S2E44 | "Caylen Hartwell (aka Kathy Collins) - MK Ultra Survivor on Rising from the Ashes of Trauma"

This week I’m honored to have SRA & MK Ultra survivor and overcomer, whistleblower, mother, spiritual coach, child abuse and trauma advocate and educator, entrepreneur and owner of Positive Shifting, and self directed learner, Caylen Hartwell - formerly known as Kathy Collins - on the show today! There have been a few prolific survivors who have been speaking out for many years who have persisted in speaking out despite what opposes them and Caylen is one to add to list alongside other courageous women that have been on the show like Svali, Cheryl Beck, and Penny LA Shepard who have been paving the way for many years for survivors and victims to have a voice.

I was recently introduced to Caylen’s story and felt so deeply in my heart that I needed to reach out and see if she’d come on the podcast and was SO honored when she said ‘yes’! I find her and her life so inspiring because although she’s been through horrific things that were meant to break her and that the majority of people can’t fathom, she chooses to focus on the redemption part of her story and now devotes her time to helping other people turn their own pain and trauma into power and purpose.

With the subject of ‘trauma’ being something every single person on the planet experiences in different degrees and kinds, it’s shocking how little we truly know about this subject matter and how even Doctors of Psychiatry are not taught things like Dissociative Identity Disorder or satanic ritual abuse. Caylen truly bridges the gap in helping everyone from survivors of MK Ultra, to therapists, to helping those of us who are dealing with the everyday traumas and stresses associated with being a human being understand the complexities of how trauma is layered throughout the body and how we go about healing from these new understandings.

One of the things I fell in love with about Caylen is how centered she is on providing messages of hope to survivors. After all she’s overcome, it is nothing short of a miracle from God that she is here with us today and that she can serve as a living testament of what is possible with the right knowledge, understanding, and action in regards to surviving and thriving after trauma. When she speaks, she is standing up for every victim and survivor and helping society as a whole understand the unthinkable in a palatable way. I know if you are here listening today that you are going to leave with so many take-aways and this may be an episode you might want to stream more than once.

CONNECT WITH CAYLEN:
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/caylenhartwell/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/CaylenHartwell

CAYLEN'S RECOMMENDED LINKS:
Dream Dictionary referenced in the interview:
https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Dictionary-Tony-Crisp/dp/0760765359
ITNJ Judicial Commission on Human Trafficking:
https://commission.itnj.org/
Interview with Kristy Allen on SRA:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixHC8lm82Qg&t=67s
(Not all of the testimonies are available regrettably)

CONNECT WITH THE IMAGINATION:
All links: https://direct.me/theimaginationpodcast
Website: https://standbysurvivors.com/
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Survivor Store: https://standbysurvivors.com/survivor-store