The Tammy Peterson Podcast

How do you suffer well when the pain never seems to end. That is the question I sat with in this conversation with Chantal Howard, founder of a Catholic finishing school for young women and author of Show Me Your Scars, a book built on Fulton Sheen's theology of suffering. Chantal has spent years forming young women in identity and character, and she has walked through her own deep seasons of suffering too, from a hard chapter with her daughter to twenty four years of a marriage she calls both painful and victorious. We talk about what Fulton Sheen taught her about turning wounds into scars, why suffering might be the very thing that opens our hearts to love others well, and how I found my own peace in the middle of a health scare that changed how I see everything. If you have ever wondered whether your suffering has a purpose, I think this conversation will meet you right where you are. I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments, and if this one speaks to you, please subscribe and share it with someone who needs it today.
Chantal is a mother of seven, an entrepreneur, and the founder of a Catholic finishing school that helps young women between the ages of fourteen and nineteen discover who they are through the lens of their faith. Her husband Peter has spent more than twenty years championing the life and legacy of Fulton Sheen, and that work is reaching a beautiful milestone with his upcoming beatification. Chantal's new book, released as a tandem series, Show Me Your Scars and The Fellowship of the Scars, gathers twenty testimonies from people who have walked through real suffering, including her own, and found that suffering and grace are not opposites but companions.
In this conversation we get into the purpose of suffering from a Catholic perspective, and why Fulton Sheen believed that suffering, offered well, becomes our way to happiness rather than something to simply survive. Chantal shares how her own marriage, now twenty four years in, has been both one of her greatest sources of pain and one of her proudest testimonies of grace, and how she and her husband learned to see their hardest seasons as scars rather than open wounds. We also talk about a devastating loss her family walked through when her daughter was pregnant, and how they found their footing again through prayer and community.
I share my own story of receiving a frightening health prognosis and how watching my son's love for me in that moment changed the way I saw my whole life. Chantal and I talk honestly about finding peace in pain, about what it looks like to build a genuine prayer life in the middle of busyness and distraction, and about raising daughters who know their worth in a culture that constantly tells them otherwise. We also touch on her Catholic finishing school, her work forming women of all ages through a related program, and the upcoming beatification conference where survivors and witnesses of Fulton Sheen's influence will gather to share how his teaching helped them heal through suffering. If you are in a season where the suffering does not seem to be ending, I hope this conversation reminds you that you are not alone in it, and that there is real purpose waiting on the other side.
Find more from Chantal:
Personal Website: https://chantal-howard.com/
Catholic Finishing School: https://catholicfinishingschool.com/
Show Me Your Scars (the book): https://fultonsheenmovement.com/show-me-your-scars
Beatification Pilgrimage: https://fultonsheenmovement.com/pilgrimage-register
America's Saint Conference: https://fultonsheenconference.com/
Mass Tickets: https://www.celebratesheen.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fulton.sheen.movement
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fultonsheeninstitute
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fultonsheenmovement
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Healing chronic pain felt impossible for my guest today, but she found a way to completely rewire her own brain and body to get her life back. In this episode I sit down with Ashleigh Di Lello, founder of the Bio Emotional Healing method, a neuroscience based approach that has helped people around the world break free from chronic pain, trauma, anxiety, and limiting beliefs. Ashleigh was told by doctors as a teenager that she would never dance again, and years later a failed hip surgery left her in relentless nerve pain that doctors said would only get worse. She shares how she spent six years dancing only in her mind before returning to the stage stronger than ever, and how it took nine years to fully heal after chronic pain took over her life. We talk about faith, resilience, and what it actually takes to trust your body again once it feels like it has betrayed you. If this conversation speaks to you, leave a comment, subscribe for more conversations like this one, and share it with someone who needs to hear there is hope.
Ashleigh's story is one of the most remarkable I have had the honor to sit with. At thirteen years old she was diagnosed with a rare illness that doctors could not identify, and she was told plainly that she would not live past her teenage years, that she would never dance again, never marry, and never have children. She refused to accept that verdict. What followed was four years of fighting for her life, and eventually a full recovery that let her return to competitive ballroom dance after six years away, a comeback so strong it made no sense to the doctors who had written her off. She went on to become an elite athlete, a television and Broadway performer, and she built a beautiful family, all things she had once been told were impossible for her.
Then at thirty three, at what she describes as the height of her career, a failed hip surgery sent her body into chronic nerve pain that lasted for years. This is where our conversation goes deepest, into what chronic pain recovery actually requires when the body itself feels like it can no longer be trusted. Ashleigh walks through how she came to understand the brain body connection well enough to build her own path back to health, teaching the nervous system to release old patterns of fear and defense rather than staying locked in them. We talk about the writing practice she developed to help release stored trauma from the body, the neuroscience behind gratitude and self forgiveness, and why healing trauma in the body is not just a mental exercise but a physical and spiritual one.
What I loved most about this conversation is how naturally the science and the faith fit together for Ashleigh. She does not separate rewiring the nervous system from trusting God with the outcome. She talks openly about the night she wanted to give up, and what kept her going instead. If you or someone you love is walking through overcoming chronic illness, or simply feels stuck in a body or a season that feels hopeless, I believe this conversation will meet you exactly where you are and remind you that healing, however long it takes, is still possible.
Find more from Ashleigh:
Website: https://ashleighdilello.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleighdilello/
Free Brain-Body Blueprint: https://ashleighdilello.com/freeblueprint/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ashleighdilello
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashleighdilello
Connect with me:
My website: https://tammympeterson.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tammy.m.peterson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TammyPetersonPodcast
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What does it take for a man once called an enemy of the state to say he felt the Holy Spirit move through him. In this episode I sit down with Tommy Robinson, founder of the English Defence League and one of the most controversial and misunderstood men in Britain, for a conversation that goes far beyond politics. Tommy opens up about growing up in Luton, the moment he first spoke out against grooming gangs as a young man, the prison sentences that followed, and the surprising spiritual awakening that has reshaped how he sees his own life and his country. We talk about the Christ is King moment that swept through a crowd of one hundred thousand people, a prayer from strangers in Israel that left him in tears, and what he believes it will take for Britain to find its identity and its faith again. This is a raw and honest look at redemption, purpose, and the fight for a nation, and I think it will surprise you no matter where you stand. If this conversation moves you, I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments, and if you have not already, subscribe so you never miss an episode.

Find more from Tommy:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TommyRobinsonOnline
X: https://x.com/TRobinsonNewEra

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What if the shame and fear you feel around money has nothing to do with math? In this episode, I sit down with Lori Atwood, founder and CEO of Fearless Finance and certified financial planner with over 25 years of experience in investment banking, asset management, and private equity, to talk about why personal finance is 90% emotional and only 10% mathematical, and what that means for anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed, frozen, or ashamed when it comes to their money. Lori built Fearless Finance to offer something rare in the financial world: fiduciary, hourly financial planning with no sales, no minimums, and no judgment, making expert guidance accessible to people at every stage of life, from your 20s through retirement. We talk about how avoidance is the single worst thing you can do for your finances, how to take that first honest look at your numbers without spiraling, what it really means for a financial advisor to be a fiduciary and why it matters, the emotional baggage so many of us carry around money and where it comes from, and how financial clarity can actually open the door to a more meaningful and intentional life. If this conversation helped you see your finances differently, I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments, and if you are not subscribed yet, this is a great place to start.

Find more from Lori:
Fearless Finance: https://fearlessfinance.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fearlessfinance
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fearlessfinance/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fearless-finance/

Connect with me:
My website: https://tammympeterson.com/
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TammyPetersonPodcast
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What if the hidden wounds in your family are the reason you keep repeating the same patterns in relationships, parenting, and life?

In this episode, I sit down with John Acosta, military veteran, father, business leader, and host of the ZuluOne Podcast, to explore the profound and often unseen world of family constellations therapy and generational trauma healing. John shares how a single workshop in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania completely shattered his understanding of reality and set him on a path of facilitating deep healing for families across the country. We talk about the hidden dynamics passed down through generations, why our unresolved wounds show up in our children, how judgment keeps us entangled with the very people who hurt us, the connection between broken family systems and the cultural chaos we are living through today, and why healing yourself is ultimately the only thing you can control. If you have ever wondered why certain patterns in your family just refuse to change, this conversation will open your eyes. Leave a comment below and let me know what resonated with you, and if this episode moved you, please share it with someone who needs to hear it.

Find more from John:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@zuluonepodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zuluonepodcast
Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnacosta?r=11dfsv&utm_medium=ios
Podcast: https://zuluonepodcast.buzzsprout.com/
X: https://x.com/jaykaboomboom
Website: https://www.zuluone.org/

Connect with me:
My website: https://tammympeterson.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tammy.m.peterson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TammyPetersonPodcast
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tammypetersonpodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tammy1Peterson