The Beliefs That Hurt Me More Than the Abuse For years, I believed the abuse itself was what kept me stuck. Looking back, I see something different. In this episode, I share one of the biggest breakthroughs in my healing journey: it wasn’t just the traumatic events that shaped my life—it was the beliefs and…

After a three-month break, I’m back—and this season begins with more than just an update. In this episode, I share what has been happening behind the scenes as I’ve cared for my mom through advanced dementia, prepared for my first national domestic violence conference presentation, and made the decision to step fully into my calling…

Listen to this brave episode where Paula discusses her recent medical visit, and what she has learned about her brain function and health. About The Courageous Journey The Courageous Journey is a podcast exploring the connection between trauma, brain health, and healing through the lens of lived experience, neuroscience, faith, and hope. Each episode helps…

Paula and her friend Kerri unpack what trauma-informed care really means — beyond training modules and checklists — and argue it must include how trauma rewires the body on a cellular level. They share personal experience with lifelong trauma, traumatic brain injury, and the limits of conventional medicine, and call for a holistic approach that…

In this powerful and deeply personal episode of The Courageous Survivor, Paula Walters reintroduces herself and shares why she uses the word courageous to describe her healing journey. March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, and Paula opens up about the honest struggle of choosing discipline, structure, and faith in a culture that celebrates comfort and…

In this powerful episode of The Courageous Survivor: The Rewired Journey, Paula Walters shares the frustration, truth, and lived experience that led her to create this podcast. Living with layered trauma and brain injury, Paula challenges the idea of quick fixes and explains why healing is not a destination—but a lifelong journey. She explores how…

In this episode, Paula Walters shares how her recent functional medicine labs finally validated what her body has been communicating for decades. As a survivor of childhood abuse, domestic violence, near-fatal strangulation, and trauma-related brain injury, Paula explains how chronic trauma rewires the nervous system, hormones, and stress response—and why these labs aren’t about a…

In Season 2, Episode 2 of The Courageous Survivor, Paula Walters continues her story in real time—sharing what it truly looks like to navigate healing as a trauma survivor with a brain injury inside fragmented medical systems. After surviving childhood abuse, domestic violence, and a near-fatal strangulation that resulted in a traumatic brain injury, Paula…

Episode Title: When Something Still Feels Missing: A Continuation, Not a Comeback After several months away, Paula returns to The Courageous Survivor—not for a comeback, but for a continuation. In this deeply personal episode, Paula shares why she stepped back from the podcast, what the past year of reflection and healing revealed, and why something…

In this raw and powerful episode, Paula Walters returns with fresh insight and deep personal reflection on one of the most uncomfortable—but essential—truths about the healing journey: the choice between excuses and accountability. Drawing from her own experiences with trauma, emotional overwhelm, and hard-hitting feedback, Paula unpacks the difference between living from the emotional brain…