The Survivors Chair

Welcome to the Survivors Chair! A space where we explore trauma and our personal stories and experiences and how they have impacted our career and life.I'm Kim, and adoptee, a former foster youth, hairstylist, salon owner, breast cancer and complex trauma survivor. Pull up a chair and join me in this no sugar-coating, no holding back, honest conversation about healing and success.

The Survivors Chair is a education podcast hosted by Kim Russell, with 35 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Kim Russell hosts The Survivors Chair, a education show with 35 episodes published.

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  It’s Time to Pivot: The Final Episode of The Survivor’s Chair

  Apr 27, 202611 minS0

  <p>This is the final episode of The Survivor’s Chair Podcast.</p><p>It’s not about quitting. it’s about choosing joy.</p><p>After a year of powerful conversations around trauma, healing, survival mode, and personal growth, Kim shares why it’s time to close this chapter. </p><p>Not because the work isn’t meaningful or important but because something deeper is calling: more laughter, more lightness, and more living.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Kim reflects on:</p>The impact of sharing trauma and healing storiesListening to your body when something starts to feel hea...

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  Episode 32 - Profit Is Personal: Nina Tulio on Debt, Leadership & Salon Success

  Apr 18, 202640 minS0

  <p>In this episode of The Survivor’s Chair, I sit down with Nina Tulio to talk about the side of business most people don’t share.</p><p>Nina opens up about being over $90,000 in debt, the pressure of keeping her salon alive, and the moment she had to sell her home to save her business. </p><p>But what she learned along the way changed everything.</p><p>We talk about:</p>Money mindset and self-worthLeadership, burnout, and overgivingWhy profit is personalAccountability and growthBuilding a sustainable business<p>This episode is for anyone who feels stuck, overwhelmed, or ready to...

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  Episode #31

  Ep. 31 — The Struggle Bus Is Real: Clarity, Cancer & Finding My Way Back

  Mar 2, 202635 minS0

  <p>If you've ever felt completely lost , not broken, just unclear then this episode is for you.</p><p><br></p><p>Kim comes back after almost a month away and does what she always does speaks the truth. </p><p>Recording during a blizzard, sorting through the mess in real time, she unpacks what's really been going on and her struggle with consistency.</p><p>She talks about something she calls the 75% Syndrome ( when you get close to a breakthrough and pull back), and what life looks like when your mind and body aren't on the same page after...

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  Ep.30 -You Can't Care More Than They Do

  Jan 26, 202624 minS0

  <p>In this episode of The Survivor’s Chair Podcast, I’m talking directly to the people pleasers, caregivers, helpers, overachievers, and anyone who has a hard time knowing when to say when.</p><p>Even when we’ve done the work… even when we’re aware… we can still fall back into old patterns of over-helping, over-caring, and sacrificing ourselves for others. </p><p>I share a very real example of how I slipped back into those patterns and how it showed up not just emotionally, but physically in my body through stress, exhaustion, and disrupted health.</p><p>We’ll talk abo...

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  Episode 29 - Color Healing for Trauma & Chronic Pain: Julie Schindler on the Feargiveness Frequency

  Jan 17, 20261h 6mS0

  <p>In this episode of The Survivor’s Chair, Kim sits down with her friend Julie Schindler — an Intuitive Akashic Reiki Master and creator of the Feargiveness Frequency, a healing-in-color system that helps transform trauma into treasure through energy work, color wisdom, and soul guidance.</p><p>Julie shares her powerful story of living with a life-altering spinal injury, navigating years of chronic pain, and the moment everything shifted when “pops of color” began guiding her back to life, one small step at a time. </p><p>We talk about coloring pain, self-forgiveness, nervous system healing, sobriety, and why practices like barefoot...

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