Raphaella Silva

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. E’Toyare “Torie” McDonald-Williams—educator, advocate, and founder of Be VicTORIEus Educational Services—for a powerful conversation about trauma, healing, and personal transformation.Together, we explore the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) assessment and why it is much more than a score. Dr. Torie shares how understanding our ACEs can help us connect present-day behaviors, leadership styles, and relationship patterns to experiences from our past. We discuss the importance of trauma awareness, healing, and the inner work required to break cycles of hurt that often manifest as bullying, conflict, and other harmful behaviors.This conversation challenges us to move beyond asking, “What’s wrong with people?” and instead ask, “What happened to them?” As we continue to evolve as individuals, leaders, and communities, healing our own wounds may be one of the most important steps toward creating a more compassionate and emotionally healthy world.Dr. Torie: https://www.bevicto

The world as we know it is splitting. We are literally witnessing an awakening taking place right before our eyes, and because of it, many things are shifting. One, in particular, is relationships, especially the ones with parents. Family estrangement is growing and is leaving a whole society in a frenzy. According to The New Yorker, “38 percent of Americans have gone no contact with their parents.”1Their reasoning?Younger generations, especially Gen Z and Millennials, increasingly view going no contact as a form of self-preservation. Join me as I describe this from a spiritual outlook.IG: @raphasaiditherepodcast / @imraphaellasilva

Have you ever wondered what might be in your blind spot? On this episode, I talk about a way to discover how to discover what that is.IG: @imraphaella

How we navigate relationships is changing. With the rise in violence against women and recent events involving partners and spouses taking the lives of their mates, Spirit has placed on my heart five things we should know and consider as we move through this changing terrain.Domestic Violence hotline: 800.799.SAFE or Text Start 88788 Suicide prevention: Call 988IG: @imraphaellasilva / @raphasaiditherepodcastWebsite: https://anewlifeschool.com and https://raphaellasilva.com

What are Exit Points?They are predetermined, scheduled moments in your life (decided by your soul) that allow you to leave the physical state.Join me as I discuss why these exit points exist, how many times, what happens when we stay, and how to calculate them using an example from the life of Michael Jackson.IG: @raphasaiditherepodcast /@anewlifeschool.comWebsite: https://anewlifeschool.com

Death is a portal, and at some point, we will go through it.Need support? 988 is more than just a number—it’s a direct connection to compassionate care.

The audacity of wanting a world that works for everyone is possible.

At some point, things have to end. Not because they were bad, but because they’ve run their course. Endings are a natural part of life, and sometimes, those endings come with destruction. Not destruction to be celebrated or justified, but destruction that simply is. The kind that shakes things up so something new can emerge.IG: @imraphaellasilva / @raphasaiditherepodcast

Pray! Not beg, but to demand that things shift.

At some point, the opposite of what we are going through has to be true.

Are we living in different realities? And will you have the courage to look at other realities as they are suffering?IG: @imraphaellasilva / @raphasaiditherepodcast

Do love that you seek already exists within you. " If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal." 1 Corinthians 13:1

Who should you trust in times like these?"For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect." Matthew 24:24

What have you been entrusted with in this life? And are you doing it? "But the one who did not know it and did things worthy of a beating, will receive only a few [lashes]. From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more." Luke." 12:48

At the end, we will always know what "is."

As a Black man, you may have done all the “right” things, and yet you see no growth—or perhaps your growth has been stunted.What if your soul simply needs new soil to truly thrive?I had an amazing conversation with Ramsses Amun about wellness, reclaiming your health, and how thriving is a birthright—especially for Black men.He also shared information about his Wellness Retreat for Black Men in Mexico, TRU Reset, taking place this June—a sacred, intentional space created for us to rest, reset, and reconnect with ourselves in community. More info here: https://www.realuconsulting.com/tru-resetRamsses IG/FB: i_am_ramssesWebsite: https://linktr.ee/iamramssesRaphaella: IG: @imraphaellasilva/ @raphasaiditherepodcast

Did we choose this life and the parents we currently have? What did we agree to? Did we agree to all the suffering and pain? How much of it is fate, and what do we have agency over? Join me in this wonderful chat I had with Ke' Andra Nesmith, the creator and host of the 11:11 Podcast—a podcast for spiritual downloads, starseeds, lightworkers, and authenticity.Ke'Andra IG: d via IG: @agentk21podcast and by email

How much are we holding onto carcasses? Do you move forward when things die away or when something threatens it?Raphaella IG: @imraphaellasilva/ @raphasaiditherepodcast

What if you could discover what might be standing in the way of your next financial breakthrough?And what if it is not about finding a better way to save, invest, or chase a new idea, but instead about looking at how financial trauma could be impacting your relationship with money?I sat down with Rahkim Sabree, author of Overcoming Financial Trauma, where we discussed financial trauma from a systemic perspective and how it impacts not only family dynamics, but also how we continue to show up in the world, even after we have “made it.”Rahkim Sabree is an award-winning financial therapist and accredited financial counselor. He is a Forbes columnist, keynote speaker, and author who specializes in financial trauma, with a focus on topics such as wealth, mental health, and race. His work has been seen or featured in TED Talks, The New York Times, Investopedia, Black Enterprise, TheGrio, CNBC Make It, Business Insider, and more.Rahkim Sabree: @rahkimsabreehttps://rahkimsabree.comRaphaella Silva: @imraphaellasilvaht

What if our true purpose was only revealed at the end?IG: @raphasaidherepodcast / @imraphaellasilvahttps://raphaellasila.com