Ep. 48 - Catherine Castillo

Catherine Anne Castillo is an author, nurse, relational trauma clinician, women's health specialist, startup consultant, and multi-sport athlete whose journey is a testament to resilience and rediscovery. After surviving a narcissistic abusive relationship, she found the courage to rebuild her life and career across three countries before eventually returning home to the Philippines. In this episode, Catherine shares her journey of healing after emotional abuse, the challenges of rebuilding her identity, and the lessons she wishes she had known sooner. She opens up about how writing became an outlet for processing her experiences, eventually transforming her pain into poetry that would become her debut collection, In the Darkness of Shards: Poems from a Broken Place, a #4 bestseller and Amazon Top New Release in the United States. Through her experiences and professional background in relational trauma and women's health, Catherine offers a perspective on recovery, self-discovery, and finding purpose beyond abuse. Her story is a reminder that life doesn't end after trauma—and that healing can open the door to new beginnings, unexpected opportunities, and a future filled with possibility.