Guest
Today I’m honored to have back on the show: former guest, translator, former therapist, entrepreneur, survivor, overcomer, visionary, and another spectacular male survivor speaking up to share his story: Israel Sykes! The first time Israel was on, he was joined by Israeli survivor, Nechama Te’ema and he was not only an incredible support system for Nechama, but he made that interview possible by also helping translate Nechama’s story so it could be heard in English. That episode was one of the most ground-breaking interviews I’ve had the opportunity to do as a podcast host and I can’t thank Israel enough for making that interview possible! Born in Baltimore, Israel dealt with both bi-polar disorder and child sexual abuse in his life which resulted in him on the spectrum of dissociative disorders. After not finding therapists who were able to identify either of these issues and help him heal, and having been trained himself as a family therapist, I developed my own healing method based on
