Victoria Rusk: Feelings Before Facts
Today’s guest is Mitigation Specialist Victoria Rusk. In a delicate conversation, she talks about putting her own agenda and judgement aside to help the accused. It requires that she humanizes her clients who are on trial for the death penalty, life in prison or long-term sentences. The author of The Handbook of Mitigation and founder of Mitigation University, Victoria tells an amazing story of a mother whose son was on trial for the death penalty and how testifying was such a blessing because for the first time she felt heard. It helped this woman heal some deep-rooted pain.
Pastor Kyle Joachim: Cultivating Connectivity
Join an inspirational conversation with Pastor Kyle Joachim about why putting his own agenda aside, and just being "present" in one's time of need, is so important. Juliet and Kyle talk about holding on to faith in your darkest hours when one feels overwhelmed by the legal system and why cultivating a relationship with God or one’s higher power makes it easier to ask for help when all seems lost.
Dr. Stephanie Maj: Heal the Nervous System, Heal the Trauma
In a fascinating and educational conversation, Dr. Stephanie Maj walks us through the scientific steps of how trauma physically affects the body. Not only does it impact functions like long term memory and emotional muscle memory, it also weakens the frontal lobe of the brain which compromises complex thought, therefore possibly compromising a witnesses’ memory when taking the stand. Dr. Maj also shares how trauma irritates the nervous system and how healing the nervous system helps heal the trauma.
Rosemary Wilson: Court of Public Opinion
Kicking of 2023, Juliet talks with Crisis Communications Expert Rosemary Wilson about her roll in consulting with corporations and individuals when crisis strikes, and/or reputations are on the line. She talks about how issues can be minimized when addressing a problem quickly instead of hoping it will dissolve. She has great insight on how to minimize the damaging effect on one's reputation and stop the ripple effect in its tracks.
Karen Egoff: Let's Honor Ourselves
As a wrap for 2022, Juliet takes a different approach from recent podcasts. She interviews Karen Egoff of My Soul Balance on the topic of honoring ourselves. Karen gives us some insight on the power of Reiki and walks us through a chair yoga exercise so we can take a few minutes for self care. Juliet also provides some food for thought for ending 2022.
Kristin Shelton: An Oddly Fun Chess Game
Join the conversation between Juliet and Kristin Shelton on her experience of becoming a forensic accounting expert witness. Kristin talks about how the psychological warfare of the cross examination is an oddly fun chess game. She describes her first time testifying as an expert witness and how the Grateful Dead's music got her through the experience. That was when she realized how music is a large part of her selfcare during the stressful process.
Randi Maggid: Have Faith You Will Heal
Shaman, Breathwork & Vibrational Healer and author of the book "Beverly Hills Concentration Camp", Randi Maggid talks with Juliet about overcoming the trauma as the child of Holocaust survivors and how her own healing journey has led to becoming a healer. Using different modalities in her practice as a Shaman led to her philosophy "when you have faith, you can heal and it's not as hard as you think".
Julia Jayne: Having Solutions Equals Control
Please join Juliet and Julia Jayne, ESQ, for a fascinating look from both sides of the aisle. Julia, who went from being a District Attorney in northern California to a criminal defense attorney, speaks on how mental health services provided by the courts can change lives.
Sam Mirkovich: Do What is Best For The Child
Juliet and Sam discuss the delicate balance of prepping children and their parents who are called to testify. Sam's practice as a partner with Campbell & Williams in Las Vegas Nevada is entirely focused on litigating the firm's catastrophic personal injury cases along with complex commercial litigation matters. Sam talks about how you need to build relationships with children whose testimony is crucial to a case.
Joel Relampagos: No judgement, just healing
Meet Joel, a Hollywood Executive Producer with a laundry list of hits such as the Biggest Loser to now working with LeBron James as executive producer on the Emmy-nominated show "Rescue for Change". After discovering his own sobriety, Joel created Change Your Algorithm, free mental health online services based on therapists volunteering their time through classes and individual sessions. Joel's organization's mantra "no judgement, just healing". https://changealgorithm.com
Bill McCracken: The Best Defense is a Strong Offense
Juliet talks with Bill McCracken who was unexpectedly pulled into a corporate lawsuit, turning his life upside down. Bill gives us great advice on turning the defense into the offense and learning to heal over time.
Roy Jimenez: Testifying is a privilege
Meet Roy, a highly decorated trial attorney and recently named 2022 Super Lawyer. Join Juliet as she and Roy discuss his witness prep process as well as tips he gives on how to navigate the legal system as a witness.
Pam Griffiths: Be good to yourself
On this episode Juliet introduces us to Pam whose brother was murdered in Florida in 2014 and remains a cold case today. Discover her profoundly brave journey to testify, reliving her grief, and then finding a way to get some relief by asking for help.