom. Why Watch? Identify the core pain that fuels codependent behaviors. Learn to break the cycle of self-sacrifice and emotional caretaking. Develop skills to set boundaries and prioritize self-care. Reconnect with your inner child and heal past wounds. Understand the link between codependency and addiction, and how to break free.

Work Addiction is a trauma-informed course based on the teachings of Tennie McCarty, founder of Shades of Hope and nationally recognized recovery expert. This course explores the often-hidden epidemic of work addiction—a socially praised yet psychologically destructive compulsion. Work addiction is often overlooked — even admired — in a culture that celebrates productivity. But beneath the long hours and relentless drive is often a deep need for validation, a fear of failure, or the pain of not feeling enough. This course explores how work addiction takes root, how it disguises itself as dedication, and what it costs us — in our health, our relationships, and our sense of self.Whether you're a professional, a perfectionist, or simply exhausted from over-functioning, this course offers compassionate guidance toward balance, rest, and reclaiming your worth beyond what you do.