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Reclaiming Your Life: Finding Passion After Pain (Featuring: Ginger Hilton)

January 08, 20262 min read

What if your past didn’t define you — or even limit you?

In this powerful episode of Taboo Talks, Krystal sits down with Ginger Hilton to explore what it really means to reclaim your life after childhood trauma. Ginger shares her journey from surviving abuse to building a life rooted in creativity, purpose, and self-trust. This conversation dives into healing, self-worth, speaking your truth, and rediscovering passion after pain — without toxic positivity or pressure to “be over it.”

If you’ve ever felt stuck in survival mode or wondered whether you’re allowed to want more after what you’ve been through, this episode is for you.

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Key Takeaways

  • Your past may shape you, but it does not get to define your future

  • Healing isn’t about erasing pain — it’s about reclaiming agency and choice

  • Speaking your truth can be a powerful part of the healing process

  • Passion after trauma often starts quietly, not all at once

  • You are allowed to change paths, redefine success, and build a life that fits who you are now

Topics We Cover

  • Healing from childhood abuse

  • Rebuilding self-worth after trauma

  • Letting go of survival mode

  • Finding passion after pain

  • Using creativity as a healing tool

  • Sharing your story without shame

  • Redefining identity after trauma

Ginger’s Gift to Listeners 🎁

If you’re a writer or author ready to share your story, Ginger has created a free customizable Showit website template to help you showcase your work beautifully and simply.

Grab it here: https://www.gingerhilton.com/freebie

About Ginger Hilton

Ginger Hilton is a creative website designer who helps writers and authors bring their stories to life online. Her journey includes work in medical assisting, nonprofit leadership, and now web design — all rooted in resilience, creativity, and purpose. Through her work and her voice, Ginger empowers others to reclaim their stories and build futures that reflect who they truly are.



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Krystal Casey is a mom of five, powerhouse speaker, and systems strategist who helps soul-led entrepreneurs regulate their nervous systems, simplify their backend, and grow without burnout. 

Through real talk, practical tools, and a little bit of fire, she guides women to rebuild from rock bottom and create businesses that actually support their lives.

Krystal Casey

Krystal Casey is a mom of five, powerhouse speaker, and systems strategist who helps soul-led entrepreneurs regulate their nervous systems, simplify their backend, and grow without burnout. Through real talk, practical tools, and a little bit of fire, she guides women to rebuild from rock bottom and create businesses that actually support their lives.

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